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"mandates", "provinces", "settlements", "soil", "trust territories", "fatherlands", "homelands", "motherlands", "great powers", "powers", "sea powers", "superpowers", "world powers", "welfare states" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions":{ "examples":[ "an international organization dedicated to upholding the basic human rights of people from all nations" ], "synonyms":[ "ethnicities", "nationalities", "races" ], "near synonyms":[ "minorities", "clans", "families", "folk", "folks", "houses", "kindreds", "tribes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "naturals":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "a character depicted as a natural in the novel as indicated by his unsophisticated speech habits" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nativities":{ "the act or instance of being born":{ "examples":[ "my father and grandparents were proud observers of my nativity" ], "synonyms":[ "births", "genitures" ], "near synonyms":[ "creations", "geneses", "nascencies", "originations", "rises", "accouchements", "bearings", "childbearings", "labors", "parturitions", "breedings", "generations", "parentings", "reproductions", "fatherhoods", "maternities", "motherhoods", "parenthoods", "paternities" ], "near antonyms":[ "abortions", "miscarriages", "stillbirths" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "naturalizes":{ "as in domesticates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "domesticates", "adopts", "borrows", "embraces", "espouses", "takes on", "takes up", "appropriates", "arrogates", "takes over", "usurps", "absorbs", "assimilates", "incorporates", "quotes", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "cultivates", "follows", "heeds", "honors", "uses", "utilizes", "brings up", "fosters", "nurtures", "raises", "rears", "affects", "assumes", "copies", "imitates", "pretends", "puts on", "simulates" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "forsakes", "gives up", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "abjures", "abnegates", "disowns", "rejects", "renounces", "repudiates", "spurns", "discards", "jettisons", "junks", "throws away", "throws out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in accustoms , familiarizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accustoms", "familiarizes", "habituates", "acclimates", "acclimatizes", "accommodates", "adapts", "adjusts", "breaks in", "orientates", "orients", "shapes", "fortifies", "hardens", "inures", "shapes up", "steels", "strengthens", "toughens", "fits", "habilitates", "prepares", "readies", "conditions", "seasons", "trains" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "national guard":{ "as in militia , standing army":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "militia", "standing army", "army", "array", "battalion", "host", "legion", "infantry", "ranks", "regulars", "soldiers", "troopers", "troops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nation-states":{ "a form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government":{ "examples":[ "the rise of European nation-states in the thirteenth century" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "city-states", "microstates", "ministates", "commonwealths", "countries", "lands", "nations", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "states", "domains", "dominions", "empires", "kingdoms", "realms", "republics", "duchies", "dukedoms", "emirates", "principalities", "seigniories", "seignories", "sultanates", "democracies", "dictatorships", "monarchies", "monocracies", "oligarchies", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "theocracies", "client states", "colonies", "condominiums", "condominia", "dependencies", "mandates", "provinces", "settlements", "soil", "trust territories", "fatherlands", "homelands", "motherlands", "great powers", "powers", "sea powers", "superpowers", "world powers", "welfare states" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "natural childbirth":{ "as in cesarean section":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cesarean section", "caesarean section", "abortion", "miscarriage", "childbed", "confinement", "lying-in", "pregnancy", "birth pang", "contraction", "pains", "accouchement", "childbearing", "childbirth", "delivery", "labor", "parturition", "travail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "natch":{ "according to the usual course of things":{ "examples":[ "he said he had no interest in adopting any of the puppies until, natch , one leapt into his arms and began licking his face" ], "synonyms":[ "commonly", "generally", "naturally", "normally", "ordinarily", "typically", "usually" ], "near synonyms":[ "customarily", "habitually", "regularly", "routinely", "familiarly", "conventionally", "traditionally" ], "near antonyms":[ "funnily", "oddly", "peculiarly", "queerly", "strangely", "weirdly", "anomalously", "irregularly", "radically" ], "antonyms":[ "abnormally", "atypically", "extraordinarily", "uncommonly", "untypically", "unusually" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "natural childbirths":{ "as in cesarean sections":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cesarean sections", "caesarean sections", "abortions", "miscarriages", "childbeds", "confinements", "lyings-in", "lying-ins", "pregnancies", "birth pangs", "contractions", "pains", "accouchements", "childbearings", "childbirths", "deliveries", "labors", "parturitions", "travails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nation-state":{ "a form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government":{ "examples":[ "the rise of European nation-states in the thirteenth century" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "city-state", "microstate", "ministate", "commonwealth", "country", "land", "nation", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "state", "domain", "dominion", "empire", "kingdom", "realm", "republic", "duchy", "dukedom", "emirate", "principality", "seigniory", "seignory", "sultanate", "democracy", "dictatorship", "monarchy", "monocracy", "oligarchy", "sovereign", "sovran", "theocracy", "client state", "colony", "condominium", "dependency", "mandate", "province", "settlement", "soil", "trust territory", "fatherland", "homeland", "motherland", "great power", "power", "sea power", "superpower", "world power", "welfare state" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "natter":{ "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "examples":[ "a section of the park in which nannies like to gather for a relaxed natter" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causerie", "chat", "chatter", "chin music", "chin-wag", "chitchat", "confab", "confabulation", "gab", "gabfest", "gossip", "jangle", "jaw", "palaver", "patter", "rap", "schmooze", "small talk", "table talk", "talk", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquy", "conference", "discourse", "parley", "symposium", "debate", "dialogue", "dialog", "exchange", "give-and-take", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yak", "yack", "yammer", "yap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "could sit for hours nattering about nothing" ], "synonyms":[ "babble", "blab", "cackle", "chaffer", "chat", "chatter", "chin", "converse", "gab", "gabble", "gas", "jabber", "jaw", "kibitz", "kibbitz", "palaver", "patter", "prate", "prattle", "rap", "rattle", "run on", "schmooze", "shmooze", "talk", "twitter", "visit" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossip", "tattle", "descant", "discuss", "expatiate", "yak", "yack", "yammer", "yap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "naturisms":{ "as in nudisms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nudisms", "altogethers", "birthday suits", "buffs", "nudes", "nudities", "raws" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nationals":{ "a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it":{ "examples":[ "recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "citizens", "freemen", "subjects" ], "near synonyms":[ "compatriots", "countrymen", "inhabitants", "natives", "nonimmigrants", "residents" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreigners", "strangers", "immigrants", "nonnatives" ], "antonyms":[ "aliens", "noncitizens" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "national":{ "of or relating to a nation":{ "examples":[ "played the home team's national anthem before the start of the soccer game" ], "synonyms":[ "civil", "public" ], "near synonyms":[ "civic", "federal", "municipal", "government", "governmental", "domestic", "internal", "intestine", "democratic", "republican", "nationwide" ], "near antonyms":[ "global", "international", "alien", "external", "foreign" ], "antonyms":[ "nonnational" ] }, "a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it":{ "examples":[ "recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "citizen", "freeman", "subject" ], "near synonyms":[ "compatriot", "countryman", "inhabitant", "native", "nonimmigrant", "resident" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreigner", "stranger", "immigrant", "nonnative" ], "antonyms":[ "alien", "noncitizen" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "national guards":{ "as in militias , standing armies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "militias", "standing armies", "armies", "arrays", "battalions", "hosts", "legions", "infantries", "ranks", "regulars", "soldiers", "troopers", "troops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "naturalistic":{ "closely resembling the object imitated":{ "examples":[ "the movie's volcanic eruption is so naturalistic that it's easy to forget that it all came out of a computer" ], "synonyms":[ "lifelike", "living", "natural", "near", "photo-realistic", "realistic", "three-dimensional" ], "near synonyms":[ "alike", "like", "matching", "similar", "verisimilar", "akin", "analogous", "approximate", "comparable", "resembling", "accurate", "close", "faithful", "true", "compelling", "convincing", "expressive", "graphic", "graphical", "gritty", "vivid" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissimilar", "off", "unalike", "unlike", "incomparable", "unmatched", "contrasted", "contrasting", "different", "disparate", "fake", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "antonyms":[ "nonnatural", "nonrealistic", "unnatural", "unrealistic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "naturalist":{ "closely resembling the object imitated":{ "examples":[ "the movie's volcanic eruption is so naturalistic that it's easy to forget that it all came out of a computer" ], "synonyms":[ "lifelike", "living", "natural", "near", "photo-realistic", "realistic", "three-dimensional" ], "near synonyms":[ "alike", "like", "matching", "similar", "verisimilar", "akin", "analogous", "approximate", "comparable", "resembling", "accurate", "close", "faithful", "true", "compelling", "convincing", "expressive", "graphic", "graphical", "gritty", "vivid" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissimilar", "off", "unalike", "unlike", "incomparable", "unmatched", "contrasted", "contrasting", "different", "disparate", "fake", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "antonyms":[ "nonnatural", "nonrealistic", "unnatural", "unrealistic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "naturalism":{ "realistic depiction in art and literature":{ "examples":[ "a major exponent of naturalism , Theodore Dreiser depicted life's harsh realities unflinchingly and without moral judgment" ], "synonyms":[ "literalism", "realism", "representationalism", "verisimilitude", "verismo" ], "near synonyms":[ "photo-realism", "authenticity", "grittiness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nativists":{ "as in nationalists , chauvinists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chauvinists", "flag-wavers", "jingoes", "nationalists", "superpatriots", "loyalists", "patriots", "hawks", "warmongers" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalists", "neutralists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "natural foods":{ "as in finger foods":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "finger foods", "amuse-bouches", "amuses-bouches", "amuse-gueules", "antipasti", "appetizers", "apps", "canap\u00e9s", "cocktails", "hors d'oeuvres", "hors d'oeuvre", "munchies", "starters", "commissaries", "rations", "supplies", "aliments", "nutriments", "diets", "nourishments", "nurtures", "sustenances", "messes", "paps", "ensilages", "feeds", "fodders", "forages", "silages", "slop", "swills", "feasts", "meals", "refreshments", "regales", "repasts", "spreads", "boards" ], "near antonyms":[ "banes", "poisons", "toxins", "venoms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "naturally":{ "by natural character or ability":{ "examples":[ "tour guides who are naturally outgoing and can easily approach and converse with strangers" ], "synonyms":[ "congenitally", "constitutionally", "inherently", "innately", "intrinsically" ], "near synonyms":[ "basically", "elementally", "essentially", "fundamentally", "instinctively", "intuitively", "intimately" ], "near antonyms":[ "artificially", "unnaturally" ], "antonyms":[] }, "according to the usual course of things":{ "examples":[ "we naturally like to be as comfortable as possible" ], "synonyms":[ "commonly", "generally", "natch", "normally", "ordinarily", "typically", "usually" ], "near synonyms":[ "customarily", "habitually", "regularly", "routinely", "familiarly", "conventionally", "traditionally" ], "near antonyms":[ "funnily", "oddly", "peculiarly", "queerly", "strangely", "weirdly", "anomalously", "irregularly", "radically" ], "antonyms":[ "abnormally", "atypically", "extraordinarily", "uncommonly", "untypically", "unusually" ] }, "without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration":{ "examples":[ "trying to act naturally in the presence of the famous and admired actor" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessly", "guilelessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously" ], "near synonyms":[ "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "freely", "openheartedly", "openly", "candidly", "frankly", "matter-of-factly", "casually", "coolly", "cooly", "nonchalantly", "informally", "relaxedly", "unceremoniously" ], "near antonyms":[ "artfully", "cannily", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "dishonestly", "falsely", "archly", "calculatingly", "craftily", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slickly", "slyly", "slily", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously" ], "antonyms":[ "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "national(s)":{ "a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it":{ "examples":[ "recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "citizens", "freemen", "subjects" ], "near synonyms":[ "compatriots", "countrymen", "inhabitants", "natives", "nonimmigrants", "residents" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreigners", "strangers", "immigrants", "nonnatives" ], "antonyms":[ "aliens", "noncitizens" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "natural food":{ "as in finger food":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "finger food", "amuse-bouche", "amuse-gueule", "antipasto", "app", "appetizer", "canap\u00e9", "cocktail", "hors d'oeuvre", "munchies", "starter", "commissary", "rations", "supplies", "aliment", "nutriment", "diet", "nourishment", "nurture", "sustenance", "mess", "pap", "ensilage", "feed", "fodder", "forage", "silage", "slop", "swill", "feast", "meal", "refreshments", "regale", "repast", "spread", "board" ], "near antonyms":[ "bane", "poison", "toxin", "venom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "naturalness":{ "carefree freedom from constraint":{ "examples":[ "the children danced with a naturalness born of the sheer enjoyment of music and movement" ], "synonyms":[ "abandon", "abandonment", "ease", "lightheartedness", "spontaneity", "spontaneousness", "unconstraint", "uninhibitedness", "unrestraint" ], "near synonyms":[ "ardor", "enthusiasm", "exuberance", "fervor", "spirit", "warmth", "zeal", "zealotry", "zealousness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "impulsiveness", "impulsivity", "indiscretion", "insouciance", "recklessness", "thoughtlessness", "unself-consciousness", "casualness", "offhandedness", "excess", "excessiveness", "immoderacy", "incontinence", "indulgence", "intemperance", "licentiousness", "permissiveness", "wantonness", "wildness", "blank check", "carte blanche", "free hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "embarrassment", "reserve", "reticence", "self-consciousness", "uneasiness", "inhibition", "repression", "self-restraint", "suppression", "carefulness", "discreetness", "discretion", "heedfulness", "discipline", "self-command", "self-control", "self-denial", "self-discipline", "self-mastery", "willpower" ], "antonyms":[ "constraint", "restraint" ] }, "the quality or state of being simple and sincere":{ "examples":[ "has always admired the very naturalness of the Amish lifestyle" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "viridity" ], "near synonyms":[ "candor", "frankness", "genuineness", "honesty", "openness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "unaffectedness", "unpretentiousness", "callowness", "childishness", "coltishness", "inexperience", "rawness", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "thoughtlessness", "ignorance", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "impressionability", "idealism", "impracticality", "optimism" ], "near antonyms":[ "affectedness", "artificiality", "pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nattily":{ "in a strikingly neat and trim manner":{ "examples":[ "he's very nattily 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"barren", "desert", "waste", "wasteland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common":{ "examples":[ "group together anything round: buttons, lids, coins, and other things of that nature" ], "synonyms":[ "breed", "class", "description", "feather", "genre", "ilk", "kidney", "kind", "like", "manner", "order", "sort", "species", "strain", "stripe", "type", "variety" ], "near synonyms":[ "model", "sample", "specimen", "bracket", "bunch", "category", "division", "family", "grade", "group", "grouping", "lot", "persuasion", "rank(s)", "set", "suite" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one's characteristic attitude or mood":{ "examples":[ "a boy of a quiet and shy nature" ], "synonyms":[ "disposition", "grain", "temper", "temperament" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "frame", "habit", "humor", "inclination", "mode", "spirit", "angle", "attitude", "mind-set", "outlook", "perspective", "slant", "standpoint", "viewpoint", "emotion", "feeling", "heart", "passion", "sentiment", "strain", "belief", "conviction", "judgment", "judgement", "mind", "notion", "opinion", "persuasion", "view", "expression", "tone", "vein", "character", "identity", "individuality", "makeup", "mettle", "personality", "selfhood", "self-identity", "setup", "responsiveness", "sensibility", "sensitiveness", "sensitivity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is":{ "examples":[ "some artists maintain that color, light, and shadow are the very nature of painting" ], "synonyms":[ "being", "essence", "essentiality", "quiddity", "quintessence", "soul", "stuff", "substance" ], "near synonyms":[ "heart", "spirit", "alpha and omega", "center", "core", "keynote", "marrow", "pith", "seat", "embodiment", "epitome", "incarnation", "manifestation", "personification", "aspect", "attribute", "feature", "property", "gist", "kernel", "nub" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the whole body of things observed or assumed":{ "examples":[ "the belief that all of nature is controlled by an unseen Supreme Being" ], "synonyms":[ "cosmos", "creation", "macrocosm", "universe", "world" ], "near synonyms":[ "existence", "reality" ], "near antonyms":[ "nothingness", "void" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "naturism":{ "as in nudism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nudism", "toplessness", "altogether", "bareness", "birthday suit", "bottomlessness", "buff", "nakedness", "nude", "nudity", "raw" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nationalism":{ "excessive favoritism towards one's own country":{ "examples":[ "Nazism's almost epic nationalism appealed to downtrodden Germans still suffering the humiliation of being defeated in World War I" ], "synonyms":[ "chauvinism", "jingoism", "superpatriotism" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalty", "patriotism", "nativism", "xenophobia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "love and support for one's country":{ "examples":[ "American nationalism is often most visible during Fourth of July celebrations" ], "synonyms":[ "patriotism" ], "near synonyms":[ "chauvinism", "jingoism", "allegiance", "constancy", "devotion", "faithfulness", "fealty", "loyalty", "staunchness", "steadfastness", "fervency", "fervidness", "passion" ], "near antonyms":[ "desertion", "treason", "disaffection", "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "perfidiousness", "treachery", "unfaithfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "naturalizing":{ "as in domesticating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "domesticating", "adopting", "borrowing", "embracing", "espousing", "taking on", "taking up", "appropriating", "arrogating", "taking over", "usurping", "absorbing", "assimilating", "incorporating", "quoting", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "cultivating", "following", "heeding", "honoring", "using", "utilizing", "bringing up", "fostering", "nurturing", "raising", "rearing", "affecting", "assuming", "copying", "imitating", "pretending", "putting on", "simulating" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "forsaking", "giving up", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "abjuring", "abnegating", "disowning", "rejecting", "renouncing", "repudiating", "spurning", "discarding", "jettisoning", "junking", "throwing away", "throwing out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in accustoming , familiarizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accustoming", "familiarizing", "habituating", "acclimating", "acclimatizing", "accommodating", "adapting", "adjusting", "breaking in", "orientating", "orienting", "shaping", "fortifying", "hardening", "inuring", "shaping up", "steeling", "strengthening", "toughening", "fitting", "habilitating", "preparing", "readying", "conditioning", "seasoning", "training" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "natures":{ "the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{ "examples":[ "it was the grotesque nature of his stories that made them a challenge to get published in mainstream magazines", "her nature was such that lying was never an option for her", "the stoic nature of that family enables them to endure one calamity after another" ], "synonyms":[ "characters", "clays", "colors", "complexions", "constitutions", "geniuses", "genii", "personalities", "selves", "tones" ], "near synonyms":[ "individualities", "singularities", "attributes", "characteristics", "earmarks", "essentialities", "features", "flavors", "hallmarks", "marks", "points", "properties", "savors", "savours", "stamps", "traits", "dispositions", "grains", "sorts", "temperaments", "tempers", "compositions", "makeups", "essences", "essentialities", "interiorities", "interiors", "souls", "spirits", "metals", "stuff", "substances", "habits", "ways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a number of persons or things that are grouped together 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"strains", "beliefs", "convictions", "judgments", "judgements", "minds", "notions", "opinions", "persuasions", "views", "expressions", "tones", "veins", "characters", "identities", "individualities", "makeups", "mettles", "personalities", "selfhoods", "self-identities", "setups", "sensibilities", "sensitivities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is":{ "examples":[ "some artists maintain that color, light, and shadow are the very nature of painting" ], "synonyms":[ "beings", "essences", "essentialities", "quiddities", "quintessences", "souls", "stuff", "substances" ], "near synonyms":[ "hearts", "spirits", "alpha and omegas", "centers", "cores", "keynotes", "marrows", "piths", "seats", "embodiments", "epitomes", "incarnations", "manifestations", "personifications", "aspects", "attributes", "features", "properties", "gists", "kernels", "nubs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the whole body of things observed or assumed":{ "examples":[ "the belief that all of nature is controlled by an unseen Supreme Being" ], "synonyms":[ "cosmoses", "creations", "macrocosms", "universes", "worlds" ], "near synonyms":[ "existences", "realities" ], "near antonyms":[ "voids" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nates":{ "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "the cleavage of his nates was obvious in those low-slung pants" ], "synonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "booty", "bootie", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tail end", "tush" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "stern", "moon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "nativity":{ "the act or instance of being born":{ "examples":[ "my father and grandparents were proud observers of my nativity" ], "synonyms":[ "birth", "geniture" ], "near synonyms":[ "creation", "genesis", "nascency", "origination", "rise", "accouchement", "bearing", "childbearing", "labor", "parturition", "begetting", "breeding", "fathering", "generation", "mothering", "parenting", "reproduction", "siring", "spawning", "fatherhood", "maternity", "motherhood", "parenthood", "paternity" ], "near antonyms":[ "abortion", "miscarriage", "stillbirth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nation":{ "a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government":{ "examples":[ "the American people became one nation when they adopted the Constitution in 1789" ], "synonyms":[ "commonwealth", "country", "land", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "state" ], "near synonyms":[ "city-state", "microstate", "ministate", "nation-state", "domain", "dominion", "empire", "kingdom", "realm", "republic", "duchy", "dukedom", "emirate", "principality", "seigniory", "seignory", "sultanate", "democracy", "dictatorship", "monarchy", "monocracy", "oligarchy", "sovereign", "sovran", "theocracy", "client state", "colony", "condominium", "dependency", "mandate", "province", "settlement", "soil", "trust territory", "fatherland", "homeland", "motherland", "great power", "power", "sea power", "superpower", "world power", "welfare state" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions":{ "examples":[ "an international organization dedicated to upholding the basic human rights of people from all nations" ], "synonyms":[ "ethnicity", "nationality", "race" ], "near synonyms":[ "minority", "clan", "family", "folk", "house", "kindred", "tribe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nationalist":{ "having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country":{ "examples":[ "most of the articles on the website are nationalist propaganda and not objective by any means" ], "synonyms":[ "chauvinist", "chauvinistic", "jingoist", "jingoistic", "nationalistic", "superpatriotic" ], "near synonyms":[ "spread-eagle", "loyal", "patriotic", "antiforeign", "anti-immigrant", "nativist", "nativistic", "xenophobic" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having or showing love and support for one's country":{ "examples":[ "nationalist fervor is often at its highest when a country is at war" ], "synonyms":[ "nationalistic", "patriotic" ], "near synonyms":[ "chauvinist", "jingoist", "jingoistic", "superpatriotic", "constant", "devoted", "faithful", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "ardent", "fervent", "fervid", "impassioned", "passionate" ], "near antonyms":[ "traitorous", "treasonous", "disaffected", "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "treacherous", "unfaithful" ], "antonyms":[ "unpatriotic" ] }, "one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country":{ "examples":[ "a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena" ], "synonyms":[ "chauvinist", "flag-waver", "jingo", "superpatriot" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalist", "patriot", "hawk", "warmonger", "nativist" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalist", "neutralist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "nativist":{ "as in anti-immigrant , xenophobic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antiforeign", "anti-immigrant", "nativistic", "xenophobic", "loyal", "patriotic", "spread-eagle", "chauvinist", "chauvinistic", "jingoist", "jingoistic", "nationalist", "nationalistic", "superpatriotic" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in nationalist , chauvinist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chauvinist", "flag-waver", "jingo", "nationalist", "superpatriot", "loyalist", "patriot", "hawk", "warmonger" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalist", "neutralist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "nattering":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "could sit for hours nattering about nothing" ], "synonyms":[ "babbling", "blabbing", "cackling", "chaffering", "chattering", "chatting", "chinning", "conversing", "gabbing", "gabbling", "gassing", "jabbering", "jawing", "kibitzing", "kibbitzing", "palavering", "pattering", "prating", "prattling", "rapping", "rattling", "running on", "schmoozing", "shmoozing", "talking", "twittering", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiping", "tattling", "descanting", "discussing", "expatiating", "yakking", "yacking", "yammering", "yapping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "nativistic":{ "as in anti-immigrant , xenophobic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antiforeign", "anti-immigrant", "nativist", "xenophobic", "loyal", "patriotic", "spread-eagle", "chauvinist", "chauvinistic", "jingoist", "jingoistic", "nationalist", "nationalistic", "superpatriotic" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nationalities":{ "a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions":{ "examples":[ "New York City may have more nationalities than any other metropolis in the world" ], "synonyms":[ "ethnicities", "nations", "races" ], "near synonyms":[ "minorities", "clans", "families", "folk", "folks", "houses", "kindreds", "tribes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nationality":{ "a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions":{ "examples":[ "New York City may have more nationalities than any other metropolis in the world" ], "synonyms":[ "ethnicity", "nation", "race" ], "near synonyms":[ "minority", "clan", "family", "folk", "house", "kindred", "tribe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nationalistic":{ "having or showing love and support for one's country":{ "examples":[ "a nationalistic display of the country's flag at all civic events" ], "synonyms":[ "nationalist", "patriotic" ], "near synonyms":[ "chauvinist", "jingoist", "jingoistic", "superpatriotic", "constant", "devoted", "faithful", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "ardent", "fervent", "fervid", "impassioned", "passionate" ], "near antonyms":[ "traitorous", "treasonous", "disaffected", "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "treacherous", "unfaithful" ], "antonyms":[ "unpatriotic" ] }, "having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country":{ "examples":[ "a nationalistic economic policy that raises up enormous barriers against the importation of goods from other countries" ], "synonyms":[ "chauvinist", "chauvinistic", "jingoist", "jingoistic", "nationalist", "superpatriotic" ], "near synonyms":[ "spread-eagle", "loyal", "patriotic", "antiforeign", "anti-immigrant", "nativist", "nativistic", "xenophobic" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nationalists":{ "one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country":{ "examples":[ "a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena" ], "synonyms":[ "chauvinists", "flag-wavers", "jingoes", "superpatriots" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalists", "patriots", "hawks", "warmongers", "nativists" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalists", "neutralists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nativism":{ "as in xenophobia":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "xenophobia", "chauvinism", "jingoism", "nationalism", "superpatriotism", "prejudice", "racialism", "racism" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nationalisms":{ "excessive favoritism towards one's own country":{ "examples":[ "Nazism's almost epic nationalism appealed to downtrodden Germans still suffering the humiliation of being defeated in World War I" ], "synonyms":[ "chauvinism", "jingoism", "superpatriotism" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalty", "patriotism", "nativism", "xenophobia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "love and support for one's country":{ "examples":[ "American nationalism is often most visible during Fourth of July celebrations" ], "synonyms":[ "patriotism" ], "near synonyms":[ "chauvinism", "jingoism", "allegiance", "constancy", "devotion", "faithfulness", "fealty", "loyalty", "staunchness", "steadfastness", "fervency", "fervidness", "passion" ], "near antonyms":[ "desertion", "treason", "disaffection", "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "perfidiousness", "treachery", "unfaithfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nativisms":{ "as in xenophobias":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "xenophobias", "chauvinisms", "jingoisms", "nationalisms", "superpatriotism", "prejudices", "racialisms", "racisms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "native":{ "belonging to a 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], "near synonyms":[ "chronic", "confirmed", "habitual", "incorrigible", "ingrained", "engrained", "inveterate", "proper", "regular", "unreconstructed", "unregenerate", "constitutional", "consummate", "elemental", "elementary", "essential", "connate", "hereditary", "inborn", "inherent", "innate", "intimate", "intrinsic", "native", "instinctual", "intuitive" ], "near antonyms":[ "cultivated", "developed", "trained", "alien", "foreign", "unnatural" ], "antonyms":[ "nonnatural" ] }, "closely resembling the object imitated":{ "examples":[ "the diorama featuring stuffed birds and plastic plants actually looked very natural" ], "synonyms":[ "lifelike", "living", "naturalistic", "naturalist", "near", "photo-realistic", "realistic", "three-dimensional" ], "near synonyms":[ "alike", "like", "matching", "similar", "verisimilar", "akin", "analogous", "approximate", "comparable", "resembling", "accurate", "close", "faithful", "true", "compelling", "convincing", "expressive", "graphic", "graphical", "gritty", "vivid" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissimilar", "off", "unalike", "unlike", "incomparable", "unmatched", "contrasted", "contrasting", "different", "disparate", "fake", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "antonyms":[ "nonnatural", "nonrealistic", "unnatural", "unrealistic" ] }, "being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage":{ "examples":[ "an adult adoptee who has decided to search for his natural parents" ], "synonyms":[ "biological", "biologic", "birth", "consanguineous" ], "near synonyms":[ "legitimate" ], "near antonyms":[ "illegitimate" ], "antonyms":[ "adopted", "adoptive", "nonbiological" ] }, "being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing":{ "examples":[ "her natural talent for music first became apparent when, unbidden, she started banging on a toy piano" ], "synonyms":[ "built-in", "constitutional", "constitutive", "essential", "hardwired", "immanent", "inborn", "inbred", "indigenous", "ingrain", "ingrained", "engrained", "inherent", "innate", "integral", "intrinsic", "native" ], "near synonyms":[ "basic", "deep-rooted", "elemental", "fundamental", "congenital", "hereditary", "inherited", "inmost", "inner", "interior", "internal", "characteristic", "distinctive", "peculiar", "habitual", "inveterate", "normal", "regular", "typical" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreign", "accidental", "coincidental", "incidental", "acquired", "adscititious", "superficial", "surface", "exterior", "external" ], "antonyms":[ "adventitious", "extraneous", "extrinsic" ] }, "being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining":{ "examples":[ "natural salts are not edible until they are washed and processed" ], "synonyms":[ "crude", "native", "raw", "rude", "undressed", "unprocessed", "unrefined", "untreated" ], "near synonyms":[ "undeveloped", "rough-hewn", "semifinished", "unfinished", "unpolished", "uncooked", "impure", "unfiltered" ], "near antonyms":[ "filtered", "pure", "purified" ], "antonyms":[ "dressed", "processed", "refined", "treated" ] }, "existing without human habitation or cultivation":{ "examples":[ "photographs of animals in their natural habitat" ], "synonyms":[ "uncultivated", "untamed", "virgin", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "native", "uninhabited", "unpeopled", "unsettled", "overgrown", "spontaneous", "untended", "waste", "undeveloped", "desolate", "forlorn", "howling" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhabited", "developed", "seminatural" ], "antonyms":[ "cultivated", "tamed" ] }, "free from any intent to deceive or impress others":{ "examples":[ "she was completely natural in expressing her feelings for him, unafraid of how they would be received" ], "synonyms":[ "artless", "genuine", "guileless", "honest", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "real", "simple", "sincere", "true", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious" ], "near synonyms":[ "childlike", "dewy-eyed", "gee-whiz", "impressionable", "inexperienced", "malleable", "persuadable", "persuasible", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unstudied", "candid", "direct", "frank", "free", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "plain", "plainspoken", "single-minded", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "trustful", "trusting", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "unwary" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "wary", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "polished", "refined", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "devious", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "manipulative", "two-faced", "arch", "calculating", "canny", "crafty", "cunning", "designing", "foxy", "knavish", "scheming", "sharp", "shifty", "shrewd", "slick", "slippery", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "underhanded", "wily", "flattering", "mealymouthed", "smooth", "sycophantic", "unctuous", "feigned", "forced", "strained" ], "antonyms":[ "affected", "artful", "artificial", "assuming", "dishonest", "dissembling", "dissimulating", "fake", "false", "guileful", "insincere", "phony", "phoney", "pretentious" ] }, "relating to or characteristic of human beings":{ "examples":[ "it's only natural to make mistakes\u2014it's part of being human" ], "synonyms":[ "earthborn", "human", "mortal" ], "near synonyms":[ "anthropoid", "creatural", "hominid", "humanlike", "humanoid" ], "near antonyms":[ "angelic", "angelical", "divine", "godlike", "preternatural", "superhuman", "supernatural", "supernormal", "immortal", "omnipotent", "omniscient", "animal", "beastly", "bestial", "brute", "infrahuman", "inhuman", "robotic", "subhuman" ], "antonyms":[ "nonhuman" ] }, "born to a father and mother who are not married":{ "examples":[ "had fathered an unknown number of natural children" ], "synonyms":[ "baseborn", "bastard", "illegitimate", "misbegotten", "spurious", "supposititious", "unfathered" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatherless", "motherless", "nameless", "adopted", "orphaned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "legitimate" ] }, "having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{ "examples":[ "his late grandfather was as kind and natural a man as one could ever hope to meet" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "chivalrous", "elevated", "gallant", "great", "greathearted", "high", "high-minded", "lofty", "lordly", "magnanimous", "noble", "sublime" ], "near synonyms":[ "ennobled", "exalted", "glorified", "heroic", "heroical", "honorable", "valiant", "venerable", "worthy", "knightly", "princely", "regal", "inspiring", "moving", "numinous", "uplifting", "august", "magnificent", "majestic" ], "near antonyms":[ "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "wretched", "abominable", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hateful", "offensive", "repulsive", "ugly", "vicious", "dastardly", "dirty", "lousy", "sorry", "little", "mean", "narrow", "small-minded", "degrading", "discreditable", "humiliating", "ignominious", "coarse", "crude", "vulgar" ], "antonyms":[ "base", "debased", "degenerate", "degraded", "ignoble", "low" ] }, "not civilized":{ "examples":[ "a natural man, unacquainted with the blessings and burdens of society" ], "synonyms":[ "barbarian", "barbaric", "barbarous", "heathen", "heathenish", "Neanderthal", "Neandertal", "rude", "savage", "uncivil", "uncivilized", "uncultivated", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "coarse", "crude", "primitive", "rough", "uncouth", "uncultured" ], "near antonyms":[ "cultured", "enlightened", "humane", "sophisticated", "genteel", "polished", "polite", "refined", "urbane", "well-bred", "semicivilized" ], "antonyms":[ "civilized" ] }, "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "a character depicted as a natural in the novel as indicated by his unsophisticated speech habits" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] } }