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"lazy", "invertebrate", "nerveless", "soft", "spineless", "wimpy", "ill", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "broken-down", "debilitated", "decrepit", "disabled", "wasted", "worn-out" ], "antonyms":[ "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid" ] }, "having much high-spirited energy and movement":{ "examples":[ "the child is vital and active again after being sick" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "airy", "animate", "animated", "bouncing", "brisk", "energetic", "frisky", "gay", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "lively", "mettlesome", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "pizzazzy", "pizazzy", "racy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "spirited", "sprightly", "springy", "vivacious", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "spiffy", "agog", "alert", "awake", "open-eyed", "up", "wide-awake", "agile", "nimble", "spry", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "chirpy", "chirrupy", "effervescent", "sparkly", "upbeat", "eager", "enthusiastic", "keen", "frolicsome", "impish", "pixieish", "playful", "boisterous", "bubbly", "ebullient", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "high-strung", "nervous", "skittish" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolent", "lazy", "unambitious", "inert", "lethargic", "sleepy", "sluggish", "tired", "torpid", "weary", "apathetic", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "boring", "dull", "irksome", "tedious" ], "antonyms":[ "dead", "inactive", "inanimate", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languishing", "languorous", "leaden", "lifeless", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "vapid" ] }, "impossible to do without":{ "examples":[ "I forgot one vital ingredient, and now the biscuits taste strange" ], "synonyms":[ "all-important", "critical", "essential", "imperative", "indispensable", "integral", "must-have", "necessary", "necessitous", "needed", "needful", "required", "requisite" ], "near synonyms":[ "prerequisite", "compulsory", "mandatory", "nonelective", "obligatory", "consequential", "crucial", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "weighty", "basic", "central", "fundamental", "key", "organic", "insistent", "persistent", "pressing", "urgent" ], "near antonyms":[ "undesired", "unwanted", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "unimportant", "excess", "external", "extra", "extraneous", "superfluous", "surplus" ], "antonyms":[ "dispensable", "inessential", "needless", "nonessential", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded" ] }, "likely to cause or capable of causing death":{ "examples":[ "received a vital wound in the abdomen" ], "synonyms":[ "baleful", "deadly", "deathly", "fatal", "fell", "killer", "lethal", "mortal", "murderous", "pestilent", "terminal" ], "near synonyms":[ "baneful", "deleterious", "destructive", "harmful", "injurious", "noxious", "pernicious", "truculent", "infectious", "infective", "pestilential", "poisonous", "sublethal", "toxic", "virulent", "dangerous", "grave", "grievous", "hazardous", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "serious", "threatening", "ugly", "unhealthy", "unsound", "bloody", "internecine", "sanguinary", "sanguine" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficial", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "alleviative", "corrective", "curative", "remedial", "tonic", "advantageous", "beneficial", "useful", "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic", "safe" ], "antonyms":[ "healthful", "healthy", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "wholesome" ] }, "of the greatest possible importance":{ "examples":[ "a matter that is vital to our national security" ], "synonyms":[ "critical", "crucial", "key", "pivotal" ], "near synonyms":[ "decisive", "life-and-death", "life-or-death", "weighty", "basic", "elementary", "fundamental", "essential", "indispensable", "instrumental", "necessary", "requisite", "pressing", "urgent" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "insignificant", "minor", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{ "examples":[ "after the long, dreary winter, we welcomed the vital rays of the summer sun" ], "synonyms":[ "bracing", "cordial", "invigorating", "refreshing", "rejuvenating", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulating", "stimulative", "tonic", "vitalizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "life-giving", "conditioning", "strengthening", "animating", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "quickening", "sharp", "corrective", "curative", "curing", "medicinal", "rectifying", "recuperative", "reformative", "reformatory", "rehabilitative", "remedial", "remedying", "reparative", "therapeutic", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadening", "debilitating", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "numbing", "sapping", "weakening", "wearying", "deleterious", "injurious", "pernicious", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vitality":{ "the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity":{ "examples":[ "a city known for the vitality of its music scene" ], "synonyms":[ "animation", "briskness", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "lustiness", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vigorousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "buoyancy", "jauntiness", "springiness", "brightness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "chirpiness", "effervescence", "friskiness", "pizzazz", "pizazz", "sparkle", "spirit", "verve", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "eagerness", "ebullience", "ebulliency", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "impishness", "pertness", "playfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "anemia", "bloodlessness", "languidness", "languor", "lethargy", "limpness", "listlessness", "sleepiness", "sluggishness", "spiritlessness", "torpidity", "torpor", "weariness", "apathy", "impassivity", "dullness", "dulness", "pallidness", "tediousness", "tedium", "vapidity", "vapidness" ], "antonyms":[ "inactivity", "lifelessness" ] }, "active strength of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "her vitality seemed to spread to everyone around her" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bounce", "brio", "dash", "drive", "dynamism", "energy", "esprit", "gas", "get-up-and-go", "ginger", "go", "gusto", "hardihood", "juice", "life", "moxie", "oomph", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vinegar", "zing", "zip" ], "near synonyms":[ "animal spirits", "animation", "briskness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "snappiness", "spirit", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunk", "spunkiness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "ardor", "\u00e9lan", "fervor", "fire", "passion", "zeal", "main", "metal", "mettle", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "stamina", "strength", "brawniness", "fitness", "hardiness", "huskiness", "sturdiness", "virility", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "disablement", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "impotency", "infirmity", "powerlessness", "puniness", "slightness", "softness", "tenderness", "weakness", "enervation", "exhaustion", "inanition", "prostration" ], "antonyms":[ "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "torpidity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vitally":{ "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "it's vitally important that you deliver this message to the general" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "vitiate":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "darken", "mar", "poison", "spoil", "stain", "taint", "tarnish", "touch" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrime", "besmear", "besmirch", "blacken", "blur", "cloud", "dirty", "discolor", "pollute", "smear", "smirch", "smudge", "smut", "soil", "sully", "tar", "abase", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "lower", "shame", "sink", "bastardize", "corrupt", "debauch", "demoralize", "deprave", "pervert", "subvert", "color", "distort", "twist" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanse", "purify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "glorify", "hallow", "magnify", "uplift" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "bloody", "break", "compromise", "crab", "cripple", "cross (up)", "damage", "deface", "disfigure", "endamage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "spoil" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "erode", "scour", "wash out", "wear (away)", "blight", "tarnish", "dent", "ding", "dint", "botch", "gum (up)", "queer", "lacerate", "wound", "disable", "hamstring", "lame", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate", "torment", "torture", "annihilate", "bang up", "bash", "batter", "clobber", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "scourge", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "cure", "heal", "help", "rectify", "rehabilitate", "remedy", "edit", "remodel", "revise", "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "refine" ], "antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "bastardize", "canker", "cheapen", "corrupt", "debase", "debauch", "degrade", "demean", "demoralize", "deprave", "deteriorate", "lessen", "pervert", "poison", "profane", "prostitute", "subvert", "warp" ], "near synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "contaminate", "defile", "dilute", "dirty", "pollute", "taint", "thin", "water down", "weaken", "descend", "disgrace", "dishonor", "humble", "humiliate", "shame", "take down", "blemish", "damage", "deface", "destroy", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "mar", "ruin", "spoil", "stain", "tarnish", "wreck", "depreciate", "downgrade" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignify", "exalt", "honor", "ameliorate", "amend", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "purify", "refine", "restore", "respect" ], "antonyms":[ "elevate", "ennoble", "uplift" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vitriol":{ "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "examples":[ "a film critic noted for the vitriol and sometimes outright cruelty of his pronouncements" ], "synonyms":[ "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "asperity", "bile", "bitterness", "cattiness", "corrosiveness", "mordancy", "tartness", "virulence", "virulency" ], "near synonyms":[ "gruffness", "harshness", "hostility", "relentlessness", "severity", "sternness", "vehemence", "coldness", "crossness", "discourteousness", "iciness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "nastiness", "rudeness", "sourness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "anger", "animosity", "gall", "jaundice", "malevolence", "malice", "rancor", "scorn", "spite", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "sour grapes" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "geniality", "graciousness", "kindness", "politeness", "tactfulness", "compassion", "softness", "sweetness", "sympathy", "tenderness", "warmth", "oiliness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "unctuousness", "urbanity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "the review was more than just unfavorable\u2014it was loaded with vitriol" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "billingsgate", "fulmination", "invective", "obloquy", "scurrility", "vituperation" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackguardism", "blasphemy", "curse", "execration", "imprecation", "malediction", "profanity", "epithet", "insult", "put-down", "slur", "expletive", "swearword", "aspersion", "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "disparagement", "revilement", "vilification", "castigation", "chastisement", "criticism", "excoriation", "opprobrium", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof", "broadside", "diatribe", "harangue", "polemic", "tirade" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "compliments", "congratulations", "endearments", "felicitations", "adulation", "blarney", "flattery", "overpraise", "soft soap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vituperated":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "every week the minister would ascend the pulpit and vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices" ], "synonyms":[ "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bashed", "belabored", "blasted", "castigated", "excoriated", "jumped (on)", "lambasted", "potshot", "savaged", "scathed", "slammed", "trashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "berated", "harangued", "harassed", "harried", "reviled", "scolded", "whipped", "blasphemed", "cursed", "execrated", "imprecated", "profaned", "affronted", "insulted", "slurred", "aspersed", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "blackguarded", "disparaged", "put down", "libeled", "libelled", "slandered", "traduced", "vilified", "chastised", "chid", "chided", "criticized", "laced (into)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "fulminated", "lashed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "commended", "complimented", "hailed", "lauded", "praised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vituperates":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "every week the minister would ascend the pulpit and vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices" ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bashes", "belabors", "blasts", "castigates", "excoriates", "jumps (on)", "lambastes", "lambasts", "potshots", "savages", "scathes", "slams", "trashes" ], "near synonyms":[ "berates", "harangues", "harasses", "harries", "reviles", "scolds", "whips", "blasphemes", "curses", "execrates", "imprecates", "profanes", "affronts", "insults", "slurs", "asperses", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "blackguards", "disparages", "puts down", "libels", "slanders", "traduces", "vilifies", "chastises", "chides", "criticizes", "laces (into)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "fulminates", "lashes (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "commends", "compliments", "hails", "lauds", "praises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vituperate":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "every week the minister would ascend the pulpit and vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bash", "belabor", "blast", "castigate", "excoriate", "jump (on)", "lambaste", "lambast", "potshot", "savage", "scathe", "slam", "trash" ], "near synonyms":[ "berate", "harangue", "harass", "harry", "revile", "scold", "whip", "blaspheme", "curse", "execrate", "imprecate", "profane", "affront", "insult", "slur", "asperse", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "blackguard", "disparage", "put down", "libel", "slander", "traduce", "vilify", "chastise", "chide", "criticize", "lace (into)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "fulminate", "lash (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commend", "compliment", "hail", "laud", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vitreous":{ "as in glassy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "glassy", "diaphanous", "lucid", "semitranslucent", "semitransparent", "sheer", "translucent", "transparentized", "colorless", "uncolored", "clear", "crystal", "crystal clear", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "see-through", "transparent" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloudy", "opaque", "colored", "dark", "glazed", "tinted", "filmy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "dense", "muddy", "murky", "turbid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vitalize":{ "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "a hearty lunch and a long nap afterwards vitalized him again" ], "synonyms":[ "amp (up)", "animate", "brace", "energize", "enliven", "fillip", "fire", "ginger (up)", "invigorate", "jazz (up)", "juice up", "jump-start", "liven (up)", "pep (up)", "quicken", "spike", "stimulate", "vivify", "zip (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arouse", "awake", "awaken", "raise", "rouse", "stir", "wake (up)", "activate", "actuate", "drive", "impel", "motivate", "motive", "move", "propel", "charge", "electrify", "galvanize", "enkindle", "excite", "ferment", "foment", "incite", "inflame", "enflame", "instigate", "kindle", "provoke", "set off", "spark", "trigger", "turn on", "whip (up)", "abet", "boost", "buoy", "cheer", "embolden", "fortify", "hearten", "infuse", "inspire", "lift", "rally", "steel", "strengthen", "reactivate", "reanimate", "reawake", "reawaken", "recharge", "recreate", "reenergize", "refresh", "refreshen", "regenerate", "reinvigorate", "rejuvenate", "rekindle", "renew", "restimulate", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revitalize", "revive" ], "near antonyms":[ "burn out", "debilitate", "do in", "drain", "enervate", "enfeeble", "exhaust", "fag", "fatigue", "harass", "kayo", "knock out", "sap", "tucker (out)", "undermine", "wash out", "weaken", "wear", "wear out", "weary", "check", "curb", "inhibit", "jade", "quell", "quench", "repress", "restrain", "slow", "still", "stunt", "suppress", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit" ], "antonyms":[ "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "dull", "kill" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vitalizes":{ "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "a hearty lunch and a long nap afterwards vitalized him again" ], "synonyms":[ "amps (up)", "animates", "braces", "energizes", "enlivens", "fillips", "fires", "gingers (up)", "invigorates", "jazzes (up)", "juices up", "jump-starts", "livens (up)", "peps (up)", "quickens", "spikes", "stimulates", "vivifies", "zips (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arouses", "awakens", "awakes", "raises", "rouses", "stirs", "wakes (up)", "activates", "actuates", "drives", "impels", "motivates", "motives", "moves", "propels", "charges", "electrifies", "galvanizes", "enkindles", "excites", "ferments", "foments", "incites", "inflames", "enflames", "instigates", "kindles", "provokes", "sets off", "sparks", "triggers", "turns on", "whips (up)", "abets", "boosts", "buoys", "cheers", "emboldens", "fortifies", "heartens", "infuses", "inspires", "lifts", "rallies", "steels", "strengthens", "reactivates", "reanimates", "reawakens", "reawakes", "recharges", "recreates", "reenergizes", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "reinvigorates", "rejuvenates", "rekindles", "renews", "restimulates", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "near antonyms":[ "burns out", "debilitates", "does in", "drains", "enervates", "enfeebles", "exhausts", "fags", "fatigues", "harasses", "kayoes", "knocks out", "saps", "tuckers (out)", "undermines", "washes out", "weakens", "wearies", "wears", "wears out", "checks", "curbs", "inhibits", "jades", "quells", "quenches", "represses", "restrains", "slows", "stills", "stunts", "suppresses", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits" ], "antonyms":[ "dampens", "damps", "deadens", "dulls", "kills" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vituperating":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "every week the minister would ascend the pulpit and vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices" ], "synonyms":[ "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bashing", "belaboring", "blasting", "castigating", "excoriating", "jumping (on)", "lambasting", "potshotting", "savaging", "scathing", "slamming", "trashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "berating", "haranguing", "harassing", "harrying", "reviling", "scolding", "whipping", "blaspheming", "cursing", "execrating", "imprecating", "profaning", "affronting", "insulting", "slurring", "aspersing", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "blackguarding", "disparaging", "putting down", "libeling", "libelling", "slandering", "traducing", "vilifying", "chastising", "chiding", "criticizing", "lacing (into)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "fulminating", "lashing (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "commending", "complimenting", "hailing", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vituperatory":{ "marked by 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"praiseful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vituperative":{ "marked by harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "the type of provocative magazine article that is guaranteed to engender vituperative threats of subscription cancellations" ], "synonyms":[ "abusive", "contumelious", "invective", "opprobrious", "scurrile", "scurril", "scurrilous", "truculent", "vitriolic", "vituperatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "offensive", "outrageous", "outraging", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "foulmouthed", "gross", "indecent", "nasty", "obscene", "potty-mouthed", "vulgar", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "scornful", "defamatory", "libelous", "libellous", "scandalous", "slanderous", "maligning", "traducing", "vilifying", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "spiteful", "immoderate", "intemperate", "unbridled", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "temperate", "deferential", "respectful", "civil", "courteous", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "discreet", "judicious", "tempered", "encomiastic", "laudative", "laudatory", "praiseful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vitiates":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "darkens", "mars", "poisons", "spoils", "stains", "taints", "tarnishes", "touches" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimes", "besmears", "besmirches", "blackens", "blurs", "clouds", "dirties", "discolors", "pollutes", "smears", "smirches", "smudges", "smuts", "soils", "sullies", "tars", "tarres", "abases", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "bastardizes", "corrupts", "debauches", "demoralizes", "depraves", "perverts", "subverts", "colors", "distorts", "twists" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanses", "purifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "glorifies", "hallows", "magnifies", "uplifts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "bloodies", "breaks", "compromises", "crabs", "cripples", "crosses (up)", "damages", "defaces", "disfigures", "endamages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "spoils" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "erodes", "scours", "washes out", "wears (away)", "blights", "tarnishes", "dents", "dings", "dints", "botches", "gums (up)", "queers", "lacerates", "wounds", "disables", "hamstrings", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "torments", "tortures", "annihilates", "bangs up", "bashes", "batters", "clobbers", "crushes", "dashes", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "does in", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruins", "scourges", "shatters", "smashes", "tears down", "totals", "wastes", "wipes out", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "helps", "rectifies", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "edits", "remodels", "revises", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style" ], "synonyms":[ "abases", "bastardizes", "cankers", "cheapens", "corrupts", "debases", "debauches", "degrades", "demeans", "demoralizes", "depraves", "deteriorates", "lessens", "perverts", "poisons", "profanes", "prostitutes", "subverts", "warps" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouls", "begrimes", "contaminates", "defiles", "dilutes", "dirties", "pollutes", "taints", "thins", "waters down", "weakens", "descends", "disgraces", "dishonors", "humbles", "humiliates", "shames", "takes down", "blemishes", "damages", "defaces", "destroys", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "mars", "ruins", "spoils", "stains", "tarnishes", "wrecks", "depreciates", "downgrades" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifies", "exalts", "honors", "ameliorates", "amends", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "clarifies", "cleans", "cleanses", "purifies", "refines", "restores", "respects" ], "antonyms":[ "elevates", "ennobles", "uplifts" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vittles":{ "substances intended to be eaten":{ "examples":[ "claimed that the chitlins were just about the tastiest vittles he ever ate" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "chow", "chuck", "comestibles", "eatables", "eats", "edibles", "fare", "food", "foodstuffs", "grub", "meat", "provender", "provisions", "table", "tucker", "viands", "victuals" ], "near synonyms":[ "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", "dish", "plate", "platter", "serving", "finger food", "natural food" ], "near antonyms":[ "bane", "poison", "toxin", "venom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "vitalized":{ "as in energized , invigorated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "energized", "enlivened", "invigorated", "animated", "brisk", "dashing", "kinetic", "lively", "punchy", "spirited", "sprightly", "vivacious", "firm", "fortified", "mettlesome", "mighty", "powerful", "puissant", "strong", "dynamic", "energetic", "flush", "gingery", "lusty", "peppy", "red-blooded", "robust", "vigorous", "vital", "refreshed", "rejuvenated", "revitalized", "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "burly", "fit", "hardy", "husky", "muscular", "robustious", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strapping", "sturdy", "tough", "virile", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "sound", "capable", "competent" ], "near antonyms":[ "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid", "delicate", "effete", "enervated", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "wan", "weak", "weakened", "impotent", "powerless", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "tired", "indolent", "lackadaisical", "languid", "lazy", "invertebrate", "nerveless", "soft", "spineless", "wimpy", "ill", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "broken-down", "debilitated", "decrepit", "disabled", "wasted", "worn-out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "a hearty lunch and a long nap afterwards vitalized him again" ], "synonyms":[ "amped (up)", "animated", "braced", "energized", "enlivened", "filliped", "fired", "gingered (up)", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "juiced up", "jump-started", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "spiked", "stimulated", "vivified", "zipped (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "aroused", "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "raised", "roused", "stirred", "woke (up)", "waked (up)", "activated", "actuated", "drove", "impelled", "motivated", "motived", "moved", "propelled", "charged", "electrified", "galvanized", "enkindled", "excited", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "instigated", "kindled", "provoked", "set off", "sparked", "triggered", "turned on", "whipped (up)", "abetted", "boosted", "buoyed", "cheered", "emboldened", "fortified", "heartened", "infused", "inspired", "lifted", "rallied", "steeled", "strengthened", "reactivated", "reanimated", "reawakened", "reawoke", "reawaked", "recharged", "recreated", "reenergized", "re-energized", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "reinvigorated", "rejuvenated", "rekindled", "renewed", "restimulated", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived" ], "near antonyms":[ "burned out", "burnt out", "debilitated", "did in", "drained", "enervated", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "harassed", "kayoed", "knocked out", "sapped", "tuckered (out)", "undermined", "washed out", "weakened", "wearied", "wore", "wore out", "checked", "curbed", "inhibited", "jaded", "quelled", "quenched", "repressed", "restrained", "slowed", "stilled", "stunted", "suppressed", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "antonyms":[ "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "dulled", "killed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "vitals":{ "the internal organs of the body":{ "examples":[ "remember to wear a full vest to protect your vitals while sparring" ], "synonyms":[ "entrails", "gut", "innards", "inside(s)", "inwards", "viscera" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowel(s)", "intestine(s)", "chitterlings", "chitlins", "giblet(s)", "variety meat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "vituperations":{ "harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "sick of the vituperation coming from ungrateful visitors, the put-upon webmaster took down the site's free webcam, which had afforded views of the town's picturesque harbor" ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "billingsgates", "fulminations", "invectives", "obloquies", "scurrilities", "vitriols" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackguardisms", "blasphemies", "curses", "execrations", "imprecations", "maledictions", "profanities", "epithets", "insults", "put-downs", "slurs", "expletives", "swearwords", "aspersions", "belittlements", "disparagements", "revilements", "vilifications", "castigations", "chastisements", "criticisms", "excoriations", "opprobriums", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproofs", "broadsides", "diatribes", "harangues", "polemics", "tirades" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applauses", "commendations", "praises", "compliments", "congratulations", "endearments", "felicitations", "adulations", "blarneys", "flatteries", "overpraises", "soft soaps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vitrines":{ "as in bookcases , credenzas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bookcases", "breakfronts", "chests", "china closets", "credences", "credenzas", "\u00e9tag\u00e8res", "etageres", "secretaries", "showcases", "taborets", "tabourets", "buffets", "cabinets", "closets", "consoles", "cupboards", "hutches", "lockers", "presses", "sideboards", "cuddies", "dressers", "pie safes", "armoires", "clothespresses", "garderobes", "wardrobes", "cabinetries", "shelvings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vitriolic":{ "marked by harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "braced himself for another vitriolic dressing-down by his perennially displeased father" ], "synonyms":[ "abusive", "contumelious", "invective", "opprobrious", "scurrile", "scurril", "scurrilous", "truculent", "vituperative", "vituperatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "offensive", "outrageous", "outraging", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "foulmouthed", "gross", "indecent", "nasty", "obscene", "potty-mouthed", "vulgar", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "scornful", "defamatory", "libelous", "libellous", "scandalous", "slanderous", "maligning", "traducing", "vilifying", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "spiteful", "immoderate", "intemperate", "unbridled", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "temperate", "deferential", "respectful", "civil", "courteous", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "discreet", "judicious", "tempered", "encomiastic", "laudative", "laudatory", "praiseful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vitalizing":{ "having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{ "examples":[ "a vitalizing steam bath" ], "synonyms":[ "bracing", "cordial", "invigorating", "refreshing", "rejuvenating", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulating", "stimulative", "tonic", "vital" ], "near synonyms":[ "life-giving", "conditioning", "strengthening", "animating", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "quickening", "sharp", "corrective", "curative", "curing", "medicinal", "rectifying", "recuperative", "reformative", "reformatory", "rehabilitative", "remedial", "remedying", "reparative", "therapeutic", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadening", "debilitating", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "numbing", "sapping", "weakening", "wearying", "deleterious", "injurious", "pernicious", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "a hearty lunch and a long nap afterwards vitalized him again" ], "synonyms":[ "amping (up)", "animating", "bracing", "energizing", "enlivening", "filliping", "firing", "gingering (up)", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "juicing up", "jump-starting", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "spiking", "stimulating", "vivifying", "zipping (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "raising", "rousing", "stirring", "waking (up)", "activating", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "motivating", "motiving", "moving", "propelling", "charging", "electrifying", "galvanizing", "enkindling", "exciting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "instigating", "kindling", "provoking", "setting off", "sparking", "triggering", "turning on", "whipping (up)", "abetting", "boosting", "buoying", "cheering", "emboldening", "fortifying", "heartening", "infusing", "inspiring", "lifting", "rallying", "steeling", "strengthening", "reactivating", "reanimating", "reawakening", "reawaking", "recharging", "recreating", "reenergizing", "re-energizing", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "reinvigorating", "rejuvenating", "rekindling", "renewing", "restimulating", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "near antonyms":[ "burning out", "debilitating", "doing in", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "fagging", "fatiguing", "harassing", "kayoing", "knocking out", "sapping", "tuckering (out)", "undermining", "washing out", "weakening", "wearing", "wearing out", "wearying", "checking", "curbing", "inhibiting", "jading", "quelling", "quenching", "repressing", "restraining", "slowing", "stilling", "stunting", "suppressing", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "antonyms":[ "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "dulling", "killing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "vitrine":{ "as in bookcase , credenza":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bookcase", "breakfront", "chest", "china closet", "credence", "credenza", "\u00e9tag\u00e8re", "etagere", "secretary", "showcase", "taboret", "tabouret", "buffet", "cabinet", "closet", "console", "cupboard", "hutch", "locker", "press", "sideboard", "cuddy", "dresser", "pie safe", "armoire", "clothespress", "garderobe", "wardrobe", "cabinetry", "shelving" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vitiated":{ "as in harmed , marred":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blemished", "broken", "crippled", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "fallible", "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "wanting", "amiss", "bad", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "imperfect" ], "near antonyms":[ "faultless", "flawless", "impeccable", "perfect", "complete", "entire", "intact", "whole", "unblemished", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "unspoiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "darkened", "marred", "poisoned", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tainted", "tarnished", "touched" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimed", "besmeared", "besmirched", "blackened", "blurred", "clouded", "dirtied", "discolored", "polluted", "smeared", "smirched", "smudged", "smutted", "soiled", "sullied", "tarred", "abased", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "fouled", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "shamed", "bastardized", "corrupted", "debauched", "demoralized", "depraved", "perverted", "subverted", "colored", "distorted", "twisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansed", "purified", "dignified", "elevated", "ennobled", "enshrined", "glorified", "hallowed", "magnified", "uplifted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "bloodied", "broke", "compromised", "crabbed", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "endamaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "blighted", "tarnished", "dented", "dinged", "dinted", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "lacerated", "wounded", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "bastardized", "cankered", "cheapened", "corrupted", "debased", "debauched", "degraded", "demeaned", "demoralized", "depraved", "deteriorated", "lessened", "perverted", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "subverted", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouled", "begrimed", "contaminated", "defiled", "diluted", "dirtied", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "watered down", "weakened", "descended", "disgraced", "dishonored", "humbled", "humiliated", "shamed", "took down", "blemished", "damaged", "defaced", "destroyed", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "marred", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tarnished", "wrecked", "depreciated", "downgraded" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignified", "exalted", "honored", "ameliorated", "amended", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "purified", "refined", "restored", "respected" ], "antonyms":[ "elevated", "ennobled", "uplifted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "vituperatively":{ "as in obnoxiously , caustically":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acrimoniously", "antagonistically", "caustically", "envyingly", "hostilely", "invidiously", "obnoxiously", "rancorously", "venomously", "vindictively", "contemptuously", "deprecatingly", "disdainfully", "scornfully", "bitterly", "enviously", "jealously", "resentfully", "bitchily", "cattily", "despitefully", "hatefully", "malevolently", "maliciously", "malignantly", "meanly", "nastily", "spitefully", "viciously", "villainously", "virulently", "wickedly", "balefully", "caddishly", "callously", "cruelly", "evil-mindedly", "felly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "kindlessly", "mercilessly", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "soullessly", "unfeelingly", "disagreeably", "ill", "ungraciously", "unkindly", "ill-naturedly", "inconsiderately", "insensitively", "thoughtlessly", "diabolically", "fiendishly", "misanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "good-heartedly", "kindheartedly", "kindly", "affably", "agreeably", "amiably", "cordially", "genially", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "nicely", "pleasantly", "altruistically", "humanely", "considerately", "feelingly", "lovingly", "mercifully", "sensitively", "softheartedly", "solicitously", "soulfully", "thoughtfully", "compassionately", "sympathetically", "angelically", "divinely", "gently", "sweetly", "tenderly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "vitalities":{ "the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity":{ "examples":[ "a city known for the vitality of its music scene" ], "synonyms":[ "animation", "briskness", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "lustiness", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vigorousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "buoyancy", "jauntiness", "springiness", "brightness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "chirpiness", "effervescence", "friskiness", "pizzazz", "pizazz", "sparkle", "spirit", "verve", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "eagerness", "ebullience", "ebulliency", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "impishness", "pertness", "playfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "anemia", "bloodlessness", "languidness", "languor", "lethargy", "limpness", "listlessness", "sleepiness", "sluggishness", "spiritlessness", "torpidity", "torpor", "weariness", "apathy", "impassivity", "dullness", "dulness", "pallidness", "tediousness", "tedium", "vapidity", "vapidness" ], "antonyms":[ "inactivity", "lifelessness" ] }, "active strength of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "her vitality seemed to spread to everyone around her" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bounce", "brio", "dash", "drive", "dynamism", "energy", "esprit", "gas", "get-up-and-go", "ginger", "go", "gusto", "hardihood", "juice", "life", "moxie", "oomph", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vinegar", "zing", "zip" ], "near synonyms":[ "animal spirits", "animation", "briskness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "snappiness", "spirit", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunk", "spunkiness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "ardor", "\u00e9lan", "fervor", "fire", "passion", "zeal", "main", "metal", "mettle", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "stamina", "strength", "brawniness", "fitness", "hardiness", "huskiness", "sturdiness", "virility", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "disablement", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "impotency", "infirmity", "powerlessness", "puniness", "slightness", "softness", "tenderness", "weakness", "enervation", "exhaustion", "inanition", "prostration" ], "antonyms":[ "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "torpidity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vitiating":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "darkening", "marring", "poisoning", "spoiling", "staining", "tainting", "tarnishing", "touching" ], "near synonyms":[ "begriming", "besmearing", "besmirching", "blackening", "blurring", "clouding", "dirtying", "discoloring", "polluting", "smearing", "smirching", "smudging", "smutting", "soiling", "sullying", "tarring", "abasing", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "bastardizing", "corrupting", "debauching", "demoralizing", "depraving", "perverting", "subverting", "coloring", "distorting", "twisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansing", "purifying", "dignifying", "elevating", "ennobling", "enshrining", "glorifying", "hallowing", "magnifying", "uplifting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "bloodying", "breaking", "compromising", "crabbing", "crippling", "crossing (up)", "damaging", "defacing", "disfiguring", "endamaging", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "spoiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "eroding", "scouring", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "blighting", "tarnishing", "denting", "dinging", "dinting", "botching", "gumming (up)", "queering", "lacerating", "wounding", "disabling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "tormenting", "torturing", "annihilating", "banging up", "bashing", "battering", "clobbering", "crushing", "dashing", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruining", "scourging", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wiping out", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "helping", "rectifying", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "editing", "remodeling", "revising", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "bastardizing", "cankering", "cheapening", "corrupting", "debasing", "debauching", "degrading", "demeaning", "demoralizing", "depraving", "deteriorating", "lessening", "perverting", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "subverting", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "contaminating", "defiling", "diluting", "dirtying", "polluting", "tainting", "thinning", "watering down", "weakening", "descending", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "humbling", "humiliating", "shaming", "taking down", "blemishing", "damaging", "defacing", "destroying", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "wrecking", "depreciating", "downgrading" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifying", "exalting", "honoring", "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "purifying", "refining", "restoring", "respecting" ], "antonyms":[ "elevating", "ennobling", "uplifting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vitriols":{ "harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "the review was more than just unfavorable\u2014it was loaded with vitriol" ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "billingsgates", "fulminations", "invectives", "obloquies", "scurrilities", "vituperations" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackguardisms", "blasphemies", "curses", "execrations", "imprecations", "maledictions", "profanities", "epithets", "insults", "put-downs", "slurs", "expletives", "swearwords", "aspersions", "belittlements", "disparagements", "revilements", "vilifications", "castigations", "chastisements", "criticisms", "excoriations", "opprobriums", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproofs", "broadsides", "diatribes", "harangues", "polemics", "tirades" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applauses", "commendations", "praises", "compliments", "congratulations", "endearments", "felicitations", "adulations", "blarneys", "flatteries", "overpraises", "soft soaps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vituperation":{ "harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "sick of the vituperation coming from ungrateful visitors, the put-upon webmaster took down the site's free webcam, which had afforded views of the town's picturesque harbor" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "billingsgate", "fulmination", "invective", "obloquy", "scurrility", "vitriol" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackguardism", "blasphemy", "curse", "execration", "imprecation", "malediction", "profanity", "epithet", "insult", "put-down", "slur", "expletive", "swearword", "aspersion", "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "disparagement", "revilement", "vilification", "castigation", "chastisement", "criticism", "excoriation", "opprobrium", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof", "broadside", "diatribe", "harangue", "polemic", "tirade" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "compliments", "congratulations", "endearments", "felicitations", "adulation", "blarney", "flattery", "overpraise", "soft soap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }