{ "Himalayan":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "unusually large":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ], "examples":[ "as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "related":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "hide":{ "the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "boots made of shiny alligator hide" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coat", "fleece", "fur", "pelt", "alligator", "antelope", "buckskin", "cabretta", "calfskin", "capeskin", "chamois", "cordovan", "cowhide", "crocodile", "deerskin", "doeskin", "goatskin", "horsehide", "kid", "kidskin", "lambskin", "morocco", "ostrich", "pigskin", "seal", "sharkskin", "sheepskin", "snakeskin", "nubuck", "patent leather", "suede" ], "synonyms":[ "leather", "skin" ] }, "the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "seal hides are used by Eskimos to make footwear, boats, shelters, bags, and clothing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "badger", "beaver", "chamois", "chinchilla", "ermine", "fisher", "fox", "marten", "mink", "muskrat", "otter", "Persian lamb", "rabbit", "raccoon", "racoon", "sable", "seal", "bearskin", "buckskin", "calfskin", "coonskin", "cowhide", "deerskin", "doeskin", "goatskin", "horsehide", "karakul", "kidskin", "kolinsky", "lambskin", "pigskin", "rawhide", "sealskin", "sharkskin", "sheep", "sheepskin", "snakeskin", "fleece", "mouton", "alligator", "crocodile", "cordovan", "morocco", "patent leather", "suede" ], "synonyms":[ "fur", "leather", "pelt", "skin" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "antonyms":[ "bare", "disclose", "display", "divulge", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil" ], "examples":[ "he tried to hide his criminal past", "she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen" ], "near antonyms":[ "bring out", "present", "clarify", "illuminate", "advertise", "air", "broadcast", "get out", "proclaim", "publicize", "publish", "spread" ], "related":[ "bury", "camouflage", "cover (up)", "smother", "gild", "gloss (over)", "varnish", "whitewash", "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "block", "cloud", "darken", "eclipse", "obstruct", "occlude", "overcast", "overshadow", "shade" ], "synonyms":[ "belie", "blanket", "blot out", "cloak", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "disguise", "enshroud", "mask", "obscure", "occult", "paper over", "screen", "shroud", "suppress", "veil" ] }, "to put into a hiding place":{ "antonyms":[ "display", "exhibit" ], "examples":[ "the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil", "unwrap", "flaunt", "parade", "show off", "disinter", "unearth" ], "related":[ "hoard", "squirrel (away)", "stash", "entomb", "inter" ], "synonyms":[ "bury", "cache", "conceal", "ensconce", "secrete" ] }, "to remain out of sight":{ "antonyms":[ "appear" ], "examples":[ "he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer" ], "near antonyms":[ "come out", "materialize", "show up", "turn up" ], "related":[ "slink", "sneak", "avoid", "elude", "evade" ], "synonyms":[ "hole up", "lie", "lurk", "repose", "skulk" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "threatened to hide the boys with his cane if he ever found them on his property again" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "knout", "quirt", "strap", "cut", "flick", "touch up", "blackjack", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "fustigate", "pistol-whip", "bang", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "hit", "knock", "lam", "paste", "punch", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "spank", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung", "drub", "fib", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lather", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "rough", "slate", "slog", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "synonyms":[ "birch", "cowhide", "flagellate", "flail", "flog", "horsewhip", "lash", "leather", "rawhide", "scourge", "slash", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "whale", "whip" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hideouts":{ "a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout , a cabin deep in the woods" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blinds", "covers", "nooks", "recesses", "hangouts", "harborages", "harbors", "haunts", "havens", "redoubts", "refuges", "retreats", "shelters" ], "synonyms":[ "concealments", "coverts", "dens", "hermitages", "hideaways", "hidey-holes", "hidy-holes", "lairs", "nests" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hiding":{ "the placing of something out of sight":{ "antonyms":[ "display", "exhibition", "exposure", "parading", "showing" ], "examples":[ "fearing that the enemy would soon be upon them, the museum director oversaw the hiding of the most valuable works of art" ], "near antonyms":[ "disinterment", "unearthing" ], "related":[ "burial", "burying", "entombment", "interment", "interring" ], "synonyms":[ "caching", "concealment", "secretion", "stashing" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "antonyms":[ "baring", "disclosing", "displaying", "divulging", "exposing", "revealing", "showing", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "unveiling" ], "examples":[ "he tried to hide his criminal past", "she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen" ], "near antonyms":[ "bringing out", "presenting", "clarifying", "illuminating", "advertising", "airing", "broadcasting", "getting out", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "publishing", "spreading" ], "related":[ "burying", "camouflaging", "covering (up)", "smothering", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "blocking", "clouding", "darkening", "eclipsing", "obstructing", "occluding", "overcasting", "overshadowing", "shading" ], "synonyms":[ "belying", "blanketing", "blotting out", "cloaking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "disguising", "enshrouding", "masking", "obscuring", "occulting", "papering over", "screening", "shrouding", "suppressing", "veiling" ] }, "to put into a hiding place":{ "antonyms":[ "displaying", "exhibiting" ], "examples":[ "the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards" ], "near antonyms":[ "baring", "exposing", "revealing", "showing", "uncovering", "unmasking", "unveiling", "unwrapping", "flaunting", "parading", "showing off", "disinterring", "unearthing" ], "related":[ "hoarding", "squirreling (away)", "squirrelling (away)", "stashing", "entombing", "interring" ], "synonyms":[ "burying", "caching", "concealing", "ensconcing", "secreting" ] }, "to remain out of sight":{ "antonyms":[ "appearing" ], "examples":[ "he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer" ], "near antonyms":[ "coming out", "materializing", "showing up", "turning up" ], "related":[ "slinking", "sneaking", "avoiding", "eluding", "evading" ], "synonyms":[ "holing up", "lurking", "lying", "reposing", "skulking" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "threatened to hide the boys with his cane if he ever found them on his property again" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hie":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "we had best hie home before the snow gets worse" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hied":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ], "examples":[ "we had best hie home before the snow gets worse" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hierarchizes":{ "as in prioritizes , sequences":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hieroglyph":{ "a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hieroglyphical":{ "a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The statue had an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in iconographic , pictographic":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in mysterious , indecipherable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "high roads":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "causeways", "autobahns", "autoroutes", "autostradas", "autostrade", "dual carriageways", "interstates", "motorways", "superhighways", "beltways", "bypasses", "parkways", "ring roads", "corniches", "switchbacks", "through streets", "high streets", "Main Streets", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "alleys", "alleyways", "circles", "lanes", "laneways", "mews", "places", "closes", "culs-de-sac", "cul-de-sacs", "dead ends", "corridors", "tracks", "trails" ], "synonyms":[ "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high street":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-flown":{ "full of fine words and fancy expressions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "gave a high-flown reply instead of a simple \"yes\" or \"no\" answer" ], "near antonyms":[ "prosaic", "unpoetic", "bald", "direct", "lean", "matter-of-fact", "plain", "plainspoken", "simple", "spare", "stark", "straightforward", "unadorned", "natural", "unaffected", "unpretentious" ], "related":[ "affected", "bloated", "fancy-pants", "grandiose", "inflated", "pompous", "pretentious", "stilted", "excessive", "flattering", "fulsome", "boastful", "bombastic", "elevated", "eloquent", "lofty", "bookish", "inkhorn", "learned" ], "synonyms":[ "aureate", "florid", "flowery", "grandiloquent", "high-sounding", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "magnific", "ornate", "purple", "rhetorical", "rhetoric" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "very dignified in form, tone, or style":{ "antonyms":[ "ineloquent", "low", "undignified" ], "examples":[ "high-flown speeches about the nobleness of their cause" ], "near antonyms":[ "casual", "colloquial", "conversational", "informal", "nonformal", "slangy", "unbookish", "unliterary", "vernacular", "coarse", "common", "crass", "crude", "gross", "ill-bred", "indecent", "lowbred", "lowbrow", "rough", "rough-hewn", "rude", "tasteless", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unpolished", "unrefined", "vulgar", "incorrect", "substandard", "uneducated", "ungrammatical", "unlearned" ], "related":[ "affected", "bombastic", "declamatory", "florid", "flowery", "grandiloquent", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "oratorical", "pompous", "pretentious", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "stilted", "Attic", "cultured", "refined", "classy", "courtly", "fine", "graceful", "tasteful", "aristocratic", "genteel", "patrician", "correct", "educated", "grammatical", "proper", "academic", "academical", "bookish", "learned", "literary" ], "synonyms":[ "elevated", "eloquent", "formal", "lofty", "majestic", "stately", "towering" ] } }, "high-handed":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ], "examples":[ "the manager displayed a high-handed demeanor that increasingly demoralized the members of his staff" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "related":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ] }, "having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that country club tends to be rather high-handed about whom they let in and whom they shut out" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "disinterested", "dispassionate", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "just", "nonpartisan", "objective", "rational", "reasonable", "understanding", "unbiased", "unprejudiced", "ethical", "honorable", "irreproachable", "law-abiding", "moral", "principled", "unimpeachable" ], "related":[ "arrogant", "commanding", "demanding", "dominant", "domineering", "haughty", "imperative", "lordly", "masterful", "overbearing", "presumptuous", "authoritarian", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "totalitarian", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "tyrannous", "capricious", "changeable", "erratic", "inconsistent", "mercurial", "whimsical", "biased", "inequitable", "partisan", "prejudiced", "unequal", "unfair", "unjust", "unrealistic", "unreasonable", "unconscionable", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "synonyms":[ "arbitrary", "dictatorial", "imperious", "peremptory", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-handedness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-hatted":{ "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "isolated", "ostracized", "brushed (aside or off)", "disdained", "rebuffed", "rejected", "repelled", "repulsed", "scorned", "spurned", "disregarded", "forgot", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "shrugged off" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shouldered", "cut", "slighted", "snubbed", "stiff-armed", "stiffed" ] }, "to show contempt for":{ "antonyms":[ "honored", "respected" ], "examples":[ "one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "admired", "esteemed", "lionized", "hallowed", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "accepted", "appreciated", "approved (of)", "cared (for)", "countenanced", "favored", "OK'd", "okayed", "subscribed (to)" ], "related":[ "scouted", "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deplored", "deprecated", "disparaged", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)" ], "synonyms":[ "contemned", "disdained", "disrespected", "dissed", "looked down (on or upon)", "scorned", "slighted", "sniffed (at)", "snooted", "snubbed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-muck-a-mucks":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "antonyms":[ "lightweights", "nobodies", "nonentities", "shrimp", "shrimps", "twerps", "whippersnappers", "zeros", "zeroes", "zilches" ], "examples":[ "failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings", "mediocrities", "obscurities" ], "related":[ "barons", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "lions", "magnates", "moguls", "princes", "princesses", "queens", "tycoons", "VIPs" ], "synonyms":[ "big boys", "big cheeses", "bigfeet", "bigfoots", "biggies", "big guns", "big leaguers", "bigs", "big shots", "big-timers", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "fat cats", "heavies", "heavy hitters", "heavyweights", "honchos", "kahunas", "kingfish", "kingpins", "major leaguers", "muckety-mucks", "muck-a-mucks", "mucky-mucks", "nabobs", "nawabs", "nibs", "nobs", "pooh-bahs", "poo-bahs", "wheels" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-pressures":{ "as in distributes , markets":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in threatens , blackmails":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-strung":{ "easily excited by nature":{ "antonyms":[ "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unexcitable", "unflappable", "unshakable" ], "examples":[ "a dog that tends to be high-strung is not the best pet for young children" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "serene", "tranquil", "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed" ], "related":[ "hot-blooded", "mercurial", "temperamental", "unstable", "volatile", "volcanic", "anxious", "edgy", "flibbertigibbety", "nervy", "tense", "uptight", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "hypersensitive", "intense", "sensitive", "soulful", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "irascible", "irritable", "perturbable", "prickly", "testy", "touchy" ], "synonyms":[ "excitable", "fiddle-footed", "flighty", "fluttery", "hyper", "hyperactive", "hyperexcitable", "hyperkinetic", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "skittery", "skittish", "spasmodic", "spooky" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highballed":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ], "examples":[ "trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highballing":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ], "examples":[ "trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highjack":{ "to take control of (a vehicle) by force":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "carjack", "skyjack", "appropriate", "confiscate", "expropriate", "seize" ], "synonyms":[ "commandeer" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highlighting":{ "to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{ "antonyms":[ "de-emphasizing", "playing down" ], "examples":[ "according to the TV schedule, this week's \"Astronomy Today\" highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell" ], "near antonyms":[ "toning (down)", "underemphasizing", "understating", "belittling", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing" ], "related":[ "focusing", "focussing", "identifying", "pinpointing", "spotlighting", "advertising", "boosting", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "overplaying" ], "synonyms":[ "accenting", "accentuating", "emphasizing", "featuring", "foregrounding", "illuminating", "playing up", "pointing (up)", "pressing", "punctuating", "stressing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highlights":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{ "antonyms":[ "de-emphasizes", "plays down" ], "examples":[ "according to the TV schedule, this week's \"Astronomy Today\" highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell" ], "near antonyms":[ "tones (down)", "underemphasizes", "understates", "belittles", "discounts", "disparages", "minimizes" ], "related":[ "focuses", "focusses", "identifies", "pinpoints", "spotlights", "advertises", "boosts", "plugs", "promotes", "publicizes", "overplays" ], "synonyms":[ "accents", "accentuates", "emphasizes", "features", "foregrounds", "illuminates", "plays up", "points (up)", "presses", "punctuates", "stresses" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "highly":{ "to a great degree":{ "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ], "examples":[ "though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "related":[ "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" ], "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", "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", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ] }, "to a large extent or degree":{ "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly" ], "examples":[ "that is highly different from your first idea for a family vacation" ], "near antonyms":[ "modestly", "fractionally", "imperceptibly", "infinitesimally", "insignificantly", "invisibly", "microscopically", "minutely", "barely", "hardly", "just", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "related":[ "appreciably", "noticeably", "significantly", "abundantly", "amply", "copiously", "healthily", "plentifully" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomically", "big-time", "broadly", "colossally", "considerably", "enormously", "extensively", "greatly", "hugely", "largely", "massively", "monstrously", "monumentally", "much", "sizably", "staggeringly", "stupendously", "tremendously", "utterly", "vastly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "highspots":{ "as in highs , highlights":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hightailed (it)":{ "to hasten away from something dangerous or 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"promenade", "power walk" ], "synonyms":[ "amble", "perambulate", "ramble", "saunter", "stroll", "tramp", "tromp" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hills":{ "a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the ants made little hills of dirt" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banks", "bars", "drifts", "embankments", "beds", "layers", "mows", "pyramids", "ricks", "barrows", "cairns", "pyres", "accumulations", "aggregates", "arrays", "assemblages", "collections", "conglomerations", "gatherings", "groupings", "hoards", "huddles", "jumbles", "knots", "pileups" ], "synonyms":[ "cocks", "heaps", "mounds", "mountains", "piles", "stacks" ] }, "an area of high ground":{ "antonyms":[ "lowlands" ], "examples":[ "a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills" ], "near antonyms":[ "dales", "dells", "depressions", "dingles", "glens", "hollows", "vales", "valleys", "basins", "bottomlands", "bottoms", "fens", "flats", "floodplains", "plains", "tidewaters" ], "related":[ "alps", "mountains", "mounts", "peaks", "buttes", "mesas", "plateaus", "plateaux", "tablelands", "tables", "bluffs", "cliffs", "crags", "precipices", "steeps", "tors", "ridges", "sierras", "domes", "sugarloafs", "sugarloaves", "foothills", "hillocks", "hummocks", "knobs", "knolls", "downs" ], "synonyms":[ "altitudes", "elevations", "eminences", "heights", "highlands", "humps", "mounds", "prominences", "rises", "uplands" ] }, "an upward slope":{ "antonyms":[ "declensions", "declines", "declivities", "descents", "dips", "downgrades", "downhills", "drop-offs", "falls", "hangings", "hangs" ], "examples":[ "I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone" ], "near antonyms":[ "basins", "depressions", "hollows" ], "related":[ "cants", "diagonals", "glacis", "grades", "gradients", "inclinations", "inclines", "leans", "pitches", "rakes", "tilts", "climbs", "humps", "mounds", "ridges", "swells" ], "synonyms":[ "acclivities", "ascents", "rises", "upgrades", "uphills", "uprises" ] }, "to form into a pile or ridge of earth":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "heaps", "piles", "pyramids", "stacks", "embanks", "bunches", "bundles", "clumps", "lumps", "masses", "wads", "accumulates", "amasses", "assembles", "collects", "conglomerates", "gathers", "groups" ], "synonyms":[ "banks", "mounds" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hindered":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "antonyms":[ "aided", "assisted", "facilitated", "helped" ], "examples":[ "was not hindered by a lack of money because she could use what food she had on hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared", "made way", "opened", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untied", "loosened", "smoothed", "encouraged", "furthered", "promoted" ], "related":[ "balked", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "reined", "restrained", "bound", "chained", "haltered", "leashed", "tethered", "tied", "arrested", "braked", "delayed", "retained", "retarded", "barricaded", "blockaded", "blocked", "roadblocked", "bogged (down)", "mired", "choked", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "suffocated", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "stumped", "thwarted", "derailed", "disrupted", "sabotaged", "muzzled", "repressed", "suppressed", "confined", "hedged (in)", "hemmed (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "clogged", "cramped", "embarrassed", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handcuffed", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hobbled", "hog-tied", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "short-circuited", "stymied", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "hindering":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "antonyms":[ "aiding", "assisting", "facilitating", "helping" ], "examples":[ "was not hindered by a lack of money because she could use what food she had on hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing", "making way", "opening", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untying", "untieing", "loosening", "smoothing", "encouraging", "furthering", "promoting" ], "related":[ "balking", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "reining", "restraining", "binding", "chaining", "haltering", "leashing", "tethering", "tying", "tieing", "arresting", "braking", "delaying", "retaining", "retarding", "barricading", "blockading", "blocking", "roadblocking", "bogging (down)", "miring", "choking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "suffocating", "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "stumping", "thwarting", "derailing", "disrupting", "sabotaging", "muzzling", "repressing", "suppressing", "confining", "hedging (in)", "hemming (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "clogging", "cramping", "embarrassing", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "handcuffing", "handicapping", "hobbling", "hog-tying", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "short-circuiting", "stymieing", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "hinky":{ "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ], "examples":[ "after noticing that the driver seemed hinky , the border guard demanded that he submit to an inspection of his vehicle" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "related":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ] }, "not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "antonyms":[ "certain", "convinced", "positive", "sure" ], "examples":[ "the cop was feeling hinky about the whole situation and was starting to think that it was a setup" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "confident", "sanguine", "self-assured", "decisive", "determined", "resolute" ], "related":[ "ambivalent", "conflicted", "equivocal", "diffident", "insecure", "halting", "hesitant", "indecisive", "irresolute", "vacillating", "wavering" ], "synonyms":[ "distrustful", "doubtful", "dubious", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "trustless", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "unsettled", "unsure" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hinterland":{ "a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the colonies hugged the coastline, while the hinterland remained largely unexplored" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "boonies", "boondocks", "country", "countryside", "sticks" ], "synonyms":[ "backcountry", "backland(s)", "backwater", "backwoods", "bush", "frontier", "outback", "outlands", "up-country" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hipsterism":{ "the quality or state of being fashionable":{ "antonyms":[ "unfashionableness" ], "examples":[ "college hipsterism that year meant ragged flannel shirts and faded jeans" ], "near antonyms":[ "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "gracelessness", "grotesqueness", "tackiness", "tastelessness", "tawdriness" ], "related":[ "chic", "chicness", "dapperness", "elegance", "poshness", "smartness", "style", "swank", "swankiness", "class", "grace", "gracefulness", "majesty", "stateliness", "artfulness", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness" ], "synonyms":[ "cool", "coolness", "fashionableness", "hip", "hipness", "modishness", "stylishness", "trendiness", "voguishness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hireling":{ "one who works for another for wages or a salary":{ "antonyms":[ "employer", "gaffer" ], "examples":[ "demanded to speak to the store's owner and not one of his hirelings" ], "near antonyms":[ "boss", "superior", "supervisor" ], "related":[ "assistant", "cog", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "subordinate", "underling", "yes-man", "drudge", "gandy dancer", "grub", "hack", "jobber", "laborer", "navvy", "toiler", "nine-to-fiver", "wage earner", "wage slave", "wageworker", "workingman", "workingwoman", "workman", "workwoman", "associate", "colleague", "coworker", "temp", "temporary" ], "synonyms":[ "employee", "employe", "hand", "jobholder", "retainer", "worker" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hisses":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the hiss of air escaping from a balloon" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "sibilances", "sibilants" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes", "whizzes" ] }, "a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval":{ "antonyms":[ "cheers" ], "examples":[ "there was a chorus of boos and hisses from the fans when the umpire called the runner out" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauses" ], "related":[ "smirks", "sneers", "snickers", "sniggers", "gibes", "jibes", "put-downs", "taunts", "whistles" ], "synonyms":[ "birds", "boos", "Bronx cheers", "catcalls", "hoots", "jeers", "raspberries", "razzes", "snorts" ] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the frightened kitten hissed at us when we tried to pick it up" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "bubbles", "effervesces", "buzzes", "drones", "hums" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "fizzles", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes", "whizzes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hissing":{ "as in booing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the frightened kitten hissed at us when we tried to pick it up" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "swooshing", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing", "zipping", "bubbling", "effervescing", "buzzing", "droning", "humming" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzing", "fizzling", "sizzling", "swishing", "whishing", "whizzing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hissy":{ "an outburst or display of excited anger":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she throws a royal hissy whenever her food is late" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "eruption", "flare-up", "outburst", "storm", "uproar", "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "convulsion(s)", "paroxysm", "seizure", "spasm", "upheaval", "angriness", "choler", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "lividity", "lividness", "spleen", "wrath", "wrathfulness", "reaction", "rise", "dander", "temper", "grouch", "hump", "pet", "pouts", "snit", "sulk(s)", "sulkiness", "sullenness" ], "synonyms":[ "blowup", "explosion", "fireworks", "fit", "hissy fit", "huff", "scene", "tantrum" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "history":{ "a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we heard the whole history of her illness in excruciating detail" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "version", "deposition", "documentation", "testament", "testimonial", "testimony", "witness", "annals", "blog", "diary", "journal", "log", "logbook", "memoir", "minutes", "proc\u00e8s-verbal", "anecdote", "tale", "yarn", "epic", "saga", "gest", "geste", "romance", "recital", "recitation", "case history", "case study" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "chronicle", "chronology", "commentary", "commentaries", "narration", "narrative", "record", "report", "story" ] }, "an account of important events in the order in which they happened":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a history of the American civil rights movement during the 1960s" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blog", "commentary", "diary", "journal", "memoir", "reminiscence(s)", "autobiography", "biography", "life", "epic", "legend", "narrative", "saga", "story", "tale", "archives", "documentation", "log", "register", "report", "chronology", "genealogy" ], "synonyms":[ "annals", "chronicle", "record" ] }, "the events or experience of former times":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "history has many lessons to teach us, if only we would listen" ], "near antonyms":[ "by-and-by", "future", "futurity", "hereafter", "offing", "tomorrow", "moment", "now", "present", "today" ], "related":[ "bygone", "flashback", "annals", "chronicle", "record", "memoir", "antiquity", "long ago" ], "synonyms":[ "auld lang syne", "past", "yesterday", "yesteryear", "yore" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hit (on or upon)":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "antonyms":[ "miss", "overlook", "pass over" ], "examples":[ "the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman" ], "near antonyms":[ "lose", "mislay", "misplace", "misset" ], "related":[ "espy", "sight", "spot", "look for", "search (for or out)", "seek" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig out", "dig up", "discover", "dredge (up)", "ferret (out)", "find", "find out", "get", "hunt (down or up)", "learn", "locate", "nose out", "root (out)", "rout (out)", "rummage", "run down", "scare up", "scout (up)", "track (down)", "turn up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hit the road":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "antonyms":[ "arrive", "come", "show up", "turn up" ], "examples":[ "When the sun started to set they knew it was time to hit the road ." ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "lodge", "remain", "settle", "stay", "tarry", "approach", "close", "near", "hit", "land", "reach" ], "related":[ "set out", "start", "strike out", "abscond", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "mizzle", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "go out", "light out", "step out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate", "emigrate", "adjourn", "remove", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "synonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bugger off", "bug off", "bug out", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up or off)", "part", "peel off", "pike (out or off)", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "hitting the sack":{ "to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{ "antonyms":[ "arising", "getting up", "rising", "uprising" ], "examples":[ "It's been a great evening, but I'm ready to hit the hay ." ], "near antonyms":[ "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "rousing", "wakening", "waking", "bestirring", "stirring", "reawakening", "reawaking", "shifting", "stirring" ], "related":[ "bunking", "perching", "roosting", "settling", "dozing", "dropping off", "napping", "nodding", "sleeping", "slumbering", "snoozing", "couching", "lying (down)", "reclining" ], "synonyms":[ "bedding", "crashing", "dossing (down)", "retiring", "turning in" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "hit men":{ "as in torpedoes , bravos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in hatchet men , hired guns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hightailing (it)":{ "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "examples":[ "when a fight broke out, we hightailed it out of the bar" ], "synonyms":[ "bolting", "breaking", "bugging out", "fleeing", "flying", "retreating", "running", "running away", "running off", "skedaddling" ], "related":[ "absconding", "clearing out", "decamping", "eloping", "escaping", "getting (away)", "getting out", "lamming", "lighting out", "making off", "mizzling", "scarpering", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping (out)", "skirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearding", "braving", "confronting", "daring", "defying", "facing", "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "lingering", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-minded":{ "having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{ "examples":[ "high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "chivalrous", "elevated", "gallant", "great", "greathearted", "high", "lofty", "lordly", "magnanimous", "natural", "noble", "sublime" ], "related":[ "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" ] }, "self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance":{ "examples":[ "she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them" ], "synonyms":[ "affected", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "la-di-da", "la-de-da", "lah-de-dah", "lah-dee-dah", "lah-di-dah", "ostentatious", "pompous", "pretentious", "snippy" ], "related":[ "airy", "grandiloquent", "high-flown", "high-sounding", "high-toned", "sententious", "arrogant", "bumptious", "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "hoity-toity", "imperious", "important", "overweening", "presumptuous", "prideful", "proud", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-obsessed", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "uppity", "vain", "vainglorious", "self-aggrandizing", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "cavalier", "disdainful", "haughty", "lordly", "snobbish", "snobby", "stuck-up", "supercilious", "superior", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "boastful", "braggart", "bragging", "aggressive", "assertive", "audacious", "bold", "brassy", "cheeky", "cocky", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "rude", "flamboyant", "flashy", "flaunting", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "showy", "splashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "down-to-earth", "homely", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "retiring", "unassertive", "unassuming", "bashful", "diffident", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "shy", "timid" ], "antonyms":[ "modest", "unpretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highest":{ "being at a point or level higher than all others":{ "examples":[ "the highest grade", "the highest flag on the pole" ], "synonyms":[ "loftiest", "top", "topmost", "upmost", "uppermost" ], "related":[ "higher", "loftier", "upper", "consummate", "maximal", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "supreme", "utmost", "uttermost", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "head", "leading", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "principal", "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "towering", "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upraised" ], "near antonyms":[ "below", "lower", "nether", "under", "underneath", "low", "lowered", "low-lying", "sunken" ], "antonyms":[ "bottommost", "lowermost", "lowest", "nethermost", "rock-bottom", "undermost" ] }, "coming before all others in importance":{ "examples":[ "turned to the highest authority for answers", "the highest official in the land" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "related":[ "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prestigious", "signal", "star", "stellar", "superior", "high-level", "senior", "top", "important", "influential", "major", "mighty", "momentous", "significant", "incomparable", "matchless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "renowned" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "collateral", "inferior", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-water mark":{ "the highest part or point":{ "examples":[ "he hit the high-water mark of his acting career when he played Tiny Tim in a school play" ], "synonyms":[ "acme", "apex", "apogee", "capstone", "climax", "crescendo", "crest", "crown", "culmination", "head", "height", "high noon", "meridian", "ne plus ultra", "noon", "noontime", "peak", "pinnacle", "sum", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith" ], "related":[ "bloom", "blossom", "flood tide", "flower", "glory", "heyday", "prime", "cap", "ceiling", "roof", "extreme", "extremity", "tip", "vertex", "high", "highlight", "highspot" ], "near antonyms":[ "abyss", "base", "foot", "minimum" ], "antonyms":[ "bottom", "nadir", "rock bottom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hidy-holes":{ "a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{ "examples":[ "commandos captured the deposed dictator in a carefully camouflaged cellar that he had been using as a hidey-hole" ], "synonyms":[ "concealments", "coverts", "dens", "hermitages", "hideaways", "hideouts", "lairs", "nests" ], "related":[ "blinds", "covers", "nooks", "recesses", "hangouts", "harborages", "harbors", "haunts", "havens", "redoubts", "refuges", "retreats", "shelters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hither":{ "being the less far of two":{ "examples":[ "we began to explore the hither bank while our companions crossed the creek to explore the yonder bank" ], "synonyms":[ "closer", "near", "nigher", "this" ], "related":[ "fore", "forward", "front", "inside" ], "near antonyms":[ "distant", "remote", "remoter", "back", "outside" ], "antonyms":[ "far", "farther", "further", "opposite", "other", "that" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-pressuring":{ "as in distributing , marketing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in threatening , blackmailing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "higgledy-piggledy":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "the quilt was a higgledy-piggledy patchwork of odd-shaped fabric scraps, each of which held a fond memory for the family" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "related":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "as in topsy-turvy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "hiked":{ "to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{ "examples":[ "she hiked along the trail around the pond" ], "synonyms":[ "ambled", "perambulated", "rambled", "sauntered", "strolled", "tramped", "tromped" ], "related":[ "roamed", "roved", "wandered", "peregrinated", "traipsed", "traversed", "trekked", "walked", "marched", "promenaded", "power walked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "with a determined look, he hiked his trousers up and buckled down to work" ], "synonyms":[ "boosted", "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "raised", "took up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upped", "upraised" ], "related":[ "ascended", "mounted", "rose", "reared", "upended" ], "near antonyms":[ "descended", "dipped", "fell", "pitched", "plunged", "slipped", "bore", "depressed", "pressed", "pushed", "sank", "sunk", "submerged" ], "antonyms":[ "dropped", "lowered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hickories":{ "as in birches , rattans":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birches", "blacksnakes", "bullwhips", "cat-o'-nine-tails", "cowhides", "crops", "knouts", "quirts", "rattans", "rawhides", "straps", "floggers", "lashes", "scourges", "switches", "whips", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "nightsticks", "staffs", "staves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hirelings":{ "one who works for another for wages or a salary":{ "examples":[ "demanded to speak to the store's owner and not one of his hirelings" ], "synonyms":[ "employees", "employes", "hands", "jobholders", "retainers", "workers" ], "near synonyms":[ "assistants", "cogs", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "subordinates", "underlings", "yes-men", "drudges", "gandy dancers", "grubs", "hacks", "jobbers", "laborers", "navvies", "toilers", "nine-to-fivers", "wage earners", "wage slaves", "wageworkers", "workingmen", "workingwomen", "workmen", "workwomen", "associates", "colleagues", "coworkers", "co-workers", "temporaries", "temps" ], "near antonyms":[ "bosses", "superiors", "supervisors" ], "antonyms":[ "employers", "gaffers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "highball":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-powered":{ "as in dynamic , robust":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"whitewashed", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "blocked", "clouded", "darkened", "eclipsed", "obstructed", "occluded", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "brought out", "presented", "clarified", "illuminated", "advertised", "aired", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "got out", "proclaimed", "publicized", "published", "spread" ], "antonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "displayed", "divulged", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled" ] }, "to remain out of sight":{ "examples":[ "he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer" ], "synonyms":[ "holed up", "lay", "lurked", "reposed", "skulked" ], "near synonyms":[ "slunk", "slinked", "sneaked", "snuck", "avoided", "eluded", "evaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "came out", "materialized", "showed up", "turned up" ], "antonyms":[ "appeared" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }