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"involvement", "participation", "niche", "office", "post", "situation", "calling", "occupation", "pursuit", "vocation", "activity", "assignment", "charge", "commission", "duty", "employ", "mission", "responsibility", "service", "use" ], "synonyms":[ "business", "capacity", "function", "part", "place", "position", "purpose", "role", "r\u00f4le", "task", "work" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jocosely":{ "in a cheerful or happy manner":{ "antonyms":[ "bleakly", "cheerlessly", "darkly", "heavily", "miserably", "morosely", "unhappily" ], "examples":[ "a group of friends sitting around and commenting jocosely on the other wedding guests" ], "near antonyms":[ "abjectly", "dejectedly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "wretchedly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "forlornly", "mournfully", "plaintively", "sorrowfully", "dourly", "glumly", "mirthlessly", "sourly", "sternly", "sulkily", "sullenly", "blackly", "dismally", "drearily", "gloomily", "pessimistically" ], "related":[ "amusedly", "exuberantly", "giddily", "gigglingly", "joyfully", "joyously", "blithely", "blithesomely", "breezily", "gladly", "gladsomely", "laughingly", "lightheartedly", "sunnily", "amicably", "friendlily", "friendly", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "jocularly", "hopefully", "optimistically", "sanguinely", "blissfully", "elatedly", "euphorically", "rapturously" ], "synonyms":[ "brightly", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "gaily", "gayly", "happily", "heartily", "jovially", "merrily", "mirthfully", "smilingly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "jocular":{ "given to or marked by mature intelligent humor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "made the jocular observation that the best way to make a small fortune in the wine business is to start off with a large fortune" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainless", "lowbrow", "stupid", "witless", "corny", "hackney", "hackneyed", "lame", "humorless", "unamusing", "uncomic", "unfunny", "earnest", "grave", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "doleful", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "plaintive", "sorry", "tearful", "woeful" ], "related":[ "cerebral", "highbrow", "highbrowed", "intellectual", "bantering", "frivolous", "jesting", "joking", "joshing", "teasing", "antic", "comic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hysterical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "riotous", "risible", "rollicking", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "mischievous", "playful", "prankish", "jocose", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "scintillating", "sparkling", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "waggish", "whimsical" ], "synonyms":[ "clever", "facetious", "humorous", "smart", "witty" ] }, "indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the children at the library were charmed by the jocular storyteller" ], "near antonyms":[ "abject", "aggrieved", "anguished", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "dispirited", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "glum", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heavyhearted", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "unhappy", "crying", "groaning", "moaning", "sobbing", "wailing", "weeping", "discontented", "disgruntled", "moody", "doleful", "dolorous", "joyless", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorry", "woeful", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "morose", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "miserable", "woebegone", "wretched", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid" ], "related":[ "amused", "beaming", "chuckling", "giggling", "smiling", "bright", "buoyant", "carefree", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "lighthearted", "lightsome", "upbeat", "animated", "bouncing", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "zippy", "blessed", "blest", "blissful", "delighted", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "gladsome", "happy", "high", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "overjoyed", "radiant", "rapturous", "ravished", "thrilled", "tickled", "amusing", "facetious", "flippant", "frolicsome", "funny", "hilarious", "jesting", "joking", "joshing", "playful", "sportive", "witty", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "unconcerned", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "antic", "comic", "comical", "farcical", "humorous", "riotous", "sidesplitting", "uproarious" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "festive", "gay", "gleeful", "jocose", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "joggled":{ "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the old bus joggled as it barreled down the dirt road" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rocked", "swayed", "swung", "chattered", "quavered", "shivered", "thrilled", "trembled", "twitched", "doddered", "wavered", "flickered", "fluctuated", "fluttered", "oscillated", "undulated", "waved", "beat", "palpitated", "pit-a-patted", "pitter-pattered", "pulsated", "pulsed", "throbbed" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "bucketed", "convulsed", "jerked", "jiggled", "jolted", "jounced", "juddered", "quaked", "quivered", "shook", "shuddered", "vibrated", "wobbled", "wabbled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "johnboat":{ "as in skiff , rowboat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "join":{ "a place where two or more things are united":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a small crack in the chalice at the join of the stem and the bowl" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleft", "crack", "crevice", "fissure", "gap", "rift", "separation" ], "related":[ "link", "nexus", "tie", "interconnection", "intersection", "abutment", "articulation", "attachment", "seam", "suture", "concourse", "confluence", "meeting", "union" ], "synonyms":[ "connection", "coupling", "joining", "joint", "jointure", "junction", "juncture" ] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the condo complex joins the golf course" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attach (to)", "communicate (with)", "connect (with)", "link (with)", "bound", "embrace", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "fence", "line", "margin", "rim", "surround", "contact", "converge", "meet" ], "synonyms":[ "abut", "adjoin", "border (on)", "butt (on or against)", "flank", "fringe", "march (with)", "neighbor", "skirt", "touch", "verge (on)" ] }, "to become a member of":{ "antonyms":[ "demit" ], "examples":[ "we're always looking for new people to join our book club" ], "near antonyms":[ "drop out", "quit", "withdraw" ], "related":[ "reenlist", "reenroll", "reenter", "rejoin", "re-up", "get in" ], "synonyms":[ "enlist (in)", "enroll (in)", "enter", "sign on (for)", "sign up (for)" ] }, "to come together to form a single unit":{ "antonyms":[ "break up", "dissever", "part", "section", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "unlink" ], "examples":[ "one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disaffiliate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "fractionate", "isolate", "resolve", "uncouple", "unyoke", "disband", "disperse", "scatter" ], "related":[ "mate", "yoke", "ally", "confederate", "league", "chain", "compound", "hitch", "hook", "splice", "assemble", "cluster", "congregate", "constellate", "convene", "gather", "meet", "recombine", "reconnect", "rejoin", "reunify", "reunite" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "coalesce", "combine", "conjoin", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "fuse", "interfuse", "link (up)", "marry", "unify", "unite" ] }, "to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "connive", "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "combine", "confederate", "hang together", "interface" ], "synonyms":[ "band (together)", "collaborate", "concert", "concur", "conjoin", "conspire", "cooperate", "league", "team (up)", "unite" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "antonyms":[ "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "separate", "unchain", "uncouple", "unhitch", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "examples":[ "the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "divide", "part", "split", "cleave", "rupture", "sever", "sunder" ], "related":[ "articulate", "dovetail", "integrate", "interlock", "intermesh", "cord", "string", "wire", "cement", "coalesce", "combine", "fuse", "unite", "weld" ], "synonyms":[ "catenate", "chain", "compound", "concatenate", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "hitch", "hook", "interconnect", "interlink", "link", "yoke" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "joins":{ "a place where two or more things are united":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a small crack in the chalice at the join of the stem and the bowl" ], "near antonyms":[ "clefts", "cracks", "crevices", "fissures", "gaps", "rifts", "separations" ], "related":[ "links", "nexuses", "nexus", "ties", "interconnections", "intersections", "abutments", "articulations", "attachments", "seams", "sutures", "concourses", "confluences", "meetings", "unions" ], "synonyms":[ "connections", "couplings", "joinings", "joints", "jointures", "junctions", "junctures" ] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the condo complex joins the golf course" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attaches (to)", "communicates (with)", "connects (with)", "links (with)", "bounds", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "fences", "lines", "margins", "rims", "surrounds", "contacts", "converges", "meets" ], "synonyms":[ "abuts", "adjoins", "borders (on)", "butts (on or against)", "flanks", "fringes", "marches (with)", "neighbors", "skirts", "touches", "verges (on)" ] }, "to become a member of":{ "antonyms":[ "demits" ], "examples":[ "we're always looking for new people to join our book club" ], "near antonyms":[ "drops out", "quits", "withdraws" ], "related":[ "reenlists", "reenrolls", "reenters", "rejoins", "re-ups", "gets in" ], "synonyms":[ "enlists (in)", "enrolls (in)", "enters", "signs on (for)", "signs up (for)" ] }, "to come together to form a single unit":{ "antonyms":[ "breaks up", "dissevers", "parts", "sections", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "unlinks" ], "examples":[ "one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaches", "disaffiliates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "fractionates", "isolates", "resolves", "uncouples", "unyokes", "disbands", "disperses", "scatters" ], "related":[ "mates", "yokes", "allies", "confederates", "leagues", "chains", "compounds", "hitches", "hooks", "splices", "assembles", "clusters", "congregates", "constellates", "convenes", "gathers", "meets", "recombines", "reconnects", "rejoins", "reunifies", "reunites" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "coalesces", "combines", "conjoins", "conjugates", "connects", "couples", "fuses", "interfuses", "links (up)", "marries", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "connives", "affiliates", "allies", "associates", "combines", "confederates", "hangs together", "interfaces" ], "synonyms":[ "bands (together)", "collaborates", "concerts", "concurs", "conjoins", "conspires", "cooperates", "leagues", "teams (up)", "unites" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "antonyms":[ "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "separates", "unchains", "uncouples", "unhitches", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "examples":[ "the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "divides", "parts", "splits", "cleaves", "ruptures", "severs", "sunders" ], "related":[ "articulates", "dovetails", "integrates", "interlocks", "intermeshes", "cords", "strings", "wires", "cements", "coalesces", "combines", "fuses", "unites", "welds" ], "synonyms":[ "catenates", "chains", "compounds", "concatenates", "conjugates", "connects", "couples", "hitches", "hooks", "interconnects", "interlinks", "links", "yokes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "joker":{ "a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "read the contract carefully before signing to make sure there aren't any jokers" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "snare", "trap", "trip wire", "web", "hazard", "peril", "risk", "bomb", "bombshell", "kicker", "surprise", "surprize", "bait", "decoy", "lure" ], "synonyms":[ "booby trap", "catch", "catch-22", "gimmick", "gotcha", "hitch", "land mine", "pitfall", "snag" ] }, "a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he's the joker of the family, always making us laugh" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "comedienne", "entertainer", "banterer", "cutup", "kidder", "knockabout", "practical joker", "prankster", "quipper", "quipster", "teaser", "wisecracker", "buffoon", "clown", "fool", "harlequin", "zany", "caricaturist", "lampooner", "parodist", "satirist" ], "synonyms":[ "card", "comedian", "comic", "droll", "farceur", "funnyman", "gagger", "gagman", "gagster", "humorist", "jester", "jokester", "wag", "wit" ] }, "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just ignore that joker and his rude comments" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "related":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ] }, "an adult male human being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sat at the bar next to some poor joker who had just lost his job" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "master", "mister", "sir", "buddy", "buster" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "bloke", "buck", "cat", "chap", "chappie", "dude", "fella", "fellow", "galoot", "gent", "gentleman", "guy", "hombre", "jack", "joe", "lad", "male", "man" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jokesters":{ "a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hired the hot new Hollywood jokester to write the sitcom script" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "comediennes", "entertainers", "banterers", "cutups", "kidders", "knockabouts", "practical jokers", "pranksters", "quippers", "quipsters", "teasers", "wisecrackers", "buffoons", "clowns", "fools", "harlequins", "zanies", "caricaturists", "lampooners", "parodists", "satirists" ], "synonyms":[ "cards", "comedians", "comics", "drolls", "farceurs", "funnymen", "gaggers", "gagmen", "gagsters", "humorists", "jesters", "jokers", "wags", "wits" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jokey":{ "as in campy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "joking":{ "as in nonsense , silliness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "grinned and gave him a joking nudge with my elbow" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bandying", "quipping", "baiting", "deriding", "derisive", "derisory", "hassling", "heckling", "jeering", "mocking", "needling", "ridiculing", "taunting", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "sarcastic", "scornful" ], "synonyms":[ "bantering", "chaffing", "fooling", "funning", "jesting", "joshing", "kidding", "quizzical", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing" ] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "oh, don't get offended, I was just joking you" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bantering", "fooling", "funning", "stringing along", "jesting", "quipping", "wisecracking", "gagging", "japing", "jollying", "yukking", "yucking" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffing", "jiving", "joshing", "kidding", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "riding", "roasting", "teasing" ] }, "to make jokes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he was known for his ability to joke about his lack of anything resembling a social life" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gibing", "jibing", "hazing", "jeering", "mocking", "ragging", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "ridiculing", "teasing", "caricaturing", "lampooning", "parodying", "satirizing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining" ], "synonyms":[ "bantering", "chaffing", "fooling", "funning", "gagging", "japing", "jesting", "jiving", "jollying", "joshing", "kidding", "quipping", "wisecracking", "yukking", "yucking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "jollification":{ "joyful or festive activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "each year the mountain men of the Old West would gather for a week of carousing, tall tale-telling, and general jollification" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "darkness", "dolefulness", "dolor", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "heartsickness", "miserableness", "misery", "mournfulness", "mourning", "woe", "wretchedness", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dumps", "forlornness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "sorrow", "unhappiness" ], "related":[ "carousal", "carouse", "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "mischief", "pleasure", "recreation", "riot", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "joviality", "merriness", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "carnival", "celebration", "festival", "party", "revel", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "rollicking", "romping", "enjoyment", "happiness", "joy", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "buffoonery", "clownery", "clownishness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "funning", "jesting", "jocularity", "joking", "joshing", "levity", "lightheartedness", "playfulness", "zaniness" ], "synonyms":[ "conviviality", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "rejoicing", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "whoopee" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jolted":{ "to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffered", "cushioned", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "rejoiced", "tickled", 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"daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "shakes", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "crushes", "overpowers", "overwhelms" ], "synonyms":[ "appalls", "appals", "floors", "shakes up", "shocks" ] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rocks", "sways", "swings", "chatters", "quavers", "shivers", "thrills", "trembles", "twitches", "dodders", "wavers", "flickers", "fluctuates", "flutters", "oscillates", "undulates", "waves", "beats", "palpitates", "pit-a-pats", "pitter-patters", "pulsates", "pulses", "throbs" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "buckets", "convulses", "jerks", "jiggles", "joggles", "jounces", "judders", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shudders", "vibrates", "wobbles", "wabbles" ] }, "to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she jolted the door open with her elbow" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bumps", "jounces", "lurches", "pitches", "staggers", "jiggles", "jigs", "joggles", "jogs", "shakes", "drags", "lugs", "pulls", "tugs", "plucks", "tweaks", "grabs", "rips", "snaps (up)", "snatches", "tears", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings" ], "synonyms":[ "bucks", "hitches", "hoicks", "jerks", "twitches", "yanks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jonesing (for)":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm really jonesing for a cup of coffee right now" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning" ], "related":[ "spoiling (for)", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "favoring", "preferring", "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing" ], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "coveting", "craving", "desiderating", "desiring", "dying (for)", "hankering (for or after)", "hungering (for)", "itching (for)", "longing (for)", "lusting (for or after)", "panting (after)", "pining (for)", "repining (for)", "salivating (for)", "sighing (for)", "thirsting (for)", "wanting", "wishing (for)", "yearning (for)", "yenning (for)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jot":{ "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "pin", "ray", "scrap", "scruple", "semblance", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "speck", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "touch", "trace" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bubkes", "bupkes", "bupkus", "continental", "damn", "darn", "durn", "diddly", "diddly-squat", "doodley-squat", "doodly-squat", "fig", "ghost", "hoot", "iota", "lick", "modicum", "rap", "squat", "syllable", "tittle", "whit", "whoop" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jots":{ "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "pins", "rays", "scraps", "scruples", "semblances", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "specks", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "touches", "traces" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "continentals", "damns", "darns", "durns", "diddlies", "diddly-squats", "doodley-squats", "doodly-squats", "figs", "ghosts", "hoots", "iotas", "licks", "modicums", "raps", "squats", "syllables", "tittles", "whits", "whoops" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jotting (down)":{ "to make a written note of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'll jot down the message" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chronicling", "minuting", "transcribing", "enregistering", "entering", "inscribing", "chalking (up)", "notching", "scoring" ], "synonyms":[ "logging", "marking", "noting", "putting down", "recording", "registering", "reporting", "setting down", "taking down", "writing down" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jounce":{ "a forceful coming together of two things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blow", "buffet", "hit", "knock", "punch", "rap", "slap", "thump", "bashing", "battering", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "contact", "encounter", "meeting", "touch" ], "synonyms":[ "bump", "collision", "concussion", "crash", "impact", "impingement", "jar", "jolt", "kick", "shock", "slam", "smash", "strike", "wallop" ] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rock", "sway", "swing", "chatter", "quaver", "shiver", "thrill", "tremble", "twitch", "dodder", "waver", "flicker", "fluctuate", "flutter", "oscillate", "undulate", "wave", "beat", "palpitate", "pit-a-pat", "pitter-patter", "pulsate", "pulse", "throb" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "bucket", "convulse", "jerk", "jiggle", "joggle", "jolt", "judder", "quake", "quiver", "shake", "shudder", "vibrate", "wobble", "wabble" ] }, "to make short up-and-down movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her head jounced as the horse began to gallop" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jerk", "jiggle", "shake", "wiggle", "wobble", "wabble", "oscillate", "rock", "sway", "swing", "undulate", "drop", "duck" ], "synonyms":[ "bob", "bobble", "jog", "nod", "pump", "seesaw", "wag" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "journeyman":{ "as in master":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jovial":{ "indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the trip to the amusement park put everyone in a jovial mood" ], "near antonyms":[ "abject", "aggrieved", "anguished", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "dispirited", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "glum", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heavyhearted", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "unhappy", "crying", "groaning", "moaning", "sobbing", "wailing", "weeping", "discontented", "disgruntled", "moody", "doleful", "dolorous", "joyless", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorry", "woeful", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "morose", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "miserable", "woebegone", "wretched", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid" ], "related":[ "amused", "beaming", "chuckling", "giggling", "smiling", "bright", "buoyant", "carefree", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "lighthearted", "lightsome", "upbeat", "animated", "bouncing", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "zippy", "blessed", "blest", "blissful", "delighted", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "gladsome", "happy", "high", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "overjoyed", "radiant", "rapturous", "ravished", "thrilled", "tickled", "amusing", "facetious", "flippant", "frolicsome", "funny", "hilarious", "jesting", "joking", "joshing", "playful", "sportive", "witty", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "unconcerned", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "antic", "comic", "comical", "farcical", "humorous", "riotous", "sidesplitting", "uproarious" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "festive", "gay", "gleeful", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "laughing", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "joyfully":{ "as in joyously , giddily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "joyless":{ "feeling unhappiness":{ "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ], "examples":[ "was utterly joyless after his bitter divorce" ], "near antonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "blithe", "blithesome", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "excited", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "related":[ "aggrieved", "distressed", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried", "despairing", "hopeless", "sunk", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "suicidal", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "plaintive", "tearful", "regretful", "rueful", "agonized", "anguished", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "funereal", "gray", "grey", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "joys":{ "a source of great satisfaction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my car is my pride and joy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "recreations", "comforts", "reliefs", "solaces", "gratifications", "indulgences", "ambrosias" ], "synonyms":[ "delectations", "delights", "feasts", "gases", "gasses", "kicks", "mannas", "pleasures", "treats" ] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoans", "bewails", "grieves", "laments", "regrets", "weeps" ], "related":[ "gloats", "preens", "swells", "boasts", "brags", "flaunts", "parades", "shows off", "struts", "swaggers" ], "synonyms":[ "crows", "delights", "exuberates", "exults", "glories", "jubilates", "kvells", "rejoices", "triumphs" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jog":{ "to go at a pace faster than a walk":{ "examples":[ "had to jog to catch up to them" ], "synonyms":[ "dash", "gallop", "run", "scamper", "sprint", "trip", "trot" ], "related":[ "bound", "canter", "leap", "lope", "shag", "skip", "spring", "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "course", "foot (it)", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "hoof (it)", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "leg (it)", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "rush", "rustle", "shoot", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom", "nip", "patter", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "step (along)" ], "near antonyms":[ "amble", "saunter", "shamble", "shuffle", "stroll", "crawl", "creep", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "lumber", "plod", "trudge", "hobble", "limp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make short up-and-down movements":{ "examples":[ "her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked" ], "synonyms":[ "bob", "bobble", "jounce", "nod", "pump", "seesaw", "wag" ], "related":[ "jerk", "jiggle", "shake", "wiggle", "wobble", "wabble", "oscillate", "rock", "sway", "swing", "undulate", "drop", "duck" 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"discontented", "disgruntled", "moody", "doleful", "dolorous", "joyless", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorry", "woeful", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "morose", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "miserable", "woebegone", "wretched", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "joyride":{ "as in ride , drive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in roughhouse , skylark":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }