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"repair", "revamp" ], "related":[ "blunder", "gum (up)", "muddle", "piffle", "blemish", "blight", "damage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "mutilate", "ruin", "spoil", "vitiate", "destroy", "wreck", "mishandle", "mismanage" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "boot", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "muck-a-mucks":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "antonyms":[ "lightweights", "nobodies", "nonentities", "shrimp", "shrimps", "twerps", "whippersnappers", "zeros", "zeroes", "zilches" ], "examples":[ "the obituary mentioned that he was a muckety-muck in several service clubs" ], "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", "high-muck-a-mucks", "high-muckety-mucks", "honchos", "kahunas", "kingfish", "kingpins", "major leaguers", "nabobs", "nawabs", "nibs", "nobs", "pooh-bahs", "poo-bahs", "wheels" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mucks":{ "to make dirty":{ "antonyms":[ "cleans", "cleanses" ], "examples":[ "you can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminates", "purges", "purifies", "disinfects", "sanitizes", "brushes", "dry-cleans", "dusts", "launders", "mops", "rinses", "scours", "scrubs", "sweeps", "washes", "wipes", "brightens", "deodorizes", "freshens", "renews", "spruces (up)", "straightens (up)", "tidies (up)" ], "related":[ "contaminates", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "discolors", "confuses", "disarranges", "disarrays", "dishevels", "disorders", "draggles", "jumbles", "messes", "muddles", "collies", "crocks" ], "synonyms":[ "befouls", "begrimes", "bemires", "besmirches", "blackens", "daubs", "dirties", "distains", "fouls", "gaums", "grimes", "mires", "muddies", "smirches", "smudges", "soils", "stains", "sullies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mucks up":{ "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I swear, she mucks up everything she tries" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "helps", "improves", "meliorates", "rectifies", "refines", "reforms", "remedies", "doctors", "fixes", "patches", "reconditions", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ], "related":[ "blunders", "gums (up)", "muddles", "piffles", "blemishes", "blights", "damages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "mutilates", "ruins", "spoils", "vitiates", "destroys", "wrecks", "mishandles", "mismanages" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "bobbles", "boggles", "bollixes (up)", "boots", "botches", "buggers (up)", "bumbles", "bungles", "butchers", "dubs", "flubs", "fluffs", "foozles", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "mangles", "messes (up)", "muffs", "murders", "screws up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "muddy":{ "full of or covered with soft wet earth":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "please do not walk in the house with muddy boots on, as you will get the carpet dirty" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "pristine", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ], "related":[ "clayey", "loamy", "roily", "silty", "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "cruddy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "gunky", "impure", "smutty", "soiled", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "synonyms":[ "miry", "mucky", "oozy", "slimy", "sludgy", "slushy" ] }, "having visible particles in liquid suspension":{ "antonyms":[ "clear", "crystal clear", "crystalline" ], "examples":[ "whether muddy or not, water taken from lakes and streams should be boiled by campers" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarified", "filtered", "purified", "colorless", "transparent", "uncolored" ], "related":[ "dingy", "filmy", "hazy", "scummy", "unfiltered", "inky", "muddied", "muddled", "murky", "puddled", "sludgy", "opaque" ], "synonyms":[ "cloudy", "riley", "roiled", "turbid" ] }, "not clean":{ "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "ultraclean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ], "examples":[ "we were all muddy after playing outside" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "limpid", "pure", "cleaned", "cleansed", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "bleached", "purified", "whitened", "bright", "flawless", "perfect", "shiny", "sparkling", "unspotted", "untouched", "taintless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "virgin", "wholesome" ], "related":[ "contaminated", "defiled", "germy", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "insanitary", "uncleaned", "unsanitary", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "unwashed", "greasy", "gunky", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "scruffy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "raunchy", "scuzzy", "shabby", "skanky", "sleazy", "squalid", "collied", "crocked", "fuliginous", "sooty" ], "synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "black", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "dusty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "smutty", "soiled", "sordid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ] }, "to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{ "antonyms":[ "clarify", "clear (up)", "illuminate" ], "examples":[ "that argument is irrelevant and will just muddy the issue we're trying to resolve" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline", "disentangle", "straighten (out)", "undo", "unravel", "unscramble", "untangle", "decipher", "decode", "analyze", "break down" ], "related":[ "complicate", "perplex", "sophisticate", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disorder", "disrupt", "disturb", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "upset" ], "synonyms":[ "becloud", "befog", "blur", "cloud", "confuse", "fog", "obfuscate" ] }, "to make dirty":{ "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanse" ], "examples":[ "forgot to take off our shoes and accidentally muddied the kitchen floor" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminate", "purge", "purify", "disinfect", "sanitize", "brush", "dry-clean", "dust", "launder", "mop", "rinse", "scour", "scrub", "sweep", "wash", "wipe", "brighten", "deodorize", "freshen", "renew", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)" ], "related":[ "contaminate", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "discolor", "confuse", "disarrange", "disarray", "dishevel", "disorder", "draggle", "jumble", "mess", "muddle", "colly", "crock" ], "synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "bemire", "besmirch", "blacken", "daub", "dirty", "distain", "foul", "gaum", "grime", "mire", "muck", "smirch", "smudge", "soil", "stain", "sully" ] }, "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my mind had been thoroughly muddied by the long hours of exacting work" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "reassure", "satisfy", "enlighten", "inform" ], "related":[ "stick", "stump", "weird out", "abash", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "agitate", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "stun", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "beguile", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "humbug", "misguide", "mislead", "snow", "string along", "take in", "trick" ], "synonyms":[ "addle", "baffle", "bamboozle", "beat", "befog", "befuddle", "bemuse", "bewilder", "buffalo", "confound", "confuse", "discombobulate", "disorient", "flummox", "fox", "fuddle", "get", "gravel", "maze", "muddle", "mystify", "perplex", "pose", "puzzle", "vex" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "muddying":{ "to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{ "antonyms":[ "clarifying", "clearing (up)", "illuminating" ], "examples":[ "that argument is irrelevant and will just muddy the issue we're trying to resolve" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifying", "streamlining", "disentangling", "straightening (out)", "undoing", "unraveling", "unscrambling", "untangling", "deciphering", "decoding", "analyzing", "breaking down" ], "related":[ "complicating", "perplexing", "sophisticating", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disordering", "disrupting", "disturbing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "upsetting" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouding", "befogging", "blurring", "clouding", "confusing", "fogging", "obfuscating" ] }, "to make dirty":{ "antonyms":[ "cleaning", "cleansing" ], "examples":[ "forgot to take off our shoes and accidentally muddied the kitchen floor" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminating", "purging", "purifying", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "brushing", "dry-cleaning", "dusting", "laundering", "mopping", "rinsing", "scouring", "scrubbing", "sweeping", "washing", "wiping", "brightening", "deodorizing", "freshening", "renewing", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up)", "tidying (up)" ], "related":[ "contaminating", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "discoloring", "confusing", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disordering", "draggling", "jumbling", "messing", "muddling", "collying", "crocking" ], "synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "bemiring", "besmirching", "blackening", "daubing", "dirtying", "distaining", "fouling", "gauming", "griming", "miring", "mucking", "smirching", "smudging", "soiling", "staining", "sullying" ] }, "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my mind had been thoroughly muddied by the long hours of exacting work" ], "near antonyms":[ "assuring", "reassuring", "satisfying", "enlightening", "informing" ], "related":[ "sticking", "stumping", "weirding out", "abashing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "agitating", "bothering", "chagrining", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "stunning", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "beguiling", "cozening", "deceiving", "deluding", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "humbugging", "misguiding", "misleading", "snowing", "stringing along", "taking in", "tricking" ], "synonyms":[ "addling", "baffling", "bamboozling", "beating", "befogging", "befuddling", "bemusing", "bewildering", "buffaloing", "confounding", "confusing", "discombobulating", "disorienting", "flummoxing", "foxing", "fuddling", "getting", "graveling", "gravelling", "mazing", "muddling", "mystifying", "perplexing", "posing", "puzzling", "vexing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "muffled":{ "as in muted , softened":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to deaden the sound of":{ "antonyms":[ "unmuffled" ], "examples":[ "the walls muffled their conversation so that only a low murmur was heard" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplified", "boosted", "deepened", "enhanced", "heightened", "increased", "magnified", "stepped up", "strengthened" ], "related":[ "insulated", "soundproofed", "padded", "dampened", "mellowed", "softened", "subdued", "toned (down)", "baffled", "smothered" ], "synonyms":[ "muted", "stifled" ] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the airport had been muffled in fog all morning long" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "denuded", "exposed", "stripped", "stript" ], "related":[ "curtained", "draped", "embedded", "imbedded", "encased", "swaddled", "blanketed", "overlaid", "overspread", "camouflaged", "cloaked", "disguised", "masked", "circled", "encircled", "enlaced", "enwound" ], "synonyms":[ "bosomed", "bowered", "circumfused", "cocooned", "embosomed", "embowered", "embraced", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enshrouded", "enswathed", "enveloped", "enwrapped", "invested", "involved", "lapped", "mantled", "shrouded", "swathed", "veiled", "wrapped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "muffs":{ "as in foul-ups":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "muffed the repair job and had to do it again" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "helps", "improves", "meliorates", "rectifies", "refines", "reforms", "remedies", "doctors", "fixes", "patches", "reconditions", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ], "related":[ "blunders", "gums (up)", "muddles", "piffles", "blemishes", "blights", "damages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "mutilates", "ruins", "spoils", "vitiates", "destroys", "wrecks", "mishandles", "mismanages" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "bobbles", "boggles", "bollixes (up)", "boots", "botches", "buggers (up)", "bumbles", "bungles", "butchers", "dubs", "flubs", "fluffs", "foozles", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "mangles", "messes (up)", "mucks up", "murders", "screws up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "mulct":{ "a sum of money to be paid as a punishment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the loan shark usually imposed a mulct of an additional 20% on overdue payments" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "reparations", "assessment", "award", "compensation", "indemnity" ], "synonyms":[ "damages", "fine", "forfeit", "forfeiture", "penalty" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trying to mulct the insurance company for an accident that never happened" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "mulcted":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trying to mulct the insurance company for an accident that never happened" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mules":{ "as in coyotes , gunrunners":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in crosses , hybrids":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in hinnies":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mull (over)":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "mull over the idea for a while and then let me know" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "overlook", "slight", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject" ], "related":[ "muse (upon)", "reflect (on or upon)", "reminisce", "analyze", "explore", "review", "conclude", "reason", "second-guess", "speculate (about)", "brood (about or over)", "dwell (on or upon)", "fixate (on or upon)", "fret (about or over)", "obsess (about or over)", "believe", "conceive", "opine", "absorb", "assimilate", "digest", "drink (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "chew over", "cogitate", "consider", "contemplate", "debate", "deliberate", "entertain", "eye", "kick around", "meditate", "perpend", "ponder", "pore (over)", "question", "revolve", "ruminate", "study", "think (about or over)", "turn", "weigh", "wrestle (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "multicolored":{ "marked by a variety of usually vivid colors":{ "antonyms":[ "colorless", "monochromatic", "monochromic", "monotone", "self-colored", "solid" ], "examples":[ "displays of multicolored pottery from her native Mexico" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatic", "bleached", "decolorized", "faded", "washed-out", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "unbrilliant" ], "related":[ "iridescent", "opalescent", "brave", "bright", "brilliant", "gay", "vibrant", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "showy", "splashy", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "plaided", "striped", "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "trichromatic", "tricolor", "tricolored", "two-tone", "two-toned" ], "synonyms":[ "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multihued", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated", "various" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "multicultural":{ "relating to or including many different cultures":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a multicultural society" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "multifaceted":{ "having many different parts; having many facets":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a multifaceted approach to health care" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "multihued":{ "marked by a variety of usually vivid colors":{ "antonyms":[ "colorless", "monochromatic", "monochromic", "monotone", "self-colored", "solid" ], "examples":[ "used multihued dinnerware and stemware to give the table settings a casual, festive look" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatic", "bleached", "decolorized", "faded", "washed-out", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "unbrilliant" ], "related":[ "iridescent", "opalescent", "brave", "bright", "brilliant", "gay", "vibrant", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "showy", "splashy", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "plaided", "striped", "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "trichromatic", "tricolor", "tricolored", "two-tone", "two-toned" ], "synonyms":[ "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated", "various" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "multipart":{ "as in mixed , heterogeneous":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "multiplex":{ "as in megaplex , plex":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "being of a large but indefinite number":{ "antonyms":[ "few" ], "examples":[ "would sometimes experience multiplex moods in the course of a single day" ], "near antonyms":[ "countable", "limited" ], "related":[ "countless", "innumerable", "numberless", "uncountable", "unnumbered", "untold", "several", "some", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "sundry", "various", "divers", "manifold", "multifarious", "myriad" ], "synonyms":[ "beaucoup", "legion", "many", "multifold", "multiple", "multitudinous", "numerous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "multiplied":{ "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "contracted", "decreased", "diminished", "dwindled", "lessened", "receded", "waned" ], "examples":[ "with each attempt the problems multiplied" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jumped", "rocketed", "skyrocketed", "surged", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled", "blew up", "bulked", "distended", "inflated", "puffed (up)", "crescendoed", "crested", "peaked" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "accumulated", "appreciated", "ballooned", "boomed", "built up", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "climbed", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "gained", "increased", "mounted", "mushroomed", "proliferated", "rolled up", "rose", "snowballed", "spread", "swelled", "waxed" ] }, "to bring forth offspring":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "begot", "begat", "bore", "engendered", "gendered", "generated", "got", "had", "mothered", "parented", "produced", "sired", "hatched", "spawned" ], "synonyms":[ "bred", "procreated", "propagated", "reproduced" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "minified", "reduced", "subtracted (from)" ], "examples":[ "the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "related":[ "boomed", "jumped", "skyrocketed", "spiked", "bumped (up)", "ratcheted (up)", "racheted (up)", "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "drew out", "elongated", "fleshed (out)", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched", "developed", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "complemented", "supplemented", "beefed (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "maximized", "accumulated", "amassed", "collected", "followed up", "parlayed" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "added (to)", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "built up", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "hyped", "increased", "pumped up", "raised", "stoked", "supersized", "swelled", "upped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "multiplies":{ "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "contracts", "decreases", "diminishes", "dwindles", "lessens", "recedes", "wanes" ], "examples":[ "with each attempt the problems multiplied" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jumps", "rockets", "skyrockets", "surges", "heightens", "intensifies", "redoubles", "blows up", "bulks", "distends", "inflates", "puffs (up)", "crescendoes", "crests", "peaks" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "accumulates", "appreciates", "balloons", "booms", "builds up", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "climbs", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "gains", "increases", "mounts", "mushrooms", "proliferates", "rises", "rolls up", "snowballs", "spreads", "swells", "waxes" ] }, "to bring forth offspring":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bears", "begets", "engenders", "genders", "generates", "gets", "has", "mothers", "parents", "produces", "sires", "hatches", "spawns" ], "synonyms":[ "breeds", "procreates", "propagates", "reproduces" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ], "examples":[ "the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "related":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "increases", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "supersizes", "swells", "ups" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "multitalented":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "multitude":{ "a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "masses", "millions", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff", "gaggle", "heap", "mountain", "pile", "jam", "logjam" ], "synonyms":[ "army", "bike", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mass", "mob", "press", "rout", "scrum", "swarm", "throng" ] }, "the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{ "antonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "pick", "pink", "pride", "upper crust" ], "examples":[ "the nation's idle rich frolicked while the multitude starved" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "haute monde", "nobility", "patriciate", "peerage", "quality", "royalty", "society" ], "related":[ "cattle", "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "ragtag and bobtail", "riffraff", "rout", "scum", "tag, rag, and bobtail", "tagrag and bobtail", "trash", "unwashed", "bourgeoisie", "middle class" ], "synonyms":[ "commoners", "commons", "crowd", "herd", "hoi polloi", "mass", "millions", "mob", "people", "plebeians", "plebs", "populace", "public", "rank and file" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mum":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "deliberately refraining from speech":{ "antonyms":[ "communicative", "speaking", "talking" ], "examples":[ "kept mum about the surprise bridal shower" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulate", "eloquent", "fluent", "voluble", "well-spoken", "gabby", "garrulous", "loquacious", "talkative", "talky", "outspoken", "unreserved", "vocal", "facile", "glib", "silver-tongued", "smooth-tongued" ], "related":[ "inarticulate", "tongue-tied", "nonvocal", "voiceless", "dumbstruck", "sulking", "sulky", "sullen" ], "synonyms":[ "dumb", "mute", "muted", "silent", "speechless", "uncommunicative", "wordless" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "mumbled":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to speak softly and unclearly":{ "antonyms":[ "spoke out", "spoke up" ], "examples":[ "I can't understand you if you mumble" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulated", "enunciated" ], "related":[ "babbled", "blabbed", "chattered", "driveled", "drivelled", "gabbled", "gibbered", "jabbered", "maundered", "prattled", "rambled", "breathed", "gasped", "panted", "whispered", "buzzed" ], "synonyms":[ "chuntered", "grunted", "mouthed", "murmured", "muttered" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "mummify":{ "as in shrivel , wizen":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mummifying":{ "as in shriveling , wizening":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "munch":{ "to eat (something) especially in a noisy way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "We munched popcorn during the movie.", "cattle munching grass" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "munches":{ "to eat (something) especially in a noisy way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "We munched popcorn during the movie.", "cattle munching grass" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "murder":{ "a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{ "antonyms":[ "heaven", "paradise" ], "examples":[ "this weather is murder on my sinuses" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "joy", "pleasure", "recreation", "lark", "picnic", "riot" ], "related":[ "affliction", "calvary", "cross", "curse", "ordeal", "trial", "tribulation", "calamity", "misfortune", "tragedy", "gall", "thorn", "bummer", "downer", "drag" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "Gehenna", "hell", "horror", "misery", "nightmare", "torment", "torture" ] }, "the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "arrested for attempting to commit murder" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chance-medley", "killing", "manslaughter", "bloodshed", "butchery", "carnage", "decimation", "destruction", "massacre", "slaughter", "assassination", "execution", "hit", "euthanasia", "mercy killing", "filicide", "fratricide", "matricide", "parricide", "patricide", "regicide", "uxoricide" ], "synonyms":[ "blood", "foul play", "homicide", "rubout", "slaying" ] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we listened in horror as she murdered our favorite song on stage" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "help", "improve", "meliorate", "rectify", "refine", "reform", "remedy", "doctor", "fix", "patch", "recondition", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ], "related":[ "blunder", "gum (up)", "muddle", "piffle", "blemish", "blight", "damage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "mutilate", "ruin", "spoil", "vitiate", "destroy", "wreck", "mishandle", "mismanage" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "boot", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "screw up" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "those people made me so mad I felt like I wanted to murder them" ], "near antonyms":[ "animate", "raise", "restore", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revive" ], "related":[ "blow away", "shoot", "shoot down", "blot out", "carry off", "claim", "cut down", "destroy", "fell", "kill", "smite", "zap", "butcher", "massacre", "mow (down)", "slaughter", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "exterminate", "wipe out" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinate", "bump off", "croak", "dispatch", "do in", "execute", "get", "ice", "knock off", "liquidate", "neutralize", "off", "put away", "rub out", "slay", "snuff", "take out", "terminate", "whack" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "murdered":{ "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we listened in horror as she murdered our favorite song on stage" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "helped", "improved", "meliorated", "rectified", "refined", "reformed", "remedied", "doctored", "fixed", "patched", "reconditioned", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ], "related":[ "blundered", "gummed (up)", "muddled", "piffled", "blemished", "blighted", "damaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "mutilated", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "destroyed", "wrecked", "mishandled", "mismanaged" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "bobbled", "boggled", "bollixed (up)", "booted", "botched", "buggered (up)", "bumbled", "bungled", "butchered", "dubbed", "flubbed", "fluffed", "foozled", "fouled up", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "mangled", "messed (up)", "mucked up", "muffed", "screwed up" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "those people made me so mad I felt like I wanted to murder them" ], "near antonyms":[ "animated", "raised", "restored", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "related":[ "blew away", "shot", "shot down", "blotted out", "carried off", "claimed", "cut down", "destroyed", "felled", "killed", "smote", "zapped", "butchered", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "slaughtered", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "exterminated", "wiped out" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinated", "bumped off", "croaked", "did in", "dispatched", "executed", "got", "iced", "knocked off", "liquidated", "neutralized", "offed", "put away", "rubbed out", "slew", "snuffed", "terminated", "took out", "whacked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "murderous":{ "difficult to endure":{ "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ], "examples":[ "the murderous heat of the desert" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "cozy", "luxurious", "snug", "agreeable", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "pleasant", "peaceful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "bearable", "endurable", "painless", "tolerable", "balmy", "calm", "clement", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate" ], "related":[ "austere", "bleak", "comfortless", "discomforting", "forbidding", "inhospitable", "spartan", "uncomfortable", "biting", "inclement", "intemperate", "wild", "rigorous", "strict", "stringent", "agonizing", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "painful", "wretched", "crushing", "grinding", "overwhelming", "wearing", "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "harrowing", "tortuous", "bad", "disagreeable", "hostile", "unfriendly", "unpleasant" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy", "inhuman", "onerous", "oppressive", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "severe", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ] }, "eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Viking warriors became legendary for the murderous fury they displayed in battle" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliatory", "disarming", "dovish", "mollifying", "pacific", "pacifying", "peaceable", "peaceful", "peacemaking", "placating", "placative", "placatory", "propitiatory", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted", "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "gentle", "kindly", "submissive", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "related":[ "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "cold-blooded", "cruel", "heartless", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "vicious", "wanton", "antagonistic", "ferocious", "fierce", "gladiatorial", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "violent", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "bloodstained", "fell", "gory", "grim", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodthirsty", "bloody", "bloody-minded", "homicidal", "murdering", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "sanguineous" ] }, "likely to cause or capable of causing death":{ "antonyms":[ "healthful", "healthy", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "wholesome" ], "examples":[ "braved murderous machine-gun fire to capture the hill from the enemy" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficial", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "alleviative", "corrective", "curative", "remedial", "tonic", "advantageous", "beneficial", "useful", "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic", "safe" ], "related":[ "baneful", "deleterious", "destructive", "harmful", "injurious", "noxious", "pernicious", "truculent", "infectious", "infective", "pestilential", "poisonous", "sublethal", "toxic", "virulent", "dangerous", "grave", "grievous", "hazardous", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "serious", "threatening", "ugly", "unhealthy", "unsound", "bloody", "internecine", "sanguinary", "sanguine" ], "synonyms":[ "baleful", "deadly", "deathly", "fatal", "fell", "killer", "lethal", "mortal", "pestilent", "terminal", "vital" ] }, "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ], "examples":[ "those exams were murderous" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "related":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", "spiny", "stubborn", "thorny", "ticklish", "tricky", "bruising", "burdensome", "exhausting", "labored", "onerous", "oppressive", "stressful", "taxing", "tight", "trying", "annoying", "bothersome", "distressing", "irksome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "grievous", "grim", "strict", "stringent", "brutal", "cruel", "inhuman", "painful" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "heavy", "hellacious", "herculean", "killer", "laborious", "moiling", "pick-and-shovel", "rigorous", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stiff", "strenuous", "sweaty", "tall", "testing", "toilsome", "tough", "uphill" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "murmur":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finished the tedious job without a murmur" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendation", "compliment", "plaudit", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "approval", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction" ], "related":[ "challenge", "demur", "expostulation", "kick", "niggle", "objection", "protest", "quibble", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "complaint", "fuss", "grievance", "gripe", "grouch", "grouse", "grumble", "holler", "kvetch", "lament", "miserere", "moan", "plaint", "squawk", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer" ] }, "speech that is not clear enough to be understood":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "could just barely hear the murmurs of the audience" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rumor", "undertone", "whisper", "babble", "babbling", "blab", "blabbing", "chatter", "chattering", "drivel", "driveling", "drivelling", "gabble", "gabbling", "jabber", "jabbering", "maundering", "prattle", "prattling", "rambling" ], "synonyms":[ "grunt", "grunting", "mumble", "murmuring", "mutter", "muttering" ] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "rejoice" ], "examples":[ "no prisoner dared murmur out loud" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "bear", "countenance", "endure", "take", "tolerate", "applaud", "cheer", "commend" ], "related":[ "object (to)", "protest", "quarrel (with)", "cavil", "quibble", "fret", "stew", "worry", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "lament" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "kvetch", "maunder", "moan", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ] }, "to speak softly and unclearly":{ "antonyms":[ "speak out", "speak up" ], "examples":[ "a college professor who tends to murmur" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulate", "enunciate" ], "related":[ "babble", "blab", "chatter", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "jabber", "maunder", "prattle", "ramble", "breathe", "gasp", "pant", "whisper", "buzz" ], "synonyms":[ "chunter", "grunt", "mouth", "mumble", "mutter" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "murmurous":{ "as in low , soft":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "muscle":{ "muscular strength":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm going to need someone with real muscle to help me move all this furniture" ], "near antonyms":[ "impotence", "impotency", "weakness", "debilitation", "debility", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "infirmity" ], "related":[ "force", "might", "potency", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "energy", "vigor" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "brawn", "main", "thew" ] }, "the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task":{ "antonyms":[ "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "examples":[ "at the time the military lacked the muscle to fight two wars at once" ], "near antonyms":[ "disability", "inability", "inaptitude", "incapability", "incapableness", "incapacity", "incompetence", "incompetency", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficaciousness", "inefficacy", "uselessness", "helplessness", "paralysis" ], "related":[ "aptitude", "capability", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "adequacy", "effectiveness", "effectualness", "usefulness" ], "synonyms":[ "energy", "firepower", "force", "horsepower", "might", "potence", "potency", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "strength", "vigor" ] }, "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters" ], "near antonyms":[ "allow", "let", "permit", "argue", "convince", "induce", "move", "persuade", "prevail (on or upon)", "satisfy", "talk (into)", "win (over)" ], "related":[ "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "cow", "hector", "intimidate", "blackmail", "high-pressure", "menace", "shame", "terrorize", "threaten", "drag", "badger", "harass", "hound" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjack", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "dragoon", "drive", "force", "impel", "impress", "make", "obligate", "oblige", "press", "pressure", "sandbag" ] }, "to force one's way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "muscling straight through the packed crowd of people waiting to board the ship" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ram", "shove", "thrust" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "bull", "bulldoze", "crash", "elbow", "jam", "jostle", "press", "push", "shoulder", "squeeze" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "mushiness":{ "the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "prefers mindless action movies to the \" mushiness \" of romantic comedies" ], "near antonyms":[ "cynicism", "hardheadedness", "hard-heartedness" ], "related":[ "emotion", "sentiment", "corn", "corniness", "hokeyness", "hokiness", "schmaltz", "schmalz" ], "synonyms":[ "bathos", "gooeyness", "lovey-doveyness", "mawkishness", "mush", "saccharinity", "sappiness", "sentimentalism", "sentimentality", "sloppiness", "soppiness", "syrup", "sirup" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mushroomed":{ "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "contracted", "decreased", "diminished", "dwindled", "lessened", "receded", "waned" ], "examples":[ "the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jumped", "rocketed", "skyrocketed", "surged", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled", "blew up", "bulked", "distended", "inflated", "puffed (up)", "crescendoed", "crested", "peaked" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "accumulated", "appreciated", "ballooned", "boomed", "built up", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "climbed", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "gained", "increased", "mounted", "multiplied", "proliferated", "rolled up", "rose", "snowballed", "spread", "swelled", "waxed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mushy":{ "appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way":{ "antonyms":[ "unsentimental" ], "examples":[ "a mushy love story" ], "near antonyms":[ "unadulterated", "unvarnished", "antisentimental", "cynical", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "hardheaded" ], "related":[ "dreamy", "misty-eyed", "moonstruck", "moony", "nostalgic", "starry-eyed", "feel-good", "fuzzy", "melodramatic", "soap-operatic", "soapy", "sudsy", "flat", "insipid", "soft-boiled", "tasteless", "vapid", "watery", "cutesy", "twee" ], "synonyms":[ "chocolate-box", "cloying", "corny", "drippy", "fruity", "gooey", "lovey-dovey", "maudlin", "mawkish", "novelettish", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "slushy", "soppy", "soupy", "spoony", "spooney", "sticky", "sugarcoated", "sugary", "wet" ] }, "giving easily to the touch":{ "antonyms":[ "firm", "hard", "solid" ], "examples":[ "mushy fruit that was obviously overripe" ], "near antonyms":[ "inelastic", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "tense", "unbending", "unyielding", "resistant", "sound", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "case-hardened", "crush-proof", "hardened", "indurated", "stiffened", "tempered", "compacted", "compressed", "condensed", "adamantine", "rock", "rocklike", "sturdy", "substantial" ], "related":[ "doughy", "fleshy", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "lank", "limp", "slack", "yielding", "bendable", "compressible", "crushable", "elastic", "flexible", "kneadable", "malleable", "pliable", "pliant", "resilient", "supple", "willowy", "workable", "airy", "light" ], "synonyms":[ "flabby", "pulpy", "soft", "spongy", "squashy", "squishy", "squooshy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "mussed":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ], "examples":[ "the charmingly mussed look of a rock star in full rebel regalia" ], "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" ], "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" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ], "examples":[ "the wind mussed up my hair" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "related":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "musses (up)":{ "as in messes (up)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mustering out":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "antonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ], "examples":[ "mustered out of the army at the end of the war" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "reemploying", "re-employing", "rehiring", "contracting", "subcontracting", "recruiting" ], "related":[ "downsizing", "excessing", "furloughing", "laying off", "trimming", "booting (out)", "chucking (out)", "drumming (out)", "kicking out", "throwing out", "unseating", "separating" ], "synonyms":[ "axing", "bouncing", "canning", "cashiering", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating", "turning off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "musty":{ "having an unpleasant smell":{ "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ], "examples":[ "musty old gym socks" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "related":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsty", "frowsy", "frowzy", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "used or heard so often as to be dull":{ "antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "novel", "original", "unclich\u00e9d", "unhackneyed" ], "examples":[ "the musty prose of writers who use the same expressions over and over" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "stimulating", "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting", "atypical", "extraordinary", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented", "unusual", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "related":[ "twice-told", "bromidic", "platitudinal", "platitudinous", "canned", "cardboard", "conventional", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "imitative", "ready-made", "tried-and-true", "unimaginative", "uninspired", "unoriginal", "normal", "ordinary", "rote", "routine", "standard", "stock", "typical", "usual", "arid", "barren", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "prosaic", "stodgy", "stuffy", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "undramatic", "uninteresting", "vapid", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "old-fashioned", "old hat" ], "synonyms":[ "banal", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "clich\u00e9d", "cobwebby", "commonplace", "hack", "hackney", "hackneyed", "moth-eaten", "obligatory", "shopworn", "stale", "stereotyped", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tired", "trite", "well-worn" ] } }, "mutates":{ "to pass from one form, state, or level to another":{ "antonyms":[ "plateaus", "stabilizes" ], "examples":[ "colored lights that slowly mutate from green to blue and so on across the color spectrum" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "metamorphoses", "morphs", "transmutes", "betters", "improves", "deteriorates", "worsens", "turns around", "seesaws", "teeters", "vacillates", "wavers" ], "synonyms":[ "changes", "fluctuates", "shifts", "snaps", "varies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mutating":{ "to pass from one form, state, or level to another":{ "antonyms":[ "plateauing", "stabilizing" ], "examples":[ "colored lights that slowly mutate from green to blue and so on across the color spectrum" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "metamorphosing", "morphing", "transmuting", "bettering", "improving", "deteriorating", "worsening", "turning around", "seesawing", "teetering", "vacillating", "wavering" ], "synonyms":[ "changing", "fluctuating", "shifting", "snapping", "varying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mutations":{ "a significant and basic change":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The sculpture series underwent several mutations as the artist experimented with different materials and techniques." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "something that is a result of a change in the genes of a plant or animal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "This coloration in the bird's plumage is a rare mutation ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "muted":{ "deliberately refraining from speech":{ "antonyms":[ "communicative", "speaking", "talking" ], "examples":[ "she was unexpectedly muted in the presence of her literary idol" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulate", "eloquent", "fluent", "voluble", "well-spoken", "gabby", "garrulous", "loquacious", "talkative", "talky", "outspoken", "unreserved", "vocal", "facile", "glib", "silver-tongued", "smooth-tongued" ], "related":[ "inarticulate", "tongue-tied", "nonvocal", "voiceless", "dumbstruck", "sulking", "sulky", "sullen" ], "synonyms":[ "dumb", "mum", "mute", "silent", "speechless", "uncommunicative", "wordless" ] }, "mostly or entirely without sound":{ "antonyms":[ "noisy", "rackety", "unquiet", "uproarious" ], "examples":[ "the muted cry of a frightened witness to a murder" ], "near antonyms":[ "boisterous", "clamorous", "clangorous", "clattering", "clattery", "raucous", "rip-roaring", "roaring", "roistering", "tumultuous" ], "related":[ "calm", "peaceable", "peaceful", "serene", "tranquil" ], "synonyms":[ "hushed", "noiseless", "quiet", "quieted", "silent", "soundless", "still", "stilly" ] }, "not excessively showy":{ "antonyms":[ "flamboyant", "flaring", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "loud", "noisy", "ostentatious", "razzle-dazzle", "splashy", "swank", "swanky" ], "examples":[ "painted with muted colors" ], "near antonyms":[ "meretricious", "graceless", "inelegant", "tacky", "tasteless", "tawdry", "trashy", "vulgar", "baroque", "fancy", "frilly", "gilded", "gilt", "ornate", "rococo", "overdecorated", "overdone", "overwrought" ], "related":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "fit", "fitting", "proper", "suitable", "modest", "plain", "simple", "unadorned", "undecorated", "inconspicuous", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "graceful", "handsome", "refined", "tasteful", "drab", "mousy", "mousey", "practical", "sensible" ], "synonyms":[ "conservative", "low-key", "low-keyed", "quiet", "repressed", "restrained", "sober", "subdued", "toned-down", "understated", "unflashy", "unpretentious" ] }, "to deaden the sound of":{ "antonyms":[ "unmuffled" ], "examples":[ "closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplified", "boosted", "deepened", "enhanced", "heightened", "increased", "magnified", "stepped up", "strengthened" ], "related":[ "insulated", "soundproofed", "padded", "dampened", "mellowed", "softened", "subdued", "toned (down)", "baffled", "smothered" ], "synonyms":[ "muffled", "stifled" ] }, "to stop the noise or speech of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "muted the television while she was on the phone" ], "near antonyms":[ "agitated", "stirred" ], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "dumbed", "extinguished", "hushed", "quelled", "quieted", "quietened", "settled", "shushed", "shut up", "silenced", "squelched", "stilled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "mutualism":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "muzzles":{ "as in beaks , mouths":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in silences , censors":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "muzzy":{ "not expressed in precise terms":{ "antonyms":[ "clear", "definite", "explicit", "specific" ], "examples":[ "in an attempt to be all things to all people, the candidate offered to the voters an intentionally muzzy campaign message" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "forthright", "foursquare", "frank", "honest", "open", "openhearted", "outspoken", "plainspoken", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "obvious", "plain", "unambiguous", "understandable", "unequivocal", "comprehensible", "fathomable", "intelligible", "defined", "distinct", "well-defined", "blatant", "patent", "unmistakable" ], "related":[ "ambiguous", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "murky", "nebulous", "obscure", "unintelligible", "bleary", "blurry", "dim", "faint", "foggy", "gauzy", "hazy", "misty", "woozy", "indeterminate", "indistinct", "indistinguishable", "uncertain", "undefinable", "undefined", "undetermined", "inexplicable", "inscrutable", "mysterious", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "mystifying", "obfuscatory", "perplexing", "puzzling", "unfathomable" ], "synonyms":[ "fuzzy", "indefinite", "inexplicit", "unclear", "vague" ] }, "suffering from mental confusion":{ "antonyms":[ "clearheaded" ], "examples":[ "with my mind still muzzy from the medication, I had no idea what the nurse was saying" ], "near antonyms":[ "alert", "conscious" ], "related":[ "senseless", "unconscious" ], "synonyms":[ "addle", "addled", "addlepated", "bedeviled", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "bushed", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "distracted", "dizzy", "dopey", "dopy", "fogged", "mixed-up", "muddleheaded", "pixilated", "pixillated", "punch-drunk", "punchy", "raddled", "shell-shocked", "silly", "slaphappy", "spaced-out", "spaced", "spacey", "spacy", "stunned", "stupefied", "zonked", "zonked-out" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "multiple sclerosis":{ "as in cerebral palsy , poliomyelitis":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "munificence":{ "the quality or state of being generous":{ "examples":[ "a number of poor communities now have school computers as a result of that billionaire's munificence" ], "synonyms":[ "bigheartedness", "bountifulness", "bounty", "generosity", "generousness", "largesse", "largess", "liberality", "openhandedness", "openheartedness", "philanthropy", "unselfishness" ], "related":[ "beneficence", "charity", "kindliness", "selflessness", "kindness", "gift", "gratuity", "lagniappe", "tribute", "extravagance", "improvidence", "lavishness", "prodigality", "wastefulness", "spendthrift", "dissipating", "squandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "economizing", "economy", "frugality", "husbandry", "providence", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrift", "conservation", "saving", "husbanding", "managing", "scraping", "cutting back" ], "antonyms":[ "cheapness", "closeness", "meanness", "miserliness", "parsimony", "penuriousness", "pinching", "selfishness", "stinginess", "tightness", "ungenerosity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }