{ "on even keel":{ "not undergoing a change in condition":{ "antonyms":[ "capricious", "changeful", "changing", "fickle", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "skittish", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "varying", "volatile" ], "examples":[ "She's kept her credit score on an even keel so she hopes to be able to buy a car soon." ], "near antonyms":[ "adaptable", "alterable", "changeable", "flexible", "mutable", "variable", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "fleeting", "momentary", "transient", "transitory", "kaleidoscopic", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical" ], "related":[ "fast", "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inflexible", "invariable", "unalterable", "unchangeable", "established", "set", "settled", "ceaseless", "continuing", "durable", "enduring", "lasting", "permanent" ], "synonyms":[ "changeless", "constant", "stable", "stationary", "steady", "unchanging", "unvarying" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "on target":{ "being in agreement 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"unprepared", "unschooled", "untrained", "beginning", "green", "new", "raw", "untested", "untried" ], "related":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "experienced", "expert", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "proficient", "seasoned", "skilled", "skillful", "veteran", "overqualified", "prepared", "schooled", "trained", "apt", "ready", "willing", "all-around", "all-round", "protean", "versatile" ], "synonyms":[ "able", "capable", "competent", "equal", "fit", "good", "qualified", "suitable" ] }, "paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity":{ "antonyms":[ "asleep" ], "examples":[ "The cops in this town are always on the ball ." ], "near antonyms":[ "absent", "absentminded", "absorbed", "abstracted", "daydreaming", "dazed", "distracted", "dreaming", "dreamy", "engrossed", "faraway", "insensible", "oblivious", "preoccupied", "sleeping", "unaware", "unconscious", "unknowing", "unwitting", "careless", "heedless", "inattentive", "unheeding", "unmindful", "unthinking", "unwary", "unprepared", "unready" ], "related":[ "alive", "aware", "conscious", "sensitive", "cognizant", "heedful", "keen", "mindful", "observing", "regardful", "sharp", "sharp-eyed", "hyperalert", "hypervigilant", "sleepless", "wakeful", "careful", "cautious", "chary", "wary", "prepared", "ready" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "Argus-eyed", "attentive", "awake", "observant", "open-eyed", "tenty", "tentie", "vigilant", "watchful", "wide-awake" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "one-sidedness":{ "an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities":{ "antonyms":[ "impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "open-mindedness", "unbiasedness" ], "examples":[ "the obvious one-sidedness of the host means that his radio talk show isn't the open forum that he pretends it is" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "detachment", "dispassion", "indifference", "aversion", "dislike", "distaste", "hate", "scunner" ], "related":[ "chauvinism", "cronyism", "favoritism", "nepotism", "self-opinionatedness", "self-partiality", "bent", "inclination", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "preconception", "prejudgment", "prepossession" ], "synonyms":[ "bias", "favor", "nonobjectivity", "parti pris", "partiality", "partisanship", "ply", "prejudice", "tendentiousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "one-two":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "one-up":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "oneness":{ "the state of being completely united with or a part of someone or something \u2014 usually + with":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I felt a sense of oneness with nature.", "a feeling of spiritual oneness with others" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "onerous":{ "difficult to endure":{ "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ], "examples":[ "had the onerous and stressful job of notifying the families of soldiers killed in action" ], "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", "murderous", "oppressive", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "severe", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ] }, "requiring much time, effort, or careful attention":{ "antonyms":[ "light", "nondemanding", "unchallenging", "undemanding" ], "examples":[ "building the scale model of the frigate was an onerous task" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "effortless", "facile", "simple", "smooth" ], "related":[ "difficult", "formidable", "hard", "herculean", "rough", "rugged", "stiff", "strenuous", "testing", "tough", "oppressive", "trying", "rigid", "rigorous", "severe", "stern", "strict", "stringent" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "burdensome", "challenging", "demanding", "exacting", "grueling", "gruelling", "killing", "laborious", "persnickety", "taxing", "toilsome" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "onetime":{ "at an earlier or previous time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an athlete who onetime competed in marathons on a regular basis" ], "near antonyms":[ "lately", "recently", "currently", "now", "presently" ], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "erstwhile", "formerly", "once" ] }, "happening only once":{ "antonyms":[ "frequent", "periodic", "periodical", "recurrent", "recurring", "regular", "repeated", "steady" ], "examples":[ "with any luck, that was a onetime mistake" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "commonplace", "everyday", "familiar", "ordinary", "routine", "ubiquitous", "usual", "cyclic", "cyclical", "around-the-clock", "constant", "continual", "hourly", "round-the-clock", "accustomed", "chronic", "confirmed", "customary", "habitual", "inveterate", "expected", "annual", "yearly" ], "related":[ "nonce", "inconstant", "infrequent", "intermittent", "irregular", "occasional" ], "synonyms":[ "one-off", "one-shot" ] }, "having been such at some previous time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the onetime English teacher now works for a newspaper" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "extant", "ongoing", "present", "present-day", "coming", "future", "prospective", "unborn" ], "related":[ "bygone", "dead", "defunct", "departed", "expired", "extinct", "gone", "long-ago", "vanished" ], "synonyms":[ "erstwhile", "former", "late", "old", "once", "other", "past", "quondam", "sometime", "whilom" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "one-sided":{ "inclined to favor one side over another":{ "examples":[ "my neighbor's account of how the feud got started was somewhat one-sided" ], "synonyms":[ "biased", "parti pris", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced" ], "related":[ "hostile", "inimical", "jaundiced", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "colored", "distorted", "misrepresented", "shaded", "warped", "convinced", "influenced", "persuaded", "predisposed", "prepossessed", "swayed", "affected", "concerned", "interested" ], "near antonyms":[ "open", "open-minded", "persuasible", "receptive", "honest", "just", "reasonable", "bipartisan", "autonomous", "independent", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "hardheaded", "impersonal", "unemotional", "cold", "distant", "remote", "apathetic", "incurious", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uncurious", "unenthusiastic", "uninterested" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterested", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "neutral", "nonpartisan", "objective", "unbiased", "unprejudiced" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }