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"benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "related":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ] }, "marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "scalding reviews for the overproduced horror movie" ], "near antonyms":[ "amusing", "droll", "merry", "playful", "sportive", "waggish", "gentle", "mild", "bland", "good-humored", "good-natured", "diplomatic", "polite", "smooth", "suave", "urbane", "affable", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "sociable" ], "related":[ "brisk", 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"skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparing", "sparse", "stingy" ] }, "to use or give out in stingy amounts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!" ], "near antonyms":[ "heap", "lavish", "pour", "rain", "shower" ], "related":[ "dole out", "mete (out)", "portion (out)", "ration (out)", "pinch", "shortchange", "conserve", "preserve" ], "synonyms":[ "nurse", "skimp (on)", "spare", "stint (on)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "scanty":{ "less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable":{ "antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "examples":[ "the camera's scanty instructions left me somewhat confused" ], "near antonyms":[ "adequate", "enough", "satisfactory", "sufficient", "tolerable", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "prolific", "rich", "lavish", "luxuriant", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "proliferative", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "excess", "extra", "surplus" ], "related":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "short", "wanting", "bare", "bare-bones", "least", "littlest", "lowest", "mere", "minimal", "slightest", "slight", "small", "thin", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "synonyms":[ "exiguous", "hand-to-mouth", "light", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparing", "sparse", "stingy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scaramouche":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scarce":{ "less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable":{ "antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "examples":[ "food was a bit scarce last winter" ], "near antonyms":[ "adequate", "enough", "satisfactory", "sufficient", "tolerable", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "prolific", "rich", "lavish", "luxuriant", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "proliferative", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "excess", "extra", "surplus" ], "related":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "short", "wanting", "bare", "bare-bones", "least", "littlest", "lowest", "mere", "minimal", "slightest", "slight", "small", "thin", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "synonyms":[ "exiguous", "hand-to-mouth", "light", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparing", "sparse", "stingy" ] }, "not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need":{ "antonyms":[ "adequate", "enough", "sufficient" ], "examples":[ "help is always scarce in the resort town during the busy summer season" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bounteous", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenitudinous", "enlarged", "expanded", "supplemented", "abounding", "overflowing", "teeming", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "lavish", "luxuriant", "rich", "big", "considerable", "hefty", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "super" ], "related":[ "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "hand-to-mouth", "lean", "light", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "bare", "mere", "minimum", "slight", "small" ], "synonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "low", "short", "shy", "wanting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scarcity":{ "a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abundance", "adequacy", "amplitude", "opulence", "plenitude", "plenty", "sufficiency", "wealth" ], "examples":[ "the scarcity of good restaurants around here is surprising" ], "near antonyms":[ "bountifulness", "copiousness", "excess", "overabundance", "oversupply", "surfeit", "surplus" ], "related":[ "absence", "omission", "meagerness", "poorness", "skimpiness", "necessity", "need", "privation" ], "synonyms":[ "crunch", "dearth", "deficiency", "deficit", "drought", "drouth", "failure", "famine", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "lack", "lacuna", "paucity", "pinch", "poverty", "scantiness", "scarceness", "shortage", "undersupply", "want" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scared up":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "antonyms":[ "missed", "overlooked", "passed over" ], "examples":[ "I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them" ], "near antonyms":[ "lost", "mislaid", "misplaced", "misset", "mis-set" ], "related":[ "espied", "sighted", "spotted", "looked for", "searched (for or out)", "sought" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertained", "descried", "detected", "determined", "discovered", "dredged (up)", "dug out", "dug up", "ferreted (out)", "found", "found out", "got", "hit (on or upon)", "hunted (down or up)", "learned", "located", "nosed out", "ran down", "rooted (out)", "routed (out)", "rummaged", "scouted (up)", "tracked (down)", "turned up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scarfs":{ "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the college students scarfed the entire contents of the care package in one sitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbles", "pecks", "picks" ], "related":[ "overeats", "pigs out", "swills" ], "synonyms":[ "bolts", "crams", "devours", "gluts", "gobbles", "gorges", "gormandizes", "gulps", "ingurgitates", "inhales", "ravens", "scoffs", "slops", "wolfs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scaring":{ "to strike with fear":{ "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ], "examples":[ "thunderstorms have always scared her" ], "near antonyms":[ "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "solacing", "soothing", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "steeling" ], "related":[ "appalling", "bowling over", "dismaying", "flooring", "jolting", "shaking", "shaking up", "amazing", "astounding", "awing", "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "dispiriting", "emasculating", "psyching (out)", "undoing", "unmanning", "unnerving", "unstringing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "frightening", "frighting", "horrifying", "panicking", "scarifying", "shocking", "spooking", "startling", "terrifying", "terrorizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scary":{ "causing fear":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "inviting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "reassuring", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "related":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "startling", "threatening", "troubling", "trying", "unnerving", "bone-chilling", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "weird", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ] }, "easily frightened":{ "antonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "dashing", "gutsy", "hardy", "venturesome", "venturous" ], "examples":[ "a scary horse who spooked and kicked at its own shadow" ], "near antonyms":[ "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "assured", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "determined", "firm", "game", "plucky", "resolute", "undeterred", "unflinching", "unswerving", "mettlesome", "spirited", "spunky" ], "related":[ "chicken", "chickenhearted", "chicken-livered", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "spineless", "unheroic", "yellow", "jittery", "jumpy", "spooky", "anxious", "apprehensive", "nervous", "afraid", "alarmed", "horrified", "panicked", "panicky", "panic-stricken", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved" ], "synonyms":[ "fainthearted", "fearful", "fearsome", "mousy", "mousey", "shy", "skittish", "timid", "timorous", "tremulous" ] }, "filled with fear or dread":{ "antonyms":[ "fearless", "unafraid" ], "examples":[ "I got a little scary when I heard the noise in the basement" ], "near antonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daredevil", "daring", "dashing", "gutsy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "venturesome", "venturous", "brave", "courageous", "gallant", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous", "assured", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "sanguine", "sure", "unperturbed", "dauntless", "resolute", "undaunted" ], "related":[ "chicken", "fainthearted", "fearsome", "shrinking", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "tremulant", "tremulous", "agitated", "anxious", "apprehensive", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "funky", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "panicked", "panicky", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "skittish", "uneasy", "upset", "worried", "phobic", "appalled", "dismayed", "startled", "cowed", "daunted", "intimidated", "unnerved", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "gutless", "lily-livered", "pusillanimous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "wary" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "afraid", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "horror-struck", "hysterical", "hysteric", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scathed":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "commended", "complimented", "hailed", "lauded", "praised" ], "related":[ "berated", "harangued", "harassed", "harried", "reviled", "scolded", "whipped", "blasphemed", "cursed", "execrated", "imprecated", "profaned", "affronted", "insulted", "slurred", "aspersed", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "blackguarded", "disparaged", "put down", "libeled", "libelled", "slandered", "traduced", "vilified", "chastised", "chid", "chided", "criticized", "laced (into)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "fulminated", "lashed (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bashed", "belabored", "blasted", "castigated", "excoriated", "jumped (on)", "lambasted", "potshot", "savaged", "slammed", "trashed", "vituperated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "scatted":{ "as in crooned , warbled":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in got out , got (away)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scatterbrained":{ "lacking in seriousness or maturity":{ "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "unfrivolous" ], "examples":[ "a scatterbrained child who couldn't seem to pay attention or stop fooling around" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "melancholy", "somber", "sombre", "thoughtful", "dignified", "heavy", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "severe", "solemn", "staid" ], "related":[ "fatuous", "foolish", "inane", "nonsensical", "thoughtless", "witless", "crazy", "daffy", "daft", "fruity", "exuberant", "flippant", "fluttery", "giggly", "happy", "light", "lighthearted", "playful", "sappy", "shallow", "superficial" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrained", "ditzy", "ditsy", "dizzy", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "frothy", "futile", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "light-minded", "puerile", "silly", "yeasty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scatterbrains":{ "a silly flighty person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't be such a scatterbrain \u2014it's only a wedding, not the invasion of Normandy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fools", "geese", "sillies", "simpletons" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrains", "cuckoos", "ditzes", "featherbrains", "featherheads", "flibbertigibbets", "nitwits", "rattlebrains", "softheads" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scatterings":{ "a small number":{ "antonyms":[ "armies", "crowds", "flocks", "gazillions", "hordes", "hosts", "jillions", "kazillions", "legions", "loads", "many", "mountains", "multitudes", "oodles", "scads", "thousands", "zillions" ], "examples":[ "a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater" ], "near antonyms":[ "majorities", "mosts", "abundances", "excesses", "plenties", "surpluses", "deals", "gobs", "heaps", "lots", "masses", "much", "pecks", "piles", "plenitudes", "plenties", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "slathers", "slews", "stacks", "wads", "wealths" ], "related":[ "minorities", "atoms", "crumbs", "fragments", "grains", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "particles", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits" ], "synonyms":[ "couples", "fews", "handfuls", "handsful", "scatters", "smatterings", "smatters", "sprinkles", "sprinklings" ] }, "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the scattering of the protesters suddenly turned violent and chaotic" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblies", "collections", "concentrations", "gatherings" ], "related":[ "diffusions", "disseminations", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "separations", "splits" ], "synonyms":[ "disbandments", "dispersals", "dispersions", "dissipations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scattershot":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scatty":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "examples":[ "any number of individuals have been fingered as the scatty serial killer known to history as Jack the Ripper" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "related":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", 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"slop", "wolf" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scoffing (at)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scoldings":{ "as in lessons , tongue-lashings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scolds":{ "as in critics , censurers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ], "related":[ "admonishes", "chides", "remonstrates (with)", "reproves", "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bad-mouths", "blames", "blasts", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "crucifies", "denounces", "disses", "excoriates", "faults", "harangues", "knocks", "laces (into)", "lashes", "pans", "reprehends", "reviles", "scourges", "slams", "vituperates", "belittles", "disparages", "mocks", "puts down", "ridicules", "scoffs", "scorns" ], "synonyms":[ "bastes", "bawls out", "berates", "calls down", "castigates", "chastises", "chews out", "dresses down", "flays", "hammers", "jaws", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rags", "rails (at or against)", "rants (at)", "rates", "reams (out)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "scores", "tongue-lashes", "upbraids" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sconces":{ "as in chandeliers , lightings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scoot":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "now we've got to scoot , or we'll be late" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scopes":{ "an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the company's scope of operations now spans two continents" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gamuts", "spectra", "spectrums", "spreads", "bailiwicks", "circles", "demesnes", "departments", "disciplines", "domains", "elements", "fiefdoms", "fiefs", "fields", "provinces", "regions", "specialties", "spheres", "terrains", "frontiers", "horizons", "panoramas" ], "synonyms":[ "ambits", "amplitudes", "breadths", "compasses", "confines", "dimensions", "extents", "ranges", "reaches", "realms", "sweeps", "widths" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scores":{ "a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a whistle-blower who was more interested in settling a score with his employers than in exposing an injustice" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "condemnations", "offenses", "offences", "umbrages", "complaints", "dudgeons", "huffs", "peeves", "piques", "despites", "malevolences", "malices", "spites", "spleens", "venoms", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "enmities", "hostilities", "rancors" ], "synonyms":[ "downs", "grievances", "grudges", "resentments" ] }, "something (as money) which is owed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we'll pay the full score next week" ], "near antonyms":[ "quietuses", "quittances", "repayments", "assets" ], "related":[ "bonds", "debits", "delinquencies", "bankruptcies", "defaults", "embarrassments", "insolvencies" ], "synonyms":[ "arrearages", "arrears", "debts", "liabilities", "obligations" ] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ], "related":[ "admonishes", "chides", "remonstrates (with)", "reproves", "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bad-mouths", "blames", "blasts", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "crucifies", "denounces", "disses", "excoriates", "faults", "harangues", "knocks", "laces (into)", "lashes", "pans", "reprehends", "reviles", "scourges", "slams", "vituperates", "belittles", "disparages", "mocks", "puts down", "ridicules", "scoffs", "scorns" ], "synonyms":[ "bastes", "bawls out", "berates", "calls down", "castigates", "chastises", "chews out", "dresses down", "flays", "hammers", "jaws", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rags", "rails (at or against)", "rants (at)", "rates", "reams (out)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "scolds", "tongue-lashes", "upbraids" ] }, "to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play" ], "near antonyms":[ "loses" ], "related":[ "triumphs", "wins", "bests", "defeats" ], "synonyms":[ "racks up", "tallies" ] }, "to mark with or as if with a line or groove":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abrades", "files", "grazes", "mills", "rasps", "scarifies", "scratches", "bevels", "chamfers", "flutes" ], "synonyms":[ "grooves", "scribes", "seams" ] }, "to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally scored a good job after years of hard work" ], "near antonyms":[ "falls short (of)", "misses", "fails (at)", "loses" ], "related":[ "acquires", "captures", "carries", "draws", "garners", "gets", "lands", "obtains", "procures", "realizes", "secures", "amounts (to)", "approaches", "equals", "matches", "measures up (to)", "meets", "rivals", "ties", "touches", "beats", "excels", "outdoes", "surpasses", "tops" ], "synonyms":[ "achieves", "attains", "bags", "chalks up", "clocks (up)", "gains", "hits", "logs", "makes", "notches (up)", "racks up", "rings up", "wins" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scoring":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ], "related":[ "admonishing", "chiding", "remonstrating (with)", "reproving", "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bad-mouthing", "blaming", "blasting", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "crucifying", "denouncing", "dissing", "excoriating", "faulting", "haranguing", "knocking", "lacing (into)", "lashing", "panning", "reprehending", "reviling", "scourging", "slamming", "vituperating", "belittling", "disparaging", "mocking", "putting down", "ridiculing", "scoffing", "scorning" ], "synonyms":[ "basting", "bawling out", "berating", "calling down", "castigating", "chastising", "chewing out", "dressing down", "flaying", "hammering", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "ranting (at)", "rating", "reaming (out)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "scolding", "tongue-lashing", "upbraiding" ] }, "to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing" ], "related":[ "triumphing", "winning", "besting", "defeating" ], "synonyms":[ "racking up", "tallying" ] }, "to mark with or as if with a line or groove":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abrading", "filing", "grazing", "milling", "rasping", "scarifying", "scratching", "beveling", "bevelling", "chamfering", "fluting" ], "synonyms":[ "grooving", "scribing", "seaming" ] }, "to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally scored a good job after years of hard work" ], "near antonyms":[ "falling short (of)", "missing", "failing (at)", "losing" ], "related":[ "acquiring", "capturing", "carrying", "drawing", "garnering", "getting", "landing", "obtaining", "procuring", "realizing", "securing", "amounting (to)", "approaching", "equaling", "equalling", "matching", "measuring up (to)", "meeting", "rivaling", "rivalling", "touching", "tying", "tieing", "beating", "excelling", "outdoing", "surpassing", "topping" ], "synonyms":[ "achieving", "attaining", "bagging", "chalking up", "clocking (up)", "gaining", "hitting", "logging", "making", "notching (up)", "racking up", "ringing up", "winning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scorn":{ "open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect":{ "antonyms":[ "admiration", "esteem", "estimation", "favor", "regard", "respect" ], "examples":[ "has nothing but scorn for newfangled ideas of any kind" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "tolerance", "adoration", "adulation", "deference", "deification", "glorification", "idolatry", "idolization", "lionization", "reverence", "veneration", "worship", "affection", "fancy", "fondness", "liking", "love" ], "related":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "lovelessness", "cattiness", "hatefulness", "invidiousness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "spite", "spitefulness", "aversion", "disgust", "distaste", "horror", "odium", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "enmity", "gall", "grudge", "hostility", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "bile", "jaundice", "rancor", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "virulence", "vitriol", "aspersion", "belittlement", "deprecation", "depreciation", "detraction", "diminishment", "disparagement", "derision", "mockery", "ridicule", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation" ], "synonyms":[ "contempt", "contemptuousness", "despisement", "despite", "despitefulness", "disdain", "misprision" ] }, "to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she scorned the advice of her ophthalmologist and had the laser eye surgery anyway" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "approve", "use" ], "related":[ "dismiss", "forget", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slur (over)", "belittle", "deprecate", "disparage", "slight" ], "synonyms":[ "despise", "disregard", "flout" ] }, "to show contempt for":{ "antonyms":[ "honor", "respect" ], "examples":[ "scorned the religious traditions of their ancestors" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "esteem", "lionize", "hallow", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "accept", "appreciate", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)" ], "related":[ "scout", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deplore", "deprecate", "disparage", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "synonyms":[ "contemn", "dis", "diss", "disdain", "disrespect", "high-hat", "look down (on or upon)", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snoot", "snub" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scotching":{ "as in beating , whipping":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scout (up)":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "antonyms":[ "miss", "overlook", "pass over" ], "examples":[ "I think I've scouted up a way for us to manage this" ], "near antonyms":[ "lose", "mislay", "misplace", "misset" ], "related":[ "espy", "sight", "spot", "look for", "search (for or out)", "seek" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig out", "dig up", "discover", "dredge (up)", "ferret (out)", "find", "find out", "get", "hit (on or upon)", "hunt (down or up)", "learn", "locate", "nose out", "root (out)", "rout (out)", "rummage", "run down", "scare up", "track (down)", "turn up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scouting":{ "to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauding", "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning" ], "related":[ "scoffing (at)", "scorning", "sneering (at)", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "disparaging", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "putting down", "chaffing", "jiving", "joshing", "kidding", "quizzing", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "riding", "teasing", "tweaking", "twitting", "baiting", "barracking", "bugging", "catcalling", "harassing", "harrying", "hassling", "heckling", "needling", "pestering", "ragging", "targeting", "taunting", "tormenting", "aping", "burlesquing", "caricaturing", "imitating", "lampooning", "mimicking", "parodying", "parroting", "pillorying", "satirizing", "taking off (on)", "travestying" ], "synonyms":[ "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "jeering", "laughing (at)", "mocking", "ridiculing", "shooting down", "skewering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scowled":{ "to look with anger or disapproval":{ "antonyms":[ "beamed", "grinned", "smiled" ], "examples":[ "scowled down at the misbehaving child" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gaped", "gazed", "ogled", "stared", "grimaced", "pouted", "sulked", "growled", "snarled", "sneered", "sniggered" ], "synonyms":[ "frowned", "glared", "gloomed", "glowered", "lowered", "loured" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scrambles":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a scramble of pens and pencils in the desk drawer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "agglomerations", "alphabet soups", "assortments", "botches", "clutters", "collages", "crazy quilts", "farragoes", "gallimaufries", "grab bags", "gumbos", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jambalayas", "jumbles", "jungles", "litters", "mac\u00e9doines", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "menageries", "miscellanea", "miscellanies", "mishmashes", "mixed bags", "montages", "motleys", "muddles", "olios", "olla podridas", "ollas podridas", "omnium-gatherums", "pastiches", "patchwork quilts", "patchworks", "potpourris", "ragbags", "ragouts", "rummages", "salads", "salmagundis", "shuffles", "smorgasbords", "stews", "tumbles", "varieties", "welters" ] }, "to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the toddler scrambled up the stairs" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "shimmies", "shinnies", "shins", "skins", "ascends", "breasts", "free-climbs", "gets up", "mounts", "scales", "summits", "surmounts", "claws", "sprawls", "struggles" ], "synonyms":[ "clambers", "climbs", "scrabbles", "swarms" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ], "examples":[ "scrambled the letters of the word" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "related":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scrap":{ "a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cantle", "shred", "tatter", "end", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "stub", "portion", "section", "segment", "chip", "flake", "shard", "shatter", "shiver", "sliver", "splinter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "atom", "crumb", "dribble", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "nugget", "particle", "patch", "scruple", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "tittle" ], "synonyms":[ "bit", "fraction", "fragment", "piece" ] }, "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "related":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "scrimmage", "scrum", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ] }, "a very small piece":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "brushed away a scrap of lint" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunk", "gob", "hunk", "lump", "slab", "abundance", "barrel", "bucket", "bushel", "deal", "heaps", "loads", "mass", "mountain", "peck", "pile", "pot", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "scads", "stack", "volume", "wad", "wealth" ], "related":[ "ace", "dab", "dash", "driblet", "drop", "fraction", "haet", "halfpenny", "ha'penny", "iota", "jot", "kenning", "lick", "minim", "mite", "modicum", "nutshell", "ounce", "pinch", "shred", "smatter", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "spot", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "taste", "touch", "trace", "whisper", "whit", "bite", "mouthful", "nibble", "tidbit", "titbit", "fragment", "part", "portion", "section", "chip", "flake", "shard", "shiver", "sliver", "splinter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "smithereens" ], "synonyms":[ "atom", "bit", "crumb", "dribble", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "nugget", "particle", "patch", "scruple", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "tittle" ] }, "an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "clash", "run-in", "skirmish", "tangle", "tussle", "logomachy", "feud", "vendetta", "attack", "contention", "dissension", "dissention", "debate", "difference", "disputation", "fuss", "objection", "protest", "protestation", "affray", "fisticuffs", "fracas", "fray", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "catfight" ], "synonyms":[ "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "battle royal", "bicker", "brawl", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "donnybrook", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "imbroglio", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "rhubarb", "row", "set-to", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ] }, "an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project" ], "near antonyms":[ "whole" ], 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"bulwarked", "covered", "defended", "fenced", "fended", "forfended", "guarded", "kept", "protected", "safeguarded", "secured", "shielded", "warded" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "antonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "displayed", "divulged", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled" ], "examples":[ "bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street" ], "near antonyms":[ "brought out", "presented", "clarified", "illuminated", "advertised", "aired", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "got out", "proclaimed", "publicized", "published", "spread" ], "related":[ "buried", "camouflaged", "covered (up)", "smothered", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "blocked", "clouded", "darkened", "eclipsed", "obstructed", "occluded", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded" ], "synonyms":[ "belied", "blanketed", "blotted out", "cloaked", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "disguised", 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"mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ], "related":[ "defaced", "disfigured", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "coiled", "curled", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "twined", "wound", "winded", "wreathed" ], "synonyms":[ "contorted", "deformed", "distorted", "misshaped", "squinched", "tortured", "warped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "screws":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bilks", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fiddles", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "sticks", "stiffs", "stings", "suckers", "swindles", "thimblerigs", "victimizes" ] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightens", "unbends", "uncurls" ], "related":[ "defaces", "disfigures", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "coils", "curls", "loops", "spirals", "twines", "winds", "wreathes" ], "synonyms":[ "contorts", "deforms", 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"combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ] }, "a place of uproar or confusion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "London's tube is quite a scrum during rush hour" ], "near antonyms":[ "arcadia", "heaven", "paradise", "utopia", "order", "orderliness", "organization", "calm", "lull", "peace", "respite", "hush", "quiet", "silence", "stillness" ], "related":[ "bustle", "commotion", "pandemonium", "racket", "ruckus", "tumult", "turmoil", "brouhaha", "clamor", "clatter", "din", "hubbub", "noise", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "havoc", "hell", "mess", "muss", "shambles" ], "synonyms":[ "babel", "bedlam", "circus", "madhouse", "three-ring circus" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scruples":{ "a very small amount":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "went about her business without even a scruple of suspicion" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "boatloads", "buckets", "bundles", "bushels", "deals", "fistfuls", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "oodles", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "plenties", "potfuls", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "stacks", "wads", "wealths", "volumes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overflows", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs" ], "related":[ "hoots", "iotas", "jots", "minima", "minimums", "minims", "modicums", "semblances", "syllables", "tittles", "vestiges", "whits", "atoms", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps", "dashes", "drops", "pinches", "parts", "portions", "sections", "bites", "nibbles", "tastes", "handfuls", "handsful", "scatterings", "smatterings", "smatters", "doses", "shots", "chips", "flakes", "fragments", "shards", "shivers", "slivers", "smithereens", "splinters", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "rays", "scintillas", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smacks", "smells", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "soup\u00e7ons", "sparks", "spatters", "specks", "splashes", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "touches", "traces" ] }, "a very small piece":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "left just a scruple of asparagus on the plate" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunks", "gobs", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs", "abundances", "barrels", "buckets", "bushels", "deals", "heaps", "loads", "masses", "mountains", "pecks", "piles", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "scads", "stacks", "volumes", "wads", "wealths" ], "related":[ "aces", "dabs", "dashes", "driblets", "drops", "fractions", "haets", "halfpence", "halfpennies", "ha'pennies", "iotas", "jots", "kennings", "licks", "minims", "mites", "modicums", "nutshells", "ounces", "pinches", "shreds", "smatters", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "spots", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces", "whispers", "whits", "bites", "mouthfuls", "nibbles", "tidbits", "titbits", "fragments", "parts", "portions", "sections", "chips", "flakes", "shards", "shivers", "slivers", "splinters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings", "smithereens" ], "synonyms":[ "atoms", "bits", "crumbs", "dribbles", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "nuggets", "particles", "patches", "scraps", "snippets", "snips", "specks", "tittles" ] }, "an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the survey showed that many students had few scruples about cheating on papers or exams" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "assurances", "certainties", "certitudes", "confidences", "convictions", "self-confidences" ], "related":[ "consciences", "distrust", "doubts", "dubieties", "incertitudes", "misdoubts", "mistrust", "reservations", "skepticism", "suspicions", "uncertainties", "reluctances", "demurs", "fusses", "objections", "protests", "questions", "remonstrances", "aversions", "disinclinations", "indispositions", "reluctances", "guilts", "regrets", "remorses", "self-reproaches", "shames", "contritions", "penitences", "repentances" ], "synonyms":[ "compunctions", "misgivings", "qualms" ] }, "to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{ "antonyms":[ "dives (in)", "plunges (in)" ], "examples":[ "a tabloid journalist who has never scrupled to reveal the most intimate details about the lives of celebrities" ], "near antonyms":[ "decides", "budges", "stirs", "advances", "continues" ], "related":[ "haws", "hems", "dallies", "dawdles", "delays", "lingers", "pauses", "procrastinates", "waits", "backs down", "chickens (out)", "considers", "debates", "deliberates", "ponders", "weighs", "oscillates", "sways", "equivocates", "hedges", "pussyfoots", "waffles" ], "synonyms":[ "balances", "dithers", "falters", "halts", "hangs back", "hesitates", "shilly-shallies", "staggers", "teeters", "vacillates", "wavers", "wobbles", "wabbles" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scrupulous":{ "guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong":{ "antonyms":[ "cutthroat", "dishonest", "dishonorable", "immoral", "unconscionable", "unethical", "unjust", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "examples":[ "an exemplar of morality who was scrupulous in all of his dealings" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "evil", "evil-minded", "immoral", "indecent", "sinful", "unrighteous", "wicked", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "perverted", "reprobate", "atrocious", "infamous", "villainous", "base", "low", "mean", "vicious", "vile", "iniquitous", "nefarious" ], "related":[ "decent", "good", "righteous", "right-minded", "straight", "upright", "virtuous", "dutiful", "observant", "respectful", "overconscientious", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty", "esteemed", "law-abiding", "reputable", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy" ], "synonyms":[ "conscientious", "conscionable", "ethical", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "principled" ] }, "taking, showing, or involving great care and effort":{ "antonyms":[ "careless" ], "examples":[ "a scrupulous attention to detail is evident in all of his reporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cursory", "halfhearted", "heedless", "inattentive", "incautious", "mindless", "regardless", "unguarded", "unsafe", "unwary", "lax", "neglectful", "negligent", "slipshod", "sloppy", "slovenly", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "uncritical", "undemanding", "undiscriminating", "bold", "impetuous", "rash", "reckless", "apathetic", "indifferent", "lackadaisical", "lazy", "lazyish" ], "related":[ "assiduous", "diligent", "indefatigable", "persevering", "sedulous", "exhaustive", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "alert", "attentive", "observant", "vigilant", "watchful", "accurate", "exact", "precise", "strict", "critical", "demanding", "discriminating", "exacting", "fastidious", "finicky", "particular", "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "gingerly", "guarded", "heedful", "mindful", "wary", "deliberate", "plodding", "slow", "studied", "thoughtful", "all-out", "determined", "dogged", "intensive", "patient", "tenacious", "tireless", "zealous" ], "synonyms":[ "careful", "conscientious", "fussy", "loving", "meticulous", "painstaking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scuffle":{ "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "several chairs were knocked over in the scuffle" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "related":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scrum", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ], "examples":[ "she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "related":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "plod", "pound", "scuff", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "stump", "tramp", "tromp", "trudge" ] }, "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battle", "clash (with)", "combat", "contend", "duel", "fight", "war (against)", "bash", "batter", "beat", "buffet", "hit", "punch", "slug", "strike", "box", "spar", "brawl", "skirmish" ], "synonyms":[ "grapple", "rassle", "tussle", "wrestle" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scull":{ "as in skiff , rowboat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to move a boat by means of oars":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a couple sculled past in a racing shell" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "canoe", "kayak", "pole", "punt", "feather", "pull" ], "synonyms":[ "oar", "paddle", "row" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sculpt":{ "to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the colossal statue was sculpted from a single block of marble" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chisel", "engrave", "etch", "grave", "incise", "inscribe", "knap", "cast", "form", "model", "mold", "shape" ], "synonyms":[ "carve", "sculpture" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scummy":{ "arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust":{ "antonyms":[ "admirable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "meritorious", "praiseworthy" ], "examples":[ "the jury was disgusted by the scummy behavior of the defendant in the courtroom" ], "near antonyms":[ "high-minded", "honest", "honorable", "noble", "principled", "redoubtable", "reputable", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "upright", "ethical", "good", "moral", "right", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "related":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "condemnable", "detestable", "execrable", "hateful", "loathsome", "odious", "disgusting", "reptilian", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "shameful", "base", "ignoble", "low", "shabby", "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "blamable", "censurable", "reprehensible", "reproachable", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "contemptible", "cruddy", "deplorable", "despicable", "dirty", "grubby", "lame", "lousy", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "pitiable", "pitiful", "ratty", "scabby", "scurvy", "sneaking", "sorry", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scurril":{ "marked by harsh insulting language":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people" ], "near 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Washington" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "temperate", "deferential", "respectful", "civil", "courteous", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "discreet", "judicious", "tempered", "encomiastic", "laudative", "laudatory", "praiseful" ], "related":[ "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "offensive", "outrageous", "outraging", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "foulmouthed", "gross", "indecent", "nasty", "obscene", "potty-mouthed", "vulgar", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "scornful", "defamatory", "libelous", "libellous", "scandalous", "slanderous", "maligning", "traducing", "vilifying", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "spiteful", "immoderate", "intemperate", "unbridled", "unrestrained" ], "synonyms":[ "abusive", "contumelious", "invective", "opprobrious", "scurrile", "scurril", "truculent", "vitriolic", "vituperative", "vituperatory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scurry":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scurvy":{ "arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust":{ "antonyms":[ "admirable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "meritorious", "praiseworthy" ], "examples":[ "after winning the lottery, she was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists, ne'er-do-wells, and hangers-on" ], "near antonyms":[ "high-minded", "honest", "honorable", "noble", "principled", "redoubtable", "reputable", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "upright", "ethical", "good", "moral", "right", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "related":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "condemnable", "detestable", "execrable", "hateful", "loathsome", "odious", "disgusting", "reptilian", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "shameful", "base", "ignoble", "low", "shabby", "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "blamable", "censurable", "reprehensible", "reproachable", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "contemptible", "cruddy", "deplorable", "despicable", "dirty", "grubby", "lame", "lousy", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "pitiable", "pitiful", "ratty", "scabby", "scummy", "sneaking", "sorry", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scuttle":{ "as in flurry , scurry":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scold":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "baste", "bawl out", "berate", "call down", "castigate", "chastise", "chew out", "dress down", "flay", "hammer", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rag", "rail (at or against)", "rant (at)", "rate", "ream (out)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "score", "tongue-lash", "upbraid" ], "related":[ "admonish", "chide", "remonstrate (with)", "reprove", "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bad-mouth", "blame", "blast", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "crucify", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "excoriate", "fault", "harangue", "knock", "lace (into)", "lash", "pan", "reprehend", "revile", "scourge", "slam", "vituperate", "belittle", "disparage", "mock", "put down", "ridicule", "scoff", "scorn" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in critic , censurer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "schoolma'am":{ "a woman who teaches in a school in a small town or in the country":{ "examples":[ "In the movie, she plays a doting schoolmarm in colonial New England." ], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scriveners":{ "a person who creates a written work":{ "examples":[ "the roomful of unsung scriveners that it takes to churn out a weekly sitcom" ], "synonyms":[ "authors", "litterateurs", "litt\u00e9rateurs", "penmen", "pens", "scribes", "writers" ], "related":[ "auteurs", "belletrists", "belle-lettrists", "stylists", "wordsmiths", "coauthors", "co-authors", "coscenarists", "co-scenarists", "cowriters", "co-writers", "ghostwriters", "hacks", "hatchet men", "scribblers", "wordmongers", "biographers", "hagiographers", "autobiographers", "memoirists", "memorialists", "fabulists", "fictioneers", "fictionists", "novelists", "romancers", "storytellers", "essayists", "pamphleteers", "satirists", "dramatists", "playwrights", "scenarists", "screenwriters", "scriptwriters", "prosaists", "prosateurs", "prosers", "bards", "poets", "rhymers", "versifiers", "bloggers", "columnists", "journalists", "newspapermen", "paragraphers", "reporters", "sportswriters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonauthors" ] }, "one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts":{ "examples":[ "the details of the contract were worked out by a lawyer, I being involved with it merely as a scrivener" ], "synonyms":[ "amanuenses", "calligraphers", "copyists", "penmen", "scribes" ], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scrape (up or together)":{ "to get with great difficulty":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "eke (out)", "scrounge", "squeeze", "wrest", "wring" ], "related":[ "acquire", "attain", "draw", "earn", "gain", "land", "obtain", "procure", "secure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "scrimmaging (with)":{ "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict":{ "examples":[ "growing up in the inner city he had often scrimmaged with neighborhood toughs" ], 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"terrorizes" ], "related":[ "appalls", "appals", "bowls over", "dismays", "floors", "jolts", "shakes", "shakes up", "amazes", "astounds", "awes", "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "psychs (out)", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "steels" ], "antonyms":[ "reassures" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scorner":{ "as in denigrator , jeerer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "script":{ "the form or style of a particular person's writing":{ "examples":[ "has a neat, careful script with delicate loops" ], "synonyms":[ "hand", "handwriting", "penmanship" ], "related":[ "cacography", "hen scratch", "hen track", "scratch", "scrawl", "scribble", "backhand", "copperplate", "cursive", "print", "running hand", "autograph", "John Hancock", "John Henry", "signature" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the written form of a story prepared for film production":{ "examples":[ "sold two scripts to the movie studio" ], "synonyms":[ "scenario", "screenplay" ], "related":[ "shooting script", "story", "text" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "writing done by hand":{ "examples":[ "sending a thank-you note in script \u2014and not just an e-mail\u2014is the only proper way to express one's gratitude" ], "synonyms":[ "calligraphy", "handwriting", "longhand", "manuscript", "penmanship" ], "related":[ "lettering", "phonography", "shorthand", "steno", "stenography" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "print", "type", "typewriting" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scribes":{ "one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts":{ "examples":[ "variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them" ], "synonyms":[ "amanuenses", "calligraphers", "copyists", "penmen", "scriveners" ], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an official whose job is to keep records":{ "examples":[ "the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings" ], "synonyms":[ "clerks", "registers", "registrars", "secretaries" ], "related":[ "archivists", "bookkeepers", "recorders", "reporters", "transcriptionists", "annalists", "chroniclers", "documenters", "historians" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who creates a written work":{ "examples":[ "a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe" ], "synonyms":[ "authors", "litterateurs", "litt\u00e9rateurs", "penmen", "pens", "scriveners", "writers" ], "related":[ "auteurs", "belletrists", "belle-lettrists", "stylists", "wordsmiths", "coauthors", "co-authors", "coscenarists", "co-scenarists", "cowriters", "co-writers", "ghostwriters", "hacks", "hatchet men", "scribblers", "wordmongers", "biographers", "hagiographers", "autobiographers", "memoirists", "memorialists", "fabulists", "fictioneers", "fictionists", "novelists", "romancers", "storytellers", "essayists", "pamphleteers", "satirists", "dramatists", "playwrights", "scenarists", "screenwriters", "scriptwriters", "prosaists", "prosateurs", "prosers", "bards", "poets", "rhymers", "versifiers", "bloggers", "columnists", "journalists", "newspapermen", "paragraphers", "reporters", "sportswriters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonauthors" ] }, "to mark with or as if with a line or groove":{ "examples":[ "carefully scribed two lines into the wood" ], "synonyms":[ "grooves", "scores", "seams" ], "related":[ "abrades", "files", "grazes", "mills", "rasps", "scarifies", "scratches", "bevels", "chamfers", "flutes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scuffles":{ "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "examples":[ "several chairs were knocked over in 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"examples":[ "she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her" ], "synonyms":[ "barges", "clumps", "flogs", "flounders", "galumphs", "lumbers", "lumps", "plods", "pounds", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "slogs", "sloughs", "stamps", "stomps", "stumbles", "stumps", "tramps", "tromps", "trudges" ], "related":[ "drags", "flops", "hauls", "blunders", "careens", "dodders", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "waddles", "weaves", "wobbles", "wabbles" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "wafts" ], "antonyms":[ "breezes", "coasts", "glides", "slides", "waltzes", "whisks" ] }, "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "examples":[ "the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark" ], "synonyms":[ "grapples", "rassles", "tussles", "wrestles" ], "related":[ "battles", "clashes (with)", "combats", "contends", "duels", "fights", "wars (against)", 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