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"passionate", "randy", "salacious", "satyric", "wanton" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lucency":{ "the state or quality of being easily seen through":{ "antonyms":[ "cloudiness", "opacity", "opaqueness", "turbidity", "turbidness" ], "examples":[ "the lucency of the membrane" ], "near antonyms":[ "fogginess", "haziness", "milkiness", "mistiness", "murkiness" ], "related":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "luminosity", "luminousness", "definition", "resolution", "sharpness", "apparentness", "observability", "visibility" ], "synonyms":[ "clarity", "clearness", "limpidity", "limpidness", "translucence", "translucency", "transparency" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lucidness":{ "clearness of expression":{ "examples":[ "she was impressed by the lucidness of her surgeon's explanation of the operation" ], "synonyms":[ "clarity", "explicitness", "lucidity", "perspicuity", "perspicuousness", "simplicity" ], "near synonyms":[ "incision", "incisiveness", "directness", "forthrightness", "openness", "straightforwardness", "readability", "readableness", "comprehensibility", "intelligibility", "legibility" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambiguity", "ambiguousness", "equivocalness", "equivocation", "inscrutability", "inscrutableness", "obliqueness", "obliquity", "opacity", "opaqueness", "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "incomprehensibleness", "unintelligibility", "unintelligibleness", "circuitousness", "deviousness", "indirectness", "indistinctness", "dimness", "disjointedness", "incoherence", "faintness", "fuzziness", "muddiness", "nebulousness", "vagueness" ], "antonyms":[ "obscureness", "obscurity", "unclarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luck":{ "success that is partly the result of chance":{ "examples":[ "some people have all the luck" ], "synonyms":[ "fortunateness", "fortune", "luckiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blessing", "boon", "fluke", "godsend", "hit", "serendipity", "strike", "windfall", "break", "chance", "opportunity", "coup", "stroke" ], "near antonyms":[ "knock", "misadventure", "mishap", "adversity", "curse", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "sorrow", "tragedy", "trouble", "calamity", "cataclysm", "catastrophe", "disaster", "defeat", "failure", "fizzle", "nonachievement", "nonsuccess", "accident", "casualty", "disappointment", "lapse", "letdown", "reversal", "reverse", "setback", "slipup", "circumstance", "destiny", "doom", "fate", "lot", "portion", "hex", "jinx" ], "antonyms":[ "mischance", "misfortune", "unluckiness" ] }, "the uncertain course of events":{ "examples":[ "let's plan our vacation rather than leave everything to luck" ], "synonyms":[ "accident", "casualty", "chance", "circumstance", "hap", "hazard" ], "near synonyms":[ "fortuitousness", "fortuity", "haphazardry", "randomness", "uncertainty", "fluke", "happenchance", "happenstance", "destiny", "doom", "fate", "fortune", "lot", "danger", "peril", "risk" ], "near antonyms":[ "intent", "intention", "purpose", "design", "outline", "plan", "scheme" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luckily":{ "by good fortune or luck":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Luckily , none of our dishes broke during the move." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "luckiness":{ "success that is partly the result of chance":{ "antonyms":[ "mischance", "misfortune", "unluckiness" ], "examples":[ "the supposed luckiness of a rabbit's foot was the reason he kept one on his keychain" ], "near antonyms":[ "knock", "misadventure", "mishap", "adversity", "curse", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "sorrow", "tragedy", "trouble", "calamity", "cataclysm", "catastrophe", "disaster", "defeat", "failure", "fizzle", "nonachievement", "nonsuccess", "accident", "casualty", "disappointment", "lapse", "letdown", "reversal", "reverse", "setback", "slipup", "circumstance", "destiny", "doom", "fate", "lot", "portion", "hex", "jinx" ], "related":[ "blessing", "boon", "fluke", "godsend", "hit", "serendipity", "strike", "windfall", "break", "chance", "opportunity", "coup", "stroke" ], "synonyms":[ "fortunateness", "fortune", "luck" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lucubrations":{ "as in grinds , heavy liftings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drudgeries", "grinds", "heavy liftings", "bears", "beasts", "chores", "headaches", "jobs", "killers", "labors", "efforts", "strains", "sweats", "burdens", "loads", "weights", "bothers", "nuisances", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[ "breezes", "child's play", "cinches", "duck soup", "kid stuff", "setups", "snaps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luculent":{ "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "examples":[ "the district attorney's brilliant, luculent summation sealed the case for the prosecution" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lugubrious":{ "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ], "examples":[ "the diner's dim lighting makes eating there a particularly lugubrious experience" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "related":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ] }, "expressing or suggesting mourning":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in Victorian times, people who could affect particularly lugubrious expressions were hired to march in funeral processions as professional mourners" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "exulting", "glorying", "happy", "joyful", "rejoicing", "triumphant", "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "laughing", "smiling", "blissful", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "jocund", "jolly", "joyous", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "giddy", "heady", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical" ], "related":[ "dirgelike", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "melancholy", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "dispirited", "downcast", "downhearted", "heartsick", "heartsore", "inconsolable", "tearful", "brokenhearted", "careworn", "crestfallen", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "low-spirited", "miserable", "sad", "triste", "unhappy", "woebegone", "bawling", "crying", "groaning", "howling", "keening", "moaning", "yammering", "bleeding", "suffering", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "joyless", "low", "miserable", "moody", "morbid", "morose", "pathetic", "pessimistic", "piteous", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "wretched" ], "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "doleful", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lugubriously":{ "with feelings of bitterness or grief":{ "examples":[ "18th-century gravestones typically have inscriptions in which the brevity of life and the certainty of death are lugubriously noted" ], "synonyms":[ "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly" ], "near synonyms":[ "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lumbering":{ "as in wobbly , shambling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "galumphing", "larruping", "lubberly", "lumpish", "shambling", "shuffling", "unsteady", "wobbly", "wabbly", "awkward", "clumsy", "gawkish", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "uncoordinated", "ungainly" ], "near antonyms":[ "coordinated", "graceful", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "nimble", "sure-footed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cumbersome , plodding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cumbersome", "plodding", "poky", "pokey", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "palling", "longsome", "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing", "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the elephant lumbered through the jungle" ], "synonyms":[ "barging", "clumping", "flogging", "floundering", "galumphing", "lumping", "plodding", "pounding", "scuffing", "scuffling", "shambling", "shuffling", "slogging", "sloughing", "stamping", "stomping", "stumbling", "stumping", "tramping", "tromping", "trudging" ], "near synonyms":[ "dragging", "flopping", "hauling", "blundering", "careening", "doddering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "waddling", "weaving", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "wafting" ], "antonyms":[ "breezing", "coasting", "gliding", "sliding", "waltzing", "whisking" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages" ], "synonyms":[ "blundering", "bumbling", "flogging", "floundering", "limping", "plodding", "struggling", "stumbling", "trudging" ], "near synonyms":[ "jogging", "shambling", "shuffling", "wallowing", "weltering", "faltering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "fumbling", "muddling" ], "near antonyms":[ "coasting", "flying", "gliding", "kilting", "sailing", "zipping", "zooming" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a low heavy rolling sound":{ "examples":[ "the horse-drawn wagon lumbered along the trail" ], "synonyms":[ "growling", "grumbling", "rolling", "rumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "booming", "drumming", "thundering", "bellowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies" ], "synonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "freighting", "ladening", "lading", "loading", "saddling", "weighting" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogging", "cluttering", "filling", "packing", "heaping", "mounding", "piling", "stacking", "pressing", "weighing", "straining", "taxing", "overburdening", "overloading", "overtaxing", "surcharging", "hampering", "handicapping", "afflicting", "oppressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviating", "easing", "lightening", "relieving" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdening", "discharging", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unlading", "unloading" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "luminescences":{ "the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we could see inside the cave even without a flashlight because of the luminescence coming from some of the fungus on the walls" ], "near antonyms":[ "darks", "dusks", "glooms", "nights", "shadows" ], "related":[ "flashes", "glimmers", "glints", "glitters", "scintillations", "shimmers", "sparkles", "twinkles", "daylights", "moonlights", "sunlights", "sunshines", "afterglows", "aureoles", "aureolae", "auroras", "aurorae", "beams", "halos", "haloes", "rays", "shafts", "streaks", "streams", "sunbeams", "glistens", "glosses", "lusters", "lustres", "polishes", "reflections", "sheens" ], "synonyms":[ "blazes", "flares", "fluorescences", "glares", "gleams", "glows", "illuminations", "incandescences", "lights", "radiances", "shines" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luminesces":{ "as in fires , glows":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blazes", "burns", "fires", "flames", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "glows", "sheens", "shimmers", "beams", "radiates", "rays", "shines", "blinks", "coruscates", "flares", "flashes", "flickers", "lusters", "lustres", "scintillates", "spangles", "sparkles", "twinkles", "winkles", "winks", "beats (down)", "glares", "brightens", "illuminates", "illumines", "irradiates", "lightens", "lights", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackens", "darkens", "lowers", "lours" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luminousness":{ "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ], "examples":[ "there's a special luminousness to the air over the island that painters and photographers have long sought to capture" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "related":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lump":{ "a small uneven mass":{ "examples":[ "she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt" ], "synonyms":[ "blob", "chunk", "clod", "clot", "clump", "dollop", "glob", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "knob", "nub", "nubble", "nugget", "wad" ], "near synonyms":[ "bead", "drop", "globule", "block", "body", "bulk", "particle", "piece", "portion", "bit", "chip", "crumb", "granule", "morsel", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small rounded mass of swollen tissue":{ "examples":[ "I got a good-sized lump on my head from that fall" ], "synonyms":[ "bump", "knot", "node", "nodule", "swelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "growth", "tumor", "wart", "hump", "hunch", "bruise", "contusion", "welt", "blister", "boil", "blob", "chunk", "clod", "clump", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "knob", "nub", "nubble", "nugget", "wad" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an abnormal mass of tissue":{ "examples":[ "advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps" ], "synonyms":[ "excrescence", "excrescency", "growth", "neoplasm", "tumor" ], "near synonyms":[ "outgrowth", "cancer", "carcinoma", "lymphoma", "malignancy", "melanoma", "polyp", "cyst", "tubercle", "wart" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "failure to win a contest":{ "examples":[ "you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "defeat", "drubbing", "licking", "loss", "overthrow", "plastering", "rout", "shellacking", "trimming", "trouncing", "whipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapse", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "nonsuccess", "setback", "upset", "lurch", "shutout", "washout", "whitewash" ], "near antonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "blowout", "cakewalk", "landslide", "romp", "runaway", "sweep", "walkaway", "walkover" ], "antonyms":[ "success", "triumph", "victory", "win" ] }, "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "a big clumsy often slow-witted person":{ "examples":[ "standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump" ], "synonyms":[ "clod", "clodhopper", "gawk", "hulk", "lout", "lubber", "lug", "Neanderthal", "oaf", "palooka" ], "near synonyms":[ "chump", "loser", "schlemiel", "shlemiel", "turkey", "slouch", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "blunderer", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dum-dum", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "galoot", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simp", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo", "anthropoid", "ape", "beast", "boor", "brute", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "cur", "heel", "louse", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "tyke", "tike", "villain", "booby", "fool", "goose", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "rascal", "rogue", "scamp" ], "near antonyms":[ "brain", "brainiac", "genius", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring together in one body or place":{ "examples":[ "when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulate", "amass", "assemble", "bulk (up)", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "constellate", "corral", "garner", "gather", "group", "pick up", "round up" ], "near synonyms":[ "ball", "batch", "bunch", "cluster", "huddle", "heap", "pile", "stack", "band", "brigade", "muster", "raise", "rally", "flock", "herd", "hive", "pack", "press", "swarm", "throng", "combine", "connect", "join", "link", "merge", "pool", "unite", "archive", "arrange", "collate", "compile", "organize", "systematize", "scrape (up or together)", "re-collect", "regather", "regroup" ], "near antonyms":[ "break up", "disband", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "separate", "sever", "split (up)", "dismiss", "send" ], "antonyms":[ "dispel", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter" ] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "plod", "pound", "scuff", "scuffle", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "stump", "tramp", "tromp", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ] }, "as in full , total":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absolute", "complete", "full", "teetotal", "thorough", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unqualified", "utter", "all", "concentrated", "entire", "exclusive", "focused", "focussed", "undivided", "whole", "comprehensive", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "unbroken" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffuse", "divided", "scattered", "deficient", "fragmental", "fragmentary", "halfway", "incomplete", "partial" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "lump (together)":{ "as in confuse , conflate":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in join , tie (together)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lumpish":{ "as in burdensome , leaden":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in knobbly , knobby":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in wobbly , shambling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lunch":{ "as in dinner , breakfast":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfast", "buffet", "collation", "dinner", "luncheon", "refreshments", "smorgasbord", "snack", "supper", "tea", "chow", "feed", "menu", "mess", "refection", "repast", "table", "board", "bite", "gulp", "morsel", "serving", "taste", "banquet", "feast", "regale", "spread", "bake", "barbecue", "barbeque", "clambake", "cookout", "fry", "fry-up", "luau", "picnic", "potluck", "roast" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in breakfast , sup":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfast", "sup", "board", "dine out", "mess", "picnic", "graze", "nibble", "nosh", "pick", "snack", "glut", "gorge", "gormandize", "overeat", "overfeed", "pig out", "chow (down)", "dig in", "banquet", "feast", "repast", "dine", "eat", "fare", "feed", "partake", "refresh", "victual" ], "near antonyms":[ "diet", "fast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lurching":{ "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake" ], "synonyms":[ "careening", "pitching", "rocking", "rolling", "seesawing", "swaying", "tossing", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "blundering", "bucking", "doddering", "faltering", "floundering", "halting", "hitching", "hobbling", "jerking", "jolting", "reeling", "shaking", "staggering", "stumbling", "teetering", "toddling", "tottering", "tumbling", "vacillating", "vibrating", "waddling", "wavering", "weaving", "oscillating", "undulating", "wagging", "waggling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move forward while swaying from side to side":{ "examples":[ "dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy" ], "synonyms":[ "careening", "doddering", "reeling", "staggering", "teetering", "tottering", "waddling" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocking", "rolling", "seesawing", "swagging", "swaying", "wavering", "weaving", "wobbling", "wabbling", "barging", "blundering", "clomping", "clumping", "floundering", "galumphing", "lumbering", "lumping", "pounding", "scuffing", "scuffling", "shambling", "shuffling", "stamping", "stomping", "stumbling", "tramping", "tromping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luring":{ "having an often mysterious or magical power to attract":{ "examples":[ "the luring sight of sparkling gemstones in a jewelry-store window" ], "synonyms":[ "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "bewitching", "captivating", "charismatic", "charming", "elfin", "enchanting", "engaging", "entrancing", "fascinating", "fetching", "glamorous", "glamourous", "magnetic", "seductive" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbing", "arresting", "engrossing", "enthralling", "galvanic", "gripping", "hypnotic", "hypnotizing", "mesmerizing", "riveting", "spellbinding", "enticing", "tantalizing", "tempting", "exciting", "haunting", "interesting", "intriguing", "titillating", "beckoning", "inviting", "winning", "darling", "delightful", "pleasant", "pleasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "irksome", "tedious", "tiresome", "wearisome", "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "distasteful", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "invidious", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "odious", "offensive", "shocking", "sickening", "drab", "dreary", "dull", "flat", "humdrum", "jading", "leaden", "monotonous", "pedestrian", "ponderous" ], "antonyms":[ "repellent", "repellant", "repelling", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "unalluring" ] }, "to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{ "examples":[ "the hunter lured the lion into the open with the antelope carcass" ], "synonyms":[ "alluring", "baiting", "beguiling", "betraying", "decoying", "enticing", "leading on", "seducing", "soliciting", "tempting" ], "near synonyms":[ "drawing in", "inveigling", "persuading", "roping (in)", "snowing", "catching", "enmeshing", "immeshing", "ensnaring", "entrapping", "meshing", "snaring", "tangling", "trapping", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "magnetizing", "wiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "alerting", "cautioning", "forewarning", "warding (off)", "warning", "driving (away or off)", "repulsing", "turning away" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "lusciousness":{ "the quality of being delicious":{ "examples":[ "it was hard to resist the decadent lusciousness of the three-layer chocolate cake" ], "synonyms":[ "delectability", "deliciousness", "palatability", "palatableness", "savor", "savour", "savoriness", "tastiness", "toothsomeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestibility", "edibility", "edibleness", "choiceness", "daintiness", "delicacy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "distastefulness", "flatness", "insipidity", "staleness", "tastelessness", "unpalatability" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lust":{ "intense sexual desire":{ "examples":[ "he was overcome with lust when he saw the images" ], "synonyms":[ "ardor", "concupiscence", "eros", "eroticism", "horniness", "itch", "lustfulness", "passion" ], "near synonyms":[ "erotomania", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "lasciviousness", "lewdness", "libidinousness", "licentiousness", "lickerishness", "randiness", "salaciousness", "wantonness" ], "near antonyms":[ "frigidity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a strong wish for something":{ "examples":[ "the belief that most politicians have a lust for power" ], "synonyms":[ "appetency", "appetite", "craving", "desire", "drive", "hankering", "hunger", "itch", "jones", "letch", "longing", "passion", "pining", "thirst", "thirstiness", "urge", "yearning", "yen" ], "near synonyms":[ "compulsion", "impulse", "impulsion", "will", "zeal", "liking", "love", "taste", "weakness", "eagerness", "impatience", "want", "wish", "necessity", "need", "requirement", "obsession", "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "covetousness", "cupidity", "greed", "greediness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "caco\u00ebthes", "mania" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "distaste", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "apathy", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "urgent desire or interest":{ "examples":[ "vacation tours for people with a lust for adventure" ], "synonyms":[ "appetite", "ardor", "avidity", "avidness", "desirousness", "eagerness", "enthusiasm", "excitement", "hunger", "impatience", "keenness", "thirst" ], "near synonyms":[ "alacrity", "quickness", "ambition", "gusto", "zest", "appetence", "appetency", "fervency", "passion", "warmth", "zeal", "amenability", "readiness", "willingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "casualness", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern", "aloofness", "detachment", "impassivity", "languidness", "languor", "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness" ], "antonyms":[ "apathy", "indifference" ] }, "sexual appetite":{ "examples":[ "a no-strings-attached relationship in which both parties were there merely for the satisfaction of their lust" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscence", "desire", "eroticism", "horniness", "hots", "itch", "lech", "letch", "libidinousness", "lustfulness", "lustihood", "passion", "salaciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "libido", "ardor", "heat", "rut", "erotomania", "hypersexuality", "lecherousness", "lechery", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "venery" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinence", "celibacy", "chastity", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lie , sleep":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "copulate", "couple", "lie", "make out", "mate", "sleep", "cat (around)", "fool around", "fornicate", "play (around)", "tomcat (around)", "womanize", "cheat", "philander", "screw around", "step out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lust (for":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm lusting after that new SUV" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "spurn" ], "related":[ "spoil (for)", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "relish", "revel (in)", "favor", "prefer", "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value" ], "synonyms":[ "ache (for)", "covet", "crave", "desiderate", "desire", "die (for)", "hanker (for or after)", "hunger (for)", "itch (for)", "jones (for)", "long (for)", "pant (after)", "pine (for)", "repine (for)", "salivate (for)", "sigh (for)", "thirst (for)", "want", "wish (for)", "yearn (for)", "yen (for)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lustiness":{ "the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity":{ "antonyms":[ "inactivity", "lifelessness" ], "examples":[ "campaign volunteers working for their candidate with a lustiness that is inspiring" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "anemia", "bloodlessness", "languidness", "languor", "lethargy", "limpness", "listlessness", "sleepiness", "sluggishness", "spiritlessness", "torpidity", "torpor", "weariness", "apathy", "impassivity", "dullness", "dulness", "pallidness", "tediousness", "tedium", "vapidity", "vapidness" ], "related":[ "buoyancy", "jauntiness", "springiness", "brightness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "chirpiness", "effervescence", "friskiness", "pizzazz", "pizazz", "sparkle", "spirit", "verve", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "eagerness", "ebullience", "ebulliency", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "impishness", "pertness", "playfulness" ], "synonyms":[ "animation", "briskness", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vigorousness", "vitality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lusting (for or after)":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "coveting", "craving", "desiderating", "desiring", "dying (for)", "hankering (for or after)", "hungering (for)", "itching (for)", "jonesing (for)", "longing (for)", "panting (after)", "pining (for)", "repining (for)", "salivating (for)", "sighing (for)", "thirsting (for)", "wanting", "wishing (for)", "yearning (for)", "yenning (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoiling (for)", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "favoring", "preferring", "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "lustrate":{ "as in cleanse , purify":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lustrous":{ "giving off or reflecting much light":{ "examples":[ "the lustrous finish on the satin bedspread adds to the feeling of luxury" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "candescent", "clear", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "radiant", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid" ], "near synonyms":[ "ablaze", "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "red-hot", "agleam", "aglitter", "blinding", "coruscant", "flaring", "flashing", "flickering", "gemmy", "glancing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "tenebrous", "unlit", "cloudy", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant" ] }, "having a shiny surface or finish":{ "examples":[ "lustrous silver jewelry adorned her neck" ], "synonyms":[ "buffed", "burnished", "glistening", "glossy", "polished", "rubbed", "satin", "satiny", "sleek" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "eggshell", "semigloss", "semilustrous", "silken", "silky", "slick", "slippery", "glassy", "glazed", "lacquered", "shellacked", "varnished", "gleaming", "glittering", "reflective", "shining" ], "near antonyms":[ "lackluster", "unvarnished" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "flat", "lusterless", "matte", "mat", "matt" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "luxe":{ "showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort":{ "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ], "examples":[ "we stayed only in luxe accommodations on the trip through the Loire Valley" ], "near antonyms":[ "economical", "frugal", "meager", "meagre", "spare", "stingy", "thrifty" ], "related":[ "costly", "dear", "expensive", "precious", "premium", "rich", "extravagant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "showy", "august", "awesome", "awful", "baronial", "beautiful", "gorgeous", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "impressive", "kingly", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately", "comfortable", "cozy", "homelike", "homey", "homy", "snug" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "palatial", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "luxuriance":{ "as in luxuriousness , plushiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "grandeur", "grandness", "lavishness", "luxuriousness", "luxury", "magnificence", "nobility", "nobleness", "opulence", "ornateness", "plushiness", "plushness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "richness", "splendor", "sumptuousness", "class", "classiness", "courtliness", "elegance", "elegancy", "fineness", "grace", "gracefulness", "handsomeness", "majesty", "refinement", "stateliness", "artfulness", "chic", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness", "choiceness", "classicism", "dignity", "exquisiteness", "restraint", "simplicity", "affectedness", "grandiosity", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "pretentiousness", "showiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "gracelessness", "inelegance", "coarseness", "crudeness", "flamboyance", "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "glitz", "grotesqueness", "grotesquerie", "grotesquery", "kitsch", "tastelessness", "tawdriness", "vulgarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luxuriating (in)":{ "as in indulging (in) , wallowing (in)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luxuriousness":{ "as in plushiness , luxuriance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "grandeur", "grandness", "lavishness", "luxuriance", "luxury", "magnificence", "nobility", "nobleness", "opulence", "ornateness", "plushiness", "plushness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "richness", "splendor", "sumptuousness", "class", "classiness", "courtliness", "elegance", "elegancy", "fineness", "grace", "gracefulness", "handsomeness", "majesty", "refinement", "stateliness", "artfulness", "chic", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness", "choiceness", "classicism", "dignity", "exquisiteness", "restraint", "simplicity", "affectedness", "grandiosity", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "pretentiousness", "showiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "gracelessness", "inelegance", "coarseness", "crudeness", "flamboyance", "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "glitz", "grotesqueness", "grotesquerie", "grotesquery", "kitsch", "tastelessness", "tawdriness", "vulgarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lumping":{ "to bring together in one body or place":{ "examples":[ "when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulating", "amassing", "assembling", "bulking (up)", "collecting", "concentrating", "congregating", "constellating", "corralling", "garnering", "gathering", "grouping", "picking up", "rounding up" ], "related":[ "balling", "batching", "bunching", "clustering", "huddling", "heaping", "piling", "stacking", "banding", "brigading", "mustering", "raising", "rallying", "flocking", "herding", "hiving", "packing", "pressing", "swarming", "thronging", "combining", "connecting", "joining", "linking", "merging", "pooling", "uniting", "archiving", "arranging", "collating", "compiling", "organizing", "systematizing", "scraping (up or together)", "re-collecting", "regathering", "regrouping" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking up", "disbanding", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting (up)", "dismissing", "sending" ], "antonyms":[ "dispelling", "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering" ] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant" ], "synonyms":[ "barging", "clumping", "flogging", "floundering", "galumphing", "lumbering", "plodding", "pounding", "scuffing", "scuffling", "shambling", "shuffling", "slogging", "sloughing", "stamping", "stomping", "stumbling", "stumping", "tramping", "tromping", "trudging" ], "related":[ "dragging", "flopping", "hauling", "blundering", "careening", "doddering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "waddling", "weaving", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "wafting" ], "antonyms":[ "breezing", "coasting", "gliding", "sliding", "waltzing", "whisking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunges":{ "a quick thrust":{ "examples":[ "anticipated the swordsman's lunge and jumped aside to avoid being stabbed" ], "synonyms":[ "dabs", "digs", "jabs", "pokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "punches", "stabs", "sticks", "pushes", "shoves", "jams", "jerks", "jogs", "nudges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in plunges , dives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dives", "plunges", "settles", "sinks", "dips", "immerses", "submerges", "submerses" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "glides", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "rides", "sails", "swims", "wafts", "bobs", "dangles", "suspends", "buoys" ], 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"shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant" ] }, "standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement":{ "examples":[ "some of the most luminous writers in the nation's history have graced that magazine's pages" ], "synonyms":[ "astral", "bright", "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "preeminent", "prestigious", "redoubtable", "signal", "star", "superior" ], "related":[ "celebrated", "exalted", "famed", "famous", "glorious", "honored", "renowned", "reputable", "infamous", "notorious", "dominant", "paramount", "predominant" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificant", "minor", "unimportant", "average", "inferior", "mediocre", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unsung" ], "antonyms":[] }, "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "examples":[ "an author with a simple, luminous prose style that is free of affectation and pretention" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "related":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lulls":{ "a momentary halt in an activity":{ "examples":[ "we took the opportunity of a lull in the conversation to announce that we were engaged to be married" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breathers", "breaths", "interruptions", "pauses", "recesses" ], "near synonyms":[ "time-outs", "interims", "interludes", "intermissions", "intervals", "respites", "rests", "cessations", "discontinuances", "downtimes", "endings", "expirations", "hitches", "lapses", "stoppages", "terminations", "abeyances", "moratoriums", "moratoria", "surceases", "suspensions", "discontinuities", "gaps", "hiatuses" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuations", "endurances", "persistences", "progresses", "progressions", "extensions", "prolongations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "the absence of attacks for such an extended period had lulled the nation into a false sense of security" ], "synonyms":[ "becalms", "calms", "composes", "lullabies", "quietens", "quiets", "salves", "settles", "soothes", "stills", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "hushes", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "eases", "lays", "mitigates", "quells", "relaxes", "relieves", "solaces", "narcotizes", "sedates", "stupefies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "heightens", "intensifies", "arouses", "excites", "foments", "incites", "rouses", "stirs (up)", "works up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "keys (up)", "perturbs", "upsets", "vexes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lumps (it)":{ "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "Like it or lump it , things are going to change around here." ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "absorbs", "accepts", "bears", "bides", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "goes", "hacks", "handles", "meets", "pockets", "stands", "sticks out", "stomachs", "supports", "sustains", "sweats out", "takes", "tolerates", "wears" ], "near synonyms":[ "allows", "permits", "suffers", "swallows", "reconciles (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (with or to)", "assents (to)", "capitulates", "consents (to)", "respects", "submits (to)", "yields (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "lunch counter":{ "as in cafeteria , lunchroom":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeteria", "luncheonette", "lunchroom", "snack bar", "beanery", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "caff", "diner", "eatery", "grill", "restaurant", "greasy spoon", "hash house", "chophouse", "steak house", "pizzeria", "coffeehouse", "coffee shop", "estaminet", "teahouse", "tearoom", "tea shop", "bar", "barroom", "inn", "tavern" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lull":{ "a momentary halt in an activity":{ "examples":[ "we took the opportunity of a lull in the conversation to announce that we were engaged to be married" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "breath", "breather", "interruption", "pause", "recess" ], "near synonyms":[ "time-out", "interim", "interlude", "intermission", "interval", "respite", "rest", "cessation", "discontinuance", "downtime", "ending", "expiration", "finishing", "hitch", "lapse", "stoppage", "stopping", "termination", "abeyance", "moratorium", "surcease", "suspension", "discontinuity", "gap", "hiatus" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuation", "endurance", "persistence", "progress", "progression", "extension", "prolongation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "the absence of attacks for such an extended period had lulled the nation into a false sense of security" ], "synonyms":[ "becalm", "calm", "compose", "lullaby", "quiet", "quieten", "salve", "settle", "soothe", "still", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "near synonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "hush", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "lay", "mitigate", "quell", "relax", "relieve", "solace", "narcotize", "sedate", "stupefy" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "heighten", "intensify", "arouse", "excite", "foment", "incite", "rouse", "stir (up)", "work up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "key (up)", "perturb", "upset", "vex" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lumbers":{ "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the elephant lumbered through the jungle" ], "synonyms":[ "barges", "clumps", "flogs", "flounders", "galumphs", "lumps", "plods", "pounds", "scuffles", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "slogs", "sloughs", "stamps", "stomps", "stumbles", "stumps", "tramps", "tromps", "trudges" ], "near synonyms":[ "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 proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bumbles", "flogs", "flounders", "limps", "plods", "struggles", "stumbles", "trudges" ], "near synonyms":[ "jogs", "shambles", "shuffles", "wallows", "welters", "falters", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "fumbles", "muddles" ], "near antonyms":[ "coasts", "flies", "glides", "kilts", "sails", "zips", "zooms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a low heavy rolling sound":{ "examples":[ "the horse-drawn wagon lumbered along the trail" ], "synonyms":[ "growls", "grumbles", "rolls", "rumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "booms", "drums", "thunders", "bellows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies" ], "synonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "freights", "ladens", "lades", "loads", "saddles", "weights" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogs", "clutters", "fills", "packs", "heaps", "mounds", "piles", "stacks", "presses", "weighs", "strains", "taxes", "overburdens", "overloads", "overtaxes", "surcharges", "hampers", "handicaps", "afflicts", "oppresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviates", "eases", "lightens", "relieves" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdens", "discharges", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unlades", "unloads" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lulus":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "joked that the streaker gave a lulu of a performance" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lumbered":{ "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the elephant lumbered through the jungle" ], "synonyms":[ "barged", "clumped", "flogged", "floundered", "galumphed", "lumped", "plodded", "pounded", "scuffed", "scuffled", "shambled", "shuffled", "slogged", "sloughed", "stamped", "stomped", "stumbled", "stumped", "tramped", "tromped", "trudged" ], "near synonyms":[ "dragged", "flopped", "hauled", "blundered", "careened", "doddered", "lurched", "reeled", "staggered", "swayed", "teetered", "tottered", "waddled", "weaved", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "wafted" ], "antonyms":[ "breezed", "coasted", "glided", "slid", "waltzed", "whisked" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages" ], "synonyms":[ "blundered", "bumbled", "flogged", "floundered", "limped", "plodded", "struggled", "stumbled", "trudged" ], "near synonyms":[ "jogged", "shambled", "shuffled", "wallowed", "weltered", "faltered", "lurched", "reeled", "staggered", "swayed", "teetered", "tottered", "fumbled", "muddled" ], "near antonyms":[ "coasted", "flew", "glided", "kilted", "sailed", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a low heavy rolling sound":{ "examples":[ "the horse-drawn wagon lumbered along the trail" ], "synonyms":[ "growled", "grumbled", "rolled", "rumbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "boomed", "drummed", "thundered", "bellowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies" ], "synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "freighted", "laded", "ladened", "loaded", "saddled", "weighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogged", "cluttered", "filled", "packed", "heaped", "mounded", "piled", "stacked", "pressed", "weighed", "strained", "taxed", "overburdened", "overloaded", "overtaxed", "surcharged", "hampered", "handicapped", "afflicted", "oppressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "relieved" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdened", "discharged", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unladed", "unloaded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luminaries":{ "a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light":{ "examples":[ "awed by the vast number of luminaries in the night sky" ], "synonyms":[ "spheres", "stars", "suns" ], "near synonyms":[ "clusters", "constellations", "galaxies", "binary stars", "brown dwarfs", "brown dwarves", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "fixed stars", "gassers", "giant stars", "lodestars", "loadstars", "neutron stars", "novas", "novae", "pulsars", "quasars", "red dwarfs", "red giants", "red stars", "subdwarfs", "superclusters", "supergiants", "supernovas", "supernovae", "variables", "variable stars", "white dwarfs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who is widely known and usually much talked about":{ "examples":[ "luminaries from the worlds of sports, entertainment, and politics were at the gala" ], "synonyms":[ "causes c\u00e9l\u00e8bres", "causes celebres", "celebrities", "celebs", "figures", "icons", "ikons", "lights", "megastars", "names", "notabilities", "notables", "notorieties", "personages", "personalities", "somebodies", "standouts", "stars", "superstars", "VIPs" ], "near synonyms":[ "favorites", "heartthrobs", "heroes", "idols", "demigods", "dignitaries", "eminences", "immortals", "monuments", "pillars", "worthies", "barons", "big shots", "bigwigs", "kahunas", "magnates", "moguls", "nabobs", "panjandrums", "panjandra" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweights", "mediocrities", "has-beens" ], "antonyms":[ "nobodies", "noncelebrities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lustily":{ "as in eagerly , gamely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "crisply", "eagerly", "gamely", "heartily", "snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously", "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "decidedly", "determinedly", "directly", "emphatically", "fast", "fixedly", "intensively", "intently", "purposefully", "resolutely", "rigidly", "smartly", "solidly", "soundly", "squarely", "steadfastly", "steadily", "surely", "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily", "vigorously", "aggressively", "assertively", "manfully", "potently" ], "near antonyms":[ "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly", "delicately", "faintly", "frailly", "shakily", "bloodlessly", "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly" ], 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], "near synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "edges", "inches", "worms", "ghosts", "pads", "tiptoes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remain out of sight":{ "examples":[ "watch out for snakes lurking in the tall grass" ], "synonyms":[ "hides", "holes up", "lies", "reposes", "skulks" ], "near synonyms":[ "slinks", "sneaks", "avoids", "eludes", "evades" ], "near antonyms":[ "comes out", "materializes", "shows up", "turns up" ], "antonyms":[ "appears" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lucubration":{ "as in grind , heavy lifting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drudgery", "grind", "heavy lifting", "bear", "beast", "chore", "headache", "job", "killer", "labor", "effort", "strain", "sweat", "burden", "load", "weight", "bother", "nuisance", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "breeze", "child's play", "cinch", "duck soup", "kid stuff", "setup", "snap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lured":{ "to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{ "examples":[ "the hunter lured the lion into the open with the antelope carcass" ], "synonyms":[ "allured", "baited", "beguiled", "betrayed", "decoyed", "enticed", "led on", "seduced", "solicited", "tempted" ], "near synonyms":[ "drew in", "inveigled", "persuaded", "roped (in)", "snowed", "caught", "enmeshed", "immeshed", "ensnared", "entrapped", "meshed", "snared", "tangled", "trapped", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "fascinated", "magnetized", "wiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "alerted", "cautioned", "forewarned", "warded (off)", "warned", "drove (away or off)", "repulsed", "turned away" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lustered":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscated", "flamed", "flashed", "glanced", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "scintillated", "shimmered", "spangled", "sparkled", "twinkled", "winked", "winkled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beamed", "radiated", "shone", "shined", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled", "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "flared", "glared", "glowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lustful":{ "having a strong sexual desire":{ "examples":[ "a chronically lustful college jock who was always chasing after girls" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscent", "goatish", "horny", "hot", "hypersexual", "itchy", "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "licentious", "lubricious", "lubricous", "oversexed", "passionate", "randy", "salacious", "satyric", "wanton" ], "near synonyms":[ "aroused", "excited", "easy", "fast", "loose", "promiscuous", "dissipated", "dissolute", "libertine", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "immoral", "indecent" ], "near antonyms":[ "celibate", "chaste", "decent", "immaculate", "modest", "moral", "pure", "virtuous", "monastic", "monkish", "maidenly", "virginal", "innocent", "lily-white", "priggish", "prim", "prudish", "puritanical", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "Victorian" ], "antonyms":[ "frigid", "undersexed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "luxuriously":{ "in a luxurious manner":{ "examples":[ "we welcomed the opportunity to live luxuriously while on the ocean liner" ], "synonyms":[ "expensively", "extravagantly", "fatly", "grandly", "high", "large", "lavishly", "opulently", "palatially", "plushly", "richly", "sumptuously" ], "near synonyms":[ "imposingly", "impressively", "magnificently", "splendidly", "grandiosely", "ostentatiously", "pompously", "pretentiously", "affluently", "comfortably", "fine", "wealthily", "immoderately", "indulgently", "intemperately", "prodigally", "wantonly", "wastefully" ], "near antonyms":[ "unpretentiously", "cheaply", "economically", "frugally", "inexpensively", "meagerly", "poorly", "skimpily", "sparely", "sparingly", "thriftily", "conservatively", "moderately", "prudently", "reasonably", "restrainedly", "sensibly", "temperately" ], "antonyms":[ "austerely", "humbly", "modestly", "plainly", "simply" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lures":{ "to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{ "examples":[ "the hunter lured the lion into the open with the antelope carcass" ], "synonyms":[ "allures", "baits", "beguiles", "betrays", "decoys", "entices", "leads on", "seduces", "solicits", "tempts" ], "near synonyms":[ "draws in", "inveigles", "persuades", "ropes (in)", "snows", "catches", "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "entraps", "meshes", "snares", "tangles", "traps", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "enchants", "fascinates", "magnetizes", "wiles" ], "near antonyms":[ "alerts", "cautions", "forewarns", "wards (off)", "warns", "drives (away or off)", "repulses", "turns away" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{ "examples":[ "the promise of easy money is always the lure for some people to play the lottery", "good schools are a lure for prospective home buyers" ], "synonyms":[ "allurements", "baits", "come-ons", "enticements", "siren songs", "temptations", "turn-ons" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeals", "calls", "attractions", "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "impetuses", "impulses", "incentives", "inducements", "motivations", "persuasions", "seducements", "seductions", "spurs", "stimuli", "decoys", "snares", "traps", "entrapments", "mousetraps" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarms", "alarums", "alerts", "cautions", "forewarnings", "notices", "warnings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap":{ "examples":[ "the fish simply didn't seem to like the lure I was using, so I didn't catch a thing" ], "synonyms":[ "baits", "decoys" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambushes", "nets", "traps", "hooks", "snares", "trolls", "plugs", "scents", "spinners", "stool pigeons", "appeals", "attractions", "calls", "draws", "incentives", "pulls", "enticements", "seducements", "seductions", "temptations", "entanglements", "entrapments" ], "near antonyms":[ "repellents", "repellants" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised":{ "examples":[ "the lure of the video game was distracting me from my studies" ], "synonyms":[ "allurements", "enticements", "seductions", "temptations" ], "near synonyms":[ "siren songs", "allures", "appeals", "attractions", "charms", "enchantments", "glamours", "glamors", "invitations", "baits", "inducements", "influences", "persuasions", "powers", "sways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lumped (up)":{ "as in clumped , curdled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clumped", "curded", "curdled", "gummed", "condensed", "thickened", "caked", "concreted", "firmed (up)", "fixed", "froze", "hardened", "indurated", "solidified", "stiffened", "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "gelated", "gelatinized", "gelled", "jelled", "jellied", "set" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesced", "fluxed", "fused", "liquefied", "liquified", "melted", "thawed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunatics":{ "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "he was raving like a lunatic" ], "synonyms":[ "bugs", "crackbrains", "crazies", "fools", "fruitcakes", "head cases", "loonies", "loons", "maniacs", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "psychopaths", "psychos", "sickies", "sickos", "wackos", "whackos" ], "near synonyms":[ "madmen", "abnormals", "deviants", "monomaniacs", "mythomaniacs", "neurotics", "obsessive-compulsives", "obsessives", "paranoids", "psychotics", "schizophrenics", "sociopaths", "characters", "codgers", "crackpots", "cracks", "cranks", "eccentrics", "fantastics", "flakes", "kooks", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "tykes", "tikes", "weirdos", "zanies", "cases", "patients" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "no, you can't ski off the roof, you lunatic !" ], "synonyms":[ "berks", "boobies", "charlies", "charleys", "cuckoos", "ding-a-lings", "dingbats", "ding-dongs", "dipsticks", "doofuses", "dufuses", "featherheads", "fools", "geese", "gits", "half-wits", "jackasses", "mooncalves", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "nutcases", "nuts", "simpletons", "simps", "turkeys", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevils", "madmen", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "dopes", "dorks", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "ganders", "goons", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "morons", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schlumps", "schnooks", "stocks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "butts", "dupes", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "monkeys", "chumps", "losers", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "kooks", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos" ], "near antonyms":[ "sages", "thinkers", "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lumpen":{ "belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank":{ "examples":[ "a kind of music that has traditionally appealed to the lumpen segment of the musical audience" ], "synonyms":[ "baseborn", "common", "humble", "ignoble", "inferior", "low", "low-life", "lowborn", "lower-class", "lowly", "mean", "plebeian", "prole", "proletarian", "unwashed", "vulgar" ], "near synonyms":[ "bourgeois", "middle-class", "plain", "poor", "simple", "working-class", "d\u00e9class\u00e9", "down-market", "downscale" ], "near antonyms":[ "eminent", "illustrious", "notable", "prominent" ], "antonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "high", "highborn", "highbred", "lofty", "noble", "patrician", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lusters":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscates", "flames", "flashes", "glances", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "scintillates", "shimmers", "spangles", "sparkles", "twinkles", "winkles", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "radiates", "shines", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles", "blazes", "burns", "flares", "glares", "glows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lush (up)":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush" ], "synonyms":[ "bib", "booze", "drink", "guzzle", "liquor (up)", "soak", "tipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouse", "revel", "imbibe", "nip" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lurk":{ "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "we caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner" ], "synonyms":[ "mooch", "mouse", "pussyfoot", "shirk", "skulk", "slide", "slink", "slip", "snake", "sneak", "steal" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "edge", "inch", "worm", "ghost", "pad", "tiptoe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remain out of sight":{ "examples":[ "watch out for snakes lurking in the tall grass" ], "synonyms":[ "hide", "hole up", "lie", "repose", "skulk" ], "near synonyms":[ "slink", "sneak", "avoid", "elude", "evade" ], "near antonyms":[ "come out", "materialize", "show up", "turn up" ], "antonyms":[ "appear" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lumberers":{ "as in jacks , loggers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jacks", "loggers", "lumberjacks", "lumbermen", "foresters", "sawyers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lumbermen":{ "a person whose job is to cut down trees":{ "examples":[ "a lumberman who supervises the rest of the team during logging season" ], "synonyms":[ "jacks", "loggers", "lumberjacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumberers", "sawyers", "foresters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lump (it)":{ "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "Like it or lump it , things are going to change around here." ], "synonyms":[ "abide", "absorb", "accept", "bear", "bide", "brook", "countenance", "endure", "go", "hack", "handle", "meet", "pocket", "stand", "stick out", "stomach", "support", "sustain", "sweat out", "take", "tolerate", "wear" ], "near synonyms":[ "allow", "permit", "suffer", "swallow", "reconcile (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (with or to)", "assent (to)", "capitulate", "consent (to)", "respect", "submit (to)", "yield (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "dismiss", "refuse", "reject", "repudiate", "spurn", "turn down", "combat", "contest", "fight", "oppose", "resist", "avoid", "bypass", "circumvent", "dodge", "elude", "escape", "evade", "miss", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "luncheonettes":{ "as in cafeterias , lunchrooms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeterias", "lunch counters", "lunchrooms", "snack bars", "beaneries", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "caffs", "diners", "eateries", "grills", "restaurants", "greasy spoons", "hash houses", "chophouses", "steak houses", "pizzerias", "coffeehouses", "coffee shops", "estaminets", "teahouses", "tearooms", "tea shops", "barrooms", "bars", "inns", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ludicrous":{ "causing or intended to cause laughter":{ "examples":[ "the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "chucklesome", "comedic", "comic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hilarious", "humoristic", "humorous", "hysterical", "hysteric", "killing", "laughable", "ridiculous", "riotous", "risible", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "clownish", "knockabout", "slapstick", "slapsticky", "zany", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "snickery", "jocular", "playful", "waggish", "campy", "jokey", "joky", "priceless", "rich", "whimsical", "witty", "wry", "blithesome", "gleeful", "jocose", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "mad", "merry", "mirthful" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "serious", "severe", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "tragic", "tragical", "lachrymose", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "tearful", "woeful" ], "antonyms":[ "humorless", "lame", "unamusing", "uncomic", "unfunny", "unhumorous", "unhysterical" ] }, "so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{ "examples":[ "a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "cockamamy", "cockamamie", "comical", "derisive", "derisory", "farcical", "laughable", "pathetic", "preposterous", "ridiculous", "risible", "silly" ], "near synonyms":[ "asinine", "brainless", "dumb", "fatuous", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "inane", "jerky", "moronic", "nonsensical", "simpleminded", "stupid", "unwise", "weak-minded", "witless", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dotty", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "screwball", "senseless", "wacky", "whacky", "fantastic", "fantastical", "far-fetched", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unreal", "unrealistic", "unreasonable", "illogical", "irrational" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "solemn", "believable", "conceivable", "credible", "logical", "rational", "realistic", "reasonable", "sensible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lustre":{ "brightness created by light reflected from a surface":{ "examples":[ "the Hope diamond is famous for its brilliant luster" ], "synonyms":[ "burnish", "gloss", "luminance", "polish", "sheen", "shine" ], "near synonyms":[ "glare", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glow", "shimmer", "blink", "flicker", "sparkle", "twinkle", "illumination", "irradiation", "iridescence", "luminescence", "brilliance", "luminosity", "radiance", "radiancy", "refulgence", "finish", "glaze" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "drabness", "dullness", "dulness", "flatness", "grayness", "paleness", "cloudiness", "gloom", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "somberness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "examples":[ "on a clear night at sea the stars seem to take on a magical luster" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ] }, "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscate", "flame", "flash", "glance", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "scintillate", "shimmer", "spangle", "sparkle", "twinkle", "wink", "winkle" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "radiate", "shine", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle", "blaze", "burn", "flare", "glare", "glow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lushed (up)":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush" ], "synonyms":[ "bibbed", "boozed", "drank", "guzzled", "liquored (up)", "soaked", "tippled" ], "near synonyms":[ "caroused", "reveled", "revelled", "imbibed", "nipped" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunging":{ "as in plunging , diving":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diving", "plunging", "settling", "sinking", "dipping", "immersing", "submerging", "submersing" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "riding", "sailing", "swimming", "wafting", "bobbing", "dangling", "suspending", "buoying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lumberman":{ "a person whose job is to cut down trees":{ "examples":[ "a lumberman who supervises the rest of the team during logging season" ], "synonyms":[ "jack", "logger", "lumberjack" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumberer", "sawyer", "forester" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luridly":{ "as in shockingly , conspicuously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conspicuously", "shockingly", "dapperly", "dashingly", "gallantly", "jazzily", "nattily", "neatly", "pertly", "smartly", "snappily", "spiffily", "gorgeously", "richly", "spectacularly", "splendidly", "strikingly", "fancily", "ornately", "swankily", "flamboyantly", "flashily", "garishly", "gaudily", "loud", "loudly", "ostentatiously", "bravely", "brightly", "brilliantly", "colorfully", "gaily", "gayly" ], "near antonyms":[ "boringly", "drably", "dully", "colorlessly", "inconspicuously", "unobtrusively", "unpretentiously", "chastely", "demurely", "modestly", "conservatively", "plainly", "quietly", "simply", "bleakly", "severely", "somberly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lucking (out, on, onto, or into)":{ "as in hitting (upon) , pitching (upon)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chancing (upon)", "encountering", "finding", "happening (on or upon)", "hitting (upon)", "lighting (on or upon)", "meeting", "pitching (upon)", "stumbling (on or onto)", "tumbling (upon)", "discovering", "striking", "turning up", "confronting", "facing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "luxuriate (in)":{ "as in indulge (in) , wallow (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "indulge (in)", "wallow (in)", "cotton (to)", "favor", "prefer", "dote (on)", "idolize", "devour", "drink (in)", "eat (up)", "feast (on)", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "get off (on)", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "rejoice (in)", "relish", "revel (in)", "savor", "savour" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "dislike", "hate", "loathe", "condemn", "despise", "scorn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunkhead":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "don't let that lunkhead anywhere near your work tools" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lumps":{ "a small uneven mass":{ "examples":[ "she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt" ], "synonyms":[ "blobs", "chunks", "clods", "clots", "clumps", "dollops", "globs", "gobbets", "gobs", "hunks", "knobs", "nubbles", "nubs", "nuggets", "wads" ], "near synonyms":[ "beads", "drops", "globules", "blocks", "bodies", "bulks", "particles", "pieces", "portions", "bits", "chips", "crumbs", "granules", "morsels", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small rounded mass of swollen tissue":{ "examples":[ "I got a good-sized lump on my head from that fall" ], "synonyms":[ "bumps", "knots", "nodes", "nodules", "swellings" ], "near synonyms":[ "growths", "tumors", "warts", "humps", "hunches", "bruises", "contusions", "welts", "blisters", "boils", "blobs", "chunks", "clods", "clumps", "gobbets", "gobs", "hunks", "knobs", "nubbles", "nubs", "nuggets", "wads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an abnormal mass of tissue":{ "examples":[ "advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps" ], "synonyms":[ "excrescences", "excrescencies", "growths", "neoplasms", "tumors" ], "near synonyms":[ "outgrowths", "cancers", "carcinomas", "carcinomata", "lymphomas", "lymphomata", "malignancies", "melanomas", "melanomata", "polyps", "cysts", "tubercles", "warts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "failure to win a contest":{ "examples":[ "you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride" ], "synonyms":[ "beatings", "defeats", "drubbings", "lickings", "losses", "overthrows", "plasterings", "routs", "shellackings", "trimmings", "whippings" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapses", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "failures", "fiascoes", "fizzles", "flops", "nonsuccesses", "setbacks", "upsets", "lurches", "shutouts", "washouts", "whitewashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "blowouts", "cakewalks", "landslides", "romps", "runaways", "sweeps", "walkaways", "walkovers" ], "antonyms":[ "successes", "triumphs", "victories", "wins" ] }, "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "a big clumsy often slow-witted person":{ "examples":[ "standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump" ], "synonyms":[ "clodhoppers", "clods", "gawks", "hulks", "louts", "lubbers", "lugs", "Neanderthals", "oafs", "palookas" ], "near synonyms":[ "chumps", "losers", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "turkeys", "slouches", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "blunderers", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "galoots", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "simps", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos", "anthropoids", "apes", "beasts", "boors", "brutes", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "curs", "heels", "louses", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "tykes", "tikes", "villains", "boobies", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "rascals", "rogues", "scamps" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainiacs", "brains", "geniuses", "genii", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring together in one body or place":{ "examples":[ "when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulates", "amasses", "assembles", "bulks (up)", "collects", "concentrates", "congregates", "constellates", "corrals", "garners", "gathers", "groups", "picks up", "rounds up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balls", "batches", "bunches", "clusters", "huddles", "heaps", "piles", "stacks", "bands", "brigades", "musters", "raises", "rallies", "flocks", "herds", "hives", "packs", "presses", "swarms", "throngs", "combines", "connects", "joins", "links", "merges", "pools", "unites", "archives", "arranges", "collates", "compiles", "organizes", "systematizes", "scrapes (up or together)", "re-collects", "regathers", "regroups" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "separates", "severs", "splits (up)", "dismisses", "sends" ], "antonyms":[ "dispels", "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters" ] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant" ], "synonyms":[ "barges", "clumps", "flogs", "flounders", "galumphs", "lumbers", "plods", "pounds", "scuffles", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "slogs", "sloughs", "stamps", "stomps", "stumbles", "stumps", "tramps", "tromps", "trudges" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "luxury":{ "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "examples":[ "a private yacht is a luxury" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "comfort", "extra", "frill", "indulgence", "superfluity" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagance", "nonessential", "dainty", "delicacy", "nicety", "treat", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "bells and whistles", "option" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "must", "necessity", "requirement" ] }, "something that adds to one's ease of living":{ "examples":[ "having one's own bathroom is one of life's greatest luxuries" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodation", "amenity", "comfort", "convenience", "creature comfort", "mod con", "nicety" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonus", "extra", "benefit", "help", "service", "anodyne", "solace", "delight", "indulgence", "joy", "pleasure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "burden", "millstone", "weight" ] }, "showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort":{ "examples":[ "a luxury ski lodge for those whose idea of roughing it includes private whirlpool baths" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "opulent", "palace", "palatial", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "expensive", "precious", "premium", "rich", "extravagant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "showy", "august", "awesome", "awful", "baronial", "beautiful", "gorgeous", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "impressive", "kingly", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately", "comfortable", "cozy", "homelike", "homey", "homy", "snug" ], "near antonyms":[ "economical", "frugal", "meager", "meagre", "spare", "stingy", "thrifty" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "luck (out, on, onto, or into)":{ "as in hit (upon) , pitch (upon)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chance (upon)", "encounter", "find", "happen (on or upon)", "hit (upon)", "light (on or upon)", "meet", "pitch (upon)", "stumble (on or onto)", "tumble (upon)", "discover", "strike", "turn up", "confront", "face" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "lucked (out, on, onto, or into)":{ "as in hit (upon) , pitched (upon)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chanced (upon)", "encountered", "found", "happened (on or upon)", "hit (upon)", "lit (on or upon)", "lighted (on or upon)", "met", "pitched (upon)", "stumbled (on or onto)", "tumbled (upon)", "discovered", "struck", "turned up", "confronted", "faced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "lusting":{ "as in lying , sleeping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "copulating", "coupling", "lying", "making out", "mating", "sleeping", "catting (around)", "fooling around", "fornicating", "playing (around)", "tomcatting (around)", "womanizing", "cheating", "philandering", "screwing around", "stepping out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lugged":{ "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "dragged", "drew", "haled", "hauled", "pulled", "towed", "tugged" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracted", "heaved", "hove", "jerked", "yanked", "carried", "conveyed", "ferried", "moved", "transported" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoved", "thrust" ], "antonyms":[ "drove", "propelled", "pushed" ] }, "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "I don't understand why he's always lugging all of his books around when his locker is right over there" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "carried", "carted", "conveyed", "ferried", "hauled", "packed", "toted", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "handed over", "transferred", "forwarded", "sent", "shipped", "transmitted", "brought", "fetched", "took", "moved", "removed", "shifted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lucent":{ "easily seen through":{ "examples":[ "the pristine waters of lucent mountain streams", "a writer of lucent and vivid prose" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "crystal", "crystal clear", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "pellucid", "see-through", "transparent" ], "near synonyms":[ "colorless", "uncolored", "diaphanous", "lucid", "semitranslucent", "semitransparent", "sheer", "translucent", "transparentized", "glassy", "vitreous" ], "near antonyms":[ "colored", "dark", "glazed", "tinted", "filmy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "dense", "muddy", "murky", "turbid" ], "antonyms":[ "cloudy", "opaque" ] }, "giving off or reflecting much light":{ "examples":[ "the moon was a lucent orb in the cloudless autumn sky" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "candescent", "clear", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucid", "luminous", "lustrous", "radiant", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid" ], "near synonyms":[ "ablaze", "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "red-hot", "agleam", "aglitter", "blinding", "coruscant", "flaring", "flashing", "flickering", "gemmy", "glancing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "tenebrous", "unlit", "cloudy", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lumped (together)":{ "as in joined , tied (together)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grouped", "joined", "tied (together)", "compared", "equated", "likened", "associated", "connected", "correlated", "identified", "linked", "related" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrasted", "differentiated", "discriminated", "distinguished", "separated", "set off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in confused , conflated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conflated", "confounded", "confused", "mistook", "mixed (up)", "misapplied", "miscalled", "misidentified", "misnamed" ], "near antonyms":[ "differenced", "differentiated", "discriminated", "distinguished", "separated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lustering":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscating", "flaming", "flashing", "glancing", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillating", "shimmering", "spangling", "sparkling", "twinkling", "winking", "winkling" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaming", "radiating", "shining", "bedazzling", "blinding", "dazing", "dazzling", "blazing", "burning", "flaring", "glaring", "glowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lump (up)":{ "as in clump , curdle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clump", "curd", "curdle", "gum", "condense", "thicken", "cake", "concrete", "firm (up)", "fix", "freeze", "harden", "indurate", "solidify", "stiffen", "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "gelate", "gelatinize", "jell", "jelly", "set" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesce", "flux", "fuse", "liquefy", "liquify", "melt", "thaw" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lullaby":{ "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "becalm", "calm", "compose", "lull", "quiet", "quieten", "salve", "settle", "soothe", "still", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "near synonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "hush", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "lay", "mitigate", "quell", "relax", "relieve", "solace", "narcotize", "sedate", "stupefy" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "heighten", "intensify", "arouse", "excite", "foment", "incite", "rouse", "stir (up)", "work up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "key (up)", "perturb", "upset", "vex" ] }, "as in serenade , chorus":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aria", "art song", "barcarole", "barcarolle", "blues", "chanson", "chant", "chantey", "chanty", "shanty", "chorus", "croon", "descant", "discant", "folk song", "glee", "madrigal", "motet", "part-song", "pop", "rocker", "round", "roundelay", "serenade", "standard", "ballad", "ditty", "jingle", "lay", "lyric", "solo", "song", "vocal", "anthem", "cantata", "canticle", "carol", "chorale", "hymn", "noel", "psalm", "spiritual", "dirge", "lament", "requiem", "threnody", "hallelujah", "paean", "drinking song", "fight song", "torch song", "cover", "medley", "remix" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lubricated":{ "having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction":{ "examples":[ "the lubricated parts of the machine were whirring smoothly" ], "synonyms":[ "greased", "greasy", "oiled", "slick", "slicked", "slippery", "slippy", "slithery" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "buffed", "burnished", "glossed", "ground", "polished", "rubbed", "shined", "coated", "glazed", "waxed", "soapy", "waxy", "rasped", "sandblasted", "sanded", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scrubbed" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "rough", "roughened", "scuffed", "uneven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{ "examples":[ "used a petroleum based machine oil to lubricate the gears" ], "synonyms":[ "greased", "oiled", "slicked", "waxed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "soused", "washed", "watered", "wet", "wetted" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "roughed", "roughened", "dehydrated", "dried", "parched", "seared" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "lulu":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "joked that the streaker gave a lulu of a performance" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luminesced":{ "as in fired , glowed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "fired", "flamed", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "glowed", "sheened", "shimmered", "beamed", "radiated", "rayed", "shone", "shined", "blinked", "coruscated", "flared", "flashed", "flickered", "lustered", "lustred", "scintillated", "spangled", "sparkled", "twinkled", "winked", "winkled", "beat (down)", "glared", "brightened", "illuminated", "illumined", "irradiated", "lightened", "lit", "lighted", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "darkened", "lowered", "loured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lustres":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscates", "flames", "flashes", "glances", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "scintillates", "shimmers", "spangles", "sparkles", "twinkles", "winkles", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "radiates", "shines", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles", "blazes", "burns", "flares", "glares", "glows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lucrative":{ "yielding a profit":{ "examples":[ "the new manager's mission was to turn the failing store into a lucrative operation" ], "synonyms":[ "economic", "fat", "gainful", "juicy", "money-spinning", "moneymaking", "paying", "profitable", "remunerative" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "favorable", "rewarding", "useful", "worthwhile", "bankable" ], "near antonyms":[ "disadvantageous", "unfavorable" ], "antonyms":[ "unprofitable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lumpy":{ "having small pieces or lumps spread throughout":{ "examples":[ "the lumpy mashed potatoes were cold as well" ], "synonyms":[ "chunky", "clumpy", "curdy", "nubbly", "nubby" ], "near synonyms":[ "ropy", "ropey", "thick", "viscous", "knobbed", "knobbly", "knobby", "lumpish", "clabbered", "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "curdled", "gelled", "thickened", "broken", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "jagged", "knotted", "knotty", "pebbly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "smooth" ] }, "not having a level or smooth surface":{ "examples":[ "before painting, we had to sand the lumpy surface to make it smooth" ], "synonyms":[ "broken", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "jagged", "pebbly", "ragged", "rough", "roughened", "rugged", "scraggy", "uneven" ], "near synonyms":[ "lopsided", "unbalanced", "inexact", "unaligned", "rutted", "rutty", "undulating", "undulatory", "wavy", "pitted", "pocked", "knobbly", "knobby", "knurled", "knurly", "nubbly", "nubby", "burred", "harsh", "sandpapery", "scraggly", "scratchy", "nonuniform" ], "near antonyms":[ "exact", "uniform", "aligned", "alined", "regular", "true", "horizontal", "tabular", "plumb", "straight", "vertical", "flush" ], "antonyms":[ "even", "flat", "level", "plane", "smooth" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lustring":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscating", "flaming", "flashing", "glancing", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillating", "shimmering", "spangling", "sparkling", "twinkling", "winking", "winkling" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaming", "radiating", "shining", "bedazzling", "blinding", "dazing", "dazzling", "blazing", "burning", "flaring", "glaring", "glowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "Lucifer":{ "the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell":{ "examples":[ "Lucifer is depicted as a powerful but proud angel who leads a revolt against heaven" ], "synonyms":[ "archfiend", "Beelzebub", "devil", "fiend", "Old Nick", "Satan", "serpent" ], "near synonyms":[ "deuce", "dickens", "Mephistopheles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luncheon":{ "a usually formal lunch that occurs as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest":{ "examples":[ "a company luncheon" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfast", "buffet", "collation", "dinner", "refreshments", "smorgasbord", "snack", "supper", "tea", "chow", "feed", "meal", "menu", "mess", "refection", "repast", "table", "board", "bite", "gulp", "morsel", "serving", "taste", "banquet", "feast", "regale", "spread", "bake", "barbecue", "barbeque", "clambake", "cookout", "fry", "fry-up", "luau", "picnic", "potluck", "roast" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunacy":{ "a foolish act or idea":{ "examples":[ "you want to sneak into the building after the alarm is set\u2014what lunacy !" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "b\u00eatise", "fatuity", "folly", "foolery", "foppery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "stupidity" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdness", "craziness", "foolishness", "inaneness", "madness", "senselessness", "witlessness", "buffoonery", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "drivel", "humbug", "nonsense", "twaddle", "blunder", "bungle", "flub", "goof", "howler" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretion", "forethought", "prudence", "sagacity", "wisdom", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life":{ "examples":[ "the judge ruled that the lunacy of the accused made him incompetent to stand trial" ], "synonyms":[ "aberration", "dementia", "derangement", "insanity", "madness", "mania", "rage" ], "near synonyms":[ "neurosis", "psychosis", "instability", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "delirium", "frenzy", "hysteria", "hallucinosis", "hypomania", "paranoia", "schizophrenia", "senile dementia", "delusion", "hallucination", "monomania", "obsession", "phobia", "abnormality", "dementedness", "unsoundness" ], "near antonyms":[ "lucidity", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "normality", "soundness" ], "antonyms":[ "mind", "saneness", "sanity" ] }, "lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "was it desperation or lunacy that caused him to quit his job and move to California without any plan for what to do when he got there?" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "brainlessness", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuity", "fatuousness", "folly", "foolishness", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "madness", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "senselessness", "silliness", "simplicity", "unwisdom", "wackiness", "witlessness", "zaniness" ], "near synonyms":[ "denseness", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "feeblemindedness", "gormlessness", "idiocy", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "kookiness", "weirdness", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "ridiculousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "validity", "discernment", "insight", "perception", "percipience" ], "antonyms":[ "prudence", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sanity", "sapience", "sensibleness", "soundness", "wisdom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luminances":{ "brightness created by light reflected from a surface":{ "examples":[ "the emerald had a pure, icy green luminance" ], "synonyms":[ "burnish", "gloss", "luster", "lustre", "polish", "sheen", "shine" ], "near synonyms":[ "glare", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glow", "shimmer", "blink", "flicker", "sparkle", "twinkle", "illumination", "irradiation", "iridescence", "luminescence", "brilliance", "luminosity", "radiance", "radiancy", "refulgence", "finish", "glaze" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "drabness", "dullness", "dulness", "flatness", "grayness", "paleness", "cloudiness", "gloom", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "somberness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "examples":[ "the landscapes of the French painter Claude Lorraine have a unique luminance that no other artist has quite captured" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminosity", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luckless":{ "having, prone to, or marked by bad luck":{ "examples":[ "a luckless team with the worst record in the league" ], "synonyms":[ "hapless", "hard-luck", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "jinxed", "snakebit", "snakebitten", "star-crossed", "unfortunate", "unhappy", "unlucky" ], "near synonyms":[ "adverse", "ill", "inauspicious", "unfavorable", "unpromising", "untoward", "calamitous", "catastrophic", "disastrous", "accursed", "accurst", "damned", "doomed", "tragic", "tragical" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "favored", "gifted", "privileged", "auspicious", "fair", "favorable", "golden", "promising", "propitious" ], "antonyms":[ "fortunate", "happy", "lucky" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lumps (up)":{ "as in clumps , curdles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clumps", "curdles", "curds", "gums", "condenses", "thickens", "cakes", "concretes", "firms (up)", "fixes", "freezes", "hardens", "indurates", "solidifies", "stiffens", "clots", "coagulates", "congeals", "gelates", "gelatinizes", "gels", "jellies", "jells", "sets" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesces", "fluxes", "fuses", "liquefies", "liquifies", "melts", "thaws" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luxuries":{ "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "examples":[ "a private yacht is a luxury" ], "synonyms":[ "amenities", "comforts", "extras", "frills", "indulgences", "superfluities" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagances", "nonessentials", "dainties", "delicacies", "niceties", "treats", "accessories", "accessaries", "accoutrements", "accouterments", "bells and whistles", "options" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basics", "essentials", "fundamentals", "musts", "necessities", "requirements" ] }, "something that adds to one's ease of living":{ "examples":[ "having one's own bathroom is one of life's greatest luxuries" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodations", "amenities", "comforts", "conveniences", "creature comforts", "mod cons", "niceties" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonuses", "extras", "benefits", "help", "services", "anodynes", "solaces", "delights", "indulgences", "joys", "pleasures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "burdens", "millstones", "weights" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luggage":{ "the bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling":{ "examples":[ "Passengers are limited to two items of carry-on luggage ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baggage", "bags", "carryall", "carry-on", "grip", "handbag", "holdall", "portmanteau", "suitcase", "traveling bag", "wallet", "overnight bag", "overnight case", "weekend bag", "weekender", "cosmetic case", "traveling case", "carpetbag", "duffel bag", "kit", "kit bag", "backpack", "haversack", "knapsack", "packsack", "rucksack", "attach\u00e9", "attach\u00e9 case", "briefcase", "valise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lumps (together)":{ "as in joins , ties (together)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "groups", "joins", "ties (together)", "compares", "equates", "likens", "associates", "connects", "correlates", "identifies", "links", "relates" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrasts", "differentiates", "discriminates", "distinguishes", "separates", "sets off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in confuses , conflates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conflates", "confounds", "confuses", "mistakes", "mixes (up)", "misapplies", "miscalls", "misidentifies", "misnames" ], "near antonyms":[ "differences", "differentiates", "discriminates", "distinguishes", "separates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lusty":{ "having active strength of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "the lusty young rowers on the college crew team" ], "synonyms":[ "dynamic", "energetic", "flush", "gingery", "peppy", "red-blooded", "robust", "vigorous", "vital" ], "near synonyms":[ "animated", "brisk", "dashing", "kinetic", "lively", "punchy", "spirited", "sprightly", "vivacious", "energized", "enlivened", "invigorated", "vitalized", "firm", "fortified", "mettlesome", "mighty", "powerful", "puissant", "strong", "refreshed", "rejuvenated", "revitalized", "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "burly", "fit", "hardy", "husky", "muscular", "robustious", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strapping", "sturdy", "tough", "virile", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "sound", "capable", "competent" ], "near antonyms":[ "delicate", "effete", "enervated", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "wan", "weak", "weakened", "impotent", "powerless", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "tired", "indolent", "lackadaisical", "languid", "lazy", "invertebrate", "nerveless", "soft", "spineless", "wimpy", "ill", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "broken-down", "debilitated", "decrepit", "disabled", "wasted", "worn-out" ], "antonyms":[ "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid" ] }, "not showing weakness or uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "a lusty spirit of adventure" ], "synonyms":[ "firm", "forceful", "hearty", "iron", "robust", "solid", "stout", "strong", "sturdy", "vigorous" ], "near synonyms":[ "hard", "ironclad", "mighty", "powerful", "tough", "unyielding", "animated", "brisk", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "jazzy", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "assured", "certain", "confident", "sanguine", "secure", "sure" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "diffident", "insecure", "self-doubting", "characterless", "effete", "frail", "spineless", "weakened", "weak-kneed", "wimpy", "wishy-washy" ], "antonyms":[ "uncertain", "weak" ] }, "having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)":{ "examples":[ "such a lusty dish calls for an equally rich wine" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "concentrated", "full", "full-bodied", "heady", "muscular", "plush", "potent", "rich", "robust", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "heavy", "straight", "undiluted", "unmixed", "high-octane", "high-test", "enriched", "fortified" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilute", "diluted", "watered-down", "watery" ], "antonyms":[ "delicate", "light", "mild", "thin", "thinned", "weak", "weakened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lunch counters":{ "as in cafeterias , lunchrooms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeterias", "luncheonettes", "lunchrooms", "snack bars", "beaneries", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "caffs", "diners", "eateries", "grills", "restaurants", "greasy spoons", "hash houses", "chophouses", "steak houses", "pizzerias", "coffeehouses", "coffee shops", "estaminets", "teahouses", "tearooms", "tea shops", "barrooms", "bars", "inns", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Lucullian":{ "showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort":{ "examples":[ "a Lucullan lifestyle that included the requisite mansion and yacht" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "lavish", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "palatial", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "expensive", "precious", "premium", "rich", "extravagant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "showy", "august", "awesome", "awful", "baronial", "beautiful", "gorgeous", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "impressive", "kingly", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately", "comfortable", "cozy", "homelike", "homey", "homy", "snug" ], "near antonyms":[ "economical", "frugal", "meager", "meagre", "spare", "stingy", "thrifty" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "luxuriating":{ "to enjoy something that is appealingly rich or relaxing":{ "examples":[ "He spent the morning luxuriating in his bed.", "She luxuriated in the beauties of the natural world." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "basking", "reveling", "revelling", "wallowing", "catering (to)", "gratifying", "humoring", "indulging", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling", "delighting", "pleasing", "pleasuring", "satiating", "sating", "satisfying" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "inhibiting", "restraining", "stifling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lurking":{ "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "we caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner" ], "synonyms":[ "mooching", "mousing", "pussyfooting", "shirking", "skulking", "sliding", "slinking", "slipping", "snaking", "sneaking", "stealing" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "edging", "inching", "worming", "ghosting", "padding", "tiptoeing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remain out of sight":{ "examples":[ "watch out for snakes lurking in the tall grass" ], "synonyms":[ "hiding", "holing up", "lying", "reposing", "skulking" ], "near synonyms":[ "slinking", "sneaking", "avoiding", "eluding", "evading" ], "near antonyms":[ "coming out", "materializing", "showing up", "turning up" ], "antonyms":[ "appearing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luxurious":{ "showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort":{ "examples":[ "the luxurious apartment was filled with the latest electronic gadgets and fine works of art" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "palatial", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "expensive", "precious", "premium", "rich", "extravagant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "showy", "august", "awesome", "awful", "baronial", "beautiful", "gorgeous", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "impressive", "kingly", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately", "comfortable", "cozy", "homelike", "homey", "homy", "snug" ], "near antonyms":[ "economical", "frugal", "meager", "meagre", "spare", "stingy", "thrifty" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ] }, "given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires":{ "examples":[ "squandered his fortune in the relentless satisfaction of his luxurious tastes" ], "synonyms":[ "decadent", "hedonistic", "indulgent", "overindulgent", "self-indulgent", "sybaritic" ], "near synonyms":[ "carnal", "fleshly", "sensual", "sensuous", "voluptuous", "masturbatory", "onanistic", "self-absorbed", "self-obsessed", "gluttonous", "greedy", "rapacious", "voracious", "extravagant", "incontinent", "intemperate", "reckless", "splurging", "uncontrolled", "wanton" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "continent", "sober", "temperate", "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "spartan", "disciplined", "self-controlled", "self-disciplined", "self-governed" ], "antonyms":[ "self-abnegating", "self-denying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lure":{ "to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{ "examples":[ "the hunter lured the lion into the open with the antelope carcass" ], "synonyms":[ "allure", "bait", "beguile", "betray", "decoy", "entice", "lead on", "seduce", "solicit", "tempt" ], "near synonyms":[ "draw in", "inveigle", "persuade", "rope (in)", "snow", "catch", "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "entrap", "mesh", "snare", "tangle", "trap", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "enchant", "fascinate", "magnetize", "wile" ], "near antonyms":[ "alert", "caution", "forewarn", "ward (off)", "warn", "drive (away or off)", "repulse", "turn away" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{ "examples":[ "the promise of easy money is always the lure for some people to play the lottery", "good schools are a lure for prospective home buyers" ], "synonyms":[ "allurement", "bait", "come-on", "enticement", "siren song", "temptation", "turn-on" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeal", "call", "attraction", "boost", "encouragement", "goad", "impetus", "impulse", "incentive", "inducement", "motivation", "persuasion", "seducement", "seduction", "spur", "stimulus", "decoy", "snare", "trap", "entrapment", "mousetrap" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "alert", "caution", "forewarning", "notice", "warning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap":{ "examples":[ "the fish simply didn't seem to like the lure I was using, so I didn't catch a thing" ], "synonyms":[ "bait", "decoy" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambush", "net", "trap", "hook", "snare", "troll", "plug", "scent", "spinner", "stool pigeon", "appeal", "attraction", "call", "draw", "incentive", "pull", "enticement", "seducement", "seduction", "temptation", "entanglement", "entrapment" ], "near antonyms":[ "repellent", "repellant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised":{ "examples":[ "the lure of the video game was distracting me from my studies" ], "synonyms":[ "allurement", "enticement", "seduction", "temptation" ], "near synonyms":[ "siren song", "allure", "appeal", "attraction", "attractiveness", "charm", "enchantment", "glamour", "glamor", "beckoning", "invitation", "bait", "inducement", "influence", "persuasion", "power", "sway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lustrousness":{ "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "examples":[ "the lovely lustrousness of her hair just made you want to stroke it" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lullabied":{ "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "becalmed", "calmed", "composed", "lulled", "quieted", "quietened", "salved", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "hushed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "eased", "laid", "mitigated", "quelled", "relaxed", "relieved", "solaced", "narcotized", "sedated", "stupefied" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "heightened", "intensified", "aroused", "excited", "fomented", "incited", "roused", "stirred (up)", "worked up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "keyed (up)", "perturbed", "upset", "vexed", "vext" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lustred":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscated", "flamed", "flashed", "glanced", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "scintillated", "shimmered", "spangled", "sparkled", "twinkled", "winked", "winkled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beamed", "radiated", "shone", "shined", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled", "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "flared", "glared", "glowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lusted (for or after)":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "ached (for)", "coveted", "craved", "desiderated", "desired", "died (for)", "hankered (for or after)", "hungered (for)", "itched (for)", "jonesed (for)", "longed (for)", "panted (after)", "pined (for)", "repined (for)", "salivated (for)", "sighed (for)", "thirsted (for)", "wanted", "wished (for)", "yearned (for)", "yenned (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoiled (for)", "spoilt (for)", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "liked", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)", "favored", "preferred", "admired", "appreciated", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "declined", "refused", "rejected", "spurned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "lushes":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "she accused him of being a lush and a spendthrift" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholics", "alkies", "boozehounds", "boozers", "dipsomaniacs", "drinkers", "drunkards", "drunks", "inebriates", "juiceheads", "juicers", "rummies", "soakers", "soaks", "sots", "souses", "tipplers", "topers", "tosspots" ], "near synonyms":[ "swiggers", "swillers", "winos" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainers", "nondrinkers", "teetotalers", "teetotallers", "teetotalists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "you guys can drink if you want, but I'm laying off the lush" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohols", "aqua vitaes", "ardent spirits", "boozes", "bottles", "drinks", "firewaters", "grogs", "hooches", "inebriants", "intoxicants", "John Barleycorns", "juices", "liquors", "moonshines", "potables", "rums", "sauces", "spirits", "stimulants", "strong drinks", "tipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitifs", "bracers", "chasers", "digestifs", "nightcaps", "belts", "loads", "nips", "pegs", "pops", "shooters", "shots", "slugs", "snifters", "snorts", "tots", "whets", "cocktails", "mixed drinks", "ales", "beers", "brewages", "brews", "brewskis", "home brews", "malt liquors", "microbrews", "mums", "nappies", "meads", "sakes", "sakis", "wines", "barley-brees", "barley-broos", "brandies", "gins", "liqueurs", "mao-tais", "mescals", "schnapps", "tequilas", "vodkas", "whiskeys", "whiskies", "Dutch courages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lucidities":{ "clearness of expression":{ "examples":[ "the lucidity of the recipe should ensure a minimum of confusion" ], "synonyms":[ "clarity", "explicitness", "lucidness", "perspicuity", "perspicuousness", "simplicity" ], "near synonyms":[ "incision", "incisiveness", "directness", "forthrightness", "openness", "straightforwardness", "readability", "readableness", "comprehensibility", "intelligibility", "legibility" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambiguity", "ambiguousness", "equivocalness", "equivocation", "inscrutability", "inscrutableness", "obliqueness", "obliquity", "opacity", "opaqueness", "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "incomprehensibleness", "unintelligibility", "unintelligibleness", "circuitousness", "deviousness", "indirectness", "indistinctness", "dimness", "disjointedness", "incoherence", "faintness", "fuzziness", "muddiness", "nebulousness", "vagueness" ], "antonyms":[ "obscureness", "obscurity", "unclarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lust (for or after)":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "I'm lusting after that new SUV" ], "synonyms":[ "ache (for)", "covet", "crave", "desiderate", "desire", "die (for)", "hanker (for or after)", "hunger (for)", "itch (for)", "jones (for)", "long (for)", "pant (after)", "pine (for)", "repine (for)", "salivate (for)", "sigh (for)", "thirst (for)", "want", "wish (for)", "yearn (for)", "yen (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoil (for)", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "relish", "revel (in)", "favor", "prefer", "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "spurn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunkheads":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "don't let that lunkhead anywhere near your work tools" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luxuriates":{ "to enjoy something that is appealingly rich or relaxing":{ "examples":[ "He spent the morning luxuriating in his bed.", "She luxuriated in the beauties of the natural world." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "basks", "revels", "wallows", "caters (to)", "gratifies", "humors", "indulges", "coddles", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils", "delights", "pleases", "pleasures", "sates", "satiates", "satisfies" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "inhibits", "restrains", "stifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lushing (up)":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush" ], "synonyms":[ "bibbing", "boozing", "drinking", "guzzling", "liquoring (up)", "soaking", "tippling" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousing", "reveling", "revelling", "imbibing", "nipping" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lumping (it)":{ "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "Like it or lump it , things are going to change around here." ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "supporting", "sustaining", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "reconciling (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (with or to)", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "luncheonette":{ "as in cafeteria , lunchroom":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeteria", "lunch counter", "lunchroom", "snack bar", "beanery", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "caff", "diner", "eatery", "grill", "restaurant", "greasy spoon", "hash house", "chophouse", "steak house", "pizzeria", "coffeehouse", "coffee shop", "estaminet", "teahouse", "tearoom", "tea shop", "bar", "barroom", "inn", "tavern" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luncheons":{ "a usually formal lunch that occurs as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest":{ "examples":[ "a company luncheon" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfasts", "buffets", "collations", "dinners", "refreshments", "smorgasbords", "snacks", "suppers", "teas", "chow", "feeds", "meals", "menus", "messes", "refections", "repasts", "tables", "boards", "bites", "gulps", "morsels", "servings", "tastes", "banquets", "feasts", "regales", "spreads", "bakes", "barbecues", "barbeques", "clambakes", "cookouts", "fries", "fry-ups", "luaus", "picnics", "potlucks", "roasts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunchrooms":{ "as in cafeterias , luncheonettes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeterias", "lunch counters", "luncheonettes", "snack bars", "beaneries", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "caffs", "diners", "eateries", "grills", "restaurants", "greasy spoons", "hash houses", "chophouses", "steak houses", "pizzerias", "coffeehouses", "coffee shops", "estaminets", "teahouses", "tearooms", "tea shops", "barrooms", "bars", "inns", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lurid":{ "extremely disturbing or repellent":{ "examples":[ "thank you for sparing us from the lurid details of the story" ], "synonyms":[ "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "dreadful", "frightful", "ghastly", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "horrific", "horrifying", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmare", "nightmarish", "shocking", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarming", "bloodcurdling", "dire", "direful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "gut-wrenching", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "terrifying", "abhorrent", "deplorable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "offensive", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "abominable", "evil", "foul", "heinous", "noxious", "odious", "unspeakable", "vile", "grotesque", "ugly", "unsightly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "appealing", "attractive", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "enjoyable", "enticing", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "cheering", "comforting", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "lacking a healthy skin color":{ "examples":[ "the doctor was alarmed by the patient's lurid complexion", "was lurid after a long winter spent indoors" ], "synonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "blanched", "cadaverous", "doughy", "livid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "wan" ], "near synonyms":[ "sallow", "sallowish", "sick", "sickly", "waxen", "waxy", "white", "whitened", "anemic", "bloodless", "untanned", "whey-faced", "white-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "blushing", "flushed", "pink" ], "antonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine" ] }, "arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction":{ "examples":[ "the lurid news reports about the romance between the two Hollywood stars" ], "synonyms":[ "catchpenny", "gee-whiz", "screaming", "sensational", "sensationalist", "sensationalistic" ], "near synonyms":[ "catchy", "colorful", "juicy", "racy", "suggestive", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "theatrical", "theatric", "coarse", "vulgar", "gory", "shocking" ], "near antonyms":[ "innocuous", "inoffensive", "tame", "dignified", "formal", "proper", "restrained" ], "antonyms":[ "nonsensational" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lustfully":{ "as in lasciviously , lewdly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lasciviously", "lewdly", "indecently", "obscenely", "vulgarly", "evilly", "immorally", "impurely", "sinfully", "wickedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "chastely", "innocently", "modestly", "morally", "purely", "righteously", "virtuously", "decently", "decorously", "properly", "priggishly", "primly", "prudishly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lush":{ "covered with a thick healthy natural growth":{ "examples":[ "they loved to go for picnics in the lush woodlands" ], "synonyms":[ "green", "grown", "leafy", "luxuriant", "overgrown", "verdant" ], "near synonyms":[ "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "productive", "prolific", "rich", "dense", "tangled" ], "near antonyms":[ "bleak", "depleted", "impoverished", "infertile", "poor", "stark", "unproductive", "arid", "dead", "desert", "dry", "parched", "sere", "sear", "waterless" ], "antonyms":[ "barren", "leafless" ] }, "growing thickly and vigorously":{ "examples":[ "lush dandelions had turned the meadow into a sea of yellow" ], "synonyms":[ "luxuriant", "prosperous", "rampant", "rank", "weedy" ], "near synonyms":[ "lavish", "profuse", "overgrown", "overrun", "verdant", "close", "dense", "tangled", "thick" ], "near antonyms":[ "dormant", "blighted", "stunted" ], "antonyms":[ "sparse" ] }, "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "lush desserts that are well worth the boatload of calories" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "appetizing", "dainty", "delectable", "delicious", "delish", "flavorful", "flavorsome", "luscious", "mouthwatering", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "scrumptious", "succulent", "tasteful", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy", "yummy" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestible", "eatable", "edible", "delightful", "heavenly", "pleasing", "agreeable", "gratifying", "pleasant", "satisfying", "choice", "delicate", "exquisite", "rare" ], "near antonyms":[ "banal", "boring", "commonplace", "tedious", "noisome", "smelly", "stinky", "noxious", "unwholesome", "miserable", "wretched", "abhorrent", "abominable", "awful", "detestable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "foul", "horrid", "nauseating", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "sickening", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "distasteful", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "stale", "tasteless", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ] }, "marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{ "examples":[ "those were lush times for the gambling industry, which kept building ever grander casinos" ], "synonyms":[ "booming", "boomy", "flourishing", "golden", "halcyon", "healthy", "palmy", "prospering", "prosperous", "roaring", "successful", "thriving" ], "near synonyms":[ "affluent", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "substantial", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "comfortable" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dying", "failing", "floundering", "languishing", "struggling", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "insolvent" ], "antonyms":[ "depressed", "unprosperous", "unsuccessful" ] }, "pleasing to the physical senses":{ "examples":[ "I could listen to the baritone's lush voice for hours" ], "synonyms":[ "carnal", "fleshly", "luscious", "sensual", "sensuous", "voluptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "bodily", "corporeal", "agreeable", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "gratifying", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "scrumptious", "epicurean", "luxurious", "self-indulgent" ], "near antonyms":[ "harsh", "painful", "uncomfortable", "disgusting", "foul", "hideous", "icky" ], "antonyms":[] }, "producing abundantly":{ "examples":[ "his lush fields were the envy of neighboring farmers" ], "synonyms":[ "cornucopian", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fructuous", "fruitful", "luxuriant", "productive", "prolific", "rich" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "generative", "producing", "yielding", "abounding", "abundant", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenitudinous", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "creative", "inventive", "original" ], "near antonyms":[ "meager", "meagre", "scant", "scanty", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "sparse" ], "antonyms":[ "barren", "dead", "infertile", "sterile", "unfertile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ] }, "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "she accused him of being a lush and a spendthrift" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholic", "alkie", "alky", "boozehound", "boozer", "dipsomaniac", "drinker", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "juicehead", "juicer", "rummy", "soak", "soaker", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "toper", "tosspot" ], "near synonyms":[ "swigger", "swiller", "wino" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainer", "nondrinker", "teetotaler", "teetotaller", "teetotalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "you guys can drink if you want, but I'm laying off the lush" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "whiskey", "whisky", "Dutch courage" ], 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synonyms":[ "blazing", "burning", "firing", "flaming", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "glowing", "sheening", "shimmering", "beaming", "radiating", "raying", "shining", "blinking", "coruscating", "flaring", "flashing", "flickering", "lustering", "lustring", "scintillating", "spangling", "sparkling", "twinkling", "winking", "winkling", "beating (down)", "glaring", "brightening", "illuminating", "illumining", "irradiating", "lightening", "lighting", "bedazzling", "blinding", "dazing", "dazzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackening", "darkening", "lowering", "louring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lustrously":{ "in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light":{ "examples":[ "he tenderly caressed her lustrously soft hair" ], "synonyms":[ "bright", "brightly", "brilliantly", "dazzlingly", "fulgently", "glowingly", "incandescently", "lambently", "luminously", "radiantly", "splendidly" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazingly", "burningly", "flamingly", "blindingly", "flaringly", "flickeringly", "glaringly", "glitteringly", "opalescently", "pellucidly" ], "near antonyms":[ "darkly", "duskily", "gloomily", "murkily", "obscurely", "somberly", "cloudily", "shadily", "shadowily" ], "antonyms":[ "dimly", "dully" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lukewarmness":{ "the quality or state of being moderate in temperature":{ "examples":[ "the lukewarmness of the soda pop did nothing for its taste" ], "synonyms":[ "tepidity", "tepidness", "warmness", "warmth" ], "near synonyms":[ "balminess", "mildness", "temperateness", "glow", "radiance", "radiancy", "heat", "hotness", "stuffiness", "sultriness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bitterness", "bleakness", "cold", "coldness", "frigidity", "frigidness", "frostiness", "iciness", "rawness", "sharpness", "frost" ], "antonyms":[ "chill", "chilliness", "coolness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lustrates":{ "as in cleanses , purifies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chastens", "cleanses", "purifies", "baptizes", "canonizes", "spiritualizes", "exorcises", "exorcizes", "expurgates", "blesses", "consecrates", "hallows", "sacralizes", "sanctifies", "commits", "dedicates", "devotes", "reconsecrates" ], "near antonyms":[ "deconsecrates", "desacralizes", "desanctifies", "defiles", "desecrates", "profanes", "dirties", "fouls", "pollutes", "soils", "taints", "violates", "blasphemes", "curses", "cusses", "damns", "execrates", "casts out", "condemns", "damns", "punishes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lumber":{ "tree logs as prepared for human use":{ "examples":[ "a huge amount of lumber will be needed to build the house" ], "synonyms":[ "timber", "wood" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "brace", "pile", "post", "ridgepole", "sill", "splint", "stake", "stave", "stick", "bar", "billet", "block", "cordwood", "firewood" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the elephant lumbered through the jungle" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lump", "plod", "pound", "scuff", "scuffle", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "stump", "tramp", "tromp", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bumble", "flog", "flounder", "limp", "plod", "struggle", "stumble", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "jog", "shamble", "shuffle", "wallow", "welter", "falter", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "fumble", "muddle" ], "near antonyms":[ "coast", "fly", "glide", "kilt", "sail", "zip", "zoom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a low heavy rolling sound":{ "examples":[ "the horse-drawn wagon lumbered along the trail" ], "synonyms":[ "growl", "grumble", "roll", "rumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "boom", "drum", "thunder", "bellow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies" ], "synonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "freight", "lade", "laden", "load", "saddle", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "clog", "clutter", "fill", "pack", "heap", "mound", "pile", "stack", "press", "weigh", "strain", "tax", "overburden", "overload", "overtax", "surcharge", "hamper", "handicap", "afflict", "oppress" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviate", "ease", "lighten", "relieve" ], "antonyms":[ "disburden", "discharge", "disencumber", "unburden", "unlade", "unload" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lunched":{ "as in breakfasted , supped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfasted", "supped", "boarded", "dined out", "messed", "picnicked", "grazed", "nibbled", "noshed", "picked", "snacked", "glutted", "gorged", "gormandized", "overate", "overfed", "pigged out", "chowed (down)", "dug in", "banqueted", "feasted", "repasted", "ate", "dined", "fared", "fed", "partook", "refreshed", "victualed", "victualled" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieted", "fasted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lushes (up)":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush" ], "synonyms":[ "bibs", "boozes", "drinks", "guzzles", "liquors (up)", "soaks", "tipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouses", "revels", "imbibes", "nips" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lugging":{ "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "dragging", "drawing", "haling", "hauling", "pulling", "towing", "tugging" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracting", "heaving", "jerking", "yanking", "carrying", "conveying", "ferrying", "moving", "transporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoving", "thrusting" ], "antonyms":[ "driving", "propelling", "pushing" ] }, "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "I don't understand why he's always lugging all of his books around when his locker is right over there" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "ferrying", "hauling", "packing", "toting", "transporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "handing over", "transferring", "forwarding", "sending", "shipping", "transmitting", "bringing", "fetching", "taking", "moving", "removing", "shifting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luscious":{ "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "a luscious strawberry bursting with juice" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "appetizing", "dainty", "delectable", "delicious", "delish", "flavorful", "flavorsome", "lush", "mouthwatering", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "scrumptious", "succulent", "tasteful", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy", "yummy" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestible", "eatable", "edible", "delightful", "heavenly", "pleasing", "agreeable", "gratifying", "pleasant", "satisfying", "choice", "delicate", "exquisite", "rare" ], "near antonyms":[ "banal", "boring", "commonplace", "tedious", "noisome", "smelly", "stinky", "noxious", "unwholesome", "miserable", "wretched", "abhorrent", "abominable", "awful", "detestable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "foul", "horrid", "nauseating", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "sickening", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "distasteful", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "stale", "tasteless", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ] }, "pleasing to the physical senses":{ "examples":[ "luscious silk fabric that slid across her hands" ], "synonyms":[ "carnal", "fleshly", "lush", "sensual", "sensuous", "voluptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "bodily", "corporeal", "agreeable", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "gratifying", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "scrumptious", "epicurean", "luxurious", "self-indulgent" ], "near antonyms":[ "harsh", "painful", "uncomfortable", "disgusting", "foul", "hideous", "icky" ], "antonyms":[] }, "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "the luscious thought that while she was basking on the beach, her coworkers were slaving away at the office" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "sexually attractive":{ "examples":[ "hundreds of fans got in line to take selfies with the luscious soap opera star" ], "synonyms":[ "bodacious", "desirable", "dishy", "hot", "sexy", "toothsome" ], "near synonyms":[ "foxy", "nubile", "hunky", "studly", "alluring", "seductive", "sultry", "vampish", "vampy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "luminance":{ "brightness created by light reflected from a surface":{ "examples":[ "the emerald had a pure, icy green luminance" ], "synonyms":[ "burnish", "gloss", "luster", "lustre", "polish", "sheen", "shine" ], "near synonyms":[ "glare", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glow", "shimmer", "blink", "flicker", "sparkle", "twinkle", "illumination", "irradiation", "iridescence", "luminescence", "brilliance", "luminosity", "radiance", "radiancy", "refulgence", "finish", "glaze" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "drabness", "dullness", "dulness", "flatness", "grayness", "paleness", "cloudiness", "gloom", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "somberness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "examples":[ "the landscapes of the French painter Claude Lorraine have a unique luminance that no other artist has quite captured" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminosity", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lullabying":{ "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "becalming", "calming", "composing", "lulling", "quietening", "quieting", "salving", "settling", "soothing", "stilling", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "hushing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "easing", "laying", "mitigating", "quelling", "relaxing", "relieving", "solacing", "narcotizing", "sedating", "stupefying" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "heightening", "intensifying", "arousing", "exciting", "fomenting", "inciting", "rousing", "stirring (up)", "working up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "keying (up)", "perturbing", "upsetting", "vexing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lukewarmly":{ "as in perfunctorily , indifferently":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apathetically", "indifferently", "perfunctorily", "aloofly", "disinterestedly", "impassively", "incuriously", "hesitantly", "reluctantly", "unwillingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "enthusiastically", "exuberantly", "madly", "rhapsodically", "sky-high", "avidly", "eagerly", "excitedly", "impatiently", "keenly", "fanatically", "rabidly", "warmly", "zealously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lugger":{ "as in schooner , sloop":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brigantine", "bugeye", "ca\u00efque", "caravel", "catamaran", "catboat", "cat rig", "clipper", "corvette", "cutter", "frigate", "galleon", "galley", "junk", "keelboat", "ketch", "knockabout", "outrigger", "pinnace", "piragua", "sailer", "schooner", "shallop", "sharpie", "sharpy", "sloop", "square-rigger", "xebec", "yacht", "yawl", "bark", "dinghy", "sailboat", "windjammer", "bottom", "craft", "vessel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luminesce":{ "as in fire , glow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "burn", "fire", "flame", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "glow", "sheen", "shimmer", "beam", "radiate", "ray", "shine", "blink", "coruscate", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "luster", "lustre", "scintillate", "spangle", "sparkle", "twinkle", "wink", "winkle", "beat (down)", "glare", "brighten", "illuminate", "illumine", "irradiate", "light", "lighten", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle" ], "near antonyms":[ "blacken", "darken", "lower", "lour" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunged":{ "as in plunged , dived":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "plunged", "sank", "sunk", "settled", "dipped", "immersed", "submerged", "submersed" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "glided", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "rode", "rid", "sailed", "swam", "wafted", "bobbed", "dangled", "suspended", "buoyed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luminosities":{ "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "examples":[ "the luminosity of the fireflies made for an enchanting nighttime show" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminance", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lucid":{ "giving off or reflecting much light":{ "examples":[ "those lucid bands that spread across the arctic sky and are known as the northern lights" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "candescent", "clear", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "luminous", "lustrous", "radiant", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid" ], "near synonyms":[ "ablaze", "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "red-hot", "agleam", "aglitter", "blinding", "coruscant", "flaring", "flashing", "flickering", "gemmy", "glancing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "tenebrous", "unlit", "cloudy", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant" ] }, "having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions":{ "examples":[ "decided to make out her will while she was still lucid" ], "synonyms":[ "balanced", "clearheaded", "compos mentis", "normal", "right", "sane", "stable" ], "near synonyms":[ "analytic", "analytical", "clear", "coherent", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "even-keeled", "judicious", "levelheaded", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "sound", "unneurotic", "well-adjusted", "well-balanced" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "bananas", "batty", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackpot", "cranky", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dotty", "fruity", "gaga", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loopy", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "nuts", "nutty", "scatty", "screwy", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "aberrant", "delirious", "disordered", "delusional", "delusionary", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "psycho", "psychotic", "schizo", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "schizy", "schizzy", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "off", "pixilated", "pixillated", "potty", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "mixed-up", "unreasonable", "depressed", "despondent", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "haywire", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "berserk", "nuclear", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "antonyms":[ "brainsick", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "unbalanced", "unsound" ] }, "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "examples":[ "tried to make his instructions as lucid as possible so that everyone would understand what to do" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "luminously":{ "in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light":{ "examples":[ "in the soft candlelight her eyes sparkled luminously at him" ], "synonyms":[ "bright", "brightly", "brilliantly", "dazzlingly", "fulgently", "glowingly", "incandescently", "lambently", "lustrously", "radiantly", "splendidly" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazingly", "burningly", "flamingly", "blindingly", "flaringly", "flickeringly", "glaringly", "glitteringly", "opalescently", "pellucidly" ], "near antonyms":[ "darkly", "duskily", "gloomily", "murkily", "obscurely", "somberly", "cloudily", "shadily", "shadowily" ], "antonyms":[ "dimly", "dully" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lustrated":{ "as in cleansed , purified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chastened", "cleansed", "purified", "baptized", "baptised", "canonized", "spiritualized", "exorcised", "exorcized", "expurgated", "blessed", "blest", "consecrated", "hallowed", "sacralized", "sanctified", "committed", "dedicated", "devoted", "reconsecrated" ], "near antonyms":[ "deconsecrated", "desacralized", "desanctified", "defiled", "desecrated", "profaned", "dirtied", "fouled", "polluted", "soiled", "tainted", "violated", "blasphemed", "cursed", "cussed", "damned", "execrated", "cast out", "condemned", "damned", "punished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lumping (together)":{ "as in joining , tying (together)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grouping", "joining", "tying (together)", "tieing (together)", "comparing", "equating", "likening", "associating", "connecting", "correlating", "identifying", "linking", "relating" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrasting", "differentiating", "discriminating", "distinguishing", "separating", "setting off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in confusing , conflating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conflating", "confounding", "confusing", "mistaking", "mixing (up)", "misapplying", "miscalling", "misidentifying", "misnaming" ], "near antonyms":[ "differencing", "differentiating", "discriminating", "distinguishing", "separating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunkheaded":{ "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "every time I try to learn about the new technology, I end up feeling more lunkheaded than when I started" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "near synonyms":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "the actor plays a cheerfully lunkheaded character in the new comedy" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lunacies":{ "a foolish act or idea":{ "examples":[ "you want to sneak into the building after the alarm is set\u2014what lunacy !" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdities", "asininities", "b\u00eatises", "fatuities", "follies", "fooleries", "fopperies", "idiocies", "imbecilities", "inanities", "insanities", "stupidities" ], "near synonyms":[ "buffooneries", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "tomfooleries", "drivel", "humbug", "nonsense", "twaddles", "blunders", "bungles", "flubs", "goofs", "howlers" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretions", "forethoughts", "prudences", "sagacities", "wisdoms", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lukewarm":{ "having or giving off heat to a moderate degree":{ "examples":[ "I left the bowl of soup sitting on the counter too long, and now it's lukewarm" ], "synonyms":[ "heated", "hottish", "tepid", "toasty", "warm", "warmed", "warmish" ], "near synonyms":[ "thawed", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "steamy", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "white-hot", "overheated", "roasted", "superheated", "sweltering", "blazing", "glowing", "molten", "sizzling", "reheated", "rewarmed", "warmed-over" ], "near antonyms":[ "arctic", "bitter", "bleak", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy", "nippy", "polar", "raw", "sharp", "snappy", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "winterly", "wintry", "wintery", "frosted", "benumbed", "nipped", "numb" ], "antonyms":[ "chilled", "coldish", "cool", "cooled", "coolish", "refrigerated", "unheated" ] }, "showing little or no interest or enthusiasm":{ "examples":[ "the dentist's lecture on the merits of flossing got only a lukewarm response" ], "synonyms":[ "halfhearted", "tepid", "uneager", "unenthusiastic" ], "near synonyms":[ "apathetic", "disinterested", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "indifferent", "neutral", "uncaring", "uninterested", "lackadaisical", "languid", "listless", "perfunctory", "undemonstrative", "unemotional", "unresponsive", "unfeeling", "unsympathetic", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "cool", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "icy", "unfriendly", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near antonyms":[ "agog", "ardent", "avid", "exuberant", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "gung ho", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "intense", "raring", "red-hot", "vehement", "engaged", "engrossed", "interested", "ready", "willing", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "eager", "enthusiastic", "hearty", "keen", "passionate", "warm", "wholehearted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lummoxes":{ "a clumsy, awkward person":{ "examples":[ "that player is a lummox in the outfield, with three errors just this week" ], "synonyms":[ "dubs", "klutzes", "loobies", "lubbers" ], "near synonyms":[ "clodhoppers", "gawkies", "gawks", "louts", "lumps", "oafs", "tawpies", "tykes", "tikes", "bunglers", "duffers", "fumblers", "stumblebums", "stumblers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lustihoods":{ "sexual appetite":{ "examples":[ "behind that demure facade lurked an unexpected lustihood" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscence", "desire", "eroticism", "horniness", "hots", "itch", "lech", "letch", "libidinousness", "lust", "lustfulness", "passion", "salaciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "libido", "ardor", "heat", "rut", "erotomania", "hypersexuality", "lecherousness", "lechery", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "venery" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinence", "celibacy", "chastity", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luau":{ "as in barbecue , cookout":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barbecue", "barbeque", "clambake", "cookout", "fry", "roast", "festivity", "buffet", "luncheon", "smorgasbord", "blowout", "carnival", "festival", "fete", "f\u00eate", "gala", "party", "shindig", "chow", "mess", "repast", "table", "banquet", "dinner", "feast", "feed", "regale", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunching":{ "as in breakfasting , supping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfasting", "supping", "boarding", "dining out", "messing", "picnicking", "grazing", "nibbling", "noshing", "picking", "snacking", "glutting", "gorging", "gormandizing", "overeating", "overfeeding", "pigging out", "chowing (down)", "digging in", "banqueting", "feasting", "repasting", "dining", "eating", "faring", "feeding", "partaking", "refreshing", "victualing", "victualling" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieting", "fasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lusted":{ "as in lay , slept":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "copulated", "coupled", "lay", "made out", "mated", "slept", "catted (around)", "fooled around", "fornicated", "played (around)", "tomcatted (around)", "womanized", "cheated", "philandered", "screwed around", "stepped out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lurched":{ "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake" ], "synonyms":[ "careened", "pitched", "rocked", "rolled", "seesawed", "swayed", "tossed", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "blundered", "bucked", "doddered", "faltered", "floundered", "halted", "hitched", "hobbled", "jerked", "jolted", "reeled", "shook", "staggered", "stumbled", "teetered", "toddled", "tottered", "tumbled", "vacillated", "vibrated", "waddled", "wavered", "weaved", "oscillated", "undulated", "wagged", "waggled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move forward while swaying from side to side":{ "examples":[ "dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy" ], "synonyms":[ "careened", "doddered", "reeled", "staggered", "teetered", "tottered", "waddled" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocked", "rolled", "seesawed", "swagged", "swayed", "wavered", "weaved", "wobbled", "wabbled", "barged", "blundered", "clomped", "clumped", "floundered", "galumphed", "lumbered", "lumped", "pounded", "scuffed", "scuffled", "shambled", "shuffled", "stamped", "stomped", "stumbled", "tramped", "tromped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "luminary":{ "a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light":{ "examples":[ "awed by the vast number of luminaries in the night sky" ], "synonyms":[ "sphere", "star", "sun" ], "near synonyms":[ "cluster", "constellation", "galaxy", "binary star", "brown dwarf", "dwarf", "fixed star", "gasser", "giant star", "lodestar", "loadstar", "neutron star", "nova", "pulsar", "quasar", "red dwarf", "red giant", "red star", "subdwarf", "supercluster", "supergiant", "supernova", "variable", "variable star", "white dwarf" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who is widely known and usually much talked about":{ "examples":[ "luminaries from the worlds of sports, entertainment, and politics were at the gala" ], "synonyms":[ "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre", "cause celebre", "celeb", "celebrity", "figure", "icon", "ikon", "light", "megastar", "name", "notability", "notable", "notoriety", "personage", "personality", "somebody", "standout", "star", "superstar", "VIP" ], "near synonyms":[ "favorite", "heartthrob", "hero", "idol", "demigod", "dignitary", "eminence", "immortal", "monument", "pillar", "worthy", "baron", "big shot", "bigwig", "kahuna", "magnate", "mogul", "nabob", "panjandrum" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweight", "mediocrity", "has-been" ], "antonyms":[ "nobody", "noncelebrity" ] }, "as in bright , light":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bedazzling", "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "dazzling", "effulgent", "illuminated", "illumined", "incandescent", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "exposed", "shadeless", "sunny", "beaming", "lambent", "radiant", "shining", "lustrous" ], "near antonyms":[ "shaded", "shadowed", "shadowy", "shady", "umbrageous", "canopied", "covered", "sheltered", "cloudy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "luxuriate":{ "to enjoy something that is appealingly rich or relaxing":{ "examples":[ "He spent the morning luxuriating in his bed.", "She luxuriated in the beauties of the natural world." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bask", "revel", "wallow", "cater (to)", "gratify", "humor", "indulge", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil", "delight", "please", "pleasure", "sate", "satiate", "satisfy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridle", "check", "constrain", "curb", "inhibit", "restrain", "stifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }