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"related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "appal":{ "to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffer", "cushion", "delight", "gratify", "please", "rejoice", "tickle", "charm", "entice", "tempt", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "solace", "soothe", "reassure" ], "related":[ "astonish", "bowl over", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "freak (out)", "stun", "stupefy", "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "dismay", "fright", "frighten", "horrify", "panic", "scare", "scarify", "spook", "startle", "terrify", "terrorize", "disgust", "nauseate", "repel", "revolt", "sicken", "turn off", "displease", "offend", "outrage", "scandalize", "amaze", "astound", "awe", "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "dispirit", "emasculate", "undo", "unman", "unnerve", "unstring", "discomfort", "discompose", "disconcert", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "shake", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "crush", "overpower", "overwhelm" ], "synonyms":[ "floor", "jolt", "shake up", "shock" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "appalled":{ "as in horrified , dismayed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffered", "cushioned", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "rejoiced", "tickled", "charmed", "enticed", "tempted", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "solaced", "soothed", "reassured" ], "related":[ "astonished", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "freaked (out)", "stunned", "stupefied", "affrighted", "alarmed", "alarumed", "dismayed", "frighted", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "scared", "scarified", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "disgusted", "nauseated", "repelled", "revolted", "sickened", "turned off", "displeased", "offended", "outraged", "scandalized", "amazed", "astounded", "awed", "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "dispirited", "emasculated", "undid", "unmanned", "unnerved", "unstrung", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "shook", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "crushed", "overpowered", "overwhelmed" ], "synonyms":[ "floored", "jolted", "shocked", "shook up" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "appareled":{ "as in dressed , clothed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "antonyms":[ "disarrayed", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "unclothed", "undressed", "untrussed" ], "examples":[ "a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuded", "divested", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled" ], "related":[ "cloaked", "frocked", "jacketed", "mantled", "vested", "draped", "enswathed", "happed", "huddled", "swaddled", "swathed", "wrapped", "accoutred", "accoutered", "bedighted", "bedight", "equipped", "furnished", "habilitated", "outfitted", "tailored", "uniformed", "dressed down", "underdressed" ], "synonyms":[ "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked (out)", "did up", "dressed", "dressed up", "enrobed", "garbed", "garmented", "got up", "gowned", "habited", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "suited", "togged (up or out)", "toileted", "vestured" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "apparently":{ "to all outward appearances":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "apparently , the kids didn't know the cake was for the potluck, since they helped themselves to it" ], "near antonyms":[ "implausibly", "impossibly", "improbably", "incredibly" ], "related":[ "externally", "outwardly", "visibly", "believably", "credibly", "assumably", "likely", "presumedly", "probably", "conceivably", "maybe", "mayhap", "perchance", "perhaps", "possibly", "professedly", "supposably", "allegedly", "purportedly", "reportedly", "reputedly", "clearly", "distinctly", "manifestly", "obviously", "plainly", "self-evidently", "assuredly", "positively", "surely" ], "synonyms":[ "evidently", "ostensibly", "ostensively", "presumably", "putatively", "seemingly", "supposedly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "apparentness":{ "as in visibility , observability":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "apparitions":{ "the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an eccentric who claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "angels", "daimones", "daimons", "familiars", "genies", "genii", "geniuses", "genii", "jinn", "jinns", "djinn", "djinns", "shaitans", "doppelg\u00e4ngers", "doppelgangers", "doubles", "fetches", "lemures", "manes", "incubi", "incubuses", "lamiae", "lamias", "succubi", "vampires", "zombies", "cacodemons", "demons", "daemons", "devils", "fiends", "ghouls", "imps" ], "synonyms":[ "bogeys", "bogies", "familiar spirits", "ghosts", "hants", "haunts", "materializations", "phantasms", "fantasms", "phantoms", "poltergeists", "shades", "shadows", "specters", "spectres", "spirits", "spooks", "sprites", "visions", "visitants", "wraiths" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "appeal":{ "an earnest request":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "made an appeal to the public to donate desperately needed blood" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "application", "requisition", "call", "claim", "demand", "insistence" ], "synonyms":[ "adjuration", "conjuration", "cry", "desire", "entreaty", "petition", "plea", "pleading", "prayer", "solicitation", "suit", "suppliance", "supplication" ] }, "as in cite , book":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near 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attract":{ "antonyms":[ "repellent", "repellant", "repelling", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "unalluring" ], "examples":[ "the idea of living on Mars is appealing to space enthusiasts" ], "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" ], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "bewitching", "captivating", "charismatic", "charming", "elfin", "enchanting", "engaging", "entrancing", "fascinating", "fetching", "glamorous", "glamourous", "luring", "magnetic", "seductive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "appearance":{ "outward and often deceptive indication":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "can't you at least give the appearance of listening to what I say?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "air", "effect", "impression", "hint", "implication", "insinuation", "resemblance", "suggestion", "affectation", "demonstration", "display", "fiction", "image", "imitation", "imposture", "likeness", "make-believe", "make-belief", "pose", "pretense", "pretence", "representation", "simulation", "cloak", "disguise", "exterior", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "front", "gloss", "mask", "masquerade", "patina", "Potemkin village", "shape", "shell", "surface", "veneer" ], "synonyms":[ "face", "guise", "name", "outward", "seeming", "semblance", "show" ] }, "the act of coming upon a scene":{ "antonyms":[ "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "disappearance", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave-taking", "parting", "quitting" ], "examples":[ "his appearance at the party caused considerable speculation" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissipation", "dissolution", "evaporation", "fadeaway", "fading", "melting", "passing", "vanishing", "clearing out", "egress", "leaving", "retirement", "retreat", "withdrawal", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus" ], "related":[ "approach", "entrance", "ingress", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "dawning", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "genesis", "inception", "morning", "onset", "start" ], "synonyms":[ "advent", "arrival", "coming", "incoming" ] }, "the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the dignified appearance of this church leader", "the country club's manicured lawns and well-groomed appearance in general" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "air", "attitude", "bearing", "behavior", "comportment", "demeanor", "deportment", "manner", "poise", "pose", "carriage", "posture", "stance", "cast", "mold", "shape", "turn", "color", "coloring", "complexion", "countenance", "face", "features", "habit", "habitus", "person", "physiognomy", "superficies", "visage" ], "synonyms":[ "aspect", "dress", "figure", "garb", "look", "mien", "outside", "presence", "regard" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "appeared":{ "to come into existence":{ "antonyms":[ "ceased", "ended", "stopped" ], "examples":[ "the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately" ], "near antonyms":[ "concluded", "desisted", "discontinued", "finished", "halted", "quit", "quitted", "terminated", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evaporated", "vanished", "departed", "died", "expired", "passed away", "perished" ], "related":[ "breathed", "existed", "lived", "subsisted", "was", "arrived", "came on", "emerged", "coalesced", "cohered", "shaped (up)", "continued", "endured", "lasted", "persisted", "survived" ], "synonyms":[ "actualized", "arose", "began", "broke", "commenced", "dawned", "engendered", "formed", "materialized", "originated", "set in", "sprang", "sprung", "started" ] }, "to come into view":{ "antonyms":[ "cleared", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "melted (away)", "vanished", "went (away)" ], "examples":[ "a police car appeared just as I ran a red light" ], "near antonyms":[ "departed", "left", "retired", "withdrew" ], "related":[ "reappeared", "resurfaced", "bulked", "loomed", "arrived", "came", "dawned", "debuted", "arose", "blossomed", "bobbed (up)", "broke", "broke out", "cropped (up)", "emerged", "erupted", "issued", "outcropped", "rose", "shot (up)", "sprang (up)", "sprung (up)", "surfaced", "happened", "occurred", "reappeared", "rematerialized" ], "synonyms":[ "came out", "materialized", "showed", "showed up", "turned up", "unfolded" ] }, "to get to a destination":{ "antonyms":[ "left", "went" ], "examples":[ "a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served" ], "near antonyms":[ "checked out", "clocked (out)", "fled", "vamoosed" ], "related":[ "fetched", "hit", "made", "reached", "pulled in", "touched down", "debarked", "disembarked", "barged (in)", "blew in", "breezed (in)", "burst (in or into)", "bursted (in or into)", "waltzed (in)", "checked in", "clocked (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "got in", "got through", "landed", "showed up", "turned up" ] }, "to give the impression of being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it appears that he doesn't hear you" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dissembled", "pretended", "recalled", "resembled", "suggested", "hinted", "implied", "insinuated" ], "synonyms":[ "acted", "came across (as)", "came off (as)", "felt", "looked", "made", "seemed", "sounded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "appeased":{ "as in mollified , placated":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "antonyms":[ "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "ired", "maddened", "outraged" ], "examples":[ "a game often appeases an upset toddler" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "antagonized", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "put out", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "provoked", "roused", "harassed", "harried", "persecuted", "pestered", "agitated", "discomforted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "perturbed", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "offended", "slighted" ], "related":[ "calmed", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "hushed", "quieted", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "endeared (to)", "ingratiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "adulated", "blarneyed", "flattered", "overpraised", "soft-soaped", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "satisfied", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "blandished", "cajoled", "coaxed", "sweet-talked", "wheedled", "babied", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt", "dulcified", "sweetened" ], "synonyms":[ "assuaged", "conciliated", "disarmed", "gentled", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "appeasing":{ "tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility":{ "antonyms":[ "antagonizing" ], "examples":[ "we had been feuding with the people next door, so inviting them to the party was intended as an appeasing gesture" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "chafing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "inflammatory", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nagging", "nettlesome", "nettling", "offensive", "provocative", "provoking", "rankling", "riling", "vexing", "engaging", "incensing", "infuriating", "maddening", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "martial", "militant", "militaristic", "military", "warlike" ], "related":[ "endearing", "ingratiating", "winning", "winsome", "peaceable", "peaceful", "nonbelligerent", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "calming", "comforting", "lulling", "quieting", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "obliging", "satisfying", "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "genial", "gentle", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "kindly", "passive", "submissive", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "conciliating", "conciliatory", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacific", "pacifying", "peacemaking", "placating", "placatory", "propitiatory" ] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "antonyms":[ "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "iring", "maddening", "outraging" ], "examples":[ "a game often appeases an upset toddler" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "antagonizing", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "crossing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "putting out", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "ruffling", "vexing", "provoking", "rousing", "harassing", "harrying", "persecuting", "pestering", "agitating", "discomforting", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "perturbing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying", "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "slighting" ], "related":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "hushing", "quieting", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "endearing (to)", "ingratiating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "adulating", "blarneying", "flattering", "overpraising", "soft-soaping", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "satisfying", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "sweet-talking", "wheedling", "babying", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling", "dulcifying", "sweetening" ], "synonyms":[ "assuaging", "conciliating", "disarming", "gentling", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "append":{ "to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{ "antonyms":[ "abate", "bate", "deduct", "knock off", "remove", "subtract", "take off" ], "examples":[ "append the prefix \"un-\" to each of these words" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disconnect", "disjoin", "separate", "unfasten", "amputate", "cut", "excise", "lop (off)", "sever", "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", 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"commendations", "kudos", "notes", "recommendations", "elevations", "enshrinements", "enthronements", "exaltations", "glorifications" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolades", "bays", "credits", "distinctions", "glories", "homages", "honors", "kudos", "lauds", "laurels", "props", "r\u00e9clames", "suns" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "apple-polish":{ "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a departmental supervisor who apple-polishes shamelessly whenever higher-ups are about" ], "near antonyms":[ "despise", "disdain", "scorn", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "scoff", "brave", "challenge", "defy" ], "related":[ "drool", "gush", "slaver", "slobber", "endear", "ingratiate", "court", "woo", "adulate", "idolize", "worship", "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "flatter", "overpraise", "soft-soap", "cower", "cringe", "grovel", "abase", "debase", "demean", "defer", "submit", "yield" ], "synonyms":[ "bootlick", "fawn", "fuss", 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"elect", "handpick", "select", "single (out)", "vote (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "assign", "attach", "commission", "constitute", "designate", "detail", "name", "nominate", "place" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "appoints":{ "to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "at the appointed hour we were in our places" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adopts", "assigns", "chooses", "determines", "establishes", "opts (for)", "picks", "pins (down)", "prefers", "selects", "settles", "singles (out)", "specifies", "arranges", "coordinates", "orchestrates", "advertises", "announces", "declares", "publishes" ], "synonyms":[ "designates", "fixes", "names", "sets" ] }, "to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{ "antonyms":[ "discharges", "dismisses", "expels", "fires" ], "examples":[ "was appointed to the council on national security" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballs", "deposes", "dethrones", "displaces", "ejects", "evicts", "ousts", "overthrows", "removes", "throws out", "uncrowns", "unmakes", "unseats" ], "related":[ "authorizes", "delegates", "deputes", "deputizes", "anoints", "consecrates", "creates", "inaugurates", "inducts", "installs", "instates", "institutes", "invests", "makes", "ordains", "crowns", "enthrones", "thrones", "chooses", "destines", "drafts", "elects", "handpicks", "selects", "singles (out)", "votes (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "assigns", "attaches", "commissions", "constitutes", "designates", "details", "names", "nominates", "places" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "apportion":{ "to give as a share or portion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudge", "deny", "deprive (of)", "keep", "retain", "stint", "withhold", "appropriate", "arrogate", "confiscate" ], "related":[ "admeasure", "administer", "deal", "dispense", "divide", "dole out", "hand out", "measure", "mete (out)", "meter", "parcel (out)", "part", "portion", "prorate", "share (out)", "split", "accord", "award", "give", "grant", "earmark", "reserve", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "reallocate", "reapportion", "reassign", "redistribute" ], "synonyms":[ "allocate", "allot", "allow", "assign", "distribute", "lot", "ration" ] }, "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "antonyms":[ "misallocate" ], "examples":[ "apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudge", "decline", "deny", "deprive (of)", "disallow", "refuse", "reject", "withhold", "niggle (out)", "pinch", "skimp", "stint" ], "related":[ "admeasure", "allot", "allow", "appropriate", "assign", "dish out", "divide", "divvy (up)", "dollop (out)", "lot", "measure (out)", "part", "proportion", "ration", "redistribute", "set", "share (out)", "split", "bestow", "disburse", "furnish", "issue", "provide", "share", "supply", "circulate", "disperse", "disseminate", "scatter", "spread", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "pledge", "reallocate", "reapportion" ], "synonyms":[ "administer", "allocate", "deal (out)", "dispense", "distribute", "dole out", "hand out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "appraisal":{ "an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "gave us a positive appraisal of his artistic talents" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aper\u00e7u", "feeling", "impression", "notion", "perception", "confidence", "faith", "stock", "trust", "belief", "conviction", "mind", "persuasion", "sentiment", "view", "conjecture", "guess", "hunch", "hypothesis", "surmise", "theory" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisement", "assessment", "estimate", "estimation", "evaluation", "fix", "judgment", "judgement", "value judgment" ] }, "the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the appraisal of the house's value took place yesterday" ], "near 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"visible", "clear", "conspicuous", "evident", "eye-catching", "manifest", "noticeable", "obvious", "plain", "ponderable", "prominent", "striking", "apparent", "distinct", "identifiable", "significant", "straightforward" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehensible", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "distinguishable", "palpable", "perceptible", "sensible" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "appreciate":{ "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "dwindle", "lessen", "recede", "wane" ], "examples":[ "the value of that antique should appreciate over time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jump", "rocket", "skyrocket", "surge", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble", "blow up", "bulk", "distend", "inflate", "puff (up)", "crescendo", "crest", "peak" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "accumulate", "balloon", "boom", "build up", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "climb", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "gain", "increase", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "rise", "roll up", "snowball", "spread", "swell", "wax" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "antonyms":[ "miss" ], "examples":[ "I hope you appreciate just how much that collector's CD costs" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehend", "misconceive", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misperceive", "misread", "mistake", "misunderstand" ], "related":[ "absorb", "digest", "take in", "realize", "fathom", "penetrate", "pierce" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehend", "assimilate", "behold", "catch", "catch on (to)", "cognize", "compass", "comprehend", "conceive", "cotton (to or on to)", "decipher", "decode", "dig", "discern", "get", "grasp", "grok", "intuit", "know", "make", "make out", "perceive", "recognize", "register", "savvy", "see", "seize", "sense", "tumble (to)", "twig", "understand" ] }, "to hold dear":{ "antonyms":[ "disvalue" ], "examples":[ "I appreciate my parents more than I can express" ], "near antonyms":[ "undervalue", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "disdain", "high-hat", "scorn", "scout", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snub", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "deprecate", "depreciate", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "put down", "write off", "abandon", "forget", "neglect" ], "related":[ "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "relish", "revel (in)", "admire", "apprize", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "enshrine", "memorialize", "adore", "caress", "dote (on)", "idolize", "worship" ], "synonyms":[ "cherish", "love", "prize", "treasure", "value" ] }, "to think very highly or favorably of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "many great artists and musicians have not been appreciated in their own lifetimes" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "condemn", "decry", "deplore", "disapprove", "discount", "discountenance", "disdain", "disfavor", "dislike", "dismiss", "disregard", "frown (on 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"displeasures", "dissatisfactions" ], "related":[ "appetites", "fancies", "likes", "loves", "partialities", "preferences", "relishes", "shines", "tastes", "uses", "acclamations", "adorations", "adulations", "approbations", "deferences", "hero worships", "homages", "honors", "idolatries", "infatuations", "lionizations", "praises", "props", "reverences", "venerations", "worships", "delights", "enjoyments", "amazements", "awes", "wonderments", "wonders", "enthusiasms", "interests", "passions", "biases", "prejudices", "affections", "attachments", "devotions", "passions" ], "synonyms":[ "accounts", "admirations", "esteems", "estimations", "favors", "regards", "respects" ] }, "the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something":{ "antonyms":[ "incomprehensions" ], "examples":[ "a course intended to give students an appreciation of abstract art" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehensions", "miscomprehensions", "misinterpretations", "misperceptions", "misunderstandings" ], "related":[ "absorptions", "assimilations", "digestions", "uptakes", "conceptions", "visualizations", "enlightenments", "realizations" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehensions", "comprehensions", "grasps", "grips", "holds", "perceptions", "percipiences", "understandings" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "appreciative":{ "expressing approval":{ "antonyms":[ "adverse", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disapproving", "inappreciative", "negative", "unappreciative", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "unfriendly" ], "examples":[ "his latest novel has received a number of appreciative reviews" ], "near antonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "censuring", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "belittling", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "disparaging", "scornful", "slighting" ], "related":[ "accepting", "warm", "encomiastic", "eulogistic", "flattering", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudative", "laudatory", "panegyrical", "praiseful", "respectful", "supportive", "sympathetic", "adoring", "adulatory", "idolizing", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "advisory", "recommendatory" ], "synonyms":[ "admiring", "applauding", "approbatory", "approving", "commendatory", "complimentary", "favorable", "friendly", "good", "positive" ] }, "feeling or expressing gratitude":{ "antonyms":[ "inappreciative", "thankless", "unappreciative", "ungrateful" ], "examples":[ "very appreciative after we helped him change his flat tire" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhospitable", "rude", "thoughtless", "ungracious" ], "related":[ "beholden", "indebted", "contented", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "tickled", "thanking" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciatory", "glad", "grateful", "obliged", "thankful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "apprehending":{ "to have a clear idea of":{ "antonyms":[ "missing" ], "examples":[ "do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehending", "misconceiving", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misperceiving", "misreading", "mistaking", "misunderstanding" ], "related":[ "absorbing", "digesting", "taking in", "realizing", "fathoming", "penetrating", "piercing" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciating", "assimilating", "beholding", "catching", "catching on (to)", "cognizing", "compassing", "comprehending", "conceiving", "cottoning (to or on to)", "deciphering", "decoding", "digging", "discerning", "getting", "grasping", "grokking", "intuiting", "knowing", "making", "making out", "perceiving", "recognizing", "registering", "savvying", "seeing", "seizing", "sensing", "tumbling (to)", "twigging", "understanding" ] }, "to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{ "antonyms":[ "discharging" ], "examples":[ "the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "unchaining" ], "related":[ "bagging", "capturing", "catching", "getting", "grabbing", "grappling", "hooking", "landing", "snapping (up)", "snaring", "snatching", "trapping", "committing", "confining", "detaining", "holding", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "jugging", "locking (up)", "binding", "enchaining", "fettering", "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "rearresting", "remanding" ], "synonyms":[ "arresting", "busting", "collaring", "nabbing", "nailing", "nicking", "picking up", "pinching", "pulling in", "restraining", "running in", "seizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "apprentice":{ "a person who helps a more skilled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attendant", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "maid", "maidservant", "scullion", "servant", "auxiliary", "legman", "subordinate", "underling", "employee", "employe", "hand", "help", "hireling", "laborer", "swamper", "worker", "gal Friday", "girl Friday", "man Friday", "right hand", "aide-de-camp" ], "synonyms":[ "adjunct", "adjutant", "aid", "aide", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "helper", "helpmate", "helpmeet", "lieutenant", "mate", "sidekick" ] }, "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "antonyms":[ "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ], "examples":[ "aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues" ], "near antonyms":[ "expert", "master", "pro", "professional" ], "related":[ "boot", "amateur", "dabbler", "dilettante", "learner", "student", "trainee", "candidate", "entrant", "probationer" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "babe", "beginner", "colt", "cub", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "novitiate", "punk", "recruit", "rook", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro", "virgin" ] }, "as in partner , contract":{ "antonyms":[], 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more experienced colleagues" ], "near antonyms":[ "experts", "masters", "professionals", "pros" ], "related":[ "boots", "amateurs", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "learners", "students", "trainees", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarians", "babes", "beginners", "colts", "cubs", "fledglings", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "novitiates", "punks", "recruits", "rookies", "rooks", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros", "virgins" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "apprises":{ "to give information to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "let me apprise you of the current situation" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinforms", "misleads" ], "related":[ "advertises", "alerts", "notifies", "announces (to)", "discloses (to)", "assures", "certifies", "convinces", "reassures", "warrants", "educates", "lectures", "schools", "teaches", "tutors", "disabuses", "disenchants", "disillusions", "undeceives" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaints", "advises", "briefs", "catches up", "clears", "clues (in)", "enlightens", "familiarizes", "fills in", "hips", "informs", "instructs", "tells", "verses", "wises (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "approachable":{ "easily reached, accessed, or used":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "It seemed like an approachable goal.", "The professor taught the class in a way that made the material approachable for the students." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "having or showing kind, helpful, or supportive feelings or actions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Having an approachable boss made the job much more enjoyable." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "approaches":{ "an established course for traveling from one place to another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "will take the standard landing approach from the south" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bypaths", "byways", "lanes", "laneways", "arteries", "boulevards", "bypasses", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passageways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routeways", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "turnpikes", "walks", "walkways", "traces", "tracks", "trails", "airways", "bikeways", "cycleways", "channels", "gats", "watercourses", "waterways", "doors", "doorways", "gates", "gateways", "hatches", "portals" ], "synonyms":[ "avenues", "passages", "paths", "routes", "ways" ] }, "the means or procedure for doing something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that's a different approach to knitting, but it seems to work" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "modes", "modi operandi", "blueprints", "designs", "game plans", "games", "ground plans", "intrigues", "layouts", "lines", "models", "plans", "plots", "programs", "routes", "schemes", "expedients", "moves", "shifts", "steps", "practices", "practises", "processes", "routines", "policies" ], "synonyms":[ "fashions", "forms", "hows", "manners", "methodologies", "methods", "recipes", "strategies", "styles", "systems", "tacks", "tactics", "techniques", "ways" ] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "antonyms":[ "backs (up or away)", "recedes", "retires", "retreats", "withdraws" ], "examples":[ "the parade's approaching ! I can hear the band playing!" ], "near antonyms":[ "clears out", "departs", "exits", "goes", "leaves", "lights out", "pulls out", "quits", "removes", "runs away", "shoves (off)", "takes off", "walks out" ], "related":[ "arrives", "attains", "comes", "gains", "hits", "lands", "makes", "reaches", "shows up", "turns up", "waltzes (up)", "creeps up", "sneaks up", "adjoins", "borders", "touches", "verges" ], "synonyms":[ "bellies up", "closes", "closes in", "comes up", "draws on", "nears", "nighs" ] }, "to come near or nearer to in character or quality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his store-bought dessert doesn't even approach your homemade version of it" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adds up (to)", "amounts (to)", "comes (to)", "duplicates", "equals", "matches", "mirrors", "parallels", "reflects", "borders (on)", "touches (on)", "verges (on)" ], "synonyms":[ "approximates", "compares (with)", "measures up (to)", "stacks up (against or with)" ] }, "to move closer to":{ "antonyms":[ "goes", "recedes (from)", "retreats", "withdraws" ], "examples":[ "approach the bull with caution" ], "near antonyms":[ "departs", "exits", "leaves" ], "related":[ "drops in", "enters", "pops (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "advances", "comes", "nears", "nighs" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "approbate":{ "to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{ "antonyms":[ "decline", "deny", "disallow", "disapprove", "negative", "reject", "turn down", "veto" ], "examples":[ "Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court" ], "near antonyms":[ "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "illegalize", "interdict", "prohibit", "proscribe", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "rebuff", "rebut", "refuse", "spurn" ], "related":[ "accept", "acknowledge", "affirm", "certify", "endorse", "indorse", "validate", "bless", "canonize", "sanctify", "initial", "rubber-stamp", "sign", "sign off (on)", "allow", "enable", "legalize", "license", "licence", "pass", "permit", "reapprove" ], "synonyms":[ "accredit", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "confirm", "finalize", "formalize", "homologate", "OK", "okay", "ratify", "sanction", "warrant" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "approbatory":{ "expressing approval":{ "antonyms":[ "adverse", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disapproving", "inappreciative", "negative", "unappreciative", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "unfriendly" ], "examples":[ "the candidate's views on taxes received overwhelmingly approbatory nods from the conservative audience" ], "near antonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "censuring", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "belittling", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "disparaging", "scornful", "slighting" ], "related":[ "accepting", "warm", "encomiastic", "eulogistic", "flattering", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudative", "laudatory", "panegyrical", "praiseful", "respectful", "supportive", "sympathetic", "adoring", "adulatory", "idolizing", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "advisory", "recommendatory" ], "synonyms":[ "admiring", "applauding", "appreciative", "approving", "commendatory", "complimentary", "favorable", "friendly", "good", "positive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "appropriated":{ "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you can't just appropriate somebody's term paper and put your name on it!" ], "near antonyms":[ "bought", "purchased", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "handed over", "presented" ], "related":[ "burglarized", "knocked over", "robbed", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "sacked", "carjacked", "hijacked", "highjacked", "picked", "rifled", "poached", "rustled", "shoplifted", "collared", "grabbed", "grasped", "nailed", "seized", "snatched", "took", "mooched", "sponged", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "shanghaied", "spirited" ], "synonyms":[ "boosted", "filched", "heisted", "hooked", "lifted", "misappropriated", "nicked", "nipped", "pilfered", "pinched", "pocketed", "purloined", "ripped off", "snitched", "stole", "swiped", "thieved" ] }, "to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "archaeologists wrongfully appropriated artifacts excavated at ancient sites for their museums" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "annexed", "attached", "claimed", "confiscated", "impounded", "repossessed", "sequestered", "assumed", "collared", "grabbed", "grasped", "snatched", "stole", "wrenched", "wrested", "despoiled", "looted", "pillaged", "encroached", "infringed", "invaded", "occupied", "preoccupied", "trespassed", "embezzled", "misapplied", "misappropriated", "misused", "peculated" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogated", "commandeered", "converted", "expropriated", "pirated", "preempted", "pressed", "seized", "took over", "usurped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "appropriately":{ "in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose":{ "antonyms":[ "improperly", "inappropriately", "incongruously", "incorrectly", "unseemly", "unsuitably", "wrongly" ], "examples":[ "make sure you greet our guests appropriately" ], "near antonyms":[ "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "inopportunely", "unfortunately", "unseasonably", "inappositely", "inaptly", "irrelevantly", "awkwardly", "ungracefully" ], "related":[ "well", "acceptably", "adequately", "passably", "satisfactorily", "tolerably", "decently", "decorously" ], "synonyms":[ "appositely", "congruously", "correctly", "duly", "fittingly", "happily", "meetly", "properly", "right", "rightly", "suitably" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "appropriations":{ "a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the National Park Service received an increased appropriation for wildlife management" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aids", "assistances", "block grants", "grants-in-aid", "set-asides", "foreign aids", "reliefs", "state aids", "advances", "allowances", "benefits", "bequests", "endowments", "funds", "legacies", "stipends", "trust funds", "trusts" ], "synonyms":[ "allocations", "allotments", "annuities", "entitlements", "grants", "subsidies", "subventions" ] }, "the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "annexations", "assumptions", "attachments", "confiscations", "grabs", "impoundments", "repossessions", "sequestrations", "defalcations", "embezzlements", "misapplications", "misappropriations", "misuses", "peculations", "thefts", "despoilments", "encroachments", "infringements", "piracies", "invasions", "occupancies", "occupations", "preoccupancies", "trespasses", "deforcements", "disfurnishments", "dispossessions", "ejections" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogations", "detainers", "expropriations", "preemptions", "seizures", "takeovers", 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