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"near antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist", "follower", "sheep" ], "related":[ "bohemian", "maverick", "nonconformist", "quixote", "coot", "geezer", "curio", "rarity", "freak", "fantast", "fantastico" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crack", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "flake", "fruitcake", "kook", "nut", "nutcase", "nutter", "oddball", "oddity", "original", "quiz", "screwball", "weirdo", "zany" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "header":{ "a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "why does each column have a header except the last one?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banner", "streamer", "catchword", "guide word", "running head", "greeting", "salutation", "superscript", "superscription", "subhead", "subheading", "subtitle" ], "synonyms":[ "caption", "head", "heading", "headline", "rubric", "title" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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"precipitate", "precipitous", "rash", "rushed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "with excessive or careless speed":{ "antonyms":[ "deliberately", "studiedly" ], "examples":[ "plunged headlong into the crowd in pursuit of the purse snatcher" ], "near antonyms":[ "calculatingly", "circumspectly", "designedly", "falteringly", "haltingly", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "tentatively", "leisurely", "slowly" ], "related":[ "headfirst", "headily", "hotheadedly", "impatiently", "impetuously", "impulsively", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "automatically", "glancingly", "haphazardly", "impromptu", "spontaneously", "abruptly", "suddenly", "offhand", "offhandedly" ], "synonyms":[ "cursorily", "hastily", "hotfoot", "hurriedly", "pell-mell", "precipitately", "precipitously", "rashly" ] }, "without delay":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "had barely finished the last project when we went headlong into the next one" ], "near antonyms":[ "slowly", "late", "tardily" ], "related":[ "away", "freely", "anon", "momentarily", "shortly", "soon", "apace", "briskly", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "posthaste", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "readily", "snappily", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly", "abruptly", "presto", "suddenly", "unexpectedly", "hastily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "exactly", "opportunely", "punctually", "seasonably" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "directly", "forthwith", "immediately", "incontinently", "instantaneously", "instanter", "instantly", "now", "PDQ", "plumb", "presently", "promptly", "pronto", "right", "right away", "right now", "right off", "straight off", "straightaway", "straightway" ] } }, "headmost":{ "coming before all others in time or order":{ "antonyms":[ "final", "last", "latest", "latter", "terminal", "terminating", "ultimate" ], "examples":[ "the headmost horse shied at the sight of a snake" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "late", "consequent", "ensuing", "following", "subsequent", "succeeding", "penultimate" ], "related":[ "ancient", "early", "primal", "primary", "prime", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "antecedent", "preceding", "previous" ], "synonyms":[ "earliest", "first", "foremost", "inaugural", "initial", "leadoff", "maiden", "original", "pioneer", "premier", "virgin" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "headstrong":{ "given to resisting control or discipline by others":{ "antonyms":[ "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "tractable" ], "examples":[ "a headstrong child who likes to test the limits of his parents' patience" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "well-behaved", "compliant", "placable", "pliable", "submissive", "yielding", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "reasonable", "temperate", "trainable" ], "related":[ "bullheaded", "contrary", "difficult", "hardheaded", "incorrigible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stiff", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "undisciplined", "unpunished", "uncontrolled", "wild", "boisterous", "irrepressible", "rambunctious", "rowdy", "disobedient", "indocile", "insubordinate", "rebellious", "misbehaving", "naughty" ], "synonyms":[ "froward", "incontrollable", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":{ "antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "compliant", "complying", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "relenting", "yielding" ], "examples":[ "the tenants of the building remain headstrong in their determination not to be evicted by the developer" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "placable", "submissive", "tractable", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "governable", "manageable", "reasonable", "temperate", "slavish", "subservient" ], "related":[ "anal-retentive", "obsessive", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "determined", "hell-bent", "inexorable", "persistent", "relentless", "resolved", "set", "single-minded", "steadfast", "stouthearted", "tenacious", "unflinching", "firm", "hard-line", "hard-shell", "hard-shelled", "iron", "severe", "stern", "strict", "hidebound", "narrow-minded", "rigid", "bloody-minded", "cantankerous", "contrary", "cussed", "contumacious", "disobedient", "froward", "insubordinate", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncooperative", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "defiant", "insurgent", "mutinous", "indomitable", "invincible", "unconquerable", "confirmed", "inveterate", "unregenerate", "demanding", "exacting" ], "synonyms":[ "adamant", "adamantine", "bullheaded", "dogged", "hard", "hard-nosed", "hardened", "hardheaded", "immovable", "implacable", "inconvincible", "inflexible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "ossified", "pat", "pertinacious", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-opinionated", "self-willed", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heaped":{ "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot" ], "near antonyms":[ "held back", "kept", "reserved", "retained", "withheld" ], "related":[ "gushed", "streamed", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "overwhelmed", "swamped", "bombarded", "hailed" ], "synonyms":[ "lavished", "poured", "rained", "showered" ] }, "to lay or throw on top of one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "heaped the stones in a corner of the yard" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banked", "layered", "pyramided", "accumulated", "amassed", "assembled", "collected", "concentrated", "garnered", "gathered", "grouped", "massed", "bunched", "clumped", "lumped" ], "synonyms":[ "mounded", "piled", "stacked" ] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "antonyms":[ "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ], "examples":[ "heaped her plate with spaghetti" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightened", "depleted", "drained", "eliminated", "exhausted", "bled", "drew (off)", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged", "scoured", "swept" ], "related":[ "drenched", "flooded", "glutted", "swamped", "bloated", "bulked", "crowded", "crushed", "matted", "pressed", "rammed", "shoved", "squashed", "squeezed", "refilled", "refreshed", "reloaded", "repacked", "replenished", "overcharged", "overfilled", "overflowed", "saturated", "honeycombed", "penetrated" ], "synonyms":[ "brimmed", "charged", "crammed", "filled", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "stuffed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heaps":{ "a considerable amount":{ "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ], "examples":[ "she always has a heap of good ideas", "you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "related":[ "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "gazillions", "jillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ] }, "a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banks", "bars", "drifts", "embankments", "beds", "layers", "mows", "pyramids", "ricks", "barrows", "cairns", "pyres", "accumulations", "aggregates", "arrays", "assemblages", "collections", "conglomerations", "gatherings", "groupings", "hoards", "huddles", "jumbles", "knots", "pileups" ], "synonyms":[ "cocks", "hills", "mounds", "mountains", "piles", "stacks" ] }, "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot" ], "near antonyms":[ "holds back", "keeps", "reserves", "retains", "withholds" ], "related":[ "gushes", "streams", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "overwhelms", "swamps", "bombards", "hails" ], "synonyms":[ "lavishes", "pours", "rains", "showers" ] }, "to lay or throw on top of one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "heaped the stones in a corner of the yard" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banks", "layers", "pyramids", "accumulates", "amasses", "assembles", "collects", "concentrates", "garners", "gathers", "groups", "masses", "bunches", "clumps", "lumps" ], "synonyms":[ "mounds", "piles", "stacks" ] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "antonyms":[ "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ], "examples":[ "heaped her plate with spaghetti" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightens", "depletes", "drains", "eliminates", "exhausts", "bleeds", "draws (off)", "cleans", "flushes", "purges", "scours", "sweeps" ], "related":[ "drenches", "floods", "gluts", "swamps", "bloats", "bulks", "crowds", "crushes", "mats", "presses", "rams", "shoves", "squashes", "squeezes", "refills", "refreshes", "reloads", "repacks", "replenishes", "overcharges", "overfills", "overflows", "saturates", "honeycombs", "penetrates" ], "synonyms":[ "brims", "charges", "crams", "fills", "jam-packs", "jams", "loads", "packs", "stuffs" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hearing":{ "range of hearing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "let's make sure she's out of hearing before I tell you what I got her for her birthday" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "volume", "distance", "sight" ], "synonyms":[ "earshot", "hail", "sound" ] }, "to come to an awareness of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I heard your sister is home from the hospital" ], "near antonyms":[ "missing", "overlooking", "disregarding", "ignoring", "forgetting", "unlearning", "blanketing", "blotting out", "cloaking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "occulting", "screening", "shrouding", "veiling" ], "related":[ "hitting (on or upon)", "tumbling (to)", "descrying", "detecting", "encountering", "espying", "spotting", "calculating", "doping (out)", "figuring out", "finding", "puzzling (out)", "discerning", "minding", "noting", "observing", "perceiving", "divining" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertaining", "catching on (to)", "discovering", "finding out", "getting on (to)", "learning", "realizing", "seeing", "wising (up)" ] }, "to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{ "antonyms":[ "ignoring", "tuning out" ], "examples":[ "at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing" ], "near antonyms":[ "discounting", "disregarding" ], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "attending", "harkening", "harking", "hearkening", "harkening", "heeding", "listening", "minding" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hears":{ "to come to an awareness of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I heard your sister is home from the hospital" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "disregards", "ignores", "forgets", "unlearns", "blankets", "blots out", "cloaks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "occults", "screens", "shrouds", "veils" ], "related":[ "hits (on or upon)", "tumbles (to)", "descries", "detects", "encounters", "espies", "spots", "calculates", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "finds", "puzzles (out)", "discerns", "minds", "notes", "observes", "perceives", "divines" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertains", "catches on (to)", "discovers", "finds out", "gets on (to)", "learns", "realizes", "sees", "wises (up)" ] }, "to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{ "antonyms":[ "ignores", "tunes out" ], "examples":[ "at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing" ], "near antonyms":[ "discounts", "disregards" ], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "attends", "harkens", "harks", "hearkens", "heeds", "listens", "minds" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hearse":{ "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "antonyms":[ "disinter", "exhume", "unearth" ], "examples":[ "the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week" ], "near antonyms":[ "burn", "cremate", "bare", "disclose", "discover", "display", "exhibit", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncoffin" ], "related":[ "immure", "inurn", "enshrine", "conceal", "cover", "ensconce", "hide", "obscure", "shade", "shield", "cloak", "curtain", "enshroud", "shroud", "rebury", "reinter", "coffin" ], "synonyms":[ "bury", "entomb", "inhume", "inter", "lay", "put away", "tomb" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heartened":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "antonyms":[ "daunted", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "examples":[ "thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralized", "depressed", "saddened", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "hamstrung", "undermined", "weakened", "intimidated", "psyched (out)" ], "related":[ "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "synonyms":[ "bore up", "bucked up", "buoyed (up)", "cheered (up)", "chirked (up)", "emboldened", "encouraged", "inspired", "inspirited", "steeled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "heartily":{ "in a cheerful or happy manner":{ "antonyms":[ "bleakly", "cheerlessly", "darkly", "heavily", "miserably", "morosely", "unhappily" ], "examples":[ "the parishioners laughed heartily at the pastor's good-natured quips" ], "near antonyms":[ "abjectly", "dejectedly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "wretchedly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "forlornly", "mournfully", "plaintively", "sorrowfully", "dourly", "glumly", "mirthlessly", "sourly", "sternly", "sulkily", "sullenly", "blackly", "dismally", "drearily", "gloomily", "pessimistically" ], "related":[ "amusedly", "exuberantly", "giddily", "gigglingly", "joyfully", "joyously", "blithely", "blithesomely", "breezily", "gladly", "gladsomely", "laughingly", "lightheartedly", "sunnily", "amicably", "friendlily", "friendly", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "jocularly", "hopefully", "optimistically", "sanguinely", "blissfully", "elatedly", "euphorically", "rapturously" ], "synonyms":[ "brightly", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "gaily", "gayly", "happily", "jocosely", "jovially", "merrily", "mirthfully", "smilingly" ] }, "to a full extent or degree":{ "antonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly" ], "examples":[ "I am heartily tired of this spring-cleaning" ], "near antonyms":[ "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "related":[ "absolutely", "categorically", "cold", "downright", "hands down", "plain", "stone", "stone-cold", "unqualifiedly", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "more or less", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "predominately", "primarily", "principally", "substantially", "abundantly", "copiously", "generously", "greatly" ], "synonyms":[ "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "clean", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "heartless":{ "having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{ "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "related":[ "boorish", "heedless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unfriendly", "unloving", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-bitten", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ironfisted", "ironhanded", "jackbooted", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "oppressive", "rough", "rough-and-tumble", "severe", "sledgehammer", "stern", "tough", "ungentle", "abusive", "acrimonious", "disagreeable", "hateful", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "virulent", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brutish", "cruel", "evil-minded", "savage", "vicious", "austere", "cold", "frosty" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "compassionless", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "indurate", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "insensitive", "ironhearted", "merciless", "obdurate", "pachydermatous", "pitiless", "remorseless", "ruthless", "slash-and-burn", "soulless", "stony", "stoney", "stonyhearted", "take-no-prisoners", "thick-skinned", "uncharitable", "unfeeling", "unmerciful", "unsparing", "unsympathetic" ] }, "having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others":{ "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted" ], "examples":[ "his heartless whipping of runaway slaves virtually to the point of death shocked even other slave owners" ], "near antonyms":[ "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "charitable", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "pitying", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "related":[ "hard-hearted", "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "unfeeling", "fell", "ferocious", "grim", "bloodthirsty", "cutthroat", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "catty", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "vindictive", "draconian", "draconic", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "oppressive" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "brute", "butcherly", "cruel", "fiendish", "inhuman", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "vicious", "wanton" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heating":{ "to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree":{ "antonyms":[ "chilling", "cooling", "refrigerating" ], "examples":[ "heat water for tea", "heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in" ], "near antonyms":[ "freezing", "frosting", "icing", "supercooling" ], "related":[ "overheating", "superheating", "reheating", "rewarming", "thawing", "baking", "cooking", "roasting", "burning", "charring", "firing", "parching", "scalding", "scorching", "searing" ], "synonyms":[ "hotting (up)", "toasting", "warming" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heavenly":{ "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ], "examples":[ "the heavenly aroma of chocolate fills the shop" ], "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" ], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ] }, 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"first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ] }, "of, relating to, or being God":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "do not concern yourself with material possessions, but with things heavenly , the prophet admonished" ], "near antonyms":[ "human", "mortal", "natural" ], "related":[ "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "all-powerful", "almighty", "omnipotent", "omniscient", "supreme" ], "synonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "divine", "godlike", "godly", "holy", "sacred", "supernatural" ] }, "of, relating to, or suggesting heaven":{ "antonyms":[ "chthonic", "chthonian", "hellish", "infernal", "plutonian", "sulfurous", "Tartarean" ], "examples":[ "heavenly hosts singing \"Alleluia!\"" ], "near antonyms":[ "earthly", "mundane", "terrestrial", "worldly", "anti-utopian", "dystopian" ], "related":[ "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental", "unearthly", "unworldly", "angelic", "angelical", "beatific", "blissful", "Olympian", "paradisiacal", "paradisiac", "utopian", "cosmic", "cosmical", "galactic", "stellar" ], "synonyms":[ "celestial", "elysian", "empyreal", "empyrean", "ethereal", "supernal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heavies":{ "a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he played the heavy in film after film until being cast against type as the romantic lead in a comedy" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints", "heroes" ], "related":[ "villainesses", "blackguards", "criminals", "crooks", "culprits", "felons", "lawbreakers", "malefactors", "offenders", "perpetrators", "perps", "transgressors", "sinners", "trespassers", "wrongdoers", "cads", "heels", "serpents", "snakes", "vipers", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "desperadoes", "desperados", "outlaws", "cons", "convicts", "jailbirds", "assassins", "cutthroats", "gangsters", "goons", "gunmen", "hoodlums", "hooligans", "racketeers", "ruffians", "thugs", "roughs", "rowdies", "toughs", "losers", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "ne'er-do-wells", "stinkers", "trash" ], "synonyms":[ "baddies", "beasts", "brutes", "caitiffs", "devils", "evildoers", "fiends", "hounds", "knaves", "meanies", "miscreants", "monsters", "nazis", "no-goods", "rapscallions", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "savages", "scalawags", "scallywags", "scamps", "scapegraces", "scoundrels", "varlets", "villains", "wretches" ] }, "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "antonyms":[ "lightweights", "nobodies", "nonentities", "shrimp", "shrimps", "twerps", "whippersnappers", "zeros", "zeroes", "zilches" ], "examples":[ "in the field of secondary education, she definitely ranks as one of the heavies" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings", "mediocrities", "obscurities" ], "related":[ "barons", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "lions", "magnates", "moguls", "princes", "princesses", "queens", "tycoons", "VIPs" ], "synonyms":[ "big boys", "big cheeses", "bigfeet", "bigfoots", "biggies", "big guns", "big leaguers", "bigs", "big shots", "big-timers", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "fat cats", "heavy hitters", "heavyweights", "high-muck-a-mucks", "high-muckety-mucks", "honchos", "kahunas", "kingfish", "kingpins", "major leaguers", "muckety-mucks", "muck-a-mucks", "mucky-mucks", "nabobs", "nawabs", "nibs", "nobs", "pooh-bahs", "poo-bahs", "wheels" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavily":{ "to a great degree":{ "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ], "examples":[ "heavily spiced sausage", "the family was heavily in debt" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "related":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "heaviness":{ "the amount that something weighs":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the numbers on the back of each sample indicate the heaviness of the carpeting material" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bulk", "mass", "poundage", "tonnage", "deadweight", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness", "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality", "substantialness" ], "synonyms":[ "avoirdupois", "heft", "weight" ] }, "the state or quality of being heavy":{ "antonyms":[ "lightness", "weightlessness" ], "examples":[ "the backpack was filled with water bottles that gave it an extra heaviness" ], "near antonyms":[ "airiness", "delicacy", "ethereality", "etherealness", "flimsiness", "fluffiness", "insubstantiality", "slightness" ], "related":[ "overweight", "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality", "substantialness", "bulk", "bulkiness", "hugeness", "cumbersomeness" ], "synonyms":[ "avoirdupois", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavy":{ "a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he played the heavy in film after film until being cast against type as the romantic lead in a comedy" ], "near antonyms":[ "angel", "innocent", "saint", "hero" ], "related":[ "villainess", "blackguard", "criminal", "crook", "culprit", "felon", "lawbreaker", "malefactor", "offender", "perp", "perpetrator", "transgressor", "sinner", "trespasser", "wrongdoer", "cad", "heel", "serpent", "snake", "viper", "bandit", "bravo", "desperado", "outlaw", "con", "convict", "jailbird", "assassin", "cutthroat", "gangster", "goon", "gunman", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "racketeer", "ruffian", "thug", "rough", "rowdy", "tough", "loser", "lowlife", "ne'er-do-well", "stinker", "trash" ], "synonyms":[ "baddie", "baddy", "beast", "brute", "caitiff", "devil", "evildoer", "fiend", "hound", "knave", "meanie", "meany", "miscreant", "monster", "nazi", "no-good", "rapscallion", "rascal", "reprobate", "rogue", "savage", "scalawag", "scallywag", "scamp", "scapegrace", "scoundrel", "varlet", "villain", "wretch" ] }, "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ], "examples":[ "the study of history doesn't have to be all about dull heavy reading and the memorization of dates" ], "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" ], "related":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "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" ] }, "containing much seasoning, fat, or sugar":{ "antonyms":[ "light", "lite" ], "examples":[ "avoid heavy desserts like cheesecake and pecan pie" ], "near antonyms":[ "natural", "plain", "simple", "unseasoned", "diet", "nonfattening", "slimming", "nonfat" ], "related":[ "buttery", "fat", "fatty", "greasy", "oily", "caloric", "calorific", "fattening", "cloying", "oversweet", "filling", "overfilling", "satiating", "sating", "spicy", "sugary", "sweet", "creamy", "sauced" ], "synonyms":[ "rich" ] }, "containing unborn young within the body":{ "antonyms":[ "nonpregnant" ], "examples":[ "the heifer was heavy with young and soon would be birthing" ], "near antonyms":[ "barren", "infertile", "aborting", "miscarrying", "delivered" ], "related":[ "parturient", "prenatal", "childbearing", "gestational", "brooding", "conceiving", "impregnated" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "caught", "enceinte", "expectant", "expecting", "gone", "gravid", "pregnant", "quick" ] }, "covered over by clouds":{ "antonyms":[ "clear", "cloudless" ], "examples":[ "heavy skies threatening rain" ], "near antonyms":[ "sunlit", "sunny", "sunshiny", "brightened", "brilliant", "dazzling", "illuminated", "illumined", "lit", "lighted", "lightened", "radiant", "shiny" ], "related":[ "bedimmed", "befogged", "blackened", "darkened", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dulled", "dusky", "misty", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "overshadowed", "sunless", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "dark", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "sepulchral", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouded", "clouded", "cloudy", "dull", "hazed", "hazy", "lowering", "louring", "overcast", "overclouded" ] }, "difficult to endure":{ "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ], "examples":[ "they paid a heavy price for their mistakes" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "cozy", "luxurious", "snug", "agreeable", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "pleasant", "peaceful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "bearable", "endurable", "painless", "tolerable", "balmy", "calm", "clement", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate" ], "related":[ "austere", "bleak", "comfortless", "discomforting", "forbidding", "inhospitable", "spartan", "uncomfortable", "biting", "inclement", "intemperate", "wild", "rigorous", "strict", "stringent", "agonizing", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "painful", "wretched", "crushing", "grinding", "overwhelming", "wearing", "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "harrowing", "tortuous", "bad", "disagreeable", "hostile", "unfriendly", "unpleasant" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "inhuman", "murderous", "onerous", "oppressive", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "severe", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ] }, "extreme in degree, power, or effect":{ "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ], "examples":[ "heavy rains", "the company is forecasting heavy losses this year" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "weak", "shallow", "superficial", "moderated", "qualified", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "toned (down)", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued" ], "related":[ "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "stressed", "exhaustive", "thorough", "harsh", "rigorous", "severe" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ] }, "having a matter of importance as its topic":{ "antonyms":[ "light", "unserious" ], "examples":[ "got into a heavy discussion about death and the afterlife" ], "near antonyms":[ "frivolous", "insignificant", "lite", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "silly", "slight", "small", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "related":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "portentous", "significant", "solid", "substantial" ], "synonyms":[ "grave", "serious", "weighty" ] }, "having great power or influence":{ "antonyms":[ "helpless", "impotent", "insignificant", "little", "powerless", "unimportant", "weak" ], "examples":[ "she's not among the handful of heavy critics who can make or break a Broadway show" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "flimsy", "frail", "infirm", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown", "incapable", "incompetent", "ineffective", "inept", "inexpert", "unfit", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful" ], "related":[ "high-level", "senior", "top", "able", "capable", "competent", "effective", "efficient", "authoritarian", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "dictatorial", "magisterial", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "celebrated", "distinguished", "dominant", "eminent", "famed", "famous", "great", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "notorious", "outstanding", "preeminent", "prestigious", "prominent", "renowned", "dynamic", "energetic", "forceful", "high-powered", "robust", "vigorous" ], "synonyms":[ "heavy-duty", "important", "influential", "mighty", "potent", "powerful", "puissant", "significant", "strong" ] }, "having great weight":{ "antonyms":[ "light", "weightless" ], "examples":[ "this trunk full of books is much too heavy for one person to lift" ], "near antonyms":[ "airy", "ethereal", "feathery", "fluffy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "flimsy", "insubstantial", "slight", "lightweight", "undersized", "undersize", "underweight", "ultralight", "ultralightweight" ], "related":[ "burdensome", "leaden", "lumpish", "bulky", "elephantine", "massy", "outsize", "outsized", "voluminous", "overweight", "top-heavy", "solid", "substantial", "ultraheavy" ], "synonyms":[ "hefty", "massive", "ponderous", "weighty" ] }, "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "antonyms":[ "lightweight", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "shrimp", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ], "examples":[ "in the field of secondary education, she definitely ranks as one of the heavies" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "mediocrity", "obscurity" ], "related":[ "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "magnate", "mogul", "prince", "princess", "queen", "tycoon", "VIP" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "big boy", "big cheese", "big gun", "big leaguer", "big shot", "big wheel", "big-timer", "bigfoot", "biggie", "bigwig", "fat cat", "heavy hitter", "heavyweight", "high-muck-a-muck", "high-muckety-muck", "honcho", "kahuna", "kingfish", "kingpin", "major leaguer", "muckety-muck", "muck-a-muck", "mucky-muck", "nabob", "nawab", "nibs", "nob", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah", "wheel" ] }, "requiring considerable 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"arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "hellacious", "herculean", "killer", "laborious", "moiling", "murderous", "pick-and-shovel", "rigorous", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stiff", "strenuous", "sweaty", "tall", "testing", "toilsome", "tough", "uphill" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "heavy hitter":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "antonyms":[ "lightweight", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "shrimp", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ], "examples":[ "many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "mediocrity", "obscurity" ], "related":[ "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "magnate", "mogul", "prince", "princess", "queen", "tycoon", "VIP" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "big boy", "big cheese", "big gun", "big leaguer", "big shot", "big wheel", "big-timer", "bigfoot", "biggie", "bigwig", "fat cat", "heavy", "heavyweight", "high-muck-a-muck", "high-muckety-muck", "honcho", "kahuna", "kingfish", "kingpin", "major leaguer", "muckety-muck", "muck-a-muck", "mucky-muck", "nabob", "nawab", "nibs", "nob", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah", "wheel" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hectic":{ "being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "exhausted from a hectic day at the office" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "related":[ "hyperexcited", "overexcited", "afire", "aflutter", "aquiver", "atingle", "anxious", "dithery", "edgy", "het up", "high-strung", "hyped-up", "hyper", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervy", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "wired" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "excited", "feverish", "frenzied", 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"discomposed", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacked", "bogarted", "browbeat", "bulldozed", "bullied", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "cowed", "intimidated", "strong-armed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "hectoring":{ "as in bullying , browbeating":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the judge warned the attorney that hectoring the witness with aggressive questioning would not be allowed" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "steeling", "convincing", "persuading" ], "related":[ "blustering", "trash-talking", "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring", "shocking", "spooking", "startling", "terrifying", "menacing", "terrorizing", "threatening", "badgering", "harassing", "hounding", "bludgeoning", "coercing", "compelling", "constraining", "dragooning", "forcing", "making", "obliging", "pressing", "pressuring", "pushing around", "demoralizing", "psyching (out)", "unmanning", "unnerving", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacking", "bogarting", "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "bullyragging", "ballyragging", "cowing", "intimidating", "strong-arming" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hedge":{ "a physical object that blocks the way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards" ], "near antonyms":[ "door", "doorway", "entrance", "entranceway", "entry", "entryway", "gate", "portal", "break", "gap", "pass" ], "related":[ "bar", "pale", "paling", "block", "chain", "clog", "crimp", "deterrent", "drag", "embarrassment", "encumbrance", "handicap", "hindrance", "hurdle", "impediment", "inhibition", "interference", "let", "obstacle", "obstruction", "roadblock", "stop", "stumbling block", "trammel", "fetter", "hobble", "manacle", "shackle(s)", "constraint", "curb", "restraint", "snag", "buffer", "bulwark", "bumper", "cushion", "dam", "fender", "pad", "rampart" ], "synonyms":[ "barricade", "barrier", "fence", "wall" ] }, "to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flip-flop", "yo-yo", "dodge", "duck", "elude", "eschew", "evade", "shake", "shirk", "shun", "sidestep", "skirt", "bypass", "circumvent", "cavil", "quibble", "straddle" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocate", "fudge", "pussyfoot", "tergiversate", "waffle", "weasel" ] }, "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the prison was hedged by a high stone wall" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bound", "circumscribe", "confine", "contain", "limit", "restrict", "encircle", "encompass", "enfold", "enframe", "enlace", "frame", "ring", "surround", "armor", "cocoon", "encapsulate", "encapsule", "encyst", "ensheathe", "ensphere", "enwomb" ], "synonyms":[ "box (in)", "cage", "closet", "coop (up)", "corral", "encage", "encase", "enclose", "inclose", "envelop", "fence (in)", "hem (in)", "house", "immure", "include", "mew (up)", "pen", "wall (in)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hedge (in)":{ "as in confine , hem (in)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hedges":{ "a physical object that blocks the way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards" ], "near antonyms":[ "doors", "doorways", "entrances", "entranceways", "entries", "entryways", "gates", "portals", "breaks", "gaps", "passes" ], "related":[ "bars", "pales", "palings", "blocks", "chains", "clogs", "crimps", "deterrents", "drags", "embarrassments", "encumbrances", "handicaps", "hindrances", "hurdles", "impediments", "inhibitions", "interferences", "lets", "obstacles", "obstructions", "roadblocks", "stops", "stumbling blocks", "trammels", "fetters", "hobbles", "manacles", "shackles", "constraints", "curbs", "restraints", "snags", "buffers", "bulwarks", "bumpers", "cushions", "dams", "fenders", "pads", "ramparts" ], "synonyms":[ "barricades", "barriers", "fences", "walls" ] }, "to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flip-flops", "yo-yoes", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "eschews", "evades", "shakes", "shirks", "shuns", "sidesteps", "skirts", "bypasses", "circumvents", "cavils", "quibbles", "straddles" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocates", "fudges", "pussyfoots", "tergiversates", "waffles", "weasels" ] }, "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the prison was hedged by a high stone wall" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bounds", "circumscribes", "confines", "contains", "limits", "restricts", "encircles", "encompasses", "enfolds", "enframes", "enlaces", "frames", "rings", "surrounds", "armors", "cocoons", "encapsulates", "encapsules", "encysts", "ensheathes", "enspheres", "enwombs" ], "synonyms":[ "boxes (in)", "cages", "closets", "coops (up)", "corrals", "encages", "encases", "encloses", "incloses", "envelops", "fences (in)", "hems (in)", "houses", "immures", "includes", "mews (up)", "pens", "walls (in)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hedging":{ "as in doubtful , delayed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in fudging":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flip-flopping", "yo-yoing", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "eschewing", "evading", "shaking", "shirking", "shunning", "sidestepping", "skirting", "bypassing", "circumventing", "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "straddling" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocating", "fudging", "pussyfooting", "tergiversating", "waffling", "weaseling" ] }, "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the prison was hedged by a high stone wall" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "confining", "containing", "limiting", "restricting", "encircling", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enframing", "enlacing", "framing", "ringing", "surrounding", "armoring", "cocooning", "encapsulating", "encapsuling", "encysting", "ensheathing", "ensphering", "enwombing" ], "synonyms":[ "boxing (in)", "caging", "closeting", "cooping (up)", "corralling", "encaging", "encasing", "enclosing", "inclosing", "enveloping", "fencing (in)", "hemming (in)", "housing", "immuring", "including", "mewing (up)", "penning", "walling (in)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "heedful":{ "having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble":{ "antonyms":[ "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "unguarded", "unmindful", "unsafe", "unwary" ], "examples":[ "heedful of snakes, we watched our footing while walking through the tall grass to the lake's edge" ], "near antonyms":[ "bold", "brash", "impetuous", "rash", "reckless", "venturesome", "asleep", "inattentive", "regardless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "lax", "neglectful", "negligent", "remiss", "imprudent", "indiscreet", "injudicious", "absentminded", "forgetful", "inadvertent", "unintentional", "unplanned" ], "related":[ "advertent", "attentive", "awake", "observant", "regardful", "vigilant", "watchful", "hypercautious", "foresighted", "foresightful", "forethoughtful", "provident", "thoughtful", "cagey", "cagy", "calculating", "canny", "shrewd", "deliberate", "slow", "ultracareful", "ultracautious" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "careful", "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "conservative", "considerate", "gingerly", "guarded", "safe", "wary" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heeling":{ "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it" ], "near antonyms":[ "evening", "flattening", "leveling", "levelling", "straightening" ], "related":[ "banking", "bending", "deviating", "swerving", "veering", "declining", "descending", "reclining", "retreating" ], "synonyms":[ "angling", "canting", "cocking", "inclining", "leaning", "listing", "pitching", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heels":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "related":[ "barbarians", "brutes", "cavemen", "Neanderthals", "savages", "loudmouths", "vulgarians", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "miscreants", "rascals", "rogues", "roughnecks", "scabs", "scamps", "scoundrels", "villains", "wretches", "boobies", "doofuses", "dufuses", "fools", "jackasses", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nits", "nitwits", "nuts", "schmoes", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dinks", "dolts", "dopes", "dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "beasts", "bleeders", "blighters", "boors", "bounders", "buggers", "buzzards", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "dogs", "finks", "hounds", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "pills", "rat finks", "rats", "reptiles", "rotters", "schmucks", "scumbags", "scums", "scuzzballs", "skunks", "skunk", "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimeballs", "slimes", "slobs", "snakes", "so-and-sos", "so-and-so's", "sods", "stinkards", "stinkers", "swine", "toads", "varmints", "vermin" ] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it" ], "near antonyms":[ "evens", "flattens", "levels", "straightens" ], "related":[ "banks", "bends", "deviates", "swerves", "veers", "declines", "descends", "reclines", "retreats" ], "synonyms":[ "angles", "cants", "cocks", "inclines", "leans", "lists", "pitches", "slants", "slopes", "tilts", "tips" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "heft":{ "the amount that something weighs":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bulk", "mass", "poundage", "tonnage", "deadweight", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness", "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality", "substantialness" ], "synonyms":[ "avoirdupois", "heaviness", "weight" ] }, "the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the heft of the wainwright's business had been the building of hay wagons" ], "near antonyms":[ "accessory", "accessary", "adjunct", "appendage", "extension", "offshoot", "component", "constituent", "element", "ingredient", "division", "part", "piece", "section", "segment", "angle", "aspect", "facet", "feature", "quality", "side" ], "related":[ "majority", "aggregate", "amount", "entirety", "quantum", "sum", "sum total", "total", "totality", "whole", "bottom", "essence", "essentiality", "marrow", "meat", "nature", "pith", "quintessence", "root", "soul", "stuff", "substance", "center", "heart", "hub", "kernel", "middle", "nucleus", "nut", "seat", "affair", "argument", "burden", "crux", "focus", "gist", "nub", "pitch", "point", "purport", "matter", "motif", "subject", "text", "theme", "topic" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "brunt", "bulk", "chief", "core", "generality", "main", "mass", "staple", "weight" ] }, "the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "as a former senator, he still had some heft in political circles" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "related":[ "counterinfluence", "command", "dominance", "dominion", "mastery", "predominance", "reign", "scepter", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy", "consequence", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "impact", "impress", "impression", "imprint", "mark" ], "synonyms":[ "authority", "clout", "credit", "in", "influence", "juice", "leverage", "pull", "sway", "weight" ] }, "to lift with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hefted his growing son onto his shoulders" ], "near antonyms":[ "depress", "drop", "lower", "sink", "submerge", "submerse" ], "related":[ "elevate", "hike", "pick up", "raise", "rear", "up", "uplift", "upraise", "uprear" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "heave", "hoist", "jack (up)", "upheave" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "drop", "lower" ], "examples":[ "heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher\u2014you're showing us more than we care to see" ], "near antonyms":[ "descend", "dip", "fall", "pitch", "plunge", "slip", "bear", "depress", "press", "push", "sink", "submerge" ], "related":[ "ascend", "mount", "rise", "rear", "upend" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "crane", "elevate", "heave", "heighten", "hike", "hoist", "jack (up)", "lift", "perk (up)", "pick up", "raise", "take up", "up", "uphold", "uplift", "upraise" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hefted":{ "to lift with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hefted his growing son onto his shoulders" ], "near antonyms":[ "depressed", "dropped", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "submerged", "submersed" ], "related":[ "elevated", "hiked", "picked up", "raised", "reared", "uplifted", "upped", "upraised", "upreared" ], "synonyms":[ "boosted", "heaved", "hove", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "upheaved" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "dropped", "lowered" ], "examples":[ "heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher\u2014you're showing us more than we care to see" ], "near antonyms":[ "descended", "dipped", "fell", "pitched", "plunged", "slipped", "bore", "depressed", "pressed", "pushed", "sank", "sunk", "submerged" ], "related":[ "ascended", "mounted", "rose", "reared", "upended" ], "synonyms":[ "boosted", "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "raised", "took up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upped", "upraised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hegemony":{ "controlling power or influence over others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "weakness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness" ], "related":[ "primacy", "superiority", "lordship", "scepter", "arm", "authority", "choke hold", "clutch", "command", "control", "grip", "hold", "mastery", "sway", "takeover", "direction", "jurisdiction", "management", "clout", "might", "pull", "weight", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "prerogative", "privilege", "right" ], "synonyms":[ "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "dominance", "domination", "dominion", "imperium", "predominance", "predominancy", "preeminence", "reign", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heightened":{ "being at a higher level than average":{ "antonyms":[ "down", "low" ], "examples":[ "there were heightened levels of lead in the drinking water" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "depressed", "dropped", "knockdown", "receded", "under" ], "related":[ "extreme", "full", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "sky-high", "utmost", "inflated", "over", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overlarge", "overloaded", "oversize", "oversized" ], "synonyms":[ "elevated", "escalated", "high", "increased", "jacked (up)", "raised", "up" ] }, "to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{ "antonyms":[ "abated", "moderated" ], "examples":[ "several controversial measures have heightened parental awareness of the impact of school policy decisions" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "let up (on)", "reduced", "subdued", "toned (down)", "weakened", "dwindled", "receded", "subsided", "tapered (off)", "waned", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened" ], "related":[ "broadened", "enlarged", "expanded", "extended", "lengthened", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "emphasized", "pointed (up)", "sharpened", "stressed", "augmented", "enforced", "reinforced", "reenforced", "restrengthened", "supplemented", "maximized", "enlivened", "jazzed (up)", 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"baseness", "cursedness", "devilishness", "execrableness", "fiendishness", "hellishness", "corruption", "decadence", "degeneracy", "pervertedness", "immorality", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "synonyms":[ "atrociousness", "atrocity", "badness", "depravedness", "depravity", "diabolicalness", "enormity", "evilness", "hideousness", "monstrosity", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heir":{ "a person who has the right to inherit property":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs , four sons and three daughters" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "claimant", "heir apparent", "representative", "succeeder", "successor", "coheir", "coheiress", "heiress", "assignee", "beneficiary", "devisee", "grantee", "descendant", "descendent", "scion" ], "synonyms":[ "heir at law", "inheritor", "legatee" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heists":{ "an instance of theft":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it was the largest 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"abided", "abode", "bode", "bided", "continued", "endured", "held up", "kept up", "lasted", "perdured", "persisted", "ran on", "remained" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "held on to":{ "to continue to have in one's possession or power":{ "antonyms":[ "gave up", "handed over", "released", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "examples":[ "He's trying to hold on to his position as chairman." ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "ceded", "dropped", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "handed out", "discarded", "dumped", "declined", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "lost" ], "related":[ "conserved", "guarded", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "boasted", "enjoyed", "had", "owned", "possessed", "commanded", "controlled", "detained", "directed", "managed", "ruled", "bore", "harbored", "cherished", "clung (to)", "hugged", "treasured" ], "synonyms":[ "held", "kept", "reserved", "retained", "withheld" ] }, "to have or keep in one's hands":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I can hold on to your 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"gave up", "parted (with)", "quit", "quitted", "renounced", "threw out", "erased", "expunged" ], "related":[ "cultivated", "fostered", "nurtured", "supported", "sustained", "carried", "kept", "maintained", "preserved", "remembered", "retained", "treasured", "cleaved (to)", "clung (to)", "hugged", "stuck (to)", "brooded (about or over)", "fixated (on or upon)", "obsessed (about or over)" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "cherished", "entertained", "had", "harbored", "held", "nursed" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "held one's tongue":{ "to stop talking":{ "antonyms":[ "spoke", "talked" ], "examples":[ "There are times when it is more prudent to hold your tongue than to express your opinion." ], "near antonyms":[ "piped up", "sounded off", "spoke out", "spoke up", "spouted (off)", "talked up" ], "related":[ "calmed (down)", "cooled (down)", "settled (down)", "hawed", "hemmed" ], "synonyms":[ "belted up", "clammed up", "dried up", "dummied up", "hushed", "piped down", "quieted (down)", "shut up" ] }, 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], "related":[ "baffled", "balked", "blockaded", "blocked", "bottlenecked", "clogged", "dammed", "detained", "held", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "snagged", "stemmed", "concluded", "cut off", "ended", "terminated", "called", "discontinued", "suspended", "choked off", "reined (in)", "repressed", "squashed", "squelched", "stanched", "staunched", "stunted", "suppressed", "turned back" ], "synonyms":[ "arrested", "brought up", "caught", "checked", "drew up", "fetched up", "halted", "pulled up", "stalled", "stayed", "stilled", "stopped" ] }, "to continue to operate or to meet one's needs":{ "antonyms":[ "failed", "fizzled", "gave out", "petered (out)", "ran out", "went out" ], "examples":[ "the air conditioner held up this year, but it's not going to make it through another summer" ], "near antonyms":[ "broke", "broke down", "collapsed", "conked (out)", "crashed", "cut out", "died", "expired", "stalled", "stopped", "ran down", "waned" ], "related":[ "bore up", "carried 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"bogged (down)", "mired", "choked", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "suffocated", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "stumped", "thwarted", "derailed", "disrupted", "sabotaged", "muzzled", "repressed", "suppressed", "confined", "hedged (in)", "hemmed (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "clogged", "cramped", "embarrassed", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handcuffed", "handicapped", "held back", "hindered", "hobbled", "hog-tied", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "short-circuited", "stymied", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled" ] }, "to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{ "antonyms":[ "ceased", "closed", "concluded", "desisted", "died", "discontinued", "ended", "expired", "finished", "lapsed", "left off", "passed", "quit", "quitted", "stopped", "terminated", "wound up", "winded up" ], "examples":[ "the storm's hurricane-force winds did not hold up once it hit the coast" ], "near antonyms":[ "abated", "died (down)", "ebbed", "let up", "moderated", "subsided", "waned" ], "related":[ "lingered", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried", "carried through", "prevailed", "survived" ], "synonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "bode", "bided", "continued", "endured", "held on", "kept up", "lasted", "perdured", "persisted", "ran on", "remained" ] }, "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an argument that won't hold up in court" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "got through", "played", "took", "went down", "went over", "went through", "worked", "wrought" ], "synonyms":[ "flew", "passed", "stood up", "washed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hell-bent":{ "as in single-minded , intent":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hellhole":{ "a dirty or messy place":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his first apartment was a hellhole in an unsafe neighborhood" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "disorganization", "mess", "muddle", "muss", "havoc", "hell", "mare's nest", "snake pit", "clutter", "jumble", "litter", "mishmash", "welter" ], "synonyms":[ "dump", "hole", "pigpen", "pigsty", "shambles", "sty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hello":{ "an expression of goodwill upon meeting":{ "antonyms":[ "adieu", "bon voyage", "cong\u00e9", "congee", "farewell", "Godspeed", "good-bye", "good-by" ], "examples":[ "we said our hellos and got right down to business" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ave", "hail", "amenities", "civilities", "pleasantries", "regards", "respects", "wishes" ], "synonyms":[ "greeting", "salutation", "salute", "welcome" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "helm":{ "the place of leadership or command":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with a blind person at the helm , the city has made a lot of improvements for the physically challenged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ranks" ], "related":[ "chieftainship", "commandership", "directorship", "forefront", "lead", "vanguard", "captainship", "chairmanship", "deanship", "dictatorship", "generalship", "governorship", "kingship", "mastership", "mastery", "premiership", "presidency", "presidentship", "superintendency", "dominance", "dominion", "jurisdiction", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "sway", "upper hand", "eminence", "height", "pedestal", "pinnacle", "seat", "throne", "top" ], "synonyms":[ "chair", "driver's seat", "head", "headship", "rein(s)" ] }, "to operate or control the course of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "commandeer", "hijack", "highjack" ], "synonyms":[ "conn", "con", "navigate", "pilot", "steer" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "helped":{ "to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "they couldn't help the way things turned out" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed", "unclogged", "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nurtured", "promoted", "allowed", "left", "let", "permitted" ], "related":[ "anticipated", "provided", "negated", "neutralized", "nullified", "saved", "baffled", "balked", "checkmated", "deterred", "foiled", "frustrated", "thwarted", "barred", "blocked", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "retarded", "stalled", "deflected", "fended (off)", "stopped", "warded (off)", "avoided", "circumvented", "dodged", "ducked", "eluded", "escaped", "eschewed", "evaded", "shirked", "shook", "shunned", "forbade", "forbad", "inhibited", "prohibited", "arrested", "checked", "halted", "stopped", "compensated (for)", "counteracted", "counterbalanced", "made up (for)", "offset" ], "synonyms":[ "averted", "forestalled", "headed off", "obviated", "precluded", "prevented", "staved off" ] }, "to make better":{ "antonyms":[ "worsened" ], "examples":[ "some minor revisions would help this 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"intensified", "sharpened" ], "related":[ "abated", "lightened", "moderated", "softened", "tempered", "cured", "healed", "remedied", "amended", "corrected", "emended", "fixed", "mended", "rectified", "reformed", "repaired", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "synonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "eased", "mitigated", "mollified", "palliated", "relieved", "soothed" ] }, "to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end":{ "antonyms":[ "hindered" ], "examples":[ "offered to help her widowed father when he moved into an apartment" ], "near antonyms":[ "balked", "barred", "blocked", "constrained", "hampered", "handicapped", "held back", "impeded", "inhibited", "obstructed", "restrained", "strangled", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "inconvenienced", "interfered", "opposed", "sabotaged", "thwarted", "deserted", "disappointed", "failed", "let down", "discouraged", "disheartened", 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"harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "afflicted", "distressed", "upset" ], "related":[ "succeeded", "worked (for)", "wrought (for)", "aided", "assisted", "bettered", "improved", "contented", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "blessed", "blest" ], "synonyms":[ "advantaged", "availed", "benefited", "benefitted", "profited", "served" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "helper":{ "a person who helps a more skilled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "to make money over the summer, Chris worked as a carpenter's helper" ], "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", "apprentice", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "helpmate", "helpmeet", "lieutenant", "mate", "sidekick" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "helplessness":{ "as in powerlessness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "helpmate":{ "a female partner in a marriage":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the man and his helpmate of 50 years decided that it was high time they took a trip around the world together" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bride", "better half", "companion", "consort", "mate", "partner", "significant other", "soul mate", "spouse", "dowager", "matron", "hausfrau", "homemaker", "housekeeper", "housewife", "stay-at-home", "widow" ], "synonyms":[ "helpmeet", "lady", "madam", "missus", "missis", "Mrs.", "old lady", "wife", "wifey", "woman" ] }, "a person who helps a more skilled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after several years as a photographer's helpmate , the young man decided to pursue his own ambitions in commercial photography" ], "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", "apprentice", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "helper", "helpmeet", "lieutenant", "mate", "sidekick" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "helpmeet":{ "a female partner in a marriage":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he and his helpmeet share a passion for rock climbing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bride", "better half", "companion", "consort", "mate", "partner", "significant other", "soul mate", "spouse", "dowager", "matron", "hausfrau", "homemaker", "housekeeper", "housewife", "stay-at-home", "widow" ], "synonyms":[ "helpmate", "lady", "madam", "missus", "missis", "Mrs.", "old lady", "wife", "wifey", "woman" ] }, "a person who helps a more skilled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood" ], "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", "apprentice", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "helper", "helpmate", "lieutenant", "mate", "sidekick" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "helter-skelters":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in the helter-skelter at the amusement park the child got separated from his parents" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "related":[ "cacophonies", "clamors", "dins", "howls", "hue and cries", "noises", "outcries", "rackets", "roars", "disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "whirls", "williwaws", "zoos" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hem 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"straddle" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocate", "fudge", "hedge", "pussyfoot", "tergiversate", "waffle", "weasel" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "hemmed":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hemmed (in)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a village hemmed in on all sides by mountains" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "contained", "limited", "restricted", "encircled", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enframed", "enlaced", "framed", "ringed", "surrounded", "armored", "cocooned", "encapsulated", "encapsuled", "encysted", "ensheathed", "ensphered", "enwombed" ], "synonyms":[ "boxed (in)", "caged", "closeted", "cooped (up)", "corralled", "encaged", "encased", "enclosed", "inclosed", "enveloped", "fenced (in)", "hedged", "housed", "immured", "included", "mewed (up)", "penned", "walled (in)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hen party":{ "as in tea party , house party":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hence":{ "for this or that reason":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an endangered orchid species, hence illegal to pick" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "accordingly", "consequently", "ergo", "so", "therefore", "thereupon", "thus", "wherefore" ] }, "from this or that place":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the exorcist commanded, \"Get thee hence , Satan!\"" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "apart", "aside", "elsewhere", "abroad", "afar", "afield", "astray" ], "synonyms":[ "away", "down", "fro", "off", "out" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "henhouse":{ "as in dovecote , cote":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hep":{ "keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{ "antonyms":[ "out", "uncool", "unhip", "untrendy" ], "examples":[ "hep devotees of jazz were willing to brave any venue to hear him play" ], "near antonyms":[ "geeky", "nerdish", "nerdy", "dowdy", "styleless", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "related":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "voguish" ], "synonyms":[ "au courant", "cool", "def", "downtown", "groovy", "hip", "in", "mod", "now", "trendy", "turned-on", "with-it" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hepped up":{ "showing urgent desire or interest":{ "antonyms":[ "apathetic", "indifferent", "uneager", "unenthusiastic" ], "examples":[ "all hepped up about buying a new motorcycle" ], "near antonyms":[ "casual", "incurious", "insouciant", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "disinterested", "impassive", "stolid", "halfhearted", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languorous", "lukewarm", "spiritless", "averse", "disinclined", "hesitant", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant", "unwilling" ], "related":[ "engaged", "interested", "happy", "hung up", "obsessed", "ambitious", "appetent", "covetous", "craving", "hankering", "longing", "pining", "breathless", "restive", "restless", "amenable", "disposed", "game", "glad", "inclined", "ready", "unreluctant", "willing" ], "synonyms":[ "agog", "antsy", "anxious", "ardent", "athirst", "avid", "crazy", "desirous", "eager", "enthused", "enthusiastic", "excited", "geeked", "great", "greedy", "gung ho", "hopped-up", "hot", "hungry", "impatient", "juiced", "keen", "nuts", "pumped", "raring", "solicitous", "stoked", "thirsty", "voracious", "wild" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heroes":{ "a large sandwich on a long split roll":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "Cuban sandwiches", "grinders", "hoagies", "Italian sandwiches", "po'boys", "poor boys", "submarines", "subs", "torpedoes" ] }, "a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "fans of the sports hero didn't care what the facts were\u2014in their minds, he was innocent of all criminal charges" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beau ideals", "classics", "exemplars", "ideals", "models", "nonpareils", "paragons" ], "synonyms":[ "gods", "icons", "ikons", "idols" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heroic":{ "feeling or displaying no fear by temperament":{ "antonyms":[ "chicken", "chickenhearted", "chicken-livered", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "fainthearted", "fearful", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "nerveless", "poltroon", "poor-spirited", "pusillanimous", "spineless", "spiritless", "timorous", "uncourageous", "ungallant", "unheroic", "weakhearted", "yellow" ], "examples":[ "a memorial honoring the heroic nurses who served in the war" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffident", "mousy", "mousey", "scary", "shy", "skittish", "timid", "anxious", "apprehensive", "nervous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "afraid", "agitated", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "upset", "appalled", "concerned", "dismayed", "worried", "unmanly", "weak", "wimpy" ], "related":[ "determined", "firm", "game", "gamy", "gamey", "gritty", "plucky", "resolute", "Spartan", "undeterred", "undismayed", "unflinching", "unswerving", "mettlesome", "spirited", "spunky", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "daring", "dashing", "hardy", "venturesome", "venturous", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "brash", "brazen", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "comforted", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "reassured", "unafraid" ], "synonyms":[ "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "gutty", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous" ] }, "large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "unheroic", "unimposing", "unimpressive" ], "examples":[ "an opera production of heroic proportions" ], "near antonyms":[ "lowly", "modest", "unprepossessing", "average", "common", "mediocre", "ordinary", "run-of-the-mill", "second-rate", "abject", "mean", "meretricious", "shabby", "sordid", "insignificant", "measly", "paltry", "petty", "puny", "trifling", "trivial" ], "related":[ "colossal", "monstrous", "prodigious", "stupendous", "tremendous", "kingly", "lordly", "princely", "queenly", "awesome", "awful", "cosmic", "cosmical", "sublime", "wondrous", "formidable", "impressive", "prepossessing", "redoubtable", "apocalyptic", "apocalyptical", "inflated", "operatic", "overblown", "pompous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "superb", "terrific", "wonderful", "extravagant", "lavish", "luxurious", "opulent", "palatial", "palatine", "sumptuous", "gorgeous", "resplendent", "splendiferous", "extraordinary", "killer", "remarkable", "sensational", "striking", "celestial", "divine", "heavenly" ], "synonyms":[ "august", "baronial", "epic", "gallant", "glorious", "grand", "grandiose", "Homeric", "imperial", "imposing", "magnific", "magnificent", "majestic", "massive", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "unusually large":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ], "examples":[ "a heroic statue of Alexander the Great astride his horse" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "related":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "heroicizing":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heroine":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heroinisms":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heroism":{ "strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{ "antonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "poltroonery", "spinelessness" ], "examples":[ "the inspiring heroism of the firefighters who risked their lives to save the people trapped in the burning building" ], "near antonyms":[ "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness", "impotence", "ineffectualness", "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresolution" ], "related":[ "backbone", "fiber", "fortitude", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "pluck", "pluckiness", "spunk", "temper", "determination", "perseverance", "resolution", "endurance", "stamina", "stomach", "tenacity", "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cojones", "effrontery", "gall", "temerity" ], "synonyms":[ "bottle", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "daringness", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heart", "intestinal fortitude", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "moxie", "nerve", "pecker", "prowess", "stoutness", "valor", "virtue" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heterogeneity":{ "the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the cultural heterogeneity of its residents is a point of pride for the city" ], "near antonyms":[ "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "likeness", "sameness", "similarity", "fewness", "paucity" ], "related":[ "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "synonyms":[ "assortment", "diverseness", "diversity", "heterogeneousness", "manifoldness", "miscellaneousness", "multifariousness", "multiplicity", "variety", "variousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hewed":{ "to bring down by cutting":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bulldozed", "demolished", "flattened", "leveled", "levelled", "razed", "tore down" ], "synonyms":[ "chopped (down)", "cut (down)", "felled", "mowed" ] }, "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "decided to hew to the original plan rather than change everything" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosened", "dropped", "fell" ], "related":[ "bound", "cohered", "fastened", "fused", "glued", "united" ], "synonyms":[ "adhered", "cleaved", "clove", "clung", "stuck" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hexerei":{ "as in spiritualism , hoodoo":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hexereis":{ "as in spiritualisms , hoodoos":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heydays":{ "a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in its heyday , the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America" ], "near antonyms":[ "decays", "declines", "downfalls", "bottoms", "nadirs" ], "related":[ "autumns", "Indian summers", "efflorescences", "flowerings", "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "climaxes", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "zeniths", "glories", "grandeurs", "splendors", "belle epoques", "belles \u00e9poques", "golden ages", "silver ages", "comebacks", "recoveries", "revivals" ], "synonyms":[ "blooms", "blossoms", "florescences", "floruits", "flowers", "flushes", "high noons", "primes", "salad days", "springtimes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heeds":{ "to take notice of and be guided by":{ "examples":[ "if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost" ], "synonyms":[ "follows", "listens (to)", "minds", "notes", "observes", "regards", "watches" ], "related":[ "considers", "contemplates", "mulls", "ponders", "weighs", "complies (with)", "conforms (to)", "keeps", "obeys", "respects", "attends (to)", "harks (to)", "hearkens (to)", "hears", "marks", "notices", "sees" ], "near antonyms":[ "brushes (aside or off)", "discounts", "dismisses", "glosses (over)", "glozes (over)", "neglects", "passes over", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scorns", "shrugs off", "defies", "flouts", "slights", "snubs" ], "antonyms":[ "disregards", "ignores", "tunes out" ] }, "to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{ "examples":[ "that boy never heeds when I caution him about running with his shoelaces untied" ], "synonyms":[ "attends", "harkens", "harks", "hearkens", "hears", "listens", "minds" ], "related":[], "near antonyms":[ "discounts", "disregards" ], "antonyms":[ "ignores", "tunes out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hereaways":{ "as in hereabouts , thereabouts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "hereaway":{ "as in hereabouts , thereabouts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "helping hands":{ "an act or instance of helping":{ "examples":[ "a skilled mechanic who generously provides a helping hand when his neighbors are plagued by car troubles" ], "synonyms":[ "abetments", "aids", "assistances", "assists", "backings", "boosts", "hands", "help", "legs up", "lifts", "supports" ], "related":[ "advancements", "encouragements", "facilitations", "furtherances", "nurturances", "benefactions", "patronages", "promotions", "sponsorships", "advice", "care", "counsel", "guidance", "attendances", "attentions", "hand-holdings", "services", "beneficences", "charities", "favors", "philanthropies", "assuagements", "palliations", "reliefs", "succors" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraints", "frustrations", "inhibitions", "interferences", "obstructions", "repressions", "restraints", "deterrences", "discouragements" ], "antonyms":[ "hindrances" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hectors":{ "a person who teases, threatens, or hurts smaller, weaker, or more vulnerable persons":{ "examples":[ "law penalizing debt collection agencies that operate like hectors" ], "synonyms":[ "bullies", "bullyboys", "intimidators" ], "related":[ "antagonists", "enemies", "abusers", "baiters", "gibers", "jibers", "harassers", "harriers", "hecklers", "mockers", "needlers", "oppressors", "persecutors", "ridiculers", "taunters", "teasers", "teases", "torturers", "goons", "hoodlums", "hoods", "hooligans", "mugs", "punks", "roughnecks", "roughs", "rowdies", "ruffians", "thugs", "toughies", "toughs", "cutthroats", "felons", "gangsters", "gunmen", "mobsters", "racketeers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{ "examples":[ "the judge warned the attorney that hectoring the witness with aggressive questioning would not be allowed" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "bogarts", "browbeats", "bulldozes", "bullies", "bullyrags", "ballyrags", "cows", "intimidates", "strong-arms" ], "related":[ "blusters", "trash-talks", "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frightens", "horrifies", "scares", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies", "menaces", "terrorizes", "threatens", "badgers", "harasses", "hounds", "bludgeons", "coerces", "compels", "constrains", "dragoons", "forces", "makes", "obliges", "presses", "pressures", "pushes around", "demoralizes", "psychs (out)", 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"antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headmaster":{ "as in master , schoolmaster":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearthstone":{ "the place where one lives":{ "examples":[ "after years abroad, the eldest son returned to the family hearthstone , the old house in Philadelphia" ], "synonyms":[ "abode", "diggings", "domicile", "dwelling", "fireside", "habitation", "hearth", "home", "house", "lodging", "pad", "place", "quarters", "residence", "roof" ], "related":[ "accommodations", "housing", "nest", "residency", "shelter", "bungalow", "cabin", "casita", "chalet", "cottage", "duplex", "ranch", "ranch house", "saltbox", "semi", "split level", "townhome", "town house", "tract house", "triplex", "apartment", "apartment house", "condo", "condominium", "flat", "tenement", "tenement house", "walk-up", "penthouse", "salon", "suite", "barracks", "billet", "boardinghouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "flophouse", "lodging house", "lodgment", "lodgement", "room(s)", "rooming house", "castle", "ch\u00e2teau", "countryseat", "estate", "hall", "manor", "manor house", "mansion", "McMansion", "palace", "villa", "farmhouse", "grange", "hacienda", "homestead", "double-wide", "houseboat", "house trailer", "mobile home", "motor home", "recreational vehicle", "RV", "trailer", "hermitage", "manse", "parsonage", "rectory", "vicarage", "hooch", "hootch", "hovel", "hut", "hutch", "shack", "shanty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "he-man":{ "as in individualist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavyhearted":{ "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "related":[ "aggrieved", "distressed", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried", "despairing", "hopeless", "sunk", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "suicidal", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "plaintive", "tearful", "regretful", "rueful", "agonized", "anguished", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "funereal", "gray", "grey", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "near antonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "blithe", "blithesome", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "excited", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "headhunting":{ "as in scouting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hedonists":{ "a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures":{ "examples":[ "he's a star chef and self-described hedonist" ], "synonyms":[ "debauchees", "decadents", "sensualists", "sybarites", "voluptuaries" ], "related":[ "Cyrenaics", "Epicureans", "bons vivants", "bon vivants", "epicures", "gluttons", "gourmands", "libertines", "playboys", "rakes", "rou\u00e9s", "playgirls" ], "near antonyms":[ "killjoys", "spoilsports", "wet blankets", "fuddy-duddies", "prudes", "straight arrows" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetics" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "head start":{ "as in start , lead":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hemming":{ "as in hawing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hawing", "balancing", "dithering", "faltering", "halting", "hanging back", "hesitating", "scrupling", "shilly-shallying", "staggering", "teetering", "vacillating", "wavering", "wobbling", "wabbling", "dallying", "dawdling", "delaying", "lingering", "pausing", "procrastinating", "waiting", "backing down", "chickening (out)", "considering", "debating", "deliberating", "pondering", "weighing", "oscillating", "swaying", "equivocating", "hedging", "pussyfooting", "waffling" ], "near antonyms":[ "diving (in)", "plunging (in)", "deciding", "budging", "stirring", "advancing", "continuing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in trimming":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "trimming", "bordering", "bounding", "edging", "framing", "fringing", "margining", "rimming", "skirting", "circumscribing", "defining", "delineating", "demarcating", "outlining", "silhouetting", "sketching", "tracing", "circling", "compassing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "environing", "girdling", "girthing", "looping", "ringing", "rounding", "surrounding", "walling", "checking", "confining", "controlling", "curbing", "limiting", "restraining", "restricting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heart":{ "the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune":{ "examples":[ "those who refuse to contribute to the fund for the famine victims must have no heart" ], "synonyms":[ "bigheartedness", "charity", "commiseration", "compassion", "feeling", "good-heartedness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindliness", "kindness", "largeheartedness", "mercy", "pity", "ruth", "softheartedness", "sympathy", "warmheartedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feelings", "responsiveness", "sensibility", "sensitivity", "affection", "love", "regard", "affinity", "empathy", "rapport", "altruism", "benevolence", "benignancy", "benignity", "generosity", "goodwill", "humaneness", "humanism", "humanitarianism", "philanthropy" ], "near antonyms":[ "callousness", "coldness", "disinterest", "indifference", "unconcern", "cruelty", "harshness", "animosity", "antipathy", "dislike", "hatred", "hostility" ], "antonyms":[ "coldheartedness", "hard-heartedness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness" ] }, "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "the heart of the village economy was the outdoor market" ], "synonyms":[ "axis", "base", "capital", "center", "central", "core", "cynosure", "epicenter", "eye", "focus", "ground zero", "hub", "locus", "mecca", "navel", "nerve center", "nexus", "nucleus", "omphalos", "seat" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting ground", "hive", "hotbed", "hot spot", "playground", "playland", "kernel", "nub", "pith", "deep", "thick", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "attraction", "lodestone", "loadstone", "magnet", "polestar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{ "examples":[ "never lost heart while she was lost in the woods" ], "synonyms":[ "bottle", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "daringness", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heroism", "intestinal fortitude", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "moxie", "nerve", "pecker", "prowess", "stoutness", "valor", "virtue" ], "near synonyms":[ "backbone", "fiber", "fortitude", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "pluck", "pluckiness", "spunk", "temper", "determination", "perseverance", "resolution", "endurance", "stamina", "stomach", "tenacity", "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cojones", "effrontery", "gall", "temerity" ], "near antonyms":[ "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness", "impotence", "ineffectualness", "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresolution" ], "antonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "poltroonery", "spinelessness" ] }, "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{ "examples":[ "at the heart of the problem is the school's outmoded computer system", "avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom line", "bull's-eye", "centerpiece", "core", "crux", "essence", "gist", "kernel", "keynote", "meat", "meat and potatoes", "net", "nub", "nubbin", "nucleus", "pith", "pivot", "point", "root", "sum" ], "near synonyms":[ "course", "direction", "drift", "tenor", "body", "content", "substance", "hypothesis", "proposition", "purport", "subject", "theme", "thesis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{ "examples":[ "deep down in her heart , she knew he was telling the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "belly", "blood", "bone(s)", "bosom", "breast", "core", "gut", "heartstrings", "inner space", "inside", "quick", "soul" ], "near synonyms":[ "conscience", "mind" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headstreams":{ "the beginning part of a stream":{ "examples":[ "the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas" ], "synonyms":[ "heads", "headwaters", "sources" ], "near synonyms":[ "fountainheads", "fountains", "geysers", "headsprings", "hot springs", "springs", "wellsprings", "branches", "feeders", "tributaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heinie":{ "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "a skirt so tight that her heinie was clearly outlined" ], "synonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "booty", "bootie", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tail end", "tush" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "stern", "moon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heinies":{ "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "a skirt so tight that her heinie was clearly outlined" ], "synonyms":[ "backsides", "behinds", "booties", "bottoms", "breeches", "bums", "buns", "buttocks", "butts", "cabooses", "cans", "cheeks", "derrieres", "derri\u00e8res", "duffs", "fannies", "fundaments", "hams", "haunches", "hunkers", "keisters", "keesters", "nates", "posteriors", "rear ends", "rears", "rumps", "seats", "tail ends", "tails", "tushes" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "sterns", "moons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }