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"juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "antonyms":[ "young", "youthful" ] }, "to become mature":{ "examples":[ "as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet" ], "synonyms":[ "developing", "growing", "growing up", "maturing", "progressing", "ripening" ], "near synonyms":[ "mellowing", "softening", "blooming", "blossoming", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "flourishing", "flowering", "opening", "unfolding", "advancing", "evolving", "getting along", "getting on", "graying", "greying" ], "near antonyms":[ "decaying", "declining", "degenerating", "deteriorating", "sinking", "worsening", "drooping", "drying", "fading", "flagging", "sagging", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "waning", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering", "regressing", "retrogressing", "reverting", "backsliding", "lapsing", "returning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "agitated (for)":{ "as in worked (for) , campaigned (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "campaigned (for)", "worked (for)", "wrought (for)", "advertised", "boosted", "plugged", "publicized", "touted", "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "endowed", "financed", "funded", "patronized", "staked", "subsidized", "underwrote", "advocated", "backed", "championed", "endorsed", "indorsed", "supported", "upheld", "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "incubated", "nourished", "nursed", "nurtured", "promoted" ], "near antonyms":[ "discouraged", "frustrated", "hindered", "inhibited", "banned", "barred", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prevented", "prohibited", "proscribed", "battled", "combated", "combatted", "contended (with)", "countered", "fought", "opposed", "repressed", "snuffed (out)", "squashed", "squelched", "stifled", "subdued", "suppressed", "arrested", "checked", "halted", "retarded", "encumbered", "fettered", "hobbled", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agita":{ "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "took a deep breath to dispel her agita as she stepped onstage" ], "synonyms":[ "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquiet", "disquietude", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "sweat", "unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stress", "tension", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "jitters", "jumpiness", "panic", "tremor", "angst", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "vexation", "cold feet", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty", "compunction", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "content", "contentment", "ease", "easiness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "placidness", "quiet", "quietude", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace" ], "antonyms":[ "unconcern" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agile":{ "moving easily":{ "examples":[ "the expressive movements of agile dancers", "agile herons wading in the marsh" ], "synonyms":[ "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ], "near synonyms":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agitation":{ "a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{ "examples":[ "knew immediately, from the horses' agitation , that something terrible was happening" ], "synonyms":[ "deliriousness", "delirium", "distraction", "fever", "feverishness", "flap", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "uproar" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disorder", "havoc", "pandemonium", "turmoil", "bedlam", "bother", "brouhaha", "bustle", "clamor", "clatter", "commotion", "disturbance", "fuss", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tempest", "to-do", "tumult" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "experienced a great deal of agitation over whether she had an appropriate dress for her husband's inauguration" ], "synonyms":[ "agita", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquiet", "disquietude", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "sweat", "unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stress", "tension", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "jitters", "jumpiness", "panic", "tremor", "angst", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "vexation", "cold feet", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty", "compunction", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "content", "contentment", "ease", "easiness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "placidness", "quiet", "quietude", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace" ], "antonyms":[ "unconcern" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agitating (for)":{ "as in working (for) , campaigning (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "campaigning (for)", "working (for)", "advertising", "boosting", "plugging", "publicizing", "touting", "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "endowing", "financing", "funding", "patronizing", "staking", "subsidizing", "underwriting", "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting", "upholding", "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "incubating", "nourishing", "nursing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "near antonyms":[ "discouraging", "frustrating", "hindering", "inhibiting", "banning", "barring", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "outlawing", "preventing", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "battling", "combating", "combatting", "contending (with)", "countering", "fighting", "opposing", "repressing", "snuffing (out)", "squashing", "squelching", "stifling", "subduing", "suppressing", "arresting", "checking", "halting", "retarding", "encumbering", "fettering", "hobbling", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agitational":{ "as in provocative , instigative":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "instigative", "provocative", "incendiary", "inflammatory", "seditious", "mutinous", "rebellious", "revolutionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "conciliatory", "pacific", "diplomatic", "calming", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agitate":{ "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit" ], "synonyms":[ "churn", "stir", "swirl", "wash", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "paddle", "whip", "whisk", "reel", "shake", "wheel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "there's no need to agitate the patient about little things" ], "synonyms":[ "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle" ], "synonyms":[ "bucket", "convulse", "jerk", "jiggle", "joggle", "jolt", "jounce", "judder", "quake", "quiver", "shake", "shudder", "vibrate", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near synonyms":[ "rock", "sway", "swing", "chatter", "quaver", "shiver", "thrill", "tremble", "twitch", "dodder", "waver", "flicker", "fluctuate", "flutter", "oscillate", "undulate", "wave", "beat", "palpitate", "pit-a-pat", "pitter-patter", "pulsate", "pulse", "throb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again" ], "synonyms":[ "argue", "bandy", "bat (around or back and forth)", "canvass", "canvas", "debate", "discuss", "dispute", "hash (over or out)", "moot", "talk over" ], "near synonyms":[ "review", "speak (about)", "talk (about)", "broach", "introduce", "propound", "raise", "stir up", "forge", "hammer out", "talk out", "thrash (out)", "wrestle (with)", "chew over", "consider", "deliberate", "weigh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agitated":{ "being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{ "examples":[ "all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters 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"perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrought (up)", "affrighted", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "ballistic", "berserk", "crazed", "demented", "deranged", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "nuclear", "raging", "ranting", "raving" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "cool", "coolheaded", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[ "collected", "composed", "recollected", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "unhysterical" ] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit" ], "synonyms":[ "churned", "stirred", "swirled", "washed", "whirled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "paddled", "whipped", "whisked", "reeled", "shook", "wheeled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the 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"demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle" ], "synonyms":[ "bucketed", "convulsed", "jerked", "jiggled", "joggled", "jolted", "jounced", "juddered", "quaked", "quivered", "shook", "shuddered", "vibrated", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocked", "swayed", "swung", "chattered", "quavered", "shivered", "thrilled", "trembled", "twitched", "doddered", "wavered", "flickered", "fluctuated", "fluttered", "oscillated", "undulated", "waved", "beat", "palpitated", "pit-a-patted", "pitter-pattered", "pulsated", "pulsed", "throbbed" ], "near 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"frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] } }