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"sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "antonyms":[ "displeased" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreements":{ "the state of being of one opinion about something":{ "examples":[ "we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd 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"contracts", "conventions", "covenants", "deals", "dispositions", "pacts", "settlements", "understandings" ], "near synonyms":[ "charters", "treaties", "binders", "pledges", "promises", "alliances", "associations", "entente cordiales", "ententes", "leagues", "partnerships", "acceptances", "approvals", "assents", "concurrences", "consents", "OKs", "okays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aground":{ "resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water":{ "examples":[ "the villagers came to stare at the foreign ship that was aground on their beach and at the strangely dressed sailors on board" ], "synonyms":[ "beached", "grounded", "stranded" ], "near synonyms":[ "landed", "alongshore", "high and dry" ], "near antonyms":[ "offshore" ], "antonyms":[ "afloat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agrees (with or to)":{ "as in submits (to) , respects":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acquiesces", "assents (to)", "capitulates", "consents (to)", "respects", "submits (to)", "yields (to)", "reconciles (to)", "allows", "permits", "suffers", "swallows", "abides", "absorbs", "accepts", "bears", "bides", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "goes", "hacks", "handles", "meets", "pockets", "stands", "sticks out", "stomachs", "supports", "sustains", "sweats out", "takes", "tolerates", "wears" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreeability":{ "the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{ "examples":[ "the general agreeability of everyone in the tour group made for a pleasant trip" ], "synonyms":[ "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amiability", "amiableness", "geniality", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "graciousness", "niceness", "personableness", "pleasantness", "sweetness" ], "near synonyms":[ "amenability", "complaisance", "mellowness", "sweetness and light", "amicability", "amicableness", "amity", "cordiality", "empressement", "friendliness", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "benignity", "gentleness", "kindliness", "kindness", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "sunniness", "civility", "comity", "considerateness", "consideration", "courteousness", "courtesy", "politeness", "thoughtfulness", "attractiveness", "delightfulness", "enjoyableness", "likability", "likableness", "pleasingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorishness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "biliousness", "cantankerousness", "churlishness", "crankiness", "fussiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "peevishness", "petulance", "testiness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "orneriness", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "sourness", "vinegar" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "unpleasantness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agreed (to)":{ "as in acceded (to) , acquiesced (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceded (to)", "acquiesced (to)", "assented (to)", "deferred (to)", "submitted (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)", "attended", "heard", "heeded", "listened (to)", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "regarded", "took", "watched", "adhered (to)", "complied (with)", "conformed (to)", "followed", "goose-stepped (to)", "minded", "obeyed", "observed" ], "near antonyms":[ "defied", "disobeyed", "rebelled (against)", "disobliged", "challenged", "dared", "refused", "renounced", "repudiated", "directed", "led", "brushed (off)", "disregarded", "ignored", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "tuned out", "winked (at)", "dismissed", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "shrugged off", "breached", "broke", "infringed", "transgressed", "violated", "derided", "flouted", "mocked", "scoffed (at)", "scorned", "mutinied (against)", "revolted (against)", "bucked", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "disputed", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "withstood" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agrees (to)":{ "as in accedes (to) , acquiesces (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accedes (to)", "acquiesces (to)", "assents (to)", "defers (to)", "submits (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)", "attends", "hears", "heeds", "listens (to)", "marks", "notes", "notices", "regards", "takes", "watches", "adheres (to)", "complies (with)", "conforms (to)", "follows", "goose-steps (to)", "minds", "obeys", "observes" ], "near antonyms":[ "defies", "disobeys", "rebels (against)", "disobliges", "challenges", "dares", "refuses", "renounces", "repudiates", "directs", "leads", "brushes (off)", "disregards", "ignores", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "tunes out", "winks (at)", "dismisses", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "shrugs off", "breaches", "breaks", "infringes", "transgresses", "violates", "derides", "flouts", "mocks", "scoffs (at)", "scorns", "mutinies (against)", "revolts (against)", "bucks", "combats", "contests", "disputes", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "withstands" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreeably":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "an agreeably warm day, just right for a picnic" ], "synonyms":[ "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "agronomists":{ "a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{ "examples":[ "went from being a simple soybean farmer to an agronomist specializing in soil management" ], "synonyms":[ "agriculturists", "agriculturalists", "cultivators", "farmers", "growers", "planters", "tillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "farmhands", "field hands", "gleaners", "harvesters", "plowmen", "reapers", "workfolks", "crofters", "croppers", "gentlemen farmers", "sharecroppers", "subsistence farmers", "tenant farmers", "yeomen", "homesteaders", "nesters", "grangers", "rancheros", "ranchers", "ranchmen", "campesinos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agree":{ "to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{ "examples":[ "My husband and I agree on just about every aspect of child-rearing" ], "synonyms":[ "coincide", "concur" ], "near synonyms":[ "accede (to)", "accept", "acquiesce", "assent (to)", "comply (with)", "consent (to)", "go (by)", "subscribe", "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "unite", "collaborate", "cooperate", "get along", "get on" ], "near antonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict", "bicker", "counter", "dispute", "dissent", "diverge", "fall out", "object", "oppose", "protest", "quarrel", "resist", "rival", "dissociate", "separate", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "differ", "disagree" ] }, "to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{ "examples":[ "since we couldn't agree , we tossed a coin to decide the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bargain", "contract", "covenant" ], "near synonyms":[ "come around", "come round", "subscribe", "underwrite", "arrange", "settle" ], "near antonyms":[ "differ", "dissent", "cancel", "renege", "revoke", "argue", "contest", "dispute", "object" ], "antonyms":[ "disagree" ] }, "to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{ "examples":[ "finally agreed that the paint job was sloppy and would have to be redone" ], "synonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "concede", "confess", "fess (up)", "grant", "own (up to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disburden", "unburden", "unload", "affirm", "avow", "confirm", "profess", "accept", "recognize", "yield", "announce", "break", "broadcast", "communicate", "declare", "disclose", "divulge", "impart", "proclaim", "publish", "reveal", "spill", "tell", "unveil", "betray", "blab", "expose", "give away", "inform", "leak", "rat", "squeal", "talk", "tattle", "tip (off)", "warn", "wise (up)", "breathe", "say", "whisper" ], "near antonyms":[ "disallow", "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "contradict", "dispute", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "rebut", "refute", "reject", "repudiate", "conceal", "cover (up)", "hide", "obscure", "veil", "kid (oneself)" ], "antonyms":[ "deny" ] }, "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "answer", "check", "chord", "cohere", "coincide", "comport", "conform", "consist", "correspond", "dovetail", "fit", "go", "harmonize", "jibe", "rhyme", "rime", "sort", "square", "tally" ], "near synonyms":[ "equal", "match", "parallel", "align", "aline", "line up", "register" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "dispute", "gainsay", "negate", "nullify", "clash", "conflict", "jar" ], "antonyms":[ "differ (from)", "disagree (with)" ] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "this warm climate seems to agree with you" ], "synonyms":[ "assort", "blend", "chime", "chime in", "conform", "consort", "coordinate", "groove", "harmonize" ], "near synonyms":[ "balance", "correlate", "correspond", "dovetail", "hang together", "match", "meet", "parallel", "bond", "coalesce", "cohere", "conjoin", "fuse", "merge", "square", "tally" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "contrast", "counter", "differ", "diverge", "jar", "cancel (out)", "counteract", "negate", "offset" ], "antonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict" ] }, "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published" ], "synonyms":[ "accede", "acquiesce", "assent", "come round", "consent", "subscribe" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "abide", "bear (with)", "endure", "stand", "suffer", "tolerate", "stomach", "swallow", "take", "bow", "knuckle under", "relent", "submit", "succumb", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "rebuff", "refuse", "reject", "scorn", "spurn", "deny", "gainsay" ], "antonyms":[ "dissent" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreeable":{ "being to one's liking":{ "examples":[ "is the zoo an agreeable alternative for everyone, since the aquarium is closed?" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "alright", "copacetic", "copasetic", "copesetic", "ducky", "fine", "good", "hunky-dory", "jake", "OK", "okay", "palatable", "satisfactory" ], "near synonyms":[ "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "felicitous", "gratifying", "nice", "pleasant", "pleasing", "scrumptious", "welcome", "acceptable", "adequate", "decent", "passable", "tolerable" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "deficient", "inferior", "lousy", "poor", "punk", "substandard", "unacceptable", "wanting", "wretched", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "unsatisfactory" ] }, "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "put on some agreeable music for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{ "examples":[ "an agreeable art teacher who lets me do pretty much whatever I want" ], "synonyms":[ "affable", "amiable", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "mellow", "nice", "pleasant", "sweet", "well-disposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "amicable", "clever", "cordial", "friendly", "neighborly", "benign", "gentle", "kind", "cheerful", "cheery", "glad", "sunny", "companionable", "conversable", "sociable", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite", "thoughtful", "accommodating", "amenable", "obliging", "attractive", "delightful", "enjoyable", "likable", "likeable" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorish", "discourteous", "ill-mannered", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "surly", "uncivil", "unkind", "unmannerly", "unsociable", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "contentious", "contrary", "ornery", "querulous", "unappealing", "unattractive", "sour", "vinegary" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "unamiable", "ungenial", "ungracious", "unpleasant" ] }, "having or marked by agreement in feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "the belief that these new security measures are not agreeable with our core concepts of personal freedom" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "compatible", "congenial", "frictionless", "harmonious", "kindred", "unanimous", "united" ], "near synonyms":[ "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "collaborating", "cooperative", "symbiotic", "synergetic", "synergic", "noncompetitive", "nonconflicting", "uncompetitive", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "affable", "amiable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "neighborly" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "clashing", "conflicting", "hostile", "inimical", "unfriendly", "belligerent", "contentious", "quarrelsome", "contradicting", "contradictory", "contrary", "opposing", "opposite", "competing", "competitive", "rivaling", "rivalling" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "discordant", "disharmonious", "disunited", "incompatible", "inharmonious", "uncongenial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agroecology":{ "as in agribusiness , agronomy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agribusiness", "agronomy", "cultivation", "culture", "farmwork", "gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "agroforestry", "arboriculture", "pomology", "agriculture", "farming", "husbandry", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agriculturalists":{ "a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{ "examples":[ "agriculturists who adhere to the organization's standards of organic farming" ], "synonyms":[ "agronomists", "cultivators", "farmers", "growers", "planters", "tillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "farmhands", "field hands", "gleaners", "harvesters", "plowmen", "reapers", "workfolks", "crofters", "croppers", "gentlemen farmers", "sharecroppers", "subsistence farmers", "tenant farmers", "yeomen", "homesteaders", "nesters", "grangers", "rancheros", "ranchers", "ranchmen", "campesinos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agreeing (with or to)":{ "as in submitting (to) , respecting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescing", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)", "reconciling (to)", "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "supporting", "sustaining", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "agreeing (with)":{ "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "her new job, which is much less stressful than her old one, agrees with her" ], "synonyms":[ "contenting", "delighting", "feasting", "gassing", "gladdening", "gladding", "gratifying", "pleasing", "pleasuring", "rejoicing", "satisfying", "suiting", "warming" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "soothing", "assuaging", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "exciting", "tickling", "titillating", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "treating", "captivating", "charming", "galvanizing", "thrilling", "calming", "comforting", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", 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"owns (up to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disburdens", "unburdens", "unloads", "affirms", "avows", "confirms", "professes", "accepts", "recognizes", "yields", "announces", "breaks", "broadcasts", "communicates", "declares", "discloses", "divulges", "imparts", "proclaims", "publishes", "reveals", "spills", "tells", "unveils", "betrays", "blabs", "exposes", "gives away", "informs", "leaks", "rats", "squeals", "talks", "tattles", "tips (off)", "warns", "wises (up)", "breathes", "says", "whispers" ], "near antonyms":[ "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "contradicts", "disputes", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "rebuts", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates", "conceals", "covers (up)", "hides", "obscures", "veils", "kids (oneself)" ], "antonyms":[ "denies" ] }, "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident" ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "answers", "checks", "chords", "coheres", "coincides", "comports", "conforms", "consists", "corresponds", "dovetails", "fits", "goes", "harmonizes", "jibes", "rhymes", "rimes", "sorts", "squares", "tallies" ], "near synonyms":[ "equals", "matches", "parallels", "aligns", "alines", "lines up", "registers" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicts", "disputes", "gainsays", "negates", "nullifies", "clashes", "conflicts", "jars" ], "antonyms":[ "differs (from)", "disagrees (with)" ] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "this warm climate seems to agree with you" ], "synonyms":[ "assorts", "blends", "chimes", "chimes in", "conforms", "consorts", "coordinates", "grooves", "harmonizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "balances", "correlates", "corresponds", "dovetails", "hangs together", "matches", "meets", "parallels", "bonds", "coalesces", "coheres", "conjoins", "fuses", "merges", "squares", "tallies" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicts", "contrasts", "counters", "differs", "diverges", "jars", "cancels (out)", "counteracts", "negates", "offsets" ], "antonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts" ] }, "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published" ], "synonyms":[ "accedes", "acquiesces", "assents", "comes round", "consents", "subscribes" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "abides", "bears (with)", "endures", "stands", "suffers", "tolerates", "stomachs", "swallows", "takes", "bows", "knuckles under", "relents", "submits", "succumbs", "yields" ], "near antonyms":[ "rebuffs", "refuses", "rejects", "scorns", "spurns", "denies", "gainsays" ], "antonyms":[ "dissents" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreement":{ "the state of being of one opinion about something":{ "examples":[ "we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "concurrence", "concurrency", "consensus", "unanimity", "unison" ], "near synonyms":[ "accession", "adhesion", "assent", "assentation", "consent", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "concession", "embrace", "embracement", "approbation", "approval", "favor", "alliance", "collaboration", "collusion", "complicity", "conspiracy", "compliance", "concert", "concertedness", "concord", "concordance", "conformity", "consonance", "harmony", "oneness", "solidarity", "understanding", "union", "empathy", "rapport", "sympathy" ], "near antonyms":[ "discord", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "opposition", "resistance", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disfavor" ], "antonyms":[ "conflict", "disagreement", "dissensus" ] }, "an arrangement about action to be taken":{ "examples":[ "we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "bargain", "compact", "contract", "convention", "covenant", "deal", "disposition", "pact", "settlement", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "charter", "treaty", "binder", "pledge", "promise", "alliance", "association", "entente", "entente 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"incongruity", "incongruousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agroforestry":{ "as in pomology , arboriculture":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arboriculture", "pomology", "agribusiness", "agroecology", "agronomy", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "cultivation", "culture", "farmwork", "gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "agriculture", "farming", "husbandry", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agriculturist":{ "a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{ "examples":[ "agriculturists who adhere to the organization's standards of organic farming" ], "synonyms":[ "agronomist", "cultivator", "farmer", "grower", "planter", "tiller" ], "near synonyms":[ "farmhand", "field hand", "gleaner", "harvester", "plowman", "reaper", "workfolk", "workfolks", "crofter", "cropper", "gentleman farmer", "sharecropper", "subsistence farmer", "tenant 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"gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "agribusiness", "agroecology", "agronomy", "agroforestry", "arboriculture", "pomology", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agronomy":{ "as in agribusiness , agroecology":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agribusiness", "agroecology", "cultivation", "culture", "farmwork", "gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "agroforestry", "arboriculture", "pomology", "agriculture", "farming", "husbandry", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agree (to)":{ "as in accede (to) , acquiesce (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accede (to)", "acquiesce (to)", "assent (to)", "defer (to)", "submit (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield 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