{ "athletic":{ "having great physical strength, skill, or ability":{ "examples":[ "She had always been athletic , playing multiple sports even as a child." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "able-bodied", "fit", "trim", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well-conditioned", "brawny", "muscular", "rugged", "sinewy", "stalwart", "stout", "strong", "hefty", "hulking", "muscle-bound", "powerful", "sculpted", "beefy", "burly", "husky", "strapping", "forceful", "forcible", "mighty", "potent", "powerful", "puissant", "balletic", "coordinated", "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "agile", "featly", "feline", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry", "hard", "inured", "strengthened", "sturdy", "tough", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "red-blooded", "vigorous", "vitalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "unathletic", "unfit", "unhealthy", "delicate", "feeble", "frail", "weak", "weakling", "wimpy", "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "uncoordinated", "ungainly", "ungraceful", "debilitated", "delicate", "effete", "enfeebled", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "weakened", "weakly", "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "paralyzed", "impotent", "powerless", "puny", "slight", "small", "emaciated", "gaunt", "lank", "rawboned", "scraggy", "spare" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "atheism":{ "as in godlessness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "godlessness", "disbelief", "doubt", "unbelief", "unfaith", "agnosticism", "know-nothingism", "apostasy", "lapse", "tergiversation" ], "near antonyms":[ "devotion", "faith", "piety", "religion", "devoutness", "piousness", "religiousness", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "atheistical":{ "a person who believes that God does not exist":{ "examples":[ "He left the church while in college and became an atheist ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disbeliever", "giaour", "infidel", "misbeliever", "miscreant", "nonbeliever", "unbeliever", "gentile", "heathen", "idolater", "idolator", "pagan", "doubter", "skeptic", "agnostic", "neo-pagan", "polytheist" ], "near antonyms":[ "believer" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "athwart":{ "from one side to the other of an intervening space":{ "examples":[ "after it enters the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane is predicted to advance athwart to the Texas coastline" ], "synonyms":[ "across", "over", "through" ], "near synonyms":[ "clear" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "in a line or direction running from corner to corner":{ "examples":[ "we hung the twisted strips of crepe paper athwart to the floor and ceiling so that they formed giant crosses on all four walls" ], "synonyms":[ "bias", "cornerways", "cornerwise", "crossways", "crosswise", "diagonally", "kitty-corner", "catty-corner", "catercorner", "kitty-cornered", "catty-cornered", "catercornered", "obliquely", "transversely" ], "near synonyms":[ "across" ], "near antonyms":[ "lengthwise", "longitudinally" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to the opposite side of":{ "examples":[ "athwart the road was farmland as far as the eye could see" ], "synonyms":[ "across", "over", "through" ], "near synonyms":[ "around", "round", "beyond", "past" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb", "preposition" ] }, "athletics":{ "as in gymnastics , aerobics":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerobics", "bodybuilding", "body mechanics", "calisthenics", "gymnastics", "isometrics", "plyometrics", "slimnastics", "weight lifting", "activity", "conditioning", "exercise", "exertion", "training", "warm-up", "workout", "toning", "trimming", "physical therapy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sport":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sport", "bout", "competition", "contest", "event", "game", "match", "matchup", "meet", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tournament", "tourney", "battle", "conflict", "scrimmage", "skirmish", "struggle", "tug-of-war", "tussle", "championship", "national(s)", "final", "nightcap", "play-off", "semifinal", "derby", "field day", "gymkhana", "open", "outing", "biathlon", "decathlon", "heptathlon", "pentathlon", "triathlon", "marathon", "race", "ultramarathon", "heat", "round", "run", "set", "rally", "volley" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "atheists":{ "a person who believes that God does not exist":{ "examples":[ "He left the church while in college and became an atheist ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disbelievers", "giaours", "infidels", "misbelievers", "miscreants", "nonbelievers", "unbelievers", "gentiles", "heathens", "heathen", "idolaters", "idolators", "pagans", "doubters", "skeptics", "agnostics", "neo-pagans", "polytheists" ], "near antonyms":[ "believers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "athirst":{ "showing urgent desire or interest":{ "examples":[ "was athirst for any news at all about family members serving in the war zone" ], "synonyms":[ "agog", "antsy", "anxious", "ardent", "avid", "crazy", "desirous", "eager", "enthused", "enthusiastic", "excited", "geeked", "great", "greedy", "gung ho", "hepped up", "hopped-up", "hot", "hungry", "impatient", "juiced", "keen", "nuts", "pumped", "raring", "solicitous", "stoked", "thirsty", "voracious", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "engaged", "interested", "happy", "hung up", "obsessed", "ambitious", "appetent", "covetous", "craving", "hankering", "longing", "pining", "breathless", "restive", "restless", "amenable", "disposed", "game", "glad", "inclined", "ready", "unreluctant", "willing" ], "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" ], "antonyms":[ "apathetic", "indifferent", "uneager", "unenthusiastic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "atheisms":{ "as in secularisms , nonbeliefs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonbeliefs", "secularisms", "agnosticism", "know-nothingisms" ], "near antonyms":[ "credos", "creeds", "cults", "faiths", "persuasions", "religions", "churches", "communions", "denominations", "sects", "doctrines", "dogmas", "dogmata", "theologies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }