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antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to work out the details of (something) in advance":{ "examples":[ "the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy" ], "synonyms":[ "arranges", "blueprints", "calculates", "charts", "choreographs", "designs", "frames", "lays out", "maps (out)", "organizes", "plans", "prepares", "projects", "schemes (out)", "shapes", "strategizes (about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspires", "contrives", "devises", "intrigues", "machinates", "plots", "puts up", "concerts", "gets up", "drafts", "outlines", "sketches", "aims", "figures", "has on", "intends", "means", "contemplates", "meditates", "premeditates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "budding":{ "beginning to come into existence":{ "examples":[ "the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office" ], "synonyms":[ "aborning", "inceptive", "inchoate", "incipient", "nascent" ], "near synonyms":[ "first", "formative", "inaugural", "inchoative", "initial", "original", "elementary", "embryonic", "fundamental", "rudimentary", "formless", "incoherent", "introductory", "preliminary", "preparatory", "crude", "primitive", "rude" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "improved", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "mature", "ripe", "ripened" ] }, "as in blossoming , blooming":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blooming", "blossoming", "blowing", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "efflorescing", "flowering", "unfolding", "leafing", "leaving", "opening" ], "near antonyms":[ "drying up", "fading", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "wilting", "withering", "dropping", "dying", "expiring", "perishing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "budges":{ "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{ "examples":[ "despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position" ], "synonyms":[ "blinks", "bows", "capitulates", "concedes", "gives in", "knuckles under", "quits", "relents", "submits", "succumbs", "surrenders", "yields" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiesces", "defers" ], "near antonyms":[ "contends", "fights", "holds off", "battles", "breasts", "combats", "confronts", "counters", "defies", "faces", "meets", "objects", "opposes", "repels", "thwarts", "withstands" ], "antonyms":[ "resists" ] }, "to change one's position":{ "examples":[ "he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him" ], "synonyms":[ "locomotes", "moves", "shifts", "stirs" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jiggles", "squiggles", "squirms", "tosses", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes", "rouses" ], "near antonyms":[ "hangs around", "remains", "stays", "sticks around", "tarries", "stabilizes" ], "antonyms":[ "freezes", "stills" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it" ], "synonyms":[ "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "moves", "relocates", "removes", "repositions", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "drives", "hauls", "lugs", "totes", "transmits", "transplants", "transports", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants", "alters", "makes over", "modifies", "redoes", "refashions", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchors", "fixes", "freezes", "moors", "secures", "sets", "stabilizes", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "buddy-buddy":{ "closely acquainted":{ "examples":[ "those two army officers have been buddy-buddy for years" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "chummy", "close", "especial", "familiar", "friendly", "inseparable", "intimate", "inward", "near", "thick", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "clannish", "close-knit", "tight-knit", "affable", "boon", "companionable", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hearty", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "comfortable", "cozy", "easy", "snug", "amicable", "neighborly", "confidential", "secretive", "adoring", "affectionate", "dear", "devoted", "fond", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "unfriendly", "unsociable", "withdrawn" ], "antonyms":[ "distant" ] }, "having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{ "examples":[ "he's even buddy-buddy to people he's only just met" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "chummy", "collegial", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hail-fellow", "hail-fellow-well-met", "hearty", "matey", "neighborly", "palsy", "palsy-walsy", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "near synonyms":[ "affable", "agreeable", "approachable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "nice", "sweet", "clubby", "convivial", "folksy", "gregarious", "hospitable", "sociable", "social", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "extroverted", "extraverted", "outgoing", "brotherly", "fraternal", "sisterly", "close", "familiar", "intimate", "adoring", "affectionate", "devoted", "fond", "lovesome", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "chilly", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cool", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "icy", "wintry", "wintery", "unsociable", "unsocial", "aggressive", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "inhospitable", "inimical" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "hostile", "unfriendly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "buddies":{ "a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{ "examples":[ "my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to" ], "synonyms":[ "alter egos", "amigos", "chums", "compadres", "comrades", "confidantes", "confidants", "cronies", "familiars", "friends", "intimates", "mates", "musketeers", "pals" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquaintances", "associates", "cohorts", "colleagues", "companions", "fellows", "hearties", "hobnobbers", "partners", "peers", "sports", "blood brothers", "brothers", "brethren", "main men", "sisters", "abettors", "abetters", "accomplices", "allies", "collaborators", "confederates", "pen pals", "benefactors", "supporters", "sympathizers", "well-wishers", "friendlies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adversaries", "antagonists", "competitors", "opponents", "rivals", "archenemies", "nemeses" ], "antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "budget":{ "a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose":{ "examples":[ "we've spent a little more than our budget this year" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "deposit", "fund", "kitty", "nest egg", "pool" ], "near synonyms":[ "chest", "coffer(s)", "assets", "savings", "savings account", "bankroll", "cache", "collection", "cushion", "hoard", "pocketbook", "reserve", "treasure", "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time":{ "examples":[ "the tour group had a whole budget of complaints" ], "synonyms":[ "force", "fund", "inventory", "pool", "repertoire", "reservoir", "stock", "supply" ], "near synonyms":[ "reserve", "resource", "cache", "hoard", "stockpile", "refill", "renewal", "replacement", "kitty", "nest egg", "pot", "purse", "fountain", "mine", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "costing little":{ "examples":[ "a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes" ], "synonyms":[ "affordable", "bargain-basement", "cheap", "cheapie", "cheapo", "chintzy", "cut-price", "cut-rate", "dime-store", "dirt cheap", "el cheapo", "inexpensive", "low", "low-end", "popular", "reasonable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheapish", "moderate", "discount", "discounted", "fire-sale", "lowered", "reduced", "wholesale", "valueless", "worthless", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "near antonyms":[ "increased", "inflated", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "prohibitory", "steep", "stiff", "superexpensive", "ultraexpensive", "unreasonable", "invaluable", "priceless", "luxurious" ], "antonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "deluxe", "expensive", "high", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "valuable" ] }, "to work out the details of (something) in advance":{ "examples":[ "the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy" ], "synonyms":[ "arrange", "blueprint", "calculate", "chart", "choreograph", "design", "frame", "lay out", "map (out)", "organize", "plan", "prepare", "project", "scheme (out)", "shape", "strategize (about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspire", "contrive", "devise", "intrigue", "machinate", "plot", "put up", "concert", "get up", "draft", "outline", "sketch", "aim", "figure", "have on", "intend", "mean", "contemplate", "meditate", "premeditate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "budging":{ "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{ "examples":[ "despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position" ], "synonyms":[ "blinking", "bowing", "capitulating", "conceding", "giving in", "knuckling under", "quitting", "relenting", "submitting", "succumbing", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescing", "deferring" ], "near antonyms":[ "contending", "fighting", "holding off", "battling", "breasting", "combating", "combatting", "confronting", "countering", "defying", "facing", "meeting", "objecting", "opposing", "repelling", "thwarting", "withstanding" ], "antonyms":[ "resisting" ] }, "to change one's position":{ "examples":[ "he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him" ], "synonyms":[ "locomoting", "moving", "shifting", "stirring" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling", "fidgeting", "jiggling", "squiggling", "squirming", "tossing", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing", "rousing" ], "near antonyms":[ "hanging around", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying", "stabilizing" ], "antonyms":[ "freezing", "stilling" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it" ], "synonyms":[ "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "moving", "relocating", "removing", "repositioning", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "driving", "hauling", "lugging", "toting", "transmitting", "transplanting", "transporting", "replacing", "superseding", "supplanting", "altering", "making over", "modifying", "redoing", "refashioning", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchoring", "fixing", "freezing", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "stabilizing", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "buds":{ "a young person who is between infancy and adulthood":{ "examples":[ "that sitcom star is still a bud , so all he needs right now are looks and personality" ], "synonyms":[ "bairns", "bambinos", "bambini", "chaps", "chicks", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kiddos", "kids", "moppets", "sprats", "sprat", "sprouts", "squirts", "whelps", "younglings", "youngsters", "youths" ], "near synonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "kindergartners", "kindergarteners", "preschoolers", "rug rats", "schoolboys", "schoolchildren", "schoolgirls", "schoolkids", "babes", "babies", "bantlings", "infants", "neonates", "nestlings", "newborn", "newborns", "toddlers", "tots", "tykes", "tikes", "weanlings", "devils", "hellions", "imps", "jackanapeses", "mischiefs", "monkeys", "rapscallions", "rascals", "rogues", "urchins", "whippersnappers", "cherubs", "cherubim", "preteen-agers", "preteens", "subteens", "teenagers", "teeners", "teens", "teenyboppers", "tweens", "lads", "nippers", "shavers", "striplings", "tads", "bobby-soxers", "hoydens", "tomboys" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-agers", "ancients", "elders", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "antonyms":[ "adults", "grown-ups" ] }, "as in blossoms , blooms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blooms", "blossoms", "blows", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "effloresces", "flowers", "unfolds", "leafs", "leaves", "opens" ], "near antonyms":[ "dries up", "fades", "shrivels", "wilts", "withers", "dies", "drops", "expires", "perishes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bud":{ "a young person who is between infancy and adulthood":{ "examples":[ "that sitcom star is still a bud , so all he needs right now are looks and personality" ], "synonyms":[ "bairn", "bambino", "chap", "chick", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "sprat", "sprout", "squirt", "whelp", "youngling", "youngster", "youth" ], "near synonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "preschooler", "rug rat", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "schoolkid", "babe", "baby", "bantling", "infant", "neonate", "nestling", "newborn", "toddler", "tot", "tyke", "tike", "weanling", "devil", "hellion", "imp", "jackanapes", "mischief", "monkey", "rapscallion", "rascal", "rogue", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "cherub", "preteen", "preteen-ager", "subteen", "teen", "teenager", "teener", "teenybopper", "tween", "lad", "nipper", "shaver", "stripling", "tad", "bobby-soxer", "hoyden", "tomboy" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-ager", "ancient", "elder", "golden-ager", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up" ] }, "as in blossom , bloom":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloom", "blossom", "blow", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "effloresce", "flower", "unfold", "leaf", "leave", "open" ], "near antonyms":[ "dry up", "fade", "shrivel", "wilt", "wither", "die", "drop", "expire", "perish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }