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"wane" ], "synonyms":[ "miscarry", "misfire" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "come back":{ "to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{ "examples":[ "she's slowly coming back after being in a coma" ], "synonyms":[ "convalesce", "gain", "heal", "mend", "pull round", "rally", "recoup", "recover", "recuperate", "snap back" ], "near synonyms":[ "come around", "come round", "come to", "improve", "pick up", "revive", "cheer (up)", "perk (up)", "pull through", "survive", "recruit" ], "near antonyms":[ "ail", "collapse", "come down", "sicken", "decline", "degenerate", "deteriorate", "fade", "fail", "languish", "sink", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt", "wither", "worsen", "regress", "relapse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to regain a former or normal state":{ "examples":[ "the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong" ], "synonyms":[ "bounce (back)", "rally", "rebound", "recover", "snap back" ], "near synonyms":[ "reanimate", "revitalize", "revive" ], "near 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"downfall", "fall", "flameout", "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakdown", "burnout", "collapse", "crash", "meltdown", "ruin", "undoing", "defeat", "disappointment", "reversal", "setback", "bottom", "nadir", "abasement", "disgrace", "humiliation" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "headway", "progress", "flower", "heyday", "prime" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizement", "ascent", "exaltation", "rise", "up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "come off":{ "to take place":{ "examples":[ "couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off \u2014they've been \"just dating\" for years" ], "synonyms":[ "be", "befall", "betide", "chance", "come", "come about", "come down", "cook", "do", "go down", "go on", "hap", "happen", "occur", "pass", "transpire" ], "near synonyms":[ "break", "develop", "rise", "shape (up)", "arise", "come up", "crop (up)", "materialize", "spring (up)", "intervene", "fall out", "follow", "result", "turn out", "go off", "proceed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off , and even more stores eventually closed" ], "synonyms":[ "click", "deliver", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed", "work out" ], "near synonyms":[ "catch on", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "cook", "percolate" ], "near antonyms":[ "languish", "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crater", "crumble", "flame out", "choke", "crack up", "miscarry", "misfire", "fall down", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "antonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "wash out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come out":{ "to become known":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when the truth came out about the state of the company's finances, several top executives lost their jobs" ], "near antonyms":[ "hush (up)", "suppress", "conceal", "disguise", "hide", "mask", "secrete" ], "related":[ "develop", "transpire", "unfold", "disclose", "reveal", "spill", "tell" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "circulate", "get about", "get around", "get out", "get round", "leak (out)", "out", "spread" ] }, "to come into view":{ "antonyms":[ "clear", "disappear", "dissolve", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "go (away)", "melt (away)", "vanish" ], "examples":[ "come out, come out wherever you are!" ], "near antonyms":[ "depart", "leave", "retire", "withdraw" ], "related":[ "reappear", "resurface", "bulk", "loom", "arrive", "come", "dawn", "debut", "arise", "blossom", "bob (up)", "break", "break out", "crop (up)", "emerge", "erupt", "issue", "outcrop", "rise", "shoot (up)", "spring (up)", "surface", "happen", "occur", "reappear", "rematerialize" ], "synonyms":[ "appear", "materialize", "show", "show up", "turn up", "unfold" ] }, "to come to be":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in the end everything came out OK" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "develop", "emerge", "evolve", 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"recall", "recollect", "remember", "reminisce", "con", "learn", "memorize", "appear", "arrive", "emerge", "materialize" ], "near antonyms":[ "forget", "unlearn", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to gain consciousness again":{ "examples":[ "after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to" ], "synonyms":[ "come around", "come round", "revive" ], "near synonyms":[ "pull through", "rally", "recover", "awake", "awaken", "wake up" ], "near antonyms":[ "black out", "faint", "pass out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come to grief":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "antonyms":[ "click", "come off", "deliver", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed", "work out" ], "examples":[ "His plans came to grief after a series of unforeseen setbacks." ], "near antonyms":[ "cook", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "prevail", "triumph", "win" ], "related":[ "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crumble", "miscarry", "misfire", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "crater", "fail", "flame out", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "tank", "wash out" ] }, "to go wrong":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The expedition came to grief in the vast frozen expanse." ], "near antonyms":[ "prevail", "succeed", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "related":[ "miss", "break down", "bust", "conk (out)", "crash", "die", "fail", "founder", "stall", "bomb", "fizzle", "flame out", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "wash out", "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "skid", "slip", "slump", "tank", "wane" ], "synonyms":[ "miscarry", "misfire" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "come-on":{ "as in arrive , emerge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arrive", "emerge", "be", "breathe", "exist", "live", "subsist", "coalesce", "cohere", "shape (up)", "actualize", "appear", "arise", "begin", "break", "commence", "dawn", "engender", "form", "materialize", 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"rankings", "anointments", "inductions", "installations", "installments", "instalments", "investitures", "investments", "ordinations", "choices", "destinations", "elections", "nominations", "selections" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballs", "rejections", "depositions", "dethronements", "ejections", "evictions", "ousters", "overthrows", "removals" ], "antonyms":[ "discharges", "dismissals", "dismissions", "expulsions", "firings" ] }, "to appoint as one's representative":{ "examples":[ "plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "delegates", "deputes", "deputizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "assigns", "charges", "appoints", "designates", "names", "nominates" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrogates", "abdicates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give official or legal power to":{ "examples":[ "was commissioned lieutenant" ], "synonyms":[ "accredits", "authorizes", "certifies", "charters", "empowers", "enables", "invests", "licenses", "licences", "qualifies", "vests", "warrants" ], "near 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"excellent", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "good", "high-grade", "superior", "top-notch" ], "examples":[ "furniture of common workmanship that did not justify the high prices" ], "near antonyms":[ "elegant", "handsome", "tasteful", "handcrafted", "polished", "refined" ], "related":[ "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "indifferent", "lackluster", "second-class", "brummagem", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "kitsch", "kitschy", "meretricious", "ostentatious", "showy", "splashy", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "seedy", "shabby", "tacky", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bargain-basement", "bum", "cheap", "cheapjack", "cheesy", "coarse", "crappy", "cut-rate", "el cheapo", "execrable", "gimcrack", "inferior", "junky", "lousy", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "poor", "rotten", "rubbishy", "schlock", "schlocky", "shlock", "shlocky", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "terrible", "trashy", 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"talking", "messaging", "bonding", "communing", "relating", "accosting", "approaching", "boarding", "contacting" ], "synonyms":[ "brainstorming", "intercommunicating" ] }, "to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness" ], "near antonyms":[ "belying", "misrepresenting", "distorting", "falsifying", "garbling", "twisting", "camouflaging", "disguising", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "concealing", "counterfeiting", "covering", "hiding", "masking", "obscuring", "occluding", "veiling" ], "related":[ "baring", "disclosing", "unbosoming", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "advertising", "airing", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "placarding", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "sounding", "trumpeting", "projecting" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaking", "betraying", "declaring", "demonstrating", "displaying", "evincing", "exposing", "giving away", "manifesting", "revealing", "showing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "communicating (with)":{ "to transmit information or requests to":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "addressing", "contacting", "getting", "reaching" ], "near synonyms":[ "getting through (to)", "acquainting", "advising", "apprising", "briefing", "clueing", "cluing", "enlightening", "familiarizing", "filling in", "informing", "instructing", "notifying", "telling", "wising (up)", "buzzing", "calling", "phoning", "ringing (up)", "telephoning", "keeping up (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "communicative":{ "characterized by abundant communication and expression":{ "examples":[ "The child was shy and not very communicative .", "The workplace had a friendly and communicative atmosphere." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "blabby", "chatty", "conversational", "gabby", "garrulous", "loquacious", "motormouthed", "mouthy", "talkative", "talky", 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"fly sheet", "gazette", "handbill", "handout", "bill", "billboard", "placard", "playbill", "poster", "show bill", "sign", "broadcast", "cablecast", "newscast", "telecast", "advertising", "billing", "blurb", "come-on", "commercial", "message", "pitch", "plugola", "spot", "word", "communication", "dispatch", "report", "annunciation", "declaration", "edict", "proclamation", "promulgation", "pronouncement", "pronunciamento", "rescript", "signification", "ballyhoo", "boost", "buildup", "campaign", "plug", "promo", "promotion", "propaganda", "publicity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commutations":{ "a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an international commutation of food for oil" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "replacements", "substitutions", "reciprocations", "recompenses", "requitals", "bargains", "deals", "horse trades", "negotiations", "transactions", "dealings", "logrollings" ], "synonyms":[ "back-and-forths", "barters", "dickers", "exchanges", "quid pro quos", "swaps", "trade-offs", "trades", "trucks" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compacted":{ "as in compressed , hardened":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "case-hardened", "compressed", "hardened", "indurated", "stiffened", "tempered", "compact", "firm", "hard", "rigid", "solid", "stiff", "unyielding", "close", "dense", "heavy", "thick", "thickset", "inelastic", "inflexible", "ramrod", "unbending", "compressed", "condensed", "adamantine", "rocklike", "sturdy", "substantial", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "nonporous" ], "near antonyms":[ "flabby", "soft", "spongy", "squashy", "squishy", "loose", "scattered", "thin", "bendable", "elastic", "flexible", "malleable", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "lank", "limp", "slack", "airy", "light", "permeable", "porous", "ultrasoft" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "examples":[ "the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site" ], "synonyms":[ "centered", "centralized", "concentered", "concentrated", "consolidated", "polarized", "unified", "united" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinated", "harmonized", "integrated", "orchestrated", "blended", "blent", "coalesced", "combined", "fused", "incorporated", "merged", "reduced", "conjoined", "joined", "linked", "assembled", "collected", "colligated", "gathered", "reunified", "reunited" ], "near antonyms":[ "segregated", "separated" ], "antonyms":[ "decentralized", "deconcentrated", "spread (out)" ] }, "to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{ "examples":[ "compact the snow into a tight ball for throwing" ], "synonyms":[ "capsuled", "capsulized", "collapsed", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "constringed", "contracted", "narrowed (down)", "squeezed", "telescoped" ], "near synonyms":[ "crammed", "crowded", "jammed", "jam-packed", "packed", "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "boiled down", "downsized", "shrank", "shrunk", "concentrated", "consolidated", "simplified", "streamlined", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilated", "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered", "distended", "inflated", "swelled" ], "antonyms":[ "decompressed", "expanded", "opened", "outspread", "outstretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "companionable":{ "having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{ "examples":[ "a companionable pat on the back let me know that my shipmates were now my friends" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "collegial", "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" ] }, "likely to seek or enjoy the company of others":{ "examples":[ "a good club for companionable enthusiasts of the great outdoors" ], "synonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "social" ], "near synonyms":[ "cordial", "folksy", "forthcoming", "friendly", "hospitable", "affable", "genial", "gracious", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly", "animated", "gay", "jaunty", "jolly", "jovial", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "effervescent", "upbeat", "bubbly", "exuberant", "high-spirited" ], "near antonyms":[ "misanthropic", "aloof", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "mum", "mute", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn" ], "antonyms":[ "antisocial", "insociable", "introverted", "nongregarious", "reclusive", "unsociable", "unsocial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "companionships":{ "the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions":{ "examples":[ "They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California." ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhood", "camaraderie", "community", "company", "comradery", "comradeship", "fellowship", "society" ], "near synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "friendship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "civility", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "rapport", "charity", "generosity", "affinity", "compassion", "empathy", "sympathy", "chumminess", "familiarity", "inseparability", "intimacy", "nearness", "affection", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "near antonyms":[ "forlornness", "loneliness", "lonesomeness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "company":{ "a commercial or industrial activity or organization":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she works for a construction company" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conglomerate", "corporation", "multinational", "association", "cartel", "chain", "combine", "syndicate", "trust", "agency", "dealer", "outlet", "microenterprise" ], "synonyms":[ "business", "concern", "enterprise", "establishment", "firm", "house", "interest", "outfit" ] }, "a group of people working together on a task":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battalion", "corps", "troop", "force", "host", "posse", "stable", "troupe", "administration", "department", "help", "personnel", "staff" ], "synonyms":[ "army", "band", "brigade", "crew", "gang", "outfit", "party", "platoon", "squad", "team" ] }, "a position within view":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I would prefer that you not mock your so-called friends while in my company" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "closeness", "contiguity", "immediacy", "nearness", "proximity" ], "synonyms":[ "presence", "sight" ] }, "an organized group of stage performers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving opera companies" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "stock company", "cast", "dramatis personae", "ensemble" ], "synonyms":[ "troop", "troupe" ] }, "the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "enjoying each other's company" ], "near antonyms":[ "forlornness", "loneliness", "lonesomeness" ], "related":[ "amity", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "friendship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "civility", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "rapport", "charity", "generosity", "affinity", "compassion", "empathy", "sympathy", "chumminess", "familiarity", "inseparability", "intimacy", "nearness", "affection", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhood", "camaraderie", "community", "companionship", "comradery", "comradeship", "fellowship", "society" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "related":[ "affiliate", "ally", "attach", "band", "bond", "club", "collaborate", "collude", "confederate", "conjoin", "connect", "cooperate", "couple", "gang", "get along", "get on", "group", "interrelate", "join", "knot", "league", "link", "mingle", "mix", "rally", "relate", "side", "socialize", "team", "tie", "wed", "befriend", "friend" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "chum", "consociate", "consort", "fraternize", "hang (around or out)", "hobnob", "hook up", "mess around", "pal (around)", "run", "sort", "travel" ] }, "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "may the Good Lord company you on your journey home" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandon", "desert", "ditch", "dump", "forsake" ], "related":[ "walk", "associate", "consort", "pal (around)", "team (up)", "defend", "guard", "protect", "bring", "conduct", "guide", "lead", "pilot", "steer", "usher", "follow", "shadow", "tag", "tag along", "tail", "hang (around)", "hover (over)" ], "synonyms":[ "accompany", "attend", "chaperone", "chaperon", "companion", "convoy", "escort", "see", "squire" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "companying":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "chumming", "consociating", "consorting", "fraternizing", "hanging (around or out)", "hobnobbing", "hooking up", "messing around", "palling (around)", "running", "sorting", "traveling", "travelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliating", "allying", "attaching", "banding", "bonding", "clubbing", "collaborating", "colluding", "confederating", "conjoining", "connecting", "cooperating", "coupling", "ganging", "getting along", "getting on", "grouping", "interrelating", "joining", "knotting", "leaguing", "linking", "mingling", "mixing", "rallying", "relating", "siding", "socializing", "teaming", "tying", "tieing", "wedding", "befriending", "friending" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "cold-shouldering", "shunning", "snubbing", "alienating", "estranging", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)", "disjoining", "dissociating", "disuniting", "divorcing", "severing", "splitting", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{ "examples":[ "may the Good Lord company you on your journey home" ], "synonyms":[ "accompanying", "attending", "chaperoning", "companioning", "convoying", "escorting", "seeing", "squiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "walking", "associating", "consorting", "palling (around)", "teaming (up)", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "bringing", "conducting", "guiding", "leading", "piloting", "steering", "ushering", "following", "shadowing", "tagging", "tagging along", "tailing", "hanging (around)", "hovering (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "deserting", "ditching", "dumping", "forsaking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compassing":{ "to carry through (as a process) to completion":{ "examples":[ "attempting more than his modest abilities could compass" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishing", "achieving", "bringing off", "carrying off", "carrying out", "committing", "doing", "executing", "following through (with)", "fulfilling", "making", "negotiating", "performing", "perpetrating", "prosecuting", "pulling off", "putting through" ], "near synonyms":[ "bringing about", "effecting", "effectuating", "implementing", "acing", "nailing", "engaging (in)", "practicing", "practising", "working (at)", "reduplicating", "reenacting", "repeating", "actualizing", "attaining", "realizing", "completing", "ending", "finishing", "winding up" ], "near antonyms":[ "failing", "skimping", "slighting", "slurring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel completely around":{ "examples":[ "the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth" ], "synonyms":[ "circling", "circuiting", "circumnavigating", "circumventing", "encircling", "girdling", "orbiting", "ringing", "rounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumambulating", "crossing", "perambulating", "traversing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{ "examples":[ "the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king" ], "synonyms":[ "colluding", "conniving", "conspiring", "contriving", "intriguing", "machinating", "plotting", "putting up", "scheming" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterplotting", "brewing", "concocting", "cooking (up)", "devising", "hatching", "engineering", "jockeying", "maneuvering", "manipulating", "designing", "framing", "laying out", "mapping", "planning", "shaping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas" ], "synonyms":[ "circling", "embracing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "encompassing", "environing", "girding", "girdling", "ringing", "surrounding", "wreathing" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribing", "closing in", "cordoning (off)", "fencing (in)", "hemming (in)", "walling", "besetting", "besieging", "entrenching", "intrenching", "investing", "swarming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the average mind struggles to compass" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciating", "apprehending", "assimilating", "beholding", "catching", "catching on (to)", "cognizing", "comprehending", "conceiving", "cottoning (to or on to)", "deciphering", "decoding", "digging", "discerning", "getting", "grasping", "grokking", "intuiting", "knowing", "making", "making out", "perceiving", "recognizing", "registering", "savvying", "seeing", "seizing", "sensing", "tumbling (to)", "twigging", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbing", "digesting", "taking in", "realizing", "fathoming", "penetrating", "piercing" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehending", "misconceiving", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misperceiving", "misreading", "mistaking", "misunderstanding" ], "antonyms":[ "missing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compassionless":{ "having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{ "examples":[ "shocked by the mother's compassionless treatment of her autistic child" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "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" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "compatibleness":{ "as in friendship , fellowship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amity", "companionship", "congeniality", "fellowship", "fraternization", "friendship", "chime", "comity", "compatibility", "concord", "harmony", "peace", "collaboration", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "agreement", "consensus", "unanimity", "cohesion", "cohesiveness", "unity", "affinity", "connection", "empathy", "kinship", "oneness", "rapport", "solidarity", "sympathy", "understanding", "peacefulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "sweetness and light", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "near antonyms":[ "conflict", "discord", "dissension", "dissention", "variance", "antagonism", "antipathy", "enmity", "hatred", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "alienation", "breach", "divorce", "estrangement", "rupture", "schism", "scission", "severance", "dissent", "dissidence", "anarchy", "disorder", "disturbance", "strife", "turmoil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compeer":{ "a person frequently seen in the company of another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "like so many of his twentysomething compeers , he just had to get a tattoo" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "colleague", "coworker", "equal", "peer", "workmate", "accomplice", "affiliate", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "half", "partner", "buddy", "chum", "confidant", "familiar", "friend", "hearty", "intimate", "pal", "countryman", "classmate", "housemate", "messmate", "playfellow", "playmate", "roommate", "roomie", "schoolmate", "shipmate", "teammate", "attendant", "escort", "hanger-on", "leech", "parasite" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "cohort", "companion", "compatriot", "comrade", "crony", "fellow", "hobnobber", "mate", "running mate" ] }, "one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "contends that no military commander of modern times ranks as the compeer of Alexander the Great" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "analogue", "analog", "double", "half", "mate", "twin", "associate", "colleague", "companion", "copartner", "partner", "competitor" ], "synonyms":[ "coequal", "coordinate", "counterpart", "equal", "equivalent", "fellow", "like", "match", "parallel", "peer", "rival" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compel":{ "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "examples":[ "public opinion compelled her to fire her scandal-plagued aide" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjack", "coerce", "constrain", "dragoon", "drive", "force", "impel", "impress", "make", "muscle", "obligate", "oblige", "press", "pressure", "sandbag" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "cow", "hector", "intimidate", "blackmail", "high-pressure", "menace", "shame", "terrorize", "threaten", "drag", "badger", "harass", "hound" ], "near antonyms":[ "allow", "let", "permit", "argue", "convince", "induce", "move", "persuade", "prevail (on or upon)", "satisfy", "talk (into)", "win (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compels":{ "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "examples":[ "public opinion compelled her to fire her scandal-plagued aide" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "coerces", "constrains", "dragoons", "drives", "forces", "impels", "impresses", "makes", "muscles", "obligates", "obliges", "presses", "pressures", "sandbags" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeats", "bulldozes", "bullies", "cows", "hectors", "intimidates", "blackmails", "high-pressures", "menaces", "shames", "terrorizes", "threatens", "drags", "badgers", "harasses", "hounds" ], "near antonyms":[ "allows", "lets", "permits", "argues", "convinces", "induces", "moves", "persuades", "prevails (on or upon)", "satisfies", "talks (into)", "wins (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compensates":{ "to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree" ], "synonyms":[ "indemnifies", "recompenses", "recoups", "remunerates", "requites", "satisfies" ], "near synonyms":[ "refunds", "reimburses", "repays", "redresses", "remedies", "repairs", "discharges", "pays", "quits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received":{ "examples":[ "compensate them well for their efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "pays", "recompenses", "remunerates" ], "near synonyms":[ "refunds", "reimburses", "repays", "requites", "remits", "pays off", "pays up", "prepays" ], "near antonyms":[ "stiffs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compete":{ "to engage in a contest":{ "examples":[ "prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "contend", "face off", "fight", "race", "rival", "vie" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenge", "engage", "play", "jockey", "jostle", "maneuver", "go out", "try out", "train", "work" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "competed":{ "to engage in a contest":{ "examples":[ "prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship" ], "synonyms":[ "battled", "contended", "faced off", "fought", "raced", "rivaled", "rivalled", "vied" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenged", "engaged", "played", "jockeyed", "jostled", "maneuvered", "tried out", "went out", "trained", "worked", "wrought" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "competition":{ "a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{ "examples":[ "a competition between two fierce football rivals" ], "synonyms":[ "bout", "contest", "event", "game", "match", "matchup", "meet", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tournament", "tourney" ], "near synonyms":[ "athletics", "sport", "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", "round-robin", "rubber", "runoff", "sudden death", "dead heat", "photo finish", "seesaw", "classic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who strives for the same thing as another":{ "examples":[ "tried to analyze his major competition in the tennis tournament" ], "synonyms":[ "challenger", "competitor", "contender", "contestant", "corrival", "rival" ], "near synonyms":[ "archrival", "finalist", "semifinalist", "also-ran", "entrant", "entry", "player", "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{ "examples":[ "the intense competition for bragging rights to being the city's best French restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "ball game", "battle", "combat", "conflict", "confrontation", "contention", "contest", "dogfight", "duel", "face-off", "grapple", "match", "rivalry", "strife", "struggle", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tug-of-war", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "horse race", "nail-biter", "showdown", "clash", "collision", "discord", "friction", "argument", "controversy", "debate", "disagreement", "disputation", "dispute", "dissension", "dissention", "quarrel", "row", "wrangle" ], "near antonyms":[ "concord", "harmony", "peace" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complain":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "kvetch", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "near synonyms":[ "object (to)", "protest", "quarrel (with)", "cavil", "quibble", "fret", "stew", "worry", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "lament" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "bear", "countenance", "endure", "take", "tolerate", "applaud", "cheer", "commend" ], "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "rejoice" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complaining":{ "as in protesting , whining":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fussing", "griping", "grumbling", "kvetching", "protesting", "squawking", "whining", "uncompromising", "unforgiving", "unyielding", "impatient", "intolerant" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "enduring", "forbearing", "patient", "tolerant", "accepting", "forgiving", "long-suffering", "resigned", "uncomplaining", "willing", "indulgent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall" ], "synonyms":[ "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "bleating", "carping", "caterwauling", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grizzling", "grouching", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "grumping", "hollering", "inveighing", "keening", "kicking", "kvetching", "maundering", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "nagging", "repining", "screaming", "squawking", "squealing", "wailing", "whimpering", "whinging", "whingeing", "whining", "yammering", "yawping", "yauping", "yowling" ], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "protesting", "quarreling (with)", "quarrelling (with)", "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "fretting", "stewing", "worrying", "blubbering", "crying", "sobbing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "bearing", "countenancing", "enduring", "taking", "tolerating", "applauding", "cheering", "commending" ], "antonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "rejoicing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "compleat":{ "having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{ "examples":[ "a training course that transformed the former technophobe into the compleat computer geek almost overnight" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "crackerjack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "near synonyms":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it":{ "examples":[ "an exhaustive how-to guide for anyone planning the compleat wedding" ], "synonyms":[ "complete", "comprehensive", "entire", "full", "grand", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "plenary", "total", "whole" ], "near synonyms":[ "unabridged", "uncut", "undiminished", "all-out", "exhaustive", "extensive", "maximal", "full-blooded", "full-blown", "full-bore", "full-fledged", "full-on", "full-out", "full-scale" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "cut", "diminished", "reduced" ], "antonyms":[ "imperfect", "incomplete", "partial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "complement":{ "something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with his practicality and her refreshing enthusiasm, they are perfect complements to each other" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "addendum", "addition", "appendix", "adjunct", "annex", "appendage", "extension", "accessory", "accessary", "accompaniment", "appliance", "attachment", "additive", "filler" ], "synonyms":[ "correlate", "supplement" ] }, "the largest number or amount that something can hold":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a full complement of sailors on the ship" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "burden", "fill", "fullness", "load", "measure", "area", "room", "space", "stowage" ], "synonyms":[ "capacity", "cubage", "real estate", "volume" ] }, "to serve as a completing element to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "finish (off)", "flesh (out)", "adorn", "beautify", "decorate", "embellish", "better", "enhance", "improve", "constitute", "form", "make up", "enrich", "perfect" ], "synonyms":[ "complete", "round (off or out)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "complemented":{ "to serve as a completing element to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "finished (off)", "fleshed (out)", "adorned", "beautified", "decorated", "embellished", "bettered", "enhanced", "improved", "constituted", "formed", "made up", "enriched", "perfected" ], "synonyms":[ "completed", "rounded (off or out)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complementing":{ "to serve as a completing element to":{ "examples":[ "this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash" ], "synonyms":[ "completing", "rounding (off or out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "finishing (off)", "fleshing (out)", "adorning", "beautifying", "decorating", "embellishing", "bettering", "enhancing", "improving", "constituting", "forming", "making up", "enriching", "perfecting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "completion":{ "the act of finishing something":{ "examples":[ "The family celebrated the completion of their youngest child's education." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arrival", "consummation", "culmination", "execution", "fruition", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "implementation", "realization", "accomplishment", "achievement", "acquirement", "attainment", "baby", "coup", "success", "triumph", "conquest", "gain", "victory", "win", "deed", "feat", "performance" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonachievement", "nonsuccess", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "washout", "disappointment", "letdown", "loss", "setback" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complexion":{ "the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a sunscreen for people with very light complexions" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "shade", "tint", "tone", "features", "lineaments", "looks", "countenance", "face", "visage" ], "synonyms":[ "color", "coloring" ] }, "the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "changing the complexion of the department to reflect changing needs" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "individuality", "singularity", "uniqueness", "attribute", "characteristic", "earmark", "essentiality", "feature", "flavor", "hallmark", "mark", "point", "property", "savor", "savour", "stamp", "trait", "disposition", "grain", "sort", "temper", "temperament", "composition", "makeup", "essence", "essentiality", "interior", "interiority", "soul", "spirit", "metal", "stuff", "substance", "habit", "way" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "clay", "colors", "constitution", "genius", "nature", "personality", "self", "tone" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compliance":{ "a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others":{ "examples":[ "a strong-willed pop star who is not known for her compliance" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiescence", "biddability", "compliancy", "deference", "docility", "obedience", "submissiveness" ], "near synonyms":[ "amenability", "amiability", "complaisance", "good-naturedness", "obsequiousness", "servility", "slavishness", "subservience", "subserviency", "conformity", "cooperativeness", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "humoring", "indulgence", "acceptance", "assent", "consent", "capitulation", "submission", "surrender", "affability", "amicability", "congeniality", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability" ], "near antonyms":[ "animosity", "antipathy", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will" ], "antonyms":[ "defiance", "disobedience", "intractability", "recalcitrance" ] }, "a bending to the authority or control of another":{ "examples":[ "an administrator who demands prompt and unquestioning compliance from subordinates" ], "synonyms":[ "conformity", "obedience", "submission", "subordination" ], "near synonyms":[ "abidance", "agreeability", "amenability", "teachableness", "tractability", "tractableness", "trainability", "acquiescence", "capitulation", "obeisance", "obsequiousness", "submissiveness", "surrender", "yielding", "deference", "docility", "dutifulness", "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "servility", "slavishness", "subordinateness", "subservience", "subserviency", "inhibition", "repression", "restraint", "suppression", "control", "discipline", "dutifulness", "order" ], "near antonyms":[ "noncooperation", "recusancy", "disrespect", "impudence", "insolence", "rudeness", "insurgence", "insurgency", "insurrection", "mutiny", "outbreak", "revolt", "hardheadedness", "mulishness", "mutinousness", "obstinacy", "obstinateness", "perversity", "pigheadedness", "stubbornness", "misbehavior", "mischievousness", "naughtiness", "dissent", "dissidence" ], "antonyms":[ "balkiness", "contrariness", "contumacy", "defiance", "disobedience", "frowardness", "insubordination", "intractability", "noncompliance", "obstreperousness", "rebelling", "rebellion", "rebelliousness", "recalcitrance", "refractoriness", "self-will", "unruliness", "waywardness", "willfulness" ] }, "the following of a custom, rule, or law":{ "examples":[ "compliance with the statute was far from universal" ], "synonyms":[ "abidance", "adherence", "conformance", "conformity", "keeping", "obedience", "observance", "observation" ], "near synonyms":[ "deference", "honor", "regard", "respect", "upholding", "accession", "acquiescence", "submission", "surrender", "attendance", "attention", "heed", "notice" ], "near antonyms":[ "brush-off", "disregard", "ignoring", "delinquency", "dereliction", "forgetting", "neglect", "overlooking", "offense", "offence", "sin", "wrong", "challenge", "defiance", "flouting", "rebellion" ], "antonyms":[ "breach", "contravention", "infraction", "infringement", "nonobservance", "transgression", "trespass", "violation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compliancy":{ "a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others":{ "examples":[ "decided to go against his characteristic compliancy and stand up for himself" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiescence", "biddability", "compliance", "deference", "docility", "obedience", "submissiveness" ], "near synonyms":[ "amenability", "amiability", "complaisance", "good-naturedness", "obsequiousness", "servility", "slavishness", "subservience", "subserviency", "conformity", "cooperativeness", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "humoring", "indulgence", "acceptance", "assent", "consent", "capitulation", "submission", "surrender", "affability", "amicability", "congeniality", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability" ], "near antonyms":[ "animosity", "antipathy", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will" ], "antonyms":[ "defiance", "disobedience", "intractability", "recalcitrance" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compliant":{ "readily giving in to the command or authority of another":{ "examples":[ "a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press" ], "synonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "conformable", "docile", "law-abiding", "obedient", "submissive", "tractable" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "duteous", "dutiful", "obliging", "placable", "soft", "surrendering", "yielding", "fawning", "kowtowing", "obeisant", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subordinate", "subservient", "decorous", "disciplined", "mannerly", "orderly", "constrained", "curbed", "inhibited", "repressed", "restrained", "controllable", "disciplinable", "governable", "handleable", "manageable", "tame", "teachable", "trainable", "gentle", "meek", "mild" ], "near antonyms":[ "insurgent", "mutinous", "dogged", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "peevish", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unyielding", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "balky", "defiant", "perverse", "resistant", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "naughty", "ill-bred", "undisciplined", "dissident", "nonconformist", "disrespectful", "ill-mannered", "impolite", "impudent", "insolent", "rude" ], "antonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "noncompliant", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "unamenable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "complicate":{ "to make complex or difficult":{ "examples":[ "the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule" ], "synonyms":[ "complex", "complexify", "embarrass", "entangle", "perplex", "sophisticate" ], "near synonyms":[ "develop", "elaborate", "expand", "intensify", "magnify", "confound", "confuse", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "cut", "shorten", "ease", "facilitate", "disentangle", "straighten (out)", "unravel", "untangle", "oversimplify" ], "antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline" ] }, "to make more severe":{ "examples":[ "asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "exacerbate", "worsen" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplify", "deepen", "intensify", "magnify" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorate", "better", "improve" ], "antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "help", "mitigate", "relieve" ] }, "having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{ "examples":[ "the kind of complicate machinery that is used in the field of robotics" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "byzantine", "complex", "complicated", "convoluted", "daedal", "elaborate", "intricate", "involute", "involved", "knotty", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "sophisticated", "tangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcomplex", "overcomplicated", "composite", "compound", "heterogeneous", "mixed", "multibranched", "multifaceted", "multifarious", "multipart", "varied", "challenging", "difficult", "tough", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "inexplicable", "Kafkaesque", "unfathomable", "unintelligible" ], "near antonyms":[ "oversimplified", "simplified", "simplistic", "homogeneous", "uniform", "unvaried" ], "antonyms":[ "noncomplex", "noncomplicated", "plain", "simple", "uncomplicated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "complicities":{ "a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose":{ "examples":[ "the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works" ], "synonyms":[ "collusions", "connivances", "conspiracies" ], "near synonyms":[ "chicaneries", "foul play", "skulduggeries", "skullduggeries", "double-dealings", "duplicities", "cover-ups", "frame-ups", "setups", "conspirations", "intrigues", "plots", "schemes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complied (with)":{ "to act according to the commands of":{ "examples":[ "the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders" ], "synonyms":[ "adhered (to)", "conformed (to)", "followed", "goose-stepped (to)", "minded", "obeyed", "observed" ], "near synonyms":[ "deferred (to)", "submitted (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)", "acceded (to)", "acquiesced (to)", "agreed (to)", "assented (to)", "attended", "heard", "heeded", "listened (to)", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "regarded", "took", "watched" ], "near antonyms":[ "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":[ "defied", "disobeyed", "rebelled (against)" ] }, "to do what is required by the terms of":{ "examples":[ "were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract" ], "synonyms":[ "answered", "completed", "filled", "fulfilled", "kept", "met", "redeemed", "satisfied" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluded", "consummated", "finalized", "finished", "perfected", "accomplished", "achieved", "brought about", "brought off", "carried out", "effected", "committed", "compassed", "discharged", "executed", "followed through (with)", "made", "performed" ], "near antonyms":[ "defaulted (on)", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slighted" ], "antonyms":[ "breached", "broke", "transgressed", "violated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compliments":{ "best wishes":{ "examples":[ "please extend our compliments to the chef for a great meal" ], "synonyms":[ "commendations", "congratulations", "felicitations", "greetings", "regards", "respects" ], "near synonyms":[ "approval", "benediction", "blessing", "endorsement", "indorsement", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "citation", "commendation", "adulation", "flattery", "praise", "well-wishing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dig", "gibe", "jibe", "insult", "put-down", "taunt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{ "examples":[ "complimented her on her election victory" ], "synonyms":[ "congratulates", "felicitates", "hugs" ], "near synonyms":[ "applauds", "cheers", "commends", "hails", "salutes", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "praises" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "deprecates", "depreciates", "diminishes", "discounts", "disparages", "minimizes", "puts down", "writes off", "jeers", "mocks", "ridicules", "taunts", "teases" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "complying (with)":{ "to act according to the commands of":{ "antonyms":[ "defying", "disobeying", "rebelling (against)" ], "examples":[ "the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders" ], "near antonyms":[ "disobliging", "challenging", "daring", "refusing", "renouncing", "repudiating", "directing", "leading", "brushing (off)", "disregarding", "ignoring", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "tuning out", "winking (at)", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "shrugging off", "breaching", "breaking", "infringing", "transgressing", "violating", "deriding", "flouting", "mocking", "scoffing (at)", "scorning", "mutinying (against)", "revolting (against)", "bucking", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "disputing", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "withstanding" ], "related":[ "deferring (to)", "submitting (to)", "surrendering (to)", "yielding (to)", "acceding (to)", "acquiescing (to)", "agreeing (to)", "assenting (to)", "attending", "hearing", "heeding", "listening (to)", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "regarding", "taking", "watching" ], "synonyms":[ "adhering (to)", "conforming (to)", "following", "goose-stepping (to)", "minding", "obeying", "observing" ] }, "to do what is required by the terms of":{ "antonyms":[ "breaching", "breaking", "transgressing", "violating" ], "examples":[ "were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract" ], "near antonyms":[ "defaulting (on)", "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting" ], "related":[ "concluding", "consummating", "finalizing", "finishing", "perfecting", "accomplishing", "achieving", "bringing about", "bringing off", "carrying out", "effecting", "committing", "compassing", "discharging", "executing", "following through (with)", "making", "performing" ], "synonyms":[ "answering", "completing", "filling", "fulfilling", "keeping", "meeting", "redeeming", "satisfying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "composedness":{ "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ], "examples":[ "he coped with the medical emergency with his usual composedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "related":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "cool", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "composing":{ "to be all the substance of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the earth's crust is composed of mostly silicon with several other elements in smaller amounts" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "embodying", "epitomizing", "incarnating", "incorporating", "integrating", "materializing", "personifying", "substantiating", "complementing", "completing", "supplementing", "filling (out)", "fleshing (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "comprising", "constituting", "forming", "making up" ] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "antonyms":[ "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "keying (up)", "perturbing", "upsetting", "vexing" ], "examples":[ "the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "heightening", "intensifying", "arousing", "exciting", "fomenting", "inciting", "rousing", "stirring (up)", "working up" ], "related":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "hushing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "easing", "laying", "mitigating", "quelling", "relaxing", "relieving", "solacing", "narcotizing", "sedating", "stupefying" ], "synonyms":[ "becalming", "calming", "lullabying", "lulling", "quietening", "quieting", "salving", "settling", "soothing", "stilling", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "to gain emotional or mental control of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she took a deep breath and composed herself" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "holding back", "restraining", "rallying", "recovering", "lulling", "quieting", "soothing", "stilling", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "synonyms":[ "calming", "collecting", "containing", "controlling", "re-collecting", "settling" ] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "composed a statement on this hot-button issue that managed to satisfy absolutely no one" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fabricating", "fashioning", "forming", "molding", "sculpturing", "shaping", "couching", "expressing", "phrasing", "stating", "verbalizing", "wording", "authoring", "inditing", "penning", "writing", "conceiving", "concocting", "devising", "building", "constructing", "making", "assembling", "compounding", "piecing (together)", "redrafting", "reformulating", "reframing" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "crafting", "drafting", "drawing up", "formulating", "framing", "preparing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "composited":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "wood chips can be composited or sold as mulch" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "comingled", "commingled", "commixed", "concreted", "conflated", "fused", "homogenized", "immingled", "immixed", "incorporated", "integrated", "interfused", "intermingled", "intermixed", "melded", "merged", "mingled", "mixed" ], "near synonyms":[ "added", "admixed", "beat (in)", "cut in", "folded", "stirred", "tossed", "coalesced", "compounded", "emulsified", "conjoined", "joined", "knit", "knitted", "linked", "united", "intertwined", "interwove", "interweaved", "wove", "weaved" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaved", "cleft", "disjoined", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ruptured", "severed", "sundered", "dispersed", "dissolved", "scattered", "detached", "disengaged", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "separated", "unmixed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compositing":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "wood chips can be composited or sold as mulch" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamating", "blending", "combining", "comingling", "commingling", "commixing", "concreting", "conflating", "fusing", "homogenizing", "immingling", "immixing", "incorporating", "integrating", "interfusing", "intermingling", "intermixing", "melding", "merging", "mingling", "mixing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adding", "admixing", "beating (in)", "cutting in", "folding", "stirring", "tossing", "coalescing", "compounding", "emulsifying", "conjoining", "joining", "knitting", "linking", "uniting", "intertwining", "interweaving", "weaving" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaving", "disjoining", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering", "dispersing", "dissolving", "scattering", "detaching", "disengaging", "splitting" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "separating", "unmixing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "composure":{ "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "examples":[ "kept his composure in spite of the repeated provocations" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "cool", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compounded":{ "as in combined , coalesced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coalesced", "combined", "blended", "commingled", "incorporated", "intermingled", "intermixed", "merged", "mingled", "mixed", "cheapened", "doctored", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "corrupted", "debased", "defiled", "dirtied", "fouled", "maculate", "maculated", "soiled", "spoiled", "sullied", "unclarified", "unfiltered", "unrefined", "adulterate", "adulterated", "alloyed", "contaminated", "dilute", "diluted", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "weakened" ], "near antonyms":[ "fine", "pure", "ultrapure", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "uncontaminated", "uncut", "undiluted", "unmixed", "unpolluted", "untainted", "clarified", "filtered", "purified", "refined", "ultrarefined", "neat", "plain", "straight", "concentrated", "strong", "uncombined", "pasteurized", "sterile", "sterilized", "clean", "immaculate", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "added (to)", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "built up", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "hyped", "increased", "multiplied", "pumped up", "raised", "stoked", "supersized", "swelled", "upped" ], "near synonyms":[ "boomed", "jumped", "skyrocketed", "spiked", "bumped (up)", "ratcheted (up)", "racheted (up)", "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "drew out", "elongated", "fleshed (out)", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched", "developed", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "complemented", "supplemented", "beefed (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "maximized", "accumulated", "amassed", "collected", "followed up", "parlayed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "minified", "reduced", "subtracted (from)" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "examples":[ "the German language's propensity for compounding words" ], "synonyms":[ "catenated", "chained", "concatenated", "conjugated", "connected", "coupled", "hitched", "hooked", "interconnected", "interlinked", "joined", "linked", "yoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "articulated", "dovetailed", "integrated", "interlocked", "intermeshed", "corded", "strung", "wired", "cemented", "coalesced", "combined", "fused", "united", "welded" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "divided", "parted", "split", "cleaved", "cleft", "ruptured", "severed", "sundered" ], "antonyms":[ "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "separated", "unchained", "uncoupled", "unhitched", "unlinked", "unyoked" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "compounding":{ "as in mix , mixture":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agglomeration", "amalgamation", "blend", "coalescence", "commingling", "fusion", "intermingling", "intermixture", "mingling", "mix", "mixture", "synthesis", "combination", "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "junction", "linking", "merger", "merging", "unification", "union", "reunification", "reunion" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakup", "disconnection", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "partition", "schism", "scission", "split", "detachment", "divorcement", "separation", "severance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "adding (to)", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "building up", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "hyping", "increasing", "multiplying", "pumping up", "raising", "stoking", "supersizing", "swelling", "upping" ], "near synonyms":[ "booming", "jumping", "skyrocketing", "spiking", "bumping (up)", "ratcheting (up)", "racheting (up)", "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "drawing out", "elongating", "fleshing (out)", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching", "developing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "complementing", "supplementing", "beefing (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "maximizing", "accumulating", "amassing", "collecting", "following up", "parlaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "cutting back", "retrenching" ], "antonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "lowering", "minifying", "reducing", "subtracting (from)" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "examples":[ "the German language's propensity for compounding words" ], "synonyms":[ "catenating", "chaining", "concatenating", "conjugating", "connecting", "coupling", "hitching", "hooking", "interconnecting", "interlinking", "joining", "linking", "yoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "articulating", "dovetailing", "integrating", "interlocking", "intermeshing", "cording", "stringing", "wiring", "cementing", "coalescing", "combining", "fusing", "uniting", "welding" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "dividing", "parting", "splitting", "cleaving", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[ "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "separating", "unchaining", "uncoupling", "unhitching", "unlinking", "unyoking" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "comprehensively":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "with attention to all aspects or details":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no period in American history has been as comprehensively studied as the Civil War" ], "near antonyms":[ "aimlessly", "desultorily", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "randomly", "cursorily", "imperfectly", "inadequately", "narrowly", "shallowly", "sketchily", "summarily", "superficially", "indeterminately", "nebulously", "vaguely" ], "related":[ "meticulously", "microscopically", "all out", "full blast", "intensively", "broadly", "encyclopedically", "extensively", "generally", "globally", "widely", "conclusively", "consummately", "definitely", "perfectly" ], "synonyms":[ "completely", "detailedly", "exhaustively", "fully", "inside out", "minutely", "roundly", "sweepingly", "systematically", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally" ] } }, "compress":{ "to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{ "examples":[ "a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters" ], "synonyms":[ "capsule", "capsulize", "collapse", "compact", "condense", "constrict", "constringe", "contract", "narrow (down)", "squeeze", "telescope" ], "near synonyms":[ "cram", "crowd", "jam", "jam-pack", "pack", "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", 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"inflating", "swelling" ], "related":[ "cramming", "crowding", "jamming", "jam-packing", "packing", "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "boiling down", "downsizing", "shrinking", "concentrating", "consolidating", "simplifying", "streamlining", "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening" ], "synonyms":[ "capsuling", "capsulizing", "collapsing", "compacting", "condensing", "constricting", "constringing", "contracting", "narrowing (down)", "squeezing", "telescoping" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "computed":{ "to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations":{ "examples":[ "for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator" ], "synonyms":[ "calculated", "ciphered", "figured", "reckoned", "worked out" ], "near synonyms":[ "added up", "averaged", "summed", "tallied", "totaled", "totalled", "totalized", "added", "divided", "multiplied", "subtracted", "allowed (for)", "deducted", "factored (in or into or out)", "figured 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"sympathy", "chumminess", "familiarity", "inseparability", "intimacy", "nearness", "affection", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhood", "camaraderie", "community", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "fellowship", "society" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commandeers":{ "to take control of (a vehicle) by force":{ "examples":[ "an airliner commandeered by terrorists" ], "synonyms":[ "hijacks", "highjacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "carjacks", "skyjacks", "appropriates", "confiscates", "expropriates", "seizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right":{ "examples":[ "commandeered all of the equipment, as if the chem lab belonged solely to him" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "arrogates", "converts", "expropriates", "pirates", "preempts", "presses", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps" ], "near synonyms":[ "annexes", "attaches", "claims", "confiscates", "impounds", "repossesses", "sequesters", "assumes", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "snatches", "steals", "wrenches", "wrests", "despoils", "loots", "pillages", "encroaches", "infringes", "invades", "occupies", "preoccupies", "trespasses", "embezzles", "misapplies", "misappropriates", "misuses", "peculates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complexity":{ "the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects":{ "examples":[ "the complexity of the company's computer system is such that a full-time employee is needed to maintain it" ], "synonyms":[ "complexness", "complicacy", "complicatedness", "complication", "elaborateness", "intricacy", "intricateness", "involution", "knottiness", "sophistication" ], "near synonyms":[ "diversity", "heterogeneity", "heterogeneousness", "multifariousness", "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "inexplicability" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplification", "homogeneity", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "plainness", "simpleness", "simplicity" ] }, "something 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"betiding", "chancing", "coming", "coming down", "coming off", "cooking", "doing", "going down", "going on", "happening", "happing", "occurring", "passing", "transpiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking", "developing", "rising", "shaping (up)", "arising", "coming up", "cropping (up)", "materializing", "springing (up)", "intervening", "falling out", "following", "resulting", "turning out", "going off", "proceeding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comes out":{ "to come to be":{ "examples":[ "in the end everything came out OK" ], "synonyms":[ "falls out", "pans out", "proves", "shakes out", "turns out" ], "near synonyms":[ "develops", "emerges", "evolves", "germinates", "plays out", "unfolds", "works out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into view":{ "examples":[ "come out, come out wherever you are!" ], "synonyms":[ "appears", "materializes", "shows", "shows up", "turns up", "unfolds" ], "near synonyms":[ "reappears", "resurfaces", "bulks", "looms", "arrives", "comes", "dawns", "debuts", "arises", "blossoms", "bobs (up)", "breaks", "breaks out", "crops (up)", "emerges", "erupts", "issues", "outcrops", "rises", "shoots (up)", "springs (up)", "surfaces", "happens", "occurs", "reappears", "rematerializes" ], "near antonyms":[ "departs", "leaves", "retires", "withdraws" ], "antonyms":[ "clears", "disappears", "dissolves", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "goes (away)", "melts (away)", "vanishes" ] }, "to become known":{ "examples":[ "when the truth came out about the state of the company's finances, several top executives lost their jobs" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "circulates", "gets about", "gets around", "gets out", "gets round", "leaks (out)", "outs", "spreads" ], "near synonyms":[ "develops", "transpires", "unfolds", "discloses", "reveals", "spills", "tells" ], "near antonyms":[ "hushes (up)", "suppresses", "conceals", "disguises", "hides", "masks", "secretes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "combativeness":{ "an inclination to fight or quarrel":{ "examples":[ "the boxer was known more for his unbridled combativeness than for his technical skill" ], "synonyms":[ "aggression", "aggressiveness", "assaultiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "contentiousness", "defiance", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "militance", "militancy", "militantness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonism", "fierceness", "hostility", "hyperaggressiveness", "unfriendliness", "imperialism", "jingoism", "militarism", "acidity", "biliousness", "captiousness", "crankiness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "fractiousness", "fretfulness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "orneriness", "peevishness", "pettishness", "petulance", "querulousness", "rudeness", "surliness", "testiness", "waspishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiaggression", "anti-imperialism", "antimilitarism", "affability", "amiability", "amicability", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "sociability", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness", "amenability", "complaisance", "placability" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggression", "pacifism" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commissary":{ "a person who acts or does business for another":{ "examples":[ "will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese" ], "synonyms":[ "agent", "assignee", "attorney", "delegate", "deputy", "envoy", "factor", "minister", "procurator", "proxy", "rep", "representative" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambassador", "diplomat", "diplomatist", "emissary", "foreign minister", "legate", "plenipotentiary", "alternate", "backup", "pinch hitter", "relief", "replacement", "stand-in", "sub", "substitute", "surrogate", "understudy", "informer", "operative", "spy", "broker", "distributor", "manager", "arbiter", "arbitrator", "comprador", "compradore", "conciliator", "go-between", "intercessor", "intermediary", "interposer", "liaison", "mediator", "middleman", "peacemaker", "mouthpiece", "point man", "point person", "prophet", "speaker", "spokesman", "spokesperson" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comfort station":{ "a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste":{ "examples":[ "a theme park abundantly supplied with comfort stations" ], "synonyms":[ "bath", "bathroom", "bog", "can", "cloakroom", "convenience", "head", "john", "latrine", "lavatory", "loo", "potty", "restroom", "toilet", "washroom", "water closet" ], "near synonyms":[ "commode", "pan", "pot", "garderobe", "jakes", "outhouse", "privy", "half bath", "powder room", "ladies", "ladies' room", "men's room" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "committees":{ "a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter":{ "examples":[ "a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party" ], "synonyms":[ "commissions", "panels" ], "near synonyms":[ "standing committees", "steering committees", "subcommittees", "delegations", "missions", "assemblies", "bodies", "congresses", "convocations", "councils", "synods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "companioning":{ "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{ "examples":[ "movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks" ], "synonyms":[ "accompanying", "attending", "chaperoning", "companying", "convoying", "escorting", "seeing", "squiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "walking", "associating", "consorting", "palling (around)", "teaming (up)", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "bringing", "conducting", "guiding", "leading", "piloting", "steering", "ushering", "following", "shadowing", "tagging", "tagging along", "tailing", "hanging (around)", "hovering (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "deserting", "ditching", "dumping", "forsaking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commotion":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in town" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complete":{ "to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{ "examples":[ "managed to complete the assignment with time to spare" ], "synonyms":[ "consummate", "finalize", "finish", "perfect", "polish" ], "near synonyms":[ "follow through (with)", "stick out", "accomplish", "achieve", "effect", "carry out", "carry through", "discharge", "do", "execute", "fulfill", "fulfil", "perform", "ameliorate", "amend", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "machine", "refine", "round (off or out)", "shine", "touch up" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandon", "desert", "discontinue", "drop", "forsake", "quit" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a 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"comply (with)", "fill", "fulfill", "fulfil", "keep", "meet", "redeem", "satisfy" ], "near synonyms":[ "conclude", "consummate", "finalize", "finish", "perfect", "accomplish", "achieve", "bring about", "bring off", "carry out", "effect", "commit", "compass", "discharge", "execute", "follow through (with)", "make", "perform" ], "near antonyms":[ "default (on)", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight" ], "antonyms":[ "breach", "break", "transgress", "violate" ] }, "not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it":{ "examples":[ "a complete deck of cards" ], "synonyms":[ "compleat", "comprehensive", "entire", "full", "grand", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "plenary", "total", "whole" ], "near synonyms":[ "unabridged", "uncut", "undiminished", "all-out", "exhaustive", "extensive", "maximal", "full-blooded", "full-blown", "full-bore", "full-fledged", "full-on", "full-out", "full-scale" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "cut", "diminished", "reduced" ], "antonyms":[ "imperfect", "incomplete", "partial" ] }, "brought or having come to an end":{ "examples":[ "your education is never complete \u2014there's always something more to learn" ], "synonyms":[ "completed", "concluded", "done", "down", "ended", "finished", "over", "over with", "terminated", "through", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "accomplished", "achieved", "attained", "compassed", "realized", "dead", "defunct", "extinct", "kaput", "kaputt", "obsolete", "expired" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "continuing", "incomplete", "ongoing", "uncompleted", "undone", "unfinished" ] }, "covering everything or all important points":{ "examples":[ "will present complete coverage of the tennis tournament" ], "synonyms":[ "all-embracing", "all-in", "all-inclusive", "broad-gauge", "broad-gauged", "compendious", "comprehensive", "cover-all", "cyclopedic", "embracive", "encyclopedic", "exhaustive", "full", "global", "in-depth", "inclusive", "omnibus", "panoramic", "thorough", "universal" ], "near synonyms":[ "broad", "catholic", "encyclical", "general", "inclusionary", "overall", "cosmic", "cosmical", "extensive", "far", "far-reaching", "grand", "large", "panoptic", "sweeping", "vast", "wide", "wide-ranging", "blanket", "indiscriminate", "unrestricted" ], "near antonyms":[ "circumscribed", "limited", "narrow", "restricted", "specialized", "exact", "precise", "individual", "singular", "specific", "incomplete", "patchy", "sketchy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "examples":[ "he's a complete lunatic" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ], "near synonyms":[ "authentic", "classic", "genuine", "real", "veritable", "constant", "endless", "eternal", "perpetual", "undying", "unremitting", "extreme", "unrestricted", "confirmed", "habitual", "hopeless", "inveterate", "extraordinary", "frightful", "horrible", "huge", "main", "superlative", "supreme", "surpassing", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "equivocal", "qualified", "questionable", "restricted", "uncertain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "trying all possibilities":{ "examples":[ "a complete search of the computer file" ], "synonyms":[ "all-out", "clean", "comprehensive", "exhaustive", "full-scale", "out-and-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total" ], "near synonyms":[ "broad", "extensive", "far-reaching", "in-depth", "sweeping", "wide", "wide-ranging", "general", "global", "inclusive", "methodical", "methodic", "systematic", 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"qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "commitments":{ "something one must do because of prior agreement":{ "examples":[ "they made a commitment to pay the bill upon receipt of their order" ], 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"kindergarten", "middle school", "primary school", "public school", "secondary school", "senior high school", "trade school", "training school", "academe", "academy", "school", "seminary", "boarding school", "prep", "preparatory school", "prep school", "charter school", "magnet school", "minischool", "madrassa", "madrasa", "madrassah", "madrasah", "Sunday school", "yeshiva", "yeshivah" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compiling":{ "to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list":{ "examples":[ "compiled the best short stories ever written into one fat book" ], "synonyms":[ "anthologizing", "collecting" ], "near synonyms":[ "editing", "recompiling", "redacting", "redrafting", "reediting", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "accumulating", "amassing", "assembling", "collating", "gathering", "grouping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "composite":{ "made from the joining of two or more parts or elements":{ 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"intermingling", "mergence", "merger", "merging", "mingling", "assortment", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jumble", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "mishmash", "motley", "patchwork", "potpourri", "variety", "accumulation", "aggregation", "conglomeration" ], "near antonyms":[ "component", "constituent", "element", "ingredient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "wood chips can be composited or sold as mulch" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamate", "blend", "combine", "comingle", "commingle", "commix", "concrete", "conflate", "fuse", "homogenize", "immingle", "immix", "incorporate", "integrate", "interfuse", "intermingle", "intermix", "meld", "merge", "mingle", "mix" ], "near synonyms":[ "add", "admix", "beat (in)", "cut in", "fold", "stir", "toss", "coalesce", "compound", "emulsify", "conjoin", "join", "knit", "link", "unite", "intertwine", "interweave", "weave" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleave", "disjoin", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "rupture", "sever", "sunder", "disperse", "dissolve", "scatter", "detach", "disengage", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "separate", "unmix" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "combs":{ "to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something":{ "examples":[ "combed the library for the missing book" ], "synonyms":[ "digs (through)", "dredges", "hunts (through)", "rakes", "ransacks", "rifles", "rummages", "scours", "searches", "sorts (through)", "trolls" ], "near synonyms":[ "frisks", "pats down", "shakes down", "audits", "checks (out)", "examines", "inspects", "investigates", "reviews", "scans", "scrutinizes", "surveys", "ascertains", "descries", "detects", "determines", "discovers", "ferrets (out)", "finds", "finds out", "gets", "hits (on or upon)", "learns", "locates", "runs down", "scares up", "tracks (down)", "grubs (about)", "pokes (around)", "explores", "probes", "prospects", "skirmishes", "snoops", "browses", "glances (over)", "looks over", "peruses", "studies" ], "near antonyms":[ "hides", "abandons", "loses", "ignores", "neglects" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "computereses":{ "as in bureaucrateses , technobabbles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bureaucrateses", "cyberspeaks", "educationeses", "governmenteses", "journaleses", "technobabbles", "slanguages", "colloquialisms", "colloquials", "idioms", "localisms", "parlances", "pidgins", "provincialisms", "regionalisms", "speeches", "vernacularisms", "vernaculars", "argots", "cants", "dialects", "jargons", "jives", "languages", "lingos", "lingoes", "patois", "patter", "shops", "shoptalk", "slangs", "terminologies", "vocabularies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comic":{ "a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{ "examples":[ "a well-known TV comic" ], "synonyms":[ "card", "comedian", "droll", "farceur", "funnyman", "gagger", "gagman", "gagster", "humorist", "jester", "joker", "jokester", "wag", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "comedienne", "entertainer", "banterer", "cutup", "kidder", "knockabout", "practical joker", "prankster", "quipper", "quipster", "teaser", "wisecracker", "buffoon", "clown", "fool", "harlequin", "zany", "caricaturist", "lampooner", "parodist", "satirist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story":{ "examples":[ "posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler" ], "synonyms":[ "cartoon", "comic strip", "funny", "strip" ], "near synonyms":[ "comic book", "funny paper(s)", "graphic novel", "animated cartoon", "animation", "caricature" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the amusing quality or element in something":{ "examples":[ "a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations" ], "synonyms":[ "comedy", "comicality", "drollery", "drollness", "funniness", "hilariousness", "humor", "humorousness", "richness", "uproariousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusement", "enjoyment", "fun", "pleasure", "absurdity", "irony", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "ridiculousness", "whimsicality", "wittiness", "wryness", "burlesque", "caricature", "farce", "jest", "lampoon", "parody", "satire", "slapstick", "spoof", "takeoff", "jocularity", "jokiness", "playfulness", "waggishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "agony", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "misery", "sorrow", "torment", "torture", "tribulation", "woe", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness", "somberness" ], "antonyms":[ "pathos" ] }, "causing or intended to cause laughter":{ "examples":[ "a comic monologue about his misadventures as a first-time camper" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "chucklesome", "comedic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hilarious", "humoristic", "humorous", "hysterical", "hysteric", "killing", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "riotous", "risible", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "clownish", "knockabout", "slapstick", "slapsticky", "zany", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "snickery", "jocular", "playful", "waggish", "campy", "jokey", "joky", "priceless", "rich", "whimsical", "witty", "wry", "blithesome", "gleeful", "jocose", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "mad", "merry", "mirthful" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "serious", "severe", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "tragic", "tragical", "lachrymose", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "tearful", "woeful" ], "antonyms":[ "humorless", "lame", "unamusing", "uncomic", "unfunny", "unhumorous", "unhysterical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "competently":{ "in a skillful or expert manner":{ "examples":[ "performed the piece at least competently , if not superbly" ], "synonyms":[ "ably", "adeptly", "adroitly", "artfully", "capably", "consummately", "deftly", "expertly", "masterfully", "masterly", "proficiently", "skillfully", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "aptly", "fluently", "cleanly", "cleverly", "dexterously", "neatly", "nimbly", "easily", "facilely", "handily" ], "near antonyms":[ "inaptly", "awkwardly", "clumsily", "crudely" ], "antonyms":[ "amateurishly", "artlessly", "incapably", "incompetently", "inefficiently", "ineptly", "inexpertly", "poorly", "unskillfully" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "commands":{ "a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned":{ "examples":[ "the captain's commands were followed without question" ], "synonyms":[ "behests", "charges", "commandments", "decrees", "dictates", "directions", "directives", "dos", "do's", "edicts", "imperatives", "injunctions", "instructions", "orders", "words" ], "near synonyms":[ "demands", "requirements", "mandates", "countermands", "counterorders", "counter-orders", "laws", "precepts", "prescriptions", "prescripts", "rules", "ordinances", "regulations", "statutes" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeals", "entreaties", "petitions", "pleas", "urgings", "proposals", "recommendations", "suggestions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something":{ "examples":[ "a command of French that is the result of a year spent in France as an exchange student" ], "synonyms":[ "IQs", "masteries", "masterships", "proficiencies" ], "near synonyms":[ "virtuosities", "facilities", "hangs", "fluencies", "literacies", "experiences", "expertises", "know-hows", "practices", "practises", "skills", "acquaintances", "familiarities", "intimacies" ], "near antonyms":[ "incompetences", "incompetencies", "ignorances", "illiteracies", "unfamiliarities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the place from which a commander runs operations":{ "examples":[ "the general set up his command in the old port city" ], "synonyms":[ "bases", "command posts", "headquarters" ], "near synonyms":[ "homes", "seats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place from which authority is exercised":{ "examples":[ "central command" ], "synonyms":[ "headquarters", "seats" ], "near synonyms":[ "high commands", "centers", "homes", "capitals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the right or means to command or control others":{ "examples":[ "the army officer in command during the attack" ], "synonyms":[ "arms", "authorities", "clutches", "controls", "death grips", "dominions", "grips", "holds", "masteries", "powers", "reigns", "reins", "sways" ], "near synonyms":[ "clouts", "influences", "leverages", "pulls", "voices", "weights", "jurisdictions", "directions", "managements", "dominances", "imperiums", "predominances", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "supremacies", "prerogatives", "privileges", "rights", "eminences", "importances", "moments" ], "near antonyms":[ "weaknesses" ], "antonyms":[ "impotences", "impotencies" ] }, "all that can be seen from a certain point":{ "examples":[ "from his mountain perch, the scout had a command of the entire valley" ], "synonyms":[ "lookouts", "outlooks", "panoramas", "perspectives", "prospects", "views", "vistas" ], "near synonyms":[ "landscapes", "sceneries", "scenes", "kens", "sights", "visual fields" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{ "examples":[ "the general commanded his troops with Caesar-like imperiousness" ], "synonyms":[ "adjures", "bids", "bosses (around)", "charges", "directs", "enjoins", "instructs", "orders", "tells" ], "near synonyms":[ "asks", "petitions", "requests", "begs", "beseeches", "entreats", "advises", "counsels", "warns", "appoints", "assigns", "authorizes", "commissions", "oversees", "superintends", "supervises", "conducts", "controls", "leads", "manages", "coerces", "compels", "constrains", "forces", "obliges", "requires" ], "near antonyms":[ "complies (with)", "follows", "keeps", "observes" ], "antonyms":[ "minds", "obeys" ] }, "to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority":{ "examples":[ "the governor has commanded that all state flags be flown at half-mast" ], "synonyms":[ "calls", "decrees", "dictates", "directs", "mandates", "ordains", "orders" ], "near synonyms":[ "asks", "petitions", "requests", "demands", "requires" ], "near antonyms":[ "cancels", "countermands", "rescinds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{ "examples":[ "an act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it" ], "synonyms":[ "calls (for)", "claims", "clamors (for)", "demands", "enjoins", "exacts", "insists (on)", "presses (for)", "quests", "stipulates (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "asks", "pleads (for)", "requests", "wants", "cries (for)", "necessitates", "needs", "requires", "takes", "warrants", "requisitions", "imposes", "badgers", "duns", "harasses", "hounds" ], "near antonyms":[ "gives up", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "yields" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to exercise authority or power over":{ "examples":[ "a cabinet secretary who commands the largest department in the federal government" ], "synonyms":[ "bosses", "captains", "controls", "governs", "presides (over)", "rules", "sways" ], "near synonyms":[ "conducts", "directs", "heads", "leads", "administers", "manages", "micromanages", "oversees", "regulates", "superintends", "supervises", "dictates", "dominates", "domineers", "lords (it over)", "masters", "oppresses", "reigns (over)", "tyrannizes", "conquers", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{ "examples":[ "local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "enjoys", "has", "holds", "owns", "possesses", "retains" ], "near synonyms":[ "keeps", "reserves", "withholds", "bears", "carries", "boasts", "shows off", "sports" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "cedes", "disclaims", "disowns", "hands over", "relinquishes", "renounces", "surrenders", "yields", "discards", "dumps", "declines", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "needs", "requires" ], "antonyms":[ "lacks", "wants" ] }, "to look down on":{ "examples":[ "for centuries an imposing castle has commanded that stretch of the river" ], "synonyms":[ "dominates", "overlooks" ], "near synonyms":[ "faces", "fronts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as leader of":{ "examples":[ "the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims" ], "synonyms":[ "bosses", "captains", "heads", "leads", "spearheads" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "dominates", "directs", "governs", "handles", "manages", "oversees", "regulates", "runs", "superintends", "supervises" ], "near antonyms":[ "bows (to)", "complies (with)", "defers (to)", "follows", "obeys", "serves", "submits (to)", "yields (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or receive as a price":{ "examples":[ "commands a high fee for his decorating services" ], "synonyms":[ "asks", "charges", "demands" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcharges", "undercharges", "brings", "fetches", "sells (for)", "discounts", "marks down", "marks up", "assesses", "bills", "invoices", "prices", "values" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "commotions":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in town" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "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" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coming into one's own":{ "to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "arriving", "flourishing", "prospering", "succeeding", "thriving" ], "near synonyms":[ "prevailing", "triumphing", "winning", "excelling" ], "near 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fate into your hands" ], "synonyms":[ "committed", "confided", "consigned", "delegated", "delivered", "entrusted", "intrusted", "gave", "gave over", "handed", "handed over", "left", "passed", "recommended", "reposed", "transferred", "transmitted", "trusted", "turned over", "vested" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferred", "granted", "assigned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "dispersed", "distributed", "divided", "handed in", "released", "relinquished", "submitted", "surrendered", "turned in", "yielded", "bequeathed", "handed down", "handed on", "willed", "advanced", "lent", "loaned", "furnished", "supplied", "recommitted", "redelivered", "retransferred", "retransmitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "detained", "held back", "reserved", "withheld", "owned", "possessed", "accepted", "received", "took in", "occupied", "took", "took over" ], "antonyms":[ "held", "kept", "retained" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comme il faut":{ "as in good , right":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", 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"impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "lippy", "saucy", "shameless", "boorish", "churlish", "clodhopping", "clownish", "loutish", "uncouth", "vulgar", "casual", "informal", "unceremonious", "improper", "inappropriate", "incorrect", "indecent", "indecorous", "uncalled-for", "unrespectable", "unseemly", "arrogant", "conceited", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "comingle":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "the chemicals, when comingled , will spontaneously ignite" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamate", "blend", "combine", "commingle", "commix", "composite", "concrete", "conflate", "fuse", "homogenize", "immingle", "immix", "incorporate", "integrate", "interfuse", "intermingle", "intermix", "meld", "merge", "mingle", "mix" ], "near synonyms":[ "add", "admix", "beat (in)", "cut in", "fold", "stir", "toss", "coalesce", "compound", "emulsify", "conjoin", "join", "knit", "link", "unite", "intertwine", "interweave", "weave" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleave", "disjoin", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "rupture", "sever", "sunder", "disperse", "dissolve", "scatter", "detach", "disengage", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "separate", "unmix" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coming off":{ "to take place":{ "examples":[ "couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off \u2014they've been \"just dating\" for years" ], "synonyms":[ "befalling", "being", "betiding", "chancing", "coming", "coming about", "coming down", "cooking", "doing", "going down", "going on", "happening", "happing", "occurring", "passing", "transpiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking", "developing", "rising", "shaping (up)", "arising", "coming up", "cropping (up)", "materializing", "springing (up)", "intervening", "falling out", "following", "resulting", "turning out", "going off", "proceeding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off , and even more stores eventually closed" ], "synonyms":[ "clicking", "delivering", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding", "working out" ], "near synonyms":[ "catching on", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "cooking", "percolating" ], "near antonyms":[ "languishing", "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "cratering", "crumbling", "flaming out", "choking", "cracking up", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "falling down", "going under", "imploding", "self-destructing" ], "antonyms":[ "bombing", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "foundering", "missing", "striking out", "washing out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commiserating":{ "as in empathizing , sympathizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "condoling", "empathizing", "sympathizing", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing", "boosting", "buoying (up)", "elevating", "lifting", "uplifting", "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "relieving", "calming", "quieting", "relaxing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "distressing", "tormenting", "torturing", "troubling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "fretting", "upsetting", "worrying", "aggravating", "intensifying", "worsening", "annoying", "irking", "irritating", "harassing", "pestering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commandants":{ "one in official command especially of a military force or base":{ "examples":[ "the commandant of a naval district" ], "synonyms":[ "captains", "commanders", "commanding officers" ], "near synonyms":[ "commissioned officers", "field officers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coming to pass":{ "to take place":{ "examples":[ "After a lengthy process the adoption finally came to pass ." ], "synonyms":[ "befalling", "being", "betiding", "chancing", "coming", "coming about", "coming down", "coming off", "cooking", "doing", "going down", "going on", "happening", "happing", "occurring", "passing", "transpiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking", "developing", "rising", "shaping (up)", "arising", "coming up", "cropping (up)", "materializing", "springing (up)", "intervening", "falling out", "following", "resulting", "turning out", "going off", "proceeding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "comes along":{ "to move forward along a course":{ "examples":[ "our backyard makeover is coming along nicely" ], "synonyms":[ "advances", "comes", "does", "fares", "forges", "gets along", "gets on", "goes", "goes along", "goes off", "marches", "paces", "proceeds", "progresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "accelerates", "fast-forwards", "speeds", "approaches", "nears", "journeys", "passes", "repairs", "runs", "travels", "wends", "actuates", "drives", "impels", "propels", "pushes", "takes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrests", "balks", "blocks", "checks", "detains", "halts", "hinders", "holds back", "impedes", "nips", "obstructs", "slows (down or up)", "stems", "represses", "retards", "stunts", "suppresses", "delays", "interrupts", "stalls", "cramps", "hampers", "inhibits", "ceases", "lets up", "pauses", "regresses", "waits" ], "antonyms":[ "remains", "stands", "stays", "stops" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commercials":{ "as in advertisings , spots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "advertisings", "billings", "blurbs", "come-ons", "messages", "pitches", "plugolas", "spots", "words", "ads", "advertisements", "adverts", "announcements", "bulletins", "communiqu\u00e9s", "notices", "notifications", "postings", "releases", "broadsides", "brochures", "circulars", "flyers", "fliers", "fly sheets", "gazettes", "handbills", "handouts", "billboards", "bills", "placards", "playbills", "posters", "show bills", "signs", "broadcasts", "cablecasts", "newscasts", "telecasts", "communications", "dispatches", "reports", "annunciations", "declarations", "edicts", "proclamations", "promulgations", "pronouncements", "pronunciamentos", "pronunciamentoes", "rescripts", "significations", "ballyhoos", "boosts", "buildups", "campaigns", "plugs", "promos", "promotions", "propagandas", "publicities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compass":{ "a guiding or motivating purpose or principle":{ "examples":[ "a young go-getter who lost his moral compass in the course of his quest for fame and fortune" ], "synonyms":[ "cynosure", "direction", "focus", "lodestar", "loadstar", "polestar" ], "near synonyms":[ "benchmark", "criterion", "grade", "mark", "measure", "par", "standard", "touchstone", "yardstick", "aim", "ambition", "aspiration", "dream", "goal", "intention", "object", "objective", "purpose", "target" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{ "examples":[ "within the compass of my voice" ], "synonyms":[ "ambit", "amplitude", "breadth", "confines", "dimension(s)", "extent", "range", "reach", "realm", "scope", "sweep", "width" ], "near synonyms":[ "gamut", "spectrum", "spread", "bailiwick", "circle", "demesne", "department", "discipline", "domain", "element", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "province", "region", "specialty", "sphere", "terrain", "frontier", "horizon", "panorama" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "examples":[ "within the compass of the city walls" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "fringe", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambit", "brink", "crest", "curb", "cusp", "lip", "ceiling", "maximum", "demarcation", "extent", "limitation", "measure", "mere", "restriction", "termination", "borderland", "frontier", "march", "outskirts", "pale", "selvage", "lap", "shore" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "core", "heart", "inner", "inside", "interior", "middle", "within" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to carry through (as a process) to completion":{ "examples":[ "attempting more than his modest abilities could compass" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplish", "achieve", "bring off", "carry off", "carry out", "commit", "do", "execute", "follow through (with)", "fulfill", "fulfil", "make", "negotiate", "perform", "perpetrate", "prosecute", "pull off", "put through" ], "near synonyms":[ "bring about", "effect", "effectuate", "implement", "ace", "nail", "engage (in)", "practice", "practise", "work (at)", "reduplicate", "reenact", "repeat", "actualize", "attain", "realize", "complete", "end", "finish", "wind up" ], "near antonyms":[ "fail", "skimp", "slight", "slur" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel completely around":{ "examples":[ "the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth" ], "synonyms":[ "circle", "circuit", "circumnavigate", "circumvent", "encircle", "girdle", "orbit", "ring", "round" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumambulate", "cross", "perambulate", "traverse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{ "examples":[ "the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king" ], "synonyms":[ "collude", "connive", "conspire", "contrive", "intrigue", "machinate", "plot", "put up", "scheme" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterplot", "brew", "concoct", "cook (up)", "devise", "hatch", "engineer", "jockey", "maneuver", "manipulate", "design", "frame", "lay out", "map", "plan", "shape" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas" ], "synonyms":[ "circle", "embrace", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "encompass", "environ", "gird", "girdle", "ring", "surround", "wreathe" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribe", "close in", "cordon (off)", "fence (in)", "hem (in)", "wall", "beset", "besiege", "entrench", "intrench", "invest", "swarm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the average mind struggles to compass" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciate", "apprehend", "assimilate", "behold", "catch", "catch on (to)", "cognize", "comprehend", "conceive", "cotton (to or on to)", "decipher", "decode", "dig", "discern", "get", "grasp", "grok", "intuit", "know", "make", "make out", "perceive", "recognize", "register", "savvy", "see", "seize", "sense", "tumble (to)", "twig", "understand" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorb", "digest", "take in", "realize", "fathom", "penetrate", "pierce" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehend", "misconceive", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misperceive", "misread", "mistake", "misunderstand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "communities":{ "the people living in a particular area":{ "examples":[ "the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home" ], "synonyms":[ "neighborhoods" ], "near synonyms":[ "cities", "communes", "hamlets", "towns", "villages", "denizens", "dwellers", "inhabitants", "residents", "citizenries", "cultures", "people", "populaces", "publics", "societies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a group of people with a common interest living in one place":{ "examples":[ "a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists" ], "synonyms":[ "colonies" ], "near synonyms":[ "circles", "cliques", "coteries", "sets", "societies", "bands", "companies", "troops", "clans", "families" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{ "examples":[ "a large community of retired people in the coastal town" ], "synonyms":[ "bodies", "bunches", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "covens", "crowds", "folds", "gal\u00e8res", "gangs", "klatches", "klatsches", "lots", "networks", "packs", "rings", "sets" ], "near synonyms":[ "charmed circles", "elites", "in-groups", "closed shops", "clubs", "colleges", "fellowships", "guilds", "gilds", "leagues", "organizations", "societies", "camps", "factions", "sects", "sides", "tribes", "messes", "squads", "brotherhoods", "fraternities", "orders", "sisterhoods", "sodalities", "sororities", "communes", "alliances", "blocs", "coalitions", "confederations", "congresses", "councils", "federations", "unions" ], "near antonyms":[ "loners", "individualists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the body of people in a profession or field of activity":{ "examples":[ "members of the medical community" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhoods", "corps", "fellowships", "fraternities", "sodalities", "vocations" ], "near synonyms":[ "callings", "professions", "associations", "clubs", "federations", "guilds", "gilds", "organizations", "societies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commodifies":{ "to treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold":{ "examples":[ "Do we really want to commodify our water supply?", "I feel like our culture is being commodified ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commercializes", "abuses", "capitalizes (on)", "cashes in (on)", "exploits", "imposes (on or upon)", "leverages", "milks", "pimps", "plays (on or upon)", "uses", "works", "jerks around", "manipulates", "mistreats", "bleeds", "cheats", "fleeces", "overcharges", "skins", "soaks", "sticks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compilations":{ "a collection of writings":{ "examples":[ "the poet bound a compilation of her best work into a single volume" ], "synonyms":[ "albums", "anthologies", "compendiums", "compendia", "florilegia", "miscellanies", "readers" ], "near synonyms":[ "almanacs", "ana", "anas", "analects", "chapbooks", "digests", "garlands", "symposia", "symposiums", "casebooks", "sourcebooks", "archives", "corpora", "libraries", "miscellanea" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commingling":{ "as in intermingling , mix":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agglomeration", "amalgamation", "blend", "coalescence", "compounding", "fusion", "intermingling", "intermixture", "mingling", "mix", "mixture", "synthesis", "combination", "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "junction", "linking", "merger", "merging", "unification", "union", "reunification", "reunion" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakup", "disconnection", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "partition", "schism", "scission", "split", "detachment", "divorcement", "separation", "severance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "commingled the remaining dry ingredients before adding them to the batter" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamating", "blending", "combining", "comingling", "commixing", "compositing", "concreting", "conflating", "fusing", "homogenizing", "immingling", "immixing", "incorporating", "integrating", "interfusing", "intermingling", "intermixing", "melding", "merging", "mingling", "mixing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adding", "admixing", "beating (in)", "cutting in", "folding", "stirring", "tossing", "coalescing", "compounding", "emulsifying", "conjoining", "joining", "knitting", "linking", "uniting", "intertwining", "interweaving", "weaving" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaving", "disjoining", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering", "dispersing", "dissolving", "scattering", "detaching", "disengaging", "splitting" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "separating", "unmixing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "combated":{ "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict":{ "examples":[ "a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground" ], "synonyms":[ "battled", "clashed (with)", "fought", "scrimmaged (with)", "skirmished (with)", "warred (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dueled", "duelled", "jousted", "banged", "bashed", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belted", "bludgeoned", "bopped", "buffeted", "clobbered", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "boxed", "sparred", "brawled", "grappled", "scuffled", "tussled", "wrestled", "bumped", "collided" ], "near antonyms":[ "gave up", "submitted", "surrendered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strive to reduce or eliminate":{ "examples":[ "must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease" ], "synonyms":[ "battled", "contended (with)", "countered", "fought", "opposed", "oppugned" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffled", "checkmated", "foiled", "frustrated", "resisted", "thwarted", "withstood", "confronted", "defied", "faced", "met" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "bore", "endured", "suffered", "advocated", "backed", "championed", "endorsed", "indorsed", "supported", "upheld" ], "antonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "companies":{ "an organized group of stage performers":{ "examples":[ "a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving opera companies" ], "synonyms":[ "troops", "troupes" ], "near synonyms":[ "stock companies", "casts", "dramatis personae", "ensembles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a group of people working together on a task":{ "examples":[ "a company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time" ], "synonyms":[ "armies", "bands", "brigades", "crews", "gangs", "outfits", "parties", "platoons", "squads", "teams" ], "near synonyms":[ "battalions", "corps", "troops", "forces", "hosts", "posses", "stables", "troupes", "administrations", "departments", "help", "personnels", "staffs", "staves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a commercial or industrial activity or organization":{ "examples":[ "she works for a construction company" ], "synonyms":[ "businesses", "concerns", "enterprises", "establishments", "firms", "houses", "interests", "outfits" ], "near synonyms":[ "conglomerates", "corporations", "multinationals", "associations", "cartels", "chains", "combines", "syndicates", "trusts", "agencies", "dealers", "outlets", "microenterprises" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "chums", "consociates", "consorts", "fraternizes", "hangs (around or out)", "hobnobs", "hooks up", "messes around", "pals (around)", "runs", "sorts", "travels" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliates", "allies", "attaches", "bands", "bonds", "clubs", "collaborates", "colludes", "confederates", "conjoins", "connects", "cooperates", "couples", "gangs", "gets along", "gets on", "groups", "interrelates", "joins", "knots", "leagues", "links", "mingles", "mixes", "rallies", "relates", "sides", "socializes", "teams", "ties", "weds", "befriends", "friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "cold-shoulders", "shuns", "snubs", "alienates", "estranges", "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites", "divorces", "severs", "splits", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{ "examples":[ "may the Good Lord company you on your journey home" ], "synonyms":[ "accompanies", "attends", "chaperones", "chaperons", "companions", "convoys", "escorts", "sees", "squires" ], "near synonyms":[ "walks", "associates", "consorts", "pals (around)", "teams (up)", "defends", "guards", "protects", "brings", "conducts", "guides", "leads", "pilots", "steers", "ushers", "follows", "shadows", "tags", "tags along", "tails", "hangs (around)", "hovers (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "deserts", "ditches", "dumps", "forsakes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "common schools":{ "as in high schools , public schools":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "elementary schools", "grammar schools", "high schools", "junior high schools", "kindergartens", "middle schools", "primary schools", "public schools", "secondary schools", "senior high schools", "trade schools", "training schools", "academes", "academies", "schools", "seminaries", "boarding schools", "preparatory schools", "preps", "prep schools", "charter schools", "magnet schools", "minischools", "madrassas", "madrasas", "madrassahs", "madrasahs", "Sunday schools", "yeshivas", "yeshivot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "come clean (about)":{ "to accept the truth or existence of 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life of comfort" ], "synonyms":[ "alleviation", "ease", "release", "relief" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasement", "assuagement", "decrease", "diminishment", "mitigation", "moderation", "mollification", "calming", "salving", "soothing" ], "near antonyms":[ "discomfort", "unrest", "agony", "anguish", "misery", "suffering", "torment", "torture", "ache", "pain", "pang", "prick", "smart", "sting", "stitch", "throe", "tingle", "twinge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "examples":[ "a hotel room featuring an array of domestic comforts" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "extra", "frill", "indulgence", "luxury", "superfluity" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagance", "nonessential", "dainty", "delicacy", "nicety", "treat", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "bells and whistles", "option" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "must", "necessity", "requirement" ] }, "to ease the grief or 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"contracting", "contraction", "squeeze", "squeezing", "telescoping" ], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "curtailment", "shortening", "concentration", "consolidation", "simplification", "streamlining", "decreasing", "diminishment", "lessening" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilation", "dispersion", "dissipation", "scattering", "distension", "distention", "inflation", "swelling" ], "antonyms":[ "decompression", "expansion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compeers":{ "a person frequently seen in the company of another":{ "examples":[ "like so many of his twentysomething compeers , he just had to get a tattoo" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "cohorts", "companions", "compatriots", "comrades", "cronies", "fellows", "hobnobbers", "mates", "running mates" ], "near synonyms":[ "colleagues", "coworkers", "co-workers", "equals", "peers", "workmates", "accomplices", "affiliates", "allies", "collaborators", "confederates", "halves", "partners", "buddies", "chums", "confidants", "familiars", "friends", "hearties", "intimates", "pals", "countrymen", "classmates", "housemates", "messmates", "playfellows", "playmates", "roommates", "roomies", "schoolmates", "shipmates", "teammates", "attendants", "escorts", "hangers-on", "leeches", "parasites" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value":{ "examples":[ "contends that no military commander of modern times ranks as the compeer of Alexander the Great" ], "synonyms":[ "coequals", "coordinates", "counterparts", "equals", "equivalents", "fellows", "likes", "matches", "parallels", "peers", "rivals" ], "near synonyms":[ "analogues", "analogs", "doubles", "halves", "mates", "twins", "associates", "colleagues", "companions", "copartners", "co-partners", "partners", "competitors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "company man":{ "as in apparatchik":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparatchik", "yes-man", "hanger-on", "leech", "parasite", "sponge", "sponger", "apple-polisher", "bootlicker", "brownnoser", "fawner", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "lickspittle", "suck-up", "sycophant", "toady", "henchman", "lackey", "lapdog", "minion", "running dog", "satellite", "slave", "stooge", "admirer", "cultist", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "groveler", "idolater", "idolator", "worshipper", "worshiper", "zealot", "adherent", "camp follower", "convert", "disciple", "follower", "me-tooer", "partisan", "partizan", "pupil", "votary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commercialized":{ "as in commodified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commodified", "abused", "capitalized (on)", "cashed in (on)", "exploited", "imposed (on or upon)", "leveraged", "milked", "pimped", "played (on or upon)", "used", "worked", "wrought", "jerked around", "manipulated", "mistreated", "bled", "cheated", "fleeced", "overcharged", "skinned", "soaked", "stuck" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"unrelated" ], "antonyms":[ "different", "dissimilar", "diverse", "unakin", "unlike" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "comprised":{ "to be made up of":{ "examples":[ "the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods" ], "synonyms":[ "consisted (of)", "contained", "mustered" ], "near synonyms":[ "comprehended", "embraced", "encompassed", "entailed", "included", "involved", "took in", "assimilated", "embodied", "incorporated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be all the substance of":{ "examples":[ "at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country" ], "synonyms":[ "composed", "constituted", "formed", "made up" ], "near synonyms":[ "embodied", "epitomized", "incarnated", "incorporated", "integrated", "materialized", "personified", "substantiated", "complemented", "completed", "supplemented", "filled (out)", "fleshed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commandments":{ "a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned":{ "examples":[ "the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away" ], "synonyms":[ "behests", "charges", "commands", "decrees", "dictates", "directions", "directives", "dos", "do's", "edicts", "imperatives", "injunctions", "instructions", "orders", "words" ], "near synonyms":[ "demands", "requirements", "mandates", "countermands", "counterorders", "counter-orders", "laws", "precepts", "prescriptions", "prescripts", "rules", "ordinances", "regulations", "statutes" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeals", "entreaties", "petitions", "pleas", "urgings", "proposals", "recommendations", "suggestions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comply":{ "as in accept , consent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accede", "accept", "acquiesce", "consent", "defer", "subscribe", "agree", "assent", "concur", "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "collaborate", "collude", "come round", "compromise", "cooperate", "get along", "side" ], "near antonyms":[ "differ", "disagree", "dissent", "nonconcur", "clash", "collide", "conflict", "contrast", "counter", "debate", "object", "oppose", "protest", "resist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in conform":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conform", "acquit", "act", "bear", "comport", "conduct", "demean", "deport", "quit", "check", "collect", "compose", "constrain", "contain", "control", "curb", "handle", "inhibit", "move", "quiet", "repress", "restrain", "obey" ], "near antonyms":[ "act out", "act up", "carry on", "misbehave", "misconduct", "disobey", "rebel" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commodify":{ "to treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold":{ "examples":[ "Do we really want to commodify our water supply?", "I feel like our culture is being commodified ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commercialize", "abuse", "capitalize (on)", "cash in (on)", "exploit", "impose (on or upon)", "leverage", "milk", "pimp", "play (on or upon)", "use", "work", "jerk around", "manipulate", "mistreat", "bleed", "cheat", "fleece", "overcharge", "skin", "soak", "stick" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compunction":{ "an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do":{ "examples":[ "throughout her school years she cheated without compunction" ], "synonyms":[ "misgiving", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near synonyms":[ "conscience", "distrust", "doubt", "dubiety", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainness", "uncertainty", "qualmishness", "unease", "uneasiness", "reluctance", "unwillingness", "demur", "fuss", "objection", "protest", "question", "remonstrance", "aversion", "disinclination", "indisposition", "reluctance", "unwillingness", "guilt", "regret", "remorse", "self-reproach", "shame", "contrition", "penitence", "repentance" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comb":{ "to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something":{ "examples":[ "combed the library for the missing book" ], "synonyms":[ "dig (through)", "dredge", "hunt (through)", "rake", "ransack", "rifle", "rummage", "scour", "search", "sort (through)", "troll" ], "near synonyms":[ "frisk", "pat down", "shake down", "audit", "check (out)", "examine", "inspect", "investigate", "review", "scan", "scrutinize", "survey", "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "discover", "ferret (out)", "find", "find out", "get", "hit (on or upon)", "learn", "locate", "run down", "scare up", "track (down)", "grub (about)", "poke (around)", "explore", "probe", "prospect", "skirmish", "snoop", "browse", "glance (over)", "look over", "peruse", "study" ], "near antonyms":[ "hide", "abandon", "lose", "ignore", "neglect" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complicacies":{ "something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult":{ "examples":[ "the difference in time zones was yet another complicacy that had to be dealt with" ], "synonyms":[ "complexities", "complications", "convolutions", "difficulties", "intricacies" ], "near synonyms":[ "aftereffects", "ramifications", "side effects", "side reactions", "subtleties", "technicalities", "annoyances", "bitches", "bothers", "headaches", "inconveniences", "matters", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compares":{ "to describe as similar":{ "examples":[ "reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster" ], "synonyms":[ "analogizes", "assimilates", "brackets", "equates", "likens" ], "near synonyms":[ "associates", "connects", "couples", "links", "alludes", "refers", "relates", "equals", "matches", "parallels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contrasts" ] }, "to regard or represent as equal or comparable":{ "examples":[ "compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods" ], "synonyms":[ "equates", "likens" ], "near synonyms":[ "associates", "connects", "correlates", "identifies", "joins", "links", "matches", "relates", "groups", "lumps (together)", "assorts", "categorizes", "classes", "classifies", "grades", "groups", "sorts" ], "near antonyms":[ "differentiates", "discerns", "discriminates", "distinguishes", "separates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comprising":{ "to be made up of":{ "examples":[ "the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods" ], "synonyms":[ "consisting (of)", "containing", "mustering" ], "near synonyms":[ "comprehending", "embracing", "encompassing", "entailing", "including", "involving", "taking in", "assimilating", "embodying", "incorporating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be all the substance of":{ "examples":[ "at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country" ], "synonyms":[ "composing", "constituting", "forming", "making up" ], "near synonyms":[ "embodying", "epitomizing", "incarnating", "incorporating", "integrating", "materializing", "personifying", "substantiating", "complementing", "completing", "supplementing", "filling (out)", "fleshing (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coming-of-age":{ "the time when a person becomes an adult":{ "examples":[ "The film is about a young man's coming-of-age ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "maturity", "development", "growth", "maturation", "maturing", "ripening", "blossoming", "flourishing", "flowering", "mellowing", "softening", "evolution", "evolvement", "expansion", "progression" ], "near antonyms":[ "decadence", "decay", "decaying", "declension", "decline", "declining", "degeneration", "descent", "deterioration", "ebbing", "fading", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "waning", "wilting", "withering", "death", "decease", "demise", "dying", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiring", "expiry", "perishing", "regression", "retrogression", "reversion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compaction":{ "the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{ "examples":[ "the compaction of a complex topic into a short article means that a lot of niceties are going to get crushed" ], "synonyms":[ "compacting", "compression", "condensation", "condensing", "constricting", "constriction", "contracting", "contraction", "squeeze", "squeezing", "telescoping" ], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "curtailment", "shortening", "concentration", "consolidation", "simplification", "streamlining", "decreasing", "diminishment", "lessening" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilation", "dispersion", "dissipation", "scattering", "distension", "distention", "inflation", "swelling" ], "antonyms":[ "decompression", "expansion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "composures":{ "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "examples":[ "kept his composure in spite of the repeated provocations" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "cool", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "combing":{ "to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something":{ "examples":[ "combed the library for the missing book" ], "synonyms":[ "digging (through)", "dredging", "hunting (through)", "raking", "ransacking", "rifling", "rummaging", "scouring", "searching", "sorting (through)", "trolling" ], "near synonyms":[ "frisking", "patting down", "shaking down", "auditing", "checking (out)", "examining", "inspecting", "investigating", "reviewing", "scanning", "scrutinizing", "surveying", "ascertaining", "descrying", "detecting", "determining", "discovering", "ferreting (out)", "finding", "finding out", "getting", "hitting (on or upon)", "learning", "locating", "running down", "scaring up", "tracking (down)", "grubbing (about)", "poking (around)", "exploring", "probing", "prospecting", "skirmishing", "snooping", "browsing", "glancing (over)", "looking over", "perusing", "studying" ], "near antonyms":[ "hiding", "abandoning", "losing", "ignoring", "neglecting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comparison shops":{ "as in shops (around)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shops (around)", "argues", "bickers", "clashes", "fights", "hassles", "quarrels", "quibbles", "squabbles", "wrangles", "barters", "exchanges", "trades", "bargains", "chaffers", "deals", "dickers", "haggles", "horse-trades", "negotiates", "palters", "hawks", "peddles", "buys", "purchases" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complaint":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "a warning that if there were any more complaints , we were turning around and not going to the beach after all" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "fuss", "grievance", "gripe", "grouch", "grouse", "grumble", "holler", "kvetch", "lament", "miserere", "moan", "murmur", "plaint", "squawk", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer" ], 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"incertitude", "indetermination", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty", "qualmishness", "unease", "uneasiness", "reluctance", "unwillingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "willingness", "approval", "sanction", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "compliance", "obedience" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person":{ "examples":[ "filed a complaint in court" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "count", "indictment", "rap" ], "near synonyms":[ "accusation", "allegation", "plea", "crimination", "counteraccusation", "countercharge", "arraignment", "impeachment", "implication", "imputation", "innuendo", "insinuation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation", "incrimination", "recrimination" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "takes a slew of medicines for his many complaints" ], "synonyms":[ 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"oversee", "regulate", "superintend", "supervise", "dictate", "dominate", "domineer", "lord (it over)", "master", "oppress", "reign (over)", "tyrannize", "conquer", "subdue", "subjugate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{ "examples":[ "local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "enjoy", "have", "hold", "own", "possess", "retain" ], "near synonyms":[ "keep", "reserve", "withhold", "bear", "carry", "boast", "show off", "sport" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandon", "cede", "disclaim", "disown", "hand over", "relinquish", "renounce", "surrender", "yield", "discard", "dump", "decline", "reject", "repudiate", "spurn", "need", "require" ], "antonyms":[ "lack", "want" ] }, "to look down on":{ "examples":[ "for centuries an imposing castle has commanded that stretch of the river" ], "synonyms":[ "dominate", "overlook" ], "near synonyms":[ "face", "front" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as leader of":{ "examples":[ "the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims" ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "captain", "head", "lead", "spearhead" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "dominate", "direct", "govern", "handle", "manage", "oversee", "regulate", "run", "superintend", "supervise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bow (to)", "comply (with)", "defer (to)", "follow", "obey", "serve", "submit (to)", "yield (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or receive as a price":{ "examples":[ "commands a high fee for his decorating services" ], "synonyms":[ "ask", "charge", "demand" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcharge", "undercharge", "bring", "fetch", "sell (for)", "discount", "mark down", "mark up", "assess", "bill", "invoice", "price", "value" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "complex":{ "having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{ "examples":[ "this medical device is a complex instrument that requires careful handling", "complex issues regarding free speech and school discipline" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "byzantine", "complicate", "complicated", "convoluted", "daedal", "elaborate", "intricate", "involute", "involved", "knotty", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "sophisticated", "tangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcomplex", "overcomplicated", "composite", "compound", "heterogeneous", "mixed", "multibranched", "multifaceted", "multifarious", "multipart", "varied", "challenging", "difficult", "tough", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "inexplicable", "Kafkaesque", "unfathomable", "unintelligible" ], "near antonyms":[ "oversimplified", "simplified", "simplistic", "homogeneous", "uniform", "unvaried" ], "antonyms":[ "noncomplex", "noncomplicated", "plain", "simple", "uncomplicated" ] }, "made or done with great care or with much detail":{ "examples":[ "a complex plan for evacuating the city in the event of a natural disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "complicated", "detailed", "elaborate", "fancy", "intricate", "involved", "sophisticated" ], "near synonyms":[ "elegant", "exquisite", "grand", "magnificent", "ornate", "splendid", "chichi", "extravagant", "exuberant", "fancified", "flamboyant", "frilly", "gimmicked (up)", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "overwrought", "showy", "souped-up", "Byzantine", "convoluted", "involute", "involuted", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine" ], "near antonyms":[ "modest", "plain", "plain-Jane", "plain-vanilla", "uncomplicated", "bald", "bare", "naked", "unadorned", "undecorated", "unvarnished" ], "antonyms":[ "no-frills", "simple", "unfancy", "unsophisticated" ] }, "a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose":{ "examples":[ "an apartment complex" ], "synonyms":[ "establishment", "facility", "installation" ], "near synonyms":[ "building", "edifice", "institute", "institution", "business", "company", "concern", "outfit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something made up of many 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"capable of being understood":{ "examples":[ "a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen" ], "synonyms":[ "accessible", "apprehensible", "coherent", "comprehendible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "legible", "scrutable", "understandable" ], "near synonyms":[ "decipherable", "plain", "simple", "straightforward", "articulate", "fluent", "well-spoken" ], "near antonyms":[ "inarticulate", "cryptic", "esoteric", "mysterious", "obscure" ], "antonyms":[ "incoherent", "incomprehensible", "inscrutable", "insensible" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "combing (out)":{ "as in weeding (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "weeding (out)", "checking off", "disregarding", "deterring", "staving off", "warding (off)", "ceasing", "discontinuing", "halting", "suspending", "blocking", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "obviating", "precluding", "preventing", "prohibiting", "banishing", "deporting", "exiling", "expelling", "ousting", "throwing out", "blackballing", "blacklisting", "excommunicating", "ostracizing", "banning", "barring", "closing out", "counting (out)", "debarring", "eliminating", "excepting", "excluding", "freezing out", "ruling out", "shutting out" ], "near antonyms":[ "admitting", "including", "accepting", "embracing", "entertaining", "receiving", "taking in", "welcoming", "unbanning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comes again":{ "to say or state again":{ "examples":[ "Come again ? I couldn't hear you over the noise." ], "synonyms":[ "chimes", "dins", "iterates", "rehearses", "reiterates", "repeats" ], "near synonyms":[ "paraphrases", "rewords", "echoes", "reechos", "mouths", "parrots", "abstracts", "encapsulates", "epitomizes", "outlines", "recapitulates", "recaps", "summarizes", "sums up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "computerizations":{ "as in cybernations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cybernations", "automations", "mechanizations", "robotizations", "electrifications", "motorizations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comes down (with)":{ "to become affected with (a disease or disorder)":{ "examples":[ "I hope that you're not coming down with a cold" ], "synonyms":[ "catches", "contracts", "gets", "goes down (with)", "sickens (with)", "takes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks out (with)", "dies (from)", "succumbs (to)", "fails", "languishes", "sinks", "wastes (away)", "weakens", "wilts", "withers", "worsens" ], "near antonyms":[ "comes back", "gains", "heals", "mends", "recoups", "recovers", "recuperates", "snaps back", "rallies", "rebounds", "recovers (from)", "shakes (off)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come-ons":{ "something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{ "examples":[ "the spectacular sale was enough of a come-on to get many shoppers to try the store for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "allurements", "baits", "enticements", "lures", "siren songs", "temptations", "turn-ons" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeals", "calls", "attractions", "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "impetuses", "impulses", "incentives", "inducements", "motivations", "persuasions", "seducements", "seductions", "spurs", "stimuli", "decoys", "snares", "traps", "entrapments", "mousetraps" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarms", "alarums", "alerts", "cautions", "forewarnings", "notices", "warnings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compiled":{ "as in amassed , aggregated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accruable", "accrued", "aggregated", "amassed", "built-up", "conglomerated", "increscent", "progressive", "gradual", "step-by-step", "stepwise", "accretive", "accumulative", "additive", "conglomerative", "cumulative", "incremental" ], "near antonyms":[ "decremental", "decrescent", "degressive", "regressive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list":{ "examples":[ "compiled the best short stories ever written into one fat book" ], "synonyms":[ "anthologized", "collected" ], "near synonyms":[ "edited", "recompiled", "redacted", "redrafted", "reedited", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "accumulated", "amassed", "assembled", "collated", "gathered", "grouped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "company men":{ "as in apparatchiks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparatchiks", "apparatchiki", "yes-men", "hangers-on", "leeches", "parasites", "spongers", "sponges", "apple-polishers", "bootlickers", "brownnosers", "fawners", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "lickspittles", "suck-ups", "sycophants", "toadies", "henchmen", "lackeys", "lapdogs", "minions", "running dogs", "satellites", "slaves", "stooges", "admirers", "cultists", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "grovelers", "idolaters", "idolators", "worshippers", "worshipers", "zealots", "adherents", "camp followers", "converts", "disciples", "followers", "me-tooers", "partisans", "partizans", "pupils", "votaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compunctious":{ "feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done":{ "examples":[ "he appeared not the least bit compunctious about ditching his friends at the restaurant and leaving them to pay the bill" ], "synonyms":[ "apologetic", "contrite", "penitent", "regretful", "remorseful", "repentant", "rueful", "sorry" ], "near synonyms":[ "ashamed", "shamefaced", "sheepish", "dolorous", "grieving", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionless", "cruel", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "unmerciful", "shameless", "unashamed" ], "antonyms":[ "impenitent", "remorseless", "unapologetic", "unrepentant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "commode":{ "as in pot , pan":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pan", "pot", "bath", "bathroom", "bog", "can", "cloakroom", "comfort station", "convenience", "head", "john", "latrine", "lavatory", "loo", "potty", "restroom", "toilet", "washroom", "water closet", "garderobe", "jakes", "outhouse", "privy", "half bath", "powder room", "ladies", "ladies' room", "men's room" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complication":{ "something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult":{ "examples":[ "the food allergies of the guests were just another complication for the couple trying to plan their wedding 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"bawler", "bleater", "moaner", "screamer", "squawker", "wailer", "weeper", "crab", "grump", "malcontent" ], "near antonyms":[ "happy camper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an irritable and complaining person":{ "examples":[ "a chronic complainer" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "bellyacher", "crab", "crank", "croaker", "crosspatch", "curmudgeon", "fusser", "griper", "grouch", "grouser", "growler", "grumbler", "grump", "murmurer", "mutterer", "sourpuss", "whiner" ], "near synonyms":[ "hunks", "malcontent", "sorehead", "grinch", "killjoy", "party pooper", "spoilsport", "defeatist", "pessimist", "faultfinder", "kicker", "nagger", "nitpicker", "objector", "quibbler", "repiner", "crock", "hypochondriac" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna", "happy camper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compassionated":{ "to have sympathy for":{ "examples":[ "a gentle soul who could compassionate even the most reprobate of scoundrels and villains" ], "synonyms":[ "ached (for)", "bled (for)", "commiserated 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"garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "jazzy", "loud", "meretricious", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "extravagant", "fancy", "florid", "glittery", "spectacular", "opulent", "ornate", "overdone", "overwrought", "absorbing", "engrossing", "enthralling", "fascinating", "interesting", "riveting" ], "near antonyms":[ "subtle", "concealed", "hidden", "shrouded", "dim", "faint", "obscure", "insignificant", "undistinguished", "unimportant", "modest", "unaffected", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "conservative", "plain", "quiet", "simple", "understated", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "subtle", "toned-down", "unflashy" ], "antonyms":[ "inconspicuous", "unemphatic", "unflamboyant", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "unremarkable", "unshowy" ] }, "as in ordering , directing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "directing", "ordering", "facilitation", "fostering", "promotion", "commendation", "consignment", "entrustment", 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antonyms":[ "abandoning", "ceding", "disclaiming", "disowning", "handing over", "relinquishing", "renouncing", "surrendering", "yielding", "discarding", "dumping", "declining", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "needing", "requiring" ], "antonyms":[ "lacking", "wanting" ] }, "to look down on":{ "examples":[ "for centuries an imposing castle has commanded that stretch of the river" ], "synonyms":[ "dominating", "overlooking" ], "near synonyms":[ "facing", "fronting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as leader of":{ "examples":[ "the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims" ], "synonyms":[ "bossing", "captaining", "heading", "leading", "spearheading" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlling", "dominating", "directing", "governing", "handling", "managing", "overseeing", "regulating", "running", "superintending", "supervising" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowing (to)", "complying (with)", "deferring (to)", "following", "obeying", "serving", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or receive as a price":{ "examples":[ "commands a high fee for his decorating services" ], "synonyms":[ "asking", "charging", "demanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcharging", "undercharging", "bringing", "fetching", "selling (for)", "discounting", "marking down", "marking up", "assessing", "billing", "invoicing", "pricing", "valuing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "combusting":{ "being on fire":{ "examples":[ "combusting oxygen tanks turned the fire on the evacuees' bus into a raging inferno" ], "synonyms":[ "ablaze", "afire", "aflame", "alight", "blazing", "burning", "conflagrant", "fiery", "flaming", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "aglow", "flaring", "flickering", "glowing", "live", "smoldering", "smouldering", "broiling", "hot", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sizzling", "burned", "burnt", "charred", "incinerated", "scorched", "seared", "singed" ], "near antonyms":[ "choked", "damped", "dead", "doused", "dowsed", "extinguished", "quenched", "smothered", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "suffocated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be on fire especially brightly":{ "examples":[ "anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal" ], "synonyms":[ "blazing", "burning", "flaming", "glowing" ], "near synonyms":[ "catching", "enkindling", "deflagrating", "firing", "igniting", "kindling", "flaring (up)", "lighting (up)", "flickering", "guttering", "wavering", "baking", "broiling", "charring", "cooking", "melting", "roasting", "scorching", "sweltering", "smoldering", "smouldering", "sparking", "sputtering", "beaming", "brightening", "radiating", "beating (down)", "flashing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glittering", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shining", "sparkling", "twinkling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "compend":{ "as in abbreviation , condensation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "compendium", "condensation", "curtailment", "shortening", "abstract", "breviary", "brief", "capsule", "conspectus", "digest", "encapsulation", "epitome", "inventory", "outline", "pr\u00e9cis", "recap", "recapitulation", "r\u00e9sum\u00e9", "resume", "resum\u00e9", "roundup", "rundown", "run-through", "sum", "summa", "summarization", "summary", "summing-up", "sum-up", "synopsis", "wrap-up", "simplification", "streamlining", "rehash", "reprise", "conclusion", "epilogue", "epilog" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplification", "enlargement", "expansion", "addendum", "supplement" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complimentarily":{ "in an approving manner":{ "examples":[ "a gigantic mall that was complimentarily hailed by its developer as \"a total shopping experience\"" ], "synonyms":[ "admiringly", "appreciatively", "approvingly", "favorably", "positively" ], "near synonyms":[ "lovingly", "regardfully", "respectfully", "reverently", "worshipfully" ], "near antonyms":[ "captiously", "hypercritically", "deploringly", "disdainfully", "scornfully", "unflatteringly" ], "antonyms":[ "adversely", "disapprovingly", "negatively", "unfavorably" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "communing":{ "to form a close personal relationship":{ "examples":[ "after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature" ], "synonyms":[ "bonding", "clicking", "relating" ], "near synonyms":[ "befriending", "empathizing", "identifying", "sympathizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compute":{ "to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations":{ "examples":[ "for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator" ], "synonyms":[ "calculate", "cipher", "figure", "reckon", "work out" ], "near synonyms":[ "add up", "average", "sum", "tally", "total", "totalize", "add", "divide", "multiply", "subtract", "allow (for)", "deduct", "factor (in or into or out)", "figure in", "figure out", "solve (for)", "count", "itemize", "number", "calibrate", "gauge", "gage", "measure", "scale", "appraise", "assess", "estimate", "evaluate", "rate", "value", "recalculate", "recompute", "refigure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comforting":{ "making one feel good inside":{ "examples":[ "the comforting smell of fresh bread" ], "synonyms":[ "cheering", "encouraging", "fulfilling", "gladdening", "gratifying", "heartening", "heartwarming", "rewarding", "satisfying" ], "near synonyms":[ "affecting", "inspiring", "inspiriting", "moving", "poignant", "stirring", "touching", "edifying", "elevating", "uplifting", "sympathetic", "tender", "kind", "kindly", "loving", "warm", "animating", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "invigorating", "rousing", "stimulating", "thrilling", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "welcoming" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerless", "disappointing", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "saddening", "discomforting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting", "cold", "unfeeling", "unfriendly", "unkind", "unloving", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "demoralizing", "depressing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ] }, "tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress":{ "examples":[ "a long comforting soak in a hot bath" ], "synonyms":[ "calming", "dreamy", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "quieting", "relaxing", "sedative", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hypnotic", "opiate", "analgesic", "anesthetic", "anodyne", "deadening", "depressant", "numbing", "antianxiety", "antidepressant", "antidepression", "antistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "unsettling", "worrisome", "energizing", "invigorating", "stimulant", "stimulating", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "grating", "harassing", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering":{ "examples":[ "the comforting of the sick has always been regarded as one of the major acts of charity" ], "synonyms":[ "consolation", "consoling", "reassurance", "solace", "solacing" ], "near synonyms":[ "commiseration", "compassion", "condolence", "feeling", "sympathy", "counseling", "counselling", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindliness", "kindness", "mercy", "pity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to ease the grief or distress of":{ "examples":[ "the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado" ], "synonyms":[ "assuring", "cheering", "consoling", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing" ], "near synonyms":[ "commiserating", "condoling", "empathizing", "sympathizing", "boosting", "buoying (up)", "elevating", "lifting", "uplifting", "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "relieving", "calming", "quieting", "relaxing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "fretting", "upsetting", "worrying", "aggravating", "intensifying", "worsening", "annoying", "irking", "irritating", "harassing", "pestering" ], "antonyms":[ "distressing", "tormenting", "torturing", "troubling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "come around":{ "to gain consciousness again":{ "examples":[ "she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse" ], "synonyms":[ "come round", "come to", "revive" ], "near synonyms":[ "pull through", "rally", "recover", "awake", "awaken", "wake up" ], "near antonyms":[ "black out", "faint", "pass out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coming out with":{ "to produce and release for distribution in printed form":{ "examples":[ "I heard that band is coming out with a new album." ], "synonyms":[ "getting out", "issuing", "printing", "publishing", "putting out" ], "near synonyms":[ "copublishing", "co-publishing", "reissuing", "reprinting", "republishing", "serializing", "contributing", "editing", "syndicating", "manufacturing", "producing", "distributing", "marketing" ], "near antonyms":[ "censoring", "suppressing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring before the public in performance or exhibition":{ "examples":[ "The bureau just came out with its monthly jobs report." ], "synonyms":[ "carrying", "giving", "mounting", "offering", "presenting", "staging" ], "near synonyms":[ "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "parading", "showing", "showing off", "unveiling", "previewing", "acting", "impersonating", "performing", "playing", "portraying", "depicting", "dramatizing", "enacting", "rendering", "representing", "extending", "proffering", "tendering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "commemorating":{ "serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event":{ "examples":[ "a commemorating reenactment of the Civil War battle on the occasion of its 150th anniversary" ], "synonyms":[ "commemorative", "honorary", "memorial", "memorializing" ], "near synonyms":[ "epitaphial", "epitaphic", "dedicatory", "testimonial", "canonizing", "enshrining", "exalting", "glorifying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be a memorial of":{ "examples":[ "a stone obelisk commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill" ], "synonyms":[ "memorializing", "monumentalizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrating", "keeping", "observing", "remembering", "enshrining", "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "blessing", "consecrating", "sanctifying", "solemnizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgracing", "dishonoring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony":{ "examples":[ "let's commemorate Martin Luther King Day with readings of some of Dr. King's speeches" ], "synonyms":[ "celebrating", "keeping", "observing" ], "near synonyms":[ "blessing", "consecrating", "sanctifying", "solemnizing", "feting", "f\u00eating", "honoring", "lauding", "praising", "memorializing", "remembering" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing off", "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking", "transgressing", "violating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "commenders":{ "as in praisers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "praisers" ], "near antonyms":[ "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "criticizers", "critics", "disparagers", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "knockers", "nigglers", "nitpickers", "condemners", "condemnors", "denouncers", "belittlers", "decriers", "denigrators", "deriders", "detractors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "communicants":{ "as in congregants , churchgoers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churchgoers", "congregants", "deists", "monotheists", "polytheists", "theist", "cultists", "pietists", "zealots", "fundamentalists", "believers", "religionists" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commander":{ "one in official command especially of a military force or base":{ "examples":[ "a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired" ], "synonyms":[ "captain", "commandant", "commanding officer" ], "near synonyms":[ "commissioned officer", "field officer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person in overall command of a ship":{ "examples":[ "the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise" ], "synonyms":[ "captain", "skip", "skipper" ], "near synonyms":[ "sea captain", "master", "pilot", "commanding officer", "admiral", "commodore", "vice admiral", "mate", "officer" ], "near antonyms":[ "crew", "crewman", "crewmate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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"unmarketable", "unsalable" ] }, "as in ad , advertisement":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ad", "advertisement", "message", "plug", "promotion", "spot", "word", "ballyhoo", "hype", "publicity", "puffery", "banner", "bill", "billboard", "placard", "poster", "sign", "advertising", "marketing", "propaganda", "pronouncement", "publication", "release", "broadcast", "bulletin", "dispatch", "newscast", "report", "story", "ink", "testimonial", "write-up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "commensurate":{ "corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree":{ "examples":[ "was given a job commensurate with her abilities and experience" ], "synonyms":[ "commensurable", "proportional", "proportionate" ], "near synonyms":[ "balanced", "symmetrical", "symmetric", "correlative", "reciprocal", "contingent", "dependent", "relative", "akin", "comparable", "similar" ], "near antonyms":[ "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "distorted", "irregular", 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"allies", "collaborators", "confederates", "halves", "partners", "buddies", "chums", "confidants", "familiars", "friends", "hearties", "intimates", "pals", "countrymen", "classmates", "housemates", "messmates", "playfellows", "playmates", "roommates", "roomies", "schoolmates", "shipmates", "teammates", "attendants", "escorts", "hangers-on", "leeches", "parasites" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy":{ "examples":[ "a dapper gentleman who's a frequent companion of widowed dowagers at society galas" ], "synonyms":[ "attendants", "escorts", "guards", "guides" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaperones", "chaperons", "squires", "shadows", "sidekicks", "conductors", "leaders", "pilots", "convoys", "couriers", "honor guards", "outriders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "either of a pair matched in one or more qualities":{ "examples":[ "a sketch that is a companion to the original drawing" ], "synonyms":[ "fellows", "halves", "matches", "mates", "twins" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinates", "coequals", "counterparts", "equals", "equivalents", "likes", "parallels", "peers", "rivals", "carbon copies", "doubles", "duplicates", "facsimiles", "identical twins", "likenesses", "mirror images", "replicas", "ringers", "analogues", "analogs", "similarities" ], "near antonyms":[ "antipodes", "antitheses", "contraries", "converses", "opposites", "reverses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is found along with something else":{ "examples":[ "the report and its companion recommendations for action" ], "synonyms":[ "accompaniments", "attendants", "concomitants", "corollaries", "incidents", "obbligatos", "obbligati" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessories", "accessaries", "adjuncts", "appendages", "complements", "supplements", "counterparts", "fellows", "mates", "consequences", "follow-ups", "fixings", "trimmings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or 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"interfusing", "intermingling", "intermixing", "melding", "merging", "mingling", "mixing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adding", "admixing", "beating (in)", "cutting in", "folding", "stirring", "tossing", "coalescing", "compounding", "emulsifying", "conjoining", "joining", "knitting", "linking", "uniting", "intertwining", "interweaving", "weaving" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaving", "disjoining", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering", "dispersing", "dissolving", "scattering", "detaching", "disengaging", "splitting" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "separating", "unmixing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commiserative":{ "having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another":{ "examples":[ "the two passengers exchanged commiserative looks as another delay was announced over the loudspeaker" ], "synonyms":[ "compassionate", "empathetic", "empathic", "humane", "sympathetic", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeling", 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"spiteful", "surly", "unkind", "virulent" ], "antonyms":[ "callous", "cold-blooded", "coldhearted", "hard", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "obdurate", "unfeeling", "unsympathetic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "commensurable":{ "corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree":{ "examples":[ "though his new job pays less, the pay is at least commensurable with the amount of work and the level of stress he must contend with" ], "synonyms":[ "commensurate", "proportional", "proportionate" ], "near synonyms":[ "balanced", "symmetrical", "symmetric", "correlative", "reciprocal", "contingent", "dependent", "relative", "akin", "comparable", "similar" ], "near antonyms":[ "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "distorted", "irregular", "lopsided", "nonsymmetrical", "twisted", "unsymmetrical", "unbalanced" ], "antonyms":[ "disproportionate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "communication":{ "a piece of conveyed information":{ "examples":[ "the latest communication from 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"trade", "trade-off", "truck" ], "near synonyms":[ "replacement", "substitution", "reciprocation", "recompense", "requital", "bargain", "deal", "horse trade", "negotiation", "transaction", "bargaining", "dealing", "dickering", "haggling", "horse trading", "logrolling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compellations":{ "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "examples":[ "apparently no one dares to enter the world of professional wrestling without a catchy compellation" ], "synonyms":[ "appellations", "appellatives", "cognomens", "cognomina", "denominations", "denotations", "designations", "handles", "monikers", "monickers", "names", "nomenclatures", "titles" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptismal names", "Christian names", "first names", "forenames", "given names", "family names", "maiden names", "middle names", "surnames", "matronymics", "patronymics", "bynames", "diminutives", "epithets", "hypocorisms", "nicknames", "sobriquets", "soubriquets", "banners", "rubrics", "tags", "aliases", "cryptonyms", "noms de guerre", "noms de plume", "pen names", "pseudonyms", "binomials", "monomials", "trivial names", "vernaculars", "misnomers", "brand names", "labels", "trademarks", "trade names" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comes (to)":{ "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "your bill comes to $53.74" ], "synonyms":[ "adds up (to)", "aggregates", "amounts (to)", "counts (up to)", "numbers", "sums (to or into)", "totals" ], "near synonyms":[ "averages", "equals", "measures", "reaches", "composes", "comprises", "constitutes", "makes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the same in meaning or effect":{ "examples":[ "it all comes to nothing in the end" ], "synonyms":[ "adds up (to)", "amounts (to)", "corresponds (to)", "emulates", "equals" ], "near synonyms":[ "approaches", "matches", "measures (up)", "meets", "rivals", "touches", "connotes", "denotes", "expresses", "imports", "means", "signifies", "smacks (of)", "spells", "suggests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to enter the mind of":{ "examples":[ "the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store" ], "synonyms":[ "crosses", "dawns (on)", "occurs (to)", "strikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "recalls", "recollects", "remembers", "reminisces", "cons", "learns", "memorizes", "appears", "arrives", "emerges", "materializes" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgets", "unlearns", "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to gain consciousness again":{ "examples":[ "after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to" ], "synonyms":[ "comes around", "comes round", "revives" ], "near synonyms":[ "pulls through", "rallies", "recovers", "awakens", "awakes", "wakes up" ], "near antonyms":[ "blacks out", "faints", "passes out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commingle":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or 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"all-in", "all-inclusive", "broad-gauge", "broad-gauged", "complete", "comprehensive", "cover-all", "cyclopedic", "embracive", "encyclopedic", "exhaustive", "full", "global", "in-depth", "inclusive", "omnibus", "panoramic", "thorough", "universal" ], "near synonyms":[ "broad", "catholic", "encyclical", "general", "inclusionary", "overall", "cosmic", "cosmical", "extensive", "far", "far-reaching", "grand", "large", "panoptic", "sweeping", "vast", "wide", "wide-ranging", "blanket", "indiscriminate", "unrestricted" ], "near antonyms":[ "circumscribed", "limited", "narrow", "restricted", "specialized", "exact", "precise", "individual", "singular", "specific", "incomplete", "patchy", "sketchy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning":{ "examples":[ "a compendious summary of the referendum before the voters" ], "synonyms":[ "aphoristic", "apothegmatic", "brief", "capsule", "compact", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "elliptical", "elliptic", "epigrammatic", "laconic", "monosyllabic", "pithy", "sententious", "succinct", "summary", "telegraphic", "terse", "thumbnail" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "short", "snippety", "snippy", "abbreviated", "abridged", "condensed", "curtailed", "shortened", "meaty", "substantial", "meaningful", "significant", "well-turned" ], "near antonyms":[ "pleonastic", "redundant", "repetitious", "tautological", "tautologous", "enlarged", "expanded", "supplemented", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "inflated" ], "antonyms":[ "circuitous", "circumlocutory", "diffuse", "long-winded", "prolix", "rambling", "verbose", "windy", "wordy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "coming":{ "being soon to appear or take place":{ "examples":[ "a listing of the coming attractions" ], "synonyms":[ "approaching", "forthcoming", "imminent", "impending", "nearing", "oncoming", "pending", "proximate", "upcoming" ], "near synonyms":[ "future", "anticipated", "awaited", "expected", "foreseen", "predicted" ], "near antonyms":[ "bygone", "erstwhile", "foregone", "former", "old", "onetime", "other", "past", "quondam", "sometime", "whilom" ], "antonyms":[ "late", "recent" ] }, "being the one that comes immediately after another":{ "examples":[ "in the coming year" ], "synonyms":[ "ensuing", "following", "next", "succeeding" ], "near synonyms":[ "consecutive", "sequential", "successive", "posterior", "subsequent", "immediate", "second" ], "near antonyms":[ "anterior", "former", "past", "last" ], "antonyms":[ "antecedent", "foregoing", "precedent", "preceding", "previous", "prior" ] }, "of a time after the present":{ "examples":[ "over the coming weeks we'll be adding to the staff" ], "synonyms":[ "future", "unborn" ], "near synonyms":[ "approaching", "forthcoming", "imminent", "impending", "nearing", "oncoming", "pending", "upcoming", "after", "ensuing", "later", "posterior", "subsequent", "anticipated", "awaited", "expected", "planned", "predicted", "projected", "prospective", "eventual", "final", "last", "ulterior", "ultimate" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancient", "olden", "antecedent", "anterior", "precedent", "preceding", "previous", "prior" ], "antonyms":[ "bygone", "past" ] }, "the act of coming upon a scene":{ "examples":[ "the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started" ], "synonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "incoming" ], "near synonyms":[ "approach", "entrance", "ingress", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "dawning", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "genesis", "inception", "morning", "onset", "start" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissipation", "dissolution", "evaporation", "fadeaway", "fading", "melting", "passing", "vanishing", "clearing out", "egress", "leaving", "retirement", "retreat", "withdrawal", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus" ], "antonyms":[ "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "disappearance", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave-taking", "parting", "quitting" ] }, "to move closer to":{ "examples":[ "come here and sit by the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "advancing", "approaching", "nearing", "nighing" ], "near synonyms":[ "dropping in", "entering", "popping (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "departing", "exiting", "leaving" ], "antonyms":[ "going", "receding (from)", "retreating", "withdrawing" ] }, "to get to a destination":{ "examples":[ "when do you think they'll come ?" ], "synonyms":[ "appearing", "arriving", "getting in", "getting through", "landing", "showing up", "turning up" ], "near synonyms":[ "fetching", "hitting", "making", "reaching", "pulling in", "touching down", "debarking", "disembarking", "barging (in)", "blowing in", "breezing (in)", "bursting (in or into)", "waltzing (in)", "checking in", "clocking (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "checking out", "clocking (out)", "fleeing", "vamoosing" ], "antonyms":[ "going", "leaving" ] }, "to eventually have as a state or quality":{ "examples":[ "your dreams can come true" ], "synonyms":[ "becoming", "getting", "going", "growing", "running", "turning", "waxing" ], "near synonyms":[ "altering", "changing", "metamorphosing", "modifying", "mutating", "transfiguring", "transforming", "transmuting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "being", "continuing", "lingering", "remaining", "staying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take place":{ "examples":[ "whatever may come we'll always be together" ], "synonyms":[ "befalling", "being", "betiding", "chancing", "coming about", "coming down", "coming off", "cooking", "doing", "going down", "going on", "happening", "happing", "occurring", "passing", "transpiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking", "developing", "rising", "shaping (up)", "arising", "coming up", "cropping (up)", "materializing", "springing (up)", "intervening", "falling out", "following", "resulting", "turning out", "going off", "proceeding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move forward along a course":{ "examples":[ "how is the remodeling job coming ?" ], "synonyms":[ "advancing", "coming along", "doing", "faring", "forging", "getting along", "getting on", "going", "going along", "going off", "marching", "pacing", "proceeding", "progressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "accelerating", "fast-forwarding", "speeding", "approaching", "nearing", "journeying", "passing", "repairing", "running", "traveling", "travelling", "wending", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "propelling", "pushing", "taking out" ], "near antonyms":[ "arresting", "balking", "blocking", "checking", "detaining", "halting", "hindering", "holding back", "impeding", "nipping", "obstructing", "slowing (down or up)", "stemming", "repressing", "retarding", "stunting", "suppressing", "delaying", "interrupting", "stalling", "cramping", "hampering", "inhibiting", "ceasing", "letting up", "pausing", "regressing", "waiting" ], "antonyms":[ "remaining", "standing", "staying", "stopping" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "compensatory":{ "to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree" ], "synonyms":[ "indemnify", "recompense", "recoup", "remunerate", "requite", "satisfy" ], "near synonyms":[ "refund", "reimburse", "repay", "redress", "remedy", "repair", "discharge", "pay", "quit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received":{ "examples":[ "compensate them well for their efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "pay", "recompense", "remunerate" ], "near synonyms":[ "refund", "reimburse", "repay", "requite", "remit", "pay off", "pay up", "prepay" ], "near antonyms":[ "stiff" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity" ], "synonyms":[ "annul", "cancel (out)", "correct", "counteract", "counterbalance", "counterpoise", "make up (for)", "negative", "neutralize", "offset" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidate", "negate", "neuter", "nullify", "atone (for)", "outbalance", "outweigh", "redeem", "redress", "relieve", "remedy", "override", "overrule" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compassionate":{ "having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others":{ "examples":[ "a compassionate person by nature" ], "synonyms":[ "beneficent", "benevolent", "benignant", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warmhearted" ], "near synonyms":[ "attentive", "considerate", "solicitous", "thoughtful", "affable", "amicable", "benign", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "gentle", "good", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "mild", "neighborly", "nice", "pleasant", "sweet", "warm", "clement", "forbearing", "forgiving", "lenient", "merciful", "soft", "patient", "pitying", "tolerant", "understanding", "altruistic", "brotherly", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "greathearted", "humanitarian", "liberal", "magnanimous", "munificent", "noble", "openhearted", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "selfless", "unselfish", "unsparing", "anticruelty", "cruelty-free" ], "near antonyms":[ "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "inconsiderate", "insensitive", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-boiled", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "severe", "stern", "tough", "unsentimental", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "virulent", "antihumanitarian", "uncharitable" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brute", "brutish", "callous", "cold-blooded", "cruel", "fiendish", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "uncompassionate", "unfeeling", "unkind", "unkindly", "unsympathetic", "vicious", "wanton" ] }, "having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another":{ "examples":[ "a compassionate smile made the refugees feel a little better" ], "synonyms":[ "commiserative", "empathetic", "empathic", "humane", "sympathetic", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeling", "perceptive", "sensitive", "considerate", "gentle", "softhearted", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted", "benevolent", "benignant", "bighearted", "charitable", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "largehearted", "magnanimous", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "tolerant", "pitying", "ruthful", "congenial", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "well-disposed", "affectionate", "loving" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsiderate", "insensitive", "thoughtless", "unthinking", "aloof", "cool", "indifferent", "uncaring", "uninterested", "unaffectionate", "unfriendly", "unloving", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "bigoted", "blinkered", "narrow-minded", "small-minded", "brutal", "grim", "hard-bitten", "hard-boiled", "harsh", "oppressive", "rough", "severe", "stern", "tough", "ungentle", "unrelenting", "abusive", "acrimonious", "disagreeable", "hateful", "hostile", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "unkind", "virulent" ], "antonyms":[ "callous", "cold-blooded", "coldhearted", "hard", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "obdurate", "unfeeling", "unsympathetic" ] }, "to have sympathy for":{ "examples":[ "a gentle soul who could compassionate even the most reprobate of scoundrels and villains" ], "synonyms":[ "ache (for)", "bleed (for)", "commiserate (with)", "condole (with)", "feel (for)", "pity", "sympathize (with)", "yearn (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "care (for)", "grieve (for)", "sorrow (for)", "love", "empathize (with)", "identify (with)", "tolerate", "understand" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "dislike", "hate", "scorn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "competences":{ "the physical or mental power to do something":{ "examples":[ "questioned his competence to finish the task without help" ], "synonyms":[ "abilities", "capabilities", "capacities", "competencies", "faculties" ], "near synonyms":[ "aptitudes", "endowments", "equipments", "facilities", "gifts", "knacks", "talents", "addresses", "dexterities", "hands", "prowesses", "skills", "gray matters", "instincts", "intelligences", "kens", "reasons", "understandings", "mights", "potencies", "puissances", "staying powers", "stuff", "adequacies", "forms", "influences", "means", "resources", "wherewithals" ], "near antonyms":[ "impotences", "paralyses", "weaknesses", "deficiencies", "inadequacies", "ineffectualities", "inefficacies", "debilitations", "disablements", "impairments", "incapacitations" ], "antonyms":[ "disabilities", "inabilities", "incapabilities", "incapacities", "incompetences", "incompetencies", "ineptitudes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commiserate":{ "as in empathize , sympathize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "condole", "empathize", "sympathize", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "reassure", "solace", "soothe", "boost", "buoy (up)", "elevate", "lift", "uplift", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "relieve", "calm", "quiet", "relax", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "near antonyms":[ "distress", "torment", "torture", "trouble", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "fret", "upset", "worry", "aggravate", "intensify", "worsen", "annoy", "irk", "irritate", "harass", "pester" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compliment":{ "an admiring personal remark":{ "examples":[ "a woman who does not know how to accept a compliment graciously" ], "synonyms":[ "bouquet", "kudo" ], "near synonyms":[ "accolade", "citation", "commendation", "encomium", "eulogy", "homage", "paean", "panegyric", "salutation", "tribute", "valentine" ], "near antonyms":[ "affront", "barb", "dart", "dig", "epithet", "insult", "put-down", "slight", "slur" ], "antonyms":[] }, "best wishes":{ "examples":[ "please extend our compliments to the chef for a great meal" ], "synonyms":[ "commendations", "congratulations", "felicitations", "greetings", "regards", "respects" ], "near synonyms":[ "approval", "benediction", "blessing", "endorsement", "indorsement", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "citation", "commendation", "adulation", "flattery", "praise", "well-wishing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dig", "gibe", "jibe", "insult", "put-down", "taunt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{ "examples":[ "complimented her on her election victory" ], "synonyms":[ "congratulate", "felicitate", "hug" ], "near synonyms":[ "applaud", "cheer", "commend", "hail", "salute", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "deprecate", "depreciate", "diminish", "discount", "disparage", "minimize", "put down", "write off", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "taunt", "tease" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "combatant":{ "a person, group, or country that fights in a war or battle":{ "examples":[ "Britain was a major combatant in World War II." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belligerent", "dogface", "fighter", "legionary", "legionnaire", "man-at-arms", "regular", "serviceman", "soldier", "trooper", "warrior", "servicewoman", "carabineer", "carabinier", "cavalier", "cavalryman", "cuirassier", "dragoon", "doughboy", "footman", "foot soldier", "grunt", "infantryman", "commando", "raider", "jarhead", "marine", "ranger", "artilleryman", "cannoneer", "gunner", "mortarman", "musketeer", "rifleman", "archer", "crossbowman", "lancer", "pikeman", "spearman", "Confederate", "Continental", "Federal", "GI", "guardsman", "militiaman", "minuteman", "counterguerrilla", "counterguerilla", "guerrilla", "guerilla", "irregular", "paramilitary", "partisan", "partizan", "lifer", "veteran", "warhorse", "conscript", "draftee", "enrollee", "recruit", "reservist", "champion", "knight", "digger", "gallowglass", "gendarme" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilian", "noncombatant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comingled":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "the chemicals, when comingled , will spontaneously ignite" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "commingled", "commixed", "composited", "concreted", "conflated", "fused", "homogenized", "immingled", "immixed", "incorporated", "integrated", "interfused", "intermingled", "intermixed", "melded", "merged", "mingled", "mixed" ], "near synonyms":[ "added", "admixed", "beat (in)", "cut in", "folded", "stirred", "tossed", "coalesced", "compounded", "emulsified", "conjoined", "joined", "knit", "knitted", "linked", "united", "intertwined", "interwove", "interweaved", "wove", "weaved" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaved", "cleft", "disjoined", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ruptured", "severed", "sundered", "dispersed", "dissolved", "scattered", "detached", "disengaged", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "separated", "unmixed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coming up":{ "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go" ], "synonyms":[ "approaching", "bellying up", "closing", "closing in", "drawing on", "nearing", "nighing" ], "near synonyms":[ "arriving", "attaining", "coming", "gaining", "hitting", "landing", "making", "reaching", "showing up", "turning up", "waltzing (up)", "creeping up", "sneaking up", "adjoining", "bordering", "touching", "verging" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing out", "departing", "exiting", "going", "leaving", "lighting out", "pulling out", "quitting", "removing", "running away", "shoving (off)", "taking off", "walking out" ], "antonyms":[ "backing (up or away)", "receding", "retiring", "retreating", "withdrawing" ] }, "to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly":{ "examples":[ "let me know if anything else comes up during the project" ], "synonyms":[ "arising", "cropping (up)", "emerging", "materializing", "springing (up)", "surfacing" ], "near synonyms":[ "appearing", "coming out", "showing up", "turning up", "chancing", "coming", "coming about", "falling out", "going off", "going (on)", "happening", "happing", "occurring", "passing", "transpiring", "interfering", "interposing", "intervening", "intruding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comities":{ "peaceful coexistence":{ "examples":[ "the comity that has always existed among the town's houses of worship" ], "synonyms":[ "chimes", "compatibilities", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ], "near synonyms":[ "amities", "companionships", "congenialities", "fellowships", "fraternizations", "friendships", "collaborations", "reciprocities", "symbioses", "agreements", "consensuses", "unanimities", "cohesions", "unities", "affinities", "connections", "empathies", "kinships", "rapports", "solidarities", "sympathies", "understandings", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonisms", "antipathies", "enmities", "hatreds", "hostilities", "alienations", "breaches", "divorces", "estrangements", "ruptures", "schisms", "scissions", "severances", "dissents", "dissidences", "anarchies", "disorders", "disturbances", "strifes", "turmoils" ], "antonyms":[ "conflicts", "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions", "variances" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coming (to)":{ "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "your bill comes to $53.74" ], "synonyms":[ "adding up (to)", "aggregating", "amounting (to)", "counting (up to)", "numbering", "summing (to or into)", "totaling", "totalling" ], "near synonyms":[ "averaging", "equaling", "equalling", "measuring", "reaching", "composing", "comprising", "constituting", "making up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the same in meaning or effect":{ "examples":[ "it all comes to nothing in the end" ], "synonyms":[ "adding up (to)", "amounting (to)", "corresponding (to)", "emulating", "equaling", "equalling" ], "near synonyms":[ "approaching", "matching", "measuring (up)", "meeting", "rivaling", "rivalling", "touching", "connoting", "denoting", "expressing", "importing", "meaning", "signifying", "smacking (of)", "spelling", "suggesting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to enter the mind of":{ "examples":[ "the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store" ], "synonyms":[ "crossing", "dawning (on)", "occurring (to)", "striking" ], "near synonyms":[ "recalling", "recollecting", "remembering", "reminiscing", "conning", "learning", "memorizing", "appearing", "arriving", "emerging", "materializing" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgetting", "unlearning", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to gain consciousness again":{ "examples":[ "after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to" ], "synonyms":[ "coming around", "coming round", "reviving" ], "near synonyms":[ "pulling through", "rallying", "recovering", "awakening", "awaking", "waking up" ], "near antonyms":[ "blacking out", "fainting", "passing out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compends":{ "as in abbreviations , condensations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviations", "abridgments", "abridgements", "compendiums", "compendia", "condensations", "curtailments", "shortenings", "abstracts", "breviaries", "briefs", "capsules", "conspectuses", "digests", "encapsulations", "epitomes", "inventories", "outlines", "pr\u00e9cis", "recapitulations", "recaps", "r\u00e9sum\u00e9s", "resumes", "resum\u00e9s", "roundups", "rundowns", "run-throughs", "summae", "summaries", "summarizations", "summings-up", "sums", "sum-ups", "synopses", "wrap-ups", "simplifications", "rehashes", "reprises", "conclusions", "epilogues", "epilogs" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplifications", "enlargements", "expansions", "addenda", "addendums", "supplements" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Communism":{ "a system of government in which all goods and property are publically controlled":{ "examples":[ "The year 1989 marked the fall of communism in Poland." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "collectivism", "bolshevism", "Leninism", "Marxism", "Sovietism", "Stalinism", "leftism", "liberalism", "radicalism", "Big Brother", "Big Brotherism", "fascism", "Nazism", "absolutism", "autarchy", "authoritarianism", "autocracy", "Caesarism", "czarism", "tsarism", "tzarism", "despotism", "dictatorship", "totalism", "totalitarianism", "tyranny" ], "near antonyms":[ "democracy", "self-governance", "self-government", "self-rule", "freedom", "self-determination", "autonomy", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commanders":{ "one in official command especially of a military force or base":{ "examples":[ "a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired" ], "synonyms":[ "captains", "commandants", "commanding officers" ], "near synonyms":[ "commissioned officers", "field officers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person in overall command of a ship":{ "examples":[ "the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise" ], "synonyms":[ "captains", "skippers", "skips" ], "near synonyms":[ "sea captains", "masters", "pilots", "commanding officers", "admirals", "commodores", "vice admirals", "mates", "officers" ], "near antonyms":[ "crewmates", "crewmen", "crews" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compassionately":{ "as in humanely , sweetly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "humanely", "kindheartedly", "sweetly", "sympathetically", "chivalrously", "decorously", "deferentially", "gallantly", "politely", "respectfully", "solicitously", "discreetly", "judiciously", "prudently", "sensibly", "wisely", "excusably", "fairly", "justifiably", "validly", "pleasantly", "considerately", "courteously", "graciously", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "thoughtfully", "well" ], "near antonyms":[ "discourteously", "inconsiderately", "thoughtlessly", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "disrespectfully", "impolitely", "rudely", "scornfully", "snootily", "cruelly", "heartlessly", "nastily", "viciously", "shabbily", "unfairly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "computerist":{ "as in hacker , geek":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gearhead", "geek", "techie", "technocrat", "technophile", "cracker", "cyberpunk", "hacker", "phisher" ], "near antonyms":[ "computerphobe", "technophobe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "composed":{ "free from emotional or mental agitation":{ "examples":[ "stayed composed and focused despite all of the distractions" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "coolheaded", "equal", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "near synonyms":[ "even", "even-keeled", "steady", "well-adjusted", "well-balanced", "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unflappable", "unshakable", "centered", "disciplined", "equable", "self-contained", "self-controlled", "affable", "breezy", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "loosey-goosey", "mellow", "carefree", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "assured", "confident", "self-assured", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "indifferent", "bovine", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "sober", "stolid", "relaxed", "relieved", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "near antonyms":[ "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight" ], "antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disturbed", "flustered", "perturbed", "unglued", "unhinged", "unstrung", "upset" ] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "composed a statement on this hot-button issue that managed to satisfy absolutely no one" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "crafted", "drafted", "drew up", "formulated", "framed", "prepared" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricated", "fashioned", "formed", "molded", "sculptured", "shaped", "couched", "expressed", "phrased", "stated", "verbalized", "worded", "authored", "indited", "penned", "wrote", "conceived", "concocted", "devised", "built", "constructed", "made", "assembled", "compounded", "pieced (together)", "redrafted", "reformulated", "reframed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be all the substance of":{ "examples":[ "the earth's crust is composed of mostly silicon with several other elements in smaller amounts" ], "synonyms":[ "comprised", "constituted", "formed", "made up" ], "near synonyms":[ "embodied", "epitomized", "incarnated", "incorporated", "integrated", "materialized", "personified", "substantiated", "complemented", "completed", "supplemented", "filled (out)", "fleshed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian" ], "synonyms":[ "becalmed", "calmed", "lullabied", "lulled", "quieted", "quietened", "salved", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "hushed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "eased", "laid", "mitigated", "quelled", "relaxed", "relieved", "solaced", "narcotized", "sedated", "stupefied" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "heightened", "intensified", "aroused", "excited", "fomented", "incited", "roused", "stirred (up)", "worked up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "keyed (up)", "perturbed", "upset", "vexed", "vext" ] }, "to gain emotional or mental control of":{ "examples":[ "she took a deep breath and composed herself" ], "synonyms":[ "calmed", "collected", "contained", "controlled", "re-collected", "settled" ], "near synonyms":[ "held back", "restrained", "rallied", "recovered", "lulled", "quieted", "soothed", "stilled", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "comanaging":{ "as in codirecting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "codirecting", "co-directing", "micromanaging", "stage-managing", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "leading", "piloting", "steering", "caring (for)", "minding", "watching", "administering", "administrating", "carrying on", "conducting", "controlling", "directing", "governing", "guiding", "handling", "keeping", "managing", "operating", "overlooking", "overseeing", "presiding (over)", "regulating", "running", "stewarding", "superintending", "supervising", "tending" ], "near 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"administrates", "carries on", "conducts", "controls", "directs", "governs", "guides", "handles", "keeps", "manages", "operates", "overlooks", "oversees", "presides (over)", "regulates", "runs", "stewards", "superintends", "supervises", "tends" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "combined":{ "used or done by a number of people as a group":{ "examples":[ "a combined effort on the part of all of the members" ], "synonyms":[ "collaborative", "collective", "common", "communal", "concerted", "conjoint", "conjunct", "cooperative", "joint", "multiple", "mutual", "pooled", "public", "shared", "united" ], "near synonyms":[ "bilateral", "consensual", "reciprocal", "symbiotic", "synergic", "synergistic", "two-way", "mass", "popular", "general", "generic", "universal" ], "near antonyms":[ "personal", "private", "independent", "separate", "several", "esoteric", "particular", "special", "specialized" ], "antonyms":[ "exclusive", "individual", "one-man", "one-sided", 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"adjective", "verb" ] }, "coming by":{ "to make a brief visit":{ "examples":[ "come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale" ], "synonyms":[ "calling", "coming over", "dropping by", "dropping in", "popping (in)", "running in", "running (over)", "stepping in", "stopping (by or in)", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "barging (in)", "looking up", "seeing", "bopping (into)", "happening (by)", "frequenting", "hanging (at)", "haunting", "resorting (to)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "a literary award like that isn't easy to come by" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiring", "attaining", "bagging", "bringing in", "capturing", "carrying", "drawing", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "knocking down", "landing", "making", "obtaining", "procuring", "pulling down", "realizing", "reaping", "securing", "winning" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearing", "grossing", "netting", "accomplishing", "achieving", "notching (up)", "scoring", "accumulating", "amassing", "racking up", "catching", "picking up", "annexing", "occupying", "taking over", "reacquiring", "reattaining", "recapturing", "regaining", "remaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "according", "giving", "granting", "paying", "giving up", "handing over", "parting (with)", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeiting", "losing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complicated":{ "having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{ "examples":[ "a complicated apparatus" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "byzantine", "complex", "complicate", "convoluted", "daedal", "elaborate", "intricate", "involute", "involved", "knotty", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "sophisticated", "tangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcomplex", "overcomplicated", "composite", "compound", "heterogeneous", "mixed", "multibranched", "multifaceted", "multifarious", "multipart", "varied", "challenging", "difficult", "tough", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "inexplicable", "Kafkaesque", "unfathomable", "unintelligible" ], "near antonyms":[ "oversimplified", "simplified", "simplistic", "homogeneous", "uniform", "unvaried" ], "antonyms":[ "noncomplex", "noncomplicated", "plain", "simple", "uncomplicated" ] }, "made or done with great care or with much detail":{ "examples":[ "complicated plans for redeveloping the riverfront that involve both the private and public sectors" ], "synonyms":[ "complex", "detailed", "elaborate", "fancy", "intricate", "involved", "sophisticated" ], "near synonyms":[ "elegant", "exquisite", "grand", "magnificent", "ornate", "splendid", "chichi", "extravagant", "exuberant", "fancified", "flamboyant", "frilly", "gimmicked (up)", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "overwrought", "showy", "souped-up", "Byzantine", "convoluted", "involute", "involuted", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine" ], "near antonyms":[ "modest", "plain", "plain-Jane", "plain-vanilla", "uncomplicated", "bald", "bare", "naked", "unadorned", "undecorated", "unvarnished" ], "antonyms":[ "no-frills", "simple", "unfancy", "unsophisticated" ] }, "to make complex or difficult":{ "examples":[ "the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule" ], "synonyms":[ "complexed", "complexified", "embarrassed", "entangled", "perplexed", "sophisticated" ], "near synonyms":[ "developed", "elaborated", "expanded", "intensified", "magnified", "confounded", "confused", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "snarled", "tangled" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "cut", "shortened", "eased", "facilitated", "disentangled", "straightened (out)", "unraveled", "untangled", "oversimplified" ], "antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined" ] }, "to make more severe":{ "examples":[ "asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "exacerbated", "worsened" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplified", "deepened", "intensified", "magnified" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "bettered", "improved" ], "antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "eased", "helped", "mitigated", "relieved" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "combatted":{ "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict":{ "examples":[ "a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground" ], "synonyms":[ "battled", "clashed (with)", "fought", "scrimmaged (with)", "skirmished (with)", "warred (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dueled", "duelled", "jousted", "banged", "bashed", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belted", "bludgeoned", "bopped", "buffeted", "clobbered", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "boxed", "sparred", "brawled", "grappled", "scuffled", "tussled", "wrestled", "bumped", "collided" ], "near antonyms":[ "gave up", "submitted", "surrendered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strive to reduce or 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"diplomats", "emissaries", "foreign ministers", "legates", "plenipotentiaries", "alternates", "backups", "pinch hitters", "reliefs", "replacements", "stand-ins", "subs", "substitutes", "surrogates", "understudies", "informers", "operatives", "spies", "brokers", "distributors", "managers", "arbiters", "arbitrators", "compradors", "compradores", "conciliators", "go-betweens", "intercessors", "intermediaries", "interposers", "liaisons", "mediators", "middlemen", "peacemakers", "mouthpieces", "point men", "point people", "prophets", "speakers", "spokesmen", "spokespeople" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coming along":{ "to move forward along a course":{ "examples":[ "our backyard makeover is coming along nicely" ], "synonyms":[ "advancing", "coming", "doing", "faring", "forging", "getting along", "getting on", "going", "going along", "going off", "marching", "pacing", "proceeding", "progressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "accelerating", "fast-forwarding", "speeding", "approaching", "nearing", "journeying", "passing", "repairing", "running", "traveling", "travelling", "wending", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "propelling", "pushing", "taking out" ], "near antonyms":[ "arresting", "balking", "blocking", "checking", "detaining", "halting", "hindering", "holding back", "impeding", "nipping", "obstructing", "slowing (down or up)", "stemming", "repressing", "retarding", "stunting", "suppressing", "delaying", "interrupting", "stalling", "cramping", "hampering", "inhibiting", "ceasing", "letting up", "pausing", "regressing", "waiting" ], "antonyms":[ "remaining", "standing", "staying", "stopping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comic book":{ "as in graphic novel , funny paper(s)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "funny paper(s)", "graphic novel", "cartoon", "comic", "comic strip", "funny", "strip", "animated cartoon", "animation", "caricature" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in album , picture book":{ 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"we were able to divide the dinner bill fairly with a little computation" ], "synonyms":[ "arithmetic", "calculation", "calculus", "ciphering", "figures", "figuring", "math", "mathematics", "number crunching", "numbers", "reckoning" ], "near synonyms":[ "addition", "division", "multiplication", "subtraction", "calibration", "measurement", "mensuration", "appraisal", "assessment", "estimation", "evaluation", "valuation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commonplaces":{ "an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{ "examples":[ "the familiar summertime commonplace that \"It's not the heat, it's the humidity\"" ], "synonyms":[ "banalities", "bromides", "chestnuts", "clich\u00e9s", "cliches", "groaners", "homilies", "platitudes", "shibboleths", "tropes", "truisms" ], "near synonyms":[ "conventional wisdoms", "party lines", "routines", "inanities", "generalities", "generalizations", "simplifications", "adages", "proverbs", "saws", "sayings", "old 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"ententes", "leagues", "partnerships", "acceptances", "approvals", "assents", "concurrences", "consents", "OKs", "okays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "examples":[ "the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site" ], "synonyms":[ "centers", "centralizes", "concenters", "concentrates", "consolidates", "polarizes", "unifies", "unites" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinates", "harmonizes", "integrates", "orchestrates", "blends", "coalesces", "combines", "fuses", "incorporates", "merges", "reduces", "conjoins", "joins", "links", "assembles", "collects", "colligates", "gathers", "reunifies", "reunites" ], "near antonyms":[ "segregates", "separates" ], "antonyms":[ "decentralizes", "deconcentrates", "spreads (out)" ] }, "to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{ "examples":[ "compact the snow into a tight ball for throwing" ], "synonyms":[ "capsules", "capsulizes", "collapses", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "constringes", "contracts", "narrows (down)", "squeezes", "telescopes" ], "near synonyms":[ "crams", "crowds", "jam-packs", "jams", "packs", "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "boils down", "downsizes", "shrinks", "concentrates", "consolidates", "simplifies", "streamlines", "decreases", "diminishes", "lessens" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilates", "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters", "distends", "inflates", "swells" ], "antonyms":[ "decompresses", "expands", "opens", "outspreads", "outstretches" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "comparison shop":{ "as in shop (around)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shop (around)", "argue", "bicker", "clash", "fight", "hassle", "quarrel", "quibble", "squabble", "wrangle", "barter", "exchange", "trade", "bargain", "chaffer", "deal", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "negotiate", "palter", "hawk", "peddle", "buy", "purchase" ], "near 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"type":[ "noun" ] }, "commitment":{ "adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty":{ "examples":[ "his frequent absences made others question his commitment to the political campaign" ], "synonyms":[ "adhesion", "allegiance", "attachment", "constancy", "dedication", "devotedness", "devotion", "faith", "faithfulness", "fastness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty", "piety", "steadfastness", "troth" ], "near synonyms":[ "affection", "fondness", "determination", "firmness", "resolution", "dependability", "reliability", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienation", "disaffection", "estrangement", "separation" ], "antonyms":[ "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "inconstancy", "infidelity", "perfidiousness", "perfidy", "treachery", "unfaithfulness" ] }, "something one must do because of prior agreement":{ "examples":[ "they made a commitment to pay the bill upon receipt of their order" ], "synonyms":[ "burden", "charge", "devoir", "do", "duty", "imperative", "incumbency", "need", "obligation", "office", "responsibility" ], "near synonyms":[ "oath", "pledge", "promise", "troth", "vow", "word", "arrangement", "prearrangement", "setup", "compact", "contract", "covenant", "pact", "trust", "debt", "payment", "tribute", "compulsion", "constraint", "restraint", "must", "requirement", "coercion", "duress", "force", "appointment", "engagement", "reservation", "onus" ], "near antonyms":[ "grace", "postponement", "stay", "discharge", "ease", "exemption", "release", "relief", "waiver", "loophole", "alternative", "choice", "option", "pick", "preference", "selection" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "communicated":{ "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people" ], "synonyms":[ "conducted", "conveyed", "gave", "imparted", "spread", "transferred", "transfused", "transmitted" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "handed over", "surrendered", "turned over", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "diffused", "disseminated", "propagated", "handed down", "handed on", "contaminated", "infected", "poisoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "came down (with)", "caught", "contracted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in an exchange of information or ideas":{ "examples":[ "for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research" ], "synonyms":[ "brainstormed", "intercommunicated" ], "near synonyms":[ "corresponded", "conversed", "talked", "messaged", "bonded", "communed", "related", "accosted", "approached", "boarded", "contacted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{ "examples":[ "his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness" ], "synonyms":[ "bespoke", "betrayed", "declared", "demonstrated", "displayed", "evinced", "exposed", "gave away", "manifested", "revealed", "showed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "unbosomed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "advertised", "aired", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "placarded", "proclaimed", "publicized", "sounded", "trumpeted", "projected" ], "near antonyms":[ "belied", "misrepresented", "distorted", "falsified", "garbled", "twisted", "camouflaged", "disguised", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "concealed", "counterfeited", "covered", "hid", "masked", "obscured", "occluded", "veiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "composts":{ "as in incorporations , absorptions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absorptions", "coalescences", "coalitions", "commixtures", "concretions", "homogenizations", "immixtures", "incorporations", "integrations", "interfusions", "mergences", "mergers", "half-and-halfs", "assortments", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jumbles", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "mishmashes", "motleys", "patchworks", "potpourris", "varieties", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgamations", "amalgams", "blends", "cocktails", "combinations", "composites", "compounds", "conflations", "emulsions", "fusions", "intermixtures", "melds", "mixes", "mixtures", "syntheses", "accumulations", "aggregations", "conglomerations" ], "near antonyms":[ "components", "constituents", "elements", "ingredients" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compurgations":{ "as in pardons , vindications":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acquittals", "clearings", "exculpations", "exonerations", "vindications", "absolutions", "condonations", "pardons", "remissions", "atonements", "expiations", "whitewashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "convictions", "accusations", "arraignments", "impeachments", "incriminations", "indictments", "prosecutions", "castigations", "censures", "condemnations", "denunciations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commonplace":{ "being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events":{ "examples":[ "a commonplace occurrence" ], 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"outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "signal", "striking", "unexampled", "unprecedented", "singular", "unique", "unparalleled" ], "antonyms":[ "abnormal", "exceptional", "extraordinary", "odd", "out-of-the-way", "strange", "unusual" ] }, "often observed or encountered":{ "examples":[ "the large corporate mergers that have become commonplace" ], "synonyms":[ "common", "common or garden", "everyday", "familiar", "frequent", "garden-variety", "household", "ordinary", "quotidian", "routine", "ubiquitous", "usual" ], "near synonyms":[ "normal", "regular", "standard", "de rigueur", "mandatory", "obligatory", "general", "universal", "ceaseless", "constant", "continual", "continuous", "incessant", "unceasing", "endemic", "popular", "prevailing", "prevalent", "rampant", "perennial", "recurrent", "repeated" ], "near antonyms":[ "aberrant", "abnormal", "irregular", "unnatural", "intermittent", "occasional", "sporadic" ], "antonyms":[ "extraordinary", "infrequent", "rare", "seldom", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unusual" ] }, "used or heard so often as to be dull":{ "examples":[ "a thriller that uses the commonplace plot twist of the evil twin" ], "synonyms":[ "banal", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "clich\u00e9d", "cobwebby", "hack", "hackney", "hackneyed", "moth-eaten", "musty", "obligatory", "shopworn", "stale", "stereotyped", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tired", "trite", "well-worn" ], "near synonyms":[ "twice-told", "bromidic", "platitudinal", "platitudinous", "canned", "cardboard", "conventional", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "imitative", "ready-made", "tried-and-true", "unimaginative", "uninspired", "unoriginal", "normal", "ordinary", "rote", "routine", "standard", "stock", "typical", "usual", "arid", "barren", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "prosaic", "stodgy", "stuffy", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "undramatic", "uninteresting", "vapid", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "old-fashioned", "old hat" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "stimulating", "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting", "atypical", "extraordinary", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented", "unusual", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "novel", "original", "unclich\u00e9d", "unhackneyed" ] }, "an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{ "examples":[ "the familiar summertime commonplace that \"It's not the heat, it's the humidity\"" ], "synonyms":[ "banality", "bromide", "chestnut", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "groaner", "homily", "platitude", "shibboleth", "trope", "truism" ], "near synonyms":[ "conventional wisdom", "party line", "routine", "inanity", "generality", "generalization", "simplification", "adage", "proverb", "saw", "saying", "old wives' tale", "stereotype" ], "near antonyms":[ "profundity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "compare":{ "to describe as similar":{ "examples":[ "reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster" ], "synonyms":[ "analogize", "assimilate", "bracket", "equate", "liken" ], "near synonyms":[ "associate", "connect", "couple", "link", "allude", "refer", "relate", "equal", "match", "parallel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contrast" ] }, "to regard or represent as equal or comparable":{ "examples":[ "compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods" ], "synonyms":[ "equate", "liken" ], "near synonyms":[ "associate", "connect", "correlate", "identify", "join", "link", "match", "relate", "group", "lump (together)", "assort", "categorize", "class", "classify", "grade", "group", "sort" ], "near antonyms":[ "differentiate", "discern", "discriminate", "distinguish", "separate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compound":{ "a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{ "examples":[ "mixed the chemicals together to form a new compound" ], "synonyms":[ "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "amalgamation", "blend", "cocktail", "combination", "composite", "conflation", "emulsion", "fusion", "intermixture", "meld", "mix", "mixture", "synthesis" ], "near synonyms":[ "half-and-half", "absorption", "blending", "coalescence", "coalition", "commingling", "commixture", "compost", "concretion", "homogenization", "immingling", "immixture", "incorporation", "integration", "interfusion", "intermingling", "mergence", "merger", "merging", "mingling", "assortment", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jumble", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "mishmash", "motley", "patchwork", "potpourri", "variety", "accumulation", "aggregation", "conglomeration" ], "near antonyms":[ "component", "constituent", "element", "ingredient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "made from the joining of two or more parts or elements":{ "examples":[ "a compound word" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamated", "composite" ], "near synonyms":[ "blended", "combined", "commingled", "mingled", "mixed", "coalescent", "fused", "integrated", "interlaced", "intermixed", "intertwined", "interwoven", "cut-and-paste" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncombined", "unmixed" ], "antonyms":[ "noncompound", "simple" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "add (to)", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "build up", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "hype", "increase", "multiply", "pump up", "raise", "stoke", "supersize", "swell", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "examples":[ "the German language's propensity for compounding words" ], "synonyms":[ "catenate", "chain", "concatenate", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "hitch", "hook", "interconnect", "interlink", "join", "link", "yoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "articulate", "dovetail", "integrate", "interlock", "intermesh", "cord", "string", "wire", "cement", "coalesce", "combine", "fuse", "unite", "weld" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "divide", "part", "split", "cleave", "rupture", "sever", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[ "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "separate", "unchain", "uncouple", "unhitch", "unlink", "unyoke" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "come again":{ "to say or state again":{ "examples":[ "Come again ? I couldn't hear you over the noise." ], "synonyms":[ "chime", "din", "iterate", "rehearse", "reiterate", "repeat" ], "near synonyms":[ "paraphrase", "reword", "echo", "reecho", "mouth", "parrot", "abstract", "encapsulate", "epitomize", "outline", "recap", "recapitulate", "summarize", "sum up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "compendiousness":{ "as in crispness , terseness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crispness", "laconism", "pithiness", "succinctness", "tautness", "terseness", "abruptness", "brusqueness", "curtness", "littleness", "minuteness", "smallness", "tininess", "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "reducing", "shortening", "shrinking", "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "compression", "condensation", "contraction", "curtailment", "brevity", "briefness", "conciseness", "shortness" ], "near antonyms":[ "lengthiness", "extensiveness", "elongating", "elongation", "extending", "extension", "prolongation", "prolonging", "protraction", "stretching", "expansion", "growth", "spread", "diffuseness", "garrulousness", "long-windedness", "prolixity", "talkativeness", "talkiness", "verboseness", "volubility", "wordiness", "bigness", "bulkiness", "greatness", "heftiness", "largeness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comb-overs":{ "as in roaches , ducktails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ducktails", "roaches", "coiffures", "cuts", "dos", "do's", "haircuts", "hairdos", "hairstyles", "Afros", "conks", "cornrows", "dreadlocks", "permanents", "perms", "pompadours", "quiffs", "beehives", "big hairs", "buns", "chignons", "French twists", "pageboys", "pugs", "updos", "upsweeps", "bobs", "buzz cuts", "crew cuts", "crops", "fades", "Mohawk", "Mohawks", "shags", "shingles", "trims", "braids", "pigtails", "plaits", "ponytails", "queues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comedy dramas":{ "as in comedies , tragedies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedies", "docudramas", "dramedies", "melodramas", "monodramas", "musical comedies", "musicals", "psychodramas", "tragedies", "tragicomedies", "interludes", "playlets", "magnum opuses", "opera", "opuses", "works", "dramas", "dramatizations", "plays", "adaptations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "combo":{ "as in group , ensemble":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ensemble", "group", "brasses", "strings", "woodwinds", "company", "troupe", "brass band", "chamber orchestra", "sinfonietta", "duo", "octet", "quartet", "quartette", "quintet", "septet", "sextet", "trio", "band", "orchestra", "philharmonic", "symphony", "symphony orchestra" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commenced":{ "to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{ "examples":[ "commence the festivities" ], "synonyms":[ "began", "embarked (on or upon)", "entered (into or upon)", "fell (to)", "got off", "kicked off", "launched", "led off", "opened", "started", "struck (into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "created", "generated", "inaugurated", "initiated", "innovated", "invented", "originated", "adopted", "embraced", "took on", "took up", "established", "fathered", "founded", "instituted", "organized", "pioneered", "set up", "spawned", "got around (to)", "got down (to)", "got round (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceased", "desisted", "discontinued", "halted", "knocked off", "laid off", "quit", "quitted", "stopped", "closed", "completed", "abandoned", "forsook", "left", "abolished", "demolished", "destroyed", "exterminated", "extinguished", "phased out" ], "antonyms":[ "concluded", "ended", "finished", "terminated" ] }, "to come into existence":{ "examples":[ "the games commenced early in the morning" ], "synonyms":[ "actualized", "appeared", "arose", "began", "broke", "dawned", "engendered", "formed", "materialized", "originated", "set in", "sprang", "sprung", "started" ], "near synonyms":[ "breathed", "existed", "lived", "subsisted", "was", "arrived", "came on", "emerged", "coalesced", "cohered", "shaped (up)", "continued", "endured", "lasted", "persisted", "survived" ], "near antonyms":[ "concluded", "desisted", "discontinued", "finished", "halted", "quit", "quitted", "terminated", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evaporated", "vanished", "departed", "died", "expired", "passed away", "perished" ], "antonyms":[ "ceased", "ended", "stopped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comers":{ "as in arriv\u00e9s":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arriv\u00e9s", "arrivistes", "nouveaux riches", "parvenus", "upstarts", "adventurers", "snobs", "social climbers", "fat cats", "moneybags", "nabobs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in doers , achievers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "achievers", "doers", "enterprisers", "bootstrappers", "go-aheads", "go-getters", "highfliers", "highflyers", "hummers", "hustlers", "live wires", "powerhouses", "self-starters", "eager beavers", "he-men", "individualists" ], "near antonyms":[ "dawdlers", "idlers", "loafers", "loungers", "putterers", "triflers", "goldbricks", "malingerers", "procrastinators", "shirkers", "slackers", "drones", "lazybones", "sluggards", "dalliers", "laggards", "lingerers", "loiterers", "slowpokes", "stick-in-the-muds", "ignorers", "ne'er-do-wells", "neglecters", "daydreamers", "dreamers", "dropouts", "quitters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compounds":{ "a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{ "examples":[ "mixed the chemicals together to form a new compound" ], "synonyms":[ "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgamations", "amalgams", "blends", "cocktails", "combinations", "composites", "conflations", "emulsions", "fusions", "intermixtures", "melds", "mixes", "mixtures", "syntheses" ], "near synonyms":[ "half-and-halfs", "absorptions", "coalescences", "coalitions", "commixtures", "composts", "concretions", "homogenizations", "immixtures", "incorporations", "integrations", "interfusions", "mergences", "mergers", "assortments", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jumbles", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "mishmashes", "motleys", "patchworks", "potpourris", "varieties", "accumulations", "aggregations", "conglomerations" ], "near antonyms":[ "components", "constituents", "elements", "ingredients" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "increases", "multiplies", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "supersizes", "swells", "ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "examples":[ "the German language's propensity for compounding words" ], "synonyms":[ "catenates", "chains", "concatenates", "conjugates", "connects", "couples", "hitches", "hooks", "interconnects", "interlinks", "joins", "links", "yokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "articulates", "dovetails", "integrates", "interlocks", "intermeshes", "cords", "strings", "wires", "cements", "coalesces", "combines", "fuses", "unites", "welds" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "divides", "parts", "splits", "cleaves", "ruptures", "severs", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[ "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "separates", "unchains", "uncouples", "unhitches", "unlinks", "unyokes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "comparative":{ "being such only when compared to something else":{ "examples":[ "if you consider the multimillionaire's yearly income, we're living in comparative poverty" ], "synonyms":[ "almost", "approximate", "near", "relative" ], "near synonyms":[ "alike", "comparable", "similar", "equal", "equivalent" ], "near antonyms":[ "genuine", "real", "true" ], "antonyms":[ "absolute", "complete", "downright", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "pure", "unqualified" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "comported":{ "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's 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"incompetent", "inept", "poor", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified" ] }, "being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong":{ "examples":[ "the arbiter has all the necessary information to make a competent decision on the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "condign", "deserved", "due", "fair", "just", "justified", "merited", "right", "rightful", "warranted" ], "near synonyms":[ "applicable", "appropriate", "apt", "fit", "fitting", "meet", "proper", "requisite", "suitable", "lawful", "legal", "legitimate", "accurate", "correct", "true", "rhadamanthine", "strict", "stringent", "uncompromising", "equitable", "impartial", "square" ], "near antonyms":[ "incoherent", "incorrect", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "improper", "inapplicable", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "indefensible", "unjustifiable", "unreasonable", "unsuitable", "biased", "inequitable", "partial", "unequal", "arbitrary", "despotic", "illegitimate", "unlawful" ], "antonyms":[ "undeserved", "undue", "unfair", "unjust", "unjustified", "unmerited", "unwarranted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "compositions":{ "a literary, musical, or artistic production":{ "examples":[ "the compositions of Michelangelo include the dome of St. Peter's, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and his monumental statue of David" ], "synonyms":[ "numbers", "opera", "opuses", "pieces", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "classics", "magnum opuses", "masterpieces", "pi\u00e8ces de r\u00e9sistance", "showpieces", "models", "outlines", "sketches", "\u00e9tudes", "canons", "corpora", "oeuvres" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a short piece of writing done as a school exercise":{ "examples":[ "a teacher who is fond of having her class write compositions" ], "synonyms":[ "papers", "themes" ], "near synonyms":[ "articles", "essays", "stories" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{ "examples":[ "student photographers learn the importance of 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"synonyms":[ "damages", "indemnifications", "indemnities", "quittances", "recompenses", "recoupments", "redresses", "remunerations", "reparations", "reprisals", "requitals", "restitutions", "satisfactions" ], "near synonyms":[ "punitive damages", "solatia", "amends", "atonements", "expiations", "refunds", "reimbursements", "repayments", "adjustments", "settlements", "punishments", "retaliations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "fair compensation for his work on the project" ], "synonyms":[ "considerations", "payments", "pays", "recompenses", "remittances", "remunerations", "requitals" ], "near synonyms":[ "salaries", "stipends", "wages", "disbursements", "expenditures", "outlays", "rebates", "refunds", "indemnities", "recoupments", "redresses", "reparations", "restitutions", "adjustments", "settlements", "deposits", "reimbursements", "repayments", "prepayments", "overpayments", 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"empathy", "sympathy", "chumminess", "familiarity", "inseparability", "intimacy", "nearness", "affection", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "near antonyms":[ "forlornness", "loneliness", "lonesomeness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "communicativeness":{ "as in unrestrainedness , unrestraint":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freedom", "license", "licence", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "unrestraint", "artlessness", "genuineness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "earnestness", "sincerity", "sobriety", "bluntness", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "outspokenness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness", "unguardedness", "unreserve", "unreservedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissembling", "dissimulation", "indirection", "circuitousness", "evasiveness", "secretiveness", "inhibition", "reserve", 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"misuse", "peculate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compact":{ "having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure":{ "examples":[ "a mattress with a compact foam core" ], "synonyms":[ "firm", "hard", "rigid", "solid", "stiff", "unyielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "case-hardened", "compacted", "compressed", "hardened", "indurated", "stiffened", "tempered", "close", "dense", "heavy", "thick", "thickset", "inelastic", "inflexible", "ramrod", "unbending", "compressed", "condensed", "adamantine", "rocklike", "sturdy", "substantial", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "nonporous" ], "near antonyms":[ "loose", "scattered", "thin", "bendable", "elastic", "flexible", "malleable", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "lank", "limp", "slack", "airy", "light", "permeable", "porous", "ultrasoft" ], "antonyms":[ "flabby", "soft", "spongy", "squashy", "squishy" ] }, "having little space between items or parts":{ "examples":[ "compact soil that should provide good support for the plant" ], "synonyms":[ "close", "crowded", "dense", "jam-packed", "packed", "serried", "thick", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "crammed", "jammed", "overcrowded", "crushed", "massed", "pressed", "squeezed", "wall-to-wall", "airtight", "snug", "compacted", "compressed", "condensed", "congested", "firm", "hard", "solid", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "impervious" ], "near antonyms":[ "commodious", "roomy", "spacious" ], "antonyms":[ "airy", "loose", "open", "uncrowded" ] }, "marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning":{ "examples":[ "compact prose without a single wasted word" ], "synonyms":[ "aphoristic", "apothegmatic", "brief", "capsule", "compendious", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "elliptical", "elliptic", "epigrammatic", "laconic", "monosyllabic", "pithy", "sententious", "succinct", "summary", "telegraphic", "terse", "thumbnail" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "short", "snippety", "snippy", "abbreviated", "abridged", "condensed", "curtailed", "shortened", "meaty", "substantial", "meaningful", "significant", "well-turned" ], "near antonyms":[ "pleonastic", "redundant", "repetitious", "tautological", "tautologous", "enlarged", "expanded", "supplemented", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "inflated" ], "antonyms":[ "circuitous", "circumlocutory", "diffuse", "long-winded", "prolix", "rambling", "verbose", "windy", "wordy" ] }, "a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples":{ "examples":[ "a five-nation compact to control drug traffic" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "alliance", "convention", "covenant", "pact", "treaty" ], "near synonyms":[ "entente", "entente cordiale", "bargain", "bond", "charter", "concord", "contract", "deal", "settlement", "understanding", "projet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an arrangement about action to be taken":{ "examples":[ "the two made a compact never to artificially prolong the other's life in the event of incapacitating illness or injury" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "bargain", "contract", "convention", "covenant", "deal", "disposition", "pact", "settlement", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "charter", "treaty", "binder", "pledge", "promise", "alliance", "association", "entente", "entente cordiale", "league", "partnership", "acceptance", "approval", "assent", "concurrence", "consent", "OK", "okay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "examples":[ "the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site" ], "synonyms":[ "center", "centralize", "concenter", "concentrate", "consolidate", "polarize", "unify", "unite" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinate", "harmonize", "integrate", "orchestrate", "blend", "coalesce", "combine", "fuse", "incorporate", "merge", "reduce", "conjoin", "join", "link", "assemble", "collect", "colligate", "gather", "reunify", "reunite" ], "near 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"conferred", "endowed", "endued", "indued", "rendered", "lavished", "regaled", "chipped in", "kicked in", "pitched in", "threw in", "aided", "assisted", "benefited", "benefitted", "helped", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "gave away", "presented", "volunteered", "administered", "dished out", "dispensed", "doled out", "handed out", "imparted", "issued", "meted (out)", "extended", "forked (over, out, or up)", "offered", "paid", "proffered", "pungled (up)", "put up", "tendered", "sacrificed" ], "near antonyms":[ "held", "kept", "pocketed", "retained", "withheld", "preserved", "saved", "advanced", "lent", "loaned", "sold" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commercializing":{ "as in commodifying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commodifying", "abusing", "capitalizing (on)", "cashing in (on)", "exploiting", "imposing (on or upon)", "leveraging", "milking", "pimping", "playing (on or upon)", "using", "working", "jerking around", "manipulating", "mistreating", "bleeding", "cheating", "fleecing", "overcharging", "skinning", "soaking", "sticking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commoved":{ "as in inspired , excited":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excited", "inspired", "stimulated", "uplifted", "elated", "elevated", "enraptured", "exhilarated", "intoxicated", "transported", "contented", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "rejoiced", "satisfied", "warmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "depressed", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "distressed", "oppressed", "saddened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complainers":{ "a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things":{ "examples":[ "she early on got a reputation as a complainer after finding fault with her work space" ], "synonyms":[ "babies", "bellyachers", "crybabies", "fussbudgets", "fussers", "fusspots", "gripers", "grumblers", "kvetchers", "kvetches", "snivelers", "whiners" ], "near synonyms":[ "bawlers", "bleaters", "moaners", "screamers", "squawkers", "wailers", "weepers", "crabs", "grumps", "malcontents" ], "near antonyms":[ "happy campers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an irritable and complaining person":{ "examples":[ "a chronic complainer" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "bellyachers", "crabs", "cranks", "croakers", "crosspatches", "curmudgeons", "fussers", "gripers", "grouches", "grousers", "growlers", "grumblers", "grumps", "murmurers", "mutterers", "sourpusses", "whiners" ], "near synonyms":[ "hunks", "malcontents", "soreheads", "grinches", "killjoys", "party poopers", "spoilsports", "defeatists", "pessimists", "faultfinders", "kickers", "naggers", "nitpickers", "objectors", "quibblers", "repiners", "crocks", "hypochondriacs" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimists", "Pollyannas", "happy campers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compasses":{ "a guiding or motivating purpose or principle":{ "examples":[ "a young go-getter who lost his moral compass in 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antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "examples":[ "within the compass of the city walls" ], "synonyms":[ "borderlines", "borders", "boundaries", "bounds", "brims", "circumferences", "confines", "edges", "edgings", "ends", "frames", "fringes", "hems", "margins", "perimeters", "peripheries", "rims", "skirtings", "skirts", "verges" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambits", "brinks", "crests", "curbs", "cusps", "lips", "ceilings", "maxima", "maximums", "demarcations", "extents", "limitations", "measures", "meres", "restrictions", "terminations", "borderlands", "frontiers", "marches", "outskirts", "pales", "selvages", "laps", "shores" ], "near antonyms":[ "centers", "cores", "hearts", "inners", "insides", "interiors", "middles", "withins" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to carry through (as a process) to completion":{ "examples":[ "attempting more than his modest abilities could compass" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishes", "achieves", "brings off", "carries off", "carries out", "commits", "does", "executes", "follows through (with)", "fulfills", "fulfils", "makes", "negotiates", "performs", "perpetrates", "prosecutes", "pulls off", "puts through" ], "near synonyms":[ "brings about", "effects", "effectuates", "implements", "aces", "nails", "engages (in)", "practices", "practises", "works (at)", "reduplicates", "reenacts", "repeats", "actualizes", "attains", "realizes", "completes", "ends", "finishes", "winds up" ], "near antonyms":[ "fails", "skimps", "slights", "slurs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel completely around":{ "examples":[ "the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth" ], "synonyms":[ "circles", "circuits", "circumnavigates", "circumvents", "encircles", "girdles", "orbits", "rings", "rounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumambulates", "crosses", "perambulates", "traverses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{ "examples":[ "the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king" ], "synonyms":[ "colludes", "connives", "conspires", "contrives", "intrigues", "machinates", "plots", "puts up", "schemes" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterplots", "brews", "concocts", "cooks (up)", "devises", "hatches", "engineers", "jockeys", "maneuvers", "manipulates", "designs", "frames", "lays out", "maps", "plans", "shapes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas" ], "synonyms":[ "circles", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "encompasses", "environs", "girdles", "girds", "rings", "surrounds", "wreathes" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribes", "closes in", "cordons (off)", "fences (in)", "hems (in)", "walls", "besets", "besieges", "entrenches", "intrenches", "invests", "swarms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the 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"correspondence", "parallel", "resemblance", "similarity", "similitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterpart", "equal", "equivalent", "analogy", "homology" ], "near antonyms":[ "difference", "discrepancy", "deviance", "divergence", "incongruence", "incongruity", "change", "modification", "variation" ], "antonyms":[ "dissimilarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commixing":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "I learned which spices are commixed to make curry powder" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamating", "blending", "combining", "comingling", "commingling", "compositing", "concreting", "conflating", "fusing", "homogenizing", "immingling", "immixing", "incorporating", "integrating", "interfusing", "intermingling", "intermixing", "melding", "merging", "mingling", "mixing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adding", "admixing", "beating (in)", "cutting in", "folding", "stirring", "tossing", "coalescing", "compounding", "emulsifying", "conjoining", "joining", "knitting", "linking", "uniting", "intertwining", "interweaving", "weaving" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaving", "disjoining", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering", "dispersing", "dissolving", "scattering", "detaching", "disengaging", "splitting" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "separating", "unmixing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commonsensical":{ "based on sound reasoning or information":{ "examples":[ "the only commonsensical solution would be to divide the children into groups according to age" ], "synonyms":[ "commonsense", "commonsensible", "firm", "good", "hard", "informed", "just", "justified", "levelheaded", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "reasoned", "sensible", "sober", "solid", "valid", "well-founded" ], "near synonyms":[ "actual", "real", "true", "certain", "sure", "certified", "validated", "verified", "confirmed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "cogent", "convincing", "colorable", "credible", "plausible" ], "near antonyms":[ "unsubstantiated", "unsupported", "unwarranted", "flimsy", "implausible", "unconvincing", "weak", "fallacious", "false", "misguided", "misled" ], "antonyms":[ "groundless", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "nonsensical", "nonvalid", "unfounded", "uninformed", "unjustified", "unreasonable", "unreasoned", "unsound" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "communists":{ "an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state":{ "examples":[ "communists were plotting an overthrow of the government" ], "synonyms":[ "commies", "comrades", "Reds", "socialists" ], "near synonyms":[ "lefties", "leftists", "pinkos", "pinkoes", "pinks", "social democrats", "Bolsheviks", "Bolsheviki", "Leninists", "Leninites", "Maoists", "Marxists", "Stalinists", "Trotskyists", "Trotskyites", "extremists", "radicals", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "capitalists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complained":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall" ], "synonyms":[ "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "bleated", "carped", "caterwauled", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "grizzled", "grouched", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "grumped", "hollered", "inveighed", "keened", "kicked", "kvetched", "maundered", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "nagged", "repined", "screamed", "squawked", "squealed", "wailed", "whimpered", "whined", "whinged", "yammered", "yawped", "yauped", "yowled" ], "near synonyms":[ "objected (to)", "protested", "quarreled (with)", "quarrelled (with)", "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "fretted", "stewed", "worried", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "bemoaned", "bewailed", "deplored", "lamented" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "bore", "countenanced", "endured", "tolerated", "took", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "antonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "rejoiced" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "communicates (with)":{ "to transmit information or requests to":{ "examples":[ "communicating with other ham radio enthusiasts" ], "synonyms":[ "addresses", "contacts", "gets", "reaches" ], "near synonyms":[ "gets through (to)", "acquaints", "advises", "apprises", "briefs", "clues", "enlightens", "familiarizes", "fills in", "informs", "instructs", "notifies", "tells", "wises (up)", "buzzes", "calls", "phones", "rings (up)", "telephones", "keeps up (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commune":{ "to form a close personal relationship":{ "examples":[ "after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature" ], "synonyms":[ "bond", "click", "relate" ], "near synonyms":[ "befriend", "empathize", "identify", "sympathize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in city , town":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "city", "hamlet", "town", "village", "community", "neighborhood", "denizens", "dwellers", "inhabitants", "residents", "citizenry", "culture", "people", "populace", "public", "society" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "coming to grips with":{ "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "addressing", "contending (with)", "coping (with)", "fielding", "grappling (with)", "hacking", "handling", "managing", "maneuvering", "manipulating", "negotiating", "playing", "swinging", "taking", "treating" ], "near synonyms":[ "engineering", "finessing", "jockeying", "bringing off", "carrying off", "carrying out", "getting off", "pulling", "commanding", "directing", "guiding", "steering", "controlling", "micromanaging", "regulating", "running", "reacting (to)", "responding (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "botching", "bungling", "foozling", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "messing (up)", "mishandling", "muffing", "scamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "comes round":{ "to gain consciousness again":{ "examples":[ "the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round" ], "synonyms":[ "comes around", "comes to", "revives" ], "near synonyms":[ "pulls through", "rallies", "recovers", "awakens", "awakes", "wakes up" ], "near antonyms":[ "blacks out", "faints", "passes out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round" ], "synonyms":[ "accedes", "acquiesces", "agrees", "assents", "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" ] }, "commandos":{ "as in patrols , outposts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "firing squads", "outposts", "paratroops", "patrols", "pickets", "rear guards", "sentries", "watches", "detachments", "details", "battalions", "commands", "companies", "corps", "divisions", "platoons", "regiments", "squadrons", "squads", "troops", "wings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in raiders":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "raiders", "doughboys", "footmen", "foot soldiers", "grunts", "infantrymen", "jarheads", "marines", "rangers", "carabineers", "carabiniers", "cavaliers", "cavalrymen", "cuirassiers", "dragoons", "artillerymen", "cannoneers", "gunners", "mortarmen", "musketeers", "riflemen", "servicewomen", "archers", "crossbowmen", "dogfaces", "fighters", "legionaries", "legionnaires", "men-at-arms", "regulars", "servicemen", "soldiers", "troopers", "warriors", "lancers", "pikemen", "spearmen", "Confederates", "Continentals", "Federals", "GIs", "GI's", "guardsmen", "militiamen", "minutemen" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilians" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comeback":{ "to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{ "examples":[ "she's slowly coming back after being in a coma" ], "synonyms":[ "convalesce", "gain", "heal", "mend", "pull round", "rally", "recoup", "recover", "recuperate", "snap back" ], "near synonyms":[ "come around", "come round", "come to", "improve", "pick up", "revive", "cheer (up)", "perk (up)", "pull through", "survive", "recruit" ], "near antonyms":[ "ail", "collapse", "come down", "sicken", "decline", "degenerate", "deteriorate", "fade", "fail", "languish", "sink", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt", "wither", "worsen", "regress", "relapse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to regain a former or normal state":{ "examples":[ "the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong" ], "synonyms":[ "bounce (back)", "rally", "rebound", "recover", "snap back" ], "near synonyms":[ "reanimate", "revitalize", "revive" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "fail", "worsen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{ "examples":[ "he came back with another one of his smart remarks" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "rejoin", "reply", "respond", "retort", "return", "riposte" ], "near synonyms":[ "acknowledge", "comment", "communicate", "correspond", "react", "remark", "counter", "defend", "deny", "explain", "field", "rebut", "refute" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenge", "cross-examine", "examine", "grill", "interrogate", "pump", "quiz", "poll", "query", "survey" ], "antonyms":[ "ask", "inquire", "question" ] }, "a quick witty response":{ "examples":[ "always ready with a comeback for every insult" ], "synonyms":[ "repartee", "retort", "riposte" ], "near synonyms":[ "squelch", "back talk", "crack", "quip", "sally", "wisecrack", "witticism", "zinger", "cut", "insult", "put-down" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{ "examples":[ "regardless of the question posed by the prosecutor, the witness had a plausible comeback" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "rejoinder", "replication", "reply", "response", "retort", "return" ], "near synonyms":[ "back talk", "banter", "persiflage", "repartee", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "comment", "communication", "correspondence", "feedback", "non sequitur", "observation", "reaction", "remark", "defense", "explanation", "justification", "plea", "rebuttal", "refutation" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenge", "charge", "cross-examination", "grilling", "interrogation", "interrogatory", "quiz", "poll", "questionnaire", "survey" ], "antonyms":[ "inquiry", "query", "question" ] }, "the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength":{ "examples":[ "trying to make a comeback after a career-threatening injury" ], "synonyms":[ "convalescence", "healing", "mending", "rally", "recovery", "recuperation", "rehab", "rehabilitation", "snapback" ], "near synonyms":[ "resuscitation", "revival", "survival" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "degeneration", "deterioration", "fading", "failing", "languishing", "sinking", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering", "worsening", "regression", "relapse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "combining":{ "the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{ "examples":[ "abhors the combining of business and pleasure at sales conferences" ], "synonyms":[ "combination", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "junction", "linking", "merger", "merging", "unification", "union" ], "near synonyms":[ "agglomeration", "amalgamation", "blend", "coalescence", "commingling", "compounding", "fusion", "intermingling", "intermixture", "mingling", "mix", "mixture", "synthesis", "reunification", "reunion" ], "near antonyms":[ "detachment", "divorcement", "separation", "severance" ], "antonyms":[ "breakup", "disconnection", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "partition", "schism", "scission", "split" ] }, "to come together to form a single unit":{ "examples":[ "the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "coalescing", "conjoining", "conjugating", "connecting", "coupling", "fusing", "interfusing", "joining", "linking (up)", "marrying", "unifying", "uniting" ], "near synonyms":[ "mating", "yoking", "allying", "confederating", "leaguing", "chaining", "compounding", "hitching", "hooking", "splicing", "assembling", "clustering", "congregating", "constellating", "convening", "gathering", "meeting", "recombining", "reconnecting", "rejoining", "reunifying", "reuniting" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disaffiliating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "fractionating", "isolating", "resolving", "uncoupling", "unyoking", "disbanding", "dispersing", "scattering" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking up", "dissevering", "parting", "sectioning", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "unlinking" ] }, "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "combine the sugar and flour in a bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamating", "blending", "comingling", "commingling", "commixing", "compositing", "concreting", "conflating", "fusing", "homogenizing", "immingling", "immixing", "incorporating", "integrating", "interfusing", "intermingling", "intermixing", "melding", "merging", "mingling", "mixing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adding", "admixing", "beating (in)", "cutting in", "folding", "stirring", "tossing", "coalescing", "compounding", "emulsifying", "conjoining", "joining", "knitting", "linking", "uniting", "intertwining", "interweaving", "weaving" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaving", "disjoining", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering", "dispersing", "dissolving", "scattering", "detaching", "disengaging", "splitting" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "separating", "unmixing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "commuted":{ "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "commuting foreign currency to domestic" ], "synonyms":[ "changed", "exchanged", "shifted", "substituted", "swapped", "switched", "traded" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchanged", "displaced", "replaced", "superseded", "ceded", "handed over", "surrendered", "yielded", "reciprocated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commender":{ "as in praiser":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "praiser" ], "near antonyms":[ "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "critic", "criticizer", "disparager", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "knocker", "niggler", "nitpicker", "condemner", "condemnor", "denouncer", "belittler", "decrier", "denigrator", "derider", "detractor" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coming on":{ "as in arriving , emerging":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arriving", "emerging", "being", "breathing", "existing", "living", "subsisting", "coalescing", "cohering", "shaping (up)", "actualizing", "appearing", "arising", "beginning", "breaking", "commencing", "dawning", "engendering", "forming", "materializing", "originating", "setting in", "springing", "starting", "continuing", "enduring", "lasting", "persisting", "surviving" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceasing", "ending", "stopping", "concluding", "desisting", "discontinuing", "finishing", "halting", "quitting", "terminating", "disappearing", "dissolving", "evaporating", "vanishing", "departing", "dying", "expiring", "passing away", "perishing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "companion":{ "a person frequently seen in the company of another":{ "examples":[ "the reckless companions of one's youth" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "cohort", "compatriot", "compeer", "comrade", "crony", "fellow", "hobnobber", "mate", "running mate" ], "near synonyms":[ "colleague", "coworker", "equal", "peer", "workmate", "accomplice", "affiliate", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "half", "partner", "buddy", "chum", "confidant", "familiar", "friend", "hearty", "intimate", "pal", "countryman", "classmate", "housemate", "messmate", "playfellow", "playmate", "roommate", "roomie", "schoolmate", "shipmate", "teammate", "attendant", "escort", "hanger-on", "leech", "parasite" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy":{ "examples":[ "a dapper gentleman who's a frequent companion of widowed dowagers at society galas" ], "synonyms":[ "attendant", "escort", "guard", "guide" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaperone", "chaperon", "squire", "shadow", "sidekick", "conductor", "leader", "pilot", "convoy", "courier", "honor guard", "outrider" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "either of a pair matched in one or more qualities":{ "examples":[ "a sketch that is a companion to the original drawing" ], "synonyms":[ "fellow", "half", "match", "mate", "twin" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinate", "coequal", "counterpart", "equal", "equivalent", "like", "parallel", "peer", "rival", "carbon copy", "double", "duplicate", "facsimile", "identical twin", "likeness", "mirror image", "replica", "ringer", "analogue", "analog", "similarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "antipode", "antithesis", "contrary", "converse", "opposite", "reverse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is found along with something else":{ "examples":[ "the report and its companion recommendations for action" ], "synonyms":[ "accompaniment", "attendant", "concomitant", "corollary", "incident", "obbligato" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessory", "accessary", "adjunct", "appendage", "complement", "supplement", "counterpart", "fellow", "mate", "consequence", "follow-up", "fixings", "trimmings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go along with in order to provide 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"assignee", "attorney", "commissary", "delegate", "deputy", "envoy", "factor", "minister", "procurator", "proxy", "rep", "representative", "ambassador", "diplomat", "diplomatist", "emissary", "foreign minister", "legate", "plenipotentiary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commanded":{ "as in required , ordered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mandatory", "ordered", "required", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "proper", "seemly", "suitable", "tolerated", "unobjectionable", "brooked", "condoned", "countenanced", "accorded", "granted", "sanctioned", "vouchsafed", "accepted", "accredited", "allowed", "appropriate", "approved", "authorized", "certified", "endorsed", "indorsed", "lawful", "legal", "legitimate", "licensed", "OK", "okay", "permitted", "warranted", "acceptable", "bearable", "endurable", "tolerable", "allowable", "permissible", "permissive", "sufferable" ], "near antonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "forbidden", "impermissible", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "taboo", "tabu", "verboten", "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "improper", "inappropriate", "unauthorized", "unlawful", "unlicensed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{ "examples":[ "the general commanded his troops with Caesar-like imperiousness" ], "synonyms":[ "adjured", "bade", "bid", "bossed (around)", "charged", "directed", "enjoined", "instructed", "ordered", "told" ], "near synonyms":[ "asked", "petitioned", "requested", "begged", "beseeched", "besought", "entreated", "advised", "counseled", "counselled", "warned", "appointed", "assigned", "authorized", "commissioned", "oversaw", "superintended", "supervised", "conducted", "controlled", "led", "managed", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "forced", "obliged", "required" ], "near antonyms":[ "complied (with)", "followed", "kept", "observed" ], "antonyms":[ "minded", "obeyed" ] }, "to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority":{ "examples":[ "the governor has commanded that all state flags be flown at half-mast" ], "synonyms":[ "called", "decreed", "dictated", "directed", "mandated", "ordained", "ordered" ], "near synonyms":[ "asked", "petitioned", "requested", "demanded", "required" ], "near antonyms":[ "canceled", "cancelled", "countermanded", "rescinded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{ "examples":[ "an act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it" ], "synonyms":[ "called (for)", "claimed", "clamored (for)", "demanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted (on)", "pressed (for)", "quested", "stipulated (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "asked", "pleaded (for)", "pled (for)", "plead (for)", "requested", "wanted", "cried (for)", "necessitated", "needed", "required", "took", "warranted", "requisitioned", "imposed", "badgered", "dunned", "harassed", "hounded" ], "near antonyms":[ "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to exercise authority or power over":{ "examples":[ "a cabinet secretary who commands the largest department in the federal government" ], "synonyms":[ "bossed", "captained", "controlled", "governed", "presided (over)", "ruled", "swayed" ], "near synonyms":[ "conducted", "directed", "headed", "led", "administered", "managed", "micromanaged", "oversaw", "regulated", "superintended", "supervised", "dictated", "dominated", "domineered", "lorded (it over)", "mastered", "oppressed", "reigned (over)", "tyrannized", "conquered", "subdued", "subjugated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{ "examples":[ "local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "enjoyed", "had", "held", "owned", "possessed", "retained" ], "near synonyms":[ "kept", "reserved", "withheld", "bore", "carried", "boasted", "showed off", "sported" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "ceded", "disclaimed", "disowned", "handed over", "relinquished", "renounced", "surrendered", "yielded", "discarded", "dumped", "declined", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "needed", "required" ], "antonyms":[ "lacked", "wanted" ] }, "to look down on":{ "examples":[ "for centuries an imposing castle has commanded that stretch of the river" ], "synonyms":[ "dominated", "overlooked" ], "near synonyms":[ "faced", "fronted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as leader of":{ "examples":[ "the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims" ], "synonyms":[ "bossed", "captained", "headed", "led", "spearheaded" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlled", "dominated", "directed", "governed", "handled", "managed", "oversaw", "ran", "run", "regulated", "superintended", "supervised" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowed (to)", "complied (with)", "deferred (to)", "followed", "obeyed", "served", "submitted (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or receive as a price":{ "examples":[ "commands a high fee for his decorating services" ], "synonyms":[ "asked", "charged", "demanded" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcharged", "undercharged", "brought", "fetched", "sold (for)", "discounted", "marked down", "marked up", "assessed", "billed", "invoiced", "priced", "valued" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "compensating (for)":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity" ], "synonyms":[ "annulling", "canceling (out)", "cancelling (out)", "correcting", "counteracting", "counterbalancing", "counterpoising", "making up (for)", "negativing", "neutralizing", "offsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidating", "negating", "neutering", "nullifying", "atoning (for)", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "redeeming", "redressing", "relieving", "remedying", "overriding", "overruling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commoners":{ "the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{ "examples":[ "the British nobles used to believe that they were fundamentally better than the commoners" ], "synonyms":[ "commons", "crowd", "herd", "hoi polloi", "mass", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "people", "plebeians", "plebs", "populace", "public", "rank and file" ], "near synonyms":[ "cattle", "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "ragtag and bobtail", "riffraff", "rout", "scum", "tag, rag, and bobtail", "tagrag and bobtail", "trash", "unwashed", "bourgeoisie", "middle class" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "haute monde", "nobility", "patriciate", "peerage", "quality", "royalty", "society" ], "antonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "pick", "pink", "pride", "upper crust" ] }, "type":[ 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"sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "Brobdingnagian", "Bunyanesque", "colossal", "elephantine", "enormous", "gargantuan", "gigantic", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "monolithic", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "pharaonic", "prodigious", "staggering", "stupendous", "super", "titanic", "tremendous", "expansive", "extended", "extensive", "vast", "boundless", "limitless", "unbounded" ], "near antonyms":[ "confined", "cramped", "incommodious", "limited", "narrow", "restricted", "small", "snug", "tight", "tiny" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "commensurately":{ "as in proportionately":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "proportionately", "abundantly", "amply", "aplenty", "optimally", "plenteously", "plentifully", "agreeably", "gratifyingly", "satisfyingly", "meetly", "properly", "rightly", "seemly", 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}, "companied":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "chummed", "consociated", "consorted", "fraternized", "hobnobbed", "hooked up", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "messed around", "palled (around)", "ran", "run", "sorted", "traveled", "travelled" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliated", "allied", "attached", "banded", "bonded", "clubbed", "collaborated", "colluded", "confederated", "conjoined", "connected", "cooperated", "coupled", "ganged", "got along", "got on", "grouped", "interrelated", "joined", "knotted", "leagued", "linked", "mingled", "mixed", "rallied", "related", "sided", "socialized", "teamed", "tied", "wedded", "wed", "befriended", "friended" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "cold-shouldered", "shunned", "snubbed", "alienated", "estranged", "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed", "split (up)", "disjoined", "dissociated", "disunited", "divorced", "severed", "split", "sundered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{ "examples":[ "may the Good Lord company you on your journey home" ], "synonyms":[ "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "companioned", "convoyed", "escorted", "saw", "squired" ], "near synonyms":[ "walked", "associated", "consorted", "palled (around)", "teamed (up)", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "brought", "conducted", "guided", "led", "piloted", "steered", "ushered", "followed", "shadowed", "tagged", "tagged along", "tailed", "hovered (over)", "hung (around)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "deserted", "ditched", "dumped", "forsook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commanding officers":{ "one in official command especially of a military force or base":{ "examples":[ "reported directly to the fort's commanding officer" ], "synonyms":[ "captains", "commandants", "commanders" ], "near 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"comprise", "constitute", "make up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the same in meaning or effect":{ "examples":[ "it all comes to nothing in the end" ], "synonyms":[ "add up (to)", "amount (to)", "correspond (to)", "emulate", "equal" ], "near synonyms":[ "approach", "match", "measure (up)", "meet", "rival", "touch", "connote", "denote", "express", "import", "mean", "signify", "smack (of)", "spell", "suggest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to enter the mind of":{ "examples":[ "the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store" ], "synonyms":[ "cross", "dawn (on)", "occur (to)", "strike" ], "near synonyms":[ "recall", "recollect", "remember", "reminisce", "con", "learn", "memorize", "appear", "arrive", "emerge", "materialize" ], "near antonyms":[ "forget", "unlearn", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to gain consciousness again":{ "examples":[ "after being in a coma for months, the patient quite 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dropout , leaver":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abandoner", "dropout", "leaver", "betrayer", "double-crosser", "quisling", "traitor", "traitress", "traitoress", "turnabout", "turncoat", "defier", "insurgent", "insurrectionary", "insurrectionist", "mutineer", "rebel", "red", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "revolutionizer", "apostate", "defector", "deserter", "recreant", "renegade", "discontent", "malcontent", "recusant", "refusenik", "refusnik", "refuser" ], "near antonyms":[ "loyalist", "adherent", "disciple", "follower", "supporter", "fanatic", "militant", "partisan", "partizan", "zealot" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "completes":{ "to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{ "examples":[ "managed to complete the assignment with time to spare" ], "synonyms":[ "consummates", "finalizes", "finishes", "perfects", "polishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "follows through (with)", "sticks out", "accomplishes", "achieves", "effects", "carries out", "carries through", "discharges", "does", "executes", "fulfills", "fulfils", "performs", "ameliorates", "amends", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "machines", "refines", "rounds (off or out)", "shines", "touches up" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "deserts", "discontinues", "drops", "forsakes", "quits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a completing element to":{ "examples":[ "the bird's beautiful song simply completes its appeal for pet owners" ], "synonyms":[ "complements", "rounds (off or out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "finishes (off)", "fleshes (out)", "adorns", "beautifies", "decorates", "embellishes", "betters", "enhances", "improves", "constitutes", "forms", "makes up", "enriches", "perfects" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{ "examples":[ "the well-attended concert completed a great weekend of arts and entertainment events" ], "synonyms":[ "closes", "closes 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"reserve", "withhold", "own", "possess", "accept", "receive", "take in", "occupy", "take", "take over" ], "antonyms":[ "hold", "keep", "retain" ] }, "to put in or as if in prison":{ "examples":[ "committed the rapist to prison" ], "synonyms":[ "confine", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "jug", "lock (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "constrain", "limit", "restrain", "restrict", "shut", "bar", "gate", "apprehend", "arrest", "bust", "capture", "catch", "detain", "nab", "pick up", "pinch", "seize", "impress", "shanghai", "hold", "impound", "keep", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "enfranchise", "manumit", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "antonyms":[ "discharge", "free", "liberate", "release" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comes":{ "to move closer to":{ "examples":[ "come here and sit by the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "advances", "approaches", "nears", "nighs" ], "near synonyms":[ "drops in", "enters", "pops (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "departs", "exits", "leaves" ], "antonyms":[ "goes", "recedes (from)", "retreats", "withdraws" ] }, "to get to a destination":{ "examples":[ "when do you think they'll come ?" ], "synonyms":[ "appears", "arrives", "gets in", "gets through", "lands", "shows up", "turns up" ], "near synonyms":[ "fetches", "hits", "makes", "reaches", "pulls in", "touches down", "debarks", "disembarks", "barges (in)", "blows in", "breezes (in)", "bursts (in or into)", "waltzes (in)", "checks in", "clocks (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "checks out", "clocks (out)", "flees", "vamooses" ], "antonyms":[ "goes", "leaves" ] }, "to eventually have as a state or quality":{ "examples":[ "your dreams can come true" ], "synonyms":[ "becomes", "gets", "goes", "grows", "runs", "turns", "waxes" ], "near synonyms":[ "alters", "changes", "metamorphoses", "modifies", "mutates", "transfigures", "transforms", "transmutes" ], "near antonyms":[ "abides", "continues", "is", "lingers", "remains", "stays" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take place":{ "examples":[ "whatever may come we'll always be together" ], "synonyms":[ "befalls", "betides", "chances", "comes about", "comes down", "comes off", "cooks", "does", "goes down", "goes on", "happens", "haps", "is", "occurs", "passes", "transpires" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks", "develops", "rises", "shapes (up)", "arises", "comes up", "crops (up)", "materializes", "springs (up)", "intervenes", "falls out", "follows", "results", "turns out", "goes off", "proceeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move forward along a course":{ "examples":[ "how is the remodeling job coming ?" ], "synonyms":[ "advances", "comes along", "does", "fares", "forges", "gets along", "gets on", "goes", "goes along", "goes off", "marches", "paces", "proceeds", "progresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "accelerates", "fast-forwards", "speeds", "approaches", "nears", "journeys", "passes", "repairs", "runs", "travels", "wends", "actuates", "drives", "impels", "propels", "pushes", "takes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrests", "balks", "blocks", "checks", "detains", "halts", "hinders", "holds back", "impedes", "nips", "obstructs", "slows (down or up)", "stems", "represses", "retards", "stunts", "suppresses", "delays", "interrupts", "stalls", "cramps", "hampers", "inhibits", "ceases", "lets up", "pauses", "regresses", "waits" ], "antonyms":[ "remains", "stands", "stays", "stops" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complacence":{ "an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{ "examples":[ "the complacence of some of the rich kids at the exclusive private school" ], "synonyms":[ "amour propre", "bighead", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "egotism", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-admiration", "self-assumption", "self-conceit", "self-congratulation", "self-esteem", "self-glory", "self-importance", "self-love", "self-opinion", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "swellheadedness", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vainness", "vanity" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-righteousness", "arrogance", "disdainfulness", "haughtiness", "imperiousness", "lordliness", "self-assertion", "snobbishness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "hubris", "overconfidence", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "egoism", "self-centeredness", "selfishness", "self-pride", "self-respect" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffidence", "self-doubt", "self-disgust", "self-hate", "self-loathing", "altruism", "unselfishness", "bashfulness", "demureness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "antonyms":[ "humbleness", "humility", "modesty" ] }, "lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "someone who displayed a startling complacence toward his own financial plight" ], "synonyms":[ "apathy", "casualness", "disinterestedness", "disregard", "incuriosity", "incuriousness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "torpor", "unconcern" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "recklessness", "unawareness", "lethargy", "listlessness", "aloofness", "coldness", "cool", "detachment", "dispassion", "callosity", "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "insensitivity", "bloodlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "phlegm", "stoicism", "stolidity" ], "near antonyms":[ "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "conscientiousness", "curiosity", "heedfulness", "keenness", "sensitivity", "warmheartedness", "bias", "partiality", "prejudice", "ardor", "desire", "fervency", "passion", "vehemence", "warmth", "zeal" ], "antonyms":[ "concern", "interest", "regard" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comes across":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "She came across an old photo album in a box in the basement." ], "synonyms":[ "chances 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"stupefies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "heightens", "intensifies", "arouses", "excites", "foments", "incites", "rouses", "stirs (up)", "works up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "keys (up)", "perturbs", "upsets", "vexes" ] }, "to gain emotional or mental control of":{ "examples":[ "she took a deep breath and composed herself" ], "synonyms":[ "calms", "collects", "contains", "controls", "re-collects", "settles" ], "near synonyms":[ "holds back", "restrains", "rallies", "recovers", "lulls", "quiets", "soothes", "stills", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "communicated (with)":{ "to transmit information or requests to":{ "examples":[ "communicating with other ham radio enthusiasts" ], "synonyms":[ "addressed", "contacted", "got", "reached" ], "near synonyms":[ "got through (to)", "acquainted", "advised", "apprised", "briefed", "clued", "enlightened", "familiarized", "filled in", "informed", "instructed", "notified", "told", "wised (up)", "buzzed", "called", "phoned", "rang (up)", "telephoned", "kept up (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come-outers":{ "as in dropouts , leavers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abandoners", "dropouts", "leavers", "betrayers", "double-crossers", "quislings", "traitors", "traitresses", "traitoresses", "turnabouts", "turncoats", "defiers", "insurgents", "insurrectionaries", "insurrectionists", "mutineers", "rebels", "reds", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "revolutionizers", "apostates", "defectors", "deserters", "recreants", "renegades", "discontents", "malcontents", "recusants", "refuseniks", "refusniks", "refusers" ], "near antonyms":[ "loyalists", "adherents", "disciples", "followers", "supporters", "fanatics", "militants", "partisans", "partizans", "zealots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complies":{ "as in accepts , consents":{ "examples":[], 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"interwove", "interweaved", "wove", "weaved" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaved", "cleft", "disjoined", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ruptured", "severed", "sundered", "dispersed", "dissolved", "scattered", "detached", "disengaged", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "separated", "unmixed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "commissioned officer":{ "as in field officer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "field officer", "captain", "commandant", "commander", "commanding officer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "commodiousness":{ "as in spaciousness , roominess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "capaciousness", "roominess", "spaciousness", "area", "ampleness", "amplitude", "bigness", "bulkiness", "enormousness", "grandness", "greatness", "grossness", "heftiness", "hugeness", "immenseness", "immensity", "largeness", "mass", "massiveness", "monstrousness", "stupendousness", "tremendousness", "vastness", "volume", "voluminousness", "bulk", "dimension", "extent", "magnitude", "measure", "measurement", "proportion", "size" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compressible":{ "as in resilient , flexible":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bendable", "crushable", "elastic", "flexible", "kneadable", "malleable", "pliable", "pliant", "resilient", "supple", "willowy", "workable", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "lank", "limp", "slack", "yielding", "airy", "light", "doughy", "fleshy", "flabby", "mushy", "pulpy", "soft", "spongy", "squashy", "squishy", "squooshy" ], "near antonyms":[ "firm", "hard", "solid", "inelastic", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "tense", "unbending", "unyielding", "resistant", "sound", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "case-hardened", "crush-proof", "hardened", "indurated", "stiffened", "tempered", "compacted", "compressed", "condensed", "adamantine", "rock", "rocklike", "sturdy", "substantial" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" 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"confront", "defy", "face", "meet" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "bear", "endure", "suffer", "advocate", "back", "champion", "endorse", "indorse", "support", "uphold" ], "antonyms":[ "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote" ] }, "active fighting during the course of a war":{ "examples":[ "a soldier who served throughout the war without actually seeing combat" ], "synonyms":[ "action", "battle", "field" ], "near synonyms":[ "attack", "fire", "firefight", "pitched battle", "single combat", "hostilities", "operations", "warfare", "duty", "service" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "examples":[ "the two stags entered a furious combat for dominance of the herd" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scrum", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ], "near synonyms":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{ "examples":[ "the fierce ideological combat between the religionists and the secularists" ], "synonyms":[ "ball game", "battle", "competition", "conflict", "confrontation", "contention", "contest", "dogfight", "duel", "face-off", "grapple", "match", "rivalry", "strife", "struggle", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tug-of-war", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "horse race", "nail-biter", "showdown", "clash", "collision", "discord", "friction", "argument", "controversy", "debate", "disagreement", "disputation", "dispute", "dissension", "dissention", "quarrel", "row", "wrangle" ], "near antonyms":[ "concord", "harmony", "peace" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "come across (as)":{ "to give the impression of being":{ "examples":[ "the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "appear", "come off (as)", "feel", "look", "make", "seem", "sound" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissemble", "pretend", "recall", "resemble", "suggest", "hint", "imply", "insinuate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comedian":{ "a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{ "examples":[ "struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs" ], "synonyms":[ "card", "comic", "droll", "farceur", "funnyman", "gagger", "gagman", "gagster", "humorist", "jester", "joker", "jokester", "wag", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "comedienne", "entertainer", "banterer", "cutup", "kidder", "knockabout", "practical joker", "prankster", "quipper", "quipster", "teaser", "wisecracker", "buffoon", "clown", "fool", "harlequin", "zany", "caricaturist", "lampooner", "parodist", "satirist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commiserates":{ "as in empathizes , sympathizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "condoles", "empathizes", "sympathizes", "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes", "boosts", "buoys (up)", "elevates", "lifts", "uplifts", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "relieves", "calms", "quiets", "relaxes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "distresses", "torments", "tortures", "troubles", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "frets", "upsets", "worries", "aggravates", "intensifies", "worsens", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "harasses", "pesters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commencing":{ "to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{ "examples":[ "commence the festivities" ], "synonyms":[ "beginning", "embarking (on or upon)", "entering (into or upon)", "falling (to)", "getting off", "kicking off", "launching", "leading off", "opening", "starting", "striking (into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "creating", "generating", "inaugurating", "initiating", "innovating", "inventing", "originating", "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "taking up", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "pioneering", "setting up", "spawning", "getting around (to)", "getting down (to)", "getting round (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceasing", "desisting", "discontinuing", "halting", "knocking off", "laying off", "quitting", "stopping", "closing", "completing", "abandoning", "forsaking", "leaving", "abolishing", "demolishing", "destroying", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "phasing out" ], "antonyms":[ "concluding", "ending", "finishing", "terminating" ] }, "to come into existence":{ "examples":[ "the games commenced early in the morning" ], "synonyms":[ "actualizing", "appearing", "arising", "beginning", "breaking", "dawning", "engendering", "forming", "materializing", "originating", "setting in", "springing", "starting" ], "near synonyms":[ "being", "breathing", "existing", "living", "subsisting", "arriving", "coming on", "emerging", "coalescing", "cohering", "shaping (up)", "continuing", "enduring", "lasting", "persisting", "surviving" ], "near antonyms":[ "concluding", "desisting", "discontinuing", "finishing", "halting", "quitting", "terminating", "disappearing", "dissolving", "evaporating", "vanishing", "departing", "dying", "expiring", "passing away", "perishing" ], "antonyms":[ "ceasing", "ending", "stopping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commentaries":{ "a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened":{ "examples":[ "the general's commentaries on his military campaigns rank among the best firsthand accounts of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "chronicle", "chronology", "history", "narration", "narrative", "record", "report", "story" ], "near synonyms":[ "version", "deposition", "documentation", "testament", "testimonial", "testimony", "witness", "annals", "blog", "diary", "journal", "log", "logbook", "memoir", "minutes", "proc\u00e8s-verbal", "anecdote", "tale", "yarn", "epic", "saga", "gest", "geste", "romance", "recital", "recitation", "case history", "case study" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comeuppance":{ "suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{ "examples":[ "as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance" ], "synonyms":[ "castigation", "chastisement", "correction", "desert(s)", "discipline", "nemesis", "penalty", "punishment", "wrath" ], "near synonyms":[ "reprisal", "retaliation", "retribution", "revenge", "vengeance", "assessment", "charge", "fine", "mulct", "example", "sentence", "confinement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "condemnation", "damnation", "denouncement", "censure", "criticism", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesty", "indemnity", "pardon", "parole", "acquittal", "exculpation", "exoneration", "vindication", "exemption", "immunity", "impunity", "release", "commutation", "reprieve", "absolution", "forgiveness", "remission", "remitment", "condonation", "disregard", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complements":{ "something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else":{ "examples":[ "with his practicality and her refreshing enthusiasm, they are perfect complements to each other" ], "synonyms":[ "correlates", "supplements" ], "near synonyms":[ "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "appendixes", "appendices", "adjuncts", "annexes", "appendages", "extensions", "accessories", "accessaries", "accompaniments", "appliances", "attachments", "additives", "fillers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the largest number or amount that something can hold":{ "examples":[ "a full complement of sailors on the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "capacities", "cubages", "real estates", "volumes" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdens", "fills", "loads", "measures", "areas", "room", "spaces", "stowages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a completing element to":{ "examples":[ "this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash" ], "synonyms":[ "completes", "rounds (off or out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "finishes (off)", "fleshes (out)", "adorns", "beautifies", "decorates", "embellishes", "betters", "enhances", "improves", "constitutes", "forms", "makes up", "enriches", "perfects" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "combine":{ "to come together to form a single unit":{ "examples":[ "the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "coalesce", "conjoin", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "fuse", "interfuse", "join", "link (up)", "marry", "unify", "unite" ], "near synonyms":[ "mate", "yoke", "ally", "confederate", "league", "chain", "compound", "hitch", "hook", "splice", "assemble", "cluster", "congregate", "constellate", "convene", "gather", "meet", "recombine", "reconnect", "rejoin", "reunify", "reunite" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disaffiliate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "fractionate", "isolate", "resolve", "uncouple", "unyoke", "disband", "disperse", "scatter" ], "antonyms":[ "break up", "dissever", "part", "section", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "unlink" ] }, "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "combine the sugar and flour in a bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamate", "blend", "comingle", "commingle", "commix", "composite", "concrete", "conflate", "fuse", "homogenize", "immingle", "immix", "incorporate", "integrate", "interfuse", "intermingle", "intermix", "meld", "merge", "mingle", "mix" ], "near synonyms":[ "add", "admix", "beat (in)", "cut in", "fold", "stir", "toss", "coalesce", "compound", "emulsify", "conjoin", "join", "knit", "link", "unite", "intertwine", "interweave", "weave" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleave", "disjoin", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "rupture", "sever", "sunder", "disperse", "dissolve", "scatter", "detach", "disengage", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "separate", "unmix" ] }, "a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage":{ "examples":[ "charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high" ], "synonyms":[ "cartel", "combination", "syndicate", "trust" ], "near synonyms":[ "chain", "conglomerate", "megacorporation", "multinational", "association", "guild", "gild", "organization", "partnership", "pool", "union", "big business" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{ "examples":[ "one of the most notorious combines in the history of organized crime" ], "synonyms":[ "alliance", "axis", "bloc", "block", "coalition", "combination", "confederacy", "confederation", "federation", "league", "union" ], "near synonyms":[ "cabal", "conspiracy", "junto", "cartel", "syndicate", "trust", "faction", "front", "fusion", "side", "wing", "association", "group", "organization", "affiliation", "cooperative", "partnership", "circuit", "conference" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "coming down hard (on)":{ "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "blaming", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "dispraising", "dissing", "faulting", "knocking", "panning", "reprehending", "slagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewering", "tweaking", "assailing", "attacking", "blasting", "clobbering", "slamming", "slashing", "nicking (at)", "sniping (at)", "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "kicking", "kvetching", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "niggling", "quibbling", "whining", "admonishing", "chiding", "drubbing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "berating", "castigating", "crucifying", "excoriating", "flaying", "gibbeting", "hammering", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lashing", "pillorying", "scolding", "upbraiding", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "deriding", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "recommending", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[ "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ] }, "type":[] }, "comes down hard (on)":{ "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "blames", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "dispraises", "disses", "faults", "knocks", "pans", "reprehends", "slags" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewers", "tweaks", "assails", "attacks", "blasts", "clobbers", "slams", "slashes", "nicks (at)", "snipes (at)", "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "carps", "cavils", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "kicks", "kvetches", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "niggles", "quibbles", "whines", "admonishes", "chides", "drubs", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproves", "berates", "castigates", "crucifies", "excoriates", "flays", "gibbets", "hammers", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "pillories", "scolds", "upbraids", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "derides", "discommends", "disparages", "puts down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "commends", "endorses", "indorses", "recommends", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[ "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ] }, "type":[] }, "comic books":{ "as in graphic novels , funny papers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "funny papers", "graphic novels", "cartoons", "comics", "comic strips", "funnies", "strips", "animated cartoons", "animations", "caricatures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in albums , picture books":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "albums", "almanacs", "anthologies", "casebooks", "chapbooks", "omnibuses", "picture books", "novelettes", "novels", "pulps", "compositions", "numbers", "opera", "opuses", "pieces", "works", "monographs", "primers", "textbooks", "texts", "tracts", "treatises", "compendiums", "compendia", "compilations", "florilegia", "miscellanies", "readers", "cyclopedias", "cyclopaedias", "dictionaries", "encyclopedias", "brochures", "circulars", "flyers", "fliers", "folders", "leaflets", "pamphlets", "guidebooks", "handbooks", "how-tos", "instructions", "manuals", "dodgers", "flysheets", "handbills", "handouts", "throwaways", "folios", "quartos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commissioning":{ "to appoint as one's representative":{ "examples":[ "plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "delegating", "deputing", "deputizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "assigning", "charging", "appointing", "designating", "naming", "nominating" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrogating", "abdicating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give official or legal power to":{ "examples":[ "was commissioned lieutenant" ], "synonyms":[ "accrediting", "authorizing", "certifying", "chartering", "empowering", "enabling", "investing", "licensing", "licencing", "qualifying", "vesting", "warranting" ], "near synonyms":[ "approving", "clearing", "credentialing", "credentialling", "endorsing", "indorsing", "OK'ing", "okaying", "sanctioning", "affirming", "confirming", "validating", "inaugurating", "inducting", "initiating", "installing", "instating", "swearing in", "allowing", "letting", "permitting", "enfranchising", "entitling", "privileging" ], "near antonyms":[ "banning", "barring", "blocking", "constraining", "denying", "disallowing", "disbarring", "discouraging", "disenfranchising", "disfranchising", "excluding", "hindering", "holding back", "impeding", "inhibiting", "obstructing", "preventing", "shutting out", "stopping", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing" ], "antonyms":[ "disqualifying" ] }, "to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{ "examples":[ "was commissioned to do the biography" ], "synonyms":[ "assigning", "charging", "entrusting", "intrusting", "tasking", "trusting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferring", "imposing", "committing", "confiding", "consigning", "delegating", "recommending", "relegating", "reposing", "allocating", "allotting", "authorizing", "empowering", "investing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{ "examples":[ "commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs" ], "synonyms":[ "appointing", "assigning", "attaching", "constituting", "designating", "detailing", "naming", "nominating", "placing" ], "near synonyms":[ "authorizing", "delegating", "deputing", "deputizing", "anointing", "consecrating", "creating", "inaugurating", "inducting", "installing", "instating", "instituting", "investing", "making", "ordaining", "crowning", "enthroning", "throning", "choosing", "destining", "drafting", "electing", "handpicking", "selecting", "singling (out)", "voting (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballing", "deposing", "dethroning", "displacing", "ejecting", "evicting", "ousting", "overthrowing", "removing", "throwing out", "uncrowning", "unmaking", "unseating" ], "antonyms":[ "discharging", "dismissing", "expelling", "firing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commonsensible":{ "based on sound reasoning or information":{ "examples":[ "she takes a commonsensible approach to child rearing, blithely ignoring what the so-called experts suggest" ], "synonyms":[ "commonsense", "commonsensical", "firm", "good", "hard", "informed", "just", "justified", "levelheaded", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "reasoned", "sensible", "sober", "solid", "valid", "well-founded" ], "near synonyms":[ "actual", "real", "true", "certain", "sure", "certified", "validated", "verified", "confirmed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "cogent", "convincing", "colorable", "credible", "plausible" ], "near antonyms":[ "unsubstantiated", "unsupported", "unwarranted", "flimsy", "implausible", "unconvincing", "weak", "fallacious", "false", "misguided", "misled" ], "antonyms":[ "groundless", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "nonsensical", "nonvalid", "unfounded", "uninformed", "unjustified", "unreasonable", "unreasoned", "unsound" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "comes into one's own":{ "to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "arrives", "flourishes", "prospers", "succeeds", "thrives" ], "near synonyms":[ "prevails", "triumphs", "wins", "excels" ], "near antonyms":[ "flounders", "struggles" ], "antonyms":[ "fails" ] }, "type":[] }, "coming over":{ "to make a brief visit":{ "examples":[ "come over sometime and I'll show you my garden" ], "synonyms":[ "calling", "coming by", "dropping by", "dropping in", "popping (in)", "running in", "running (over)", "stepping in", "stopping (by or in)", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "barging (in)", "looking up", "seeing", "bopping (into)", "happening (by)", "frequenting", "hanging (at)", "haunting", "resorting (to)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comport":{ "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for 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"unsociable", "unsocial", "aggressive", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "inhospitable", "inimical" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "hostile", "unfriendly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "combusted":{ "to be on fire especially brightly":{ "examples":[ "anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal" ], "synonyms":[ "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "flamed", "glowed" ], "near synonyms":[ "caught", "enkindled", "deflagrated", "fired", "ignited", "kindled", "flared (up)", "lit (up)", "lighted (up)", "flickered", "guttered", "wavered", "baked", "broiled", "charred", "cooked", "melted", "roasted", "scorched", "sweltered", "smoldered", "smouldered", "sparked", "sputtered", "beamed", "brightened", "radiated", "beat (down)", "flashed", "glared", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glittered", "scintillated", "shimmered", "shone", "shined", 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"uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "balky", "perverse", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "headstrong", "willful", "wilful", "indomitable", "undisciplined", "unmanageable", "dissident", "nonconformist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in accepting , consenting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceding", "accepting", "acquiescing", "consenting", "deferring", "subscribing", "agreeing", "assenting", "concurring", "affiliating", "allying", "associating", "collaborating", "colluding", "coming round", "compromising", "cooperating", "getting along", "siding" ], "near antonyms":[ "differing", "disagreeing", "dissenting", "nonconcurring", "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting", "contrasting", "countering", "debating", "objecting", "opposing", "protesting", "resisting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in conforming":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conforming", "acquitting", "acting", "bearing", "comporting", "conducting", "demeaning", "deporting", "quitting", 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"verb" ] }, "compadre":{ "a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{ "examples":[ "they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together" ], "synonyms":[ "alter ego", "amigo", "buddy", "chum", "comrade", "confidant", "confidante", "crony", "familiar", "friend", "intimate", "mate", "musketeer", "pal" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquaintance", "associate", "cohort", "colleague", "companion", "fellow", "hearty", "hobnobber", "partner", "peer", "sport", "blood brother", "brother", "main man", "sister", "abettor", "abetter", "accomplice", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "pen pal", "benefactor", "supporter", "sympathizer", "well-wisher", "friendly" ], "near antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "competitor", "opponent", "rival", "archenemy", "nemesis" ], "antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comes a cropper":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "To her disappointment, her plan came a cropper ." ], "synonyms":[ "bombs", "collapses", "craters", 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"dishearten", "dispirit", "distress", "oppress", "sadden" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commute":{ "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "commuting foreign currency to domestic" ], "synonyms":[ "change", "exchange", "shift", "substitute", "swap", "switch", "trade" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchange", "displace", "replace", "supersede", "cede", "hand over", "surrender", "yield", "reciprocate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in flight , jaunt":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commutation", "errand", "excursion", "flight", "hop", "jaunt", "junket", "outing", "sally", "sortie", "tour", "expedition", "journey", "passage", "peregrination", "travel(s)", "trek", "trip", "cruise", "sail", "voyage", "drive", "ride", "spin", "grand tour", "odyssey", "pilgrimage", "progress", "quest", "safari", "hike", "slog", "tramp", "walk", "walkabout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "comprises":{ "to be made up of":{ "examples":[ "the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods" ], "synonyms":[ "consists (of)", "contains", "musters" ], "near synonyms":[ "comprehends", "embraces", "encompasses", "entails", "includes", "involves", "takes in", "assimilates", "embodies", "incorporates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be all the substance of":{ "examples":[ "at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country" ], "synonyms":[ "composes", "constitutes", "forms", "makes up" ], "near synonyms":[ "embodies", "epitomizes", "incarnates", "incorporates", "integrates", "materializes", "personifies", "substantiates", "complements", "completes", "supplements", "fills (out)", "fleshes (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compromised":{ "to place in danger":{ "examples":[ "officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security" ], "synonyms":[ "adventured", "endangered", "gambled (with)", "hazarded", "imperiled", "imperilled", "jeoparded", "jeopardized", "menaced", "periled", "perilled", "risked", "ventured" ], "near synonyms":[ "intimidated", "threatened", "exposed", "subjected", "chanced", "wagered" ], "near antonyms":[ "guarded", "protected", "sheltered", "shielded", "preserved", "resumed", "saved" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "bloodied", "broke", "crabbed", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "endamaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "blighted", "tarnished", "dented", "dinged", "dinted", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "lacerated", "wounded", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comeliness":{ "the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses":{ "examples":[ "a verdant countryside of uncommon 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"vileness", "blemish", "flaw", "imperfection" ], "antonyms":[ "grotesqueness", "hideousness", "homeliness", "plainness", "ugliness", "unattractiveness", "unbecomingness", "unloveliness", "unsightliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compresses":{ "to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{ "examples":[ "a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters" ], "synonyms":[ "capsules", "capsulizes", "collapses", "compacts", "condenses", "constricts", "constringes", "contracts", "narrows (down)", "squeezes", "telescopes" ], "near synonyms":[ "crams", "crowds", "jam-packs", "jams", "packs", "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "boils down", "downsizes", "shrinks", "concentrates", "consolidates", "simplifies", "streamlines", "decreases", "diminishes", "lessens" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilates", "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters", "distends", "inflates", "swells" ], "antonyms":[ "decompresses", "expands", "opens", "outspreads", "outstretches" ] }, "to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{ "examples":[ "the substance can compress under pressure" ], "synonyms":[ "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "shrinks" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapses", "deflates", "flattens", "dries up", "shrivels", "wilts", "withers", "abates", "decreases", "diminishes", "dwindles", "lessens", "recedes", "retreats", "withdraws" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulates", "grows", "increases", "balloons", "inflates", "puffs (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "balloons", "expands", "snowballs", "swells" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comes by":{ "to make a brief visit":{ "examples":[ "come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale" ], "synonyms":[ "calls", "comes over", "drops by", "drops in", "pops (in)", "runs in", "runs (over)", "steps in", "stops (by or in)", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "barges (in)", "looks up", "sees", "bops (into)", "happens (by)", "frequents", "hangs (at)", "haunts", "resorts (to)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "a literary award like that isn't easy to come by" ], "synonyms":[ "acquires", "attains", "bags", "brings in", "captures", "carries", "draws", "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "knocks down", "lands", "makes", "obtains", "procures", "pulls down", "realizes", "reaps", "secures", "wins" ], "near synonyms":[ "clears", "grosses", "nets", "accomplishes", "achieves", "notches (up)", "scores", "accumulates", "amasses", "racks up", "catches", "picks up", "annexes", "occupies", "takes over", "reacquires", "reattains", "recaptures", "regains", "remakes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accords", "gives", "grants", "pays", "gives up", "hands over", "parts (with)", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "yields" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeits", "loses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compatriot":{ "a person living in or originally from the same country as another":{ "examples":[ "an appeal to all of his compatriots to come to their country's aid in its hour of need" ], "synonyms":[ "countryman", "landsman" ], "near synonyms":[ "countrywoman", "nationalist", "patriot", "citizen", "national", "subject", "aborigine", "native", "resident" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "immigrant", "outsider" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person frequently seen in the company of another":{ "examples":[ "doesn't indulge in the lavish lifestyle of his compatriots in the movie business" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "cohort", "companion", "compeer", "comrade", "crony", "fellow", "hobnobber", "mate", "running mate" ], "near synonyms":[ "colleague", "coworker", "equal", "peer", "workmate", "accomplice", "affiliate", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "half", "partner", "buddy", "chum", "confidant", "familiar", "friend", "hearty", "intimate", "pal", "countryman", "classmate", "housemate", "messmate", "playfellow", "playmate", "roommate", "roomie", "schoolmate", "shipmate", "teammate", "attendant", "escort", "hanger-on", "leech", "parasite" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complexified":{ "to make complex or difficult":{ "examples":[ "my proposal would simplify the process, whereas yours would needlessly complexify it" ], "synonyms":[ "complexed", "complicated", "embarrassed", "entangled", "perplexed", "sophisticated" ], "near synonyms":[ "developed", "elaborated", "expanded", "intensified", "magnified", "confounded", "confused", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "snarled", "tangled" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "cut", "shortened", "eased", "facilitated", "disentangled", "straightened (out)", "unraveled", "untangled", "oversimplified" ], "antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "command posts":{ "the place from which a commander runs operations":{ "examples":[ "a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution" ], "synonyms":[ "bases", "commands", "headquarters" ], "near synonyms":[ "homes", "seats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commonly":{ "according to the usual course of things":{ "examples":[ "the clusters of idle teens that can commonly be found hanging around any mall" ], "synonyms":[ "generally", "natch", "naturally", "normally", "ordinarily", "typically", "usually" ], "near synonyms":[ "customarily", "habitually", "regularly", "routinely", "familiarly", "conventionally", "traditionally" ], "near antonyms":[ "funnily", "oddly", "peculiarly", "queerly", "strangely", "weirdly", "anomalously", "irregularly", "radically" ], "antonyms":[ "abnormally", "atypically", "extraordinarily", "uncommonly", "untypically", "unusually" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "compassionating":{ "to have sympathy for":{ "examples":[ "a gentle soul who could compassionate even the most reprobate of scoundrels and villains" ], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "bleeding (for)", "commiserating (with)", "condoling (with)", "feeling (for)", "pitying", "sympathizing (with)", "yearning (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "caring (for)", "grieving (for)", "sorrowing (for)", "loving", "empathizing (with)", "identifying (with)", "tolerating", "understanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "disliking", "hating", "scorning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commendatory":{ "expressing approval":{ "examples":[ "on the basis of several commendatory letters from his teachers, the student was admitted to the advanced studies program" ], "synonyms":[ "admiring", "applauding", "appreciative", "approbatory", "approving", "complimentary", "favorable", "friendly", "good", "positive" ], "near synonyms":[ "accepting", "warm", "encomiastic", "eulogistic", "flattering", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudative", "laudatory", "panegyrical", "praiseful", "respectful", "supportive", "sympathetic", "adoring", "adulatory", "idolizing", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "advisory", "recommendatory" ], "near antonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "censuring", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "belittling", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "disparaging", "scornful", "slighting" ], "antonyms":[ "adverse", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disapproving", "inappreciative", "negative", "unappreciative", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "unfriendly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "combusts":{ "to be on fire especially brightly":{ "examples":[ "anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal" ], "synonyms":[ "blazes", "burns", "flames", "glows" ], "near synonyms":[ "catches", "enkindles", "deflagrates", "fires", "ignites", "kindles", "flares (up)", "lights (up)", "flickers", "gutters", "wavers", "bakes", "broils", "chars", "cooks", "melts", "roasts", "scorches", "swelters", "smolders", "smoulders", "sparks", "sputters", "beams", "brightens", "radiates", "beats (down)", "flashes", "glares", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glitters", "scintillates", "shimmers", "shines", "sparkles", "twinkles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comfortable":{ "providing physical comfort":{ "examples":[ "a large, overstuffed chair that is very comfortable" ], "synonyms":[ "comfy", "cozy", "cushy", "easy", "snug", "soft" ], "near synonyms":[ "easeful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "hospitable", "inviting", "pleasant", "commodious", "roomy", "spacious", "homelike", "homely", "homey", "homy", "intimate" ], "near antonyms":[ "hard", "harsh", "severe", "inhospitable", "uninviting", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "uncomfortable" ] }, "enjoying physical comfort":{ "examples":[ "make yourself comfortable in the living room while I fix us some snacks" ], "synonyms":[ "canny", "comfy", "cozy", "relaxed", "snug" ], "near synonyms":[ "toasty", "warm", "content", "contented", "pleased", "satisfied", "easeful", "peaceful", "resting", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled" ], "near antonyms":[ "discontented", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "agitated", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled" ], "antonyms":[ "uncomfortable" ] }, "being more than enough without being excessive":{ "examples":[ "enjoying retirement with a comfortable income" ], "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bounteous", "bountiful", "cornucopian", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenty" ], "near synonyms":[ "extra", "supernumerary", "surplus", "abounding", "blooming", "overflowing", "plump", "replete", "rich", "rife", "teeming", "wealthy", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "luxuriant", "prodigal", "prolific", "copious", "fulsome", "lavish", "profuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "stingy", "skimpy", "least", "minimum", "light", "slight", "small", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "compliances":{ "the following of a custom, rule, or law":{ "examples":[ "compliance with the statute was far from universal" ], "synonyms":[ "abidances", "adherences", "conformances", "conformities", "obediences", "observances", "observations" ], "near synonyms":[ "deferences", "honors", "regards", "respects", "accessions", "acquiescences", "submissions", "surrenders", "attendances", "attentions", "heeds", "notices" ], "near antonyms":[ "brush-offs", "disregards", "delinquencies", "derelictions", "neglects", "offenses", "offences", "sins", "wrongs", "challenges", "defiances", "rebellions" ], "antonyms":[ "breaches", "contraventions", "infractions", "infringements", "nonobservances", "transgressions", "trespasses", "violations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compulsive":{ "caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge":{ "examples":[ "his compulsive clowning around can sometimes be annoying" ], "synonyms":[ "besetting", "driven", "impulsive", "obsessional", "obsessive" ], "near synonyms":[ "irrepressible", "uncontrollable", "automatic", "instinctive", "involuntary", "knee-jerk", "reflex", "spontaneous", "conditioned", "mechanical", "unconscious", "unthinking", "unwitting", "capricious", "unpredictable", "whimsical" ], "near antonyms":[ "unforced", "voluntary", "willful", "wilful", "controllable", "manageable", "resistible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "come across":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "She came across an old photo album in a box in the basement." ], "synonyms":[ "chance (upon)", "encounter", "find", "happen (on or upon)", "hit (upon)", "light (on or upon)", "meet", "pitch (upon)", "stumble (on or onto)", "tumble (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "luck (out, on, onto, or into)", "confront", "face", "discover", "strike", "turn up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "combust":{ "to be on fire especially brightly":{ "examples":[ "anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze", "burn", "flame", "glow" ], "near synonyms":[ "catch", "enkindle", "deflagrate", "fire", "ignite", "kindle", "flare (up)", "light (up)", "flicker", "gutter", "waver", "bake", "broil", "char", "cook", "melt", "roast", "scorch", "swelter", "smolder", "smoulder", "spark", "sputter", "beam", "brighten", "radiate", "beat (down)", "flash", "glare", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillate", "shimmer", "shine", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comportment":{ "the way or manner in which one conducts oneself":{ "examples":[ "the comportment of visitors who know that they are in effect their country's goodwill ambassadors" ], "synonyms":[ "actions", "address", "bearing", "behavior", "conduct", "demeanor", "deportment", "geste", "gest" ], "near synonyms":[ "etiquette", "form", "manners", "mores", "proprieties", "p's and q's", "amenity", "civility", "courtesy", "decorum", "politeness", "air", "attitude", "carriage", "poise", "pose", "posture", "presence", "aspect", "look", "mien", "formality", "protocol", "rules", "custom", "habit", "habitude", "pattern", "practice", "practise", "trick", "wont", "convention", "fashion", "form", "mode", "style", "affectation", "attribute", "characteristic", "mark", "trait", "distinctiveness", "oddity", "peculiarity", "singularity", "strangeness", "uniqueness", "weirdness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commiserating (with)":{ "to have sympathy for":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "bleeding (for)", "compassionating", "condoling (with)", "feeling (for)", "pitying", "sympathizing (with)", "yearning (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "caring (for)", "grieving (for)", "sorrowing (for)", "loving", "empathizing (with)", "identifying (with)", "tolerating", "understanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "disliking", "hating", "scorning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "commanderships":{ "as in directorships , chieftainships":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chieftainships", "directorships", "chairs", "driver's seats", "heads", "headships", "helms", "reins", "forefronts", "leads", "vanguards", "captainships", "chairmanships", "deanships", "dictatorships", "generalships", "governorships", "kingships", "masteries", "masterships", "premierships", "presidencies", "presidentships", "superintendencies", "dominances", "dominions", "jurisdictions", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "sways", "upper hands", "eminences", "heights", "pedestals", "pinnacles", "seats", "thrones", "tops" ], "near antonyms":[ "ranks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commend":{ "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "I commend my fate into your hands" ], "synonyms":[ "commit", "confide", "consign", "delegate", "deliver", "entrust", "intrust", "give", "give over", "hand", "hand over", "leave", "pass", "recommend", "repose", "transfer", "transmit", "trust", "turn over", "vest" ], "near synonyms":[ "confer", "grant", "assign", "deal (out)", "dispense", "disperse", "distribute", "divide", "hand in", "release", "relinquish", "submit", "surrender", "turn in", "yield", "bequeath", "hand down", "hand on", "will", "advance", "lend", "loan", "furnish", "supply", "recommit", "redeliver", "retransfer", "retransmit" ], "near antonyms":[ "detain", "hold back", "reserve", "withhold", "own", "possess", "accept", "receive", "take in", "occupy", "take", "take over" ], "antonyms":[ "hold", "keep", "retain" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come on":{ "as in arrive , emerge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arrive", "emerge", "be", "breathe", "exist", "live", "subsist", "coalesce", "cohere", "shape (up)", "actualize", "appear", "arise", "begin", "break", "commence", "dawn", "engender", "form", "materialize", "originate", "set in", "spring", "start", "continue", "endure", "last", "persist", "survive" ], "near antonyms":[ "cease", "end", "stop", "conclude", "desist", "discontinue", "finish", "halt", "quit", "terminate", "disappear", "dissolve", "evaporate", "vanish", "depart", "die", "expire", "pass away", "perish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{ "examples":[ "the spectacular sale was enough of a come-on to get many shoppers to try the store for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "allurement", "bait", "enticement", "lure", "siren song", "temptation", "turn-on" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeal", "call", "attraction", "boost", "encouragement", "goad", "impetus", "impulse", "incentive", "inducement", "motivation", "persuasion", "seducement", "seduction", "spur", "stimulus", "decoy", "snare", "trap", "entrapment", "mousetrap" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "alert", "caution", "forewarning", "notice", "warning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{ "examples":[ "come on , you can't be serious in making such an offer!" ], "synonyms":[ "ah", "aha", "fie", "indeed", "my word", "no", "pshaw", "well", "what", "why" ], "near synonyms":[ "gee", "gee whiz", "ha", "hello", "hey", "lo", "oh", "fiddlesticks", "phooey", "pooh", "there", "oops", "whoops", "woops", "ugh", "egad", "gad", "gadzooks", "(the) deuce", "the devil", "the dickens", "zounds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "interjection", "noun", "verb" ] }, "completeness":{ "the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification":{ "examples":[ "the completeness of my respect for the theory of relativity is in no way diminished by the incompleteness of my understanding of the details" ], "synonyms":[ "absoluteness", "entireness", "entirety", "fullness", "perfectness", "wholeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "faultlessness", "flawlessness", "indefectibility", "perfection", "all-inclusiveness", "comprehensiveness", "exhaustiveness", "extensiveness", "inclusiveness", "soundness", "thoroughness" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "limitedness", "narrowness", "patchiness", "sketchiness" ], "antonyms":[ "imperfection", "imperfectness", "incompleteness", "unsoundness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "communicable":{ "capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually" ], "synonyms":[ "catching", "contagious", "pestilent", "transmissible", "transmittable" ], "near synonyms":[ "infectious", "infective" ], "near antonyms":[ "noninfectious" ], "antonyms":[ "noncommunicable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "comfy":{ "providing physical comfort":{ "examples":[ "couldn't wait to return home and sleep in his own comfy bed" ], "synonyms":[ "comfortable", "cozy", "cushy", "easy", "snug", "soft" ], "near synonyms":[ "easeful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "hospitable", "inviting", "pleasant", "commodious", "roomy", "spacious", "homelike", "homely", "homey", "homy", "intimate" ], "near antonyms":[ "hard", "harsh", "severe", "inhospitable", "uninviting", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "uncomfortable" ] }, "enjoying physical comfort":{ "examples":[ "customers are not likely to get too comfy in the restaurant's unforgiving chairs" ], "synonyms":[ "canny", "comfortable", "cozy", "relaxed", "snug" ], "near synonyms":[ "toasty", "warm", "content", "contented", "pleased", "satisfied", "easeful", "peaceful", "resting", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled" ], "near antonyms":[ "discontented", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "agitated", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled" ], "antonyms":[ "uncomfortable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "completed":{ "brought or having come to an end":{ "examples":[ "unlike most completed construction projects, this one came in under budget" ], "synonyms":[ "complete", "concluded", "done", "down", "ended", "finished", "over", "over with", "terminated", "through", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "accomplished", "achieved", "attained", "compassed", "realized", "dead", "defunct", "extinct", "kaput", "kaputt", "obsolete", "expired" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "continuing", "incomplete", "ongoing", "uncompleted", "undone", "unfinished" ] }, "to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{ "examples":[ "managed to complete the assignment with time to spare" ], "synonyms":[ "consummated", "finalized", "finished", "perfected", "polished" ], "near synonyms":[ "followed through (with)", "stuck out", "accomplished", "achieved", "effected", "carried out", "carried through", "did", "discharged", "executed", "fulfilled", "performed", "ameliorated", "amended", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "machined", "refined", "rounded (off or out)", "shone", "shined", "touched up" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "deserted", "discontinued", "dropped", "forsook", "quit", "quitted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a completing element to":{ "examples":[ "the bird's beautiful song simply completes its appeal for pet owners" ], "synonyms":[ "complemented", "rounded (off or out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "finished (off)", "fleshed (out)", "adorned", "beautified", "decorated", "embellished", "bettered", "enhanced", "improved", "constituted", "formed", "made up", "enriched", "perfected" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{ "examples":[ "the well-attended concert completed a great weekend of arts and entertainment events" ], "synonyms":[ "closed", "closed out", "concluded", "ended", "finished", "rounded (off or out)", "terminated", "wound up", "winded up", "wrapped up" ], "near synonyms":[ "climaxed", "crowned", "consummated", "perfected", "halted", "stopped", "suspended" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "began", "commenced", "inaugurated", "opened", "started" ] }, "to do what is required by the terms of":{ "examples":[ "no payments will be made until the contract is completed" ], "synonyms":[ "answered", "complied (with)", "filled", "fulfilled", "kept", "met", "redeemed", "satisfied" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluded", "consummated", "finalized", "finished", "perfected", "accomplished", "achieved", "brought about", "brought off", "carried out", "effected", "committed", "compassed", "discharged", "executed", "followed through (with)", "made", "performed" ], "near antonyms":[ "defaulted (on)", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slighted" ], "antonyms":[ "breached", "broke", "transgressed", "violated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "complacent":{ "having or showing a lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "the auditors were taken aback by his complacent response to their findings of fraud" ], "synonyms":[ "apathetic", "casual", "disinterested", "incurious", "indifferent", "insensible", "insouciant", "nonchalant", "perfunctory", "pococurante", "unconcerned", "uncurious", "uninterested" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfhearted", "lukewarm", "tepid", "aloof", "cold", "numb", "remote", "unemotional", "callous", "hard-hearted", "insensitive", "unfeeling", "calm", "cool", "detached", "dispassionate", "careless", "heedless", "mindless", "impassive", "impervious", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "lethargic", "listless", "unimpressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "attentive", "aware", "conscientious", "heedful", "mindful", "caring", "sensitive", "warmhearted", "ardent", "fervent", "keen", "passionate", "warm", "zealous" ], "antonyms":[ "concerned", "interested" ] }, "having too high an opinion of oneself":{ "examples":[ "a complacent junior exec who was certain of his indispensability to the company" ], "synonyms":[ "assured", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "conceited", "consequential", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-opinionated", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swellheaded", "vain", "vainglorious" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "disdainful", "fastuous", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-hat", "huffy", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "peremptory", "pontifical", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "holier-than-thou", "pretentious", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-adulatory", "self-congratulatory", "self-contented", "self-gratulatory", "self-applauding", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "self-affected", "self-centered", "self-engrossed", "selfish", "condescending", "patronizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffident", "self-critical", "self-distrustful", "self-doubting", "self-reproachful", "self-reproving", "meek", "timid", "unassertive", "down-to-earth", "unarrogant", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "bashful", "demure", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "retiring", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy" ], "antonyms":[ "egoless", "humble", "modest", "uncomplacent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "competencies":{ "the physical or mental power to do something":{ "examples":[ "she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company" ], "synonyms":[ "abilities", "capabilities", "capacities", "competences", "faculties" ], "near synonyms":[ "aptitudes", "endowments", "equipments", "facilities", "gifts", "knacks", "talents", "addresses", "dexterities", "hands", "prowesses", "skills", "gray matters", "instincts", "intelligences", "kens", "reasons", "understandings", "mights", "potencies", "puissances", "staying powers", "stuff", "adequacies", "forms", "influences", "means", "resources", "wherewithals" ], "near antonyms":[ "impotences", "paralyses", "weaknesses", "deficiencies", "inadequacies", "ineffectualities", "inefficacies", "debilitations", "disablements", "impairments", "incapacitations" ], "antonyms":[ "disabilities", "inabilities", "incapabilities", "incapacities", "incompetences", "incompetencies", "ineptitudes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compensates (for)":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity" ], "synonyms":[ "annuls", "cancels (out)", "corrects", "counteracts", "counterbalances", "counterpoises", "makes up (for)", "negatives", "neutralizes", "offsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidates", "negates", "neuters", "nullifies", "atones (for)", "outbalances", "outweighs", "redeems", "redresses", "relieves", "remedies", "overrides", "overrules" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "component":{ "one of the parts that make up a whole":{ "examples":[ "each set is composed of several distinct components" ], "synonyms":[ "building block", "constituent", "element", "factor", "ingredient", "member" ], "near synonyms":[ "basis", "part and parcel", "detail", "item", "particular", "point", "aspect", "characteristic", "facet", "feature", "trait", "division", "fragment", "particle", "partition", "piece", "portion", "section", "sector", "segment", "subcomponent" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggregate", "composite", "compound", "mass", "entirety", "sum", "summation", "total", "totality", "admixture", "amalgam", "amalgamation", "blend", "combination", "intermixture", "mix", "mixture" ], "antonyms":[ "whole" ] }, "as in constituent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "constituent", "individual", "particular", "cross-sectional", "divisional", "fragmentary", "partial", "local", "localized", "regional", "sectional" ], "near antonyms":[ "across-the-board", "blanket", "broad-brush", "common", "general", "generic", "global", "overall", "universal", "all-embracing", "broad", "broad-gauge", "broad-gauged", "broadscale", "comprehensive", "extensive", "inclusionary", "overarching", "pervasive", "sweeping", "ubiquitous", "wholesale", "wide", "widespread", "aggregate", "collective", "complete", "full", "plenary" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "commissioned":{ "to appoint as one's representative":{ "examples":[ "plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "delegated", "deputed", "deputized" ], "near synonyms":[ "assigned", "charged", "appointed", "designated", "named", "nominated" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrogated", "abdicated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give official or legal power to":{ "examples":[ "was commissioned lieutenant" ], "synonyms":[ "accredited", "authorized", "certified", "chartered", "empowered", "enabled", "invested", "licensed", "licenced", "qualified", "vested", "warranted" ], "near synonyms":[ "approved", "cleared", "credentialed", "credentialled", "endorsed", "indorsed", "OK'd", "okayed", "sanctioned", "affirmed", "confirmed", "validated", "inaugurated", "inducted", "initiated", "installed", "instated", "swore in", "allowed", "let", "permitted", "enfranchised", "entitled", "privileged" ], "near antonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "blocked", "constrained", "denied", "disallowed", "disbarred", "discouraged", "disenfranchised", "disfranchised", "excluded", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "inhibited", "obstructed", "prevented", "shut out", "stopped", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "vetoed" ], "antonyms":[ "disqualified" ] }, "to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{ "examples":[ "was commissioned to do the biography" ], "synonyms":[ "assigned", "charged", "entrusted", "intrusted", "tasked", "trusted" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferred", "imposed", "committed", "confided", "consigned", "delegated", "recommended", "relegated", "reposed", "allocated", "allotted", "authorized", "empowered", "invested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{ "examples":[ "commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs" ], "synonyms":[ "appointed", "assigned", "attached", "constituted", "designated", "detailed", "named", "nominated", "placed" ], "near synonyms":[ "authorized", "delegated", "deputed", "deputized", "anointed", "consecrated", "created", "inaugurated", "inducted", "installed", "instated", "instituted", "invested", "made", "ordained", "crowned", "enthroned", "throned", "chose", "destined", "drafted", "elected", "handpicked", "selected", "singled (out)", "voted (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballed", "deposed", "dethroned", "displaced", "ejected", "evicted", "ousted", "overthrew", "removed", "threw out", "uncrowned", "unmade", "unseated" ], "antonyms":[ "discharged", "dismissed", "expelled", "fired" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compartmented":{ "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "compartment the responses according to country of origin" ], "synonyms":[ "assorted", "broke down", "categorized", "classed", "classified", "codified", "compartmentalized", "digested", "distinguished", "distributed", "graded", "grouped", "pegged", "placed", "ranged", "ranked", "relegated", "separated", "sorted", "typed" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "systematized", "alphabetized", "cataloged", "catalogued", "filed", "indexed", "listed", "referred", "pigeonholed", "shelved", "identified", "recognized", "culled", "screened", "set", "sieved", "sifted", "winnowed", "clumped", "clustered", "colligated", "recategorized", "reclassified", "regrouped", "subcategorized" ], "near antonyms":[ "confused", "disarranged", "jumbled", "lumped", "mixed (up)", "scrambled", "misclassified", "missorted", "mis-sorted", "mistyped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come down hard (on)":{ "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "Many parents didn't like that she came down hard on her students." ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "dispraise", "fault", "knock", "pan", "reprehend", "slag" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewer", "tweak", "assail", "attack", "blast", "clobber", "slam", "slash", "nick (at)", "snipe (at)", "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "carp", "cavil", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "kick", "kvetch", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "niggle", "quibble", "whine", "admonish", "chide", "drub", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "berate", "castigate", "crucify", "excoriate", "flay", "gibbet", "hammer", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "pillory", "scold", "upbraid", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "deride", "discommend", "disparage", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "recommend", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[ "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "combating":{ "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict":{ "examples":[ "a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground" ], "synonyms":[ "battling", "clashing (with)", "fighting", "scrimmaging (with)", "skirmishing (with)", "warring (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dueling", "duelling", "jousting", "banging", "bashing", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belting", "bludgeoning", "bopping", "buffeting", "clobbering", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "boxing", "sparring", "brawling", "grappling", "scuffling", "tussling", "wrestling", "bumping", "colliding" ], "near antonyms":[ "giving up", "submitting", "surrendering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strive to reduce or eliminate":{ "examples":[ "must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease" ], "synonyms":[ "battling", "contending (with)", "countering", "fighting", "opposing", "oppugning" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffling", "checkmating", "foiling", "frustrating", "resisting", "thwarting", "withstanding", "confronting", "defying", "facing", "meeting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "bearing", "enduring", "suffering", "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting", "upholding" ], "antonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "comparability":{ "the quality or state of having many qualities in common":{ "examples":[ "there's little comparability between the two vehicles: one's basic transportation and the other's a luxurious salon on wheels" ], "synonyms":[ "alikeness", "community", "correspondence", "likeness", "parallelism", "resemblance", "similarity", "similitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "semblance", "affinity", "analogousness", "equation", "equivalence", "equivalency", "par", "parity", "identicalness", "identity", "sameness", "correlation", "relationship", "exchangeability", "interchangeability", "accordance", "agreement", "compatibility", "conformity", "congruity" ], "near antonyms":[ "inequality", "conflict", "polarity", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "antonyms":[ "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "unlikeness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complexions":{ "the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face":{ "examples":[ "a sunscreen for people with very light complexions" ], "synonyms":[ "colorings", "colors" ], "near synonyms":[ "shades", "tints", "tones", "features", "lineaments", "looks", "countenances", "faces", "visages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{ "examples":[ "changing the complexion of the department to reflect changing needs" ], "synonyms":[ "characters", "clays", "colors", "constitutions", "geniuses", "genii", "natures", "personalities", "selves", "tones" ], "near synonyms":[ "individualities", "singularities", "attributes", "characteristics", "earmarks", "essentialities", "features", "flavors", "hallmarks", "marks", "points", "properties", "savors", "savours", "stamps", "traits", "dispositions", "grains", "sorts", "temperaments", "tempers", "compositions", "makeups", "essences", "essentialities", "interiorities", "interiors", "souls", "spirits", "metals", "stuff", "substances", "habits", "ways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compadres":{ "a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{ "examples":[ "they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together" ], "synonyms":[ "alter egos", "amigos", "buddies", "chums", "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" ] }, "coming to grief":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "His plans came to grief after a series of unforeseen setbacks." ], "synonyms":[ "bombing", "collapsing", "cratering", "failing", "flaming out", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "foundering", "missing", "striking out", "tanking", "washing out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "crumbling", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "going under", "imploding", "self-destructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooking", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "prevailing", "triumphing", "winning" ], "antonyms":[ "clicking", "coming off", "delivering", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding", "working out" ] }, "to go wrong":{ "examples":[ "The expedition came to grief in the vast frozen expanse." ], "synonyms":[ "miscarrying", "misfiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "missing", "breaking down", "busting", "conking (out)", "crashing", "dying", "failing", "foundering", "stalling", "bombing", "fizzling", "flaming out", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "washing out", "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "tanking", "waning" ], "near antonyms":[ "prevailing", "succeeding", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "complaints":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "a warning that if there were any more complaints , we were turning around and not going to the beach after all" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "fusses", "grievances", "gripes", "grouches", "grouses", "grumbles", "hollers", "kvetches", "laments", "misereres", "moans", "murmurs", "plaints", "squawks", "wails", "whimpers", "whines", "whinges", "yammers" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenges", "demurs", "expostulations", "kicks", "niggles", "objections", "protests", "quibbles", "remonstrances", "stinks" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendations", "compliments", "plaudits", "acclaim", "applauses", "praises", "approvals", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "examples":[ "the condo development proceeded despite the complaints of the neighborhood residents" ], "synonyms":[ "challenges", "demurrals", "demurrers", "demurs", "difficulties", "exceptions", "expostulations", "fusses", "kicks", "objections", "protests", "questions", "remonstrances", "stinks" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunctions", "doubts", "misgivings", "qualms", "scruples", "misunderstandings", "cavils", "niggles", "quibbles", "arguments", "conflicts", "debates", "disputes", "dissents", "hassles", "quarrels", "squabbles", "statics", "censures", "criticisms", "defiances", "disobediences", "rebellions", "distrust", "dubieties", "dubitations", "incertitudes", "indeterminations", "misdoubts", "mistrust", "reservations", "skepticism", "suspicions", "uncertainties", "reluctances" ], "near antonyms":[ "approvals", "sanctions", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "compliances", "obediences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person":{ "examples":[ "filed a complaint in court" ], "synonyms":[ "charges", "counts", "indictments", "raps" ], "near synonyms":[ "accusations", "allegations", "pleas", "criminations", "counteraccusations", "counter-accusations", "countercharges", "counter-charges", "arraignments", "impeachments", "implications", "imputations", "innuendos", "innuendoes", "insinuations", "censures", "condemnations", "denunciations", "incriminations", "recriminations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "takes a slew of 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"computerists":{ "as in hackers , geeks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gearheads", "geeks", "techies", "technocrats", "technophiles", "crackers", "cyberpunks", "hackers", "phishers" ], "near antonyms":[ "computerphobes", "technophobes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commonality":{ "a point which two or more things share in common":{ "examples":[ "one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work" ], "synonyms":[ "common denominator", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallel", "resemblance", "similarity", "similitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterpart", "equal", "equivalent", "analogy", "homology" ], "near antonyms":[ "difference", "discrepancy", "deviance", "divergence", "incongruence", "incongruity", "change", "modification", "variation" ], "antonyms":[ "dissimilarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "come out with":{ "to produce and release for distribution in printed form":{ "examples":[ "I heard that band is coming out with a new album." ], "synonyms":[ "get out", "issue", "print", "publish", "put out" ], "near synonyms":[ "copublish", "reissue", "reprint", "republish", "serialize", "contribute", "edit", "syndicate", "manufacture", "produce", "distribute", "market" ], "near antonyms":[ "censor", "suppress" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring before the public in performance or exhibition":{ "examples":[ "The bureau just came out with its monthly jobs report." ], "synonyms":[ "carry", "give", "mount", "offer", "present", "stage" ], "near synonyms":[ "display", "exhibit", "expose", "parade", "show", "show off", "unveil", "preview", "act", "impersonate", "perform", "play", "portray", "depict", "dramatize", "enact", "render", "represent", "extend", "proffer", "tender" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "compressed":{ "as in hardened , compacted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "case-hardened", "compacted", "hardened", "indurated", "stiffened", "tempered", "compact", "firm", "hard", "rigid", "solid", "stiff", "unyielding", "close", "dense", "heavy", "thick", "thickset", "inelastic", "inflexible", "ramrod", "unbending", "compressed", "condensed", "adamantine", "rocklike", "sturdy", "substantial", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "nonporous" ], "near antonyms":[ "flabby", "soft", "spongy", "squashy", "squishy", "loose", "scattered", "thin", "bendable", "elastic", "flexible", "malleable", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "lank", "limp", "slack", "airy", "light", "permeable", "porous", "ultrasoft" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{ "examples":[ "a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters" ], "synonyms":[ "capsuled", "capsulized", "collapsed", "compacted", "condensed", "constricted", "constringed", "contracted", "narrowed (down)", "squeezed", "telescoped" ], "near synonyms":[ "crammed", "crowded", "jammed", "jam-packed", "packed", "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "boiled down", "downsized", "shrank", "shrunk", "concentrated", "consolidated", "simplified", "streamlined", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilated", "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered", "distended", "inflated", "swelled" ], "antonyms":[ "decompressed", "expanded", "opened", "outspread", "outstretched" ] }, "to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{ "examples":[ "the substance can compress under pressure" ], "synonyms":[ "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "shrank", "shrunk" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapsed", "deflated", "flattened", "dried up", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "wilted", "withered", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "dwindled", "lessened", "receded", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulated", "grew", "increased", "ballooned", "inflated", "puffed (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "ballooned", "expanded", "snowballed", "swelled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "comforts":{ "a feeling of ease from grief or trouble":{ "examples":[ "the mourners found comfort in their pastor's words" ], "synonyms":[ "cheers", "consolations", "reliefs", "solaces" ], "near synonyms":[ "encouragements", "inspirations", "uplifts", "assurances", "reassurances", "alleviations", "assuagements", "mitigations", "contentments", "commiserations", "empathies", "sympathies", "aids", "assistances", "help", "succors" ], "near antonyms":[ "anguishes", "distresses", "heartaches", "heartbreaks", "torments", "tortures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that adds to one's ease of living":{ "examples":[ "a family campground with all the comforts of home" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodations", "amenities", "conveniences", "creature comforts", "luxuries", "mod cons", "niceties" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonuses", "extras", "benefits", "help", "services", "anodynes", "solaces", "delights", "indulgences", "joys", "pleasures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "burdens", "millstones", "weights" ] }, "reduction of or freedom from pain":{ "examples":[ "a life of comfort" ], "synonyms":[ "alleviations", "eases", "releases", "reliefs" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasements", "assuagements", "decreases", "diminishments", "mitigations", "moderations", "mollifications" ], "near antonyms":[ "discomforts", "agonies", "anguishes", "miseries", "sufferings", "torments", "tortures", "aches", "pains", "pangs", "pricks", "smarts", "stings", "stitches", "throes", "tingles", "twinges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "examples":[ "a hotel room featuring an array of domestic comforts" ], "synonyms":[ "amenities", "extras", "frills", "indulgences", "luxuries", "superfluities" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagances", "nonessentials", "dainties", "delicacies", "niceties", "treats", "accessories", "accessaries", "accoutrements", "accouterments", "bells and whistles", "options" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basics", "essentials", "fundamentals", "musts", "necessities", "requirements" ] }, "to ease the grief or distress of":{ "examples":[ "the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado" ], "synonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "consoles", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes" ], "near synonyms":[ "commiserates", "condoles", "empathizes", "sympathizes", "boosts", "buoys (up)", "elevates", "lifts", "uplifts", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "relieves", "calms", "quiets", "relaxes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "frets", "upsets", "worries", "aggravates", "intensifies", "worsens", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "harasses", "pesters" ], "antonyms":[ "distresses", "torments", "tortures", "troubles" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "combatants":{ "a person, group, or country that fights in a war or battle":{ "examples":[ "Britain was a major combatant in World War II." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belligerents", "dogfaces", "fighters", "legionaries", "legionnaires", "men-at-arms", "regulars", "servicemen", "soldiers", "troopers", "warriors", "servicewomen", "carabineers", "carabiniers", "cavaliers", "cavalrymen", "cuirassiers", "dragoons", "doughboys", "footmen", "foot soldiers", "grunts", "infantrymen", "commandos", "commandoes", "raiders", "jarheads", "marines", "rangers", "artillerymen", "cannoneers", "gunners", "mortarmen", "musketeers", "riflemen", "archers", "crossbowmen", "lancers", "pikemen", "spearmen", "Confederates", "Continentals", "Federals", "GIs", "GI's", "guardsmen", "militiamen", "minutemen", "counterguerrillas", "counterguerillas", "guerrillas", "guerillas", "irregulars", "paramilitaries", "partisans", "partizans", "lifers", "veterans", "warhorses", "conscripts", "draftees", "enrollees", "recruits", "reservists", "champions", "knights", "diggers", "gallowglasses", "gendarmes" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilians", "noncombatants" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "common-law marriages":{ "as in cohabitations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitations", "intermarriages", "miscegenations", "mixed marriages", "remarriages", "civil unions", "domestic partnerships", "bigamies", "polyandries", "polygamies", "polygynies", "attachments", "commitments", "relationships", "monogamies", "betrothals", "engagements", "espousals", "hands", "pledges", "promises", "proposals", "troths", "conjugalities", "connubialities", "marriages", "matches", "matrimonies", "wedlocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "annulments", "divorces", "separations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "communicators":{ "as in talkers , sayers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sayers", "talkers", "fronts", "promoters", "shills", "agents", "ambassadors", "delegates", "emissaries", "envoys", "representatives", "spokesmodels", "spokeswomen", "mouthpieces", "mouths", "point men", "point people", "prophets", "speakers", "spokesmen", "spokespeople" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complementary":{ "related to each other in such a way that one completes the other":{ "examples":[ "the complementary contributions of the cooking and cleanup committees were essential to the success of the church barbecue" ], "synonyms":[ "correlative", "reciprocal", "supplemental", "supplementary" ], "near synonyms":[ "cooperative", "mutual", "symbiotic", "collective", "combined", "common", "communal", "conjoint", "joint", "shared", "united" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "noncomplementary", "nonreciprocal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "competitive":{ "having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others":{ "examples":[ "I am admittedly competitive when it comes to board games." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "competing", "rival", "rivalrous", "determined", "diligent", "driving", "dynamic", "enterprising", "gung ho", "hungry", "hustling", "industrious", "motivated", "scrappy", "venturesome", "venturous", "animated", "lively", "spirited", "ardent", "avid", "eager", "energetic", "impassioned", "keen", "raring", "vigorous", "aggressive", "assertive", "high-flying", "opportunistic", "overambitious", "pretentious", "pushy", "self-assertive", "ambitious", "aspiring", "go-getting", "hard-driving", "pushing", "self-seeking" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathetic", "disinterested", "indifferent", "uneager", "unenthusiastic", "unexcited", "uninterested", "casual", "easygoing", "lackadaisical", "lazyish", "halfhearted", "lukewarm", "tepid", "lazy", "lethargic", "listless", "shiftless", "sluggish", "spiritless", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "ambitionless", "unambitious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "come to grips with":{ "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "examples":[ "After a few weeks she finally came to grips with her pest problem." ], "synonyms":[ "address", "contend (with)", "cope (with)", "field", "grapple (with)", "hack", "handle", "manage", "maneuver", "manipulate", "negotiate", "play", "swing", "take", "treat" ], "near synonyms":[ "engineer", "finesse", "jockey", "bring off", "carry off", "carry out", "get off", "pull", "command", "direct", "guide", "steer", "control", "micromanage", "regulate", "run", "react (to)", "respond (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "botch", "bungle", "foozle", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mess (up)", "mishandle", "muff", "scamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "computerization":{ "as in cybernation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cybernation", "automation", "mechanization", "robotization", "electrification", "motorization" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comply (with)":{ "to act according to the commands of":{ "examples":[ "the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders" ], "synonyms":[ "adhere (to)", "conform (to)", "follow", "goose-step (to)", "mind", "obey", "observe" ], "near synonyms":[ "defer (to)", "submit (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)", "accede (to)", "acquiesce (to)", "agree (to)", "assent (to)", "attend", "hear", "heed", "listen (to)", "mark", "note", "notice", "regard", "take", "watch" ], "near antonyms":[ "disoblige", "challenge", "dare", "refuse", "renounce", "repudiate", "direct", "lead", "brush (off)", "disregard", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "tune out", "wink (at)", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "shrug off", "breach", "break", "infringe", "transgress", "violate", "deride", "flout", "mock", "scoff (at)", "scorn", "mutiny (against)", "revolt (against)", "buck", "combat", "contest", "dispute", "fight", "oppose", "resist", "withstand" ], "antonyms":[ "defy", "disobey", "rebel (against)" ] }, "to do what is required by the terms of":{ "examples":[ "were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "complete", "fill", "fulfill", "fulfil", "keep", "meet", "redeem", "satisfy" ], "near synonyms":[ "conclude", "consummate", "finalize", "finish", "perfect", "accomplish", "achieve", "bring about", "bring off", "carry out", "effect", "commit", "compass", "discharge", "execute", "follow through (with)", "make", "perform" ], "near antonyms":[ "default (on)", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight" ], "antonyms":[ "breach", "break", "transgress", "violate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compassed":{ "as in accomplished , attained":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accomplished", "achieved", "attained", "realized", "complete", "completed", "concluded", "done", "down", "ended", "finished", "over", "over with", "terminated", "through", "up", "dead", "defunct", "extinct", "kaput", "kaputt", "obsolete", "expired" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuing", "incomplete", "ongoing", "uncompleted", "undone", "unfinished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to carry through (as a process) to completion":{ "examples":[ "attempting more than his modest abilities could compass" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "achieved", "brought off", "carried off", "carried out", "committed", "did", "executed", "followed through (with)", "fulfilled", "made", "negotiated", "performed", "perpetrated", "prosecuted", "pulled off", "put through" ], "near synonyms":[ "brought about", "effected", "effectuated", "implemented", "aced", "nailed", "engaged (in)", "practiced", "practised", "worked (at)", "reduplicated", "reenacted", "repeated", "actualized", "attained", "realized", "completed", "ended", "finished", "wound up", "winded up" ], "near antonyms":[ "failed", "skimped", "slighted", "slurred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel completely around":{ "examples":[ "the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth" ], "synonyms":[ "circled", "circuited", "circumnavigated", "circumvented", "encircled", "girdled", "orbited", "ringed", "rounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumambulated", "crossed", "perambulated", "traversed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{ "examples":[ "the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king" ], "synonyms":[ "colluded", "connived", "conspired", "contrived", "intrigued", "machinated", "plotted", "put up", "schemed" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterplotted", "brewed", "concocted", "cooked (up)", "devised", "hatched", "engineered", "jockeyed", "maneuvered", "manipulated", "designed", "framed", "laid out", "mapped", "planned", "shaped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas" ], "synonyms":[ "circled", "embraced", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "environed", "girded", "girt", "girdled", "ringed", "surrounded", "wreathed" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribed", "closed in", "cordoned (off)", "fenced (in)", "hemmed (in)", "walled", "beset", "besieged", "entrenched", "intrenched", "invested", "swarmed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the average mind struggles to compass" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciated", "apprehended", "assimilated", "beheld", "caught", "caught on (to)", "cognized", "comprehended", "conceived", "cottoned (to or on to)", "deciphered", "decoded", "discerned", "dug", "got", "grasped", "grokked", "intuited", "knew", "made", "made out", "perceived", "recognized", "registered", "savvied", "saw", "seized", "sensed", "tumbled (to)", "twigged", "understood" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbed", "digested", "took in", "realized", "fathomed", "penetrated", "pierced" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehended", "misconceived", "misconstrued", "misinterpreted", "misperceived", "misread", "mistook", "misunderstood" ], "antonyms":[ "missed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "communiqu\u00e9s":{ "a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest":{ "examples":[ "a White House communiqu\u00e9" ], "synonyms":[ "ads", "advertisements", "adverts", "announcements", "bulletins", "notices", "notifications", "postings", "releases" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadsides", "brochures", "circulars", "flyers", "fliers", "fly sheets", "gazettes", "handbills", "handouts", "billboards", "bills", "placards", "playbills", "posters", "show bills", "signs", "broadcasts", "cablecasts", "newscasts", "telecasts", "advertisings", "billings", "blurbs", "come-ons", "commercials", "messages", "pitches", "plugolas", "spots", "words", "communications", "dispatches", "reports", "annunciations", "declarations", "edicts", "proclamations", "promulgations", "pronouncements", "pronunciamentos", "pronunciamentoes", "rescripts", "significations", "ballyhoos", "boosts", "buildups", "campaigns", "plugs", "promos", "promotions", "propagandas", "publicities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commination":{ "an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{ "examples":[ "the tendency by some to regard every unfortunate natural disaster as a sign of the Almighty's commination of mankind's sinfulness" ], "synonyms":[ "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation", "excoriation", "objurgation", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reproof", "riot act", "stricture" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishment", "admonition", "castigation", "chastisement", "damnation", "punishment", "remonstrance", "business", "devil", "dressing-down", "lash", "lecture", "lesson", "rap", "scolding", "talking-to", "tongue-lashing", "belittlement", "criticism", "deprecation", "depreciation", "disparagement", "pan" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclamation", "honor", "tribute", "encomium", "eulogy", "panegyric", "plaudit(s)", "praise", "approval", "blessing", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[ "citation", "commendation", "endorsement", "indorsement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "combos":{ "as in groups , ensembles":{ 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"materializes", "originates", "sets in", "springs", "starts" ], "near synonyms":[ "breathes", "exists", "is", "lives", "subsists", "arrives", "comes on", "emerges", "coalesces", "coheres", "shapes (up)", "continues", "endures", "lasts", "persists", "survives" ], "near antonyms":[ "concludes", "desists", "discontinues", "finishes", "halts", "quits", "terminates", "disappears", "dissolves", "evaporates", "vanishes", "departs", "dies", "expires", "passes away", "perishes" ], "antonyms":[ "ceases", "ends", "stops" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complainants":{ "the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another":{ "examples":[ "the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed" ], "synonyms":[ "plaintiffs", "suers" ], "near synonyms":[ "accusers", "litigants", "parties", "suitors", "appellants", "petitioners", "pleaders" ], "near antonyms":[ "accused" ], "antonyms":[ "defendants" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commies":{ "an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state":{ "examples":[ "alleged that commies had infiltrated every level of the federal government" ], "synonyms":[ "communists", "comrades", "Reds", "socialists" ], "near synonyms":[ "lefties", "leftists", "pinkos", "pinkoes", "pinks", "social democrats", "Bolsheviks", "Bolsheviki", "Leninists", "Leninites", "Maoists", "Marxists", "Stalinists", "Trotskyists", "Trotskyites", "extremists", "radicals", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "capitalists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comb (out)":{ "as in weed (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "weed (out)", "check off", "disregard", "deter", "stave off", "ward (off)", "cease", "discontinue", "halt", "suspend", "block", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "obviate", "preclude", "prevent", "prohibit", "banish", "deport", "exile", "expel", "oust", "throw out", "blackball", "blacklist", "excommunicate", "ostracize", "ban", "bar", "close out", "count (out)", "debar", "eliminate", "except", "exclude", "freeze out", "rule out", "shut out" ], "near antonyms":[ "admit", "include", "accept", "embrace", "entertain", "receive", "take in", "welcome", "unban" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "combers":{ "as in curls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curls", "breakers", "whitecaps", "riffles", "ripples", "wavelets", "surfs", "ground swells", "rollers", "seas", "tidal waves", "tsunamis", "tsunami", "billows", "surges", "swells", "waves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commissioners":{ "as in directors , executives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "administrators", "directors", "executives", "heads", "managers", "regulators", "superintendents", "supervisors", "bureaucrats", "chairmen", "chairs", "functionaries", "officeholders", "officers", "officials", "public servants", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "minions", "underlings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "companioned":{ "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{ "examples":[ "movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks" ], "synonyms":[ "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "companied", "convoyed", "escorted", "saw", "squired" ], "near synonyms":[ "walked", "associated", "consorted", "palled (around)", "teamed (up)", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "brought", "conducted", "guided", "led", "piloted", "steered", "ushered", "followed", "shadowed", "tagged", "tagged along", "tailed", "hovered (over)", "hung (around)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "deserted", "ditched", "dumped", "forsook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come to terms":{ "to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{ "examples":[ "Once the two sides came to terms , a written agreement was drawn up for their signatures." ], "synonyms":[ "agree", "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" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "commiserated (with)":{ "to have sympathy for":{ "examples":[ "we commiserated with him but there was little we could do to make the situation better" ], "synonyms":[ "ached (for)", "bled (for)", "compassionated", "condoled (with)", "felt (for)", "pitied", "sympathized (with)", "yearned (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "cared (for)", "grieved (for)", "sorrowed (for)", "loved", "empathized (with)", "identified (with)", "tolerated", "understood" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "disliked", "hated", "scorned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commandant":{ "one in official command especially of a military force or base":{ "examples":[ "the commandant of a naval district" ], "synonyms":[ "captain", "commander", "commanding officer" ], "near synonyms":[ "commissioned officer", "field officer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commoving":{ "as in inspiring , exciting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "exciting", "inspiring", "stimulating", "uplifting", "elating", "elevating", "enrapturing", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "transporting", "contenting", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "rejoicing", "satisfying", "warming" ], "near antonyms":[ "depressing", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "distressing", "oppressing", "saddening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come":{ "to move closer to":{ "examples":[ "come here and sit by the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "advance", "approach", "near", "nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "drop in", "enter", "pop (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "depart", "exit", "leave" ], "antonyms":[ "go", "recede (from)", "retreat", "withdraw" ] }, "to get to a destination":{ "examples":[ "when do you think they'll come ?" ], "synonyms":[ "appear", "arrive", "get in", "get through", "land", "show up", "turn up" ], "near synonyms":[ "fetch", "hit", "make", "reach", "pull in", "touch down", "debark", "disembark", "barge (in)", "blow in", "breeze (in)", "burst (in or into)", "waltz (in)", "check in", "clock (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "check out", "clock (out)", "flee", "vamoose" ], "antonyms":[ "go", "leave" ] }, "to eventually have as a state or quality":{ "examples":[ "your dreams can come true" ], "synonyms":[ "become", "get", "go", "grow", "run", "turn", "wax" ], "near synonyms":[ "alter", "change", "metamorphose", "modify", "mutate", "transfigure", "transform", "transmute" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "be", "continue", "linger", "remain", "stay" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take place":{ "examples":[ "whatever may come we'll always be together" ], "synonyms":[ "be", "befall", "betide", "chance", "come about", "come down", "come off", "cook", "do", "go down", "go on", "hap", "happen", "occur", "pass", "transpire" ], "near synonyms":[ "break", "develop", "rise", "shape (up)", "arise", "come up", "crop (up)", "materialize", "spring (up)", "intervene", "fall out", "follow", "result", "turn out", "go off", "proceed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move forward along a course":{ "examples":[ "how is the remodeling job coming ?" ], "synonyms":[ "advance", "come along", "do", "fare", "forge", "get along", "get on", "go", "go along", "go off", "march", "pace", "proceed", "progress" ], "near synonyms":[ "accelerate", "fast-forward", "speed", "approach", "near", "journey", "pass", "repair", "run", "travel", "wend", "actuate", "drive", "impel", "propel", "push", "take out" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrest", "balk", "block", "check", "detain", "halt", "hinder", "hold back", "impede", "nip", "obstruct", "slow (down or up)", "stem", "repress", "retard", "stunt", "suppress", "delay", "interrupt", "stall", "cramp", "hamper", "inhibit", "cease", "let up", "pause", "regress", "wait" ], "antonyms":[ "remain", "stand", "stay", "stop" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compared with":{ "to come near or nearer to in character or quality":{ "examples":[ "nothing compares with the literary achievement of Shakespeare" ], "synonyms":[ "approached", "approximated", "measured up (to)", "stacked up (against or with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "added up (to)", "amounted (to)", "came (to)", "duplicated", "equaled", "equalled", "matched", "mirrored", "paralleled", "reflected", "bordered (on)", "touched (on)", "verged (on)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commiserations":{ "to have sympathy for":{ "examples":[ "we commiserated with him but there was little we could do to make the situation better" ], "synonyms":[ "ache (for)", "bleed (for)", "compassionate", "condole (with)", "feel (for)", "pity", "sympathize (with)", "yearn (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "care (for)", "grieve (for)", "sorrow (for)", "love", "empathize (with)", "identify (with)", "tolerate", "understand" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "dislike", "hate", "scorn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune":{ "examples":[ "letters of commiseration sent to the hospitalized student" ], "synonyms":[ "compassion", "feeling", "sympathy" ], "near synonyms":[ "condolence", "regret", "humaneness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindliness", "kindness", "mercy", "pity", "ruth", "softheartedness", "warmheartedness", "affinity", "empathy", "rapport", "sensitivity", "understanding", "altruism", "benevolence", "benignity", "bigheartedness", "charity", "generosity", "goodwill", "humanitarianism", "largeheartedness", "largesse", "largess", "magnanimity", "philanthropy" ], "near antonyms":[ "indifference", "insensitivity", "unconcern", "cruelty", "harshness", "inhumanity", "animosity", "antipathy", "dislike", "hatred", "hostility" ], "antonyms":[ "callousness", "coldheartedness", "hard-heartedness", "heartlessness" ] }, "the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune":{ "examples":[ "a heartless businessman with no commiseration for the less fortunate" ], "synonyms":[ "bigheartedness", "charity", "compassion", "feeling", "good-heartedness", "heart", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "compensation":{ "payment to another for a loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "a warehouse worker who received a large compensation for his crippling injury while on the job" ], "synonyms":[ "damages", "indemnification", "indemnity", "quittance", "recompense", "recoupment", "redress", "remuneration", "reparation", "reprisal(s)", "requital", "restitution", "satisfaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "punitive damages", "solatium", "amends", "atonement", "expiation", "refund", "reimbursement", "repayment", "adjustment", "settlement", "punishment", "retaliation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "fair compensation for his work on the project" ], "synonyms":[ "consideration", "pay", "payment", "recompense", "remittance", "remuneration", "requital" ], "near synonyms":[ "salary", "stipend", "wage(s)", "disbursement", "expenditure", "outlay", "rebate", "refund", "indemnity", "recoupment", "redress", "reparation", "restitution", "adjustment", "settlement", "deposit", "reimbursement", "repayment", "prepayment", "overpayment", "rent", "rental" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "his generous compensation was greatly appreciated" ], "synonyms":[ "disbursement", "giving", "paying", "payment", "remitment", "remittance", "remuneration" ], "near synonyms":[ "rendering", "tendering", "reimbursement", "repayment", "paying off", "paying up", "prepayment", "overpayment" ], "near antonyms":[ "underpayment" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpayment" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compartments":{ "one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided":{ "examples":[ "a backpack with many handy compartments for storing your camping gear" ], "synonyms":[ "bays", "cabins", "cells", "chambers", "cubes", "cubicles" ], "near synonyms":[ "cubbyholes", "pigeonholes", "snuggeries", "alcoves", "niches", "nooks", "recesses", "cabinets", "drawers", "lockers", "cavities", "holes", "hollows", "booths", "boxes", "cribs", "loges", "stalls", "bunkers", "crypts", "vaults" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "compartment the responses according to country of origin" ], "synonyms":[ "assorts", "breaks down", "categorizes", "classes", "classifies", "codifies", "compartmentalizes", "digests", "distinguishes", "distributes", "grades", "groups", "pegs", "places", "ranges", "ranks", "relegates", "separates", "sorts", "types" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "systematizes", "alphabetizes", "catalogs", "catalogues", "files", "indexes", "lists", "refers", "pigeonholes", "shelves", "identifies", "recognizes", "culls", "screens", "sets", "sieves", "sifts", "winnows", "clumps", "clusters", "colligates", "recategorizes", "reclassifies", "regroups", "subcategorizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuses", "disarranges", "jumbles", "lumps", "mixes (up)", "scrambles", "misclassifies", "missorts", "mistypes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "compromises":{ "the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement":{ "examples":[ "eventually we reached a compromise on the number of hours per week that would be devoted to piano practice" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodations", "concessions", "give-and-takes", "negotiations" ], "near synonyms":[ "haggles", "horse trades", "accords", "arrangements", "bargains", "concurrences", "consensuses", "deals", "understandings", "agreements", "settlements", "mediations", "treaties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place in danger":{ "examples":[ "officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security" ], "synonyms":[ "adventures", "endangers", "gambles (with)", "hazards", "imperils", "jeopardizes", "jeopards", "menaces", "perils", "risks", "ventures" ], "near synonyms":[ "intimidates", "threatens", "exposes", "subjects", "chances", "wagers" ], "near antonyms":[ "guards", "protects", "shelters", "shields", "preserves", "resumes", "saves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "bloodies", "breaks", "crabs", "cripples", "crosses (up)", "damages", "defaces", "disfigures", "endamages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "spoils", "vitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "erodes", "scours", "washes out", "wears (away)", "blights", "tarnishes", "dents", "dings", "dints", "botches", "gums (up)", "queers", "lacerates", "wounds", "disables", "hamstrings", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "torments", "tortures", "annihilates", "bangs up", "bashes", "batters", "clobbers", "crushes", "dashes", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "does in", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruins", "scourges", "shatters", "smashes", "tears down", "totals", "wastes", "wipes out", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "helps", "rectifies", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "edits", "remodels", "revises", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "common sense":{ "based on sound reasoning or information":{ "examples":[ "the commonsense interpretation of this so-called mysterious sighting" ], "synonyms":[ "commonsensible", "commonsensical", "firm", "good", "hard", "informed", "just", "justified", "levelheaded", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "reasoned", "sensible", "sober", "solid", "valid", "well-founded" ], "near synonyms":[ "actual", "real", "true", "certain", "sure", "certified", "validated", "verified", "confirmed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "cogent", "convincing", "colorable", "credible", "plausible" ], "near antonyms":[ "unsubstantiated", "unsupported", "unwarranted", "flimsy", "implausible", "unconvincing", "weak", "fallacious", "false", "misguided", "misled" ], "antonyms":[ "groundless", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "nonsensical", "nonvalid", "unfounded", "uninformed", "unjustified", "unreasonable", "unreasoned", "unsound" ] }, "the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters":{ "examples":[ "common sense should tell you not to meet face-to-face with someone who is just an online acquaintance" ], "synonyms":[ "discreetness", "discretion", "gumption", "horse sense", "levelheadedness", "nous", "policy", "prudence", "sense", "sensibleness", "wisdom", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "street smarts", "farsightedness", "forehandedness", "foresight", "foresightedness", "forethoughtfulness", "judgment", "judgement", "brains", "gray matter", "intelligence", "logicality", "logicalness", "practicality", "rationality", "rationalness", "discernment", "discrimination", "insight", "sagacity", "sapience", "acumen", "astuteness", "clearheadedness", "keenness", "penetration", "perspicacity", "shrewdness", "care", "caution", "circumspection", "precaution", "premeditation" ], "near antonyms":[ "shortsightedness", "brainlessness", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "idiocy", "senselessness", "stupidity", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "unreasonableness" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudence", "indiscretion" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "compensated":{ "to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree" ], "synonyms":[ "indemnified", "recompensed", "recouped", "remunerated", "requited", "satisfied" ], "near synonyms":[ "refunded", "reimbursed", "repaid", "redressed", "remedied", "repaired", "discharged", "paid", "quit", "quitted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received":{ "examples":[ "compensate them well for their efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "paid", "recompensed", "remunerated" ], "near synonyms":[ "refunded", "reimbursed", "repaid", "requited", "remitted", "paid off", "paid up", "prepaid" ], "near antonyms":[ "stiffed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come off (as)":{ "to give the impression of being":{ "examples":[ "she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "appear", "come across (as)", "feel", "look", "make", "seem", "sound" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissemble", "pretend", "recall", "resemble", "suggest", "hint", "imply", "insinuate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complaisance":{ "a desire or disposition to please":{ "examples":[ "the complaisance of his girlfriend is such that she meekly goes along with everything he says" ], "synonyms":[ "amenability", "amiability", "good-naturedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "affability", "amicability", "amicableness", "congeniality", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability", "agreeableness", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "kindheartedness", "kindliness", "warmheartedness", "acquiescence", "compliance", "docility", "passivity", "submissiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "sullenness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "disobedience", "intractability", "recalcitrance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "computerphobes":{ "as in technophobes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "technophobes" ], "near antonyms":[ "crackers", "cyberpunks", "hackers", "computerists", "gearheads", "geeks", "techies", "technocrats", "technophiles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comingles":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "the chemicals, when comingled , will spontaneously ignite" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamates", "blends", "combines", "commingles", "commixes", "composites", "concretes", "conflates", "fuses", "homogenizes", "immingles", "immixes", "incorporates", "integrates", "interfuses", "intermingles", "intermixes", "melds", "merges", "mingles", "mixes" ], "near synonyms":[ "adds", "admixes", "beats (in)", "cuts in", "folds", "stirs", "tosses", "coalesces", "compounds", "emulsifies", "conjoins", "joins", "knits", "links", "unites", "intertwines", "interweaves", "weaves" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaves", "disjoins", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ruptures", "severs", "sunders", "disperses", "dissolves", "scatters", "detaches", "disengages", "splits" ], "antonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "separates", "unmixes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "commoner":{ "as in plebeian , prole":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pleb", "plebeian", "prole", "proletarian", "everyman", "Joe Blow", "Joe Six-Pack", "John Doe", "little guy", "little man", "lug", "slob", "everywoman", "plain Jane", "laborer", "peon", "worker" ], "near antonyms":[ "big cheese", "big shot", "big wheel", "bigwig", "fat cat", "mover and shaker", "VIP" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "common-law marriage":{ "as in cohabitation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitation", "intermarriage", "miscegenation", "mixed marriage", "remarriage", "civil union", "domestic partnership", "bigamy", "polyandry", "polygamy", "polygyny", "attachment", "commitment", "relationship", "monogamy", "betrothal", "engagement", "espousal", "hand", "pledge", "promise", "proposal", "troth", "conjugality", "connubiality", "marriage", "match", "matrimony", "wedlock" ], "near antonyms":[ "annulment", "divorce", "separation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "combative":{ "feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{ "examples":[ "channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "confrontational", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "warlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonistic", "fierce", "hostile", "hot-tempered", "acidic", "bearish", "bilious", "bristly", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fractious", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "stroppy", "surly", "testy", "touchy", "ugly", "waspish", "savage", "vicious", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "near antonyms":[ "anti-imperialist", "antimilitarist", "unwarlike", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "complaisant", "conciliatory", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "kindhearted", "obliging", "pleasant", "sociable", "calm", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "benign", "gentle", "kindly", "mild" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggressive", "nonbelligerent", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "unbelligerent", "uncombative", "uncontentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "comp":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "examples":[ "this hotel offers its guests more comps , including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowal", "donation", "donative", "fairing", "freebie", "freebee", "gift", "giveaway", "handsel", "lagniappe", "largesse", "largess", "present", "presentation" ], "near synonyms":[ "alms", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "charity", "contribution", "dole", "handout", "oblation", "offering", "philanthropy", "tithe", "box", "care package", "foy", "grant", "subsidy", "remembrance", "tribute", "valentine", "bonus", "boon", "windfall", "courtesy", "favor", "generosity", "sacrifice", "gratuity", "propine", "tip", "award", "prize", "reward", "dowry", "bequest", "legacy" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "loan", "bribe", "douceur", "peace offering", "sop" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in provide , afford":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "afford", "furnish", "provide", "award", "confer", "endow", "endue", "indue", "render", "lavish", "regale", "chip in", "kick in", "pitch in", "throw in", "aid", "assist", "benefit", "help", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "give away", "present", "volunteer", "administer", "dish out", "dispense", "dole out", "hand out", "impart", "issue", "mete (out)", "extend", "fork (over, out, or up)", "offer", "pay", "proffer", "pungle (up)", "put up", "tender", "sacrifice" ], "near antonyms":[ "hold", "keep", "pocket", "retain", "withhold", "preserve", "save", "advance", "lend", "loan", "sell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "committee":{ "a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter":{ "examples":[ "a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party" ], "synonyms":[ "commission", "panel" ], "near synonyms":[ "standing committee", "steering committee", "subcommittee", "delegation", "mission", "assembly", "body", "congress", "convocation", "council", "synod" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comedic":{ "causing or intended to cause laughter":{ "examples":[ "my friends insist that this new television show is the most comedic thing ever created by the mind of man" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "chucklesome", "comic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hilarious", "humoristic", "humorous", "hysterical", "hysteric", "killing", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "riotous", "risible", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "clownish", "knockabout", "slapstick", "slapsticky", "zany", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "snickery", "jocular", "playful", "waggish", "campy", "jokey", "joky", "priceless", "rich", "whimsical", "witty", "wry", "blithesome", "gleeful", "jocose", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "mad", "merry", "mirthful" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "serious", "severe", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "tragic", "tragical", "lachrymose", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "tearful", "woeful" ], "antonyms":[ "humorless", "lame", "unamusing", "uncomic", "unfunny", "unhumorous", "unhysterical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "compatibilities":{ "peaceful coexistence":{ "examples":[ "the remarkable compatibility of roommates from such widely divergent backgrounds" ], "synonyms":[ "chimes", "comities", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ], "near synonyms":[ "amities", "companionships", "congenialities", "fellowships", "fraternizations", "friendships", "collaborations", "reciprocities", "symbioses", "agreements", "consensuses", "unanimities", "cohesions", "unities", "affinities", "connections", "empathies", "kinships", "rapports", "solidarities", "sympathies", "understandings", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonisms", "antipathies", "enmities", "hatreds", "hostilities", "alienations", "breaches", "divorces", "estrangements", "ruptures", "schisms", "scissions", "severances", "dissents", "dissidences", "anarchies", "disorders", "disturbances", "strifes", "turmoils" ], "antonyms":[ "conflicts", "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions", "variances" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comeuppances":{ "suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{ "examples":[ "as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance" ], "synonyms":[ "castigations", "chastisements", "corrections", "deserts", "disciplines", "nemeses", "penalties", "punishments", "wraths" ], "near synonyms":[ "reprisals", "retaliations", "retributions", "revenges", "vengeances", "assessments", "charges", "fines", "mulcts", "examples", "sentences", "confinements", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "condemnations", "damnations", "denouncements", "censures", "criticisms", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproofs" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesties", "indemnities", "pardons", "paroles", "acquittals", "exculpations", "exonerations", "vindications", "exemptions", "immunities", "impunities", "releases", "commutations", "reprieves", "absolutions", "remissions", "remitments", "condonations", "disregards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comes across (as)":{ "to give the impression of being":{ "examples":[ "the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "appears", "comes off (as)", "feels", "looks", "makes", "seems", "sounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissembles", "pretends", "recalls", "resembles", "suggests", "hints", "implies", "insinuates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "come up":{ "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "belly up", "close", "close in", "draw on", "near", "nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrive", "attain", "come", "gain", "hit", "land", "make", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "waltz (up)", "creep up", "sneak up", "adjoin", "border", "touch", "verge" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear out", "depart", "exit", "go", "leave", "light out", "pull out", "quit", "remove", "run away", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out" ], "antonyms":[ "back (up or away)", "recede", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ] }, "to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly":{ "examples":[ "let me know if anything else comes up during the project" ], "synonyms":[ "arise", "crop (up)", "emerge", "materialize", "spring (up)", "surface" ], "near synonyms":[ "appear", "come out", "show up", "turn up", "chance", "come", "come about", "fall out", "go (on)", "go off", "hap", "happen", "occur", "pass", "transpire", "interfere", "interpose", "intervene", "intrude" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complimented":{ "to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{ "examples":[ "complimented her on her election victory" ], "synonyms":[ "congratulated", "felicitated", "hugged" ], "near synonyms":[ "applauded", "cheered", "commended", "hailed", "saluted", "extolled", "glorified", "lauded", "praised" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "deprecated", "depreciated", "diminished", "discounted", "disparaged", "minimized", "put down", "wrote off", "jeered", "mocked", "ridiculed", "taunted", "teased" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coming across":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "She came across an old photo album in a box in the basement." ], "synonyms":[ "chancing (upon)", "encountering", "finding", "happening (on or upon)", "hitting (upon)", "lighting (on or upon)", "meeting", "pitching (upon)", "stumbling (on or onto)", "tumbling (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucking (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronting", "facing", "discovering", "striking", "turning up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "composer":{ "a person who writes musical compositions":{ "examples":[ "a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas" ], "synonyms":[ "melodist", "musician" ], "near synonyms":[ "cocomposer", "songsmith", "songwriter", "tunesmith", "symphonist", "arranger", "orchestrator", "orchestrater", "scorer", "librettist", "lyricist", "lyrist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "commiserated":{ "as in empathized , sympathized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "condoled", "empathized", "sympathized", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed", "boosted", "buoyed (up)", "elevated", "lifted", "uplifted", "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "relieved", "calmed", "quieted", "relaxed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "near antonyms":[ "distressed", "tormented", "tortured", "troubled", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "fretted", "upset", "worried", "aggravated", "intensified", "worsened", "annoyed", "irked", "irritated", "harassed", "pestered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compassionates":{ "to have sympathy for":{ "examples":[ "a gentle soul who could compassionate even the most reprobate of scoundrels and villains" ], "synonyms":[ "aches (for)", "bleeds (for)", "commiserates (with)", "condoles (with)", "feels (for)", "pities", "sympathizes (with)", "yearns (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "cares (for)", "grieves (for)", "sorrows (for)", "loves", "empathizes (with)", "identifies (with)", "tolerates", "understands" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "dislikes", "hates", "scorns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "complexing":{ "to make complex or difficult":{ "examples":[ "there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit" ], "synonyms":[ "complexifying", "complicating", "embarrassing", "entangling", "perplexing", "sophisticating" ], "near synonyms":[ "developing", "elaborating", "expanding", "intensifying", "magnifying", "confounding", "confusing", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "snarling", "tangling" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "cutting", "shortening", "easing", "facilitating", "disentangling", "straightening (out)", "unraveling", "untangling", "oversimplifying" ], "antonyms":[ "simplifying", "streamlining" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "components":{ "one of the parts that make up a whole":{ "examples":[ "each set is composed of several distinct components" ], "synonyms":[ "building blocks", "constituents", "elements", "factors", "ingredients", "members" ], "near synonyms":[ "bases", "part and parcels", "details", "items", "particulars", "points", "aspects", "characteristics", "facets", "features", "traits", "divisions", "fragments", "particles", "partitions", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "sectors", "segments", "subcomponents", "sub-components" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggregates", "composites", "compounds", "masses", "entireties", "summations", "sums", "totalities", "totals", "admixtures", "amalgamations", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "intermixtures", "mixes", "mixtures" ], "antonyms":[ "wholes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coming up empty":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "We searched for a viable candidate but came up empty ." ], "synonyms":[ "bombing", "collapsing", "cratering", "failing", "flaming out", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "foundering", "missing", "striking out", "tanking", "washing out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "crumbling", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "going under", "imploding", "self-destructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooking", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "prevailing", "triumphing", "winning" ], "antonyms":[ "clicking", "coming off", "delivering", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding", "working out" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "comic strip":{ "a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story":{ "examples":[ "a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults" ], "synonyms":[ "cartoon", "comic", "funny", "strip" ], "near synonyms":[ "comic book", "funny paper(s)", "graphic novel", "animated cartoon", "animation", "caricature" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "compelling":{ "having the power to persuade":{ "examples":[ "made a compelling argument against military intervention" ], "synonyms":[ "cogent", "conclusive", "convincing", "decisive", "effective", "forceful", "persuasive", "satisfying", "strong", "telling" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritative", "definitive", "sound", "valid", "well-founded", "important", "significant", "weighty", "material", "pertinent", "relevant" ], "near antonyms":[ "groundless", "invalid", "shaky", "unfounded", "unsound", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "unimportant", "immaterial", "irrelevant", "feeble", "weak" ], "antonyms":[ "inconclusive", "indecisive", "ineffective", "uncompelling", "unconvincing", "unpersuasive" ] }, "needing immediate attention":{ "examples":[ "no compelling need to raise taxes at this time" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "burning", "clamant", "critical", "crying", "dire", "emergent", "exigent", "imperative", "imperious", "importunate", "instant", "necessitous", "pressing", "urgent" ], "near synonyms":[ "demanding", "extreme", "immediate", "insistent", "intense", "overriding", "crucial", "desperate", "grave", "life-and-death", "life-or-death", "serious", "severe", "vital", "dangerous", "explosive", "hazardous", "perilous", "precarious", "unstable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incidental", "low-pressure", "minor", "negligible", "trivial", "unimportant", "nonthreatening", "safe", "stable" ], "antonyms":[ "noncritical", "nonurgent" ] }, "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "examples":[ "public opinion compelled her to fire her scandal-plagued aide" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacking", "coercing", "constraining", "dragooning", "driving", "forcing", "impelling", "impressing", "making", "muscling", "obligating", "obliging", "pressing", "pressuring", "sandbagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "cowing", "hectoring", "intimidating", "blackmailing", "high-pressuring", "menacing", "shaming", "terrorizing", "threatening", "dragging", "badgering", "harassing", "hounding" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowing", "letting", "permitting", "arguing", "convincing", "inducing", "moving", "persuading", "prevailing (on or upon)", "satisfying", "talking (into)", "winning (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "compassionateness":{ "sympathetic concern for the well-being of others":{ "examples":[ "the unfailing compassionateness of the staff at the hospice" ], "synonyms":[ "beneficence", "benevolence", "benignancy", "benignity", "good-heartedness", "humaneness", "kindheartedness", "kindliness", "kindness", "softheartedness", "tenderheartedness", "tenderness", "warmheartedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "attentiveness", "considerateness", "thoughtfulness", "affability", "friendliness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "warmth", "graciousness", "niceness", "pleasantness", "clemency", "leniency", "mercifulness", "patience", "tolerance", "understanding", "altruism", "charitableness", "charity", "generosity", "greatheartedness", "magnanimity", "philanthropy", "unselfishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "inconsiderateness", "insensitivity", "thoughtlessness", "grimness", "harshness", "severity", "sternness", "toughness", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "maliciousness", "meanness", "spitefulness", "virulence", "vitriol" ], "antonyms":[ "barbarity", "barbarousness", "bestiality", "brutality", "brutishness", "callousness", "cold-bloodedness", "cruelty", "hard-heartedness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "savageness", "savagery", "unfeelingness", "unkindliness", "unkindness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comps":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "examples":[ "this hotel offers its guests more comps , including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowals", "donations", "donatives", "fairings", "freebies", 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"abbreviated", "cut", "shortened", "eased", "facilitated", "disentangled", "straightened (out)", "unraveled", "untangled", "oversimplified" ], "antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compurgation":{ "as in pardon , forgiveness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absolution", "condonation", "forgiveness", "pardon", "remission", "acquittal", "clearing", "exculpation", "exoneration", "vindication", "atonement", "expiation", "whitewash" ], "near antonyms":[ "conviction", "accusation", "arraignment", "impeachment", "incrimination", "indictment", "prosecution", "castigation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "complied":{ "as in accepted , consented":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceded", "accepted", "acquiesced", "consented", "deferred", "subscribed", "agreed", "assented", "concurred", "affiliated", "allied", "associated", "came round", "collaborated", "colluded", 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