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"disconfirmation", "negation", "rejection", "repudiation" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproof", "rebuttal", "refutation", "negative" ], "near antonyms":[ "concession", "confession", "affirmation", "assertion", "declaration", "attestation", "corroboration", "documentation", "substantiation", "testament", "testimony", "validation" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "admission", "avowal", "confirmation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denies":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "disaffirms", "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disconfirms", "disowns", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverses", "challenges", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "disagrees (with)", "disputes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "avows", "concedes", "confirms", "owns" ] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know" ], "synonyms":[ "declines", "disallows", "disapproves", "negatives", "nixes", "refuses", "rejects", "reprobates", "withholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "prohibits", "proscribes", "vetoes", "rebuffs", "repels", "spurns", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "holds", "keeps", "represses", "restrains", "restricts", "balks (at)", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs" ], "near antonyms":[ "affords", "furnishes", "gives", "provides", "supplies", "authorizes", "commissions", "licenses", "licences", "accedes (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (to)", "assents (to)", "consents (to)", "warrants", "accords", "sanctions", "vouchsafes" ], "antonyms":[ "allows", "concedes", "grants", "lets", "OKs", "okays", "permits" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature" ], "synonyms":[ "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicts", "disallows", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refuses", "rejects", "challenges", "confutes", "criticizes", "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes", "disputes", "questions", "abdicates", "abjures", "recants", "renounces", "retracts" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "admits", "concedes", "confesses", "grants", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "confirms", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "avows", "claims", "owns", "recognizes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denigrates":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ 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express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "theater critics have been denigrating her acting ability for years" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "diminishing", "discounting", "dismissing", "disparaging", "dissing", "kissing off", "minimizing", "playing down", "poor-mouthing", "putting down", "running down", "talking down", "trashing", "trash-talking", "vilipending", "writing off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommending", "abusing", "scolding", "disapproving (of)", "disliking", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "reprehending", "reprobating", "aspersing", "defaming", "maligning", "ripping", "slandering", "slurring", "traducing", "vilifying", "discrediting", "disgracing" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "countenancing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "sanctioning", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "exalting", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "magnifying", "praising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denizen":{ "someone who regularly spends time in a particular place":{ "examples":[ "one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym" ], "synonyms":[ "familiar", "frequenter", "habitu\u00e9", "habitue", "haunter", "rat", "regular" ], "near synonyms":[ "client", "customer", "guest", "patron", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "bug", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "fanatic", "fancier", "fiend", "freak", "lover", "maniac", "nut" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who lives permanently in a place":{ "examples":[ "the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic" ], "synonyms":[ "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "inhabiter", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "tenant" ], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitant", "coresident", "aborigine", "native", "citizen", "national", "subject", "colonist", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "migrant", "newcomer", "settler", "burgher", "local", "localite", "townee", "townie", "towny", "townsman", "villager" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "nonresident", "guest", "tourist", "visitor", "defector", "emigrant", "escaper", "evacuee", "exile", "expatriate", "refugee" ], "antonyms":[ "transient" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denominating":{ "to give a name to":{ "examples":[ "stargazing is nothing more than that, and denominating it as astrology does not make it a science" ], "synonyms":[ "baptizing", "baptising", "calling", "christening", "cleping", "designating", "dubbing", "entitling", "labeling", "labelling", "naming", "nominating", "styling", "terming", "titling" ], "near synonyms":[ "branding", "stigmatizing", "tagging", "denoting", "specifying", "miscalling", "misnaming", "mistitling", "code-naming", "nicknaming", "rechristening", "relabeling", "relabelling", "renaming", "surnaming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denomination":{ "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "examples":[ "a variety of creative works that today come under the denomination of \"art\"" ], "synonyms":[ "appellation", "appellative", "cognomen", "compellation", "denotation", "designation", "handle", "moniker", "monicker", "name", "nomenclature", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptismal name", "Christian name", "first name", "forename", "given name", "family name", "maiden name", "middle name", "surname", "matronymic", "patronymic", "byname", "diminutive", "epithet", "hypocorism", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "banner", "rubric", "tag", "alias", "cryptonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym", "binomial", "monomial", "trivial name", "vernacular", "misnomer", "brand name", "label", "trademark", "trade name" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denominations":{ "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a variety of creative works that today come under the denomination of \"art\"" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "appellations", "appellatives", "cognomens", "cognomina", "compellations", "denotations", "designations", "handles", "monikers", "monickers", "names", "nomenclatures", "titles" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denotative":{ "indicating something":{ "examples":[ "a string of absences from this course will be seen as denotative of the student's lack of interest in it" ], 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"sentence", "convict", "blacklist", "excommunicate", "ostracize", "castigate", "chastise", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "admonish", "chide", "reprove", "berate", "lambaste", "lambast", "rake", "scold", "upbraid", "vituperate", "curse", "imprecate", "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "hate", "loathe", "revile" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematize", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "decry", "execrate", "reprehend", "reprobate" ] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "antonyms":[ "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ], "examples":[ "denounced the shoddy merchandise that the local shops were foisting on tourists" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "recommend", "sanction" ], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "dis", "diss", "dispraise", "fault", "knock", "pan", "reprehend", "slag" ] }, "to express public or formal disapproval of":{ "antonyms":[ "cite", "commend", "endorse", "indorse" ], "examples":[ "the governor has denounced the court's decision and vows to press for a constitutional amendment" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "hail", "honor", "eulogize", "laud", "praise", "approve", "bless", "sanction" ], "related":[ "admonish", "chastise", "castigate", "punish", "bawl out", "berate", "chew out", "cut up", "dress down", "flay", "gibbet", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rag", "rail (at or against)", "rate", "scold", "score", "tell off", "upbraid", "belittle", "criticize", "deprecate", "depreciate", "disparage" ], "synonyms":[ "censure", "condemn", "objurgate", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denounced":{ "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "examples":[ "the church council denounced the bishop's teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematized", "censured", "condemned", "damned", "decried", "execrated", "reprehended", "reprobated" ], "near synonyms":[ "attacked", "blamed", "blasted", "criticized", "dispraised", "dissed", "faulted", "knocked", "panned", "slammed", "belittled", "deprecated", "disparaged", "doomed", "sentenced", "convicted", "blacklisted", "excommunicated", "ostracized", "castigated", "chastised", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "reproved", "berated", "lambasted", "raked", "scolded", "upbraided", "vituperated", "cursed", "imprecated", "abhorred", "abominated", "detested", "hated", "loathed", "reviled" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "eulogized", "exalted", "extolled", "glorified", "lauded", "praised", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "hailed", "saluted", "touted", "consecrated", "hallowed", "sanctified", "honored", "revered", "venerated" ], "antonyms":[ "blessed", "blest" ] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "denounced the shoddy merchandise that the local shops were foisting on tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "blamed", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "dispraised", "dissed", "faulted", "knocked", "panned", "reprehended", "slagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewered", "tweaked", "assailed", "attacked", "blasted", "clobbered", "slammed", "slashed", "nicked (at)", "sniped (at)", "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "carped", "caviled", "cavilled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "kicked", "kvetched", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "niggled", "quibbled", "whined", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "drubbed", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "berated", "castigated", "crucified", "excoriated", "flayed", "gibbeted", "hammered", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lashed", "pilloried", "scolded", "upbraided", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "derided", "discommended", "disparaged", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "recommended", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ] }, "to express public or formal disapproval of":{ "examples":[ "the governor has denounced the court's decision and vows to press for a constitutional amendment" ], "synonyms":[ "censured", "condemned", "objurgated", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonished", "chastised", "castigated", "punished", "bawled out", "berated", "chewed out", "cut up", "dressed down", "flayed", "gibbeted", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "rated", "scolded", "scored", "told off", "upbraided", "belittled", "criticized", "deprecated", "depreciated", "disparaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "hailed", "honored", "eulogized", "lauded", "praised", "approved", "blessed", "blest", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "cited", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denuding":{ "to remove of all covering or surface layers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deny":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "disaffirm", "disallow", "disavow", "disclaim", "disconfirm", "disown", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refute", "reject", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverse", "challenge", "confute", "disprove", "rebut", "disagree (with)", "dispute" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "avow", "concede", "confirm", "own" ] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know" ], "synonyms":[ "decline", "disallow", "disapprove", "negative", "nix", "refuse", "reject", "reprobate", "withhold" ], "near synonyms":[ "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto", "rebuff", "repel", "spurn", "check", "constrain", "curb", "hold", "keep", "repress", "restrain", "restrict", "balk (at)", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct" ], "near antonyms":[ "afford", "furnish", "give", "provide", "supply", "authorize", "commission", "license", "licence", "accede (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (to)", "assent (to)", "consent (to)", "warrant", "accord", "sanction", "vouchsafe" ], "antonyms":[ "allow", "concede", "grant", "let", "OK", "okay", "permit" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature" ], "synonyms":[ "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradict", "disallow", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refuse", "reject", "challenge", "confute", "criticize", "disprove", "rebut", "refute", "dispute", "question", "abdicate", "abjure", "recant", "renounce", "retract" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "admit", "concede", "confess", "grant", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "confirm", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "avow", "claim", "own", "recognize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denying":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "disaffirming", "disallowing", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disconfirming", "disowning", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refuting", "rejecting", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversing", "challenging", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "disagreeing (with)", "disputing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "admitting", "allowing", "avowing", "conceding", "confirming", "owning" ] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know" ], "synonyms":[ "declining", "disallowing", "disapproving", "negativing", "nixing", "refusing", "rejecting", "reprobating", "withholding" ], "near synonyms":[ "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing", "rebuffing", "repelling", "spurning", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "holding", "keeping", "repressing", "restraining", "restricting", "balking (at)", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "affording", "furnishing", "giving", "providing", "supplying", "authorizing", "commissioning", "licensing", "licencing", "acceding (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (to)", "assenting (to)", "consenting (to)", "warranting", "according", "sanctioning", "vouchsafing" ], "antonyms":[ "allowing", "conceding", "granting", "letting", "OK'ing", "okaying", "permitting" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature" ], "synonyms":[ "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicting", "disallowing", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refusing", "rejecting", "challenging", "confuting", "criticizing", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting", "disputing", "questioning", "abdicating", "abjuring", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "admitting", "conceding", "confessing", "granting", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "confirming", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "avowing", "claiming", "owning", "recognizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denominate":{ "to give a name to":{ "examples":[ "stargazing is nothing more than that, and denominating it as astrology does not make it a science" ], "synonyms":[ "baptize", "call", "christen", "clepe", "designate", "dub", "entitle", "label", "name", "nominate", "style", "term", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "brand", "stigmatize", "tag", "denote", "specify", "miscall", "misname", "mistitle", "code-name", "nickname", "rechristen", "relabel", "rename", "surname" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denotations":{ "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "examples":[ "\"soul\" is the common denotation for that mysterious force within the human body that gives it life and yet is separate from it" ], "synonyms":[ "appellations", "appellatives", "cognomens", "cognomina", "compellations", "denominations", "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":[] }, "the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action":{ "examples":[ "although most people exercise for fitness, the denotation of the term \"fitness\" varies from exerciser to exerciser" ], "synonyms":[ "contents", "drifts", "imports", "intentions", "intents", "meanings", "purports", "senses", "significances", "significations" ], "near synonyms":[ "connotations", "clues", "cues", "hints", "implications", "indications", "inklings", "intimations", "suggestions", "messages", "tenors", "themes", "bottoms", "essences", "essentialities", "natures", "souls", "spirits", "stuff", "acceptances", "acceptations", "definitions", "burdens", "cruxes", "cruces", "gists", "cores", "hearts", "kernels", "marrows", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "piths", "points", "quicks", "matters", "motifs", "motives", "questions", "subjects", "topics" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denominated":{ "as in designated , specified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "designated", "specified", "baptized", "christened", "dubbed", "named", "termed", "labeled", "labelled", "tabbed", "titled", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "known", "notable", "noted", "noteworthy", "remarkable", "renowned", "well-known", "exceptional" ], "near antonyms":[ "anonymous", "faceless", "incognito", "innominate", "nameless", "unbaptized", "unchristened", "unidentified", "unnamed", "untitled", "undetermined", "unspecified", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unheard-of", "unheralded", "unknown", "unsung" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a name to":{ "examples":[ "stargazing is nothing more than that, and denominating it as astrology does not make it a science" ], "synonyms":[ "baptized", "baptised", "called", "christened", "cleped", "designated", "dubbed", "entitled", "labeled", "labelled", "named", "nominated", "styled", "termed", "titled" ], "near synonyms":[ "branded", "stigmatized", "tagged", "denoted", "specified", "miscalled", "misnamed", "mistitled", "code-named", "nicknamed", "rechristened", "relabeled", "relabelled", "renamed", "surnamed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "denseness":{ "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "complained about the indefensible denseness of the shipping clerks who had misplaced his order" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "density", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "gormlessness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "thickness", "vacuity", "weak-mindedness", "witlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeblemindedness", "simplemindedness", "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuousness", "folly", "idiocy", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nincompoopery", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "wackiness", "zaniness", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "mental deficiency", "mental retardation" ], "near antonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonableness", "soundness", "validity" ], "antonyms":[ "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "cleverness", "intelligence", "keenness", "quickness", "quick-wittedness", "sharpness", "smartness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denotation":{ "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "examples":[ "\"soul\" is the common denotation for that mysterious force within the human body that gives it life and yet is separate from it" ], "synonyms":[ "appellation", "appellative", "cognomen", "compellation", "denomination", "designation", "handle", "moniker", "monicker", "name", "nomenclature", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptismal name", "Christian name", "first name", "forename", "given name", "family name", "maiden name", "middle name", "surname", "matronymic", "patronymic", "byname", "diminutive", "epithet", "hypocorism", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "banner", "rubric", "tag", "alias", "cryptonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym", "binomial", "monomial", "trivial name", "vernacular", "misnomer", "brand name", "label", "trademark", "trade name" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action":{ "examples":[ "although most people exercise for fitness, the denotation of the term \"fitness\" varies from exerciser to exerciser" ], "synonyms":[ "content", "drift", "import", "intent", "intention", "meaning", "purport", "sense", "significance", "signification" ], "near synonyms":[ "connotation", "clue", "cue", "hint", "implication", "indication", "inkling", "intimation", "suggestion", "message", "tenor", "theme", "bottom", "essence", "essentiality", "nature", "soul", "spirit", "stuff", "acceptance", "acceptation", "definition", "burden", "crux", "gist", "core", "heart", "kernel", "marrow", "nub", "nucleus", "pith", "point", "quick", "matter", "motif", "motive", "question", "subject", "topic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denominates":{ "to give a name to":{ "examples":[ "stargazing is nothing more than that, and denominating it as astrology does not make it a science" ], "synonyms":[ "baptizes", "calls", "christens", "clepes", "designates", "dubs", "entitles", "labels", "names", "nominates", "styles", "terms", "titles" ], "near synonyms":[ "brands", "stigmatizes", "tags", "denotes", "specifies", "miscalls", "misnames", "mistitles", "code-names", "nicknames", "rechristens", "relabels", "renames", "surnames" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denigrator":{ "as in jeerer , belittler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belittler", "decrier", "derider", "detractor", "giber", "jiber", "insulter", "jeerer", "scoffer", "scorner", "baiter", "harasser", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "persecutor", "ridiculer", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "tormentor", "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "critic", "criticizer", "disparager", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "knocker", "niggler", "nitpicker" ], "near antonyms":[ "commender", "praiser", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denouncement":{ "as in condemnation , denunciation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "censure", "condemnation", "damnation", "denunciation", "excommunication", "castigation", "chastisement", "comeuppance", "correction", "desert(s)", "discipline", "nemesis", "penalty", "punishment", "wrath", "perdition", "reprobation", "anathema", "ban", "curse", "execration", "imprecation", "malediction", "malison", "winze", "reprisal", "retaliation", "retribution", "revenge", "vengeance", "criticism", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolution", "forgiveness", "remission", "remitment", "benediction", "benison", "blessing", "condonation", "disregard", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denied":{ "as in rejected , refused":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disallowed", "refused", "rejected", "vetoed", "objectionable", "repressed", "suppressed", "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "outlawed", "banned", "barred", "forbidden", "impermissible", "inadmissible", "interdicted", "prohibited", "proscribed", "verboten" ], "near antonyms":[ "admissible", "allowable", "permissible", "acceptable", "bearable", "endurable", "tolerable", "accredited", "allowed", "authorized", "certified", "endorsed", "indorsed", "licensed", "OK", "okay", "permitted", "sanctioned", "warranted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicted", "disaffirmed", "disallowed", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disconfirmed", "disowned", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refuted", "rejected", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversed", "challenged", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "disagreed (with)", "disputed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "allowed", "avowed", "conceded", "confirmed", "owned" ] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know" ], "synonyms":[ "declined", "disallowed", "disapproved", "negatived", "nixed", "refused", "rejected", "reprobated", "withheld" ], "near synonyms":[ "banned", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "prohibited", "proscribed", "vetoed", "rebuffed", "repelled", "spurned", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "held", "kept", "repressed", "restrained", "restricted", "balked (at)", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "afforded", "furnished", "gave", "provided", "supplied", "authorized", "commissioned", "licensed", "licenced", "acceded (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (to)", "assented (to)", "consented (to)", "warranted", "accorded", "sanctioned", "vouchsafed" ], "antonyms":[ "allowed", "conceded", "granted", "let", "OK'd", "okayed", "permitted" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature" ], "synonyms":[ "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicted", "disallowed", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refused", "rejected", "challenged", "confuted", "criticized", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted", "disputed", "questioned", "abdicated", "abjured", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "admitted", "conceded", "confessed", "granted", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "confirmed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "avowed", "claimed", "owned", "recognized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "denouncing":{ "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "examples":[ "the church council denounced the bishop's teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematizing", "censuring", "condemning", "damning", "decrying", "execrating", "reprehending", "reprobating" ], "near synonyms":[ "attacking", "blaming", "blasting", "criticizing", "dispraising", "dissing", "faulting", "knocking", "panning", "slamming", "belittling", "deprecating", "disparaging", "dooming", "sentencing", "convicting", "blacklisting", "excommunicating", "ostracizing", "castigating", "chastising", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "admonishing", "chiding", "reproving", "berating", "lambasting", "raking", "scolding", "upbraiding", "vituperating", "cursing", "imprecating", "abhorring", "abominating", "detesting", "hating", "loathing", "reviling" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "eulogizing", "exalting", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "praising", "acclaiming", "applauding", "commending", "hailing", "saluting", "touting", "consecrating", "hallowing", "sanctifying", "honoring", "revering", "venerating" ], "antonyms":[ "blessing" ] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "denounced the shoddy merchandise that the local shops were foisting on tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "blaming", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "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" ] }, "to express public or formal disapproval of":{ "examples":[ "the governor has denounced the court's decision and vows to press for a constitutional amendment" ], "synonyms":[ "censuring", "condemning", "objurgating", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishing", "chastising", "castigating", "punishing", "bawling out", "berating", "chewing out", "cutting up", "dressing down", "flaying", "gibbeting", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "rating", "scolding", "scoring", "telling off", "upbraiding", "belittling", "criticizing", "deprecating", "depreciating", "disparaging" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "hailing", "honoring", "eulogizing", "lauding", "praising", "approving", "blessing", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[ "citing", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denigrative":{ "intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value":{ "examples":[ "thanked her for the gift and then added the denigrative aside, \"Not that it's anything special!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "demeaning", "denigratory", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disdainful", "disparaging", "pejorative", "scornful", "slighting", "uncomplimentary" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersing", "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "critical", "denunciative", "denunciatory", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "denigrators":{ "as in jeerers , belittlers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belittlers", "decriers", "deriders", "detractors", "gibers", "jibers", "insulters", "jeerers", "scoffers", "scorners", "baiters", "harassers", "hecklers", "mockers", "needlers", "persecutors", "ridiculers", "taunters", "teasers", "teases", "tormentors", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "criticizers", "critics", "disparagers", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "knockers", "nigglers", "nitpickers" ], "near antonyms":[ "commenders", "praisers", "comforters", "solaces", "soothers", "succorers", "bodyguards", "champions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denouncers":{ "as in condemners":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "condemners", "condemnors", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "criticizers", "critics", "disparagers", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "knockers", "nigglers", "nitpickers", "belittlers", "decriers", "denigrators", "deriders", "detractors", "assailants", "attackers", "crucifiers", "criticasters", "hairsplitters", "pettifoggers", "quibblers", "admonishers", "haranguers", "railers", "ranters", "rebukers", "reproachers", "reprovers", "scolds", "upbraiders", "bellyachers", "complainers", "crybabies", "fussers", "gripers", "grouches", "grousers", "grumblers", "whiners" ], "near antonyms":[ "commenders", "praisers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denuclearized":{ "as in demobilized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demobilized", "demilitarized", "disarmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipped", "reequipped", "re-equipped", "weaponed", "embattled", "mechanized", "mobilized", "armed", "militarized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denotes":{ "to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind":{ "examples":[ "a flashing red light that denotes danger" ], "synonyms":[ "expresses", "imports", "intends", "means", "signifies", "spells" ], "near synonyms":[ "connotes", "implies", "suggests", "adds up (to)", "amounts (to)", "hints", "infers", "insinuates", "intimates", "embodies", "epitomizes", "personifies", "represents", "symbolizes", "symbols", "adverts", "alludes (to)", "cites", "instances", "mentions", "refers (to)", "specifies", "touches (on or upon)", "designates", "indicates", "points (to)", "signals", "announces", "declares", "proclaims", "elucidates", "explains" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a sign or symptom of":{ "examples":[ "the unkempt yard denotes a homeowner with little concern for the well-being of his neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaks", "betokens", "indicates", "means", "points (to)", "signifies", "tells (of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bodes", "foreshows", "foretells", "presages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denigratory":{ "intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value":{ "examples":[ "a denigratory observation that the novel wasn't half bad\u2014considering it was written by an actor" ], "synonyms":[ "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "demeaning", "denigrative", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disdainful", "disparaging", "pejorative", "scornful", "slighting", "uncomplimentary" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersing", "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "critical", "denunciative", "denunciatory", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "denuclearizes":{ "as in demobilizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizes", "demilitarizes", "disarms" ], "near antonyms":[ "equips", "reequips", "weapons", "embattles", "mechanizes", "mobilizes", "arms", "militarizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denting":{ "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "depleting", "diminishing", "downscaling", "downsizing", "dropping", "dwindling", "easing", "knocking down", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "abbreviating", "abridging", "clipping", "cropping", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "cutting down", "docking", "nicking", "paring", "pruning", "retrenching", "shortening", "slashing", "trimming", "truncating", "whittling", "deflating", "shrinking", "minimizing", "moderating", "modifying", "modulating", "qualifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "swelling", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "adding (to)", "complementing", "supplementing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dent":{ "a sunken area forming a separate space":{ "examples":[ "there was a big dent in the car's hood where something had hit it" ], "synonyms":[ "cavity", "concavity", "depression", "dint", "hole", "hollow", "indentation", "indenture", "pit", "recess" ], "near synonyms":[ "burrow", "cave", "cavern", "ditch", "excavation", "furrow", "groove", "gutter", "trench", "trough", "basin", "bowl", "valley", "alcove", "cleft", "niche", "nook", "opening", "socket", "alveolus", "dimple", "gouge", "impression", "imprint", "notch", "pocket", "borehole", "chuckhole", "crater", "posthole", "pothole", "sinkhole", "wallow", "water hole", "well", "abyss", "chasm", "gulf", "vacuity", "vacuum", "void" ], "near antonyms":[ "hill", "mound", "rise", "bump", "bunch", "hump", "lump", "pimple", "swell", "swelling", "tumor" ], "antonyms":[ "bulge", "camber", "convexity", "jut", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance" ] }, "the amount by which something is lessened":{ "examples":[ "a little belt-tightening would at least make a small dent in our credit-card debt" ], "synonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "depletion", "depression", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "loss", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction", "downturn", "slip", "slump", "curtailment", "cut", "cutback", "retrenchment", "shortening" ], "near antonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "accumulation", "addition", "supplement", "continuation", "extension", "upswing", "uptrend", "upturn" ], "antonyms":[ "boost", "enlargement", "gain", "increase", "increment", "raise", "rise", "step-up", "uptick" ] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decrease", "deplete", "diminish", "downscale", "downsize", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "knock down", "lessen", "lower", "reduce" ], "near synonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "abbreviate", "abridge", "clip", "crop", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "dock", "nick", "pare", "prune", "retrench", "shorten", "slash", "trim", "truncate", "whittle", "deflate", "shrink", "minimize", "moderate", "modify", "modulate", "qualify" ], "near antonyms":[ "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "swell", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "add (to)", "complement", "supplement", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "denes":{ "an area of lowland between hills or mountains":{ "examples":[ "there are some deeply wooded denes in that part of Northumberland" ], "synonyms":[ "dales", "hollows", "vales", "valleys" ], "near synonyms":[ "canyons", "ca\u00f1ons", "combes", "coombes", "coombs", "dells", "depressions", "dingles", "glens", "gorges", "gulches", "gullies", "gulleys", "kloofs", "ravines", "rift valleys", "basins", "bowls" ], "near antonyms":[ "alps", "mountains", "mounts", "peaks", "heights", "mountaintops", "pinnacles", "summits", "plateaus", "plateaux", "tablelands" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dens":{ "the shelter or resting place of a wild animal":{ "examples":[ "the foxes hid in their den until the bear finally left the area" ], "synonyms":[ "burrows", "holes", "houses", "lairs", "lodges" ], "near synonyms":[ "nests", "territories" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{ "examples":[ "an abandoned building that is often used as a den by the city's petty criminals" ], "synonyms":[ "concealments", "coverts", "hermitages", "hideaways", "hideouts", "hidey-holes", "hidy-holes", "lairs", "nests" ], "near synonyms":[ "blinds", "covers", "nooks", "recesses", "hangouts", "harborages", "harbors", "haunts", "havens", "redoubts", "refuges", "retreats", "shelters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denunciation":{ "an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{ "examples":[ "the official denunciation of the congresswoman's actions before the full house" ], "synonyms":[ "censure", "commination", "condemnation", "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" ] }, "denounces":{ "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "examples":[ "the church council denounced the bishop's teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematizes", "censures", "condemns", "damns", "decries", "execrates", "reprehends", "reprobates" ], "near synonyms":[ "attacks", "blames", "blasts", "criticizes", "dispraises", "disses", "faults", "knocks", "pans", "slams", "belittles", "deprecates", "disparages", "dooms", "sentences", "convicts", "blacklists", "excommunicates", "ostracizes", "castigates", "chastises", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "admonishes", "chides", "reproves", "berates", "lambastes", "lambasts", "rakes", "scolds", "upbraids", "vituperates", "curses", "imprecates", "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "hates", "loathes", "reviles" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "eulogizes", "exalts", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "praises", "acclaims", "applauds", "commends", "hails", "salutes", "touts", "consecrates", "hallows", "sanctifies", "honors", "reveres", "venerates" ], "antonyms":[ "blesses" ] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "denounced the shoddy merchandise that the local shops were foisting on tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "blames", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "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" ] }, "to express public or formal disapproval of":{ "examples":[ "the governor has denounced the court's decision and vows to press for a constitutional amendment" ], "synonyms":[ "censures", "condemns", "objurgates", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproves" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishes", "chastises", "castigates", "punishes", "bawls out", "berates", "chews out", "cuts up", "dresses down", "flays", "gibbets", "jaws", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rags", "rails (at or against)", "rates", "scolds", "scores", "tells off", "upbraids", "belittles", "criticizes", "deprecates", "depreciates", "disparages" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "hails", "honors", "eulogizes", "lauds", "praises", "approves", "blesses", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[ "cites", "commends", "endorses", "indorses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denunciative":{ "as in critical , denunciatory":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "critical", "denunciatory", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous", "aspersing", "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "demeaning", "denigrative", "denigratory", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disdainful", "disparaging", "pejorative", "scornful", "slighting", "uncomplimentary" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory", "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "denigrations":{ "the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant":{ "examples":[ "the unfair denigration of the social sciences by some people in the natural sciences" ], "synonyms":[ "belittlements", "deprecations", "depreciations", "derogations", "detractions", "diminishments", "disparagements", "put-downs" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersions", "calumnies", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "vilifications", "derisions", "mockeries", "ridicules", "abuses", "invectives", "vituperations", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denouncements", "denunciations", "de-emphases", "minimizations" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "praises", "approbations", "approvals", "blessings", "commendations", "hypes", "pufferies" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizements", "ennoblements", "exaltations", "glorifications", "magnifications" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denouncements":{ "as in condemnations , denunciations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "censures", "condemnations", "damnations", "denunciations", "excommunications", "castigations", "chastisements", "comeuppances", "corrections", "deserts", "disciplines", "nemeses", "penalties", "punishments", "wraths", "perditions", "reprobations", "anathemas", "bans", "curses", "execrations", "imprecations", "maledictions", "malisons", "winzes", "reprisals", "retaliations", "retributions", "revenges", "vengeances", "criticisms", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproofs" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolutions", "remissions", "remitments", "benedictions", "benisons", "blessings", "condonations", "disregards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dense":{ "having little space between items or parts":{ "examples":[ "the dense soil in the garden" ], "synonyms":[ "close", "compact", "crowded", "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" ] }, "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "she accused him of being dense when he didn't seem to understand her at first" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "near synonyms":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "denegation":{ "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "this recent flip-flop is merely the latest in a series of denegations by the governor of previously held positions" ], "synonyms":[ "contradiction", "denial", "disallowance", "disavowal", "disclaimer", "disconfirmation", "negation", "rejection", "repudiation" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproof", "rebuttal", "refutation", "negative" ], "near antonyms":[ "concession", "confession", "affirmation", "assertion", "declaration", "attestation", "corroboration", "documentation", "substantiation", "testament", "testimony", "validation" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "admission", "avowal", "confirmation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denude":{ "to remove of all covering or surface layers":{ "examples":[ "Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bare", "clear", "expose", "scale", "strip", "bark", "flay", "hull", "husk", "shell", "shuck", "skin", "deforest", "defoliate", "pare" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denigration":{ "the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant":{ "examples":[ "the unfair denigration of the social sciences by some people in the natural sciences" ], "synonyms":[ "belittlement", "deprecation", "depreciation", "derogation", "detraction", "diminishment", "disparagement", "put-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersion", "backbiting", "calumny", "defamation", "libel", "slander", "vilification", "derision", "mockery", "ridicule", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denouncement", "denunciation", "de-emphasis", "minimization", "soft-pedaling" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "praise", "approbation", "approval", "blessing", "commendation", "hype", "puffery" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizement", "ennoblement", "exaltation", "glorification", "magnification" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denegations":{ "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "this recent flip-flop is merely the latest in a series of denegations by the governor of previously held positions" ], "synonyms":[ "contradictions", "denials", "disallowances", "disavowals", "disclaimers", "disconfirmations", "negations", "rejections", "repudiations" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproofs", "rebuttals", "refutations", "negatives" ], "near antonyms":[ "concessions", "confessions", "affirmations", "assertions", "declarations", "attestations", "corroborations", "documentations", "substantiations", "testaments", "testimonies", "validations" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "admissions", "avowals", "confirmations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denoted":{ "to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind":{ "examples":[ "a flashing red light that denotes danger" ], "synonyms":[ "expressed", "imported", "intended", "meant", "signified", "spelled" ], "near synonyms":[ "connoted", "implied", "suggested", "added up (to)", "amounted (to)", "hinted", "inferred", "insinuated", "intimated", "embodied", "epitomized", "personified", "represented", "symboled", "symbolled", "symbolized", "adverted", "alluded (to)", "cited", "instanced", "mentioned", "referred (to)", "specified", "touched (on or upon)", "designated", "indicated", "pointed (to)", "signaled", "signalled", "announced", "declared", "proclaimed", "elucidated", "explained" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a sign or symptom of":{ "examples":[ "the unkempt yard denotes a homeowner with little concern for the well-being of his neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "bespoke", "betokened", "indicated", "meant", "pointed (to)", "signified", "told (of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "boded", "foreshowed", "foretold", "presaged" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denizens":{ "someone who regularly spends time in a particular place":{ "examples":[ "one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym" ], "synonyms":[ "familiars", "frequenters", "habitu\u00e9s", "habitues", "haunters", "rats", "regulars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clients", "customers", "guests", "patrons", "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "bugs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fanatics", "fanciers", "fans", "fiends", "freaks", "lovers", "maniacs", "nuts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who lives permanently in a place":{ "examples":[ "the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic" ], "synonyms":[ "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "inhabiters", "occupants", "residents", "residers", "tenants" ], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitants", "coresidents", "co-residents", "aborigines", "natives", "citizens", "nationals", "subjects", "colonists", "\u00e9migr\u00e9s", "emigr\u00e9s", "migrants", "newcomers", "settlers", "burghers", "localites", "locals", "townees", "townies", "townsmen", "villagers" ], "near antonyms":[ "aliens", "foreigners", "nonresidents", "guests", "tourists", "visitors", "defectors", "emigrants", "escapers", "evacuees", "exiles", "expatriates", "refugees" ], "antonyms":[ "transients" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denunciatory":{ "as in critical , denunciative":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "critical", "denunciative", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous", "aspersing", "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "demeaning", "denigrative", "denigratory", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disdainful", "disparaging", "pejorative", "scornful", "slighting", "uncomplimentary" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory", "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "denuclearize":{ "as in demobilize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demobilize", "demilitarize", "disarm" ], "near antonyms":[ "equip", "reequip", "weapon", "embattle", "mechanize", "mobilize", "arm", "militarize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denouements":{ "the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events)":{ "examples":[ "In the play's denouement , the two lovers kill themselves.", "the competition's exciting denouement" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "echoes", "echos", "implications", "repercussions", "aftereffects", "aftermaths", "backwashes", "children", "conclusions", "consequences", "corollaries", "developments", "effects", "endings", "fates", "finales", "fruits", "issues", "outcomes", "outgrowths", "precipitates", "products", "resultants", "results", "sequels", "sequences", "upshots", "ramifications", "afterclaps", "afterglows", "aftershocks", "blowbacks", "by-products", "byproducts", "fallouts", "offshoots", "ripples", "side effects", "side reactions", "spin-offs" ], "near antonyms":[ "considerations", "determinants", "factors", "bases", "bases", "beginnings", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "impetuses", "incentives", "inspirations", "instigations", "stimuli", "mothers", "origins", "roots", "sources", "springs", "starts", "antecedents", "causations", "causes", "occasions", "reasons" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denigrated":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "theater critics have been denigrating her acting ability for years" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "diminished", "discounted", "dismissed", "disparaged", "dissed", "kissed off", "minimized", "played down", "poor-mouthed", "put down", "ran down", "talked down", "trashed", "trash-talked", "vilipended", "wrote off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommended", "abused", "scolded", "disapproved (of)", "disliked", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "reprehended", "reprobated", "aspersed", "defamed", "maligned", "ripped", "slandered", "slurred", "traduced", "vilified", "discredited", "disgraced" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "countenanced", "endorsed", "indorsed", "favored", "recommended", "sanctioned", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "exalted", "extolled", "glorified", "lauded", "magnified", "praised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "denunciations":{ "an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{ "examples":[ "the official denunciation of the congresswoman's actions before the full house" ], "synonyms":[ "censures", "comminations", "condemnations", "excoriations", "objurgations", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproofs", "riot acts", "strictures" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishments", "admonitions", "castigations", "chastisements", "damnations", "punishments", "remonstrances", "businesses", "devils", "dressing-downs", "lashes", "lectures", "lessons", "raps", "scoldings", "talking-tos", "tongue-lashings", "belittlements", "criticisms", "deprecations", "depreciations", "disparagements", "pans" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclamations", "honors", "tributes", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "panegyrics", "plaudits", "praises", "approvals", "blessings", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[ "citations", "commendations", "endorsements", "indorsements" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "denigrate":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "theater critics have been denigrating her acting ability for years" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", 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