{ "fiddles":{ "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "the e-mail was another one of those fiddles from some supposed Nigerian millionaire seeking to transfer funds out of his country" ], "synonyms":[ "buncos", "bunkos", "cons", "flimflams", "frauds", "hustles", "scams", "shell games", "stings", "swindles" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosses", "fixes", "Ponzi schemes", "pyramid schemes", "rackets", "rip-offs", "thimblerigs", "three-card montes", "devices", "dodges", "gimmicks", "jigs", "ploys", "schemes", "sleights", "stratagems", "tricks", "wiles", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forgeries", "hoaxes", "humbug", "phonies", "phoneys", "shams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the executive fiddled with a pen as she impatiently waited for the meeting to begin" ], "synonyms":[ "fidgets", "jerks", "jiggles", "jigs", "squiggles", "squirms", "thrashes", "threshes", "tosses", "twists", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ], "near synonyms":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "conscienceless grifters who had spent their lives fiddling the naive" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bilks", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "screws", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "sticks", "stiffs", "stings", "suckers", "swindles", "thimblerigs", "victimizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fiddling":{ "lacking importance":{ "examples":[ "you should delegate these fiddling matters to your staff so that you can focus on more important issues" ], "synonyms":[ "foolish", "frivolous", "incidental", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "minute", "negligible", "nugatory", "slight", "small", "small-fry", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerkwater", "one-horse", "nickel-and-dime", "paltry", "petty", "small-time", "worthless", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown" ], "near antonyms":[ "decisive", "fatal", "fateful", "chief", "dominant", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "principal", "distinctive", "exceptional", "impressive", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "valuable", "worthwhile", "worthy", "distinguished", "eminent", "great", "illustrious", "preeminent", "prestigious", "famous", "notorious", "renowned", "all-important", "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "key" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ] }, "as in fidgeting , twitching":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fidgeting", "squirm", "squirming", "twitching", "wriggling", "writhing", "locomotion", "mobility", "motility", "motivity", "flailing", "flapping", "waving", "dislocation", "migration", "relocation", "motion", "move", "movement", "shift", "shifting", "stir", "stirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "motionlessness", "immobility", "inertia", "inertness", "stillness", "cessation", "discontinuance", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "pause", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the executive fiddled with a pen as she impatiently waited for the meeting to begin" ], "synonyms":[ "fidgeting", "jerking", "jigging", "jiggling", "squiggling", "squirming", "thrashing", "threshing", "tossing", "twisting", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitting", "fluttering", "twittering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shivering", "shuddering", "trembling", "pacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding", "calming (down)", "stilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "conscienceless grifters who had spent their lives fiddling the naive" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "fiddling (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I could tell that someone had been fiddling with the carefully set controls on my entertainment system" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abusing", "altering", "doctoring", "manhandling", "manipulating", "mistreating", "misusing", "butting in", "interfering", "intruding", "meddling", "mucking (about or around)" ], "synonyms":[ "diddling (with)", "fooling (with)", "messing (with)", "monkeying (with)", "playing (with)", "tampering (with)", "tinkering (with)", "toying (with)", "twiddling (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fiddle-footed":{ "easily excited by nature":{ "examples":[ "although fiddle-footed now, the kitten should settle down once it adjusts to its new home" ], "synonyms":[ "excitable", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hyper", "hyperactive", "hyperexcitable", "hyperkinetic", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "skittery", "skittish", "spasmodic", "spooky" ], "related":[ "hot-blooded", "mercurial", "temperamental", "unstable", "volatile", "volcanic", "anxious", "edgy", "flibbertigibbety", "nervy", "tense", "uptight", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "hypersensitive", "intense", "sensitive", "soulful", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "irascible", "irritable", "perturbable", "prickly", "testy", "touchy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "serene", "tranquil", "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[ "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unexcitable", "unflappable", "unshakable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fiddlesticks":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "some people have one word for the game of golf: fiddlesticks !" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "fiddle (around)":{ "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "we spent the snow day just fiddling around" ], "synonyms":[ "doodle", "fool around", "fribble", "goof (around)", "hang about", "kick around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "near synonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "clown (around)", "horse around", "diddle (with)", "tinker" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckle (down)", "knuckle down", "set (to)", "settle (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fiddle away":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fritter (away)", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "trifle (away)", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurge", "consume", "deplete", "exhaust", "impoverish", "overspend", "shoot", "indulge", "overindulge", "disburse", "expend", "lay out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economize", "scrimp", "skimp", "preserve", "protect", "save", "hoard", "lay up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserve" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fidgetiness":{ "a state of nervousness marked by sudden jerky movements":{ "examples":[ "she couldn't stay still before her speech, and by her fidgetiness you could tell that she absolutely dreads speaking in public" ], "synonyms":[ "edginess", "fidgets", "flightiness", "jitteriness", "jumpiness", "restiveness", "skittishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "disquiet", "feverishness", "franticness", "freneticism", "hand-wringing", "perturbation", "restlessness", "trepidation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "worry", "nerves", "tenseness", "tension", "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "shakes", "shivers", "willies" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness", "control", "self-control", "aplomb", "calm", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "coolness", "ease", "easiness", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "poise", "repose", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fiddle":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "oh, fiddle ! I've heard that excuse a thousand times before" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "the e-mail was another one of those fiddles from some supposed Nigerian millionaire seeking to transfer funds out of his country" ], "synonyms":[ "bunco", "bunko", "con", "flimflam", "fraud", "hustle", "scam", "shell game", "sting", "swindle" ], "near synonyms":[ "cross", "fix", "Ponzi scheme", "pyramid scheme", "racket", "rip-off", "thimblerig", "three-card monte", "device", "dodge", "gimmick", "jig", "ploy", "scheme", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile", "gouging", "overcharging", "soaking", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "hoax", "humbug", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the executive fiddled with a pen as she impatiently waited for the meeting to begin" ], "synonyms":[ "fidget", "jerk", "jig", "jiggle", "squiggle", "squirm", "thrash", "thresh", "toss", "twist", "twitch", "wiggle", "wriggle", "writhe" ], "near synonyms":[ "flit", "flutter", "twitter", "quake", "quiver", "shake", "shiver", "shudder", "tremble", "pace" ], "near antonyms":[ "relax", "rest", "unwind", "calm (down)", "still" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "conscienceless grifters who had spent their lives fiddling the naive" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "near synonyms":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fiddled (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "examples":[ "I could tell that someone had been fiddling with the carefully set controls on my entertainment system" ], "synonyms":[ "diddled (with)", "fooled (with)", "messed (with)", "monkeyed (with)", "played (with)", "tampered (with)", "tinkered (with)", "toyed (with)", "twiddled (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abused", "altered", "doctored", "manhandled", "manipulated", "mistreated", "misused", "butted in", "interfered", "intruded", "meddled", "mucked (about or around)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fidelities":{ "adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty":{ "examples":[ "they have never wavered in their fidelity to the cause of freedom" ], "synonyms":[ "adhesion", "allegiance", "attachment", "commitment", "constancy", "dedication", "devotedness", "devotion", "faith", "faithfulness", "fastness", "fealty", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fiddlings":{ "as in squirms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "squirms", "locomotions", "mobilities", "motilities", "motivities", "dislocations", "migrations", "relocations", "motions", "movements", "moves", "shifts", "stirrings", "stirs" ], "near antonyms":[ "immobilities", "inertias", "cessations", "discontinuances", "endings", "expirations", "finishes", "halts", "lapses", "pauses", "shutdowns", "shutoffs", "stoppages", "stops", "surceases", "terminations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fiddler":{ "as in pianist , guitarist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionist", "bassoonist", "clarinetist", "clarinettist", "cornetist", "cornettist", "drummer", "flautist", "flutist", "guitarist", "harpist", "hornist", "keyboardist", "oboist", "organ-grinder", "organist", "percussionist", "pianist", "picker", "piper", "reedman", "saxophonist", "trombonist", "trumpeter", "violinist", "violist", "accompanist", "recitalist", "soloist", "symphonist", "maestro", "virtuoso", "artist", "performer", "minstrel", "instrumentalist", "musician", "player" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fiddled away":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "dissipated", "frittered (away)", "lavished", "lost", "misspent", "ran through", "spent", "squandered", "threw away", "trifled (away)", "wasted" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurged", "consumed", "depleted", "exhausted", "impoverished", "overspent", "shot", "indulged", "overindulged", "disbursed", "expended", "laid out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economized", "scrimped", "skimped", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "hoarded", "laid up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fidelity":{ "adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty":{ "examples":[ "they have never wavered in their fidelity to the cause of freedom" ], "synonyms":[ "adhesion", "allegiance", "attachment", "commitment", "constancy", "dedication", "devotedness", "devotion", "faith", "faithfulness", "fastness", "fealty", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fiddling away":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "dissipating", "frittering (away)", "lavishing", "losing", "misspending", "running through", "spending", "squandering", "throwing away", "trifling (away)", "wasting" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurging", "consuming", "depleting", "exhausting", "impoverishing", "overspending", "shooting", "indulging", "overindulging", "disbursing", "expending", "laying out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizing", "scrimping", "skimping", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "hoarding", "laying up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fiddles (around)":{ "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "we spent the snow day just fiddling around" ], "synonyms":[ "doodles", "fools around", "fribbles", "goofs (around)", "hangs about", "kicks around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "clowns (around)", "horses around", "diddles (with)", "tinkers" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckles (down)", "knuckles down", "sets (to)", "settles (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fidgeted":{ "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "small children are likely to fidget in church" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddled", "jerked", "jigged", "jiggled", "squiggled", "squirmed", "thrashed", "threshed", "tossed", "twisted", "twitched", "wiggled", "wriggled", "writhed" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitted", "fluttered", "twittered", "quaked", "quivered", "shivered", "shook", "shuddered", "trembled", "paced" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxed", "rested", "unwound", "calmed (down)", "stilled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fidgets":{ "a state of nervousness marked by sudden jerky movements":{ "examples":[ "one dental patient in the waiting room had a bad case of the fidgets" ], "synonyms":[ "edginess", "fidgetiness", "flightiness", "jitteriness", "jumpiness", "restiveness", "skittishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "disquiet", "feverishness", "franticness", "freneticism", "hand-wringing", "perturbation", "restlessness", "trepidation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "worry", "nerves", "tenseness", "tension", "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "shakes", "shivers", "willies" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness", "control", "self-control", "aplomb", "calm", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "coolness", "ease", "easiness", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "poise", "repose", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "small children are likely to fidget in church" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddles", "jerks", "jiggles", "jigs", "squiggles", "squirms", "thrashes", "threshes", "tosses", "twists", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ], "near synonyms":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun", "verb" ] }, "fiddling (around)":{ "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "we spent the snow day just fiddling around" ], "synonyms":[ "doodling", "fooling around", "fribbling", "goofing (around)", "hanging about", "kicking around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "clowning (around)", "horsing around", "diddling (with)", "tinkering" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckling (down)", "knuckling down", "setting (to)", "settling (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fidgeting":{ "as in twitching , fiddling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling", "squirm", "squirming", "twitching", "wriggling", "writhing", "locomotion", "mobility", "motility", "motivity", "flailing", "flapping", "waving", "dislocation", "migration", "relocation", "motion", "move", "movement", "shift", "shifting", "stir", "stirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "motionlessness", "immobility", "inertia", "inertness", "stillness", "cessation", "discontinuance", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "pause", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "small children are likely to fidget in church" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "jerking", "jigging", "jiggling", "squiggling", "squirming", "thrashing", "threshing", "tossing", "twisting", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitting", "fluttering", "twittering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shivering", "shuddering", "trembling", "pacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding", "calming (down)", "stilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fiddled":{ "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the executive fiddled with a pen as she impatiently waited for the meeting to begin" ], "synonyms":[ "fidgeted", "jerked", "jigged", "jiggled", "squiggled", "squirmed", "thrashed", "threshed", "tossed", "twisted", "twitched", "wiggled", "wriggled", "writhed" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitted", "fluttered", "twittered", "quaked", "quivered", "shivered", "shook", "shuddered", "trembled", "paced" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxed", "rested", "unwound", "calmed (down)", "stilled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "conscienceless grifters who had spent their lives fiddling the naive" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fiddles away":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "dissipates", "fritters (away)", "lavishes", "loses", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "throws away", "trifles (away)", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurges", "consumes", "depletes", "exhausts", "impoverishes", "overspends", "shoots", "indulges", "overindulges", "disburses", "expends", "lays out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizes", "scrimps", "skimps", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "hoards", "lays up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }