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bears the mark of excellence" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "fame", "name", "note", "odor", "rep", "report", "reputation", "repute" ], "near synonyms":[ "credit", "honor", "celebrity", "notoriety", "renown", "image", "persona", "admiration", "regard", "reverence" ], "near antonyms":[ "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "reproach", "shame" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{ "examples":[ "lately his playing hasn't been up to the mark expected of a concert pianist" ], "synonyms":[ "bar", "barometer", "benchmark", "criterion", "gold standard", "grade", "measure", "metric", "par", "standard", "touchstone", "yardstick" ], "near synonyms":[ "case", "example", "instance", "average", "norm", "rule", "acme", "apex", "meridian", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "zenith" ], "near antonyms":[ "aberration", "abnormality", "deviation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something 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"indication", "sign", "emblem", "symbol", "token", "charm", "grace", "excellence", "merit", "virtue", "eccentricity", "idiosyncrasy", "oddity", "quirk", "individuality", "singularity", "uniqueness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{ "examples":[ "a small mark where the car had scraped a wall" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "blight", "blotch", "defect", "deformity", "disfigurement", "excrescence", "excrescency", "fault", "flaw", "imperfection", "mar", "pockmark", "scar" ], "near synonyms":[ "abnormality", "distortion", "irregularity", "malformation", "misshape", "bug", "glitch", "kink", "blot", "blur", "spot", "stain", "taint", "damage", "defacement", "impairment", "injury", "failing", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "adornment", "decoration", "embellishment", "enhancement", "ornament" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the power to bring about a result on another":{ "examples":[ "a person of some mark in the field of evolutionary biology" ], "synonyms":[ "effect", "impact", "influence", "repercussion", "sway" ], "near synonyms":[ "authority", "clout", "prestige", "pull", "weight", "command", "domination", "dominion", "mastery", "consequence", "importance", "significance", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "marked":{ "likely to attract attention":{ "examples":[ "walks with a marked limp", "a marked improvement in his grades" ], "synonyms":[ "arresting", "bodacious", "bold", "brilliant", "catchy", "commanding", "conspicuous", "dramatic", "emphatic", "eye-catching", "flamboyant", "grabby", "kenspeckle", "noisy", "noticeable", "prominent", "pronounced", "remarkable", "showy", "splashy", "striking" ], "near synonyms":[ "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "observable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "visible", "outstanding", "salient", "distinguished", "eminent", "impressive", "notable", "noteworthy", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "flagrant", "glaring", "howling", "screaming", "flashy", "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" ] }, "to attach an identifying slip to":{ "examples":[ "marked each application with a numbered sticker" ], "synonyms":[ "labeled", "labelled", "tagged", "ticketed" ], "near synonyms":[ "captioned", "earmarked", "hallmarked", "stamped", "called", "designated", "identified", "named", "tabbed", "entitled", "styled", "termed", "titled", "branded", "stigmatized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be an important feature of":{ "examples":[ "an annual event marked mostly by noise and confusion" ], "synonyms":[ "characterized", "distinguished" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiated", "customized", "individualized", "particularized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a written note of":{ "examples":[ "mark down the names of those who are planning to attend the dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "jotted (down)", "logged", "noted", "put down", "recorded", "registered", "reported", "set down", "took down", "wrote down" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicled", "minuted", "transcribed", "enregistered", "entered", "inscribed", "chalked (up)", "notched", "scored" ], "near 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"run", "sprinted", "trotted", "accelerated", "quickened", "sped (up)", "speeded (up)", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook" ], "antonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "bolted", "careered", "coursed", "dashed", "flew", "hastened", "hotfooted (it)", "hurried", "raced", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "scooted", "scudded", "scurried", "sped", "speeded", "tore", "whirled", "whisked", "whizzed", "zipped" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "marking (off)":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "marked off the outline of the mural first" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "controlling", "determining", "governing", "delineating", "describing" ], "synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "defining", "delimiting", "demarcating", "demarking", "limiting", "terminating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marks down":{ "to diminish the price or value of":{ "antonyms":[ "appreciates", "enhances", "marks up", "upgrades" ], "examples":[ "marked down all seasonal goods immediately after the holidays" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloats", "blows up", "inflates", "overestimates", "overprices", "overrates", "overvalues", "adds", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "balloons", "boosts", "compounds", "dilates", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "heightens", "increases", "maximizes", "multiplies", "raises", "swells", "ups" ], "related":[ "debases", "demonetizes", "underestimates", "underprices", "underrates", "undervalues", "abridges", "compresses", "contracts", "de-escalates", "deflates", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "moderates", "shrinks" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuates", "breaks", "cheapens", "depreciates", "depresses", "devaluates", "devalues", "downgrades", "lowers", "reduces", "sinks", "writes down", "writes off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marksman":{ "a person skilled in shooting at a target":{ "examples":[ "only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet" ], "synonyms":[ "sharpshooter", "shooter", "shot" ], "near synonyms":[ "sniper", "rifleman", "trapshooter", "gun", "gunman", "gunner", "markswoman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marksmen":{ "a person skilled in shooting at a target":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "snipers", "riflemen", "trapshooters", "gunmen", "gunners", "guns", "markswomen" ], "synonyms":[ "sharpshooters", "shooters", "shots" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "maroon":{ "to cause to remain behind":{ "examples":[ "sailors marooned on a desert island" ], "synonyms":[ "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "leave", "quit", "strand" ], "near synonyms":[ "discard", "ditch", "dump", "fling", "jettison", "junk", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "deliver", "give up", "hand over", "relinquish", "surrender", "yield", "escape", "retreat (from)", "take off (from)", "vacate", "withdraw (from)", "abjure", "cut off", "disown", "reject", "renounce", "repudiate", "separate (from)", "sacrifice", "distance", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect" ], "near antonyms":[ "harbor", "have", "hold", "keep", "own", "possess", "reserve", "retain", "withhold", "redeem", "rescue", "save" ], "antonyms":[ "reclaim" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marooned":{ "as in abandoned , high and dry":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "high and dry", "feeble", "frail", "weak", "disarmed", "passive", "resistless", "unarmed", "overcome", "preyed (on or upon)", "uncovered", "unsafe", "indefensible", "untenable", "defenseless", "exposed", "helpless", "susceptible", "undefended", "unguarded", "unprotected", "unresistant", "vulnerable" ], "near antonyms":[ "guarded", "invulnerable", "protected", "resistant", "shielded", "defensible", "covered", "fortified", "safe", "screened", "secure", "sheltered", "armed", "armored", "immune", "impenetrable", "impregnable", "invincible", "strong", "unassailable", "unbeatable", "unconquerable", "almighty", "omnipotent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to remain behind":{ "examples":[ "sailors marooned on a desert island" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "left", "quit", "quitted", "stranded" ], "near synonyms":[ "discarded", "ditched", "dumped", "flung", "jettisoned", "junked", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "delivered", "gave up", "handed over", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded", "escaped", "retreated (from)", "took off (from)", "vacated", "withdrew (from)", "abjured", "cut off", "disowned", "rejected", "renounced", "repudiated", "separated (from)", "sacrificed", "distanced", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected" ], "near antonyms":[ "had", "harbored", "held", "kept", "owned", "possessed", "reserved", "retained", "withheld", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved" ], "antonyms":[ "reclaimed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "marriage":{ "a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony":{ 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"near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "marshaling":{ "an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort":{ "examples":[ "the last-minute marshaling of the reserves failed to repel the onslaught" ], "synonyms":[ "mobilization", "rally", "rallying" ], "near synonyms":[ "call", "call-up", "summons", "convening", "convocation", "muster", "mustering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to assemble and make ready for action":{ "examples":[ "marshaled their forces for battle" ], "synonyms":[ "mobilizing", "mustering", "rallying" ], "near synonyms":[ "arranging", "grouping", "lining up", "ordering", "organizing", "calling (up)", "convening", "summoning", "activating", "collecting", "rounding up" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarranging", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "deactivating", "dismissing", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dissolving", "splitting (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "demobbing", "demobilizing" ] }, "to 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"foreign", "dark", "distant", "faraway", "remote", "alluring", "captivating", "enchanting", "fascinating", "magical" ], "synonyms":[ "bizarro", "exotic", "fantastic", "fantastical", "glamorous", "glamourous", "outlandish", "romantic", "strange" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "the novel is a marvelous example of a children's book which has not been dumbed down for its intended audience" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "related":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", 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"flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "spoiling", "vitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "eroding", "scouring", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "blighting", "tarnishing", "denting", "dinging", "dinting", "botching", "gumming (up)", "queering", "lacerating", "wounding", "disabling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "tormenting", "torturing", "annihilating", "banging up", "bashing", "battering", "clobbering", "crushing", "dashing", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruining", "scourging", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wiping out", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "helping", "rectifying", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "editing", "remodeling", "revising", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marathon":{ "lasting for a considerable time":{ "examples":[ "a marathon study session the night before the exam" ], "synonyms":[ "extended", "far", "great", "lengthy", "long", "long-drawn-out", "long-drawn", "long-lived", "long-term" ], "related":[ "aeonian", "aeonic", "endless", "everlasting", "interminable", "persistent", "longish", "overlong", "prolonged", "protracted", "permanent", "all-day", "all-night", "multiday", "multiyear" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrupt", "sudden", "abbreviated", "condensed", "curtailed", "shortened", "ephemeral", "fleeting", "momentary", "transient", "transitory", "impermanent", "short-range" ], "antonyms":[ "brief", "little", "mini", "short", "shortish", "short-lived", "short-term" ] }, "as in race , ultramarathon":{ "examples":[], 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"litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mar":{ "something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{ "examples":[ "the Johnsons complained to the movers about broken dishes and mars on the furniture" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "blight", "blotch", "defect", "deformity", "disfigurement", "excrescence", "excrescency", "fault", "flaw", "imperfection", "mark", "pockmark", "scar" ], "near synonyms":[ "abnormality", "distortion", "irregularity", "malformation", "misshape", "bug", "glitch", "kink", "blot", "blur", "spot", "stain", "taint", "damage", "defacement", "impairment", "injury", "failing", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "adornment", "decoration", "embellishment", "enhancement", "ornament" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "mar a 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"causing wonder or astonishment":{ "examples":[ "the sheer immensity of the ancient ruin known as Stonehenge is marvelous to behold" ], "synonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "awful", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "miraculous", "portentous", "prodigious", "staggering", "stunning", "stupendous", "sublime", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous" ], "near synonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unthinkable", "extraordinary", "phenomenal", "rare", "sensational", "spectacular", "singular", "uncommon", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "remarkable", "impressive", "smashing", "striking", "mind-bending", "mind-blowing", "mind-boggling", "animating", "energizing", "enlightening", "enlivening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "stimulating", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", 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"marked off the outline of the mural first" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "circumscribe", "define", "delimit", "demarcate", "demark", "limit", "terminate" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "determine", "govern", "delineate", "describe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marches (with)":{ "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "on the west, Maine marches entirely with the state of New Hampshire" ], "synonyms":[ "abuts", "adjoins", "borders (on)", "butts (on or against)", "flanks", "fringes", "joins", "neighbors", "skirts", "touches", "verges (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attaches (to)", "communicates (with)", "connects (with)", "links (with)", "bounds", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "fences", "lines", "margins", "rims", "surrounds", "contacts", "converges", "meets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marinades":{ "as in dips":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dips", "fixings", "garnishes", "toppings", "condiments", "relishes", "seasonings", "dressings", "gravies", "sauces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marauders":{ "as in robbers , looters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "despoilers", "looters", "pillagers", "plunderers", "raiders", "robbers", "buccaneers", "corsairs", "freebooters", "pirates", "rovers", "privateers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marchese":{ "as in countesses , baronesses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baronesses", "countesses", "duchesses", "marchionesses", "marquises", "princesses", "queens", "viscountesses", "dames", "gentlewomen", "ladies", "miladies", "noblewomen", "peeresses", "dowagers", "matriarchs", "matrons", "mistresses", "ladyships", "madams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in viscount , baronet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baron", "baronet", "count", "duke", "earl", "esquire", "margrave", "marquess", "marquis", 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"arrival", "coming", "nearing", "bound", "jump", "leap", "step", "stride", "impetus", "momentum" ], "near antonyms":[ "backwash", "ebb", "reflux", "retraction", "return", "reversal", "reverse", "about-face", "turnabout", "turnaround" ], "antonyms":[ "recess", "recession", "regress", "regression", "retreat", "retrogression" ] }, "to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group":{ "examples":[ "the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step" ], "synonyms":[ "file", "pace", "parade", "stride" ], "near synonyms":[ "goose-step", "perambulate", "step", "traipse", "tread", "hike", "tramp", "lumber", "plod", "stamp", "stomp", "trudge" ], "near antonyms":[ "amble", "meander", "ramble", "stroll", "wander" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move forward along a course":{ "examples":[ "bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute" ], "synonyms":[ "advance", "come", "come along", "do", "fare", "forge", "get along", "get on", "go", "go along", "go off", "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":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "marking":{ "to attach an identifying slip to":{ "examples":[ "marked each application with a numbered sticker" ], "synonyms":[ "labeling", "labelling", "tagging", "ticketing" ], "near synonyms":[ "captioning", "earmarking", "hallmarking", "stamping", "calling", "designating", "identifying", "naming", "tabbing", "entitling", "styling", "terming", "titling", "branding", "stigmatizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be an important feature of":{ "examples":[ "an annual event marked mostly by noise and confusion" ], "synonyms":[ "characterizing", "distinguishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiating", "customizing", "individualizing", "particularizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a written note of":{ "examples":[ "mark down the names of those who are planning to attend the dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "jotting (down)", "logging", "noting", "putting down", "recording", "registering", "reporting", "setting down", "taking down", "writing down" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicling", "minuting", "transcribing", "enregistering", "entering", "inscribing", "chalking (up)", "notching", "scoring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marketable":{ "fit to be offered for sale":{ "examples":[ "realized that the birdhouses he enjoyed making were marketable and began selling them at craft fairs" ], "synonyms":[ "merchantable", "salable", "saleable", "sellable" ], "near synonyms":[ "commercial", "profitable", "costly", "fancy", "fine", "high-grade", "precious", "premium", "prime", "valuable", "dear", "expensive", "extravagant" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaged", "shopworn", "cheap", "useless", "worthless", "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory" ], "antonyms":[ "nonsalable", "unmarketable", "unsalable", "unsellable" ] }, "fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale":{ "examples":[ "trying to turn their invention into a marketable product" ], "synonyms":[ "commercial", "corporate", "mass-market", "salable", "saleable" ], "near synonyms":[ "mass-produced", "wholesale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "noncommercial", "nonsalable", "uncommercial", "unmarketable", "unsalable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "marl":{ "as in sediment , silt":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alluvium", "colluvium", "detritus", "loess", "sediment", "shingle", "silt", "clod", "dirt", "earth", "ground", "mold", "blackland", "clay", "gault", "gley", "guck", "gook", "gumbo", "kaolin", "muck", "mud", "dust", "gravel", "sand", "humus", "loam", "topsoil", "duff", "mull", "subsoil", "substratum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marketplace":{ "the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places":{ "examples":[ "nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace" ], "synonyms":[ "business", "commerce", "trade", "traffic" ], "near synonyms":[ "free trade", "black market", "gray market", "dealings", "horse-trading", "e-tail", "merchandising", "retailing", "wholesaling", "bartering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marks up":{ "as in discounts , marks down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discounts", "marks down", "brings", "fetches", "sells (for)", "assesses", "bills", "invoices", "overcharges", "undercharges", "prices", "values", "asks", "charges", "commands", "demands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marry":{ "to perform the ceremony of marriage for":{ "examples":[ "they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them" ], "synonyms":[ "wed" ], "near synonyms":[ "match", "mate", "conjoin", "connect", "unite", "affiance" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give in marriage":{ "examples":[ "the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters" ], "synonyms":[ "espouse", "match", "wed" ], "near synonyms":[ "commit", "engage", "affiance", "betroth", "pledge", "promise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take as a spouse":{ "examples":[ "he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since" ], "synonyms":[ "espouse", "wed" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiance", "betroth", "commit", "engage", "pledge", "promise", "propose", "remarry" ], "near antonyms":[ "separate (from)" ], "antonyms":[ "divorce" ] }, "to take a spouse":{ "examples":[ "she had always believed she would never marry , but fate proved her wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "wed" ], "near synonyms":[ "couple", "mate", "pair off", "remarry" ], "near antonyms":[ "divorce", "separate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come together to form a single unit":{ "examples":[ "white wine and chicken marry especially well" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "coalesce", "combine", "conjoin", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "fuse", "interfuse", "join", "link (up)", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marquisettes":{ "as in laces , tulles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bobbinets", "Brussels laces", "filigrees", "fishnets", "laces", "tulles", "grilles", "grills", "lattices", "screenings", "screens", "wireworks", "webbings", "webs", "meshes", "nets", "nettings", "networks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marked down":{ "to diminish the price or value of":{ "examples":[ "marked down all seasonal goods immediately after the holidays" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuated", "broke", "cheapened", "depreciated", "depressed", "devaluated", "devalued", "downgraded", "lowered", "reduced", "sank", "sunk", "wrote down", "wrote off" ], "near synonyms":[ "debased", "demonetized", "underestimated", "underpriced", "underrated", "undervalued", "abridged", "compressed", "contracted", "de-escalated", "deflated", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "moderated", "shrank", "shrunk" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew up", "bloated", "inflated", "overestimated", "overpriced", "overrated", "overvalued", "added", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "ballooned", "boosted", "compounded", "dilated", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "heightened", "increased", "maximized", "multiplied", "raised", "swelled", "upped" ], "antonyms":[ "appreciated", "enhanced", "marked up", "upgraded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "married":{ "of or relating to marriage":{ "examples":[ "a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love" ], "synonyms":[ "conjugal", "connubial", "marital", "matrimonial", "nuptial", "wedded" ], "near synonyms":[ "espoused", "matched", "mated", "bridal", "prenuptial", "spousal", "wifely", "affianced", "betrothed", "committed", "engaged", "pledged", "promised" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to perform the ceremony of marriage for":{ "examples":[ "they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them" ], "synonyms":[ "wedded", "wed" ], "near synonyms":[ "matched", "mated", "conjoined", "connected", "united", "affianced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give in marriage":{ "examples":[ "the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters" ], "synonyms":[ "espoused", "matched", "wedded", "wed" ], "near synonyms":[ "committed", "engaged", "affianced", "betrothed", "pledged", "promised" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take as a spouse":{ "examples":[ "he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since" ], "synonyms":[ "espoused", "wedded", "wed" ], "near synonyms":[ "affianced", "betrothed", "committed", "engaged", "pledged", "promised", "proposed", "remarried" ], "near antonyms":[ "separated (from)" ], "antonyms":[ "divorced" ] }, "to take a spouse":{ "examples":[ "she had always believed she would never marry , but fate proved her wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "wedded", "wed" ], "near synonyms":[ "coupled", "mated", "paired off", "remarried" ], "near antonyms":[ "divorced", "separated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come together to form a single unit":{ "examples":[ "white wine and chicken marry especially well" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "coalesced", "combined", "conjoined", "conjugated", "connected", "coupled", "fused", "interfused", "joined", "linked (up)", "unified", "united" ], "near synonyms":[ "mated", "yoked", "allied", "confederated", "leagued", "chained", "compounded", "hitched", "hooked", "spliced", "assembled", "clustered", "congregated", "constellated", "convened", "gathered", "met", "recombined", "reconnected", "rejoined", "reunified", "reunited" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "disaffiliated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "fractionated", "isolated", "resolved", "uncoupled", "unyoked", "disbanded", "dispersed", "scattered" ], "antonyms":[ "broke up", "dissevered", "parted", "sectioned", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "unlinked" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "marshaled":{ "to assemble and make ready for action":{ "examples":[ "marshaled their forces for battle" ], "synonyms":[ "mobilized", "mustered", "rallied" ], "near synonyms":[ "arranged", "grouped", "lined up", "ordered", "organized", "called (up)", "convened", "summoned", "activated", "collected", "rounded up" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarranged", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "deactivated", "dismissed", "broke up", "disbanded", "dissolved", "split (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "demobbed", "demobilized" ] }, "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "examples":[ "marshaling a small group of children on a tour of the science museum" ], "synonyms":[ "conducted", "directed", "guided", "led", "piloted", "routed", "showed", "steered", "ushered" ], "near synonyms":[ "preceded", "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "convoyed", "escorted", "saw", "controlled", "managed" ], "near antonyms":[ "dogged", "hounded", "shadowed", "tailed", "tailgated" ], "antonyms":[ "followed", "trailed" ] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak" ], "synonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "classified", "codified", "disposed", "drew up", "laid out", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "systematized" ], "near synonyms":[ "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up)", "tidied (up)", "unscrambled", "aligned", "alined", "cued", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "alphabetized", "filed", "hierarchized", "prioritized", "sequenced", "emplaced", "placed", "set", "displayed", "mapped (out)", "set out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disordered", "messed (up)", "mussed (up)", "rumpled", "upset" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marriages":{ "a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people":{ "examples":[ "some religions consider marriage a sacrament" ], "synonyms":[ "conjugalities", "connubialities", "matches", "matrimonies", "wedlocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "monogamies", "bigamies", "polyandries", "polygamies", "polygynies", "intermarriages", "miscegenations", "mixed marriages", "remarriages", "cohabitations", "common-law marriages", "civil unions", "domestic partnerships", "attachments", "commitments", "relationships", "betrothals", "engagements", "espousals", "hands", "pledges", "promises", "proposals", "troths" ], "near antonyms":[ "annulments", "divorces", "separations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony":{ "examples":[ "just a small group of family and friends have been invited to witness the marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "bridals", "espousals", "nuptials", "weddings" ], "near synonyms":[ "matches", "matrimonies", "wedlocks", "unions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "maraud":{ "to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{ "examples":[ "just for kicks, bored 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"overcharging", "undercharging", "pricing", "valuing", "asking", "charging", "commanding", "demanding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marshalling":{ "an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort":{ "examples":[ "the last-minute marshaling of the reserves failed to repel the onslaught" ], "synonyms":[ "mobilization", "rally", "rallying" ], "near synonyms":[ "call", "call-up", "summons", "convening", "convocation", "muster", "mustering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to assemble and make ready for action":{ "examples":[ "marshaled their forces for battle" ], "synonyms":[ "mobilizing", "mustering", "rallying" ], "near synonyms":[ "arranging", "grouping", "lining up", "ordering", "organizing", "calling (up)", "convening", "summoning", "activating", "collecting", "rounding up" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarranging", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "deactivating", "dismissing", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dissolving", "splitting (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "demobbing", "demobilizing" ] }, "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "examples":[ "marshaling a small group of children on a tour of the science museum" ], "synonyms":[ "conducting", "directing", "guiding", "leading", "piloting", "routing", "showing", "steering", "ushering" ], "near synonyms":[ "preceding", "accompanying", "attending", "chaperoning", "convoying", "escorting", "seeing", "controlling", "managing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dogging", "hounding", "shadowing", "tailgating", "tailing" ], "antonyms":[ "following", "trailing" ] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak" ], "synonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "classifying", "codifying", "disposing", "drawing up", "laying out", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "systematizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up)", "tidying (up)", "unscrambling", "aligning", "alining", "cuing", "cueing", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "alphabetizing", "filing", "hierarchizing", "prioritizing", "sequencing", "emplacing", "placing", "setting", "displaying", "mapping (out)", "setting out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disordering", "messing (up)", "mussing (up)", "rumpling", "upsetting" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "martyring":{ "to kill (someone) for refusing to give up a belief or cause \u2014 usually used as (be) martyred":{ "examples":[ "He was martyred for his religious beliefs." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "attacking", "afflicting", "agonizing", "anguishing", "bedeviling", "besetting", "besieging", "cursing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "persecuting", "plaguing", "racking", "tormenting", "torturing", "badgering", "dogging", "hounding", "pursuing", "riding", "aggravating", "agitating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "distressing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "griping", "hagriding", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "molesting", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "vexing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "flustering", "grieving", "perturbing", "straining", "stressing", "troubling", "trying", "upsetting", "worrying", "crushing", "oppressing", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "smiting", "striking", "tyrannizing", "victimizing", "hurting", "paining", "panging", "pricking", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "wringing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "delivering", "releasing", "relieving", "reprieving", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "quieting", "solacing", "soothing", "succoring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marauds":{ "to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{ "examples":[ "just for kicks, bored teenagers marauded 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"irritated", "molested", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "flustered", "grieved", "perturbed", "strained", "stressed", "tried", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "crushed", "oppressed", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "smote", "struck", "tyrannized", "victimized", "hurt", "pained", "panged", "pricked", "smarted", "stabbed", "stung", "wrung" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "delivered", "released", "relieved", "reprieved", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "solaced", "soothed", "succored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marinates":{ "to put (food, such as meat or fish) in a sauce for a period of time to add flavor or tenderize":{ "examples":[ "The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "seethes", "drenches", "drowns", "impregnates", "macerates", "saturates", "soaks", "soddens", "sops", "souses", "steeps", "waterlogs", "water-soaks", "presoaks", "dips", "immerses", "inundates", "submerges", "swamps", "bathes", "douses", "dowses", "hydrates", "swills", "washes", "waters", "infiltrates", "penetrates", "permeates", "dampens", "damps", "humidifies", "moistens" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrates", "desiccates", "dries", "parches", "sears", "drains", "empties", "voids", "dehumidifies", "wrings (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marinating":{ "to put (food, such as meat or fish) in a sauce for a period of time to add flavor or tenderize":{ "examples":[ "The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "seething", "drenching", "drowning", "impregnating", "macerating", "saturating", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "sousing", "steeping", "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "presoaking", "dipping", "immersing", "inundating", "submerging", "swamping", "bathing", "dousing", "dowsing", "hydrating", "swilling", "washing", "watering", "infiltrating", "penetrating", "permeating", "dampening", "damping", "humidifying", "moistening" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "searing", "draining", "emptying", "voiding", "dehumidifying", "wringing (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "markup":{ "as in discount , mark down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discount", "mark down", "bring", "fetch", "sell (for)", "assess", "bill", "invoice", "overcharge", "undercharge", "price", "value", "ask", "charge", "command", "demand" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in surcharge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "surcharge", "gouging", "overcharge", "rip-off", "soaking", "extravagance", "luxury" ], "near antonyms":[ "bargain", "buy", "deal", "pennyworth", "snip", "steal", "clearance", "closeout", "markdown", "cheapie" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "marveling":{ "filled with amazement or wonder":{ "examples":[ "with marveling stares, onlookers gathered round the remarkable invention" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "awed", "awestruck", "awestricken", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "openmouthed", "wondering" ], "near synonyms":[ "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "bemused", "bewildered", "puzzled", "overwhelmed", "staggered", "stunned", "stupefied" ], "near antonyms":[ "unimpressed", "disinterested", "incurious", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional", "bored", "jaded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "marchesi":{ "as in viscounts , baronets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baronets", "barons", "counts", "dukes", "earls", "esquires", "margraves", "marquesses", "marquises", "marquis", "masters", "princelets", "princelings", "princes", "rajas", "viscounts", "dons", "hidalgos", "nabobs", "nawabs", "seigneurs", "seigniors", "sheikhs", "sheiks", "lordships", "sires", "cavaliers", "chevaliers", "knights", "country gentlemen", "squires", "gentlemen", "grandees", "lords", "milords", "noblemen", "peers" ], "near antonyms":[ "boors", "churls", "cottars", "cotters", "fellahin", "fellaheen", "peasants", "peons", "peones", "commoners", "plebeians", "plebs", "proletarians", "toilers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marching (with)":{ "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "on the west, Maine marches entirely with the state of New Hampshire" ], "synonyms":[ "abutting", "adjoining", "bordering (on)", "butting (on or against)", "flanking", "fringing", "joining", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attaching (to)", "communicating (with)", "connecting (with)", "linking (with)", "bounding", "embracing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "fencing", "lining", "margining", "rimming", "surrounding", "contacting", "converging", "meeting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marketplaces":{ "the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places":{ "examples":[ "nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace" ], "synonyms":[ "business", "commerce", "trade", "traffic" ], "near synonyms":[ "free trade", "black market", "gray market", "dealings", "horse-trading", "e-tail", "merchandising", "retailing", "wholesaling", "bartering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "martens":{ "as in otter , raccoon":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badger", "beaver", "chamois", "chinchilla", "ermine", "fisher", "fox", "mink", "muskrat", "otter", "Persian lamb", "rabbit", "raccoon", "racoon", "sable", "seal", "fur", "hide", "leather", "pelt", "skin", "bearskin", "buckskin", "calfskin", "coonskin", "cowhide", "deerskin", "doeskin", "goatskin", "horsehide", "karakul", "kidskin", "kolinsky", "lambskin", "pigskin", "rawhide", "sealskin", "sharkskin", "sheep", "sheepskin", "snakeskin", "fleece", "mouton", "alligator", "crocodile", "cordovan", "morocco", "patent leather", "suede" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marshes":{ "spongy land saturated or partially covered with water":{ "examples":[ "the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals" ], "synonyms":[ "bogs", "fens", "marshlands", "mires", "moors", "morasses", "muskegs", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "swamplands", "swamps", "washes", "wetlands" ], "near synonyms":[ "swales", "quagmires", "gucks", "gooks", "muck", "muds", "oozes", "slimes", "slop", "sludges", "slush" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marchionesses":{ "as in duchesses , countesses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baronesses", "countesses", "duchesses", "marchese", "marquises", "princesses", "queens", "viscountesses", "dames", "gentlewomen", "ladies", "miladies", "noblewomen", "peeresses", "dowagers", "matriarchs", "matrons", "mistresses", "ladyships", "madams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marital":{ "of or relating to marriage":{ "examples":[ "neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got" ], "synonyms":[ "conjugal", "connubial", "married", "matrimonial", "nuptial", "wedded" ], "near synonyms":[ "espoused", "matched", "mated", "bridal", "prenuptial", "spousal", "wifely", "affianced", "betrothed", "committed", "engaged", "pledged", "promised" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "marchesa":{ "as in duchess , countess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baroness", "countess", "duchess", "marchioness", "marquise", "princess", "queen", "viscountess", "dame", "gentlewoman", "lady", "milady", "noblewoman", "peeress", "dowager", "matriarch", "matron", "mistress", "ladyship", "madam" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marching":{ "to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group":{ "examples":[ "the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step" ], "synonyms":[ "filing", "pacing", "parading", "striding" ], "near synonyms":[ "goose-stepping", "perambulating", "stepping", "traipsing", "treading", "hiking", "tramping", "lumbering", "plodding", "stamping", "stomping", "trudging" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambling", "meandering", "rambling", "strolling", "wandering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move forward along a course":{ "examples":[ "bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute" ], "synonyms":[ "advancing", "coming", "coming along", "doing", "faring", "forging", "getting along", "getting on", "going", "going along", "going off", "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" ] }, "markets":{ "the state of being sought after especially for purchase":{ "examples":[ "a great increase in the market for high-tech gadgets" ], "synonyms":[ "calls", "demands", "requests" ], "near synonyms":[ "bear markets", "bull markets", "buyer's markets", "seller's markets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to offer for sale to the public":{ "examples":[ "local farmers market their garden-fresh produce at roadside stands all over the valley" ], "synonyms":[ "deals (in)", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "puts up", "retails", "sells", "vends" ], "near synonyms":[ "presells", "wholesales", "remarkets", "resells", "hawks", "peddles", "barters", "distributes", "exchanges", "exports", "handles", "trades", "traffics (in)", "advertises", "ballyhoos", "boosts", "plugs", "promotes", "touts", "bargains", "chaffers", "dickers", "haggles", "horse-trades", "palters", "auctions", "provides", "supplies", "carries", "keeps", "stocks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "buys", "purchases" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "markers":{ "a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it":{ "examples":[ "the markers on the rock and mineral specimens were old and faded" ], "synonyms":[ "labels", "tags", "tickets" ], "near synonyms":[ "captions", "legends", "brands", "emblems", "hallmarks", "logos", "marks", "symbols", "trademarks", "badges", "decals", "plaques", "seals", "stamps", "stickers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "the discovery of a marker for the virus has greatly improved the accuracy of diagnosis" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "attributes", "attributions", "characteristics", "characters", "criteria", "criterions", "diagnostics", "differentiae", "features", "fingerprints", "hallmarks", "marks", "notes", "particularities", "peculiarities", "points", "properties", "qualities", "specifics", "stamps", "touches", "traits" ], "near synonyms":[ "badges", "indications", "signs", "emblems", "symbols", "tokens", "charms", "graces", "excellences", "merits", "virtues", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "oddities", "quirks", "individualities", "singularities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marls":{ "as in sediments , silts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alluviums", "alluvia", "colluvia", "colluviums", "detritus", "loesses", "sediments", "shingles", "silts", "clods", "dirt", "earth", "ground", "molds", "blacklands", "clays", "gaults", "gleys", "gucks", "gooks", "gumbos", "kaolins", "muck", "muds", "dust", "gravels", "sands", "humuses", "loams", "topsoils", "duffs", "mulls", "subsoils", "substrata" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marks":{ "to attach an identifying slip to":{ "examples":[ "marked each application with a numbered sticker" ], "synonyms":[ "labels", "tags", "tickets" ], "near synonyms":[ "captions", "earmarks", "hallmarks", "stamps", "calls", "designates", "identifies", "names", "tabs", "entitles", "styles", "terms", "titles", "brands", "stigmatizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be an important feature of":{ "examples":[ "an annual event marked mostly by noise and confusion" ], "synonyms":[ "characterizes", "distinguishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiates", "customizes", "individualizes", "particularizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a written note of":{ "examples":[ "mark down the names of those who are planning to attend the dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "jots (down)", "logs", "notes", "puts down", "records", "registers", "reports", "sets down", "takes down", "writes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicles", "minutes", "transcribes", "enregisters", "enters", "inscribes", "chalks (up)", "notches", "scores" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person or thing that is made fun of":{ "examples":[ "in the wake of the scandal, the disgraced governor became the favorite mark of late-night comedians" ], "synonyms":[ "butts", "derisions", "jests", "jokes", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "mocks", "sports", "targets" ], "near synonyms":[ "chumps", "dupes", "fall guys", "fools", "gulls", "monkeys", "pigeons", "saps", "suckers", "victims" ], "near antonyms":[ "darlings", "favorites", "pets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule":{ "examples":[ "his gullibility and tendency to fall for bluffs made him an easy mark at the poker table" ], "synonyms":[ "butts", "prey", "preys", "sitting ducks", "targets", "victims" ], "near synonyms":[ "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "pilgarlics", "lightning rods", "fall guys", "goats", "scapegoats", "whipping boys" ], "near antonyms":[ "gossipers", "gossips", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "troublemakers", "defamers", "libelers", "libelists", "traducers", "baiters", "hecklers", "needlers", "ribbers", "taunters", "teasers", "teases", "tormentors", "tormenters", "torturers", "deriders", "insulters", "mockers", "ridiculers", "scoffers", "scorners", "caricaturists", "lampooners", "parodists", "satirists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{ "examples":[ "a brand of crystal that bears the mark of excellence" ], "synonyms":[ "characters", "fames", "names", "notes", "odors", "reports", "reps", "reputations", "reputes" ], "near synonyms":[ "credits", "honors", "celebrities", "notorieties", "renowns", "images", "personae", "personas", "admirations", "regards", "reverences" ], "near antonyms":[ "discredit", "disgraces", "dishonors", "disreputes", "ignominies", "infamies", "obloquies", "odiums", "opprobriums", "reproaches", "shames" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{ "examples":[ "lately his playing hasn't been up to the mark expected of a concert pianist" ], "synonyms":[ "barometers", "bars", "benchmarks", "criteria", "criterions", "gold standards", "grades", "measures", "metrics", "pars", "standards", "touchstones", "yardsticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "cases", "examples", "instances", "averages", "norms", "rules", "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "zeniths" ], "near antonyms":[ "aberrations", "abnormalities", "deviations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{ "examples":[ "set marks for expected daily output" ], "synonyms":[ "aims", "ambitions", "aspirations", "bournes", "bourns", "designs", "dreams", "ends", "goals", "ideals", "ideas", "intentions", "intents", "meanings", "objectives", "objects", "plans", "points", "pretensions", "purposes", "targets", "things" ], "near synonyms":[ "grails", "holy grails", "plots", "projects", "schemes", "desires", "hopes", "minds", "wishes", "nirvanas", "destinations", "termini", "terminuses" ], "near antonyms":[ "means", "methods", "ways" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "a sensitive expression that is the mark of a poet" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "attributes", "attributions", "characteristics", "characters", "criteria", "criterions", "diagnostics", "differentiae", "features", "fingerprints", "hallmarks", "markers", "notes", "particularities", "peculiarities", "points", "properties", "qualities", "specifics", "stamps", "touches", "traits" ], "near synonyms":[ "badges", "indications", "signs", "emblems", "symbols", "tokens", "charms", "graces", "excellences", "merits", "virtues", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "oddities", "quirks", "individualities", "singularities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{ "examples":[ "a small mark where the car had scraped a wall" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "blights", "blotches", "defects", "deformities", "disfigurements", "excrescences", "excrescencies", "faults", "flaws", "imperfections", "mars", "pockmarks", "scars" ], "near synonyms":[ "abnormalities", "distortions", "irregularities", "malformations", "misshapes", "bugs", "glitches", "kinks", "blots", "blurs", "spots", "stains", "taints", "damages", "defacements", "impairments", "injuries", "failings", "weaknesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "adornments", "decorations", "embellishments", "enhancements", "ornaments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the power to bring about a result on another":{ "examples":[ "a person of some mark in the field of evolutionary 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"bound", "edge", "frame", "fringe", "rim", "skirt" ], "near synonyms":[ "hem", "trim", "circumscribe", "define", "delineate", "demarcate", "outline", "silhouette", "sketch", "trace", "circle", "compass", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "environ", "girdle", "girth", "loop", "ring", "round", "surround", "wall", "check", "confine", "control", "curb", "limit", "restrain", "restrict" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "martinets":{ "a person who is very strict and demands obedience from others":{ "examples":[ "The prison's warden was a cruel martinet ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disciplinarians", "discipliners", "enforcers", "taskmasters", "caesars", "despots", "dictators", "f\u00fchrers", "fuehrers", "oppressors", "pharaohs", "strongmen", "tyrannizers", "tyrants", "autarchs", "autocrats", "monocrats", "authoritarians", "Big Brothers", "paramounts", "potentates", "totalitarians", "caudillos", "overlords", "warlords", "bosses", "captains", "chiefs", "dominators", "kingpins", "leaders", "masters", "overlords", "rulers", "kings", "lords", "monarchs", "queens", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "baronesses", "barons", "czarinas", "tsarinas", "tzarinas", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "magnates", "moguls", "tycoons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "margrave":{ "as in duke , baron":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baron", "baronet", "count", "duke", "earl", "esquire", "marchese", "marquess", "marquis", "master", "prince", "princelet", "princeling", "raja", "viscount", "don", "hidalgo", "nabob", "nawab", "seigneur", "seignior", "sheikh", "sheik", "lordship", "sire", "cavalier", "chevalier", "knight", "country gentleman", "squire", "gentleman", "grandee", "lord", "milord", "nobleman", "peer" ], "near antonyms":[ "boor", "churl", "cottar", "cotter", "fellah", "peasant", "peon", "commoner", "pleb", "plebeian", "proletarian", "toiler" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "martial":{ "of, 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"gladiatorial", "mercenary", "soldierly", "militant", "militarist", "militaristic", "warlike", "enlisted", "regular", "paramilitary" ], "near antonyms":[ "civil", "civilian" ], "antonyms":[ "nonmilitary" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "marvel":{ "something extraordinary or surprising":{ "examples":[ "that new electric car really is a marvel" ], "synonyms":[ "caution", "flash", "miracle", "phenomenon", "portent", "prodigy", "sensation", "splendor", "wonder" ], "near synonyms":[ "curiosity", "sight", "spectacle", "beauty", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dandy", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "apparition", "appearance" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "martial law":{ "control of an area by military forces rather than by the police":{ "examples":[ "The government has declared martial law throughout the city to stop the riots.", "an area placed under martial law" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common law", "act", "bill", "constitution", "enactment", "law", "ordinance", "statute", "command", "commandment", "decree", "dictate", "directive", "edict", "fiat", "ruling", "bylaw", "ground rule", "regulation", "rule", "amendment", "legislation", "blue law", "prohibition", "proscription", "restriction", "canon", "capitulary", "encyclical" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mars":{ "something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{ "examples":[ "the Johnsons complained to the movers about broken dishes and mars on the furniture" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "blights", "blotches", "defects", "deformities", "disfigurements", "excrescences", "excrescencies", "faults", "flaws", "imperfections", "marks", "pockmarks", "scars" ], "near synonyms":[ "abnormalities", "distortions", "irregularities", "malformations", "misshapes", "bugs", "glitches", "kinks", "blots", "blurs", "spots", "stains", "taints", "damages", "defacements", "impairments", "injuries", "failings", "weaknesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "adornments", "decorations", "embellishments", "enhancements", "ornaments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "mar a politician's reputation with scurrilous rumors" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "darkens", "poisons", "spoils", "stains", "taints", "tarnishes", "touches", "vitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimes", "besmears", "besmirches", "blackens", "blurs", "clouds", "dirties", "discolors", "pollutes", "smears", "smirches", "smudges", "smuts", "soils", "sullies", "tars", "tarres", "abases", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "bastardizes", "corrupts", "debauches", "demoralizes", "depraves", "perverts", "subverts", "colors", "distorts", "twists" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanses", "purifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "glorifies", "hallows", "magnifies", "uplifts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, 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"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" ] }, "marines":{ "as in rangers , jarheads":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jarheads", "rangers", "commandos", "commandoes", "raiders", "artillerymen", "cannoneers", "gunners", "mortarmen", "musketeers", "riflemen", "doughboys", "footmen", "foot soldiers", "grunts", "infantrymen", "archers", "crossbowmen", "carabineers", "carabiniers", "cavaliers", "cavalrymen", "cuirassiers", "dragoons", "lancers", "pikemen", "spearmen", "servicewomen", "Confederates", "Continentals", "Federals", "GIs", "GI's", "guardsmen", "militiamen", "minutemen", "dogfaces", "fighters", "legionaries", "legionnaires", "men-at-arms", "regulars", "servicemen", "soldiers", "troopers", "warriors" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilians" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "markdowns":{ "as in clearances , closeouts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clearances", "closeouts", "bargains", "buys", "deals", "pennyworth", "pennyworths", "snips", "steals", "cheapies", "bonuses", "freebies", "freebees", "gifts", "giveaways", "premiums", "presents", "boons", "windfalls" ], "near antonyms":[ "overcharges", "rip-offs", "markups", "surcharges", "extravagances", "luxuries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sales , discounts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deductions", "discounts", "reductions", "sales", "carrying charges", "overcharges", "service charges", "service fees", "surcharges", "deposits", "price points", "rates", "tariffs", "unit prices", "down payments", "asking prices", "list prices", "sticker prices", "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "tabs", "fair market values", "market values", "valuations", "values", "antes", "charges", "costs", "damages", "fees", "figures", "freights", "prices", "price tags" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marred":{ "as in broken , flawed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "damaged", "flawed", "impaired", "imperfect", "injured", "spoiled", "deficient", "fragmental", "fragmentary", "half", "halfway", "incomplete", "partial", "sketchy", "unassembled", "uncompleted", "unfinished" ], "near antonyms":[ "complete", "entire", "full", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "whole", "flawless", "unbroken", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "completed", "finished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "mar a politician's reputation with scurrilous rumors" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "darkened", "poisoned", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tainted", "tarnished", "touched", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimed", "besmeared", 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"delineating", "demarcating", "outlining", "silhouetting", "sketching", "tracing", "circling", "compassing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "environing", "girdling", "girthing", "looping", "ringing", "rounding", "surrounding", "walling", "checking", "confining", "controlling", "curbing", "limiting", "restraining", "restricting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marking time":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "The soldiers marked time until they were given the signal to move forward." ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "delaying", "diddling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "lollygagging", "lallygagging", "moping", "poking", "shilly-shallying", "tarrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "ambling", "easing", "inching", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "staggering", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling", "temporizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "darting", "humping", "hurtling", "hustling", "scrambling", "stampeding", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "sprinting", "trotting", "accelerating", "quickening", "speeding (up)", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "bolting", "careering", "coursing", "dashing", "flying", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "hurrying", "racing", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "marchioness":{ "as in duchess , countess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baroness", "countess", "duchess", "marchesa", "marquise", "princess", "queen", "viscountess", "dame", "gentlewoman", "lady", "milady", "noblewoman", "peeress", "dowager", "matriarch", "matron", "mistress", "ladyship", "madam" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marshal":{ "to assemble and make ready for action":{ "examples":[ "marshaled their forces for battle" ], "synonyms":[ "mobilize", "muster", "rally" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrange", "group", "line up", "order", "organize", "call (up)", "convene", "summon", "activate", "collect", "round up" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarrange", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "deactivate", "dismiss", "break up", "disband", "dissolve", "split (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "demob", "demobilize" ] }, "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "examples":[ "marshaling a small group of children on a tour of the science museum" ], "synonyms":[ "conduct", "direct", "guide", "lead", "pilot", "route", "show", "steer", "usher" ], "near synonyms":[ "precede", "accompany", "attend", "chaperone", "chaperon", "convoy", "escort", "see", "control", "manage" ], "near antonyms":[ "dog", "hound", "shadow", "tail", "tailgate" ], "antonyms":[ "follow", "trail" ] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak" ], "synonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "draw up", "lay out", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ], "near synonyms":[ "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)", "unscramble", "align", "aline", "cue", "line", "line up", "queue", "alphabetize", "file", "hierarchize", "prioritize", "sequence", "emplace", "place", "set", "display", "map (out)", "set out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "disorder", "mess (up)", "muss (up)", "rumple", "upset" ] }, "as in sheriff , trooper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sheriff", "trooper", "detective", "dick", "gumshoe", "hawkshaw", "inspector", "investigator", "plainclothesman", "sherlock", "sleuth", "sleuthhound", "peace officer", "patrolman", "policewoman", "captain", "lieutenant", "sergeant", "bobby", "bull", "constable", "cop", "copper", "flatfoot", "fuzz", "gendarme", "lawman", "officer", "policeman", "police officer", "shamus", "constabulary", "heat", "man", "police", "police force", "operative", "private detective", "private eye", "private investigator" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilian" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "marathons":{ "as in races , ultramarathons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "races", "ultramarathons", "biathlons", "decathlons", "heptathlons", "pentathlons", "triathlons", "heats", "rounds", "runs", "sets", "derbies", "field days", "gymkhanas", "outings", "rallies", "volleys", "finals", "nightcaps", "play-offs", "semifinals", "round-robins", "rubbers", "runoffs", "sudden deaths", "championships", "nationals", "dead heats", "photo finishes", "seesaws", "battles", "conflicts", "scrimmages", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tugs-of-war", "tussles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Marxist":{ "as in Stalinist , Leninist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "Bolshevik", "Leninist", "Leninite", "Maoist", "Stalinist", "Trotskyist", "Trotskyite", "leftist", "lefty", "pink", "pinko", "social democrat", "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "commie", "communist", "comrade", "Red", "socialist" ], "near antonyms":[ "capitalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mare's nests":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the lack of planning had resulted in the city's evacuation being a mare's nest of epic proportions" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "dishevelments", "disorders", "disorganizations", "free-for-alls", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "antonyms":[ "orders" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "married names":{ "as in maiden names":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "maiden names", "family names", "last names", "surnames", "cognomens", "cognomina", "epithets", "sobriquets", "soubriquets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mark up":{ "as in discount , mark down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discount", "mark down", "bring", "fetch", "sell (for)", "assess", "bill", "invoice", "overcharge", "undercharge", "price", "value", "ask", "charge", "command", "demand" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in surcharge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "surcharge", "gouging", "overcharge", "rip-off", "soaking", "extravagance", "luxury" ], "near antonyms":[ "bargain", "buy", "deal", "pennyworth", "snip", "steal", "clearance", "closeout", "markdown", "cheapie" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "Marxists":{ "as in Stalinists , Leninists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "Bolsheviks", "Bolsheviki", "Leninists", "Leninites", "Maoists", "Stalinists", "Trotskyists", "Trotskyites", "lefties", "leftists", "pinkos", "pinkoes", "pinks", "social democrats", "extremists", "radicals", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "commies", "communists", "comrades", "Reds", "socialists" ], "near antonyms":[ "capitalists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marbles":{ "the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities":{ "examples":[ "everyone thought she'd lost her marbles when she made such an illogical suggestion" ], "synonyms":[ "daylights", "head", "mind", "reason", "saneness", "sanity", "wit(s)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rationality", "reasonableness", "sense", "health", "healthfulness", "healthiness", "wholesomeness", "clearheadedness", "lucidity", "lucidness", "normalcy", "normality", "soundness", "wisdom" ], "near antonyms":[ "delusion", "hallucination", "delirium", "frenzy", "hysteria" ], "antonyms":[ "dementia", "derangement", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "mania", "unreason" ] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect" ], "synonyms":[ "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "flecks", "freckles", "mottles", "peppers", "shoots", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "sprinkles", "stipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "dyes", "stains", "bands", "bars", "streaks", "stripes", "intersperses", "sets", "studs", "bespatters", "spatters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun", "verb" ] }, "marvels":{ "something extraordinary or surprising":{ "examples":[ "that new electric car really is a marvel" ], "synonyms":[ "cautions", "flashes", "miracles", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "portents", "prodigies", "sensations", "splendors", "wonders" ], "near synonyms":[ "curiosities", "sights", "spectacles", "beauties", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dandies", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "apparitions", "appearances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marquisette":{ "as in lace , tulle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bobbinet", "Brussels lace", "filigree", "fishnet", "lace", "tulle", "grille", "grill", "lattice", "screen", "screening", "wirework", "web", "webbing", "mesh", "net", "netting", "network" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marchers":{ "as in protesters , demonstrators":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrators", "objectors", "picketers", "protesters", "protestors", "agitators", "demagogues", "demagogs", "exciters", "firebrands", "fomenters", "incendiaries", "inciters", "instigators", "kindlers", "provocateurs", "rabble-rousers", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "exponents", "persuaders", "promoters", "proponents", "reformers", "reformists", "supporters", "alarmists", "extremists", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "radicals", "rebels", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "subversives", "troublemakers", "prodders", "prompters", "provokers", "agents provocateurs" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "uniters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marshlands":{ "spongy land saturated or partially covered with water":{ "examples":[ "grasses, sedges, and rushes are the plant species most commonly found in marshlands" ], "synonyms":[ "bogs", "fens", "marshes", "mires", "moors", "morasses", "muskegs", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "swamplands", "swamps", "washes", "wetlands" ], "near synonyms":[ "swales", "quagmires", "gucks", "gooks", "muck", "muds", "oozes", "slimes", "slop", "sludges", "slush" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "markups":{ "as in surcharges":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "surcharges", "overcharges", "rip-offs", "extravagances", "luxuries" ], "near antonyms":[ "bargains", "buys", "deals", "pennyworth", "pennyworths", "snips", "steals", "clearances", "closeouts", "markdowns", "cheapies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mart":{ "as in department store , mini-mart":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boutique", "chain store", "department store", "dime store", "exchange", "five-and-ten", "five-and-dime", "mini-mart", "thrift shop", "variety store", "bazaar", "emporium", "shop", "store", "market", "marketplace", "outlet", "showroom", "big box", "supercenter", "superstore" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marvelousness":{ "as in awesomeness , formidability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "awesomeness", "formidability", "wonderfulness", "wondrousness", "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "gorgeousness", "grandeur", "grandness", "magnificence", "majesty", "nobility", "nobleness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "splendidness", "splendiferousness", "splendor", "stateliness", "stupendousness", "sublimeness", "superbness", "dignity", "elegance", "grace", "lavishness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "luxury", "opulence", "princeliness", "richness", "sumptuousness", "grandiosity", "ostentation", "pretentiousness", "elaborateness", "flashiness", "gaudiness", "ornateness", "poshness", "ritziness", "showiness", "swankiness", "extraordinariness", "remarkableness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "martyrdoms":{ "the suffering and death of a martyr":{ "examples":[ "He suffered martyrdom for his religious beliefs." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "self-destructions", "self-murders", "self-slaughters", "suicides", "curtains", "deceases", "demises", "dissolutions", "dooms", "ends", "exits", "expirations", "expiries", "fates", "graves", "great divides", "passages", "passings", "quietuses", "sleeps", "casualties", "fatalities", "annihilations", "destructions", "endings", "exterminations", "ruins", "assassinations", "executions", "killings", "massacres", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[ "existences", "lives", "creations", "geneses", "originations", "rises", "births", "nativities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marketers":{ "as in buyers , purchasers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "buyers", "purchasers", "businessmen", "enterprisers", "entrepreneurs", "hawkers", "hucksters", "hustlers", "peddlers", "pedlars", "dealers", "merchandisers", "merchants", "traders", "tradesmen", "traffickers", "retailers", "sellers", "shopkeepers", "storekeepers", "vendors", "venders", "engrossers", "monopolists", "jobbers", "middlemen", "wholesalers", "distributors", "providers", "provisioners", "purveyors", "suppliers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marquess":{ "as in viscount , baronet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baron", "baronet", "count", "duke", "earl", "esquire", "marchese", "margrave", "master", "prince", "princelet", "princeling", "raja", "viscount", "don", "hidalgo", "nabob", "nawab", "seigneur", "seignior", "sheikh", "sheik", "lordship", "sire", "cavalier", "chevalier", "knight", "country gentleman", "squire", "gentleman", "grandee", "lord", "milord", "nobleman", "peer" ], "near antonyms":[ "boor", "churl", "cottar", "cotter", "fellah", "peasant", "peon", "commoner", "pleb", "plebeian", "proletarian", "toiler" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marquees":{ "as in pavilions , domes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "domes", "pavilions", "awnings", "canopies", "ceilings", "covers", "roofs", "tents", "arbors", "bowers", "pergolas", "screens", "shades", "shelters", "shields", "sunshades", "umbrellas", "canvases", "canvasses", "flies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marketed":{ "to offer for sale to the public":{ "examples":[ "local farmers market their garden-fresh produce at roadside stands all over the valley" ], "synonyms":[ "dealt (in)", "merchandised", "merchandized", "put up", "retailed", "sold", "vended" ], "near synonyms":[ "presold", "wholesaled", "remarketed", "resold", "hawked", "peddled", "bartered", "distributed", "exchanged", "exported", "handled", "traded", "trafficked (in)", "advertised", "ballyhooed", "boosted", "plugged", "promoted", "touted", "bargained", "chaffered", "dickered", "haggled", "horse-traded", "paltered", "auctioned", "provided", "supplied", "carried", "kept", "stocked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "bought", "purchased" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marinate":{ "to put (food, such as meat or fish) in a sauce for a period of time to add flavor or tenderize":{ "examples":[ "The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "seethe", "drench", "drown", "impregnate", "macerate", "saturate", "soak", "sodden", "sop", "souse", "steep", "waterlog", "water-soak", "presoak", "dip", "immerse", "inundate", "submerge", "swamp", "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "hydrate", "swill", "wash", "water", "infiltrate", "penetrate", "permeate", "damp", "dampen", "humidify", "moisten" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "sear", "drain", "empty", "void", "dehumidify", "wring (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "marts":{ "as in department stores , mini-marts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boutiques", "chain stores", "department stores", "dime stores", "exchanges", "five-and-tens", "five-and-dimes", "mini-marts", "thrift shops", "variety stores", "bazaars", "emporiums", "emporia", "shops", "stores", "marketplaces", "markets", "outlets", "showrooms", "big boxes", "supercenters", "superstores" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marks (off)":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "marked off the outline of the mural first" ], "synonyms":[ "bounds", "circumscribes", "defines", "delimits", "demarcates", "demarks", "limits", "terminates" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "determines", "governs", "delineates", "describes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "margraves":{ "as in dukes , barons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baronets", "barons", "counts", "dukes", "earls", "esquires", "marchesi", "marquesses", "marquises", "marquis", "masters", "princelets", "princelings", "princes", "rajas", "viscounts", "dons", "hidalgos", "nabobs", "nawabs", "seigneurs", "seigniors", "sheikhs", "sheiks", "lordships", "sires", "cavaliers", "chevaliers", "knights", "country gentlemen", "squires", "gentlemen", "grandees", "lords", "milords", "noblemen", "peers" ], "near antonyms":[ "boors", "churls", "cottars", "cotters", "fellahin", "fellaheen", "peasants", "peons", "peones", "commoners", "plebeians", "plebs", "proletarians", "toilers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "martyries":{ "as in sanctuaries , shrines":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sanctuaries", "sanctums", "sancta", "shrines", "reliquaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "marionettes":{ "a puppet that is moved by pulling strings or wires that are attached to its body":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dollies", "dolls", "hand puppets", "poppets", "rag dolls", "action figures", "figures", "figurines", "statuettes", "busts", "figureheads", "carvings", "models", "sculptures", "dummies", "forms", "manikins", "mannikins", "mannequins" ], "near antonyms":[ "colossi" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mark down":{ "to diminish the price or value of":{ "examples":[ "marked down all seasonal goods immediately after the holidays" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuate", "break", "cheapen", "depreciate", "depress", "devaluate", "devalue", "downgrade", "lower", "reduce", "sink", "write down", "write off" ], "near synonyms":[ "debase", "demonetize", "underestimate", "underprice", "underrate", "undervalue", "abridge", "compress", "contract", "de-escalate", "deflate", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "moderate", "shrink" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloat", "blow up", "inflate", "overestimate", "overprice", "overrate", "overvalue", "add", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "balloon", "boost", "compound", "dilate", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "heighten", "increase", "maximize", "multiply", "raise", "swell", "up" ], "antonyms":[ "appreciate", "enhance", "mark up", "upgrade" ] }, "as in clearance , closeout":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clearance", "closeout", "bargain", "buy", "deal", "pennyworth", "snip", "steal", "cheapie", "bonus", "freebie", "freebee", "gift", "giveaway", "premium", "present", "boon", "windfall" ], "near antonyms":[ "gouging", "overcharge", "rip-off", "soaking", "markup", "surcharge", "extravagance", "luxury" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sale , discount":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deduction", "discount", "reduction", "sale", "carrying charge", "overcharge", "service charge", "service fee", "surcharge", "deposit", "price point", "rate", "tariff", "unit price", "down payment", "asking price", "list price", "sticker price", "account", "bill", "check", "invoice", "tab", "fair market value", "market value", "valuation", "value", "ante", "charge", "cost", "damage", "fee", "figure", "freight", "price", "price tag" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "markswoman":{ "as in marksman":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "marksman", "gun", "gunman", "gunner", "trapshooter", "sharpshooter", "shooter", "shot", "rifleman", "sniper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "martyrs":{ "to kill (someone) for refusing to give up a belief or cause \u2014 usually used as (be) martyred":{ "examples":[ "He was martyred for his religious beliefs." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "attacks", "afflicts", "agonizes", "anguishes", "bedevils", "besets", "besieges", "curses", "excruciates", "harrows", "persecutes", "plagues", "racks", "torments", "tortures", "badgers", "dogs", "hounds", "pursues", "rides", "aggravates", "agitates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "distresses", "disturbs", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "grates", "gripes", "hagrides", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "molests", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts out", "rasps", "riles", "vexes", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disquiets", "flusters", "grieves", "perturbs", "strains", "stresses", "tries", "troubles", "upsets", "worries", "crushes", "oppresses", "overpowers", "overwhelms", "smites", "strikes", "tyrannizes", "victimizes", "hurts", "pains", "pangs", "pricks", "smarts", "stabs", "stings", "wrings" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "delivers", "releases", "relieves", "reprieves", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets", "solaces", "soothes", "succors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sacrifices":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sacrifices", "losers", "underdogs", "collateral damages", "casualties", "fatalities", "losses", "prey", "preys", "victims", "murderees" ], "near antonyms":[ "gainers", "victors", "winners", "harmers", "injurers", "assassins", "killers", "murderers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "markedly":{ "as in noticeably , visibly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "discernibly", "noticeably", "palpably", "visibly", "clearly", "distinctly", "evidently", "manifestly", "obviously", "patently", "plainly", "self-evidently", "apparently", "ostensibly", "ostensively", "presumably", "putatively", "seemingly", "supposedly", "externally", "outwardly", "believably", "credibly", "assuredly", "positively", "surely" ], "near antonyms":[ "furtively", "privately", "secretively", "secretly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "market values":{ "as in values , fair market values":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fair market values", "valuations", "values", "antes", "charges", "costs", "damages", "fees", "figures", "freights", "prices", "price tags", "asking prices", "list prices", "sticker prices", "price points", "rates", "tariffs", "unit prices", "carrying charges", "overcharges", "service charges", "service fees", "surcharges", "deductions", "discounts", "markdowns", "reductions", "sales", "deposits", "down payments", "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "tabs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }