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"modernist", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "fresh", "new", "chic", "designer", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "updated", "last", "latest", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "nontraditional", "recent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in rotting , decaying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decaying", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "mildewy", "moldering", "putrefying", "putrescent", "rotting", "corroded", "crumbled", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "disintegrated", "gangrenous", "contaminated", "defiled", "fouled", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "curdled", "fermented", "off", "rancid", "rank", "sour", "soured", "sourish", "turned", "addled", "bad", "corrupted", "decayed", "decomposed", "putrefied", "putrid", "rotten", "spoiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "undecomposed", "fresh", "good", "sweet", 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"pacifying", "peacemaking", "placating", "placatory", "propitiatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "endearing", "ingratiating", "winning", "winsome", "peaceable", "peaceful", "nonbelligerent", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "calming", "comforting", "lulling", "quieting", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "obliging", "satisfying", "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "genial", "gentle", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "kindly", "passive", "submissive", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "chafing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "inflammatory", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nagging", "nettlesome", "nettling", "offensive", "provocative", "provoking", "rankling", "riling", "vexing", "engaging", "incensing", "infuriating", "maddening", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "martial", "militant", "militaristic", "military", "warlike" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonizing" ] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "examples":[ "an apology would probably mollify your friend" ], "synonyms":[ "appeasing", "assuaging", "conciliating", "disarming", "gentling", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "hushing", "quieting", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "endearing (to)", "ingratiating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "adulating", "blarneying", "flattering", "overpraising", "soft-soaping", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "satisfying", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "sweet-talking", "wheedling", "babying", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling", "dulcifying", "sweetening" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "antagonizing", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "crossing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "putting out", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "ruffling", "vexing", "provoking", "rousing", "harassing", "harrying", "persecuting", "pestering", "agitating", "discomforting", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "perturbing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying", "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "slighting" ], "antonyms":[ "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "iring", "maddening", "outraging" ] }, "to make more bearable or less severe":{ "examples":[ "a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor" ], "synonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "easing", "helping", "mitigating", "palliating", "relieving", "soothing" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "lightening", "moderating", "softening", "tempering", "curing", "healing", "remedying", "amending", "correcting", "emending", "fixing", "mending", "rectifying", "reforming", "repairing", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "near antonyms":[ "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "heightening", "intensifying", "sharpening" ], "antonyms":[ "aggravating", "exacerbating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "molt":{ "to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside":{ "examples":[ "a crab molts its shell as it grows larger" ], "synonyms":[ "exfoliate", "shed", "slip", "slough", "sluff" ], "near synonyms":[ "flake", "peel", "scale", "chuck", "discard", "ditch", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "scrap", "shuck (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "unload" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "molten":{ "melted by heat":{ 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"molestation":{ "as in offense , torture":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggro", "offense", "offence", "persecution", "provocation", "torment", "torture", "aggravation", "annoyance", "bedevilment", "botheration", "bothering", "bugging", "disturbance", "harassment", "harrying", "importunity", "pestering", "teasing", "vexation", "devilment", "devilry", "mischief" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "molls":{ "as in mistresses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mistresses", "gals", "gills", "girlfriends", "girls", "inamoratas", "ladies", "ladyloves", "old ladies", "women", "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "favorites", "flames", "honeys", "lovers", "loves", "significant others", "sweethearts", "sweets", "valentines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "molded":{ "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "plants molding in the abandoned garden" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "corrupted", "decayed", 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"tranquillizes", "endears (to)", "ingratiates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "adulates", "blarneys", "flatters", "overpraises", "soft-soaps", "quenches", "sates", "satiates", "satisfies", "caters (to)", "humors", "indulges", "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "sweet-talks", "wheedles", "babies", "coddles", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils", "dulcifies", "sweetens" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "antagonizes", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "crosses", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "puts out", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "ruffles", "vexes", "provokes", "rouses", "harasses", "harries", "persecutes", "pesters", "agitates", "discomforts", "distresses", "disturbs", "frets", "perturbs", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries", "affronts", "insults", "offends", "slights" ], "antonyms":[ "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "ires", "maddens", "outrages" ] }, "to make more bearable or less severe":{ "examples":[ "a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor" ], "synonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "eases", "helps", "mitigates", "palliates", "relieves", "soothes" ], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "lightens", "moderates", "softens", "tempers", "cures", "heals", "remedies", "amends", "corrects", "emends", "fixes", "mends", "rectifies", "reforms", "repairs", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "near antonyms":[ "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "heightens", "intensifies", "sharpens" ], "antonyms":[ "aggravates", "exacerbates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "moldable":{ "capable of being easily molded or modeled":{ "examples":[ "as the clay dries out, it becomes less and less moldable" ], "synonyms":[ "malleable", "plastic", "shapable", "shapeable", "waxy" ], "near synonyms":[ "adaptable", "bendable", "bendy", "ductile", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "waxen", "willowy", "elastic", "flexible", "flexile", "limber", "resilient", "workable", "bending", "giving", "kneadable", "tractable", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "inflexible", "intractable", "rigid", "stiff" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "molecular":{ "as in specific , detailed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "close-up", "delineated", "detailed", "particularized", "specific", "limited", "restricted", "specified", "distinct", "explicit", "precise", "sharp", "comprehensive", "elaborate", "full", "mapped (out)", "thorough", "enumerated", "inventoried", "itemized", "listed", "individual", "singular", "particular", "peculiar" ], "near antonyms":[ "all-around", "all-round", "bird's-eye", "broad", "general", "nonspecific", "overall", "comprehensive", "inclusive", "absolute", "boundless", "expansive", "extensive", "infinite", "panoramic", "sweeping", "vast", "wide" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, 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"care (for)", "cherish", "foster", "nurture", "baby", "cater (to)", "coddle", "favor", "gratify", "humor", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "molted":{ "to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside":{ "examples":[ "a crab molts its shell as it grows larger" ], "synonyms":[ "exfoliated", "shed", "slipped", "sloughed", "sluffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "flaked", "peeled", "scaled", "chucked", "discarded", "ditched", "flung (off or away)", "jettisoned", "junked", "scrapped", "shucked (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "unloaded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "molestations":{ "as in offenses , tortures":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggros", "offenses", "offences", "persecutions", "provocations", "torments", "tortures", "aggravations", "annoyances", "bedevilments", "botherations", "disturbances", "harassments", "importunities", "vexations", "devilments", "devilries", "deviltries", "mischiefs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mollifications":{ "as in decreases , mitigations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appeasements", "assuagements", "decreases", "diminishments", "mitigations", "moderations", "alleviations", "comforts", "eases", "releases", "reliefs" ], "near antonyms":[ "discomforts", "agonies", "anguishes", "miseries", "sufferings", "torments", "tortures", "aches", "pains", "pangs", "pricks", "smarts", "stings", "stitches", "throes", "tingles", "twinges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "moldering":{ "as in rotting , decaying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decaying", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "mildewy", "moldy", "putrefying", "putrescent", "rotting", "corroded", "crumbled", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "disintegrated", "gangrenous", "contaminated", "defiled", "fouled", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "curdled", "fermented", "off", "rancid", "rank", "sour", "soured", "sourish", "turned", "addled", "bad", "corrupted", "decayed", "decomposed", "putrefied", "putrid", "rotten", "spoiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "undecomposed", "fresh", "good", "sweet", "preserved", "pristine", "uncontaminated", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "unspoiled", "untainted", "untouched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in fermentation , curdling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curdling", "fermentation", "souring", "crumbling", "disintegration", "dissolution", "breakdown", "corruption", "decay", "decomposition", "festering", "putrefaction", "putrescence", "rot", "spoilage" ], "near antonyms":[ "growth", "maturation", "ripening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "leaves moldering in the compost pile" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "corrupting", "decaying", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "festering", "fouling", "molding", "perishing", "putrefying", "rotting", "spoiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "souring", "turning", "turning off", "contaminating", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "addling", "curdling", "fermenting", "mortifying", "rusting", "crumbling", "declining", "degenerating", "descending", "deteriorating", "dilapidating", "sinking", "withering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "developing", "growing", "maturing", "ripening", "refreshing", "renewing", "restoring", "cleansing", "purifying", "assembling", "composing", "integrating", "ameliorating", "bettering", "improving", "meliorating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "mollycoddled":{ "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "examples":[ "refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school" ], "synonyms":[ "babied", "cockered", "coddled", "cosseted", "dandled", "indulged", "nursed", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt", "wet-nursed" ], "near synonyms":[ "catered (to)", "humored", "contented", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "mothered", "obliged", "pleased", "satisfied", "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlled", "disciplined", "restrained", "oppressed", "neglected", "overlooked", "slighted", "molested", "outraged", "violated", "harassed", "harmed", "hurt", "injured", "oppressed", "persecuted", "tormented", "tortured", "victimized" ], "antonyms":[ "abused", "ill-treated", "ill-used", "maltreated", "manhandled", "mishandled", "mistreated", "misused" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "molested":{ "as in violated , outraged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "outraged", "violated", "abused", "brutalized", "bullied", "ill-treated", "ill-used", "kicked around", "maltreated", "manhandled", "messed over", "mishandled", "mistreated", "misused", "harassed", "harmed", "hurt", "injured", "oppressed", "persecuted", "tormented", "tortured", "burned", "burnt", "sandbagged", "victimized", "wronged", "beat (up)", "messed (up)", "roughed (up)", "worked (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cared (for)", "cherished", "fostered", "nurtured", "babied", "catered (to)", "coddled", "favored", "gratified", "humored", "indulged", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mollycoddle":{ "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "examples":[ "refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "cocker", "coddle", "cosset", "dandle", "indulge", "nurse", "pamper", "spoil", "wet-nurse" ], "near synonyms":[ "cater (to)", "humor", "content", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "mother", "oblige", "please", "satisfy", "appease", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "soothe" ], "near antonyms":[ "control", "discipline", "restrain", "oppress", "neglect", "overlook", "slight", "molest", "outrage", "violate", "harass", "harm", "hurt", "injure", "oppress", "persecute", "torment", "torture", "victimize" ], "antonyms":[ "abuse", "ill-treat", "ill-use", "maltreat", "manhandle", "mishandle", "mistreat", "misuse" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mold":{ "the loose 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"develop", "grow", "mature", "ripen", "refresh", "renew", "restore", "cleanse", "purify", "assemble", "compose", "integrate", "ameliorate", "better", "improve", "meliorate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "molding":{ "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "plants molding in the abandoned garden" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "corrupting", "decaying", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "festering", "fouling", "moldering", "perishing", "putrefying", "rotting", "spoiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "souring", "turning", "turning off", "contaminating", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "addling", "curdling", "fermenting", "mortifying", "rusting", "crumbling", "declining", "degenerating", "descending", "deteriorating", "dilapidating", "sinking", "withering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "developing", "growing", "maturing", "ripening", "refreshing", "renewing", "restoring", "cleansing", "purifying", "assembling", "composing", "integrating", "ameliorating", "bettering", "improving", "meliorating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "molting":{ "to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside":{ "examples":[ "a crab molts its shell as it grows larger" ], "synonyms":[ "exfoliating", "shedding", "slipping", "sloughing", "sluffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flaking", "peeling", "scaling", "chucking", "discarding", "ditching", "flinging (off or away)", "jettisoning", "junking", "scrapping", "shucking (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "unloading" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "molts":{ "to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside":{ "examples":[ "a crab molts its shell as it grows larger" ], "synonyms":[ "exfoliates", "sheds", "slips", "sloughs", "sluffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "flakes", "peels", "scales", "chucks", "discards", "ditches", "flings (off or away)", "jettisons", "junks", "scraps", "shucks (off)", "throws away", "throws out", "unloads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "molesters":{ "as in rapists , predators":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "predators", "rapers", "rapists", "ravagers", "muggers", "robbers", "aggressors", "besiegers", "invaders", "raiders", "assailants", "assaulters", "attackers", "bushwhackers", "counterattackers", "counter-attackers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in harassers , tormentors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "harassers", "tormentors", "tormenters", "torturers", "hassles", "plagues", "harriers", "hecklers", "interrupters", "interruptors", "headaches", "annoyances", "annoyers", "bothers", "gadflies", "gnawers", "nudniks", "nudnicks", "nuisances", "pains", "persecutors", "pests", "teasers", "teases" ], "near antonyms":[ "charmers", "smoothies", "comforters", "solacers", "soothers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }