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"flatter", "overpraise", "deify", "idolize" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "discommend", "disparage", "put down", "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate", "admonish", "chide", "criticize", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "castigate", "excoriate", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "skewer", "slag", "vilify" ], "antonyms":[ "knock", "pan", "slam" ] }, "as in recognition , acclaim":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "homage", "kudos", "laurels", "recognition", "infamy", "character", "mark", "name", "report", "reputability", "reputation", "repute", "cachet", "place", "position", "prestige", "rank", "standing", "stature", "status", "megastardom", "popularity", "stardom", "superstardom", "distinction", "eminence", "glory", "greatness", "honor", "illustriousness", "note", "preeminence", "prominence", "visibility", "adoration", "idolization", "celebrity", "fame", "notoriety", "renown" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "ignominy", "odium", "opprobrium", "shame", "inconspicuousness", "invisibility", "unpopularity", "anonymity", "oblivion", "obscureness", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "praised":{ "to proclaim the glory of":{ "examples":[ "hymns that praise God" ], "synonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "caroled", "carolled", "celebrated", "emblazoned", "exalted", "extolled", "glorified", "hymned", "lauded", "magnified", "resounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "adored", "belauded", "deified", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "complimented", "hailed", "renowned", "saluted", "chanted", "cheered", "eulogized", "rhapsodized", "cited", "flattered", "cracked up", "recommended", "touted" ], "near antonyms":[ "blamed", "censured", "reprehended", "reprobated", "criticized", "reproved", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "keelhauled", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "castigated", "lambasted" ], 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inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stop prattling and calmly tell us the news" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulate", "enunciate", "pronounce" ], "related":[ "blabber", "blather", "bleat", "blither", "gab", "jangle", "jaw", "patter", "prate", "rattle", "run on", "smatter", "tittle-tattle", "troll", "yak", "yack", "chunter", "maunder", "mouth", "mumble", "murmur", "mutter", "stammer", "stutter", "screech", "shout", "shriek" ], "synonyms":[ "babble", "bumble", "chat", "chatter", "drivel", "drool", "gabble", "gibber", "jabber", "sputter" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "unintelligible or meaningless talk":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "parents often claim to understand the prattle of their infant offspring" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blah", "blah-blah", "hocus-pocus", "hokeypokey", "twaddle", "chatter", "gab", "patter", "prate", "tattle", "twitter", "cackle", "clack", "clatter" ], "synonyms":[ "abracadabra", "babble", "blabber", "burble", "double Dutch", "double-talk", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabber", "jabberwocky", "mumbo jumbo", "nonsense", "slobber" ] } }, "prattled":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "blabbed", "cackled", "chaffered", "chatted", "chattered", "chinned", "conversed", "gabbed", "gabbled", "gassed", "jabbered", "jawed", "kibitzed", "kibbitzed", "nattered", "palavered", "pattered", "prated", "ran on", "rapped", "rattled", "schmoozed", "shmoozed", "talked", "twittered", "visited" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiped", "tattled", "descanted", "discussed", "expatiated", "yakked", "yacked", "yammered", "yapped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "examples":[ "stop prattling and calmly tell us the news" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "bumbled", "chatted", "chattered", "driveled", "drivelled", "drooled", "gabbled", "gibbered", "jabbered", "sputtered" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabbered", "blathered", "bleated", "blithered", "gabbed", "jangled", "jawed", "pattered", "prated", "ran on", "rattled", "smattered", "tittle-tattled", "trolled", "yakked", "yacked", "chuntered", "maundered", "mouthed", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "stammered", "stuttered", "screeched", "shouted", "shrieked" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulated", "enunciated", "pronounced" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prayer":{ "an address to God or a deity":{ "examples":[ "he always directed a bedside prayer to God before going to sleep" ], "synonyms":[ "orison" ], "related":[ "collect", "grace", "invocation", "litany", "requiescat", "thanksgiving", "evensong", "matins", "vespers", "appeal", "begging", "beseeching", "entreaty", "imploring", "petition", "pleading", "request", "soliciting", "suit", "supplication" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an earnest request":{ "examples":[ "we hope that the governor will hear our prayer and do something about this pressing problem" ], "synonyms":[ "adjuration", "appeal", "conjuration", "cry", "desire", "entreaty", "petition", "plea", "pleading", "solicitation", "suit", "suppliance", "supplication" ], "related":[ "application", "requisition", "call", "claim", "demand", "insistence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "practicum":{ "a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career":{ "examples":[ "she got some coaching experience through a 40-hour practicum with the parks department" ], "synonyms":[ "apprenticeship", "externship", "internship", "training" ], "near synonyms":[ "basic training", "boot camp", "cadetship", "education", "grounding", "instruction", "schooling", "tutelage", "candidacy", "probation", "trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prays":{ "to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{ "examples":[ "I pray you: tell me where they went" ], "synonyms":[ "appeals (to)", "begs", "beseeches", "besieges", "conjures", "entreats", "impetrates", "implores", "importunes", "petitions", "pleads (to)", "solicits", "supplicates" ], "near synonyms":[ "bludges", "cadges", "mooches", "sponges", "asks", "desires", "invokes", "requests", "sues", "claims", "coerces", "commands", "compels", "demands", "forces", "insists", "requires" ], "near antonyms":[ "hints", "implies", "intimates", "suggests", "appeases", "conciliates", "gratifies", "mollifies", "obliges", "pacifies", "placates", "pleases", "satisfies", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "practicality":{ "as in feasibility , usefulness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "feasibility", "usefulness", "advantageousness", "beneficialness", "profitability", "opportuneness", "seasonableness", "timeliness", "advisability", "advisableness", "desirability", "desirableness", "expedience", "expediency", "judiciousness", "prudence", "wisdom" ], "near antonyms":[ "imprudence", "inadvisability", "inexpedience", "inexpediency", "injudiciousness", "unwisdom", "impracticality", "infeasibility", "inopportuneness", "unseasonableness", "untimeliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prated":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "blabbed", "cackled", "chaffered", "chatted", "chattered", "chinned", "conversed", "gabbed", "gabbled", "gassed", "jabbered", "jawed", "kibitzed", "kibbitzed", "nattered", "palavered", "pattered", "prattled", "ran on", "rapped", "rattled", "schmoozed", "shmoozed", "talked", "twittered", "visited" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiped", "tattled", "descanted", "discussed", "expatiated", "yakked", "yacked", "yammered", "yapped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prairies":{ "a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{ "examples":[ "you can see for miles in every direction on the prairie" ], "synonyms":[ "campos", "champaigns", "downs", "grasslands", "heaths", "leas", "leys", "llanos", "moors", "pampas", "plains", "savannas", "savannahs", "steppes", "tundras", "velds", "veldts" ], "near synonyms":[ "fields", "meadows", "floodplains", "bottomlands", "bottoms", "flats", "lowlands", "plateaus", "plateaux", "tablelands", "tables", "uplands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prank":{ "a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{ "examples":[ "as a prank , several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "caper", "capriccio", "dido", "escapade", "frolic", "gag", "jest", "knavery", "monkeyshine(s)", "practical joke", "rag", "roguery", "shavie", "shine(s)", "trick", "waggery" ], "near synonyms":[ "skylarking", "adventure", "experience", "game", "lark", "time", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "play", "roughhousing", "rowdyism", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "joking", "kidding", "teasing", "gambit", "hoax", "maneuver", "ploy", "deed", "feat", "mission", "performance", "stunt", "caprice", "conceit", "fancy", "vagary", "whim", "whimsy", "whimsey", "deceit", "deception", "delusion", "fooling", "fraud", "hanky-panky", "hoodwinking", "ruse", "sham", "stratagem", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "praisers":{ "as in commenders":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commenders" ], "near antonyms":[ "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "criticizers", "critics", "disparagers", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "knockers", "nigglers", "nitpickers", "condemners", "condemnors", "denouncers", "belittlers", "decriers", "denigrators", "deriders", "detractors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pragmatical":{ "willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly":{ "examples":[ "a pragmatic man, not given to grand, visionary schemes" ], "synonyms":[ "down-to-earth", "earthy", "hardheaded", "matter-of-fact", "practical", "realistic" ], "near synonyms":[ "idealless", "philistine", "utilitarian", "commonsensical", "grounded", "levelheaded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "reasonable", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "bottom-line", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "tough-minded", "unromantic", "unsentimental", "cynical", "disillusioned", "misanthropic", "pessimistic", "distrustful", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious" ], "near antonyms":[ "fanciful", "fantastic", "fantastical", "imaginative", "romantic", "sentimental", "cheerful", "optimistic", "rose-colored", "trustful", "trusting", "unsuspicious", "half-baked", "illogical", "insane", "irrational", "unreasonable", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "antonyms":[ "blue-sky", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prattles":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chatters", "chins", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "jaws", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "natters", "palavers", "patters", "prates", "raps", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "talks", "twitters", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "examples":[ "stop prattling and calmly tell us the news" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "bumbles", "chats", "chatters", "drivels", "drools", "gabbles", "gibbers", "jabbers", "sputters" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabbers", "blathers", "bleats", "blithers", "gabs", "jangles", "jaws", "patters", "prates", "rattles", "runs on", "smatters", "tittle-tattles", "trolls", "yaks", "yacks", "chunters", "maunders", "mouths", "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters", "stammers", "stutters", "screeches", "shouts", "shrieks" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulates", "enunciates", "pronounces" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prances":{ "to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements":{ "examples":[ "pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume" ], "synonyms":[ "sashays", "stalks", "struts", "swaggers" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounces", "minces", "traipses", "pussyfoots", "tiptoes", "sweeps", "parades", "promenades", "pads", "steps", "treads", "paces", "strides", "lumbers", "lurches", "pounds", "shambles", "shuffles", "staggers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prairie":{ "a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{ "examples":[ "you can see for miles in every direction on the prairie" ], "synonyms":[ "campo", "champaign", "down(s)", "grassland", "heath", "lea", "ley", "llano", "moor", "pampa", "plain", "savanna", "savannah", "steppe", "tundra", "veld", "veldt" ], "near synonyms":[ "field", "meadow", "floodplain", "bottom", "bottomland", "flat", "lowland", "plateau", "table", "tableland", "upland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "practically":{ "very close to but not completely":{ "examples":[ "practically everyone agreed to help" ], "synonyms":[ "about", "all but", "almost", "borderline", "fair", "fairly", "feckly", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "somewhere", "virtually", "well-nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "by and large", "chiefly", "largely", "mainly", "mostly", "kind of", "partially", "partly", "somewhat" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "plain", "plumb", "quite", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "barely", "hardly", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "practicums":{ "a period of undergoing 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"yammer", "yap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in chatter , tattle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chatter", "gab", "patter", "tattle", "twitter", "blah", "blah-blah", "hocus-pocus", "hokeypokey", "twaddle", "cackle", "clack", "clatter", "abracadabra", "babble", "blabber", "burble", "double Dutch", "double-talk", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabber", "jabberwocky", "mumbo jumbo", "nonsense", "prattle", "slobber" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "practicing":{ "to do over and over so as to become skilled":{ "examples":[ "in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day" ], "synonyms":[ "exercising", "rehearsing", "running over" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooving", "perfecting", "refining", "pointing (for)", "preparing (for)", "training (with)", "drilling", "repeating", "working (at or on)", "reviewing", "studying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "practical jokers":{ "as in banterers , quippers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banterers", "cutups", "kidders", "knockabouts", "pranksters", "quippers", "quipsters", "teasers", "wisecrackers", "comediennes", "entertainers", "buffoons", "clowns", "fools", "harlequins", "zanies", "cards", "comedians", "comics", "drolls", "farceurs", "funnymen", "gaggers", "gagmen", "gagsters", "humorists", "jesters", "jokers", "jokesters", "wags", "wits", "caricaturists", "lampooners", "parodists", "satirists" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prates":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chatters", "chins", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "jaws", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "natters", "palavers", "patters", "prattles", "raps", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "talks", "twitters", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in prattles , palavers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babbles", "chatter", "chin-wag", "chitchats", "confabulations", "gabfests", "gossip", "natters", "palavers", "prattles", "raps", "small talk", "table talk", "conferences", "parleys", "round-robins", "roundtables", "round tables", "symposia", "symposiums", "banters", "chaff", "cross fires", "give-and-takes", "persiflages", "railleries", "repartees", "debates", "deliberations", "chats", "colloquies", "conversations", "converses", "dialogues", "dialogs", "discourses", "discussions", "exchanges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "praying":{ "to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{ "examples":[ "I pray you: tell me where they went" ], 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"practicable", "serviceable", "ultrapractical", "usable", "useable", "useful", "workable", "working" ], "near synonyms":[ "down-to-earth", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "utilitarian", "banausic", "mundane", "accessible", "available", "obtainable", "reachable", "all-around", "all-round", "handy", "active", "alive", "busy", "employed", "functioning", "operating", "operative" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstract", "academic", "academical", "armchair", "theoretical", "theoretic", "inaccessible", "unattainable", "unavailable", "unobtainable", "unreachable", "unsuitable" ], "antonyms":[ "impracticable", "impractical", "inapplicable", "nonpractical", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless" ] }, "willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly":{ "examples":[ "a practical caseworker who doesn't spend a lot of time philosophizing while doing social work in the inner city" ], "synonyms":[ "down-to-earth", "earthy", "hardheaded", "matter-of-fact", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "realistic" ], "near synonyms":[ "idealless", "philistine", "utilitarian", "commonsensical", "grounded", "levelheaded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "reasonable", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "bottom-line", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "tough-minded", "unromantic", "unsentimental", "cynical", "disillusioned", "misanthropic", "pessimistic", "distrustful", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious" ], "near antonyms":[ "fanciful", "fantastic", "fantastical", "imaginative", "romantic", "sentimental", "cheerful", "optimistic", "rose-colored", "trustful", "trusting", "unsuspicious", "half-baked", "illogical", "insane", "irrational", "unreasonable", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "antonyms":[ "blue-sky", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "praising":{ "to proclaim the glory of":{ "examples":[ "hymns that praise God" ], "synonyms":[ "blessing", "caroling", "carolling", "celebrating", "emblazoning", 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"commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "rooting (for)", "supporting", "celebrating", "emblazoning", "eulogizing", "extolling", "glorifying", "magnifying", "singing", "adulating", "belauding", "flattering", "overpraising", "deifying", "idolizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down", "blaming", "censuring", "reprehending", "reprobating", "admonishing", "chiding", "criticizing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "castigating", "excoriating", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "skewering", "slagging", "vilifying" ], "antonyms":[ "knocking", "panning", "slamming" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prayed":{ "to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{ "examples":[ "I pray you: tell me where they went" ], "synonyms":[ "appealed (to)", "begged", "beseeched", "besought", "besieged", "conjured", "entreated", "impetrated", "implored", "importuned", "petitioned", "pleaded (to)", "pled (to)", "plead (to)", "solicited", "supplicated" ], "near synonyms":[ "bludged", "cadged", "mooched", "sponged", "asked", "desired", "invoked", "requested", "sued", "claimed", "coerced", "commanded", "compelled", "demanded", "forced", "insisted", "required" ], "near antonyms":[ "hinted", "implied", "intimated", "suggested", "appeased", "conciliated", "gratified", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prankster":{ "as in wisecracker , cutup":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banterer", "cutup", "kidder", "knockabout", "practical joker", "quipper", "quipster", "teaser", "wisecracker", "comedienne", "entertainer", "buffoon", "clown", "fool", "harlequin", "zany", "card", "comedian", "comic", "droll", "farceur", "funnyman", "gagger", "gagman", "gagster", "humorist", "jester", "joker", "jokester", "wag", "wit", "caricaturist", "lampooner", "parodist", "satirist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in adventurer , rascal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "rascal", "rogue", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker", "trickster", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prams":{ "a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in":{ "examples":[ "like other trendy Notting Hill couples, they bought a fancy pram for the first baby" ], "synonyms":[ "baby buggies", "baby carriages", "buggies", "perambulators", "pushchairs", "strollers" ], "near synonyms":[ "bassinets", "cradles", "cribs", "carry-cots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "practised":{ "having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{ "examples":[ "a simple dish that any practiced chef should be able to produce even blindfolded" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "crackerjack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "near synonyms":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "accomplished with trained ability":{ "examples":[ "a highly practiced performance of a classic ballet" ], "synonyms":[ "adroit", "artful", "bravura", "deft", "delicate", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "masterful", "masterly", "skillful", "virtuoso", "workmanlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "facile", "smooth", "artistic", "creative", "fancy", "ingenious", "neat", "adept", "clever", "cunning", "able", "adequate", "capable", "competent" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "crude", "klutzy", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "incompetent", "inept" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "artless", "rude", "unprofessional", "unskillful" ] }, "to do over and over so as to become skilled":{ "examples":[ "in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day" ], "synonyms":[ "exercised", "ran over", "rehearsed" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooved", "perfected", "refined", "pointed (for)", "prepared (for)", "trained (with)", "drilled", "repeated", "worked (at or on)", "wrought (at or on)", "reviewed", "studied" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pragmatist":{ "as in realist , hardnose":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hardnose", "realist", "cynic", "fatalist", "nihilist", "anti-utopian", "Cassandra", "Jeremiah", "knocker", "naysayer", "defeatist", "pessimist", "worrier", "worrywart" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna", "Don Quixote", "dreamer", "fantast", "idealist", "idealizer", "ideologue", "idealogue", "romantic", "romanticist", "utopian", "visionary", "sentimentalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pranksters":{ "as in wisecrackers , cutups":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banterers", "cutups", "kidders", "knockabouts", "practical jokers", "quippers", "quipsters", "teasers", "wisecrackers", "comediennes", "entertainers", "buffoons", "clowns", "fools", "harlequins", "zanies", "cards", "comedians", "comics", "drolls", "farceurs", "funnymen", "gaggers", "gagmen", "gagsters", "humorists", "jesters", "jokers", "jokesters", "wags", "wits", "caricaturists", "lampooners", "parodists", "satirists" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in adventurers , rascals":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "rascals", "rogues", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicks", "slicksters", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "bilkers", "bilks", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "fraudsters", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "trickers", "tricksters", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pranced":{ "to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements":{ "examples":[ "pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume" ], "synonyms":[ "sashayed", "stalked", "strutted", "swaggered" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounced", "minced", "traipsed", "pussyfooted", "tiptoed", "swept", "paraded", "promenaded", "padded", "stepped", "trod", "treaded", "paced", "strode", "lumbered", "lurched", "pounded", "shambled", "shuffled", "staggered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "practical joker":{ "as in banterer , quipper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banterer", "cutup", "kidder", "knockabout", "prankster", "quipper", "quipster", "teaser", "wisecracker", "comedienne", "entertainer", "buffoon", "clown", "fool", "harlequin", "zany", "card", "comedian", "comic", "droll", "farceur", "funnyman", "gagger", "gagman", "gagster", "humorist", "jester", "joker", "jokester", "wag", "wit", "caricaturist", "lampooner", "parodist", "satirist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "practices":{ "a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance":{ "examples":[ "we held one last practice before the big concert" ], "synonyms":[ "dry runs", "rehearsals", "trials" ], "near synonyms":[ "dress rehearsals", "previews", "run-throughs", "drills", "exercises" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a usual manner of behaving or doing":{ "examples":[ "the store's practice has always been to honor all major credit cards" ], "synonyms":[ "customs", "fashions", "habits", "habitudes", "patterns", "rituals", "tricks", "ways", "wonts" ], "near synonyms":[ "addictions", "dispositions", "bents", "inclinations", "proclivities", "sets", "tendencies", "tenors", "turns", "bags", "conventions", "forms", "modes", "styles", "usages", "uses", "deportments", "manners", "mores", "drills", "grooves", "jog trots", "regimens", "regimes", "r\u00e9gimes", "rotes", "routines", "ruts", "affectations", "airs", "poses", "attributes", "characteristics", "marks", "traits", "eccentricities", "kinks", "oddities", "peculiarities", "quirks", "singularities", "tics" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something done over and over in order to develop skill":{ "examples":[ "practice makes perfect" ], "synonyms":[ "drills", "exercises", "routines", "trainings", "workouts" ], "near synonyms":[ "assignments", "homeworks", "lessons", "brushups", "refreshers", "reviews" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to do over and over so as to become skilled":{ "examples":[ "in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day" ], "synonyms":[ "exercises", "rehearses", "runs over" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooves", "perfects", "refines", "points (for)", "prepares (for)", "trains (with)", "drills", "repeats", "works (at or on)", "reviews", "studies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pragmatism":{ "as in realism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "realism", "bleakness", "cheerlessness", "dreariness", "gloom", "gloominess", "despair", "desperation", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "hopelessness", "cynicism", "apprehension", "caution", "concern", "skepticism", "bearishness", "pessimism" ], "near antonyms":[ "bullishness", "optimism", "sanguinity", "brightness", "cheerfulness", "perkiness", "sunniness", "hope", "hopefulness", "rosiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prat":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "I need competent people for this job, and all they send me are prats" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "praiseworthy":{ "deserving of high regard or great approval":{ "examples":[ "a praiseworthy effort to introduce inner-city youths to the visual arts" ], "synonyms":[ "admirable", "applaudable", "commendable", "creditable", "estimable", "laudable", "meritorious" ], "near synonyms":[ "deserving", "worthy", "awesome", "distinctive", "distinguished", "excellent", "heady", "honorable", "impressive", "noteworthy", "noticeable", "outstanding", "redoubtable", "reputable", "respectable", "invaluable", "precious", "priceless", "valuable", "delightful", "enjoyable", "pleasing", "satisfying", "ethical", "good", "high-minded", "moral", "noble", "principled" ], "near antonyms":[ "base", "contemptible", "deplorable", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "infamous", "lousy", "nasty", "notorious", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "sorry", "unlikable", "unworthy", "vile", "worthless", "wretched", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "low", "mean", "scandalous", "seamy", "shady", "shameful", "shocking", "sordid", "unethical", "unsavory" ], "antonyms":[ "censurable", "discreditable", "illaudable", "reprehensible" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prancer":{ "as in warhorse , trotter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "charger", "courser", "cow pony", "cutting horse", "galloper", "hack", "hackney", "mount", "packhorse", "quarter horse", "racehorse", "saddle horse", "trotter", "warhorse", "workhorse", "bronco", "mustang", "pony", "bay", "black", "buckskin", "chestnut", "dun", "palomino", "pinto", "roan", "skewbald", "sorrel", "colt", "filly", "foal", "gelding", "mare", "stallion", "cob", "dobbin", "jade", "plug", "skate", "equid", "equine", "horse", "nag", "steed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prancing":{ "to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements":{ "examples":[ "pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume" ], "synonyms":[ "sashaying", "stalking", "strutting", "swaggering" ], "near synonyms":[ "flouncing", "mincing", "traipsing", "pussyfooting", "tiptoeing", "sweeping", "parading", "promenading", "padding", "stepping", "treading", "pacing", "striding", "lumbering", "lurching", "pounding", "shambling", "shuffling", "staggering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pratfalls":{ "as in headers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "headers", "falls", "slips", "spills", "stumbles", "tumbles", "missteps", "trips", "descents", "dives", "plunges", "skids", "slides", "free-falls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "practice teachers":{ "as in readers , student teachers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "interns", "internes", "readers", "student teachers", "governesses", "homeschoolers", "catechists", "lecturers", "moralizers", "preachers", "academes", "academicians", "academics", "didacts", "pedants", "deans", "docents", "doctors", "dons", "professors", "profs", "regius professors", "drillmasters", "inculcators", "mentors", "tutoresses", "tutors", "coaches", "guides", "gurus", "preparers", "trainers", "headmistresses", "instructresses", "mistresses", "schoolmarms", "schoolma'ams", "schoolmistresses", "headmasters", "masters", "rectors", "schoolmasters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prattling":{ "as in chatter , prattle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babble", "babbling", "blab", "blabbing", "chatter", "chattering", "drivel", "driveling", "drivelling", "gabble", "gabbling", "jabber", "jabbering", "maundering", "prattle", "rambling", "rumor", "undertone", "whisper", "grunt", "grunting", "mumble", "murmur", "murmuring", "mutter", "muttering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular" ], "synonyms":[ "babbling", "blabbing", "cackling", "chaffering", "chattering", "chatting", "chinning", "conversing", "gabbing", "gabbling", "gassing", "jabbering", "jawing", "kibitzing", "kibbitzing", "nattering", "palavering", "pattering", "prating", "rapping", "rattling", "running on", "schmoozing", "shmoozing", "talking", "twittering", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiping", "tattling", "descanting", "discussing", "expatiating", "yakking", "yacking", "yammering", "yapping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "examples":[ "stop prattling and calmly tell us the news" ], "synonyms":[ "babbling", "bumbling", "chattering", "chatting", "driveling", "drivelling", "drooling", "gabbling", "gibbering", "jabbering", "sputtering" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabbering", "blathering", "bleating", "blithering", "gabbing", "jangling", "jawing", "pattering", "prating", "rattling", "running on", "smattering", "tittle-tattling", "trolling", "yakking", "yacking", "chuntering", "maundering", "mouthing", "mumbling", "murmuring", "muttering", "stammering", "stuttering", "screeching", "shouting", "shrieking" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulating", "enunciating", "pronouncing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "praiser":{ "as in commender":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commender" ], "near antonyms":[ "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "critic", "criticizer", "disparager", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "knocker", "niggler", "nitpicker", "condemner", "condemnor", "denouncer", "belittler", "decrier", "denigrator", "derider", "detractor" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "practice":{ "a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance":{ "examples":[ "we held one last practice before the big concert" ], "synonyms":[ "dry run", "rehearsal", "trial" ], "near synonyms":[ "dress rehearsal", "preview", "run-through", "walk-through", "drill", "exercise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a usual manner of behaving or doing":{ "examples":[ "the store's practice has always been to honor all major credit cards" ], "synonyms":[ "custom", "fashion", "habit", "habitude", "pattern", "ritual", "second nature", "trick", "way", "wont" ], "near synonyms":[ "addiction", "disposition", "bent", "inclination", "proclivity", "set", "tendency", "tenor", "turn", "bag", "convention", "form", "mode", "style", "usage", "use", "deportment", "manners", "mores", "drill", "groove", "jog trot", "regime", "r\u00e9gime", "regimen", "rote", "routine", "rut", "affectation", "airs", "pose", "attribute", "characteristic", "mark", "trait", "eccentricity", "kink", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quirk", "singularity", "tic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something done over and over in order to develop skill":{ "examples":[ "practice makes perfect" ], "synonyms":[ "drill", "exercise", "routine", "training", "workout" ], "near synonyms":[ "assignment", "homework", "lesson", "brushup", "refresher", "review" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to do over and over so as to become skilled":{ "examples":[ "in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day" ], "synonyms":[ "exercise", "rehearse", "run over" ], "near synonyms":[ "groove", "perfect", "refine", "point (for)", "prepare (for)", "train (with)", "drill", "repeat", "work (at or on)", "review", "study" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "prating":{ "as in patter , yammering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jawing", "patter", "yammering", "babble", "blab", "chatter", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabber", "prattle", "egotism", "self-conceit", "self-importance", "swagger", "vaunt", "bloviation", "verbosity", "windiness", "pomposity", "turgidity", "wind", "oratory", "rhapsody", "rhetoric", "bluster", "bombast", "brag", "braggadocio", "bull", "cockalorum", "fanfaronade", "gas", "gasconade", "grandiloquence", "hot air", "magniloquence", "rant", "rodomontade", "rhodomontade" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or 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"educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "near synonyms":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "accomplished with trained ability":{ "examples":[ "a highly practiced performance of a classic ballet" ], "synonyms":[ "adroit", "artful", "bravura", "deft", "delicate", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "masterful", "masterly", "skillful", "virtuoso", "workmanlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "facile", "smooth", "artistic", "creative", "fancy", "ingenious", "neat", "adept", "clever", "cunning", "able", "adequate", "capable", "competent" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "crude", "klutzy", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "incompetent", "inept" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "artless", "rude", "unprofessional", "unskillful" ] }, "to do over and over so as to become skilled":{ "examples":[ "in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day" ], "synonyms":[ "exercised", "ran over", "rehearsed" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooved", "perfected", "refined", "pointed (for)", "prepared (for)", "trained (with)", "drilled", "repeated", "worked (at or on)", "wrought (at or on)", "reviewed", "studied" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "praiseful":{ "as in laudative , eulogistic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "encomiastic", "eulogistic", "flattering", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudative", "laudatory", "panegyrical", "admiring", "applauding", "appreciative", "approbatory", "approving", "commendatory", "complimentary", "favorable", "friendly", "good", "positive", "accepting", "warm", "respectful", "supportive", "sympathetic", "adoring", "adulatory", "idolizing", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "advisory", "recommendatory" ], "near antonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "censuring", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "belittling", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "disparaging", "scornful", "slighting", "adverse", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disapproving", "inappreciative", "negative", "unappreciative", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "unfriendly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pratfall":{ "as in header":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "header", "fall", "slip", "spill", "stumble", "tumble", "misstep", "trip", "descent", "dive", "plunge", "skid", "slide", "free-fall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prankishness":{ "a natural disposition for playful behavior":{ "examples":[ "her irrepressible prankishness sometimes got her into trouble when she was growing up" ], "synonyms":[ "coltishness", "espi\u00e8glerie", "friskiness", "impishness", "larkiness", "mischief", "mischievousness", "playfulness", "sportfulness", "sportiveness", "tricksiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "coyness", "kittenishness", "archness", "devilment", "devilry", "deviltry", "hob", "rascality", "roguishness", "waggery", "devilishness", "diabolicalness", "knavery", "frivolousness", "energy", "liveliness", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunkiness", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jocularity", "jocundity", "lightheartedness", "mirthfulness", "whimsicality" ], "near antonyms":[ "graveness", "grimness", "serious-mindedness", "seriousness", "solemnity", "solemnness", "sternness", "priggishness", "starchiness", "stuffiness", "constraint", "restraint", "self-control" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "soberness", "sobersidedness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prancers":{ "as in warhorses , trotters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chargers", "coursers", "cow ponies", "cutting horses", "gallopers", "hackneys", "hacks", "mounts", "packhorses", "quarter horses", "racehorses", "saddle horses", "trotters", "warhorses", "workhorses", "broncos", "bronchos", "mustangs", "ponies", "bays", "blacks", "buckskins", "chestnuts", "duns", "palominos", "pintos", "pintoes", "roans", "skewbalds", "sorrels", "colts", "fillies", "foals", "geldings", "mares", "stallions", "cobs", "dobbins", "jades", "plugs", "skates", "equids", "equines", "horses", "horse", "nags", "steeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pray":{ "to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{ "examples":[ "I pray you: tell me where they went" ], "synonyms":[ "appeal (to)", "beg", "beseech", "besiege", "conjure", "entreat", "impetrate", "implore", "importune", "petition", "plead (to)", "solicit", "supplicate" ], "near synonyms":[ "bludge", "cadge", "mooch", "sponge", "ask", "desire", "invoke", "request", "sue", "claim", "coerce", "command", "compel", "demand", "force", "insist", "require" ], "near antonyms":[ "hint", "imply", "intimate", "suggest", "appease", "conciliate", "gratify", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }