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"enjoying", "having", "holding", "owning", "possessing", "retaining" ], "near synonyms":[ "keeping", "reserving", "withholding", "bearing", "carrying", "boasting", "showing off", "sporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "ceding", "disclaiming", "disowning", "handing over", "relinquishing", "renouncing", "surrendering", "yielding", "discarding", "dumping", "declining", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "needing", "requiring" ], "antonyms":[ "lacking", "wanting" ] }, "type":[ "phrase", "verb" ] }, "rejoin":{ "to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{ "examples":[ "when I asked my daughter if she wouldn't mind picking up dinner on her way home from soccer practice, she rejoined , \"Only if you wouldn't mind me taking out the pickup later tonight!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "come back", "reply", "respond", "retort", "return", "riposte" ], "near synonyms":[ "acknowledge", "comment", "communicate", "correspond", "react", "remark", "counter", "defend", 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"nontoxic" ], "near antonyms":[ "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "damaging", "deleterious", "harmful", "injurious", "pernicious", "infectious", "poisonous", "sickening", "toxic", "insanitary", "unhygienic", "unsanitary" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rejoinders":{ "something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{ "examples":[ "he always has a smart-aleck rejoinder to everything" ], "synonyms":[ "answers", "comebacks", "replications", "replies", "responses", "retorts", "returns" ], "near synonyms":[ "back talks", "banters", "persiflages", "repartees", "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "comments", "communications", "correspondences", "feedback", "non sequiturs", "observations", "reactions", "remarks", "defenses", "explanations", "justifications", "pleas", "rebuttals", "refutations" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenges", "charges", "cross-examinations", "interrogations", "interrogatories", "quizzes", "polls", "questionnaires", "surveys" ], "antonyms":[ "inquiries", "queries", "questions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rejected":{ "left unoccupied or unused":{ "examples":[ "picked up the rejected toy to see what was wrong with it" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "derelict", "deserted", "desolate", "disused", "forgotten", "forsaken", "vacant", "vacated", "void" ], "related":[ "ignored", "neglected", "unattended", "untended", "castaway", "cast-off", "discarded", "jettisoned", "junked", "refuse", "waste", "godforsaken", "miserable", "shabby", "wretched", "empty", "idle" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaimed", "recovered", "redeemed", "rescued", "retrieved", "salvaged", "saved", "reconditioned", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "restored", "repeopled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "rejected his request for time off" ], "synonyms":[ "declined", "denied", "disallowed", "disapproved", "negatived", "nixed", "refused", "reprobated", "withheld" ], "related":[ "banned", "enjoined", 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"avoided", "bypassed", "detoured", "contradicted", "denied", "disowned", "negated", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disproved", "disputed", "rebutted", "refuted", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked", "disallowed", "recalled", "reneged", "revoked" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoned", "countenanced", "swallowed", "tolerated", "adopted", "embraced", "received", "took", "welcomed", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "consented", "chose", "handpicked", "selected", "espoused", "supported" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "agreed (to)", "approved" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "rejuvenate":{ "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the shower rejuvenated me after a long day of cleaning out the garage" ], "synonyms":[ "freshen", "recharge", "recreate", "refresh", "refreshen", "regenerate", "renew", "repair", "restore", "resuscitate", "revitalize", "revive", "revivify" ], "near synonyms":[ "make over", "overhaul", "reclaim", "recondition", 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"the shower rejuvenated me after a long day of cleaning out the garage" ], "synonyms":[ "freshened", "recharged", "recreated", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "renewed", "repaired", "restored", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived", "revivified" ], "near synonyms":[ "made over", "overhauled", "reclaimed", "reconditioned", "reconstituted", "redesigned", "redeveloped", "redid", "reengineered", "refurbished", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "remade", "remodeled", "renovated", "refilled", "replenished", "resupplied", "modernized", "updated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring back to life, practice, or activity":{ "examples":[ "that rock star has rejuvenated '80s fashion for a whole new generation" ], "synonyms":[ "reanimated", "recharged", "regenerated", "rekindled", "renewed", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived", "revivified", "rewaked", "rewoke", "rewakened" ], "near synonyms":[ "jump-started", "kick-started", "reactivated", "restarted", "reinvented", "refreshed", "refreshened" ], "near antonyms":[ "extinguished", "killed", "quenched", "suppressed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "rejudges":{ "as in reevaluates , reassesses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reappraises", "reassesses", "reevaluates", "revalues", "appraises", "assesses", "estimates", "evaluates", "guesstimates", "rates", "sets", "valuates", "values", "adjudges", "deems", "judges", "ascertains", "determines", "discovers", "learns", "prices", "prizes", "decides", "settles", "analyzes", "assays", "surveys", "tests", "transvaluates", "transvalues", "misesteems", "misjudges", "misprizes", "underestimates", "undervalues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rejoining":{ "to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{ "examples":[ "when I asked my daughter if she wouldn't mind picking up dinner on her way home from soccer practice, she rejoined , \"Only if you wouldn't mind me taking out the pickup later tonight!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "answering", "coming back", "replying", "responding", "retorting", "returning", "riposting" ], "near synonyms":[ "acknowledging", "commenting", "communicating", "corresponding", "reacting", "remarking", "countering", "defending", "denying", "explaining", "fielding", "rebutting", "refuting" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenging", "cross-examining", "examining", "grilling", "interrogating", "pumping", "quizzing", "polling", "querying", "surveying" ], "antonyms":[ "asking", "inquiring", "questioning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rejecting":{ "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "rejected his request for time off" ], "synonyms":[ "declining", "denying", "disallowing", "disapproving", "negativing", "nixing", "refusing", "reprobating", "withholding" ], "near synonyms":[ "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing", "rebuffing", "repelling", "spurning", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "holding", "keeping", "repressing", "restraining", "restricting", "balking (at)", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "affording", "furnishing", "giving", "providing", "supplying", "authorizing", "commissioning", "licensing", "licencing", "acceding (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (to)", "assenting (to)", "consenting (to)", "warranting", "according", "sanctioning", "vouchsafing" ], "antonyms":[ "allowing", "conceding", "granting", "letting", "OK'ing", "okaying", "permitting" ] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "denying", "disaffirming", "disallowing", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disconfirming", "disowning", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refuting", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversing", "challenging", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "disagreeing (with)", "disputing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "admitting", "allowing", "avowing", "conceding", "confirming", "owning" ] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiering", "casting (off)", "chucking", "deep-sixing", "discarding", "ditching", "dumping", "eighty-sixing", "86ing", "exorcising", "exorcizing", "flinging (off or away)", "jettisoning", "junking", "laying by", "losing", "pitching", "scrapping", "shedding", "shucking (off)", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "tossing", "unloading" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoning", "abdicating", "deserting", "forsaking", "dismissing", "kicking out", "abolishing", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "extirpating", "liquidating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "employing", "using", "utilizing", "holding", "holding back", "keeping", "retaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "rejected his marriage proposal" ], "synonyms":[ "balking (at)", "declining", "deselecting", "disapproving", "negativing", "nixing", "passing", "passing up", "refusing", "reprobating", "repudiating", "spurning", "throwing out", "throwing over", "turning down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing off", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "scorning", "scouting", "shooting down", "overruling", "vetoing", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "dismissing", "ignoring", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disputing", "gainsaying", "sticking", "abjuring", "forswearing", "foreswearing", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting", "taking back", "unsaying", "withdrawing", "avoiding", "bypassing", "detouring", "contradicting", "denying", "disowning", "negating", "controverting", "disagreeing (with)", "disproving", "disputing", "rebutting", "refuting", "backing down", "backing off", "backtracking", "disallowing", "recalling", "reneging", "revoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoning", "countenancing", "swallowing", "tolerating", "adopting", "embracing", "receiving", "taking", "welcoming", "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "assenting", "consenting", "choosing", "handpicking", "selecting", "espousing", "supporting" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "agreeing (to)", "approving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rejiggering":{ "as in reengineering , reinventing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "altering", "converting", "making over", "modifying", "recasting", "reclaiming", "recycling", "redesigning", "redeveloping", "redoing", "reengineering", "refashioning", "refiguring", "refitting", "refocusing", "reinventing", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "transforming", "readapting", "readjusting", "acclimating", "acclimatizing", "accommodating", "adapting", "adjusting", "conditioning", "conforming", "doctoring", "editing", "fashioning", "fitting", "putting", "shaping", "suiting", "tailoring", "attuning", "correcting", "harmonizing", "squaring", "tuning" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rejiggers":{ "as in reengineers , reinvents":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alters", "converts", "makes over", "modifies", "recasts", "reclaims", "recycles", "redesigns", "redevelops", "redoes", "reengineers", "refashions", "refigures", "refits", "refocuses", "reinvents", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "transforms", "readapts", "readjusts", "acclimates", "acclimatizes", "accommodates", "adapts", "adjusts", "conditions", "conforms", "doctors", "edits", "fashions", "fits", "puts", "shapes", "suits", "tailors", "attunes", "corrects", "harmonizes", "squares", "tunes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rejoicings":{ "having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "the rejoicing parents of the bride" ], "synonyms":[ "cock-a-hoop", "crank", "crowing", "exultant", "exulting", "glorying", "jubilant", "prideful", "proud", "triumphant" ], "near synonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "arrogant", "boastful", "cocky", "conquering", "victorious", "winning" ], "near antonyms":[ "crestfallen", "defeated", "dejected", "depressed", "disconsolate", "dispirited", "downcast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "joyful or festive activity":{ "examples":[ "there was great rejoicing at the launch party for the book" ], "synonyms":[ "conviviality", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollification", "jollity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "whoopee" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousal", "carouse", "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "mischief", "pleasure", "recreation", "riot", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "joviality", "merriness", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "carnival", "celebration", "festival", "party", "revel", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "rollicking", "romping", "enjoyment", "happiness", "joy", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "buffoonery", "clownery", "clownishness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "funning", "jesting", "jocularity", "joking", "joshing", "levity", "lightheartedness", "playfulness", "zaniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "darkness", "dolefulness", "dolor", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "heartsickness", "miserableness", "misery", "mournfulness", "mourning", "woe", "wretchedness", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dumps", "forlornness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "sorrow", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field" ], "synonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "exuberating", "exulting", "glorying", "joying", "jubilating", "kvelling", "triumphing" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloating", "preening", "swelling", "boasting", "bragging", "flaunting", "parading", "showing off", "strutting", "swaggering" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoaning", "bewailing", "grieving", "lamenting", "regretting", "weeping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "news of the enemy's surrender rejoiced a nation weary of war" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeing (with)", "contenting", "delighting", "feasting", "gassing", "gladdening", "gladding", "gratifying", "pleasing", "pleasuring", "satisfying", "suiting", "warming" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "soothing", "assuaging", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "exciting", "tickling", "titillating", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "treating", "captivating", "charming", "galvanizing", "thrilling", "calming", "comforting", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "crossing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "perturbing", "piquing", "putting out", "ruffling", "vexing", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "steaming up", "provoking", "rousing", "agitating", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "upsetting", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "affronting", "insulting", "offending" ], "antonyms":[ "displeasing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "rejuvenation":{ "the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity":{ "examples":[ "Hollywood was seeing the rejuvenation of kung fu movies" ], "synonyms":[ "reanimation", "rebirth", "regeneration", "rejuvenescence", "renewal", "resurgence", "resurrection", "resuscitation", "revitalization", "revival", "revivification" ], "near synonyms":[ "renaissance", "renascence", "reinvention", "reactivation", "rally", "recovery", "recuperation", "restoral", "restoration" ], "near antonyms":[ "death", "expiration", "extinction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rejoices (in)":{ "to take pleasure in":{ "examples":[ "at least we can rejoice in the fact that the worst of the housing slump is over" ], "synonyms":[ "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "gets off (on)", "grooves (on)", "likes", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)", "savors", "savours" ], "near synonyms":[ "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "devours", "drinks (in)", "eats (up)", "feasts (on)", "dotes (on)", "idolizes", "cottons (to)", "favors", "prefers", "indulges (in)", "luxuriates (in)", "wallows (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "dislikes", "hates", "loathes", "condemns", "despises", "scorns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{ "examples":[ "The family rejoiced in the good news." ], "synonyms":[ "commands", "enjoys", "has", "holds", "owns", "possesses", "retains" ], "near synonyms":[ "keeps", "reserves", "withholds", "bears", "carries", "boasts", "shows off", "sports" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "cedes", "disclaims", "disowns", "hands over", "relinquishes", "renounces", "surrenders", "yields", "discards", "dumps", "declines", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "needs", "requires" ], "antonyms":[ "lacks", "wants" ] }, "type":[ "phrase", "verb" ] }, "rejoicer":{ "as in reveler , celebrant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carouser", "celebrant", "celebrator", "merrymaker", "reveler", "reveller", "roisterer", "cutup", "jester", "live wire", "libertine", "playboy", "playgirl", "rake" ], "near antonyms":[ "drag", "grinch", "killjoy", "party pooper", "spoilsport", "wet blanket", "fuddy-duddy", "goody-goody", "Goody Two-shoes", "old maid", "stick-in-the-mud", "defeatist", "Jeremiah", "knocker", "pessimist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rejoices in":{ "to take pleasure in":{ "examples":[ "at least we can rejoice in the fact that the worst of the housing slump is over" ], "synonyms":[ "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "gets off (on)", "grooves (on)", "likes", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)", "savors", "savours" ], "near synonyms":[ "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "devours", "drinks (in)", "eats (up)", "feasts (on)", "dotes (on)", "idolizes", "cottons (to)", "favors", "prefers", "indulges (in)", "luxuriates (in)", "wallows (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "dislikes", "hates", "loathes", "condemns", "despises", "scorns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{ "examples":[ "The family rejoiced in the good news." ], "synonyms":[ "commands", "enjoys", "has", "holds", "owns", "possesses", "retains" ], "near synonyms":[ "keeps", "reserves", "withholds", "bears", "carries", "boasts", "shows off", "sports" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "cedes", "disclaims", "disowns", "hands over", "relinquishes", "renounces", "surrenders", "yields", "discards", "dumps", "declines", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "needs", "requires" ], "antonyms":[ "lacks", "wants" ] }, "type":[ "phrase", "verb" ] }, "rejoicingly":{ "as in gleefully , cheerfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "sunnily", "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "near antonyms":[ "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly", "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "rejudging":{ "as in reevaluating , reassessing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reappraising", "reassessing", "reevaluating", "re-evaluating", "revaluing", "appraising", "assessing", "estimating", "evaluating", "guesstimating", "rating", "setting", "valuating", "valuing", "adjudging", "deeming", "judging", "ascertaining", "determining", "discovering", "learning", "pricing", "prizing", "deciding", "settling", "analyzing", "assaying", "surveying", "testing", "transvaluating", "transvaluing", "misesteeming", "misjudging", "misprizing", "underestimating", "undervaluing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rejoinder":{ "something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{ "examples":[ "he always has a smart-aleck rejoinder to everything" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "comeback", "replication", "reply", "response", "retort", "return" ], "near synonyms":[ "back talk", "banter", "persiflage", "repartee", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "comment", "communication", "correspondence", "feedback", "non sequitur", "observation", "reaction", "remark", "defense", "explanation", "justification", "plea", "rebuttal", "refutation" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenge", "charge", "cross-examination", "grilling", "interrogation", "interrogatory", "quiz", "poll", "questionnaire", "survey" ], "antonyms":[ "inquiry", "query", "question" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rejoicing in":{ "to take pleasure in":{ "examples":[ "at least we can rejoice in the fact that the worst of the housing slump is over" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "getting off (on)", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "savoring", "savouring" ], "near synonyms":[ "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "devouring", "drinking (in)", "eating (up)", "feasting (on)", "doting (on)", "idolizing", "cottoning (to)", "favoring", "preferring", "indulging (in)", "luxuriating (in)", "wallowing (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "detesting", "disliking", "hating", "loathing", "condemning", "despising", "scorning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{ "examples":[ "The family rejoiced in the good news." ], "synonyms":[ "commanding", "enjoying", "having", "holding", "owning", "possessing", "retaining" ], "near synonyms":[ "keeping", "reserving", "withholding", "bearing", "carrying", "boasting", "showing off", "sporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "ceding", "disclaiming", "disowning", "handing over", "relinquishing", "renouncing", "surrendering", "yielding", "discarding", "dumping", "declining", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "needing", "requiring" ], "antonyms":[ "lacking", "wanting" ] }, "type":[ "phrase", "verb" ] }, "rejections":{ "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "made a flat rejection of the charges against him" ], "synonyms":[ "contradictions", "denegations", "denials", "disallowances", "disavowals", "disclaimers", "disconfirmations", "negations", "repudiations" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproofs", "rebuttals", "refutations", "negatives" ], "near antonyms":[ "concessions", "confessions", "affirmations", "assertions", "declarations", "attestations", "corroborations", "documentations", "substantiations", "testaments", "testimonies", "validations" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "admissions", "avowals", "confirmations" ] }, "an unwillingness to grant something asked for":{ "examples":[ "the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess" ], "synonyms":[ "declinations", "denials", "disallowances", "nays", "noes", "nos", "nonacceptances", "refusals", "turndowns" ], "near synonyms":[ "rebuffs", "repudiations", "repulses", "spurns", "negatives", "bans", "injunctions", "vetoes", "deterrences", "discouragements", "repressions", "suppressions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "accessions", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "authorizations", "clearances", "concurrences", "consents", "leaves", "licenses", "licences", "permissions", "sanctions", "sufferances", "imprimaturs", "seals", "signatures", "stamps" ], "antonyms":[ "allowances", "approvals", "grants", "OKs", "okays" ] }, "something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others":{ "examples":[ "that pile is for rejections , and this one is for applications we'll be accepting" ], "synonyms":[ "culls", "discards", "rejects", "seconds" ], "near synonyms":[ "castaways", "throwaways", "hand-me-downs", "white elephants", "rubbish", "scraps", "trash", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rejects":{ "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "rejected his request for time off" ], "synonyms":[ "declines", "denies", "disallows", "disapproves", "negatives", "nixes", "refuses", "reprobates", "withholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "prohibits", "proscribes", "vetoes", "rebuffs", "repels", "spurns", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "holds", "keeps", "represses", "restrains", "restricts", "balks (at)", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs" ], "near antonyms":[ "affords", "furnishes", "gives", "provides", "supplies", "authorizes", "commissions", "licenses", "licences", "accedes (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (to)", "assents (to)", "consents (to)", "warrants", "accords", "sanctions", "vouchsafes" ], "antonyms":[ "allows", "concedes", "grants", "lets", "OKs", "okays", "permits" ] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "denies", "disaffirms", "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disconfirms", "disowns", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refutes", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverses", "challenges", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "disagrees (with)", "disputes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "avows", "concedes", "confirms", "owns" ] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiers", "casts (off)", "chucks", "deep-sixes", "discards", "ditches", "dumps", "eighty-sixes", "86es", "exorcises", "exorcizes", "flings (off or away)", "jettisons", "junks", "lays by", "loses", "pitches", "scraps", "sheds", "shucks (off)", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "throws away", "throws out", "tosses", "unloads" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandons", "abdicates", "deserts", "forsakes", "dismisses", "kicks out", "abolishes", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "expunges", "exterminates", "extinguishes", "extirpates", "liquidates", "removes", "roots (out)", "stamps (out)", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "takes on", "employs", "uses", "utilizes", "holds", "holds back", "keeps", "retains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "rejected his marriage proposal" ], "synonyms":[ "balks (at)", "declines", "deselects", "disapproves", "negatives", "nixes", "passes", "passes up", "refuses", "reprobates", "repudiates", "spurns", "throws out", "throws over", "turns down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows off", "disdains", "rebuffs", "scorns", "scouts", "shoots down", "overrules", "vetoes", "forbids", "prohibits", "proscribes", "dismisses", "ignores", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)", "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "disputes", "gainsays", "sticks", "abjures", "forswears", "foreswears", "recants", "renounces", "retracts", "takes back", "unsays", "withdraws", "avoids", "bypasses", "detours", "contradicts", "denies", "disowns", "negates", "controverts", "disagrees (with)", "disproves", "disputes", "rebuts", "refutes", "backs down", "backs off", "backtracks", "disallows", "recalls", "reneges", "revokes" ], "near antonyms":[ "condones", "countenances", "swallows", "tolerates", "adopts", "embraces", "receives", "takes", "welcomes", "accedes", "acquiesces", "agrees", "assents", "consents", "chooses", "handpicks", "selects", "espouses", "supports" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "agrees (to)", "approves" ] }, "one who is cast out or rejected by society":{ "examples":[ "was the school reject as a child and has low self-esteem even today" ], "synonyms":[ "castaways", "castoffs", "lepers", "offscourings", "outcasts", "pariahs" ], "near synonyms":[ "untouchables", "outsiders", "deportees", "exiles" ], "near antonyms":[ "insiders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others":{ "examples":[ "that apple has a mushy spot on it, so it's a reject" ], "synonyms":[ "culls", "discards", "rejections", "seconds" ], "near synonyms":[ "castaways", "throwaways", "hand-me-downs", "white elephants", "rubbish", "scraps", "trash", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rejoiced in":{ "to take pleasure in":{ "examples":[ "at least we can rejoice in the fact that the worst of the housing slump is over" ], "synonyms":[ "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "got off (on)", "grooved (on)", "liked", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)", "savored", "savoured" ], "near synonyms":[ "admired", "appreciated", "cherished", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "ate (up)", "devoured", "drank (in)", "feasted (on)", "doted (on)", "idolized", "cottoned (to)", "favored", "preferred", "indulged (in)", "luxuriated (in)", "wallowed (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "detested", "disliked", "hated", "loathed", "condemned", "despised", "scorned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{ "examples":[ "The family rejoiced in the good news." ], "synonyms":[ "commanded", "enjoyed", "had", "held", "owned", "possessed", "retained" ], "near synonyms":[ "kept", "reserved", "withheld", "bore", "carried", "boasted", "showed off", "sported" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "ceded", "disclaimed", "disowned", "handed over", "relinquished", "renounced", "surrendered", "yielded", "discarded", "dumped", "declined", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "needed", "required" ], "antonyms":[ "lacked", "wanted" ] }, "type":[ "phrase", "verb" ] }, "reject":{ "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "rejected his request for time off" ], "synonyms":[ "decline", "deny", "disallow", "disapprove", "negative", "nix", "refuse", "reprobate", "withhold" ], "near synonyms":[ "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto", "rebuff", "repel", "spurn", "check", "constrain", "curb", "hold", "keep", "repress", "restrain", "restrict", "balk (at)", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct" ], "near antonyms":[ "afford", "furnish", "give", "provide", "supply", "authorize", "commission", "license", "licence", "accede (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (to)", "assent (to)", "consent (to)", "warrant", "accord", "sanction", "vouchsafe" ], "antonyms":[ "allow", "concede", "grant", "let", "OK", "okay", "permit" ] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "deny", "disaffirm", "disallow", "disavow", "disclaim", "disconfirm", "disown", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refute", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverse", "challenge", "confute", "disprove", "rebut", "disagree (with)", "dispute" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "avow", "concede", "confirm", "own" ] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "rejected his marriage proposal" ], "synonyms":[ "balk (at)", "decline", "deselect", "disapprove", "negative", "nix", "pass", "pass up", "refuse", "reprobate", "repudiate", "spurn", "throw out", "throw over", "turn down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow off", "disdain", "rebuff", "scorn", "scout", "shoot down", "overrule", "veto", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "dismiss", "ignore", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "dispute", "gainsay", "stick", "abjure", "forswear", "foreswear", "recant", "renounce", "retract", "take back", "unsay", "withdraw", "avoid", "bypass", "detour", "contradict", "deny", "disown", "negate", "controvert", "disagree (with)", "disprove", "dispute", "rebut", "refute", "back down", "back off", "backtrack", "disallow", "recall", "renege", "revoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "condone", "countenance", "swallow", "tolerate", "adopt", "embrace", "receive", "take", "welcome", "accede", "acquiesce", "agree", "assent", "consent", "choose", "handpick", "select", "espouse", "support" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "agree (to)", "approve" ] }, "one who is cast out or rejected by society":{ "examples":[ "was the school reject as a child and has low self-esteem even today" ], "synonyms":[ "castaway", "castoff", "leper", "offscouring", "outcast", "pariah" ], "near synonyms":[ "untouchable", "outsider", "deportee", "exile" ], "near antonyms":[ "insider" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others":{ "examples":[ "that apple has a mushy spot on it, so it's a reject" ], "synonyms":[ "cull", "discard", "rejection", "second" ], "near synonyms":[ "castaway", "throwaway", "hand-me-down", "white elephant", "rubbish", "scrap", "trash", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rejuvenating":{ "having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{ "examples":[ "after a rejuvenating vacation, I was once again ready to slay dragons, or whatever else might spring up at the office" ], "synonyms":[ "bracing", "cordial", "invigorating", "refreshing", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulating", "stimulative", "tonic", "vital", "vitalizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "life-giving", "conditioning", "strengthening", "animating", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "quickening", "sharp", "corrective", "curative", "curing", "medicinal", "rectifying", "recuperative", "reformative", "reformatory", "rehabilitative", "remedial", "remedying", "reparative", "therapeutic", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadening", "debilitating", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "numbing", "sapping", "weakening", "wearying", "deleterious", "injurious", "pernicious", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the shower rejuvenated me after a long day of cleaning out the garage" ], "synonyms":[ "freshening", "recharging", "recreating", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "renewing", "repairing", "restoring", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "revivifying", "reviving" ], "near synonyms":[ "making over", "overhauling", "reclaiming", "reconditioning", "reconstituting", "redesigning", "redeveloping", "redoing", "reengineering", "refurbishing", "rehabbing", "rehabilitating", "remaking", "remodeling", "renovating", "refilling", "replenishing", "resupplying", "modernizing", "updating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring back to life, practice, or activity":{ "examples":[ "that rock star has rejuvenated '80s fashion for a whole new generation" ], "synonyms":[ "reanimating", "recharging", "regenerating", "rekindling", "renewing", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "revivifying", "reviving", "rewakening", "rewaking" ], "near synonyms":[ "jump-starting", "kick-starting", "reactivating", "restarting", "reinventing", "refreshening", "refreshing" ], "near antonyms":[ "extinguishing", "killing", "quenching", "suppressing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "rejoicing":{ "having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "the rejoicing parents of the bride" ], "synonyms":[ "cock-a-hoop", "crank", "crowing", "exultant", "exulting", "glorying", "jubilant", "prideful", "proud", "triumphant" ], "near synonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "arrogant", "boastful", "cocky", "conquering", "victorious", "winning" ], "near antonyms":[ "crestfallen", "defeated", "dejected", "depressed", "disconsolate", "dispirited", "downcast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "joyful or festive activity":{ "examples":[ "there was great rejoicing at the launch party for the book" ], "synonyms":[ "conviviality", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollification", "jollity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "whoopee" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousal", "carouse", "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "mischief", "pleasure", "recreation", "riot", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "joviality", "merriness", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "carnival", "celebration", "festival", "party", "revel", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "rollicking", "romping", "enjoyment", "happiness", "joy", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "buffoonery", "clownery", "clownishness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "funning", "jesting", "jocularity", "joking", "joshing", "levity", "lightheartedness", "playfulness", "zaniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "darkness", "dolefulness", "dolor", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "heartsickness", "miserableness", "misery", "mournfulness", "mourning", "woe", "wretchedness", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dumps", "forlornness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "sorrow", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field" ], "synonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "exuberating", "exulting", "glorying", "joying", "jubilating", "kvelling", "triumphing" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloating", "preening", "swelling", "boasting", "bragging", "flaunting", "parading", "showing off", "strutting", "swaggering" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoaning", "bewailing", "grieving", "lamenting", "regretting", "weeping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "news of the enemy's surrender rejoiced a nation weary of war" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeing (with)", "contenting", "delighting", "feasting", "gassing", "gladdening", "gladding", "gratifying", "pleasing", "pleasuring", "satisfying", "suiting", "warming" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "soothing", "assuaging", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "exciting", "tickling", "titillating", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "treating", "captivating", "charming", "galvanizing", "thrilling", "calming", "comforting", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "crossing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "perturbing", "piquing", "putting out", "ruffling", "vexing", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "steaming up", "provoking", "rousing", "agitating", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "upsetting", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "affronting", "insulting", "offending" ], "antonyms":[ "displeasing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "rejoicers":{ "as in revelers , celebrants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carousers", "celebrants", "celebrators", "merrymakers", "revelers", "revellers", "roisterers", "cutups", "jesters", "live wires", "libertines", "playboys", "playgirls", "rakes" ], "near antonyms":[ "drags", "grinches", "killjoys", "party poopers", "spoilsports", "wet blankets", "fuddy-duddies", "goody-goodies", "old maids", "stick-in-the-muds", "defeatists", "Jeremiahs", "knockers", "pessimists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rejudged":{ "as in reevaluated , reassessed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reappraised", "reassessed", "reevaluated", "re-evaluated", "revalued", "appraised", "assessed", "estimated", "evaluated", "guesstimated", "rated", "set", "valuated", "valued", "adjudged", "deemed", "judged", "ascertained", "determined", "discovered", "learned", "priced", "prized", "decided", "settled", "analyzed", "assayed", "surveyed", "tested", "transvaluated", "transvalued", "misesteemed", "misjudged", "misprized", "underestimated", "undervalued" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rejigger":{ "as in reengineer , reinvent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alter", "convert", "make over", "modify", "recast", "reclaim", "recycle", "redesign", "redevelop", "redo", "reengineer", "refashion", "refigure", "refit", "refocus", "reinvent", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "transform", "readapt", "readjust", "acclimate", "acclimatize", "accommodate", "adapt", "adjust", "condition", "conform", "doctor", "edit", "fashion", "fit", "put", "shape", "suit", "tailor", "attune", "correct", "harmonize", "square", "tune" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rejoiced":{ "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field" ], "synonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "exuberated", "exulted", "gloried", "joyed", "jubilated", "kvelled", "triumphed" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloated", "preened", "swelled", "boasted", "bragged", "flaunted", "paraded", "showed off", "strutted", "swaggered" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoaned", "bewailed", "grieved", "lamented", "regretted", "wept" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "news of the enemy's surrender rejoiced a nation weary of war" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed (with)", "contented", "delighted", "feasted", "gassed", "gladded", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "pleasured", "satisfied", "suited", "warmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed", "assuaged", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "antonyms":[ "displeased" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }