{ "similitude":{ "the quality or state of having many qualities in common":{ "examples":[ "the striking similitude between that modern city and the Rome of ancient times" ], "synonyms":[ "alikeness", "community", "comparability", "correspondence", "likeness", "parallelism", "resemblance", "similarity" ], "near synonyms":[ "semblance", "affinity", "analogousness", "equation", "equivalence", "equivalency", "par", "parity", "identicalness", "identity", "sameness", "correlation", "relationship", "exchangeability", "interchangeability", "accordance", "agreement", "compatibility", "conformity", "congruity" ], "near antonyms":[ "inequality", "conflict", "polarity", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "antonyms":[ "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "unlikeness" ] }, "a point which two or more things share in common":{ "examples":[ "the two siblings, raised on opposite ends of the country, show some curious similitudes" ], "synonyms":[ "common denominator", "commonality", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallel", "resemblance", "similarity" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterpart", "equal", "equivalent", "analogy", "homology" ], "near antonyms":[ "difference", "discrepancy", "deviance", "divergence", "incongruence", "incongruity", "change", "modification", "variation" ], "antonyms":[ "dissimilarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "simp":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "don't assume that all teenagers are simps when it comes to making financial decisions" ], "synonyms":[ "berk", "booby", "charlie", "charley", "cuckoo", "ding-a-ling", "ding-dong", "dingbat", "dipstick", "doofus", "featherhead", "fool", "git", "goose", "half-wit", "jackass", "lunatic", "mooncalf", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "nutcase", "simpleton", "turkey", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevil", "madman", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "dope", "dork", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "gander", "goon", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "moron", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead", "schlub", "shlub", "schlump", "schnook", "stock", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "butt", "dupe", "laughingstock", "mockery", "monkey", "chump", "loser", "schlemiel", "shlemiel", "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "kook", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo" ], "near antonyms":[ "sage", "thinker", "brain", "genius" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "simpering":{ "as in cutesy , cute":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cute", "cutesy", "genteel", "goody-goody", "mincing", "overrefined", "exaggerated", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "overacted", "overdone", "theatrical", "theatric", "conventional", "formal", "impersonal", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "stylized", "wooden", "double-dealing", "empty", "facile", "hollow", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "two-faced", "unctuous", "artful", "calculated", "conscious", "cultivated", "deliberate", "premeditated", "studied", "automatic", "canned", "concocted", "fabricated", "hokey", "labored", "manufactured", "pat", "unauthentic", "unreal", "unrealistic", "affected", "artificial", "assumed", "bogus", "contrived", "factitious", "fake", "false", "feigned", "forced", "mechanical", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "plastic", "pretended", "pseudo", "put-on", "sham", "simulated", "spurious", "strained", "unnatural" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "genuine", "natural", "spontaneous", "unaffected", "uncontrived", "unfeigned", "unforced", "authentic", "bona fide", "real", "realistic", "right", "true", "honest", "ingenuous", "sincere", "unpretending", "easy", "effortless", "smooth", "extemporaneous", "impromptu", "impulsive", "instinctive", "unconscious", "unprompted", "unrehearsed", "unstudied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in laughing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "laughing", "beaming", "grinning", "smiling", "smirking", "sneering" ], "near antonyms":[ "grimacing", "frowning", "glaring", "glooming", "glowering", "lowering", "louring", "scowling", "pouting", "sulking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "simpleminded":{ "lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment":{ "examples":[ "a simpleminded view of a complex problem" ], "synonyms":[ "aw-shucks", "dewy", "dewy-eyed", "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "na\u00eff", "naif", "naive", "na\u00efve", "primitive", "simple", "uncritical", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary", "unworldly", "wide-eyed" ], "near synonyms":[ "callow", "childish", "immature", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "believing", "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "trustful", "trusting", "unguarded", "beguiled", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "thoughtless" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "doubting", "incredulous", "skeptical", "suspecting", "suspicious", "unconvinced", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "down-to-earth", "hardheaded", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "realistic", "sober", "street-smart", "streetwise" ], "antonyms":[ "cosmopolitan", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "scornful of their simpleminded belief that their parents would always be there to take care of them" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "simpleton":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his silly antics at office parties have earned him a reputation as a simpleton" ], "near antonyms":[ "sage", "thinker", "brain", "genius" ], "related":[ "daredevil", "madman", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "dope", "dork", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "gander", "goon", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "moron", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead", "schlub", "shlub", "schlump", "schnook", "stock", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "butt", "dupe", "laughingstock", "mockery", "monkey", "chump", "loser", "schlemiel", "shlemiel", "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "kook", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo" ], "synonyms":[ "berk", "booby", "charlie", "charley", "cuckoo", "ding-a-ling", "ding-dong", "dingbat", "dipstick", "doofus", "featherhead", "fool", "git", "goose", "half-wit", "jackass", "lunatic", "mooncalf", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "nutcase", "simp", "turkey", "yo-yo" ] }, "a stupid person":{ "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ], "examples":[ "she felt like such a simpleton for needing help to install her home theater" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "related":[ "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" ], "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", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "simplified":{ "as in simplistic , oversimplified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "oversimplified", "simplistic", "noncomplex", "noncomplicated", "plain", "simple", "uncomplicated", "homogeneous", "uniform", "unvaried" ], "near antonyms":[ "baroque", "byzantine", "complex", "complicate", "complicated", "convoluted", "daedal", "elaborate", "intricate", "involute", "involved", "knotty", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "sophisticated", "tangled", "overcomplex", "overcomplicated", "composite", "compound", "heterogeneous", "mixed", "multibranched", "multifaceted", "multifarious", "multipart", "varied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make less complex":{ "examples":[ "you need to simplify this process somewhat or you'll never finish it today" ], "synonyms":[ "streamlined" ], "near synonyms":[ "dumbed down", "oversimplified", "pruned", "stripped (down)", "stript (down)", "trimmed", "purified", "refined" ], "near antonyms":[ "elaborated" ], "antonyms":[ "complexed", "complexified", "complicated", "perplexed", "sophisticated" ] }, "to make plain or understandable":{ "examples":[ "the book simplifies for the layman some concepts of economics" ], "synonyms":[ "clarified", "cleared (up)", "construed", "demonstrated", "demystified", "elucidated", "explained", "explicated", "expounded", "got across", "illuminated", "illustrated", "interpreted", "spelled out", "unriddled" ], "near synonyms":[ "deciphered", "decoded", "analyzed", "broke down", "disentangled", "undid", "unraveled", "unscrambled", "untangled", "resolved", "solved", "defined", "specified", "annotated", "commentated", "glossed" ], "near antonyms":[ "befogged", "clouded", "confounded", "confused", "obfuscated" ], "antonyms":[ "obscured" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "simplistic":{ "lacking in sophistication":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a simplistic belief in claims of the product's effectiveness", "simplistic thinking" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "simulating":{ "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "cosmetics that simulate a suntan" ], "synonyms":[ "acting", "affecting", "assuming", "bluffing", "counterfeiting", "dissembling", "faking", "feigning", "passing (for)", "pretending", "professing", "putting on", "shamming" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulating", "impersonating", "letting on", "masquerading", "playacting", "playing", "posing", "forging", "imitating", "camouflaging", "concealing", "disguising", "masking", "feinting", "malingering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "simplemindedness":{ "the quality or state of being simple and sincere":{ "examples":[ "the simplemindedness of the villagers was at times winning and at others worrisome" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "naturalness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "viridity" ], "near synonyms":[ "candor", "frankness", "genuineness", "honesty", "openness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "unaffectedness", "unpretentiousness", "callowness", "childishness", "coltishness", "inexperience", "rawness", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "thoughtlessness", "ignorance", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "impressionability", "idealism", "impracticality", "optimism" ], "near antonyms":[ "affectedness", "artificiality", "pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "simpleness":{ "the quality or state of being simple and sincere":{ "examples":[ "the simpleness of the villagers was so disarming that she temporarily abandoned her natural cynicism" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "naturalness", "simplemindedness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "viridity" ], "near synonyms":[ "candor", "frankness", "genuineness", "honesty", "openness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "unaffectedness", "unpretentiousness", "callowness", "childishness", "coltishness", "inexperience", "rawness", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "thoughtlessness", "ignorance", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "impressionability", "idealism", "impracticality", "optimism" ], "near antonyms":[ "affectedness", "artificiality", "pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "his sweetness was more important to them than his simpleness" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "denseness", "density", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "gormlessness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "thickness", "vacuity", "weak-mindedness", "witlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeblemindedness", "simplemindedness", "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuousness", "folly", "idiocy", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nincompoopery", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "wackiness", "zaniness", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "mental deficiency", "mental retardation" ], "near antonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonableness", "soundness", "validity" ], "antonyms":[ "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "cleverness", "intelligence", "keenness", "quickness", "quick-wittedness", "sharpness", "smartness" ] }, "readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence":{ "examples":[ "there's a good-hearted simpleness about her that makes her easy prey for scams" ], "synonyms":[ "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9" ], "near synonyms":[ "artlessness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unwariness", "unworldliness", "belief", "credibility", "faith", "trust" ], "near antonyms":[ "sophistication", "worldliness", "distrust", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "suspicion", "suspiciousness", "wariness", "doubt", "uncertainty" ], "antonyms":[ "incredulity", "skepticism" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "simper":{ "as in smile , grin":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grin", "smile", "smirk", "crow", "whoop", "belly laugh", "boff", "boffo", "boffola", "cachinnation", "cackle", "chortle", "chuckle", "giggle", "guffaw", "hee-haw", "horselaugh", "laugh", "laughter", "snicker", "snigger", "titter", "twitter" ], "near antonyms":[ "cry", "groan", "moan", "sob", "wail", "face", "frown", "grimace", "lower", "lour", "mouth", "pout", "scowl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in laugh":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "laugh", "beam", "grin", "smile", "smirk", "sneer" ], "near antonyms":[ "grimace", "frown", "glare", "gloom", "glower", "lower", "lour", "scowl", "pout", "sulk" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "simmered":{ "to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam":{ "examples":[ "I gently simmered the chili for an hour" ], "synonyms":[ "boiled", "coddled", "parboiled", "poached", "stewed" ], "near synonyms":[ "scalded", "braised", "fricasseed", "pressure-cooked", "smothered", "steamed", "reboiled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "simulation":{ "something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people \u2014 often + of":{ "examples":[ "a computer simulation of spaceflight", "simulations of body movements", "a simulation of the planet's surface" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "miniature", "mock-up", "carbon", "carbon copy", "clone", "copy", "dummy", "dupe", "duplicate", "duplication", "facsimile", "imitation", "mock", "reduplication", "replica", "replication", "reproduction", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "knockoff", "phony", "phoney", "rip-off", "rubber stamp", "sham", "reconstruction", "re-creation", "image", "likeness", "semblance", "shadow", "impression", "imprint", "print", "approximation", "reincarnation", "version", "extra", "reserve", "spare" ], "near antonyms":[ "archetype", "original", "prototype" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "similarity":{ "the quality or state of having many qualities in common":{ "examples":[ "the similarity between the two essays is too great to be coincidental\u2014one author virtually copied the other" ], "synonyms":[ "alikeness", "community", "comparability", "correspondence", "likeness", "parallelism", "resemblance", "similitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "semblance", "affinity", "analogousness", "equation", "equivalence", "equivalency", "par", "parity", "identicalness", "identity", "sameness", "correlation", "relationship", "exchangeability", "interchangeability", "accordance", "agreement", "compatibility", "conformity", "congruity" ], "near antonyms":[ "inequality", "conflict", "polarity", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "antonyms":[ "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "unlikeness" ] }, "a point which two or more things share in common":{ "examples":[ "the only similarity between this project and the last one is that both will involve some lab work" ], "synonyms":[ "commonality", "common denominator", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallel", "resemblance", "similitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterpart", "equal", "equivalent", "analogy", "homology" ], "near antonyms":[ "difference", "discrepancy", "deviance", "divergence", "incongruence", "incongruity", "change", "modification", "variation" ], "antonyms":[ 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"artless", "genuine", "natural", "spontaneous", "unaffected", "uncontrived", "unfeigned", "unforced" ] }, "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "cosmetics that simulate a suntan" ], "synonyms":[ "acted", "affected", "assumed", "bluffed", "counterfeited", "dissembled", "faked", "feigned", "passed (for)", "pretended", "professed", "put on", "shammed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulated", "impersonated", "let on", "masqueraded", "playacted", "played", "posed", "forged", "imitated", "camouflaged", "concealed", "disguised", "masked", "feinted", "malingered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "simplifications":{ "as in generalizations , generalities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "generalities", "generalizations", "inanities", "adages", "proverbs", "saws", "sayings", "conventional wisdoms", "party lines", "routines", "old wives' tales", "stereotypes", "banalities", "bromides", "chestnuts", "clich\u00e9s", "cliches", 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"impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "incomprehensibleness", "unintelligibility", "unintelligibleness", "circuitousness", "deviousness", "indirectness", "indistinctness", "dimness", "disjointedness", "incoherence", "faintness", "fuzziness", "muddiness", "nebulousness", "vagueness" ], "antonyms":[ "obscureness", "obscurity", "unclarity" ] }, "lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "the stupefying simplicity of the generals who thought that war would be over in a month" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "brainlessness", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuity", "fatuousness", "folly", "foolishness", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "senselessness", "silliness", "unwisdom", "wackiness", "witlessness", "zaniness" ], "near synonyms":[ "denseness", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "feeblemindedness", "gormlessness", "idiocy", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "kookiness", "weirdness", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "ridiculousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "validity", "discernment", "insight", "perception", "percipience" ], "antonyms":[ "prudence", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sanity", "sapience", "sensibleness", "soundness", "wisdom" ] }, "the quality or state of being simple and sincere":{ "examples":[ "answered the judge's questions with childlike simplicity" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "naturalness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "viridity" ], "near synonyms":[ 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