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"spot", "stain", "stigma" ] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy", "a tendency toward conceitedness taints the athlete's status as a role model" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanse", "purify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "glorify", "hallow", "magnify", "uplift" ], "related":[ "begrime", "besmear", "besmirch", "blacken", "blur", "cloud", "dirty", "discolor", "pollute", "smear", "smirch", "smudge", "smut", "soil", "sully", "tar", "abase", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "lower", "shame", "sink", "bastardize", "corrupt", "debauch", "demoralize", "deprave", "pervert", "subvert", "color", "distort", "twist" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "darken", "mar", "poison", "spoil", "stain", "tarnish", "touch", "vitiate" ] }, "to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[ "decontaminate", "purify" ], "examples":[ "smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "clear", "distill", "distil", "purge", "filter", "disinfect", "sanitize", "sterilize" ], "related":[ "infect", "begrime", "besmirch", "blacken", "dirty", "foul up", "grime", "mire", "muddy", "smirch", "smudge", "soil", "stain", "sully", "corrupt", "rot", "spoil", "adulterate", "doctor", "dilute", "water down" ], "synonyms":[ "befoul", "contaminate", "defile", "foul", "poison", "pollute" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tainting":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy", "a tendency toward conceitedness taints the athlete's status as a role model" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "darkening", "marring", "poisoning", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "touching", "vitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "begriming", "besmearing", "besmirching", "blackening", "blurring", "clouding", "dirtying", "discoloring", "polluting", "smearing", "smirching", "smudging", "smutting", "soiling", "sullying", "tarring", "abasing", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "bastardizing", "corrupting", "debauching", "demoralizing", "depraving", "perverting", "subverting", "coloring", "distorting", "twisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansing", "purifying", "dignifying", "elevating", "ennobling", "enshrining", "glorifying", "hallowing", "magnifying", "uplifting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe" ], "synonyms":[ "befouling", "contaminating", "defiling", "fouling", "poisoning", "polluting" ], "near synonyms":[ "infecting", "begriming", "besmirching", "blackening", "dirtying", "fouling up", "griming", "miring", "muddying", "smirching", "smudging", "soiling", "staining", "sullying", "corrupting", "rotting", "spoiling", "adulterating", "doctoring", "diluting", "watering down" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "clearing", "distilling", "purging", "filtering", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "sterilizing" ], "antonyms":[ "decontaminating", "purifying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tail":{ "a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person":{ "examples":[ "the tail that accompanies the prince wherever he goes" ], "synonyms":[ "cortege", "cort\u00e8ge", "entourage", "following", "posse", "retinue", "suite", "train" ], "near synonyms":[ "crew", "personnel", "staff", "court", "assistant", "attendant", "helper", "retainer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "get your tail in here" ], "synonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "booty", "bootie", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail end", "tush" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "stern", "moon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a behind part or surface":{ "examples":[ "the tail of the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "back", "rear", "reverse" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "face", "forehead", "forepart", "front" ] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dog", "chase", "course", "dog", "follow", "hound", "pursue", "run", "shadow", "tag", "trace", "track", "trail" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompany", "chaperone", "chaperon", "escort", "hunt", "search (for)", "seek", "eye", "observe", "watch" ], "near antonyms":[ "head" ], "antonyms":[ "guide", "lead", "pilot" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "taints":{ "a mark of guilt or disgrace":{ "examples":[ "that rare political campaign that wasn't marred by the taint of false accusations" ], "synonyms":[ "blots", "brands", "onuses", "slurs", "smirches", "smudges", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata" ], "near synonyms":[ "black eyes", "discredit", "disesteems", "disgraces", "dishonors", "disreputes", "guilts", "ignominies", "infamies", "obloquies", "odiums", "opprobriums", "reproaches", "shames", "corruptions", "debaucheries", "depravities", "immoralities", "iniquities", "sins", "vices" ], "near antonyms":[ "awards", "credits", "honors", "chastities", "modesties", "purities", "goods", "rights", "honesties", "integrities", "legitimacies", "probities", "rectitudes", "fames", "glories", "renowns", "reputes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy", "a tendency toward conceitedness taints the athlete's status as a role model" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "darkens", "mars", "poisons", "spoils", "stains", "tarnishes", "touches", "vitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimes", "besmears", "besmirches", "blackens", "blurs", "clouds", "dirties", "discolors", "pollutes", "smears", "smirches", "smudges", "smuts", "soils", "sullies", "tars", "tarres", "abases", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "bastardizes", "corrupts", "debauches", "demoralizes", "depraves", "perverts", "subverts", "colors", "distorts", "twists" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanses", "purifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "glorifies", "hallows", "magnifies", "uplifts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe" ], "synonyms":[ "befouls", "contaminates", "defiles", "fouls", "poisons", "pollutes" ], "near synonyms":[ "infects", "begrimes", "besmirches", "blackens", "dirties", "fouls up", "grimes", "mires", "muddies", "smirches", "smudges", "soils", "stains", "sullies", "corrupts", "rots", "spoils", "adulterates", "doctors", "dilutes", "waters down" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarifies", "cleans", "cleanses", "clears", "distills", "distils", "purges", "filters", "disinfects", "sanitizes", "sterilizes" ], "antonyms":[ "decontaminates", "purifies" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tailors":{ "to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{ "examples":[ "the stand-up comic refused to tailor his routine for network television" ], "synonyms":[ "acclimates", "acclimatizes", "accommodates", "adapts", "adjusts", "conditions", "conforms", "doctors", "edits", "fashions", "fits", "puts", "shapes", "suits" ], "near synonyms":[ "readapts", "readjusts", "customizes", "gears", "matches", "models", "patterns", "attunes", "corrects", "harmonizes", "squares", "tunes", "establishes", "roots", "settles", "acquaints", "familiarizes", "orientates", "orients", "equips", "prepares", "primes", "rehearses", "hardens", "inures", "seasons", "toughens", "alters", "converts", "makes over", "modifies", "recasts", "reclaims", "recycles", "redesigns", "redevelops", "redoes", "reengineers", "refashions", "refigures", "refits", "refocuses", "reinvents", "rejiggers", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "transforms", "accustoms", "habilitates", "habituates", "naturalizes", "readies", "trains", "bends", "fiddles (with)", "fine-tunes", "phases", "registers", "regulates", "rigs" ], "near antonyms":[ "misadjusts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in seamstresses , weavers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "seamsters", "sewers", "stitchers", "knitters", "weavers", "needlewomen", "seamstresses", "embroiderers", "needleworkers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tailor":{ "to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{ "examples":[ "the stand-up comic refused to tailor his routine for network television" ], "synonyms":[ "acclimate", "acclimatize", "accommodate", "adapt", "adjust", "condition", "conform", "doctor", "edit", "fashion", "fit", "put", "shape", "suit" ], "near synonyms":[ "readapt", "readjust", "customize", "gear", "match", "model", "pattern", "attune", "correct", "harmonize", "square", "tune", "establish", "root", "settle", "acquaint", "familiarize", "orient", "orientate", "equip", "prepare", "prime", "rehearse", "harden", "inure", "season", "toughen", "alter", "convert", "make over", "modify", "recast", "reclaim", "recycle", "redesign", "redevelop", "redo", "reengineer", "refashion", "refigure", "refit", "refocus", "reinvent", "rejigger", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "transform", "accustom", "habilitate", "habituate", "naturalize", "ready", "train", "bend", "fiddle (with)", "fine-tune", "phase", "register", "regulate", "rig" ], "near antonyms":[ "misadjust" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in seamstress , weaver":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "seamster", "sewer", "stitcher", "knitter", "weaver", "needlewoman", "seamstress", "embroiderer", "needleworker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tail end":{ "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door" ], "synonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "booty", "bootie", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tush" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "stern", "moon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tailing":{ "the act of going after or in the tracks of another":{ "examples":[ "the reporter's constant tailing of the candidate resulted in an exclusive scoop" ], "synonyms":[ "chase", "chasing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "pursuit", "shadowing", "tagging", "tracing", "tracking", "trailing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hot pursuit", "tagging along", "path", "track", "trail", "search", "seeking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogging", "chasing", "coursing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "running", "shadowing", "tagging", "tracing", "tracking", "trailing" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompanying", "chaperoning", "escorting", "hunting", "searching (for)", "seeking", "eyeing", "eying", "observing", "watching" ], "near antonyms":[ "heading" ], "antonyms":[ "guiding", "leading", "piloting" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tail (off)":{ "as in give out , fade (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evaporate", "fade (away)", "fritter (away)", "give out", "melt (away)", "peter (out)", "vanish", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "slacken", "slow (down)", "abate", "decline", "decrease", "de-escalate", "die (away or down or out)", "diminish", "drain (away)", "drop (off)", "dwindle", "ease", "ebb", "fall", "fall away", "lessen", "let up", "lower", "moderate", "pall", "phase down", "ratchet (down)", "rachet (down)", "recede", "relent", "remit", "shrink", "subside", "taper", "taper off", "wane", "alleviate", "relax", "flag", "sink", "weaken", "cave (in)", "collapse", "deflate" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mount", "mushroom", "pick up", "rise", "snowball", "soar", "swell", "wax", "appear", "emerge", "show up", "blow up", "distend", "elongate", "lengthen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tailgated":{ "as in dogged , tailed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dogged", "hounded", "shadowed", "tailed", "followed", "trailed" ], "near antonyms":[ "conducted", "directed", "guided", "led", "marshaled", "marshalled", "piloted", "routed", "showed", "steered", "ushered", "preceded", "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "convoyed", "escorted", "saw" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taintless":{ "as in pure , wholesome":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pure", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome", "antiseptic", "chaste", "clean", "fair", "immaculate", "pristine", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied", "cleanly", "germfree", "hygienic", "sanitary", "sterile", "abluted", "bleached", "cleansed", "purified", "scrubbed", "washed", "whitened", "milky", "snowy", "white", "flawless", "unblemished", "bright", "shiny", "sparkling" ], "near antonyms":[ "besmirched", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grubby", "smirched", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleaned", "dingy", "greasy", "grimy", "mucky", "muddy", "unwashed", "defiled", "germy", "polluted", "tainted", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "blackened", "discolored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tailgates":{ "as in dogs , tails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dogs", "hounds", "shadows", "tails", "follows", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[ "conducts", "directs", "guides", "leads", "marshals", "marshalls", "pilots", "routes", "shows", "steers", "ushers", "precedes", "accompanies", "attends", "chaperones", "chaperons", "convoys", "escorts", "sees" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tailgating":{ "as in dogging , tailing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dogging", "hounding", "shadowing", "tailing", "following", "trailing" ], "near antonyms":[ "conducting", "directing", "guiding", "leading", "marshaling", "marshalling", "piloting", "routing", "showing", "steering", "ushering", "preceding", "accompanying", "attending", "chaperoning", "convoying", "escorting", "seeing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tailoring":{ "as in couture , ready-to-wear":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "couture", "pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter", "pret-a-porter", "ready-to-wear", "civvies", "civies", "mufti", "activewear", "loungewear", "outerwear", "playwear", "sportswear", "costume", "ensemble", "frock", "garb", "getup", "guise", "livery", "outfit", "nightclothes", "sleepwear", "smallclothes", "underclothes", "underwear", "tatters", "haberdashery", "menswear", "foofaraw", "frippery", "gaudery", "tawdry", "trumpery", "array", "bravery", "caparison", "finery", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "pretties", "regalia", "trim", "garderobe", "wardrobe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{ "examples":[ "the stand-up comic refused to tailor his routine for network television" ], "synonyms":[ "acclimating", "acclimatizing", "accommodating", "adapting", "adjusting", "conditioning", "conforming", "doctoring", "editing", "fashioning", "fitting", "putting", "shaping", "suiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "readapting", "readjusting", "customizing", "gearing", "matching", "modeling", "modelling", "patterning", "attuning", "correcting", "harmonizing", "squaring", "tuning", "establishing", "rooting", "settling", "acquainting", "familiarizing", "orientating", "orienting", "equipping", "preparing", "priming", "rehearsing", "hardening", "inuring", "seasoning", "toughening", "altering", "converting", "making over", "modifying", "recasting", "reclaiming", "recycling", "redesigning", "redeveloping", "redoing", "reengineering", "refashioning", "refiguring", "refitting", "refocusing", "reinventing", "rejiggering", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "transforming", "accustoming", "habilitating", "habituating", "naturalizing", "readying", "training", "bending", "fiddling (with)", "fine-tuning", "phasing", "registering", "regulating", "rigging" ], "near antonyms":[ "misadjusting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tailing (off)":{ "as in giving out , fading (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evaporating", "fading (away)", "frittering (away)", "giving out", "melting (away)", "petering (out)", "vanishing", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "slackening", "slowing (down)", "abating", "declining", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "draining (away)", "dropping (off)", "dwindling", "dying (away or down or out)", "easing", "ebbing", "falling", "falling away", "lessening", "letting up", "lowering", "moderating", "palling", "phasing down", "ratcheting (down)", "racheting (down)", "receding", "relenting", "remitting", "shrinking", "subsiding", "tapering", "tapering off", "waning", "alleviating", "relaxing", "flagging", "sinking", "weakening", "caving (in)", "collapsing", "deflating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulating", "ballooning", "building", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "growing", "increasing", "intensifying", "mounting", "mushrooming", "picking up", "rising", "snowballing", "soaring", "swelling", "waxing", "appearing", "emerging", "showing up", "blowing up", "distending", "elongating", "lengthening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tailbacks":{ "a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{ "examples":[ "stuck in a five-mile tailback on the southbound carriageway" ], "synonyms":[ "backups", "bottlenecks", "jams", "jam-ups", "logjams", "snarls", "tie-ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "tangles", "gridlocks", "locks", "congestions", "traffic", "crawls", "delays", "slowdowns", "stoppages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tailor-made":{ "made or fitted to the needs or preferences of a specific customer":{ "examples":[ "took my measurements for the tailor-made bridal gown" ], "synonyms":[ "bespoke", "bespoken", "custom", "custom-made", "custom-tailored", "customized", "made-to-order", "tailored" ], "near synonyms":[ "particular", "special", "specialized", "custom-built", "handcrafted", "handmade", "made-to-measure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "mass-produced", "ready-made" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tailwinds":{ "as in headwinds , gusts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blasts", "blows", "flurries", "gales", "gusts", "headwinds", "squalls", "tempests", "tornadoes", "tornados", "windstorms", "currents", "drafts", "winds", "breaths", "breezes", "puffs", "wafts", "zephyrs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tailwind":{ "as in headwind , gust":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blast", "blow", "flurry", "gale", "gust", "headwind", "squall", "tempest", "tornado", "windstorm", "current", "draft", "wind", "breath", "breeze", "puff", "waft", "zephyr" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tailspin":{ "a mental or nervous collapse":{ "examples":[ "the pressures of his job nearly caused him to go into a tailspin" ], "synonyms":[ "breakdown", "crack-up", "nervous breakdown" ], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "freak-out", "meltdown", "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "apprehension", "disquiet", "excitability", "nervousness", "disturbance", "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation", "basket case" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "composure", "coolness", "imperturbability", "placidity", "self-possession", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tail ends":{ "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door" ], "synonyms":[ "backsides", "behinds", "booties", "bottoms", "breeches", "bums", "buns", "buttocks", "butts", "cabooses", "cans", "cheeks", "derrieres", "derri\u00e8res", "duffs", "fannies", "fundaments", "hams", "haunches", "heinies", "hunkers", "keisters", "keesters", "nates", "posteriors", "rear ends", "rears", "rumps", "seats", "tails", "tushes" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "sterns", "moons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tainted":{ "containing foreign or lower-grade substances":{ "examples":[ "tainted groundwater that is unfit to drink" ], "synonyms":[ "adulterate", "adulterated", "alloyed", "contaminated", "dilute", "diluted", "impure", "polluted", "thinned", "weakened" ], "near synonyms":[ "unclarified", "unfiltered", "unrefined", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "corrupted", "debased", "defiled", "dirtied", "fouled", "maculate", "maculated", "soiled", "spoiled", "sullied", "blended", "commingled", "incorporated", "intermingled", "intermixed", "merged", "mingled", "mixed", "coalesced", "combined", "compounded", "cheapened", "doctored" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarified", "filtered", "purified", "refined", "ultrarefined", "neat", "plain", "straight", "concentrated", "strong", "uncombined", "pasteurized", "sterile", "sterilized", "clean", "immaculate", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "antonyms":[ "fine", "pure", "ultrapure", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "uncontaminated", "uncut", "undiluted", "unmixed", "unpolluted", "untainted" ] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy", "a tendency toward conceitedness taints the athlete's status as a role model" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "darkened", "marred", "poisoned", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tarnished", "touched", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimed", "besmeared", "besmirched", "blackened", "blurred", "clouded", "dirtied", "discolored", "polluted", "smeared", "smirched", "smudged", "smutted", "soiled", "sullied", "tarred", "abased", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "fouled", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "shamed", "bastardized", "corrupted", "debauched", "demoralized", "depraved", "perverted", "subverted", "colored", "distorted", "twisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansed", "purified", "dignified", "elevated", "ennobled", "enshrined", "glorified", "hallowed", "magnified", "uplifted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe" ], "synonyms":[ "befouled", "contaminated", "defiled", "fouled", "poisoned", "polluted" ], "near synonyms":[ "infected", "begrimed", "besmirched", "blackened", "dirtied", "fouled up", "grimed", "mired", "muddied", "smirched", "smudged", "soiled", "stained", "sullied", "corrupted", "rotted", "spoiled", "spoilt", "adulterated", "doctored", "diluted", "watered down" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "cleared", "distilled", "purged", "filtered", "disinfected", "sanitized", "sterilized" ], "antonyms":[ "decontaminated", "purified" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tails":{ "a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person":{ "examples":[ "the tail that accompanies the prince wherever he goes" ], "synonyms":[ "corteges", "cort\u00e8ges", "entourages", "followings", "posses", "retinues", "suites", "trains" ], "near synonyms":[ "crews", "personnels", "staffs", "staves", "courts", "assistants", "attendants", "helpers", "retainers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "get your tail in here" ], "synonyms":[ "backsides", "behinds", "booties", "bottoms", "breeches", "bums", "buns", "buttocks", "butts", "cabooses", "cans", "cheeks", "derrieres", "derri\u00e8res", "duffs", "fannies", "fundaments", "hams", "haunches", "heinies", "hunkers", "keisters", "keesters", "nates", "posteriors", "rear ends", "rears", "rumps", "seats", "tail ends", "tushes" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "sterns", "moons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a behind part or surface":{ "examples":[ "the tail of the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "backs", "rears", "reverses" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "faces", "foreheads", "foreparts", "fronts" ] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogs", "chases", "courses", "dogs", "follows", "hounds", "pursues", "runs", "shadows", "tags", "traces", "tracks", "trails" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompanies", "chaperones", "chaperons", "escorts", "hunts", "searches (for)", "seeks", "eyes", "observes", "watches" ], "near antonyms":[ "heads" ], "antonyms":[ "guides", "leads", "pilots" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tails (off)":{ "as in gives out , fades (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evaporates", "fades (away)", "fritters (away)", "gives out", "melts (away)", "peters (out)", "vanishes", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "slackens", "slows (down)", "abates", "declines", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (away or down or out)", "diminishes", "drains (away)", "drops (off)", "dwindles", "eases", "ebbs", "falls", "falls away", "lessens", "lets up", "lowers", "moderates", "palls", "phases down", "ratchets (down)", "rachets (down)", "recedes", "relents", "remits", "shrinks", "subsides", "tapers", "tapers off", "wanes", "alleviates", "relaxes", "flags", "sinks", "weakens", "caves (in)", "collapses", "deflates" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mounts", "mushrooms", "picks up", "rises", "snowballs", "soars", "swells", "waxes", "appears", "emerges", "shows up", "blows up", "distends", "elongates", "lengthens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taipans":{ "as in rattlesnakes , mambas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adders", "anacondas", "asps", "black racers", "blacksnakes", "blue racers", "boas", "bull snakes", "bushmasters", "chicken snakes", "cobras", "constrictors", "copperheads", "coral snakes", "cottonmouth moccasins", "diamondback rattlesnakes", "fer-de-lance", "garter snakes", "gopher snakes", "green snakes", "hognose snakes", "horned vipers", "indigo snakes", "king cobras", "king snakes", "kraits", "mambas", "milk snakes", "moccasins", "pine snakes", "pit vipers", "puff adders", "pythons", "racers", "rat snakes", "rattlesnakes", "sea serpents", "sea snakes", "sidewinders", "water moccasins", "water snakes", "worm snakes", "serpents", "snakes", "vipers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tailspins":{ "a mental or nervous collapse":{ "examples":[ "the pressures of his job nearly caused him to go into a tailspin" ], "synonyms":[ "breakdowns", "crack-ups", "nervous breakdowns" ], "near synonyms":[ "frazzles", "freak-outs", "meltdowns", "alarms", "alarums", "anxieties", "apprehensions", "disquiets", "excitabilities", "disturbances", "agitations", "discomposures", "perturbations", "basket cases" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "composures", "imperturbabilities", "placidities", "self-possessions", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }