{ "terminating":{ "following all others of the same kind in order or time":{ "examples":[ "the terminating speech of the political convention turned out to be the most inspiring" ], "synonyms":[ "bottommost", "closing", "concluding", "final", "hindmost", "lag", "last", "latest", "latter", "rearmost", "terminal", "ultimate" ], "near synonyms":[ "consequent", "ensuing", "eventual", "following", "succeeding", "conclusive", "crowning", "decisive", "definitive", "farthermost", "farthest", "furthermost", "furthest", "remotest", "lowermost", "lowest", "nethermost", "endmost", "extreme", "outermost", "outmost", "utmost", "penultimate" ], "near antonyms":[ "eminent", "premier", "superior" ], "antonyms":[ "beginning", "earliest", "first", "foremost", "headmost", "inaugural", "initial", "leadoff", "maiden", "opening", "original", "pioneer", "primary", "starting" ] }, "to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{ "examples":[ "we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning" ], "synonyms":[ "closing", "closing out", "completing", "concluding", "ending", "finishing", "rounding (off or out)", "winding up", "wrapping up" ], "near synonyms":[ "climaxing", "crowning", "consummating", "perfecting", "halting", "stopping", "suspending" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "beginning", "commencing", "inaugurating", "opening", "starting" ] }, "to come to an end":{ "examples":[ "this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking off", "breaking up", "ceasing", "closing", "concluding", "dead-ending", "determining", "discontinuing", "dying", "elapsing", "ending", "expiring", "finishing", "going", "halting", "lapsing", "leaving off", "letting up", "passing", "quitting", "stopping", "winding up", "winking (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "desisting (from)", "laying off (of)", "refraining (from)", "giving over", "knocking off", "packing (up or in)", "breaking down", "conking (out)", "cutting out", "stalling", "pausing", "staying", "suspending", "abating", "petering (out)", "winding down" ], "near antonyms":[ "drawing out", "extending", "prolonging", "protracting" ], "antonyms":[ "continuing", "hanging on", "persisting" ] }, "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens" ], "synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "defining", "delimiting", "demarcating", "demarking", "limiting", "marking (off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlling", "determining", "governing", "delineating", "describing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinating", "bumping off", "croaking", "dispatching", "doing in", "executing", "getting", "icing", "knocking off", "liquidating", "murdering", "neutralizing", "offing", "putting away", "rubbing out", "slaying", "snuffing", "taking out", "whacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing away", "shooting", "shooting down", "blotting out", "carrying off", "claiming", "cutting down", "destroying", "felling", "killing", "smiting", "zapping", "butchering", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "slaughtering", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "exterminating", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "raising", "restoring", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "reviving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late" ], "synonyms":[ "axing", "bouncing", "canning", "cashiering", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "turning off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizing", "excessing", "furloughing", "laying off", "trimming", "booting (out)", "chucking (out)", "drumming (out)", "kicking out", "throwing out", "unseating", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "reemploying", "re-employing", "rehiring", "contracting", "subcontracting", "recruiting" ], "antonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "termination":{ "a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{ "examples":[ "I've reached the termination of my patience with you kids" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "boundary", "cap", "ceiling", "confines", "end", "extent", "limit", "limitation", "line" ], "near synonyms":[ "extremity", "fag end", "terminus", "border", "brim", "edge", "margin", "rim", "verge", "outside", "bar", "barrier", "fence", "hedge", "restraint", "stop", "wall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of ceasing to exist":{ "examples":[ "feels that the voluntary termination of one's life should be left entirely up to the patient" ], "synonyms":[ "death", "demise", "expiration", "expiry" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispersion", "dissolution", "cessation", "close", "conclusion", "decease", "discontinuance", "doom", "end", "ending", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "passing", "quietus", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "suicide", "annihilation", "destruction", "ruin" ], "near antonyms":[ "existence", "persistence", "prolongation", "inauguration", "initiation", "institution", "origination" ], "antonyms":[ "alpha", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "creation", "dawn", "genesis", "inception", "incipience", "incipiency", "launch", "morning", "onset", "outset", "start" ] }, "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "examples":[ "at the termination of the movie, please throw away any empty food containers in the appropriate bins" ], "synonyms":[ "arrest", "arrestment", "cease", "cessation", "check", "close", "closedown", "closure", "conclusion", "cutoff", "discontinuance", "discontinuation", "end", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "offset", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stay", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease" ], "near synonyms":[ "mop-up", "phaseout", "abeyance", "break", "interruption", "layoff", "letup", "moratorium", "pause", "standstill", "suspension" ], "near antonyms":[ "extension", "persistence", "prolongation" ], "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terminations":{ "a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{ "examples":[ "I've reached the termination of my patience with you kids" ], "synonyms":[ "boundaries", "bounds", "caps", "ceilings", "confines", "ends", "extents", "limitations", "limits", "lines" ], "near synonyms":[ "extremities", "fag ends", "termini", "terminuses", "borders", "brims", "edges", "margins", "rims", "verges", "outsides", "barriers", "bars", "fences", "hedges", "restraints", "stops", "walls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of ceasing to exist":{ "examples":[ "feels that the voluntary termination of one's life should be left entirely up to the patient" ], "synonyms":[ "deaths", "demises", "expirations", "expiries" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispersions", "dissolutions", "cessations", "closes", "conclusions", "deceases", "discontinuances", "dooms", "endings", "ends", "finishes", "halts", "lapses", "passings", "quietuses", "shutdowns", "shutoffs", "stoppages", "stops", "surceases", "suicides", "annihilations", "destructions", "ruins" ], "near antonyms":[ "existences", "persistences", "prolongations", "inaugurations", "initiations", "institutions", "originations" ], "antonyms":[ "alphas", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "creations", "dawns", "geneses", "inceptions", "incipiences", "incipiencies", "launches", "mornings", "onsets", "outsets", "starts" ] }, "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "examples":[ "at the termination of the movie, please throw away any empty food containers in the appropriate bins" ], "synonyms":[ "arrestments", "arrests", "ceases", "cessations", "checks", "closedowns", "closes", "closures", "conclusions", "cutoffs", "discontinuances", "discontinuations", "endings", "ends", "expirations", "finishes", "halts", "lapses", "offsets", "shutdowns", "shutoffs", "stays", "stoppages", "stops", "surceases" ], "near synonyms":[ "mop-ups", "phaseouts", "abeyances", "breaks", "interruptions", "layoffs", "letups", "moratoriums", "moratoria", "pauses", "standstills", "suspensions" ], "near antonyms":[ "extensions", "persistences", "prolongations" ], "antonyms":[ "continuances", "continuations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terrified":{ "filled with fear or dread":{ "examples":[ "terrified dogs hiding under the couch" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "afraid", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "horror-struck", "hysterical", "hysteric", "scared", "scary", "shocked", "spooked", "terrorized" ], "near synonyms":[ "chicken", "fainthearted", "fearsome", "shrinking", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "tremulant", "tremulous", "agitated", "anxious", "apprehensive", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "funky", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "panicked", "panicky", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "skittish", "uneasy", "upset", "worried", "phobic", "appalled", "dismayed", "startled", "cowed", "daunted", "intimidated", "unnerved", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "gutless", "lily-livered", "pusillanimous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "wary" ], "near antonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daredevil", "daring", "dashing", "gutsy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "venturesome", "venturous", "brave", "courageous", "gallant", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous", "assured", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "sanguine", "sure", "unperturbed", "dauntless", "resolute", "undaunted" ], "antonyms":[ "fearless", "unafraid" ] }, "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "the prospect of speaking in front of a huge crowd of people absolutely terrifies me" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "alarmed", "alarumed", "frighted", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "scared", "scarified", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrorized" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalled", "bowled over", "dismayed", "floored", "jolted", "shook", "shook up", "amazed", "astounded", "awed", "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "dispirited", "emasculated", "psyched (out)", "undid", "unmanned", "unnerved", "unstrung", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "unsettled", "upset", "worried" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "solaced", "soothed", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "inspired", "steeled" ], "antonyms":[ "reassured" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "terrorize":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "thunderstorms terrorize our cats, who all scamper downstairs when lightning flashes" ], "synonyms":[ "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "fright", "frighten", "horrify", "panic", "scare", "scarify", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrify" ], "near synonyms":[ "appall", "appal", "bowl over", "dismay", "floor", "jolt", "shake", "shake up", "amaze", "astound", "awe", "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "dispirit", "emasculate", "psych (out)", "undo", "unman", "unnerve", "unstring", "discomfort", "discompose", "disconcert", "disquiet", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "unsettle", "upset", "worry" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "solace", "soothe", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "inspire", "steel" ], "antonyms":[ "reassure" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "terminologies":{ "the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{ "examples":[ "the terminology favored by sportscasters", "medical terminology that can be hard for the patient to understand" ], "synonyms":[ "argots", "cants", "dialects", "jargons", "jives", "languages", "lingos", "lingoes", "patois", "patter", "shops", "shoptalk", "slangs", "vocabularies" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquialisms", "colloquials", "idioms", "localisms", "parlances", "pidgins", "provincialisms", "regionalisms", "speeches", "vernacularisms", "vernaculars", "slanguages", "bureaucrateses", "computereses", "cyberspeaks", "educationeses", "governmenteses", "journaleses", "technobabbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tergiversation":{ "deliberate evasion in speech":{ "examples":[ "like many politicians, he has the gift for tergiversation" ], "synonyms":[ "circumlocution", "equivocation", "shuffle" ], "near synonyms":[ "quibbling", "ambiguity", "ambiguousness", "equivocalness", "murkiness", "nebulousness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "opacity" ], "near antonyms":[ "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "openheartedness", "openness", "plainness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tergiversating":{ "to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{ "examples":[ "shamelessly tergiversating , the witness replied, \"Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is\"" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocating", "fudging", "hedging", "pussyfooting", "waffling", "weaseling" ], "near synonyms":[ "flip-flopping", "yo-yoing", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "eschewing", "evading", "shaking", "shirking", "shunning", "sidestepping", "skirting", "bypassing", "circumventing", "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "straddling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "terrorizes":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "thunderstorms terrorize our cats, who all scamper downstairs when lightning flashes" ], "synonyms":[ "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frightens", "frights", "horrifies", "panics", "scares", "scarifies", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalls", "appals", "bowls over", "dismays", "floors", "jolts", "shakes", "shakes up", "amazes", "astounds", "awes", "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "psychs (out)", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "steels" ], "antonyms":[ "reassures" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tergiversate":{ "to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{ "examples":[ "shamelessly tergiversating , the witness replied, \"Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is\"" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocate", "fudge", "hedge", "pussyfoot", "waffle", "weasel" ], "near synonyms":[ "flip-flop", "yo-yo", "dodge", "duck", "elude", "eschew", "evade", "shake", "shirk", "shun", "sidestep", "skirt", "bypass", "circumvent", "cavil", "quibble", "straddle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "terraces":{ "a flat roofless structure attached to a building":{ "examples":[ "from their terraces residents of the high-rise have panoramic views of the city" ], "synonyms":[ "balconies", "decks", "sundecks" ], "near synonyms":[ "galleries", "lanais", "porches", "stoops", "verandas", "verandahs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terrible":{ "causing fear":{ "examples":[ "a terrible nightmare that woke me up" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "startling", "threatening", "troubling", "trying", "unnerving", "bone-chilling", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "weird", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "inviting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "reassuring", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "extreme in degree, power, or effect":{ "examples":[ "I have a terrible headache" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "near synonyms":[ "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "stressed", "exhaustive", "thorough", "harsh", "rigorous", "severe" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "weak", "shallow", "superficial", "moderated", "qualified", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "toned (down)", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ] }, "extremely disturbing or repellent":{ "examples":[ "that is a terrible movie to let your six-year-old watch" ], "synonyms":[ "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "dreadful", "frightful", "ghastly", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmare", "nightmarish", "shocking", "terrific" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarming", "bloodcurdling", "dire", "direful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "gut-wrenching", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "terrifying", "abhorrent", "deplorable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "offensive", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "abominable", "evil", "foul", "heinous", "noxious", "odious", "unspeakable", "vile", "grotesque", "ugly", "unsightly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "appealing", "attractive", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "enjoyable", "enticing", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "cheering", "comforting", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "extremely unsatisfactory":{ "examples":[ "this nonfat ice cream is terrible" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "dismal", "execrable", "horrible", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "sucky", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "deficient", "inferior", "off", "poor", "substandard", "wanting", "contemptible", "miserable", "shameful", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "low-grade", "mediocre", "reprehensible", "second-rate", "bum", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "abominable", "damnable", "fiendish", "odious", "vile" ], "near antonyms":[ "choice", "excellent", "exceptional", "first-class", "first-rate", "premium", "prime", "superior", "adequate", "sufficient", "acceptable", "satisfactory" ], "antonyms":[ "bitchin'", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "wonderful" ] }, "of low quality":{ "examples":[ "manufactures terrible clothes that often tear after a single wash" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bargain-basement", "bum", "cheap", "cheapjack", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "el cheapo", "execrable", "gimcrack", "inferior", "junky", "lousy", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "poor", "rotten", "rubbishy", "schlock", "schlocky", "shlock", "shlocky", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "trashy", "trumpery", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "indifferent", "lackluster", "second-class", "brummagem", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "kitsch", "kitschy", "meretricious", "ostentatious", "showy", "splashy", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "seedy", "shabby", "tacky", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "near antonyms":[ "elegant", "handsome", "tasteful", "handcrafted", "polished", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "excellent", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "good", "high-grade", "superior", "top-notch" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "terror":{ "a source of persistent emotional distress":{ "examples":[ "after the death of her father, fear of developing cancer became one of the terrors of her life" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "demon", "daemon", "hang-up", "torment" ], "near synonyms":[ "b\u00eate noire", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "hobgoblin", "ogre" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger":{ "examples":[ "the reports of a serial killer on the loose struck terror into our hearts" ], "synonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "dread", "fear", "fearfulness", "fright", "horror", "panic", "scare", "trepidation" ], "near synonyms":[ "phobia", "creeps", "jitters", "nervousness", "willies", "pang", "qualm", "twinge", "agitation", "apprehension", "consternation", "discomposure", "disquiet", "funk", "perturbation", "concern", "dismay", "worry", "cowardice", "faintheartedness", "timidity", "timorousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "boldness", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "fortitude", "gallantry", "hardihood", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "stoutness", "valor", "audacity", "guts", "nerve" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "termagants":{ "a bad-tempered scolding woman":{ "examples":[ "when she finally met her grandmother, she couldn't believe the sweet old lady was the same woman she'd heard all her life described as a termagant" ], "synonyms":[ "battle-axes", "dragon ladies", "furies", "harpies", "harridans", "shrews", "viragoes", "viragos", "vixens" ], "near synonyms":[ "fishwifes", "fishwives", "gorgons", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "critics", "faultfinders", "nitpickers", "railers", "scolds", "belittlers", "deriders", "detractors", "pettifoggers", "quibblers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "territory":{ "the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found":{ "examples":[ "that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine" ], "synonyms":[ "habitat", "home", "niche", "range" ], "near synonyms":[ "element", "environment", "environs", "haunt", "locality", "medium", "milieu", "neighborhood", "setting", "surroundings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tersely":{ "in a few words":{ "examples":[ "she stated her dissatisfaction rather tersely with a simple \"I don't approve\"" ], "synonyms":[ "briefly", "compactly", "concisely", "crisply", "curtly", "elliptically", "laconically", "pithily", "shortly", "succinctly", "summarily" ], "near synonyms":[ "aphoristically", "sententiously", "exactly", "precisely", "abruptly", "bluffly", "bluntly", "brusquely", "monosyllabically" ], "near antonyms":[ "redundantly", "repetitiously" ], "antonyms":[ "diffusely", "long-windedly", "verbosely", "wordily" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "terribleness":{ "as in nastiness , vileness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "dreadfulness", "foulness", "ghastliness", "horribleness", "loathsomeness", "nastiness", "offensiveness", "repellency", "repulsiveness", "vileness", "grotesqueness", "hideousness", "homeliness", "plainness", "ugliness", "unattractiveness", "unbecomingness", "unloveliness", "unsightliness", "blemish", "flaw", "imperfection" ], "near antonyms":[ "aesthetics", "esthetics", "attractiveness", "beauteousness", "beautifulness", "beauty", "comeliness", "cuteness", "fairness", "gorgeousness", "handsomeness", "looks", "loveliness", "prettiness", "sightliness", "allure", "appeal", "attraction", "fascination", "glamour", "glamor", "charm", "delightfulness", "elegance", "exquisiteness", "gloriousness", "radiance", "radiancy", "resplendence", "resplendency", "splendidness", "splendiferousness", "sublimeness", "sublimity", "superbness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tertiary colors":{ "as in primary colors , secondary colors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "primary colors", "secondary colors", "overtones", "undertones", "chromas", "chromaticities", "contrasts", "saturations", "values", "casts", "colors", "hues", "shades", "tinctures", "tinges", "tints", "tones", "colorations", "colorings", "colorways", "pigmentations" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatisms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terms":{ "a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{ "examples":[ "elected for a two-year term as mayor" ], "synonyms":[ "hitches", "stints", "tenures", "tours" ], "near synonyms":[ 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"scopes", "sweeps", "widths", "subfields", "subspecialties", "sub-specialties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the physical features of a region as a whole":{ "examples":[ "an analysis of the terrain revealed that an invasion force of paratroopers would have their work cut out for them" ], "synonyms":[ "chorographies", "geographies", "geomorphologies", "landscapes", "topographies" ], "near synonyms":[ "sceneries", "grounds", "landforms", "lands", "terranes", "terrenes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{ "examples":[ "a new senator getting lost in the foggy terrain of double-dealing and deception" ], "synonyms":[ "ambients", "atmospheres", "climates", "climes", "contexts", "contextures", "environments", "environs", "mediums", "media", "milieus", "milieux", "mise-en-sc\u00e8nes", "settings", "surroundings", "surrounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "locations", "places", "positions", "spaces", "backdrops", 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"antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "terming":{ "to give a name to":{ "examples":[ "the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out" ], "synonyms":[ "baptizing", "baptising", "calling", "christening", "cleping", "denominating", "designating", "dubbing", "entitling", "labeling", "labelling", "naming", "nominating", "styling", "titling" ], "near synonyms":[ "branding", "stigmatizing", "tagging", "denoting", "specifying", "miscalling", "misnaming", "mistitling", "code-naming", "nicknaming", "rechristening", "relabeling", "relabelling", "renaming", "surnaming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "terrifies":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "the prospect of speaking in front of a huge crowd of people absolutely terrifies me" ], "synonyms":[ "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frightens", "frights", "horrifies", "panics", "scares", "scarifies", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrorizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalls", "appals", "bowls over", "dismays", "floors", "jolts", "shakes", "shakes up", "amazes", "astounds", "awes", "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "psychs (out)", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "steels" ], "antonyms":[ "reassures" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "terseness":{ "the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning":{ "examples":[ "the terseness of my replies simply meant that I was too busy to talk at that time" ], "synonyms":[ "brevity", "briefness", "compactness", "conciseness", "concision", "crispness", "pithiness", "sententiousness", "succinctness" ], "near synonyms":[ "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "curtness", "shortness" ], "near antonyms":[ "periphrasis", "pleonasm", "redundancy", "repetitiousness", "repetitiveness", "tautology" ], "antonyms":[ "diffuseness", "long-windedness", "prolixity", "verbosity", "wordiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terra firma":{ "the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air":{ "examples":[ "after that nightmarish storm, the sailors were grateful to reach terra firma" ], "synonyms":[ "dirt", "dust", "earth", "ground", "land", "soil" ], "near synonyms":[ "continent", "landmass", "zone", "island", "isthmus", "mainland", "peninsula" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "territories":{ "the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found":{ "examples":[ "that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine" ], "synonyms":[ "habitats", "homes", "niches", "ranges" ], "near synonyms":[ "elements", "environments", "environs", "haunts", "localities", "mediums", "media", "milieus", "milieux", "neighborhoods", "settings", "surroundings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terrenes":{ "as in lands , ground":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ground", "landforms", "lands", "terranes", "chorographies", "geographies", "geomorphologies", "landscapes", "terrains", "topographies", "sceneries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terrorism":{ "the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal":{ "examples":[ "They have been arrested for acts of terrorism .", "international terrorism", "the fight against terrorism" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fear", "intimidation", "menace", "sword", "terror", "threat", "violence", "arm-twisting", "coercion", "compulsion", "constraint", "duress", "force", "pressure", "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "squeeze", "squeeze play", "might", "muscle", "potency", "puissance", "strength", "hardheadedness", "self-will", "willfulness", "strain", "stress" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreement", "approval", "consent", "permission", "convincing", "persuasion", "reason", "suasion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terrifying":{ "causing fear":{ "examples":[ "heard a terrifying noise coming from the next room" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "startling", "threatening", "troubling", "trying", "unnerving", "bone-chilling", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "weird", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "inviting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "reassuring", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "the prospect of speaking in front of a huge crowd of people absolutely terrifies me" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "frightening", "frighting", "horrifying", "panicking", "scarifying", "scaring", "shocking", "spooking", "startling", "terrorizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalling", "bowling over", "dismaying", "flooring", "jolting", "shaking", "shaking up", "amazing", "astounding", "awing", "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "dispiriting", "emasculating", "psyching (out)", "undoing", "unmanning", "unnerving", "unstringing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying" ], "near antonyms":[ "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "solacing", "soothing", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "steeling" ], "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tertiary color":{ "as in primary color , secondary color":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "primary color", "secondary color", "overtone", "undertone", "brightness", "chroma", "chromaticity", "contrast", "lightness", "saturation", "value", "cast", "color", "hue", "shade", "tincture", "tinge", "tint", "tone", "coloration", "coloring", "colorway", "pigmentation" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tergiversations":{ "deliberate evasion in speech":{ "examples":[ "like many politicians, he has the gift for tergiversation" ], "synonyms":[ "circumlocution", "equivocation", "shuffle" ], "near synonyms":[ "quibbling", "ambiguity", "ambiguousness", "equivocalness", "murkiness", "nebulousness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "opacity" ], "near antonyms":[ "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "openheartedness", "openness", "plainness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terrorizing":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "thunderstorms terrorize our cats, who all scamper downstairs when lightning flashes" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "frightening", "frighting", "horrifying", "panicking", "scarifying", "scaring", "shocking", "spooking", "startling", "terrifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalling", "bowling over", "dismaying", "flooring", "jolting", "shaking", "shaking up", "amazing", "astounding", "awing", "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "dispiriting", "emasculating", "psyching (out)", "undoing", "unmanning", "unnerving", "unstringing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying" ], "near 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"colloquialism", "euphemism", "loanword", "modernism", "neologism", "vernacularism" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a name to":{ "examples":[ "the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out" ], "synonyms":[ "baptize", "call", "christen", "clepe", "denominate", "designate", "dub", "entitle", "label", "name", "nominate", "style", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "brand", "stigmatize", "tag", "denote", "specify", "miscall", "misname", "mistitle", "code-name", "nickname", "rechristen", "relabel", "rename", "surname" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "terrariums":{ "a glass or plastic box that is used for growing plants or keeping small animals indoors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aquariums", "aquaria", "cages", "coops", "corrals", "hutches", "pens", "pounds", "kennels", "runs", "kraals", "stockades", "cotes", "dovecotes", "dovecots", "henhouses", "folds", "sheepfolds", "pigpens", "live-boxes", "fences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terraria":{ "a glass or plastic box that is used for growing plants or keeping small animals indoors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aquariums", "aquaria", "cages", "coops", "corrals", "hutches", "pens", "pounds", "kennels", "runs", "kraals", "stockades", "cotes", "dovecotes", "dovecots", "henhouses", "folds", "sheepfolds", "pigpens", "live-boxes", "fences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terrene":{ "having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven":{ "examples":[ "in the expenditure of his psychic energies, he strives to strike a balance between the celestial and the terrene" ], "synonyms":[ "carnal", "earthborn", "earthbound", "earthly", "fleshly", "material", "mundane", "sublunary", "temporal", "terrestrial", "worldly" ], "near synonyms":[ "animal", "bodily", "corporal", "corporeal", "physical", "daily", "diurnal", "unspiritual", "anthropic", "anthropical", "anthropocentric" ], "near antonyms":[ "celestial", "Elysian", "empyreal", "empyrean", "supernal", "metaphysical", "devotional", "divine", "religious", "sacred", "spiritual", "utopian", "ethereal", "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental" ], "antonyms":[ "heavenly", "nontemporal", "unearthly", "unworldly" ] }, "as in land , ground":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ground", "land", "landform", "terrane", "chorography", "geography", "geomorphology", "landscape", "terrain", "topography", "scenery" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "terrify":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "the prospect of speaking in front of a huge crowd of people absolutely terrifies me" ], "synonyms":[ "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "fright", "frighten", "horrify", "panic", "scare", "scarify", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrorize" ], "near synonyms":[ "appall", "appal", "bowl over", "dismay", "floor", "jolt", "shake", "shake up", "amaze", "astound", "awe", "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "dispirit", "emasculate", "psych (out)", "undo", "unman", "unnerve", "unstring", "discomfort", "discompose", "disconcert", "disquiet", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "unsettle", "upset", "worry" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "solace", "soothe", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "inspire", "steel" ], "antonyms":[ "reassure" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "terminology":{ "the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{ "examples":[ "the terminology favored by sportscasters", "medical terminology that can be hard for the patient to understand" ], "synonyms":[ "argot", "cant", "dialect", "jargon", "jive", "language", "lingo", "patois", "patter", "shop", "shoptalk", "slang", "vocabulary" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquial", "colloquialism", "idiom", "localism", "parlance", "pidgin", "provincialism", "regionalism", "speech", "vernacular", "vernacularism", "slanguage", "bureaucratese", "computerese", "cyberspeak", "educationese", "governmentese", "journalese", "technobabble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terra firmas":{ "the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air":{ "examples":[ "after that nightmarish storm, the sailors were grateful to reach terra firma" ], "synonyms":[ "dirt", "dust", "earth", "ground", "land", "soil" ], "near synonyms":[ "continent", "landmass", "zone", "island", "isthmus", "mainland", "peninsula" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "terrific":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "you've done a terrific job on this report" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", 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"terrifying", "abhorrent", "deplorable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "offensive", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "abominable", "evil", "foul", "heinous", "noxious", "odious", "unspeakable", "vile", "grotesque", "ugly", "unsightly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "appealing", "attractive", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "enjoyable", "enticing", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "cheering", "comforting", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "terminuses":{ "as in extremities , fag ends":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "extremities", "fag ends", "boundaries", "bounds", "caps", "ceilings", "confines", "ends", "extents", "limitations", "limits", "lines", "terminations", "borders", "brims", "edges", "margins", "rims", "verges", "outsides", "barriers", "bars", "fences", "hedges", "restraints", "stops", 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