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history of petty thievery and narcotics peddling" ], "synonyms":[ "larceny", "robbery", "stealing", "theft" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglary", "housebreaking", "embezzlement", "embezzling", "graft", "misapplication", "misappropriation", "peculation", "petit larceny", "petty larceny", "filching", "pilferage", "pilfering", "purloining", "shoplifting", "abduction", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "despoilment", "despoliation", "looting", "pillage", "plundering", "rapine", "spoliation", "poaching", "rustling", "black marketeering", "smuggling", "banditry", "piracy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thieving":{ "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "someone's been thieving my cookies!" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriating", "boosting", "filching", "heisting", "hooking", "lifting", "misappropriating", "nicking", "nipping", "pilfering", "pinching", "pocketing", "purloining", "ripping off", "snitching", "stealing", "swiping" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarizing", "knocking over", "robbing", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "sacking", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "picking", "rifling", "poaching", "rustling", "shoplifting", "collaring", "grabbing", "grasping", "nailing", "seizing", "snatching", "taking", "mooching", "sponging", "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "spiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "handing over", "presenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thimblerigged":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "victimized" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thimblerigs":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bilks", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fiddles", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "screws", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "sticks", "stiffs", "stings", "suckers", "swindles", "victimizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in three-card montes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "three-card montes", "rackets", "rip-offs", "devices", "dodges", "gimmicks", "jigs", "ploys", "schemes", "sleights", "stratagems", "tricks", "wiles", "Ponzi schemes", "pyramid schemes", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forgeries", "hoaxes", "humbug", "phonies", "phoneys", "shams", "crosses", "fixes", "buncos", "bunkos", "cons", "fiddles", "flimflams", "frauds", "hustles", "scams", "shell games", "stings", "swindles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "thin on the ground":{ "less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable":{ "examples":[ "Business has been thin on the ground since tourist season concluded." ], "synonyms":[ "exiguous", "hand-to-mouth", "light", "meager", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparing", "sparse", "stingy" ], "near synonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "short", "wanting", "bare", "bare-bones", "least", "littlest", "lowest", "mere", "minimal", "slightest", "slight", "small", "thin", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "near antonyms":[ "adequate", "enough", "satisfactory", "sufficient", "tolerable", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "prolific", "rich", "lavish", "luxuriant", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "proliferative", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "excess", "extra", "surplus" ], "antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "thingamajig":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "reattach that thingamajig and the machine should work" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatnot", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thingness":{ "the fact of being or of being real":{ "examples":[ "conceptual artists have taken the thingness out of art, asserting that the artistic vision is embodied in the concept and not in any particular object" ], "synonyms":[ "actuality", "corporality", "corporeality", "existence", "reality", "subsistence" ], "near synonyms":[ "genuineness", "realness", "activity", "animation", "life", "currency", "presence", "prevalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "absence", "dearth", "lack", "want", "potentiality", "virtuality" ], "antonyms":[ "inexistence", "nonbeing", "nonexistence", "nothingness", "unreality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thingumajigs":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "reattach that thingamajig and the machine should work" ], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingummies", "whatchamacallits", "whatnots", "whatsits", "whatses", "what-is-its" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thingummies":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "an antiques store filled with thingummies from the horse-and-buggy days" ], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "whatchamacallits", "whatnots", "whatsits", "whatses", "what-is-its" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thingummy":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an antiques store filled with thingummies from the horse-and-buggy days" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "whatchamacallit", "whatnot", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "think (about or over)":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "chew over", "cogitate", "consider", "contemplate", "debate", "deliberate", "entertain", "eye", "kick around", "meditate", "mull (over)", "perpend", "ponder", "pore (over)", "question", "revolve", "ruminate", "study", "turn", "weigh", "wrestle (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "muse (upon)", "reflect (on or upon)", "reminisce", "analyze", "explore", "review", "conclude", "reason", "second-guess", "speculate (about)", "brood (about or over)", "dwell (on or upon)", "fixate (on or upon)", "fret (about or over)", "obsess (about or over)", "believe", "conceive", "opine", "absorb", "assimilate", "digest", "drink (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "overlook", "slight", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "think (up)":{ "to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{ "examples":[ "the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers" ], "synonyms":[ "concoct", "construct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "devise", "drum up", "excogitate", "fabricate", "invent", "make up", "manufacture", "trump up", "vamp (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "coin", "design", "hatch", "produce", "daydream", "dream", "fantasize", "conceive", "envisage", "envision", "imagine", "picture", "vision", "visualize", "ad-lib", "extemporize", "improvise" ], "near antonyms":[ "clone", "copy", "copycat", "duplicate", "imitate", "mimic", "reduplicate", "replicate", "reproduce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thinkable":{ "as in plausible , conceivable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conceivable", "generable", "imaginable", "plausible", "implicit", "possible", "potential", "likely", "probable", "conjectural", "hypothetical", "suppositional", "theoretical", "theoretic", "alleged", "assumed", "purported", "reputed", "supposed", "achievable", "attainable", "doable", "feasible", "practicable", "viable", "workable" ], "near antonyms":[ "actual", "existent", "factual", "real", "authenticated", "confirmed", "demonstrated", "established", "proven", "substantiated", "authentic", "bona fide", "genuine", "true" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "thinking (up)":{ "to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{ "examples":[ "the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers" ], "synonyms":[ "concocting", "constructing", "contriving", "cooking (up)", "devising", "drumming up", "excogitating", "fabricating", "inventing", "making up", "manufacturing", "trumping up", "vamping (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "coining", "designing", "hatching", "producing", "daydreaming", "dreaming", "fantasizing", "conceiving", "envisaging", "envisioning", "imagining", "picturing", "visioning", "visualizing", "ad-libbing", "extemporizing", "improvising" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloning", "copycatting", "copying", "duplicating", "imitating", "mimicking", "reduplicating", "replicating", "reproducing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thinks (up)":{ "to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{ "examples":[ "the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers" ], "synonyms":[ "concocts", "constructs", "contrives", "cooks (up)", "devises", "drums up", "excogitates", "fabricates", "invents", "makes up", "manufactures", "trumps up", "vamps (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "coins", "designs", "hatches", "produces", "daydreams", "dreams", "fantasizes", "conceives", "envisages", "envisions", "imagines", "pictures", "visions", "visualizes", "ad-libs", "extemporizes", "improvises" ], "near antonyms":[ "clones", "copies", "copycats", "duplicates", "imitates", "mimics", "reduplicates", "replicates", "reproduces" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thirstiness":{ "a strong wish for something":{ "examples":[ "the only way to satisfy that thirstiness for a new job is to start looking" ], "synonyms":[ "appetency", "appetite", "craving", "desire", "drive", "hankering", "hunger", "itch", "jones", "letch", "longing", "lust", "passion", "pining", "thirst", "urge", "yearning", "yen" ], "near synonyms":[ "compulsion", "impulse", "impulsion", "will", "zeal", "liking", "love", "taste", "weakness", "eagerness", "impatience", "want", "wish", "necessity", "need", "requirement", "obsession", "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "covetousness", "cupidity", "greed", "greediness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "caco\u00ebthes", "mania" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "distaste", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "apathy", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thistly":{ "having leaves or branches which are likely to cause a scratch":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "caught her sleeve on a thistly bush" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "burred", "bristly", "coarse", "jagged", "rough" ], "synonyms":[ "brambly", "prickly", "scratchy", "thorny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "thief":{ "one who steals":{ "examples":[ "a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym" ], "synonyms":[ "larcenist", "pincher", "purloiner", "robber", "stealer" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglar", "cat burglar", "cracksman", "housebreaker", "picklock", "safecracker", "embezzler", "grafter", "klepto", "kleptomaniac", "sneak thief", "cutpurse", "dip", "pickpocket", "pilferer", "shoplifter", "abductor", "carjacker", "hijacker", "kidnapper", "kidnaper", "skyjacker", "despoiler", "looter", "pillager", "plunderer", "ransacker", "ravisher", "poacher", "rustler", "smuggler", "bandit", "footpad", "highwayman", "pirate", "mugger" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thick on the ground":{ "being more than enough without being excessive":{ "examples":[ "Tourism has been thick on the ground since the new ampitheater opened last fall." ], "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bounteous", "bountiful", "comfortable", "cornucopian", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenty" ], "near synonyms":[ "extra", "supernumerary", "surplus", "abounding", "blooming", "overflowing", "plump", "replete", "rich", "rife", "teeming", "wealthy", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "luxuriant", "prodigal", "prolific", "copious", "fulsome", "lavish", "profuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "stingy", "skimpy", "least", "minimum", "light", "slight", "small", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "thingamajigs":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "reattach that thingamajig and the machine should work" ], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingummies", "whatchamacallits", "whatnots", "whatsits", "whatses", "what-is-its" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thick":{ "having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite":{ "examples":[ "a thick board was laid across the pit" ], "synonyms":[ "chunky", "fat" ], "related":[ "blockish", "blocky", "bulky", "dense", "hefty", "thickish", "broad", "deep", "wide" ], "near antonyms":[ "narrow", "shallow" ], "antonyms":[ "skinny", "slender", "slim", "thin" ] }, "being of a consistency that resists flow":{ "examples":[ "thick maple syrup for pancakes" ], "synonyms":[ "ropy", "ropey", "syrupy", "viscid", "viscous" ], "related":[ "creamy", "heavy", "slushy", "thickened", "thickish", "turbid", "undiluted", "semifluid", "semiliquid", "gluey", "glutinous", "sticky", "gelatinous", "gooey", "gummy", "jellylike", "concentrated", "condensed" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowing", "fluid", "dilute", "diluted", "liquid", "watered-down", "weak" ], "antonyms":[ "runny", "soupy", "thin", "watery" ] }, "closely acquainted":{ "examples":[ "those two have been thick since grade school" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "close", "especial", "familiar", "friendly", "inseparable", "intimate", "inward", "near", "tight" ], "related":[ "clannish", "close-knit", "tight-knit", "affable", "boon", "companionable", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hearty", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "comfortable", "cozy", "easy", "snug", "amicable", "neighborly", "confidential", "secretive", "adoring", "affectionate", "dear", "devoted", "fond", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "unfriendly", "unsociable", "withdrawn" ], "antonyms":[ "distant" ] }, "having a greater than usual measure across":{ "examples":[ "cross your name off the list with a really thick line so I can see it" ], "synonyms":[ "broad", "fat", "wide" ], "related":[ "expansive", "extensive", "sweeping", "commodious", "roomy", "spacious", "outsize", "outsized", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous" ], "near antonyms":[ "fine", "hairlike", "reedlike", "elongate", "elongated", "needlelike", "bottleneck", "close", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "squeezed", "tight", "tightened", "attenuate", "attenuated", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize" ], "antonyms":[ "hairline", "narrow", "paper-thin", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "slim-jim", "thin" ] }, "having little space between items or parts":{ "examples":[ "a hedge thick with gorse bushes" ], "synonyms":[ "close", "compact", "crowded", "dense", "jam-packed", "packed", "serried", "tight" ], "related":[ "crammed", "jammed", "overcrowded", "crushed", "massed", "pressed", "squeezed", "wall-to-wall", "airtight", "snug", "compacted", "compressed", "condensed", "congested", "firm", "hard", "solid", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "impervious" ], "near antonyms":[ "commodious", "roomy", "spacious" ], "antonyms":[ "airy", "loose", "open", "uncrowded" ] }, "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "couldn't believe that his guests were so thick that they were missing his hints that it was time to leave" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "related":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified":{ "examples":[ "a meadow thick with wildflowers" ], "synonyms":[ "abounding", "abundant", "awash", "flush", "fraught", "lousy", "replete", "rife", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "related":[ "brimming", "bulging", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "saturated", "stuffed", "clogged", "congested", "overcrowded", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overladen", "overloaded", "overstuffed", "surfeited", "alive", "animated", "astir", "bustling", "busy", "buzzing", "humming", "lively" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "barren", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted", "deficient", "incomplete", "insufficient", "short" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the most intense or characteristic phase of 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"forgetting", "unlearning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thirst (for)":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "they have always thirsted for a more affluent lifestyle than their salaries would allow" ], "synonyms":[ "ache (for)", "covet", "crave", "desiderate", "desire", "die (for)", "hanker (for or after)", "hunger (for)", "itch (for)", "jones (for)", "long (for)", "lust (for or after)", "pant (after)", "pine (for)", "repine (for)", "salivate (for)", "sigh (for)", "want", "wish (for)", "yearn (for)", "yen (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoil (for)", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "relish", "revel (in)", "favor", "prefer", "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "spurn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thirsts":{ "a strong wish for something":{ "examples":[ "his thirst for knowledge is evident in his book-filled house" ], "synonyms":[ "appetency", "appetite", "craving", "desire", "drive", "hankering", "hunger", "itch", "jones", "letch", "longing", "lust", "passion", "pining", "thirstiness", "urge", "yearning", "yen" ], "near synonyms":[ "compulsion", "impulse", "impulsion", "will", "zeal", "liking", "love", "taste", "weakness", "eagerness", "impatience", "want", "wish", "necessity", "need", "requirement", "obsession", "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "covetousness", "cupidity", "greed", "greediness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "caco\u00ebthes", "mania" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "distaste", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "apathy", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "urgent desire or interest":{ "examples":[ "an unquenchable thirst for travel that has led her to the far corners of the globe" ], "synonyms":[ "appetite", "ardor", "avidity", "avidness", "desirousness", "eagerness", "enthusiasm", "excitement", "hunger", "impatience", "keenness", "lust" ], "near synonyms":[ "alacrity", "quickness", "ambition", "gusto", "zest", "appetence", "appetency", "fervency", "passion", "warmth", "zeal", "amenability", "readiness", "willingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "casualness", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern", "aloofness", "detachment", "impassivity", "languidness", "languor", "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness" ], "antonyms":[ "apathy", "indifference" ] }, "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "they have always thirsted for a more affluent lifestyle than their salaries would allow" ], "synonyms":[ "ache (for)", "covet", "crave", "desiderate", "desire", "die (for)", "hanker (for or after)", "hunger (for)", "itch (for)", "jones (for)", "long (for)", "lust (for or after)", "pant (after)", "pine (for)", "repine (for)", "salivate (for)", "sigh (for)", "want", "wish (for)", "yearn (for)", "yen (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoil (for)", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "relish", "revel (in)", "favor", "prefer", "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "spurn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "think (about":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "chew over", "cogitate", "consider", "contemplate", "debate", "deliberate", "entertain", "eye", "kick around", "meditate", "mull (over)", "perpend", "ponder", "pore (over)", "question", "revolve", "ruminate", "study", "turn", "weigh", "wrestle (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "muse (upon)", "reflect (on or upon)", "reminisce", "analyze", "explore", "review", "conclude", "reason", "second-guess", "speculate (about)", "brood (about or over)", "dwell (on or upon)", "fixate (on or upon)", "fret (about or over)", "obsess (about or over)", "believe", "conceive", "opine", "absorb", "assimilate", "digest", "drink (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "overlook", "slight", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "thieves":{ "one who steals":{ "examples":[ "a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym" ], "synonyms":[ "larcenists", "pinchers", "purloiners", "robbers", "stealers" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglars", "cat burglars", "cracksmen", "housebreakers", "picklocks", "safecrackers", "embezzlers", "grafters", "kleptomaniacs", "kleptos", "sneak thiefs", "cutpurses", "dips", "pickpockets", "pilferers", "shoplifters", "abductors", "carjackers", "hijackers", "kidnappers", "kidnapers", "skyjackers", "despoilers", "looters", "pillagers", "plunderers", "ransackers", "ravishers", "poachers", "rustlers", "smugglers", "bandits", "footpads", "highwaymen", "pirates", "muggers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "someone's been thieving my cookies!" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "boosts", "filches", "heists", "hooks", "lifts", "misappropriates", "nicks", "nips", "pilfers", "pinches", "pockets", "purloins", "rips off", "snitches", "steals", "swipes" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarizes", "knocks over", "robs", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "sacks", "carjacks", "hijacks", "highjacks", "picks", "rifles", "poaches", "rustles", "shoplifts", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "nails", "seizes", "snatches", "takes", "mooches", "sponges", "abducts", "kidnaps", "shanghais", "spirits" ], "near antonyms":[ "buys", "purchases", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "hands over", "presents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "think":{ "to have as an opinion":{ "examples":[ "I think we should wait for someone to come help us out" ], "synonyms":[ "allow", "believe", "conceive", "consider", "deem", "esteem", "feel", "figure", "guess", "hold", "imagine", "judge", "reckon", "suppose" ], "near synonyms":[ "regard", "view", "accept", "perceive", "depend", "rely", "trust", "assume", "presume", "presuppose", "surmise", "conclude", "deduce", "infer" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrust", "doubt", "mistrust", "question", "suspect", "disbelieve", "discredit", "reject" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thinker":{ "a very smart person":{ "examples":[ "many of our most renowned thinkers gathered for the symposium" ], "synonyms":[ "brain", "brainiac", "genius", "intellect", "whiz", "wiz", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "polyhistor", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "blue", "bluestocking", "highbrow", "intellectual", "sage", "savant", "geek", "longhair", "nerd", "master", "virtuoso", "ace", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "natural" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignoramus", "illiterate", "know-nothing", "lowbrow", "anti-intellectual", "philistine", "ass", "donkey", "fool", "jackass", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "louse", "lout", "skunk", "snake", "stinker" ], "antonyms":[ "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "dope", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "idiot", "imbecile", "knucklehead", "moron", "nitwit", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead" ] }, "the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{ "examples":[ "loves crossword puzzles, bridge, and other pastimes that makes her use the old thinker" ], "synonyms":[ "brain", "cerebrum", "head", "mind", "psyche" ], "near synonyms":[ "belfry", "gray matter", "intellect", "intelligence", "loaf", "noodle", "reason", "skull", "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "brilliance", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "mentality", "perception", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "awareness", "cognizance", "consciousness", "self-awareness", "self-consciousness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thick-skinned":{ "having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{ "examples":[ "was so thick-skinned that she was clueless about the fact that the joke had hurt her friend's feelings" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "compassionless", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "indurate", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "insensitive", "ironhearted", "merciless", "obdurate", "pachydermatous", "pitiless", "remorseless", "ruthless", "slash-and-burn", "soulless", "stony", "stoney", "stonyhearted", "take-no-prisoners", "uncharitable", "unfeeling", "unmerciful", "unsparing", "unsympathetic" ], "near synonyms":[ "boorish", "heedless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unfriendly", "unloving", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-bitten", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ironfisted", "ironhanded", "jackbooted", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "oppressive", "rough", "rough-and-tumble", "severe", "sledgehammer", "stern", "tough", "ungentle", "abusive", "acrimonious", "disagreeable", "hateful", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "virulent", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brutish", "cruel", "evil-minded", "savage", "vicious", "austere", "cold", "frosty" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "thicks":{ "the most intense or characteristic phase of something":{ "examples":[ "in the thick of winter many Northerners are dreaming of tropical islands" ], "synonyms":[ "deeps", "depths", "heights", "middles", "midsts" ], "near synonyms":[ "centers", "hearts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thickness":{ "the degree to which a fluid can resist flowing":{ "examples":[ "beat the eggs and sugar until the mixture has the thickness of heavy cream" ], "synonyms":[ "consistence", "consistency", "density", "viscidity", "viscosity" ], "near synonyms":[ "compactness", "firmness", "solidity", "ropiness", "stickiness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "turkeys are now known to be smarter than once thought, refuting their reputation for thickness" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "denseness", "density", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "gormlessness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thins":{ "to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{ "examples":[ "thinned the cream with milk but didn't tell anyone" ], "synonyms":[ "adulterates", "cuts", "dilutes", "extends", "laces", "sophisticates", "waters down", "weakens" ], "near synonyms":[ "loads", "befouls", "contaminates", "corrupts", "defiles", "dirties", "envenoms", "fouls", "infects", "poisons", "pollutes", "soils", "spoils", "sullies", "taints", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "manipulates", "misrepresents", "tampers (with)", "counterfeits", "fakes", "falsifies", "fudges", "doctors", "spikes", "attenuates", "moderates", "qualifies", "tempers" ], "near antonyms":[ "fertilizes", "lards", "augments", "reinforces", "reenforces", "supplements", "decontaminates", "purifies", "clarifies", "cleans", "cleanses", "distills", "distils", "filters", "flushes", "leaches", "pasteurizes", "purges", "refines", "betters", "enhances", "improves", "compacts", "concentrates", "condenses" ], "antonyms":[ "enriches", "fortifies", "richens", "strengthens" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thinks":{ "to have as an opinion":{ "examples":[ "I think we should wait for someone to come help us out" ], "synonyms":[ "allows", "believes", "conceives", "considers", "deems", "esteems", "feels", "figures", "guesses", "holds", "imagines", "judges", "reckons", "supposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "regards", "views", "accepts", "perceives", "depends", "relies", "trusts", "assumes", "presumes", "presupposes", "surmises", "concludes", "deduces", "infers" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrusts", "doubts", "mistrusts", "questions", "suspects", "disbelieves", "discredits", "rejects" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "think tanks":{ "an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "think factories", "establishments", "foundations", "institutes", "bodies", "collectives", "groups", "corporations", "enterprises", "charities", "philanthropies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "third rails":{ "as in hot buttons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hot buttons", "flash points", "powder kegs", "time bombs", "tinderboxes", "volcanoes", "volcanos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thickheads":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "he's good at selling cars, but is a real thickhead when it comes to fixing them" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "this":{ "being the less far of two":{ "examples":[ "some of the best restaurants are on this side of town" ], "synonyms":[ "closer", "hither", "near", "nigher" ], "near synonyms":[ "fore", "forward", "front", "inside" ], "near antonyms":[ "distant", "remote", "remoter", "back", "outside" ], "antonyms":[ "far", "farther", "further", "opposite", "other", "that" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "think (of)":{ "to bring back to mind":{ "examples":[ "that postcard from Florida makes me think of all the fun we used to have there as kids" ], "synonyms":[ "flash back (to)", "hark back (to)", "harken back (to)", "hearken back (to)", "mind", "recall", "recollect", "remember", "reminisce (about)", "reproduce" ], "near synonyms":[ "recapture", "recur", "educe", "elicit", "evoke", "extract", "raise", "remind", "relive", "represent" ], "near antonyms":[ "misremember", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "lose", "miss", "blank (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "disremember", "forget", "unlearn" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thieveries":{ "the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner":{ "examples":[ "a man who has a history of petty thievery and narcotics peddling" ], "synonyms":[ "larcenies", "robberies", "thefts" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglaries", "housebreakings", "embezzlements", "grafts", "misapplications", "misappropriations", "peculations", "petit larcenies", "petty larcenies", "pilferages", "abductions", "carjackings", "hijackings", "highjackings", "kidnappings", "kidnapings", "despoilments", "despoliations", "pillages", "rapines", "spoliations", "black marketeerings", "banditries", "piracies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thickheaded":{ "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "don't 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"aftermath", "conclusion", "consequence", "corollary", "development", "effect", "issue", "outcome", "result", "resultant", "sequel", "sequence", "upshot", "by-product", "derivative", "offshoot", "offspring", "outgrowth", "residual", "side effect", "side reaction", "spin-off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that happens":{ "examples":[ "the accident was just one of those things that can happen anywhere" ], "synonyms":[ "affair", "circumstance", "episode", "event", "hap", "happening", "incident", "occasion", "occurrence" ], "near synonyms":[ "coincidence", "co-occurrence", "fluke", "freak", "landmark", "milepost", "milestone", "page", "phenomenon", "turning point", "adventure", "experience", "time", "happenchance", "happenstance", "accident", "crisis", "emergency", "juncture", "achievement", "deed", "exploit", "feat", "news", "tidings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{ "examples":[ "the important thing is that 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"scrape", "spot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "transportable items that one owns":{ "examples":[ "gather your things and get out" ], "synonyms":[ "belongings", "chattels", "duds", "effects", "gear", "goods", "holdings", "movables", "moveables", "paraphernalia", "personal effects", "personal property", "personalty", "plunder", "possession", "stuff" ], "near synonyms":[ "treasures", "valuables", "appointments", "fixtures", "furnishings", "estate", "property", "tangibles", "collateral" ], "near antonyms":[ "immovables", "real estate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something for which a person shows a special talent":{ "examples":[ "math just isn't my thing" ], "synonyms":[ "forte", "long suit", "m\u00e9tier", "metier", "speciality", "specialty", "strong suit" ], "near synonyms":[ "area", "arena", "bailiwick", "business", "circle", "demesne", "department", "discipline", "domain", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "line", "precinct", "province", "realm", "sphere", "terrain", "element", "aptitude", "aptness", "bent", "faculty", "flair", "genius", "gift", "knack", "talent", "pursuit", "racket", "vocation", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thirsting (for)":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "they have always thirsted for a more affluent lifestyle than their salaries would allow" ], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "coveting", "craving", "desiderating", "desiring", "dying (for)", "hankering (for or after)", "hungering (for)", "itching (for)", "jonesing (for)", "longing (for)", "lusting (for or after)", "panting (after)", "pining (for)", "repining (for)", "salivating (for)", "sighing (for)", "wanting", "wishing (for)", "yearning (for)", "yenning (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoiling (for)", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "favoring", "preferring", "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thinks better of":{ "to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal":{ "examples":[ "I was going to bring peanut brittle but thought better of it after considering that some people might have allergies." ], "synonyms":[ "readdresses", "reanalyzes", "reconceives", "reconsiders", "redefines", "reevaluates", "reexamines", "reexplores", "rethinks", "reviews", "revisits", "reweighs" ], "near synonyms":[ "rehears", "reconceptualizes", "reenvisions", "reimagines", "reappraises", "reassesses", "reinvestigates", "restudies", "amends", "corrects", "emends", "rectifies", "reforms", "remedies", "revises" ], "near antonyms":[ "asserts", "defends", "maintains", "upholds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "thigh-slapper":{ "as in panic , riot":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "knee-slapper", "panic", "riot", "scream", "funning", "joking", "wisecracking", "antic", "buffoonery", "caper", "leg-pull", "monkeyshine(s)", "practical joke", "prank", "trick", "boff", "boffo", "boffola", "crack", "drollery", "funny", "gag", "giggle", "jape", "jest", "joke", "josh", "laugh", "nifty", "one-liner", "pleasantry", "quip", "rib", "sally", "waggery", "wisecrack", "witticism", "yuk", "yuck", "yak", "yock", "burlesque", "caricature", "lampoon", "mock", "mockery", "parody", "put-on", "riff", "banter", "kidding", "persiflage", "raillery", "repartee", "drollness", "facetiousness", "funniness", "hilariousness", "humorousness", "comedy", "humor", "wit", "wordplay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thigh-slappers":{ "as in panics , riots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"brushes", "bushes", "scrublands", "scrubs", "brambles", "jungles", "tangles", "groves", "hedges", "stands", "woodlots", "forests", "greenwoods", "wildwoods", "woodlands", "woods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thingamabobs":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "a drawer for all the thingamabobs that have fallen or broken off various items around the house" ], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "thingummies", "whatchamacallits", "whatnots", "whatsits", "whatses", "what-is-its" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thingamabob":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "a drawer for all the thingamabobs that have fallen or broken off various items around the house" ], "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatnot", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thirst":{ "a strong wish for something":{ "examples":[ "his thirst for knowledge is evident in his book-filled house" ], "synonyms":[ "appetency", "appetite", "craving", "desire", "drive", "hankering", "hunger", "itch", "jones", "letch", "longing", "lust", "passion", "pining", "thirstiness", "urge", "yearning", "yen" ], "near synonyms":[ "compulsion", "impulse", "impulsion", "will", "zeal", "liking", "love", "taste", "weakness", "eagerness", "impatience", "want", "wish", "necessity", "need", "requirement", "obsession", "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "covetousness", "cupidity", "greed", "greediness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "caco\u00ebthes", "mania" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "distaste", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "apathy", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "urgent desire or interest":{ "examples":[ "an unquenchable thirst for travel that has led her to the far corners of the globe" ], "synonyms":[ "appetite", "ardor", "avidity", "avidness", "desirousness", "eagerness", "enthusiasm", "excitement", "hunger", "impatience", "keenness", "lust" ], "near synonyms":[ "alacrity", "quickness", "ambition", "gusto", "zest", "appetence", "appetency", "fervency", "passion", "warmth", "zeal", "amenability", "readiness", "willingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "casualness", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern", "aloofness", "detachment", "impassivity", "languidness", "languor", "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness" ], "antonyms":[ "apathy", "indifference" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thieve":{ "to take (something) without right and with an intent to 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"highbrows", "intellectuals", "sages", "savants", "geeks", "longhairs", "nerds", "masters", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "aces", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "naturals" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "illiterates", "know-nothings", "lowbrows", "anti-intellectuals", "philistines", "asses", "donkeys", "fools", "jackasses", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "louses", "louts", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers" ], "antonyms":[ "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "dopes", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "idiots", "imbeciles", "knuckleheads", "morons", "nitwits", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads" ] }, "the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{ "examples":[ "loves crossword puzzles, bridge, and other pastimes that makes her use the old thinker" ], "synonyms":[ "brains", "cerebrums", "cerebra", "heads", "minds", "psyches" ], "near synonyms":[ "belfries", "gray matters", "intellects", "intelligence", "loaves", "noodles", "reasons", "skulls", "acumens", "brilliances", "insights", "judgments", "judgements", "mentalities", "perceptions", "perspicacities", "sagacities", "sapiences", "wisdoms", "wits", "cognizances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thighs":{ "as in calves , shins":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calves", "calfs", "drumsticks", "hams", "shanks", "shins", "pins", "members", "forelegs", "forelimbs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "think better of":{ "to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal":{ "examples":[ "I was going to bring peanut brittle but thought better of it after considering that some people might have allergies." ], "synonyms":[ "readdress", "reanalyze", "reconsider", "reconceive", "redefine", "reevaluate", "reexamine", "reexplore", "rethink", "review", "revisit", "reweigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "rehear", "reconceptualize", "reenvision", "reimagine", "reappraise", "reassess", "reinvestigate", "restudy", "amend", "correct", "emend", "rectify", "reform", "remedy", "revise" ], "near antonyms":[ "assert", "defend", "maintain", "uphold" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "thinking":{ "having the ability to reason":{ "examples":[ "it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense" ], "synonyms":[ "intelligent", "rational", "reasonable", "reasoning" ], "near synonyms":[ "analytic", "analytical", "logical", "brainy", "cerebral", "highbrow", "highbrowed", "intellectual", "cognitional", "cognitive", "mental", "levelheaded", "practical", "sane", "sensible", "sober" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainless", "dense", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "fatuous", "half-witted", "mindless", "obtuse", "senseless", "slow", "stupid", "thickheaded", "fallacious", "groundless", "illogical", "invalid", "nonsensical" ], "antonyms":[ "irrational", "nonrational", "nonthinking", "unintelligent", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unthinking" ] }, "as in reflection , meditation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "contemplation", "meditation", "musing", "reflection", "retrospection", "hypermnesia", "total recall", "awareness", "cognizance", "consciousness", "memory", "mind", "recollection", "remembrance", "reminiscence", "apprehension", "comprehension", "grasp", "grip", "perception", "understanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesia", "repression", "forgetfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have as an opinion":{ "examples":[ "I think we should wait for someone to come help us out" ], "synonyms":[ "allowing", "believing", "conceiving", "considering", "deeming", "esteeming", "feeling", "figuring", "guessing", "holding", "imagining", "judging", "reckoning", "supposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "regarding", "viewing", "accepting", "perceiving", "depending", "relying", "trusting", "assuming", "presuming", "presupposing", "surmising", "concluding", "deducing", "inferring" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrusting", "doubting", "mistrusting", "questioning", "suspecting", "disbelieving", "discrediting", "rejecting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "think factory":{ "as in think tank":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "think tank", "establishment", "foundation", "institute", "body", "collective", "group", "corporation", "enterprise", "charity", "philanthropy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thicken":{ "as in condense":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "condense", "cake", "concrete", "firm (up)", "fix", "freeze", "harden", "indurate", "solidify", "stiffen", "clump", "curd", "curdle", "gum", "lump (up)", "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "gelate", "gelatinize", "jell", "jelly", "set" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesce", "flux", "fuse", "liquefy", "liquify", "melt", "thaw" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thickish":{ "as in dense , blocky":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blockish", "blocky", "bulky", "dense", "hefty", "chunky", "fat", "thick", "broad", "deep", "wide" ], "near antonyms":[ "skinny", "slender", "slim", "thin", "narrow", "shallow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "thimblerigging":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thinness":{ "as in slenderness , leanness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leanness", "reediness", "slenderness", "slimness", "svelteness", "fitness", "trimness", "gauntness", "scrawniness", "skinniness", "weediness" ], "near antonyms":[ "adiposity", "chubbiness", "corpulence", "corpulency", "embonpoint", "fat", "fatness", "fattiness", "fleshiness", "grossness", "obesity", "plumpness", "portliness", "pudginess", "pursiness", "rotundity", "weight", "bulkiness", "heaviness", "huskiness", "stoutness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in weakness , blandness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blandness", "weakness", "dullness", "dulness", "insipidity", "monotonousness", "monotony", "platitude", "predictability", "sameness", "tediousness", "flatness", "tastelessness", "insipidity" ], "near antonyms":[ "nip", "piquancy", "pungency", "spice", "tang", "zest", "zing", "raciness", "spiciness", "fieriness", "hotness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thicket":{ "a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush":{ "examples":[ "flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows" ], "synonyms":[ "boscage", "boskage", "bosk", "bosque", "bosquet", "brake", "brushwood", "chaparral", "coppice", "copse", "covert" ], "near synonyms":[ "canebrake", "brush", "bush", "scrub", "scrubland", "bramble", "jungle", "tangle", "grove", "hedge", "stand", "woodlot", "forest", "greenwood", "wildwood", "wood", "woodland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thin":{ "having a noticeably small amount of body fat":{ "examples":[ "after starting a workout routine, she looked thinner" ], "synonyms":[ "bony", "boney", "fatless", "lean", "lithe", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "svelte" ], "near synonyms":[ "clean-limbed", "trim", "sylphlike", "willowy", "angular", "rawboned", "scraggy", "scrawny", "sinewy", "wiry", "lank", "lanky", "rangy", "reedy", "spindling", "spindly", "stringy", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "anorectic", "anoretic", "anorexic", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "gaunt", "haggard", "pinched", "skeletal", "wasted", "wizened", "meager", "meagre", "puny", "slight" ], "near antonyms":[ "beefy", "bulky", "chunky", "fleshy", "heavy", "heavyset", "stocky", "stout", "thick", "thickset", "weighty", "brawny", "burly", "husky", "dumpy", "pudgy", "roly-poly", "squat", "stubby", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft", "buxom", "zaftig", "zoftig", "full", "hippy", "round" ], "antonyms":[ "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "gross", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "portly", "rotund", "tubby" ] }, "being of less than usual width":{ "examples":[ "the thin threads of a cobweb" ], "synonyms":[ "fine", "hairline", "narrow", "needlelike", "paper-thin", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "slim-jim", "ultrathin" ], "near synonyms":[ "attenuate", "attenuated", "elongate", "elongated", "linear", "bottleneck", "close", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "squeezed", "tight", "tightened", "lanky", "rangy", "reedy", "shoestring", "spindly", "stalky", "stringy", "twiggy", "willowy", "wispy", "lank", "spare" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunky", "squat", "stocky", "stumpy", "thick", "thickset", "bulky", "massive", "voluminous", "thickish", "widish" ], "antonyms":[ "broad", "fat", "wide" ] }, "not containing very much of some important element":{ "examples":[ "the evidence for that oddball theory is pretty thin" ], "synonyms":[ "dilute", "diluted", "thinned", "washy", "watery", "weak", "weakened" ], "near synonyms":[ "adulterated", "watered-down" ], "near antonyms":[ "enriched", "fortified", "concentrated", "condensed", "evaporated" ], "antonyms":[ "full-bodied", "rich", "strong" ] }, "to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{ "examples":[ "thinned the cream with milk but didn't tell anyone" ], "synonyms":[ "adulterate", "cut", "dilute", "extend", "lace", "sophisticate", "water down", "weaken" ], "near synonyms":[ "load", "befoul", "contaminate", "corrupt", "defile", "dirty", "envenom", "foul", "infect", "poison", "pollute", "soil", "spoil", "sully", "taint", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "manipulate", "misrepresent", "tamper (with)", "counterfeit", "fake", "falsify", "fudge", "doctor", "spike", "attenuate", "moderate", "qualify", "temper" ], "near antonyms":[ "fertilize", "lard", "augment", "reinforce", "reenforce", "supplement", "decontaminate", "purify", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "distill", "distil", "filter", "flush", "leach", "pasteurize", "purge", "refine", "better", "enhance", "improve", "compact", "concentrate", "condense" ], "antonyms":[ "enrich", "fortify", "richen", "strengthen" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "thinking (about or over)":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "chewing over", "cogitating", "considering", "contemplating", "debating", "deliberating", "entertaining", "eyeing", "eying", "kicking around", "meditating", "mulling (over)", "perpending", "pondering", "poring (over)", "questioning", "revolving", "ruminating", "studying", "turning", "weighing", "wrestling (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "musing (upon)", "reflecting (on or upon)", "reminiscing", "analyzing", "exploring", "reviewing", "concluding", "reasoning", "second-guessing", "speculating (about)", "brooding (about or over)", "dwelling (on or upon)", "fixating (on or upon)", "fretting (about or over)", "obsessing (about or over)", "believing", "conceiving", "opining", "absorbing", "assimilating", "digesting", "drinking (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "overlooking", "slighting", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] } }