{
  "umpiring":{
    "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
      "examples":[
        "in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "adjudging",
        "adjudicating",
        "arbitrating",
        "deciding",
        "determining",
        "judging",
        "refereeing",
        "ruling (on)",
        "settling"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "considering",
        "deeming",
        "deliberating",
        "hearing",
        "pondering",
        "weighing",
        "sizing up",
        "mediating",
        "moderating",
        "negotiating",
        "prosecuting",
        "trying",
        "finding (for or against)",
        "concluding",
        "resolving",
        "redetermining",
        "rejudging"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "equivocating",
        "hedging",
        "pussyfooting",
        "skirting"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "umpired":{
    "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
      "examples":[
        "in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "adjudged",
        "adjudicated",
        "arbitrated",
        "decided",
        "determined",
        "judged",
        "refereed",
        "ruled (on)",
        "settled"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "considered",
        "deemed",
        "deliberated",
        "heard",
        "pondered",
        "weighed",
        "sized up",
        "mediated",
        "moderated",
        "negotiated",
        "prosecuted",
        "tried",
        "found (for or against)",
        "concluded",
        "resolved",
        "redetermined",
        "rejudged"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "equivocated",
        "hedged",
        "pussyfooted",
        "skirted"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "umpire":{
    "a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{
      "examples":[
        "usually acts as umpire in the all-too-frequent squabbles between the two other roommates"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "adjudicator",
        "arbiter",
        "arbitrator",
        "judge",
        "referee"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "jurist",
        "justice",
        "magistrate",
        "intermediary",
        "intermediate",
        "mediator",
        "mediatrix",
        "moderator",
        "negotiator",
        "conciliator",
        "go-between",
        "peacemaker",
        "reconciler",
        "troubleshooter",
        "decider"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
      "examples":[
        "in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "adjudge",
        "adjudicate",
        "arbitrate",
        "decide",
        "determine",
        "judge",
        "referee",
        "rule (on)",
        "settle"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "consider",
        "deem",
        "deliberate",
        "hear",
        "ponder",
        "weigh",
        "size up",
        "mediate",
        "moderate",
        "negotiate",
        "prosecute",
        "try",
        "find (for or against)",
        "conclude",
        "resolve",
        "redetermine",
        "rejudge"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "equivocate",
        "hedge",
        "pussyfoot",
        "skirt"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "umpires":{
    "a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{
      "examples":[
        "usually acts as umpire in the all-too-frequent squabbles between the two other roommates"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "adjudicators",
        "arbiters",
        "arbitrators",
        "judges",
        "referees"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "jurists",
        "justices",
        "magistrates",
        "intermediaries",
        "intermediates",
        "mediators",
        "mediatrixes",
        "moderators",
        "negotiators",
        "conciliators",
        "go-betweens",
        "peacemakers",
        "reconcilers",
        "troubleshooters",
        "deciders"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
      "examples":[
        "in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "adjudges",
        "adjudicates",
        "arbitrates",
        "decides",
        "determines",
        "judges",
        "referees",
        "rules (on)",
        "settles"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "considers",
        "deems",
        "deliberates",
        "hears",
        "ponders",
        "weighs",
        "sizes up",
        "mediates",
        "moderates",
        "negotiates",
        "prosecutes",
        "tries",
        "finds (for or against)",
        "concludes",
        "resolves",
        "redetermines",
        "rejudges"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "equivocates",
        "hedges",
        "pussyfoots",
        "skirts"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}