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"scuffling", "tussling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrests":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands" ], "near antonyms":[ "implants", "inserts", "installs", "instills", "crams", "jams", "rams", "stuffs", "wedges" ], "related":[ "mines", "plucks", "removes", "takes (out)", "withdraws" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrews", "extracts", "pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "tears (out)", "uproots", "wrings", "yanks" ] }, "to get (as money) by the use of force or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bleeds", "fleeces", "gouges", "milks", "skins", "squeezes", "cheats", "racketeers", "swindles", "coerces", "compels", "forces" ], "synonyms":[ "exacts", "extorts", "wrings" ] }, "to get with great difficulty":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land" 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"pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "uproots" ], "synonyms":[ "rips", "tears", "wrenches", "yanks" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wretches":{ "a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "examples":[ "the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register" ], "synonyms":[ "baddies", "beasts", "brutes", "caitiffs", "devils", "evildoers", "fiends", "heavies", "hounds", "knaves", "meanies", "miscreants", "monsters", "nazis", "no-goods", "rapscallions", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "savages", "scalawags", "scallywags", "scamps", "scapegraces", "scoundrels", "varlets", "villains" ], "near synonyms":[ "villainesses", "blackguards", "criminals", "crooks", "culprits", "felons", "lawbreakers", "malefactors", "offenders", "perpetrators", "perps", "transgressors", "sinners", "trespassers", "wrongdoers", "cads", "heels", "serpents", "snakes", "vipers", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "desperadoes", "desperados", "outlaws", "cons", "convicts", "jailbirds", "assassins", "cutthroats", "gangsters", "goons", "gunmen", "hoodlums", "hooligans", "racketeers", "ruffians", "thugs", "roughs", "rowdies", "toughs", "losers", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "ne'er-do-wells", "stinkers", "trash" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints", "heroes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wreathing":{ "to cause to twine about one another":{ "examples":[ "decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the \"country look\"" ], "synonyms":[ "enlacing", "entwining", "implicating", "interlacing", "intertwining", "intertwisting", "interweaving", "inweaving", "lacing", "plying", "twisting", "weaving", "writhing" ], "near synonyms":[ "braiding", "plaiting", "platting", "pleaching", "blending", "fusing", "joining", "linking", "mixing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangling", "uncoiling", "untangling", "untwining", "unwinding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to scatter or set here and there among other things":{ "examples":[ "wreathed small 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"lug", "pluck", "pull", "tug", "tweak", "yank", "jimmy", "lever", "pry", "budge", "dislocate", "displace", "disturb", "remove", "shift", "transfer", "transpose" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure":{ "examples":[ "wrenched her shoulder by all of that heavy lifting" ], "synonyms":[ "pull", "rack", "strain", "stretch" ], "near synonyms":[ "fray", "tax", "weaken", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "wound", "batter", "bruise", "tear", "cripple", "lame", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{ "examples":[ "wrenched the post out of the ground" ], "synonyms":[ "rip", "tear", "wrest", "yank" ], "near synonyms":[ "grab", "nab", "seize", "snap (up)", "snatch", "lop (off)", "nip", "amputate", "cut (off)", "dissever", "sever", "extract", "force", "jerk", "prize", "pry", "pull", "root (out)", "uproot" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattach" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wreathes":{ "to cause to twine about one another":{ "examples":[ "decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the \"country look\"" ], "synonyms":[ "enlaces", "entwines", "implicates", "interlaces", "intertwines", "intertwists", "interweaves", "inweaves", "laces", "plies", "twists", "weaves", "writhes" ], "near synonyms":[ "braids", "plaits", "plats", "pleaches", "blends", "fuses", "joins", "links", "mixes" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangles", "uncoils", "untangles", "untwines", "unwinds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to scatter or set here and there among other things":{ "examples":[ "wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper" ], "synonyms":[ "interlaces", "intersperses", "interweaves", "laces", "salts", "threads", "weaves" ], "near synonyms":[ "inserts", "intermingles", "mingles", "mixes", "alternates", "juxtaposes", "amalgamates", "assimilates", "blends", "combines", "commingles", "embodies", "fuses", "incorporates", "integrates", "merges" ], 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"untwine", "unwind" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to scatter or set here and there among other things":{ "examples":[ "wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper" ], "synonyms":[ "interlace", "intersperse", "interweave", "lace", "salt", "thread", "weave" ], "near synonyms":[ "insert", "intermingle", "mingle", "mix", "alternate", "juxtapose", "amalgamate", "assimilate", "blend", "combine", "commingle", "embody", "fuse", "incorporate", "integrate", "merge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "pretty ribbons wreathed the flower girl's braided bun" ], "synonyms":[ "circle", "compass", "embrace", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "encompass", "environ", "gird", "girdle", "ring", "surround" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribe", "close in", "cordon (off)", "fence (in)", "hem (in)", "wall", "beset", "besiege", "entrench", "intrench", "invest", "swarm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrenched":{ "to move by or as if 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"yanked" ], "near synonyms":[ "grabbed", "nabbed", "seized", "snapped (up)", "snatched", "lopped (off)", "nipped", "amputated", "cut (off)", "dissevered", "severed", "extracted", "forced", "jerked", "pried", "prized", "pulled", "rooted (out)", "uprooted" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattached" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wreaking":{ "to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for":{ "examples":[ "wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inflicting", "assessing", "charging", "exacting", "fining", "imposing", "laying", "levying", "putting", "docking", "excising", "mulcting", "penalizing", "taxing", "extorting", "shaking down", "wresting", "wringing", "bleeding", "fleecing", "gouging", "milking", "skinning", "squeezing", "coercing", "compelling", "forcing", "setting", "reapplying", "reimposing", "relaying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrenches":{ "a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the 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"plucks", "pulls", "tugs", "tweaks", "yanks", "jimmies", "levers", "pries", "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "removes", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure":{ "examples":[ "wrenched her shoulder by all of that heavy lifting" ], "synonyms":[ "pulls", "racks", "strains", "stretches" ], "near synonyms":[ "frays", "taxes", "weakens", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "wounds", "batters", "bruises", "tears", "cripples", "lames", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{ "examples":[ "wrenched the post out of the ground" ], "synonyms":[ "rips", "tears", "wrests", "yanks" ], "near synonyms":[ "grabs", "nabs", "seizes", "snaps (up)", "snatches", "lops (off)", "nips", "amputates", "cuts (off)", "dissevers", "severs", "extracts", "forces", "jerks", "pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "uproots" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattaches" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wrestling (with)":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[ "I've been wrestling with the idea of switching careers for quite some time" ], "synonyms":[ "chewing over", "cogitating", "considering", "contemplating", "debating", "deliberating", "entertaining", "eyeing", "eying", "kicking around", "meditating", "mulling (over)", "perpending", "pondering", "poring (over)", "questioning", "revolving", "ruminating", "studying", "thinking (about or over)", "turning", "weighing" ], "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":[ "verb" ] }, "wresting":{ "a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something":{ "examples":[ "no amount of wresting could loosen the rusted bolt" ], "synonyms":[ "twist", "twisting", "wrench", "wrenching", "wringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "draft", "draw", "extraction", "pull", "tug", "yank", "dislocation", "displacement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewing", "extracting", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "tearing (out)", "uprooting", "wringing", "yanking" ], "near synonyms":[ "mining", "plucking", "removing", "taking (out)", "withdrawing" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanting", "inserting", "installing", "instilling", "cramming", "jamming", "ramming", "stuffing", "wedging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get (as money) by the use of force or threats":{ "examples":[ "vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time" ], "synonyms":[ "exacting", "extorting", "wringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bleeding", "fleecing", "gouging", "milking", "skinning", "squeezing", "cheating", "racketeering", "swindling", "coercing", "compelling", "forcing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get with great difficulty":{ "examples":[ "farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land" ], "synonyms":[ "eking (out)", "scraping (up or together)", "scrounging", "squeezing", "wringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiring", "attaining", "drawing", "earning", "gaining", "landing", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move by or as if by a forceful rotation":{ "examples":[ "I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar" ], "synonyms":[ "twisting", "wrenching", "wringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "drawing", "dredging (up)", "extracting", "jerking", "lugging", "plucking", "pulling", "tugging", "tweaking", "yanking", "jimmying", "levering", "prying", "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "removing", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{ "examples":[ "wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet" ], "synonyms":[ "ripping", "tearing", "wrenching", "yanking" ], "near synonyms":[ "grabbing", "nabbing", "seizing", "snapping (up)", "snatching", "lopping (off)", "nipping", "amputating", "cutting (off)", "dissevering", "severing", "extracting", "forcing", "jerking", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "uprooting" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattaching" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wrestles":{ "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "examples":[ "the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie" 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"type":[ "noun" ] }, "wrested":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewed", "extracted", "pried", "prized", "pulled", "rooted (out)", "tore (out)", "uprooted", "wrung", "yanked" ], "near synonyms":[ "mined", "plucked", "removed", "took (out)", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanted", "inserted", "installed", "instilled", "crammed", "jammed", "rammed", "stuffed", "wedged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get (as money) by the use of force or threats":{ "examples":[ "vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time" ], "synonyms":[ "exacted", "extorted", "wrung" ], "near synonyms":[ "bled", "fleeced", "gouged", "milked", "skinned", "squeezed", "cheated", "racketeered", "swindled", "coerced", "compelled", "forced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get with great difficulty":{ "examples":[ "farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land" ], 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(off)", "dissevered", "severed", "extracted", "forced", "jerked", "pried", "prized", "pulled", "rooted (out)", "uprooted" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattached" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrecker":{ "as in destroyer , saboteur":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demolisher", "desecrater", "desecrator", "despoiler", "destroyer", "ravager", "ruiner", "saboteur", "waster", "defacer", "vandal", "graffitist", "tagger" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserver", "preserver", "protector", "saver", "conservator", "preservationist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wretched":{ "extremely unsatisfactory":{ "examples":[ "this report is simply wretched \u2014you'll have to rewrite it" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "dismal", "execrable", "horrible", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "sucky", "terrible" ], "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" ] }, "arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust":{ "examples":[ "a wretched lie" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "contemptible", "cruddy", "deplorable", "despicable", "dirty", "grubby", "lame", "lousy", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "pitiable", "pitiful", "ratty", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "sneaking", "sorry" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "condemnable", "detestable", "execrable", "hateful", "loathsome", "odious", "disgusting", "reptilian", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "shameful", "base", "ignoble", "low", "shabby", "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "blamable", "censurable", "reprehensible", "reproachable", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "high-minded", "honest", "honorable", "noble", "principled", "redoubtable", "reputable", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "upright", "ethical", "good", "moral", "right", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "admirable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "meritorious", "praiseworthy" ] }, "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "examples":[ "lived alone in a wretched room in a run-down hotel" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ] }, "falling short of a standard":{ "examples":[ "a wretched attempt at writing an original song" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysmal", "atrocious", "awful", "bitchin'", "brutal", "damnable", "deplorable", "detestable", "disastrous", "dreadful", "execrable", "gnarly", "horrendous", "horrible", "pathetic", "stinky", "sucky", "terrible", "unspeakable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "egregious", "flagrant", "gross", "bum", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "junky", "lesser", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "reprehensible", "rotten", "rubbishy", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "trashy", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "miscreant", "scurrilous", "villainous", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "classical", "A1", "bang-up", "banner", "boss", "capital", "choice", "crackerjack", "dandy", "divine", "excellent", "exceptional", "fabulous", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-test", "jim-dandy", "keen", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "par excellence", "perfect", "premium", "prime", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "wonderful", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "sufficient", "average", "borderline", "fair", "mediocre", "middling", "minimal", "so-so", "unexceptional", "suitable", "useful", "worthy", "gratifying", "satisfying" ], "antonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "standard", "tolerable" ] }, "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "she was wretched for weeks after breaking up with her boyfriend" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "distressed", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried", "despairing", "hopeless", "sunk", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "suicidal", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "plaintive", "tearful", "regretful", "rueful", "agonized", "anguished", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "funereal", "gray", "grey", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "near antonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "blithe", "blithesome", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "excited", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ] }, "not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency":{ "examples":[ "his wretched treatment of women earned him a bad reputation" ], "synonyms":[ "base", "contemptible", "currish", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "dishonorable", "execrable", "ignoble", "ignominious", "low", "low-down", "low-minded", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "snide", "sordid", "vile" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "evil", "foul", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "wicked", "wrong", "cruel", "vicious", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "perverted", "atrocious", "villainous", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "disreputable", "shameful", "unworthy" ], "near antonyms":[ "ethical", "honest", "just", "principled", "righteous", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "commendable", "excellent", "exemplary", "good", "moral", "right", "decent", "proper", "reputable", "respectable", "seemly", "blameless", "guiltless", "incorruptible", "irreproachable", "uncorrupted", "unerring" ], "antonyms":[ "high", "high-minded", "honorable", "lofty", "noble", "straight", "upright", "venerable", "virtuous" ] }, "of low quality":{ "examples":[ "wretched goods that aren't even worth half of what the store is charging for them" ], "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", "terrible", "trashy", "trumpery" ], "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" ] }, "deserving of one's pity":{ "examples":[ "those wretched souls who cannot even afford a decent roof over their heads" ], "synonyms":[ "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "miserable", "pathetic", "piteous", "pitiable", "pitiful", "poor", "rueful", "sorry" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplorable", "lamentable", "regrettable", "emotional", "impressive", "inspiring", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "stirring", "touching", "awful", "horrible", "terrible", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting", "grievous", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "woeful" ], "near antonyms":[ "unimpressive", "uninspiring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)":{ "examples":[ "the pampered socialite complained that the only room available was in a wretched little motel by the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "contemptible", "despicable", "miserable", "pathetic", "pitiable", "pitiful", "sad", "sorry" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplorable", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "disreputable", "ignominious", "infamous", "misbegotten", "notorious", "shameful", "abhorrent", "abominable", "beastly", "detestable", "hateful", "lousy", "odious", "stinking", "bad", "inferior", "lame", "poor", "disgusting", "dishonorable", "shameful", "meritless", "unworthy", "worthless", "scandalous", "shocking", "sordid", "unsavory" ], "near antonyms":[ "admirable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "meritorious", "praiseworthy", "redoubtable", "notable", "noteworthy", "noticeable", "outstanding", "reputable", "worthy", "excellent", "flawless", "perfect", "honorable", "noble", "honest", "straight" ], "antonyms":[ "decent", "presentable", "respectable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "wreck":{ "the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed":{ "examples":[ "found the wreck of the ship lying on the floor of the ocean" ], "synonyms":[ "ashes", "debris", "detritus", "flotsam", "remains", "residue", "rubble", "ruins", "wreckage" ], "near synonyms":[ "jetsam", "leavings", "remnant", "chaff", "deadwood", "dross", "dust", "garbage", "junk", "litter", "refuse", "riffraff", "rubbish", "scrap", "trash", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the destruction or loss of a ship":{ "examples":[ "the wreck cost the insurance company millions of dollars" ], "synonyms":[ "shipwreck", "shipwrecking", "wreckage", "wrecking" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaching", "grounding", "stranding", "foundering", "sinking", "scuttling" ], "near antonyms":[ "recovery", "salvage", "salvaging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact":{ "examples":[ "a dangerous stretch of roadway that has been the scene of numerous car wrecks" ], "synonyms":[ "collision", "concussion", "crack-up", "crash", "smash", "smashup" ], "near synonyms":[ "accident", "pileup", "demolishment", "destruction", "ruin" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking":{ "examples":[ "many an unwary captain has wrecked his ship on the shoals that surround the island" ], "synonyms":[ "shipwreck", "strand" ], "near synonyms":[ "beach", "founder", "scuttle" ], "near antonyms":[ "recover", "salvage" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "cream", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "extinguish", "nuke", "pull down", "pulverize", "raze", "rub out", "ruin", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "vaporize", "waste", "wrack" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "best", "clobber", "conquer", "crush", "defeat", "drub", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "rout", "scotch", "skunk", "subdue", "surmount", "thrash", "trim", "triumph (over)", "trounce", "wallop", "whip", "win (against)", "blast", "blow up", "break", "cripple", "damage", "deface", "deteriorate", "disfigure", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "dynamite", "harm", "impair", "injure", "mangle", "mar", "mutilate", "spoil", "vitiate", "erode", "scour", "sweep (away)", "wash out", "wear (away)", "dilapidate", "disassemble", "dismantle", "gut", "take down", "unbuild", "undo", "unmake", "blot out", "efface", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "remove", "root (out)", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out", "despoil", "havoc", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "trample", "trash", "vandalize", "assassinate", "butcher", "cut down", "dispatch", "execute", "fell", "kill", "kill off", "massacre", "mow (down)", "murder", "slaughter", "slay", "take out", "zap" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "recondition", "repair", "revamp", "create", "invent", "assemble", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "mold", "produce", "shape", "bring about", "constitute", "establish", "father", "found", "institute", "organize", "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "rebuild", "reconstruct", "remodel", "renovate", "restore" ], "antonyms":[ "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise", "rear", "set up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wretchedness":{ "as in woe , misery":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gutter", "misery", "woe", "beggary", "destituteness", "destitution", "impecuniosity", "impecuniousness", "impoverishment", "indigence", "necessity", "need", "neediness", "pauperism", "penuriousness", "penury", "poorness", "poverty", "want", "exigency", "emergency", "rainy day", "austerity", "deprivation", "privation", "bankruptcy", "insolvency", "belt-tightening", "pinching", "straitening" ], "near antonyms":[ "affluence", "opulence", "richness", "wealth", "wealthiness", "luxury", "prosperity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in miserableness , lousiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lousiness", "miserableness", "baseness", "despicableness", "dirtiness", "lowness", "meanness", "criminality", "reprehensibleness", "abomination", "anathema", "taboo", "tabu", "indecency", "lasciviousness", "lechery", "lewdness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "wantonness", "corruptness", "debasement", "degeneracy", "degeneration", "depravedness", "dissoluteness", "dissolution", "devilry", "deviltry", "fiendishness", "atrociousness", "evilness", "heinousness", "sinfulness", "unscrupulousness", "viciousness", "vileness", "villainousness", "bad", "badness", "blackness", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "turpitude", "villainy", "wickedness", "wrong" ], "near antonyms":[ "morality", "virtue", "good", "right", "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "legitimacy", "probity", "rectitude", "scrupulosity", "scrupulousness", "uprightness", "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness", "blamelessness", "chastity", "innocence", "perfection", "pureness", "purity", "spotlessness", "cleanness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wreaks":{ "to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for":{ "examples":[ "wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inflicts", "assesses", "charges", "exacts", "fines", "imposes", "lays", "levies", "puts", "docks", "excises", "mulcts", "penalizes", "taxes", "extorts", "shakes down", "wrests", "wrings", "bleeds", "fleeces", "gouges", "milks", "skins", "squeezes", "coerces", "compels", "forces", "sets", "reapplies", "reimposes", "relays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrest":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrew", "extract", "prize", "pry", "pull", "root (out)", "tear (out)", "uproot", "wring", "yank" ], "near synonyms":[ "mine", "pluck", "remove", "take (out)", "withdraw" ], "near antonyms":[ "implant", "insert", "install", "instill", "cram", "jam", "ram", "stuff", "wedge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get (as money) by the use of force or threats":{ "examples":[ "vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time" ], "synonyms":[ "exact", "extort", "wring" ], "near synonyms":[ "bleed", "fleece", "gouge", "milk", "skin", "squeeze", "cheat", "racketeer", "swindle", "coerce", "compel", "force" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get with great difficulty":{ "examples":[ "farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land" ], "synonyms":[ "eke (out)", "scrape (up or together)", "scrounge", "squeeze", "wring" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquire", "attain", "draw", "earn", "gain", "land", "obtain", "procure", "secure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move by or as if by a forceful rotation":{ "examples":[ "I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar" ], "synonyms":[ "twist", "wrench", "wring" ], "near synonyms":[ "draw", "dredge (up)", "extract", "jerk", "lug", "pluck", "pull", "tug", "tweak", "yank", "jimmy", "lever", "pry", "budge", "dislocate", "displace", "disturb", "remove", "shift", "transfer", "transpose" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{ "examples":[ "wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet" ], "synonyms":[ "rip", "tear", "wrench", "yank" ], "near synonyms":[ "grab", "nab", "seize", "snap (up)", "snatch", "lop (off)", "nip", "amputate", "cut (off)", "dissever", "sever", "extract", "force", "jerk", "prize", "pry", "pull", "root (out)", "uproot" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattach" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrenching":{ "intensely or unbearably painful":{ "examples":[ "forced to make the emotionally wrenching decision to place her mother in a nursing home" ], "synonyms":[ "agonizing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "racking", "raging", "tormenting", "torturing", "torturous" ], "near synonyms":[ "acute", "exquisite", "extreme", "fierce", "intense", "vehement", "violent", "biting", "cutting", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "shooting", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "tearing", "tingling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something":{ "examples":[ "after a lot of wrenching and tugging, the plumber managed to pull the stubborn pipe free" ], "synonyms":[ "twist", "twisting", "wrench", "wresting", "wringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "draft", "draw", "extraction", "pull", "tug", "yank", "dislocation", "displacement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move by or as if by a forceful rotation":{ "examples":[ "with one last sharp yank, he wrenched the lid off the bottle of ketchup" ], "synonyms":[ "twisting", "wresting", "wringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "drawing", "dredging (up)", "extracting", "jerking", "lugging", "plucking", "pulling", "tugging", "tweaking", "yanking", "jimmying", "levering", "prying", "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "removing", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure":{ "examples":[ "wrenched her shoulder by all of that heavy lifting" ], "synonyms":[ "pulling", "racking", "straining", "stretching" ], "near synonyms":[ "fraying", "taxing", "weakening", "damaging", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "wounding", "battering", "bruising", "tearing", "crippling", "laming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{ "examples":[ "wrenched the post out of the ground" ], "synonyms":[ "ripping", "tearing", "wresting", "yanking" ], "near synonyms":[ "grabbing", "nabbing", "seizing", "snapping (up)", "snatching", "lopping (off)", "nipping", "amputating", "cutting (off)", "dissevering", "severing", "extracting", "forcing", "jerking", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "uprooting" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattaching" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "wrecked":{ "as in destroyed , ruined":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "pulverized", "ruinate", "ruined", "collapsed", "imploded", "damaged", "defaced", "disintegrated", "dynamited", "mangled", "mutilated", "cracked", "slivered", "splintered", "split", "eradicated", "exterminated", "extirpated", "obliterated", "wiped out", "blasted", "detonated", "exploded", "breakable", "brittle", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "frangible", "broken", "busted", "fractured", "fragmented", "shattered", "smashed" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbroken", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "repaired", "infrangible", "unbreakable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking":{ "examples":[ "many an unwary captain has wrecked his ship on the shoals that surround the island" ], "synonyms":[ "shipwrecked", "stranded" ], "near synonyms":[ "beached", "foundered", "scuttled" ], "near antonyms":[ "recovered", "salvaged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "creamed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "extinguished", "nuked", "pulled down", "pulverized", "razed", "rubbed out", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "vaporized", "wasted", "wracked" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "clobbered", "conquered", "crushed", "defeated", "drubbed", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "routed", "scotched", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "blasted", "blew up", "broke", "crippled", "damaged", "defaced", "deteriorated", "disfigured", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "dynamited", "harmed", "impaired", "injured", "mangled", "marred", "mutilated", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "eroded", "scoured", "swept (away)", "washed out", "wore (away)", "dilapidated", "disassembled", "dismantled", "gutted", "took down", "unbuilt", "undid", "unmade", "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out", "despoiled", "havocked", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "trampled", "trashed", "vandalized", "assassinated", "butchered", "cut down", "dispatched", "executed", "felled", "killed", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "murdered", "slaughtered", "slew", "took out", "zapped" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "reconditioned", "repaired", "revamped", "created", "invented", "assembled", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "molded", "produced", "shaped", "brought about", "constituted", "established", "fathered", "founded", "instituted", "organized", "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "remodeled", "renovated", "restored" ], "antonyms":[ "built", "constructed", "erected", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "wreathed":{ "as in garlanded , emblazoned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bejeweled", "bejewelled", "bossed", "chased", "emblazoned", "embossed", "embroidered", "flounced", "fringed", "garlanded", "laced", "sequined", "sequinned", "gold", "golden", "gilded", "gilt", "gold-plated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to twine about one another":{ "examples":[ "decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the \"country look\"" ], "synonyms":[ "enlaced", "entwined", "implicated", "interlaced", "intertwined", "intertwisted", "interwove", "interweaved", "inwove", "inweaved", "laced", "plied", "twisted", "wove", "weaved", "writhed" ], "near synonyms":[ "braided", "plaited", "platted", "pleached", "blended", "blent", "fused", "joined", "linked", "mixed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangled", "uncoiled", "untangled", "untwined", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to scatter or set here and there among other things":{ "examples":[ "wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper" ], "synonyms":[ "interlaced", "interspersed", "interwove", "interweaved", "laced", "salted", "threaded", "wove", "weaved" ], "near synonyms":[ "inserted", "intermingled", "mingled", "mixed", "alternated", "juxtaposed", "amalgamated", "assimilated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "commingled", "embodied", "fused", "incorporated", "integrated", "merged" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "pretty ribbons wreathed the flower girl's braided bun" ], "synonyms":[ "circled", "compassed", "embraced", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "environed", "girded", "girt", "girdled", "ringed", "surrounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribed", "closed in", "cordoned (off)", "fenced (in)", "hemmed (in)", "walled", "beset", "besieged", "entrenched", "intrenched", "invested", "swarmed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "wrestle":{ "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "examples":[ "the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie" ], "synonyms":[ "grapple", "rassle", "scuffle", "tussle" ], "near synonyms":[ "battle", "clash (with)", "combat", "contend", "duel", "fight", "war (against)", "bash", "batter", "beat", "buffet", "hit", "punch", "slug", "strike", "box", "spar", "brawl", "skirmish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrestled":{ "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "examples":[ "the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie" ], "synonyms":[ "grappled", "rassled", "scuffled", "tussled" ], "near synonyms":[ "battled", "clashed (with)", "combated", "combatted", "contended", "dueled", "duelled", "fought", "warred (against)", "bashed", "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "hit", "punched", "slugged", "struck", "boxed", "sparred", "brawled", "skirmished" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wreckages":{ "the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{ "examples":[ "the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilations", "decimations", "demolishments", "demolitions", "desolations", "destructions", "devastations", "exterminations", "extinctions", "havoc", "losses", "mincemeats", "obliterations", "ruinations", "ruins", "wastages" ], "near synonyms":[ "depredations", "despoilments", "despoliations", "breakups", "collapses", "disintegrations", "dissolutions", "assassinations", "executions", "killings", "massacres", "slaughters", "dismantlements", "effacements", "eradications" ], "near antonyms":[ "rescues", "salvages", "salvations", "savings", "conservations", "preservations", "protections", "reclamations", "reconstructions", "re-creations", "refurbishments", "regeneracies", "renovations", "restorations" ], "antonyms":[ "buildings", "constructions", "erections" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wretch":{ "a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "examples":[ "the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register" ], "synonyms":[ "baddie", "baddy", "beast", "brute", "caitiff", "devil", "evildoer", "fiend", "heavy", "hound", "knave", "meanie", "meany", "miscreant", "monster", "nazi", "no-good", "rapscallion", "rascal", "reprobate", "rogue", "savage", "scalawag", "scallywag", "scamp", "scapegrace", "scoundrel", "varlet", "villain" ], "near synonyms":[ "villainess", "blackguard", "criminal", "crook", "culprit", "felon", "lawbreaker", "malefactor", "offender", "perp", "perpetrator", "transgressor", "sinner", "trespasser", "wrongdoer", "cad", "heel", "serpent", "snake", "viper", "bandit", "bravo", "desperado", "outlaw", "con", "convict", "jailbird", "assassin", "cutthroat", "gangster", "goon", "gunman", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "racketeer", "ruffian", "thug", "rough", "rowdy", "tough", "loser", "lowlife", "ne'er-do-well", "stinker", "trash" ], "near antonyms":[ "angel", "innocent", "saint", "hero" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wreath":{ "as in arrangement , garland":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arrangement", "boutonniere", "corsage", "garland", "lei", "spray", "bouquet", "nosegay", "posy", "bud", "floret", "floweret", "flowerette", "bloom", "blossom", "flower" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in circle , round":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "band", "circle", "eye", "hoop", "loop", "ring", "round", "annulet", "becket", "coil", "curl", "furl", "hank", "spiral", "spire", "twirl", "whorl", "belt", "cincture", "collar", "girdle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }