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"broker", "distributor", "manager", "arbiter", "arbitrator", "comprador", "compradore", "conciliator", "go-between", "intercessor", "intermediary", "interposer", "liaison", "mediator", "middleman", "peacemaker", "mouthpiece", "point man", "point person", "prophet", "speaker", "spokesman", "spokesperson" ], "synonyms":[ "assignee", "attorney", "commissary", "delegate", "deputy", "envoy", "factor", "minister", "procurator", "proxy", "rep", "representative" ] }, "a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "courier", "counterspy", "double agent", "sleeper", "infiltrator", "informer", "stool pigeon", "spymaster", "superspy" ], "synonyms":[ "asset", "emissary", "intelligencer", "mole", "operative", "spook", "spy", "undercover" ] }, "something used to achieve an end":{ "antonyms":[], 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"lapses", "returns" ], "related":[ "mellows", "softens", "blooms", "blossoms", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "flourishes", "flowers", "opens", "unfolds", "advances", "evolves", "gets along", "gets on", "grays", "greys" ], "synonyms":[ "develops", "grows", "grows up", "matures", "progresses", "ripens" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "agglomerations":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "alphabet soups", "assortments", "botches", "clutters", "collages", "crazy quilts", "farragoes", "gallimaufries", "grab bags", "gumbos", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jambalayas", "jumbles", "jungles", "litters", "mac\u00e9doines", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "menageries", "miscellanea", "miscellanies", "mishmashes", "mixed bags", "montages", "motleys", "muddles", "olios", "olla podridas", "ollas podridas", "omnium-gatherums", "pastiches", "patchwork quilts", "patchworks", "potpourris", "ragbags", "ragouts", "rummages", "salads", "salmagundis", "scrambles", "shuffles", "smorgasbords", "stews", "tumbles", "varieties", "welters" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggravation":{ "something that is a source of irritation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a reminder designed to prevent the aggravation of phones ringing during movies" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "related":[ "discomfort", "fleabite", "pinprick", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble", "hang-up", "pet peeve", "problem", "annoyer", "disturber", "harasser", "mischief", "offender", "pandora's box" ], "synonyms":[ "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ] }, "the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the neighbors' constant aggravations prompted us to move out of town" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aggro", "molestation", "offense", "offence", "persecution", "provocation", "torment", "torture", "devilment", "devilry", "mischief" ], "synonyms":[ "annoyance", "bedevilment", "botheration", "bothering", "bugging", "disturbance", "harassment", "harrying", "importunity", "pestering", "teasing", "vexation" ] }, "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "informed her children that she didn't need the extra aggravation of hearing them fight in the back seat while they were stuck in traffic" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure" ], "related":[ "agitation", "discomfort", "displeasure", "distress", "disturbance", "upset", "irritability", "irritableness", "peeve", "perturbation", "pet", "pique", "resentment", "snappishness", "trouble", "anger", "angriness", "chafe", "dander", "dudgeon", "gall", "huff", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "outrage", "umbrage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "exasperation", "frustration", "grief", "irritation", "pip", "vexation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggregate":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum" ], "near antonyms":[ "net" ], "related":[ "gross", "completeness", "comprehensiveness", "cumulativeness", "entirety", "bulk", "lion's share", "mass", "enchilada", "schmear" ], "synonyms":[ "full", "sum", "sum total", "summation", "total", "totality", "whole" ] }, "as in full , complete":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to have a total of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "average", "equal", "measure", "reach", "compose", "comprise", "constitute", "make up" ], "synonyms":[ "add up (to)", "amount (to)", "come (to)", "count (up to)", "number", "sum (to or into)", "total" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "aggregates":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum" ], "near antonyms":[ "nets" ], "related":[ "grosses", "entireties", "bulks", "masses", "enchiladas", "schmears" ], "synonyms":[ "fulls", "summations", "sums", "sum totals", "totalities", "totals", "wholes" ] }, "to have a total of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "averages", "equals", "measures", "reaches", "composes", "comprises", "constitutes", "makes up" ], "synonyms":[ "adds up (to)", "amounts (to)", "comes (to)", "counts (up to)", "numbers", "sums (to or into)", "totals" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "aggressiveness":{ "an inclination to fight or quarrel":{ "antonyms":[ "nonaggression", "pacifism" ], "examples":[ "male bettas, known for their aggressiveness , are best raised alone" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiaggression", "anti-imperialism", "antimilitarism", "affability", "amiability", "amicability", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "sociability", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness", "amenability", "complaisance", "placability" ], "related":[ "antagonism", "fierceness", "hostility", "hyperaggressiveness", "unfriendliness", "imperialism", "jingoism", "militarism", "acidity", "biliousness", "captiousness", "crankiness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "fractiousness", "fretfulness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "orneriness", "peevishness", "pettishness", "petulance", "querulousness", "rudeness", "surliness", "testiness", "waspishness" ], "synonyms":[ "aggression", "assaultiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "defiance", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "militance", "militancy", "militantness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence" ] }, "readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "because of the mayor's aggressiveness in tackling problems, there have been significant changes for the better" ], "near antonyms":[ "inactivity", "inertia", "passivity", "diffidence", "faintheartedness", "timidity", "hesitation", "reluctance", "indolence", "laziness", "lethargy" ], "related":[ "grit", "gumption", "pluck", "snap", "spirit", "spunk", "starch", "ambitiousness", "killer instinct", "overambitiousness", "assertiveness", "self-reliance", "energy", "hardihood", "pep", "vigor", "vitality" ], "synonyms":[ "action", "ambition", "drive", "enterprise", "go", "hustle", "initiative" ] }, "the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)":{ "antonyms":[ "feebleness", "mildness", "weakness" ], "examples":[ "has the aggressiveness one needs to pursue a career in show business" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambiguity", "equivocation", "delicacy", "lightness", "subtlety" ], "related":[ "potency", "power", "strength", "eloquence", "ardency", "ardor", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "insistence", "passion", "warmth", "stridency", "vociferousness", "absoluteness", "clearness", "directness", "incision", "incisiveness", "plainness", "straightforwardness", "vividness" ], "synonyms":[ "assertiveness", "emphasis", "fierceness", "forcefulness", "intenseness", "intensity", "vehemence", "vigorousness", "violence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggrieved":{ "as in afflicted , tormented":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in disturbed , perturbed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{ "antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ], "examples":[ "a line of aggrieved ticket-holders, demanding a refund for the cancelled concert" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "related":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "aggro":{ "something that is a source of irritation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just another aggro that commuters on the tube have to put up with" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "related":[ "discomfort", "fleabite", "pinprick", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble", "hang-up", "pet peeve", "problem", "annoyer", "disturber", "harasser", "mischief", "offender", "pandora's box" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ] }, "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure" ], "related":[ "agitation", "discomfort", "displeasure", "distress", "disturbance", "upset", "irritability", "irritableness", "peeve", "perturbation", "pet", "pique", "resentment", "snappishness", "trouble", "anger", "angriness", "chafe", "dander", "dudgeon", "gall", "huff", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "outrage", "umbrage" ], 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"nuisances", "peeves", "pests", "rubs", "ruffles", "thorns", "trials", "vexations" ] }, "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "pleasures" ], "related":[ "agitations", "discomforts", "displeasures", "distresses", "disturbances", "upsets", "irritabilities", "peeves", "perturbations", "pets", "piques", "resentments", "troubles", "angers", "chafes", "danders", "dudgeons", "galls", "huffs", "indignations", "ires", "outrages", "umbrages" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "exasperations", "frustrations", "griefs", "irritations", "pips", "vexations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aghast":{ "filled with fear or dread":{ "antonyms":[ "fearless", "unafraid" ], "examples":[ "I stood there, aghast , as the vile monster made its way toward me" ], "near antonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daredevil", "daring", "dashing", "gutsy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "venturesome", "venturous", "brave", "courageous", "gallant", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous", "assured", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "sanguine", "sure", "unperturbed", "dauntless", "resolute", "undaunted" ], "related":[ "chicken", "fainthearted", "fearsome", "shrinking", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "tremulant", "tremulous", "agitated", "anxious", "apprehensive", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "funky", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "panicked", "panicky", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "skittish", "uneasy", "upset", "worried", "phobic", "appalled", "dismayed", "startled", "cowed", "daunted", "intimidated", "unnerved", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "gutless", "lily-livered", "pusillanimous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "wary" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "horror-struck", "hysterical", "hysteric", "scared", "scary", "shocked", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agin":{ "opposed to; not for":{ "antonyms":[ "for", "pro" ], "examples":[ "Grandpa was generally agin any music created after the Second World War" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "athwart", "contrary to", "versus", "with" ], "synonyms":[ "against", "anti", "contra" ] }, "type":[ "preposition" ] }, "aging":{ "being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{ "antonyms":[ "young", "youthful" ], "examples":[ "more and more middle-aged adults must care for aging parents" ], "near antonyms":[ "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "related":[ "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "septuagenarian", "sexagenarian", "oldish", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "overage", "overaged" ], "synonyms":[ "aged", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "senior", "unyoung" ] }, "to become mature":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet" ], "near antonyms":[ "decaying", "declining", "degenerating", "deteriorating", "sinking", "worsening", "drooping", "drying", "fading", "flagging", "sagging", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "waning", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering", "regressing", "retrogressing", "reverting", "backsliding", "lapsing", "returning" ], "related":[ "mellowing", "softening", "blooming", "blossoming", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "flourishing", "flowering", "opening", "unfolding", "advancing", "evolving", "getting along", "getting on", "graying", "greying" ], "synonyms":[ "developing", "growing", "growing up", "maturing", "progressing", "ripening" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "agitated (for)":{ "as in worked (for) , campaigned (for)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aglow":{ "having or being an outward sign of good feelings (as of love, confidence, or happiness)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "all aglow as she was awarded first place in the spelling bee" ], "near antonyms":[ "blank", "flat", "listless", "stoic", "stoical", "unemotional", "black", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "dismal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "melancholy", "sullen", "frowning", "glaring", "glowering", "lowering", "louring", "scowling" ], "related":[ "brilliant", "dazzling", "effulgent", "gleaming", "luminous", "refulgent", "shining", "starry", "blithe", "blithesome", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "gay", "gladsome", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "optimistic", "upbeat", "jocund", "jovial", "laughing", "smiling", "blooming", "rosy", "blissful", "chuffed", "delighted", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "thankful", "tickled" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bright", "glowing", "radiant", "sunny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agonize":{ "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "deliver", "release", "relieve", "reprieve", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "solace", "soothe", "succor" ], "related":[ "assail", "attack", "badger", "dog", "hound", "pursue", "ride", "aggravate", "agitate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "distress", "disturb", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "molest", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "vex", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "fluster", "grieve", "perturb", "strain", "stress", "trouble", "try", "upset", "worry", "crush", "oppress", "overpower", "overwhelm", "smite", "strike", "tyrannize", "victimize", "hurt", "pain", "pang", "prick", "smart", "stab", "sting", "wring", "martyr" ], "synonyms":[ "afflict", "anguish", "bedevil", "beset", "besiege", "curse", "excruciate", "harrow", "persecute", "plague", "rack", "torment", "torture" ] }, "to feel deep sadness or mental pain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing" ], "near antonyms":[ "beam", "cheer", "crow", "delight", "exult", "glory", "joy", "laugh", "ravish", "rejoice", "triumph", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "commiserate", "console", "reassure", "solace", "soothe", "sympathize" ], "related":[ "ache", "long (for)", "pine (away)", "sigh", "smart", "rack", "torment", "torture", "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "lament", "rue", "bawl", "blubber", "cry", "groan", "howl", "keen", "moan", "sob", "take on", "wail", "weep", "yammer", "yowl", "languish", "regret" ], "synonyms":[ "anguish", "bleed", "grieve", "hurt", "mourn", "sorrow", "suffer" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agonized":{ "expressing or suggesting mourning":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one look at his agonized , tearful eyes and it was clear that something was terribly wrong" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "exulting", "glorying", "happy", "joyful", "rejoicing", "triumphant", "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "laughing", "smiling", "blissful", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "jocund", "jolly", "joyous", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "giddy", "heady", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical" ], "related":[ "dirgelike", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "melancholy", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", 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"mourned", "sorrowed", "suffered" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "agonizing":{ "as in hesitation , indecision":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in suffering , mourning":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "hard to accept or bear especially emotionally":{ "antonyms":[ "gratifying", "pleasing", "sweet" ], "examples":[ "agonizing cries rose up from the dungeon" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearable", "endurable", "supportable", "sustainable", "tolerable", "livable", "liveable", "sufferable", "survivable", "acceptable", "allowable", "reasonable" ], "related":[ "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "unsupportable", "appalling", "awful", "bad", "dire", "dreadful", "ghastly", "horrible", "miserable", "nasty", "rotten", "severe", "terrible", "vile", "wretched", "acute", "extreme", "intense", "piercing" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicting", "bitter", "cruel", "excruciating", "galling", "grievous", "harrowing", "harsh", "heartrending", "hurtful", "painful", "tormenting", "torturous" ] }, "intensely or unbearably painful":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "died an agonizing death" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "acute", "exquisite", "extreme", "fierce", "intense", "vehement", "violent", "biting", "cutting", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "shooting", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "tearing", "tingling" ], "synonyms":[ "excruciating", "harrowing", "racking", "raging", "tormenting", "torturing", "torturous", "wrenching" ] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "delivering", "releasing", "relieving", "reprieving", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "quieting", "solacing", "soothing", "succoring" ], "related":[ "assailing", "attacking", "badgering", "dogging", "hounding", "pursuing", "riding", "aggravating", "agitating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "distressing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "griping", "hagriding", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "molesting", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "vexing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "flustering", "grieving", "perturbing", "straining", "stressing", "troubling", "trying", "upsetting", "worrying", "crushing", "oppressing", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "smiting", "striking", "tyrannizing", "victimizing", "hurting", "paining", "panging", "pricking", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "wringing", "martyring" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicting", "anguishing", "bedeviling", "besetting", "besieging", "cursing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "persecuting", "plaguing", "racking", "tormenting", "torturing" ] }, "to feel deep sadness or mental pain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing" ], "near antonyms":[ "beaming", "cheering", "crowing", "delighting", "exulting", "glorying", "joying", "laughing", "ravishing", "rejoicing", "triumphing", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "commiserating", "consoling", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing", "sympathizing" ], "related":[ "aching", "longing (for)", "pining (away)", "sighing", "smarting", "racking", "tormenting", "torturing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting", "ruing", "bawling", "blubbering", "crying", "groaning", "howling", "keening", "moaning", "sobbing", "taking on", "wailing", "weeping", "yammering", "yowling", "languishing", "regretting" ], "synonyms":[ "anguishing", "bleeding", "grieving", "hurting", "mourning", "sorrowing", "suffering" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "agonizingly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "with feelings of bitterness or grief":{ "antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously" ], "examples":[ "agonizingly made the decision to have her beloved cat put to sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "related":[ "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "synonyms":[ "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly" ] } }, "agrarian":{ "engaged in or concerned with agriculture":{ "antonyms":[ "nonagricultural" ], "examples":[ "an agrarian community", "the nation's agrarian history" ], "near antonyms":[ "metro", "metropolitan", "urban", "industrial", "industrialized" ], "related":[ "agronomic", "arable", "monocultural", "bucolic", "georgic", "pastoral", "pastoralist", "garden", "aquacultural", "arboricultural", "country", "rural", "rustic", "rustical", "villatic" ], "synonyms":[ "agricultural", "farming" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agree (on)":{ "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm sure we can all agree on what to do next" ], "near antonyms":[ "abort", "call", "call off", "drop", "recall", "repeal", "rescind", "revoke", "differ (over)", "disagree (with)", "counter", "debate", "object", "oppose", "protest", "resist", "contest", "dispute" ], "related":[ "contract", "pledge", "promise", "blueprint", "calculate", "chart", "concert", "design", "draft", "frame", "hammer out", "intrigue", "lay out", "maneuver", "map (out)", "plan", "program", "programme", "schematize", "scheme", "shape", "square away", "work out", "choose", "conclude", "determine", "figure", "opt", "resolve", "affirm", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "confirm", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "warrant", "close", "complete", "end", "finalize", "finish", "round (off or out)", "wind up", "wrap up", "bargain", "chaffer", "deal", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "negotiate" ], "synonyms":[ "arrange", "decide", "fix", "set", "settle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreed (with)":{ "to give satisfaction to":{ "antonyms":[ "displeased" ], "examples":[ "her new job, which is much less stressful than her old one, agrees with her" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "related":[ "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed", "assuaged", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "synonyms":[ "contented", "delighted", "feasted", "gassed", "gladded", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "pleasured", "rejoiced", "satisfied", "suited", "warmed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aggrandize":{ "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes" ], "synonyms":[ "canonize", "deify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "exalt", "glorify", "magnify" ], "related":[ "boost", "lift", "promote", "raise", "upgrade", "uplift", "heighten", "intensify", "idealize", "romanticize", "sanitize", "sugarcoat", "acclaim", "extol", "extoll", "honor", "laud", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "decry", "depreciate", "detract", "disparage", "minimize" ], "antonyms":[ "abase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "add (to)", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "build up", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "hype", "increase", "multiply", "pump up", "raise", "stoke", "supersize", "swell", "up" ], "related":[ "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aggrandizes":{ "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "a movie that 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"ups" ], "related":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }