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"sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ] }, "intense sexual desire":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her revealing outfit only inflamed his ardor all the more" ], "near antonyms":[ "frigidity" ], "related":[ "erotomania", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "lasciviousness", "lewdness", "libidinousness", "licentiousness", "lickerishness", "randiness", "salaciousness", "wantonness" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscence", "eros", "eroticism", "horniness", "itch", "lust", "lustfulness", "passion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ], "urgent desire or interest":{ 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"exhort", "fast-talk", "urge", "wheedle", "allure", "beguile", "lead on", "lure", "seduce", "snow", "tempt", "brainwash", "overpersuade", "incline", "influence", "prompt", "sell", "sway", "attract", "draw", "entice", "interest", "chew over", "converse", "debate", "discuss", "dispute", "hash (over)", "moot", "reason (with)" ], "synonyms":[ "bring", "bring around", "convert", "convince", "gain", "get", "induce", "move", "persuade", "prevail (on or upon)", "satisfy", "talk (into)", "win (over)" ] }, "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that couple argues so incessantly it's a miracle they're still together" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexist", "get along", "accept", "agree", "assent", "concur", "consent" ], "related":[ "challenge", "dare", "defy", "clash", "contend", "contest", "tangle", "cavil", "fuss", "nitpick", "consider", "debate", "discuss", "kick", "object", "protest" ], "synonyms":[ "altercate", "argufy", "bicker", "brabble", 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"consider", "deliberate", "weigh" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "bandy", "bat (around or back and forth)", "canvass", "canvas", "debate", "discuss", "dispute", "hash (over or out)", "moot", "talk over" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "argues":{ "to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "argued my boss into letting me telecommute for four days a week" ], "near antonyms":[ "deters", "discourages", "dissuades", "unsells" ], "related":[ "blandishes", "blarneys", "cajoles", "coaxes", "entreats", "exhorts", "fast-talks", "urges", "wheedles", "allures", "beguiles", "leads on", "lures", "seduces", "snows", "tempts", "brainwashes", "overpersuades", "inclines", "influences", "prompts", "sells", "sways", "attracts", "draws", "entices", "interests", "chews over", "converses", "debates", "discusses", "disputes", "hashes (over)", "moots", "reasons (with)" ], "synonyms":[ "brings", "brings around", "converts", 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"recommends", "suggests", "urges", "convinces", "persuades", "advocates", "champions", "defends", "enforces", "espouses", "supports", "explains", "justifies", "rationalizes", "considers", "debates", "discusses", "confutes", "counters", "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes" ], "synonyms":[ "asserts", "contends", "maintains", "pleads", "reasons" ] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "candidates arguing gun control in a nationally televised debate" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "reviews", "speaks (about)", "talks (about)", "broaches", "introduces", "propounds", "raises", "stirs up", "forges", "hammers out", "talks out", "thrashes (out)", "wrestles (with)", "chews over", "considers", "deliberates", "weighs" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "bandies", "bats (around or back and forth)", "canvasses", "canvases", "debates", "discusses", "disputes", "hashes (over or out)", "moots", 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"reclining" ], "related":[ "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "bestirring", "stirring", "waking" ], "synonyms":[ "getting up", "rising", "rolling out", "turning out", "uprising" ] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "antonyms":[ "declining", "descending", "dipping", "dropping", "falling (off)", "plunging" ], "examples":[ "slowly the hot-air balloon arose , and the round-the-world flight was begun" ], "near antonyms":[ "diving", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "sinking", "sliding" ], "related":[ "surging", "towering", "boosting", "elevating", "raising", "upheaving", "uplifting", "upraising", "ballooning", "blasting off", "taking off", "zooming", "cresting", "scaling", "surmounting", "topping", "canting", "inclining", "leaning", "listing", "reclining", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ], "synonyms":[ "ascending", "aspiring", "climbing", "lifting", "mounting", "rising", "soaring", "thrusting", "upping", "uprearing", "uprising", "upthrusting", "upturning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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"rank and file", "bourgeoisie", "middle class", "working class", "dregs", "(the) herd", "(the) mob", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff", "scum", "trash" ], "related":[ "A-list", "beau monde", "beautiful people", "caf\u00e9 society", "Four Hundred", "400", "glitterati", "haut monde", "haute monde", "jet set", "society", "carriage trade", "plutocracy" ], "synonyms":[ "elite", "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "nobility", "patriciate", "quality", "upper class", "upper crust" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "armoire":{ "a tall piece of furniture that is used to store things (such as clothes)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They didn't have enough closet space in the bedroom, so they bought an armoire ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "arouse":{ "to cause to stop sleeping":{ "antonyms":[ "lull" ], "examples":[ "the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "hypnotize", "mesmerize" ], "related":[ "roust", "rout", "raise", "revive", "reawaken", "rewake", "agitate", "bestir", "disturb", "excite", "provoke", "stimulate", "stir" ], "synonyms":[ "awake", "awaken", "knock up", "rouse", "wake", "waken" ] }, "to cease to be asleep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m." ], "near antonyms":[ "catnap", "conk (off or out)", "doze", "drop off", "nap", "nod", "rest", "sleep", "slumber", "snooze", "bed (down)", "couch", "doss (down)", "flop", "kip (down)", "retire", "sack out", "turn in", "lie up", "sleep in", "oversleep" ], "related":[ "arise", "get up", "rise", "roll out", "turn out", "uprise", "watch", "revive", "reawaken", "rewake", "shift", "stir" ], "synonyms":[ "awake", "awaken", "rouse", "wake", "waken" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "soothe", "subdue", "tranquilize", "tranquillize", "appease", "mollify", "pacify", "placate" ], "related":[ "fan", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "trigger", "activate", "animate", "drive", "energize", "galvanize", "induce", "inspire", "key (up)", "motivate", "motive", "pump up", "quicken", "set off", "vitalize", "abet", "ferment", "foment", "raise", "whip (up)", "anger", "enrage", "madden", "upset", "jeer", "taunt", "tease", "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "irritate", "vex" ], "synonyms":[ "encourage", "excite", "fire (up)", "impassion", "incite", "instigate", "move", "pique", "provoke", "rev (up)", "spark", "stimulate", "stir" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aroused":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause to stop sleeping":{ "antonyms":[ "lulled" ], "examples":[ "the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "hypnotized", "mesmerized" ], "related":[ "rousted", "routed", "raised", "revived", "reawakened", "rewaked", "rewoke", "agitated", "bestirred", "disturbed", "excited", "provoked", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "synonyms":[ "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "knocked up", "roused", "wakened", "woke", "waked" ] }, "to cease to be asleep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m." ], "near antonyms":[ "catnapped", "conked (off or out)", "dozed", "dropped off", "napped", "nodded", "rested", "slept", "slumbered", "snoozed", "bedded (down)", "couched", "dossed (down)", "flopped", "kipped (down)", "retired", "sacked out", "turned in", "lay up", "slept in", "overslept" ], "related":[ "arose", "got up", "rolled out", "rose", "turned out", "uprose", "watched", "revived", "reawakened", "rewaked", "rewoke", "shifted", "stirred" ], "synonyms":[ "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "roused", "wakened", "woke", "waked" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "soothed", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated" ], "related":[ "fanned", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "triggered", "activated", "animated", "drove", "energized", "galvanized", "induced", "inspired", "keyed (up)", "motivated", "motived", "pumped up", "quickened", "set off", "vitalized", "abetted", "fermented", "fomented", "raised", "whipped (up)", "angered", "enraged", "maddened", "upset", "jeered", "taunted", "teased", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irritated", "vexed", "vext" ], "synonyms":[ "encouraged", "excited", "fired (up)", "impassioned", "incited", "instigated", "moved", "piqued", "provoked", "revved (up)", "sparked", "stimulated", "stirred" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "arousing":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause to stop sleeping":{ "antonyms":[ "lulling" ], "examples":[ "the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "hypnotizing", "mesmerizing" ], "related":[ "rousting", "routing", "raising", "reviving", "reawakening", "rewaking", "agitating", "bestirring", "disturbing", "exciting", "provoking", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "synonyms":[ "awakening", "awaking", "knocking up", "rousing", "wakening", "waking" ] }, "to cease to be asleep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m." ], "near antonyms":[ "catnapping", "conking (off or out)", "dozing", "dropping off", "napping", "nodding", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering", "snoozing", "bedding (down)", "couching", "dossing (down)", "flopping", "kipping (down)", "retiring", "sacking out", "turning in", "lying up", "sleeping in", "oversleeping" ], "related":[ "arising", "getting up", "rising", "rolling out", "turning out", "uprising", "watching", "reviving", "reawakening", "rewaking", "shifting", "stirring" ], "synonyms":[ "awakening", "awaking", "rousing", "wakening", "waking" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "soothing", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating" ], "related":[ "fanning", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "triggering", "activating", "animating", "driving", "energizing", "galvanizing", "inducing", "inspiring", "keying (up)", "motivating", "motiving", "pumping up", "quickening", "setting off", "vitalizing", "abetting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "raising", "whipping (up)", "angering", "enraging", "maddening", "upsetting", "jeering", "taunting", "teasing", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irritating", "vexing" ], "synonyms":[ "encouraging", "exciting", "firing (up)", "impassioning", "inciting", "instigating", "moving", "piquing", "provoking", "revving (up)", "sparking", "stimulating", "stirring" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "arraigns":{ "to state the charges against someone who is accused of a crime in a formal procedure before a judge \u2014 usually used as (be) arraigned":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He was arraigned on charges of manslaughter." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "arrange":{ "to bring about through discussion and compromise":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'll arrange your free movie pass with the cinema's manager" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "settle (on or upon)", "chaffer", "deal", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "palter", "agree", "contract", "covenant", "argue", "debate", "discuss", "hammer out", "hash (over)", "reason", "talk", "talk over", "work out", "renegotiate" ], "synonyms":[ "bargain", "concert", "conclude", "negotiate" ] }, "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "arrange a time for the meeting", "arrange money matters for your trip" ], "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":[ "agree (on)", "decide", "fix", "set", "settle" ] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "antonyms":[ "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "disorder", "mess (up)", "muss (up)", "rumple", "upset" ], "examples":[ "arrange the flowers so that the taller ones are at the center of the bouquet" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)", "unscramble", "align", "aline", "cue", "line", "line up", "queue", "alphabetize", "file", "hierarchize", "prioritize", "sequence", "emplace", "place", "set", "display", "map (out)", "set out" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "draw up", "lay out", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ] }, "to work out the details of (something) in advance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we need to arrange our European vacation so that we can get the best deals" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conspire", "contrive", "devise", "intrigue", "machinate", "plot", "put up", "concert", "get up", "draft", "outline", "sketch", "aim", "figure", "have on", "intend", "mean", "contemplate", "meditate", "premeditate" ], "synonyms":[ "blueprint", "budget", "calculate", "chart", "choreograph", "design", "frame", "lay out", "map (out)", "organize", "plan", "prepare", "project", "scheme (out)", "shape", "strategize (about)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "array":{ "a large body of men and women organized for land warfare":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "feudal lords depended upon their array for defense" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "militia", "national guard", "standing army", "infantry", "ranks", "regulars", "soldiers", "troopers", "troops" ], "synonyms":[ "army", "battalion", "host", "legion" ] }, "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an array of baseball gloves in the corner of his room" ], "near antonyms":[ "entity", "item", "single", "unit" ], "related":[ "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomeration", "agglomeration", "assortment", "hodgepodge", "jumble", "miscellany", "mixture", "odds and ends", "sundries", "variety", "cycle", "run", "series", "suit" ], "synonyms":[ "assemblage", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "bunch", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "muster", "package", "parcel", "passel", "set", "suite" ] }, "a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a motley array of travelers waiting for the bus" ], "near antonyms":[ "individual", "single" ], "related":[ "assembly", "collective", "congregation", "gathering", "muster", "organization", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "fellowship", "gang", "ring", "round", "set", "faction", "guild", "gild", "order", "school", "sect", "brigade", "crew", "outfit", "phalanx", "platoon", "posse", "task force", "team", "alliance", "bloc", "coalition", "confederacy", "confederation", "federation", "league", "union", "battalion", "squadron", "bevy", "brood", "covey" ], "synonyms":[ "band", "batch", "battery", "body", "boodle", "bunch", "cluster", "clutch", "consort", "constellation", "crop", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "parcel", "party", "passel" ] }, "dressy clothing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "dressed in festive array for the city's annual New Year's Eve celebration" ], "near antonyms":[ "tatters", "disarray", "dishabille" ], "related":[ "apparel", "attire", "costume", "duds", "habiliment(s)", "rags", "raiment", "rig", "rigging", "threads", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vesture", "wear" ], "synonyms":[ "best", "bravery", "caparison", "feather", "finery", "frippery", "full dress", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "regalia" ] }, "the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a marching band's carefully choreographed array" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusion", "disorder", "disorganization", "disruption", "upset", "disconnection", "disjointedness" ], "related":[ "continuity", "precedence", "priority", "chain", "procession", "progression", "succession", "series", "aligning", "alining", "alignment", "alinement", "lining up", "design", "layout", "pattern", "structure", "system" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangement", "disposal", "disposition", "distribution", "order", "ordering", "sequence", "setup" ] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil" ], "examples":[ "a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "related":[ "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "boss", "chase", "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "fillet", "flounce", "frill", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "redecorate", "redo" ], "synonyms":[ "adorn", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "do up", "doll up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "antonyms":[ "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "untruss" ], "examples":[ "arrayed in a wedding dress that has been handed down in the family for generations" ], "near antonyms":[ "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil" ], "related":[ "cloak", "frock", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swaddle", "swathe", "wrap", "accoutre", "accouter", "bedight", "equip", "furnish", "habilitate", "outfit", "tailor", "uniform", "dress down", "underdress" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "attire", "bedeck", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck (out)", "do up", "dress", "dress up", "enrobe", "garb", "garment", "get up", "gown", "habit", "invest", "rig (out)", "robe", "suit", "tog (up or out)", "toilet", "vesture" ] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "antonyms":[ "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "disorder", "mess (up)", "muss (up)", "rumple", "upset" ], "examples":[ "arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)", "unscramble", "align", "aline", "cue", "line", "line up", "queue", "alphabetize", "file", "hierarchize", "prioritize", "sequence", "emplace", "place", "set", "display", "map (out)", "set out" ], "synonyms":[ "arrange", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "draw up", "lay out", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "arrest":{ "the act of taking into one's control by authority of law":{ "antonyms":[ "discharge" ], "examples":[ "there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipation", "liberation", "release" ], "related":[ "raid", "house arrest", "capture", "entrapment", "seizure", "captivity", "confinement", "detention", "enchainment", "hold", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "restraint", "rearrest", "remand" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehension", "arrestment", "bust", "collar", "pinch" ] }, "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ], "examples":[ "\"hemostasis\" is the technical term for arrest of bleeding" ], "near antonyms":[ "extension", "persistence", "prolongation" ], "related":[ "mop-up", "phaseout", "abeyance", "break", "interruption", "layoff", "letup", "moratorium", "pause", "standstill", "suspension" ], "synonyms":[ "arrestment", "cease", "cessation", "check", "close", "closedown", "closure", "conclusion", "cutoff", "discontinuance", "discontinuation", "end", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "offset", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stay", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ] }, "to bring (something) to a standstill":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion" ], "near antonyms":[ "carry on", "continue", "follow through (with)", "keep (on)", "keep up", "persist", "run on", "advance", "fare", "go along", "march", "move", "proceed", "progress", "wend", "actuate", "budge", "drive", "goad", "impel", "propel", "push", "spur", "stir" ], "related":[ "baffle", "balk", "block", "blockade", "bottleneck", "clog", "dam", "detain", "hinder", "hold", "hold back", "impede", "obstruct", "snag", "stem", "conclude", "cut off", "end", "terminate", "call", "discontinue", "suspend", "choke off", "rein (in)", "repress", "squash", "squelch", "stanch", "staunch", "stunt", "suppress", "turn back" ], "synonyms":[ "bring up", "catch", "check", "draw up", "fetch up", "halt", "hold up", "pull up", "stall", "stay", "still", "stop" ] }, "to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "enrapture", "entrance", "thrill", "beguile", "bewitch", "charm", "absorb", "engage", "engross", "involve" ], "synonyms":[ "bedazzle", "catch up", "enchant", "enthrall", "enthral", "fascinate", "grip", "hypnotize", "mesmerize", "spellbind" ] }, "to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{ "antonyms":[ "discharge" ], "examples":[ "the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "free", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "release", "spring", "unbind", "unchain" ], "related":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "get", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "trap", "commit", "confine", "detain", "hold", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "jug", "lock (up)", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "rearrest", "remand" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehend", "bust", "collar", "nab", "nail", "nick", "pick up", "pinch", "pull in", "restrain", "run in", "seize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "arrestee":{ "as in defendant , suspect":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "arrival":{ "the act of coming upon a scene":{ "antonyms":[ "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "disappearance", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave-taking", "parting", "quitting" ], "examples":[ "spring's late arrival meant we were still skiing in mid-April", "the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissipation", "dissolution", "evaporation", "fadeaway", "fading", "melting", "passing", "vanishing", "clearing out", "egress", "leaving", "retirement", "retreat", "withdrawal", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus" ], "related":[ "approach", "entrance", "ingress", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "dawning", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "genesis", "inception", "morning", "onset", "start" ], "synonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "coming", "incoming" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "artful":{ "accomplished with trained ability":{ "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "artless", "rude", "unprofessional", "unskillful" ], "examples":[ "that was an artful way to handle a very delicate situation" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "crude", "klutzy", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "incompetent", "inept" ], "related":[ "facile", "smooth", "artistic", "creative", "fancy", "ingenious", "neat", "adept", "clever", "cunning", "able", "adequate", "capable", "competent" ], "synonyms":[ "adroit", "bravura", "deft", "delicate", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "skillful", "virtuoso", "workmanlike" ] }, "clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means":{ "antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "undesigning" ], "examples":[ "the artful lawyer got the witness to admit he had been lying" ], "near antonyms":[ "obvious", "open", "patent", "plain", "public", "unconcealed", "aboveboard", "candid", "direct", "forthright", "frank", "honest", "natural", "outspoken", "plainspoken", "real", "simple", "sincere", "straightforward", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "unvarnished", "childlike", "impressionable", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "unforced", "unstudied", "trustful", "trusting" ], "related":[ "astute", "facile", "glib", "sharp", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "insinuating", "knavish", "Machiavellian", "oblique", "serpentine", "shady", "shifty", "slippery", "sneaky", "treacherous", "underhand", "underhanded", "unscrupulous", "backhanded", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "smooth-tongued", "two-faced", "circuitous", "circular", "roundabout", "clandestine", "concealed", "covert", "furtive", "hugger-mugger", "secret", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "calculating", "plotting" ], "synonyms":[ "beguiling", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "cute", "designing", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "scheming", "shrewd", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily" ] }, "showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing":{ "antonyms":[ "uncreative", "unimaginative" ], "examples":[ "that kitchen gadget is an artful tool for extracting cherry pits" ], "near antonyms":[ "dull", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "stodgy", "assembly-line", "canned", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "hackneyed", "unoriginal", "impractical", "useless" ], "related":[ "adventurous", "fresh", "groundbreaking", "novel", "original", "visionary", "cleverish", "gadgety", "gimmicky", "convenient", "handy", "neat", "nifty", "practical", "useful", "complex", "sophisticated", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "handsome", "tricky", "brainy", "intelligent", "sharp", "smart" ], "synonyms":[ "clever", "creative", "imaginative", "ingenious", "innovative", "inventive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "artfully":{ "in a skillful or expert manner":{ "antonyms":[ "amateurishly", "artlessly", "incapably", "incompetently", "inefficiently", "ineptly", "inexpertly", "poorly", "unskillfully" ], "examples":[ "the sushi chef artfully filleted the salmon" ], "near antonyms":[ "inaptly", "awkwardly", "clumsily", "crudely" ], "related":[ "aptly", "fluently", "cleanly", "cleverly", "dexterously", "neatly", "nimbly", "easily", "facilely", "handily" ], "synonyms":[ "ably", "adeptly", "adroitly", "capably", "competently", "consummately", "deftly", "expertly", "masterfully", "masterly", "proficiently", "skillfully", "well" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "articles":{ "a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "read an article extolling the benefits of vegetarianism" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "causeries", "columns", "commentaries", "editorials", "features", "reports", "reviews", "write-ups", "dissertations", "theses", "tracts", "treatises", "discourses", "discussions", "expositions", "prolegomena", "studies" ], "synonyms":[ "compositions", "essays", "papers", "themes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "artifice":{ "a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "used the artifice of saying his grandmother had died so that he could get the last seat on the plane" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bluff", "end run", "feint", "cheating", "chicanery", "cozenage", "craft", "crookery", "cunning", "deception", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "fraud", "gaff", "hoax", "sham", "swindle", "blind", "front", "smoke screen" ], "synonyms":[ "device", "dodge", "fetch", "flimflam", "gambit", "gimmick", "jig", "juggle", "knack", "play", "ploy", "ruse", "scheme", "shenanigan", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile" ] }, "skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "using their artifice , the Greeks crafted a hollow wooden horse to hide inside and thereby gained entry into the city of Troy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "calculation", "care", "design", "savvy", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "cleverness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "ease", "facility", "finesse", "deceitfulness", "duplicity", "shiftiness", "underhandedness" ], "synonyms":[ "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "cunningness", "deviousness", "foxiness", "guile", "guilefulness", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness" ] }, "subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something":{ "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "ineptitude", "ineptness", "maladroitness" ], "examples":[ "a painting that could only have been created with the artifice of a master" ], "near antonyms":[ "amateurishness", "awkwardness", "clumsiness", "crudeness", "klutziness", "rudeness", "inability", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "incapability", "incapacity", "incompetence", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficacy", "inefficiency" ], "related":[ "dexterity", "ease", "finesse", "handiness", "experience", "expertise", "expertness", "know-how", "proficiency", "creativity", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "knowledge", "learning", "aptitude", "bent", "flair", "gift", "knack", "talent" ], "synonyms":[ "adeptness", "adroitness", "art", "artfulness", "artistry", "cleverness", "craft", "cunning", "deftness", "masterfulness", "skill", "skillfulness" ] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ], "examples":[ "a crook who is a master of artifice and manipulation" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "related":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "synonyms":[ "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ] }, "the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he's willing to resort to artifice to get himself out of this jam" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness" ], "related":[ "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "foxiness", "oiliness", "shadiness", "sharpness", "shiftiness", "shrewdness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "treachery", "underhandedness", "wiliness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "guile", "guilefulness", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "fakery", "humbuggery", "imposture", "quackery", "dirty pool", "dirty tricks", "design", "plotting", "scheming", "secrecy", "stealth" ], "synonyms":[ "chicane", "chicanery", "gamesmanship", "hanky-panky", "jiggery-pokery", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "artlessly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration":{ "antonyms":[ "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally" ], "examples":[ "artlessly commented that the dress looked good", "informed his host rather artlessly that the food was okay but not fantastic" ], "near antonyms":[ "artfully", "cannily", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "dishonestly", "falsely", "archly", "calculatingly", "craftily", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slickly", "slyly", "slily", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously" ], "related":[ "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "freely", "openheartedly", "openly", "candidly", "frankly", "matter-of-factly", "casually", "coolly", "cooly", "nonchalantly", "informally", "relaxedly", "unceremoniously" ], "synonyms":[ "guilelessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "naturally", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously" ] } }, "artificially":{ "as in unnaturally":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "arrogates":{ "to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right":{ "examples":[ "arrogated the corner office without obtaining prior approval" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "commandeers", "converts", "expropriates", "pirates", "preempts", "presses", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps" ], "related":[ "annexes", "attaches", "claims", "confiscates", "impounds", "repossesses", "sequesters", "assumes", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "snatches", "steals", "wrenches", "wrests", "despoils", "loots", "pillages", "encroaches", "infringes", "invades", "occupies", "preoccupies", "trespasses", "embezzles", "misapplies", "misappropriates", "misuses", "peculates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "arranged (for)":{ "as in signed up (for) , ordered":{ 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"breadth", "compass", "confine", "dimension(s)", "extent", "ken", "reach", "scope", "sweep", "width", "subfield", "subspecialty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aromaticity":{ "as in odoriferousness , odorousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "arriving":{ "to get to a destination":{ "examples":[ "when will the guests arrive ?" ], "synonyms":[ "appearing", "coming", "getting in", "getting through", "landing", "showing up", "turning up" ], "related":[ "fetching", "hitting", "making", "reaching", "pulling in", "touching down", "debarking", "disembarking", "barging (in)", "blowing in", "breezing (in)", "bursting (in or into)", "waltzing (in)", "checking in", "clocking (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "checking out", "clocking (out)", "fleeing", "vamoosing" ], "antonyms":[ "going", "leaving" ] }, "to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{ "examples":[ "the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination" ], "synonyms":[ "flourishing", "prospering", "succeeding", "thriving" ], "related":[ "prevailing", "triumphing", "winning", "excelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling" ], "antonyms":[ "failing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }