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"embracing", "taking on", "taking up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "espy":{ "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "out of the corner of my eye I espied the squirrel making another raid on the bird feeder" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overpass", "pass over", "miss", "overlook" ], "related":[ "identify", "make out", "pick out", "pick up", "attend (to)", "consider", "heed", "mark", "mind", "study", "watch", "examine", "inspect", "scan", "scrutinize", "survey", "glance (at)", "glimpse", "peer (at)" ], "synonyms":[ "behold", "catch", "descry", "discern", "distinguish", "eye", "look (at)", "note", "notice", "observe", "perceive", "regard", "remark", "see", "sight", "spot", "spy", "view", "witness" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "essays":{ "a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a little homemade essay to determine the easiest way to strip the paint from the bookcase" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "trial and errors", "dry runs", "shakedowns", "exercises", "practices", "practises", "rehearsals", "tryouts", "workouts", "crucibles", "ordeals", "attempts", "efforts", "tries" ], "synonyms":[ "experimentations", "experiments", "tests", "trials" ] }, "a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "school essays on what it means to be a patriot" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "causeries", "columns", "commentaries", "editorials", "features", "reports", "reviews", "write-ups", "dissertations", "theses", "tracts", "treatises", "discourses", "discussions", "expositions", "prolegomena", "studies" ], "synonyms":[ "articles", "compositions", "papers", "themes" ] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my first essay at baking a cake did not go well" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "strivings", "struggles", "throes", "undertakings", "trial and errors" ], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "bashes", "bids", "cracks", "endeavors", "flings", "goes", "offers", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks", "whirls" ] }, "to make an effort to do":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move" ], "near antonyms":[ "drops", "gives up", "quits" ], "related":[ "fights", "strains", "struggles", "toils", "troubles", "works", "aims", "aspires", "hopes", "assumes", "takes up", "undertakes" ], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "endeavors", "seeks", "strives", "tries" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "essences":{ "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "presented the essence of weeks of testimony in a 20-minute appeal to the jury" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "courses", "directions", "drifts", "tenors", "bodies", "contents", "substances", "hypotheses", "propositions", "purports", "subjects", "themes", "theses" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom lines", "bull's-eyes", "bullseyes", "centerpieces", "cores", "cruxes", "cruces", "gists", "hearts", "kernels", "keynotes", "meat and potatoes", "meats", "nets", "nubbins", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "piths", "pivots", "points", "roots", "sums" ] }, "the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the belief that power ultimately rests with the people is the very essence of democracy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hearts", "spirits", "alpha and omegas", "centers", "cores", "keynotes", "marrows", "piths", "seats", "embodiments", "epitomes", "incarnations", "manifestations", "personifications", "aspects", "attributes", "features", "properties", "gists", "kernels", "nubs" ], "synonyms":[ "beings", "essentialities", "natures", "quiddities", "quintessences", "souls", "stuff", "substances" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "essential":{ "being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing":{ "antonyms":[ "adventitious", "extraneous", "extrinsic" ], "examples":[ "an unquenchable belief in the essential goodness of most people" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreign", "accidental", "coincidental", "incidental", "acquired", "adscititious", "superficial", "surface", "exterior", "external" ], "related":[ "basic", "deep-rooted", "elemental", "fundamental", "congenital", "hereditary", "inherited", "inmost", "inner", "interior", "internal", "characteristic", "distinctive", "peculiar", "habitual", "inveterate", "normal", "regular", "typical" ], "synonyms":[ "built-in", "constitutional", "constitutive", "hardwired", "immanent", "inborn", "inbred", "indigenous", "ingrain", "ingrained", "engrained", "inherent", "innate", "integral", "intrinsic", "native", "natural" ] }, "general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this will be just an introduction to the essentials of computer programming" ], "near antonyms":[ "details", "trivia" ], "related":[ "basis", "bedrock", "cornerstone", "foundation", "groundwork", "keystone", "underpinning", "nitty-gritty", "belief", "canon", "doctrine", "dogma", "faith", "philosophy", "axiom", "law", "precept", "tenet", "rule", "standard", "theorem" ], "synonyms":[ "ABC(s)", "alphabet", "basics", "elements", "fundamentals", "grammar", "principles", "rudiments" ] }, "impossible to do without":{ "antonyms":[ "dispensable", "inessential", "needless", "nonessential", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded" ], "examples":[ "a well-stocked public library is essential for the well-being of a community" ], "near antonyms":[ "undesired", "unwanted", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "unimportant", "excess", "external", "extra", "extraneous", "superfluous", "surplus" ], "related":[ "prerequisite", "compulsory", "mandatory", "nonelective", "obligatory", "consequential", "crucial", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "weighty", "basic", "central", "fundamental", "key", "organic", "insistent", "persistent", "pressing", "urgent" ], "synonyms":[ "all-important", "critical", "imperative", "indispensable", "integral", "must-have", "necessary", "necessitous", "needed", "needful", "required", "requisite", "vital" ] }, "of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject":{ "antonyms":[ "advanced" ], "examples":[ "anyone with an essential knowledge of human biology can follow the documentary" ], "near antonyms":[ "complex", "sophisticated", "complicated", "convoluted", "detailed", "elaborate", "extensive", "intricate", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "refined" ], "related":[ "primal", "primary", "prime", "simple", "crude", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "rude", "uncomplicated", "preliminary", "preparatory", "crucial", "important", "key" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "basal", "basic", "beginning", "elemental", "elementary", "fundamental", "introductory", "meat-and-potatoes", "rudimental", "rudimentary", "underlying" ] }, 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"epitomes", "incarnations", "manifestations", "personifications", "aspects", "attributes", "features", "properties", "gists", "kernels", "nubs" ], "synonyms":[ "beings", "essences", "natures", "quiddities", "quintessences", "souls", "stuff", "substances" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "establish":{ "to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{ "antonyms":[ "close (down)", "phase out", "shut (up)" ], "examples":[ "established the first school in the town" ], "near antonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "annul", "nullify", "end", "finish", "halt", "stop", "terminate", "round (off or out)", "wind up", "wrap up" ], "related":[ "author", "father", "originate", "conceive", "concoct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "create", "devise", "fabricate", "invent", "make up", "manufacture", "produce", "think (up)", "construct", "put up", "develop", "enlarge", "expand", "endow", "finance", "fund", "subsidize", "arrange", "organize", "systematize", "systemize", "refound", "reinitiate", "reinstitute", "relaunch" ], "synonyms":[ "begin", "constitute", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "pioneer", "plant", "set up", "start" ] }, "to gain full recognition or acceptance of":{ "antonyms":[ "disprove" ], "examples":[ "a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation" ], "near antonyms":[ "confute", "discredit", "invalidate", "rebut", "refute" ], "related":[ "attest", "authenticate", "bear out", "document", "evidence", "support", "sustain", "uphold", "confirm", "corroborate", "justify", "validate", "verify" ], "synonyms":[ "demonstrate", "prove", "show", "substantiate" ] }, "to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{ "antonyms":[ "disprove", "rebut", "refute" ], "examples":[ "the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenge", "dispute", "object", "allege", "assume", "conjecture", "guess", "presume", "surmise", "suspect" ], "related":[ "back (up)", "buttress", "circumstantiate", "corroborate", "evidence", "evince", "record", "support", "uphold", "witness", "adduce", "attest", "authenticate", "certify", "identify", "confirm", "sustain", "verify", "vouch", "clinch", "nail", "settle", "confess", "depose", "testify" ], "synonyms":[ "demonstrate", "document", "prove", "substantiate", "validate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "esteem":{ "a feeling of great approval and liking":{ "antonyms":[ "disfavor" ], "examples":[ "an athlete who is held in great esteem by her peers" ], "near antonyms":[ "condemnation", "disapproval", "disdain", "opprobrium", "scorn", "disappointment", "discontent", "disenchantment", "disgruntlement", "disillusionment", "displeasure", "indignation", "unhappiness", "aversion", "contempt", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disregard", "distaste", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "deprecation", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction" ], "related":[ "appetite", "fancy", "fondness", "like", "love", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use", "acclamation", "adoration", "adulation", "approbation", "deference", "hero worship", "homage", "honor", "idolatry", "infatuation", "lionization", "praise", "props", "reverence", "veneration", "worship", "delight", "enjoyment", "amazement", "awe", "wonder", "wonderment", "enthusiasm", "interest", "passion", "bias", "prejudice", "affection", "attachment", "devotion", "passion" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "admiration", "appreciation", "estimation", "favor", "regard", "respect" ] }, "to have as an opinion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrust", "doubt", "mistrust", "question", "suspect", "disbelieve", "discredit", "reject" ], "related":[ "regard", "view", "accept", "perceive", "depend", "rely", "trust", "assume", "presume", "presuppose", "surmise", "conclude", "deduce", "infer" ], "synonyms":[ "allow", "believe", "conceive", "consider", "deem", "feel", "figure", "guess", "hold", "imagine", "judge", "reckon", "suppose", "think" ] }, "to think of in a particular way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "believe", "deem", "feel", "sense", "think", "conceive", "fancy", "imagine" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "call", "consider", "count", "hold", "look (on or upon)", "rate", "reckon", "regard", "set down", "view" ] }, "to think very highly or favorably of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "condemn", "decry", "deplore", "disapprove", "discount", "discountenance", "disdain", "disfavor", "dislike", "dismiss", "disregard", "frown (on or upon)", "kiss off", "scorn", "vilify" ], "related":[ "acclaim", "accredit", "applaud", "approve", "commend", "compliment", "credit", "praise", "delight (in)", "drink (in)", "enjoy", "relish", "revel (in)", "savor", "savour", "dig", "fancy", "favor", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "adore", "adulate", "canonize", "deify", "dote (on)", "hallow", "idolize", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "worship", "cherish", "love", "prize", "treasure", "value" ], "synonyms":[ "admire", "appreciate", "consider", "regard", "respect" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "estimable":{ "deserving of high regard or great approval":{ "antonyms":[ "censurable", "discreditable", "illaudable", "reprehensible" ], "examples":[ "a dramatist with an estimable body of work" ], "near antonyms":[ "base", "contemptible", "deplorable", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "infamous", "lousy", "nasty", "notorious", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "sorry", "unlikable", "unworthy", "vile", "worthless", "wretched", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "low", "mean", "scandalous", "seamy", "shady", "shameful", "shocking", "sordid", "unethical", "unsavory" ], "related":[ "deserving", "worthy", "awesome", "distinctive", "distinguished", "excellent", "heady", "honorable", "impressive", "noteworthy", "noticeable", "outstanding", "redoubtable", "reputable", "respectable", "invaluable", "precious", "priceless", "valuable", "delightful", "enjoyable", "pleasing", "satisfying", "ethical", "good", "high-minded", "moral", "noble", "principled" ], "synonyms":[ "admirable", "applaudable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "meritorious", "praiseworthy" ] }, "having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge":{ "antonyms":[ "disreputable" ], "examples":[ "no estimable archaeologist would be fooled by such a crude and obvious hoax" ], "near antonyms":[ "seedy", "shadowy", "shady", "no-name", "obscure", "undistinguished", "unknown" ], "related":[ "honorable", "venerable", "worthy", "creditable", "good", "praiseworthy", "celebrated", "distinguished", "famed", "famous", "honored", "illustrious", "notable", "prominent", "redoubtable", "renowned", "well-known" ], "synonyms":[ "esteemed", "name", "prestigious", "recognized", "reputable", "reputed", "respectable", "respected" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "estimates":{ "an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the estimate of many art specialists that the painting is a fake" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aper\u00e7us", "feelings", "impressions", "notions", "perceptions", "confidences", "faiths", "stocks", "trusts", "beliefs", "convictions", "minds", "persuasions", "sentiments", "views", "conjectures", "guesses", "hunches", "hypotheses", "surmises", "theories" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisals", "appraisements", "assessments", "estimations", "evaluations", "fixes", "judgments", "judgements", "value judgments" ] }, "the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "what we owe our war veterans is beyond estimate" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "calculations", "computations", "measurements", "mensurations", "audits", "checks", "checkups", "examinations", "inspections", "reviews", "scans", "scrutinies", "surveys", "reassessments", "transvaluations", "overestimations", "overevaluations", "underestimations" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisals", "appraisements", "assessments", "estimations", "evaluations", "reckonings", "valuations" ] }, "to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot" ], "near antonyms":[ "calibrates", "measures", "scales", "computes", "works out" ], "related":[ "concludes", "deduces", "extrapolates", "gathers", "infers", "reasons", "understands" ], "synonyms":[ "calculates", "calls", "conjectures", "figures", "gauges", "gages", "guesses", "judges", "makes", "places", "puts", "reckons", "supposes" ] }, "to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adjudges", "deems", "judges", "ascertains", "determines", "discovers", "learns", "prices", "prizes", "decides", "settles", "analyzes", "assays", "surveys", "tests", "reappraises", "reassesses", "reevaluates", "rejudges", "revalues", "transvaluates", "transvalues", "misesteems", "misjudges", "misprizes", "underestimates", "undervalues" ], "synonyms":[ "appraises", "assesses", "evaluates", "guesstimates", "rates", "sets", "valuates", "values" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "estimations":{ "a feeling of great approval and liking":{ "antonyms":[ "disfavors" ], "examples":[ "a show business superstar who enjoys the estimation of fans and fellow performers alike" ], "near antonyms":[ "condemnations", "disapprovals", "disdains", "opprobriums", "scorns", "disappointments", "discontents", "disenchantments", "disgruntlements", "disillusionments", "displeasures", "indignations", "aversions", "contempts", "disfavors", "disgusts", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "disregards", "distastes", "hates", "hatreds", "loathings", "nauseas", "repugnances", "repulsions", "revulsions", "abominations", "antipathies", "detestations", "deprecations", "displeasures", "dissatisfactions" ], "related":[ "appetites", "fancies", "likes", "loves", "partialities", "preferences", "relishes", "shines", "tastes", "uses", "acclamations", "adorations", "adulations", "approbations", "deferences", "hero worships", "homages", "honors", "idolatries", "infatuations", "lionizations", "praises", "props", "reverences", "venerations", "worships", "delights", "enjoyments", "amazements", "awes", "wonderments", "wonders", "enthusiasms", "interests", "passions", "biases", "prejudices", "affections", "attachments", "devotions", "passions" ], "synonyms":[ "accounts", "admirations", "appreciations", "esteems", "favors", "regards", "respects" ] }, "an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the teacher's estimation of her student's scientific aptitude proved to be well-founded when he won a national science award" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aper\u00e7us", "feelings", "impressions", "notions", "perceptions", "confidences", "faiths", "stocks", "trusts", "beliefs", "convictions", "minds", "persuasions", "sentiments", "views", "conjectures", "guesses", "hunches", "hypotheses", "surmises", "theories" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisals", "appraisements", "assessments", "estimates", "evaluations", "fixes", "judgments", "judgements", "value judgments" ] }, "the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I may have been a little too hasty in my estimation of his musical abilities" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "calculations", "computations", "measurements", "mensurations", "audits", "checks", "checkups", "examinations", "inspections", "reviews", "scans", "scrutinies", "surveys", "reassessments", "transvaluations", "overestimations", "overevaluations", "underestimations" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisals", "appraisements", "assessments", "estimates", "evaluations", "reckonings", "valuations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "estrange":{ "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "antonyms":[ "reconcile" ], "examples":[ "she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head" ], "near antonyms":[ "endear", "ingratiate", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "related":[ "antagonize", "embitter", "envenom", "aggravate", "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "break up", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "disappoint", "disenchant", "disillusion", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex" ], "synonyms":[ "alien", "alienate", "disaffect", "disgruntle", "sour" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "estranges":{ "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "antonyms":[ "reconciles" ], "examples":[ "she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head" ], "near antonyms":[ "endears", "ingratiates", "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "related":[ "antagonizes", "embitters", "envenoms", "aggravates", "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "maddens", "outrages", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "breaks up", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "disappoints", "disenchants", "disillusions", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "exasperates", "galls", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "riles", "vexes" ], "synonyms":[ "alienates", "aliens", "disaffects", "disgruntles", "sours" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "escarpments":{ "a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice":{ "examples":[ "the castle sits atop an escarpment that for hundreds of years made it virtually invulnerable to attack" ], "synonyms":[ "barrancas", "barrancos", "bluffs", "cliffs", "crags", "palisades", "precipices", "scarps", "scars" ], "related":[ "buttes", "cuestas", "hogbacks", "tors", "bulwarks", "embankments", "declivities", "drop-offs", "pitches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }