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"shivering", "smashing", "chipping", "slivering", "splintering", "splitting", "imploding", "destroying", "ruining", "wrecking" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking up", "busting", "disintegrating", "dismembering", "disrupting", "fragmenting", "riving" ] }, "to fail to keep":{ "antonyms":[ "complying (with)", "conforming (to)", "following", "minding", "obeying", "observing" ], "examples":[ "civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions" ], "near antonyms":[ "deferring (to)", "serving", "submitting (to)", "surrendering (to)", "yielding (to)", "attending", "hearing", "heeding", "listening (to)", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "regarding", "watching" ], "related":[ "disobeying", "rebelling", "blowing off", "brushing (off)", "disregarding", "flouting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting", "tuning out", "winking (at)", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scorning", "shrugging off", "defying", "resisting", "withstanding" ], "synonyms":[ "breaching", "breaking", "contravening", "infringing (on or upon)", "offending", "traducing", "transgressing", "violating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fragmentarily":{ "as in kind of , sort of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "fragments":{ "a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "charred fragments of the exploded rocket were scattered over a huge area of ground" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cantles", "shreds", "tatters", "ends", "leftovers", "oddments", "remainders", "remnants", "stubs", "portions", "sections", "segments", "chips", "flakes", "shards", "shatters", "shivers", "slivers", "splinters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings", "atoms", "crumbs", "dribbles", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "nuggets", "particles", "patches", "scruples", "snippets", "snips", "specks", "tittles" ], "synonyms":[ "bits", "fractions", "pieces", "scraps" ] }, "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you can fragment that peanut brittle easily, but how it breaks is basically up to the brittle" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "heals", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs" ], "related":[ "atomizes", "crushes", "grinds", "powders", "pulverizes", "reduces", "blasts", "blows up", "bursts", "detonates", "explodes", "cracks", "pops", "shatters", "shivers", "smashes", "chips", "slivers", "splinters", "splits", "implodes", "destroys", "ruins", "wrecks" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks up", "busts", "disintegrates", "dismembers", "disrupts", "fractures", "rives" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frail":{ "easily broken":{ "antonyms":[ "infrangible", "nonbreakable", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "unbreakable" ], "examples":[ "a frail eggshell" ], "near 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"tempered", "toughened" ], "related":[ "breakable", "brittle", "crushable", "eggshell", "frangible", "friable", "feeble", "flimsy", "puny", "slight", "soft", "tenuous", "weak", "nonhardy", "perishable", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "delicate", "fragile", "sensitive", "tender" ] }, "lacking bodily strength":{ "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ], "examples":[ "he was frail after a long battle with bronchitis" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "fit", "husky", "muscular", "sinewy", "strapping", "virile", "hard", "hardy", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "related":[ "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "invalid", "paralyzed", "broken-down", "decrepit", "impotent", "powerless", "breakable", "flimsy", "fragile", "dizzy", "groggy", "rocky", "unsteady", "woozy", "drained", "exhausted", "flagging", "tired", "weary", "worn-out", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenic", "debilitated", "delicate", "down-and-out", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ] }, "lacking strength of will or character":{ "antonyms":[ "backboned", "firm", "hard", "strong", "tough" ], "examples":[ "a frail person, easily swayed by others" ], "near antonyms":[ "ethical", "good", "moral", "principled", "right", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous", "determined", "mettlesome", "resolute", "unrelenting", "courageous", "stalwart", "stouthearted" ], "related":[ "flabby", "flaccid", "forceless", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "impotent", "impuissant", "powerless", "emasculated", "unnerved", "lamblike", "meek", "pliable", "submissive", "corrupt", "dastardly", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "villainous", "cowardly", "craven", "fainthearted", "lily-livered", "nebbishy", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "sissy", "timid", "infirm", "irresolute", "vacillating" ], "synonyms":[ "characterless", "effete", "invertebrate", "limp-wristed", "milk-and-water", "namby-pamby", "nerveless", "soft", "spineless", "weak", "weak-kneed", "weakened", "weakling", "wet", "wimpish", "wimpy", "wishy-washy" ] }, "small in degree":{ "antonyms":[ "good" ], "examples":[ "a frail hope of success" ], "near antonyms":[ "great", "large", "distinct", "significant", "considerable", "goodly", "healthy", "largish", "respectable", "significant", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy" ], "related":[ "marginal", "minimal", "minor", "little", "tiny" ], "synonyms":[ "fragile", "negligible", "off", "outside", "remote", "slight", "slim", "small" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frailness":{ "the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor":{ "antonyms":[ "hardihood", "hardiness", "robustness", "strength", "vigor" ], "examples":[ "his frailness prevented him from playing football" ], "near antonyms":[ "energy", "vitality", "brawniness", "fitness", "heftiness", "huskiness", "lustiness", "muscularity", "virility", "hardness", "ruggedness", "stoutness", "sturdiness", "toughness", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "wellness" ], "related":[ "decay", "decrepitude", "breakdown", "collapse", "prostration", "exhaustion", "fatigue", "lassitude", "weariness", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "impotence", "impuissance", "powerlessness", "effeteness", "softness", "tenderness", "disablement", "incapacitation", "invalidism", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impairment", "injury" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenia", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "enervation", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "fragility", "frailty", "infirmity", "languidness", "languor", "listlessness", "lowness", "weakness", "wimpiness" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character":{ "antonyms":[ "backbone", "chutzpah", "chutzpa", "hutzpah", "hutzpa", "firmness", "fortitude", "hardihood", "mettle", "moxie", "nerve", "resoluteness", "strength", "toughness" ], "examples":[ "don't take advantage of your younger sister's frailness of character and get her to lie for you" ], "near antonyms":[ "discipline", "self-discipline", "goodness", "integrity", "morality", "rectitude", "righteousness", "rightness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "related":[ "collapse", "failing", "flaw", "foible", "peccadillo", "evil", "immorality", "wickedness", "corruption", "corruptness" ], "synonyms":[ "frailty", "softness", "spinelessness", "weakness", "wimpiness", "wimpishness", "wishy-washiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "framed":{ "to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "framed a unique coffee table from an old, discarded chest of drawers" ], "near antonyms":[ "disassembled", "dismantled", "took apart", "broke up", "dismembered", "abolished", "annihilated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "eradicated", "exterminated", "extinguished", "flattened", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "wrecked", "blew up", "exploded" ], "related":[ "assembled", "built", "constructed", "erected", "made up", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up", "structured", "threw up", "crafted", "handcrafted", "hewed", "forged", "molded", "shaped", "cobbled (together or up)", "knocked out", "patched (together)", "threw up", "prefabricated", "created", "invented", "minted", "originated", "established", "fathered", "instituted", "organized", "concocted", "contrived", "cooked (up)", "designed", "devised", "imagined", "thought (up)", "conceived", "envisaged", "pictured", "visualized", "refashioned", "remade", "remanufactured" ], "synonyms":[ "fabricated", "fashioned", "formed", "made", "manufactured", "produced" ] }, "to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a composer framing the structure of a song" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew", "bobbled", "botched", "bungled", "butchered", "flubbed", "fumbled", "gummed (up)", "loused up", "mangled", "messed (up)", "mishandled", "muffed" ], "related":[ "arranged", "concerted", "concluded", "hammered out", "worked out", "angled (for)", "compassed", "intrigued", "plotted", "schemed", "connived", "brewed", "concocted", "cooked (up)", "hatched", "captained", "commanded", "conducted", "directed", "handled", "managed", "quarterbacked", "ran", "run", "gerrymandered" ], "synonyms":[ "contrived", "engineered", "finagled", "finessed", "machinated", "maneuvered", "manipulated", "masterminded", "negotiated", "wangled" ] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you'll need to frame your argument well if you're going to win the debate" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fabricated", "fashioned", "formed", "molded", "sculptured", "shaped", "couched", "expressed", "phrased", "stated", "verbalized", "worded", "authored", "indited", "penned", "wrote", "conceived", "concocted", "devised", "built", "constructed", "made", "assembled", "compounded", "pieced (together)", "redrafted", "reformulated", "reframed" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "composed", "crafted", "drafted", "drew up", "formulated", "prepared" ] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trees framed the walkway" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hemmed", "trimmed", "circumscribed", "defined", "delineated", "demarcated", "outlined", "silhouetted", "sketched", "traced", "circled", "compassed", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "environed", "girdled", "girthed", "looped", "ringed", "rounded", "surrounded", "walled", "checked", "confined", "controlled", "curbed", "limited", "restrained", "restricted" ], "synonyms":[ "bordered", "bounded", "edged", "fringed", "margined", "rimmed", "skirted" ] }, "to work out the details of (something) in advance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "framed a schedule for the project" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conspired", "contrived", "devised", "intrigued", "machinated", "plotted", "put up", "concerted", "got up", "drafted", "outlined", "sketched", "aimed", "figured", "had on", "intended", "meant", "contemplated", "meditated", "premeditated" ], "synonyms":[ "arranged", "blueprinted", "budgeted", "calculated", "charted", "choreographed", "designed", "laid out", "mapped (out)", "organized", "planned", "prepared", "projected", "schemed (out)", "shaped", "strategized (about)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fraternized":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't fraternize just with people of the same race, religion, or social background" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "cold-shouldered", "shunned", "snubbed", "alienated", "estranged", "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed", "split (up)", "disjoined", "dissociated", "disunited", "divorced", "severed", "split", "sundered" ], "related":[ "affiliated", "allied", "attached", "banded", "bonded", "clubbed", "collaborated", "colluded", "confederated", "conjoined", "connected", "cooperated", "coupled", "ganged", "got along", "got on", "grouped", "interrelated", "joined", "knotted", "leagued", "linked", "mingled", "mixed", "rallied", "related", "sided", "socialized", "teamed", "tied", "wedded", "wed", "befriended", "friended" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "chummed", "companied", "consociated", "consorted", "hobnobbed", "hooked up", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "messed around", "palled (around)", "ran", "run", "sorted", "traveled", "travelled" ] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a group of kids fraternizing together after school every day" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "eschewed", "shunned", "slighted", "snubbed" ], "related":[ "caroused", "partied", "reveled", "revelled", "circulated" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "hobnobbed", "mingled", "mixed", "socialized", "stepped out", "went out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fraught":{ "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ], "examples":[ "had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "related":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressful", "distressing", "disturbing", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "tense", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ] }, "possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "barren", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted", "deficient", "incomplete", "insufficient", "short" ], "related":[ "brimming", "bulging", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "saturated", "stuffed", "clogged", "congested", "overcrowded", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overladen", "overloaded", "overstuffed", "surfeited", "alive", "animated", "astir", "bustling", "busy", "buzzing", "humming", "lively" ], "synonyms":[ "abounding", "abundant", "awash", "flush", "lousy", "replete", "rife", "swarming", "teeming", "thick", "thronging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frazzles":{ "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "files", "gnaws", "grates", "grazes", "grinds", "nibbles", "sandblasts", "sandpapers", "scours", "scrapes", "scuffs", "shaves", "erases", "reduces", "rubs out", "wears out", "wipes (away)", "bites", "breaks down", "breaks up", "chews", "corrodes", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "eats", "hones", "sharpens", "whets" ], "synonyms":[ "abrades", "chafes", "corrades", "erodes", "frays", "frets", "galls", "rasps", "rubs", "wears" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "examples":[ "an endless series of dietary warnings that had served only to frazzle the general public" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "related":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distempers", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trying to hold down two full-time jobs had completely frazzled him" ], "near antonyms":[ "activates", "energizes", "invigorates", "rejuvenates", "strengthens", "vitalizes", "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds" ], "related":[ "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "saps", "wastes", "weakens" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "burns out", "busts", "does in", "does up", "drains", "exhausts", "fags", "fatigues", "harasses", "kills", "knocks out", "outwears", "tires", "tuckers (out)", "washes out", "wearies", "wears", "wears out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freak (out)":{ "as in meltdown , frazzle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "related":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "choke" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "crack", "flip (out)", "melt down", "wig (out)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freaked (out)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "related":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "choked" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "cracked", "flipped (out)", "melted down", "wigged (out)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "freaking":{ "deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this freaking assignment is such a pain in the neck" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "praiseworthy", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "wonderful" ], "related":[ "atrocious", "awful", "bum", "detestable", "execrable", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "terrible", "wretched", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "contemptible", "despicable", "miserable", "nasty", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "shameful", "sorry" ], "synonyms":[ "accursed", "accurst", "blasted", "confounded", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "damnable", "dang", "danged", "darn", "durn", "darned", "durned", "deuced", "doggone", "doggoned", "infernal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freakishness":{ "an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "though some mistook his freakishness for mental illness, it was just a quirk of his personality and nothing more" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "practicality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "fastness", "firmness", "fixedness", "immovability", "immovableness", "immutability", "inflexibility", "invariability", "changelessness", "constancy", "stability", "steadfastness", "steadiness" ], "related":[ "mercurialness", "moodiness", "unpredictability", "willfulness", "eccentricity", "flakiness", "arbitrariness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "irregularity", "volatileness", "volatility", "changeability", "flexibility", "mutability", "variability", "variableness" ], "synonyms":[ "caprice", "capriciousness", "impulsiveness", "whimsicality", "whimsicalness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freaky":{ "strange or unusual":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free trade":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-floating":{ "as in floating , buoyant":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-for-alls":{ "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battles", "clashes", "combats", "conflicts", "contests", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassles", "scraps", "scrimmages", "scuffles", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tussles", "horseplays", "altercations", "arguments", "disputes", "kickups", "quarrels", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles" ], "synonyms":[ "affrays", "brawls", "broils", "donnybrooks", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "rough-and-tumbles", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions" ] }, "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "antonyms":[ "orders" ], "examples":[ "it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "related":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "dishevelments", "disorders", "disorganizations", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-spirited":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-spoken":{ "free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions":{ "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "uncandid", "unforthcoming" ], "examples":[ "I pride myself on being free-spoken and feel no hesitancy in telling you my honest opinion on just about anything" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhibited", "reserved", "restrained", "close-mouthed", "laconic", "quiet", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "diplomatic", "politic", "tactful", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite" ], "related":[ "artless", "earnest", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "sincere", "unaffected", "undesigning", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unrestrained", "vocal", "vociferous", "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "tactless", "thoughtless", "uncivil", "undiplomatic", "ungracious", "unmannerly", "unsubtle" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "forthcoming", "forthright", "foursquare", "frank", "freehearted", "honest", "open", "openhearted", "out-front", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "unreserved", "up-front" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-standing":{ "not being under the rule or control of another":{ "antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree" ], "examples":[ "it's a freestanding store, not a franchise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "related":[ "freeborn", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "empowered", "enfranchised", "democratic", "republican" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "separate", "sovereign", "sovran" ] }, "not physically attached to another unit":{ "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ], "examples":[ "a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "related":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freebee":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "loan", "bribe", "douceur", "peace offering", "sop" ], "related":[ "alms", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "charity", "contribution", "dole", "handout", "oblation", "offering", "philanthropy", "tithe", "box", "care package", "foy", "grant", "subsidy", "remembrance", "tribute", "valentine", "bonus", "boon", "windfall", "courtesy", "favor", "generosity", "sacrifice", "gratuity", "propine", "tip", "award", "prize", "reward", "dowry", "bequest", "legacy" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowal", "comp", "donation", "donative", "fairing", "gift", "giveaway", "handsel", "lagniappe", "largesse", "largess", "present", "presentation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freestanding":{ "not being under the rule or control of another":{ "antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree" ], "examples":[ "it's a freestanding store, not a franchise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "related":[ "freeborn", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "empowered", "enfranchised", "democratic", "republican" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "separate", "sovereign", "sovran" ] }, "not physically attached to another unit":{ "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ], "examples":[ "a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "related":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freeway":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freighted":{ "to place a weight or burden on":{ "antonyms":[ "disburdened", "discharged", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unladed", "unloaded" ], "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "relieved" ], "related":[ "clogged", "cluttered", "filled", "packed", "heaped", "mounded", "piled", "stacked", "pressed", "weighed", "strained", "taxed", "overburdened", "overloaded", "overtaxed", "surcharged", "hampered", "handicapped", "afflicted", "oppressed" ], "synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "laded", "ladened", "loaded", "lumbered", "saddled", "weighted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frenzied":{ "being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "related":[ "hyperexcited", "overexcited", "afire", "aflutter", "aquiver", "atingle", "anxious", "dithery", "edgy", "het up", "high-strung", "hyped-up", "hyper", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervy", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "wired" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "excited", "feverish", "heated", "hectic", "hyperactive", "overactive", "overwrought" ] }, "feeling overwhelming fear or worry":{ "antonyms":[ "collected", "composed", "recollected", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "unhysterical" ], "examples":[ "frenzied rescue workers searched through the snow, looking for more victims of the avalanche" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "cool", "coolheaded", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "related":[ "alarmed", "anxious", "disquieted", "disturbed", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrought (up)", "affrighted", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "ballistic", "berserk", "crazed", "demented", "deranged", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "nuclear", "raging", "ranting", "raving" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "delirious", "distracted", "distrait", "distraught", "frantic", "hysterical", "hysteric" ] }, "marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{ "antonyms":[ "relaxed" ], "examples":[ "the frenzied pace of the first week of the new school year" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "related":[ "concentrated", "high-pressured", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "synonyms":[ "delirious", "ferocious", "feverish", "fierce", "frantic", "frenetic", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild" ] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "quieted", "relaxed", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "related":[ "agitated", "bothered", "confused", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distracted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "unsettled", "upset", "annoyed", "irritated", "vexed", "vext" ], "synonyms":[ "cracked", "crazed", "deranged", "locoed", "maddened", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unstrung" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fresh":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "being in an original and unused or unspoiled state":{ "antonyms":[ "stale" ], "examples":[ "the restaurant uses only really fresh ingredients in all of its dishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "broken", "bruised", "damaged", "defaced", "defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "related":[ "unaltered", "unblemished", "unbruised", "uncontaminated", "undamaged", "undefiled", "unharmed", "unhurt", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unpolluted", "unsoiled", "unspoiled", "unsullied", "untainted", "untouched", "unworn", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span" ], "synonyms":[ "brand-new", "mint", "pristine", "span-new", "virgin", "virginal" ] }, "being in the latest or current fashion":{ "antonyms":[ "dowdy", "out", "outmoded", "styleless", "unchic", "uncool", "unfashionable", "unmodish", "unstylish" ], "examples":[ "those are some fresh threads you have on, man!" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheesy", "tacky", "unattractive", "unbecoming", "graceless", "inelegant", "tasteless", "trashy", "unhandsome", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy" ], "related":[ "downtown", "edgy", "funky", "dapper", "dashing", "dressy", "kicky", "natty", "rakish", "sassy", "saucy", "spiffy", "spruce", "chichi", "classy", "flossy", "haute", "haut", "nobby", "posh", "ritzy", "soign\u00e9", "soign\u00e9e", "swank", "swanky", "elegant", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "sophisticated", "stately", "tasteful", "understated", "doggish", "doggy", "flashy", "gallant", "dandyish", "dudish", "foppish", "ultrachic", "ultracool", "ultrahip", "ultraposh", "ultrasmart", "ultrasophisticated" ], "synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "au courant", "chic", "cool", "exclusive", "fashionable", "happening", "hip", "in", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "supercool", "swell", "swish", "trendy", "voguish" ] }, "displaying or marked by rude boldness":{ "antonyms":[ "meek", "mousy", "mousey", "retiring", "shy", "timid" ], "examples":[ "if you are fresh with the art teacher, she'll give you a detention immediately" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "humble", "modest", "courteous", "genteel", "mannerly", "polite", "proper", "deferential", "respectful", "abashed", "ashamed", "blushing", "embarrassed", "shamefaced", "gentle", "mild", "inconspicuous", "unobtrusive" ], "related":[ "assertive", "forward", "obtrusive", "defiant", "disrespectful", "shameless", "unabashed", "unblushing", "bluff", "blunt", "curt", "cute", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "lippy", "mouthy" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassbound", "brassy", "brazen", "brazen-faced", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "nervy", "sassy", "saucy", "wise" ] }, "not known or experienced before":{ "antonyms":[ "familiar", "hackneyed", "old", "time-honored", "tired", "warmed-over" ], "examples":[ "a fresh look at the situation" ], "near antonyms":[ "conventional", "established", "traditional", "tried", "tried-and-true", "derivative", "imitative" ], "related":[ "innovative", "unique", "nontraditional", "unconventional", "untried", "unused", "unworn", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "synonyms":[ "new", "novel", "original", "strange", "unaccustomed", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented" ] }, "resulting in an increase in amount or number":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's making fresh changes on top of the existing ones" ], "near antonyms":[ "fewer", "less" ], "related":[ "accessory", "adjunct", "collateral", "extraneous", "peripheral", "side", "supplemental", "supplementary", "new", "excess", "extra", "plus", "spare", "supernumerary", "supervenient", "surplus", "complementary", "contributory" ], "synonyms":[ "added", "additional", "another", "else", "farther", "further", "more", "other" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "freshens":{ "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "makes over", "overhauls", "reclaims", "reconditions", "reconstitutes", "redesigns", "redevelops", "redoes", "reengineers", "refurbishes", "rehabilitates", "rehabs", "remakes", "remodels", "renovates", "refills", "replenishes", "resupplies", "modernizes", "updates" ], "synonyms":[ "recharges", "recreates", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "repairs", "restores", "resuscitates", "revitalizes", "revives", "revivifies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freshmen":{ "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "antonyms":[ "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ], "examples":[ "our senator is just a freshman in Congress" ], "near antonyms":[ "experts", "masters", "professionals", "pros" ], "related":[ "boots", "amateurs", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "learners", "students", "trainees", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarians", "apprentices", "babes", "beginners", "colts", "cubs", "fledglings", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "novitiates", "punks", "recruits", "rookies", "rooks", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros", "virgins" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frets":{ "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one of my customers always gets into a fret if I'm so much as 15 minutes late delivering his newspaper" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bothers", "dudgeons", "piques", "alarms", "alarums", "hand-wringings", "panics", "ados", "agitations", "deliriums", "distractions", "furors", "hysterias", "uproars", "nervous breakdowns" ], "synonyms":[ "dithers", "flusters", "fusses", "huffs", "lathers", "pothers", "stews", "sweats", "swelters", "swivets", "tizzies", "twitters" ] }, "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "over the span of thousands of years, the annual spring runoff fretted the rock, forming a deep channel" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshens", "recreates", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "related":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "decimates", "destroys", "devastates", "ruins", "wastes", "wrecks" ], "synonyms":[ "bites (at)", "corrodes", "eats", "erodes", "gnaws", "nibbles" ] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't let the girth fret the horse's belly or you won't be able to ride him" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "files", "gnaws", "grates", "grazes", "grinds", "nibbles", "sandblasts", "sandpapers", "scours", "scrapes", "scuffs", "shaves", "erases", "reduces", "rubs out", "wears out", "wipes (away)", "bites", "breaks down", "breaks up", "chews", "corrodes", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "eats", "hones", "sharpens", "whets" ], "synonyms":[ "abrades", "chafes", "corrades", "erodes", "frays", "frazzles", "galls", "rasps", "rubs", "wears" ] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't fret over whether it will be sunny tomorrow, as there's nothing we can do about it" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "abides", "bears", "endures", "sticks out", "stomachs", "sustains", "takes", "tolerates" ], "related":[ "agonizes", "longs", "pines", "yearns", "chafes", "despairs" ], "synonyms":[ "bothers", "fears", "fusses", "stews", "stresses", "sweats", "troubles", "worries" ] 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"don't fret over whether it will be sunny tomorrow, as there's nothing we can do about it" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "abiding", "bearing", "enduring", "sticking out", "stomaching", "sustaining", "taking", "tolerating" ], "related":[ "agonizing", "longing", "pining", "yearning", "chafing", "despairing" ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "fearing", "fussing", "stewing", "stressing", "sweating", "troubling", "worrying" ] }, "to make sore by continued rubbing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stiff, starchy collar was fretting my neck, and I couldn't wait to change out of that costume" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "grazing", "scraping", "scratching", "burning", "inflaming", "enflaming", "flaying", "peeling", "skinning" ], "synonyms":[ "abrading", "chafing", "excoriating", "galling", "irritating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fricassee":{ "as in braise , smother":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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"distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries" ], "synonyms":[ "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frightens", "horrifies", "panics", "scares", "scarifies", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies", "terrorizes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frigidity":{ "as in coldness , frostiness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frill":{ "a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I just had to sew the frill onto the bottom of the skirt and the dress was finished" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "border", "edging", "fringe", "trim", "plait", "pleat", "ruff", "bunting", "skirting" ], "synonyms":[ "flounce", "furbelow", "ruffle" ] }, "as in lace , flounce":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "antonyms":[ "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "must", "necessity", "requirement" ], "examples":[ "didn't get any food or drinks on the no- frills flight" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extravagance", "nonessential", "dainty", "delicacy", "nicety", "treat", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "bells and whistles", "option" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "comfort", "extra", "indulgence", "luxury", "superfluity" ] }, "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a birthday cake decorated with frills like edible glitter" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "related":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "synonyms":[ "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "decoration", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fringes":{ "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "was on the fringes of the crowd and couldn't see the speaker" ], "near antonyms":[ "centers", "cores", "hearts", "inners", "insides", "interiors", "middles", "withins" ], "related":[ "ambits", "brinks", "crests", "curbs", "cusps", "lips", "ceilings", "maxima", "maximums", "demarcations", "extents", "limitations", "measures", "meres", "restrictions", "terminations", "borderlands", "frontiers", "marches", "outskirts", "pales", "selvages", "laps", "shores" ], "synonyms":[ "borderlines", "borders", "boundaries", "bounds", "brims", "circumferences", "compasses", "confines", "edges", "edgings", "ends", "frames", "hems", "margins", "perimeters", "peripheries", "rims", "skirtings", "skirts", "verges" ] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attaches (to)", "communicates (with)", "connects (with)", "links (with)", "bounds", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "fences", "lines", "margins", "rims", "surrounds", "contacts", "converges", "meets" ], "synonyms":[ "abuts", "adjoins", "borders (on)", "butts (on or against)", "flanks", "joins", "marches (with)", "neighbors", "skirts", "touches", "verges (on)" ] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hems", "trims", "circumscribes", "defines", "delineates", "demarcates", "outlines", "silhouettes", "sketches", "traces", "circles", "compasses", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "environs", "girdles", "girths", "loops", "rings", "rounds", "surrounds", "walls", "checks", "confines", "controls", "curbs", "limits", "restrains", "restricts" ], "synonyms":[ "borders", "bounds", "edges", "frames", "margins", "rims", "skirts" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fritter (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "antonyms":[ "conserve" ], "examples":[ "quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!" ], "near antonyms":[ "economize", "scrimp", "skimp", "preserve", "protect", "save", "hoard", "lay up" ], "related":[ "splurge", "consume", "deplete", "exhaust", "impoverish", "overspend", "shoot", "indulge", "overindulge", "disburse", "expend", "lay out" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "trifle (away)", "waste" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frittered (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "antonyms":[ "conserved" ], "examples":[ "quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!" ], "near antonyms":[ "economized", "scrimped", "skimped", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "hoarded", "laid up" ], "related":[ "splurged", "consumed", "depleted", "exhausted", "impoverished", "overspent", "shot", "indulged", "overindulged", "disbursed", "expended", "laid out" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "dissipated", "fiddled away", "lavished", "lost", "misspent", "ran through", "spent", "squandered", "threw away", "trifled (away)", "wasted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frocked":{ "as in cloaked , vested":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frolicking":{ "activity engaged in to amuse oneself":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a night of frolicking by three soldiers just before they are sent to the war zone" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudgery", "labor", "work", "duty", "obligation", "responsibility" ], "related":[ "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "hobby", "hobbyhorse", "pastime", "delight", "enjoyment", "pleasance", "pleasure", "friskiness", "playfulness", "sportiveness", "wantonness", "devilment", "devilry", "deviltry", "hanky-panky", "hob", "impishness", "jinks", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "rascality", "roguishness", "waggery", "binge", "fling", "kick", "lark", "revel", "rollick", "spree", "hilarity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "revelry", "whoopee", "buffoonery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "tomfoolery" ], "synonyms":[ "dalliance", "frolic", "fun", "fun and games", "play", "recreation", "relaxation", "rollicking", "sport" ] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudging", "laboring", "plodding", "plugging (away)", "slaving", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "working" ], "related":[ "cavorting", "frisking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "dabbling", "trifling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "delighting", "pleasing", "dabbling", "fiddling (around)", "messing around", "puttering (around)", "bumming (around)", "dawdling", "goldbricking", "hanging", "hanging about", "idling", "loafing", "lounging (around or about)", "relaxing", "resting", "screwing around", "slacking (off)", "jesting", "joking", "teasing" ], "synonyms":[ "dallying", "disporting", "playing", "recreating", "rollicking", "skylarking", "sporting", "toying" ] }, "to play and run about happily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach" ], "near antonyms":[ "moping", "pouting", "stewing", "sulking" ], "related":[ "bounding", "hopping", "leaping", "loping", "skipping", "springing", "tripping", "tumbling", "curvetting", "curveting", "dancing", "prancing", "carousing", "reveling", "revelling", "roistering", "carrying on", "fooling around", "horsing around", "clowning", "cutting up", "joyriding", "roughhousing", "skylarking", "kiting" ], "synonyms":[ "capering", "cavorting", "disporting", "frisking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "larking", "rollicking", "romping", "sporting" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "front line":{ "of the very best kind":{ "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "if I'm having brain surgery, I want it done at a frontline hospital" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "related":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ] }, "the leading or most important part of a movement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Susan B. Anthony was on the front line of the struggle for woman suffrage" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "spearhead" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting edge", "forefront", "leading edge", "van", "vanguard" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "frontages":{ "the state or fact of facing a particular direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the vineyard's southern frontage results in earlier-than-usual ripening of the grapes" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "alignments", "alinements", "arrangements" ], "synonyms":[ "aspects", "exposures", "orientations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frost":{ "a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the wintertime routine of scraping the frost off the car's windshield every morning" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "frostwork" ], "synonyms":[ "hoar", "hoarfrost", "rime" ] }, "something that has failed":{ "antonyms":[ "blockbuster", "hit", "smash", "success", "winner" ], "examples":[ "the get-acquainted meeting with his fianc\u00e9e's parents turned out to be a complete frost" ], "near antonyms":[ "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dandy", "jim-dandy", "phenomenon" ], "related":[ "also-ran", "disappointment", "dog", "has-been", "near miss", "botch", "hash", "mess", "muddle", "shambles", "nonevent", "nonstarter" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "clunker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "lemon", "loser", "miss", "shipwreck", "turkey", "washout" ] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me" ], "near antonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "reassure", "solace", "soothe" ], "related":[ "hassle", "heckle", "nag", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "rouse", "badger", "bait", "bullyrag", "ballyrag", "devil", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "pester", "plague", "tease", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "infuriate", "madden", "rankle", "roil", "agitate", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distress", "exercise", "freak (out)", "fret", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "miff", "offend", "outrage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frosted":{ "as in frozen , iced":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed" ], "related":[ "hassled", "heckled", "nagged", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "roused", "badgered", "baited", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "deviled", "devilled", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "plagued", "teased", "angered", "antagonized", "enraged", "incensed", "infuriated", "maddened", "rankled", "roiled", "agitated", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "exercised", "freaked (out)", "fretted", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "miffed", "offended", "outraged" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "ate", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "persecuted", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "vexed", "vext" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frosting":{ "as in finery , filigree":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "obliging", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "quieting", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing" ], "related":[ "hassling", "heckling", "nagging", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "rousing", "badgering", "baiting", "bullyragging", "ballyragging", "deviling", "devilling", "hagriding", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "plaguing", "teasing", "angering", "antagonizing", "enraging", "incensing", "infuriating", "maddening", "rankling", "roiling", "agitating", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "exercising", "freaking (out)", "fretting", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying", "affronting", "insulting", "miffing", "offending", "outraging" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "eating", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "griping", "hacking (off)", "irking", "irritating", "itching", "narking", "nettling", "peeving", "persecuting", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "ruffling", "spiting", "vexing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frosty":{ "having a low or subnormal temperature":{ "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ], "examples":[ "a frosty autumn that was a sign of the brutal winter that followed" ], "near antonyms":[ "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "equatorial", "muggy", "steamy", "summery", "tropical" ], "related":[ "cryogenic", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "chilled", "cooled", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ] }, "having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "sociable", "social", "warm" ], "examples":[ "her response was frosty enough to tell me she didn't appreciate the question" ], "near antonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "affable", "folksy", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly" ], "related":[ "indrawn", "introverted", "nongregarious", "recessive", "reclusive", "reserved", "unsocial", "withdrawn", "misanthropic", "apathetic", "hard", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "clinical", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "professional", "disinterested", "incurious", "uninterested", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn", "uncommunicative", "diffident", "shy", "timid", "cliquey", "cliquish", "clubbish" ], "synonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "asocial", "buttoned-up", "cold", "cold-eyed", "cool", "detached", "distant", "dry", "offish", "remote", "standoff", "standoffish", "unbending", "unclubbable", "unsociable" ] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "she gave the telemarketer on the phone a frosty \"No, thank you\" and hung up" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionate", "kind", "kindhearted", "demonstrative", "emotional", "expressive", "eager", "enthusiastic", "passionate" ], "related":[ "bloodless", "coldhearted", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "kindless", "pitiless", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "reserved", "soulless", "undemonstrative", "unemotional", "unresponsive", "apathetic", "indifferent", "unenthusiastic", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "offish", "standoffish", "antisocial", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "arctic", "brittle", "chill", "chilly", "clammy", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cold-eyed", "coldish", "cool", "frigid", "frozen", "gelid", "glacial", "hard-eyed", "icy", "uncordial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "wintry", "wintery" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frothiness":{ "a lack of seriousness often at an improper time":{ "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ], "examples":[ "try to restrain your natural frothiness at least for the duration of the lecture" ], "near antonyms":[ "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "related":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "high-spiritedness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "frivolousness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "lightness", "silliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frothy":{ "being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance":{ "antonyms":[ "sturdy", "substantial" ], "examples":[ "the sort of frothy costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls" ], "near antonyms":[ "durable", "knockabout", "lasting", "tough", "coarse", "heavy", "rough", "rude" ], "related":[ "dainty", "delicate", "fine", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "diaphanous", "sheer", "transparent" ], "synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "filmy", "flimsy", "gauzy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "insubstantial", "sleazy", "unsubstantial" ] }, "covered with, consisting of, or resembling foam":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a frothy dessert made of whipped egg whites and fruit puree" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bubbly", "effervescent", "fizzy", "sparkling", "soapy" ], "synonyms":[ "foamy", "lathery", "sudsy" ] }, "lacking in seriousness or maturity":{ "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "unfrivolous" ], "examples":[ "a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "melancholy", "somber", "sombre", "thoughtful", "dignified", "heavy", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "severe", "solemn", "staid" ], "related":[ "fatuous", "foolish", "inane", "nonsensical", "thoughtless", "witless", "crazy", "daffy", "daft", "fruity", "exuberant", "flippant", "fluttery", "giggly", "happy", "light", "lighthearted", "playful", "sappy", "shallow", "superficial" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrained", "ditzy", "ditsy", "dizzy", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "futile", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "light-minded", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "silly", "yeasty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frown":{ "a twisting of the facial features in disgust or 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frowned upon by some grammarians" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "supports", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ], "related":[ "disrelishes", "objects (to)", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "reprehends", "reprobates", "scorns", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "discommends", "chides", "rebukes", "reproaches", "scolds" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecates", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "mislikes", "reproves", "tsk-tsks", "tuts (over or about)", "tut-tuts (over or about)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frowsty":{ "having an unpleasant smell":{ "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ], "examples":[ "she wrote her first novel while living in a frowsty , mold-ridden flat" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "related":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsy", "frowzy", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frowsy":{ "having an unpleasant smell":{ "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ], "examples":[ "the abandoned house was dank and frowsy" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "related":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsty", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ] }, "lacking neatness in dress or person":{ "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "examples":[ "sported a threadbare wardrobe and frowsy hair" ], "near antonyms":[ "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "stylish", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "related":[ "slatternly", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "shaggy", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "besmirched", "blackened", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "scroungy", "scuzzy", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frowzy":{ "having an unpleasant smell":{ "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ], "examples":[ "the abandoned house was dank and frowsy" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "related":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsty", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ] }, "lacking neatness in dress or person":{ "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "examples":[ "sported a threadbare wardrobe and frowsy hair" ], "near antonyms":[ "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "stylish", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "related":[ "slatternly", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "shaggy", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "besmirched", "blackened", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "scroungy", "scuzzy", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fruitions":{ "the state of being actual or complete":{ "antonyms":[ "naughts", "nought", "nonfulfillments" ], "examples":[ "when she landed the lead in a Broadway play, a lifelong dream was brought to fruition" ], "near antonyms":[ "defeats", "failures", "fizzles", "nonsuccesses" ], "related":[ "successes", "triumphs" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "actualities", "actualizations", "attainments", "consummations", "fulfillments", "fulfilments", "passes", "realizations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frumpish":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fry":{ "as in barbecue , roast":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frolics":{ "a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{ "examples":[ "we indulgently listened to the senior citizens share memories of long-ago frolics" ], "synonyms":[ "antics", "capers", "capriccios", "didoes", "didos", "escapades", "gags", "jests", "knaveries", "monkeyshines", "practical jokes", "pranks", "rags", "rogueries", "shavies", "shines", "tricks", "waggeries" ], "related":[ "adventures", "experiences", "games", "larks", "times", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplays", "plays", "rowdyisms", "shenanigans", "tomfooleries", "gambits", "hoaxes", "maneuvers", "ploys", "deeds", "feats", "missions", "performances", "stunts", "caprices", "conceits", "fancies", "vagaries", "whims", "whimsies", "whimseys", "deceits", "deceptions", "delusions", "frauds", "hanky-pankies", "ruses", "shams", "stratagems", "subterfuges", "trickeries", "wiles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a time or instance of carefree fun":{ "examples":[ "took the long weekend as a three-day frolic and spent it at the beach" ], "synonyms":[ "binges", "flings", "frisks", "gambols", "idylls", "idyls", "larks", "ploys", "revels", "rollicks", "romps", "sprees" ], "related":[ "capers", "escapades", "pranks", "benders", "brannigans", "bums", "busts", "carouses", "souses", "splores", "toots", "antics", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "field days", "festivities", "merriments", "merrymakings", "enjoyments", "indulgences", "pleasures", "self-indulgences", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "recreations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach" ], "synonyms":[ "capers", "cavorts", "disports", "frisks", "gambols", "larks", "rollicks", "romps", "sports" ], "related":[ "bounds", "hops", "leaps", "lopes", "skips", "springs", "trips", "tumbles", "curvets", "dances", "prances", "carouses", "revels", "roisters", "carries on", "fools around", "horses around", "clowns", "cuts up", "joyrides", "roughhouses", "skylarks", "kites" ], "near antonyms":[ "mopes", "pouts", "stews", "sulks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week" ], "synonyms":[ "dallies", "disports", "plays", "recreates", "rollicks", "skylarks", "sports", "toys" ], "related":[ "cavorts", "frisks", "gambols", "romps", "dabbles", "trifles", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "delights", "pleases", "dabbles", "fiddles (around)", "messes around", "putters (around)", "bums (around)", "dawdles", "goldbricks", "hangs", "hangs about", "idles", "loafs", "lounges (around or about)", "relaxes", "rests", "screws around", "slacks (off)", "jests", "jokes", "teases" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "labors", "plods", "plugs (away)", "slaves", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "sweats", "toils", "works" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "froths":{ "a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid":{ "examples":[ "froth on the ocean waves" ], "synonyms":[ "foams", "heads", "lathers", "spumes", "suds", "surfs" ], "related":[ "mousses", "mists", "spindrifts", "sprays", "scums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in foams , splutters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fretfulness":{ "as in dyspepsia , surliness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fruitfulness":{ "as in fertility , productivity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-swinging":{ "inclined or willing to take risks":{ "examples":[ "free-swinging entrepreneurs who could see that the future lay in biotech and were willing to stake everything on that vision" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "enterprising", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturesome", "venturous" ], "related":[ "brash", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "swashbuckling", "unafraid", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "gritty", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "scatterbrained", "silly", "wacky", "whacky", "witless", "unnecessary", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "stupid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "chickenhearted", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "milky", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "wary", "overcareful", "overcautious", "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fainthearted", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "calm", "cool", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sage", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "appalled", "concerned", "dismayed", "upset", "worried" ], "antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fragrance":{ "a sweet or pleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the fragrance of lilac trees in full bloom" ], "synonyms":[ "aroma", "attar", "otto", "balm", "bouquet", "fragrancy", "incense", "perfume", "redolence", "scent", "spice" ], "related":[ "essence", "odor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fetor", "malodor", "reek", "stench", "stink" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }