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"shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "related":[ "ablaze", "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "red-hot", "agleam", "aglitter", "blinding", "coruscant", "flaring", "flashing", "flickering", "gemmy", "glancing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "candescent", "clear", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "lustrous", "radiant", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid" ] }, "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ], "examples":[ "a speaker incandescent with righteous anger 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"noun" ] }, "incapability":{ "the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means":{ "antonyms":[ "ability", "adequacy", "capability", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "potency" ], "examples":[ "the apparent incapability of the president's staff to deal with the crisis" ], "near antonyms":[ "aptitude", "bent", "endowment", "flair", "genius", "gift", "knack", "talent", "effectiveness", "effectualness", "efficaciousness", "efficiency", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "potency", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "strength" ], "related":[ "disqualification", "inaptitude", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficaciousness", "inefficacy", "inefficiency" ], "synonyms":[ "impotence", "inability", "inadequacy", "incapacity", "incompetence", "incompetency", "ineptitude", "insufficiency", "powerlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incapacitated":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause severe or permanent injury to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stroke left her completely incapacitated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "repaired", "restored" ], "related":[ "dismembered", "hamstrung", "hobbled", "paralyzed", "battered", "bruised", "bunged up", "mangled", "mauled", "roughed (up)", "gored", "lacerated", "winged", "wounded", "disfigured", "scarred", "kneecapped", "broke", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "bashed", "beat", "belted", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "drubbed", "hammered", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "pasted", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "thumped", "banged", "boxed", "hit", "punched", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "swatted", "swiped", "thrashed", "thwacked", "whacked", "flogged", "lashed", "walloped", "whipped", "killed", "murdered", "tormented", "tortured" ], "synonyms":[ "crippled", "disabled", "lamed", "maimed", "mutilated" ] }, "to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine" ], "near antonyms":[ "energized", "galvanized", "invigorated", "vitalized", "fortified", "strengthened", "empowered", "freshened", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "restored", "revitalized", "revived" ], "related":[ "attenuated", "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "tired", "undercut", "undermined", "weakened", "hobbled", "lamed", "maimed", "mutilated", "knocked out" ], "synonyms":[ "crippled", "disabled", "hamstrung", "immobilized", "paralyzed", "prostrated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incapacitates":{ "to cause severe or permanent injury to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stroke left her completely incapacitated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rejuvenates", "renews", "repairs", "restores" ], "related":[ "dismembers", "hamstrings", "hobbles", "paralyzes", "batters", "bruises", "bungs up", "mangles", "mauls", "roughs (up)", "gores", "lacerates", "wings", "wounds", "disfigures", "scars", "kneecaps", "breaks", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "bashes", "beats", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "drubs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "pastes", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "thumps", "bangs", "boxes", "hits", "punches", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thrashes", "thwacks", "whacks", "flogs", "lashes", "wallops", "whips", "kills", "murders", "torments", "tortures" ], "synonyms":[ "cripples", "disables", "lames", "maims", "mutilates" ] }, "to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine" ], "near antonyms":[ "energizes", "galvanizes", "invigorates", "vitalizes", "fortifies", "strengthens", "empowers", "freshens", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "related":[ "attenuates", "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "saps", "tires", "undercuts", "undermines", "weakens", "hobbles", "lames", "maims", "mutilates", "knocks out" ], "synonyms":[ "cripples", "disables", "hamstrings", "immobilizes", "paralyzes", "prostrates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarcerate":{ "to put in or as if in prison":{ "antonyms":[ "discharge", "free", "liberate", "release" ], "examples":[ "the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "enfranchise", "manumit", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "related":[ "constrain", "limit", "restrain", "restrict", "shut", "bar", "gate", "apprehend", "arrest", "bust", "capture", "catch", "detain", "nab", "pick up", "pinch", "seize", "impress", "shanghai", "hold", "impound", "keep", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel" ], "synonyms":[ "commit", "confine", "immure", "imprison", "intern", "jail", "jug", "lock (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarnadine":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incarnadined":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarnadining":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarnation":{ "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "actualization", "concretization", "exemplification", "personalization", "realization", "substantiation", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "archetype", "exemplar", "model", "paradigm", "pattern", "reincarnation" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "avatar", "embodier", "embodiment", "epitome", "externalization", "genius", "icon", "ikon", "image", "incorporation", "instantiation", "manifestation", "objectification", "personification", "personifier" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incaution":{ "failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes":{ "antonyms":[ "care", "carefulness", "caution", "cautiousness", "heedfulness" ], "examples":[ "as a result of an agent's colossal incaution , a laptop filled with top-secret intelligence was missing" ], "near antonyms":[ "alertness", "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "circumspection", "observance", "vigilance", "watchfulness", "responsibility", "responsibleness" ], "related":[ "foolhardiness", "rashness", "recklessness", "wildness", "neglect", "omission", "delinquency", "irresponsibility", "irresponsibleness", "malfeasance", "malpractice", "misconduct", "misdirection", "mishandling", "mismanagement", "forgetfulness", "inadvertence", "inadvertency", "inattention", "inattentiveness", "obliviousness", "shortsightedness", "unwariness" ], "synonyms":[ "carelessness", "dereliction", "heedlessness", "incautiousness", "laxness", "neglectfulness", "negligence", "remissness", "slackness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inception":{ "the point at which something begins":{ "antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega" ], "examples":[ "this seemed like a good program at its inception , but it isn't working out as planned" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessation", "closing", "closure", "completion", "finale", "finish", "period", "stop", "termination", "windup" ], "related":[ "drawing board", "first base", "ground zero", "square one", "creation", "founding", "inauguration", "initiation", "institution", "origination", "cradle", "fountain", "fountainhead", "germ", "origin", "root", "seedbed", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring", "dawning", "opening", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence", "childhood", "infancy", "youth" ], "synonyms":[ "alpha", "baseline", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "day one", "genesis", "get-go", "git-go", "incipience", "incipiency", "kickoff", "launch", "morning", "nascence", "nascency", "onset", "outset", "start", "threshold" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inceptions":{ "the point at which something begins":{ "antonyms":[ "closes", "conclusions", "endings", "ends", "omegas" ], "examples":[ "this seemed like a good program at its inception , but it isn't working out as planned" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessations", "closings", "closures", "completions", "finales", "finishes", "periods", "stops", "terminations", "windups" ], "related":[ "drawing boards", "first bases", "ground zeros", "square ones", "creations", "inaugurations", "initiations", "institutions", "originations", "cradles", "fountainheads", "fountains", "germs", "origins", "roots", "seedbeds", "sources", "springs", "wells", "wellsprings", "openings", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "emergences", "childhoods", "infancies", "youths" ], "synonyms":[ "alphas", "baselines", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "dawns", "day ones", "geneses", "get-goes", "git-goes", "incipiences", "incipiencies", "kickoffs", "launches", "mornings", "nascences", "nascencies", "onsets", "outsets", "starts", "thresholds" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incertitude":{ "a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "antonyms":[ "assurance", "belief", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "sureness", "surety", "trust" ], "examples":[ "a growing incertitude about the honesty of the housekeeper they had just hired" ], "near antonyms":[ "credence", "faith" ], "related":[ "disbelief", "incredulity", "unbelief", "anxiety", "concern", "paranoia", "wariness", "compunction", "niggle", "qualm", "scruple", "tremor" ], "synonyms":[ "distrust", "distrustfulness", "doubt", "dubiety", "dubitation", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inch":{ "a very small distance or degree":{ "antonyms":[ "country mile", "long haul", "mile" ], "examples":[ "give them an inch , and they'll take a mile" ], "near antonyms":[ "infinity", "light-year" ], "related":[ "bit", "crumb", "dab", "iota", "jot", "minim", "mite", "particle", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "trace", "trifle" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "hair", "hairbreadth", "hairsbreadth", "hairline", "hop, skip, and jump", "neck", "shouting distance", "step", "stone's throw" ] }, "an individual part of a process, series, or ranking":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "inch by inch , we're making progress toward our fund-raising goal" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "angle", "aspect", "facet", "side", "amount", "measure", "plane", "decrement", "increment" ], "synonyms":[ "chapter", "cut", "degree", "grade", "notch", "peg", "phase", "place", "point", "stage", "step" ] }, "the distance of something or someone from bottom to top":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "made the most of her inches by standing on her tiptoes to reach the top shelf" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rise", "highness", "loftiness", "tallness" ], "synonyms":[ "altitude", "elevation", "height", "stature" ] }, "to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "snake", "sneak", "entrench", "intrench", "impinge", "infringe", "intrude", "invade", "overpass", "overreach", "overrun", "overshoot", "overstep" ], "synonyms":[ "creep", "encroach", "worm" ] }, "to move slowly":{ "antonyms":[ "fly", "race", "speed", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ], "examples":[ "the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway" ], "near antonyms":[ "float", "glide", "sail", "hurry", "tear" ], "related":[ "lumber", "shamble", "shuffle", "tramp", "trudge" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creak (along)", "creep", "drag", "limp", "nose", "ooze", "plod", "poke", "slouch", "snail" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "inched":{ "to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "snaked", "sneaked", "snuck", "entrenched", "intrenched", "impinged", "infringed", "intruded", "invaded", "overpassed", "overran", "overreached", "overshot", "overstepped" ], "synonyms":[ "crept", "encroached", "wormed" ] }, "to move slowly":{ "antonyms":[ "flew", "raced", "sped", "speeded", "whizzed", "zipped" ], "examples":[ "the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway" ], "near antonyms":[ "floated", "glided", "sailed", "hurried", "tore" ], "related":[ "lumbered", "shambled", "shuffled", "tramped", "trudged" ], "synonyms":[ "crawled", "creaked (along)", "crept", "dragged", "limped", "nosed", "oozed", "plodded", "poked", "slouched", "snailed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incinerated":{ "as in burned , charred":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to burn (something) completely":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The waste is incinerated in a large furnace." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incise":{ "to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "incised a pattern into the copper plate" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "carve", "chisel", "sculpt", "sculpture", "chase", "groove", "indent", "notch", "score", "trace", "affix", "impress" ], "synonyms":[ "engrave", "etch", "grave", "inscribe", "insculp" ] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crosscut", "hacksaw", "saw", "scissor", "cleave", "rive", "split", "pierce", "stab", "bruise", "butcher", "hack", "haggle", "lacerate", "mangle", "rend", "tear", "carve", "chip", "chisel", "notch", "anatomize", "dissect", "section", "chop", "dice", "mince", "amputate", "cut off", "sever" ], "synonyms":[ "cut", "gash", "rip", "shear", "slash", "slice", "slit" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incision":{ "a long deep cut":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abrasion", "score", "scrape", "scratch", "injury", "wound", "crack", "fracture", "rupture", "snag" ], "synonyms":[ "gash", "laceration", "rent", "rip", "slash", "slit", "tear" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incisiveness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incited":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "discouraged", "held", "inhibited", "regulated", "reined (in)", "restrained", "tamed", "allayed", "calmed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "related":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "sowed", "stimulated", "detonated", "set", "set off", "triggered", "excited", "galvanized", "inflamed", "enflamed", "inspired", "motivated", "roused", "activated", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized" ], "synonyms":[ "abetted", "brewed", "fermented", "fomented", "instigated", "picked", "provoked", "raised", "stirred (up)", "whipped (up)" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "soothed", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated" ], "related":[ "fanned", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "triggered", "activated", "animated", "drove", "energized", "galvanized", "induced", "inspired", "keyed (up)", "motivated", "motived", "pumped up", "quickened", "set off", "vitalized", "abetted", "fermented", "fomented", "raised", "whipped (up)", "angered", "enraged", "maddened", "upset", "jeered", "taunted", "teased", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irritated", "vexed", "vext" ], "synonyms":[ "aroused", "encouraged", "excited", "fired (up)", "impassioned", "instigated", "moved", "piqued", "provoked", "revved (up)", "sparked", "stimulated", "stirred" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inciters":{ "a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the governor warned that inciters of mob violence would be dealt with harshly" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "uniters" ], "related":[ "demonstrators", "marchers", "objectors", "picketers", "protesters", "protestors", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "exponents", "persuaders", "promoters", "proponents", "reformers", "reformists", "supporters", "alarmists", "extremists", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "radicals", "rebels", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "subversives", "troublemakers", "prodders", "prompters", "provokers", "agents provocateurs" ], "synonyms":[ "agitators", "demagogues", "demagogs", "exciters", "firebrands", "fomenters", "incendiaries", "instigators", "kindlers", "provocateurs", "rabble-rousers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inclement":{ "marked by wet and windy conditions":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "clear", "clement", "cloudless", "fair", "sunny", "sunshiny", "unclouded" ], "examples":[ "the weather report warned that the holiday weekend would be spoiled by inclement weather" ], "near antonyms":[ "rainless", "balmy", "calm", "halcyon", "peaceful", "placid", "pleasant", "serene" ], "related":[ "blowy", "blustering", "blustery", "breezy", "gusty", "windblown", "windswept", "cloudy", "overcast", "sunless", "rainy", "snowy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "murky", "soupy" ], "synonyms":[ "bleak", "dirty", "foul", "nasty", "raw", "rough", "squally", "stormy", "tempestuous", "turbulent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inclination":{ "a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her natural inclination to help people in need" ], "near antonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disrelish", "distaste", "detachment", "impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "apathy", "disinterestedness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "related":[ "favor", "one-sidedness", "partisanship", "prejudice", "endowment", "faculty", "flair", "gift", "knack", "talent", "addiction", "appetite", "fancy", "fondness", "like", "liking", "preference", "taste", "forte", "speciality", "specialty", "convention", "custom", "habit", "pattern", "practice", "practise", "routine", "trick", "way", "wont", "eccentricity", "idiosyncrasy", "kink", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quirk", "singularity" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "affinity", "aptitude", "bent", "bias", "bone", "devices", "disposition", "genius", "habitude", "impulse", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn" ] }, "the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the photographer adjusted the inclination of the sitter's head" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "turn", "twist", "veer", "bow", "dip", "nod" ], "synonyms":[ "angling", "bend", "cock", "list", "tilt", "tip" ] }, "the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the inclination of the hill is gentle, so walking up it isn't too bad" ], "near antonyms":[ "declension", "declination", "decline", "declivity", "descent", "dip", "downgrade", "fall", "hang", "hanging", "receding" ], "related":[ "ascent", "bank", "climb", "rise" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "diagonal", "grade", "gradient", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "slant", "slope", "upgrade" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inclined (toward)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inclining":{ "bending downward or forward":{ "antonyms":[ "unbending", "upright" ], "examples":[ "the inclining branches of the evergreens seemed almost ready to break under the weight of the heavy snow" ], "near antonyms":[ "erect", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "elevated", "raised", "upraised" ], "related":[ "floppy", "limp", "dangling", "falling", "pendent", "pendant", "suspended", "dipping", "sinking", "slumping" ], "synonyms":[ "bowed", "bowing", "declined", "declining", "descendant", "descendent", "descending", "drooping", "droopy", "hanging", "hung", "nodding", "pendulous", "sagging", "stooping", "weeping" ] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "carefully inclined the ladder against the house" ], "near antonyms":[ "evening", "flattening", "leveling", "levelling", "straightening" ], "related":[ "banking", "bending", "deviating", "swerving", "veering", "declining", "descending", "reclining", "retreating" ], "synonyms":[ "angling", "canting", "cocking", "heeling", "leaning", "listing", "pitching", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ] }, "to show a liking or proneness (for something)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a good restaurant for diners who incline to spicy food" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "shunning", "shying (from or away from)" ], "related":[ "going", "gravitating", "indicating", "pointing", "suggesting" ], "synonyms":[ "leaning", "running", "tending", "trending" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "inclosed":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "contained", "limited", "restricted", "encircled", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enframed", "enlaced", "framed", "ringed", "surrounded", "armored", "cocooned", "encapsulated", "encapsuled", "encysted", "ensheathed", "ensphered", "enwombed" ], "synonyms":[ "boxed (in)", "caged", "closeted", "cooped (up)", "corralled", "encaged", "encased", "enveloped", "fenced (in)", "hedged", "hemmed (in)", "housed", "immured", "included", "mewed (up)", "penned", "walled (in)" ] }, "to form a circle around":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "circumscribed", "closed in", "cordoned (off)", "fenced (in)", "hemmed (in)", "walled", "beset", "besieged", "entrenched", "intrenched", "invested", "swarmed" ], "synonyms":[ "circled", "compassed", "embraced", "encircled", "encompassed", "environed", "girded", "girt", "girdled", "ringed", "surrounded", "wreathed" ] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "denuded", "exposed", "stripped", "stript" ], "related":[ "curtained", "draped", "embedded", "imbedded", "encased", "swaddled", "blanketed", "overlaid", "overspread", "camouflaged", "cloaked", "disguised", "masked", "circled", "encircled", "enlaced", "enwound" ], "synonyms":[ "bosomed", "bowered", "circumfused", "cocooned", "embosomed", "embowered", "embraced", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enshrouded", "enswathed", "enveloped", "enwrapped", "invested", "involved", "lapped", "mantled", "muffled", "shrouded", "swathed", "veiled", "wrapped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "inclusionary":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incognizant":{ "not informed about or aware of something":{ "antonyms":[ "acquainted", "aware", "cognizant", "conscious", "conversant", "grounded", "informed", "knowing", "mindful", "witting" ], "examples":[ "a bunch of loud partygoers who seemed utterly incognizant of the disturbance they were creating" ], "near antonyms":[ "au courant", "hip", "plugged-in", "up-to-date", "educated", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "heedful", "observant", "sensitive", "sentient" ], "related":[ "uneducated", "unschooled", "untaught", "absent", "absentminded", "abstracted", "heedless", "inattentive", "inconscient" ], "synonyms":[ "clueless", "ignorant", "innocent", "insensible", "nescient", "oblivious", "unacquainted", 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"adjective" ] }, "incomer":{ "one that leaves one place to settle in another":{ "antonyms":[ "nonimmigrant" ], "examples":[ "a steady stream of incomers to Australia from all parts of the Commonwealth" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborigine", "native", "citizen", "habitant", "inhabitant", "national", "resident" ], "related":[ "defector", "deportee", "evacuee", "exile", "expatriate", "refugee", "relocatee", "repatriate", "alien", "foreigner", "noncitizen", "nonnative", "colonist", "newcomer", "squatter", "migrator", "pilgrim", "pioneer", "trekker" ], "synonyms":[ "emigrant", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "immigrant", "in-migrant", "migrant", "out-migrant", "settler" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incommode":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "antonyms":[ "accommodate", "favor", "oblige" ], "examples":[ "the innkeeper tried to hide how much the request incommoded them" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "ease", "facilitate", "smooth", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content" ], "related":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle", "weigh", "fetter", "hamper", "hamstring", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "irk", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex", "grate", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "agitate", "perturb", "upset" ], "synonyms":[ "discommode", "disoblige", "disturb", "inconvenience", "put out", "trouble" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incommodity":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "antonyms":[ "advantage", "asset", "edge", "plus" ], "examples":[ "cited reduced privacy as one of the incommodities of apartment living" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantage", "head start", "jump", "lead", 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"unsayable", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unthinkable", "inexplicable", "unexplainable", "characterless", "featureless", "nondescript" ], "synonyms":[ "indefinable", "indescribable", "ineffable", "inenarrable", "inexpressible", "nameless", "uncommunicable", "unspeakable", "unutterable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incomplete":{ "lacking some necessary part":{ "antonyms":[ "complete", "entire", "full", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "whole" ], "examples":[ "an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing" ], "near antonyms":[ "flawless", "unbroken", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "completed", "finished" ], "related":[ "broken", "damaged", "flawed", "impaired", "imperfect", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "sketchy", "unassembled", "uncompleted", "unfinished" ], "synonyms":[ "deficient", "fragmental", "fragmentary", "half", "halfway", "partial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incompleteness":{ "as in inadequacy , lack":{ 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"the inconsiderableness of his duties in the make-work job was downright embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "substance", "value", "worth" ], "related":[ "emptiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness" ], "synonyms":[ "immateriality", "inconsequence", "inconsequentiality", "insignificance", "insignificancy", "littleness", "negligibility", "nullity", "pettiness", "slightness", "smallness", "triviality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsistence":{ "something that is not in agreement with other information":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The court case was dismissed because of the inconsistence in the plaintiff's statements." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsolably":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "with feelings of bitterness or grief":{ "antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously" ], "examples":[ "she cried inconsolably for weeks after her dog died" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "related":[ "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "synonyms":[ "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly" ] } }, "inconspicuousness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconstancies":{ "the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the inconstancy of public opinion is such that today's hero may be tomorrow's punching bag" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "metamorphoses", "mutations", "transformations", "transmogrifications", "transmutations", "vacillations" ], "synonyms":[ "changes", "fluctuations", "fluxes", "oscillations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incontrovertible":{ "not capable of being challenged or proved wrong":{ "antonyms":[ "answerable", "arguable", "contradictable", "controvertible", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "moot", "negotiable", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "refutable" ], "examples":[ "incontrovertible facts that left the jury with no choice but to convict" ], "near antonyms":[ "controversial", "debated", "disputed", "doubtful", "dubious", "iffy", "inconclusive", "indecisive", "uncertain", "ambiguous", "equivocal", "academic", "academical", "hypothetical", "speculative", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "related":[ "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "absolute", "clear", "conclusive", "decisive", "definite", "hands-down", "uncontested", "uncontradicted", "undisputed", "unquestioned" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "certain", "inarguable", "incontestable", "indisputable", "indubitable", "irrefragable", "irrefutable", "positive", "sure", "unanswerable", "unarguable", "unchallengeable", "undeniable", "unquestionable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inconvincible":{ "sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":{ "antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "compliant", "complying", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "relenting", "yielding" ], "examples":[ "she's inconvincible on the issue as she is on everything else, so don't even bother" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "placable", "submissive", "tractable", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "governable", "manageable", "reasonable", "temperate", "slavish", "subservient" ], "related":[ "anal-retentive", "obsessive", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "determined", "hell-bent", "inexorable", "persistent", "relentless", "resolved", "set", "single-minded", "steadfast", "stouthearted", "tenacious", "unflinching", "firm", "hard-line", "hard-shell", "hard-shelled", "iron", "severe", "stern", "strict", "hidebound", "narrow-minded", "rigid", "bloody-minded", "cantankerous", "contrary", "cussed", "contumacious", "disobedient", "froward", "insubordinate", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncooperative", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "defiant", "insurgent", "mutinous", "indomitable", "invincible", "unconquerable", "confirmed", "inveterate", "unregenerate", "demanding", "exacting" ], "synonyms":[ "adamant", "adamantine", "bullheaded", "dogged", "hard", "hard-nosed", "hardened", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "ossified", "pat", "pertinacious", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-opinionated", "self-willed", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incorporates":{ "to make a part of a body or system":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "astronomers had to incorporate the existence of Pluto into their scheme of the solar system after the dwarf planet was discovered" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "amalgamates", "blends", "combines", "commingles", "fuses", "intermingles", "merges", "mingles", "acculturates", "accustoms", "conditions", "enculturates", "habituates", "naturalizes" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbs", "assimilates", "co-opts", "embodies", "integrates" ] }, "to represent in visible form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the one-of-a-kind house incorporates the architect's fundamental belief that a structure should be fully integrated into its setting" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "actualizes", "concretizes", "realizes", "exemplifies", "illustrates", "images", "objectifies", "symbolizes", "typifies" ], "synonyms":[ "bodies", "embodies", "epitomizes", "expresses", "externalizes", "incarnates", "instantiates", "manifests", "materializes", "personalizes", "personifies", "substantiates" ] }, "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "antonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "separates", "unmixes" ], "examples":[ "incorporated all the ingredients for the cheesecake mixture" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaves", "disjoins", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ruptures", "severs", "sunders", "disperses", "dissolves", "scatters", "detaches", "disengages", "splits" ], "related":[ "adds", "admixes", "beats (in)", "cuts in", "folds", "stirs", "tosses", "coalesces", "compounds", "emulsifies", "conjoins", "joins", "knits", "links", "unites", "intertwines", "interweaves", "weaves" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamates", "blends", "combines", "comingles", "commingles", "commixes", "composites", "concretes", "conflates", "fuses", "homogenizes", "immingles", "immixes", "integrates", "interfuses", "intermingles", "intermixes", "melds", "merges", "mingles", "mixes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incorporation":{ "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the workers stood nervously before the company boss, for he was to them the incorporation of all that controlled their fate" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "actualization", "concretization", "exemplification", "personalization", "realization", "substantiation", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "archetype", "exemplar", "model", "paradigm", "pattern", "reincarnation" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "avatar", "embodier", "embodiment", "epitome", "externalization", "genius", "icon", "ikon", "image", "incarnation", "instantiation", "manifestation", "objectification", "personification", "personifier" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incorrectly":{ "in a mistaken or inappropriate way":{ "antonyms":[ "appropriately", "aptly", "correctly", "fittingly", "properly", "right", "rightly", "suitably", "well" ], "examples":[ "you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence" ], "near antonyms":[ "infallibly", "perfectly", "germanely", "meaningfully", "pertinently", "relevantly", "sensibly", "acceptably", "adequately", "satisfactorily", "sufficiently", "prudently", "sagely", "wisely" ], "related":[ "misguidedly", "fallibly", "imperfectly", "extraneously", "irrelevantly", "meaninglessly", "pointlessly", "senselessly", "inadequately", "insufficiently", "undesirably", "unsatisfactorily", "foolishly", "unwisely" ], "synonyms":[ "amiss", "erroneously", "faultily", "improperly", "inaccurately", "inappropriately", "inaptly", "mistakenly", "unsuitably", "wrongly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incorruptibility":{ "as in integrity , uprightness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "increase":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "antonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "depletion", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "loss", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ], "examples":[ "shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase" ], "near antonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction" ], "related":[ "accumulation", "assemblage", "collection", "gathering", "complement", "accession", "appendix", "continuation", "extension", "uptrend", "upturn", "jump", "run-up", "spike" ], "synonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", 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"sovranties" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "independency":{ "the state of being free from the control or power of another":{ "antonyms":[ "dependence", "dependance", "heteronomy", "subjection", "unfreedom" ], "examples":[ "adolescence is typically an awkward time for young people, as they are making the difficult transition from the dependency of childhood to the independency of adulthood" ], "near antonyms":[ "captivity", "enchainment", "enslavement", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "internment", "subjugation" ], "related":[ "emancipation", "enfranchisement", "liberation", "manumission", "release" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomy", "freedom", "independence", "liberty", "self-determination", "self-governance", "self-government", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "indestructible":{ "impossible to destroy":{ "antonyms":[ "destructible", "extinguishable", "perishable" ], "examples":[ "diamonds are widely considered to be indestructible because they are one of the hardest known substances" ], "near antonyms":[ "mortal", "impermanent", "transient", "transitory", "breakable", "delicate", "flimsy", "fragile", "frail" ], "related":[ "incorruptible", "deathless", "immortal", "perpetual", "undying", "indelible", "indissoluble", "ineffaceable", "ineradicable", "inexpungible", "durable", "enduring", "everlasting", "lasting", "permanent", "unbreakable", "strong", "sturdy", "tough" ], "synonyms":[ "imperishable", "inextinguishable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "indeterminate":{ "not able to be stated or described in an exact way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a man of indeterminate age", "an indeterminate number of people" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "indeterminately":{ "as in vaguely , nebulously":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "index":{ "an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the index on the thermometer dropped below zero" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dial", "face", "gauge", "gage" ], "synonyms":[ "hand", "indicator", "needle", "pointer" ] }, "to put (someone or something) on a list":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "indexed all the books in the library by category" ], "near antonyms":[ "delete" ], "related":[ "book", "card", "file", "note", "classify", "compile", "tabulate", "tally", "reschedule" ], "synonyms":[ "catalog", "catalogue", "enroll", "enrol", "enter", "inscribe", "list", "put down", "record", "register", "schedule", "slate" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "indication":{ "a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "there are indications that a medical breakthrough in the treatment of the disease is imminent" ], "near antonyms":[ "answer", "solution" ], "related":[ "breath", "flicker", "glimmer", "glimpse", "mention", "scent", "whiff", "wind", "hunch", "idea", "inspiration", "notion", "allusion", "implication", "inference", "innuendo", "insinuation", "denotation", "evidence", "guidepost", "key", "mark", "overtone", "pointer", "sign", "signal", "telltale", "token", "assistance", "nod", "prompt", "tip", "tip-off", "wink", "feeling", "foreboding", "intuition", "premonition", "presentiment", "suspicion", "augury", "foreshadower", "foretaste", "harbinger", "omen", "portent", "prefigurement", "presage", "symptom" ], "synonyms":[ "clue", "cue", "hint", "inkling", "intimation", "lead", "suggestion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "indictment":{ "a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "accusation", "allegation", "plea", "crimination", "counteraccusation", "countercharge", "arraignment", "impeachment", "implication", "imputation", "innuendo", "insinuation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation", "incrimination", 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gives each character an assortment of individualisms that sets them apart" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformity", "sameness" ], "related":[ "affectation", "airs", "attribute", "characteristic", "mark", "property", "trait", "custom", "habit", "pattern", "practice", "practise", "way", "wont", "addiction", "abnormality", "neuroticism", "perversion", "weirdness", "disposition", "genius", "leaning", "partiality", "bent", "inclination", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn", "attitude", "character", "humor", "identity", "individuality", "nature", "personality", "temperament" ], "synonyms":[ "crotchet", "curiosity", "eccentricity", "erraticism", "idiosyncrasy", "kink", "mannerism", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quiddity", "quip", "quirk", "singularity", "tic", "trick", "twist" ] }, "the set of qualities that make a person different from other people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his individualism and epic vision set him well apart from other architects of his generation" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformity", "conventionality" ], "related":[ "distinctiveness", "idiosyncrasy", "oneness", "peculiarity", "separateness", "singleness", "singularity", "uniqueness", "disposition", "humor", "nature", "temper", "temperament", "independence" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "identity", "individuality", "personality", "self-identity", "selfhood" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "indocile":{ "as in rebellious , disobedient":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "indoctrinated":{ "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coached", "mentored", "drilled", "fitted", "fit", "grounded", "habilitated", "prepared", "primed", "qualified", "directed", "guided", "led", "reared", "catechized", "lectured", "moralized", "preached", "implanted", "inculcated", "instilled", "homeschooled", "edified", "enlightened", "briefed", "familiarized", "imparted (to)", "informed", "versed", "initiated", "introduced", "showed", "reeducated", "reschooled", "retaught", "retrained" ], "synonyms":[ "educated", "instructed", "lessoned", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "indolence":{ "an inclination not to do work or engage in activities":{ "antonyms":[ "drive", "industriousness", "industry" ], "examples":[ "a general feeling of indolence usually overtakes them during summer vacation" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambition", "enterprise", "go", "hustle", "initiative", "assiduity", "assiduousness", "diligence", "perseverance", "animation", "briskness", "energy", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "lustiness", "pep", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrancy", "vigor", "vim", "vitality", "vivacity" ], "related":[ "apathy", "languor", "lassitude", "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "supineness", "dallying", "goldbricking", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging" ], "synonyms":[ "idleness", "inertia", "laziness", "shiftlessness", "sloth" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "indorses":{ "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "interferes", "opposes", "sabotages", "thwarts", "deserts", "disappoints", "fails", "lets down" ], "related":[ "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "props (up)", "seconds", "sides (with)", "backstops", "bolsters", "boosts", "buttresses", "reinforces", "reenforces", "advances", "forwards", "furthers", "plugs", "preaches", "talks up", "bails out", "delivers", "rescues", "saves" ], "synonyms":[ "advocates", "backs", "champions", "patronizes", "plumps (for)", "plunks (for)", "plonks (for)", "supports" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "induced":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of 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"brought", "brought about", "brought on", "catalyzed", "caused", "created", "did", "drew on", "effected", "effectuated", "engendered", "generated", "invoked", "made", "occasioned", "produced", "prompted", "resulted (in)", "spawned", "translated (into)", "worked", "wrought", "yielded" ] }, "to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police" ], "near antonyms":[ "deterred", "discouraged", "dissuaded", "unsold" ], "related":[ "blandished", "blarneyed", "cajoled", "coaxed", "entreated", "exhorted", "fast-talked", "urged", "wheedled", "allured", "beguiled", "led on", "lured", "seduced", "snowed", "tempted", "brainwashed", "overpersuaded", "inclined", "influenced", "prompted", "sold", "swayed", "attracted", "drew", "enticed", "interested", "chewed over", "conversed", "debated", "discussed", "disputed", "hashed (over)", "mooted", "reasoned (with)" ], "synonyms":[ "argued", "brought", "brought around", "converted", "convinced", "gained", "got", "moved", "persuaded", "prevailed (on or upon)", "satisfied", "talked (into)", "won (over)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inducing":{ "as in inspiring , inspirational":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after the intense inducing of his friends, he went on a diet and joined a health club" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blandishment", "cajolement", "cajolery", "coaxing", "entreaty", "exhortation", "urging", "wheedling", "seduction", "tempting", "influencing", "prompting", "swaying", "lobbying", "pressuring", "brainwashing", "overpersuasion" ], "synonyms":[ "conversion", "convincing", "inducement", "persuading", "persuasion", "suasion" ] }, "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of 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"enacting", "rendering", "turning out" ], "synonyms":[ "begetting", "breeding", "bringing", "bringing about", "bringing on", "catalyzing", "causing", "creating", "doing", "drawing on", "effecting", "effectuating", "engendering", "generating", "invoking", "making", "occasioning", "producing", "prompting", "resulting (in)", "spawning", "translating (into)", "working", "yielding" ] }, "to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police" ], "near antonyms":[ "deterring", "discouraging", "dissuading", "unselling" ], "related":[ "blandishing", "blarneying", "cajoling", "coaxing", "entreating", "exhorting", "fast-talking", "urging", "wheedling", "alluring", "beguiling", "leading on", "luring", "seducing", "snowing", "tempting", "brainwashing", "overpersuading", "inclining", "influencing", "prompting", "selling", "swaying", "attracting", "drawing", "enticing", "interesting", "chewing over", "conversing", "debating", "discussing", "disputing", "hashing (over)", "mooting", "reasoning (with)" ], "synonyms":[ "arguing", "bringing", "bringing around", "converting", "convincing", "gaining", "getting", "moving", "persuading", "prevailing (on or upon)", "satisfying", "talking (into)", "winning (over)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "induct":{ "to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame" ], "near antonyms":[ "can", "discharge", "fire", "terminate", "muster out" ], "related":[ "swear in", "consecrate", "enshrine", "accept", "admit", "receive", "take in", "enlist", "enroll", "enrol" ], "synonyms":[ "baptize", "inaugurate", "initiate", "install", "instate", "invest", "seat" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "induction":{ "an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "decision", "deliverance", "diagnosis", "judgment", "judgement", "resolution", "ruling", "verdict", "conjecture", "guess", "surmise", "assumption", "presumption", "supposition" ], "synonyms":[ "conclusion", "consequence", "deduction", "determination", "eduction", "inference", "sequitur" ] }, "the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "removal" ], "related":[ "enlistment", "enrollment", "enrolment", "promotion" ], "synonyms":[ "baptism", "inaugural", "inauguration", "initiation", "installation", "installment", "instalment", "investiture", "investment" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "indue":{ "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprive", "divest", "strip", "clear", "empty", "eliminate", "remove", "take (away)" ], "related":[ "animate", "charge", "enliven", "invigorate", "leaven", "implant", "instill", "plant", "impregnate", "permeate", "pervade", "saturate", "deluge", "drown", "fill", "flood", "inundate", "overwhelm", "submerge" ], "synonyms":[ "imbue", "inculcate", "infuse", "ingrain", "engrain", "inoculate", "invest", "steep", "suffuse" ] }, "to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispossess", "divest", "strip", "deplete", "drain", "exhaust", "skimp", "stint" ], "related":[ "equip", "provide", "supply", "bestow (on or upon)", "clothe", "confer (on)", "cover", "accord", "award", "grant", "empower", "enable", "enhance", "enrich", "heighten", "bequeath", "will" ], "synonyms":[ "bless", "endow", "favor", "gift", "invest" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "indued":{ "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprived", "divested", "stripped", "stript", "cleared", "emptied", "eliminated", "removed", "took (away)" ], "related":[ "animated", "charged", "enlivened", "invigorated", "leavened", "implanted", "instilled", "planted", "impregnated", "permeated", "pervaded", "saturated", "deluged", "drowned", "filled", "flooded", "inundated", "overwhelmed", "submerged" ], "synonyms":[ "imbued", "inculcated", "infused", "ingrained", "engrained", "inoculated", "invested", "steeped", "suffused" ] }, "to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispossessed", "divested", "stripped", "stript", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted", "skimped", "stinted" ], "related":[ "equipped", "provided", "supplied", "bestowed (on or upon)", "clothed", "clad", "conferred (on)", "covered", "accorded", "awarded", "granted", "empowered", "enabled", "enhanced", "enriched", "heightened", "bequeathed", "willed" ], "synonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "endowed", "favored", "gifted", "invested" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "indulgence":{ "an act of kind assistance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "as an only child, she was used to getting every kind of indulgence from her doting parents" ], "near antonyms":[ "hindrance", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "obstacle" ], "related":[ "dispensation", "waiver", "advantage", "benefit", "blessing", "godsend", "manna", "liberty", "license", "licence", "privilege" ], "synonyms":[ "benevolence", "boon", "courtesy", "favor", "grace", "kindness", "mercy", "service", "turn" ] }, "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "antonyms":[ "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "must", "necessity", "requirement" ], "examples":[ "bubble baths were her one indulgence" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extravagance", "nonessential", "dainty", "delicacy", "nicety", "treat", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "bells and whistles", "option" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "comfort", "extra", "frill", "luxury", "superfluity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "indulges (in)":{ "as in wallows (in) , luxuriates (in)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "indulging":{ "to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly":{ "antonyms":[ "denying" ], "examples":[ "conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstaining (from)", "eschewing", "forbearing", "forgoing", "foregoing", "refraining (from)", "checking", "inhibiting", "restraining" ], "related":[ "overdoing", "overindulging", "basking", "luxuriating", "reveling", "revelling", "rolling", "wallowing" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoning", "delivering", "giving up", "surrendering", "yielding" ] }, "to give in to (a desire)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "inhibiting", "restraining", "stifling" ], "related":[ "basking", "luxuriating", "reveling", "revelling", "wallowing", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling", "delighting", "pleasing", "pleasuring", "satiating", "sating", "satisfying" ], "synonyms":[ "catering (to)", "gratifying", "humoring" ] }, "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "antonyms":[ "abusing", "ill-treating", "ill-using", "maltreating", "manhandling", "mishandling", "mistreating", "misusing" ], "examples":[ "you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlling", "disciplining", "restraining", "oppressing", "neglecting", "overlooking", "slighting", "molesting", "outraging", "violating", "harassing", "harming", "hurting", "injuring", "oppressing", "persecuting", "tormenting", "torturing", "victimizing" ], "related":[ "catering (to)", "humoring", "contenting", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "mothering", "obliging", "pleasing", "satisfying", "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "soothing" ], "synonyms":[ "babying", "cockering", "coddling", "cosseting", "dandling", "mollycoddling", "nursing", "pampering", "spoiling", "wet-nursing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "industrious":{ "involved in often constant activity":{ "antonyms":[ "idle", "inactive", "unbusy", "unemployed", "unoccupied" ], "examples":[ "an industrious worker who never seems to sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "free", "asleep", "dormant", "latent", "lifeless", "quiescent", "sleepy", "inert", "passive", "dead", "dull", "slow", "inoperative", "nonoperating" ], "related":[ "knee-deep", "swamped", "animated", "astir", "buzzing", "flourishing", "happening", "humming", "lively", "thriving", "vibrant", "absorbed", "concentrating", "engrossed", "focused", "focussed", "immersed", "intent", "preoccupied", "alive", "functional", "functioning", "going", "living", "operating", "operational", "operative", "running", "energetic", "vigorous", "hardworking", "indefatigable", "tireless", "untiring" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "assiduous", "bustling", "busy", "diligent", "employed", "engaged", "hopping", "laborious", "occupied", "sedulous", "tied-up", "working" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inebriant":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stocking up on her in-laws' favorite inebriants for the holidays" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "whiskey", "whisky", "Dutch courage" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ineffectual":{ "not producing the desired result":{ "antonyms":[ "effective", "effectual", "efficacious", "efficient", "expedient", "operant", "ultraefficient" ], "examples":[ "an ineffectual effort to find the trail again did at least lead them to another stunning view of the canyon" ], "near antonyms":[ "availing", "beneficial", "helpful", "productive", "profitable", "successful", "useful", "worthwhile" ], "related":[ "abortive", "bootless", "fruitless", "futile", "nonproductive", "pointless", "profitless", "unavailing", "unproductive", "unprofitable", "unsuccessful", "useless", "worthless" ], "synonyms":[ "counterproductive", "feckless", "hamstrung", "ineffective", "inefficacious", "inefficient", "inexpedient" ] }, "producing no results":{ "antonyms":[ "deadly", "effective", "effectual", "efficacious", "efficient", "fruitful", "potent", "productive", "profitable", "successful", "virtuous" ], "examples":[ "another ineffectual plan to lose weight without dieting or exercising" ], "near antonyms":[ "meaningful", "worthwhile", "adequate", "sufficient", "applicable", "feasible", "functional", "practicable", "practical", "realizable", "usable", "useable", "workable" ], "related":[ "hollow", "idle", "meaningless", "pointless", "valueless", "worthless", "hopeless", "impossible", "lost", "no-win", "unattainable", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "counterproductive" ], "synonyms":[ "abortive", "barren", "bootless", "empty", "fruitless", "futile", "ineffective", "inefficacious", "otiose", "profitless", "unavailing", "unproductive", "unprofitable", "unsuccessful", "useless", "vain" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inelegance":{ "as in artlessness , gracelessness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inelegant":{ "lacking social grace and assurance":{ "antonyms":[ "graceful", "suave", "urbane" ], "examples":[ "inelegant teens still learning how to act at formal events" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed" ], "related":[ "angular", "gawky", "lubberly", "ungainly", "boorish", "clownish", "uncouth", "abashed", "discomfited", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "diffident", "insecure", "meek", "modest", "self-doubting", "timid", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unpretentious" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gauche", "graceless", "rough-hewn", "rustic", "rustical", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "uneasy", "ungraceful", "wooden" ] }, "marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste":{ "antonyms":[ "chic", "classic", "classy", "elegant", "exquisite", "fashionable", "fine", "posh", "ritzy", "smart", "sophisticated", "stylish", "tasteful" ], "examples":[ "inelegant furniture that looked like it belonged in a budget motel" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "correct", "fitting", "proper", "right", "seemly", "suitable", "conservative", "genteel", "handsome", "neat", "quiet", "refined", "restrained", "simple", "understated", "contemporary", "modern", "up-to-date", "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "happening", "in", "modish", "swank", "swanky" ], "related":[ "graceless", "inappropriate", "incorrect", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "wrong", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9", "coarse", "crude", "unrefined", "vulgar", "cheap", "common", "inferior", "junky", "lousy", "low-grade", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "tawdry", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "grotesque", "kitsch", "kitschy", "loud", "ostentatious", "overdone", "showy", "splashy" ], "synonyms":[ "cheesy", "dowdy", "styleless", "tacky", "tasteless", "ticky-tacky", "ticky-tack", "trashy", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ineluctable":{ "impossible to avoid or evade":{ "antonyms":[ "avoidable", "evadable", "uncertain", "unsure" ], "examples":[ "the ineluctable approach of winter had many worried about the cost of heating their homes" ], "near antonyms":[ "preventable", "preventible", "doubtful", "dubious", "questionable", "shaky", "unclear", "undecided", "unsettled", "undependable", "unreliable", "improbable", "unlikely" ], "related":[ "decided", "definite", "settled", "likely", "possible", "probable", "destined", "fated", "foreordained", "predestined", "predetermined", "preordained", "inexorable", "relentless", "unremitting", "unstoppable" ], "synonyms":[ "certain", "ineludible", "inescapable", "inevitable", "necessary", "sure", "unavoidable", "unescapable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inerrancy":{ "as in infallibility":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inert":{ "not being in a state of use, activity, or employment":{ "antonyms":[ "active", "alive", "busy", "employed", "functioning", "going", "living", "on", "operating", "operative", "running", "working" 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"zippy", "assiduous", "diligent", "hardworking", "industrious", "sedulous" ], "related":[ "ambitionless", "apathetic", "indolent", "languorous", "lazy", "lazyish", "listless", "shiftless", "slack", "slothful", "sluggard", "sluggardly", "dormant", "inanimate", "motionless", "resting", "sedentary", "static", "still", "dead", "dopey", "dopy", "drugged", "asleep", "drowsy", "somnambulant", "catatonic", "comatose" ], "synonyms":[ "dull", "inactive", "lethargic", "quiescent", "sleepy", "sluggish", "torpid" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inertness":{ "lack of action or activity":{ "antonyms":[ "action", "activeness", "activity" ], "examples":[ "the noticeable inertness of the campus on weekends, when most of the students go home" ], "near antonyms":[ "animateness", "briskness", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrancy", "vivacity", "assiduity", "assiduousness", "business", "diligence", "employment", "industriousness", "industry", "occupation" ], "related":[ "indolence", "inertia", "languor", "lassitude", "laziness", "lethargy", "listlessness", "shiftlessness", "sleepiness", "sloth", "sluggishness", "dallying", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging" ], "synonyms":[ "dormancy", "idleness", "inaction", "inactivity", "nonaction", "quiescence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inessential":{ "not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end":{ "antonyms":[ "essential", "indispensable", "necessary", "needed", "needful", "required" ], "examples":[ "he writes very spare prose, with nary an inessential word to be found" ], "near antonyms":[ "all-important", "crucial", "important", "vital", "imperative", "pressing", "urgent" ], "related":[ "discretionary", "elective", "optional", "extra", "extraneous", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "redundant", "superfluous" ], "synonyms":[ "dispensable", "gratuitous", "needless", "nonessential", "uncalled-for", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unwarranted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, 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], "synonyms":[ "adolescent", "callow", "green", "immature", "juvenile", "puerile", "raw", "unfledged", "unformed", "unripe", "unripened" ] }, "lacking or showing a lack of expert skill":{ "antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crackerjack", "expert", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "professional", "virtuosic", "virtuoso" ], "examples":[ "an inexperienced carpenter had obviously built the rough-hewn cabin" ], "near antonyms":[ "able", "accomplished", "capable", "competent", "dexterous", "dextrous", "gifted", "habile", "handsome", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "talented", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "educated", "fitted", "initiated", "knowledgeable", "prepared", "qualified", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "versed", "all-around", "all-round", "ambidextrous", "versatile", "well-rounded", "finished", "polished", "slick" ], "related":[ "curbstone", "self-taught", "uninitiated", "unprepared", "unqualified", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed", "crude", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "primitive", "unfinished", "unpolished", "beginning", "entry-level", "fresh", "green", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "incapable", "incompetent", "talentless", "unable", "unfit", "ungifted", "untalented" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "dilettante", "dilettantish", "inexpert", "jackleg", "nonprofessional", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inexpert":{ "a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{ "antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "craftsman", "expert", "hand", "master", "past master", "shark", "sharp" ], "examples":[ "the shoddy tiling in the bathroom was a sure sign that it was the work of an inexpert" ], "near antonyms":[ "maestro", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard", "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ], "related":[ "beginner", "freshman", "greenhorn", "kid", "learner", "neophyte", "newcomer", "novice", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "hack", "hacker", "jackleg", "trifler" ] }, "lacking or showing a lack of expert skill":{ "antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crackerjack", "expert", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "professional", "virtuosic", "virtuoso" ], "examples":[ "an inexpert attempt at putting on an outdoor concert" ], "near antonyms":[ "able", "accomplished", "capable", "competent", "dexterous", "dextrous", "gifted", "habile", "handsome", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "talented", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "educated", "fitted", "initiated", "knowledgeable", "prepared", "qualified", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "versed", "all-around", "all-round", "ambidextrous", "versatile", "well-rounded", "finished", "polished", "slick" ], "related":[ "curbstone", "self-taught", "uninitiated", "unprepared", "unqualified", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed", "crude", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "primitive", "unfinished", "unpolished", "beginning", "entry-level", "fresh", "green", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "incapable", "incompetent", "talentless", "unable", "unfit", "ungifted", "untalented" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "dilettante", "dilettantish", "inexperienced", "jackleg", "nonprofessional", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job":{ "antonyms":[ "able", "capable", "competent", "expert", "fit", "qualified", "skilled", "skillful", "ultracompetent" ], "examples":[ "the inexpert mechanic only made the problem worse\u2014and charged me a fortune for doing it" ], "near antonyms":[ "prepared", "ready", "trained", "overqualified", "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crack", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "virtuoso", "all-around", "all-round", "protean", "versatile" ], "related":[ "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "amateurish", "callow", "dilettantish", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "unprofessional", "unequipped", "unprepared", "untrained", "useless", "worthless", "disqualified", "ineligible", "wanting" ], "synonyms":[ "inapt", "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)":{ "antonyms":[ "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "facile" ], "examples":[ "well-meaning but inexpert expressions of sympathy from friends after the funeral" ], "near antonyms":[ "able", "accomplished", "adept", "capable", "clever", "competent", "consummate", "crackerjack", "expert", "masterful", "masterly", "polished", "professional", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "talented", "diplomatic", "easy", "effortless", "gracious", "smooth", "tactful" ], "related":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "crude", "green", "incompetent", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "inexperienced", "unpolished", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "unskillful", "careless", "sloppy", "tacky", "tactless", "undiplomatic", "ill-advised", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "misdirected", "misguided" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "botched", "bungling", "clumsy", "fumbled", "inept", "maladroit" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "infant":{ "a recently born person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "infants should be kept warm at all times" ], "near antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "elder", "graybeard", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "related":[ "cherub", "foundling", "nursling", "suckling", "preemie", "premie", "bantling", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "toddler", "tot", "tyke", "tike", "boy", "nipper", "tad", "juvenile", "minor", "youngling", "youngster", "youth", "imp", "squirt", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "girl", "hoyden", "tomboy" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "baby", "bambino", "child", "neonate", "newborn" ] }, "as in embryonic , budding":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "infantile":{ "having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children":{ "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "mature" ], "examples":[ "the infantile humor that teenage boys are justly famous for" ], "near antonyms":[ "unchildlike", "cosmopolitan", "experienced", "knowing", "smart", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise" ], "related":[ "boyish", "brattish", "bratty", "girlie", "girly", "girlish", "childlike", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simplistic", "unsophisticated" ], "synonyms":[ "adolescent", "babyish", "childish", "immature", "jejune", "juvenile", "kiddish", "puerile" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "infantries":{ "the part of 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"sequitur" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inferior":{ "belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank":{ "antonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "high", "highborn", "highbred", "lofty", "noble", "patrician", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ], "examples":[ "at one time, the upper crust liked to believe that inferior people were fit only to be servants" ], "near antonyms":[ "eminent", "illustrious", "notable", "prominent" ], "related":[ "bourgeois", "middle-class", "plain", "poor", "simple", "working-class", "d\u00e9class\u00e9", "down-market", "downscale" ], "synonyms":[ "baseborn", "common", "humble", "ignoble", "low", "low-life", "lowborn", "lower-class", "lowly", "lumpen", "mean", "plebeian", "prole", "proletarian", "unwashed", "vulgar" ] }, "falling short of a standard":{ "antonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "standard", "tolerable" ], "examples":[ "an inferior science textbook that was out-of-date the day that it was published" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "classical", "A1", "bang-up", "banner", "boss", "capital", "choice", "crackerjack", "dandy", "divine", "excellent", "exceptional", "fabulous", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-test", "jim-dandy", "keen", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "par excellence", "perfect", "premium", "prime", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "wonderful", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "sufficient", "average", "borderline", "fair", "mediocre", "middling", "minimal", "so-so", "unexceptional", "suitable", "useful", "worthy", "gratifying", "satisfying" ], "related":[ "abysmal", "atrocious", "awful", "bitchin'", "brutal", "damnable", "deplorable", "detestable", "disastrous", "dreadful", "execrable", "gnarly", "horrendous", "horrible", "pathetic", "stinky", "sucky", "terrible", "unspeakable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "egregious", "flagrant", "gross", "bum", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "junky", "lesser", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "reprehensible", "rotten", "rubbishy", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "trashy", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "miscreant", "scurrilous", "villainous", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wretched", "wrong" ] }, "having not so great importance or rank as another":{ "antonyms":[ "greater", "higher", "major", "more", "primary", "prime", "senior", "superior", "superordinate" ], "examples":[ "an inferior officer cannot strike a superior under any circumstances" ], "near antonyms":[ "choice", "exceptional", "first-class", "first-rate" ], "related":[ "little", "mean", "small", "minute", "petty", "jerkwater", "one-horse", "second-class", "second-rate", "two-bit", "associate", "auxiliary", "secondary", "subsidiary" ], "synonyms":[ "junior", "less", "lesser", "lower", "minor", "smaller", "subordinate" ] }, "of little or less value or merit":{ "antonyms":[ "greater", "higher", "superior" ], "examples":[ "a girl who has always felt inferior to her older sister" ], "near antonyms":[ "major", "more", "primary", "senior", "choice", "exceptional", "first-class", "first-rate", "high-grade", "premium", "prime", "select", "selected", "acceptable", "adequate", "sufficient" ], "related":[ "junior", "lesser", "lower", "low-level", "petty", "smaller", "subordinate", "under", "average", "common", "fair", "middling", "ordinary", "amiss", "bad", "defective", "unsatisfactory", "wrong", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "unacceptable", "littler", "slighter", "smaller", "jerkwater", "low-rent", "one-horse", "small-time", "two-bit" ], "synonyms":[ "mean", "minor", "secondary", "second-class", "second-rate" ] }, "of low quality":{ "antonyms":[ "excellent", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "good", "high-grade", "superior", "top-notch" ], "examples":[ "inferior chocolate candy that no serious chocolate lover would think of eating" ], "near antonyms":[ "elegant", "handsome", "tasteful", "handcrafted", "polished", "refined" ], "related":[ "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "indifferent", "lackluster", "second-class", "brummagem", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "kitsch", "kitschy", "meretricious", "ostentatious", "showy", "splashy", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "seedy", "shabby", "tacky", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bargain-basement", "bum", "cheap", "cheapjack", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "el cheapo", "execrable", "gimcrack", "junky", "lousy", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "poor", "rotten", "rubbishy", "schlock", "schlocky", "shlock", "shlocky", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "terrible", "trashy", "trumpery", "wretched" ] }, "one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another":{ "antonyms":[ "senior", "superior" ], "examples":[ "she is nice to her inferiors as well as to her superiors" ], "near antonyms":[ "boss", "captain", "chief", "foreman", "head", "headman", "helmsman", "kingpin", "leader", "master", "taskmaster" ], "related":[ "attendant", "follower", "retainer", "domestic", "menial", "steward", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "henchman", "lackey", "minion", "adjutant", "aid", "aide", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "second", "second fiddle", "helpmate", "helpmeet", "mate", "sidekick" ], "synonyms":[ "junior", "subordinate", "underling" ] }, "situated lower down":{ "antonyms":[ "higher", "superior", "upper" ], "examples":[ "creatures that inhabit the dark, inferior depths of the ocean" ], "near antonyms":[ "highest", "uppermost", "overhanging", "overhead" ], "related":[ "lowest", "nethermost", "underlying" ], "synonyms":[ "lower", "nether" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "inferiority":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inferiorly":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "infernal":{ "deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I detest that infernal machine" ], "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", "freaking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "infesting":{ "to spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in desperation, we called in an exterminator because the house was infested with ants" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "besetting", "overspreading", "overwhelming", "abounding", "crawling", "teeming", "annoying", "pestering", "plaguing", "contaminating", "infecting" ], "synonyms":[ "overrunning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "infiltrator":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "infinite":{ "being or seeming to be without limits":{ "antonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "definite", "finite", "limited", "restricted" ], "examples":[ "the infinite expanse of outer space" ], "near antonyms":[ "fathomable", "measurable", "depthless", "shallow", "superficial" ], "related":[ "abysmal", "countless", "incalculable", "incomputable", "inestimable", "innumerable", "unmeasured", "exhaustless", "inexhaustible", "extensive", "far-flung", "immense", "vast" ], "synonyms":[ "bottomless", "boundless", "endless", "fathomless", "horizonless", "illimitable", "immeasurable", "immensurable", "indefinite", "limitless", "measureless", "unbounded", "unfathomable", "unlimited" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "infirm":{ "lacking bodily strength":{ "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ], "examples":[ "the elderly and infirm have to be especially careful during the winter months" ], "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", "frail", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inflammation":{ "a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The drug is used to reduce inflammation .", "Inflammation around a wound can signal an infection." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inflated":{ "extended beyond normal or realistic bounds":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he's been walking around with an inflated ego every since he got the promotion" ], "near antonyms":[ "realistic", "reasonable" ], "related":[ "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "enlarged", "hyped-up", "magnified", "overdone", "overemphasized", "overplayed", "overstated", "padded", "stretched", "grandiose", "preposterous", "unreal", "unrealistic", "unreasonable" ], "synonyms":[ "bloated", "exaggerated", "hyperbolized", "outsize", "outsized", "overblown", "overdrawn", "overweening" ] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Check that you have inflated your tires to the recommended pressure.", "Some sellers were inflating their prices by as much as 500 per cent." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "influenced":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies" ], "near antonyms":[ "bored", "jaded", "palled", "tired", "wearied", "underwhelmed" ], "related":[ "carried away", "dazzled", "enraptured", "enthralled", "entranced", "ravished", "transported", "biased", "biassed", "colored", "inspired", "stirred", "engaged", "interested", "involved", "penetrated", "pierced", "afflicted", "agitated", "bothered", "concerned", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "flustered", "harassed", "harried", "perturbed", "pestered", "plagued", "smote", "strained", "stressed", "tried", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrung", "allured", "attracted", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "fascinated" ], "synonyms":[ "affected", "impacted", "impressed", "moved", "reached", "struck", "swayed", "told (on)", "touched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "influxes":{ "a flowing or coming in":{ "antonyms":[ "outflows", "outpourings" ], "examples":[ "a sudden influx of people into the exurbs" ], "near antonyms":[ "emigrations", "exoduses", "flights" ], "related":[ "deluges", "floods", "flows", "inundations", "overflows", "spates", "torrents", "rushes", "stampedes", "rivers", "streams", "tides" ], "synonyms":[ "affluences", "fluxes", "incomes", "inflows", "inpourings", "inrushes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inform":{ "to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the police only caught the mastermind of the burglary because his disgruntled partner informed" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "betray", "give away", "turn in", "backstab", "cross", "double-cross", "sell (out)", "two-time", "blab", "tattle", "tip (off)" ], "synonyms":[ "fink", "grass (on)", "rat (on)", "sing", "snitch", "split (on)", "squeak", "squeal", "talk", "tell (on)" ] }, "to give information to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "chose teaching as a career because it affords the opportunity to inform a whole generation of young minds" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinform", "mislead" ], "related":[ "advertise", "alert", "notify", "announce (to)", "disclose (to)", "assure", "certify", "convince", "reassure", "warrant", "educate", "lecture", "school", "teach", "tutor", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion", "undeceive" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaint", "advise", "apprise", "brief", "catch up", "clear", "clue (in)", "enlighten", "familiarize", "fill in", "hip", "instruct", "tell", "verse", "wise (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "informally":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "information":{ "a collection of factual knowledge about something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the network correspondent spent the entire day gathering information for her report on the brewing scandal" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "findings", "intelligence" ], "synonyms":[ "data", "facts" ] }, "a report of recent events or facts not previously known":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "what's the latest information about the wildfires out in the West?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "announcement", "bulletin", "communication", "correspondence", "dispatch", "message", "reportage", "dope", "lowdown", "scoop", "tidbit", "titbit", "tip", "gossip", "rumor", "tale", "tattle", "feedback", "disinformation", "propaganda" ], "synonyms":[ "411", "advice(s)", "gen", "info", "intelligence", "item", "news", "story", "tidings", "uncos", "word" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "informer":{ "a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the informer who told the police about that conspiracy has angered a lot of dangerous people" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collaborator", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "gossip", "gossiper", "leaker", "snoop", "snooper", "spy", "notifier" ], "synonyms":[ "betrayer", "canary", "deep throat", "fink", "informant", "nark", "rat", "rat fink", "snitch", "snitcher", "squealer", "stoolie", "stool pigeon", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "telltale", "whistle-blower" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "infrequence":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "infringements":{ "a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation":{ "antonyms":[ "noninfringements", "observances" ], "examples":[ "any government action limiting freedom of speech is an infringement of the U.S. Constitution" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "misconducts", "misdemeanors", "misfeasances", "misprisions", "offenses", "offences", "sins", "wrongs", "disregards", "nonobservances", "delinquencies", "derelictions", "neglects", "encroachments", "intrusions", "invasions" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "contraventions", "infractions", "transgressions", "trespasses", "violations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "infuriates":{ "to make angry":{ "antonyms":[ "delights", "gratifies", "pleases" ], "examples":[ "the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "assuages", "relieves", "comforts", "consoles", "soothes", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "calms", "lulls", "quiets", "settles", "beguiles", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "disarms", "enchants" ], "related":[ "affronts", "aggravates", "annoys", "burns (up)", "crosses", "exasperates", "gets", "huffs", "irritates", "miffs", "nettles", "offends", "peeves", "piques", "provokes", "puts out", "ruffles", "vexes", "antagonizes", "embitters", "envenoms" ], "synonyms":[ "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "ires", "maddens", "mads", "outrages", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "steams up", "ticks off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ingenious":{ "having the skill and imagination to create new things":{ "antonyms":[ "uncreative", "unimaginative", "uninventive", "unoriginal" ], "examples":[ "an ingenious but rather eccentric inventor" ], "near antonyms":[ "imitative", "uninspired", "infertile", "unproductive", "talentless" ], "related":[ "gifted", "inspired", "talented", "resourceful", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "generative", "germinal", "productive", "prolific" ], "synonyms":[ "clever", "creative", "imaginative", "innovational", "innovative", "innovatory", "inventive", "original", "originative", "Promethean" ] }, "showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing":{ "antonyms":[ "uncreative", "unimaginative" ], "examples":[ "a chair that can't tip over is quite ingenious" ], "near antonyms":[ "dull", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "stodgy", "assembly-line", "canned", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "hackneyed", "unoriginal", "impractical", "useless" ], "related":[ "adventurous", "fresh", "groundbreaking", "novel", "original", "visionary", "cleverish", "gadgety", "gimmicky", "convenient", "handy", "neat", "nifty", "practical", "useful", "complex", "sophisticated", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "handsome", "tricky", "brainy", "intelligent", "sharp", "smart" ], "synonyms":[ "artful", "clever", "creative", "imaginative", "innovative", "inventive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ingeniousness":{ "the skill and imagination to create new things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hired a new designer whose vision demonstrates a real ingeniousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "dryness", "dullness", "dulness" ], "related":[ "fecundity", "fertility", "fruitfulness", "productiveness", "productivity", "prolificacy", "prolificity", "prolificness", "capableness", "resourcefulness", "genius", "giftedness", "talent", "fire", "inspiration", "muse" ], "synonyms":[ "cleverness", "creativeness", "creativity", "imagination", "imaginativeness", "ingenuity", "innovativeness", "invention", "inventiveness", "originality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ingenuousness":{ "the quality or state of being simple and sincere":{ "antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness" ], "examples":[ "his aw-shucks ingenuousness endeared him to his sophisticated new friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "affectedness", "artificiality", "pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "related":[ "candor", "frankness", "genuineness", "honesty", "openness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "unaffectedness", "unpretentiousness", "callowness", "childishness", "coltishness", "inexperience", "rawness", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "thoughtlessness", "ignorance", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "impressionability", "idealism", "impracticality", "optimism" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "naturalness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "viridity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ingest":{ "to take in as food":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "digest", "down", "mouth (down)", "swallow", "bolt", "chow (down on)", "devour", "glut (on)", "gobble (up or down)", "gorge", "gulp", "scoff", "slop", "snarf (down)", "swill", "wolf", "chew", "gnaw (at or on)", "gum", "lap", "lick", "nibble (on)", "nurse", "pick (at)", "relish", "savor", "savour", "taste", "banquet", "dine", "fare", "feast", "gormandize", "pig out", "regale", "dispatch", "polish off", "breakfast", "lunch", "sup", "munch", "nosh", "snack" ], "synonyms":[ "consume", "eat", "partake (of)", "put away", "put down", "tuck (away or in)" ] }, "to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drink", "guzzle", "imbibe", "knock back", "sip", "bolt", "devour", "gobble (up or down)", "gulp", "ingurgitate", "consume", "eat", "mouth (down)", "put away", "sup", "gorge", "scarf", "scoff", "wolf", "chew", "gnaw (at or on)", "lap", "lick", "munch", "nibble (on)", "peck (at)", "ruminate", "dispatch", "finish", "polish off" ], "synonyms":[ "down", "get down", "swallow" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ingrain":{ "being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing":{ "antonyms":[ "adventitious", "extraneous", "extrinsic" ], "examples":[ "an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along" ], "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", "essential", "hardwired", "immanent", "inborn", "inbred", "indigenous", "ingrained", "engrained", "inherent", "innate", "integral", "intrinsic", "native", "natural" ] }, "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprive", "divest", "strip", "clear", "empty", "eliminate", "remove", "take (away)" ], "related":[ "animate", "charge", "enliven", "invigorate", "leaven", "implant", "instill", "plant", "impregnate", "permeate", "pervade", "saturate", "deluge", "drown", "fill", "flood", "inundate", "overwhelm", "submerge" ], "synonyms":[ "endue", "indue", "imbue", "inculcate", "infuse", "inoculate", "invest", "steep", "suffuse" ] }, "to produce a vivid impression of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory" ], "near antonyms":[ "blot out", "erase", "expunge", "obliterate" ], "related":[ "enroot", "imbue", "implant", "inculcate", "infuse", "instill", "fix", "set", "stamp" ], "synonyms":[ "brand", "engrave", "etch", "impress", "imprint", "infix" ] }, "to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{ "antonyms":[ "dislodge", "root (out)", "uproot" ], "examples":[ "tried to ingrain traditional values in their children" ], "near antonyms":[ "eliminate", "eradicate", "eject", "expel", "detach", "disconnect", "disengage", "remove" ], "related":[ "imbue", "infuse", "instill", "beat (into)", "drive (into)", "establish", "place", "put", "settle", "stick" ], "synonyms":[ "bed", "embed", "imbed", "enroot", "entrench", "intrench", "fix", "impact", "implant", "lodge", "root" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "ingratiate":{ "to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She has tried to ingratiate herself with voters by promising a tax cut." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ingratiating":{ "likely or intended to win one's affection":{ "antonyms":[ "unendearing", "uningratiating" ], "examples":[ "one of the orphans had a most ingratiating smile" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienating", "disaffecting", "displeasing", "repugnant", "repulsive", "arrogant", "disdainful", "haughty", "insolent", "proud", "scornful" ], "related":[ "adorable", "charming", "likable", "likeable", "lovable", "loveable", "affecting", "poignant", "touching", "adulatory", "deferential", "effusive", "flattering", "fulsome", "groveling", "grovelling", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "sycophantic", "drooling", "oleaginous", "slavering", "slobbering", "saccharine", "soapy", "sugary", "unctuous" ], "synonyms":[ "disarming", "endearing", "insinuating", "winning", "winsome" ] }, "to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She has tried to ingratiate herself with voters by promising a tax cut." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "ingredient":{ "one of the parts that make up a whole":{ "antonyms":[ "whole" ], "examples":[ "one of the ingredients in the salad dressing is sugar" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggregate", "composite", "compound", "mass", "entirety", "sum", "summation", "total", "totality", "admixture", "amalgam", "amalgamation", "blend", "combination", "intermixture", "mix", "mixture" ], "related":[ "basis", "part and parcel", "detail", "item", "particular", "point", "aspect", "characteristic", "facet", "feature", "trait", "division", "fragment", "particle", "partition", "piece", "portion", "section", "sector", "segment", "subcomponent" ], "synonyms":[ "building block", "component", "constituent", "element", "factor", "member" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ingredients":{ "one of the parts that make up a whole":{ "antonyms":[ "wholes" ], "examples":[ "one of the ingredients in the salad dressing is sugar" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggregates", "composites", "compounds", "masses", "entireties", "summations", "sums", "totalities", "totals", "admixtures", "amalgamations", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "intermixtures", "mixes", "mixtures" ], "related":[ "bases", "part and parcels", "details", "items", "particulars", "points", "aspects", "characteristics", "facets", "features", "traits", "divisions", "fragments", "particles", "partitions", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "sectors", "segments", "subcomponents", "sub-components" ], "synonyms":[ "building blocks", "components", "constituents", "elements", "factors", "members" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ingurgitate":{ "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with no time for fine dining, we just ingurgitated our food and went on our way" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibble", "peck", "pick" ], "related":[ "overeat", "pig out", "swill" ], "synonyms":[ "bolt", "cram", "devour", "glut", "gobble", "gorge", "gormandize", "gulp", "inhale", "raven", "scarf", "scoff", "slop", "wolf" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inhales":{ "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "inhaled the doughnuts so quickly that you would have missed it if you blinked" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbles", "pecks", "picks" ], "related":[ "overeats", "pigs out", "swills" ], "synonyms":[ "bolts", "crams", "devours", "gluts", "gobbles", "gorges", "gormandizes", "gulps", "ingurgitates", "ravens", "scarfs", "scoffs", "slops", "wolfs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inhibition":{ "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "without the inhibition of their jackets, the boys were able to wrestle more vigorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "catalyst", "goad", "impetus", "incentive", "spur", "stimulant", "stimulus", "advantage", "break", "edge", "aid", "assistance", "benefit", "boost", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "help" ], "related":[ "catch", "hitch", "rub", "snag", "barrier", "blockade", "blockage", "brick wall", "stone wall", "arrest", "bit", "brake", "check", "constraint", "curb", "hobble", "rein", "restraint", "embargo", "stoppage", "delay", "holdup", "stall", "burden", "cumber", "load", "danger", "hazard", "peril", "reef", "adversity", "difficulty", "disadvantage", "drawback", "hardship" ], "synonyms":[ "balk", "bar", "block", "chain", "clog", "cramp", "crimp", "deterrent", "drag", "embarrassment", "encumbrance", "fetter", "handicap", "hindrance", "holdback", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "shackles", "stop", "stumbling block", "trammel" ] }, "the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others":{ "antonyms":[ "disinhibition", "incontinence", "unconstraint" ], "examples":[ "an innate inhibition made it difficult for him to tell his girlfriend what he was really feeling" ], "near antonyms":[ "self-abandonment", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "gratification", "indulgence", "overindulgence", "self-indulgence", "bluntness", "candor", "frankness", "immoderacy", "intemperance" ], "related":[ "command", "control", "mastery", "possession", "self-censorship", "self-containment", "self-denial", "self-discipline", "self-government", "self-mastery", "will", "willpower", "composure", "self-poise", "self-possession", "aloofness", "detachedness", "distance", "bashfulness", "modesty", "shyness", "reticence", "silence", "taciturnity" ], "synonyms":[ "constraint", "continence", "discipline", "discretion", "refrainment", "repression", "reserve", "restraint", "self-command", "self-control", "self-restraint", "suppression" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inhibits":{ "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "antonyms":[ "aids", "assists", "facilitates", "helps" ], "examples":[ "the cold inhibited her from getting much work done that morning" ], "near antonyms":[ "clears", "makes way", "opens", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "unties", "loosens", "smooths", "smoothes", "encourages", "furthers", "promotes" ], "related":[ "balks", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "reins", "restrains", "binds", "chains", "halters", "leashes", "tethers", "ties", "arrests", "brakes", "delays", "retains", "retards", "barricades", "blockades", "blocks", "roadblocks", "bogs (down)", "mires", "chokes", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "suffocates", "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "stumps", "thwarts", "derails", "disrupts", "sabotages", "muzzles", "represses", "suppresses", "confines", "hedges (in)", "hems (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "clogs", "cramps", "embarrasses", "encumbers", "fetters", "hampers", "handcuffs", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "hog-ties", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "short-circuits", "stymies", "ties up", "trammels" ] }, "to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{ "antonyms":[ "loses" ], "examples":[ "laws designed to inhibit the powers of the intelligence organizations" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "unleashes", "airs", "expresses", "takes out", "vents" ], "related":[ "bottles (up)", "chokes (back)", "holds back", "minces", "muffles", "pockets", "represses", "sinks", "smothers", "squelches", "stifles", "strangles", "suppresses", "swallows", "arrests", "interrupts", "stops", "blocks", "hampers", "handcuffs", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "gags", "muzzles", "silences" ], "synonyms":[ "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "contains", "controls", "curbs", "governs", "holds", "keeps", "measures", "pulls in", "regulates", "reins (in)", "restrains", "rules", "tames" ] }, "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "antonyms":[ "encourages", "persuades" ], "examples":[ "a fundamental sense of propriety should have inhibited you from making a drunken spectacle of yourself" ], "near antonyms":[ "eggs (on)", "exhorts", "goads", "prods", "urges", "impels", "induces", "prompts" ], "related":[ "diverts", "unsells", "repels" ], "synonyms":[ "deters", "discourages", "dissuades" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inhumane":{ "having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{ "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "related":[ "boorish", "heedless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unfriendly", "unloving", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-bitten", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ironfisted", "ironhanded", "jackbooted", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "oppressive", "rough", "rough-and-tumble", "severe", "sledgehammer", "stern", "tough", "ungentle", "abusive", "acrimonious", "disagreeable", "hateful", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "virulent", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brutish", "cruel", "evil-minded", "savage", "vicious", "austere", "cold", "frosty" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "compassionless", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "indurate", "inhuman", "insensate", "insensitive", "ironhearted", "merciless", "obdurate", "pachydermatous", "pitiless", "remorseless", "ruthless", "slash-and-burn", "soulless", "stony", "stoney", "stonyhearted", "take-no-prisoners", "thick-skinned", "uncharitable", "unfeeling", "unmerciful", "unsparing", "unsympathetic" ] }, "having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others":{ "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted" ], "examples":[ "an inhumane dictator who tortured and murdered thousands of his own people" ], "near antonyms":[ "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "charitable", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "pitying", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "related":[ "hard-hearted", "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "unfeeling", "fell", "ferocious", "grim", "bloodthirsty", "cutthroat", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "catty", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "vindictive", "draconian", "draconic", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "oppressive" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "brute", "butcherly", "cruel", "fiendish", "heartless", "inhuman", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "vicious", "wanton" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inhumanly":{ "as in ruthlessly , mercilessly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "inhuming":{ "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "antonyms":[ "disinterring", "exhuming", "unearthing" ], "examples":[ "there were so many dead that it was impossible to inhume them all promptly" ], "near antonyms":[ "burning", "cremating", "baring", "disclosing", "discovering", "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "revealing", "showing", "uncoffining" ], "related":[ "immuring", "inurning", "enshrining", "concealing", "covering", "ensconcing", "hiding", "obscuring", "shading", "shielding", "cloaking", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "shrouding", "reburying", "reinterring", "coffining" ], "synonyms":[ "burying", "entombing", "hearsing", "interring", "laying", "putting away", "tombing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "iniquitous":{ "not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable":{ "antonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "right", "righteous", "sublime", "upright", "virtuous" ], "examples":[ "zero tolerance at the academy for cheating and other iniquitous practices" ], "near antonyms":[ "elevated", "high", "high-minded", "law-abiding", "legitimate", "lofty", "noble", "principled", "reputable", "scrupulous", "allowed", "authorized", "legal", "licensed", "permissible", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "clean", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "exemplary", "proper", "seemly", "blameless", "commendable", "creditable", "guiltless", "legitimate", "chaste", "immaculate", "incorruptible", "innocent", "inoffensive", "irreproachable", "lily-white", "perfect", "pure", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "uncorrupted", "unerring", "unfallen", "unobjectionable", "venerable", "white", "wholesome", "esteemed", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy" ], "related":[ "base", "contemptible", "despicable", "dirty", "disreputable", "evil-minded", "ignoble", "ill", "infernal", "low", "mean", "snide", "sordid", "atrocious", "cruel", "infamous", "nasty", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "objectionable", "obscene", "offensive", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "libertine", "loose", "low-minded", "perverted", "reprobate", "scrofulous", "sick", "unhealthy", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "defiling", "noxious", "pernicious", "pestilential", "ugly", "ungodly", "unwholesome", "banned", "barred", "condemned", "discouraged", "forbidden", "illegal", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "unauthorized", "unclean", "disallowed", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "wretched", "errant", "erring", "fallen", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "improper", "incorrect", "indecent", "indecorous", "naughty", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "vulgar", "dishonest", "dishonorable" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "dark", "evil", "immoral", "nefarious", "rotten", "sinful", "unethical", "unlawful", "unrighteous", "unsavory", "vicious", "vile", "villainous", "wicked", "wrong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "initiating":{ "to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{ "antonyms":[ "closing (down)", "phasing out", "shutting (up)" ], "examples":[ "no one knows who initiated written language" ], "near antonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "annulling", "nullifying", "ending", "finishing", "halting", "stopping", "terminating", "rounding (off or out)", "winding up", "wrapping up" ], "related":[ "authoring", "fathering", "originating", "conceiving", "concocting", "contriving", "cooking (up)", "creating", "devising", "fabricating", "inventing", "making up", "manufacturing", "producing", "thinking (up)", "constructing", "putting up", "developing", "enlarging", "expanding", "endowing", "financing", "funding", "subsidizing", "arranging", "organizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "refounding", "reinitiating", "reinstituting", "relaunching" ], "synonyms":[ "beginning", "constituting", "establishing", "founding", "inaugurating", "innovating", "instituting", "introducing", "launching", "pioneering", "planting", "setting up", "starting" ] }, "to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "initiated the new recruits in the unspoken laws of military conduct" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "habituating", "wonting", "apprising", "briefing", "clueing (in)", "cluing (in)", "filling in", "informing", "educating", "enlightening", "grounding", "instructing", "schooling", "training", "versing", "exposing", "presenting", "subjecting", "advising", "telling", "tipping (off)", "warning", "wising (up)", "reacquainting" ], "synonyms":[ "accustoming", "acquainting", "familiarizing", "introducing", "orientating", "orienting" ] }, "to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "initiated her as Surgeon General before an army of reporters and photographers" ], "near antonyms":[ "canning", "discharging", "firing", "terminating", "mustering out" ], "related":[ "swearing in", "consecrating", "enshrining", "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking in", "enlisting", "enrolling" ], "synonyms":[ "baptizing", "baptising", "inaugurating", "inducting", "installing", "instating", "investing", "seating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "initiation":{ "the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the initiation of the newest members of the local chamber of commerce" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "removal" ], "related":[ "enlistment", "enrollment", "enrolment", "promotion" ], "synonyms":[ "baptism", "inaugural", "inauguration", "induction", "installation", "installment", "instalment", "investiture", "investment" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "initiative":{ "readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sentry showed remarkable initiative and uncommon bravery in foiling the terrorist attack" ], "near antonyms":[ "inactivity", "inertia", "passivity", "diffidence", "faintheartedness", "timidity", "hesitation", "reluctance", "indolence", "laziness", "lethargy" ], "related":[ "grit", "gumption", "pluck", "snap", "spirit", "spunk", "starch", "ambitiousness", "killer instinct", "overambitiousness", "assertiveness", "self-reliance", "energy", "hardihood", "pep", "vigor", "vitality" ], "synonyms":[ "action", "aggressiveness", "ambition", "drive", "enterprise", "go", "hustle" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "injure":{ "to cause bodily damage to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "injured himself while skiing" ], "near antonyms":[ "cure", "fix", "heal", "mend", "remedy" ], "related":[ "batter", "bloody", "blow out", "bruise", "contuse", "cut", "gash", "gore", "lacerate", "scald", "scar", "scathe", "strain", "tear", "crease", "graze", "nick", "cripple", "hamstring", "lame", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate", "abuse", "aggrieve", "afflict", "maltreat", "torment", "torture", "lay up", "blemish", "impair", "mar", "scrape", "spoil" ], "synonyms":[ "damage", "harm", "hurt", "wound" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ], "examples":[ "the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come" ], "near antonyms":[ "cure", "heal", "help", "rectify", "rehabilitate", "remedy", "edit", "remodel", "revise", "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "refine" ], "related":[ "deteriorate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "erode", "scour", "wash out", "wear (away)", "blight", "tarnish", "dent", "ding", "dint", "botch", "gum (up)", "queer", "lacerate", "wound", "disable", "hamstring", "lame", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate", "torment", "torture", "annihilate", "bang up", "bash", "batter", "clobber", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "scourge", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "bloody", "break", "compromise", "crab", "cripple", "cross (up)", "damage", "deface", "disfigure", "endamage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "mar", "spoil", "vitiate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "injured":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause bodily damage to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "injured himself while skiing" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "remedied" ], "related":[ "battered", "blew out", "bloodied", "bruised", "contused", "cut", "gashed", "gored", "lacerated", "scalded", "scarred", "scathed", "strained", "tore", "creased", "grazed", "nicked", "crippled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "abused", "afflicted", "aggrieved", "maltreated", "tormented", "tortured", "laid up", "blemished", "impaired", "marred", "scraped", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "synonyms":[ "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "wounded" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ], "examples":[ "the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "related":[ "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "blighted", "tarnished", "dented", "dinged", "dinted", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "lacerated", "wounded", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "bloodied", "broke", "compromised", "crabbed", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "endamaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "injury":{ "something that causes loss or pain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the harsh words were the worst injury that his father could inflict" ], "near antonyms":[ "healing", "recovery", "cure", "fix", "remedy" ], "related":[ "disservice", "injustice", "outrage", "wrong", "affront", "dart", "indignity", "insult", "offense", "offence", "beating", "crippling", "mayhem", "mutilation", "defacement", "disability", "disablement", "disfigurement", "impairment", "lesion", "rupture", "strain", "abrasion", "chafe", "scrape", "scratch", "boo-boo", "bruise", "contusion", "swelling", "wound", "bump", "concussion", "cut", "gash", "laceration", "burn", "scald", "scar", "scathe", "sear" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "damage", "detriment", "harm", "hurt" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ], "unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this":{ "antonyms":[ "equitableness", "equity", "fairness", "justice" ], "examples":[ "the state did the rancher an injury when it destroyed his herd of cattle without adequate proof that it was diseased" ], "near antonyms":[ "cricket" ], "related":[ "affront", "indignity", "insult", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "put-down", "slight", "slur", "beef", "complaint", "grievance" ], "synonyms":[ "disservice", "inequity", "injustice", "raw deal", "shaft", "unfairness", "unjustness", "wrong" ] } }, "inkling":{ "a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "did not give the slightest inkling that he was planning to quit" ], "near antonyms":[ "answer", "solution" ], "related":[ "breath", "flicker", "glimmer", "glimpse", "mention", "scent", "whiff", "wind", "hunch", "idea", "inspiration", "notion", "allusion", "implication", "inference", "innuendo", "insinuation", "denotation", "evidence", "guidepost", "key", "mark", "overtone", "pointer", "sign", "signal", "telltale", "token", "assistance", "nod", "prompt", "tip", "tip-off", "wink", "feeling", "foreboding", "intuition", "premonition", "presentiment", "suspicion", "augury", "foreshadower", "foretaste", "harbinger", "omen", "portent", "prefigurement", "presage", "symptom" ], "synonyms":[ "clue", "cue", "hint", "indication", "intimation", "lead", "suggestion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inklings":{ "a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "did not give the slightest inkling that he was planning to quit" ], "near antonyms":[ "answers", "solutions" ], "related":[ "breaths", "flickers", "glimmers", "glimpses", "mentions", "scents", "whiffs", "winds", "hunches", "ideas", "inspirations", "notions", "allusions", "implications", "inferences", "innuendos", "innuendoes", "insinuations", "denotations", "evidences", "guideposts", "keys", "marks", "overtones", "pointers", "signals", "signs", "telltales", "tokens", "assistances", "nods", "prompts", "tip-offs", "tips", "winks", "feelings", "forebodings", "intuitions", "premonitions", "presentiments", "suspicions", "auguries", "foreshadowers", "foretastes", "harbingers", "omens", "portents", "prefigurements", "presages", "symptoms" ], "synonyms":[ "clues", "cues", "hints", "indications", "intimations", "leads", "suggestions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inlay":{ "as in install , inset":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inmost":{ "as in innermost":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "innocents":{ "an innocent or gentle person":{ "antonyms":[ "wolves" ], "examples":[ "an innocent who is often puzzled by and prey to the evils of the world" ], "near antonyms":[ "bullies", "roughnecks", "rowdies", "toughs", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "slobs", "sharks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "devils", "knaves", "miscreants", "no-goods", "rapscallions", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "scalawags", "scallywags", "scamps", "scoundrels", "varlets", "villains" ], "related":[ "babes", "colts", "cubs", "fledglings", "greenhorns", "ingenues", "ing\u00e9nues", "na\u00effs", "naifs", "newbies", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "virgins", "cherubs", "cherubim", "saints", "softies", "weaklings", "wimps", "dupes", "pigeons", "saps", "suckers" ], "synonyms":[ "angels", "doves", "lambs", "sheep" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "innovation":{ "something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the computer is one innovation that revolutionized the business world" ], "near antonyms":[ "carbon copy", "clone", "copy", "dupe", "duplicate", "duplication", "facsimile", "imitation", "reduplication", "replica", "replication", "reproduction" ], "related":[ "contraption", "device", "gadget", "gizmo", "gismo", "novelty", "design", "product", "work", "dream", "fantasy", "phantasy", "picture", "vision", "conception", "imagining", "origination" ], "synonyms":[ "brainchild", "coinage", "concoction", "contrivance", "creation", "invention", "wrinkle" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "innovator":{ "one who creates or introduces something 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"numberless", "uncountable", "uncounted", "unnumbered", "untold" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "innumerate":{ "as in semiliterate , unknowledgeable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inobservance":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inoculate":{ "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprive", "divest", "strip", "clear", "empty", "eliminate", "remove", "take (away)" ], "related":[ "animate", "charge", "enliven", "invigorate", "leaven", "implant", "instill", "plant", "impregnate", "permeate", "pervade", "saturate", "deluge", "drown", "fill", "flood", "inundate", "overwhelm", "submerge" ], "synonyms":[ "endue", "indue", "imbue", 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"examples":[ "inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprives", "divests", "strips", "clears", "empties", "eliminates", "removes", "takes (away)" ], "related":[ "animates", "charges", "enlivens", "invigorates", "leavens", "implants", "instills", "plants", "impregnates", "permeates", "pervades", "saturates", "deluges", "drowns", "fills", "floods", "inundates", "overwhelms", "submerges" ], "synonyms":[ "endues", "indues", "imbues", "inculcates", "infuses", "ingrains", "engrains", "invests", "steeps", "suffuses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inoculating":{ "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world" ], "near antonyms":[ "depriving", "divesting", "stripping", "clearing", "emptying", "eliminating", "removing", "taking (away)" ], "related":[ "animating", "charging", "enlivening", "invigorating", "leavening", "implanting", "instilling", "planting", "impregnating", "permeating", "pervading", "saturating", "deluging", "drowning", "filling", "flooding", "inundating", "overwhelming", "submerging" ], "synonyms":[ "enduing", "induing", "imbuing", "inculcating", "infusing", "ingraining", "engraining", "investing", "steeping", "suffusing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inquirer":{ "as in questioner , asker":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inquirers":{ "as in questioners , askers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inquires (into)":{ "to search through or into":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the principal inquired into the possibility of holding graduation at a larger hall" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "inspects", "sifts", "studies", "views", "browses", "cruises", "peruses", "scans", "skims (through)", "surfs", "thumbs (through)", "reinvestigates" ], "synonyms":[ "delves (into)", "digs (into)", "examines", "explores", "investigates", "looks (into)", "probes", "researches" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inquiring":{ "as in asking , questioning":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in curious , inquisitive":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "inquiry":{ "a systematic search for the truth or facts about something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an inquiry into the origins of the universe" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "quest", "audit", "check", "checkup", "diagnosis", "inspection", "hearing", "interrogation", "trial", "feeler", "query", "question", "poll", "questionary", "questionnaire", "survey", "challenge", "cross-examination", "going-over", "grilling", "quiz", "rehearing", "reinvestigation", "self-examination", "self-exploration", "self-questioning", "self-reflection", "self-scrutiny", "soul-searching" ], "synonyms":[ "delving", "disquisition", "examen", "examination", "exploration", "inquest", "inquisition", "investigation", "probation", "probe", "probing", "research", "study" ] }, "an act or instance of asking for information":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one student made a hesitant inquiry about the assignment" ], "near antonyms":[ "answer", "reply", "response" ], "related":[ "interrogatory", "poll", "questionnaire", "survey", "inquisition", "interrogating", "interrogation", "questioning", "examination", "exploration", "inquest", "investigation", "probe", "probing", "research", "study" ], "synonyms":[ "call", "query", "question", "request" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inquisitive":{ "interested in what is not one's own business":{ "antonyms":[ "incurious", "uncurious" ], "examples":[ "an inquisitive woman who tends to everybody's business but her own" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathetic", "disinterested", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uninterested" ], "related":[ "interfering", "intrusive", "meddlesome", "meddling", "obtrusive", "officious", "inquisitional", "inquisitorial", "interrogative", "questioning", "quizzical", "concerned", "interested" ], "synonyms":[ "curious", "nosy", "nosey", "prying", "snoopy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "insane":{ "conceived or made without regard for reason or reality":{ "antonyms":[ "realistic", "reasonable" ], "examples":[ "a completely insane plan to build an opera house in the middle of nowhere" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "implausible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unthinkable", "extravagant", "grotesque", "bizarro", "curious", "eccentric", "far-out", "funny", "kinky", "kooky", "kookie", "odd", "outlandish", "out-of-the-way", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "screwy", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "Alice-in-Wonderland", "Kafkaesque", "nightmarish", "dreamlike", "surreal" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "bizarre", "crazy", "fanciful", "fantastic", "fantastical", "foolish", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "unreal", "wild" ] }, "going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount":{ "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ], "examples":[ "wanted an insane amount of money to paint our house" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "minimal", "minimum" ], "related":[ "boundless", "endless", "immeasurable", "infinite", "limitless", "unbearable", "unjustifiable", "unwarranted", "improper", "inappropriate", "thick", "unseemly", "unrestrained" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ] }, "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "examples":[ "only an insane person would intentionally jump off a skyscraper" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "related":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ], "examples":[ "an insane plan to blow all of their savings on lottery tickets" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "related":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "insecticide":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inseminated":{ "to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the notion that their monarch ruled by divine right had been inseminated in the people for countless generations" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drove", "hammered", "pounded", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "fixed", "lodged", "rooted", "imbued", "infused", "ingrained", "engrained", "inoculated", "invested", "steeped", "suffused" ], "synonyms":[ "bred", "enrooted", "implanted", "inculcated", "infixed", "instilled", "planted", "sowed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inseminates":{ "to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the notion that their monarch ruled by divine right had been inseminated in the people for countless generations" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drives", "hammers", "pounds", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "fixes", "lodges", "roots", "imbues", "infuses", "ingrains", "engrains", "inoculates", "invests", "steeps", "suffuses" ], "synonyms":[ "breeds", "enroots", "implants", "inculcates", "infixes", "instills", "plants", "sows" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "insensitive":{ "having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{ "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "an insensitive remark about his deceased wife that was incredibly rude" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "related":[ "boorish", "heedless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unfriendly", "unloving", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-bitten", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ironfisted", "ironhanded", "jackbooted", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "oppressive", "rough", "rough-and-tumble", "severe", "sledgehammer", "stern", "tough", "ungentle", "abusive", "acrimonious", "disagreeable", "hateful", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "virulent", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brutish", "cruel", "evil-minded", "savage", "vicious", "austere", "cold", "frosty" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "compassionless", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "indurate", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "ironhearted", "merciless", "obdurate", "pachydermatous", "pitiless", "remorseless", "ruthless", "slash-and-burn", "soulless", "stony", "stoney", "stonyhearted", "take-no-prisoners", "thick-skinned", "uncharitable", "unfeeling", "unmerciful", "unsparing", "unsympathetic" ] }, "lacking in sensation or feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "feeling", "sensible", "sensitive" ], "examples":[ "fingers rendered insensitive by the cold" ], "near antonyms":[ "awake" ], "related":[ "chilled", "nipped", "anesthetized", "cocainized", "deadened", "drugged", "stupefied", "blunted", "dulled", "obtunded", "insensible", "senseless", "unconscious", "inanimate", "insensate" ], "synonyms":[ "asleep", "benumbed", "dead", "numb", "numbed", "torpid", "unfeeling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "insensitivity":{ "as in callousness , coldness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in thoughtlessness , insensitiveness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inserting":{ "to put among or between others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surreptitiously inserted the book in its proper place on the shelf" ], "near antonyms":[ "ejecting", "eliminating", "excluding", "expelling", "extracting", "withdrawing", "deducting", "detaching", "subtracting", "rejecting" ], "related":[ "cutting in", "inlaying", "insetting", "installing", "interfiling", "interlining", "larding", "weaving", "cramming", "shoving", "thrusting", "wedging", "adding", "appending", "attaching" ], "synonyms":[ "edging in", "fitting (in or into)", "injecting", "insinuating", "intercalating", "interjecting", "interpolating", "interposing", "interspersing", "introducing", "sandwiching (in or between)", "working in" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "insignificance":{ "the quality or state of being unimportant":{ "antonyms":[ "bigness", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "significance", "weight", "weightiness" ], "examples":[ "a tabloid newspaper devoted to people and events of astonishing insignificance" ], "near antonyms":[ "substance", "value", "worth" ], "related":[ "emptiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness" ], "synonyms":[ "immateriality", "inconsequence", "inconsequentiality", "inconsiderableness", "insignificancy", "littleness", "negligibility", "nullity", "pettiness", "slightness", "smallness", "triviality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "insincerity":{ "the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have":{ "antonyms":[ "genuineness", "sincereness", "sincerity" ], "examples":[ "the insincerity of the family's professed concern for the environment is pretty much exposed by the gas-guzzler parked in the driveway" ], "near antonyms":[ "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "probity", "straightforwardness", "truthfulness", "artlessness", "guilelessness", "naturalness", "unaffectedness" ], "related":[ "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "double-dealing", "falsity", "perfidy", "two-facedness", "affectation", "affectedness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "sanctimoniousness", "self-righteousness", "self-satisfaction", "duplicity", "fakery", "falseness", "fraudulentness", "shamming", "artificiality", "glibness", "oiliness", "smoothness", "unctuousness" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "hypocrisy", "piousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "insipid":{ "lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an insipid and somewhat boring movie about teenagers in love" ], "near antonyms":[ "piquant", "poignant", "pungent", "racy", "spicy", "meaty", "substantial", "entertaining", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inspiring", "invigorating", "thrilling" ], "related":[ "unexciting", "uninspiring", "unrewarding", "bland", "boring", "drab", "dreary", "dry", "dull", "heavy", "humdrum", "jading", "leaden", "lifeless", "monotonous", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "vapid", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "inane", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "mild", "soft", "subdued", "tame", "weak", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "stale", "unexceptional" ], "synonyms":[ "banal", "flat", "milk-and-water", "namby-pamby", "watery", "wishy-washy" ] }, "lacking in taste or flavor":{ "antonyms":[ "flavorful", "flavorsome", "sapid", "savory", "savoury", "tasteful", "tasty" ], "examples":[ "an apple pie with a mushy, insipid filling that strongly resembled soggy cardboard" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "sickening", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "cloying", "mawkish", "appetizing", "delectable", "delicious", "palatable", "toothsome", "keen", "piquant", "seasoned", "spicy", "flavored", "heavy", "rich" ], "related":[ "bland", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak", "plain", "unflavored" ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "flat", "flavorless", "savorless", "tasteless", "unsavory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "insisted":{ "to state as a fact usually forcefully":{ "antonyms":[ "denied", "gainsaid" ], "examples":[ "she continued to insist that she was right, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "negated", "negatived", "rejected", "repudiated", "challenged", "disputed", "questioned", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted", "contradicted", "countered" ], "related":[ "announced", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "proclaimed", "argued", "rationalized", "reasoned", "confirmed", "justified", "vindicated", "defended", "persevered", "supported", "upheld", "reaffirmed", "reasserted" ], "synonyms":[ "affirmed", "alleged", "asserted", 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"consecrating", "enshrining", "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking in", "enlisting", "enrolling" ], "synonyms":[ "baptizing", "baptising", "inaugurating", "inducting", "initiating", "installing", "investing", "seating" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "instigated":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the medical breakthrough instigated a whole new field of therapy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "discouraged", "held", "inhibited", "regulated", "reined (in)", "restrained", "tamed", "allayed", "calmed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "related":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "sowed", "stimulated", "detonated", "set", "set off", "triggered", "excited", "galvanized", "inflamed", "enflamed", "inspired", "motivated", "roused", "activated", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized" ], "synonyms":[ "abetted", "brewed", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "picked", "provoked", "raised", "stirred (up)", "whipped (up)" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the charge that the scene in the movie had instigated teenagers to commit similar acts of vandalism" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "soothed", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated" ], "related":[ "fanned", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "triggered", "activated", "animated", "drove", "energized", "galvanized", "induced", "inspired", "keyed (up)", "motivated", "motived", "pumped up", "quickened", "set off", "vitalized", "abetted", "fermented", "fomented", "raised", "whipped (up)", "angered", "enraged", "maddened", "upset", "jeered", "taunted", "teased", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irritated", "vexed", "vext" ], "synonyms":[ "aroused", "encouraged", "excited", "fired (up)", "impassioned", "incited", "moved", "piqued", "provoked", "revved (up)", "sparked", "stimulated", "stirred" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "instilling":{ "to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a charismatic leader who instilled in his followers a passionate commitment to the cause" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "driving", "hammering", "pounding", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "fixing", "lodging", "rooting", "imbuing", "infusing", "ingraining", "engraining", "inoculating", "investing", "steeping", "suffusing" ], "synonyms":[ "breeding", "enrooting", "implanting", "inculcating", "infixing", "inseminating", "planting", "sowing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "instills":{ "to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a charismatic leader who instilled in his followers a passionate commitment to the cause" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drives", "hammers", "pounds", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "fixes", "lodges", "roots", "imbues", "infuses", "ingrains", "engrains", "inoculates", "invests", "steeps", "suffuses" ], "synonyms":[ "breeds", "enroots", "implants", "inculcates", "infixes", "inseminates", "plants", "sows" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "instinctively":{ "as in intuitively":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "institutors":{ "a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Eli Whitney is known as the instituter of the American system of manufacture on account of his pioneering concept of the mass production of interchangeable parts" ], "near antonyms":[ "disciples", "followers", "pupils", "students", "supporters" ], "related":[ "cocreators", "co-creators", "cofounders", "co-founders", "conceivers", "contrivers", "designers", "devisers", "formulators", "innovators", "introducers", "inventors", "spawners", "builders", "makers", "producers", "developers", "pioneers", "researchers", "researchists", "organizers", "promoters", "encouragers", "galvanizers", "inspirations", "inspirers" ], "synonyms":[ "authors", "begetters", "creators", "establishers", "fathers", "founders", "founding fathers", "generators", "inaugurators", "initiators", "originators", "sires" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "instruct":{ "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "spent his military career instructing young pilots" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coach", "mentor", "drill", "fit", "ground", "habilitate", "prepare", "prime", "qualify", "direct", "guide", "lead", "rear", "catechize", "lecture", "moralize", "preach", "implant", "inculcate", "instill", "instil", "homeschool", "edify", "enlighten", "brief", "familiarize", "impart (to)", "inform", "verse", "initiate", "introduce", "show", "reeducate", "reschool", "reteach", "retrain" ], "synonyms":[ "educate", "indoctrinate", "lesson", "school", "teach", "train", "tutor" ] }, "to give information to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "instructed everyone in the use of the new telephone system" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinform", "mislead" ], "related":[ "advertise", "alert", "notify", "announce (to)", "disclose (to)", "assure", "certify", "convince", "reassure", "warrant", "educate", "lecture", "school", "teach", "tutor", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion", "undeceive" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaint", "advise", "apprise", "brief", "catch up", "clear", "clue (in)", "enlighten", "familiarize", "fill in", "hip", "inform", "tell", "verse", "wise (up)" ] }, "to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{ "antonyms":[ "mind", "obey" ], "examples":[ "the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests" ], "near antonyms":[ "comply (with)", "follow", "keep", "observe" ], "related":[ "ask", "petition", "request", "beg", "beseech", "entreat", "advise", "counsel", "warn", "appoint", "assign", "authorize", "commission", "oversee", "superintend", "supervise", "conduct", "control", "lead", "manage", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "force", "oblige", "require" ], "synonyms":[ "adjure", "bid", "boss (around)", "charge", "command", "direct", "enjoin", "order", "tell" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "instruction":{ "a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "needed an administrative assistant who was good at following instructions" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeal", "entreaty", "petition", "plea", "urging", "proposal", "recommendation", "suggestion" ], "related":[ "demand", "requirement", "mandate", "countermand", "counterorder", "law", "precept", "prescript", "prescription", "rule", "ordinance", "regulation", "statute" ], "synonyms":[ "behest", "charge", "command", "commandment", "decree", "dictate", "direction", "directive", "do", "edict", "imperative", "injunction", "order", "word" ] }, "the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the view that the instruction of our nation's youth should be our highest priority" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "didactics", "pedagogics", "pedagogy", "higher education", "higher learning", "coaching", "conditioning", "cultivation", "preparation", "readying", "development", "direction", "guidance", "nurturance", "nurturing", "edification", "enlightenment", "improvement" ], "synonyms":[ "education", "schooling", "teaching", "training", "tuition", "tutelage", "tutoring" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "instructor":{ "a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "headmaster", "master", "rector", "schoolmaster", "headmistress", "instructress", "mistress", "schoolmarm", "schoolma'am", "schoolmistress", "coach", "guide", "guru", "preparer", "trainer", "mentor", "tutor", "tutoress", "drillmaster", "inculcator", "dean", "docent", "doctor", "don", "prof", "professor", "regius professor", "academe", "academic", "academician", "didact", "pedant", "governess", "homeschooler", "intern", "interne", "practice teacher", "reader", "student teacher", "catechist", "lecturer", "moralizer", "preacher" ], "synonyms":[ "educationist", "educator", "pedagogue", "pedagog", "preceptor", "schoolteacher", "teacher" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "instrumentality":{ "something used to achieve an end":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "computer literacy is only an instrumentality for acquiring an education, and not an end in itself" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "determinant", "expedient", "factor", "influence", "ingredient", "mechanism", "tool", "weapon", "activator", "animator", "catalyst", "driver", "energizer", "executor", "generator", "impetus", "incentive", "inspiration", "instigation", "instigator", "launcher", "mover", "power", "stimulus", "trigger", "antecedent", "cause", "occasion", "reason", "subagency", "subagent" ], "synonyms":[ "agency", "agent", "instrument", "machinery", "means", "medium", "ministry", "organ", "vehicle" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "insubstantial":{ "being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance":{ "antonyms":[ "sturdy", "substantial" ], "examples":[ "an insubstantial carton that could not possibly stand up during long-distance shipping" ], "near antonyms":[ "durable", "knockabout", "lasting", "tough", "coarse", "heavy", "rough", "rude" ], "related":[ "dainty", "delicate", "fine", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "diaphanous", "sheer", "transparent" ], "synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "filmy", "flimsy", "frothy", "gauzy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "sleazy", "unsubstantial" ] }, "not composed of matter":{ "antonyms":[ "bodily", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "substantial" ], "examples":[ "energy is insubstantial" ], "near antonyms":[ "animal", "carnal", "fleshly", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "palpable", "sensible", "tangible", "visible", "bulky", "heavy", "massive", "solid" ], "related":[ "metaphysical", "psychic", "psychical", "supernatural", "impalpable", "insensible", "intangible", "invisible", "airy", "diaphanous", "gaseous", "gossamery", "tenuous", "thin", "vaporous", "wispish" ], "synonyms":[ "bodiless", "ethereal", "formless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "nonmaterial", "nonphysical", "spiritual", "unbodied", "unsubstantial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "insulate":{ "to set or keep apart from others":{ "antonyms":[ "desegregate", "integrate", "reintegrate" ], "examples":[ "tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media" ], "near antonyms":[ "assimilate", "associate", "connect", "join", "link", "unite", "discharge", "free", "liberate", "loose", "release" ], "related":[ "quarantine", "confine", "immure", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "lock (up)", "restrain", "restrict", "abstract", "detach", "disengage", "remove", "detain", "hold", "keep" ], "synonyms":[ "cut off", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "separate", "sequester" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "insult":{ "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "panelists on that political talk show simply exchange insults , not ideas" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolade", "commendation", "compliment", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "adulation", "flattery" ], "related":[ "catcall", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "mock", "quip", "sneer", "taunt", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "disapproval", "opprobrium", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "attack", "criticism", "knock", "slam", "swipe", "torment", "torture" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "barb", "brickbat", "cut", "dart", "dig", "dis", "diss", "epithet", "gird", "indignity", "name", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "personality", "poke", "put-down", "sarcasm", "slap", "slight", "slur" ] }, "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "approve", "hail", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "praise", "adulate", "flatter", "sweet-talk", "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "delight", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ], "related":[ "cut", "snub", "displease", "distress", "disturb", "hurt", "miff", "pain", "trouble", "upset", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "sneer (at)", "taunt", "defame", "disparage", "libel", "malign", "revile", "slander", "slur", "smear", "oppress", "persecute", "torment", "torture" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "dis", "diss", "disrespect", "offend", "outrage", "slap", "slight", "wound" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "insults":{ "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "panelists on that political talk show simply exchange insults , not ideas" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolades", "commendations", "compliments", "acclaim", "applauses", "praises", "adulations", "flatteries" ], "related":[ "catcalls", "gibes", "jibes", "jeers", "mocks", "quips", "sneers", "taunts", "abuses", "invectives", "vituperations", "disapprovals", "opprobriums", "disgraces", "dishonors", "shames", "attacks", "criticisms", "knocks", "slams", "swipes", "torments", "tortures" ], "synonyms":[ "affronts", "barbs", "brickbats", "cuts", "darts", "digs", "dises", "disses", "epithets", "girds", "indignities", "names", "offenses", "offences", "outrages", "personalities", "pokes", "put-downs", "sarcasms", "slaps", "slights", "slurs" ] }, "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "approves", "hails", "commends", "compliments", "eulogizes", 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"powerless", "weak" ], "related":[ "inviolable", "unassailable", "unbreachable", "untouchable", "armored", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "safe", "safeguarded", "secure", "shielded", "unbeaten", "unbowed", "unconquered", "undefeated", "unsubdued" ], "synonyms":[ "bulletproof", "impregnable", "indomitable", "insurmountable", "invincible", "invulnerable", "unbeatable", "unconquerable", "unstoppable" ] }, "incapable of being solved or accomplished":{ "antonyms":[ "achievable", "attainable", "doable", "feasible", "possible", "realizable", "resolvable", "soluble", "workable" ], "examples":[ "insuperable problems have arisen which make it very unlikely that we will ever finish this project" ], "near antonyms":[ "applicable", "functional", "practicable", "practical", "reasonable", "serviceable", "usable", "useable", "useful", "working", "likely", "probable", "acceptable", "believable", "conceivable", "credible", "plausible" ], "related":[ "impracticable", "impractical", "infeasible", 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serious course in wine appreciation that does not welcome intemperate drinkers and party animals" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearheaded", "sober", "straight", "abstemious", "abstinent", "teetotal" ], "related":[ "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "drunk", "high", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "loaded", "soused", "tipsy" ], "synonyms":[ "bibulous", "crapulous", "drunken", "sottish" ] }, "showing no signs of being under control":{ "antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "controlled", "curbed", "governed", "hampered", "hindered", "restrained", "temperate" ], "examples":[ "intemperate anger that is so extreme that the man should be in therapy" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "tempered" ], "related":[ "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "barbaric", "hog wild", "riotous", "uninhibited", "wild" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "rampant", "raw", "runaway", "unbounded", "unbridled", "unchecked", "uncontrolled", "unhampered", "unhindered", "unrestrained" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, 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antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "interconnect":{ "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "antonyms":[ "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "separate", "unchain", "uncouple", "unhitch", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "examples":[ "we interconnected all of our audio and video components to get the full home theater experience" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "divide", "part", "split", "cleave", "rupture", "sever", "sunder" ], "related":[ "articulate", "dovetail", "integrate", "interlock", "intermesh", "cord", "string", "wire", "cement", "coalesce", "combine", "fuse", "unite", "weld" ], "synonyms":[ "catenate", "chain", "compound", "concatenate", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "hitch", "hook", "interlink", "join", "link", "yoke" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "intercontinental":{ "as in transcontinental":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "interfaced":{ "to connect or become connected; to connect by means of an interface":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "interface a machine with a computer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "interfered (with)":{ "as in cramped , hindered":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "antonyms":[ "aided", "assisted", "facilitated", "helped" ], "examples":[ "claims that the countless federal regulations interfere with his business and are of no benefit to anyone" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared", "made way", "opened", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untied", "loosened", "smoothed", "encouraged", "furthered", "promoted" ], "related":[ "balked", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "reined", "restrained", "bound", "chained", "haltered", "leashed", "tethered", "tied", "arrested", "braked", "delayed", "retained", "retarded", "barricaded", "blockaded", "blocked", "roadblocked", "bogged (down)", "mired", "choked", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "suffocated", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "stumped", "thwarted", "derailed", "disrupted", "sabotaged", "muzzled", "repressed", "suppressed", "confined", "hedged (in)", "hemmed (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "clogged", "cramped", "embarrassed", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handcuffed", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "hog-tied", "impeded", "inhibited", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "short-circuited", "stymied", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "interferes":{ "to interest oneself in what is not one's concern":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "eschews", "shuns", "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks" ], "related":[ "intercedes", "interposes", "intervenes", "barges (in)", "chisels (in)", "encroaches", "infringes", "invades", "trespasses", "fiddles", "fools", "monkeys", "plays", "tampers" ], "synonyms":[ "butts in", "interlopes", "intermeddles", "intrudes", "meddles", "messes", "mucks (about or around)", "noses", "obtrudes", "pokes", "pries", "snoops" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "interfering":{ "thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited":{ "antonyms":[ "unobtrusive" ], "examples":[ "an interfering woman by nature, she was precisely the kind of mother-in-law that every new bride dreads" ], "near antonyms":[ "hands-off", "uninvolved", "quiet", "reclusive", "reserved", "reticent", "retiring", "silent", "taciturn", "withdrawn", "inhibited", "restrained", "subdued" ], "related":[ "bold", "brazen", "bumptious", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "rude", "invading", "trespassing", "curious", "inquisitive", "annoying", "harassing", "pestiferous", "overbearing", "superserviceable" ], "synonyms":[ "busy", "intruding", "intrusive", "meddlesome", "meddling", "nosy", "nosey", "obtrusive", "officious", "presuming", "presumptuous", "protrusive", "prying", "pushing", "pushy", "snoopy" ] }, "to interest oneself in what is not one's concern":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "eschewing", "shunning", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking" ], "related":[ "interceding", "interposing", "intervening", "barging (in)", "chiseling (in)", "chiselling (in)", "encroaching", "infringing", "invading", "trespassing", "fiddling", "fooling", "monkeying", "playing", "tampering" ], "synonyms":[ "butting in", "interloping", "intermeddling", "intruding", "meddling", "messing", "mucking (about or around)", "nosing", "obtruding", "poking", "prying", "snooping" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "interiorities":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], 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"noun" ] }, "internecine":{ "marked by usually mutual slaughter or destruction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a brutal internecine war/battle", "internecine feuds", "a political party that has suffered because of bitter internecine rivalries" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "interned":{ "taken and held prisoner":{ "antonyms":[ "free" ], "examples":[ "the soldiers daringly rescued their interned comrades without the loss of a single life" ], "near antonyms":[ "unconfined", "unrestrained", "delivered", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "freed", "liberated", "paroled", "released" ], "related":[ "bound", "enslaved", "indentured", "ensnared", "trapped", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "subdued", "subjugated", "occupied" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehended", "arrested", "captive", "captured", "caught", "confined", "imprisoned", "incarcerated", "jailed" ] }, "to put in or as if in prison":{ "antonyms":[ "discharged", "freed", "liberated", "released" 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"manumitting", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering" ], "related":[ "constraining", "limiting", "restraining", "restricting", "shutting", "barring", "gating", "apprehending", "arresting", "busting", "capturing", "catching", "detaining", "nabbing", "picking up", "pinching", "seizing", "impressing", "shanghaiing", "holding", "impounding", "keeping", "binding", "enchaining", "fettering", "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling" ], "synonyms":[ "committing", "confining", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "jailing", "jugging", "locking (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "internist":{ "as in pediatrician , dermatologist":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "internment":{ "the act of confining or the state of being confined":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States 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way" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "depict", "dramatize", "render", "represent", "act out", "enact", "pantomime", "playact", "role-play", "take on", "overact", "overplay", "underplay", "ape", "clown", "ham", "imitate", "masquerade", "mime", "mimic", "pose (as)", "star (in)", "coact", "costar" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "do", "impersonate", "perform", "play", "portray" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "interpretations":{ "a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a very Freudian interpretation of The Nutcracker" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "versions", "adaptations", "translations" ], "synonyms":[ "riffs", "takes", "variations" ] }, "a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a sensitive interpretation of a piece that is a touchstone for violinists" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adaptations", "variations" ], "synonyms":[ "accounts", "performances", "readings", "renditions", "versions" ] }, "a statement that makes something clear":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that's one possible interpretation of that cryptic remark" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "paraphrases", "restatements", "translations", "annotations", "commentaries", "comments", "epexegeses", "glosses", "disentanglements", "analyses", "edifications", "enlightenments", "definitions", "meanings", "demonstrations", "enactments", "justifications", "rationales", "rationalizations", "reasonings", "cautions", "caveats", "warnings" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifications", "constructions", "elucidations", "exegeses", "explanations", "explications", "expositions", "illuminations", "illustrations", "road maps" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "interrelation":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "interrogate":{ "to put a question or questions to":{ "antonyms":[ "answer", "reply", "respond" ], "examples":[ "interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before" ], "near antonyms":[ "rejoin", "retort", "comment", "observe", "remark", "avoid", "duck" ], "related":[ "besiege", "bombard", "cross-examine", "cross-question", "examine", "pump", "poll", "survey" ], "synonyms":[ "ask", "catechize", "grill", "inquire (of)", "query", "question", "quiz" ] }, "to put a series of questions to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "debrief", "cross-examine", "cross-question", "annoy", "harass", "hound", "pester", "canvass", "canvas", "poll" ], "synonyms":[ "catechize", "examine", "grill", "pump", "query", "question", "quiz", "sweat" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "interrogates":{ "to put a question or questions to":{ "antonyms":[ "answers", "replies", "responds" ], "examples":[ "interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before" ], "near antonyms":[ "rejoins", "retorts", "comments", "observes", "remarks", "avoids", "ducks" ], "related":[ "besieges", "bombards", "cross-examines", "cross-questions", "examines", "pumps", "polls", "surveys" ], "synonyms":[ "asks", "catechizes", "grills", "inquires (of)", "queries", "questions", "quizzes" ] }, "to put a series of questions to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "debriefs", "cross-examines", "cross-questions", "annoys", "harasses", "hounds", "pesters", "canvasses", "canvases", "polls" ], "synonyms":[ "catechizes", "examines", "grills", "pumps", "queries", "questions", "quizzes", "sweats" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "interrogating":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to put a question or questions to":{ "antonyms":[ "answering", "replying", "responding" ], "examples":[ "interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before" ], "near antonyms":[ "rejoining", "retorting", "commenting", "observing", "remarking", "avoiding", "ducking" ], "related":[ "besieging", "bombarding", "cross-examining", "cross-questioning", "examining", "pumping", "polling", "surveying" ], "synonyms":[ "asking", "catechizing", "grilling", "inquiring (of)", "querying", "questioning", "quizzing" ] }, "to put a series of questions to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "debriefing", "cross-examining", "cross-questioning", "annoying", "harassing", "hounding", "pestering", "canvassing", "canvasing", "polling" ], "synonyms":[ "catechizing", "examining", "grilling", "pumping", "querying", "questioning", "quizzing", "sweating" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "intersecting":{ "as in overlapping , crisscrossing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to divide by passing through or across":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood" ], "near 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"tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "related":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "startling", "threatening", "troubling", "trying", "unnerving", "bone-chilling", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "weird", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ] }, "harsh and threatening in manner or appearance":{ "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "gentle", "mild", "nonintimidating", "tender" ], "examples":[ "an intimidating bodyguard keeping the fans away from the pop star" ], "near antonyms":[ "bland", "meek", "mellow", "soft", "soothing", "easy", "quiet", "tranquil", "agreeable", "bright", "cheerful", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "sweet", "glad", "happy", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "playful", "scatterbrained", "silly" ], "related":[ "bleak", "cold", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "adamant", "bound", "determined", "firm", "intent", "purposeful", "resolute", "resolved", "steadfast", "unflinching", "fixed", "hard", "hardened", "hardheaded", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "ironhanded", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "rigid", "self-willed", "set", "stiff", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful", "immutable", "unchangeable", "black", "cheerless", "dark", "gloomy", "glum", "joyless", "melancholic", "moody", "morose", "sulky", "sullen", "surly", "brooding", "grave", "humorless", "melancholy", "serious", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "dour", "fierce", "flinty", "forbidding", "grim", "gruff", "lowering", "louring", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stark", "steely", "stern", "ungentle" ] }, "to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "refusing to be intimidated by the manager's harsh stare, I demanded my money back" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "steeling", "convincing", "persuading" ], "related":[ "blustering", "trash-talking", "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring", "shocking", "spooking", "startling", "terrifying", "menacing", "terrorizing", "threatening", "badgering", "harassing", "hounding", "bludgeoning", "coercing", "compelling", "constraining", "dragooning", "forcing", "making", "obliging", "pressing", "pressuring", "pushing around", "demoralizing", "psyching (out)", "unmanning", "unnerving", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacking", "bogarting", "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "bullyragging", "ballyragging", "cowing", "hectoring", "strong-arming" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "intimidator":{ "a person who teases, threatens, or hurts smaller, weaker, or more vulnerable persons":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the loan shark hired an intimidator to make sure that he got all that was owed him" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "antagonist", "enemy", "abuser", "baiter", "giber", "jiber", "harasser", "harrier", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "oppressor", "persecutor", "ridiculer", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "torturer", "goon", "hood", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "mug", "punk", "rough", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "cutthroat", "felon", "gangster", "gunman", "mobster", "racketeer" ], "synonyms":[ "bully", "bullyboy", "hector" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "intolerably":{ "beyond a normal or acceptable limit":{ "antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "insufficiently" ], "examples":[ "a lot of the classes required for graduation are hard, but that one is intolerably difficult" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "moderately", "modestly", "reasonably", "temperately", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "related":[ "extravagantly", "immoderately", "intemperately", "extortionately", "inexcusably", "obscenely", "unbearably", "unconscionably", "unreasonably", "improperly", "inappropriately", "abnormally", "extraordinarily", "freakishly", "singularly", "uncommonly", "uncustomarily", "unusually", "astronomically", "considerably", "deadly", "eminently", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extensively", "extra", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "incredibly", "mightily", "remarkably", "significantly", "substantially", "super", "terribly", "very", "whacking" ], "synonyms":[ "devilishly", "excessively", "exorbitantly", "inordinately", "monstrously", "overly", "overmuch", "too", "unacceptably", "unduly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "intolerant":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "unable or unwilling to endure":{ "antonyms":[ "abiding", "enduring", "forbearing", "patient", "tolerant" ], "examples":[ "intolerant of fools, she is not an easy person to work for" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "forgiving", "long-suffering", "resigned", "uncomplaining", "willing", "indulgent" ], "related":[ "uncompromising", "unforgiving", "unyielding", "complaining", "fussing", "griping", "grumbling", "kvetching", "protesting", "squawking", "whining" ], "synonyms":[ "impatient" ] }, "unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints":{ "antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "liberal", "open-minded", "tolerant", "unprejudiced" ], "examples":[ "intolerant people who callously deny others the very rights that they take for granted" ], "near antonyms":[ "extreme", "progressive", "radical", "impartial", "objective", "unbiased" ], "related":[ "conservative", "hidebound", "old-fashioned", "reactionary", "blindfolded", "blinkered", "insular", "parochial", "provincial", "biased", "one-sided", "partial", "partisan" ], "synonyms":[ "bigoted", "illiberal", "narrow", "narrow-minded", "prejudiced", "small-minded" ] } }, "intonation":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "intoxicant":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a religious denomination that strictly forbids the use of all intoxicants" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "whiskey", "whisky", "Dutch courage" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "intractable":{ "given to resisting authority or another's control":{ "antonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "docile", "obedient", "ruly", "submissive", "tractable" ], "examples":[ "an intractable child who deliberately does the opposite of whatever he is told" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "cooperative", "deferential", "obliging", "yielding", "behaved", "disciplined", "well-bred", "courteous", "polite", "respectful", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient", "decorous", "mannerly", "orderly", "proper", "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "trainable" ], "related":[ "noncooperative", "uncooperative", "insurgent", "mutinous", "adamant", "adamantine", "dogged", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "mulish", "negativistic", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "peevish", "pertinacious", "pigheaded", "rigid", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "fractious", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "perverse", "resistant", "wrongheaded", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "monkeying", "monkeyish", "naughty", "undisciplined", "dissident", "nonconformist", "discourteous", "disrespectful", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "ill-natured", "impertinent", "impolite", "impudent", "inconsiderate", "insolent", "ornery", "rude", "uncivil", "uncouth", "ungracious", "unmannerly" ], "synonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "recusant", "refractory", "restive", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "given to resisting control or discipline by others":{ "antonyms":[ "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "tractable" ], "examples":[ "cats are by nature fairly intractable animals" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "well-behaved", "compliant", "placable", "pliable", "submissive", "yielding", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "reasonable", "temperate", "trainable" ], "related":[ "bullheaded", "contrary", "difficult", "hardheaded", "incorrigible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stiff", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "undisciplined", "unpunished", "uncontrolled", "wild", "boisterous", "irrepressible", "rambunctious", "rowdy", "disobedient", "indocile", "insubordinate", "rebellious", "misbehaving", "naughty" ], "synonyms":[ "froward", "headstrong", "incontrollable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "intricacy":{ "something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aftereffect", "ramification", "side effect", "side reaction", "subtlety", "technicality", "annoyance", "bitch", "bother", "headache", "inconvenience", "matter", "trouble" ], "synonyms":[ "complexity", "complicacy", "complication", "convolution", "difficulty" ] }, "the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects":{ "antonyms":[ "plainness", "simpleness", "simplicity" ], "examples":[ "the intricacy of the puzzle requires close concentration" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplification", "homogeneity", "uniformity" ], "related":[ "diversity", "heterogeneity", "heterogeneousness", "multifariousness", "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "inexplicability" ], "synonyms":[ "complexity", "complexness", "complicacy", "complicatedness", "complication", "elaborateness", "intricateness", "involution", "knottiness", "sophistication" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "intricate":{ "having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{ "antonyms":[ "noncomplex", "noncomplicated", "plain", "simple", "uncomplicated" ], "examples":[ "an intricate machine that requires some training to use it properly" ], "near antonyms":[ "oversimplified", "simplified", "simplistic", "homogeneous", "uniform", "unvaried" ], "related":[ "overcomplex", "overcomplicated", "composite", "compound", "heterogeneous", "mixed", "multibranched", "multifaceted", "multifarious", "multipart", "varied", "challenging", "difficult", "tough", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "inexplicable", "Kafkaesque", "unfathomable", "unintelligible" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "byzantine", "complex", "complicate", "complicated", "convoluted", "daedal", "elaborate", "involute", "involved", "knotty", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "sophisticated", "tangled" ] }, "made or done with great care or with much detail":{ "antonyms":[ "no-frills", "simple", "unfancy", "unsophisticated" ], "examples":[ "an intricate hairstyle that requires far too much maintenance to suit my taste" ], "near antonyms":[ "modest", "plain", "plain-Jane", "plain-vanilla", "uncomplicated", "bald", "bare", "naked", "unadorned", "undecorated", "unvarnished" ], "related":[ "elegant", "exquisite", "grand", "magnificent", "ornate", "splendid", "chichi", "extravagant", "exuberant", "fancified", "flamboyant", "frilly", "gimmicked (up)", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "overwrought", "showy", "souped-up", "Byzantine", "convoluted", "involute", "involuted", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine" ], "synonyms":[ "complex", "complicated", "detailed", "elaborate", "fancy", "involved", "sophisticated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "intricateness":{ "the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects":{ "antonyms":[ "plainness", "simpleness", "simplicity" ], "examples":[ "the awesome intricateness of the human eye" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplification", "homogeneity", "uniformity" ], "related":[ "diversity", "heterogeneity", "heterogeneousness", "multifariousness", "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "inexplicability" ], "synonyms":[ "complexity", "complexness", "complicacy", "complicatedness", "complication", "elaborateness", "intricacy", "involution", "knottiness", "sophistication" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "introduce":{ "to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{ "antonyms":[ "close (down)", "phase out", "shut 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system" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "habituate", "wont", "apprise", "brief", "clue (in)", "fill in", "inform", "educate", "enlighten", "ground", "instruct", "school", "train", "verse", "expose", "present", "subject", "advise", "tell", "tip (off)", "warn", "wise (up)", "reacquaint" ], "synonyms":[ "accustom", "acquaint", "familiarize", "initiate", "orient", "orientate" ] }, "to make (one person) known (to another) socially":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a friend introduced him to the woman who later became his wife" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "address", "greet", "hail", "meet", "reacquaint", "reintroduce" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaint", "present" ] }, "to present or bring forward for discussion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after about 20 minutes the moderator introduced a new topic for the debate" ], "near antonyms":[ "censor", "hush (up)", "quiet", "silence", "suppress" ], "related":[ "allude (to)", "cite", "mention", "name", "refer (to)", "offer", "propose", "suggest", 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"pours", "sluices", "spouts", "spurts", "streams", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "wets" ], "synonyms":[ "deluges", "drowns", "engulfs", "floods", "gulfs", "overflows", "overwhelms", "submerges", "submerses", "swamps" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "invaded":{ "to enter for conquest or plunder":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries" ], "near antonyms":[ "defended", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "shielded", "warded", "defied", "opposed", "repelled", "resisted", "withstood", "capitulated (to)", "ceded (to)", "submitted (to)", "succumbed (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "related":[ "despoiled", "looted", "marauded", "pillaged", "plundered", "ransacked", "ravaged", "sacked", "stripped", "stript", "conquered", "crushed", "dominated", "overcame", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "subdued", "subjected", "subjugated", "vanquished", "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "charged", "rushed", "stormed", "struck", "battled", "clashed (with)", "combated", "combatted", "fought", "warred (with)", "encroached", "harassed", "infringed", "trespassed", "beleaguered", "besieged", "blockaded", "invested", "garrisoned", "occupied" ], "synonyms":[ "forayed (into)", "overran", "raided" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "invalid":{ "as in injure , hurt":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health":{ "antonyms":[ "healthy", "well" ], "examples":[ "an old and now invalid woman who rarely gets out anymore" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "fit", "hale", "hearty", "sound", "well-conditioned", "whole", "wholesome" ], "related":[ "bedfast", "bedridden", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "dying", "fading", "incurable", "moribund", "challenged", "debilitated", "incapacitated", "lame", "decrepit", "enfeebled", "feeble", "infirm", "weak", "weakened", "worn-out", "ill", "indisposed", "peaked", "poorly", "run-down", "sick", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell" ], "synonyms":[ "ailing", "sickly", "weakly" ] }, "having no basis in reason or fact":{ "antonyms":[ "good", "hard", "just", "justified", "reasonable", "reasoned", "substantiated", "valid", "well-founded", "well-grounded" ], "examples":[ "an invalid claim that can be easily disproved by the facts" ], "near antonyms":[ "certified", "validated", "verified", "confirmed", "corroborated", "informed", "logical", "rational", "commonsense", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "wise", "actual", "genuine", "real", "true", "certain", "sure", "clear", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "credible", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "solid", "sound" ], "related":[ "illogical", "irrational", "nonlogical", "unconscionable", "unsound", "fallacious", "false", "misled", "wrong", "gratuitous", "uncalled-for", "unnecessary", "flimsy", "implausible", "misleading", "specious", "unconvincing", "untenable", "weak", "ill-advised", "unreasoned", "inconsistent", "absurd", "asinine", "brainless", "crackpot", "crazy", "fatuous", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "unwise", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "wacky", "whacky" ], "synonyms":[ "baseless", "foundationless", "groundless", "nonvalid", "unfounded", "unreasonable", "unsubstantiated", "unsupported", "unwarranted" ] }, "having no legal or binding force":{ "antonyms":[ "binding", "good", "valid" ], "examples":[ "the treaty is invalid once one side violates it" ], "near antonyms":[ "legal", "working" ], "related":[ "illegal", "useless", "worthless", "ineffective", "ineffectual" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "inoperative", "nonbinding", "nonvalid", "nugatory", "null", "null and void", "void" ] }, "not being in agreement with what is true":{ "antonyms":[ "accurate", "correct", "errorless", "exact", "factual", "precise", "proper", "right", "sound", "true", "valid", "veracious" ], "examples":[ "that's an invalid assumption on your part" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirmed", "demonstrated", "established", "proven", "tested", "faultless", "flawless", "impeccable", "letter-perfect", "perfect" ], "related":[ "counterfactual", "specious", "spurious", "deceptive", "delusive", "delusory", "distorted", "fallacious", "fictitious", "illusory", "misleading", "amiss", "askew", "awry", "deceitful", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "lying", "mendacious", "unconfirmed", "unproven", "untested", "fabricated", "invented", "made-up", "trumped-up" ], "synonyms":[ "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "off", "unsound", "untrue", "untruthful", "wrong" ] }, "not using or following good reasoning":{ "antonyms":[ "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "sound", "valid", "well-founded", "well-grounded" ], "examples":[ "an argument which has one untrue premise is invalid" ], "near antonyms":[ "commonsense", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "wise", "enlightened", "informed", "just", "justified", "reasoned", "ordered", "organized", "clear", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "credible", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "solid", "certain", "sure", "true", "confirmed", "corroborated", "demonstrated", "established", "substantiated", "validated" ], "related":[ "eristic", "eristical", "misleading", "sophistic", "sophistical", "specious", "half-baked", "ill-advised", "misguided", "unconsidered", "unreasoned", "inconsistent", "absurd", "asinine", "foolish", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "reasonless", "senseless", "silly", "Kafkaesque", "odd", "peculiar", "strange", "surreal", "unusual", "weird", "insane", "mad", "nutty", "wacky", "whacky", "disordered", "disorganized", "rambling", "random", "unconvincing", "inexplicable", "unaccountable", "unexplainable" ], "synonyms":[ "fallacious", "illegitimate", "illogical", "inconsequent", "inconsequential", "irrational", "nonrational", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "invariable":{ "not capable of changing or being changed":{ "antonyms":[ "alterable", "changeable", "elastic", "flexible", "mutable", "variable" ], "examples":[ "an invariable interest rate" ], "near antonyms":[ "adaptable", "adjustable", "fickle", "fluctuating", "inconstant", "uncertain", "unsettled", "unstable", "varying", "plastic", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "willowy" ], "related":[ "changeless", "constant", "determinate", "established", "set", "settled", "stable", "steadfast", "steady", "unaltered", "unchanging", "unvarying", "immovable", "unmovable" ], "synonyms":[ "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inalterable", "incommutable", "inflexible", "unalterable", "unchangeable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inveighs":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "antonyms":[ "crows", "delights", "rejoices" ], "examples":[ "always inveighing against the high property taxes that they were forced to pay" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "bears", "countenances", "endures", "takes", "tolerates", "applauds", "cheers", "commends" ], "related":[ "objects (to)", "protests", "quarrels (with)", "cavils", "quibbles", "frets", "stews", "worries", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "bemoans", "bewails", "deplores", "laments" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "caterwauls", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grizzles", "grouches", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "grumps", "hollers", "keens", "kicks", "kvetches", "maunders", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "nags", "repines", "screams", "squawks", "squeals", "wails", "whimpers", "whines", "whinges", "yammers", "yawps", "yaups", "yowls" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "invention":{ "something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his clever invention made people's lives easier" ], "near antonyms":[ "carbon copy", "clone", "copy", "dupe", "duplicate", "duplication", "facsimile", "imitation", "reduplication", "replica", "replication", "reproduction" ], "related":[ "contraption", "device", "gadget", "gizmo", "gismo", "novelty", "design", "product", "work", "dream", "fantasy", "phantasy", "picture", "vision", "conception", "imagining", "origination" ], "synonyms":[ "brainchild", "coinage", "concoction", "contrivance", "creation", "innovation", "wrinkle" ] }, "something that is the product of the imagination":{ "antonyms":[ "fact", "materiality", "reality" ], "examples":[ "unsurprisingly, the story about being kidnapped by aliens was pure invention" ], "near antonyms":[ "actuality", "realness" ], "related":[ "anecdote", "narrative", "novel", "story", "tale", "yarn", "fairy tale", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "lie", "mendacity", "misrepresentation", "prevarication", "untruth", "whopper", "make-believe" ], "synonyms":[ "fable", "fabrication", "fantasy", "phantasy", "fiction", "figment" ] }, "the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a writer with great invention , she is able to create on the page worlds that don't exist but certainly seem like they could" ], "near antonyms":[ "literality", "literalness" ], "related":[ "brainstorm", "brainstorming", "inspiration", "fecundity", "fertility", "ingenuity", "resourcefulness", "versatility", "chimera", "daydream", "delusion", "dream", "figment", "hallucination", "illusion", "mind's eye", "mirage", "phantasm", "fantasm", "pipe dream", "envisaging", "visualization" ], "synonyms":[ "contrivance", "creativity", "fancy", "fantasy", "phantasy", "ideation", "imagination", "imaginativeness", "inventiveness", "originality" ] }, "the skill and imagination to create new things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a person of seemingly endless invention , Thomas Edison held a world-record 1,093 patents" ], "near antonyms":[ "dryness", "dullness", "dulness" ], "related":[ "fecundity", "fertility", "fruitfulness", "productiveness", "productivity", "prolificacy", "prolificity", "prolificness", "capableness", "resourcefulness", "genius", "giftedness", "talent", "fire", "inspiration", "muse" ], "synonyms":[ "cleverness", "creativeness", "creativity", "imagination", "imaginativeness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "innovativeness", "inventiveness", "originality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inventiveness":{ "the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the artist's fertile inventiveness allows her to put on canvas landscapes that have never been trod by mortal feet" ], "near antonyms":[ "literality", "literalness" ], "related":[ "brainstorm", "brainstorming", "inspiration", "fecundity", "fertility", "ingenuity", "resourcefulness", "versatility", "chimera", "daydream", "delusion", "dream", "figment", "hallucination", "illusion", "mind's eye", "mirage", "phantasm", "fantasm", "pipe dream", "envisaging", "visualization" ], "synonyms":[ "contrivance", "creativity", "fancy", "fantasy", "phantasy", "ideation", "imagination", "imaginativeness", "invention", "originality" ] }, "the skill and imagination to create new things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the contention that, in order to prosper, cities must attract young, well-educated people of great inventiveness in both the arts and high technology" ], "near antonyms":[ "dryness", "dullness", "dulness" ], "related":[ "fecundity", "fertility", "fruitfulness", "productiveness", "productivity", "prolificacy", "prolificity", "prolificness", "capableness", "resourcefulness", "genius", "giftedness", "talent", "fire", "inspiration", "muse" ], "synonyms":[ "cleverness", "creativeness", "creativity", "imagination", "imaginativeness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "innovativeness", "invention", "originality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inventory":{ "a short statement of the 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"related":[ "reserve", "resource", "cache", "hoard", "stockpile", "refill", "renewal", "replacement", "kitty", "nest egg", "pot", "purse", "fountain", "mine", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring" ], "synonyms":[ "budget", "force", "fund", "pool", "repertoire", "reservoir", "stock", "supply" ] }, "to make a list of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "would you inventory the supplies in the back room?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "count", "mark", "number", "check (off)", "tick (off)" ], "synonyms":[ "enumerate", "itemize", "list", "numerate" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "inventorying":{ "to make a list of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "would you inventory the supplies in the back room?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counting", "marking", "numbering", "checking (off)", "ticking (off)" ], "synonyms":[ "enumerating", "itemizing", "listing", "numerating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "invest":{ "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or 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"trammelled", "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irked", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "grated", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "agitated", "perturbed", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodated", "favored", "obliged" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "interviews":{ "as in audiences":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "a reporter at the scene interviewing witnesses to the explosion" ], "synonyms":[ "canvasses", "canvases", "polls", "solicits", "surveys" ], "related":[ 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"aloof", "cold", "numb", "remote", "unemotional", "callous", "hard-hearted", "insensitive", "unfeeling", "calm", "cool", "detached", "dispassionate", "careless", "heedless", "mindless", "impassive", "impervious", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "lethargic", "listless", "unimpressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "attentive", "aware", "conscientious", "heedful", "mindful", "caring", "sensitive", "warmhearted", "ardent", "fervent", "keen", "passionate", "warm", "zealous" ], "antonyms":[ "concerned", "interested" ] }, "of average to below average quality":{ "examples":[ "an indifferent but drinkable cup of coffee" ], "synonyms":[ "common", "fair", "mediocre", "medium", "middling", "ordinary", "passable", "run-of-the-mill", "run-of-the-mine", "run-of-mine", "second-class", "second-rate", "so-so" ], "related":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "alright", "decent", "OK", "okay", "reasonable", "satisfactory", "sufficient", "sufficing", "tolerable", "moderate", "modest", 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"forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "melancholy", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "depression" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incensing":{ "as in infuriating , maddening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in outrage , ire":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make angry":{ "examples":[ "the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy" ], "synonyms":[ "angering", "enraging", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "iring", "maddening", "madding", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "steaming up", "ticking off" ], "related":[ "affronting", "aggravating", "annoying", "burning (up)", "crossing", "exasperating", "getting", "huffing", "irritating", "miffing", "nettling", "offending", "peeving", "piquing", "provoking", "putting out", "ruffling", "vexing", "antagonizing", "embittering", "envenoming" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "assuaging", 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"settled", "stable", "steadfast", "steady", "unaltered", "unchanging", "unvarying", "immovable", "unmovable" ], "near antonyms":[ "adaptable", "adjustable", "fickle", "fluctuating", "inconstant", "uncertain", "unsettled", "unstable", "varying", "plastic", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "willowy" ], "antonyms":[ "alterable", "changeable", "elastic", "flexible", "mutable", "variable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incorrect":{ "having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts":{ "examples":[ "you're incorrect about the date of the final exam\u2014it's next Tuesday, not Wednesday" ], "synonyms":[ "mistaken", "wrong" ], "related":[ "confused", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "inexact", "untrue", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "tricked" ], "near antonyms":[ "informed", "accurate", "exact", "precise", "true" ], "antonyms":[ "correct", "right" ] }, "not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{ "examples":[ "chose the 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"allowed", "authorized", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "kosher", "licensed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "blameless", "irreproachable", "balanced", "companionate", "congruous", "consonant", "harmonious" ], "antonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decorous", "felicitous", "fit", "fitting", "genteel", "happy", "meet", "proper", "right", "seemly", "suitable" ] }, "not being in agreement with what is true":{ "examples":[ "an incorrect but not intentionally deceitful statement" ], "synonyms":[ "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "inexact", "invalid", "off", "unsound", "untrue", "untruthful", "wrong" ], "related":[ "counterfactual", "specious", "spurious", "deceptive", "delusive", "delusory", "distorted", "fallacious", "fictitious", "illusory", 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"hateful", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "virulent", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brutish", "cruel", "evil-minded", "savage", "vicious", "austere", "cold", "frosty" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ] }, "having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others":{ "examples":[ "a classic sociological study showing just how inhuman an individual can become when given absolute power over another" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "brute", "butcherly", "cruel", "fiendish", "heartless", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "vicious", "wanton" ], "related":[ "hard-hearted", "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "unfeeling", "fell", "ferocious", "grim", "bloodthirsty", "cutthroat", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "catty", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "vindictive", "draconian", "draconic", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "oppressive" ], "near antonyms":[ "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "charitable", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "pitying", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "insolent":{ "displaying or marked by rude boldness":{ "examples":[ "an appallingly insolent reply to a reasonable request" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassbound", "brassy", "brazen", "brazen-faced", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "fresh", "impertinent", "impudent", "nervy", "sassy", "saucy", "wise" ], "related":[ "assertive", "forward", "obtrusive", "defiant", "disrespectful", "shameless", "unabashed", "unblushing", "bluff", "blunt", "curt", "cute", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "lippy", "mouthy" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "humble", "modest", "courteous", "genteel", "mannerly", "polite", "proper", "deferential", "respectful", "abashed", "ashamed", "blushing", "embarrassed", "shamefaced", "gentle", "mild", "inconspicuous", "unobtrusive" ], "antonyms":[ "meek", "mousy", "mousey", "retiring", "shy", "timid" ] }, "as in nuisance , brat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "intern":{ "to put in or as if in prison":{ "examples":[ "some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II" ], "synonyms":[ "commit", "confine", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "jail", "jug", "lock (up)" ], "related":[ "constrain", "limit", "restrain", "restrict", "shut", "bar", "gate", "apprehend", "arrest", "bust", "capture", "catch", "detain", "nab", "pick up", "pinch", "seize", "impress", "shanghai", "hold", "impound", "keep", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "enfranchise", "manumit", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "antonyms":[ "discharge", "free", "liberate", "release" ] }, "as in resident":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in reader , student teacher":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "influential":{ "having power over the minds or behavior of others":{ "examples":[ "in light of the effect that they have had, religious leaders such as Jesus and Mu\u1e25ammad must be regarded as among the most influential people ever" ], "synonyms":[ "authoritative", "forceful", "weighty" ], "related":[ "cogent", "controlling", "dominating", "masterful", "dominant", "predominant", "regnant", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme", "eminent", "important", "momentous" ], "near antonyms":[ "helpless", "impotent", "powerless", "weak", "incapable", "unable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having great power or influence":{ "examples":[ "a particularly influential politician got the team a new ballpark" ], "synonyms":[ "heavy", "heavy-duty", "important", "mighty", "potent", "powerful", "puissant", "significant", "strong" ], "related":[ "high-level", "senior", "top", "able", "capable", "competent", "effective", "efficient", "authoritarian", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "dictatorial", "magisterial", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "celebrated", "distinguished", "dominant", "eminent", "famed", "famous", "great", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "notorious", "outstanding", "preeminent", "prestigious", "prominent", "renowned", "dynamic", "energetic", "forceful", "high-powered", "robust", "vigorous" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "flimsy", "frail", "infirm", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown", "incapable", "incompetent", "ineffective", "inept", "inexpert", "unfit", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful" ], "antonyms":[ "helpless", "impotent", "insignificant", "little", "powerless", "unimportant", "weak" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "infiltrated":{ "to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{ "examples":[ "over time, undercover agents infiltrated the crime ring and eventually busted their gambling racket" ], "synonyms":[ "insinuated", "slipped", "sneaked", "snuck", "worked in", "wormed", "wound", "winded", "wriggled" ], "related":[ "crept", "edged", "wiggled", "inserted", "interpolated", "interposed", "introduced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "indecency":{ "the quality or state of being obscene":{ "examples":[ "parents complained about the indecency of the song's lyrics" ], "synonyms":[ "bawdiness", "blueness", "coarseness", "crudeness", "crudity", "dirt", "dirtiness", "filth", "filthiness", "foulness", "grossness", "impureness", "impurity", "lasciviousness", "lewdness", "nastiness", "obscenity", "profanity", "raunch", "raunchiness", "ribaldry", "smut", "smuttiness", "vulgarity", "wantonness" ], "related":[ "broadness", "earthiness", "gaminess", "raciness", "saltiness", "suggestiveness", "immodesty", "indecorousness", "indelicacy", "indelicateness", "lowness", "unbecomingness", "lechery", "depravedness", "depravity", "kinkiness", "naughtiness", "perverseness", "perversion", "perversity", "pervertedness", "wickedness", "exceptionability", "objectionableness", "unacceptability", "undesirability", "reprehensibility", "reprehensibleness", "abusiveness", "scurrilousness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "infamy", "loathsomeness", "offensiveness", "repellency", "repugnance", "repulsiveness", "distastefulness", "obnoxiousness", "unpleasantness" ], "near antonyms":[ "priggery", "priggishness", "primness", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "seemliness", "appropriateness", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "perfection", "purity", "spotlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of not being socially proper":{ "examples":[ "that a remark of such indisputable indecency was uttered at a meeting of the school board made everyone gasp" ], "synonyms":[ "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecorousness", "indecorum", "indelicateness", "unbecomingness", "unfitness", "unseemliness", "untowardness" ], "related":[ "coarseness", "crudeness", "vulgarity", "immodesty", "naughtiness", "imprudence", "indiscreetness", "indiscretion", "churlishness", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretion", "prudence", "etiquette", "form", "manners", "proprieties", "considerateness", "consideration", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "thoughtfulness" ], "antonyms":[ "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "fitness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inharmony":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "a striking inharmony between the evangelist's professed spiritual concerns and his materialistic pleasures" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "related":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inweaved":{ "to cause to twine about one another":{ "examples":[ "inweave the strips of dough to make a decorative border" ], "synonyms":[ "enlaced", "entwined", "implicated", "interlaced", "intertwined", "intertwisted", "interwoven", "interweaved", "laced", "plied", "twisted", "woven", "weaved", "wreathed", "writhed" ], "related":[ "braided", "plaited", "platted", "pleached", "blended", "blent", "fused", "joined", "linked", "mixed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangled", "uncoiled", "untangled", "untwined", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "initiates":{ "to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{ "examples":[ "no one knows who initiated written language" ], "synonyms":[ "begins", "constitutes", "establishes", "founds", "inaugurates", "innovates", "institutes", "introduces", "launches", "pioneers", "plants", "sets up", "starts" ], "related":[ "authors", "fathers", "originates", "conceives", "concocts", "contrives", "cooks (up)", "creates", "devises", "fabricates", "invents", "makes up", "manufactures", "produces", "thinks (up)", "constructs", "puts up", "develops", "enlarges", "expands", "endows", "finances", "funds", "subsidizes", "arranges", "organizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "refounds", "reinitiates", "reinstitutes", "relaunches" ], "near antonyms":[ "abolishes", "annihilates", "annuls", "nullifies", "ends", "finishes", "halts", "stops", "terminates", "rounds (off or out)", "winds up", "wraps up" ], "antonyms":[ "closes (down)", "phases out", "shuts (up)" ] }, "to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to":{ "examples":[ "initiated the new recruits in the unspoken laws of military conduct" ], "synonyms":[ "accustoms", "acquaints", "familiarizes", "introduces", "orientates", "orients" ], "related":[ "habituates", "wonts", "apprises", "briefs", "clues (in)", "fills in", "informs", "educates", "enlightens", "grounds", "instructs", "schools", "trains", "verses", "exposes", "presents", "subjects", "advises", "tells", "tips (off)", "warns", "wises (up)", "reacquaints" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies":{ "examples":[ "initiated her as Surgeon General before an army of reporters and photographers" ], "synonyms":[ "baptizes", "inaugurates", "inducts", "installs", "instates", "invests", "seats" ], "related":[ "swears in", "consecrates", "enshrines", "accepts", "admits", "receives", "takes in", "enlists", "enrolls", "enrols" ], "near antonyms":[ "cans", "discharges", "fires", "terminates", "musters out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "interlacing":{ "to cause to twine about one another":{ "examples":[ "interlaced strands of her hair for a new look" ], "synonyms":[ "enlacing", "entwining", "implicating", "intertwining", "intertwisting", "interweaving", "inweaving", "lacing", "plying", "twisting", "weaving", "wreathing", "writhing" ], "related":[ "braiding", "plaiting", "platting", "pleaching", "blending", "fusing", "joining", "linking", "mixing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangling", "uncoiling", "untangling", "untwining", "unwinding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to scatter or set here and there among other things":{ "examples":[ "interlaced jokes between the serious passages in the speech" ], "synonyms":[ "interspersing", "interweaving", "lacing", "salting", "threading", "weaving", "wreathing" ], "related":[ "inserting", "intermingling", "mingling", "mixing", "alternating", "juxtaposing", "amalgamating", "assimilating", "blending", "combining", "commingling", "embodying", "fusing", "incorporating", "integrating", "merging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist together into a usually confused mass":{ "examples":[ "I've interlaced the cables on my audio-video system so confusingly that I've no idea what connects what" ], "synonyms":[ "entangling", "intertwining", "intertwisting", "interweaving", "knotting", "snarling", "tangling" ], "related":[ "jumbling", "scrabbling", "scrambling", "braiding", "enlacing", "entwining", "entwisting", "inweaving", "plaiting", "twining", "weaving", "winding", "wreathing", "writhing" ], "near antonyms":[ "unknotting", "unraveling", "unscrambling", "unweaving" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "untwining", "untwisting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "iniquities":{ "that which is morally unacceptable":{ "examples":[ "a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "evils", "ills", "immoralities", "sins", "villainies", "wrongs" ], "related":[ "atrocities", "diabolisms", "enormities", "satanisms", "devilries", "deviltries", "cancers", "cankers", "decays", "rot", "squalors", "corruptions", "debaucheries", "degeneracies", "depravities", "indecencies", "malefactions", "perversions", "scurrilities", "abominations", "anathemas", "taboos", "tabus" ], "near antonyms":[ "decencies", "honesties", "integrities", "probities", "rectitudes" ], "antonyms":[ "goods", "moralities", "rights", "virtues" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "indicting":{ "to make a claim of wrongdoing against":{ "examples":[ "the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement" ], "synonyms":[ "accusing", "charging", "criminating", "defaming", "impeaching", "incriminating" ], "related":[ "blaming", "calling (on)", "castigating", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "damning", "denouncing", "faulting", "impugning", "reproaching", "reprobating", "chiding", "rebuking", "reproving", "taxing", "appealing", "arraigning", "booking", "citing", "summoning", "prosecuting", "suing", "trying", "framing", "implicating", "inculpating", "informing (against)", "naming", "reporting", "recriminating", "retaliating" ], "near antonyms":[ "advocating", "championing", "defending", "excusing", "forgiving", "justifying", "pardoning", "remitting", "shriving" ], "antonyms":[ "absolving", "acquitting", "clearing", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "injunction":{ "a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned":{ "examples":[ "in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice" ], "synonyms":[ "behest", "charge", "command", "commandment", "decree", "dictate", "direction", "directive", "do", "edict", "imperative", "instruction", "order", "word" ], "related":[ "demand", "requirement", "mandate", "countermand", "counterorder", "law", "precept", "prescript", "prescription", "rule", "ordinance", "regulation", "statute" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeal", "entreaty", "petition", "plea", "urging", "proposal", "recommendation", "suggestion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "instant":{ "done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time":{ "examples":[ "an instant response to the cry for help" ], "synonyms":[ "immediate", "instantaneous", "split-second", "straightaway" ], "related":[ "summary", "fast", "hit-and-run", "prompt", "quick", "rapid", "speedy", "swift" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilatory", "tardy", "slow", "sluggish", "prolonged", "protracted", "deferred", "delayed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "needing immediate attention":{ "examples":[ "an instant need for food supplies in the famine-stricken country" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "burning", "clamant", "compelling", "critical", "crying", "dire", "emergent", "exigent", "imperative", "imperious", "importunate", "necessitous", "pressing", "urgent" ], "related":[ "demanding", "extreme", "immediate", "insistent", "intense", "overriding", "crucial", "desperate", "grave", "life-and-death", "life-or-death", "serious", "severe", "vital", "dangerous", "explosive", "hazardous", "perilous", "precarious", "unstable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incidental", "low-pressure", "minor", "negligible", "trivial", "unimportant", "nonthreatening", "safe", "stable" ], "antonyms":[ "noncritical", "nonurgent" ] }, "existing or in progress right now":{ "examples":[ "we should be more concerned with instant dangers than with those in the far-off future" ], "synonyms":[ "current", "extant", "immediate", "ongoing", "present", "present-day" ], "related":[ "contemporary", "mod", "modern", "modernistic", "new", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "recent", "red-hot", "space-age", "supermodern", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "being", "breathing", "existent", "existing", "living" ], "near 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