{ "jeered":{ "to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the unforgiving crowd jeered the magician when the final trick went awry" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauded", "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned" ], "related":[ "scoffed (at)", "scorned", "sneered (at)", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "disparaged", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "put down", "chaffed", "jived", "joshed", "kidded", "quizzed", "rallied", "razzed", "ribbed", "rode", "rid", "teased", "tweaked", "twitted", "baited", "barracked", "bugged", "catcalled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "heckled", "needled", "pestered", "ragged", "targeted", "taunted", "tormented", "aped", "burlesqued", "caricatured", "imitated", "lampooned", "mimicked", "parodied", "parroted", "pilloried", "satirized", "took off (on)", "travestied" ], "synonyms":[ "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "laughed (at)", "mocked", "ridiculed", "scouted", "shot down", "skewered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jell":{ "to take on a definite form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell" ], "near antonyms":[ "break down", "decay", "decompose", "disintegrate" ], "related":[ "associate", "coalesce", "cohere", "fuse", "combine", "conjoin", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "join", "link (up)", "unify", "unite" ], "synonyms":[ "crystallize", "crystalize", "form", "shape (up)", "solidify" ] }, "to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sauce will jell once it cools down" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesce", "flux", "fuse", "liquefy", "liquify", "melt", "thaw" ], "related":[ "cake", "concrete", "firm (up)", "fix", "freeze", "harden", "indurate", "solidify", "stiffen", "condense", "thicken", "clump", "curd", "curdle", "gum", "lump (up)" ], "synonyms":[ "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "gelate", "gelatinize", "jelly", "set" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jerk around":{ "as in manipulate , mistreat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jerks":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his constant rudeness and insensitivity made everyone think he was a real jerk" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "related":[ "barbarians", "brutes", "cavemen", "Neanderthals", "savages", "loudmouths", "vulgarians", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "miscreants", "rascals", "rogues", "roughnecks", "scabs", "scamps", "scoundrels", "villains", "wretches", "boobies", "doofuses", "dufuses", "fools", "jackasses", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nits", "nitwits", "nuts", "schmoes", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dinks", "dolts", "dopes", "dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "beasts", "bleeders", "blighters", "boors", "bounders", "buggers", "buzzards", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "dogs", "finks", "heels", "hounds", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "pills", "rat finks", "rats", "reptiles", "rotters", "schmucks", "scumbags", "scums", "scuzzballs", "skunks", "skunk", "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimeballs", "slimes", "slobs", "snakes", "so-and-sos", "so-and-so's", "sods", "stinkards", "stinkers", "swine", "toads", "varmints", "vermin" ] }, "the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force":{ "antonyms":[ "pushes" ], "examples":[ "guided the rowboat with a jerk of the rope" ], "near antonyms":[ "heaves", "shoves", "thrusts" ], "related":[ "drags", "tows", "hitches", "twitches", "grabs", "snatches" ], "synonyms":[ "draws", "hauls", "plucks", "pulls", "tugs", "wrenches", "yanks" ] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the car jerked with every shift of the gear" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rocks", "sways", "swings", "chatters", "quavers", "shivers", "thrills", "trembles", "twitches", "dodders", "wavers", "flickers", "fluctuates", "flutters", "oscillates", "undulates", "waves", "beats", "palpitates", "pit-a-pats", "pitter-patters", "pulsates", "pulses", "throbs" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "buckets", "convulses", "jiggles", "joggles", "jolts", "jounces", "judders", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shudders", "vibrates", "wobbles", "wabbles" ] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you've got to quit jerking , or the barber will nick you by accident" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "related":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jiggles", "jigs", "squiggles", "squirms", "thrashes", "threshes", "tosses", "twists", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ] }, "to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit", "jerked the leash to get the dog's attention" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bumps", "jounces", "lurches", "pitches", "staggers", "jiggles", "jigs", "joggles", "jogs", "shakes", "drags", "lugs", "pulls", "tugs", "plucks", "tweaks", "grabs", "rips", "snaps (up)", "snatches", "tears", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings" ], "synonyms":[ "bucks", "hitches", "hoicks", "jolts", "twitches", "yanks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jerkwater":{ "as in one-horse":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "jesters":{ "a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a gentle jester , the cartoonist more often tries to evoke a broad smile than a hearty guffaw" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "comediennes", "entertainers", "banterers", "cutups", "kidders", "knockabouts", "practical jokers", "pranksters", "quippers", "quipsters", "teasers", "wisecrackers", "buffoons", "clowns", "fools", "harlequins", "zanies", "caricaturists", "lampooners", "parodists", "satirists" ], "synonyms":[ "cards", "comedians", "comics", "drolls", "farceurs", "funnymen", "gaggers", "gagmen", "gagsters", "humorists", "jokers", "jokesters", "wags", "wits" ] }, "a person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the king called for some much-needed entertainment from his jester" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "buffoons", "clowns", "comedians", "comediennes", "comics", "cutups", "drolls", "harlequins", "jokers", "jokesters", "madcaps", "merry-andrews", "vices", "wags", "zanies", "mimes", "mummers" ], "synonyms":[ "fools", "motleys" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jesting":{ "good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "lots of laughter and elbow-nudging jesting at family reunions" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "barb", "crack", "dig", "gag", "gambit", "jest", "joke", "laugh", "pleasantry", "quip", "sally", "waggery", "wisecrack", "witticism", "drollness", "facetiousness", "funniness", "hilariousness", "humorousness", "richness", "fooling", "kidding", "mocking", "razzing", "ribbing", "ridiculing", "humor", "wit", "wordplay", "nothings", "chatter", "chitchat", "gossip", "small talk" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "badinage", "banter", "chaff", "give-and-take", "joshing", "persiflage", "raillery", "repartee" ] }, "marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "made jesting comments about my need for serious fashion advice" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bandying", "quipping", "baiting", "deriding", "derisive", "derisory", "hassling", "heckling", "jeering", "mocking", "needling", "ridiculing", "taunting", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "sarcastic", "scornful" ], "synonyms":[ "bantering", "chaffing", "fooling", "funning", "joking", "joshing", "kidding", "quizzical", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing" ] }, "to make jokes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when I asked my sister for a loan, she laughingly replied, \"Surely you jest !\"" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gibing", "jibing", "hazing", "jeering", "mocking", "ragging", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "ridiculing", "teasing", "caricaturing", "lampooning", "parodying", "satirizing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining" ], "synonyms":[ "bantering", "chaffing", "fooling", "funning", "gagging", "japing", "jiving", "joking", "jollying", "joshing", "kidding", "quipping", "wisecracking", "yukking", "yucking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "jests":{ "a person or thing that is made fun of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his outlandish costumes made him the jest of the town" ], "near antonyms":[ "darlings", "favorites", "pets" ], "related":[ "chumps", "dupes", "fall guys", "fools", "gulls", "monkeys", "pigeons", "saps", "suckers", "victims" ], "synonyms":[ "butts", "derisions", "jokes", "laughingstocks", "marks", "mockeries", "mocks", "sports", "targets" ] }, "a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "putting a mouse in her desk drawer was intended to be a harmless jest" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adventures", "experiences", "games", "larks", "times", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplays", "plays", "rowdyisms", "shenanigans", "tomfooleries", "gambits", "hoaxes", "maneuvers", "ploys", "deeds", "feats", "missions", "performances", "stunts", "caprices", "conceits", "fancies", "vagaries", "whims", "whimsies", "whimseys", "deceits", "deceptions", "delusions", "frauds", "hanky-pankies", "ruses", "shams", "stratagems", "subterfuges", "trickeries", "wiles" ], "synonyms":[ "antics", "capers", "capriccios", "didoes", "didos", "escapades", "frolics", "gags", "knaveries", "monkeyshines", "practical jokes", "pranks", "rags", "rogueries", "shavies", "shines", "tricks", "waggeries" ] }, "something said or done to cause laughter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "laughed politely at his feeble jest about his pet mosquito" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "knee-slappers", "panics", "riots", "screams", "thigh-slappers", "antics", "buffooneries", "capers", "leg-pulls", "monkeyshines", "practical jokes", "pranks", "tricks", "burlesques", "caricatures", "lampoons", "mockeries", "mocks", "parodies", "put-ons", "riffs", "banters", "persiflages", "railleries", "repartees", "comedies", "humors", "wits", "wordplays" ], "synonyms":[ "boffolas", "boffs", "boffos", "cracks", "drolleries", "funnies", "gags", "giggles", "japes", "jokes", "joshes", "laughs", "nifties", "one-liners", "pleasantries", "quips", "ribs", "sallies", "waggeries", "wisecracks", "witticisms", "yuks", "yucks", "yaks", "yocks" ] }, "to make jokes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when I asked my sister for a loan, she laughingly replied, \"Surely you jest !\"" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gibes", "jibes", "hazes", "jeers", "mocks", "rags", "rallies", "razzes", "ribs", "ridicules", "teases", "caricatures", "lampoons", "parodies", "satirizes", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains" ], "synonyms":[ "banters", "chaffs", "fools", "funs", "gags", "japes", "jives", "jokes", "jollies", "joshes", "kids", "quips", "wisecracks", "yuks", "yucks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jet":{ "a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "bought a new showerhead that emits a superpowerful jet of water" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flush", "gush", "spew", "spit", "spray", "spritz", "geyser", "spouter", "blast", "burst" ], "synonyms":[ "spout", "spurt", "squirt" ] }, "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "antonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "drop", "trickle" ], "examples":[ "water jetting out of opened fire hydrants at a dangerously high rate" ], "near antonyms":[ "spatter", "sprinkle", "bleed", "exude", "leak", "ooze", "percolate", "seep", "strain", "weep" ], "related":[ "cascade", "issue", "roll", "run", "stream", "plash", "slosh", "splash", "wash", "surge", "swell", "flush", "sluice", "deluge", "drown", "engulf", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "overwhelm", "submerge", "submerse", "swamp", "fountain" ], "synonyms":[ "gush", "pour", "rush", "spew", "spout", "spurt", "squirt", "swoosh" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "the presidential candidates jetted through the state for a week before racing off to the next primary" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "to violently throw out or off (something from within)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the volcano has been jetting out fiery lava in life-threatening amounts" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottle (up)", "contain", "restrain", "shut (in or up)" ], "related":[ "gush", "pour", "squirt", "stream", "surge", "emanate", "exhale", "issue", "release", "shoot", "spit", "spring", "vent", "discharge", "emit", "fire", "cast", "fling", "heave", "hurl", "launch", "pitch", "toss" ], "synonyms":[ "belch", "disgorge", "eject", "eruct", "erupt", "expel", "spew", "spout", "spurt" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jetliner":{ "as in jet , turboprop":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jettison":{ "the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with his ship rapidly sinking, the captain ordered a last-ditch jettison of much of its cargo" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulation", "acquirement", "acquisition", "collection", "deposit", "gathering" ], "related":[ "clearance", "clearing", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "destruction" ], "synonyms":[ "discarding", "disposal", "disposition", "dumping", "junking", "removal", "riddance", "scrapping", "throwing away" ] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "related":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jewel box":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jewel boxes":{ "as in tinderboxes , hatboxes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jetted":{ "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "examples":[ "water jetting out of opened fire hydrants at a dangerously high rate" ], "synonyms":[ "gushed", "poured", "rushed", "spewed", "spouted", "spurted", "squirted", "swooshed" ], "related":[ "cascaded", "issued", "ran", "run", "rolled", "streamed", "plashed", "sloshed", "splashed", "washed", "surged", "swelled", "flushed", "sluiced", "deluged", "drowned", "engulfed", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "overwhelmed", "submerged", "submersed", "swamped", "fountained" ], "near antonyms":[ "spattered", "sprinkled", "bled", "exuded", "leaked", "oozed", "percolated", "seeped", "strained", "wept" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbled", "dripped", "dropped", "trickled" ] }, "to violently throw out or off (something from within)":{ "examples":[ "the volcano has been jetting out fiery lava in life-threatening amounts" ], "synonyms":[ "belched", "disgorged", "ejected", "eructed", "erupted", "expelled", "spewed", "spouted", "spurted" ], "related":[ "gushed", "poured", "squirted", "streamed", "surged", "emanated", "exhaled", "issued", "released", "shot", "spit", "spat", "sprang", "sprung", "vented", "discharged", "emitted", "fired", "cast", "flung", "heaved", "hove", "hurled", "launched", "pitched", "tossed" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottled (up)", "contained", "restrained", "shut (in or up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "the presidential candidates jetted through the state for a week before racing off to the next primary" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "related":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jewelled":{ "as in diamonded , pearled":{ 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