{ "kaffeeklatsches":{ "as in klatches , keggers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "kamikaze":{ "having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions":{ "antonyms":[ "responsible" ], "examples":[ "a bike messenger who regularly cuts across busy city streets with a kamikaze boldness" ], "near antonyms":[ "careful", "cautious", "circumspect", "heedful", "overcareful", "overcautious", "timid" ], "related":[ "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "venturesome", "hasty", "headlong", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "precipitate", "rash", "wild", "blithe", "carefree", "happy-go-lucky", "madcap", "slaphappy", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "unworried", "careless", "freewheeling", "heedless", "inattentive", "incautious", "mindless", "regardless", "unheeding", "unmindful", "feckless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "unthinking" ], "synonyms":[ "daredevil", "devil-may-care", "foolhardy", "harum-scarum", "hell-for-leather", "irresponsible", "reckless" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "kaolins":{ "as in clays , muds":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "kaputt":{ "facing certain defeat, disaster, or death":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "once the Germans were forced to retreat from Stalingrad, the Nazi cause was kaput" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "endangered", "imperiled", "imperilled" ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "done", "done for", "doomed", "finished", "ruined", "sunk" ] }, "having passed its time of use or usefulness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hard-line Soviet-style Communism became kaput in Russia" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "mod", "modern", "new", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "recent", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "up-to-the-minute", "fresh", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "functional", "operable", "operational", "workable", "active", "alive", "busy", "employed", "functioning", "operating", "operative" ], "related":[ "aging", "ageing", "obsolescent", "discarded", "disused", "inoperable", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless", "dead", "defunct", "expired", "extinct", "vanished", "dormant", "fallow", "free", "idle", "inactive", "inert", "inoperative", "latent", "ancient", "antediluvian", "antique", "dateless", "fusty", "musty", "old", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "retro", "vintage", "aged", "age-old", "hoary", "venerable", "atavistic", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "historic", "historical", "late", "old-world", "past" ], "synonyms":[ "antiquated", "archaic", "dated", "d\u00e9mod\u00e9", "demoded", "fossilized", "medieval", "mediaeval", "moribund", "mossy", "moth-eaten", "neolithic", "Noachian", "obsolete", "out-of-date", "outdated", "outmoded", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "rusty", "Stone Age", "superannuated" ] }, "not being in working order":{ "antonyms":[ "functional", "functioning", "operable", "operant", "operating", "operational", "operative", "running", "working" ], "examples":[ "the heating system went kaput on the coldest day of the year" ], "near antonyms":[ "effective", "effectual", "employable", "performing", "producing", "productive", "serving", "usable", "useable", "useful", "viable", "workable" ], "related":[ "broken", "off", "deactivated", "deadlocked", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "nonproductive", "unproductive", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless" ], "synonyms":[ "down", "inoperable", "inoperative", "malfunctioning", "nonfunctional", "nonfunctioning", "nonoperating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "kayoing":{ "as in knocking out , KO'ing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "kahuna":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "examples":[ "a big kahuna at a Hollywood talent agency, he's got the fancy car to prove it" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "big boy", "big cheese", "big gun", "big leaguer", "big shot", "big wheel", "big-timer", "bigfoot", "biggie", "bigwig", "fat cat", "heavy", "heavy hitter", "heavyweight", "high-muck-a-muck", "high-muckety-muck", "honcho", "kingfish", "kingpin", "major leaguer", "muckety-muck", "muck-a-muck", "mucky-muck", "nabob", "nawab", "nibs", "nob", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah", "wheel" ], "related":[ "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "magnate", "mogul", "prince", "princess", "queen", "tycoon", "VIP" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "mediocrity", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[ "lightweight", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "shrimp", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }