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"unaggressive", "unassertive", "calming", "comforting", "lulling", "quieting", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "obliging", "satisfying", "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "genial", "gentle", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "kindly", "passive", "submissive", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "conciliatory", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacific", "pacifying", "placating", "placatory", "propitiatory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "peacenik":{ "a person who opposes war or warlike policies":{ "antonyms":[ "hawk", "jingo", "war hawk", "warmonger" ], "examples":[ "peaceniks argued that all the nonmilitary options had not been exhausted" ], "near antonyms":[ "militarist", "chauvinist", "nationalist" ], "related":[ "peacemaker" ], "synonyms":[ "dove", "pacifist" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "peaky":{ "temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body":{ "antonyms":[ "hale", "healthful", "healthy", 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"aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinaire", "extraordinary", "freak", "odd", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ] }, "different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a peculiar and catlike way of walking" ], "near antonyms":[ "average", "commonplace", "everyday", "garden", "normal", "ordinary", "prosaic", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "standard", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual", "workaday", "conformist", "conservative", "conventional", "expected", "familiar", "knee-jerk", "predictable", "common", "customary", "frequent", "habitual", "regular", "wonted" ], "related":[ "aberrant", "abnormal", "addlepated", "flaky", "extraordinary", "fantastic", "fantastical", "freak", "freakish", "freaky", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical", "phenomenal", "atypical", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "striking", "atrocious", "outrageous", "shocking", "crotchety", "idiosyncratic", "nonconformist", "nonmainstream", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling" ], "synonyms":[ "bizarre", "bizarro", "cranky", "crazy", "curious", "eccentric", "erratic", "far-out", "funky", "funny", "kinky", "kooky", "kookie", "odd", "off-kilter", "off-the-wall", "offbeat", "out-of-the-way", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "rum", "screwy", "spaced-out", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "weirdo", "wild" ] }, "noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced":{ "antonyms":[ "common", "ordinary", "plain", "usual" ], "examples":[ "a peculiar response to a polite query about his health" ], "near 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"given", "specified" ], "synonyms":[ "concrete", "distinct", "especial", "express", "precise", "set", "special", "specific" ] }, "of, relating to, or belonging to a single person":{ "antonyms":[ "general", "generic", "popular", "public", "shared", "universal" ], "examples":[ "his peculiar way of talking" ], "near antonyms":[ "broad", "prevailing", "prevalent", "widespread", "common", "normal", "regular", "typical" ], "related":[ "characteristic", "distinctive", "intimate", "identifying", "idiosyncratic", "especial", "express", "special", "specific", "independent", "nonconformist", "self-directed", "self-sufficient", "custom", "customized", "specialized" ], "synonyms":[ "idiomatic", "individual", "individualized", "particular", "patented", "personal", "personalized", "private", "privy", "separate", "singular", "subjective", "unique" ] }, "serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group":{ "antonyms":[ "atypical", "nontypical", "uncharacteristic", "untypical" ], "examples":[ "the koala is peculiar to Australia" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "idiosyncratic", "identifiable", "pronounced", "unmistakable", "general", "generic", "common", "normal", "regular", "usual", "especial", "particular", "special", "specific", "archetypal", "archetypical", "model", "paradigmatic" ], "synonyms":[ "characteristic", "classic", "diagnostic", "diagnostical", "discriminating", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishing", "identifying", "individual", "proper", "symptomatic", "typical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pedantic":{ "causing weariness or lack of interest":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I found the author's writing informative but dreadfully pedantic ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "marked by or given to showing knowledge in a showy way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The writing was overly complex and pedantic , which made it nearly impossible to understand for anyone but a specialist.", "The speech was thoroughly researched and well 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"astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "related":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "pediatrician":{ "a medical professional who treats babies and children":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pedigree":{ "the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended":{ "antonyms":[ "issue", "posterity", "progeny", "seed" ], "examples":[ "a woman of good pedigree" ], "near antonyms":[ "offspring", "child", "heir", "inheritor", "son", "successor" ], "related":[ "heredity", "succession", "family", "house", "kin", "kindred", "relations", "relatives", "race" ], "synonyms":[ "ancestry", "birth", "blood", "bloodline", "breeding", "descent", "extraction", "family tree", "genealogy", "line", "lineage", "origin", "parentage", "stock", "strain" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "peek":{ "an instance of looking especially briefly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "took a peek at her Christmas gift hidden in the closet" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gape", "gaze", "glare", "leer", "ogle", "stare", "side-glance", "squinny", "squint", "coup d'oeil" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "eye", "gander", "glance", "glimpse", "look", "peep", "regard", "sight", "view" ] }, "to take a quick or hasty look":{ "antonyms":[ "gaze", "stare" ], "examples":[ "peek out the window and see if it's raining" ], "near antonyms":[ "examine", "overlook", "oversee", "question", "survey", "study", "view", "peer", "pry", "gawk", "goggle", "rubberneck", "leer", "ogle" ], "related":[ "keek", "peep", "blink", "squint", "look over", "peruse", "rake", "scan" ], "synonyms":[ "browse", "dip", "glance", "glimpse", "glint", "skim" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "peel off":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "antonyms":[ "arrive", "come", "show up", "turn up" ], "examples":[ "it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "lodge", "remain", "settle", "stay", "tarry", "approach", "close", "near", "hit", "land", "reach" ], "related":[ "set out", "start", "strike out", "abscond", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "mizzle", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "go out", "light out", "step out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate", "emigrate", "adjourn", "remove", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "synonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up or off)", "part", "pike (out or off)", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ] }, "to rid oneself of (a garment)":{ "antonyms":[ "don", "put on", "slip (into)", "throw (on)" ], "examples":[ "peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod" ], "near antonyms":[ "wear", "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "clothe", "dress", "garb", "rig", "robe", "suit" ], "related":[ "husk", "shed", "kick (off)", "disrobe", "strip", "undress" ], "synonyms":[ "doff", "douse", "put off", "remove", "shrug off", "take off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pegged":{ "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning" ], "near antonyms":[ "confused", "disarranged", "jumbled", "lumped", "mixed (up)", "scrambled", "misclassified", "missorted", "mis-sorted", "mistyped" ], "related":[ "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "systematized", "alphabetized", "cataloged", "catalogued", "filed", "indexed", "listed", "referred", "pigeonholed", "shelved", "identified", "recognized", "culled", "screened", "set", "sieved", "sifted", "winnowed", "clumped", "clustered", "colligated", "recategorized", "reclassified", "regrouped", "subcategorized" ], "synonyms":[ "assorted", "broke down", "categorized", "classed", "classified", "codified", "compartmentalized", "compartmented", "digested", "distinguished", "distributed", "graded", "grouped", "placed", "ranged", "ranked", "relegated", "separated", "sorted", "typed" ] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pegged the ball to the second baseman" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bowled", "darted", "flipped", "gunned", "hooked", "passed", "rolled", "shot", "bucked", "ejected", "impelled", "precipitated", "projected", "propelled", "rifled", "thrust" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapulted", "chucked", "dashed", "fired", "flung", "heaved", "hove", "hurled", "hurtled", "launched", "lobbed", "lofted", "pelted", "pitched", "slung", "threw", "tossed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pegged (away)":{ "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the writer pegged away at his first novel for three years before he felt that it was ready to be published" ], "near antonyms":[ "broke", "eased (up)", "let up", "slackened", "bummed", "chilled", "dallied", "dillydallied", "footled", "goldbricked", "goofed (off)", "hacked (around)", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "lazed", "loafed", "lounged", "shirked", "slacked (off)", "vegged out", "basked", "lolled", "relaxed", "reposed", "rested", "unwound", "dabbled", "doodled", "fooled around", "fribbled", "goofed (around)", "hung", "hanged", "hung about", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled" ], "related":[ "applied (oneself)", "buckled (down)", "dug in", "hammered (away)", "knuckled down", "pitched in", "attacked", "drove", "essayed", "tried", "exercised", "exerted", "overexerted", "overworked", "eked out", "ground (out)", "put out", "scrabbled", "scratched", "trudged", "waded" ], "synonyms":[ "banged away", "beavered (away)", "drudged", "dug (away)", "endeavored", "fagged", "grubbed", "humped", "hustled", "labored", "moiled", "plodded", "plowed", "plugged", "slaved", "slogged", "strained", "strove", "strived", "struggled", "sweat", "sweated", "toiled", "travailed", "tugged", "worked", "wrought" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pelf":{ "something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coinage", "specie", "dead presidents", "folding money", "paper money", "scrip", "banknote", "cashier's check", "check", "draft", "money order", "note", "promissory note", "bill", "dollar", "greenback", "bankroll", "capital", "finances", "funds", "roll", "wad", "wallet", "chump change", "dibs", "dime", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "pot", "abundance", "means", "opulence", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "resources", "wherewithal", "mad money", "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "chips", "coin", "currency", "dough", "gold", "green", "jack", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "tender", "wampum" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pellets":{ "a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge" ], "near antonyms":[ "blanks" ], "related":[ "ammunitions", "cannonballs", "caps", "cartridges", "charges", "dumdums", "gunshots", "leads", "loads", "missiles", "pops", "projectiles", "rounds", "shells", "shots", "slugs" ], "synonyms":[ "balls", "bullets" ] }, "as in beads , pearls":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pellucid":{ "easily seen through":{ "antonyms":[ "cloudy", "opaque" ], "examples":[ "the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches" ], "near antonyms":[ "colored", "dark", "glazed", "tinted", "filmy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "dense", "muddy", "murky", "turbid" ], "related":[ "colorless", "uncolored", "diaphanous", "lucid", "semitranslucent", "semitransparent", "sheer", "translucent", "transparentized", "glassy", "vitreous" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "crystal", "crystal clear", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "see-through", "transparent" ] }, "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ], "examples":[ "her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "related":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pelt":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "gave the dog a sharp pelt on the nose with her rolled up newspaper" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ] }, "the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "caught beavers and sold the pelts to fur traders" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "badger", "beaver", "chamois", "chinchilla", "ermine", "fisher", "fox", "marten", "mink", "muskrat", "otter", "Persian lamb", "rabbit", "raccoon", "racoon", "sable", "seal", "bearskin", "buckskin", "calfskin", "coonskin", "cowhide", "deerskin", "doeskin", "goatskin", "horsehide", "karakul", "kidskin", "kolinsky", "lambskin", "pigskin", "rawhide", "sealskin", "sharkskin", "sheep", "sheepskin", "snakeskin", "fleece", "mouton", "alligator", "crocodile", "cordovan", "morocco", "patent leather", "suede" ], "synonyms":[ "fur", "hide", "leather", "skin" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "pelted away when the cops arrived" ], "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", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bowl", "dart", "flip", "gun", "hook", "pass", "roll", "shoot", "buck", "eject", "impel", "precipitate", "project", "propel", "rifle", "thrust" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapult", "chuck", "dash", "fire", "fling", "heave", "hurl", "hurtle", "launch", "lob", "loft", "peg", "pitch", "sling", "throw", "toss" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pelted the other kids with pebbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "penalize":{ "to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{ "antonyms":[ "excuse", "pardon", "spare" ], "examples":[ "the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct" ], "near antonyms":[ "forfeit", "get off", "ransom", "release", "commute", "reprieve", "absolve", "acquit", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate" ], "related":[ "assess", "charge", "dock", "fine", "impose", "levy", "mulct", "convict", "sentence", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "criticize", "keelhaul", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reprove", "wreak" ], "synonyms":[ "castigate", "chasten", "chastise", "correct", "discipline", "punish" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "penalty":{ "a sum of money to be paid as a punishment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the penalty for speeding is $10 for every mile over the speed limit" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "reparations", "assessment", "award", "compensation", "indemnity" ], "synonyms":[ "damages", "fine", "forfeit", "forfeiture", "mulct" ] }, "suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in some cases, the new penalties for drug offenses were harsher than those for violent crimes" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesty", "indemnity", "pardon", "parole", "acquittal", "exculpation", "exoneration", "vindication", "exemption", "immunity", "impunity", "release", "commutation", "reprieve", "absolution", "forgiveness", "remission", "remitment", "condonation", "disregard", "overlooking" ], "related":[ "reprisal", "retaliation", "retribution", "revenge", "vengeance", "assessment", "charge", "fine", "mulct", "example", "sentence", "confinement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "condemnation", "damnation", "denouncement", "censure", "criticism", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof" ], "synonyms":[ "castigation", "chastisement", "comeuppance", "correction", "desert(s)", "discipline", "nemesis", "punishment", "wrath" ] }, "the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "antonyms":[ "advantage", "favor" ], "examples":[ "suffered the penalty of his decision to leave school without graduating" ], "near antonyms":[ "gain" ], "related":[ "deficit", "deprivation", "expense", "loss", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "prejudice" ], "synonyms":[ "despite", "detriment", "disadvantage", "disfavor" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "penetrating":{ "causing intense discomfort to one's skin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an icy, penetrating rain that made you feel really miserable" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "gentle", "mild", "soothing" ], "related":[ "brisk", "invigorating", "nippy", "snappy", "needlelike", "prickly", "tingling", "caustic", "corrosive" ], "synonyms":[ "biting", "bitter", "cutting", "keen", "piercing", "raw", "sharp", "shrewd", "smarting", "stinging" ] }, "to go or come in or into":{ "antonyms":[ "departing", "exiting", "leaving" ], "examples":[ "a needle penetrated the heavy canvas only with great effort" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "barging (in)", "breezing (in)", "bursting (in or into)", "waltzing (in)", "dropping in", "popping (in)", "straying (into)", "wandering (into)", "crashing", "encroaching", "gate-crashing", "infiltrating", "infringing", "intruding", "invading", "trespassing" ], "synonyms":[ "accessing", "entering", "piercing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "penetration":{ "as in understanding , sensitivity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "penitential":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "penniless":{ "lacking money or material possessions":{ "antonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do" ], "examples":[ "went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "prosperous" ], "related":[ "deprived", "disadvantaged", "dispossessed", "unaffluent", "underprivileged", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "bust", "busted", "insolvent", "possessionless", "ruined", "depressed", "distressed", "hand-to-mouth", "hardscrabble", "pinched", "poorish", "reduced", "straitened", "cash-strapped", "low", "short", "tapped out" ], "synonyms":[ "beggared", "beggarly", "broke", "destitute", "dirt-poor", "down-and-out", "famished", "hard up", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "necessitous", "needful", "needy", "pauperized", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken", "skint", "threadbare" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pennons":{ "a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pennons flew from the yachts gathered in the harbor for the festival" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "buntings", "gonfalons", "black flags", "Jolly Rogers", "tricolors", "union jacks", "white flags", "burgees", "semaphores", "signalers", "signallers", "wafts", "badges", "coats of arms", "crests", "insignia", "insignias" ], "synonyms":[ "banderoles", "banderols", "banners", "colors", "ensigns", "flags", "guidons", "jacks", "pendants", "pendents", "pennants", "standards", "streamers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "penstocks":{ "a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a penstock carried water for the waterwheel" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drainpipes", "drains", "funnels", "hydrants", "mains", "smokestacks", "spouts", "standpipes", "stovepipes", "tiles", "waste pipes", "waterspouts", "pipages", "pipeages", "pipelines", "pipings" ], "synonyms":[ "channels", "conduits", "ducts", "leaders", "lines", "pipes", "troughs", "tubes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "penumbra":{ "partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the lunar eclipse began with a subtle darkening of the lunar surface as it passed within the Earth's penumbra" ], "near antonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "illumination", "incandescence", "light", "lightness", "lucidity", "lucidness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "radiance", "radiancy" ], "related":[ "blackness", "dimness", "duskiness", "gloom", "gloominess", "murkiness", "obscurity", "semidarkness", "somberness", "cloudiness" ], "synonyms":[ "dusk", "shade", "shadiness", "shadow", "umbra" ] }, "something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a penumbra of despair fell over the doomed city" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blind", "concealer", "screen", "shield", "fig leaf", "Potemkin village", "Trojan horse", "camouflage", "disguise", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "face", "veneer", "gloss", "varnish" ], "synonyms":[ "blanket", "cloak", "cope", "cover", "cover-up", "covering", "coverture", "curtain", "hood", "mantle", "mask", "pall", "robe", "shroud", "veil", "wraps" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "penurious":{ "giving or sharing as little as possible":{ "antonyms":[ "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "examples":[ "the company's penurious management could not be convinced of the need to earmark more money for research and development" ], "near antonyms":[ "altruistic", "selfless", "unselfish", "extravagant", "free", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "greathearted", "kindly", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "dissipating", "frittering", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "splurging", "squandering", "wasteful", "wasting" ], "related":[ "careful", "chary", "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "saving", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "greedy", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "selfish", "shabby", "small", "sordid", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful", "inhospitable" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "chintzy", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "mingy", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "pinching", "pinchpenny", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ] }, "lacking money or material possessions":{ "antonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do" ], "examples":[ "the most penurious members of the community are forced to depend on the services of the food bank" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "prosperous" ], "related":[ "deprived", "disadvantaged", "dispossessed", "unaffluent", "underprivileged", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "bust", "busted", "insolvent", "possessionless", "ruined", "depressed", "distressed", "hand-to-mouth", "hardscrabble", "pinched", "poorish", "reduced", "straitened", "cash-strapped", "low", "short", "tapped out" ], "synonyms":[ "beggared", "beggarly", "broke", "destitute", "dirt-poor", "down-and-out", "famished", "hard up", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "necessitous", "needful", "needy", "pauperized", "penniless", "poor", "poverty-stricken", "skint", "threadbare" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "people":{ "a group of persons who come from the same ancestor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "introduced my new boyfriend to my people" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancestry", "birth", "descent", "extraction", "origin", "pedigree" ], "related":[ "blended family", "nuclear family", "extended family", "household", "kith", "brood", "descendant", "descendent", "issue", "offspring", "progeny", "scion", "seed", "clansman", "kinsman", "kinswoman", "relative", "dynasty" ], "synonyms":[ "blood", "clan", "family", "folks", "house", "kin", "kindred", "kinfolk", "kinfolks", "kinsfolk", "line", "lineage", "race", "stock", "tribe" ] }, "human beings in general":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "despite the horrors she witnessed, Anne Frank never lost her faith in people" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "community", "society", "crowd", "masses", "mob", "populace", "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff" ], "synonyms":[ "folks", "humanity", "humankind", "public", "species", "world" ] }, "the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{ "antonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "pick", "pink", "pride", "upper crust" ], "examples":[ "tensions mounted until the people rose up in rebellion" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "haute monde", "nobility", "patriciate", "peerage", "quality", "royalty", "society" ], "related":[ "cattle", "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "ragtag and bobtail", "riffraff", "rout", "scum", "tag, rag, and bobtail", "tagrag and bobtail", "trash", "unwashed", "bourgeoisie", "middle class" ], "synonyms":[ "commoners", "commons", "crowd", "herd", "hoi polloi", "mass", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "plebeians", "plebs", "populace", "public", "rank and file" ] }, "to supply with inhabitants":{ "antonyms":[ "depopulate", "unpeople" ], "examples":[ "a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "inhabit", "move (to)", "relocate (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "colonize", "populate", "settle" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun", "verb" ] }, "pep":{ "active strength of body or mind":{ "antonyms":[ "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "torpidity" ], "examples":[ "the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "disablement", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "impotency", "infirmity", "powerlessness", "puniness", "slightness", "softness", "tenderness", "weakness", "enervation", "exhaustion", "inanition", "prostration" ], "related":[ "animal spirits", "animation", "briskness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "snappiness", "spirit", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunk", "spunkiness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "ardor", "\u00e9lan", "fervor", "fire", "passion", "zeal", "main", "metal", "mettle", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "stamina", "strength", "brawniness", "fitness", "hardiness", "huskiness", "sturdiness", "virility", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bounce", "brio", "dash", "drive", "dynamism", "energy", "esprit", "gas", "get-up-and-go", "ginger", "go", "gusto", "hardihood", "juice", "life", "moxie", "oomph", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vinegar", "vitality", "zing", "zip" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "peppiness":{ "the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity":{ "antonyms":[ "inactivity", "lifelessness" ], "examples":[ "the peppiness of the city's music scene in the last year has been encouraging" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "anemia", "bloodlessness", "languidness", "languor", "lethargy", "limpness", "listlessness", "sleepiness", "sluggishness", "spiritlessness", "torpidity", "torpor", "weariness", "apathy", "impassivity", "dullness", "dulness", "pallidness", "tediousness", "tedium", "vapidity", "vapidness" ], "related":[ "buoyancy", "jauntiness", "springiness", "brightness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "chirpiness", "effervescence", "friskiness", "pizzazz", "pizazz", "sparkle", "spirit", "verve", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "eagerness", "ebullience", "ebulliency", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "impishness", "pertness", "playfulness" ], "synonyms":[ "animation", "briskness", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "lustiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vigorousness", "vitality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "perceptibly":{ "as in clearly , discernibly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "perceptions":{ "the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something":{ "antonyms":[ "incomprehensions" ], "examples":[ "a growing perception of the enormity of the problem" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehensions", "miscomprehensions", "misinterpretations", "misperceptions", "misunderstandings" ], "related":[ "absorptions", "assimilations", "digestions", "uptakes", "conceptions", "visualizations", "enlightenments", "realizations" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciations", "apprehensions", "comprehensions", "grasps", "grips", "holds", "percipiences", "understandings" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "percolates":{ "to flow forth slowly through small openings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "water percolating through the coffee filter" ], "near antonyms":[ "floods", "gushes", "pours", "streams", "surges" ], "related":[ "dribbles", "drips", "trickles", "discharges", "emits", "gives off", "vents", "emanates", "flows", "springs" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeds", "exudes", "oozes", "seeps", "strains", "sweats", "transudes", "weeps" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "peregrinates":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hikes", "traipses", "tramps", "treads", "walks", "rides", "runs", "crisscrosses" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "covers", "crosses", "cuts (across)", "follows", "goes", "navigates", "passes (over)", "perambulates", "proceeds (along)", "tracks", "transits", "travels", "traverses" ] }, "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a couple of backpacking college students who decided to spend the summer peregrinating around Ireland" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gallivants", "galavants", "hops", "jaunts", "knocks (about)", "perambulates", "rambles", "roams", "roves", "traipses", "wanders", "migrates", "road-trips", "buses", "busses", "cabs", "coaches", "cruises", "drives", "flies", "gigs", "jets", "motors", "navigates", "rides", "rolls", "sails", "trundles", "barnstorms" ], "synonyms":[ "journeys", "pilgrimages", "tours", "travels", "treks", "trips", "voyages" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "peregrinating":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hiking", "traipsing", "tramping", "treading", "walking", "riding", "running", "crisscrossing" ], "synonyms":[ "coursing", "covering", "crossing", "cutting (across)", "following", "going", "navigating", "passing (over)", "perambulating", "proceeding (along)", "tracking", "transiting", "traveling", "travelling", "traversing" ] }, 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"quitting" ], "related":[ "following through (with)", "sticking out", "accomplishing", "achieving", "effecting", "carrying out", "carrying through", "discharging", "doing", "executing", "fulfilling", "performing", "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "machining", "refining", "rounding (off or out)", "shining", "touching up" ], "synonyms":[ "completing", "consummating", "finalizing", "finishing", "polishing" ] }, "to make better":{ "antonyms":[ "worsening" ], "examples":[ "an art teacher who seems to believe that you can always perfect a painting with some additional brush strokes" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaging", "endamaging", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "spoiling", "tarnishing", "vitiating", "blemishing", "blighting", "defacing", "disfiguring", "flawing", "marring", "diminishing", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing" ], "related":[ "correcting", "emending", "rectifying", "reforming", "remediating", "remedying", "editing", "fine-tuning", "redrafting", "refurbishing", "rehabbing", "rehabilitating", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "beefing (up)", "boosting", "fortifying", "intensifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "fining", "honing", "polishing", "retouching", "touching up" ], "synonyms":[ "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "helping", "improving", "meliorating", "refining", "upgrading" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "perfection":{ "exceptionally high quality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Louis Comfort Tiffany produced art glass of such exquisite perfection that he has achieved cult status" ], "near antonyms":[ "averageness", "badness", "crumminess", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "ordinariness", "worthlessness" ], "related":[ "faultlessness", "flawlessness", "impeccability", "perfectness", "goodness", "value", "worth", "consequence", "importance", "notability" ], "synonyms":[ "choiceness", "distinction", "excellence", "excellency", "first-rateness", "greatness", "preeminence", "primeness", "superbness", "superiority", "supremacy" ] }, "the most perfect type or example":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Rembrandt's portraits are the perfection of the art of using facial expression, pose, and gesture to reveal the subject's interior life" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "archetype", "model", "prototype", "paradigm", "standard", "nonpareil", "paragon", "abstract", "avatar", "embodier", "embodiment", "incarnation", "incorporation", "manifestation", "personification", "height", "last word", "meridian", "ultimate", "zenith", "benchmark", "criterion", "touchstone", "yardstick" ], "synonyms":[ "acme", "apotheosis", "beau ideal", "byword", "classic", "epitome", "exemplar", "ideal", "quintessence" ] }, "the quality or state of being very accurate":{ "antonyms":[ "coarseness", "impreciseness", "imprecision", "inaccuracy", "inexactitude", "inexactness", "roughness" ], "examples":[ "audio recordings were reaching a level of perfection that earlier technicians had never dreamt possible" ], "near antonyms":[ "approximation", "roundness", "falseness", "falsity", "incorrectness", "wrongness", "carelessness", "guesswork", "looseness", "indefiniteness", "vagueness" ], "related":[ "correctness", "fidelity", "rightness", "strictness", "truth", "definiteness", "definitiveness", "definitude", "determinacy", "subtlety", "care", "carefulness", "fastidiousness", "meticulousness", "persnicketiness" ], "synonyms":[ "accuracy", "accurateness", "closeness", "delicacy", "exactitude", "exactness", "fineness", "nicety", "preciseness", "precision", "rigor", "rigorousness", "ultraprecision", "veracity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "perfectness":{ "the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification":{ "antonyms":[ "imperfection", "imperfectness", "incompleteness", "unsoundness" ], "examples":[ "the perfectness of my happiness during that long-ago summer idyll can scarcely be described" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "limitedness", "narrowness", "patchiness", "sketchiness" ], "related":[ "faultlessness", "flawlessness", "indefectibility", "perfection", "all-inclusiveness", "comprehensiveness", "exhaustiveness", "extensiveness", "inclusiveness", "soundness", "thoroughness" ], "synonyms":[ "absoluteness", "completeness", "entireness", "entirety", "fullness", "wholeness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "perfervid":{ "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ], "examples":[ "the perfervid prose of a romance novel" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "related":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passional", "passionate", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "perfidious":{ "not true in one's allegiance to someone or something":{ "antonyms":[ "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "down-the-line", "faithful", "fast", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true" ], "examples":[ "a perfidious campaign worker revealed the senator's strategy to his leading rival for the nomination" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependable", "dutiful", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried", "tried-and-true", "trustable", "trustworthy", "trusty", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "determined", "intent", "resolute", "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "inveterate", "sworn", "ardent", "avid", "enthusiastic", "fervent", "fervid", "impassioned", "passionate" ], "related":[ "irresponsible", "trustless", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "faltering", "hesitant", "vacillating", "wavering", "dubious", "irresolute", "uncertain", "apathetic", "dispassionate", "uninterested" ], "synonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "perfidy":{ "lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife":{ "antonyms":[ "allegiance", "constancy", "devotedness", "devotion", "faith", "faithfulness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty" ], "examples":[ "his wife's perfidy was a moment of uncharacteristic weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "staunchness", "steadfastness", "dependability", "reliability", "honesty", "trustworthiness" ], "related":[ "adultery", "betrayal", "double cross", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "deceit", "deception", "lying" ], "synonyms":[ "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "inconstancy", "infidelity", "perfidiousness", "unfaithfulness" ] }, "the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{ "antonyms":[ "allegiance", "devotion", "faithfulness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty", "staunchness", "steadfastness" ], "examples":[ "the full cost\u2014both in compromised intelligence and in human life\u2014of the double agent's perfidy is not yet known" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependability", "reliability", "trustworthiness", "defense", "protection", "safeguard", "shield" ], "related":[ "abandonment", "desertion", "deceit", "deception", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "guile", "two-facedness", "fraud", "informing", "lying", "snitching", "talebearing", "trickery" ], "synonyms":[ "backstabbing", "betrayal", "business", "disloyalty", "double cross", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "two-timing", "unfaithfulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "perforate":{ "to make a hole or series of holes in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he perforated the sheet with his pencil and put it in his binder" ], "near antonyms":[ "fill", "patch", "plug", "seal" ], "related":[ "broach", "tap", "poke", "prick", "prickle", "penetrate", "burrow (into)", "excavate", "gouge", "groove", "hollow", "break", "cut", "gash", "notch", "rend", "rupture", "slash", "slit", "split" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "drill", "hole", "pierce", "punch", "puncture", "riddle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "perforated":{ "to make a hole or series of holes in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he perforated the sheet with his pencil and put it in his binder" ], "near antonyms":[ "filled", "patched", "plugged", "sealed" ], "related":[ "broached", "tapped", "poked", "pricked", "prickled", "penetrated", "burrowed (into)", "excavated", "gouged", "grooved", "hollowed", "broke", "cut", "gashed", "notched", "rent", "rended", "ruptured", "slashed", "slit", "split" ], "synonyms":[ "bored", "drilled", "holed", "pierced", "punched", "punctured", "riddled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "performers":{ "as in players , entertainers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "perish":{ "to go through decomposition":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out" ], "near antonyms":[ "age", "develop", "grow", "mature", "ripen", "refresh", "renew", "restore", "cleanse", "purify", "assemble", "compose", "integrate", "ameliorate", "better", "improve", "meliorate" ], "related":[ "sour", "turn", "turn off", "contaminate", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "addle", "curdle", "ferment", "mortify", "rust", "crumble", "decline", "degenerate", "descend", "deteriorate", "dilapidate", "sink", "wither" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "corrupt", "decay", "decompose", "disintegrate", "fester", "foul", "mold", "molder", "putrefy", "rot", "spoil" ] }, "to stop living":{ "antonyms":[ "breathe", "live" ], "examples":[ "12 people perished in the plane crash" ], "near antonyms":[ "come to", "revive", "linger", "be", "exist", "subsist", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "related":[ "predecease", "consume", "disappear", "dry up", "fade", "fail" ], "synonyms":[ "check out", "conk (out)", "croak", "decease", "demise", "depart", "die", "drop", "end", "exit", "expire", "fall", "flatline", "go", "kick in", "kick off", "part", "pass (on)", "pass away", "peg out", "pop off", "step out", "succumb" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "perkiness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "permanence":{ "lasting or constant existence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Returning home between his travels gave him a sense of stability and permanence .", "All of the inks were tested for permanence on various surfaces." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "permeable":{ "capable of being passed into or through":{ "antonyms":[ "impassable", "impassible", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "impervious", "nonporous" ], "examples":[ "a permeable fabric that allows your body heat to escape will be much more comfortable in the summertime" ], "near antonyms":[ "airtight", "watertight", "close", "compact", "dense", "thick" ], "related":[ "absorbent", "breathable" ], "synonyms":[ "passable", "penetrable", "pervious", "porous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "permeate":{ "to spread throughout":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "diffuse (through)", "impregnate", "pass (into)", "penetrate", "fill (up)", "drench", "imbue", "infuse", "saturate", "soak", "steep", "flood", "glut" ], "synonyms":[ "interpenetrate", "percolate (into)", "pervade", "riddle", "suffuse", "transfuse" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "permeation":{ "as in saturation , pervasion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "perpetuate":{ "to give eternal or lasting existence to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition" ], "near antonyms":[ "extinguish", "put out", "snuff (out)", "annihilate", "crush", "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "extirpate", "obliterate", "wipe out" ], "related":[ "commemorate", "memorialize", "celebrate", "enshrine", "honor", "conserve", "keep up", "maintain", "preserve", "support", "sustain", "defend", "guard", "protect", "safeguard" ], "synonyms":[ "eternalize", "immortalize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "perpetuity":{ "endless time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "lands that should remain in their wild state in perpetuity" ], "near antonyms":[ "ephemerality", "impermanence", "temporariness", "transience", "transitoriness" ], "related":[ "boundlessness", "endlessness", "interminableness", "limitlessness", "permanence", "permanency", "timelessness" ], "synonyms":[ "eternity", "everlasting", "foreverness", "infinity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "perplex":{ "to make complex or difficult":{ "antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline" ], "examples":[ "let's not perplex the issue further with irrelevant concerns" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "cut", "shorten", "ease", "facilitate", "disentangle", "straighten (out)", "unravel", "untangle", "oversimplify" ], "related":[ "develop", "elaborate", "expand", "intensify", "magnify", "confound", "confuse", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "snarl", "tangle" ], "synonyms":[ "complex", "complexify", "complicate", "embarrass", "entangle", "sophisticate" ] }, "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the question perplexed me" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "reassure", "satisfy", "enlighten", "inform" ], "related":[ "stick", "stump", "weird out", "abash", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "agitate", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "stun", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "beguile", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "humbug", "misguide", "mislead", "snow", "string along", "take in", "trick" ], "synonyms":[ "addle", "baffle", "bamboozle", "beat", "befog", "befuddle", "bemuse", "bewilder", "buffalo", "confound", "confuse", "discombobulate", "disorient", "flummox", "fox", "fuddle", "get", "gravel", "maze", "muddle", "muddy", "mystify", "pose", "puzzle", "vex" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "perquisites":{ "a small sum of money given for a service over and above what is due":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "give the movers a perquisite if they do a good job" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "donations", "gifts", "lagniappes", "largesses", "presents", "bonuses", "favors", "rewards", "contributions", "offerings" ], "synonyms":[ "gratuities", "tips" ] }, "something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the use of a company car is one perquisite of the job" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "pensions", "bestowals", "presentations", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "bounties", "charities", "generosities", "largesses", "philanthropies", "contributions", "donations", "gifts", "offerings", "presents", "grants", "subsidies", "boons", "mannas", "windfalls", "favors", "freebies", "freebees", "giveaways", "premiums", "awards", "prizes", "rewards", "fringe benefits", "icings" ], "synonyms":[ "bonuses", "cumshaws", "dividends", "donatives", "extras", "gratuities", "gravies", "gravy trains", "lagniappes", "perks", "throw-ins", "tips" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "persecute":{ "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "people who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "deliver", "release", "relieve", "reprieve", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "solace", "soothe", "succor" ], "related":[ "assail", "attack", "badger", "dog", "hound", "pursue", "ride", "aggravate", "agitate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "distress", "disturb", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "molest", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "vex", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "fluster", "grieve", "perturb", "strain", "stress", "trouble", "try", "upset", "worry", "crush", "oppress", "overpower", "overwhelm", "smite", "strike", "tyrannize", "victimize", "hurt", "pain", "pang", "prick", "smart", "stab", "sting", "wring", "martyr" ], "synonyms":[ "afflict", "agonize", "anguish", "bedevil", "beset", "besiege", "curse", "excruciate", "harrow", "plague", "rack", "torment", "torture" ] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she likes to persecute her sister with pointless, annoying questions at very inopportune times" ], "near antonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "reassure", "solace", "soothe" ], "related":[ "hassle", "heckle", "nag", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "rouse", "badger", "bait", "bullyrag", "ballyrag", "devil", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "pester", "plague", "tease", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "infuriate", "madden", "rankle", "roil", "agitate", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distress", "exercise", "freak (out)", "fret", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "miff", "offend", "outrage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "frost", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "persecuted":{ "suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a nation that is still regarded as a refuge for persecuted people from around the world" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "browbeaten", "bullied", "cowed", "hectored", "intimidated", "abused", "maltreated", "mistreated", "abject", "despairing", "disheartened", "dispirited", "downcast", "hopeless" ], "synonyms":[ "crushed", "downtrodden", "oppressed", "tyrannized" ] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "people who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "delivered", "released", "relieved", "reprieved", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "solaced", "soothed", "succored" ], "related":[ "assailed", "attacked", "badgered", "dogged", "hounded", "pursued", "rode", "rid", "aggravated", "agitated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "distressed", "disturbed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "molested", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "flustered", "grieved", "perturbed", "strained", "stressed", "tried", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "crushed", "oppressed", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "smote", "struck", "tyrannized", "victimized", "hurt", "pained", "panged", "pricked", "smarted", "stabbed", "stung", "wrung", "martyred" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicted", "agonized", "anguished", "bedeviled", "beset", "besieged", "cursed", "excruciated", "harrowed", "plagued", "racked", "tormented", "tortured" ] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she likes to persecute her sister with pointless, annoying questions at very inopportune times" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed" ], "related":[ "hassled", "heckled", "nagged", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "roused", "badgered", "baited", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "deviled", "devilled", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "plagued", "teased", "angered", "antagonized", "enraged", "incensed", "infuriated", "maddened", "rankled", "roiled", "agitated", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "exercised", "freaked (out)", "fretted", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "miffed", "offended", "outraged" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "ate", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "exasperated", "frosted", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "vexed", "vext" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "persecutor":{ "a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "years later his schoolyard persecutor would end up being one of his low-paid employees" ], "near antonyms":[ "defender", "deliverer", "guard", "protector", "rescuer", "savior", "saviour", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "related":[ "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "giber", "jiber", "insulter", "jeerer", "scoffer", "scorner", "trash-talker", "smart aleck", "smart alec", "smarty", "smartie", "smarty-pants", "wiseacre", "wise guy", "kidder", "lampooner", "satirist", "accuser", "blamer", "troublemaker", "assailant", "attacker", "molester", "victimizer", "bother", "disturber", "pest" ], "synonyms":[ "baiter", "harasser", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "quiz", "quizzer", "ridiculer", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer" ] }, "one who is obnoxiously annoying":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "on this flight my airline-appointed persecutor was a chattering nitwit who could not stop talking about himself" ], "near antonyms":[ "charmer", "smoothy", "smoothie", "comforter", "solacer", "soother" ], "related":[ "headache", "harrier", "heckler", "interrupter", "interruptor", "hassle", "plague", "harasser", "molester", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer" ], "synonyms":[ "annoyance", "annoyer", "bother", "gadfly", "gnawer", "nudnik", "nudnick", "nuisance", "pain", "pest", "tease", "teaser" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "persiflage":{ "good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "their tongue-in-cheek persiflage is sometimes mistaken for an exchange of insults by people who don't know them" ], "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", "jesting", "joshing", "raillery", "repartee" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "persiflages":{ "good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "their tongue-in-cheek persiflage is sometimes mistaken for an exchange of insults by people who don't know them" ], "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", "jesting", "joshing", "raillery", "repartee" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "persistent":{ "continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "although his first attempts were singularly unsuccessful, he was persistent in his pursuit of a career in rock music" ], "near antonyms":[ "quitting", "surrendering", "yielding", "faltering", "hesitant", "hesitating", "irresolute", "vacillating", "wavering", "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "traitorous", "treacherous" ], "related":[ "assured", "certain", "dedicated", "determined", "firm", "hell-bent", "intent", "positive", "resolute", "resolved", "single-minded", "sure", "adamant", "bullheaded", "hardened", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "implacable", "indurate", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "peevish", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "unregenerate", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "resistant", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "constant", "devoted", "faithful", "good", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "indomitable", "unconquerable", "hard", "inflexible", "relentless", "stern", "unbending", "unflinching", "unrelenting" ], "synonyms":[ "dogged", "insistent", "patient", "persevering", "pertinacious", "tenacious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "person":{ "a member of the human race":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "is there any person here who knows how to speak Spanish?" ], "near antonyms":[ "animal", "beast", "beastie", "brute", "critter" ], "related":[ "hominid", "homo", "humanoid", "brother", "fellow", "fellowman", "neighbor", "celebrity", "personality", "self", "somebody" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "being", "bird", "bod", "body", "character", "cookie", "cooky", "creature", "customer", "devil", "duck", "egg", "face", "fish", "guy", "head", "human", "human being", "individual", "life", "man", "mortal", "party", "personage", "scout", "slob", "sort", "soul", "specimen", "stiff", "thing", "wight" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "personable":{ "friendly and easy to get along with":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The hostess was very personable .", "He is a personable young man." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "personality":{ "a person who is widely known and usually much talked about":{ "antonyms":[ "nobody", "noncelebrity" ], "examples":[ "a local television personality who is beloved by area residents" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweight", "mediocrity", "has-been" ], "related":[ "favorite", "heartthrob", "hero", "idol", "demigod", "dignitary", "eminence", "immortal", "monument", "pillar", "worthy", "baron", "big shot", "bigwig", "kahuna", "magnate", "mogul", "nabob", "panjandrum" ], "synonyms":[ "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre", "cause celebre", "celeb", "celebrity", "figure", "icon", "ikon", "light", "luminary", "megastar", "name", "notability", "notable", "notoriety", "personage", "somebody", "standout", "star", "superstar", "VIP" ] }, "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "every debate that was supposedly about the issues quickly degenerated into a juvenile exchange of personalities" ], "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", "insult", "name", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "poke", "put-down", "sarcasm", "slap", "slight", "slur" ] }, "the set of qualities that make a person different from other people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's got a great personality" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformity", "conventionality" ], "related":[ "distinctiveness", "idiosyncrasy", "oneness", "peculiarity", "separateness", "singleness", "singularity", "uniqueness", "disposition", "humor", "nature", "temper", "temperament", "independence" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "identity", "individualism", "individuality", "self-identity", "selfhood" ] }, "the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it has never been in the nation's personality to adhere to a rigid class system" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "individuality", "singularity", "uniqueness", "attribute", "characteristic", "earmark", "essentiality", "feature", "flavor", "hallmark", "mark", "point", "property", "savor", "savour", "stamp", "trait", "disposition", "grain", "sort", "temper", "temperament", "composition", "makeup", "essence", "essentiality", "interior", "interiority", "soul", "spirit", "metal", "stuff", "substance", "habit", "way" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "clay", "colors", "complexion", "constitution", "genius", "nature", "self", "tone" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "personalize":{ "to represent in visible form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in the character of the good-hearted, virtuous seaman, the author has personalized the concept of perfect innocence" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "actualize", "concretize", "realize", "exemplify", "illustrate", "image", "objectify", "symbolize", "typify" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "embody", "epitomize", "express", "externalize", "incarnate", "incorporate", "instantiate", "manifest", "materialize", "personify", "substantiate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "personate":{ "to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ape", "copy", "imitate", "mime", "mimic", "mock", "monkey", "parody", "travesty", "perform", "portray" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "impersonate", "masquerade (as)", "play", "pose (as)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "perspicacious":{ "having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She considers herself a perspicacious judge of character.", "The critic made some perspicacious observations about the film." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "persuading":{ "the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no amount of persuading could make her change her mind" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blandishment", "cajolement", "cajolery", "coaxing", "entreaty", "exhortation", "urging", "wheedling", "seduction", "tempting", "influencing", "prompting", "swaying", "lobbying", "pressuring", "brainwashing", "overpersuasion" ], "synonyms":[ "conversion", "convincing", "inducement", "inducing", "persuasion", "suasion" ] }, "to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she persuaded us that she can indeed communicate with the dead", "he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension" ], "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", "inducing", "moving", "prevailing (on or upon)", "satisfying", "talking (into)", "winning (over)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "persuasive":{ "having the power to persuade":{ "antonyms":[ "inconclusive", "indecisive", "ineffective", "uncompelling", "unconvincing", "unpersuasive" ], "examples":[ "a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system" ], "near antonyms":[ "groundless", "invalid", "shaky", "unfounded", "unsound", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "unimportant", "immaterial", "irrelevant", "feeble", "weak" ], "related":[ "authoritative", "definitive", "sound", "valid", "well-founded", "important", "significant", "weighty", "material", "pertinent", "relevant" ], "synonyms":[ "cogent", "compelling", "conclusive", "convincing", "decisive", "effective", "forceful", "satisfying", "strong", "telling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "persuasiveness":{ "the capacity to persuade":{ "antonyms":[ "inconclusiveness", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness" ], "examples":[ "the persuasiveness of her closing statement changed the minds of several jurors who had been leaning toward conviction" ], "near antonyms":[ "invalidity", "shakiness", "unsoundness", "feebleness", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "related":[ "impact", "might", "power", "punch", "strength", "weight", "believability", "credibility", "soundness", "validity", "authoritativeness", "definitiveness", "influence", "sway", "appeal", "seductiveness" ], "synonyms":[ "authority", "cogency", "conclusiveness", "convincingness", "effectiveness", "force", "forcefulness", "persuasion", "suasiveness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pertained (to)":{ "to have (something) as a subject matter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "where would I find books pertaining to birds?" ], "near antonyms":[ "excluded", "omitted", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slighted", "slurred (over)", "brushed (aside or off)", "rejected", "shrugged off" ], "related":[ "appertained (to)", "bore (on or upon)", "referred (to)", "related (to)", "adverted (to)", "alluded (to)", "cited", "glanced (upon)", "instanced", "mentioned", "named", "noted", "noticed", "quoted", "specified", "touched (upon)", "offered", "presented", "contained", "embraced", "encompassed", "entailed", "included", "incorporated" ], "synonyms":[ "concerned", "covered", "dealt (with)", "treated (of)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pertaining":{ "to be the property of a person or group of persons":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the belief that quality medical care is a right that pertains to everyone" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "having", "holding", "owning", "possessing" ], "synonyms":[ "appertaining", "belonging" ] }, "to have a relation or connection":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a person who is an expert in anything pertaining to the history of the American theater" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "affecting", "concerning", "interesting", "involving", "touching", "associating", "connecting", "coupling", "interrelating", "linking", "tying in", "tieing in", "dealing (with)", "treating" ], "synonyms":[ "appertaining", "applying", "bearing", "referring", "relating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "perturbing":{ "causing worry or anxiety":{ "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ], "examples":[ "the perturbing news meant that we'd have to end our vacation prematurely" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "related":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "synonyms":[ "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "examples":[ "the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "related":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "peruse":{ "to go over and mentally take in the content of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "browse", "dip (into)", "leaf (through)", "scan", "skim", "speed-read", "thumb (through)", "turn over", "devour", "gobble (up)", "slog (through)", "wade (through)", "reread", "proofread", "decipher", "review", "study", "apprehend", "comprehend", "get", "grasp", "make", "make out", "perceive", "see", "tumble (to)", "understand" ], "synonyms":[ "pore (over)", "read" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "perverse":{ "easily irritated or annoyed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "how can you be so cheerful one day, and so perverse the next?" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "companionable", "cordial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "friendly", "genial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "sweet", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining", "understanding" ], "related":[ "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "cross-grained", "curmudgeonly", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "off-color", "off-colored", "ornery", "querulous", "snarly", "surly", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "fractious", "fretful", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "huffy", "pouty", "sensitive", "short", "sulky", "sullen", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "hot-blooded", "passionate" ], "synonyms":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "fiery", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "stuffy", "testy", "waspish" ] }, "having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{ "antonyms":[ "pure", "uncorrupt", "uncorrupted" ], "examples":[ "social conservatives who believe that Hollywood is a perverse world that exerts an unhealthy influence on the young" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorruptible", "ethical", "honest", "principled", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "related":[ "bent", "crooked", "cutthroat", "dishonest", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "contaminated", "spoiled", "tainted", "bad", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "nefarious", "sinful", "vicious", "wicked" ], "synonyms":[ "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "jackleg", "libertine", "loose", "perverted", "rakehell", "rakehelly", "rakish", "reprobate", "sick", "unclean", "unwholesome", "warped" ] }, "not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{ "antonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decorous", "felicitous", "fit", "fitting", "genteel", "happy", "meet", "proper", "right", "seemly", "suitable" ], "examples":[ "a convicted criminal seemed like a perverse choice for a bank employee" ], "near antonyms":[ "fortunate", "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "applicable", "apposite", "apropos", "apt", "germane", "material", "pat", "pointed", "relative", "relevant", "compatible", "congenial", "harmonious", "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" ], "related":[ "inopportune", "unfortunate", "unseasonable", "untimely", "extraneous", "immaterial", "inapplicable", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "misbecoming", "mismatched", "incompatible", "inconsistent", "uncongenial", "bad", "naughty", "sinful", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "banned", "barred", "disallowed", "forbidden", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "awkward", "gauche", "ungraceful", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory" ], "synonyms":[ "amiss", "graceless", "improper", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "incongruous", "incorrect", "indecorous", "inept", "infelicitous", "malapropos", "unapt", "unbecoming", "unfit", "unhappy", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "untoward", "wrong" ] }, "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":[ "a fact so self-evident that not even the most perverse of opponents could deny it" ], "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", "inconvincible", "inflexible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "ossified", "pat", "pertinacious", "pigheaded", "self-opinionated", "self-willed", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pervs":{ "a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an undercover officer visiting chat rooms in search of pervs preying on naive teens" ], "near antonyms":[ "saints" ], "related":[ "bankrupts", "delinquents", "derelicts", "incorrigibles", "blackguards", "cads", "heels", "knaves", "miscreants", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "scoundrels", "villains", "lechers", "playboys", "playgirls", "satyrs" ], "synonyms":[ "backsliders", "debauchees", "debauchers", "decadents", "degenerates", "deviates", "libertines", "perverts", "profligates", "rakehells", "rakes", "rips" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pesky":{ "causing annoyance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers" ], "near antonyms":[ "delightful", "pleasing" ], "related":[ "burdensome", "discomforting", "displeasing", "disquieting", "distressing", "importunate", "importune", "inconveniencing", "angering", "enraging", "infuriating", "brattish", "bratty", "mischievous", "offensive", "troublesome", "upsetting", "distractive", "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "worrisome", "biting", "grating", "jangling", "jarring", "spiny", "thorny" ], "synonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "carking", "chafing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "nettling", "peeving", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pessimist":{ "a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a true pessimist , he's convinced that there will be wars as long as there are people to wage them" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna", "positivist", "idealist", "sentimentalist" ], "related":[ "misandrist", "misogynist", "doubter", "negativist", "skeptic", "belittler", "critic", "derider", "detractor", "scoffer", "malcontent", "defeatist", "quitter" ], "synonyms":[ "cynic", "misanthrope", "naysayer" ] }, "one who emphasizes bad aspects or conditions and expects the worst":{ "antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna" ], "examples":[ "she's such a pessimist that she's convinced she'll fail every test" ], "near antonyms":[ "Don Quixote", "dreamer", "fantast", "idealist", "idealizer", "ideologue", "idealogue", "romantic", "romanticist", "utopian", "visionary", "sentimentalist" ], "related":[ "Cassandra", "Jeremiah", "cynic", "fatalist", "nihilist", "hardnose", "pragmatist", "realist", "anti-utopian", "knocker", "naysayer", "worrier", "worrywart" ], "synonyms":[ "defeatist" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pest":{ "a widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one of the great pests of the 20th century was the influenza epidemic of 1918, which killed millions across the globe" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "murrain", "epidemic", "pandemic", "affection", "affliction", "ailment", "contagion", "illness", "infection", "infirmity", "malady", "sickness", "blight", "curse", "scourge" ], "synonyms":[ "pestilence", "plague" ] }, "one who is obnoxiously annoying":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stop being a pest to your sister and go find something else to do" ], "near antonyms":[ "charmer", "smoothy", "smoothie", "comforter", "solacer", "soother" ], "related":[ "headache", "harrier", "heckler", "interrupter", "interruptor", "hassle", "plague", "harasser", "molester", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer" ], "synonyms":[ "annoyance", "annoyer", "bother", "gadfly", "gnawer", "nudnik", "nudnick", "nuisance", "pain", "persecutor", "tease", "teaser" ] }, "something that is a source of irritation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a never-ending construction project that continues to be a pest for motorists" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "related":[ "discomfort", "fleabite", "pinprick", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble", "hang-up", "pet peeve", "problem", "annoyer", "disturber", "harasser", "mischief", "offender", "pandora's box" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pester":{ "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "leave", "slight", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "oblige", "placate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content" ], "related":[ "inconvenience", "trouble", "aggravate", "annoy", "bedevil", "chafe", "devil", "dog", "dun", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "gnaw", "grate", "hassle", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rankle", "rasp", "rile", "roil", "torment", "vex", "worry", "beleaguer", "beset", "besiege", "distress", "plague", "afflict", "harass", "provoke", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "agitate", "perturb", "butt in", "cut in (on)", "obtrude", "encroach", "infringe", "invade", "trespass" ], "synonyms":[ "bother", "bug", "chivy", "chivvy", "disturb", "intrude (upon)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pestiferous":{ "causing annoyance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a pestiferous weed that has given gardeners no end of grief" ], "near antonyms":[ "delightful", "pleasing" ], "related":[ "burdensome", "discomforting", "displeasing", "disquieting", "distressing", "importunate", "importune", "inconveniencing", "angering", "enraging", "infuriating", "brattish", "bratty", "mischievous", "offensive", "troublesome", "upsetting", "distractive", "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "worrisome", "biting", "grating", "jangling", "jarring", "spiny", "thorny" ], "synonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "carking", "chafing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "nettling", "peeving", "pesky", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pet peeve":{ "something that annoys or bothers a person very much":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "peter (out)":{ "as in give out , fade (away)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "petered (out)":{ "as in gave out , faded (away)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "petitioned":{ "to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship" ], "near antonyms":[ "hinted", "implied", "intimated", "suggested", "appeased", "conciliated", "gratified", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted" ], "related":[ "bludged", "cadged", "mooched", "sponged", "asked", "desired", "invoked", "requested", "sued", "claimed", "coerced", "commanded", "compelled", "demanded", "forced", "insisted", "required" ], "synonyms":[ "appealed (to)", "begged", "beseeched", "besought", "besieged", "conjured", "entreated", "impetrated", "implored", "importuned", "pleaded (to)", "pled (to)", "plead (to)", "prayed", "solicited", "supplicated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "petrified":{ "to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{ "antonyms":[ "braced", "energized", "enlivened", "invigorated", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized", "vivified" ], "examples":[ "groupthink and peer pressure have so petrified the thinking of the company's top brass that they haven't produced an innovative product in years" ], "near antonyms":[ "aroused", "roused", "stirred", "charged", "electrified", "galvanized", "excited", "fermented", "fired", "fomented", "incited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "instigated", "kindled", "provoked", "sparked", "triggered", "whipped (up)", "abetted", "boosted", "buoyed", "cheered", "emboldened", "fortified", "heartened", "inspired", "lifted", "reactivated", "reanimated", "reawakened", "reawoke", "reawaked", "recharged", "reenergized", "re-energized", "refreshed", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "rekindled", "renewed", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived" ], "related":[ "burned out", "burnt out", "debilitated", "did in", "drained", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "fatigued", "sapped", "tuckered (out)", "undermined", "weakened", "wore", "wore out", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "synonyms":[ "castrated", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "dehydrated", "desiccated", "devitalized", "enervated", "gelded", "lobotomized" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pettiness":{ "the quality or state of being unimportant":{ "antonyms":[ "bigness", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "significance", "weight", "weightiness" ], "examples":[ "the astonishing pettiness of most of the things that she fusses over" ], "near antonyms":[ "substance", "value", "worth" ], "related":[ "emptiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness" ], "synonyms":[ "immateriality", "inconsequence", "inconsequentiality", "inconsiderableness", "insignificance", "insignificancy", "littleness", "negligibility", "nullity", "slightness", "smallness", "triviality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "petting":{ "to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a cat who loves to be petted" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "billing", "canoodling", "cuddling", "necking", "nestling", "nosing", "nuzzling", "snuggling", "spooning", "feeling up", "pawing", "cradling", "embracing", "enfolding", "hugging", "bouncing", "dandling", "kneading", "massaging", "babying", "coddling", "indulging", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling" ], "synonyms":[ "caressing", "fondling", "gentling", "loving", "patting", "stroking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pettish":{ "easily irritated or annoyed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "companionable", "cordial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "friendly", "genial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "sweet", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining", "understanding" ], "related":[ "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "cross-grained", "curmudgeonly", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "off-color", "off-colored", "ornery", "querulous", "snarly", "surly", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "fractious", "fretful", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "huffy", "pouty", "sensitive", "short", "sulky", "sullen", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "hot-blooded", "passionate" ], "synonyms":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "fiery", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "stuffy", "testy", "waspish" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "petty":{ "not broad or open in views or opinions":{ "antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "catholic", "cosmopolitan", "liberal", "open", "open-minded", "receptive", "tolerant" ], "examples":[ "a petty little town that was not ethnically diverse and very happy about the situation" ], "near antonyms":[ "impartial", "nonpartisan", "objective", "unbiased", "unprejudiced", "freethinking" ], "related":[ "inflexible", "ironbound", "obdurate", "obstinate", "rigid", "set", "stubborn", "unyielding", "wrongheaded", "bigoted", "intolerant", "biased", "discriminating", "discriminatory", "jaundiced", "one-sided", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "brassbound", "hidebound", "old-fashioned", "reactionary", "stodgy", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "stuffy", "dogmatic", "dogmatical", "opinionated", "opinionative", "limited", "hick", "unsophisticated" ], "synonyms":[ "illiberal", "insular", "Lilliputian", "little", "narrow", "narrow-minded", "parochial", "picayune", "provincial", "sectarian", "small", "small-minded" ] }, "so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{ "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "considerable", "important", "material", "significant" ], "examples":[ "obsessed over even petty problems" ], "near antonyms":[ "serious", "substantial", "weighty", "eventful", "momentous", "pivotal", "conspicuous", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "striking", "appreciable", "discernible", "discernable", "measurable" ], "related":[ "inferior", "mean", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "little", "puny", "tiny", "hairsplitting", "nitpicking", "pettifogging", "quibbling", "one-horse", "small-fry", "two-bit" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "de minimis", "footling", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "measly", "Mickey Mouse", "minute", "negligible", "niggling", "no-account", "nominal", "paltry", "peanut", "picayune", "piddling", "piddly", "piffling", "pimping", "slight", "trifling", "trivial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "petulant":{ "easily irritated or annoyed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "companionable", "cordial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "friendly", "genial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "sweet", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining", "understanding" ], "related":[ "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "cross-grained", "curmudgeonly", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "off-color", "off-colored", "ornery", "querulous", "snarly", "surly", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "fractious", "fretful", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "huffy", "pouty", "sensitive", "short", "sulky", "sullen", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "hot-blooded", "passionate" ], "synonyms":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "fiery", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "stuffy", "testy", "waspish" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pewter":{ "of the color gray":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a pewter car that's almost invisible in fog" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "bright", "deep", "gay", "rich", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated" ], "related":[ "achromatic", "colorless", "neutral", "dirty", "dull", "faded", "sad", "washed-out", "ashen", "ashy", "chalky", "livid", "mousy", "mousey", "pale", "palish", "white", "whitish", "chocolate", "dun", "sandy", "sepia", "brindled", "brindle", "grizzled", "hoar", "hoary" ], "synonyms":[ "argentine", "gray", "grey", "grayish", "leaden", "silver", "silvery", "slate", "slaty", "slatey", "steely" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "peeked":{ "to take a quick or hasty look":{ "examples":[ "peek out the window and see if it's raining" ], "synonyms":[ "browsed", "dipped", "glanced", "glimpsed", "glinted", "skimmed" ], "related":[ "keeked", "peeped", "blinked", "squinted", "looked over", "perused", "raked", "scanned" ], "near antonyms":[ "examined", "overlooked", "oversaw", "questioned", "surveyed", "studied", "viewed", "peered", "pried", "gawked", "goggled", "rubbernecked", "leered", "ogled" ], "antonyms":[ "gazed", "stared" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "peristyle":{ "as in atrium , parvis":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pert":{ "having much high-spirited energy and movement":{ "examples":[ "a pert girl who is a member of the cheerleading squad" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "airy", "animate", "animated", "bouncing", "brisk", "energetic", "frisky", "gay", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "lively", "mettlesome", "peppy", "perky", "pizzazzy", "pizazzy", "racy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "spirited", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy" ], "related":[ "dapper", "dashing", "spiffy", "agog", "alert", "awake", "open-eyed", "up", "wide-awake", "agile", "nimble", "spry", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "chirpy", "chirrupy", "effervescent", "sparkly", "upbeat", "eager", "enthusiastic", "keen", "frolicsome", "impish", "pixieish", "playful", "boisterous", "bubbly", "ebullient", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "high-strung", "nervous", "skittish" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolent", "lazy", "unambitious", "inert", "lethargic", "sleepy", "sluggish", "tired", "torpid", "weary", "apathetic", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "boring", "dull", "irksome", "tedious" ], "antonyms":[ "dead", "inactive", "inanimate", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languishing", "languorous", "leaden", "lifeless", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "vapid" ] }, "making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred":{ "examples":[ "a pert retort that irritated the teacher" ], "synonyms":[ "cute", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "smart-ass", "smart-assed", "smarty-pants", "wise", "wiseass" ], "related":[ "flighty", "frivolous", "cheeky", "cocky", "fresh", "impertinent", "impish", "impudent", "mischievous", "playful", "roguish", "sassy", "saucy", "waggish", "disrespectful", "rude", "breezy", "casual", "glib", "inappropriate", "thoughtless" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "serious", "sober", "solemn", "somber", "sombre" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "sincere" ] }, "sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "a pert suggestion for a truly original marketing campaign" ], "synonyms":[ "piquant", "poignant", "pungent", "salty", "savory", "savoury", "zesty", "zingy" ], "related":[ "racy", "spicy", "fiery", "gingery", "hot", "peppery", "vinegary", "acute", "keen", "biting", "bitter", "cutting", "mordant", "trenchant", "animating", "energizing", "enlightening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "piquing", "provocative", "provoking", "ambrosial", "appetizing", "delectable", "delicious", "luscious", "palatable", "scrumptious", "toothsome", "flavorful", "savorous", "tasty", "absorbing", "arresting", "engaging", "engrossing", "enthralling", "fascinating", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "riveting" ], "near antonyms":[ "flat", "flavorless", "savorless", "tasteless", "arid", "banal", "barren", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "dry", "dull", "flat", "humdrum", "leaden", "monotonous", "numbing", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "predictable", "stale", "stodgy", "tedious", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "wearying", "bland", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak" ], "antonyms":[ "insipid", "zestless" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "personnel":{ "a body of persons at work or available for work":{ "examples":[ "we finally have enough personnel to start that big project" ], "synonyms":[ "force", "help", "labor force", "manpower", "pool", "staff", "workforce" ], "related":[ "labor", "proletariat", "rank and file", "band", 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"discrimination", "foresight", "foresightedness", "judiciousness", "prudence", "sanity", "logic", "rationality" ], "near antonyms":[ "density", "dullness", "dulness", "obtuseness", "brainlessness", "folly", "foolishness", "idiocy", "imbecility", "mindlessness", "silliness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "stupidity", "witlessness", "illogic", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "unsoundness", "craziness", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "preposterousness", "senselessness", "zaniness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences":{ "examples":[ "the perceptivity of that epicure's palate is legendary in food and wine circles" ], "synonyms":[ "acuity", "acuteness", "delicacy", "keenness", "perceptiveness", "sensitiveness", "sensitivity", "sharpness" ], "related":[ "hyperacuity", "hypersensitiveness", "hypersensitivity", "oversensitiveness", "oversensitivity", "supersensitivity", "accuracy", "exactitude", "exactness", "fineness" ], 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"patching", "plugging", "sealing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "personalized":{ "of, relating to, or belonging to a single person":{ "examples":[ "a personalized jewelry box that had been engraved with her initials" ], "synonyms":[ "idiomatic", "individual", "individualized", "particular", "patented", "peculiar", "personal", "private", "privy", "separate", "singular", "subjective", "unique" ], "related":[ "characteristic", "distinctive", "intimate", "identifying", "idiosyncratic", "especial", "express", "special", "specific", "independent", "nonconformist", "self-directed", "self-sufficient", "custom", "customized", "specialized" ], "near antonyms":[ "broad", "prevailing", "prevalent", "widespread", "common", "normal", "regular", "typical" ], "antonyms":[ "general", "generic", "popular", "public", "shared", "universal" ] }, "to represent in visible form":{ "examples":[ "in the character of the good-hearted, virtuous seaman, the author has personalized the concept of perfect innocence" ], "synonyms":[ "bodied", "embodied", "epitomized", "expressed", "externalized", "incarnated", "incorporated", "instantiated", "manifested", "materialized", "personified", "substantiated" ], "related":[ "actualized", "concretized", "realized", "exemplified", "illustrated", "imaged", "objectified", "symbolized", "typified" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "disembodied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] } }