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"diffusing (through)", "impregnating", "passing (into)", "penetrating", "filling (up)", "drenching", "imbuing", "infusing", "saturating", "soaking", "steeping", "flooding", "glutting" ], "synonyms":[ "interpenetrating", "percolating (into)", "permeating", "pervading", "riddling", "transfusing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sugarcoated":{ "appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way":{ "antonyms":[ "unsentimental" ], "examples":[ "those sugarcoated versions of family life that old TV sitcoms portrayed" ], "near antonyms":[ "unadulterated", "unvarnished", "antisentimental", "cynical", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "hardheaded" ], "related":[ "dreamy", "misty-eyed", "moonstruck", "moony", "nostalgic", "starry-eyed", "feel-good", "fuzzy", "melodramatic", "soap-operatic", "soapy", "sudsy", "flat", "insipid", "soft-boiled", "tasteless", "vapid", "watery", "cutesy", "twee" ], "synonyms":[ "chocolate-box", "cloying", "corny", "drippy", "fruity", "gooey", "lovey-dovey", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "novelettish", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "slushy", "soppy", "soupy", "spoony", "spooney", "sticky", "sugary", "wet" ] }, "to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "textbooks that sugarcoat history", "She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sugarloaf":{ "as in dome":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "suggest":{ "to convey an idea indirectly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us" ], "near antonyms":[ "announce", "declare", "proclaim", "elucidate", "explain", "spell out", "delineate", "describe" ], "related":[ "advert", "mention", "point", "refer", "signal", "signalize", "signify", "smack 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"suppliance", "supplication" ] }, "the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a rather old-fashioned fellow, he first sought the consent of the girl's father for the suit" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "wooing", "affair", "affaire", "love affair", "romance", "betrothal", "engagement" ], "synonyms":[ "courting", "courtship", "dating", "lovemaking" ] }, "to be fitting or proper":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no, a second-floor room won't suit if there's no elevator, since one of us has a disability" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "satisfy", "suffice", "function", "work" ], "synonyms":[ "befit", "beseem", "do", "fit", "go", "serve" ] }, "to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a bohemian by nature, she would have to suit her behavior to the corporate culture" ], "near antonyms":[ "misadjust" ], "related":[ "readapt", "readjust", "customize", "gear", "match", "model", "pattern", "attune", "correct", "harmonize", "square", "tune", "establish", "root", "settle", "acquaint", "familiarize", "orient", "orientate", "equip", "prepare", "prime", "rehearse", "harden", "inure", "season", "toughen", "alter", "convert", "make over", "modify", "recast", "reclaim", "recycle", "redesign", "redevelop", "redo", "reengineer", "refashion", "refigure", "refit", "refocus", "reinvent", "rejigger", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "transform", "accustom", "habilitate", "habituate", "naturalize", "ready", "train", "bend", "fiddle (with)", "fine-tune", "phase", "register", "regulate", "rig" ], "synonyms":[ "acclimate", "acclimatize", "accommodate", "adapt", "adjust", "condition", "conform", "doctor", "edit", "fashion", "fit", "put", "shape", "tailor" ] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "antonyms":[ "displease" ], "examples":[ "the location of our hotel suited us just fine" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "cross", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "perturb", "pique", "put out", "ruffle", "vex", "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "steam up", "provoke", "rouse", "agitate", "distress", "disturb", "fret", "upset", "harass", "harry", "pester", "affront", "insult", "offend" ], "related":[ "appease", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "soothe", "assuage", "quench", "sate", "satiate", "excite", "tickle", "titillate", "amuse", "divert", "entertain", "treat", "captivate", "charm", "galvanize", "thrill", "calm", "comfort", "cater (to)", "humor", "indulge", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil" ], "synonyms":[ "agree (with)", "content", "delight", "feast", "gas", "glad", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "pleasure", "rejoice", "satisfy", "warm" ] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "antonyms":[ "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "untruss" ], "examples":[ "went to the party suited in a strange getup that he'd picked out himself" ], "near antonyms":[ "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil" ], "related":[ "cloak", "frock", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swaddle", "swathe", "wrap", "accoutre", "accouter", "bedight", "equip", "furnish", "habilitate", "outfit", "tailor", "uniform", "dress down", "underdress" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck (out)", "do up", "dress", "dress up", "enrobe", "garb", "garment", "get up", "gown", "habit", "invest", "rig (out)", "robe", "tog (up or out)", "toilet", "vesture" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "suitably":{ "in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose":{ "antonyms":[ "improperly", "inappropriately", "incongruously", "incorrectly", "unseemly", "unsuitably", "wrongly" ], "examples":[ "tried to appear suitably amused by his well-intentioned anecdote" ], "near antonyms":[ "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "inopportunely", "unfortunately", "unseasonably", "inappositely", "inaptly", "irrelevantly", "awkwardly", "ungracefully" ], "related":[ "well", "acceptably", "adequately", "passably", "satisfactorily", "tolerably", "decently", "decorously" ], "synonyms":[ "appositely", "appropriately", "congruously", "correctly", "duly", "fittingly", "happily", "meetly", "properly", "right", "rightly" ] }, "in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction":{ "antonyms":[ "inadequately", "insufficiently", "unsatisfactorily" ], "examples":[ "I need someone who's suitably versed in computers to help me decide what to buy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "acceptably", "decently", "fairly", "moderately", "passably", "tolerably", "meetly", "properly", "rightly", "seemly", "agreeably", "gratifyingly", "satisfyingly", "abundantly", "amply", "aplenty", "optimally", "plenteously", "plentifully", "commensurately", "proportionately" ], "synonyms":[ "adequately", "enough", "satisfactorily", "sufficiently" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "suite":{ "a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an athlete accompanied everywhere by a suite of attendants, including his personal trainer, a dietician, and a massage therapist" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crew", "personnel", "staff", "court", "assistant", "attendant", "helper", "retainer" ], "synonyms":[ "cortege", "cort\u00e8ge", "entourage", "following", "posse", "retinue", "tail", "train" ] }, "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "replaced the mismatched bed and chests of drawers with a handsome new bedroom suite" ], "near antonyms":[ "entity", "item", "single", "unit" ], "related":[ "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomeration", "agglomeration", "assortment", "hodgepodge", "jumble", "miscellany", "mixture", "odds and ends", "sundries", "variety", "cycle", "run", "series", "suit" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "assemblage", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "bunch", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "muster", "package", "parcel", "passel", "set" ] }, "a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "whenever he visits the city, he stays in his uncle's 10th-floor suite" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bed-sitter", "bedsit", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousing", "condo", "condominium", "duplex", "duplex apartment", "efficiency", "efficiency apartment", "flatlet", "floor-through", "garden apartment", "granny flat", "maisonette", "penthouse", "railroad flat", "salon", "saloon", "studio", "studio apartment", "triplex", "walk-up", "gallery", "wing", "apartment building", "apartment house", "tenement house" ], "synonyms":[ "apartment", "diggings", "digs", "flat", "lodgings", "tenement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "suited":{ "as in dressed , attired":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to be fitting or proper":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no, a second-floor room won't suit if there's no elevator, since one of us has a disability" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "satisfied", "sufficed", "functioned", "worked", "wrought" ], "synonyms":[ "befitted", "beseemed", "did", "fitted", "fit", "served", "went" ] }, "to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a bohemian by nature, she would have to suit her behavior to the corporate culture" ], "near antonyms":[ "misadjusted" ], "related":[ "readapted", "readjusted", "customized", "geared", "matched", "modeled", "modelled", "patterned", "attuned", "corrected", "harmonized", "squared", "tuned", "established", "rooted", "settled", "acquainted", "familiarized", "orientated", "oriented", "equipped", "prepared", "primed", "rehearsed", "hardened", "inured", "seasoned", "toughened", "altered", "converted", "made over", "modified", "recast", "reclaimed", "recycled", "redesigned", "redeveloped", "redid", "reengineered", "refashioned", "refigured", "refitted", "refocused", "reinvented", "rejiggered", "remade", "remodeled", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "transformed", "accustomed", "habilitated", "habituated", "naturalized", "readied", "trained", "bent", "fiddled (with)", "fine-tuned", "phased", "registered", "regulated", "rigged" ], "synonyms":[ "acclimated", "acclimatized", "accommodated", "adapted", "adjusted", "conditioned", "conformed", "doctored", "edited", "fashioned", "fitted", "fit", "put", "shaped", "tailored" ] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "antonyms":[ "displeased" ], "examples":[ "the location of our hotel suited us just fine" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "related":[ "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed", "assuaged", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed (with)", "contented", "delighted", "feasted", "gassed", "gladded", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "pleasured", "rejoiced", "satisfied", "warmed" ] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "antonyms":[ "disarrayed", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "unclothed", "undressed", "untrussed" ], "examples":[ "went to the party suited in a strange getup that he'd picked out himself" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuded", "divested", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled" ], "related":[ "cloaked", "frocked", "jacketed", "mantled", "vested", "draped", "enswathed", "happed", "huddled", "swaddled", "swathed", "wrapped", "accoutred", "accoutered", "bedighted", "bedight", "equipped", "furnished", "habilitated", "outfitted", "tailored", "uniformed", "dressed down", "underdressed" ], "synonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked (out)", "did up", "dressed", "dressed up", "enrobed", "garbed", "garmented", "got up", "gowned", "habited", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "togged (up or out)", "toileted", "vestured" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "suitors":{ "a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my sister finally married her suitor of six years on Sunday" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "fellows", "men", "old men", "significant others", "squeezes", "admirers", "crushes", "steadies", "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "favorites", "flames", "honeys", "lovers", "loves", "sparks", "sweethearts", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "sweets", "valentines", "dates", "escorts", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds" ], "synonyms":[ "gallants", "swains", "wooers" ] }, "one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the inventor had several suitors for his patent, but he wasn't interested in dealing with a big company" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beggars", "mendicants", "panhandlers", "cadgers", "moochers", "schnorrers", "askers", "requesters", "suers" ], "synonyms":[ "petitioners", "pleaders", "solicitors", "suppliants", "supplicants" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sulk(s)":{ "as in pouts , tantrum":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to silently go about in a bad mood":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the toddler would sulk for hours whenever he didn't get his way" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "broods", "dwells (on)", "mulls (over)", "muses (over)", "ponders", "frowns", "glowers", "lowers", "lours", "scowls", "carries on", "takes on", "pets" ], "synonyms":[ "grumps", "mopes", "pouts" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sulkily":{ "as in sternly , glumly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "sulky":{ "given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "our teenage daughter turns sulky if we refuse to let her borrow the car" ], "near antonyms":[ "sociable", "cheerful", "cheery", "gladsome", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "perky", "sunny", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed" ], "related":[ "dour", "gloomy", "morose", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "testy", "waspish", "brooding", "moping", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "huffy", "sensitive", "temperamental", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy" ], "synonyms":[ "glum", "mopey", "pouting", "pouty", "sullen", "surly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sullenness":{ "a state of resentful silence or irritability":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her mother-in-law managed to dispel her sullenness with a gals-only shopping spree" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerfulness", "gaiety", "gayety", "gladsomeness", "high-spiritedness", "lightheartedness", "perkiness", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "sociability", "sociality", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness" ], "related":[ "blues", "dumps", "mopes", "surliness", "biliousness", "choler", "crankiness", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "fantods", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "surliness", "testiness", "waspishness", "cantankerousness", "disagreeableness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "fussiness", "querulousness", "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity" ], "synonyms":[ "grouch", "hump", "pet", "pouts", "snit", "sulk", "sulkiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sullied":{ "not clean":{ "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "ultraclean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" 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"bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "black", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "dusty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "muddy", "nasty", "smudged", "smutty", "soiled", "sordid", "stained", "unclean", "uncleanly" ] }, "to make dirty":{ "antonyms":[ "cleaned", "cleansed" ], "examples":[ "people that sully our state parks with their trash", "a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "disinfected", "sanitized", "brushed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mopped", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "swept", "washed", "wiped", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "renewed", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up)", "tidied (up)" ], "related":[ "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "discolored", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "draggled", 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"contaminating", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "discoloring", "confusing", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disordering", "draggling", "jumbling", "messing", "muddling", "collying", "crocking" ], "synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "bemiring", "besmirching", "blackening", "daubing", "dirtying", "distaining", "fouling", "gauming", "griming", "miring", "mucking", "muddying", "smirching", "smudging", "soiling", "staining" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sum":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sum of human knowledge on that subject" ], "near antonyms":[ "net" ], "related":[ "gross", "completeness", "comprehensiveness", "cumulativeness", "entirety", "bulk", "lion's share", "mass", "enchilada", "schmear" ], "synonyms":[ "aggregate", "full", "sum total", "summation", "total", "totality", "whole" ] }, "a short statement of the main points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the district attorney delivered a sum of the 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"purport", "subject", "theme", "thesis" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom line", "bull's-eye", "centerpiece", "core", "crux", "essence", "gist", "heart", "kernel", "keynote", "meat", "meat and potatoes", "net", "nub", "nubbin", "nucleus", "pith", "pivot", "point", "root" ] }, "the highest part or point":{ "antonyms":[ "bottom", "nadir", "rock bottom" ], "examples":[ "he declared that he had reached the sum of joy when his newborn daughter was laid in his arms" ], "near antonyms":[ "abyss", "base", "foot", "minimum" ], "related":[ "bloom", "blossom", "flood tide", "flower", "glory", "heyday", "prime", "cap", "ceiling", "roof", "extreme", "extremity", "tip", "vertex", "high", "highlight", "highspot" ], "synonyms":[ "acme", "apex", "apogee", "capstone", "climax", "crescendo", "crest", "crown", "culmination", "head", "height", "high noon", "high-water mark", "meridian", "ne plus ultra", "noon", "noontime", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith" ] }, "to combine (numbers) into a 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"epilogs" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracts", "breviaries", "briefs", "capsules", "conspectuses", "digests", "encapsulations", "epitomes", "inventories", "outlines", "pr\u00e9cis", "recapitulations", "recaps", "r\u00e9sum\u00e9s", "resumes", "resum\u00e9s", "roundups", "rundowns", "run-throughs", "summaries", "summarizations", "summings-up", "sums", "sum-ups", "synopses", "wrap-ups" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "summarizes":{ "to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the closing minute of the newscast summarizes the main story of the day" ], "near antonyms":[ "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "amplifies", "elaborates (on or upon)", "enlarges (on or upon)", "expands", "supplements" ], "related":[ "abridges", "condenses", "curtails", "cuts back", "shortens", "downsizes", "shrinks", "concentrates", "consolidates", "decocts", "essentializes", "simplifies", "streamlines" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracts", "boils down", 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"totalities", "totals", "wholes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "summed up":{ "to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact" ], "near antonyms":[ "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "amplified", "elaborated (on or upon)", "enlarged (on or upon)", "expanded", "supplemented" ], "related":[ "abridged", "condensed", "curtailed", "cut back", "shortened", "downsized", "shrank", "shrunk", "concentrated", "consolidated", "decocted", "essentialized", "simplified", "streamlined" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracted", "boiled down", "briefed", "digested", "encapsulated", "epitomized", "outlined", "recapitulated", "recapped", "reprised", "summarized", "synopsized", "wrapped up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "summit":{ "as in mount , ascend":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "the 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already calling the summit of cinematic achievement" ], "near antonyms":[ "abysses", "bases", "feet", "foot", "minima", "minimums" ], "related":[ "blooms", "blossoms", "flood tides", "flowers", "glories", "heydays", "primes", "caps", "ceilings", "roofs", "extremes", "extremities", "tips", "vertices", "vertexes", "highlights", "highs", "highspots" ], "synonyms":[ "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "apogees", "capstones", "climaxes", "crescendos", "crescendoes", "crescendi", "crests", "crowns", "culminations", "heads", "heights", "high noons", "high-water marks", "meridians", "ne plus ultras", "noons", "noontimes", "peaks", "pinnacles", "sums", "tip-tops", "tops", "zeniths" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sunbaked":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sundries":{ "small useful items":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the only things she needed for her overnight stay were her carryall and a small bag for sundries" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "baubles", "bric-a-brac", "gewgaws", "geegaws", "knickknacks", "nicknacks", "trinkets", "gadgets", "gimmicks", "jiggers", "hodgepodge", "miscellany", "variety" ], "synonyms":[ "etceteras", "notion", "novelties", "odds and ends" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "sunk":{ "facing certain defeat, disaster, or death":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "all our savings went for lottery tickets, and now we're sunk" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "endangered", "imperiled", "imperilled" ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "done", "done for", "doomed", "finished", "kaput", "kaputt", "ruined" ] }, "to become worse or of less value":{ "antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "improved", "meliorated" ], "examples":[ "his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business" ], "near antonyms":[ "bettered", "upgraded", "enhanced", "enriched", "fortified", "heightened", "intensified", "strengthened", "advanced", "developed", "marched", "proceeded", "progressed" ], "related":[ "abated", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "receded", "waned", "broken down", "corrupted", "decomposed", "degraded", "dilapidated", "disintegrated", "moldered", "putrefied", "soured", "spoiled", "spoilt", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "debilitated", "undermined", "drooped", "failed", "fallen", "flagged", "lagged", "languished", "run down", "sagged", "slipped", "wasted (away)", "weakened", "wilted" ], "synonyms":[ "atrophied", "crumbled", "decayed", "declined", "degenerated", "descended", "deteriorated", "devolved", "ebbed", "regressed", "retrograded", "rotted", "worsened" ] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "antonyms":[ "appeared", "materialized" ], "examples":[ "that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrived", "broken out", "come out", "emerged", "issued", "loomed", "shown up", "showed up" ], "related":[ "blanked (out)", "cleared", "died (away or down or out)", "dispersed", "dissipated", "dried up", "blurred", "dimmed" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialized", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "flown", "melted", "vanished" ] }, "to diminish the price or value of":{ "antonyms":[ "appreciated", "enhanced", "marked up", "upgraded" ], "examples":[ "the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloated", "blown up", "inflated", "overestimated", "overpriced", "overrated", "overvalued", "added", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "ballooned", "boosted", "compounded", "dilated", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "heightened", "increased", "maximized", "multiplied", "raised", "swelled", "swollen", "upped" ], "related":[ "debased", "demonetized", "underestimated", "underpriced", "underrated", "undervalued", "abridged", "compressed", "contracted", "de-escalated", "deflated", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "moderated", "shrunk", "shrunken" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuated", "broken", "cheapened", "depreciated", "depressed", "devaluated", "devalued", "downgraded", "lowered", "marked down", "reduced", "written down", "written off" ] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "antonyms":[ "arisen", "ascended", "lifted", "mounted", "risen", "soared", "spiked", "upped" ], "examples":[ "I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grown", "increased", "intensified", "mushroomed", "picked up", "snowballed", "swelled", "swollen", "waxed" ], "related":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (down)", "diminished", "drooped", "dwindled", "ebbed", "lessened", "let up", "moderated", "subsided", "tapered off", "waned", "receded", "retreated" ], "synonyms":[ "crashed", "cratered", "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dived", "dove", "dropped", "fallen", "lowered", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "skidded", "tumbled" ] }, "to lead or extend downward":{ "antonyms":[ "arisen", "ascended", "climbed", "mounted", "risen", "uprisen", "upswept", "upturned" ], "examples":[ "the road sinks abruptly after that curve" ], "near antonyms":[ "evened", "flattened", "leveled", "levelled", "planed", "smoothed", "straightened" ], "related":[ "angled", "canted", "cocked", "heeled", "inclined", "leaned", "listed", "reclined", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ], "synonyms":[ "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dropped", "fallen", "plunged" ] }, "to lose bodily strength or vigor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home" ], "near antonyms":[ "convalesced", "rallied", "rebounded", "recovered", "recuperated", "gained" ], "related":[ "broken down", "worn out", "yielded", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "rotted", "run down" ], "synonyms":[ "decayed", "drooped", "emaciated", "faded", "failed", "flagged", "gone", "lagged", "languished", "sagged", "wasted (away)", "weakened", "wilted", "withered" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "canonized", "deified", "elevated", "exalted" ], "examples":[ "the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "boasted", "celebrated", "cheered", "cited", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "decorated", "eulogized", "extolled", "feted", "f\u00eated", "hailed", "honored", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted", "acknowledged", "recognized", "highlighted", "played up", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "dignified", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enskied", "enthroned", "glorified", "magnified", "advanced", "boosted", "lifted", "promoted", "raised", "upgraded", "uplifted", "idealized", "romanticized" ], "related":[ "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "belittled", "castigated", "cried down", "criticized", "decried", "depreciated", "detracted", "diminished", "discounted", "disparaged", "minimized", "put down", "ridiculed", "written off", "bad-mouthed", "defamed", "defiled", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "affronted", "insulted", "censured", "condemned", "damned", "denounced", "execrated", "reprehended", "reprobated" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "chastened", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "fouled", "humbled", "humiliated", "lowered", "shamed", "smirched", "taken down" ] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation" ], "near antonyms":[ "expressed", "loosed", "released", "taken out", "unleashed", "vented" ], "related":[ "controlled", "governed", "managed", "bridled", "checked", "curbed", "quashed", "quelled", "bottled up", "contained", "muffled", "squelched" ], "synonyms":[ "choked (back)", "held back", "pocketed", "repressed", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "submerged", "suppressed", "swallowed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sunlights":{ "the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "let's raise the shades and let in some sunlight" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloudiness", "penumbra", "shade", "shadiness", "shadow", "umbra" ], "related":[ "sunburst", "daylight", "glare", "shine" ], "synonyms":[ "sun", "sunshine" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sunrise":{ "the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance":{ "antonyms":[ "nightfall", "sundown", "sunset" ], "examples":[ "a job that requires him to get up before sunrise" ], "near antonyms":[ "dark", "darkness", "midnight", "night", "nighttime", "afternoon", "midday", "dusk", "evening", "eventide", "gloaming", "twilight" ], "related":[ "daytime", "forenoon" ], "synonyms":[ "aurora", "cockcrow", "dawn", "dawning", "day", "daybreak", "daylight", "light", "morn", "morning", "sun", "sunup" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "suns":{ "a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "clusters", "constellations", "galaxies", "binary stars", "brown dwarfs", "brown dwarves", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "fixed stars", "gassers", "giant stars", "lodestars", "loadstars", "neutron stars", "novas", "novae", "pulsars", "quasars", "red dwarfs", "red giants", "red stars", "subdwarfs", "superclusters", "supergiants", "supernovas", "supernovae", "variables", "variable stars", "white dwarfs" ], "synonyms":[ "luminaries", "spheres", "stars" ] }, "public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Olympians basking in the sun of athletic achievement while the public still remembers them" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "celebrities", "fames", "renowns", "reputes", "compliments", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "panegyrics", "toasts", "tributes", "acclamations", "ovations", "plaudits", "praises", "raves", "rhapsodies", "citations", "commendations", "kudos", "notes", "recommendations", "elevations", "enshrinements", "enthronements", "exaltations", "glorifications" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolades", "applauses", "bays", "credits", "distinctions", "glories", "homages", "honors", "kudos", "lauds", "laurels", "props", "r\u00e9clames" ] }, "the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance":{ "antonyms":[ "nightfalls", "sundowns", "sunsets" ], "examples":[ "I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun" ], "near antonyms":[ "darks", "midnights", "nights", "nighttimes", "afternoons", "middays", "dusks", "evenings", "eventides", "gloamings", "twilights" ], "related":[ "daytimes", "forenoons" ], "synonyms":[ "auroras", "aurorae", "cockcrows", "dawns", "daybreaks", "daylights", "days", "lights", "mornings", "morns", "sunrises", "sunups" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sunset":{ "the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness":{ "antonyms":[ "aurora", "cockcrow", "dawn", "dawning", "daybreak", "daylight", "morn", "morning", "sunrise", "sunup" ], "examples":[ "the glow of the western sky at sunset" ], "near antonyms":[ "day", "daytime", "light", "forenoon" ], "related":[ "dark", "darkness", "nighttime" ], "synonyms":[ "crepuscule", "crepuscle", "dusk", "eve", "evenfall", "evening", "eventide", "gloaming", "night", "nightfall", "sundown", "twilight" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sunsets":{ "the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness":{ "antonyms":[ "auroras", "aurorae", "cockcrows", "dawns", "daybreaks", "daylights", "mornings", "morns", "sunrises", "sunups" ], "examples":[ "the glow of the western sky at sunset" ], 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"that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "unusually large":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ], "examples":[ "drinks come in three sizes: medium, large, or super" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "related":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "super-duper":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "unusually large":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", 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"gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "superbright":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supercheap":{ "as in ultracheap":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supercilious":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ], "examples":[ "the supercilious art dealer rolled her eyes when we asked if she had 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"self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supercooled":{ "as in froze , iced":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in refrozen , quick-frozen":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "supererogatory":{ "being over what is needed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "now that the dress code has been e-mailed to everyone and posted on our intranet site, a paper memo about it seems supererogatory" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "short", "shortish", "skimpy", "sparse" ], "related":[ "accessory", "additional", "supplemental", "supplementary", "de trop", "dispensable", "extraneous", "gratuitous", "needless", "nonessential", "uncalled-for", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded", "unwanted", "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "synonyms":[ "excess", "extra", "redundant", "spare", "superfluous", "supernumerary", "surplus" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "superficies":{ "as in physiognomy , visage":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "superfluity":{ "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "antonyms":[ "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "must", "necessity", "requirement" ], "examples":[ "spends most of her money on designer clothes and other superfluities" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extravagance", "nonessential", "dainty", "delicacy", "nicety", "treat", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "bells and whistles", "option" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "comfort", "extra", "frill", "indulgence", "luxury" ] }, "the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{ "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "deficit", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ], "examples":[ "a superfluity of wire coat hangers from all of those trips to the dry cleaner" ], "near antonyms":[ "dearth", "lack", "scarcity", "want" ], "related":[ "abundance", "bounty", "plentitude", "plenty", "profusion", "sufficiency", "overproduction", "overstock" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyful", "excess", "fat", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "overplus", "oversupply", "plethora", "plus", "redundancy", "superabundance", "surfeit", "surplus", "surplusage" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "superheated":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "having a notably high temperature":{ "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ], "examples":[ "certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "related":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ] }, "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ], "examples":[ "a superheated , rancorous argument on how the child should be raised" ], "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", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "superintended":{ "to be in charge of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "administered", "commanded", "controlled", "directed", "guided", "managed", "ordered", "ran", "run", "shepherded", "showed", "steered", "monitored", "presided (over)", "governed", "reigned", "ruled" ], "synonyms":[ "bossed", "captained", "handled", "headed", "overlooked", "oversaw", "quarterbacked", "supervised" ] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "homeschooling parents who superintend their children's education" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cared (for)", "minded", "watched", "led", "piloted", "steered", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "micromanaged", "stage-managed", "codirected", "co-directed", "comanaged", "co-managed" ], "synonyms":[ "administered", "administrated", "carried on", "conducted", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "guided", "handled", "kept", "managed", "operated", "overlooked", "oversaw", "presided (over)", "ran", "run", "regulated", "stewarded", "supervised", "tended" ] }, "to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "whoever's superintending the warehouse will know what's been delivered today" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "passed over" ], "related":[ "administrated", "conducted", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "guided", "managed", "operated", "presided (over)", "ran", "run", "regulated", "stewarded", "guarded", "patrolled", "protected", "safeguarded", "shielded", "babied", "babysat", "chaperoned", "mothered", "shepherded" ], "synonyms":[ "attended", "cared (for)", "minded", "oversaw", "supervised", "tended", "watched" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "superintendence":{ "the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "under her lax superintendence the company eventually went bankrupt" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "generalship", "leadership", "rulership", "agency", "aegis", "egis", "custody", "guardianship", "keeping", "lap", "protection", "safekeeping", "trust", "tutelage", "ward", "engineering", "logistics", "machination", "manipulation", "coadministration", "codirection", "comanagement" ], "synonyms":[ "administration", "care", "charge", "conduct", "control", "direction", "governance", "government", "guidance", "handling", "intendance", "management", "operation", "oversight", "presidency", "regulation", "running", "stewardship", "superintendency", "supervision" ] }, "the 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"generalship", "leadership", "rulership", "agency", "aegis", "egis", "custody", "guardianship", "keeping", "lap", "protection", "safekeeping", "trust", "tutelage", "ward", "engineering", "logistics", "machination", "manipulation", "coadministration", "codirection", "comanagement" ], "synonyms":[ "administration", "care", "charge", "conduct", "control", "direction", "governance", "government", "guidance", "handling", "intendance", "management", "operation", "oversight", "presidency", "regulation", "running", "stewardship", "superintendence", "supervision" ] }, "the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "superintendency of the polling places is largely carried out by retired citizens" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "monitoring", "observance", "observation", "observing", "policing", "administration", "control", "direction", "generalship", "hand(s)", "management", "running", "leadership", "piloting", "shepherding", "steering", "government", "reign", "rule", "aegis", "egis", "auspices", "guardianship", "protection", "trusteeship", "tutelage" ], "synonyms":[ "care", "charge", "guidance", "headship", "oversight", "regulation", "stewardship", "superintendence", "supervision", "surveillance" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "supernormal":{ "being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the little boy pretended to be a comic book hero with supernormal powers" ], "near antonyms":[ "average", "commonplace", "everyday", "garden", "ordinary", "prosaic", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual", "workaday", "expected", "familiar", "predictable", "common", "customary", "frequent", "habitual", "regular", "wonted" ], "related":[ "bizarre", "curious", "eerie", "eery", "far-out", "funny", "grotesque", "kinky", "outlandish", "out-of-the-way", "outrageous", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "screwy", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "wild", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling", "shocking", "aberrant", "atypical", "fantastic", "fantastical", "flaky", "freak", "freakish", "idiosyncratic", "marvelous", "marvellous", "prodigious", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "unique", "unnatural", "unusual", "unwonted", "unconventional", "uncustomary", "unorthodox", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "striking" ], "synonyms":[ "magical", "miraculous", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "superhuman", "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental", "uncanny", "unearthly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supernumerary":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "being over what is needed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a third, supernumerary witness to the signing of the will" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "short", "shortish", "skimpy", "sparse" ], "related":[ "accessory", "additional", "supplemental", "supplementary", "de trop", "dispensable", "extraneous", "gratuitous", "needless", "nonessential", "uncalled-for", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded", "unwanted", "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "synonyms":[ "excess", "extra", "redundant", "spare", "supererogatory", "superfluous", "surplus" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "supersensitive":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supersensory":{ "as in extrasensory , supersensible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supersizes":{ "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", 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"bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "sustaining", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "supposition":{ "an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my supposition is that this grape variety, which flourishes in southern France, should do equally well here, given the similar climate" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurance", "certainty", "fact", "knowledge" ], "related":[ "assumption", "concession", "premise", "premiss", "presumption", "presupposition", "theorem", "conjecture", "generalization", "guess", "guesswork", "inference", "speculation", "surmise", "proffer", "proposal", "suggestion", "feeling", "hunch", "impression", "inkling", "notion", "suspicion", "abstraction", "concept", "conception", "construct" ], "synonyms":[ "hypothesis", "proposition", "theory", "thesis" ] }, "an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it's pure supposition on your part that there's something illegal going on next door" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hypothesis", "hypothetical", "theory", "thesis", "dead reckoning", "guessing", "guesswork", "speculation", "hunch", "intuition", "belief", "faith" ], "synonyms":[ "conjecture", "guess", "shot", "surmise" ] }, "something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "worthless genetic research that was based on the erroneous supposition that acquired characteristics can be passed on to offspring" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hypothesis", "proposition", "theory", "thesis", "axiom", "truism", "verity", "belief", "canon", "doctrine", "dogma", "gospel", "law", "precept", "principle", "rule", "standard", "tenet", "basis", "foundation", "ground", "conclusion", "deduction", "inference", "affirmation", "assertion", "avouchment", "declaration", "dictum", "ipse dixit" ], "synonyms":[ "assumption", "given", "hypothetical", "if", "postulate", "premise", "premiss", "presumption", "presupposition" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "suppressing":{ "to hold back the normal growth of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancing", "boosting", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "related":[ "arresting", "catching", "checking", "halting", "holding up", "stalling", "staying", "stilling", "stopping", "balking", "blocking", "holding back", "impeding", "obstructing", "stemming", "diminishing", "downsizing", "shrinking" ], "synonyms":[ "dwarfing", "stunting" ] }, "to keep from being publicly known":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident" ], "near 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"airing", "broadcasting", "getting out", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "publishing", "spreading" ], "related":[ "burying", "camouflaging", "covering (up)", "smothering", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "blocking", "clouding", "darkening", "eclipsing", "obstructing", "occluding", "overcasting", "overshadowing", "shading" ], "synonyms":[ "belying", "blanketing", "blotting out", "cloaking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "disguising", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "obscuring", "occulting", "papering over", "screening", "shrouding", "veiling" ] }, "to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "backing", "helping", "propping up", "supporting", "fomenting", "inciting", "instigating", "provoking", "stirring", "whipping (up)", "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "related":[ "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "throttling", "annihilating", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "nuking", "rubbing out", "ruining", "smashing", "wasting", "wrecking", "exterminating", "obliterating", "wiping out", "conquering", "dominating", "overcoming", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "vanquishing" ], "synonyms":[ "clamping down (on)", "cracking down (on)", "crushing", "putting down", "quashing", "quelling", "repressing", "silencing", "slapping down", "snuffing (out)", "squashing", "squelching", "subduing" ] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse", "suppressed her anger" ], "near antonyms":[ "expressing", "loosing", "releasing", "taking out", "unleashing", "venting" ], "related":[ "controlling", "governing", "managing", "bridling", "checking", "curbing", "quashing", "quelling", "bottling up", "containing", "muffling", "squelching" ], "synonyms":[ "choking (back)", "holding back", "pocketing", "repressing", "sinking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "submerging", "swallowing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "supremacy":{ "controlling power or influence over others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the Roman empire had supremacy over the entire Mediterranean world" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "weakness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness" ], "related":[ "primacy", "superiority", "lordship", "scepter", "arm", "authority", "choke hold", "clutch", "command", "control", "grip", "hold", "mastery", "sway", "takeover", "direction", "jurisdiction", "management", "clout", "might", "pull", "weight", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "prerogative", "privilege", "right" ], "synonyms":[ "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "dominance", "domination", "dominion", "hegemony", "imperium", "predominance", "predominancy", "preeminence", "reign", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ] }, "exceptionally high quality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the supremacy of cashmere among wools accounts for its high price" ], "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", "perfection", "preeminence", "primeness", "superbness", "superiority" ] }, "the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "England's maritime supremacy in the 18th century" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificance", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "obscureness", "obscurity" ], "related":[ "celebrity", "fame", "famousness", "glory", "honor", "kudos", "renown", "reputation", "repute", "megastardom", "stardom", "superstardom", "greatness", "illustriousness", "nobleness", "notableness", "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "authority", "domination", "dominion", "influence", "power", "prestige", "weight", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "synonyms":[ "distinction", "dominance", "eminence", "noteworthiness", "paramountcy", "preeminence", "preponderance", "preponderancy", "prepotency", "prestigiousness", "primacy", "superiority", "transcendence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "surcease":{ "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ], "examples":[ "hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain" ], "near antonyms":[ "extension", "persistence", "prolongation" ], "related":[ "mop-up", "phaseout", "abeyance", "break", "interruption", "layoff", "letup", "moratorium", "pause", "standstill", "suspension" ], "synonyms":[ "arrest", "arrestment", "cease", "cessation", "check", "close", "closedown", "closure", "conclusion", "cutoff", "discontinuance", "discontinuation", "end", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "offset", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stay", "stop", "stoppage", "termination" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "surcharge":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{ "antonyms":[ "undercharge" ], "examples":[ "contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cheat", "defraud", "stick", "clip", "fleece", "skin", "mischarge" ], "synonyms":[ "gouge", "overcharge", "soak", "sting" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sure-footed":{ "as in fleet-footed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "surface":{ "an outer part or layer":{ "antonyms":[ "inside", "interior" ], "examples":[ "the surface of just about everything in the kitchen was covered with soot after we put the grease fire out" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "front", "top", "cover", "covering", "facing", "appearance", "disguise", "guise", "mask", "semblance", "show" ], "synonyms":[ "exterior", "face", "outside", "shell", "skin", "veneer" ] }, "lying on or affecting only the outer layer of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a surface stain on the wood that can easily be removed with a mild detergent" ], "near antonyms":[ "deep", "deep-seated" ], "related":[ "depthless", "shallow", "shoal", "two-dimensional", "external" ], "synonyms":[ "skin-deep", "superficial" ] }, "to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "appear", "come out", "show up", "turn up", "chance", "come", "come about", "fall out", "go (on)", "go off", "hap", "happen", "occur", "pass", "transpire", "interfere", "interpose", "intervene", "intrude" ], "synonyms":[ "arise", "come up", "crop (up)", "emerge", "materialize", "spring (up)" ] }, "to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier" ], "near antonyms":[ "dive", "drop", "drown", "founder", "plunge", "sink", "submerge", "submerse" ], "related":[ "emerge", "rise" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "broach" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "surging":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "surmising":{ "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we surmised that she had purchased the apple pie since there was a bakery box on the kitchen counter" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrating", "documenting", "establishing", "proving", "substantiating", "validating", "ascertaining", "determining", "finding out", "learning" ], "related":[ "concluding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "hypothecating", "hypothesizing", "theorizing", "believing", "conceiving", "expecting", "judging", "reckoning", "taking", "thinking" ], "synonyms":[ "assuming", "conjecturing", "daresaying", "guessing", "imagining", "presuming", "speculating", "supposing", "suspecting", "suspicioning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "surmounted":{ "to achieve a victory over":{ "antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ], "examples":[ "an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals" ], "near antonyms":[ "fell", "gave up", "went down", "went under", "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "washed out" ], "related":[ "swept", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "annihilated", "blew away", "blew out", "bombed", "broke", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "crushed", "drubbed", "finished", "flattened", "overwhelmed", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "slaughtered", "smoked", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trounced", "upset", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "subjugated", "unseated", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "excelled", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "conquered", "defeated", "did down", "dispatched", "got", "got around", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "skunked", "stopped", "subdued", "took", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "upended", "won (against)", "worsted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "surpassing":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ], "related":[ "one-upping", "outpacing", "outracing", "outrunning", "overpassing", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "outcompeting", "outperforming", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "shaming", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "worsting", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "overbearing", "overshadowing", "trumping" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outclassing", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outgunning", "outmatching", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "topping", "towering (over)", "transcending" ] }, "to go beyond the limit of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "encroaching", "entrenching", "intrenching", "infringing", "invading", "trespassing", "overdoing", "overusing", "overutilizing", "overworking" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "exceeding", "outreaching", "outrunning", "overpassing", "overreaching", "overrunning", "overshooting", "overstepping", "transcending" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "surplus":{ "being over what is needed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surplus stock gets shipped to the warehouse and is eventually sold at auction" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "short", "shortish", "skimpy", "sparse" ], "related":[ "accessory", "additional", "supplemental", "supplementary", "de trop", "dispensable", "extraneous", "gratuitous", "needless", "nonessential", "uncalled-for", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded", "unwanted", "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "synonyms":[ "excess", "extra", "redundant", "spare", "supererogatory", "superfluous", "supernumerary" ] }, "the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{ "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "deficit", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ], "examples":[ "we have a surplus of plastic knives, but we're short on forks and spoons for the picnic" ], "near antonyms":[ "dearth", "lack", "scarcity", "want" ], "related":[ "abundance", "bounty", "plentitude", "plenty", "profusion", "sufficiency", "overproduction", "overstock" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyful", "excess", "fat", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "overplus", "oversupply", "plethora", "plus", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplusage" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "surprizes":{ "a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "waited under cover of darkness and took the enemy encampment by surprise at dawn" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assaults", "attacks", "charges", "sallies", "captures", "entrapments", "mousetraps", "snares", "huntings" ], "synonyms":[ "ambuscades", "ambushes", "ambushments", "traps" ] }, "something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the anniversary party was such a complete surprise that the couple was speechless for a moment" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "shocks", "thunderclaps", "eye-openers", "revelations", "shockers", "amazements", "marvels", "wonders", "fillips", "kickers", "kicks", "twists", "wrinkles" ], "synonyms":[ "bombshells", "jars", "jaw-droppers", "jolts", "stunners" ] }, "the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stared in utter surprise at the deer in his cabin" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "awes", "wonderments", "wonders", "startles", "bewilderments", "confusions", "consternations", "discomfitures", "dismays" ], "synonyms":[ "amazements", "astonishments", "shocks", "startlements", "stupefactions" ] }, "to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "FBI agents surprised the counterfeiters in their own base of operations" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "storms", "strikes", "jumps", "mugs", "pounces (on)", "tackles", "charges", "sallies", "captures", "ensnares", "entraps", "mousetraps", "nets", "snares", "traps", "hunts", "preys (on or upon)", "stalks" ], "synonyms":[ "ambuscades", "ambushes", "waylays" ] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I was very surprised when my parents offered to pay the down payment on our house" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astonishes", "astounds", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stuns", "stupefies", "thunderstrikes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "surrender (to)":{ "as in submit (to) , defer (to)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "surrendered (to)":{ "as in submitted (to) , deferred (to)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "surrendering":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{ "antonyms":[ "resisting" ], "examples":[ "the father refused to surrender to his son's constant begging for a BB gun" ], "near antonyms":[ "contending", "fighting", "holding off", "battling", "breasting", "combating", "combatting", "confronting", "countering", "defying", "facing", "meeting", "objecting", "opposing", "repelling", "thwarting", "withstanding" ], "related":[ "acquiescing", "deferring" ], "synonyms":[ "blinking", "bowing", "budging", "capitulating", "conceding", "giving in", "knuckling under", "quitting", "relenting", "submitting", "succumbing", "yielding" ] }, "to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly":{ "antonyms":[ "denying" ], "examples":[ "laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstaining (from)", "eschewing", "forbearing", "forgoing", "foregoing", "refraining (from)", "checking", "inhibiting", "restraining" ], "related":[ "overdoing", "overindulging", "basking", "luxuriating", "reveling", "revelling", "rolling", "wallowing" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoning", "delivering", "giving up", "indulging", "yielding" ] }, "to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle", "the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "retaining", "withholding" ], "related":[ "committing", "consigning", "entrusting", "intrusting", "transferring", "forfeiting", "releasing", "waiving", "abnegating", "renouncing", "resigning", "abandoning", "deserting", "discarding", "forsaking", "parting (with)", "shedding" ], "synonyms":[ "ceding", "coughing up", "delivering", "giving up", "handing over", "laying down", "relinquishing", "rendering", "turning in", "turning over", "yielding" ] }, "to give up (as a position of authority) formally":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriating", "arrogating", "assuming", "claiming", "confiscating", "seizing", "taking over", "usurping", "wresting", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "securing" ], "related":[ "abjuring", "demitting", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "waiving", "forsaking", "giving up", "handing over", "yielding", "abandoning", "deserting", "quitting", "vacating" ], "synonyms":[ "abdicating", "abnegating", "ceding", "relinquishing", "renouncing", "resigning", "stepping aside (from)", "stepping down (from)" ] }, "to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)":{ "antonyms":[ "holding off", "resisting" ], "examples":[ "determined to give up smoking, she so far has not surrendered to her incessant desire to have a cigarette" ], "near antonyms":[ "battling", "breasting", "combating", "combatting", "confronting", "countering", "defying", "facing", "fighting", "meeting", "objecting", "opposing", "repelling", "thwarting", "withstanding", "rejecting", "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "inhibiting", "restraining", "stifling" ], "related":[ "catering (to)", "gratifying", "indulging", "wallowing", "acquiescing (to)", "conceding (to)", "buckling (under)", "knuckling under", "giving over (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "bowing", "caving (in)", "giving in", "submitting", "succumbing", "yielding" ] }, "to yield to the control or power of enemy forces":{ "antonyms":[ "enduring", "standing" ], "examples":[ "General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. 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"plain" ], "related":[ "back-channel", "closed-door", "off-the-books", "off-the-record", "classified", "confidential", "restricted", "top secret", "undisclosed", "concealed", "hidden", "secreted", "subterranean", "unadvertised", "unexposed" ], "synonyms":[ "backstairs", "behind-the-scenes", "clandestine", "covert", "furtive", "hole-and-corner", "hugger-mugger", "hush-hush", "private", "privy", "secret", "sneak", "sneaking", "sneaky", "stealth", "stealthy", "undercover", "underground", "underhand", "underhanded" ] } }, "surrogate":{ "a person or thing that fulfills the role of someone or something else":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The children's aunt acted as a surrogate for their late mother." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "surround":{ "the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"synonyms":[ "canvass", "canvas", "interview", "poll", "solicit" ] }, "to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition" ], "near antonyms":[ "skim", "miss" ], "related":[ "notice", "observe", "watch", "comb", "peruse", "pore (over)", "analyze", "dissect", "parse", "delve (into)", "explore", "investigate", "plumb", "probe", "research", "study", "categorize", "classify", "pick over", "reinspect", "rereview", "resurvey" ], "synonyms":[ "audit", "check (out)", "con", "examine", "inspect", "overlook", "oversee", "review", "scan", "scrutinize", "view" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "surveyed":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "reported" ], "related":[ "circularized", "interrogated", "questioned", "felt (out)", "sounded (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "canvassed", "canvased", "interviewed", "polled", "solicited" ] }, "to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition" ], "near antonyms":[ "skimmed", "missed" ], "related":[ "noticed", "observed", "watched", "combed", "perused", "pored (over)", "analyzed", "dissected", "parsed", "delved (into)", "explored", "investigated", "plumbed", "probed", "researched", "studied", "categorized", "classified", "picked over", "reinspected", "rereviewed", "re-reviewed", "resurveyed" ], "synonyms":[ "audited", "checked (out)", "conned", "examined", "inspected", "overlooked", "oversaw", "reviewed", "scanned", "scrutinized", "viewed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "surveying":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surveyed the medical 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"scrutinizing", "viewing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "susceptibleness":{ "as in susceptibility":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "suspecting":{ "inclined to doubt or question claims":{ "antonyms":[ "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "trustful", "trusting", "uncritical", "unquestioning" ], "examples":[ "suspecting dieters probably wouldn't fall for a weight-loss plan that claims you can eat as much as you want" ], "near antonyms":[ "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simpleminded", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "certain", "confident", "positive", "sure", "callow", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "beguiled", "deceived", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary" ], "related":[ "paranoid", "paranoidal", "critical", "puzzled", "quizzical", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "gun-shy", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "cynical", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "curious", "inquiring", "inquisitive", "nosy", "nosey", "snoopy", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "undetermined", "unsettled", "unsure", "hesitant" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelieving", "distrustful", "doubting", "incredulous", "mistrustful", "negativistic", "questioning", "show-me", "skeptical", "suspicious", "unbelieving" ] }, "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be\u2014more like 13" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrating", "documenting", "establishing", "proving", "substantiating", "validating", "ascertaining", "determining", "finding out", "learning" ], "related":[ "concluding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "hypothecating", "hypothesizing", "theorizing", "believing", "conceiving", "expecting", "judging", "reckoning", "taking", "thinking" ], "synonyms":[ "assuming", "conjecturing", "daresaying", "guessing", "imagining", "presuming", "speculating", "supposing", "surmising", "suspicioning" ] }, "to have no trust or confidence in":{ "antonyms":[ "trusting" ], "examples":[ "I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him" ], "near antonyms":[ "banking (on or upon)", "counting (on or upon)", "depending (on or upon)", "relying (on or upon)" ], "related":[ "disbelieving", "discounting", "discrediting", "negating" ], "synonyms":[ "distrusting", "doubting", "misdoubting", "mistrusting", "questioning" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "suspenseless":{ "as in unsensational , unnewsworthy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "suspension":{ "a state of temporary inactivity":{ "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ], "examples":[ "trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights" ], "near antonyms":[ "recommencement", "renewal", "resumption", "resuscitation" ], "related":[ "inaction", "inertia", "inertness", "motionlessness", "impasse", "standstill", "coma", "hibernation", "hypnosis", "repose", "rest", "sleep", "slumber", "torpor", "recess", "recession", "remission", "downtime", "idleness", "layoff" ], "synonyms":[ "abeyance", "cold storage", "deep freeze", "doldrums", "dormancy", "holding pattern", "latency", "moratorium", "quiescence", "suspended animation", "suspense" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "suspicion":{ "a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "antonyms":[ "assurance", "belief", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "sureness", "surety", "trust" ], "examples":[ "all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion" ], "near antonyms":[ "credence", "faith" ], "related":[ "disbelief", "incredulity", "unbelief", "anxiety", "concern", "paranoia", "wariness", "compunction", "niggle", "qualm", "scruple", "tremor" ], "synonyms":[ "distrust", "distrustfulness", "doubt", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "uncertainty" ] }, "a very small amount":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "new parents who were alarmed by just a suspicion of a rash on their baby's chest" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "boatload", "bucket", "bundle", "bushel", "deal", "fistful", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "oodles", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plenty", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "stack", "wad", "wealth", "volume", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "related":[ "hoot", "iota", "jot", "minim", "minimum", "modicum", "semblance", "syllable", "tittle", "vestige", "whit", "atom", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap", "dash", "drop", "pinch", "part", "portion", "section", "bite", "nibble", "taste", "handful", "scattering", "smatter", "smattering", "dose", "shot", "chip", "flake", "fragment", "shard", "shiver", "sliver", "smithereens", "splinter", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "ray", "scintilla", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smack", "smell", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "soup\u00e7on", "spark", "spatter", "speck", "splash", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "tad", "touch", "trace" ] }, "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrate", "document", "establish", "prove", "substantiate", "validate", "ascertain", "determine", "find out", "learn" ], "related":[ "conclude", "deduce", "gather", "infer", "hypothecate", "hypothesize", "theorize", "believe", "conceive", "expect", "judge", "reckon", "take", "think" ], "synonyms":[ "assume", "conjecture", "daresay", "guess", "imagine", "presume", "speculate", "suppose", "surmise", "suspect" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "suspicioned":{ "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrated", "documented", "established", "proved", "substantiated", "validated", "ascertained", "determined", "found out", "learned" ], "related":[ "concluded", "deduced", "gathered", "inferred", "hypothecated", "hypothesized", "theorized", "believed", "conceived", "expected", "judged", "reckoned", "thought", "took" ], "synonyms":[ "assumed", "conjectured", "daresaid", "guessed", "imagined", "presumed", "speculated", "supposed", "surmised", "suspected" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "suspicions":{ "a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "antonyms":[ "assurances", "beliefs", "certainties", "certitudes", "confidences", "convictions", "sureties", "trusts" ], "examples":[ "all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion" ], "near antonyms":[ "credences", "faiths" ], "related":[ "disbeliefs", "incredulities", "anxieties", "concerns", "paranoias", "compunctions", "niggles", "qualms", "scruples", "tremors" ], "synonyms":[ "distrust", "doubts", "dubieties", "dubitations", "incertitudes", "misdoubts", "misgivings", "mistrust", "queries", "reservations", "skepticism", "uncertainties" ] }, "a very small amount":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "new parents who were 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"nibbles", "tastes", "handfuls", "handsful", "scatterings", "smatterings", "smatters", "doses", "shots", "chips", "flakes", "fragments", "shards", "shivers", "slivers", "smithereens", "splinters", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "rays", "scintillas", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smacks", "smells", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "soup\u00e7ons", "sparks", "spatters", "specks", "splashes", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "touches", "traces" ] }, "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrates", "documents", "establishes", "proves", "substantiates", "validates", "ascertains", "determines", "finds out", "learns" ], "related":[ "concludes", "deduces", "gathers", "infers", "hypothecates", "hypothesizes", "theorizes", "believes", "conceives", "expects", "judges", "reckons", "takes", "thinks" ], "synonyms":[ "assumes", "conjectures", "daresays", "guesses", "imagines", "presumes", "speculates", "supposes", "surmises", "suspects" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sustaining":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sustained serious injuries in the car crash" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "encountering", "meeting", "accepting", "receiving", "assimilating", "digesting" ], "synonyms":[ "enduring", "experiencing", "feeling", "having", "knowing", "passing", "seeing", "suffering", "tasting", "undergoing", "witnessing" ] }, "to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that old chair won't sustain your weight" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "steadying", "trussing", "underlying" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "bolstering", "bracing", "buttressing", "carrying", "propping (up)", "shoring (up)", "staying", "supporting", "undergirding", "underpinning", "upholding" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I won't sustain such insolence!" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "related":[ "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "reconciling (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (with or to)", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "supporting", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ] }, "to supply with nourishment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "satiating", "sating", "satisfying", "nursing", "suckling", "cloying", "filling", "surfeiting", "fortifying", "replenishing", "strengthening", "feeding", "boarding", "catering", "provisioning", "victualing", "victualling" ], "synonyms":[ "nourishing", "nurturing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sustains":{ "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sustained serious injuries in the car crash" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "encounters", "meets", "accepts", "receives", "assimilates", "digests" ], "synonyms":[ "endures", "experiences", "feels", "has", "knows", "passes", "sees", "suffers", "tastes", "undergoes", "witnesses" ] }, "to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that old chair won't sustain your weight" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "steadies", "trusses", "underlies" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "bolsters", "braces", "buttresses", "carries", "props (up)", "shores (up)", "stays", "supports", "undergirds", "underpins", "upholds" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I won't sustain such insolence!" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "related":[ "allows", "permits", "suffers", "swallows", "reconciles (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (with or to)", "assents (to)", "capitulates", "consents (to)", "respects", "submits (to)", "yields (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "absorbs", "accepts", "bears", "bides", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "goes", "hacks", "handles", "meets", "pockets", "stands", "sticks out", "stomachs", "supports", "sweats out", "takes", "tolerates", "wears" ] }, "to supply with nourishment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sates", "satiates", "satisfies", "nurses", "suckles", "cloys", "fills", "surfeits", "fortifies", "replenishes", "strengthens", "feeds", "boards", "caters", "provisions", "victuals" ], "synonyms":[ "nourishes", "nurtures" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "submissiveness":{ "a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others":{ "examples":[ "his uncharacteristic submissiveness to the doctor's advice must mean he's really sick" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiescence", "biddability", "compliance", "compliancy", "deference", "docility", "obedience" ], "related":[ "amenability", "amiability", "complaisance", "good-naturedness", "obsequiousness", "servility", "slavishness", "subservience", "subserviency", "conformity", "cooperativeness", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "humoring", "indulgence", "acceptance", "assent", "consent", "capitulation", "submission", "surrender", "affability", "amicability", "congeniality", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability" ], "near antonyms":[ "animosity", "antipathy", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will" ], "antonyms":[ "defiance", "disobedience", "intractability", "recalcitrance" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sugar daddies":{ "one that helps another with gifts or money":{ "examples":[ "the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy" ], "synonyms":[ "angels", "benefactors", "donators", "donors", "fairy godmothers", "Maecenases", "patrons" ], "related":[ "benefactresses", "patronesses", "almoners", "almsgivers", "philanthropists", "altruists", "bestowers", "contributors", "givers", "helpers", "subscribers", "supporters", "guardian angels", "protectors", "saviors", "saviours" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficiaries", "donees", "giftees", "recipients" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "suspensions":{ "a state of temporary inactivity":{ "examples":[ "trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights" ], "synonyms":[ "abeyances", "cold storages", "deep freezes", "doldrums", "dormancies", "holding patterns", "latencies", "moratoriums", "moratoria", "quiescences", "suspended animations", "suspenses" ], "related":[ "inactions", "inertias", "impasses", "standstills", "comas", "hibernations", "hypnoses", "reposes", "rests", "sleeps", "slumbers", "torpors", "recesses", "recessions", "remissions", "downtimes", "layoffs" ], "near antonyms":[ "recommencements", "renewals", "resumptions", "resuscitations" ], "antonyms":[ "continuances", "continuations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "surcharged":{ "to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly" ], "synonyms":[ "gouged", "overcharged", "soaked", "stung" ], "related":[ "cheated", "defrauded", "stuck", "clipped", "fleeced", "skinned", "mischarged" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "undercharged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "subjectivity":{ "as in subjectiveness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sugarcoats":{ "to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is":{ "examples":[ "textbooks that sugarcoat history", "She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them." ], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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"antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sunbeam":{ "as in sunburst , moonbeam":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }