{ "tabby":{ "as in alley cat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in corded":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "table":{ "a broad flat area of elevated land":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the area between the two canyons forms one broad table" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "butte", "dome", "height", "highland", "upland", "karoo", "karroo", "puna" ], "synonyms":[ "altiplano", "mesa", "plateau", "tableland" ] }, "a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we sat at the kitchen table , playing cards for hours on end" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coffee table", "refectory table", "tea table", "bar", "counter", "buffet", "sideboard", "side table", "bed table", "card table" ], "synonyms":[ "board" ] }, "a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the periodic table of chemical elements" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "agenda", "bibliography", "catalogue raisonn\u00e9", "compendium", "compilation", "directory", "docket", "enumeration", "glossary", "index", "inventory", "manifest", "payroll", "calendar", "chronology", "timetable" ], "synonyms":[ "canon", "catalog", "catalogue", "checklist", "list", "listing", "menu", "register", "registry", "roll", "roll call", "roster", "schedule" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "food eaten or prepared for eating at one time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "always offers a well-prepared table for his guests" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "board", "breakfast", "buffet", "collation", "dinner", "lunch", "luncheon", "refreshments", "smorgasbord", "snack", "supper", "tea", "bite", "gulp", "morsel", "serving", "taste", "banquet", "feast", "regale", "spread", "bake", "barbecue", "barbeque", "clambake", "cookout", "fry", "fry-up", "luau", "picnic", "potluck", "roast" ], "synonyms":[ "chow", "feed", "meal", "menu", "mess", "refection", "repast" ] }, "substances intended to be eaten":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the table that the innkeeper set out each morning made for a bountiful breakfast indeed" ], "near antonyms":[ "bane", "poison", "toxin", "venom" ], "related":[ "commissary", "rations", "supplies", "aliment", "nutriment", "diet", "nourishment", "nurture", "sustenance", "mess", "pap", "ensilage", "feed", "fodder", "forage", "silage", "slop", "swill", "feast", "meal", "refreshments", "regale", "repast", "spread", "board", "dish", "plate", "platter", "serving", "finger food", "natural food" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "chow", "chuck", "comestibles", "eatables", "eats", "edibles", "fare", "food", "foodstuffs", "grub", "meat", "provender", "provisions", "tucker", "viands", "victuals", "vittles" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tabu":{ "as in anathema , abomination":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in no-no":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "that may not be permitted":{ "antonyms":[ "allowable", "permissible", "permissive", "sufferable" ], "examples":[ "asking a guest how much money he or she makes is strictly taboo because it's a rude question to ask a stranger" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "bearable", "endurable", "tolerable", "accepted", "accredited", "allowed", "appropriate", "approved", "authorized", "certified", "endorsed", "indorsed", "lawful", "legal", "legitimate", "licensed", "OK", "okay", "permitted", "warranted", "accorded", "granted", "sanctioned", "vouchsafed", "brooked", "condoned", "countenanced", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "commanded", "mandatory", "ordered", "required", "proper", "seemly", "suitable", "tolerated", "unobjectionable" ], "related":[ "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "improper", "inappropriate", "unauthorized", "unlawful", "unlicensed", "ineffable", "unmentionable", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "objectionable", "disallowed", "disapproved", "discouraged", "refused", "rejected", "revoked", "unsanctioned", "vetoed", "repressed", "suppressed", "precluded", "prevented", "stopped", "excluded", "ruled out", "shut out", "blocked", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed" ], "synonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "forbidden", "impermissible", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "verboten" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "tacked":{ "as in tied , stuck":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in zigzagged":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tactic":{ "something done to achieve a particular goal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Toddlers use a lot of different tactics to try to get what they want." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tag along":{ "as in follow , tag":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tag sale":{ "a sale of used household and personal items":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "on weekends the bargain-minded couple likes to drive around looking for tag sales" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jumble sale", "rummage sale" ], "synonyms":[ "garage sale", "yard sale" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tagging":{ "the act of going after or in the tracks of another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after a weeklong tagging of the suspect, the detective had all the evidence he needed that there was a smuggling operation going on" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hot pursuit", "tagging along", "path", "track", "trail", "search", "seeking" ], "synonyms":[ "chase", "chasing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "pursuit", "shadowing", "tailing", "tracing", "tracking", "trailing" ] }, "to attach an identifying slip to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tagged all the dresses with sale stickers before putting them on the rack" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "captioning", "earmarking", "hallmarking", "stamping", "calling", "designating", "identifying", "naming", "tabbing", "entitling", "styling", "terming", "titling", "branding", "stigmatizing" ], "synonyms":[ "labeling", "labelling", "marking", "ticketing" ] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "antonyms":[ "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "turning down" ], "examples":[ "she tagged her most experienced operative for the special mission" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproving", "negativing", "repudiating", "spurning", "discarding", "jettisoning", "throwing away", "throwing out" ], "related":[ "preselecting", "appointing", "designating", "fixing", "marking", "nominating", "setting", "tabbing", "tapping", "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "settling (on or upon)" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-picking", "choosing", "culling", "electing", "handpicking", "naming", "opting (for)", "picking", "preferring", "selecting", "singling (out)", "taking" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he tagged me with a right hook and blackened my eye" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "scuffing", "bunting", "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "cracking", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "zapping" ] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "antonyms":[ "guiding", "leading", "piloting" ], "examples":[ "wildlife experts surreptitiously tagged the timber wolf, carefully keeping a safe distance so the wolf wouldn't catch their scent and run" ], "near antonyms":[ "heading" ], "related":[ "accompanying", "chaperoning", "escorting", "hunting", "searching (for)", "seeking", "eyeing", "eying", "observing", "watching" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogging", "chasing", "coursing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "running", "shadowing", "tailing", "tracing", "tracking", "trailing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tags":{ "a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "read the tag on the shirt to find out if I could wash it or if it had to be dry-cleaned" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "captions", "legends", "brands", "emblems", "hallmarks", "logos", "marks", "symbols", "trademarks", "badges", "decals", "plaques", "seals", "stamps", "stickers" ], "synonyms":[ "labels", "markers", "tickets" ] }, "to attach an identifying slip to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tagged all the dresses with sale stickers before putting them on the rack" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "captions", "earmarks", "hallmarks", "stamps", "calls", "designates", "identifies", "names", "tabs", "entitles", "styles", "terms", "titles", "brands", "stigmatizes" ], "synonyms":[ "labels", "marks", "tickets" ] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "antonyms":[ "declines", "refuses", "rejects", "turns down" ], "examples":[ "she tagged her most experienced operative for the special mission" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproves", "negatives", "repudiates", "spurns", "discards", "jettisons", "throws away", "throws out" ], "related":[ "preselects", "appoints", "designates", "fixes", "marks", "nominates", "sets", "tabs", "taps", "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "settles (on or upon)" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-picks", "chooses", "culls", "elects", "handpicks", "names", "opts (for)", "picks", "prefers", "selects", "singles (out)", "takes" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he tagged me with a right hook and blackened my eye" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "zaps" ] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "antonyms":[ "guides", "leads", "pilots" ], "examples":[ "wildlife experts surreptitiously tagged the timber wolf, carefully keeping a safe distance so the wolf wouldn't catch their scent and run" ], "near antonyms":[ "heads" ], "related":[ "accompanies", "chaperones", "chaperons", "escorts", "hunts", "searches (for)", "seeks", "eyes", "observes", "watches" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogs", "chases", "courses", "dogs", "follows", "hounds", "pursues", "runs", "shadows", "tails", "traces", "tracks", "trails" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tailed (off)":{ "as in gave out , faded (away)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taint":{ "a mark of guilt or disgrace":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that rare political campaign that wasn't marred by the taint of false accusations" ], "near antonyms":[ "award", "credit", "honor", "chasteness", "chastity", "modesty", "purity", "stainlessness", "good", "right", "honesty", "integrity", "legitimacy", "probity", "rectitude", "scrupulousness", "uprightness", "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness", "fame", "glory", "renown", "repute" ], "related":[ "black eye", "discredit", "disesteem", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "guilt", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "reproach", "shame", "corruption", "debauchery", "depravity", "immorality", "iniquity", "licentiousness", "sin", "unscrupulousness", "vice" ], "synonyms":[ "blot", "brand", "onus", "slur", "smirch", "smudge", "spot", "stain", "stigma" ] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy", "a tendency toward conceitedness taints the athlete's status as a role model" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanse", "purify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "glorify", "hallow", "magnify", "uplift" ], "related":[ "begrime", "besmear", "besmirch", "blacken", "blur", "cloud", "dirty", "discolor", "pollute", "smear", "smirch", "smudge", "smut", "soil", "sully", "tar", "abase", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "lower", "shame", "sink", "bastardize", "corrupt", "debauch", "demoralize", "deprave", "pervert", "subvert", "color", "distort", "twist" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "darken", "mar", "poison", "spoil", "stain", "tarnish", "touch", "vitiate" ] }, "to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[ "decontaminate", "purify" ], "examples":[ "smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "clear", "distill", "distil", "purge", "filter", "disinfect", "sanitize", "sterilize" ], "related":[ "infect", "begrime", "besmirch", "blacken", "dirty", "foul up", "grime", "mire", "muddy", "smirch", "smudge", "soil", "stain", "sully", "corrupt", "rot", "spoil", "adulterate", "doctor", "dilute", "water down" ], "synonyms":[ "befoul", "contaminate", "defile", "foul", "poison", "pollute" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tainting":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy", "a tendency toward conceitedness taints the athlete's status as a role model" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansing", "purifying", "dignifying", "elevating", "ennobling", "enshrining", "glorifying", "hallowing", "magnifying", "uplifting" ], "related":[ "begriming", "besmearing", "besmirching", "blackening", "blurring", "clouding", "dirtying", "discoloring", "polluting", "smearing", "smirching", "smudging", "smutting", "soiling", "sullying", "tarring", "abasing", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "bastardizing", "corrupting", "debauching", "demoralizing", "depraving", "perverting", "subverting", "coloring", "distorting", "twisting" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "darkening", "marring", "poisoning", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "touching", "vitiating" ] }, "to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[ "decontaminating", "purifying" ], "examples":[ "smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "clearing", "distilling", "purging", "filtering", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "sterilizing" ], "related":[ "infecting", "begriming", "besmirching", "blackening", "dirtying", "fouling up", "griming", "miring", "muddying", "smirching", "smudging", "soiling", "staining", "sullying", "corrupting", "rotting", "spoiling", "adulterating", "doctoring", "diluting", "watering down" ], "synonyms":[ "befouling", "contaminating", "defiling", "fouling", "poisoning", "polluting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "take a walk":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "antonyms":[ "arrive", "come", "show up", "turn up" ], "examples":[ "She told them to take a hike because they aren't welcome here." ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "lodge", "remain", "settle", "stay", "tarry", "approach", "close", "near", "hit", "land", "reach" ], "related":[ "set out", "start", "strike out", "abscond", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "mizzle", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "go out", "light out", "step out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate", "emigrate", "adjourn", "remove", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "synonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bugger off", "bug off", "bug out", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up or off)", "part", "peel off", "pike (out or off)", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "take aback":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Everyone was taken aback by her sudden anger.", "The family seemed taken aback by the overwhelming generosity of their neighbors." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "befuddle", "bewilder", "blindside", "blow away", "confound", "confuse", "daze", "discomfit", "disconcert", "dismay", "jar", "muddle", "nonplus", "perplex", "shake up" ], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astonish", "astound", "bowl over", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stun", "stupefy", "surprise", "thunderstrike" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "take back":{ "to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{ "antonyms":[ "adhere (to)" ], "examples":[ "I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was" ], "near antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "affirm", "assert", "avow", "claim", "contend", "declare", "maintain", "proclaim", "profess", "state", "vouch", "vow", "back", "confirm", "defend", "endorse", "indorse", "espouse", "maintain", "support", "uphold", "accept", "adopt", "embrace" ], "related":[ "contradict", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "abandon", "bolt", "forsake", "give up", "relinquish", "spurn", "surrender", "controvert", "disagree (with)", "disprove", "dispute", "rebut", "refute", "back down", "back off", "backtrack", "disallow", "recall", "revoke" ], "synonyms":[ "abjure", "abnegate", "forswear", "foreswear", "recant", "renege", "renounce", "repeal", "repudiate", "retract", "unsay", "withdraw" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "take off (on)":{ "as in mimic , imitate":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "take on":{ "to enter into contest or conflict with":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "will take on his chief opponent in the next political debate" ], "near antonyms":[ "elude", "escape", "evade", "retreat" ], "related":[ "emulate", "rival", "contend", "fight", "oppose" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "encounter", "engage", "face", "meet" ] }, "to provide with a paying job":{ "antonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "can", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "sack" ], "examples":[ "decided to take her on as store manager" ], "near antonyms":[ "furlough", "lay off", "lock out" ], "related":[ "reemploy", "reengage", "rehire", "apprentice", "contract", "job", "partner", "subcontract", "enlist", "advance", "promote", "upgrade", "keep (on)", "headhunt", "scout" ], "synonyms":[ "assume", "employ", "engage", "fee", "hire", "lay on", "pay", "place", "recruit", "retain", "sign (up or on)" ] }, "to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandon", "forsake", "give up", "relinquish", "surrender", "abjure", "abnegate", "disown", "reject", "renounce", "repudiate", "spurn", "discard", "jettison", "junk", "throw away", "throw out" ], "related":[ "domesticate", "naturalize", "appropriate", "arrogate", "take over", "usurp", "absorb", "assimilate", "incorporate", "quote", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "cultivate", "follow", "heed", "honor", "use", "utilize", "bring up", "foster", "nurture", "raise", "rear", "affect", "assume", "copy", "imitate", "pretend", "put on", "simulate" ], "synonyms":[ "adopt", "borrow", "embrace", "espouse", "take up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "take ship":{ "to travel on water in a vessel":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The sailors took ship for home." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "canoe", "kayak", "yacht", "coast" ], "synonyms":[ "boat", "cruise", "ferry", "navigate", "sail", "ship (out)", "voyage" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "take the count":{ "to undergo defeat":{ "antonyms":[ "conquer", "prevail", "triumph", "win" ], "examples":[ "There've been some setbacks, but I refuse to take the count just yet." ], "near antonyms":[ "flourish", "prosper", "succeed", "thrive" ], "related":[ "falter", "tank", "throw", "forfeit", "bomb", "collapse", "crack (up)", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "wash out" ], "synonyms":[ "bow out", "fall", "lose" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "take to task":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown." ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ], "related":[ "admonish", "chide", "remonstrate (with)", "reprove", "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bad-mouth", "blame", "blast", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "crucify", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "excoriate", "fault", "harangue", "knock", "lace (into)", "lash", "pan", "reprehend", "revile", "scourge", "slam", "vituperate", "belittle", "disparage", "mock", "put down", "ridicule", "scoff", "scorn" ], "synonyms":[ "baste", "bawl out", "berate", "call down", "castigate", "chastise", "chew out", "dress down", "flay", "hammer", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rag", "rail (at or against)", "rant (at)", "rate", "ream (out)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "scold", "score", "tongue-lash", "upbraid" ] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "antonyms":[ "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ], "examples":[ "He took his rival to task during the TV interview." ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "recommend", "sanction" ], "related":[ "skewer", "tweak", "assail", "attack", "blast", "clobber", "slam", "slash", "nick (at)", "snipe (at)", "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "carp", "cavil", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "kick", "kvetch", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "niggle", "quibble", "whine", "admonish", "chide", "drub", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "berate", "castigate", "crucify", "excoriate", "flay", "gibbet", "hammer", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "pillory", "scold", "upbraid", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "deride", "discommend", "disparage", "put down" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "dispraise", "fault", "knock", "pan", "reprehend", "slag" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "takes":{ "a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "despite its contemporary setting, this take on King Lear isn't particularly novel or insightful" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "versions", "adaptations", "translations" ], "synonyms":[ "interpretations", "riffs", "variations" ] }, "action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "what's your take on the announcement that the senior vice president is taking an early retirement?" ], "near antonyms":[ "actions", "behaviors", "causes", "effects" ], "related":[ "backlashes", "kickbacks", "rebounds", "recoils", "reflexes", "revulsions", "rises", "counterreactions", "counter-reactions", "counterresponses", "counter-responses" ], "synonyms":[ "answers", "reactions", "replies", "responses" ] }, "something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "because there were so many winners of the jackpot, each person's take will be smaller than expected" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggregates", "composites", "compounds", "pools", "sums", "totalities", "totals", "wholes" ], "related":[ "lots", "rations", "commissions", "percentages", "members", "partitions", "sections", "segments" ], "synonyms":[ "allotments", "allowances", "cuts", "ends", "parts", "pieces", "portions", "proportions", "quotas", "shares", "slices" ] }, "the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "who will win the poker tournament and collect the whole take ?" ], "near antonyms":[ "deductions", "losses", "subtractions" ], "related":[ "bags", "earnings", "gains", "grosses", "incomes", "nets", "payoffs", "proceeds", "profits", "receipts", "returns", "revenues", "winnings", "booties", "loots", "plunders", "spoils", "swags", "appropriations", "collections" ], "synonyms":[ "bounties", "catches", "hauls", "yields" ] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "antonyms":[ "loses (to)" ], "examples":[ "I know we can take that team" ], "near antonyms":[ "falls", "gives up", "goes down", "goes under", "collapses", "fails", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "washes out" ], "related":[ "sweeps", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "annihilates", "blows away", "blows out", "bombs", "breaks", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "crushes", "drubs", "finishes", "flattens", "overwhelms", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "slaughters", "smokes", "snows under", "thrashes", "trounces", "upsets", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "subjugates", "unseats", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "excels", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bests", "conquers", "defeats", "dispatches", "does down", "gets", "gets around", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "skunks", "stops", "subdues", "surmounts", "trims", "triumphs (over)", "upends", "wins (against)", "worsts" ] }, "to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly":{ "antonyms":[ "declines", "denies", "disallows", "disapproves", "negatives", "refuses", "rejects", "spurns", "turns down", "vetoes" ], "examples":[ "will you take that call?", "took a cut in pay" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissents (to)", "objects (to)", "opposes", "protests", "holds off", "resists", "withstands", "combats", "contests", "fights" ], "related":[ "accedes (to)", "assents (to)", "concedes (to)", "confirms", "consents (to)", "OKs", "okays", "ratifies", "sanctions", "warrants", "acquiesces (to)", "bows (to)", "capitulates (to)", "gives in (to)", "submits (to)", "succumbs (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)", "abides", "bears", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "shoulders", "stands", "sticks out", "stomachs", "supports", "sustains", "swallows", "sweats out", "tolerates", "adopts", "embraces", "welcomes" ], "synonyms":[ "accepts", "has" ] }, "to become affected with (a disease or disorder)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend" ], "near antonyms":[ "comes back", "gains", "heals", "mends", "recoups", "recovers", "recuperates", "snaps back", "rallies", "rebounds", "recovers (from)", "shakes (off)" ], "related":[ "breaks out (with)", "dies (from)", "succumbs (to)", "fails", "languishes", "sinks", "wastes (away)", "weakens", "wilts", "withers", "worsens" ], "synonyms":[ "catches", "comes down (with)", "contracts", "gets", "goes down (with)", "sickens (with)" ] }, "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "let's take each problem separately" ], "near antonyms":[ "botches", "bungles", "foozles", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "messes (up)", "mishandles", "muffs", "scamps" ], "related":[ "engineers", "finesses", "jockeys", "brings off", "carries off", "carries out", "gets off", "pulls", "commands", "directs", "guides", "steers", "controls", "micromanages", "regulates", "runs", "reacts (to)", "responds (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "addresses", "contends (with)", "copes (with)", "fields", "grapples (with)", "hacks", "handles", "manages", "maneuvers", "manipulates", "negotiates", "plays", "swings", "treats" ] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "antonyms":[ "declines", "refuses", "rejects", "turns down" ], "examples":[ "you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproves", "negatives", "repudiates", "spurns", "discards", "jettisons", "throws away", "throws out" ], "related":[ "preselects", "appoints", "designates", "fixes", "marks", "nominates", "sets", "tabs", "taps", "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "settles (on or upon)" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-picks", "chooses", "culls", "elects", "handpicks", "names", "opts (for)", "picks", "prefers", "selects", "singles (out)", "tags" ] }, "to deprive of life":{ "antonyms":[ "animates" ], "examples":[ "I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person" ], "near antonyms":[ "raises", "restores", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revives", "nurtures" ], "related":[ "bumps off", "butchers", "cuts down", "finishes", "gets", "ices", "knocks off", "murders", "neutralizes", "offs", "puts away", "rubs out", "scrags", "snuffs", "takes out", "wastes", "whacks", "annihilates", "blots out", "decimates", "kills off", "massacres", "mows", "slaughters", "smites", "assassinates", "executes", "martyrs", "terminates", "euthanizes", "euthanatizes", "puts down", "suicides" ], "synonyms":[ "carries off", "claims", "croaks", "destroys", "dispatches", "does in", "fells", "kills", "slays" ] }, "to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'll take two cheeseburgers to go, please" ], "near antonyms":[ "deals (in)", "markets", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "retails", "sells", "vends" ], "related":[ "acquires", "gains", "garners", "gets", "obtains", "procures", "secures", "wins", "finances", "pays (for)", "springs (for)", "barters (for)", "deals (for)", "dickers (over)", "exchanges (for)", "haggles (for)", "negotiates (about)", "trades (for)", "bargains (with)", "chaffers (with)", "horse-trades (with)", "palters (with)", "bids", "offers", "rebuys", "repurchases" ], "synonyms":[ "buys", "cops", "picks up", "purchases" ] }, "to have as a requirement":{ "antonyms":[ "has", "holds" ], "examples":[ "it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right" ], "near antonyms":[ "owns", "possesses" ], "related":[ "entails", "involves", "asks", "begs", "clamors (for)", "cries (for)", "hurts (for)", "lacks", "commands", "enjoins", "exacts", "insists", "presses", "quests", "stipulates" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "challenges", "claims", "demands", "necessitates", "needs", "requires", "wants", "warrants" ] }, "to make or have room for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I think we can take two more in this elevator" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "carries", "contains", "seats", "encloses", "incloses", "encompasses", "enfolds", "harbors", "houses" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodates", "fits", "holds" ] }, "to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to":{ "antonyms":[ "bans", "bars" ], "examples":[ "the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "disallows", "disapproves", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "blackballs", "blacklists", "ostracizes", "banishes", "deports", "exiles", "expels", "ousts", "throws out" ], "related":[ "entertains", "welcomes", "fellowships", "confirms", "ratifies" ], "synonyms":[ "admits", "enters", "receives" ] }, "to produce a desired effect":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it will be a few hours before this medication takes" ], "near antonyms":[ "backfires", "fizzles" ], "related":[ "behaves", "reacts", "responds", "affects", "influences", "sways", "pans out", "redounds", "results" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "operates", "performs", "works" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend" ], "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", "sustains", "sweats out", "tolerates", "wears" ] }, "to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "drops", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "delivers", "entrusts", "intrusts", "gives", "hands", "hands over", "passes", "relinquishes", "transfers", "transmits", "turns over", "unhands" ], "related":[ "clenches", "clings (to)", "clutches", "holds on (to)", "catches", "nabs", "seizes", "snatches" ], "synonyms":[ "clasps", "grasps", "grips", "holds" ] }, "to regard as right or true":{ "antonyms":[ "disbelieves", "discredits", "rejects" ], "examples":[ "I think we can take his word for it" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrusts", "doubts", "misdoubts", "mistrusts", "questions", "suspects", "challenges", "disputes" ], "related":[ "accounts", "accredits", "understands", "assumes", "presumes", "supposes", "concludes", "deduces", "infers" ], "synonyms":[ "accepts", "believes", "buys", "credits", "swallows", "trusts" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "takes hold (of)":{ "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "antonyms":[ "misses" ], "examples":[ "The baby took hold of the toy, upsetting her two-year-old sister." ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "drops", "loosens", "unhands" ], "related":[ "gloves", "halters", "lassos", "ropes", "apprehends", "arrests", "detains", "bays", "corners", "clasps", "clutches", "fastens (on)", "fists", "grasps", "grips", "holds", "latches (on or onto)", "secures", "rends", "wrests", "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "entangles", "entraps", "meshes", "abducts", "kidnaps", "spirits (away or off)" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "captures", "catches", "collars", "cops", "corrals", "gets", "gloms", "grabs", "grapples", "hooks", "lands", "nabs", "nails", "nets", "nobbles", "raps", "seizes", "snags", "snaps (up)", "snares", "snatches", "traps" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "takes out":{ "to find emotional release for":{ "antonyms":[ "bottles (up)", "represses", "suppresses" ], "examples":[ "he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood" ], "near antonyms":[ "controls", "governs", "handles", "manages", "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "contains", "curbs", "holds back", "pulls in", "quells", "reins (in)", "restrains", "smothers", "tames", "allays", "lulls", "quiets", "soothes", "stills", "chokes", "inhibits", "muffles", "pockets", "represses", "stifles", "strangles", "swallows" ], "related":[ "acts out", "airs", "expresses", "states", "ventilates", "voices" ], "synonyms":[ "looses", "releases", "unleashes", "vents" ] }, "to go on a social engagement with":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "accompanies", "escorts", "sees", "courts", "woos" ], "synonyms":[ "dates", "goes out (with)" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country" ], "near antonyms":[ "animates", "raises", "restores", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revives" ], "related":[ "blows away", "shoots", "shoots down", "blots out", "carries off", "claims", "cuts down", "destroys", "fells", "kills", "smites", "zaps", "butchers", "massacres", "mows (down)", "slaughters", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "exterminates", "wipes out" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinates", "bumps off", "croaks", "dispatches", "does in", "executes", "gets", "ices", "knocks off", "liquidates", "murders", "neutralizes", "offs", "puts away", "rubs out", "slays", "snuffs", "terminates", "whacks" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "places", "positions", "puts" ], "examples":[ "the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounts", "anchors", "clamps", "fixes", "hitches", "moors", "secures", "sets", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots", "sets up", "sites", "situates", "sticks" ], "related":[ "demounts", "dislodges", "abstracts", "cuts", "draws off", "draws out", "extracts", "pulls", "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "moves", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "draws", "removes", "withdraws" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taking (away)":{ "as in removing , eliminating":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taking a powder":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "antonyms":[ "arriving", "coming", "showing up", "turning up" ], "examples":[ "He took a powder before anyone even noticed he was there." ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "lodging", "remaining", "settling", "staying", "tarrying", "approaching", "closing", "nearing", "hitting", "landing", "reaching" ], "related":[ "setting out", "starting", "striking out", "absconding", "decamping", "escaping", "evacuating", "fleeing", "flying", "getting out", "mizzling", "running away", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping", "going out", "lighting out", "stepping out", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "vacating", "emigrating", "adjourning", "removing", "retiring", "retreating", "withdrawing" ], "synonyms":[ "bailing", "bailing out", "booking", "buggering off", "bugging off", "bugging out", "buzzing (off)", "clearing off", "clearing out", "cutting out", "departing", "digging out", "exiting", "getting", "getting off", "going", "going off", "moving", "packing (up or off)", "parting", "peeling off", "piking (out or off)", "pulling out", "pushing off", "pushing on", "quitting", "running along", "sallying (forth)", "scarpering", "shoving (off)", "stepping (along)", "taking off", "vamoosing", "walking out" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "taking hold":{ "to produce a desired effect":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "It was clear in the students' essays that her lessons had taken hold ." ], "near antonyms":[ "backfiring", "fizzling" ], "related":[ "behaving", "reacting", "responding", "affecting", "influencing", "swaying", "panning out", "redounding", "resulting" ], "synonyms":[ "acting", "operating", "performing", "taking", "working" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "taking in":{ "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "antonyms":[ "undeceiving" ], "examples":[ "a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunking", "exposing", "revealing", "showing up", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "disclosing", "divulging", "telling", "unveiling", "disabusing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning" ], "related":[ "kidding", "putting on", "teasing", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "defrauding", "diddling", "euchring", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "hustling", "mulcting", "rooking", "shortchanging", "skinning", "squeezing", "sticking", "stinging", "swindling" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozling", "beguiling", "bluffing", "buffaloing", "burning", "catching", "conning", "cozening", "deceiving", "deluding", "duping", "faking out", "fooling", "gaffing", "gammoning", "gulling", "having", "having on", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "hornswoggling", "humbugging", "juggling", "misguiding", "misinforming", "misleading", "snookering", "snowing", "spoofing", "stringing along", "suckering", "sucking in", "tricking" ] }, "to have as part of a whole":{ "antonyms":[ "excluding", "leaving (out)", "missing out", "omitting" ], "examples":[ "this report takes in all the latest information on the subject" ], "near antonyms":[ "banning", "barring", "debarring", "precluding", "preventing", "prohibiting", "denying", "refusing", "rejecting", "eliminating", "excepting", "ruling out", "losing", "mislaying", "misplacing" ], "related":[ "comprising", "consisting (of)", "bracketing", "having", "holding", "owning", "possessing", "admitting", "receiving", "composing", "constituting", "forming", "making", "assimilating", "embodying", "incorporating", "integrating" ], "synonyms":[ "carrying", "comprehending", "containing", "embracing", "encompassing", "entailing", "including", "involving", "numbering", "subsuming" ] }, "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "took in the stray dog" ], "near antonyms":[ "ejecting", "evicting" ], "related":[ "ensconcing", "homing", "roosting", "securing", "shedding", "stabling", "tenting", "barracking", "bedding (down)" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodating", "bestowing", "billeting", "bivouacking", "boarding", "bunking", "camping", "chambering", "domiciling", "encamping", "harboring", "housing", "lodging", "putting up", "quartering", "roofing", "rooming", "sheltering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "talent":{ "a special and usually inborn ability":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Liza's musical talent was already apparent by the time she was five", "a talent for coming up with really funny answers to stupid questions" ], "near antonyms":[ "disability", "handicap", "inability", "incapacity", "shortcoming", "weakness" ], "related":[ "affinity", "bias", "disposition", "habitude", "impulse", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn", "ear", "eye", "mind", "nose", "feel", "hang", "instinct", "touch", "way", "capability", "competence", "facility", "proficiency", "skill", "capacity", "potential", "power", "forte", "specialism", "speciality", "specialty" ], "synonyms":[ "aptitude", "bent", "endowment", "faculty", "flair", "genius", "gift", "head", "knack" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "talented":{ "having a special ability to do something well; having talent":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a highly talented athlete", "As a writer, she is enormously talented ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "talk (about)":{ "as in review , speak (about)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in tell (of) , divulge":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "talk a blue streak":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The kids could really talk a blue streak when they got together." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossip", "tattle", "descant", "discuss", "expatiate", "yak", "yack", "yammer", "yap" ], "synonyms":[ "babble", "blab", "cackle", "chaffer", "chat", "chatter", "chin", "converse", "gab", "gabble", "gas", "jabber", "jaw", "kibitz", "kibbitz", "natter", "palaver", "patter", "prate", "prattle", "rap", "rattle", "run on", "schmooze", "shmooze", "talk", "twitter", "visit" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "talk over":{ "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "review", "speak (about)", "talk (about)", "broach", "introduce", "propound", "raise", "stir up", "forge", "hammer out", "talk out", "thrash (out)", "wrestle (with)", "chew over", "consider", "deliberate", "weigh" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "argue", "bandy", "bat (around or back and forth)", "canvass", "canvas", "debate", "discuss", "dispute", "hash (over or out)", "moot" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "talked (about)":{ "as in reviewed , spoke (about)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in told (of) , divulged":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "talked over":{ "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "reviewed", "spoke (about)", "talked (about)", "broached", "introduced", "propounded", "raised", "stirred up", "forged", "hammered out", "talked out", "thrashed (out)", "wrestled (with)", "chewed over", "considered", "deliberated", "weighed" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "argued", "bandied", "batted (around or back and forth)", "canvassed", "canvased", "debated", "discussed", "disputed", "hashed (over or out)", "mooted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "talking":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossiping", "tattling", "descanting", "discussing", "expatiating", "yakking", "yacking", "yammering", "yapping" ], "synonyms":[ "babbling", "blabbing", "cackling", "chaffering", "chattering", "chatting", "chinning", "conversing", "gabbing", "gabbling", "gassing", "jabbering", "jawing", "kibitzing", "kibbitzing", "nattering", "palavering", "pattering", "prating", "prattling", "rapping", "rattling", "running on", "schmoozing", "shmoozing", "twittering", "visiting" ] }, "to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "stifling", "suppressing" ], "related":[ "airing", "discussing", "giving", "looking", "sharing", "sounding", "ventilating", "venting", "voicing", "blabbering", "blurting", "bolting", "getting off", "shooting", "advertising", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "declaring", "posting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "publicizing", "publishing", "affirming", "alleging", "asserting", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "breathing", "chirping", "drawling", "gasping", "lipping", "mouthing", "murmuring", "purring", "shouting", "spluttering", "spouting", "whispering", "clothing", "couching", "formulating", "formulizing", "phrasing", "putting", "wording", "commenting", "piping up (with)", "remarking", "ripping (out)", "snarling" ], "synonyms":[ "articulating", "bringing out", "enunciating", "passing", "saying", "speaking", "stating", "telling", "uttering", "verbalizing", "vocalizing" ] }, "to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "reciting", "soliloquizing", "disserting", "expounding", "pontificating", "sermonizing", "mouthing", "spouting", "filibustering" ], "synonyms":[ "declaiming", "descanting", "discoursing", "expatiating", "haranguing", "lecturing", "orating", "speaking" ] }, "to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after being threatened, the eyewitness started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "betraying", "giving away", "turning in", "backstabbing", "crossing", "double-crossing", "selling (out)", "two-timing", "blabbing", "tattling", "tipping (off)" ], "synonyms":[ "finking", "grassing (on)", "informing", "ratting (on)", "singing", "snitching", "splitting (on)", "squeaking", "squealing", "telling (on)" ] }, "to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you're a fine one to talk about your sister's marital problems when you have had plenty of your own" ], "near antonyms":[ "clamming up", "shutting up" ], "related":[ "bandying (about)", "circulating", "noising (about or abroad)", "rumoring", "blabbering", "disclosing", "divulging", "revealing", "telling", "hinting", "implying", "insinuating", "intimating", "letting on", "suggesting", "informing", "reporting", "snitching", "squealing", "tipping (off)", "babbling", "spilling", "confiding" ], "synonyms":[ "blabbing", "dishing", "gossiping", "tattling", "wagging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "talking up":{ "to provide publicity for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "advertising", "barking", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "selling", "pushing", "acclaiming", "hailing", "lauding", "praising", "endorsing", "indorsing", "plumping (for)", "plunking (for)", "plonking (for)", "recommending", "reviewing", "announcing", "broadcasting", "publishing" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooing", "boosting", "hyping", "pitching", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "touting" ] }, "to voice one's opinions freely with force":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "feel free to talk up if you have any objections" ], "near antonyms":[ "belting up", "clamming up", "dummying up", "hushing", "shutting up", "suppressing", "quieting" ], "related":[ "bawling", "baying", "bellowing", "calling", "crying", "hollering", "roaring", "shouting", "singing (out)", "thundering", "vociferating", "yelling", "articulating", "enouncing", "enunciating" ], "synonyms":[ "piping up", "shooting", "sounding off", "speaking out", "speaking up", "spouting (off)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "talks":{ "a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the noted author's talk on the state of the modern novel" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "diatribes", "rants", "tirades", "eulogies", "panegyrics", "tributes", "keynote addresses", "keynote speeches", "lectures", "salutatories", "homilies", "sermons", "monologues", "monologs", "soliloquies", "pitches", "presentations", "spiels" ], "synonyms":[ "addresses", "declamations", "harangues", "orations", "perorations", "speeches" ] }, "an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "what good will all this talk do when we need to take action now?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bull sessions", "chat rooms", "forums", "fora", "meetings", "roundtables", "round tables", "seminars", "skull sessions", "skull practices", "symposia", "symposiums", "talkathons", "chats", "conversations", "raps", "words", "discourses", "disquisitions", "consultancies", "negotiations", "pourparlers" ], "synonyms":[ "argumentations", "arguments", "argy-bargies", "back-and-forths", "colloquies", "confabs", "confabulations", "conferences", "consultations", "consults", "councils", "counsel", "debates", "deliberations", "dialogues", "dialogs", "discussions", "give-and-takes", "palavers", "parleys" ] }, "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sat down by the fire and had a nice little talk about what was new in the village" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "colloquies", "conferences", "discourses", "parleys", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "dialogues", "dialogs", "exchanges", "give-and-takes", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causeries", "chats", "chatter", "chin music", "chin-wag", "chitchats", "confabs", "confabulations", "gab", "gabfests", "gossip", "jangle", "jaws", "natters", "palavers", "patter", "raps", "schmoozes", "small talk", "table talk", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates" ] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chatters", "chins", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "jaws", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "natters", "palavers", "patters", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "twitters", "visits" ] }, "to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "stifles", "suppresses" ], "related":[ "airs", "discusses", "gives", "looks", "shares", "sounds", "ventilates", "vents", "voices", "blabbers", "blurts", "bolts", "gets off", "shoots", "advertises", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "declares", "posts", "proclaims", "promulgates", "publicizes", "publishes", "affirms", "alleges", "asserts", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "breathes", "chirps", "drawls", "gasps", "lips", "mouths", "murmurs", "purrs", "shouts", "splutters", "spouts", "whispers", "clothes", "couches", "formulates", "formulizes", "phrases", "puts", "words", "comments", "pipes up (with)", "remarks", "rips (out)", "snarls" ], "synonyms":[ "articulates", "brings out", "enunciates", "passes", "says", "speaks", "states", "tells", "utters", "verbalizes", "vocalizes" ] }, "to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "recites", "soliloquizes", "disserts", "expounds", "pontificates", "sermonizes", "mouths", "spouts", "filibusters" ], "synonyms":[ "declaims", "descants", "discourses", "expatiates", "harangues", "lectures", "orates", "speaks" ] }, "to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after being threatened, the eyewitness started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "betrays", "gives away", "turns in", "backstabs", "crosses", "double-crosses", "sells (out)", "two-times", "blabs", "tattles", "tips (off)" ], "synonyms":[ "finks", "grasses (on)", "informs", "rats (on)", "sings", "snitches", "splits (on)", "squeaks", "squeals", "tells (on)" ] }, "to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you're a fine one to talk about your sister's marital problems when you have had plenty of your own" ], "near antonyms":[ "clams up", "shuts up" ], "related":[ "bandies (about)", "circulates", "noises (about or abroad)", "rumors", "blabbers", "discloses", "divulges", "reveals", "tells", "hints", "implies", "insinuates", "intimates", "lets on", "suggests", "informs", "reports", "snitches", "squeals", "tips (off)", "babbles", "spills", "confides" ], "synonyms":[ "blabs", "dishes", "gossips", "tattles", "wags" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "talks (into)":{ "to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the salesman talked us into buying a new vacuum" ], "near antonyms":[ "deters", "discourages", "dissuades", "unsells" ], "related":[ "blandishes", "blarneys", "cajoles", "coaxes", "entreats", "exhorts", "fast-talks", "urges", "wheedles", "allures", "beguiles", "leads on", "lures", "seduces", "snows", "tempts", "brainwashes", "overpersuades", "inclines", "influences", "prompts", "sells", "sways", "attracts", "draws", "entices", "interests", "chews over", "converses", "debates", "discusses", "disputes", "hashes (over)", "moots", "reasons (with)" ], "synonyms":[ "argues", "brings", "brings around", "converts", "convinces", "gains", "gets", "induces", "moves", "persuades", "prevails (on or upon)", "satisfies", "wins (over)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "talky":{ "fond of talking or conversation":{ "antonyms":[ "closemouthed", "laconic", "reserved", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative" ], "examples":[ "a talky coworker who will corner you at your desk for hours with stories about his vacation" ], "near antonyms":[ "quiet", "shy", "mum", "mute", "silent", "speechless", "tongue-tied", "wordless", "evasive", "nonvocal", "secretive", "self-contained", "aloof", "indrawn", "inhibited", "introverted", "retiring", "unsociable", "withdrawn" ], "related":[ "communicative", "expansive", "demonstrative", "effusive", "gushing", "free-spoken", "outspoken", "unreserved", "vocal", "articulate", "fluent", "glib", "voluble", "well-spoken", "gossipy", "talebearing", "tale-telling", "long-winded", "prolix", "rambling", "verbose", "windy", "wordy", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable" ], "synonyms":[ "blabby", "chatty", "conversational", "gabby", "garrulous", "loquacious", "motormouthed", "mouthy", "talkative" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tallness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tally":{ "a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the final tally for worshippers at Sunday services was 126" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "score", "amount", "gross", "sum", "total", "whole", "recount" ], "synonyms":[ "census", "count", "tale" ] }, "to be in agreement on every point":{ "antonyms":[ "differ (from)", "disagree (with)" ], "examples":[ "our lists for best movies of the year tally perfectly" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "dispute", "gainsay", "negate", "nullify", "clash", "conflict", "jar" ], "related":[ "equal", "match", "parallel", "align", "aline", "line up", "register" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "agree", "answer", "check", "chord", "cohere", "coincide", "comport", "conform", "consist", "correspond", "dovetail", "fit", "go", "harmonize", "jibe", "rhyme", "rime", "sort", "square" ] }, "to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "our team tallied four touchdowns and gained a total of 435 yards last game" ], "near antonyms":[ "lose" ], "related":[ "triumph", "win", "best", "defeat" ], "synonyms":[ "rack up", "score" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tame":{ "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ], "examples":[ "that action movie was so tame I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "related":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ] }, "changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans":{ "antonyms":[ "feral", "savage", "undomesticated", "untamed", "wild" ], "examples":[ "every evening, a wild Canada goose is at the food trough with our tame geese" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbroken", "untrained", "wildish" ], "related":[ "broken", "halterbroken", "housebroken", "trained", "docile", "familiar", "gentle", "semidomesticated", "subdued", "submissive" ], "synonyms":[ "domestic", "domesticated", "tamed" ] }, "to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{ "antonyms":[ "lose" ], "examples":[ "try to tame your language when you're in front of the kids" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "unleash", "air", "express", "take out", "vent" ], "related":[ "bottle (up)", "choke (back)", "hold back", "mince", "muffle", "pocket", "repress", "sink", "smother", "squelch", "stifle", "strangle", "suppress", "swallow", "arrest", "interrupt", "stop", "block", "hamper", "handcuff", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "gag", "muzzle", "silence" ], "synonyms":[ "bridle", "check", "constrain", "contain", "control", "curb", "govern", "hold", "inhibit", "keep", "measure", "pull in", "regulate", "rein (in)", "restrain", "rule" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tampering (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "someone has tampered with my computer files" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abusing", "altering", "doctoring", "manhandling", "manipulating", "mistreating", "misusing", "butting in", "interfering", "intruding", "meddling", "mucking (about or around)" ], "synonyms":[ "diddling (with)", "fiddling (with)", "fooling (with)", "messing (with)", "monkeying (with)", "playing (with)", "tinkering (with)", "toying (with)", "twiddling (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tanged":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tangibility":{ "as in visibility , tangibleness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tangible":{ "capable of being perceived by the sense of touch":{ "antonyms":[ "impalpable", "intangible" ], "examples":[ "a firm belief in the existence of the soul, even though it is not at all tangible" ], "near antonyms":[ "bodiless", "formless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "insubstantial", "nonmaterial", "nonphysical", "unbodied", "unsubstantial", "abstract", "ethereal", "spiritual", "unreal", "virtual", "imperceptible", "insensible" ], "related":[ "tactile", "corporeal", "physical", "actual", "concrete", "embodied", "existent", "material", "real", "substantial", "appreciable", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "perceptible", "seeable", "sensible", "visible" ], "synonyms":[ "palpable", "touchable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tangibleness":{ "as in visibility , palpability":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tangibles":{ "as in property , estate":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "tangled":{ "having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{ "antonyms":[ "noncomplex", "noncomplicated", "plain", "simple", "uncomplicated" ], "examples":[ "it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with" ], "near antonyms":[ "oversimplified", "simplified", "simplistic", "homogeneous", "uniform", "unvaried" ], "related":[ "overcomplex", "overcomplicated", "composite", "compound", "heterogeneous", "mixed", "multibranched", "multifaceted", "multifarious", "multipart", "varied", "challenging", "difficult", "tough", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "inexplicable", "Kafkaesque", "unfathomable", "unintelligible" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "byzantine", "complex", "complicate", "complicated", "convoluted", "daedal", "elaborate", "intricate", "involute", "involved", "knotty", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "sophisticated" ] }, "to catch or hold as if in a net":{ "antonyms":[ "disentangled", "untangled" ], "examples":[ "was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "extricated", "cleared", "freed", "liberated" ], "related":[ "bagged", "birdlimed", "captured", "collared", "embroiled", "implicated", "involved", "mired" ], "synonyms":[ "caught up", "enmeshed", "immeshed", "ensnared", "ensnarled", "entangled", "entoiled", "entrapped", "meshed", "netted", "snared", "trapped" ] }, "to twist together into a usually confused mass":{ "antonyms":[ "disentangled", "unsnarled", "untangled", "untwined", "untwisted" ], "examples":[ "that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with" ], "near antonyms":[ "unknotted", "unraveled", "unscrambled", "unwove" ], "related":[ "jumbled", "scrabbled", "scrambled", "braided", "enlaced", "entwined", "entwisted", "inwove", "inweaved", "plaited", "twined", "wound", "winded", "wove", "weaved", "wreathed", "writhed" ], "synonyms":[ "entangled", "interlaced", "intertwined", "intertwisted", "interwove", "interweaved", "knotted", "snarled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tankers":{ "as in freighters , barges":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tanning":{ "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a time when children were routinely tanned for misbehavior" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taper":{ "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mount", "mushroom", "pick up", "rise", "snowball", "soar", "swell", "wax" ], "examples":[ "you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine" ], "near antonyms":[ "appear", "emerge", "show up", "blow up", "distend", "elongate", "lengthen" ], "related":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "evaporate", "fade (away)", "fritter (away)", "give out", "melt (away)", "peter (out)", "tail (off)", "vanish", "slacken", "slow (down)", "alleviate", "relax", "flag", "sink", "weaken", "cave (in)", "collapse", "deflate" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decline", "decrease", "die (away or down or out)", "diminish", "drain (away)", "drop (off)", "dwindle", "ease", "ebb", "fall", "fall away", "lessen", "let up", "lower", "moderate", "pall", "phase down", "ratchet (down)", "rachet (down)", "recede", "relent", "remit", "shrink", "subside", "taper off", "wane" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taper (off)":{ "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mount", "mushroom", "pick up", "rise", "snowball", "soar", "swell", "wax" ], "examples":[ "at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day" ], "near antonyms":[ "appear", "emerge", "show up", "blow up", "distend", "elongate", "lengthen" ], "related":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "evaporate", "fade (away)", "fritter (away)", "give out", "melt (away)", "peter (out)", "tail (off)", "vanish", "slacken", "slow (down)", "alleviate", "relax", "flag", "sink", "weaken", "cave (in)", "collapse", "deflate" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decline", "decrease", "die (away or down or out)", "diminish", "drain (away)", "drop (off)", "dwindle", "ease", "ebb", "fall", "fall away", "lessen", "let up", "lower", "moderate", "pall", "phase down", "ratchet (down)", "rachet (down)", "recede", "relent", "remit", "shrink", "subside", "taper", "wane" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tapped out":{ "depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{ "antonyms":[ "unwearied" ], "examples":[ "the prosecutor was mentally and physically tapped out after the long trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "refreshed", "rejuvenated", "relaxed", "rested", "revitalized", "active", "energetic", "invigorated", "peppy", "strengthened", "strong", "tireless", "vitalized", "weariless" ], "related":[ "overfatigued", "overtaxed", "overworked", "broken-down", "run-down", "debilitated", "enervate", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "weakened", "drowsy", "heavy", "sleepy", "lethargic", "sluggish" ], "synonyms":[ "all in", "aweary", "beat", "beaten", "bleary", "burned-out", "burnt-out", "bushed", "dead", "done", "drained", "exhausted", "fatigued", "jaded", "knackered", "limp", "logy", "loggy", "played out", "pooped", "prostrate", "spent", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed-out", "wearied", "weary", "wiped out", "worn", "worn-out" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "taps":{ "a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "turn the tap to the right for cold water and to the left for hot water" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hydrants", "spouts", "petcocks" ], "synonyms":[ "cocks", "faucets", "gates", "spigots", "stopcocks", "valves" ] }, "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "antonyms":[ "fills" ], "examples":[ "the oil company tapped that first well completely dry" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathes", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "souses", "washes", "waters", "wets", "deluges", "drowns", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "submerges", "swamps" ], "related":[ "milks", "sucks", "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "exhausts", "vacates", "vacuates", "voids", "decants", "effuses", "depletes", "cleans", "flushes", "purges" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeds", "drafts", "drains", "draws (off)", "pumps", "siphons", "syphons" ] }, "to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tapped her foot in time to the music", "kept tapping the desk with his pencil" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "bonks", "bops", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "pastes", "pounds", "slams", "smacks", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "chinks", "clatters", "clinks", "pings", "pats", "pit-a-pats", "pitter-patters", "chucks", "claps", "clicks", "flicks", "tips" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "drums", "raps" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "taradiddles":{ "a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{ "antonyms":[ "truths" ], "examples":[ "his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications" ], "near antonyms":[ "facts", "truisms", "verities", "honesties", "veracities", "authentications", "confirmations", "substantiations", "validations", "verifications" ], "related":[ "distortions", "exaggerations", "half-truths", "ambiguities", "equivocations", "obliquities", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "perjuries", "bluffs", "fictions", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "humbug", "jives", "nonsense", "canards", "fallacies", "misconceptions", "myths", "falsifications", "misinformation", "misreports", "misrepresentations", "misstatements", "deceits", "dishonesties", "duplicities", "fraudulences" ], "synonyms":[ "fables", "fabrications", "fairy tales", "falsehoods", "falsities", "fibs", "lies", "mendacities", "prevarications", "stories", "tales", "untruths", "whoppers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tardy":{ "moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{ "antonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "whisking", "zipping" ], "examples":[ "thus far progress on the project has been tardy" ], "near antonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "related":[ "deliberate", "measured", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging", "lingering", "loitering", "tarrying", "ambling", "heavy-footed", "inching", "plodding", "shuffling", "slow-footed", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snail-paced", "snaillike", "unhurried" ] }, "not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time":{ "antonyms":[ "early", "inopportune", "precocious", "premature", "unseasonable", "untimely" ], "examples":[ "explained that I was tardy because my car had broken down on the way to work" ], "near antonyms":[ "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "prompt", "punctual" ], "related":[ "delayed", "detained", "postponed", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "unhurried" ], "synonyms":[ "behind", "behindhand", "belated", "delinquent", "late", "latish", "overdue" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tarnish":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanse", "purify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "glorify", "hallow", "magnify", "uplift" ], "related":[ "begrime", "besmear", "besmirch", "blacken", "blur", "cloud", "dirty", "discolor", "pollute", "smear", "smirch", "smudge", "smut", "soil", "sully", "tar", "abase", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "lower", "shame", "sink", "bastardize", "corrupt", "debauch", "demoralize", "deprave", "pervert", "subvert", "color", "distort", "twist" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "darken", "mar", "poison", "spoil", "stain", "taint", "touch", "vitiate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tarnishes":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanses", "purifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "glorifies", "hallows", "magnifies", "uplifts" ], "related":[ "begrimes", "besmears", "besmirches", "blackens", "blurs", "clouds", "dirties", "discolors", "pollutes", "smears", "smirches", "smudges", "smuts", "soils", "sullies", "tars", "tarres", "abases", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "bastardizes", "corrupts", "debauches", "demoralizes", "depraves", "perverts", "subverts", "colors", "distorts", "twists" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "darkens", "mars", "poisons", "spoils", "stains", "taints", "touches", "vitiates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tarrying":{ "as in lingering , loitering":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{ "antonyms":[ "bailing", "bailing out", "bugging out", "buzzing (off)", "clearing off", "clearing out", "cutting out", "departing", "exiting", "getting off", "going", "going off", "leaving", "moving", "packing (up or off)", "peeling off", "piking (out or off)", "pulling out", "pushing off", "pushing on", "quitting", "shoving (off)", "taking off", "vamoosing", "walking out" ], "examples":[ "upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain" ], "near antonyms":[ "absconding", "booking", "decamping", "escaping", "evacuating", "fleeing", "flying", "getting out", "running away", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "vacating" ], "related":[ "awaiting", "hanging on", "holding on", "waiting", "dallying", "dawdling", "lingering", "loitering", "outstaying", "overstaying" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "antonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "bolting", "careering", "coursing", "dashing", "flying", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "hurrying", "racing", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "whizzing", "zipping" ], "examples":[ "the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "darting", "humping", "hurtling", "hustling", "scrambling", "stampeding", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "sprinting", "trotting", "accelerating", "quickening", "speeding (up)", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking" ], "related":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "ambling", "easing", "inching", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "staggering", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling", "temporizing" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "delaying", "diddling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "lollygagging", "lallygagging", "moping", "poking", "shilly-shallying" ] }, "to reside as a temporary guest":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "living", "residing" ], "related":[ "coming by", "coming over", "dropping by", "dropping in", "running in", "stepping in", "stopping (by)", "frequenting", "hanging (around or out)", "haunting", "inhabiting", "occupying" ], "synonyms":[ "crashing", "sojourning", "staying", "visiting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "task":{ "a piece of work that needs to be done regularly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chare", "char", "endeavor", "enterprise", "project", "stint", "undertaking", "care", "charge", "commission", "responsibility", "function", "mission", "office", "operation", "post", "errand", "circuit", "round", "route" ], "synonyms":[ "assignment", "chore", "duty", "job" ] }, "the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the forklift's task is to stack pallets of goods in the warehouse" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "affair", "concern", "hand", "involvement", "participation", "niche", "office", "post", "situation", "calling", "occupation", "pursuit", "vocation", "activity", "assignment", "charge", "commission", "duty", "employ", "mission", "responsibility", "service", "use" ], "synonyms":[ "business", "capacity", "function", "job", "part", "place", "position", "purpose", "role", "r\u00f4le", "work" ] }, "to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "confer", "impose", "commit", "confide", "consign", "delegate", "recommend", "relegate", "repose", "allocate", "allot", "authorize", "empower", "invest" ], "synonyms":[ "assign", "charge", "commission", "entrust", "intrust", "trust" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tasking":{ "to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conferring", "imposing", "committing", "confiding", "consigning", "delegating", "recommending", "relegating", "reposing", "allocating", "allotting", "authorizing", "empowering", "investing" ], "synonyms":[ "assigning", "charging", "commissioning", "entrusting", "intrusting", "trusting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tastiness":{ "the quality of being delicious":{ "antonyms":[ "distastefulness", "flatness", "insipidity", "staleness", "tastelessness", "unpalatability" ], "examples":[ "the tastiness of homemade bread" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "digestibility", "edibility", "edibleness", "choiceness", "daintiness", "delicacy" ], "synonyms":[ "delectability", "deliciousness", "lusciousness", "palatability", "palatableness", "savor", "savour", "savoriness", "toothsomeness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tasting":{ "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an adventurer who has tasted danger and lived to tell the tale" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "encountering", "meeting", "accepting", "receiving", "assimilating", "digesting" ], "synonyms":[ "enduring", "experiencing", "feeling", "having", "knowing", "passing", "seeing", "suffering", "sustaining", "undergoing", "witnessing" ] }, "to have a vague awareness of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "by your language I can taste that something is wrong" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beholding", "descrying", "discerning", "distinguishing", "espying", "eyeing", "eying", "looking (at)", "noticing", "noting", "observing", "regarding", "remarking", "sighting", "spying", "viewing", "witnessing", "ascertaining", "catching on (to)", "discovering", "finding out", "hearing", "learning", "realizing", "anticipating", "divining", "expecting", "foreknowing", "foreseeing", "assuming", "conjecturing", "guessing", "presuming", "speculating", "supposing", "surmising", "suspecting" ], "synonyms":[ "feeling", "perceiving", "scenting", "seeing", "sensing", "smelling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tattler":{ "a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "as the office's resident tattler , she can be counted on to report any unauthorized use of the photocopiers" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collaborator", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "gossip", "gossiper", "leaker", "snoop", "snooper", "spy", "notifier" ], "synonyms":[ "betrayer", "canary", "deep throat", "fink", "informant", "informer", "nark", "rat", "rat fink", "snitch", "snitcher", "squealer", "stool pigeon", "stoolie", "talebearer", "tattletale", "telltale", "whistle-blower" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tattletale":{ "a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't be such a tattletale and tell me about every little thing your sister does" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collaborator", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "gossip", "gossiper", "leaker", "snoop", "snooper", "spy", "notifier" ], "synonyms":[ "betrayer", "canary", "deep throat", "fink", "informant", "informer", "nark", "rat", "rat fink", "snitch", "snitcher", "squealer", "stool pigeon", "stoolie", "talebearer", "tattler", "telltale", "whistle-blower" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tattletales":{ "a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't be such a tattletale and tell me about every little thing your sister does" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collaborators", "blabbermouths", "blabbers", "gossipers", "gossips", "leakers", "snoopers", "snoops", "spies", "notifiers" ], "synonyms":[ "betrayers", "canaries", "deep throats", "finks", "informants", "informers", "narks", "rat finks", "rats", "snitchers", "snitches", "squealers", "stoolies", "stool pigeons", "talebearers", "tattlers", "telltales", "whistle-blowers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tattling":{ "to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences" ], "near antonyms":[ "clamming up", "shutting up" ], "related":[ "bandying (about)", "circulating", "noising (about or abroad)", "rumoring", "blabbering", "disclosing", "divulging", "revealing", "telling", "hinting", "implying", "insinuating", "intimating", "letting on", "suggesting", "informing", "reporting", "snitching", "squealing", "tipping (off)", "babbling", "spilling", "confiding" ], "synonyms":[ "blabbing", "dishing", "gossiping", "talking", "wagging" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taught":{ "as in trained , schooled":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a master gardener taught us about the basics of organic gardening" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coached", "mentored", "drilled", "fitted", "fit", "grounded", "habilitated", "prepared", "primed", "qualified", "directed", "guided", "led", "reared", "catechized", "lectured", "moralized", "preached", "implanted", "inculcated", "instilled", "homeschooled", "edified", "enlightened", "briefed", "familiarized", "imparted (to)", "informed", "versed", "initiated", "introduced", "showed", "reeducated", "reschooled", "retaught", "retrained" ], "synonyms":[ "educated", "indoctrinated", "instructed", "lessoned", "schooled", "trained", "tutored" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "taunted":{ "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the principal reminded the student athletes that taunting their opponents was not showing good sportsmanship" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "jeered", "mocked", "ridiculed", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "fretted", "frosted", "galled", "gnawed (at)", "got", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "hagrode", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "nagged", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "troubled", "vexed", "vext", "aggravated", "exasperated", "goaded", "tested", "tried", "aggrieved", "agitated", "bedeviled", "beleaguered", "discomforted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "badgered", "dogged", "hounded", "browbeat", "bullied", "hectored", "harassed", "harried", "persecuted", "plagued", "terrorized", "tormented", "tortured" ], "synonyms":[ "baited", "hassled", "hazed", "heckled", "needled", "rode", "rid", "teased" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taunter":{ "a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he grew up to regret being a taunter in his youth, and shared his experience with his students" ], "near antonyms":[ "defender", "deliverer", "guard", "protector", "rescuer", "savior", "saviour", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "related":[ "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "giber", "jiber", "insulter", "jeerer", "scoffer", "scorner", "trash-talker", "smart aleck", "smart alec", "smarty", "smartie", "smarty-pants", "wiseacre", "wise guy", "kidder", "lampooner", "satirist", "accuser", "blamer", "troublemaker", "assailant", "attacker", "molester", "victimizer", "bother", "disturber", "pest" ], "synonyms":[ "baiter", "harasser", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "persecutor", "quiz", "quizzer", "ridiculer", "tease", "teaser", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "taunting":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the principal reminded the student athletes that taunting their opponents was not showing good sportsmanship" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "jeering", "mocking", "ridiculing", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "fretting", "frosting", "galling", "getting", "gnawing (at)", "grating", "griping", "hacking (off)", "hagriding", "irking", "irritating", "itching", "nagging", "narking", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "ruffling", "spiting", "troubling", "vexing", "aggravating", "exasperating", "goading", "testing", "trying", "aggrieving", "agitating", "bedeviling", "beleaguering", "discomforting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "badgering", "dogging", "hounding", "browbeating", "bullying", "hectoring", "harassing", "harrying", "persecuting", "plaguing", "terrorizing", "tormenting", "torturing" ], "synonyms":[ "baiting", "hassling", "hazing", "heckling", "needling", "riding", "teasing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tawdriness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tax":{ "a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "direct tax", "personal tax", "capitation", "custom(s)", "excise", "hidden tax", "income tax", "poll tax", "property tax", "sales tax", "single tax", "sin tax", "tariff", "toll", "tribute", "value-added tax", "withholding tax", "supertax", "surcharge", "surtax", "death tax", "estate tax", "inheritance tax", "flat tax", "proportional tax" ], "synonyms":[ "assessment", "duty", "imposition", "impost", "levy" ] }, "to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "demand", "exact", "importune", "press", "pressure", "push", "aggravate", "agitate", "annoy", "bother", "exasperate", "gall", "get (to)", "gnaw (at)", "grate", "harass", "harry", "hassle", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "pain", "peeve", "pester", "rile", "spite", "vex" ], "synonyms":[ "strain", "stretch", "test", "try" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "take in":{ "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozle", "beguile", "bluff", "buffalo", "burn", "catch", "con", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fake out", "fool", "gaff", "gammon", "gull", "have", "have on", "hoax", "hoodwink", "hornswoggle", "humbug", "juggle", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead", "snooker", "snow", "spoof", "string along", "suck in", "sucker", "trick" ], "related":[ "kid", "put on", "tease", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "defraud", "diddle", "euchre", "fleece", "flimflam", "hustle", "mulct", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunk", "expose", "reveal", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "disclose", "divulge", "tell", "unveil", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceive" ] }, "to have as part of a whole":{ "examples":[ "this report takes in all the latest information on the subject" ], "synonyms":[ "carry", "comprehend", "contain", "embrace", "encompass", "entail", "include", "involve", "number", "subsume" ], "related":[ "comprise", "consist (of)", "bracket", "have", "hold", "own", "possess", "admit", "receive", "compose", "constitute", "form", "make", "assimilate", "embody", "incorporate", "integrate" ], "near antonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "debar", "preclude", "prevent", "prohibit", "deny", "refuse", "reject", "eliminate", "except", "rule out", "lose", "mislay", "misplace" ], "antonyms":[ "exclude", "leave (out)", "miss out", "omit" ] }, "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "examples":[ "took in the stray dog" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodate", "bestow", "billet", "bivouac", "board", "bunk", "camp", "chamber", "domicile", "encamp", "harbor", "house", "lodge", "put up", "quarter", "roof", "room", "shelter" ], "related":[ "ensconce", "home", "roost", "secure", "shed", "stable", "tent", "barrack", "bed (down)" ], "near antonyms":[ "eject", "evict" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tabs":{ "a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due":{ "examples":[ "I don't have any cash on me, so can you put this on my tab ?" ], "synonyms":[ "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "statements" ], "related":[ "receipts", "reckonings", "documents", "ledgers", "records", "charges", "costs", "expenses", "fees", "prices", "rates", "tolls", "scores", "tallies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount":{ "examples":[ "asked the server to put our dinners on separate tabs so we could each pay for our own meal" ], "synonyms":[ "bills", "checks" ], "related":[ "invoices", "receipts", "accounts", "reckonings", "records", "statements", "charges", "costs", "damages", "expenses", "fees", "figures", "scores", "tallies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in calls , names":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "talking (into)":{ "to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{ "examples":[ "the salesman talked us into buying a new vacuum" ], "synonyms":[ "arguing", "bringing", "bringing around", "converting", "convincing", "gaining", "getting", "inducing", "moving", "persuading", "prevailing (on or upon)", "satisfying", "winning (over)" ], "related":[ "blandishing", "blarneying", "cajoling", "coaxing", "entreating", "exhorting", "fast-talking", "urging", "wheedling", "alluring", "beguiling", "leading on", "luring", "seducing", "snowing", "tempting", "brainwashing", "overpersuading", "inclining", "influencing", "prompting", "selling", "swaying", "attracting", "drawing", "enticing", "interesting", "chewing over", "conversing", "debating", "discussing", "disputing", "hashing (over)", "mooting", "reasoning (with)" ], "near antonyms":[ "deterring", "discouraging", "dissuading", "unselling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "talisman":{ "something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{ "examples":[ "a pendant of white nephrite jade is often worn by Indians as a talisman to ward off heart disease" ], "synonyms":[ "amulet", "charm", "fetish", "fetich", "mascot", "mojo", "periapt", "phylactery" ], "related":[ "gris-gris", "grigri", "juju", "philter", "toadstone", "emblem", "symbol", "token", "totem" ], "near antonyms":[ "curse", "hex", "spell" ], "antonyms":[ "hoodoo", "jinx" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }