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"outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "conquered", "defeated", "did down", "dispatched", "got", "got around", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "skunked", "stopped", "subdued", "surmounted", "took", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "won (against)", "worsted" ] }, "to fix in an upright position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolished", "flattened", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "razed", "tore down" ], "related":[ "braced", "buttressed", "propped (up)", "shored (up)", "supported", "boosted", "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upped" ], "synonyms":[ "erected", "pitched", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up", "upraised" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "upending":{ "to achieve a victory over":{ "antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ], "examples":[ "the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game" ], "near antonyms":[ "falling", "giving up", "going down", "going under", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "washing out" ], "related":[ "sweeping", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "annihilating", "blowing away", "blowing out", "bombing", "breaking", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "crushing", "drubbing", "finishing", "flattening", "overwhelming", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "slaughtering", "smoking", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trouncing", "upsetting", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "subjugating", "unseating", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "besting", "conquering", "defeating", "dispatching", "doing down", "getting", "getting around", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "skunking", "stopping", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "winning (against)", "worsting" ] }, "to fix in an upright position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishing", "flattening", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "razing", "tearing down" ], "related":[ "bracing", "buttressing", "propping (up)", "shoring (up)", "supporting", "boosting", "craning", "elevating", "heaving", "hefting", "heightening", "hiking", "hoisting", "jacking (up)", "lifting", "perking (up)", "picking up", "upholding", "uplifting", "upping" ], "synonyms":[ "erecting", "pitching", "putting up", "raising", "rearing", "setting up", "upraising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "upgrade":{ "a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{ "antonyms":[ "abasement", "comedown", "degradation", "demotion", "disrating", "downgrade", "reduction" ], "examples":[ "received an upgrade to lieutenant" ], "near antonyms":[ "deposition", "dethronement", "discharge", "dismissal", "expulsion", "impeachment", "ouster", "overthrow", "removal", "suspension", "unmaking", "unseating", "downfall", "fall" ], "related":[ "aggrandizement", "ennoblement", "exaltation", "glorification", "magnification" ], "synonyms":[ "advancement", "ascent", "creation", "elevation", "preference", "preferment", "promotion", "rise", "upgrading" ] }, "an upward slope":{ "antonyms":[ "declension", "decline", "declivity", "descent", "dip", "downgrade", "downhill", "drop-off", "fall", "hang", "hanging" ], "examples":[ "had to walk our bicycle on the upgrades on our ride through the hills" ], "near antonyms":[ "basin", "depression", "hollow" ], "related":[ "cant", "diagonal", "glacis", "grade", "gradient", "inclination", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "tilt", "climb", "hump", "mound", "ridge", "swell" ], "synonyms":[ "acclivity", "ascent", "hill", "rise", "uphill", "uprise" ] }, "the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "there's a steep upgrade to some of the hills on that route" ], "near antonyms":[ "declension", "declination", "decline", "declivity", "descent", "dip", "downgrade", "fall", "hang", "hanging", "receding" ], "related":[ "ascent", "bank", "climb", "rise" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "diagonal", "grade", "gradient", "inclination", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "slant", "slope" ] }, "to make better":{ "antonyms":[ "worsen" ], "examples":[ "that restaurant had better upgrade its service\u2014and fast\u2014if it wants to stay in business" ], "near antonyms":[ "damage", "endamage", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "spoil", "tarnish", "vitiate", "blemish", "blight", "deface", "disfigure", "flaw", "mar", "diminish", "lessen", "lower", "reduce" ], "related":[ "correct", "emend", "rectify", "reform", "remediate", "remedy", "edit", "fine-tune", "redraft", "refurbish", "rehab", "rehabilitate", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "beef (up)", "boost", "fortify", "intensify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "fine", "hone", "polish", "retouch", "touch up" ], "synonyms":[ "ameliorate", "amend", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "help", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "refine" ] }, "to move higher in rank or position":{ "antonyms":[ "abase", "degrade", "demote", "downgrade", "lower", "reduce" ], "examples":[ "upgraded them to first class" ], "near antonyms":[ "depose", "dethrone", "dismiss", "expel", "impeach", "oust", "overthrow", "remove", "unmake", "unseat", "demean", "disgrace", "dishonor", "humble", "humiliate", "mortify", "shame", "take down", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "reprobate" ], "related":[ "forward", "further", "aggrandize", "boost", "heighten", "improve", "lift", "uplift", "commission", "ennoble", "knight", "acclaim", "applaud", "celebrate", "cite", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "decorate", "eulogize", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "hail", "honor", "laud", "praise", "salute" ], "synonyms":[ "advance", "elevate", "promote", "raise" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "upheaval":{ "a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "insurgency", "insurrection", "mutiny", "overthrow", "overturn", "rebellion", "revolt", "revolution", "subversion", "unrest", "uprising", "upset", "fit", "seizure", "spasm", "eruption", "flare-up", "outbreak", "outburst", "bluster", "bobbery", "bustle", "coil", "commotion", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "pandemonium", "rout", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "to-do", "turmoil", "welter", "williwaw", "quaking", "rocking", "shaking", "trembling" ], "synonyms":[ "bouleversement", "cataclysm", "convulsion", "earthquake", "paroxysm", "storm", "tempest", "tumult", "uproar" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "upheaving":{ "to lift with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery" ], "near antonyms":[ "depressing", "dropping", "lowering", "sinking", "submerging", "submersing" ], "related":[ "elevating", "hiking", "picking up", "raising", "rearing", "uplifting", "upping", "upraising", "uprearing" ], "synonyms":[ "boosting", "heaving", "hefting", "hoisting", "jacking (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "uphills":{ "an upward slope":{ "antonyms":[ "declensions", "declines", "declivities", "descents", "dips", "downgrades", "downhills", "drop-offs", "falls", "hangings", "hangs" ], "examples":[ "no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills" ], "near antonyms":[ "basins", "depressions", "hollows" ], "related":[ "cants", "diagonals", "glacis", "grades", "gradients", "inclinations", "inclines", "leans", "pitches", "rakes", "tilts", "climbs", "humps", "mounds", "ridges", "swells" ], "synonyms":[ "acclivities", "ascents", "hills", "rises", "upgrades", "uprises" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "uplifted":{ "being positioned above a surface":{ "antonyms":[ "sunken" ], "examples":[ "an uplifted area of ground" ], "near antonyms":[ "low", "low-lying", "short", "squat" ], "related":[ "aerial", "suspended", "erect", "perpendicular", "standing", "upright", "upstanding", "vertical" ], "synonyms":[ "elevated", "lifted", "raised", "upraised" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "dropped", "lowered" ], "examples":[ "a mountain range that was uplifted millions of years ago by the collision of continental plates" ], "near antonyms":[ "descended", "dipped", "fell", "pitched", "plunged", "slipped", "bore", "depressed", "pressed", "pushed", "sank", "sunk", "submerged" ], "related":[ "ascended", "mounted", "rose", "reared", "upended" ], "synonyms":[ "boosted", "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "raised", "took up", "upheld", "upped", "upraised" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "upped":{ "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "minified", "reduced", "subtracted (from)" ], "examples":[ "climbing fuel prices have forced the delivery company to up its prices" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "related":[ "boomed", "jumped", "skyrocketed", "spiked", "bumped (up)", "ratcheted (up)", "racheted (up)", "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "drew out", "elongated", "fleshed (out)", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched", "developed", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "complemented", "supplemented", "beefed (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "maximized", "accumulated", "amassed", "collected", "followed up", "parlayed" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "added (to)", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "built up", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "hyped", "increased", "multiplied", "pumped up", "raised", "stoked", "supersized", "swelled" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "dropped", "lowered" ], "examples":[ "upped the catboat's sail" ], "near antonyms":[ "descended", "dipped", "fell", "pitched", "plunged", "slipped", "bore", "depressed", "pressed", "pushed", "sank", "sunk", "submerged" ], "related":[ "ascended", "mounted", "rose", "reared", "upended" ], "synonyms":[ "boosted", "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "raised", "took up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upraised" ] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "antonyms":[ "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dropped", "fell (off)", "plunged" ], "examples":[ "the road constantly ups and downs as it makes its way over the hills" ], "near antonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "sank", "sunk", "slid" ], "related":[ "surged", "towered", "boosted", "elevated", "raised", "upheaved", "uplifted", "upraised", "ballooned", "blasted off", "took off", "zoomed", "crested", "scaled", "surmounted", "topped", "canted", "inclined", "leaned", "listed", "reclined", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ], "synonyms":[ "arose", "ascended", "aspired", "climbed", "lifted", "mounted", "rose", "soared", "thrust", "upreared", "uprose", "upthrusted", "upturned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "upper crust":{ "individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "rank and file", "unwashed" ], "related":[ "establishment", "gentry", "nobility", "quality", "society", "top", "top drawer", "upper class", "caviar", "caviare", "who's who" ], "synonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "illuminati", "pick", "pink", "pride", "priesthood", "prime", "royalty" ] }, "of high birth, rank, or station":{ "antonyms":[ "baseborn", "common", "humble", "ignoble", "low", "lower-class", "lowly", "mean", "nonaristocratic", "plebeian", "ungenteel" ], "examples":[ "an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "knavish", "bastard", "illegitimate", "ordinary", "plain", "abased", "degraded", "junior", "subordinate" ], "related":[ "high", "lofty", "superior", "elevated", "ennobled", "exalted", "gentlemanly", "kingly", "knightly", "ladylike", "lordly", "princely", "queenly", "regal", "royal", "high-level", "senior" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "highborn", "highbred", "noble", "patrician", "silk-stocking", "upper-class", "wellborn" ] }, "the highest class in a society":{ "antonyms":[ "proletarians", "proletariat" ], "examples":[ "a specialty clothing store for the upper crust" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "(the) crowd", "(the) masses", "peasantry", "peonage", "(the) people", "plebeians", "plebs", "(the) populace", "(the) public", "rank and file", "bourgeoisie", "middle class", "working class", "dregs", "(the) herd", "(the) mob", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff", "scum", "trash" ], "related":[ "A-list", "beau monde", "beautiful people", "caf\u00e9 society", "Four Hundred", "400", "glitterati", "haut monde", "haute monde", "jet set", "society", "carriage trade", "plutocracy" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocracy", "elite", "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "nobility", "patriciate", "quality", "upper class" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "upper hand":{ "the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{ "antonyms":[ "disadvantage", "drawback", "handicap", "liability", "minus", "penalty", "strike" ], "examples":[ "finally gained the upper hand in the argument" ], "near antonyms":[ "detriment", "stranglehold", "disparity", "imbalance", "inequality", "unevenness", "disability", "failing", "impairment", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel", "lurch", "setback" ], "related":[ "allowance", "head start", "lead", "leg up", "margin", "odds", "start", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "command", "dominance", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "transcendency", "precedence", "preference", "prerogative", "privilege", "seniority", "break", "foothold", "opportunity", "benefit", "blessing", "boon", "felicity", "godsend", "manna", "windfall" ], "synonyms":[ "advantage", "better", "bulge", "catbird seat", "drop", "edge", "high ground", "inside track", "jump", "pull", "stead", "vantage", "whip hand" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "uppercuts":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "uppermost":{ "being at a point or level higher than all others":{ "antonyms":[ "bottommost", "lowermost", "lowest", "nethermost", "rock-bottom", "undermost" ], "examples":[ "the uppermost floor of the house gets very hot in the summer" ], "near antonyms":[ "below", "lower", "nether", "under", "underneath", "low", "lowered", "low-lying", "sunken" ], "related":[ "higher", "loftier", "upper", "consummate", "maximal", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "supreme", "utmost", "uttermost", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "head", "leading", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "principal", "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "towering", "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upraised" ], "synonyms":[ "highest", "loftiest", "top", "topmost", "upmost" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "uppity":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ], "examples":[ "uppity social climbers who were the biggest snobs in town" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "related":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "upraised":{ "being positioned above a surface":{ "antonyms":[ "sunken" ], "examples":[ "these upraised earthworks are believed to have been built by Native Americans hundreds of years ago and used for enclosure, burial, religious rites, or defense" ], "near antonyms":[ "low", "low-lying", "short", "squat" ], "related":[ "aerial", "suspended", "erect", "perpendicular", "standing", "upright", "upstanding", "vertical" ], "synonyms":[ "elevated", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted" ] }, "to fix in an upright position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "archaeologists are still not sure how the mysterious statues on Easter Island were upraised" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolished", "flattened", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "razed", "tore down" ], "related":[ "braced", "buttressed", "propped (up)", "shored (up)", "supported", "boosted", "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upped" ], "synonyms":[ "erected", "pitched", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up", "upended" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "dropped", "lowered" ], "examples":[ "the runner's arms were upraised in a sign of victory as he crossed the finish line" ], "near antonyms":[ "descended", "dipped", "fell", "pitched", "plunged", "slipped", "bore", "depressed", "pressed", "pushed", "sank", "sunk", "submerged" ], "related":[ "ascended", "mounted", "rose", "reared", "upended" ], "synonyms":[ "boosted", "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "raised", "took up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "uprisen":{ "to leave one's bed":{ "antonyms":[ "bedded (down)", "retired", "turned in" ], "examples":[ "uprise ! we have lots of work to do today!" ], "near antonyms":[ "catnapped", "dozed", "dropped off", "lain up", "napped", "nodded", "rested", "slept", "slumbered", "snoozed", "bunked", "perched", "roosted", "settled", "couched", "dossed (down)", "flopped (down)", "lain (down)", "reclined" ], "related":[ "aroused", "awakened", "awoken", "awaked", "awoke", "bestirred", "stirred", "woken", "waked", "woke" ], "synonyms":[ "arisen", "got up", "gotten up", "risen", "rolled out", "turned out" ] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "antonyms":[ "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dropped", "fallen (off)", "plunged" ], "examples":[ "as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain" ], "near antonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "slid", "sunk" ], "related":[ "surged", "towered", "boosted", "elevated", "raised", "upheaved", "uplifted", "upraised", "ballooned", "blasted off", "taken off", "zoomed", "crested", "scaled", "surmounted", "topped", "canted", "inclined", "leaned", "listed", "reclined", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ], "synonyms":[ "arisen", "ascended", "aspired", "climbed", "lifted", "mounted", "risen", "soared", "thrust", "upped", "upreared", "upthrusted", "upturned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "uprisings":{ "open fighting against authority (as one's own government)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "counterinsurgencies", "counterrevolutions" ], "related":[ "coups", "coups d'\u00e9tat", "coups d'etat", "coup d'\u00e9tats", "coup d'etats", "overthrows", "misprisions", "seditions", "treacheries", "treasons", "sabotages", "subversions" ], "synonyms":[ "insurgences", "insurgencies", "insurrections", "mutinies", "outbreaks", "rebellions", "revolts", "revolutions", "risings" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "uproariously":{ "as in loudly , boisterously":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "uproot":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "uprooted the old bridge's pilings upon the completion of its replacement" ], "near antonyms":[ "implant", "insert", "install", "instill", "cram", "jam", "ram", "stuff", "wedge" ], "related":[ "mine", "pluck", "remove", "take (out)", "withdraw" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrew", "extract", "prize", "pry", "pull", "root (out)", "tear (out)", "wrest", "wring", "yank" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "upset":{ "an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the move to a new town is just the latest in a series of upsets for my family over the last year" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "convulsion", "revolution", "unsettledness", "unsettlement", "upheaval" ], "synonyms":[ "derangement", "dislocation", "disruption", "disturbance" ] }, "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ], "examples":[ "she was upset by the unexplained change in plans" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "related":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "uptight", "worried" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "examples":[ "the smallest things can upset us if we're already stressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "related":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "weird out", "worry" ] }, "to turn on one's side or upside down":{ "antonyms":[ "right" ], "examples":[ "the narrow boat upsets easily and should be handled with care" ], "near antonyms":[ "stand up", "straighten (up)", "erect", "raise" ], "related":[ "invert", "overset", "overthrow", "pitchpole", "topple", "tump (over)", "upend", "careen", "heel", "keel", "lean", "list", "tilt", "tip", "collapse", "fall", "founder", "give" ], "synonyms":[ "capsize", "overturn", "turn over" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ], "examples":[ "the change in the bus schedule upset our daily routine" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "related":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "upside":{ "as in on , against":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in turn , shift":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "preposition" ] }, "upswings":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "upthrusting":{ "to move or extend upward":{ "antonyms":[ "declining", "descending", "dipping", "dropping", "falling (off)", "plunging" ], "examples":[ "an upthrusting seamount" ], "near antonyms":[ "diving", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "sinking", "sliding" ], "related":[ "surging", "towering", "boosting", "elevating", "raising", "upheaving", "uplifting", "upraising", "ballooning", "blasting off", "taking off", "zooming", "cresting", "scaling", "surmounting", "topping", "canting", "inclining", "leaning", "listing", "reclining", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ], "synonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "aspiring", "climbing", "lifting", "mounting", "rising", "soaring", "thrusting", "upping", "uprearing", "uprising", "upturning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "uptight":{ "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ], "examples":[ "he has a tendency to fret and get uptight whenever his usual routine is disrupted" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "related":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "uptrends":{ "as in upswings , upturns":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "upturned":{ "to move or extend upward":{ "antonyms":[ "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dropped", "fell (off)", "plunged" ], "examples":[ "at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you" ], "near antonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "sank", "sunk", "slid" ], "related":[ "surged", "towered", "boosted", "elevated", "raised", "upheaved", "uplifted", "upraised", "ballooned", "blasted off", "took off", "zoomed", "crested", "scaled", "surmounted", "topped", "canted", "inclined", "leaned", "listed", "reclined", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ], "synonyms":[ "arose", "ascended", "aspired", "climbed", "lifted", "mounted", "rose", "soared", "thrust", "upped", "upreared", "uprose", "upthrusted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "upbraiding":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "his wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances" ], "synonyms":[ "basting", "bawling out", "berating", "calling down", "castigating", "chastising", "chewing out", "dressing down", "flaying", "hammering", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "ranting (at)", "rating", "reaming (out)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "scolding", "scoring", "tongue-lashing" ], "related":[ "admonishing", "chiding", "remonstrating (with)", "reproving", "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bad-mouthing", "blaming", "blasting", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "crucifying", "denouncing", "dissing", "excoriating", "faulting", "haranguing", "knocking", "lacing (into)", "lashing", "panning", "reprehending", "reviling", "scourging", "slamming", "vituperating", "belittling", "disparaging", "mocking", "putting down", "ridiculing", "scoffing", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "upshots":{ "a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{ "examples":[ "the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws" ], "synonyms":[ "aftereffects", "aftermaths", "backwashes", "children", "conclusions", "consequences", "corollaries", "developments", "effects", "fates", "fruits", "issues", "outcomes", "outgrowths", "precipitates", "products", "resultants", "results", "sequels", "sequences" ], "related":[ "ramifications", "denouements", "d\u00e9nouements", "echoes", "echos", "implications", "repercussions", "afterclaps", "afterglows", "aftershocks", "blowbacks", "by-products", "byproducts", "fallouts", "offshoots", "ripples", "side effects", "side reactions", "spin-offs" ], "near antonyms":[ "considerations", "determinants", "factors", "bases", "bases", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "impetuses", "incentives", "inspirations", "instigations", "stimuli", "mothers", "origins", "roots", "sources", "springs" ], "antonyms":[ "antecedents", "causations", "causes", "occasions", "reasons" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }