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"robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrancy", "vigorousness", "vitality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vibrating":{ "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the glasses and knickknacks on the shelves vibrated during the slight earthquake" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rocking", "swaying", "swinging", "chattering", "quavering", "shivering", "thrilling", "trembling", "twitching", "doddering", "wavering", "flickering", "fluctuating", "fluttering", "oscillating", "undulating", "waving", "beating", "palpitating", "pit-a-patting", "pitter-pattering", "pulsating", "pulsing", "throbbing" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "bucketing", "convulsing", "jerking", "jiggling", "joggling", "jolting", "jouncing", "juddering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shuddering", "wobbling", "wabbling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vicinity":{ "an adjoining region or space":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital" ], "near 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"feeble", "weak", "shallow", "superficial", "moderated", "qualified", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "toned (down)", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued" ], "related":[ "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "stressed", "exhaustive", "thorough", "harsh", "rigorous", "severe" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "violent" ] }, "having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it":{ "antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benign", "benignant", "loving", "unmalicious" ], "examples":[ "he spread vicious rumors about his ex-wife after their bitter divorce" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionate", "good", "good-hearted", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "warm", "warmhearted", "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "gracious", "nice", "pleasant", "affectionate", "amorous", "sweet", "tender", "tenderhearted", "humane", "altruistic", "high-minded", "humanitarian", "magnanimous", "noble", "philanthropic", "philanthropical" ], "related":[ "devious", "scoundrelly", "scurvy", "snakelike", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "vindictive", "vitriolic", "contemptuous", "deprecating", "derogatory", "disdainful", "disparaging", "mean-spirited", "obnoxious", "opprobrious", "scornful", "snide", "snotty", "unkind", "unkindly", "unloving", "baleful", "baneful", "evil", "harsh", "hostile", "inimical", "acrid", "caustic", "poisonous", "scathing", "venomous" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bitchy", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "virulent" ] }, "having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others":{ "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted" ], "examples":[ "she made a vicious effort to destroy the lives of the people who had wronged her" ], "near antonyms":[ "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "charitable", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "pitying", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "related":[ "hard-hearted", "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "unfeeling", "fell", "ferocious", "grim", "bloodthirsty", "cutthroat", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "catty", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "vindictive", "draconian", "draconic", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "oppressive" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "brute", "butcherly", "cruel", "fiendish", "heartless", "inhuman", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "wanton" ] }, "not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable":{ "antonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "right", "righteous", "sublime", "upright", "virtuous" ], "examples":[ "a truly vicious person detested by almost everyone" ], "near antonyms":[ "elevated", "high", "high-minded", "law-abiding", "legitimate", "lofty", "noble", "principled", "reputable", "scrupulous", "allowed", "authorized", "legal", "licensed", "permissible", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "clean", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "exemplary", "proper", "seemly", "blameless", "commendable", "creditable", "guiltless", "legitimate", "chaste", "immaculate", "incorruptible", "innocent", "inoffensive", "irreproachable", "lily-white", "perfect", "pure", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "uncorrupted", "unerring", "unfallen", "unobjectionable", "venerable", "white", "wholesome", "esteemed", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy" ], "related":[ "base", "contemptible", "despicable", "dirty", "disreputable", "evil-minded", "ignoble", "ill", "infernal", "low", "mean", "snide", "sordid", "atrocious", "cruel", "infamous", "nasty", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "objectionable", "obscene", "offensive", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "libertine", "loose", "low-minded", "perverted", "reprobate", "scrofulous", "sick", "unhealthy", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "defiling", "noxious", "pernicious", "pestilential", "ugly", "ungodly", "unwholesome", "banned", "barred", "condemned", "discouraged", "forbidden", "illegal", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "unauthorized", "unclean", "disallowed", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "wretched", "errant", "erring", "fallen", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "improper", "incorrect", "indecent", "indecorous", "naughty", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "vulgar", "dishonest", "dishonorable" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "dark", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "rotten", "sinful", "unethical", "unlawful", "unrighteous", "unsavory", "vile", "villainous", "wicked", "wrong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition":{ "antonyms":[ "gentle", "mild", "unaggressive" ], "examples":[ "a vicious dog that has already bitten several people" ], "near antonyms":[ "amicable", "companionable", "comradely", "congenial", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hearty", "warm", "warmhearted", "compliant", "submissive", "tame", "benign", "compassionate", "kind", "merciful", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "amiable", "complaisant", "obliging", "human", "humane", "civilized", "cultured" ], "related":[ "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "scrappy", "warlike", "bare-knuckle", "bare-knuckled", "bare-knuckles", "blood-and-guts", "in-your-face", "take-no-prisoners", "contentious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "menacing", "threatening", "bestial", "brute", "inhuman", "inhumane", "barbaric", "uncivilized", "wild", "heartless", "implacable", "merciless", "pitiless", "relentless", "ruthless", "unrelenting", "wanton", "bloodthirsty", "bloody", "homicidal", "murdering", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "rapacious", "ravenous", "voracious" ], "synonyms":[ "fell", "ferocious", "fierce", "grim", "savage" ] } }, "victimize":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "victimized by a confidence man with a slick story" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "victimized":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "victimized by a confidence man with a slick story" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "victimizer":{ "as in attacker , assailant":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "victuals":{ "substances intended to be eaten":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sat down with a plate of hearty victuals and a mug of ale" ], "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", "table", "tucker", "viands", "vittles" ] }, "to provide food or meals for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "serves", "waits", "nourishes", "nurtures", "sustains", "banquets", "dines", "feasts", "regales", "messes", "battens", "fattens", "fills", "force-feeds", "overfeeds", "surfeits", "underfeeds", "hand-feeds", "spoon-feeds", "refeeds", "reprovisions" ], "synonyms":[ "boards", "caters", "feeds", "provisions" ] }, "to take a meal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison" ], "near antonyms":[ "diets", "fasts" ], "related":[ "banquets", "feasts", "repasts", "chows (down)", "digs in", "gluts", "gorges", "gormandizes", "overeats", "overfeeds", "pigs out", "grazes", "nibbles", "noshes", "picks", "snacks", "boards", "dines out", "messes", "breakfasts", "lunches", "sups", "picnics" ], "synonyms":[ "dines", "eats", "fares", "feeds", "partakes", "refreshes" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun", "verb" ] }, "video":{ "a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "every Thanksgiving, our family watches videos of past holiday gatherings" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "DVD", "laser disc", "videocassette", "videodisc", "videodisk" ], "synonyms":[ "tape", "tape recording", "vid", "videotape" ] }, "as in photographic":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "vie":{ "to engage in a contest":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "challenge", "engage", "play", "jockey", "jostle", "maneuver", "go out", "try out", "train", "work" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "compete", "contend", "face off", "fight", "race", "rival" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "viewing":{ "to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'll have to view all of the evidence before making a decision" ], "near antonyms":[ "skimming", "missing" ], "related":[ "noticing", "observing", "watching", "combing", "perusing", "poring (over)", "analyzing", "dissecting", "parsing", "delving (into)", "exploring", "investigating", "plumbing", "probing", "researching", "studying", "categorizing", "classifying", "picking over", "reinspecting", "rereviewing", "re-reviewing", "resurveying" ], "synonyms":[ "auditing", "checking (out)", "conning", "examining", "inspecting", "overlooking", "overseeing", "reviewing", "scanning", "scrutinizing", "surveying" ] }, "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "viewed the latest changes and approved them" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overpassing", "passing over", "missing", "overlooking" ], "related":[ "identifying", "making out", "picking out", "picking up", "attending (to)", "considering", "heeding", "marking", "minding", "studying", "watching", "examining", "inspecting", "scanning", "scrutinizing", "surveying", "glancing (at)", "glimpsing", "peering (at)" ], "synonyms":[ "beholding", "catching", "descrying", "discerning", "distinguishing", "espying", "eyeing", "eying", "looking (at)", "noticing", "noting", "observing", "perceiving", "regarding", "remarking", "seeing", "sighting", "spotting", "spying", "witnessing" ] }, "to think of in a particular way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I view housework as a necessary evil" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "believing", "deeming", "feeling", "sensing", "thinking", "conceiving", "fancying", "imagining" ], "synonyms":[ "accounting", "calling", "considering", "counting", "esteeming", "holding", "looking (on or upon)", "rating", "reckoning", "regarding", "setting down" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "views":{ "a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "upon closer view the painting was an obvious forgery" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "analyses", "assays", "close-ups", "deconstructions", "dissections", "explorations", "investigations", "probes", "researches", "studies", "inquisitions", "interrogations", "once-overs", "perusals", "rechecks", "reinspections", "resurveys", "observations", "surveillances", "watches", "checkouts", "test-drives", "trial runs" ], "synonyms":[ "audits", "checks", "checkups", "examinations", "goings-over", "inspections", "look-sees", "reviews", "scans", "scrutinies", "surveys" ] }, "all that can be seen from a certain point":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the view of the mountains from the inn's porch is spectacular" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "landscapes", "sceneries", "scenes", "kens", "sights", "visual fields" ], "synonyms":[ "commands", "lookouts", "outlooks", "panoramas", "perspectives", "prospects", "vistas" ] }, "an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that's one view , but I happen to disagree" ], "near antonyms":[ "facts", "truths" ], "related":[ "says", "impressions", "perceptions", "takes", "attitudes", "assumptions", "presumptions", "presuppositions", "conclusions", "decisions", "determinations", "deliverances", "esteems", "estimates", "estimations", "credences", "credits", "faiths", "conceptions", "concepts", "ideas", "thoughts", "positions", "stances", "stands", "comments", "obiter dicta", "observations", "reflections", "remarks", "conjectures", "guesses", "hunches", "hypotheses", "surmises", "theories", "advice", "inputs", "recommendations", "suggestions", "angles", "outlooks", "perspectives", "shoes", "slants", "standpoints", "viewpoints", "counterviews" ], "synonyms":[ "beliefs", "convictions", "eyes", "feelings", "judgments", "judgements", "minds", "notions", "opinions", "persuasions", "sentiments", "verdicts" ] }, "an instance of looking especially briefly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "took a quick view of the Web page and decided that it didn't have what he was looking for" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gapes", "gazes", "glares", "leers", "ogles", "stares", "side-glances", "squinnies", "squints", "coups d'oeil" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "eyes", "ganders", "glances", "glimpses", "looks", "peeks", "peeps", "regards", "sights" ] }, "to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'll have to view all of the evidence before making a decision" ], "near antonyms":[ "skims", "misses" ], "related":[ "notices", "observes", "watches", "combs", "peruses", "pores (over)", "analyzes", "dissects", "parses", "delves (into)", "explores", "investigates", "plumbs", "probes", "researches", "studies", "categorizes", "classifies", "picks over", "reinspects", "rereviews", "resurveys" ], "synonyms":[ "audits", "checks (out)", "cons", "examines", "inspects", "overlooks", "oversees", "reviews", "scans", "scrutinizes", "surveys" ] }, "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "viewed the latest changes and approved them" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overpasses", "passes over", "misses", "overlooks" ], "related":[ "identifies", "makes out", "picks out", "picks up", "attends (to)", "considers", "heeds", "marks", "minds", "studies", "watches", "examines", "inspects", "scans", "scrutinizes", "surveys", "glances (at)", "glimpses", "peers (at)" ], "synonyms":[ "beholds", "catches", "descries", "discerns", "distinguishes", "espies", "eyes", "looks (at)", "notes", "notices", "observes", "perceives", "regards", "remarks", "sees", "sights", "spies", "spots", "witnesses" ] }, "to think of in a particular way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I view housework as a necessary evil" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "believes", "deems", "feels", "senses", "thinks", "conceives", "fancies", "imagines" ], "synonyms":[ "accounts", "calls", "considers", "counts", "esteems", "holds", "looks (on or upon)", "rates", "reckons", "regards", "sets down" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "vigilance":{ "the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "eternal vigilance is the price of freedom" ], "near antonyms":[ "absentmindedness", "abstraction", "daydreaming", "daze", "distraction", "absorption", "engrossment", "obliviousness", "preoccupation", "unawareness", "unconsciousness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "inattention", "inattentiveness", "inobservance", "unwariness" ], "related":[ "aliveness", "awareness", "consciousness", "mindfulness", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "sensitivity", "care", "carefulness", "cautiousness", "chariness", "heedfulness", "wariness", "preparation", "readiness" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "alertness", "attentiveness", "qui vive", "red alert", "watch", "watchfulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vignette":{ "a vivid representation in words of someone or something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the general's memoirs are filled with revealing vignettes of some of the war's most compelling personalities" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "account", "anecdote", "chronicle", "narrative", "report", "story", "tale", "yarn", "demonstration", "exemplification", "illustration", "clarification", "elucidation", "explanation", "explication", "exposition" ], "synonyms":[ "definition", "delineation", "depiction", "description", "picture", "portrait", "portraiture", "portrayal", "rendering", "sketch" ] }, "as in outline , silhouette":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "vigorously":{ "in a vigorous and forceful manner":{ "antonyms":[ "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly" ], "examples":[ "vigorously shook my hand and told me how happy he was to be there" ], "near antonyms":[ "delicately", "faintly", "frailly", "shakily", "bloodlessly", "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly" ], "related":[ "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "crisply", "eagerly", "gamely", "heartily", "lustily", "snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously", "decidedly", "determinedly", "directly", "emphatically", "fast", "fixedly", "intensively", "intently", "purposefully", "resolutely", "rigidly", "smartly", "solidly", "soundly", "squarely", "steadfastly", "steadily", "surely", "aggressively", "assertively", "manfully", "potently" ], "synonyms":[ "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "vile":{ "not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable":{ "antonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "right", "righteous", "sublime", "upright", "virtuous" ], "examples":[ "a vile plot to murder their political enemies" ], "near antonyms":[ "elevated", "high", "high-minded", "law-abiding", "legitimate", "lofty", "noble", "principled", "reputable", "scrupulous", "allowed", "authorized", "legal", "licensed", "permissible", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "clean", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "exemplary", "proper", "seemly", "blameless", "commendable", "creditable", "guiltless", "legitimate", "chaste", "immaculate", "incorruptible", "innocent", "inoffensive", "irreproachable", "lily-white", "perfect", "pure", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "uncorrupted", "unerring", "unfallen", "unobjectionable", "venerable", "white", "wholesome", "esteemed", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy" ], "related":[ "base", "contemptible", "despicable", "dirty", "disreputable", "evil-minded", "ignoble", "ill", "infernal", "low", "mean", "snide", "sordid", "atrocious", "cruel", "infamous", "nasty", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "objectionable", "obscene", "offensive", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "libertine", "loose", "low-minded", "perverted", "reprobate", "scrofulous", "sick", "unhealthy", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "defiling", "noxious", "pernicious", "pestilential", "ugly", "ungodly", "unwholesome", "banned", "barred", "condemned", "discouraged", "forbidden", "illegal", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "unauthorized", "unclean", "disallowed", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "wretched", "errant", "erring", "fallen", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "improper", "incorrect", "indecent", "indecorous", "naughty", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "vulgar", "dishonest", "dishonorable" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "dark", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "rotten", "sinful", "unethical", "unlawful", "unrighteous", "unsavory", "vicious", "villainous", "wicked", "wrong" ] }, "not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency":{ "antonyms":[ "high", "high-minded", "honorable", "lofty", "noble", "straight", "upright", "venerable", "virtuous" ], "examples":[ "a vile trick to play on someone" ], "near antonyms":[ "ethical", "honest", "just", "principled", "righteous", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "commendable", "excellent", "exemplary", "good", "moral", "right", "decent", "proper", "reputable", "respectable", "seemly", "blameless", "guiltless", "incorruptible", "irreproachable", "uncorrupted", "unerring" ], "related":[ "bad", "evil", "foul", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "wicked", "wrong", "cruel", "vicious", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "perverted", "atrocious", "villainous", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "disreputable", "shameful", "unworthy" ], "synonyms":[ "base", "contemptible", "currish", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "dishonorable", "execrable", "ignoble", "ignominious", "low", "low-down", "low-minded", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "snide", "sordid", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "unpleasant to look at":{ "antonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "attractive", "beauteous", "beautiful", "bonny", "bonnie", "comely", "cute", "drop-dead", "fair", "fetching", "good-looking", "goodly", "gorgeous", "handsome", "knockout", "lovely", "pretty", "ravishing", "seemly", "sightly", "stunning", "taking", "well-favored" ], "examples":[ "an outfit with a truly vile combination of colors" ], "near antonyms":[ "shapely", "imposing", "impressive", "prepossessing" ], "related":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "disgusting", "distasteful", "dreadful", "gross", "horrible", "horrid", "loathsome", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "frumpish", "frumpy", "plain", "unaesthetic", "unbecoming", "unshapely" ], "synonyms":[ "grotesque", "hideous", "homely", "ill-favored", "monstrous", "ugly", "unappealing", "unattractive", "unbeautiful", "uncomely", "unhandsome", "unlovely", "unpleasing", "unpretty", "unsightly" ] } }, "vilify":{ "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "claimed that she had been vilified by the press because of her conservative views" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "praise", "esteem", "respect", "admire", "regard", "adore", "revere", "venerate", "worship" ], "related":[ "belittle", "denigrate", "detract", "disparage", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "abase", "debase", "degrade", "humble", "humiliate", "disdain", "scorn" ], "synonyms":[ "asperse", "blacken", "calumniate", "defame", "libel", "malign", "slander", "smear", "traduce" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vilifying":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "the making of false statements that damage another's reputation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the nonstop vilifying had the effect of making some people sympathetic to the victim" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "esteem", "honor", "respect", "adulation", "flattery", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship" ], "related":[ "aspersion", "innuendo", "muck", "mud", "smear", "backbiting", "detraction", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "attack", "censure", "criticism", "denunciation", "hatchet job", "contempt", "disdain", "scorn", "belittlement", "denigration", "disparagement", "cattiness", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "venom", "viciousness" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniation", "calumny", "character assassination", "defamation", "defaming", "libel", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slander", "smearing", "traducing", "vilification" ] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "claimed that she had been vilified by the press because of her conservative views" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "acclaiming", "applauding", "commending", "praising", "esteeming", "respecting", "admiring", "regarding", "adoring", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "related":[ "belittling", "denigrating", "detracting", "disparaging", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "shaming", "abasing", "debasing", "degrading", "humbling", "humiliating", "disdaining", "scorning" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniating", "defaming", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "smearing", "traducing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "vill":{ "a small residential settlement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an ancient vill nestled midst the verdant hills" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cow town", "Podunk", "outpost" ], "synonyms":[ "bourg", "hamlet", "townlet", "village", "whistle-stop" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vim":{ "active strength of body or mind":{ "antonyms":[ "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "torpidity" ], "examples":[ "some food and a little rest should give me back some of my vim" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "disablement", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "impotency", "infirmity", "powerlessness", "puniness", "slightness", "softness", "tenderness", "weakness", "enervation", "exhaustion", "inanition", "prostration" ], "related":[ "animal spirits", "animation", "briskness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "snappiness", "spirit", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunk", "spunkiness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "ardor", "\u00e9lan", "fervor", "fire", "passion", "zeal", "main", "metal", "mettle", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "stamina", "strength", "brawniness", "fitness", "hardiness", "huskiness", "sturdiness", "virility", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bounce", "brio", "dash", "drive", "dynamism", "energy", "esprit", "gas", "get-up-and-go", "ginger", "go", "gusto", "hardihood", "juice", "life", "moxie", "oomph", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vinegar", "vitality", "zing", "zip" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vindicable":{ "as in justifiable , defensible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vindicate":{ "to free from a charge of wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[ "criminate", "incriminate" ], "examples":[ "vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuse", "arraign", "charge", "impeach", "indict", "convict" ], "related":[ "atone (for)", "expiate", "discharge", "liberate", "redeem", "release", "unburden", "condone", "excuse", "whitewash", "forgive", "pardon", "remit", "avenge", "redress", "revenge" ], "synonyms":[ "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate" ] }, "to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{ "antonyms":[ "disprove", "rebut", "refute" ], "examples":[ "recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "gainsay", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "challenge", "contest", "dispute", "question" ], "related":[ "avouch", "back (up)", "testify (to)", "vouch (for)", "witness", "guarantee", "warrant", "affirm", "assert", "aver", "avow", "declare", "profess", "demonstrate", "document", "establish", "prove", "reinforce", "reenforce" ], "synonyms":[ "argue", "attest", "authenticate", "bear out", "certify", "confirm", "corroborate", "substantiate", "support", "validate", "verify" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vindicator":{ "as in redeemer , ransomer":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vindictiveness":{ "as in vitriol , virulence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "violate":{ "to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "molest", "paw", "defile" ], "synonyms":[ "assault", "force", "rape", "ravish" ] }, "to fail to keep":{ "antonyms":[ "comply (with)", "conform (to)", "follow", "mind", "obey", "observe" ], "examples":[ "you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building" ], "near antonyms":[ "defer (to)", "serve", "submit (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)", "attend", "hear", "heed", "listen (to)", "mark", "note", "notice", "regard", "watch" ], "related":[ "disobey", "rebel", "blow off", "brush (off)", "disregard", "flout", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "tune out", "wink (at)", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scorn", "shrug off", "defy", "resist", "withstand" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "break", "contravene", "fracture", "infringe (on or upon)", "offend", "traduce", "transgress" ] }, "to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses" ], "near antonyms":[ "bless", "consecrate", "dedicate", "hallow", "sanctify", "honor", "respect", "cleanse", "purge", "purify" ], "related":[ "deconsecrate", "desacralize", "desanctify", "blaspheme", "curse", "swear", "befoul", "contaminate", "foul", "poison", "pollute", "soil", "sully", "taint", "affront", "defame", "insult", "offend", "outrage", "annihilate", "crush", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "raze", "ruin", "waste", "wreck", "despoil", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "raid", "ransack", "rob", "sack", "spoil", "strip" ], "synonyms":[ "defile", "desecrate", "profane" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "violates":{ "to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "molests", "paws", "defiles" ], "synonyms":[ "assaults", "forces", "rapes", "ravishes" ] }, "to fail to keep":{ "antonyms":[ "complies (with)", "conforms (to)", "follows", "minds", "obeys", "observes" ], "examples":[ "you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building" ], "near antonyms":[ "defers (to)", "serves", "submits (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)", "attends", "hears", "heeds", "listens (to)", "marks", "notes", "notices", "regards", "watches" ], "related":[ "disobeys", "rebels", "blows off", "brushes (off)", "disregards", "flouts", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "slights", "tunes out", "winks (at)", "dismisses", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scorns", "shrugs off", "defies", "resists", "withstands" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "breaks", "contravenes", "fractures", "infringes (on or upon)", "offends", "traduces", "transgresses" ] }, "to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses" ], "near antonyms":[ "blesses", "consecrates", "dedicates", "hallows", "sanctifies", "honors", "respects", "cleanses", "purges", "purifies" ], "related":[ "deconsecrates", "desacralizes", "desanctifies", "blasphemes", "curses", "swears", "befouls", "contaminates", "fouls", "poisons", "pollutes", "soils", "sullies", "taints", "affronts", "defames", "insults", "offends", "outrages", "annihilates", "crushes", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "razes", "ruins", "wastes", "wrecks", "despoils", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "raids", "ransacks", "robs", "sacks", "spoils", "strips" ], "synonyms":[ "defiles", "desecrates", "profanes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "violations":{ "a breaking of a moral or legal code":{ "antonyms":[ "noncrimes" ], "examples":[ "in colonial times blasphemy was considered a serious civil violation that merited harsh punishment" ], "near antonyms":[ "impeccabilities", "innocences", "irreproachabilities", "moralities", "virtues" ], "related":[ "bias crimes", "hate crimes", "felonies", "misconducts", "misdemeanors", "misfeasances", "faults", "foibles", "peccadilloes", "peccadillos", "breaks", "infringements", "immoralities", "iniquities", "vices", "corruptions", "debaucheries", "depravities", "abuses", "criminalities", "illegalities", "descents", "downfalls", "falls" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "crimes", "debts", "errors", "lawbreakings", "malefactions", "misdeeds", "misdoings", "offenses", "offences", "sins", "transgressions", "trespasses", "wrongdoings" ] }, "a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation":{ "antonyms":[ "noninfringements", "observances" ], "examples":[ "a military action that must be regarded as a violation of the treaty" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "misconducts", "misdemeanors", "misfeasances", "misprisions", "offenses", "offences", "sins", "wrongs", "disregards", "nonobservances", "delinquencies", "derelictions", "neglects", "encroachments", "intrusions", "invasions" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "contraventions", "infractions", "infringements", "transgressions", "trespasses" ] }, "the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "war crimes include the violation of civilians" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "molestations", "defilements" ], "synonyms":[ "assaults", "rapes", "ravishments", "sexual assaults" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "violently":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "virgins":{ "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "antonyms":[ "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ], "examples":[ "a virgin in the world of comedy clubs, he's still learning to deal with hecklers" ], "near antonyms":[ "experts", "masters", "professionals", "pros" ], "related":[ "boots", "amateurs", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "learners", "students", "trainees", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarians", "apprentices", "babes", "beginners", "colts", "cubs", "fledglings", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "novitiates", "punks", "recruits", "rookies", "rooks", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "viridity":{ "the quality or state of being simple and sincere":{ "antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness" ], "examples":[ "a heroine beset by the vacuous viridity that is so typical of romance novels" ], "near antonyms":[ "affectedness", "artificiality", "pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "related":[ "candor", "frankness", "genuineness", "honesty", "openness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "unaffectedness", "unpretentiousness", "callowness", "childishness", "coltishness", "inexperience", "rawness", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "thoughtlessness", "ignorance", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "impressionability", "idealism", "impracticality", "optimism" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "naturalness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virile":{ "of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men":{ "antonyms":[ "unmanly", "unmasculine" ], "examples":[ "men were once expected to be interested only in such virile activities as hunting" ], "near antonyms":[ "metrosexual", "unmacho", "effeminate", "girlish", "sissified", "sissy", "feminine", "womanish", "womanlike", "womanly", "emasculated", "impotent", "weakened", "androgynous", "neuter" ], "related":[ "hairy-chested", "hypermasculine", "macho", "ultramasculine", "boyish", "hoydenish", "tomboyish", "Amazonian", "butch" ], "synonyms":[ "male", "man-size", "man-sized", "manlike", "manly", "mannish", "masculine" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "virility":{ "the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men":{ "antonyms":[ "femininity", "muliebrity", "womanhood", "womanliness" ], "examples":[ "many cultures value virility as a sign of power" ], "near antonyms":[ "girlishness", "femaleness", "girlhood", "maidenhood", "effeminacy", "effeteness", "emasculation" ], "related":[ "maleness", "boyishness", "mannishness", "tomboyishness" ], "synonyms":[ "machismo", "macho", "manhood", "manliness", "masculinity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtueless":{ "as in evil , immoral":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "virtues":{ "a quality that gives something special 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"unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "atrocious", "infamous", "villainous", "base", "low", "mean", "vicious", "vile", "blameworthy", "objectionable", "offensive", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "errant", "erring", "fallen" ], "related":[ "correct", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "high-minded", "noble", "principled", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "legitimate", "esteemed", "law-abiding", "menschy", "reputable", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy", "blameless", "clean", "guiltless", "immaculate", "incorrupt", "incorrupted", "incorruptible", "innocent", "inoffensive", "irreproachable", "unobjectionable", "angelic", "angelical", "lily-white", "pure", "scrupulous", "spotless", "uncorrupted", "unerring", "goody-goody", "moralistic", "pharisaical", "rectitudinous", "sanctimonious", "self-righteous" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "nice", "right", "right-minded", "righteous", "straight", "true", "upright" ] }, "type":[ 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"related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "vision":{ "a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a vision of the future that no other film director had ever created" ], "near antonyms":[ "actuality", "fact", "reality" ], "related":[ "ignis fatuus", "mirage", "will-o'-the-wisp", "brainchild", "idea", "concoction", "fable", "fabrication", "fiction", "invention", "envisaging", "imaging", "visualization", "cloud-cuckoo-land", "cloudland", "Shangri-la", "utopia", "daymare", "nightmare" ], "synonyms":[ "chimera", "conceit", "daydream", "delusion", "dream", "fancy", "fantasy", "phantasy", "figment", "hallucination", "illusion", "nonentity", "phantasm", "fantasm", "pipe dream", "unreality" ] }, "concern or preparation for the future":{ "antonyms":[ "improvidence", "myopia", "shortsightedness" ], "examples":[ "a company president with the long-range vision that his firm needs to survive in the global economy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "precaution", "premeditation", "discernment", "discretion", "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "prudence", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom" ], "synonyms":[ "farsightedness", "foresight", "foresightedness", "forethought", "prescience", "providence" ] }, "the ability to see":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the bright light temporarily robbed me of vision" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "myopia", "nearsightedness", "farsightedness", "hypermetropia", "hyperopia", "presbyopia", "aniseikonia", "astigmatism", "diplopia", "squint", "strabismus", "double vision" ], "synonyms":[ "eye", "eyesight", "sight" ] }, "the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "believed he'd seen a vision of his mother" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "angel", "daimon", "familiar", "genie", "genius", "jinni", "jinn", "djinni", "djinn", "shaitan", "double", "doppelg\u00e4nger", "doppelganger", "fetch", "lemures", "manes", "incubus", "lamia", "succubus", "vampire", "zombie", "zombi", "cacodemon", "demon", "daemon", "devil", "fiend", "ghoul", "imp" ], "synonyms":[ "apparition", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "familiar spirit", "ghost", "hant", "haunt", "materialization", "phantasm", "fantasm", "phantom", "poltergeist", "shade", "shadow", "specter", "spectre", "spirit", "spook", "sprite", "visitant", "wraith" ] }, "to form a mental picture of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "visioned her idea of the perfect meal" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "daydream", "stargaze", "hallucinate", "re-create", "reflect", "relive", "reminisce", "contemplate", "meditate", "muse", "ponder", "ruminate", "concoct", "fabricate", "invent", "make up", "manufacture", "plan", "project", "foresee", "prefigure" ], "synonyms":[ "conceit", "conceive", "conjure (up)", "dream", "envisage", "envision", "fancy", "fantasize", "fantasy", "feature", "ideate", "image", "imagine", "picture", "see", "visualize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "visitant":{ "a person who visits another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the groundless theory that these ancient monuments were built by extraterrestrial visitants" ], "near antonyms":[ "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "cohost", "cohostess", "host", "hostess" ], "related":[ "houseguest", "company", "invitee", "crasher", "hanger-on" ], "synonyms":[ "caller", "drop-in", "frequenter", "guest", "visitor" ] }, "the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a nocturnal visitant that must have been the shade of his late brother, crying out for vengeance against his murderers" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "angel", "daimon", "familiar", "genie", "genius", "jinni", "jinn", "djinni", "djinn", "shaitan", "double", "doppelg\u00e4nger", "doppelganger", "fetch", "lemures", "manes", "incubus", "lamia", "succubus", "vampire", "zombie", "zombi", "cacodemon", "demon", "daemon", "devil", "fiend", "ghoul", "imp" ], "synonyms":[ "apparition", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "familiar spirit", "ghost", "hant", "haunt", "materialization", "phantasm", "fantasm", "phantom", "poltergeist", "shade", "shadow", "specter", "spectre", "spirit", "spook", "sprite", "vision", "wraith" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "visitors":{ "a person who visits another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "put nicer clothes on because they had visitors coming" ], "near antonyms":[ "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "occupants", "residents", "residers", "cohostesses", "co-hostesses", "cohosts", "co-hosts", "hostesses", "hosts" ], "related":[ "houseguests", "companies", "invitees", "crashers", "hangers-on" ], "synonyms":[ "callers", "drop-ins", "frequenters", "guests", "visitants" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "visualization":{ "as in conception":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in imaging , envisaging":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vital":{ "having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after the long, dreary winter, we welcomed the vital rays of the summer sun" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadening", "debilitating", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "numbing", "sapping", "weakening", "wearying", "deleterious", "injurious", "pernicious", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ], "related":[ "life-giving", "conditioning", "strengthening", "animating", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "quickening", "sharp", "corrective", "curative", "curing", "medicinal", "rectifying", "recuperative", "reformative", "reformatory", "rehabilitative", "remedial", "remedying", "reparative", "therapeutic", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "synonyms":[ "bracing", "cordial", "invigorating", "refreshing", "rejuvenating", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulating", "stimulative", "tonic", "vitalizing" ] }, "having active strength of body or mind":{ "antonyms":[ "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid" ], "examples":[ "a man who remained vital well into his 90s" ], "near antonyms":[ "delicate", "effete", "enervated", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "wan", "weak", "weakened", "impotent", "powerless", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "tired", "indolent", "lackadaisical", "languid", "lazy", "invertebrate", "nerveless", "soft", "spineless", "wimpy", "ill", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "broken-down", "debilitated", "decrepit", "disabled", "wasted", "worn-out" ], "related":[ "animated", "brisk", "dashing", "kinetic", "lively", "punchy", "spirited", "sprightly", "vivacious", "energized", "enlivened", "invigorated", "vitalized", "firm", "fortified", "mettlesome", "mighty", "powerful", "puissant", "strong", "refreshed", "rejuvenated", "revitalized", "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "burly", "fit", "hardy", "husky", "muscular", "robustious", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strapping", "sturdy", "tough", "virile", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "sound", "capable", "competent" ], "synonyms":[ "dynamic", "energetic", "flush", "gingery", "lusty", "peppy", "red-blooded", "robust", "vigorous" ] }, "having much high-spirited energy and movement":{ "antonyms":[ "dead", "inactive", "inanimate", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languishing", "languorous", "leaden", "lifeless", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "vapid" ], "examples":[ "the child is vital and active again after being sick" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolent", "lazy", "unambitious", "inert", "lethargic", "sleepy", "sluggish", "tired", "torpid", "weary", "apathetic", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "boring", "dull", "irksome", "tedious" ], "related":[ "dapper", "dashing", "spiffy", "agog", "alert", "awake", "open-eyed", "up", "wide-awake", "agile", "nimble", "spry", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "chirpy", "chirrupy", "effervescent", "sparkly", "upbeat", "eager", "enthusiastic", "keen", "frolicsome", "impish", "pixieish", "playful", "boisterous", "bubbly", "ebullient", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "high-strung", "nervous", "skittish" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "airy", "animate", "animated", "bouncing", "brisk", "energetic", "frisky", "gay", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "lively", "mettlesome", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "pizzazzy", "pizazzy", "racy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "spirited", "sprightly", "springy", "vivacious", "zippy" ] }, "impossible to do without":{ "antonyms":[ "dispensable", "inessential", "needless", "nonessential", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded" ], "examples":[ "I forgot one vital ingredient, and now the biscuits taste strange" ], "near antonyms":[ "undesired", "unwanted", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "unimportant", "excess", "external", "extra", "extraneous", "superfluous", "surplus" ], "related":[ "prerequisite", "compulsory", "mandatory", "nonelective", "obligatory", "consequential", "crucial", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "weighty", "basic", "central", "fundamental", "key", "organic", "insistent", "persistent", "pressing", "urgent" ], "synonyms":[ "all-important", "critical", "essential", "imperative", "indispensable", "integral", "must-have", "necessary", "necessitous", "needed", "needful", "required", "requisite" ] }, "likely to cause or capable of causing death":{ "antonyms":[ "healthful", "healthy", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "wholesome" ], "examples":[ "received a vital wound in the abdomen" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficial", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "alleviative", "corrective", "curative", "remedial", "tonic", "advantageous", "beneficial", "useful", "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic", "safe" ], "related":[ "baneful", "deleterious", "destructive", "harmful", "injurious", "noxious", "pernicious", "truculent", "infectious", "infective", "pestilential", "poisonous", "sublethal", "toxic", "virulent", "dangerous", "grave", "grievous", "hazardous", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "serious", "threatening", "ugly", "unhealthy", "unsound", "bloody", "internecine", "sanguinary", "sanguine" ], "synonyms":[ "baleful", "deadly", "deathly", "fatal", "fell", "killer", "lethal", "mortal", "murderous", "pestilent", "terminal" ] }, "of the greatest possible importance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a matter that is vital to our national security" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "insignificant", "minor", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "related":[ "decisive", "life-and-death", "life-or-death", "weighty", "basic", "elementary", "fundamental", "essential", "indispensable", "instrumental", "necessary", "requisite", "pressing", "urgent" ], "synonyms":[ "critical", "crucial", "key", "pivotal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vitality":{ "active strength of body or mind":{ "antonyms":[ "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "torpidity" ], "examples":[ "her vitality seemed to spread to everyone around her" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "disablement", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "impotency", "infirmity", "powerlessness", "puniness", "slightness", "softness", "tenderness", "weakness", "enervation", "exhaustion", "inanition", "prostration" ], "related":[ "animal spirits", "animation", "briskness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "snappiness", "spirit", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunk", "spunkiness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "ardor", "\u00e9lan", "fervor", "fire", "passion", "zeal", "main", "metal", "mettle", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "stamina", "strength", "brawniness", "fitness", "hardiness", "huskiness", "sturdiness", "virility", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bounce", "brio", "dash", "drive", "dynamism", "energy", "esprit", "gas", "get-up-and-go", "ginger", "go", "gusto", "hardihood", "juice", "life", "moxie", "oomph", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vinegar", "zing", "zip" ] }, "the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity":{ "antonyms":[ "inactivity", "lifelessness" ], "examples":[ "a city known for the vitality of its music scene" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "anemia", "bloodlessness", "languidness", "languor", "lethargy", "limpness", "listlessness", "sleepiness", "sluggishness", "spiritlessness", "torpidity", "torpor", "weariness", "apathy", "impassivity", "dullness", "dulness", "pallidness", "tediousness", "tedium", "vapidity", "vapidness" ], "related":[ "buoyancy", "jauntiness", "springiness", "brightness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "chirpiness", "effervescence", "friskiness", "pizzazz", "pizazz", "sparkle", "spirit", "verve", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "eagerness", "ebullience", "ebulliency", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "impishness", "pertness", "playfulness" ], "synonyms":[ "animation", "briskness", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "lustiness", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vigorousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vitally":{ "to a great degree":{ "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ], "examples":[ "it's vitally important that you deliver this message to the general" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "related":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "vitiate":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person" ], "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", "tarnish", "touch" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "antonyms":[ "elevate", "ennoble", "uplift" ], "examples":[ "a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignify", "exalt", "honor", "ameliorate", "amend", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "purify", "refine", "restore", "respect" ], "related":[ "befoul", "begrime", "contaminate", "defile", "dilute", "dirty", "pollute", "taint", "thin", "water down", "weaken", "descend", "disgrace", "dishonor", "humble", "humiliate", "shame", "take down", "blemish", "damage", "deface", "destroy", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "mar", "ruin", "spoil", "stain", "tarnish", "wreck", "depreciate", "downgrade" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "bastardize", "canker", "cheapen", "corrupt", "debase", "debauch", "degrade", "demean", "demoralize", "deprave", "deteriorate", "lessen", "pervert", "poison", "profane", "prostitute", "subvert", "warp" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ], "examples":[ "numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing" ], "near antonyms":[ "cure", "heal", "help", "rectify", "rehabilitate", "remedy", "edit", "remodel", "revise", "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "refine" ], "related":[ "deteriorate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "erode", "scour", "wash out", "wear (away)", "blight", "tarnish", "dent", "ding", "dint", "botch", "gum (up)", "queer", "lacerate", "wound", "disable", "hamstring", "lame", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate", "torment", "torture", "annihilate", "bang up", "bash", "batter", "clobber", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "scourge", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "bloody", "break", "compromise", "crab", "cripple", "cross (up)", "damage", "deface", "disfigure", "endamage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "spoil" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vitriol":{ "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a film critic noted for the vitriol and sometimes outright cruelty of his pronouncements" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "geniality", "graciousness", "kindness", "politeness", "tactfulness", "compassion", "softness", "sweetness", "sympathy", "tenderness", "warmth", "oiliness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "unctuousness", "urbanity" ], "related":[ "gruffness", "harshness", "hostility", "relentlessness", "severity", "sternness", "vehemence", "coldness", "crossness", "discourteousness", "iciness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "nastiness", "rudeness", "sourness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "anger", "animosity", "gall", "jaundice", "malevolence", "malice", "rancor", "scorn", "spite", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "sour grapes" ], "synonyms":[ "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "asperity", "bile", "bitterness", "cattiness", "corrosiveness", "mordancy", "tartness", "virulence", "virulency" ] }, "harsh insulting language":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the review was more than just unfavorable\u2014it was loaded with vitriol" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "compliments", "congratulations", "endearments", "felicitations", "adulation", "blarney", "flattery", "overpraise", "soft soap" ], "related":[ "blackguardism", "blasphemy", "curse", "execration", "imprecation", "malediction", "profanity", "epithet", "insult", "put-down", "slur", "expletive", "swearword", "aspersion", "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "disparagement", "revilement", "vilification", "castigation", "chastisement", "criticism", "excoriation", "opprobrium", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof", "broadside", "diatribe", "harangue", "polemic", "tirade" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "billingsgate", "fulmination", "invective", "obloquy", "scurrility", "vituperation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vituperated":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "every week the minister would ascend the pulpit and vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "commended", "complimented", "hailed", "lauded", "praised" ], "related":[ "berated", "harangued", "harassed", "harried", "reviled", "scolded", "whipped", "blasphemed", "cursed", "execrated", "imprecated", "profaned", "affronted", "insulted", "slurred", "aspersed", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "blackguarded", "disparaged", "put down", "libeled", "libelled", "slandered", "traduced", "vilified", "chastised", "chid", "chided", "criticized", "laced (into)", "rebuked", 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"assails", "attacks", "bashes", "belabors", "blasts", "castigates", "excoriates", "jumps (on)", "lambastes", "lambasts", "potshots", "savages", "scathes", "slams", "trashes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vivified":{ "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "antonyms":[ "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "dulled", "killed" ], "examples":[ "this re-creation of a town in the Old West really vivifies the history that visitors learned in school" ], "near antonyms":[ "burned out", "burnt out", "debilitated", "did in", "drained", "enervated", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "harassed", "kayoed", "knocked out", "sapped", "tuckered (out)", "undermined", "washed out", "weakened", "wearied", "wore", "wore out", "checked", "curbed", "inhibited", "jaded", "quelled", "quenched", "repressed", "restrained", "slowed", "stilled", "stunted", "suppressed", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "related":[ "aroused", "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "raised", "roused", "stirred", "woke (up)", "waked (up)", "activated", "actuated", "drove", "impelled", "motivated", "motived", "moved", "propelled", "charged", "electrified", "galvanized", "enkindled", "excited", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "instigated", "kindled", "provoked", "set off", "sparked", "triggered", "turned on", "whipped (up)", "abetted", "boosted", "buoyed", "cheered", "emboldened", "fortified", "heartened", "infused", "inspired", "lifted", "rallied", "steeled", "strengthened", "reactivated", "reanimated", "reawakened", "reawoke", "reawaked", "recharged", "recreated", "reenergized", "re-energized", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "reinvigorated", "rejuvenated", "rekindled", "renewed", "restimulated", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived" ], "synonyms":[ "amped (up)", "animated", "braced", "energized", "enlivened", "filliped", "fired", "gingered (up)", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "juiced up", "jump-started", "livened 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"defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "antonyms":[ "stale" ] }, "free from any trace of the coarse or indecent":{ "examples":[ "his photographs of nudes have such a virgin purity about them that only a prude would find them objectionable" ], "synonyms":[ "chaste", "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "immaculate", "modest", "pure", "vestal", "virginal" ], "related":[ "lily-white", "spotless", "stainless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unsoiled", "unspotted", "unstained", "unsullied", "untainted", "untarnished", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "cultivated", "refined", "tasteful", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "defiled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "tainted", "tarnished", "improper", "indecorous", "indelicate", "ribald", "unseemly", "crude", "tacky", "tasteless", "unrefined" ], "antonyms":[ "coarse", "dirty", "filthy", "immodest", "impure", "indecent", "obscene", "smutty", "unchaste", "unclean", "vulgar" ] }, "existing without human habitation or cultivation":{ "examples":[ "a vast expanse of virgin territory" ], "synonyms":[ "natural", "uncultivated", "untamed", "wild" ], "related":[ "native", "uninhabited", "unpeopled", "unsettled", "overgrown", "spontaneous", "untended", "waste", "undeveloped", "desolate", "forlorn", "howling" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhabited", "developed", "seminatural" ], "antonyms":[ "cultivated", "tamed" ] }, "coming before all others in time or order":{ "examples":[ "the political analyst's virgin effort at a cloak-and-dagger thriller" ], "synonyms":[ "earliest", "first", "foremost", "headmost", "inaugural", "initial", "leadoff", "maiden", "original", "pioneer", "premier" ], "related":[ "ancient", "early", "primal", "primary", "prime", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "antecedent", "preceding", "previous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "late", "consequent", "ensuing", "following", "subsequent", "succeeding", "penultimate" ], "antonyms":[ "final", "last", "latest", "latter", "terminal", "terminating", "ultimate" ] }, "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "examples":[ "a virgin in the world of comedy clubs, he's still learning to deal with hecklers" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "apprentice", "babe", "beginner", "colt", "cub", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "novitiate", "punk", "recruit", "rook", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "related":[ "boot", "amateur", "dabbler", "dilettante", "learner", "student", "trainee", "candidate", "entrant", "probationer" ], "near antonyms":[ "expert", "master", "pro", "professional" ], "antonyms":[ "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "videotapes":{ "a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV":{ 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"straightforwardness", "vividness" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambiguity", "equivocation", "delicacy", "lightness", "subtlety" ], "antonyms":[ "feebleness", "mildness", "weakness" ] }, "the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity":{ "examples":[ "the record-breaking holiday sales reflect the vigorousness of the economy" ], "synonyms":[ "animation", "briskness", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "lustiness", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vitality" ], "related":[ "buoyancy", "jauntiness", "springiness", "brightness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "chirpiness", "effervescence", "friskiness", "pizzazz", "pizazz", "sparkle", "spirit", "verve", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "eagerness", "ebullience", "ebulliency", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "impishness", "pertness", "playfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "anemia", "bloodlessness", "languidness", "languor", "lethargy", "limpness", "listlessness", "sleepiness", "sluggishness", "spiritlessness", "torpidity", "torpor", "weariness", "apathy", "impassivity", "dullness", "dulness", "pallidness", "tediousness", "tedium", "vapidity", "vapidness" ], "antonyms":[ "inactivity", "lifelessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "videotape":{ "a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV":{ "examples":[ "watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital" ], "synonyms":[ "tape", "tape recording", "vid", "video" ], "related":[ "DVD", "laser disc", "videocassette", "videodisc", "videodisk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in film":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }