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"verb" ] }, "wrestle (with)":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I've been wrestling with the idea of switching careers for quite some time" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "overlook", "slight", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject" ], "related":[ "muse (upon)", "reflect (on or upon)", "reminisce", "analyze", "explore", "review", "conclude", "reason", "second-guess", "speculate (about)", "brood (about or over)", "dwell (on or upon)", "fixate (on or upon)", "fret (about or over)", "obsess (about or over)", "believe", "conceive", "opine", "absorb", "assimilate", "digest", "drink (in)" ], "synonyms":[ "chew over", "cogitate", "consider", "contemplate", "debate", "deliberate", "entertain", "eye", "kick around", "meditate", "mull (over)", "perpend", "ponder", "pore (over)", "question", "revolve", "ruminate", "study", "think (about or over)", "turn", "weigh" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrestling":{ "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battling", "clashing (with)", "combating", "combatting", "contending", "dueling", "duelling", "fighting", "warring (against)", "bashing", "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "hitting", "punching", "slugging", "striking", "boxing", "sparring", "brawling", "skirmishing" ], "synonyms":[ "grappling", "rassling", "scuffling", "tussling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrests":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands" ], "near antonyms":[ "implants", "inserts", "installs", "instills", "crams", "jams", "rams", "stuffs", "wedges" ], "related":[ "mines", "plucks", "removes", "takes (out)", "withdraws" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrews", "extracts", "pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "tears (out)", "uproots", "wrings", "yanks" ] }, "to get (as money) by the use of force or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bleeds", "fleeces", "gouges", "milks", "skins", "squeezes", "cheats", "racketeers", "swindles", "coerces", "compels", "forces" ], "synonyms":[ "exacts", "extorts", "wrings" ] }, "to get with great difficulty":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "acquires", "attains", "draws", "earns", "gains", "lands", "obtains", "procures", "secures" ], "synonyms":[ "ekes (out)", "scrapes (up or together)", "scrounges", "squeezes", "wrings" ] }, "to move by or as if by a forceful rotation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "draws", "dredges (up)", "extracts", "jerks", "lugs", "plucks", "pulls", "tugs", "tweaks", "yanks", "jimmies", "levers", "pries", "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "removes", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "synonyms":[ "twists", "wrenches", "wrings" ] }, "to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattaches" ], "related":[ "grabs", "nabs", "seizes", "snaps (up)", "snatches", "lops (off)", "nips", "amputates", "cuts (off)", "dissevers", "severs", "extracts", "forces", "jerks", "pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "uproots" ], "synonyms":[ "rips", "tears", "wrenches", "yanks" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wretches":{ "a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints", "heroes" ], "related":[ "villainesses", "blackguards", "criminals", "crooks", "culprits", "felons", "lawbreakers", "malefactors", "offenders", "perpetrators", "perps", "transgressors", "sinners", "trespassers", "wrongdoers", "cads", "heels", "serpents", "snakes", "vipers", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "desperadoes", "desperados", "outlaws", "cons", "convicts", "jailbirds", "assassins", "cutthroats", "gangsters", "goons", "gunmen", "hoodlums", "hooligans", "racketeers", "ruffians", "thugs", "roughs", "rowdies", "toughs", "losers", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "ne'er-do-wells", "stinkers", "trash" ], "synonyms":[ "baddies", "beasts", "brutes", "caitiffs", "devils", "evildoers", "fiends", "heavies", "hounds", "knaves", "meanies", "miscreants", "monsters", "nazis", "no-goods", "rapscallions", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "savages", "scalawags", "scallywags", "scamps", "scapegraces", "scoundrels", "varlets", "villains" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wriggled":{ "to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "within a month of his arrival, this social upstart had wriggled himself into the family's good graces" ], 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"snuck", "stole", "tiptoed" ], "synonyms":[ "bellied", "crawled", "crept", "groveled", "grovelled", "slid", "slithered", "snaked", "wormed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wring (out)":{ "as in dry , drain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrings":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist" ], "near antonyms":[ "implants", "inserts", "installs", "instills", "crams", "jams", "rams", "stuffs", "wedges" ], "related":[ "mines", "plucks", "removes", "takes (out)", "withdraws" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrews", "extracts", "pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "tears (out)", "uproots", "wrests", "yanks" ] }, "to get (as money) by the use of force or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bleeds", "fleeces", "gouges", "milks", "skins", "squeezes", "cheats", "racketeers", "swindles", "coerces", "compels", "forces" ], "synonyms":[ "exacts", "extorts", "wrests" ] }, "to get with great difficulty":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "acquires", "attains", "draws", "earns", "gains", "lands", "obtains", "procures", "secures" ], "synonyms":[ "ekes (out)", "scrapes (up or together)", "scrounges", "squeezes", "wrests" ] }, "to move by or as if by a forceful rotation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm so mad I could wring your neck" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "draws", "dredges (up)", "extracts", "jerks", "lugs", "plucks", "pulls", "tugs", "tweaks", "yanks", "jimmies", "levers", "pries", "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "removes", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "synonyms":[ "twists", "wrenches", "wrests" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "write up":{ "a written description or review of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "There's a write-up of the restaurant in the paper." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in write , describe":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "write-up":{ "a written description or review of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "There's a write-up of the restaurant in the paper." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "writes off":{ "to diminish the price or value of":{ "antonyms":[ "appreciates", "enhances", "marks up", "upgrades" ], "examples":[ "that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloats", "blows up", "inflates", "overestimates", "overprices", "overrates", "overvalues", "adds", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "balloons", "boosts", "compounds", "dilates", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "heightens", "increases", "maximizes", "multiplies", "raises", "swells", "ups" ], "related":[ "debases", "demonetizes", "underestimates", "underprices", "underrates", "undervalues", "abridges", "compresses", "contracts", "de-escalates", "deflates", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "moderates", "shrinks" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuates", "breaks", "cheapens", "depreciates", "depresses", "devaluates", "devalues", "downgrades", "lowers", "marks down", "reduces", "sinks", "writes down" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "exalts", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "magnifies", "praises" ], "examples":[ "most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "countenances", "endorses", "indorses", "favors", "recommends", "sanctions", "commends", "compliments", "eulogizes" ], "related":[ "discommends", "abuses", "scolds", "disapproves (of)", "dislikes", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "reprehends", "reprobates", "asperses", "defames", "maligns", "rips", "slanders", "slurs", "traduces", "vilifies", "discredits", "disgraces" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "diminishes", "discounts", "dismisses", "disparages", "disses", "kisses off", "minimizes", "plays down", "poor-mouths", "puts down", "runs down", "talks down", "trashes", "trash-talks", "vilipends" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "writes up":{ "as in writes , describes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wrong":{ "as in burn , victimize":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "falling short of a standard":{ "antonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "standard", "tolerable" ], "examples":[ "there is something wrong with this cake\u2014it has a funny taste" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "classical", "A1", "bang-up", "banner", "boss", "capital", "choice", "crackerjack", "dandy", "divine", "excellent", "exceptional", "fabulous", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-test", "jim-dandy", "keen", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "par excellence", "perfect", "premium", "prime", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "wonderful", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "sufficient", "average", "borderline", "fair", "mediocre", "middling", "minimal", "so-so", "unexceptional", "suitable", "useful", "worthy", "gratifying", "satisfying" ], "related":[ "abysmal", "atrocious", "awful", "bitchin'", "brutal", "damnable", "deplorable", "detestable", "disastrous", "dreadful", "execrable", "gnarly", "horrendous", "horrible", "pathetic", "stinky", "sucky", "terrible", "unspeakable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "egregious", "flagrant", "gross", "bum", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "junky", "lesser", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "reprehensible", "rotten", "rubbishy", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "trashy", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "miscreant", "scurrilous", "villainous", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wretched" ] }, "having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts":{ "antonyms":[ "correct", "right" ], "examples":[ "I'm sorry, but the latest research proves you wrong" ], "near antonyms":[ "informed", "accurate", "exact", "precise", "true" ], "related":[ "confused", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "inexact", "untrue", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "tricked" ], "synonyms":[ "incorrect", "mistaken" ] }, "not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{ "antonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decorous", "felicitous", "fit", "fitting", "genteel", "happy", "meet", "proper", "right", "seemly", "suitable" ], "examples":[ "has a knack for saying just the wrong thing" ], "near antonyms":[ "fortunate", "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "applicable", "apposite", "apropos", "apt", "germane", "material", "pat", "pointed", "relative", "relevant", "compatible", "congenial", "harmonious", "allowed", "authorized", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "kosher", "licensed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "blameless", "irreproachable", "balanced", "companionate", "congruous", "consonant", "harmonious" ], "related":[ "inopportune", "unfortunate", "unseasonable", "untimely", "extraneous", "immaterial", "inapplicable", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "misbecoming", "mismatched", "incompatible", "inconsistent", "uncongenial", "bad", "naughty", "sinful", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "banned", "barred", "disallowed", "forbidden", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "awkward", "gauche", "ungraceful", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory" ], "synonyms":[ "amiss", "graceless", "improper", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "incongruous", "incorrect", "indecorous", "inept", "infelicitous", "malapropos", "perverse", "unapt", "unbecoming", "unfit", "unhappy", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "untoward" ] }, "not being in agreement with what is true":{ "antonyms":[ "accurate", "correct", "errorless", "exact", "factual", "precise", "proper", "right", "sound", "true", "valid", "veracious" ], "examples":[ "her answer that Thomas Jefferson was the second president of the United States is wrong \u2014it was John Adams, of course" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirmed", "demonstrated", "established", "proven", "tested", "faultless", "flawless", "impeccable", "letter-perfect", "perfect" ], "related":[ "counterfactual", "specious", "spurious", "deceptive", "delusive", "delusory", "distorted", "fallacious", "fictitious", "illusory", "misleading", "amiss", "askew", "awry", "deceitful", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "lying", "mendacious", "unconfirmed", "unproven", "untested", "fabricated", "invented", "made-up", "trumped-up" ], "synonyms":[ "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "invalid", "off", "unsound", "untrue", "untruthful" ] }, "not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable":{ "antonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "right", "righteous", "sublime", "upright", "virtuous" ], "examples":[ "was caught doing something wrong" ], "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", 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"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", "vile", "villainous", "wicked" ] }, "off the desired or intended path or course":{ "antonyms":[ "aright", "right", "well" ], "examples":[ "all of our carefully laid plans have gone wrong" ], "near antonyms":[ "perfectly", "auspiciously", "favorably", "promisingly", "correctly", "properly", "rightly", "appropriately", "fittingly", "suitably" ], "related":[ "badly", "faultily", "improperly", "inappropriately", "incorrectly", "mistakenly", "wrongly", "inadequately", "insufficiently", "unpromisingly" ], "synonyms":[ "afield", "amiss", "astray", "awry" ] }, "that which is 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"unfitness" ], "related":[ "extraneousness", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "inadmissibility", "inapplicability", "irrelevance", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness", "senselessness", "inauspiciousness", "inexpedience", "inexpediency", "intolerability", "undesirability", "undesirableness", "unsatisfactoriness", "uselessness", "unbecomingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "admissibility", "applicability", "bearing", "connection", "materiality", "pertinence", "pointedness", "relevance", "relevancy" ], "antonyms":[ "appositeness", "appropriateness", "aptness", "correctness", "felicitousness", "felicity", "fitness", "fittingness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }