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], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossip", "tattle", "descant", "discuss", "expatiate", "yak", "yack", "yammer", "yap" ], "synonyms":[ "babble", "blab", "cackle", "chat", "chatter", "chin", "converse", "gab", "gabble", "gas", "jabber", "jaw", "kibitz", "kibbitz", "natter", "palaver", "patter", "prate", "prattle", "rap", "rattle", "run on", "schmooze", "shmooze", "talk", "twitter", "visit" ] }, "to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "argue", "bicker", "clash", "fight", "hassle", "quarrel", "quibble", "squabble", "wrangle", "comparison shop", "shop (around)", "barter", "exchange", "trade", "hawk", "peddle", "buy", "purchase" ], "synonyms":[ "bargain", "deal", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "negotiate", "palter" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chaffers":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just a 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"chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time" ], "near antonyms":[ "fall short (of)", "miss", "fail (at)", "lose" ], "related":[ "acquire", "capture", "carry", "draw", "garner", "get", "land", "obtain", "procure", "realize", "secure", "amount (to)", "approach", "equal", "match", "measure up (to)", "meet", "rival", "tie", "touch", "beat", "excel", "outdo", "surpass", "top" ], "synonyms":[ "achieve", "attain", "bag", "clock (up)", "gain", "hit", "log", "make", "notch (up)", "rack up", "ring up", "score", "win" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "challenged":{ "deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities":{ "antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "abled", "nondisabled", "unimpaired" ], "examples":[ "all parts of the sports complex are fully accessible to the physically challenged" ], "near antonyms":[ "bouncing", "chipper", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "whole", "wholesome" ], "related":[ "special-needs", "halt", "lame", "paralyzed", "quadriplegic", "immobile", "immobilized", "ailing", "diseased", "ill", "incapacitated", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "blind", "hard of hearing", "mute" ], "synonyms":[ "differently abled", "disabled", "exceptional", "impaired" ] }, "to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{ "antonyms":[ "accepted", "believed", "embraced", "swallowed" ], "examples":[ "don't hesitate to challenge any statement that generalizes about people" ], "near antonyms":[ "backed", "defended", "supported", "advocated", "championed", "promoted", "abided", "abode", "endured", "stomached", "tolerated" ], "related":[ "doubted", "mistrusted", "kicked (about)", "objected (to)", "protested", "combated", "combatted", "fought", "opposed", "resisted" ], "synonyms":[ "contested", "disputed", "impeached", "oppugned", "queried", "questioned" ] }, "to have as a requirement":{ "antonyms":[ "had", "held" ], "examples":[ "having to put up with an overbearing boss challenges forbearance" ], "near antonyms":[ "owned", "possessed" ], "related":[ "entailed", "involved", "asked", "begged", "clamored (for)", "cried (for)", "hurt (for)", "lacked", "commanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted", "pressed", "quested", "stipulated" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "claimed", "demanded", "necessitated", "needed", "required", "took", "wanted", "warranted" ] }, "to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I challenge you to swim to the other side of the pond" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bearded", "braved", "brazened", "breasted", "confronted", "faced", "outbraved", "outfaced" ], "synonyms":[ "dared", "defied", "stumped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "chambered":{ "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning" ], "near antonyms":[ "ejected", "evicted" ], "related":[ "ensconced", "homed", "roosted", "secured", "shedded", "stabled", "tented", "barracked", "bedded (down)" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodated", "bestowed", "billeted", "bivouacked", "boarded", "bunked", "camped", "domiciled", "encamped", "harbored", "housed", "lodged", "put up", "quartered", "roofed", "roomed", "sheltered", "took in" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chamfering":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chance":{ "a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this is my one chance to succeed" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "play", "way", "juncture", "pass" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "occasion", "opening", "opportunity", "room", "shot" ] }, "a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the chance of being struck by lightning is very low" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "outlook", "prospect", "contingency", "possibility", "potential", "potentiality", "conditional probability" ], "synonyms":[ "odds", "percentage", "probability" ] }, "a risky undertaking":{ "antonyms":[ "sure thing" ], "examples":[ "it's a chance , but I think the business will be profitable" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bet", "hazard", "stake", "wager", "liberty", "dark horse", "long shot", "play" ], "synonyms":[ "adventure", "crapshoot", "enterprise", "flier", "flyer", "flutter", "gamble", "speculation", "throw", "venture" ] }, "happening by chance":{ "antonyms":[ "calculated", "deliberate", "intended", "intentional", "planned", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepense", "set" ], "examples":[ "a chance advantage that I immediately recognized and made full use of" ], "near antonyms":[ "certain", "destined", "expected", "fixed", "foreordained", "foreseeable", "foreseen", "inevitable", "predestined", "predetermined", "predictable", "preordained", "prescribed", "sure", "conscious", "freewill", "knowing", "unforced", "voluntary", "volunteer", "willful", "wilful" ], "related":[ "coincidental", "freak", "odd", "aimless", "arbitrary", "desultory", "haphazard", "random", "uncertain", "unexpected", "unforeseeable", "unforeseen", "coerced", "forced", "involuntary", "unconscious", "unprompted" ], "synonyms":[ "accidental", "casual", "fluky", "flukey", "fortuitous", "inadvertent", "incidental", "unintended", "unintentional", "unplanned", "unpremeditated", "unwitting" ] }, "the uncertain course of events":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "rather than leave everything to chance , let's plan how we're going to spend our time in New York City" ], "near antonyms":[ "intent", "intention", "purpose", "design", "outline", "plan", "scheme" ], "related":[ "fortuitousness", "fortuity", "haphazardry", "randomness", "uncertainty", "fluke", "happenchance", "happenstance", "destiny", "doom", "fate", "fortune", "lot", "danger", "peril", "risk" ], "synonyms":[ "accident", "casualty", "circumstance", "hap", "hazard", "luck" ] }, "to take a chance on":{ 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being readily changed":{ "antonyms":[ "established", "fixed", "immutable", "inelastic", "inflexible", "invariable", "nonmalleable", "ramrod", "set", "unadaptable", "unalterable", "unbudgeable", "unchangeable" ], "examples":[ "an easily changeable color scheme for the nursery" ], "near antonyms":[ "constant", "stable", "steady", "unchanging", "uniform", "unvarying" ], "related":[ "changing", "fluctuating", "inconstant", "labile", "unstable", "unsteady", "varying", "versatile" ], "synonyms":[ "adaptable", "adjustable", "alterable", "elastic", "flexible", "fluid", "malleable", "modifiable", "pliable", "variable" ] }, "likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly":{ "antonyms":[ "certain", "changeless", "constant", "immutable", "invariable", "predictable", "settled", "stable", "stationary", "steady", "unchangeable", "unchanging", "unvarying" ], "examples":[ "the changeable nature of the business is such that you either have too much or too little to do" ], "near antonyms":[ "equable", "even", "uniform", "abiding", "durable", "lasting", "permanent", "persistent", "dependable", "reliable", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "related":[ "aimless", "arbitrary", "desultory", "erratic", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "irregular", "random", "scattered", "slapdash", "stray", "ambivalent", "hesitating", "shaky", "shilly-shally", "shilly-shallying", "vacillating", "wavering", "dicey", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "adaptable", "mobile", "protean", "versatile" ], "synonyms":[ "capricious", "changeful", "fickle", "flickery", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconsistent", "inconstant", "mercurial", "mutable", "skittish", "temperamental", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "variable", "volatile" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "changeless":{ "not undergoing a change in condition":{ "antonyms":[ "capricious", "changeful", "changing", "fickle", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "skittish", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "varying", "volatile" ], "examples":[ "apparently changeless mountains" ], "near antonyms":[ "adaptable", "alterable", "changeable", "flexible", "mutable", "variable", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "fleeting", "momentary", "transient", "transitory", "kaleidoscopic", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical" ], "related":[ "fast", "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inflexible", "invariable", "unalterable", "unchangeable", "established", "set", "settled", "ceaseless", "continuing", "durable", "enduring", "lasting", "permanent" ], "synonyms":[ "constant", "stable", "stationary", "steady", "unchanging", "unvarying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "changelessness":{ "the state of continuing without change":{ "antonyms":[ "capriciousness", "changeability", "changeableness", "fickleness", "instability", "mutability", "unpredictability", "unsteadiness", "variability", "variableness", "volatileness", "volatility" ], "examples":[ "the changelessness of the scenery is actually an illusion" ], "near antonyms":[ "aperiodicity", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "irregularity", "unevenness", "caducity", "evanescence", "impermanence" ], "related":[ "consistency", "regularity", "sameness", "uniformity", "durability", "enduringness", "lastingness", "permanence" ], "synonyms":[ "constancy", "fixedness", "immutability", "immutableness", "invariability", "stability", "steadiness", "unchangeableness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chant":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to produce musical sounds with the voice":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "monks chanting fervently at matins" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "belt", "croon", "harmonize", "hum", "lilt", "quaver", "scat", "sharp", "slur", "trill", "troll", "warble", "yodel", "serenade" ], "synonyms":[ "carol", "descant", "sing", "vocalize" ] }, "to utter in musical or drawn out tones":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the frustrated crowd at the rock concert started to chant , \"We want the show to start!\"" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bellow", "belt", "roar", "chime", "chorus" ], "synonyms":[ "intonate", "intone", "sing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chanty":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chaotic":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ], "examples":[ "a chaotic cellar sorely in need of some straightening up" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "related":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "synonyms":[ "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chaperone":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "three parents will chaperone the students on the school trip" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandon", "desert", "ditch", "dump", "forsake" ], "related":[ "walk", "associate", "consort", "pal (around)", "team (up)", "defend", "guard", "protect", "bring", "conduct", "guide", "lead", "pilot", "steer", "usher", "follow", "shadow", "tag", "tag along", "tail", "hang (around)", "hover (over)" ], "synonyms":[ "accompany", "attend", "companion", "company", "convoy", "escort", "see", "squire" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "characteristics":{ "something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the ability to fashion tools and other characteristics that distinguish human beings from other animals" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "badges", "indications", "signs", "emblems", "symbols", "tokens", "charms", "graces", "excellences", "merits", "virtues", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "oddities", "quirks", "individualities", "singularities" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "attributes", "attributions", "characters", "criteria", "criterions", "diagnostics", "differentiae", "features", "fingerprints", "hallmarks", "markers", "marks", "notes", "particularities", "peculiarities", "points", "properties", "qualities", "specifics", "stamps", "touches", "traits" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chasing":{ "the act of going after or in the tracks of another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "despite our determined chasing , the rabbit got away" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hot pursuit", "tagging along", "path", "track", "trail", "search", "seeking" ], "synonyms":[ "chase", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "pursuit", "shadowing", "tagging", "tailing", "tracing", "tracking", "trailing" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "chased the cat out of the garden" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking", "taking in", "welcoming", "entertaining", "harboring", "housing", "lodging", "sheltering" ], "related":[ "deforcing", "deporting", "displacing", "dispossessing", "evicting", "exiling", "expatriating", "ostracizing", "reading out", "shutting out", "axing", "canning", "cashiering", "defenestrating", "discharging", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "booting (out)", "bouncing", "casting out", "dismissing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "extruding", "kicking out", "ousting", "outing", "routing", "running off", "throwing out", "turfing (out)", "turning out" ] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "antonyms":[ "guiding", "leading", "piloting" ], "examples":[ "a dog that likes to chase cars" ], "near antonyms":[ "heading" ], "related":[ "accompanying", "chaperoning", "escorting", "hunting", "searching (for)", "seeking", "eyeing", "eying", "observing", "watching" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogging", "coursing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "running", "shadowing", "tagging", "tailing", "tracing", "tracking", "trailing" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ], "examples":[ "they chased all over the place to find the missing child" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ] }, "to seek out (game) for food or sport":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "owls often chase mice in the dark" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "capturing", "dragging", "netting", "snaring", "trapping", "dogging", "ferreting", "hawking", "hounding", "coursing", "pursuing", "running", "running down", "spooring", "tracking", "trailing", "gunning (for)", "harpooning", "killing", "shooting", "poaching", "culling" ], "synonyms":[ "hunting", "stalking" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chastised":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a cold, distant father who rarely paid attention to his children except to chastise them" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ], "related":[ "admonished", "chid", "chided", "remonstrated (with)", "reproved", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "harangued", "knocked", "laced (into)", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "reviled", "scourged", "slammed", "vituperated", "belittled", "disparaged", "mocked", "put down", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "ranted (at)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "tongue-lashed", "upbraided" ] }, "to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{ "antonyms":[ "excused", "pardoned", "spared" ], "examples":[ "the division of opinion regarding the appropriate way to chastise juvenile perpetrators of adult crimes" ], "near antonyms":[ "forfeited", "got off", "ransomed", "released", "commuted", "reprieved", "absolved", "acquitted", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated" ], "related":[ "assessed", "charged", "docked", "fined", "imposed", "levied", "mulcted", "convicted", "sentenced", "condemned", "damned", "denounced", "criticized", "keelhauled", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproved", "wreaked" ], "synonyms":[ "castigated", "chastened", "corrected", "disciplined", "penalized", "punished" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chastity":{ "abstention from sexual intercourse":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "vows of poverty, chastity , and obedience" ], "near antonyms":[ "debauchery", "lechery", "licentiousness", "venery", "wenching", "whoring" ], "related":[ "modesty", "purity", "honor", "innocence", "virginity", "virtue" ], "synonyms":[ "abstinence", "celibacy", "chasteness", "continence" ] }, "the quality or state of being morally pure":{ "antonyms":[ "immodesty", "impurity", "unchasteness", "unchastity" ], "examples":[ "a saint who is often held up as a model of chastity" ], "near antonyms":[ "badness", "evil", "sinfulness", "unrighteousness", "wickedness", "impropriety", "indecency", "vulgarity" ], "related":[ "goodness", "righteousness", "virtue", "virtuousness", "morality", "probity", "rectitude", "decency", "decorum", "propriety", "seemliness" ], "synonyms":[ "chasteness", "immaculacy", "innocence", "modesty", "purity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chattered":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "chattered idly while waiting in line" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossiped", "tattled", "descanted", "discussed", "expatiated", "yakked", "yacked", "yammered", "yapped" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "blabbed", "cackled", "chaffered", "chatted", "chinned", "conversed", "gabbed", "gabbled", "gassed", "jabbered", "jawed", "kibitzed", "kibbitzed", "nattered", "palavered", "pattered", "prated", "prattled", "ran on", "rapped", "rattled", "schmoozed", "shmoozed", "talked", "twittered", "visited" ] }, "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the parrot chatters all day" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulated", "enunciated", "pronounced" ], "related":[ "blabbered", "blathered", "bleated", "blithered", "gabbed", "jangled", "jawed", "pattered", "prated", "ran on", "rattled", "smattered", "tittle-tattled", "trolled", "yakked", "yacked", "chuntered", "maundered", "mouthed", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "stammered", "stuttered", "screeched", "shouted", "shrieked" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "bumbled", "chatted", "driveled", "drivelled", "drooled", "gabbled", "gibbered", "jabbered", "prattled", "sputtered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chatters":{ "loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{ "antonyms":[ "quiets", "silences", "stills" ], "examples":[ "the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "lulls", "quietudes", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "related":[ "discords", "dissonances", "commotions", "furors", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurly-burlies", "rumpuses", "tumults", "uproars", "clatters", "jangles", "bangs", "blasts", "booms", "claps", "cracks", "crashes" ], "synonyms":[ "babels", "blares", "bluster", "bowwows", "brawls", "bruits", "cacophonies", "clamors", "clangors", "decibels", "dins", "discordances", "katzenjammers", "noises", "rackets", "rattles", "roars" ] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "chattered idly while waiting in line" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chins", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "jaws", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "natters", "palavers", "patters", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "talks", "twitters", "visits" ] }, "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the parrot chatters all day" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulates", "enunciates", "pronounces" ], "related":[ "blabbers", "blathers", "bleats", "blithers", "gabs", "jangles", "jaws", "patters", "prates", "rattles", "runs on", "smatters", "tittle-tattles", "trolls", "yaks", "yacks", "chunters", "maunders", "mouths", "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters", "stammers", "stutters", "screeches", "shouts", "shrieks" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "bumbles", "chats", "drivels", "drools", "gabbles", "gibbers", "jabbers", "prattles", "sputters" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cheapening":{ "to diminish the price or value of":{ "antonyms":[ "appreciating", "enhancing", "marking up", "upgrading" ], "examples":[ "a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloating", "blowing up", "inflating", "overestimating", "overpricing", "overrating", "overvaluing", "adding", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "ballooning", "boosting", "compounding", "dilating", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "heightening", "increasing", "maximizing", "multiplying", "raising", "swelling", "upping" ], "related":[ "debasing", "demonetizing", "underestimating", "underpricing", "underrating", "undervaluing", "abridging", "compressing", "contracting", "de-escalating", "deflating", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "moderating", "shrinking" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuating", "breaking", "depreciating", "depressing", "devaluating", "devaluing", "downgrading", "lowering", "marking down", "reducing", "sinking", "writing down", "writing off" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "antonyms":[ "elevating", "ennobling", "uplifting" ], "examples":[ "a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifying", "exalting", "honoring", "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "purifying", "refining", "restoring", "respecting" ], "related":[ "befouling", "begriming", "contaminating", "defiling", "diluting", "dirtying", "polluting", "tainting", "thinning", "watering down", "weakening", "descending", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "humbling", "humiliating", "shaming", "taking down", "blemishing", "damaging", "defacing", "destroying", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "wrecking", "depreciating", "downgrading" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "bastardizing", "cankering", "corrupting", "debasing", "debauching", "degrading", "demeaning", "demoralizing", "depraving", "deteriorating", "lessening", "perverting", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "subverting", "vitiating", "warping" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "canonizing", "deifying", "elevating", "exalting" ], "examples":[ "she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "boasting", "celebrating", "cheering", "citing", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "decorating", "eulogizing", "extolling", "feting", "f\u00eating", "hailing", "honoring", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "touting", "acknowledging", "recognizing", "highlighting", "playing up", "spotlighting", "dignifying", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enskying", "enthroning", "glorifying", "magnifying", "advancing", "boosting", "lifting", "promoting", "raising", "upgrading", "uplifting", "idealizing", "romanticizing" ], "related":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "belittling", "castigating", "criticizing", "crying down", "decrying", "depreciating", "detracting", "diminishing", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing", "putting down", "ridiculing", "writing off", "bad-mouthing", "defaming", "defiling", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "affronting", "insulting", "censuring", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "execrating", "reprehending", "reprobating" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "chastening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "humbling", "humiliating", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "smirching", "taking down" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "check%20off":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cheek":{ "disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "any more cheek in this classroom and you'll get a detention" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "politeness", "tactfulness", "consideration", "gallantry", "gentility", "graciousness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "deference", "respect", "affability" ], "related":[ "comeback", "rejoinder", "retort", "riposte", "wisecrack", "cuteness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "guff", "impoliteness", "nonsense", "rudeness", "tactlessness", "audaciousness", "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "coarseness", "crassness", "crudity", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluffness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crossness", "curtness", "gruffness", "surliness" ], "synonyms":[ "back talk", "backchat", "impertinence", "impudence", "insolence", "mouth", "sass", "sauce" ] }, "shameless boldness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she had the cheek to blame me for the fact that she had forgotten about the staff meeting" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "diffidence", "faintheartedness", "hesitancy", "modesty", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "timorousness", "civility", "courteousness", "courtesy", "gentility", "graciousness", "mannerliness", "manners" ], "related":[ "arrogance", "assurance", "cockiness", "confidence", "hardihood", "overconfidence", "sanguinity", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "back talk", "sass", "swagger", "swash" ], "synonyms":[ "audaciousness", "audacity", "brashness", "brass", "brassiness", "brazenness", "cheekiness", "chutzpah", "chutzpa", "hutzpah", "hutzpa", "crust", "effrontery", "face", "gall", "nerve", "nerviness", "pertness", "presumption", "presumptuousness", "sauce", "sauciness", "temerity" ] }, "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he dropped his pants and flashed his cheeks at the opposing team" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beam", "stern", "moon" ], "synonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "booty", "bootie", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tail end", "tush" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cheekiness":{ "shameless boldness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the cheekiness of the restaurant's demand that we pay for unordered food was breathtaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "diffidence", "faintheartedness", "hesitancy", "modesty", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "timorousness", "civility", "courteousness", "courtesy", "gentility", "graciousness", "mannerliness", "manners" ], "related":[ "arrogance", "assurance", "cockiness", "confidence", "hardihood", "overconfidence", "sanguinity", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "back talk", "sass", "swagger", "swash" ], "synonyms":[ "audaciousness", "audacity", "brashness", "brass", "brassiness", "brazenness", "cheek", "chutzpah", "chutzpa", "hutzpah", "hutzpa", "crust", "effrontery", "face", "gall", "nerve", "nerviness", "pertness", "presumption", "presumptuousness", "sauce", "sauciness", "temerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cheer%20%28up%29":{ "to become glad or hopeful":{ "antonyms":[ "darken", "sadden" ], "examples":[ "cheer up \u2014things are bound to get better" ], "near antonyms":[ "despair", "despond", "brood", "fret", "mope" ], "related":[ "rejoice", "liven (up)", "revive", "beam", "glow", "radiate", "sparkle", "encourage", "gladden", "hearten" ], "synonyms":[ "brighten", "buck up", "lighten", "look up", "perk (up)" ] }, "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "antonyms":[ "daunt", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit" ], "examples":[ "the general's speech cheered up the troops tremendously" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralize", "depress", "sadden", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "hamstring", "undermine", "weaken", "intimidate", "psych (out)" ], "related":[ "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "synonyms":[ "bear up", "buck up", "buoy (up)", "chirk (up)", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "inspire", "inspirit", "steel" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cheered (up)":{ "to become glad or hopeful":{ "antonyms":[ "darkened", "saddened" ], "examples":[ "cheer up \u2014things are bound to get better" ], "near antonyms":[ "despaired", "desponded", "brooded", "fretted", "moped" ], "related":[ "rejoiced", "livened (up)", "revived", "beamed", "glowed", "radiated", "sparkled", "encouraged", "gladdened", "heartened" ], "synonyms":[ "brightened", "bucked up", "lightened", "looked up", "perked (up)" ] }, "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "antonyms":[ "daunted", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "examples":[ "the general's speech cheered up the troops tremendously" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralized", "depressed", "saddened", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "hamstrung", "undermined", "weakened", "intimidated", "psyched (out)" ], "related":[ "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "synonyms":[ "bore up", "bucked up", "buoyed (up)", "chirked (up)", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "inspired", "inspirited", "steeled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cheers":{ "a feeling of ease from grief or trouble":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the visiting general had some words of cheer for each of the hospital's recuperating soldiers" ], "near antonyms":[ "anguishes", "distresses", "heartaches", "heartbreaks", "torments", "tortures" ], "related":[ "encouragements", "inspirations", "uplifts", "assurances", "reassurances", "alleviations", "assuagements", "mitigations", "contentments", "commiserations", "empathies", "sympathies", "aids", "assistances", "help", "succors" ], "synonyms":[ "comforts", "consolations", "reliefs", "solaces" ] }, "a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "be of good cheer in this Christmas season" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "angles", "attitudes", "mind-sets", "outlooks", "perspectives", "slants", "standpoints", "viewpoints", "emotions", "feelings", "hearts", "passions", "sentiments", "strains", "beliefs", "convictions", "judgments", "judgements", "minds", "opinions", "expressions", "tones", "veins", "characters", "dispositions", "identities", "individualities", "makeups", "mettles", "personalities", "selfhoods", "self-identities", "temperaments", "sensibilities", "sensitivities" ], "synonyms":[ "feathers", "humors", "modes", "moods", "spirits", "tempers" ] }, "enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "all three movies in the series received cheers from fans of the novels" ], "near antonyms":[ "boos", "hisses", "hoots", "jeers", "raspberries", "smirks", "sneers", "snickers", "sniggers", "snorts", "whistles", "gibes", "jibes", "put-downs", "taunts" ], "related":[ "bravos", "bravoes", "hails", "hallelujahs", "hosannas", "hurrahs", "hoorays", "hoorahs", "huzzahs", "huzzas", "acclaim", "accolades", "citations", "commendations", "compliments", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "homages", "kudos", "paeans", "panegyrics", "salutations", "tributes", "kudos", "praises" ], "synonyms":[ "acclamations", "applauses", "ovations", "plaudits", "raves", "r\u00e9clames" ] }, "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "antonyms":[ "knocks", "pans", "slams" ], "examples":[ "critics and fans alike have cheered the latest addition to the author's series of fantasy novels" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittles", "discommends", "disparages", "puts down", "blames", "censures", "reprehends", "reprobates", "admonishes", "chides", "criticizes", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproves", "castigates", "excoriates", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "skewers", "slags", "vilifies" ], "related":[ "bravoes", "claps", "rises (to)", "ballyhoos", "approves", "commends", "endorses", "indorses", "favors", "recommends", "roots (for)", "supports", "celebrates", "emblazons", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "magnifies", "sings", "adulates", "belauds", "flatters", "overpraises", "deifies", "idolizes" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaims", "accredits", "applauds", "cracks up", "hails", "lauds", "praises", "salutes", "touts" ] }, "to ease the grief or distress of":{ "antonyms":[ "distresses", "torments", "tortures", "troubles" ], "examples":[ "let's hope that these flowers will cheer my ailing aunt at least a little" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "frets", "upsets", "worries", "aggravates", "intensifies", "worsens", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "harasses", "pesters" ], "related":[ "commiserates", "condoles", "empathizes", "sympathizes", "boosts", "buoys (up)", "elevates", "lifts", "uplifts", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "relieves", "calms", "quiets", "relaxes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "synonyms":[ "assures", "comforts", "consoles", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chef d'oeuvre":{ "something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sculptor labored for 15 years on his chef d'oeuvre" ], "near antonyms":[ "bomb", "catastrophe", "clunker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "loser", "turkey", "washout" ], "related":[ "masterstroke", "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece", "tour de force", "blockbuster", "megahit", "smash", "success", "winner", "gem", "jewel", "prize", "treasure" ], "synonyms":[ "classic", "magnum opus", "masterpiece", "masterwork" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cherish":{ "to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{ "antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe" ], "examples":[ "promised to love and cherish her husband forever" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonize", "displease", "disapprove (of)", "disfavor", "dislike", "disgust", "nauseate", "repel", "repulse", "revolt", "sicken", "turn off" ], "related":[ "adulate", "canonize", "deify", "idealize", "idolize", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "delight (in)", "dote (on)" ], "synonyms":[ "adore", "love", "worship" ] }, "to hold dear":{ "antonyms":[ "disvalue" ], "examples":[ "we shall always cherish the keepsakes that our grandmother left us" ], "near antonyms":[ "undervalue", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "disdain", "high-hat", "scorn", "scout", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snub", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "deprecate", "depreciate", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "put down", "write off", "abandon", "forget", "neglect" ], "related":[ "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "relish", "revel (in)", "admire", "apprize", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "enshrine", "memorialize", "adore", "caress", "dote (on)", "idolize", "worship" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciate", "love", "prize", "treasure", "value" ] }, "to keep in one's mind or heart":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after all these years, she still cherishes the memory of her first summer romance" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "drop", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "abjure", "decline", "deny", "disdain", "refuse", "reject", "repudiate", "scorn", "abandon", "desert", "discard", "forsake", "give up", "part (with)", "quit", "renounce", "throw out", "erase", "expunge" ], "related":[ "cultivate", "foster", "nurture", "support", "sustain", "carry", "keep", "maintain", "preserve", "remember", "retain", "treasure", "cleave (to)", "cling (to)", "hug", "stick (to)", "brood (about or over)", "fixate (on or upon)", "obsess (about or over)" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "entertain", "harbor", "have", "hold", "nurse" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "childlike":{ "resembling or suggesting a child; like that of a child":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a childlike honesty", "He had a childlike innocence that others found endearing." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chilly":{ "having a low or subnormal temperature":{ "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ], "examples":[ "a chilly spring morning" ], "near antonyms":[ "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "equatorial", "muggy", "steamy", "summery", "tropical" ], "related":[ "cryogenic", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "chilled", "cooled", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "a chilly glare directed at the person who tried to go to the head of the line" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionate", "kind", "kindhearted", "demonstrative", "emotional", "expressive", "eager", "enthusiastic", "passionate" ], "related":[ "bloodless", "coldhearted", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "kindless", "pitiless", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "reserved", "soulless", "undemonstrative", "unemotional", "unresponsive", "apathetic", "indifferent", "unenthusiastic", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "offish", "standoffish", "antisocial", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "arctic", "brittle", "chill", "clammy", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cold-eyed", "coldish", "cool", "frigid", "frosty", "frozen", "gelid", "glacial", "hard-eyed", "icy", "uncordial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "wintry", "wintery" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "uncomfortably cool":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "those chilly nights when a warm fire can be especially comforting" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "warm", "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "warmed" ], "related":[ "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "snappy", "arctic", "cold", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "wintry", "wintery", "subfreezing", "subzero", "frore", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "bleak", "chill", "chilling", "nipping", "nippy", "raw", "sharp" ] } }, "chime":{ "a series of short high ringing sounds":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the welcoming chimes on our doorbell" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "clatter", "jangle", "rattle", "chink", "clang", "clank", "clink", "ding-dong", "ping", "ring", "chirr", "ripple", "trill", "warble" ], "synonyms":[ "jingle", "tinkle", "tintinnabulation" ] }, "peaceful coexistence":{ "antonyms":[ "conflict", "discord", "dissension", "dissention", "variance" ], "examples":[ "firmly believes that science and religion can keep chime with one another" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonism", "antipathy", "enmity", "hatred", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "alienation", "breach", "divorce", "estrangement", "rupture", "schism", "scission", "severance", "dissent", "dissidence", "anarchy", "disorder", "disturbance", "strife", "turmoil" ], "related":[ "amity", "companionship", "compatibleness", "congeniality", "fellowship", "fraternization", "friendship", "collaboration", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "agreement", "consensus", "unanimity", "cohesion", "cohesiveness", "unity", "affinity", "connection", "empathy", "kinship", "oneness", "rapport", "solidarity", "sympathy", "understanding", "peacefulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "sweetness and light", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "synonyms":[ "comity", "compatibility", "concord", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "antonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict" ], "examples":[ "the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "contrast", "counter", "differ", "diverge", "jar", "cancel (out)", "counteract", "negate", "offset" ], "related":[ "balance", "correlate", "correspond", "dovetail", "hang together", "match", "meet", "parallel", "bond", "coalesce", "cohere", "conjoin", "fuse", "merge", "square", "tally" ], "synonyms":[ "agree", "assort", "blend", "chime in", "conform", "consort", "coordinate", "groove", "harmonize" ] }, "to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chink", "clang", "clank", "clash", "clink", "ding", "ding-dong", "gong", "jangle", "jingle", "ping", "plink", "plunk", "plonk", "tang", "tingle", "tinkle", "echo", "resonate", "resound", "reverberate" ], "synonyms":[ "bong", "knell", "peal", "ring", "toll" ] }, "to say or state again":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "paraphrase", "reword", "echo", "reecho", "mouth", "parrot", "abstract", "encapsulate", "epitomize", "outline", "recap", "recapitulate", "summarize", "sum up" ], "synonyms":[ "din", "iterate", "rehearse", "reiterate", "repeat" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chimed":{ "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "antonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted" ], "examples":[ "the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicted", "contrasted", "countered", "differed", "diverged", "jarred", "canceled (out)", "cancelled (out)", "counteracted", "negated", "offset" ], "related":[ "balanced", "correlated", "corresponded", "dovetailed", "hung together", "matched", "met", "paralleled", "bonded", "coalesced", "cohered", "conjoined", "fused", "merged", "squared", "tallied" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed", "assorted", "blended", "blent", "chimed in", "conformed", "consorted", "coordinated", "grooved", "harmonized" ] }, "to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chinked", "clanged", "clanked", "clashed", "clinked", "ding-donged", "dinged", "gonged", "jangled", "jingled", "pinged", "plinked", "plunked", "plonked", "tanged", "tingled", "tinkled", "echoed", "resonated", "resounded", "reverberated" ], "synonyms":[ "bonged", "knelled", "pealed", "rang", "tolled" ] }, "to say or state again":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "paraphrased", "reworded", "echoed", "reechoed", "mouthed", "parroted", "abstracted", "encapsulated", "epitomized", "outlined", "recapitulated", "recapped", "summarized", "summed up" ], "synonyms":[ "dinned", "iterated", "rehearsed", "reiterated", "repeated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chiming%20in":{ "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "\"I don't like that show at all,\" my friend chimed in" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "barging (in)", "bothering", "horning in", "adding", "contributing", "putting in" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking in", "chipping in", "cutting in", "interposing", "interrupting", "intruding" ] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "antonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting" ], "examples":[ "unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicting", "contrasting", "countering", "differing", "diverging", "jarring", "canceling (out)", "cancelling (out)", "counteracting", "negating", "offsetting" ], "related":[ "balancing", "correlating", "corresponding", "dovetailing", "hanging together", "matching", "meeting", "paralleling", "bonding", "coalescing", "cohering", "conjoining", "fusing", "merging", "squaring", "tallying" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeing", "assorting", "blending", "chiming", "conforming", "consorting", "coordinating", "grooving", "harmonizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chipping%20in":{ "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "barging (in)", "bothering", "horning in", "adding", "contributing", "putting in" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking in", "chiming in", "cutting in", "interposing", "interrupting", "intruding" ] }, "to make a donation as part of a group effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bestowing", "donating", "giving", "presenting", "awarding", "conferring", "doling (out)", "endowing", "affording", "furnishing", "providing" ], "synonyms":[ "contributing", "kicking in", "pitching in" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirking%20%28up%29":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "antonyms":[ "daunting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "examples":[ "presented her with an inspirational book to chirk her up during her prolonged hospitalization" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizing", "depressing", "saddening", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "hamstringing", "undermining", "weakening", "intimidating", "psyching (out)" ], "related":[ "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing up", "bucking up", "buoying (up)", "cheering (up)", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "inspiriting", "steeling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirps":{ "as in squawks , squeals":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cackles", "chatters", "jabbers", "sings", "trills", "warbles" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeps", "chirrups", "chitters", "jargons", "peeps", "pipes", "pips", "tweets", "twitters" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chiseling":{ "as in cheating , swindling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chiseling (in)":{ "as in invading , infringing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chiselled":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "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", "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", "victimized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "chiselling":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "choked":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathed", "exhaled", "expired", "inhaled", "inspired", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "related":[ "garroted", "garotted", "throttled", "asphyxiated", "drowned", "croaked", "destroyed", "did in", "dispatched", "felled", "slew" ], "synonyms":[ "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "suffocated" ] }, "to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathed", "respired", "expired", "inspired" ], "related":[ "heaved", "hove", "retched", "threw up", "vomited", "asphyxiated", "smothered", "stifled" ], "synonyms":[ "gagged", "suffocated" ] }, "to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "let go of my throat\u2014you're choking me!" ], "near antonyms":[ "restored", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "related":[ "asphyxiated", "smothered", "stifled", "scragged" ], "synonyms":[ "garroted", "garotted", "strangled", "suffocated", "throttled" ] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "antonyms":[ "cleared", "freed", "opened (up)", "unblocked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped" ], "examples":[ "overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "emptied", "lightened" ], "related":[ "bunged", "corked", "spiled", "stoppered", "stoppled", "filled", "gridlocked", "packed", "furred", "silted", "flooded", "glutted", "inundated", "overwhelmed", "swamped" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "clogged", "clotted", "congested", "dammed", "gummed (up)", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "plugged (up)", "stopped (up)", "stuffed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "choker":{ "an ornamental chain or string (as of beads) worn around the neck":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a pearl choker closely wrapped around her throat" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "torque", "torc", "beads", "carcanet", "rivi\u00e8re", "rope", "strand", "bangle", "lavaliere", "lavalliere", "locket", "pendant", "pendent" ], "synonyms":[ "collar", "dog collar", "lei", "necklace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "choler":{ "an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something":{ "antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure" ], "examples":[ "he felt his choler rising and choked back an angry reply" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmness", "forbearance", "patience" ], "related":[ "aggravation", "annoyance", "exasperation", "irritation", "vexation", "acrimoniousness", "acrimony", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bile", "biliousness", "bitterness", "contempt", "embitterment", "empoisonment", "enmity", "grudge", "hostility", "rancor", "envy", "jaundice", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "malevolence", "malice", "spite", "vengefulness", "venom", "vindictiveness", "virulence", "vitriol", "belligerence", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "crankiness", "disputatiousness", "hot-headedness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "orneriness", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "blowup", "flare", "flare-up", "outburst", "chafe", "dander", "dudgeon", "huff", "pet", "rise", "ruffle", "temper", "air rage", "road rage", "delirium", "heat", "passion", "warmth" ], "synonyms":[ "anger", "angriness", "birse", "furor", "fury", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "lividity", "lividness", "mad", "madness", "mood", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "wrathfulness" ] }, "readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the boss's reputation for choler made many employees reluctant to ask questions" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "tolerance", "understanding", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "coolness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "easygoingness", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness" ], "related":[ "cantankerousness", "crustiness", "curmudgeonliness", "disagreeableness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "sulkiness", "surliness", "aggression", "aggressiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence", "truculency", "fussiness", "querulousness", "rudeness", "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity", "supersensitivity", "touchiness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "fierceness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "unfriendliness", "anger", "exasperation", "fury", "indignation", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "hot-bloodedness", "passion" ], "synonyms":[ "biliousness", "crankiness", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "testiness", "waspishness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "choleric":{ "easily irritated or annoyed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "watch out for the choleric librarian at the reference desk" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "companionable", "cordial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "friendly", "genial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "sweet", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining", "understanding" ], "related":[ "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "cross-grained", "curmudgeonly", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "off-color", "off-colored", "ornery", "querulous", "snarly", "surly", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "fractious", "fretful", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "huffy", "pouty", "sensitive", "short", "sulky", "sullen", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "hot-blooded", "passionate" ], "synonyms":[ "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "fiery", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "stuffy", "testy", "waspish" ] }, "feeling or showing anger":{ "antonyms":[ "angerless", "delighted", "pleased" ], "examples":[ "I absolutely get choleric when a telemarketer calls during the dinner hour" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "accommodating", "obliging", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "amicable", "cordial", "friendly", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "empathetic", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "unembittered", "affable", "amiable", "easygoing", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "pleasant", "sweet" ], "related":[ "ranting", "raving", "stormy", "boiling", "bristling", "bristly", "burning", "cross", "huffy", "passionate", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "worked up", "wrought (up)", "acrid", "acrimonious", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "bitter", "embittered", "inimical", "malevolent", "piqued", "rancorous", "resentful", "spiteful", "vengeful", "vindictive", "virulent", "vitriolic", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy", "ill-tempered", "sorehead", "soreheaded", "sulky", "unfriendly", "unpleasant", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "exasperated", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "inflammable", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perturbed", "petulant", "put out", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "belligerent", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "ornery", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "querulous" ], "synonyms":[ "angered", "angry", "apoplectic", "ballistic", "cheesed off", "enraged", "foaming", "fuming", "furious", "hopping", "horn-mad", "hot", "incensed", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriate", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "livid", "mad", "outraged", "rabid", "rankled", "riled", "riley", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steamed up", "steaming", "teed off", "ticked", "wrathful", "wroth" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "choose":{ "to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstain", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "turn down", "delay", "halt", "hesitate", "stall", "temporize", "shilly-shally", "vacillate", "waffle", "waver" ], "related":[ "decree", "rule", "cull", "elect", "handpick", "pick", "prefer", "select", "single (out)", "adjudge", "adjudicate", "arbitrate", "find", "judge", "referee", "rule (on)", "umpire", "chew over", "cogitate", "consider", "contemplate", "debate", "deliberate", "entertain", "meditate", "mull (over)", "ponder", "question", "ruminate", "study", "think (about or over)", "weigh" ], "synonyms":[ "conclude", "decide", "determine", "figure", "name", "opt", "resolve", "settle (on or upon)" ] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "antonyms":[ "decline", "refuse", "reject", "turn down" ], "examples":[ "choose a computer that best suits your needs" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapprove", "negative", "repudiate", "spurn", "discard", "jettison", "throw away", "throw out" ], "related":[ "preselect", "appoint", "designate", "fix", "mark", "nominate", "set", "tab", "tap", "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "settle (on or upon)" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-pick", "cull", "elect", "handpick", "name", "opt (for)", "pick", "prefer", "select", "single (out)", "tag", "take" ] }, "to see fit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you can wear whatever you choose to the party" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ache (for)", "covet", "crave", "desire", "die (for)", "fancy", "hanker (for)", "hunger (for)", "itch (for)", "long (for)", "lust (for or after)", "pant (after)", "pine (for)", "repine (for)", "sigh (for)", "thirst (for)", "yearn (for)", "decide", "determine", "resolve" ], "synonyms":[ "like", "please", "want", "will", "wish" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chopper":{ "a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rotary-wing aircraft", "rotorcraft", "autogiro", "autogyro", "convertiplane", "convertaplane", "gyroplane", "tilt-rotor", "slick" ], "synonyms":[ "copter", "eggbeater", "helicopter", "helo", "whirlybird" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chorded":{ "to be in agreement on every point":{ "antonyms":[ "differed (from)", "disagreed (with)" ], "examples":[ "the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicted", "disputed", "gainsaid", "negated", "nullified", "clashed", "conflicted", "jarred" ], "related":[ "equaled", "equalled", "matched", "paralleled", "aligned", "alined", "lined up", "registered" ], "synonyms":[ "accorded", "agreed", "answered", "checked", "cohered", "coincided", "comported", "conformed", "consisted", "corresponded", "dovetailed", "fitted", "fit", "harmonized", "jibed", "rhymed", "rimed", "sorted", "squared", "tallied", "went" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "choreographed":{ "to work out the details of (something) in advance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conspired", "contrived", "devised", "intrigued", "machinated", "plotted", "put up", "concerted", "got up", "drafted", "outlined", "sketched", "aimed", "figured", "had on", "intended", "meant", "contemplated", "meditated", "premeditated" ], "synonyms":[ "arranged", "blueprinted", "budgeted", "calculated", "charted", "designed", "framed", "laid out", "mapped (out)", "organized", "planned", "prepared", "projected", "schemed (out)", "shaped", "strategized (about)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chortles":{ "an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the joke provoked a sudden chortle from a bystander" ], "near antonyms":[ "cries", "groans", "moans", "sobs", "wails", "faces", "frowns", "grimaces", "lowers", "lours", "mouths", "pouts", "scowls" ], "related":[ "crows", "whoops", "grins", "simpers", "smiles", "smirks" ], "synonyms":[ "belly laughs", "boffolas", "boffs", "boffos", "cachinnations", "cackles", "chuckles", "giggles", "guffaws", "hee-haws", "horselaughs", "laughs", "laughters", "snickers", "sniggers", "titters", "twitters" ] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "weeps", "howls", "squalls", "wails", "yowls", "bleats", "pules", "whimpers", "whines", "sniffles", "snivels", "groans", "moans", "sighs" ], "related":[ "grins", "smiles" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "cackles", "chuckles", "cracks up", "giggles", "hee-haws", "laughs", "roars", "screams", "snickers", "titters", "twitters" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chose":{ "to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstained", "declined", "refused", "rejected", "turned down", "delayed", "halted", "hesitated", "stalled", "temporized", "shilly-shallied", "vacillated", "waffled", "wavered" ], "related":[ "decreed", "ruled", "culled", "elected", "handpicked", "picked", "preferred", "selected", "singled (out)", "adjudged", "adjudicated", "arbitrated", "found", "judged", "refereed", "ruled (on)", "umpired", "chewed over", "cogitated", "considered", "contemplated", "debated", "deliberated", "entertained", "meditated", "mulled (over)", "pondered", "questioned", "ruminated", "studied", "thought (about or over)", "weighed" ], "synonyms":[ "concluded", "decided", "determined", "figured", "named", "opted", "resolved", "settled (on or upon)" ] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "antonyms":[ "declined", "refused", "rejected", "turned down" ], "examples":[ "choose a computer that best suits your needs" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproved", "negatived", "repudiated", "spurned", "discarded", "jettisoned", "threw away", "threw out" ], "related":[ "preselected", "appointed", "designated", "fixed", "marked", "nominated", "set", "tabbed", "tapped", "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "settled (on or upon)" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-picked", "culled", "elected", "handpicked", "named", "opted (for)", "picked", "preferred", "selected", "singled (out)", "tagged", "took" ] }, "to see fit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you can wear whatever you choose to the party" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ached (for)", "coveted", "craved", "desired", "died (for)", "fancied", "hankered (for)", "hungered (for)", "itched (for)", "longed (for)", "lusted (for or after)", "panted (after)", "pined (for)", "repined (for)", "sighed (for)", "thirsted (for)", "yearned (for)", "decided", "determined", "resolved" ], "synonyms":[ "liked", "pleased", "wanted", "willed", "wished" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chubby":{ "having an excess of body fat":{ "antonyms":[ "lean", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "thin" ], "examples":[ "the chubby baby had slimmed down by the time she was a toddler" ], "near antonyms":[ "angular", "bony", "boney", "gaunt", "lank", "lanky", "rawboned", "sinewy", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "haggard", "pinched", "skeletal", "wasted", "puny", "scraggy", "scrawny", "slight", "rangy", "reedy", "spindling", "spindly", "stringy", "svelte", "sylphlike", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "willowy", "ectomorphic", "anorexic" ], "related":[ "beefy", "bulky", "chunky", "heavy", "heavyset", "plumpish", "stocky", "stout", "thick", "thickset", "weighty", "brawny", "burly", "hefty", "husky", "dumpy", "squat", "stubby", "hippy", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft", "ample", "buxom", "corn-fed", "ripe", "zaftig", "zoftig", "endomorphic" ], "synonyms":[ "blubbery", "corpulent", "fat", "fleshy", "full", "gross", "lardy", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "podgy", "portly", "pudgy", "replete", "roly-poly", "rotund", "round", "tubby" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chumminess":{ "the state of being in a very personal or private relationship":{ "antonyms":[ "distance" ], "examples":[ "her chumminess with the boss did not sit well with some of her coworkers" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "coldness", "coolness", "remoteness", "reserve" ], "related":[ "immediacy", "affinity", "kinship", "commitment", "devotedness", "devotion", "affection", "attachment", "fondness", "love", "passion", "constancy", "faithfulness", "fidelity", "amity", "fellowship", "friendship", "goodwill", "affability", "conviviality", "cordiality", "geniality", "mutuality", "cliquishness", "clubbiness" ], "synonyms":[ "belonging", "closeness", "familiarity", "inseparability", "intimacy", "nearness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chutzpa":{ "shameless boldness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "had the chutzpah to demand that he be treated as a special case and be given priority in settling his insurance claim" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "diffidence", "faintheartedness", "hesitancy", "modesty", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "timorousness", "civility", "courteousness", "courtesy", "gentility", "graciousness", "mannerliness", "manners" ], "related":[ "arrogance", "assurance", "cockiness", "confidence", "hardihood", "overconfidence", "sanguinity", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "back talk", "sass", "swagger", "swash" ], "synonyms":[ "audaciousness", "audacity", "brashness", "brass", "brassiness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cheekiness", "crust", "effrontery", "face", "gall", "nerve", "nerviness", "pertness", "presumption", "presumptuousness", "sauce", "sauciness", "temerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chutzpah":{ "shameless boldness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "had the chutzpah to demand that he be treated as a special case and be given priority in settling his insurance claim" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "diffidence", "faintheartedness", "hesitancy", "modesty", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "timorousness", "civility", "courteousness", "courtesy", "gentility", "graciousness", "mannerliness", "manners" ], "related":[ "arrogance", "assurance", "cockiness", "confidence", "hardihood", "overconfidence", "sanguinity", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "back talk", "sass", "swagger", "swash" ], "synonyms":[ "audaciousness", "audacity", "brashness", "brass", "brassiness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cheekiness", "crust", "effrontery", "face", "gall", "nerve", "nerviness", "pertness", "presumption", "presumptuousness", "sauce", "sauciness", "temerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }