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"brawl", "bruit", "cacophony", "chatter", "clangor", "decibel(s)", "din", "discordance", "katzenjammer", "noise", "racket", "rattle", "roar" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clamp%20down":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clamping":{ "to put securely in place or in a desired position":{ "antonyms":[ "loosening", "loosing", "unfastening", "unfixing", "unloosening", "unloosing" ], "examples":[ "clamped the headphones to her ears and began to listen" ], "near antonyms":[ "extracting", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "tearing (out)", "uprooting", "wresting", "yanking" ], "related":[ "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "stuffing", "wedging" ], "synonyms":[ "anchoring", "catching", "fastening", "fixing", "hitching", "mooring", "securing", "setting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clandestinely":{ "as in covertly , conspiratorially":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "clarification":{ "a statement that makes something clear":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after that clarification , I find I actually agree with you" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "paraphrase", "restatement", "translation", "annotation", "comment", "commentary", "epexegesis", "gloss", "deciphering", "decoding", "disentanglement", "unscrambling", "analysis", "edification", "enlightenment", "definition", "meaning", "demonstration", "enactment", "justification", "rationale", "rationalization", "reasoning", "caution", "caveat", "warning" ], "synonyms":[ "construction", "elucidation", "exegesis", "explanation", "explication", "exposition", "illumination", "illustration", "interpretation", "road map" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clash":{ "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a clash between rival gangs that resulted in some serious injuries" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "related":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scrum", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ] }, "the loud sound made when metal strikes metal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the clash of cymbals" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chime", "ding-dong", "knell", "peal", "ping", "plink", "ring", "tintinnabulation", "chink", "clink", "clinkety-clank", "jangle", "jingle", "rattle", "tang", "tinkle", "twang", "clap", "clip-clop", "clop", "crack", "crash", "crunch", "clump", "clunk", "thump" ], "synonyms":[ "clang", "clangor", "clank", "whang" ] }, "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "antonyms":[ "accord", "blend", "conform (to or with)", "fit", "harmonize", "match" ], "examples":[ "the colors of your shirt and pants clash", "a parent's idea of proper dress often clashes with a teenager's" ], "near antonyms":[ "agree", "assent", "coincide", "concur", "correspond" ], "related":[ "battle", "combat", "engage", "fight", "war (against)", "chafe", "gall", "grate", "jangle", "differ", "disagree", "dissent" ], "synonyms":[ "collide", "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "jar" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clash (with)":{ "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the Iroquois often clashed with the other Native American nations in the region" ], "near antonyms":[ "give up", "submit", "surrender" ], "related":[ "duel", "joust", "bang", "bash", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belt", "bludgeon", "bop", "buffet", "clobber", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "paste", "pound", "punch", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "box", "spar", "brawl", "grapple", "scuffle", "tussle", "wrestle", "bump", "collide" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "combat", "fight", "scrimmage (with)", "skirmish (with)", "war (against)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clashing%20%28with%29":{ "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the Iroquois often clashed with the other Native American nations in the region" ], "near antonyms":[ "giving up", "submitting", "surrendering" ], "related":[ "dueling", "duelling", "jousting", "banging", "bashing", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belting", "bludgeoning", "bopping", "buffeting", "clobbering", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "boxing", "sparring", "brawling", "grappling", "scuffling", "tussling", "wrestling", "bumping", "colliding" ], "synonyms":[ "battling", "combating", "combatting", "fighting", "scrimmaging (with)", "skirmishing (with)", "warring (against)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clasps":{ "the act or manner of holding":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "be careful that your clasp on the cat isn't too tight, or she could get hurt" ], "near antonyms":[ "releases", "relinquishments" ], "related":[ "anchorages", "leverages", "purchases", "grabs", "seizures", "footholds", "footings", "toeholds", "clinches", "embraces", "hugs" ], "synonyms":[ "clenches", "grapples", "grasps", "grips", "handgrips", "handholds", "holds" ] }, "to put one's arms around and press tightly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "clasped his long-lost sister and cried without restraint" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "clamps", "clings", "cradles", "grabs", "grips", "holds", "bosoms", "embosoms", "encircles", "entwines", "envelops", "enwinds", "folds", "locks", "twines", "wraps", "cuddles", "fondles", "nestles", "nuzzles", "pats", "pets", "snuggles", "strokes" ], "synonyms":[ "bear-hugs", "crushes", "embraces", "enclasps", "enfolds", "grasps", "hugs", "strains" ] }, "to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "clasped a crayon and began drawing" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "drops", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "delivers", "entrusts", "intrusts", "gives", "hands", "hands over", "passes", "relinquishes", "transfers", "transmits", "turns over", "unhands" ], "related":[ "clenches", "clings (to)", "clutches", "holds on (to)", "catches", "nabs", "seizes", "snatches" ], "synonyms":[ "grasps", "grips", "holds", "takes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "classical":{ "based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation":{ "antonyms":[ "nontraditional", "unconventional", "uncustomary", "untraditional" ], "examples":[ "the classical preparation of a ham for Easter" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "modern", "modernized", "new", "new age", "present-day", "updated", "up-to-date", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "hot", "latest", "mod", "modernistic", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "supermodern", "ultramodern", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "original", "progressive", "revolutionary", "unorthodox", "unprecedented", "unusual" ], "related":[ "authentic", "established", "fixed", "historical", "common", "habitual", "orthodox", "usual", "ancestral", "historic", "old-time", "old-world", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "hoary", "old", "venerable", "ageless", "dateless", "immemorial", "timeless" ], "synonyms":[ "conventional", "customary", "prescriptive", "traditional" ] }, "being the most accurate and apparently thorough":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a writer celebrated for his classical profiles of eminent Victorians" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conclusive", "decisive", "approved", "official", "sanctioned", "accurate", "correct", "complete", "comprehensive", "exhaustive", "thorough" ], "synonyms":[ "authoritative", "classic", "definitive", "magisterial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "classy":{ "having or showing elegance":{ "antonyms":[ "dowdy", "graceless", "inelegant", "styleless", "tasteless", "unfashionable", "unhandsome", "unstylish" ], "examples":[ "a classy seaside resort that reeks of old money" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheesy", "coarse", "crude", "flamboyant", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "grotesque", "loud", "raffish", "splashy", "tacky", "tawdry", "ticky-tacky", "ticky-tack", "rough-edged", "rough-hewn", "rude", "trashy", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unpolished", "unrefined", "vulgar" ], "related":[ "august", "baronial", "gallant", "glorious", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "lavish", "luxurious", "magnificent", "monumental", "noble", "ornate", "proud", "regal", "rich", "royal", "splendid", "superb", "artful", "genteel", "polished", "sophisticated", "classic", "conservative", "exquisite", "quiet", "restrained", "simple", "understated", "aristocratic", "patrician", "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "fashionable", "in", "modish", "posh", "sharp", "sleek", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "swagger", "swank", "swanky", "affected", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "recherch\u00e9" ], "synonyms":[ "courtly", "elegant", "fine", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "stately", "tasteful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "clean %28up%29":{ "an exceptionally large return":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The couple made a cleanup when they flipped the house." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "related":[ "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "dismantle", "flatten", "mow (down)", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "total", "waste", "wreck", "blast", "blow up", "dash", "dynamite", "smash", "atomize", "consume", "devour", "dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ] }, "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutter", "disarrange", "mess (up)" ], "related":[ "houseclean", "housekeep", "clean (off)", "neaten", "police (up)", "straighten (up)", "turn out", "unclutter", "arrange", "order" ], "synonyms":[ "pick up", "tidy (up)" ] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "authorize", "sanction" ], "related":[ "cleanse", "purge", "purify", "abbreviate", "blue-pencil", "edit", "shorten", "bleep", "blip", "cut (out)", "delete", "excise", "expunge", "gut", "x (out)", "black out", "repress", "silence", "suppress", "censure", "condemn", "denounce", "examine", "review", "screen", "scrutinize" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerize", "censor", "expurgate", "launder", "red-pencil" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clean-cut":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cleansed":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants" ], "near antonyms":[ "corrupted", "debased", "debauched", "defiled", "degraded", "demeaned", "depraved", "perverted", "stained", "warped", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "sullied", "tarnished" ], "related":[ "amended", "improved", "refined", "healed", "regenerated", "restored", "elevated", "ennobled", "uplifted", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exonerated", "vindicated" ], "synonyms":[ "purged", "purified", "sanctified" ] }, "to remove the dirt from":{ "antonyms":[ "besmirched", "dirtied", "fouled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied" ], "examples":[ "cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrimed", "muddied", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "blackened", "discolored" ], "related":[ "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "disinfected", "sanitized", "brushed", "combed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mopped", "mucked (out)", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "shampooed", "sponged", "swabbed", "swept", "vacuumed", "washed", "wiped", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "spruced (up)", "sweetened", "picked up", "straightened (up)", "tidied", "uncluttered" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaned", "deterged", "GI'd", "turned out" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "clear-cut":{ "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ], "examples":[ "a clear-cut case of plagiarism that resulted in her immediate dismissal" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "related":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ] }, "so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning":{ "antonyms":[ "implicit", "implied", "inferred", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "indefinite", "inexplicit", "unspecific", "vague" ], "examples":[ "clear-cut instructions that even an idiot should be able to follow" ], "near antonyms":[ "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "obscure", "unclear", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "incomprehensible", "unintelligible" ], "related":[ "avowed", "declared", "specified", "stated", "categorical", "categoric", "complete", "comprehensive", "exhaustive", "full", "certain", "sure", "unmistakable", "clear", "distinct", "lucid", "well-defined", "exact", "precise", "direct", "literal", "plain", "simple", "straightforward", "comprehensible", "intelligible", "understandable" ], "synonyms":[ "definite", "definitive", "explicit", "express", "specific", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "univocal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "clear-sighted":{ "having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment":{ "antonyms":[ "unknowing" ], "examples":[ "a clear-sighted businessman who doesn't let sentimentality or compassion affect his decisions" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "unperceptive", "unwise", "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "brainless", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dumb", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "softheaded", "stupid", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "weak-minded", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "thoughtless", "witless", "ignorant", "uninformed" ], "related":[ "artful", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "pawky", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily", "discerning", "insightful", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise", "experienced", "veteran", "discriminating", "discriminative", "agile", "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted", "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "calculating", "scheming" ], "synonyms":[ "astute", "canny", "clear-eyed", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "heady", "knowing", "savvy", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "shrewd", "smart" ] }, "having unusually keen vision":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a clear-sighted person could see for almost 20 miles from the observatory" ], "near antonyms":[ "blind", "eyeless", "sightless", "stone-blind", "visionless", "astigmatic", "myopic", "nearsighted", "shortsighted", "purblind" ], "related":[ "sighted", "alert", "attentive", "aware", "observant", "observing", "vigilant", "watchful" ], "synonyms":[ "eagle-eyed", "hawkeyed", "lynx-eyed", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "clearances":{ "the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{ "antonyms":[ "interdictions", "prohibitions", "proscriptions" ], "examples":[ "we'll need official clearance before publishing this editorial" ], "near antonyms":[ "denials", "refusals", "rejections", "revocations", "taboos", "tabus", "injunctions", "vetoes", "deterrences", "discouragements", "repressions", "suppressions", "bans", "embargoes", "exclusions" ], "related":[ "imprimaturs", "seals", "signatures", "stamps", "accreditations", "certifications", "liberties", "passes", "concessions", "patents", "permits", "tolerances", "tolerations", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "OKs", "okays", "accords", "grants" ], "synonyms":[ "allowances", "authorizations", "concurrences", "consents", "green lights", "leaves", "licenses", "licences", "permissions", "sanctions", "sufferances", "warrants" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleared out":{ "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "antonyms":[ "assembled", "clustered", "collected", "concentrated", "congregated", "gathered", "ingathered" ], "examples":[ "police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinated", "conglomerated", "unified", "united" ], "related":[ "broke up", "isolated", "parted", "segregated", "separated", "split (up)", "diffused", "disseminated", "diverged", "spread" ], "synonyms":[ "disbanded", "dispelled", "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered", "squandered" ] }, "to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "hung around", "lingered", "remained", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried", "came back", "returned" ], "related":[ "avoided", "eluded", "evaded", "lost", "shunned", "decamped", "departed", "eloped", "exited", "left", "moved", "pulled out", "quit", "quitted", "sallied (forth)", "shoved (off)", "took off", "walked out", "went", "disentangled", "extricated", "brought off", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "rescued", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered" ], "synonyms":[ "absconded", "broke out (of)", "escaped", "fled", "flew", "got out", "lammed", "ran away", "ran off" ] }, "to leave a place often for another":{ "antonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "showed up", "turned up" ], "examples":[ "the lunch crowd usually clears out by 2:00 p.m. at the latest" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lodged", "remained", "settled", "stayed", "tarried", "approached", "closed", "neared", "hit", "landed", "reached" ], "related":[ "set out", "started", "struck out", "absconded", "decamped", "escaped", "evacuated", "fled", "flew", "got out", "mizzled", "ran away", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped", "lit", "lighted out", "stepped out", "went out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "vacated", "emigrated", "adjourned", "removed", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "synonyms":[ "bailed", "bailed out", "booked", "bugged off", "bugged out", "buggered off", "buzzed (off)", "cleared off", "cut out", "departed", "dug out", "exited", "got", "got off", "moved", "packed (up or off)", "parted", "peeled off", "piked (out or off)", "pulled out", "pushed off", "pushed on", "quit", "quitted", "ran along", "sallied (forth)", "scarpered", "shoved (off)", "stepped (along)", "took off", "vamoosed", "walked out", "went", "went off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clearing":{ "a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[ "conviction" ], "examples":[ "the clearing of his good name became his obsession" ], "near antonyms":[ "accusation", "arraignment", "impeachment", "incrimination", "indictment", "prosecution", "castigation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation" ], "related":[ "absolution", "condonation", "forgiveness", "pardon", "remission", "atonement", "expiation", "compurgation", "whitewash" ], "synonyms":[ "acquittal", "exculpation", "exoneration", "vindication" ] }, "a small area of usually open land":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "deer browsing in a clearing in the woods" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "common(s)", "croft", "grass", "green", "greensward", "lawn", "glade", "grassland", "heath", "heathland", "lea", "ley", "meadow", "moor", "pasture", "pastureland" ], "synonyms":[ "field", "ground", "lot", "parcel", "plat", "plot", "tract" ] }, "to free from a charge of wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[ "criminating", "incriminating" ], "examples":[ "she had once been accused of embezzlement, but an investigation by the bank cleared her" ], "near antonyms":[ "accusing", "arraigning", "charging", "impeaching", "indicting", "convicting" ], "related":[ "atoning (for)", "expiating", "discharging", "liberating", "redeeming", "releasing", "unburdening", "condoning", "excusing", "whitewashing", "forgiving", "pardoning", "remitting", "avenging", "redressing", "revenging" ], "synonyms":[ "absolving", "acquitting", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating" ] }, "to give information to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinforming", "misleading" ], "related":[ "advertising", "alerting", "notifying", "announcing (to)", "disclosing (to)", "assuring", "certifying", "convincing", "reassuring", "warranting", "educating", "lecturing", "schooling", "teaching", "tutoring", "disabusing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "undeceiving" ], "synonyms":[ "acquainting", "advising", "apprising", "briefing", "catching up", "clueing (in)", "cluing (in)", "enlightening", "familiarizing", "filling in", "hipping", "informing", "instructing", "telling", "versing", "wising (up)" ] }, "to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{ "antonyms":[ "declining", "denying", "disallowing", "disapproving", "negativing", "rejecting", "turning down", "vetoing" ], "examples":[ "the administration cleared the plan, and building should begin shortly" ], "near antonyms":[ "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "illegalizing", "interdicting", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "rebuffing", "rebutting", "refusing", "spurning" ], "related":[ "accepting", "acknowledging", "affirming", "certifying", "endorsing", "indorsing", "validating", "blessing", "canonizing", "sanctifying", "initialing", "initialling", "rubber-stamping", "signing", "signing off (on)", "allowing", "enabling", "legalizing", "licensing", "licencing", "passing", "permitting", "reapproving" ], "synonyms":[ "accrediting", "approbating", "approving", "authorizing", "confirming", "finalizing", "formalizing", "homologating", "OK'ing", "okaying", "ratifying", "sanctioning", "warranting" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "antonyms":[ "repudiating" ], "examples":[ "finally cleared the last debt" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "anteing (up)", "balancing", "discharging", "footing", "liquidating", "meeting", "paying", "paying off", "paying up", "ponying up", "quitting", "recompensing", "settling", "springing (for)", "standing" ] }, "to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{ "antonyms":[ "blocking", "clogging (up)", "closing", "damming (up)", "plugging (up)", "stopping" ], "examples":[ "plows promptly cleared the roads of snow" ], "near antonyms":[ "constricting", "encumbering", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "obstructing", "trammeling", "trammelling", "barricading", "blockading" ], "related":[ "easing", "facilitating", "loosening (up)", "smoothing" ], "synonyms":[ "freeing", "opening", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping" ] }, "to receive after charges and deductions have been made":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile" ], "near antonyms":[ "grossing" ], "related":[ "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "making", "realizing", "cashing in (on)", "raking (in)", "cleaning up" ], "synonyms":[ "netting" ] }, "to remove the contents of":{ "antonyms":[ "filling", "loading" ], "examples":[ "cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "depleting", "draining", "eliminating", "exhausting", "wasting", "bleeding", "drawing (off)", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging", "scouring", "sweeping" ], "synonyms":[ "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating", "voiding" ] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cleared the car windows" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouding", "dulling", "muddying", "contaminating", "dirtying", "soiling", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "begriming", "besmirching", "fouling", "sullying" ], "related":[ "processing", "rectifying", "refining", "cleaning", "cleansing", "decontaminating", "elutriating", "purging", "washing", "extracting", "leaching", "bolting", "screening", "sieving", "sifting", "disinfecting", "sanitizing" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifying", "distilling", "filtering", "fining", "garbling", "purifying" ] }, "to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{ "antonyms":[ "blocking" ], "examples":[ "the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops" ], "near antonyms":[ "clogging", "closing", "damming", "obstructing", "plugging", "stopping", "cluttering (up)" ], "related":[ "easing", "facilitating", "loosening (up)", "smoothing", "unchoking", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "uncluttering", "stripping" ], "synonyms":[ "freeing", "opening", "unblocking" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "antonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling" ], "examples":[ "cleared the woods of brush" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogging (down)", "fettering", "hampering", "restraining", "shackling", "subjecting", "weighing down", "weighting (down)" ], "related":[ "discharging", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering", "bailing (out)", "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdening", "disencumbering", "divesting", "freeing", "relieving", "ridding", "unburdening" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "antonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling" ], "examples":[ "cleared himself of any involvement in the matter" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "burdening", "encumbering", "loading", "weighing" ], "related":[ "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untying", "untieing" ], "synonyms":[ "disembarrassing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untangling" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "placing", "positioning", "putting" ], "examples":[ "cleared the dishes from the table" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounting", "anchoring", "clamping", "fixing", "hitching", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting", "setting up", "siting", "situating", "sticking" ], "related":[ "demounting", "dislodging", "abstracting", "cutting", "drawing off", "drawing out", "extracting", "pulling", "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "moving", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "synonyms":[ "drawing", "removing", "taking out", "withdrawing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clearly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "without any question":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conceivably", "likely", "perhaps", "possibly", "probably", "obviously", "unmistakably" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "alright", "assuredly", "certainly", "definitely", "doubtless", "easily", "forsooth", "hands down", "inarguably", "incontestably", "incontrovertibly", "indeed", "indisputably", "plainly", "really", "so", "sure", "surely", "truly", "unarguably", "undeniably", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably" ] } }, "clearness":{ "the state or quality of being easily seen through":{ "antonyms":[ "cloudiness", "opacity", "opaqueness", "turbidity", "turbidness" ], "examples":[ "the clearness of a diamond is one of the factors used to judge its quality" ], "near antonyms":[ "fogginess", "haziness", "milkiness", "mistiness", "murkiness" ], "related":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "luminosity", "luminousness", "definition", "resolution", "sharpness", "apparentness", "observability", "visibility" ], "synonyms":[ "clarity", "limpidity", "limpidness", "lucency", "translucence", "translucency", "transparency" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaves":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you should resolutely cleave to the facts in your report" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosens", "drops", "falls" ], "related":[ "binds", "coheres", "fastens", "fuses", "glues", "unites" ], "synonyms":[ "adheres", "clings", "hews", "sticks" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clenched":{ "to have or keep in one's hands":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "clenched a tissue in his hands as he told his story of misfortune" ], "near antonyms":[ "dropped", "gave", "handed", "unclasped", "unhanded", "ceded", "delivered", "gave up", "handed out", "handed over", "released", "relinquished", "rendered", "turned over", "yielded" ], "related":[ "bore", "carried", "bagged", "captured", "caught", "collared", "corralled", "grabbed", "grappled", "hooked", "landed", "latched (on or onto)", "nabbed", "nailed", "seized", "snapped (up)", "snared", "snatched", "took", "trapped", "felt", "fingered", "handled", "pawed", "clasped", "embraced", "grasped", "hugged", "cradled" ], "synonyms":[ "clung (to)", "clutched", "gripped", "held" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clever":{ "given to or marked by mature intelligent humor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a clever joke that requires a little bit of thought on the part of the listener" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainless", "lowbrow", "stupid", "witless", "corny", "hackney", "hackneyed", "lame", "humorless", "unamusing", "uncomic", "unfunny", "earnest", "grave", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "doleful", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "plaintive", "sorry", "tearful", "woeful" ], "related":[ "cerebral", "highbrow", "highbrowed", "intellectual", "bantering", "frivolous", "jesting", "joking", "joshing", "teasing", "antic", "comic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hysterical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "riotous", "risible", "rollicking", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "mischievous", "playful", "prankish", "jocose", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "scintillating", "sparkling", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "waggish", "whimsical" ], "synonyms":[ "facetious", "humorous", "jocular", "smart", "witty" ] }, "having or showing quickness of mind":{ "antonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unbrilliant", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "examples":[ "a clever student figured out a trick to do the assignment faster" ], "near antonyms":[ "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "half-baked", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "nonintellectual", "unacademic", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany" ], "related":[ "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "heady", "insightful", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "genial", "highbrow", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "creative", "inventive", "judicious", "prudent", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "logical", "rational", "reasonable" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "exceptional", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "having the skill and imagination to create new things":{ "antonyms":[ "uncreative", "unimaginative", "uninventive", "unoriginal" ], "examples":[ "I wonder what clever person thought of the digital camera" ], "near antonyms":[ "imitative", "uninspired", "infertile", "unproductive", "talentless" ], "related":[ "gifted", "inspired", "talented", "resourceful", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "generative", "germinal", "productive", "prolific" ], "synonyms":[ "creative", "imaginative", "ingenious", "innovational", "innovative", "innovatory", "inventive", "original", "originative", "Promethean" ] }, "showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing":{ "antonyms":[ "uncreative", "unimaginative" ], "examples":[ "an inventor who was constantly coming up with clever devices for doing everyday chores" ], "near antonyms":[ "dull", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "stodgy", "assembly-line", "canned", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "hackneyed", "unoriginal", "impractical", "useless" ], "related":[ "adventurous", "fresh", "groundbreaking", "novel", "original", "visionary", "cleverish", "gadgety", "gimmicky", "convenient", "handy", "neat", "nifty", "practical", "useful", "complex", "sophisticated", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "handsome", "tricky", "brainy", "intelligent", "sharp", "smart" ], "synonyms":[ "artful", "creative", "imaginative", "ingenious", "innovative", "inventive" ] }, "skillful with the hands":{ "antonyms":[ "butterfingered", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "handless", "heavy-handed", "unhandy" ], "examples":[ "the Shakers were clever artisans who created many ingenious and highly useful devices" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkward", "bungling", "clumsy", "fumbling", "gauche", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "rough-hewn", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "uneasy", "ungainly", "ungraceful", "wooden", "uncoordinated", "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "inexpert", "maladroit" ], "related":[ "agile", "flexible", "graceful", "limber", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry", "coordinated", "able", "adept", "capable", "competent", "expert", "habile", "masterful", "masterly", "proficient", "qualified", "skilled", "skillful", "sure-handed", "double-jointed", "loose-jointed" ], "synonyms":[ "cunning", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cliche":{ "an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "try to write a love story without resorting to well-worn clich\u00e9s" ], "near antonyms":[ "profundity" ], "related":[ "conventional wisdom", "party line", "routine", "inanity", "generality", "generalization", "simplification", "adage", "proverb", "saw", "saying", "old wives' tale", "stereotype" ], "synonyms":[ "banality", "bromide", "chestnut", "commonplace", "groaner", "homily", "platitude", "shibboleth", "trope", "truism" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "used or heard so often as to be dull":{ "antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "novel", "original", "unclich\u00e9d", "unhackneyed" ], "examples":[ "a clich\u00e9 tale of lust and betrayal among the fabulously rich" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "stimulating", "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting", "atypical", "extraordinary", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented", "unusual", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "related":[ "twice-told", "bromidic", "platitudinal", "platitudinous", "canned", "cardboard", "conventional", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "imitative", "ready-made", "tried-and-true", "unimaginative", "uninspired", "unoriginal", "normal", "ordinary", "rote", "routine", "standard", "stock", "typical", "usual", "arid", "barren", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "prosaic", "stodgy", "stuffy", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "undramatic", "uninteresting", "vapid", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "old-fashioned", "old hat" ], "synonyms":[ "banal", "clich\u00e9d", "cobwebby", "commonplace", "hack", "hackney", "hackneyed", "moth-eaten", "musty", "obligatory", "shopworn", "stale", "stereotyped", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tired", "trite", "well-worn" ] } }, "clinging":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosening", "dropping", "falling" ], "related":[ "binding", "cohering", "fastening", "fusing", "gluing", "glueing", "uniting" ], "synonyms":[ "adhering", "cleaving", "hewing", "sticking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clippings":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clique":{ "a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table" ], "near antonyms":[ "loner", "individualist" ], "related":[ "charmed circle", "elite", "in-group", "closed shop", "club", "college", "fellowship", "guild", "gild", "league", "organization", "society", "camp", "faction", "sect", "side", "tribe", "mess", "squad", "brotherhood", "fraternity", "order", "sisterhood", "sodality", "sorority", "commune", "alliance", "bloc", "coalition", "confederation", "congress", "council", "federation", "union" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "bunch", "circle", "clan", "community", "coterie", "coven", "crowd", "fold", "gal\u00e8re", "gang", "klatch", "klatsch", "lot", "network", "pack", "ring", "set" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "close":{ "an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a garden in a close at the center of the complex" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "atrium", "galleria", "parvis", "parvise", "peristyle", "forecourt", "place", "plaza", "square", "deck", "terrace", "curtilage" ], "synonyms":[ "court", "courtyard", "enclosure", "inclosure", "patio", "quad", "quadrangle", "yard" ] }, "at, within, or to a short distance or time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stranded passengers drew close for reassurance" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hereabouts", "hereabout", "hereaway", "hereaways", "thereabouts", "thereabout", "along", "alongside", "accessibly", "conveniently", "handily" ], "synonyms":[ "around", "by", "hard", "in", "near", "nearby", "nigh" ] }, "closely acquainted":{ "antonyms":[ "distant" ], "examples":[ "a small wedding ceremony that was limited to close friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "unfriendly", "unsociable", "withdrawn" ], "related":[ "clannish", "close-knit", "tight-knit", "affable", "boon", "companionable", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hearty", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "comfortable", "cozy", "easy", "snug", "amicable", "neighborly", "confidential", "secretive", "adoring", "affectionate", "dear", "devoted", "fond", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "especial", "familiar", "friendly", "inseparable", "intimate", "inward", "near", "thick", "tight" ] }, "given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge":{ "antonyms":[ "communicative", "open" ], "examples":[ "she was as close as a stone when it came to talking about her love life" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "frank", "honest", "out-front", "up-front", "blunt", "outspoken", "tactless" ], "related":[ "quiet", "reserved", "silent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "discreet", "prudent", "clandestine", "covert", "furtive", "hugger-mugger", "secret", "sneak", "sneaky", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underhand", "underhanded" ], "synonyms":[ "closemouthed", "dark", "reticent", "secretive", "tight-mouthed", "uncommunicative" ] }, "giving or sharing as little as possible":{ "antonyms":[ "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "examples":[ "the kind of folks who are very close when charity calls" ], "near antonyms":[ "altruistic", "selfless", "unselfish", "extravagant", "free", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "greathearted", "kindly", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "dissipating", "frittering", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "splurging", "squandering", "wasteful", "wasting" ], "related":[ "careful", "chary", "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "saving", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "greedy", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "selfish", "shabby", "small", "sordid", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful", "inhospitable" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "chintzy", "closefisted", "mean", "mingy", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "pinchpenny", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ] }, "having little space between items or parts":{ "antonyms":[ "airy", "loose", "open", "uncrowded" ], "examples":[ "the soldiers marched in close formation against the enemy" ], "near antonyms":[ "commodious", "roomy", "spacious" ], "related":[ "crammed", "jammed", "overcrowded", "crushed", "massed", "pressed", "squeezed", "wall-to-wall", "airtight", "snug", "compacted", "compressed", "condensed", "congested", "firm", "hard", "solid", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "impervious" ], "synonyms":[ "compact", "crowded", "dense", "jam-packed", "packed", "serried", "thick", "tight" ] }, "lacking fresh air":{ "antonyms":[ "airy", "breezy", "unstuffy" ], "examples":[ "a small room with an uncomfortably close atmosphere" ], "near antonyms":[ "bracing", "brisk", "invigorating", "refreshed", "refreshing", "restorative", "reviving", "sweet", "ventilated" ], "related":[ "airless", "unventilated", "fuggy", "heavy", "oppressive", "thick" ], "synonyms":[ "breathless", "stifling", "stuffy", "suffocating" ] }, "meeting the highest standard of accuracy":{ "antonyms":[ "coarse", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "inexact", "rough" ], "examples":[ "a close analysis of the box-office performance of action movies" ], "near antonyms":[ "approximate", "round", "false", "incorrect", "untrue", "wrong", "careless", "loose", "indefinite", "unclear", "vague", "doubtful", "dubious", "questionable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy" ], "related":[ "correct", "right", "strict", "true", "definite", "definitive", "nice", "subtle", "careful", "fastidious", "finical", "finicky", "meticulous" ], "synonyms":[ "accurate", "delicate", "exact", "fine", "hairline", "mathematical", "pinpoint", "precise", "refined", "rigorous", "spot-on" ] }, "not being distant in time, space, or significance":{ "antonyms":[ "away", "deep", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "remote" ], "examples":[ "my birthday is close to Christmas", "a shopping mall that is very close to the highway", "these words are close synonyms" ], "near antonyms":[ "divorced", "removed", "separated" ], "related":[ "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "contiguous", "approaching", "coming", "forthcoming", "oncoming", "upcoming", "accessible", "convenient", "handy", "close-in", "hand-to-hand" ], "synonyms":[ "close-up", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "neighboring", "next-door", "nigh", "proximate" ] }, "showing little difference in the standing of the competitors":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the election results were so close that the votes had to be recounted" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crowded" ], "synonyms":[ "down-to-the-wire", "hairbreadth", "narrow", "neck and neck", "nip and tuck", "tight" ] }, "the last part of a process or action":{ "antonyms":[ "baseline", "beginning", "dawn", "day one", "nascence", "nascency", "opening", "start" ], "examples":[ "managed to conduct the negotiations to a satisfactory close" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreword", "introduction", "overture", "preamble", "preface", "prelude", "prologue", "prolog" ], "related":[ "acme", "apex", "capstone", "climax", "copestone", "coup de gr\u00e2ce", "coup de grace", "crescendo", "crown", "culmination", "high-water mark", "meridian", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith", "aftermath", "anticlimax", "coda", "epilogue", "epilog", "postscript", "shank", "tag end", "tail end" ], "synonyms":[ "capper", "closing", "conclusion", "consummation", "end", "endgame", "ending", "finale", "finis", "finish", "grand finale", "homestretch", "mop-up", "windup", "wrap-up" ] }, "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ], "examples":[ "at the close of the evening" ], "near antonyms":[ "extension", "persistence", "prolongation" ], "related":[ "mop-up", "phaseout", "abeyance", "break", "interruption", "layoff", "letup", "moratorium", "pause", "standstill", "suspension" ], "synonyms":[ "arrest", "arrestment", "cease", "cessation", "check", "closedown", "closure", "conclusion", "cutoff", "discontinuance", "discontinuation", "end", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "offset", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stay", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ] }, "to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{ "antonyms":[ "begin", "commence", "inaugurate", "open", "start" ], "examples":[ "we'll close the assembly with the singing of our national anthem" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "climax", "crown", "consummate", "perfect", "halt", "stop", "suspend" ], "synonyms":[ "close out", "complete", "conclude", "end", "finish", "round (off or out)", "terminate", "wind up", "wrap up" ] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "antonyms":[ "back (up or away)", "recede", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "examples":[ "the two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear out", "depart", "exit", "go", "leave", "light out", "pull out", "quit", "remove", "run away", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out" ], "related":[ "arrive", "attain", "come", "gain", "hit", "land", "make", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "waltz (up)", "creep up", "sneak up", "adjoin", "border", "touch", "verge" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "belly up", "close in", "come up", "draw on", "near", "nigh" ] }, "to come to an end":{ "antonyms":[ "continue", "hang on", "persist" ], "examples":[ "the services closed with a short prayer" ], "near antonyms":[ "draw out", "extend", "prolong", "protract" ], "related":[ "desist (from)", "lay off (of)", "refrain (from)", "give over", "knock off", "pack (up or in)", "break down", "conk (out)", "cut out", "stall", "pause", "stay", "suspend", "abate", "peter (out)", "wind down" ], "synonyms":[ "break off", "break up", "cease", "conclude", "dead-end", "determine", "die", "discontinue", "elapse", "end", "expire", "finish", "go", "halt", "lapse", "leave off", "let up", "pass", "quit", "stop", "terminate", "wind up", "wink (out)" ] }, "to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening":{ "antonyms":[ "open" ], "examples":[ "be sure to close the gate when you leave" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbar", "unbolt", "unchain", "unfasten", "unlatch", "unlock", "unseal" ], "related":[ "bar", "batten (down)", "bolt", "chain", "fasten", "latch", "lock", "plug", "seal", "stopper", "secure", "bang", "clap", "slam" ], "synonyms":[ "make", "shut", "steek" ] }, "to stop the operations of":{ "antonyms":[ "open", "start" ], "examples":[ "the merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "expand" ], "related":[ "phase out", "turn off", "extinguish", "quell", "suppress", "gag", "muzzle", "silence", "fail", "fold" ], "synonyms":[ "close (down)", "close out", "shut" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "close-in":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "antonyms":[ "back (up or away)", "recede", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "examples":[ "the eagle closed in on its prey" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear out", "depart", "exit", "go", "leave", "light out", "pull out", "quit", "remove", "run away", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out" ], "related":[ "arrive", "attain", "come", "gain", "hit", "land", "make", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "waltz (up)", "creep up", "sneak up", "adjoin", "border", "touch", "verge" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "belly up", "close", "come up", "draw on", "near", "nigh" ] }, "to grow dark":{ "antonyms":[ "brighten", "light", "lighten" ], "examples":[ "with evening closing in we knew we had to find shelter fairly soon" ], "near antonyms":[ "dawn", "beam", "glow", "radiate", "shine" ], "related":[ "dim", "fade", "wane", "gloom", "lower", "lour" ], "synonyms":[ "black out", "blacken", "darken", "dusk" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "closedown":{ "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ], "examples":[ "ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined" ], "near antonyms":[ "extension", "persistence", "prolongation" ], "related":[ "mop-up", "phaseout", "abeyance", "break", "interruption", "layoff", "letup", "moratorium", "pause", "standstill", "suspension" ], "synonyms":[ "arrest", "arrestment", "cease", "cessation", "check", "close", "closure", "conclusion", "cutoff", "discontinuance", "discontinuation", "end", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "offset", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stay", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ] }, "to stop the operations of":{ "antonyms":[ "open", "start" ], "examples":[ "the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "expand" ], "related":[ "phase out", "turn off", "extinguish", "quell", "suppress", "gag", "muzzle", "silence", "fail", "fold" ], "synonyms":[ "close", "close out", "shut" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clothed":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to convey in appropriate or telling terms":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "regulations clothed in obscure terminology" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crafted", "framed", "hinted", "implied", "insinuated", "intimated", "suggested", "paraphrased", "rephrased", "restated", "reworded", "summarized", "translated", "communicated", "disclosed", "spoke", "talked", "told", "uttered", "verbalized", "vocalized", "described", "rendered", "wrote up" ], "synonyms":[ "articulated", "couched", "expressed", "formulated", "phrased", "put", "said", "stated", "worded" ] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "antonyms":[ "disarrayed", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "unclothed", "undressed", "untrussed" ], "examples":[ "they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuded", "divested", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled" ], "related":[ "cloaked", "frocked", "jacketed", "mantled", "vested", "draped", "enswathed", "happed", "huddled", "swaddled", "swathed", "wrapped", "accoutred", "accoutered", "bedighted", "bedight", "equipped", "furnished", "habilitated", "outfitted", "tailored", "uniformed", "dressed down", "underdressed" ], "synonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "caparisoned", "costumed", "decked (out)", "did up", "dressed", "dressed up", "enrobed", "garbed", "garmented", "got up", "gowned", "habited", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "suited", "togged (up or out)", "toileted", "vestured" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "clout":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "gave the stubborn handle a solid clout to make it turn" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ] }, "the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "has a great deal of clout in the film industry" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "related":[ "counterinfluence", "command", "dominance", "dominion", "mastery", "predominance", "reign", "scepter", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy", "consequence", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "impact", "impress", "impression", "imprint", "mark" ], "synonyms":[ "authority", "credit", "heft", "in", "influence", "juice", "leverage", "pull", "sway", "weight" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "clouted the nail with the hammer and drove it all the way into the wood" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pepper", "pommel", "pummel", "rough", "scuff", "bunt", "flick", "stroke", "tap", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clown":{ "a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a clown wearing big floppy shoes and a red wig" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cutup", "madcap", "antic", "fool", "gracioso", "jester", "motley", "scaramouch", "scaramouche", "mime", "mimic", "mummer", "pantaloon", "comedian", "comedienne", "comic", "droll", "farceur", "funnyman", "gagger", "gagman", "gagster", "humorist", "joker", "jokester", "merry-andrew", "second banana", "stand-up", "top banana", "wag", "wit" ], "synonyms":[ "buffo", "buffoon", "harlequin", "zany" ] }, "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you should stay away from that clown" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "related":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clubable":{ "likely to seek or enjoy the company of others":{ "antonyms":[ "antisocial", "insociable", "introverted", "nongregarious", "reclusive", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "examples":[ "a frequenter of coffeehouses, Samuel Johnson has been called the most clubbable man in English literature" ], "near antonyms":[ "misanthropic", "aloof", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "mum", "mute", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn" ], "related":[ "cordial", "folksy", "forthcoming", "friendly", "hospitable", "affable", "genial", "gracious", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly", "animated", "gay", "jaunty", "jolly", "jovial", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "effervescent", "upbeat", "bubbly", "exuberant", "high-spirited" ], "synonyms":[ "boon", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "social" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "clung":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosened", "dropped", "fell" ], "related":[ "bound", "cohered", "fastened", "fused", "glued", "united" ], "synonyms":[ "adhered", "cleaved", "clove", "hewed", "stuck" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }