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"disbanding", "dispersing", "scattering" ], "related":[ "mating", "yoking", "allying", "confederating", "leaguing", "chaining", "compounding", "hitching", "hooking", "splicing", "assembling", "clustering", "congregating", "constellating", "convening", "gathering", "meeting", "recombining", "reconnecting", "rejoining", "reunifying", "reuniting" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "combining", "conjoining", "conjugating", "connecting", "coupling", "fusing", "interfusing", "joining", "linking (up)", "marrying", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{ "antonyms":[ "breaking up", "disbanding" ], "examples":[ "the historic preservation movement gained momentum when the two groups coalesced" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "dissolving", "disuniting", "divorcing", "parting", "segregating", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "alienating", "estranging", "falling out" ], "related":[ "caballing", 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"obscenity", "profanity", "raunch", "raunchiness", "ribaldry", "smut", "smuttiness", "vulgarity", "wantonness" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste":{ "antonyms":[ "cultivation", "genteelness", "gentility", "polish", "refinement", "tastefulness" ], "examples":[ "there was a coarseness about her that really bothered her boyfriend's well-bred friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "courtliness", "urbanity", "elegance", "grace", "graciousness", "consideration", "sensitivity", "thoughtfulness" ], "related":[ "boorishness", "brutishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "loutishness", "rowdiness", "rusticity", "uncouthness", "artlessness", "gracelessness", "inelegance", "unsophistication", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity", "thoughtlessness", "kitsch", "tackiness" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "crassness", "crudeness", "crudity", "grossness", "indelicacy", "indelicateness", "lowness", "raffishness", "rawness", "roughness", "rudeness", "tastelessness", "vulgarity" ] }, 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"tempting" ], "synonyms":[ "blandishing", "blarneying", "cajoling", "palavering", "soft-soaping", "sweet-talking", "wheedling" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cobble (together":{ "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[ "craft", "handcraft", "fashion", "forge", "hammer out", "pound (out)" ], "related":[ "dash (off)", "jerry-build" ], "synonyms":[ "jury-rig", "patch (together)", "throw up" ] }, "type":[] }, "cocker":{ "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "antonyms":[ "abuse", "ill-treat", "ill-use", "maltreat", "manhandle", "mishandle", "mistreat", "misuse" ], "examples":[ "overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly" ], "near antonyms":[ "control", "discipline", "restrain", "oppress", "neglect", "overlook", "slight", "molest", "outrage", "violate", "harass", "harm", "hurt", "injure", "oppress", "persecute", "torment", "torture", "victimize" ], "related":[ "cater (to)", "humor", "content", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "mother", "oblige", "please", "satisfy", "appease", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "soothe" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "coddle", "cosset", "dandle", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "nurse", "pamper", "spoil", "wet-nurse" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cockleshells":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cocksure":{ "displaying or marked by rude boldness":{ "antonyms":[ "meek", "mousy", "mousey", "retiring", "shy", "timid" ], "examples":[ "his cocksure assertion that only he could solve the problem" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "humble", "modest", "courteous", "genteel", "mannerly", "polite", "proper", "deferential", "respectful", "abashed", "ashamed", "blushing", "embarrassed", "shamefaced", "gentle", "mild", "inconspicuous", "unobtrusive" ], "related":[ "assertive", "forward", "obtrusive", "defiant", "disrespectful", "shameless", "unabashed", "unblushing", "bluff", "blunt", "curt", "cute", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "lippy", "mouthy" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassbound", "brassy", "brazen", "brazen-faced", "cheeky", "cocky", "fresh", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "nervy", "sassy", "saucy", "wise" ] }, "having or showing a mind free from doubt":{ "antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "uncertain", "unsure" ], "examples":[ "you're always so cocksure about everything" ], "near antonyms":[ "hesitant", "indecisive", "vacillating", "wavering", "diffident", "unassuming" ], "related":[ "self-assured", "self-conceited", "self-confident", "decisive", "resolute", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unquestioning", "unwavering" ], "synonyms":[ "assured", "certain", "clear", "confident", "doubtless", "implicit", "positive", "sanguine", "sure" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cocktail":{ "a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an autopsy found a lethal cocktail of banned substances in the actor's body" ], "near antonyms":[ "component", "constituent", "element", "ingredient" ], "related":[ "half-and-half", "absorption", "blending", "coalescence", "coalition", "commingling", "commixture", "compost", "concretion", "homogenization", "immingling", "immixture", "incorporation", "integration", "interfusion", "intermingling", "mergence", "merger", "merging", "mingling", "assortment", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jumble", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "mishmash", "motley", "patchwork", "potpourri", "variety", "accumulation", "aggregation", "conglomeration" ], "synonyms":[ "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "amalgamation", "blend", "combination", "composite", "compound", "conflation", "emulsion", "fusion", "intermixture", "meld", "mix", "mixture", "synthesis" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cocreator":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cocurricular":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "codirection":{ "as in comanagement , coadministration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coercion":{ "the use of power to impose one's will on another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a promise obtained by coercion is never binding" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreement", "approval", "consent", "permission", "convincing", "persuasion", "reason", "suasion" ], "related":[ "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "fear", "intimidation", "menace", "sword", "terror", "terrorism", "threat", "violence", "squeeze", "squeeze play", "might", "muscle", "potency", "puissance", "strength", "hardheadedness", "self-will", "willfulness", "strain", "stress" ], "synonyms":[ "arm-twisting", "compulsion", "constraint", "duress", "force", "pressure" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cogitable":{ "as in 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"perpended", "pondered", "pored (over)", "questioned", "revolved", "ruminated", "studied", "thought (about or over)", "turned", "weighed", "wrestled (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cognizant":{ "having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind":{ "antonyms":[ "insensible", "oblivious", "unaware", "unconscious", "unmindful", "unwitting" ], "examples":[ "not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement" ], "near antonyms":[ "careless", "heedless", "inattentive", "incautious", "mindless", "unguarded", "unheeding", "unwary" ], "related":[ "alert", "attentive", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "observant", "open-eyed", "regardful", "safe", "vigilant", "wary", "watchful", "wide-awake", "hyperaware", "hyperconscious" ], "synonyms":[ "alive", "apprehensive", "aware", "conscious", "mindful", "sensible", "sentient", "ware", "witting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "coherence":{ "a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts":{ "antonyms":[ "asymmetry", "discordance", "disproportion", "disunity", "imbalance", "incoherence", "violence" ], "examples":[ "the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusion", "disorganization", "dissonance", "disturbance", "tension", "disconnectedness", "disjointedness", "incompatibility", "irregularity", "unevenness" ], "related":[ "coordination", "correlation", "correspondence", "equalization", "equilibrium", "evenness", "order", "orderliness", "regularity", "uniformity" ], "synonyms":[ "balance", "concinnity", "consonance", "consonancy", "harmony", "orchestration", "proportion", "symmetry", "symphony", "unity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coiling":{ "to follow a circular or spiral course":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a vine coiling around a pillar" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightening" ], "related":[ "arching", "arcing", "bending", "crooking", "curving", "hooking", "sweeping", "swerving", "turning", "veering", "wheeling", "swirling", "whirling", "circling", "encircling", "looping", "enlacing", "interlacing", "intertwining", "lacing", "bowing", "bulging", "meandering", "weaving", "zigzagging" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewing", "curling", "entwining", "spiraling", "spiralling", "twining", "twisting", "winding" ] }, "turning around an axis like the thread of a screw":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the coiling strands of rope" ], "near antonyms":[ "lineal", "linear", "right", "straight" ], "related":[ "circular", "curling", "curving", "swirly", "twisting" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrew", "helical", "involute", "screwlike", "spiral", "winding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "coincidental":{ "existing or occurring at the same period of time":{ "antonyms":[ "asynchronous", "noncontemporary", "nonsimultaneous", "nonsynchronous" ], "examples":[ "the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "accompanying", "attendant", "attending", "concomitant", "incident" ], "synonyms":[ "coetaneous", "coeval", "coexistent", "coexisting", "coextensive", "coincident", "concurrent", "contemporaneous", "contemporary", "coterminous", "simultaneous", "synchronic", "synchronous" ] }, "present at the same time and place":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "claims a connection between the proliferation of fast-food restaurants and the coincidental surge in the rate of obesity" ], "near antonyms":[ "unassociated", "unconnected", "unrelated" ], "related":[ "contemporaneous", "contemporary", "simultaneous", "synchronous", "associated", "collateral", "connected", "linked", "related", "consequent", "resultant", "resulting", "ensuing", "following", "subsequent", "accidental", "casual", "chance", "fluky", "flukey", "fortuitous", "freak", "incident", "incidental" ], "synonyms":[ "accompanying", "attendant", "attending", "coexistent", "coexisting", "coincident", "concomitant", "concurrent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cold%20front":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cold-eyed":{ "having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "sociable", "social", "warm" ], "examples":[ "the attendant's cold-eyed stare discouraged any thoughts about having a conversation" ], "near antonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "affable", "folksy", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly" ], "related":[ "indrawn", "introverted", "nongregarious", "recessive", "reclusive", "reserved", "unsocial", "withdrawn", "misanthropic", "apathetic", "hard", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "clinical", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "professional", "disinterested", "incurious", "uninterested", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn", "uncommunicative", "diffident", "shy", "timid", "cliquey", "cliquish", "clubbish" ], "synonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "asocial", "buttoned-up", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "dry", "frosty", "offish", "remote", "standoff", "standoffish", "unbending", "unclubbable", "unsociable" ] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "under the cold-eyed gaze of the director, I auditioned for the part" ], "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", 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"uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ] }, "lacking an addition of color":{ "antonyms":[ "colored", "colorized", "dyed", "hued", "painted", "pigmented", "stained", "tinct", "tinctured", "tinged", "tinted" ], "examples":[ "since we can't decide what color to paint the doghouse, our latest home project remains colorless for the time being" ], "near antonyms":[ "colorful", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated" ], "related":[ "clear", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "transparent", "bleached", "faded", "palish", "washed-out", "washy", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "snow-white", "snowy", "whited" ], "synonyms":[ "tintless", "uncolored", "undyed", "unpainted", "unstained", "white" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "colossal":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "unusually large":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ], "examples":[ "a colossal statue of the town's founder" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "related":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "coma":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "comatose":{ "lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation":{ "antonyms":[ "alive", "animated", "astir", "bustling", "busy", "buzzing", "flourishing", "humming", "lively", "thriving", "vibrant" ], "examples":[ "the city's downtown has been comatose for years" ], "near antonyms":[ "abounding", "overflowing", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "related":[ "lethargic", "sluggish", "torpid", "dormant", "fallow", "free", "idle", "inactive", "inert", "inoperative", "latent", "off", "vacant" ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "sleepy", "slow" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "combe":{ "as in glen , canyon":{ "antonyms":[], 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"meld", "mix", "mixture", "synthesis" ] }, "a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the companies formed a combination in an attempt to establish a monopoly in the rubber market" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chain", "conglomerate", "megacorporation", "multinational", "association", "guild", "gild", "organization", "partnership", "pool", "union", "big business" ], "synonyms":[ "cartel", "combine", "syndicate", "trust" ] }, "an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a combination of citizens dedicated to fighting higher property taxes" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cabal", "conspiracy", "junto", "cartel", "syndicate", "trust", "faction", "front", "fusion", "side", "wing", "association", "group", "organization", "affiliation", "cooperative", "partnership", "circuit", "conference" ], "synonyms":[ "alliance", "axis", "bloc", "block", "coalition", "combine", "confederacy", "confederation", "federation", "league", "union" ] }, "the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{ "antonyms":[ "breakup", "disconnection", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "partition", "schism", "scission", "split" ], "examples":[ "the combination of mint and chocolate in a delicious dessert" ], "near antonyms":[ "detachment", "divorcement", "separation", "severance" ], "related":[ "agglomeration", "amalgamation", "blend", "coalescence", "commingling", "compounding", "fusion", "intermingling", "intermixture", "mingling", "mix", "mixture", "synthesis", "reunification", "reunion" ], "synonyms":[ "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "junction", "linking", "merger", "merging", "unification", "union" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "come a cropper":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "antonyms":[ "click", "come off", "deliver", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed", "work out" ], "examples":[ "To her disappointment, her plan came a cropper ." ], "near antonyms":[ "cook", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "prevail", "triumph", "win" ], "related":[ "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crumble", "miscarry", "misfire", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "crater", "fail", "flame out", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "tank", "wash out" ] }, "to go wrong":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He tried to scale the fence but came a cropper ." ], "near antonyms":[ "prevail", "succeed", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "related":[ "miss", "break down", "bust", "conk (out)", "crash", "die", "fail", "founder", "stall", "bomb", "fizzle", "flame out", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "wash out", "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "skid", "slip", "slump", "tank", "wane" ], "synonyms":[ "miscarry", "misfire" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "come%20back":{ "a quick witty response":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "always ready with a comeback for every insult" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "squelch", "back talk", "crack", "quip", "sally", "wisecrack", "witticism", "zinger", "cut", "insult", "put-down" ], "synonyms":[ "repartee", "retort", "riposte" ] }, "something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{ "antonyms":[ "inquiry", "query", "question" ], "examples":[ "regardless of the question posed by the prosecutor, the witness had a plausible comeback" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenge", "charge", "cross-examination", "grilling", "interrogation", "interrogatory", "quiz", "poll", "questionnaire", "survey" ], "related":[ "back talk", "banter", "persiflage", "repartee", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "comment", "communication", "correspondence", "feedback", "non sequitur", "observation", "reaction", "remark", "defense", "explanation", "justification", "plea", "rebuttal", "refutation" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "rejoinder", "replication", "reply", "response", "retort", "return" ] }, "the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trying to make a comeback after a career-threatening injury" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "degeneration", "deterioration", "fading", "failing", "languishing", "sinking", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering", "worsening", "regression", "relapse" ], "related":[ "resuscitation", "revival", "survival" ], "synonyms":[ "convalescence", "healing", "mending", "rally", "recovery", "recuperation", "rehab", "rehabilitation", "snapback" ] }, "to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's slowly coming back after being in a coma" ], "near antonyms":[ "ail", "collapse", "come down", "sicken", "decline", "degenerate", "deteriorate", "fade", "fail", "languish", "sink", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt", "wither", "worsen", "regress", "relapse" ], "related":[ "come around", "come round", "come to", "improve", "pick up", "revive", "cheer (up)", "perk (up)", "pull through", "survive", "recruit" ], "synonyms":[ "convalesce", "gain", "heal", "mend", "pull round", "rally", "recoup", "recover", "recuperate", "snap back" ] }, "to regain a former or normal state":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "fail", "worsen" ], "related":[ "reanimate", "revitalize", "revive" ], "synonyms":[ "bounce (back)", "rally", "rebound", "recover", "snap back" ] }, "to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{ "antonyms":[ "ask", "inquire", "question" ], "examples":[ "he came back with another one of his smart remarks" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenge", "cross-examine", "examine", "grill", "interrogate", "pump", "quiz", "poll", "query", "survey" ], "related":[ "acknowledge", "comment", "communicate", "correspond", "react", "remark", "counter", "defend", "deny", "explain", "field", 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"loutishness", "rowdiness", "rusticity", "uncouthness", "artlessness", "gracelessness", "inelegance", "unsophistication", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity", "thoughtlessness", "kitsch", "tackiness" ], "synonyms":[ "coarseness", "crassness", "crudeness", "crudity", "grossness", "indelicacy", "indelicateness", "lowness", "raffishness", "rawness", "roughness", "rudeness", "tastelessness", "vulgarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "communicate":{ "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people" ], "near antonyms":[ "catch", "come down (with)", "contract" ], "related":[ "deliver", "hand over", "surrender", "turn over", "broadcast", "diffuse", "disseminate", "propagate", "hand down", "hand on", "contaminate", "infect", "poison" ], "synonyms":[ "conduct", "convey", "give", "impart", "spread", "transfer", "transfuse", "transmit" ] }, "to engage in an exchange of information or ideas":{ 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"drag", "badger", "harass", "hound" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjack", "coerce", "constrain", "dragoon", "drive", "force", "impel", "impress", "make", "muscle", "obligate", "oblige", "press", "pressure", "sandbag" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "compensates":{ "to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "compensate them well for their efforts" ], "near antonyms":[ "stiffs" ], "related":[ "refunds", "reimburses", "repays", "requites", "remits", "pays off", "pays up", "prepays" ], "synonyms":[ "pays", "recompenses", "remunerates" ] }, "to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "refunds", "reimburses", "repays", "redresses", "remedies", "repairs", "discharges", "pays", "quits" ], "synonyms":[ "indemnifies", "recompenses", "recoups", "remunerates", "requites", "satisfies" ] }, "type":[ 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"kvetching", "maundering", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "nagging", "repining", "screaming", "squawking", "squealing", "wailing", "whimpering", "whinging", "whingeing", "whining", "yammering", "yawping", "yauping", "yowling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "compleat":{ "having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{ "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ], "examples":[ "a training course that transformed the former technophobe into the compleat computer geek almost overnight" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "related":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "crackerjack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ] }, "not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it":{ "antonyms":[ "imperfect", "incomplete", "partial" ], "examples":[ "an exhaustive how-to guide for anyone planning the compleat wedding" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "cut", "diminished", "reduced" ], "related":[ "unabridged", "uncut", "undiminished", "all-out", "exhaustive", "extensive", "maximal", "full-blooded", "full-blown", "full-bore", "full-fledged", "full-on", "full-out", "full-scale" ], "synonyms":[ "complete", "comprehensive", "entire", "full", "grand", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "plenary", "total", "whole" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "complement":{ "something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with his practicality and her refreshing enthusiasm, they are perfect complements to each other" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "addendum", "addition", "appendix", "adjunct", "annex", "appendage", "extension", "accessory", "accessary", "accompaniment", "appliance", "attachment", "additive", "filler" ], "synonyms":[ "correlate", "supplement" ] 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"near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{ "antonyms":[ "ballooning", "expanding", "snowballing", "swelling" ], "examples":[ "the substance can compress under pressure" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulating", "growing", "increasing", "ballooning", "inflating", "puffing (up)" ], "related":[ "collapsing", "deflating", "flattening", "drying up", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "wilting", "withering", "abating", "decreasing", "diminishing", "dwindling", "lessening", "receding", "retreating", "withdrawing" ], "synonyms":[ "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "shrinking" ] }, "to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{ "antonyms":[ "decompressing", "expanding", "opening", "outspreading", "outstretching" ], "examples":[ "a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilating", "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering", "distending", "inflating", "swelling" ], "related":[ "cramming", "crowding", "jamming", "jam-packing", "packing", "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "boiling down", "downsizing", "shrinking", "concentrating", "consolidating", "simplifying", "streamlining", "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening" ], "synonyms":[ "capsuling", "capsulizing", "collapsing", "compacting", "condensing", "constricting", "constringing", "contracting", "narrowing (down)", "squeezing", "telescoping" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "computed":{ "to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "added up", "averaged", "summed", "tallied", "totaled", "totalled", "totalized", "added", "divided", "multiplied", "subtracted", "allowed (for)", "deducted", "factored (in or into 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"love" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhood", "camaraderie", "community", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "fellowship", "society" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "con":{ "a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a program to help ex- cons find employment" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lifer", "trusty", "parolee", "probationer", "captive", "capture", "inmate", "internee", "prisoner" ], "synonyms":[ "convict", "jailbird" ] }, "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cross", "fix", "Ponzi scheme", "pyramid scheme", "racket", "rip-off", "thimblerig", "three-card monte", "device", "dodge", "gimmick", "jig", "ploy", "scheme", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile", "gouging", "overcharging", "soaking", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "hoax", "humbug", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "synonyms":[ "bunco", "bunko", "fiddle", "flimflam", "fraud", "hustle", "scam", "shell game", "sting", "swindle" ] }, "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "antonyms":[ "undeceive" ], "examples":[ "tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunk", "expose", "reveal", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "disclose", "divulge", "tell", "unveil", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion" ], "related":[ "kid", "put on", "tease", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "defraud", "diddle", "euchre", "fleece", "flimflam", "hustle", "mulct", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozle", "beguile", "bluff", "buffalo", "burn", "catch", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fake out", "fool", "gaff", "gammon", "gull", "have", "have on", "hoax", "hoodwink", "hornswoggle", "humbug", "juggle", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead", "snooker", "snow", "spoof", "string along", "suck in", "sucker", "take in", "trick" ] }, "to commit to memory":{ "antonyms":[ "unlearn" ], "examples":[ "usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib" ], "near antonyms":[ "disremember", "forget", "misremember", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "slur (over)" ], "related":[ "hark back (to)", "mind", "recall", "recollect", "relive", "remember", "reminisce (about)", "retain", "think (of)", "accept", "apprehend", "comprehend", "get", "grasp", "know", "understand", "absorb", "digest" ], "synonyms":[ "learn", "memorize", "study" ] }, "to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty" ], "near antonyms":[ "skim", "miss" ], "related":[ "notice", "observe", "watch", "comb", "peruse", "pore (over)", "analyze", "dissect", "parse", "delve (into)", "explore", "investigate", "plumb", "probe", "research", "study", "categorize", "classify", "pick over", "reinspect", "rereview", "resurvey" ], "synonyms":[ "audit", "check (out)", "examine", "inspect", "overlook", "oversee", "review", "scan", "scrutinize", "survey", "view" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "conceded (to)":{ "as in consented (to) , confirmed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "concedes":{ "to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{ "antonyms":[ "denies" ], "examples":[ "she grudgingly conceded his point" ], "near antonyms":[ "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "contradicts", "disputes", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "rebuts", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates", "conceals", "covers (up)", "hides", "obscures", "veils", "kids (oneself)" ], "related":[ "disburdens", "unburdens", "unloads", "affirms", "avows", "confirms", "professes", "accepts", "recognizes", "yields", "announces", "breaks", "broadcasts", "communicates", "declares", "discloses", "divulges", "imparts", "proclaims", "publishes", "reveals", "spills", "tells", "unveils", "betrays", "blabs", "exposes", "gives away", "informs", "leaks", "rats", "squeals", "talks", "tattles", "tips (off)", "warns", "wises (up)", "breathes", "says", "whispers" ], "synonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "agrees", "allows", "confesses", "fesses (up)", "grants", "owns (up to)" ] }, "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{ "antonyms":[ "resists" ], "examples":[ "he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win" ], "near antonyms":[ "contends", "fights", "holds off", "battles", "breasts", "combats", "confronts", "counters", "defies", "faces", "meets", "objects", "opposes", "repels", "thwarts", "withstands" ], "related":[ "acquiesces", "defers" ], "synonyms":[ "blinks", "bows", "budges", "capitulates", "gives in", "knuckles under", "quits", "relents", "submits", "succumbs", "surrenders", "yields" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "concentered":{ "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "antonyms":[ "decentralized", "deconcentrated", 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"clubbed", "collaborated", "confederated", "conjoined", "consolidated", "consorted", "cooperated", "coupled", "federated", "ganged up", "joined", "merged", "united", "reassembled", "reconvened", "regathered", "remet" ], "synonyms":[ "assembled", "clustered", "collected", "concentrated", "conglomerated", "congregated", "convened", "converged", "forgathered", "foregathered", "gathered", "met", "rendezvoused" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "concentrate":{ "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "antonyms":[ "decentralize", "deconcentrate", "spread (out)" ], "examples":[ "time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us" ], "near antonyms":[ "segregate", "separate" ], "related":[ "coordinate", "harmonize", "integrate", "orchestrate", "blend", "coalesce", "combine", "fuse", "incorporate", "merge", "reduce", "conjoin", "join", "link", "assemble", "collect", "colligate", "gather", "reunify", "reunite" ], "synonyms":[ "center", 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"several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "disaffiliated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "fractionated", "isolated", "resolved", "uncoupled", "unyoked", "disbanded", "dispersed", "scattered" ], "related":[ "mated", "yoked", "allied", "confederated", "leagued", "chained", "compounded", "hitched", "hooked", "spliced", "assembled", "clustered", "congregated", "constellated", "convened", "gathered", "met", "recombined", "reconnected", "rejoined", "reunified", "reunited" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "coalesced", "combined", "conjugated", "connected", "coupled", "fused", "interfused", "joined", "linked (up)", "married", "unified", "united" ] }, "to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{ "antonyms":[ "broke up", "disbanded" ], "examples":[ "small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural 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"interfaced" ], "synonyms":[ "banded (together)", "collaborated", "concerted", "concurred", "conspired", "cooperated", "joined", "leagued", "teamed (up)", "united" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "conjugating":{ "to come together to form a single unit":{ "antonyms":[ "breaking up", "dissevering", "parting", "sectioning", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "unlinking" ], "examples":[ "biological cells conjugating under a microscope" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disaffiliating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "fractionating", "isolating", "resolving", "uncoupling", "unyoking", "disbanding", "dispersing", "scattering" ], "related":[ "mating", "yoking", "allying", "confederating", "leaguing", "chaining", "compounding", "hitching", "hooking", "splicing", "assembling", "clustering", "congregating", "constellating", "convening", "gathering", "meeting", "recombining", "reconnecting", "rejoining", "reunifying", "reuniting" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "coalescing", "combining", "conjoining", "connecting", "coupling", "fusing", "interfusing", "joining", "linking (up)", "marrying", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "antonyms":[ "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "separating", "unchaining", "uncoupling", "unhitching", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "examples":[ "conjugate polymers in a chemistry lab" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "dividing", "parting", "splitting", "cleaving", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering" ], "related":[ "articulating", "dovetailing", "integrating", "interlocking", "intermeshing", "cording", "stringing", "wiring", "cementing", "coalescing", "combining", "fusing", "uniting", "welding" ], "synonyms":[ "catenating", "chaining", "compounding", "concatenating", "connecting", "coupling", "hitching", "hooking", "interconnecting", "interlinking", "joining", "linking", "yoking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "conjunction":{ "the coming together of two or more things to the same point":{ "antonyms":[ "divergence" ], "examples":[ "the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "combination", "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "joining", "junction", "juncture", "linking", "merging", "unification", "union" ], "synonyms":[ "confluence", "convergence", "convergency", "meeting" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "conking%20%28out%29":{ "to lose consciousness":{ "antonyms":[ "coming around", "coming round", "coming to", "reviving" ], "examples":[ "after three days without eating, he simply conked out" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "breaking down", "collapsing", "zonking (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "blacking out", "fainting", "keeling (over)", "passing out", "swooning" ] }, "to stop functioning":{ "antonyms":[ "starting (up)" ], "examples":[ "the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fizzling", "sputtering", "wheezing", "acting up", "malfunctioning", "jamming" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking down", "crashing", "cutting out", "dying", "failing", "giving out", "stalling" ] }, "to stop living":{ "antonyms":[ "breathing", "living" ], "examples":[ "a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out" ], "near antonyms":[ "coming to", "reviving", "lingering", "being", "existing", "subsisting", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "related":[ "predeceasing", "consuming", "disappearing", "drying up", "fading", "failing" ], "synonyms":[ "checking out", "croaking", "deceasing", "demising", "departing", "dropping", "dying", "ending", "exiting", "expiring", "falling", "flatlining", "going", "kicking in", "kicking off", "parting", "passing away", "passing (on)", "pegging out", "perishing", "popping off", "stepping out", "succumbing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "conks":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a feisty cockney who had got his conk broken more than once in street brawls" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "pugnoses", "pugs" ], "synonyms":[ "beaks", "honkers", "nebs", "noses", "nozzles", "proboscises", "proboscides", "schnozzes", "schnozzolas", "schnozzles", "smellers", "snoots", "snouts" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "connect":{ "to come together to form a single unit":{ "antonyms":[ "break up", "dissever", "part", "section", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "unlink" ], "examples":[ "the two interstate highways connect , so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disaffiliate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "fractionate", "isolate", "resolve", "uncouple", "unyoke", "disband", "disperse", "scatter" ], "related":[ "mate", "yoke", "ally", "confederate", "league", "chain", "compound", "hitch", "hook", "splice", "assemble", "cluster", "congregate", "constellate", "convene", "gather", "meet", "recombine", "reconnect", "rejoin", "reunify", "reunite" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "coalesce", "combine", "conjoin", "conjugate", "couple", "fuse", "interfuse", "join", "link (up)", "marry", "unify", "unite" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "antonyms":[ "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "separate", "unchain", "uncouple", "unhitch", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "examples":[ "connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "divide", "part", "split", "cleave", "rupture", "sever", "sunder" ], "related":[ "articulate", "dovetail", "integrate", "interlock", "intermesh", "cord", "string", "wire", "cement", "coalesce", "combine", "fuse", "unite", "weld" ], "synonyms":[ "catenate", "chain", "compound", "concatenate", "conjugate", "couple", "hitch", "hook", "interconnect", "interlink", "join", "link", "yoke" ] }, "to think of (something) in combination":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "opera is popularly connected with high society" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrast", "differentiate", "discriminate", "distinguish", "separate", "set off" ], "related":[ "compare", "equate", "liken", "group", "join", "lump (together)", "tie (together)" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "correlate", "identify", "link", "relate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "connives":{ "to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counterplots", "brews", "concocts", "cooks (up)", "devises", "hatches", "engineers", "jockeys", "maneuvers", "manipulates", "designs", "frames", "lays out", "maps", "plans", "shapes" ], "synonyms":[ "colludes", "compasses", "conspires", "contrives", "intrigues", "machinates", "plots", "puts up", "schemes" ] }, "to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproves (of)", "frowns (on or upon)", "denies", "disallows", "refuses" ], "related":[ "brushes (aside or off)", "condones", "disregards", "excuses", "forgives", "glosses (over)", "glozes (over)", "ignores", "overlooks", "pardons", "passes over", "shrugs off", "tolerates" ], "synonyms":[ "winks" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "consecrate":{ "set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God":{ "antonyms":[ "deconsecrated", "desacralized", "unconsecrated", "unhallowed" ], "examples":[ "the 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"to make holy through prayers or ritual":{ "antonyms":[ "deconsecrate", "desacralize", "desanctify" ], "examples":[ "plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony" ], "near antonyms":[ "defile", "desecrate", "profane", "dirty", "foul", "pollute", "soil", "taint", "violate", "blaspheme", "curse", "cuss", "damn", "execrate", "cast out", "condemn", "damn", "punish" ], "related":[ "baptize", "canonize", "spiritualize", "chasten", "cleanse", "lustrate", "purify", "exorcise", "exorcize", "expurgate", "commit", "dedicate", "devote", "reconsecrate" ], "synonyms":[ "bless", "hallow", "sacralize", "sanctify" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "consecrates":{ "to keep or intend for a special purpose":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignores", "neglects", "misapplies", "misuses" ], "related":[ "blesses", "hallows", "sanctifies", "commits", "confides", 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"chipping in", "kicking in", "pitching in" ] }, "to make a present of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "contributes money to a variety of worthy causes" ], "near antonyms":[ "holding", "keeping", "pocketing", "retaining", "withholding", "preserving", "saving", "advancing", "lending", "loaning", "selling" ], "related":[ "chipping in", "kicking in", "pitching in", "throwing in", "awarding", "conferring", "endowing", "enduing", "induing", "rendering", "affording", "comping", "furnishing", "providing", "lavishing", "regaling", "aiding", "assisting", "benefiting", "benefitting", "helping", "administering", "dishing out", "dispensing", "doling out", "handing out", "imparting", "issuing", "meting (out)", "extending", "forking (over, out, or up)", "offering", "paying", "proffering", "pungling (up)", "putting up", "tendering", "sacrificing" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowing", "donating", "giving", "giving away", "presenting", "volunteering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "contrition":{ "a feeling of 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"coining", "designing", "hatching", "producing", "daydreaming", "dreaming", "fantasizing", "conceiving", "envisaging", "envisioning", "imagining", "picturing", "visioning", "visualizing", "ad-libbing", "extemporizing", "improvising" ], "synonyms":[ "concocting", "constructing", "cooking (up)", "devising", "drumming up", "excogitating", "fabricating", "inventing", "making up", "manufacturing", "thinking (up)", "trumping up", "vamping (up)" ] }, "to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the mischievous boys were always contriving and trying to pull the prank that would be the talk of the school" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counterplotting", "brewing", "concocting", "cooking (up)", "devising", "hatching", "engineering", "jockeying", "maneuvering", "manipulating", "designing", "framing", "laying out", "mapping", "planning", "shaping" ], "synonyms":[ "colluding", "compassing", "conniving", "conspiring", "intriguing", "machinating", "plotting", "putting up", "scheming" ] }, "to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "contrived a way of planning the surprise party without their catching on to it" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing", "bobbling", "botching", "bungling", "butchering", "flubbing", "fumbling", "gumming (up)", "lousing up", "mangling", "messing (up)", "mishandling", "muffing" ], "related":[ "arranging", "concerting", "concluding", "hammering out", "working out", "angling (for)", "compassing", "intriguing", "plotting", "scheming", "conniving", "brewing", "concocting", "cooking (up)", "hatching", "captaining", "commanding", "conducting", "directing", "handling", "managing", "quarterbacking", "running", "gerrymandering" ], "synonyms":[ "engineering", "finagling", "finessing", "framing", "machinating", "maneuvering", "manipulating", "masterminding", "negotiating", "wangling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "contusion":{ "a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "suffered multiple contusions as a result of a car accident" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abrasion", "boo-boo", "bump", "lump", "scrape", "scratch", "black eye", "hickey", "discoloration" ], "synonyms":[ "bruise" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "convalesce":{ "to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing" ], "near antonyms":[ "ail", "collapse", "come down", "sicken", "decline", "degenerate", "deteriorate", "fade", "fail", "languish", "sink", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt", "wither", "worsen", "regress", "relapse" ], "related":[ "come around", "come round", "come to", "improve", "pick up", "revive", "cheer (up)", "perk (up)", "pull through", "survive", "recruit" ], "synonyms":[ "come back", "gain", "heal", "mend", "pull round", "rally", "recoup", "recover", "recuperate", "snap back" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "convalesces":{ "to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing" ], "near antonyms":[ "ails", "collapses", "comes down", "sickens", "declines", "degenerates", "deteriorates", "fades", "fails", "languishes", "sinks", "wastes (away)", "weakens", "wilts", "withers", "worsens", "regresses", "relapses" ], "related":[ "comes around", "comes round", "comes to", "improves", "picks up", "revives", "cheers (up)", "perks (up)", "pulls through", "survives", "recruits" ], "synonyms":[ "comes back", "gains", "heals", "mends", "pulls round", "rallies", "recoups", "recovers", "recuperates", "snaps back" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "convened":{ "to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "convened the members of the council for an emergency session" ], "near antonyms":[ "broke up", "dissolved" ], "related":[ "rallied", "called in", 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"entente", "entente cordiale", "bargain", "bond", "charter", "concord", "contract", "deal", "settlement", "understanding", "projet" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "alliance", "compact", "covenant", "pact", "treaty" ] }, "an arrangement about action to be taken":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the Geneva Convention details proper treatment of prisoners of war" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "charter", "treaty", "binder", "pledge", "promise", "alliance", "association", "entente", "entente cordiale", "league", "partnership", "acceptance", "approval", "assent", "concurrence", "consent", "OK", "okay" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "bargain", "compact", "contract", "covenant", "deal", "disposition", "pact", "settlement", "understanding" ] }, "an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the bride decided to follow convention and to have her father give her away" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ethic", "form", "mode", "mores", "norm", "principles", "standards", "values", "birthright", "inheritance", "legacy", "folklore", "lore", "superstition", "culture", "lifestyle" ], "synonyms":[ "custom", "heritage", "prescription", "rubric", "rule", "tradition" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "converges":{ "to come together into one body or place":{ "antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)" ], "examples":[ "hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang" ], "near antonyms":[ "departs", "leaves", "takes off", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites" ], "related":[ "affiliates", "allies", "associates", "bands (together)", "caucuses", "clubs", "collaborates", "confederates", "conjoins", "consolidates", "consorts", "cooperates", "couples", "federates", "gangs up", "joins", "merges", "unites", "reassembles", "reconvenes", "regathers", "remeets" ], "synonyms":[ "assembles", "clusters", "collects", "concenters", "concentrates", "conglomerates", "congregates", "convenes", "forgathers", "foregathers", "gathers", "meets", "rendezvouses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "conversations":{ "talking or a talk between two or more people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banters", "chaff", "cross fires", "give-and-takes", "persiflages", "railleries", "repartees", "conferences", "parleys", "babbles", "chatter", "chin-wag", "chitchats", "confabulations", "gabfests", "gossip", "natters", "palavers", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "small talk", "table talk", "round-robins", "roundtables", "round tables", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "deliberations" ], "synonyms":[ "chats", "colloquies", "converses", "dialogues", "dialogs", "discourses", "discussions", "exchanges" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "conversed":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossiped", "tattled", "descanted", "discussed", "expatiated", "yakked", "yacked", "yammered", "yapped" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "blabbed", "cackled", "chaffered", "chatted", "chattered", "chinned", "gabbed", "gabbled", "gassed", "jabbered", "jawed", "kibitzed", "kibbitzed", "nattered", "palavered", "pattered", "prated", "prattled", "ran on", "rapped", "rattled", "schmoozed", "shmoozed", "talked", "twittered", "visited" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "conversely":{ "just the opposite being true":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she cannot stand sugary food; conversely , her husband is fond of sweets" ], "near antonyms":[ "even", "indeed", "nay", "true", "truly", "verily", "yea" ], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "again", "contrarily", "contrariwise" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "convertibles":{ "as in wagons , SUVs":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "conveyance":{ "something used to carry goods or passengers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "carrier", "hauler", "mover", "transit" ], "synonyms":[ "transport", "transportation", "vehicle" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "convinced":{ "as in influenced , persuaded":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in sure , believing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise" ], "near antonyms":[ "deterred", "discouraged", "dissuaded", "unsold" ], "related":[ "blandished", "blarneyed", "cajoled", "coaxed", "entreated", "exhorted", "fast-talked", "urged", "wheedled", "allured", "beguiled", "led on", "lured", "seduced", "snowed", "tempted", "brainwashed", "overpersuaded", "inclined", "influenced", "prompted", "sold", "swayed", "attracted", "drew", "enticed", "interested", "chewed over", "conversed", "debated", "discussed", "disputed", "hashed (over)", "mooted", "reasoned (with)" ], "synonyms":[ "argued", "brought", "brought around", "converted", "gained", "got", "induced", "moved", "persuaded", "prevailed (on or upon)", "satisfied", "talked (into)", "won (over)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cooked%20%28up%29":{ "to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloned", "copied", "copycatted", "duplicated", "imitated", "mimicked", "reduplicated", "replicated", "reproduced" ], "related":[ "coined", "designed", "hatched", "produced", "daydreamed", "dreamed", "dreamt", "fantasized", "conceived", "envisaged", "envisioned", "imagined", "pictured", "visioned", "visualized", "ad-libbed", "extemporized", "improvised" ], "synonyms":[ "concocted", "constructed", "contrived", "devised", "drummed up", "excogitated", "fabricated", "invented", "made up", "manufactured", "thought (up)", "trumped up", "vamped (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cool":{ "being in the latest or current fashion":{ "antonyms":[ "dowdy", "out", "outmoded", "styleless", "unchic", "uncool", "unfashionable", "unmodish", "unstylish" ], "examples":[ "had a cool new hairstyle" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheesy", "tacky", "unattractive", "unbecoming", "graceless", "inelegant", "tasteless", "trashy", "unhandsome", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy" ], "related":[ "downtown", "edgy", "funky", "dapper", "dashing", "dressy", "kicky", "natty", "rakish", "sassy", "saucy", "spiffy", "spruce", "chichi", "classy", "flossy", "haute", "haut", "nobby", "posh", "ritzy", "soign\u00e9", "soign\u00e9e", "swank", "swanky", "elegant", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "sophisticated", "stately", "tasteful", "understated", "doggish", "doggy", "flashy", "gallant", "dandyish", "dudish", "foppish", "ultrachic", "ultracool", "ultrahip", "ultraposh", "ultrasmart", "ultrasophisticated" ], "synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "au courant", "chic", "exclusive", "fashionable", "fresh", "happening", "hip", "in", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "supercool", "swell", "swish", "trendy", "voguish" ] }, "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ], "examples":[ "despite the flood of insults, the fledgling stand-up comic never lost his cool" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "related":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "composure", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ] }, "free from emotional or mental agitation":{ "antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disturbed", "flustered", "perturbed", "unglued", "unhinged", "unstrung", "upset" ], "examples":[ "in a crisis keep a cool head, even if no one else is" ], "near antonyms":[ "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight" ], "related":[ "even", "even-keeled", "steady", "well-adjusted", "well-balanced", "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unflappable", "unshakable", "centered", "disciplined", "equable", "self-contained", "self-controlled", "affable", "breezy", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "loosey-goosey", "mellow", "carefree", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "assured", "confident", "self-assured", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "indifferent", "bovine", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "sober", "stolid", "relaxed", "relieved", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "composed", "coolheaded", "equal", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ] }, "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 cool basement that would be perfect for storing wine" ], "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", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ] }, "having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "sociable", "social", "warm" ], "examples":[ "the locals were cool towards outsiders", "the schoolmaster's cool manner did not encourage chitchat" ], "near antonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "affable", "folksy", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly" ], "related":[ "indrawn", "introverted", "nongregarious", "recessive", "reclusive", "reserved", "unsocial", "withdrawn", "misanthropic", "apathetic", "hard", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "clinical", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "professional", "disinterested", "incurious", "uninterested", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn", "uncommunicative", "diffident", "shy", "timid", "cliquey", "cliquish", "clubbish" ], "synonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "asocial", "buttoned-up", "cold", "cold-eyed", "detached", "distant", "dry", "frosty", "offish", "remote", "standoff", "standoffish", "unbending", "unclubbable", "unsociable" ] }, "keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{ "antonyms":[ "out", "uncool", "unhip", "untrendy" ], "examples":[ "a Greek island that's the current favorite of the cool crowd" ], "near antonyms":[ "geeky", "nerdish", "nerdy", "dowdy", "styleless", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "related":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "voguish" ], "synonyms":[ "au courant", "def", "downtown", "groovy", "hep", "hip", "in", "mod", "now", "trendy", "turned-on", "with-it" ] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "directed a cool glance at the student who was sneaking into class late" ], "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", "chilly", "clammy", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cold-eyed", "coldish", "frigid", "frosty", "frozen", "gelid", "glacial", "hard-eyed", "icy", "uncordial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "wintry", "wintery" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "a really cool garage band that's starting to get some attention from the music industry" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "related":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ] }, "the absence of emotional involvement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the judge's customary cool stood her in good stead during the sensational trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "emotionalism", "bias", "favor", "one-sidedness", "partiality", "partisanship", "prejudice" ], "related":[ "equitability", "equitableness", "fairness", "disinterest", "disinterestedness", "impartiality", "nonpartisanship", "objectivity", "unbiasedness", "balance", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietness", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "reserve", "undemonstrativeness", "unresponsiveness", "apathy", "indifference" ], "synonyms":[ "coldness", "detachment", "dispassion", "dispassionateness" ] }, "the quality or state of being fashionable":{ "antonyms":[ "unfashionableness" ], "examples":[ "a designer who was the arbiter of cool" ], "near antonyms":[ "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "gracelessness", "grotesqueness", "tackiness", "tastelessness", "tawdriness" ], "related":[ "chic", "chicness", "dapperness", "elegance", "poshness", "smartness", "style", "swank", "swankiness", "class", "grace", "gracefulness", "majesty", "stateliness", "artfulness", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness" ], "synonyms":[ "coolness", "fashionableness", "hip", "hipness", "hipsterism", "modishness", "stylishness", "trendiness", "voguishness" ] }, "to become still and orderly":{ "antonyms":[ "act up", "carry on", "cut up" ], "examples":[ "after the recess, tempers had cooled , and we could have a civil, rational discussion" ], "near antonyms":[ "clown (around)", "fool around", "horse around", "monkey (around)", "show off", "skylark" ], "related":[ "dry up", "relax", "tranquilize", "tranquillize", "unwind", "zone out" ], "synonyms":[ "calm (down)", "chill out", "hush", "pipe down", "quiet", "settle (down)" ] }, "to cause to lose heat":{ "antonyms":[ "heat", "toast", "warm" ], "examples":[ "cool your drinks in the icy mountain stream" ], "near antonyms":[ "bake", "boil", "broil", "steam", "heat-treat", "temper", "microwave" ], "related":[ "air-condition", "freeze", "frost", "ice", "quick-freeze", "supercool", "ventilate" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "refrigerate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "coolness":{ "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ], "examples":[ "his coolness under pressure makes him everyone's first choice to head a project with an ironclad deadline" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "related":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "composure", "cool", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ] }, "the quality or state of being fashionable":{ "antonyms":[ "unfashionableness" ], "examples":[ "the coolness of their clothes is something that high schoolers tend to obsess over" ], "near antonyms":[ "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "gracelessness", "grotesqueness", "tackiness", "tastelessness", "tawdriness" ], "related":[ "chic", "chicness", "dapperness", "elegance", "poshness", "smartness", "style", "swank", "swankiness", "class", "grace", "gracefulness", "majesty", "stateliness", "artfulness", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness" ], "synonyms":[ "cool", "fashionableness", "hip", "hipness", "hipsterism", "modishness", "stylishness", "trendiness", "voguishness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coop":{ "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace" ], "near antonyms":[ "outside" ], "related":[ "bull pen", "cage", "cell", "hole", "tank", "block", "ward", "glasshouse", "guardhouse", "hulk(s)", "concentration camp", "gulag", "labor camp", "prison camp", "stalag", "work camp", "dungeon", "keep", "oubliette", "reformatory", "reform school", "training school" ], "synonyms":[ "bastille", "big house", "bridewell", "brig", "calaboose", "can", "clink", "cooler", "guardroom", "hock", "hold", "hoosegow", "jail", "jailhouse", "joint", "jug", "lockup", "nick", "pen", "penitentiary", "pokey", "prison", "quod", "slam", "slammer", "stir", "stockade", "tolbooth" ] }, "an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a chicken coop" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "kennel", "run", "kraal", "stockade", "cote", "dovecote", "dovecot", "henhouse", "fold", "sheepfold", "pigpen", "aquarium", "terrarium", "live-box", "fence" ], "synonyms":[ "cage", "corral", "hutch", "pen", "pound" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cooperate":{ "to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{ "antonyms":[ "break up", "disband" ], "examples":[ "several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "dissolve", "disunite", "divorce", "part", "segregate", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "alienate", "estrange", "fall out" ], "related":[ "cabal", "collaborate", "gang up", "hang together", "team (up)", "incorporate", "organize", "unionize", "affiliate", "amalgamate", "combine", "conglomerate", "consolidate", "converge", "group", "join", "merge", "knot", "link", "tie", "wed" ], "synonyms":[ "ally", "associate", "band (together)", "club", "coalesce", "cohere", "confederate", "conjoin", "federate", "league", "unite" ] }, "to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "connive", "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "combine", "confederate", "hang together", "interface" ], "synonyms":[ "band (together)", "collaborate", "concert", "concur", "conjoin", "conspire", "join", "league", "team (up)", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cooperations":{ "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "antonyms":[ "disaffiliations", "dissociations" ], "examples":[ "a series of televised announcements made in cooperation with the tobacco companies warning teenagers about the hazards of smoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "partings", "separations", "severances", "splits", "alienations", "divorces", "estrangements" ], "related":[ "businesses", "dealings", "interactions", "exchanges", "interconnections", "interrelations", "mutualisms", "reciprocities", "symbioses", "incorporations", "integrations", "mergers", "unifications", "affinities", "attachments", "intimacies", "rapports", "sympathies", "kinships", "solidarities", "unities", "colleagueships", "companies", "companionships", "fellowships", "beds", "cahoots", "leagues" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliations", "alliances", "associations", "collaborations", "confederations", "connections", "hookups", "liaisons", "linkups", "partnerships", "relations", "relationships", "tie-ups", "unions" ] }, "the work and activity of a number of persons who individually contribute toward the efficiency of the whole":{ "antonyms":[ "noncooperations" ], "examples":[ "everyone's cooperation will make the project go much faster" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collegialities", "fellowships", "partnerships", "communities", "mutualisms", "reciprocities", "symbioses", "synergies", "synergisms", "communions", "kinships", "solidarities", "unities" ], "synonyms":[ "collaborations", "coordinations", "teamworks" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cooperatives":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "copiously":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "cops":{ "a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a cop stopped her for speeding" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilians" ], "related":[ "patrolmen", "policewomen", "detectives", "dicks", "gumshoes", "hawkshaws", "inspectors", "investigators", "plainclothesmen", "sherlocks", "sleuthhounds", "sleuths", "marshals", "marshalls", "sheriffs", "troopers", "peace officers", "captains", "lieutenants", "sergeants", "constabularies", "heat", "men", "police", "police forces", "operatives", "private detectives", "private eyes", "private investigators" ], "synonyms":[ "bobbies", "bulls", "constables", "coppers", "flatfeet", "fuzzes", "gendarmes", "lawmen", "officers", "policemen", "police officers", "shamuses" ] }, "to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I copped a great outfit for only $50" ], "near antonyms":[ "deals (in)", "markets", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "retails", "sells", "vends" ], "related":[ "acquires", "gains", "garners", "gets", "obtains", "procures", "secures", "wins", "finances", "pays (for)", "springs (for)", "barters (for)", "deals (for)", "dickers (over)", "exchanges (for)", "haggles (for)", "negotiates (about)", "trades (for)", "bargains (with)", "chaffers (with)", "horse-trades (with)", "palters (with)", "bids", "offers", "rebuys", "repurchases" ], "synonyms":[ "buys", "picks up", "purchases", "takes" ] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "antonyms":[ "misses" ], "examples":[ "some concertgoers rushed pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "drops", "loosens", "unhands" ], "related":[ "gloves", "halters", "lassos", "ropes", "apprehends", "arrests", "detains", "bays", "corners", "clasps", "clutches", "fastens (on)", "fists", "grasps", "grips", "holds", "latches (on or onto)", "secures", "rends", "wrests", "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "entangles", "entraps", "meshes", "abducts", "kidnaps", "spirits (away or off)" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "captures", "catches", "collars", "corrals", "gets", "gloms", "grabs", "grapples", "hooks", "lands", "nabs", "nails", "nets", "nobbles", "raps", "seizes", "snags", "snaps (up)", "snares", "snatches", "traps" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cord":{ "a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a vacuum cleaner with an extra long cord" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "guy", "halyard", "lanyard", "stay", "bungee cord", "whipcord" ], "synonyms":[ "cable", "lace", "lacing", "line", "rope", "string", "wire" ] }, "a uniting or binding force or influence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the cords of trust and affection that exist between the longtime friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "parting", "separation", "unbinding", "unfastening", "unfettering", "untying", "untieing", "emancipation", "freedom", "liberation", "release" ], "related":[ "attachment", "connection", "fastening", "hookup", "joint", "linkage", "linkup", "nexus", "tie-up", "union", "yoke", "affection", "fondness", "sympathy", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "constraint", "curb", "hampering", "limit", "limitation", "restraint", "restriction" ], "synonyms":[ "bond", "cement", "knot", "ligature", "link", "tie" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cordial":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he insisted that a cordial nip of brandy would be just the thing for someone suffering from shock" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadening", "debilitating", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "numbing", "sapping", "weakening", "wearying", "deleterious", "injurious", "pernicious", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ], "related":[ "life-giving", "conditioning", "strengthening", "animating", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "quickening", "sharp", "corrective", "curative", "curing", "medicinal", "rectifying", "recuperative", "reformative", "reformatory", "rehabilitative", "remedial", "remedying", "reparative", "therapeutic", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "synonyms":[ "bracing", "invigorating", "refreshing", "rejuvenating", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulating", "stimulative", "tonic", "vital", "vitalizing" ] }, "having or showing kindly 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] }, "counteract":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "invalidate", "negate", "neuter", "nullify", "atone (for)", "outbalance", "outweigh", "redeem", "redress", "relieve", "remedy", "override", "overrule" ], "synonyms":[ "annul", "cancel (out)", "compensate (for)", "correct", "counterbalance", "counterpoise", "make up (for)", "negative", "neutralize", "offset" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "counterblow":{ "as in counterpunch , counter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "countercurrents":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "countering":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to strive to reduce or eliminate":{ "antonyms":[ 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"questions", "suspects" ], "related":[ "commits", "confides", "entrusts", "intrusts", "trusts" ], "synonyms":[ "calculates", "depends", "leans", "reckons", "relies" ] }, "to think of in a particular way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm not sure I'd count that as a serious effort" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "believes", "deems", "feels", "senses", "thinks", "conceives", "fancies", "imagines" ], "synonyms":[ "accounts", "calls", "considers", "esteems", "holds", "looks (on or upon)", "rates", "reckons", "regards", "sets down", "views" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "courageousness":{ "strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{ "antonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "poltroonery", "spinelessness" ], "examples":[ "the soldiers' exceptional courageousness was credited with saving the mission from near disaster" ], "near antonyms":[ "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness", "impotence", "ineffectualness", "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresolution" ], "related":[ "backbone", "fiber", "fortitude", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "pluck", "pluckiness", "spunk", "temper", "determination", "perseverance", "resolution", "endurance", "stamina", "stomach", "tenacity", "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cojones", "effrontery", "gall", "temerity" ], "synonyms":[ "bottle", "bravery", "courage", "daring", "daringness", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heart", "heroism", "intestinal fortitude", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "moxie", "nerve", "pecker", "prowess", "stoutness", "valor", "virtue" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coursing":{ "to go after or on the track of":{ "antonyms":[ "guiding", "leading", "piloting" ], "examples":[ "after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests" ], "near antonyms":[ "heading" ], "related":[ "accompanying", "chaperoning", "escorting", "hunting", "searching (for)", "seeking", "eyeing", "eying", "observing", "watching" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogging", "chasing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "running", "shadowing", "tagging", "tailing", "tracing", "tracking", "trailing" ] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hiking", "traipsing", "tramping", "treading", "walking", "riding", "running", "crisscrossing" ], "synonyms":[ "covering", "crossing", "cutting (across)", "following", "going", "navigating", "passing (over)", "perambulating", "peregrinating", "proceeding (along)", "tracking", "transiting", "traveling", "travelling", "traversing" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ], "examples":[ "racehorses 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"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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "courted":{ "to act so as to make (something) more likely":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "angled (for)", "fished (for)", "hunted", "searched", "sought", "provoked", "tempted" ], "synonyms":[ "asked (for)", "flirted (with)", "invited", "wooed" ] }, "to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "they courted for a year before getting married" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attended", "gallanted", "romanced", "sparked", "wooed", "escorted", "saw", "took out", "stepped out", "went out" ], "synonyms":[ "dated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "courtliness":{ "dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{ "antonyms":[ "gracelessness", "inelegance" ], "examples":[ "there's a courtliness to rococo furniture that makes you feel like you should be wearing fine clothes and sipping champagne" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarseness", "crudeness", "flamboyance", "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "glitz", "grotesqueness", "grotesquerie", "grotesquery", "kitsch", "tastelessness", "tawdriness", "vulgarity" ], "related":[ "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "grandeur", "grandness", "lavishness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "luxury", "magnificence", "nobility", "nobleness", "opulence", "ornateness", "plushiness", "plushness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "richness", "splendor", "sumptuousness", "artfulness", "chic", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness", "choiceness", "classicism", "dignity", "exquisiteness", "restraint", "simplicity", "affectedness", "grandiosity", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "pretentiousness", "showiness" ], "synonyms":[ "class", "classiness", "elegance", "elegancy", "fineness", "grace", "gracefulness", "handsomeness", "majesty", "refinement", "stateliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cover":{ "a person or thing that takes the place of another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "people may only skip their shifts if they find a cover for themselves first" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "alternate", "understudy", "apology", "makeshift", "stopgap", "agent", "assignee", "attorney", "commissary", "delegate", "deputy", "envoy", "factor", "procurator", "proxy", "rep", "representative", "surrogate", "assistant", "reliever", "second", "successor", "superseder" ], "synonyms":[ "backup", "designated hitter", "fill-in", "locum tenens", "pinch hitter", "relief", "replacement", "reserve", "stand-in", "sub", "substitute" ] }, "a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "where's the cover for the cookie jar?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dome", "hood", "roof", "capsule", "case", "casing", "covering", "housing", "jacket", "sheath", "shell" ], "synonyms":[ "cap", "lid", "top" ] }, "a raised covering over something for decoration or protection":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "all of the exhibits at the fair are under cover , so the weather won't be a factor" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dome", "marquee", "pavilion", "arbor", "bower", "pergola", "screen", "shade", "shelter", "shield", "sunshade", "umbrella", "canvas", "canvass", "fly" ], "synonyms":[ "awning", "canopy", "ceiling", "roof", "tent" ] }, "means or method of defending":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "provided cover while their comrades ran for safety" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggression", "assault", "attack", "offense", "offence", "offensive" ], "related":[ "arm", "armament", "munitions", "weapon", "weaponry", "fastness", "fort", "fortress", "palisade", "stronghold" ], "synonyms":[ "aegis", "egis", "ammunition", "armor", "buckler", "defense", "guard", "protection", "safeguard", "screen", "security", "shield", "wall", "ward" ] }, "something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "under cover of friendship the con man insinuated himself in the lives of the unsuspecting couple" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blind", "concealer", "screen", "shield", "fig leaf", "Potemkin village", "Trojan horse", "camouflage", "disguise", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "face", "veneer", "gloss", "varnish" ], "synonyms":[ "blanket", "cloak", "cope", "cover-up", "covering", "coverture", "curtain", "hood", "mantle", "mask", "pall", "penumbra", "robe", "shroud", "veil", "wraps" ] }, "something that encloses another thing especially to protect it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "put the restaurant menus in clear plastic covers so that they would last longer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cartridge", "cassette", "casette", "bark", "crust", "carapace", "house", "mail", "panoply", "plate", "plating", "shield", "cuticle", "hide", "skin", "envelope", "package", "wrapper", "backing", "coating", "coverture", "facing" ], "synonyms":[ "armor", "capsule", "case", "casing", "cocoon", "covering", "encasement", "housing", "hull", "husk", "jacket", "pod", "sheath", "shell" ] }, "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "antonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack" ], "examples":[ "covered the wounded soldier until he could be rescued from the downed chopper" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombard", "storm", "beset", "besiege", "overrun", "capitulate", "cave", "submit", "yield" ], "related":[ "avert", "prevent", "oppose", "resist", "withstand", "battle", "contend", "fight", "war", "conserve", "preserve", "save", "buffer", "palisade", "picket", "wall" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwark", "defend", "fence", "fend", "forfend", "guard", "keep", "protect", "safeguard", "screen", "secure", "shield", "ward" ] }, "to form a layer over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "by morning a foot of snow covered the ground" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "enclose", "inclose", "enrobe", "enshroud", "enswathe", "envelop", "enwrap", "mantle", "shawl", "shroud", "swathe", "wrap", "cloak", "clothe", "curtain", "veil", "circle", "encircle", "encompass" ], "synonyms":[ "blanket", "carpet", "coat", "overlay", "overlie", "overspread", "sheet" ] }, "to have (something) as a subject matter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this section of the book covers kitchen makeovers for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer" ], "near antonyms":[ "exclude", "omit", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "slur (over)", "brush (aside or off)", "reject", "shrug off" ], "related":[ "appertain (to)", "bear (on or upon)", "refer (to)", "relate (to)", "advert (to)", "allude (to)", "cite", "glance (upon)", "instance", "mention", "name", "note", "notice", "quote", "specify", "touch (upon)", "offer", "present", "contain", "embrace", "encompass", "entail", "include", "incorporate" ], "synonyms":[ "concern", "deal (with)", "pertain (to)", "treat (of)" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "antonyms":[ "bare", "disclose", "display", "divulge", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil" ], "examples":[ "covered the foxhole with grass and leaves" ], "near antonyms":[ "bring out", "present", "clarify", "illuminate", "advertise", "air", "broadcast", "get out", "proclaim", "publicize", "publish", "spread" ], "related":[ "bury", "camouflage", "cover (up)", "smother", "gild", "gloss (over)", "varnish", "whitewash", "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "block", "cloud", "darken", "eclipse", "obstruct", "occlude", "overcast", "overshadow", "shade" ], "synonyms":[ "belie", "blanket", "blot out", "cloak", "conceal", "curtain", "disguise", "enshroud", "hide", "mask", "obscure", "occult", "paper over", "screen", "shroud", "suppress", "veil" ] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we usually manage to cover a lot of ground in a single day" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hike", "traipse", "tramp", "tread", "walk", "ride", "run", "crisscross" ], "synonyms":[ "course", "cross", "cut (across)", "follow", "go", "navigate", "pass (over)", "perambulate", "peregrinate", "proceed (along)", "track", "transit", "travel", "traverse" ] }, "to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'll cover the reception desk while you take a break" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "surveil", "eye", "behold", "espy", "look", "note", "notice", "observe", "regard", "see", "sight", "spy", "view", "witness", "gape", "gawk", "gaze", "glare", "goggle", "peer", "rubberneck", "stare", "glance", "glimpse", "peek", "peep" ], "synonyms":[ "monitor", "watch" ] }, "to place a protective layer over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "expose", "uncover" ], "related":[ "cloak", "clothe", "veil", "drape", "pall", "canopy", "cap", "crown", "disguise", "mask", "obscure" ], "synonyms":[ "screen", "shield" ] }, "to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "understudy", "relieve", "spell", "double (as)" ], "synonyms":[ "fill in", "pinch-hit", "stand in", "step in", "sub", "substitute", "take over" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cover (up)":{ "something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blind", "concealer", "screen", "shield", "fig leaf", "Potemkin village", "Trojan horse", "camouflage", "disguise", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "face", "veneer", "gloss", "varnish" ], "synonyms":[ "blanket", "cloak", "cope", "cover", "covering", "coverture", "curtain", "hood", "mantle", "mask", "pall", "penumbra", "robe", "shroud", "veil", "wraps" ] }, "to keep from being publicly known":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunk", "expose", "reveal", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "blab", "disclose", "divulge", "spill", "tell", "unveil", "broadcast", "circulate", "publish", "spread", "describe", "narrate", "recite", "recount", "rehearse", "relate", "report" ], "related":[ "black out", "censor", "gag", "muzzle", "silence", "quash", "repress", "smother", "spike", "squash", "squelch", "stifle", "strangle", "throttle" ], "synonyms":[ "burke", "hush (up)", "suppress" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "coverlet":{ "a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "bought a beautiful new coverlet to match the sheets" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "comforter", "puff", "quilt", "bedclothes", "bedding", "clothes" ], "synonyms":[ "bedcover", "bedcovering", "bedspread", "counterpane", "hap", "spread" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coveting":{ "having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cast a coveting glance at her friend's diamond necklace" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonmaterialistic", "altruistic", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "greathearted", "handsome", "liberal", "magnanimous", "munificent", "openhanded", "openhearted", "selfless", "unselfish", "unsparing", "controlled", "moderate", "restrained", "temperate", "content", "sated", "satisfied" ], "related":[ "commercialistic", "materialistic", "philistine", "desirous", "eager", "itchy", "lickerish", "miserly", "hoggish", "piggish", "piggy", "swinish", "devouring", "gluttonous", "gobbling", "insatiable", "ravenous", "unquenchable", "voracious", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "self-centered", "self-seeking", "discontent", "discontented", "malcontent", "unsatisfied", "begrudging", "grudging", "resentful" ], "synonyms":[ "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "covetous", "grabby", "grasping", "greedy", "mercenary", "moneygrubbing", "rapacious" ] }, "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning" ], "related":[ "spoiling (for)", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "favoring", "preferring", "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing" ], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "craving", "desiderating", "desiring", "dying (for)", "hankering (for or after)", "hungering (for)", "itching (for)", "jonesing (for)", "longing (for)", "lusting (for or after)", "panting (after)", "pining (for)", "repining (for)", "salivating (for)", "sighing (for)", "thirsting (for)", "wanting", "wishing (for)", "yearning (for)", "yenning (for)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cow":{ "to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheer", "comfort", "console", "reassure", "solace", "soothe", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "steel", "convince", "persuade" ], "related":[ "bluster", "trash-talk", "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "frighten", "horrify", "scare", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrify", "menace", "terrorize", "threaten", "badger", "harass", "hound", "bludgeon", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "dragoon", "force", "make", "oblige", "press", "pressure", "push around", "demoralize", "psych (out)", "unman", "unnerve", "discompose", "disconcert", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "upset" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjack", "bogart", "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "bullyrag", "hector", "intimidate", "strong-arm" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cowboy":{ "a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cowboys were rounding up the cattle for branding" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cowgirl", "caballero", "gaucho", "vaquero", "horseman", "horsewoman", "cattleman", "rancher", "stockman", "cowherd", "drover", "herder", "herdsman" ], "synonyms":[ "buckaroo", "buckeroo", "cowhand", "cowman", "cowpoke", "cowpuncher", "waddy", "waddie", "wrangler" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cowgirl":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cowhide":{ "as in calfskin , deerskin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in strap , rattan":{ 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"horsewhip", "lash", "leather", "rawhide", "scourge", "slash", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "whale", "whip" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cowhiding":{ "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }