{ "daemon":{ "a source of persistent emotional distress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a man who was finally able to conquer his demons and kick his drug habit" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "b\u00eate noire", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "hobgoblin", "ogre" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "hang-up", "terror", "torment" ] }, "an evil spirit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon" ], "near antonyms":[ "angel" ], "related":[ "hag", "lamia", "vampire", "incubus", "nightmare", "succubus", "afreet", "afrit", "genie", "jinni", "jinn", "djinni", "djinn", "apparition", "banshee", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugbear", "familiar", "familiar spirit", "genius", "phantasm", "fantasm", "phantom", "poltergeist", "shade", "shadow", "specter", "spectre", "spirit", "spook", "vision", "wraith", "brownie", "dwarf", "elf", "faerie", "faery", "fairy", "fay", "gnome", "goblin", "gremlin", "hobgoblin", "kobold", "leprechaun", "pixie", "pixy", "puck", "sprite", "troll", "monster", "ogre" ], "synonyms":[ "cacodemon", "devil", "fiend", "ghost", "ghoul", "ghoulie", "imp", "shaitan" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "daft":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "examples":[ "the king was clearly daft , talking to trees and rocks as if they were people" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "related":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ], "examples":[ "a daft plan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridicule" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "related":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dainty":{ "hard to please":{ "antonyms":[ "undemanding", "unfastidious", "unfussy" ], "examples":[ "you can't afford to be dainty about food when you're starving" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "breezy", "carefree", "devil-may-care", "happy-go-lucky", "lackadaisical", "laid-back", "low-pressure", "relaxed", "flexible", "lax", "loose", "lenient", "permissive", "uncritical", "indiscriminating", "undiscriminating" ], "related":[ "hyperfastidious", "overdemanding", "ultrafastidious", "discerning", "discriminating", "selective", "insightful", "knowledgeable", "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "careful", "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "scrupulous", "queasy", "queazy", "squeamish", "peevish", "petulant", "prickly", "touchy", "niminy-piminy", "prim", "prissy" ], "synonyms":[ "choosy", "choosey", "delicate", "demanding", "exacting", "fastidious", "finical", "finicking", "finicky", "fussbudgety", "fussy", "nice", "old-maidish", "particular", "pernickety", "persnickety", "picky" ] }, "having qualities that appeal to a refined taste":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the dainty hors d'oeuvres were delicious, but not terribly filling" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarse", "gross", "kitsch", "kitschy", "lowbrow", "raffish", "rough", "rough-hewn", "tasteless", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unpolished", "unrefined", "vulgar", "commercial", "mass-produced", "popular", "common", "ordinary", "average", "lesser", "mediocre", "run-of-the-mill", "run-of-the-mine", "run-of-mine", "second-class", "second-rate", "deficient", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wanting" ], "related":[ "bijou", "jewellike", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "elite", "exclusive", "classic", "excellent", "fabulous", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "noble", "outstanding", "par excellence", "premium", "prime", "sensational", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "transcendent", "unsurpassed", "wonderful", "ultrarare" ], "synonyms":[ "choice", "delicate", "elegant", "exquisite", "fine", "rare", "recherch\u00e9", "select" ] }, "satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness":{ "antonyms":[ "robust", "strong", "sturdy" ], "examples":[ "a set of dainty teacups that would be perfect for an elderly lady" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarse", "crude", "rough", "common", "ordinary", "average", "fair", "indifferent", "mediocre", "medium", "middling", "run-of-the-mill", "second-rate" ], "related":[ "choice", "elegant", "extraordinary", "incomparable", "peerless", "preeminent", "prime", "rare", "select", "superior", "superlative", "supreme", "transcendent", "unsurpassed", "picked", "selected", "fine", "fragile", "frail" ], "synonyms":[ "airy", "delicate", "exquisite", "nuanced", "refined", "subtle" ] }, "something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the widow plied her suitor with dainties and endless glasses of sherry" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "morsel", "candy", "dessert", "junket", "sweet", "sweetmeat" ], "synonyms":[ "bit", "cate", "delectable", "delicacy", "goody", "goodie", "kickshaw", "tidbit", "titbit", "treat", "viand" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ "antonyms":[ "distasteful", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "stale", "tasteless", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ], "examples":[ "the sort of dainty finger foods that might be served at afternoon tea" ], "near antonyms":[ "banal", "boring", "commonplace", "tedious", "noisome", "smelly", "stinky", "noxious", "unwholesome", "miserable", "wretched", "abhorrent", "abominable", "awful", "detestable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "foul", "horrid", "nauseating", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "sickening", "unpleasant" ], "related":[ "digestible", "eatable", "edible", "delightful", "heavenly", "pleasing", "agreeable", "gratifying", "pleasant", "satisfying", "choice", "delicate", "exquisite", "rare" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "appetizing", "delectable", "delicious", "delish", "flavorful", "flavorsome", "luscious", "lush", "mouthwatering", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "scrumptious", "succulent", "tasteful", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy", "yummy" ] } }, "dais":{ "a level usually raised surface":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the speaker took his place at the front of the dais" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "altar", "bimah", "bima", "footpace", "pulpit", "riser", "scaffold", "balcony", "gallery" ], "synonyms":[ "platform", "podium", "rostrum", "stage", "stand", "tribune" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dally":{ "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he spent his college years dallying , seemingly determined to acquire as little knowledge as possible" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "labor", "plod", "plug (away)", "slave", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "sweat", "toil", "work" ], "related":[ "cavort", "frisk", "gambol", "romp", "dabble", "trifle", "amuse", "divert", "entertain", "delight", "please", "dabble", "fiddle (around)", "mess around", "putter (around)", "bum (around)", "dawdle", "goldbrick", "hang", "hang about", "idle", "loaf", "lounge (around or about)", "relax", "rest", "screw around", "slack (off)", "jest", "joke", "tease" ], "synonyms":[ "disport", "frolic", "play", "recreate", "rollick", "skylark", "sport", "toy" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "antonyms":[ "barrel", "bolt", "career", "course", "dash", "fly", "hasten", "hotfoot (it)", "hurry", "race", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scud", "scurry", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ], "examples":[ "don't dally on the way to the interview" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "dart", "hump", "hurtle", "hustle", "scramble", "stampede", "gallop", "jog", "run", "sprint", "trot", "accelerate", "quicken", "speed (up)", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake" ], "related":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "amble", "ease", "inch", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stagger", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)", "filibuster", "procrastinate", "stall", "temporize" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "dawdle", "delay", "diddle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "lollygag", "lallygag", "mope", "poke", "shilly-shally", "tarry" ] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she spent the summer dallying with a guy renting the neighboring beach house" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "vamp", "court", "mash", "woo", "josh", "kid", "put on", "razz", "rib", "tease", "fool", "lead on", "string along", "manipulate", "play (with)" ], "synonyms":[ "coquet", "coquette", "flirt", "frivol", "mess around", "toy", "trifle" ] }, "to spend time doing nothing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I kept dallying at my desk until I couldn't put off doing my work any longer" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "grind", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "work", "apply", "buckle (down)", "exert", "put out" ], "related":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool", "mess", "monkey", "muck", "piddle", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "doze", "estivate", "aestivate", "hibernate", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "relax", "rest", "tarry", "amble", "mosey", "saunter", "stroll", "swan", "furlough", "goldbrick", "malinger", "truant" ], "synonyms":[ "bum", "chill", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drone", "footle", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "hang about", "idle", "kick around", "kick back", "laze", "lazy", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "veg out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dam":{ "a bank of earth constructed to control water":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the river backed up behind the dam until it formed a new lake" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "breakwater", "jetty", "seawall", "breastwork", "bulwark", "earthwork", "rampart", "canal", "channel", "ditch", "gutter", "trough", "lock", "barricade", "barrier", "block", "floodgate", "sluice", "barrage", "milldam", "stank", "weir" ], "synonyms":[ "dike", "embankment", "head", "levee" ] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "dam up the pipes" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "shovel" ], "related":[ "choke", "clog", "close (off)", "clot", "congest", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "caulk", "chink", "seal", "repack", "restuff" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "bung", "fill", "pack", "plug", "stop", "stuff" ] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "antonyms":[ "clear", "free", "open (up)", "unblock", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop" ], "examples":[ "ice floes were damming the river" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "empty", "lighten" ], "related":[ "bung", "cork", "spile", "stopper", "stopple", "fill", "gridlock", "pack", "fur", "silt", "flood", "glut", "inundate", "overwhelm", "swamp" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "choke", "clog", "clot", "congest", "gum (up)", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "plug (up)", "stop (up)", "stuff" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "damages":{ "a sum of money to be paid as a punishment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "ordered by the court to pay $1000 in damages" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "reparations", "assessment", "award", "compensation", "indemnity" ], "synonyms":[ "fine", "forfeit", "forfeiture", "mulct", "penalty" ] }, "payment to another for a loss or injury":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the company was forced to pay millions in damages to the permanently disabled worker" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "punitive damages", "solatium", "amends", "atonement", "expiation", "refund", "reimbursement", "repayment", "adjustment", "settlement", "punishment", "retaliation" ], "synonyms":[ "compensation", "indemnification", "indemnity", "quittance", "recompense", "recoupment", "redress", "remuneration", "reparation", "reprisal(s)", "requital", "restitution", "satisfaction" ] }, "to cause bodily damage to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "fixes", "heals", "mends", "remedies" ], "related":[ "batters", "bloodies", "blows out", "bruises", "contuses", "cuts", "gashes", "gores", "lacerates", "scalds", "scars", "scathes", "strains", "tears", "creases", "grazes", "nicks", "cripples", "hamstrings", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "abuses", "afflicts", "aggrieves", "maltreats", "torments", "tortures", "lays up", "blemishes", "impairs", "mars", "scrapes", "spoils" ], "synonyms":[ "harms", "hurts", "injures", "wounds" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ], "examples":[ "the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "helps", "rectifies", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "edits", "remodels", "revises", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "related":[ "deteriorates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "erodes", "scours", "washes out", "wears (away)", "blights", "tarnishes", "dents", "dings", "dints", "botches", "gums (up)", "queers", "lacerates", "wounds", "disables", "hamstrings", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "torments", "tortures", "annihilates", "bangs up", "bashes", "batters", "clobbers", "crushes", "dashes", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "does in", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruins", "scourges", "shatters", "smashes", "tears down", "totals", "wastes", "wipes out", "wrecks" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "bloodies", "breaks", "compromises", "crabs", "cripples", "crosses (up)", "defaces", "disfigures", "endamages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "spoils", "vitiates" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dammed":{ "as in blocked , clogged":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "dam up the pipes" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "shoveled", "shovelled" ], "related":[ "choked", "clogged", "closed (off)", "clotted", "congested", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "caulked", "calked", "chinked", "sealed", "repacked", "restuffed" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "bunged", "filled", "packed", "plugged", "stopped", "stuffed" ] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "antonyms":[ "cleared", "freed", "opened (up)", "unblocked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped" ], "examples":[ "ice floes were damming the river" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "emptied", "lightened" ], "related":[ "bunged", "corked", "spiled", "stoppered", "stoppled", "filled", "gridlocked", "packed", "furred", "silted", "flooded", "glutted", "inundated", "overwhelmed", "swamped" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "choked", "clogged", "clotted", "congested", "gummed (up)", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "plugged (up)", "stopped (up)", "stuffed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "damming%20%28up%29":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "damn":{ "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that dilapidated house is a damn eyesore and should be torn down" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "equivocal", "qualified", "questionable", "restricted", "uncertain" ], "related":[ "authentic", "classic", "genuine", "real", "veritable", "constant", "endless", "eternal", "perpetual", "undying", "unremitting", "extreme", "unrestricted", "confirmed", "habitual", "hopeless", "inveterate", "extraordinary", "frightful", "horrible", "huge", "main", "superlative", "supreme", "surpassing", "terrible", "terrific" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ] }, "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I don't want to hear about your problems\u2014I just don't give a damn" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "pin", "ray", "scrap", "scruple", "semblance", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "speck", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "touch", "trace" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bubkes", "bupkes", "bupkus", "continental", "darn", "durn", "diddly", "diddly-squat", "doodley-squat", "doodly-squat", "fig", "ghost", "hoot", "iota", "jot", "lick", "modicum", "rap", "squat", "syllable", "tittle", "whit", "whoop" ] }, "to a great degree":{ "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ], "examples":[ "told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "related":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ] }, "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "antonyms":[ "bless" ], "examples":[ "a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "eulogize", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "praise", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "hail", "salute", "tout", "consecrate", "hallow", "sanctify", "honor", "revere", "venerate" ], "related":[ "attack", "blame", "blast", "criticize", "dis", "diss", "dispraise", "fault", "knock", "pan", "slam", "belittle", "deprecate", "disparage", "doom", "sentence", "convict", "blacklist", "excommunicate", "ostracize", "castigate", "chastise", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "admonish", "chide", "reprove", "berate", "lambaste", "lambast", "rake", "scold", "upbraid", "vituperate", "curse", "imprecate", "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "hate", "loathe", "revile" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematize", "censure", "condemn", "decry", "denounce", "execrate", "reprehend", "reprobate" ] }, "to impose a judicial punishment on":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole" ], "near antonyms":[ "pardon", "reprieve" ], "related":[ "adjudge", "judge", "castigate", "censure", "chasten", "chastise", "correct", "discipline", "penalize", "punish", "conclude", "decide", "decree", "determine", "find", "opine", "resolve", "rule" ], "synonyms":[ "condemn", "doom", "sentence" ] }, "to use profane or obscene language at or about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "damned the car for once again breaking down" ], "near antonyms":[ "bless", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "magnify", "praise", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "compliment", "hail", "salute" ], "related":[ "imprecate", "maledict", "criticize", "reprove", "admonish", "chide", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate" ], "synonyms":[ "curse" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dampening":{ "to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{ "antonyms":[ "bracing", "energizing", "enlivening", "invigorating", "quickening", "stimulating", "vitalizing", "vivifying" ], "examples":[ "nothing could dampen their enthusiasm" ], "near antonyms":[ "arousing", "rousing", "stirring", "charging", "electrifying", "galvanizing", "exciting", "fermenting", "firing", "fomenting", "inciting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "instigating", "kindling", "provoking", "sparking", "triggering", "whipping (up)", "abetting", "boosting", "buoying", "cheering", "emboldening", "fortifying", "heartening", "inspiring", "lifting", "reactivating", "reanimating", "reawakening", "reawaking", "recharging", "reenergizing", "re-energizing", "refreshing", "regenerating", "rejuvenating", "rekindling", "renewing", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "related":[ "burning out", "debilitating", "doing in", "draining", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "sapping", "tuckering (out)", "undermining", "weakening", "wearing", "wearing out", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "synonyms":[ "castrating", "damping", "deadening", "dehydrating", "desiccating", "devitalizing", "enervating", "gelding", "lobotomizing", "petrifying" ] }, "to make or become slightly or moderately wet":{ "antonyms":[ "drying" ], "examples":[ "dampen a paper towel with water and use it to clean up the mess" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehumidifying", "dehydrating", "desiccating", "parching", "scorching", "searing" ], "related":[ "bathing", "laving", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "impregnating", "saturating", "soaking", "sousing", "steeping", "washing", "watering", "wetting", "humidifying", "dipping", "dunking", "immerging", "immersing", "flushing", "irrigating", "rinsing", "sluicing", "refreshing", "rehydrating", "remoistening" ], "synonyms":[ "bedewing", "damping", "moistening" ] }, "to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "sharpening", "whetting" ], "examples":[ "the oppressive heat dampened our spirits" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplifying", "augmenting", "beefing (up)", "boosting", "consolidating", "deepening", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "redoubling", "stepping up", "strengthening", "animating", "arousing", "stimulating" ], "related":[ "muffling", "muting", "toning (down)", "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "letting up (on)", "lowering", "reducing", "subduing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "weakening", "dwindling", "receding", "subsiding", "tapering (off)", "waning", "alleviating", "easing", "lightening", "abating", "moderating" ], "synonyms":[ "benumbing", "blunting", "cauterizing", "damping", "deadening", "dulling", "numbing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dandle":{ "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "antonyms":[ "abuse", "ill-treat", "ill-use", "maltreat", "manhandle", "mishandle", "mistreat", "misuse" ], "examples":[ "the college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni" ], "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", "cocker", "coddle", "cosset", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "nurse", "pamper", "spoil", "wet-nurse" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dandyish":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "danger":{ "something that may cause injury or harm":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage" ], "near antonyms":[ "guard", "protection", "safeguard", "shield", "ward", "asylum", "harbor", "haven", "refuge", "retreat", "shelter" ], "related":[ "snare", "trap", "booby trap" ], "synonyms":[ "hazard", "imminence", "menace", "peril", "pitfall", "risk", "threat", "trouble" ] }, "the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil":{ "antonyms":[ "safeness", "safety", "secureness", "security" ], "examples":[ "he knew he was in danger when he received the threatening phone calls at home" ], "near antonyms":[ "preservation", "salvation", "defense", "protection", "exemption", "immunity", "impunity", "inviolability", "invulnerability" ], "related":[ "exposure", "liability", "openness", "vulnerability", "precariousness", "threat", "susceptibility", "susceptibleness", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "weakness" ], "synonyms":[ "distress", "endangerment", "harm's way", "imperilment", "jeopardy", "peril", "risk", "trouble" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "daringness":{ "strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{ "antonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "poltroonery", "spinelessness" ], "examples":[ "the sheer daringness of Hannibal's trek over the Alps with the aid of elephants" ], "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", "courageousness", "daring", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heart", "heroism", "intestinal fortitude", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "moxie", "nerve", "pecker", "prowess", "stoutness", "valor", "virtue" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "darken":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the scandal darkened his otherwise sterling reputation" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanse", "purify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "glorify", "hallow", "magnify", "uplift" ], "related":[ "begrime", "besmear", "besmirch", "blacken", "blur", "cloud", "dirty", "discolor", "pollute", "smear", "smirch", "smudge", "smut", "soil", "sully", "tar", "abase", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "lower", "shame", "sink", "bastardize", "corrupt", "debauch", "demoralize", "deprave", "pervert", "subvert", "color", "distort", "twist" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "mar", "poison", "spoil", "stain", "taint", "tarnish", "touch", "vitiate" ] }, "to grow dark":{ "antonyms":[ "brighten", "light", "lighten" ], "examples":[ "the sky darkened as a storm moved in" ], "near antonyms":[ "dawn", "beam", "glow", "radiate", "shine" ], "related":[ "dim", "fade", "wane", "gloom", "lower", "lour" ], "synonyms":[ "blacken", "black out", "close in", "dusk" ] }, "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "antonyms":[ "brighten", "illuminate", "illumine", "light (up)", "lighten" ], "examples":[ "years of accumulated grime have darkened the painting until it can barely be seen" ], "near antonyms":[ "expose", "reveal", "uncover", "unveil" ], "related":[ "adumbrate", "blot out", "conceal", "eclipse", "hide", "obliterate", "screen", "shade", "camouflage", "cloak", "cover", "curtain", "disguise", "mask", "veil" ], "synonyms":[ "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "blacken", "blear", "blur", "cloud", "dim", "dislimn", "fog", "fuzz (up)", "haze", "mist", "obscure", "overcast", "overcloud", "overshadow", "shadow", "shroud" ] }, "to take on a gloomy or forbidding look":{ "antonyms":[ "brighten", "cheer (up)", "lighten", "perk (up)" ], "examples":[ "his face slowly darkened as we told him the sad news" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "frown", "scowl", "glare", "stare", "brood", "mope", "pet", "pout", "sulk", "anger", "bristle", "fume", "rage", "steam", "storm", "intimidate", "menace", "threaten" ], "synonyms":[ "gloom", "glower", "lower", "lour" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "darn":{ "deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I can't seem to tie this darn shoe" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "praiseworthy", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "wonderful" ], "related":[ "atrocious", "awful", "bum", "detestable", "execrable", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "terrible", "wretched", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "contemptible", "despicable", "miserable", "nasty", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "shameful", "sorry" ], "synonyms":[ "accursed", "accurst", "blasted", "confounded", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "damnable", "dang", "danged", "darned", "durned", "deuced", "doggone", "doggoned", "freaking", "infernal" ] }, "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "nobody gave a darn about us when we were poor, but now that we are rich, we have friends we never knew about!" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "pin", "ray", "scrap", "scruple", "semblance", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "speck", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "touch", "trace" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bubkes", "bupkes", "bupkus", "continental", "damn", "diddly", "diddly-squat", "doodley-squat", "doodly-squat", "fig", "ghost", "hoot", "iota", "jot", "lick", "modicum", "rap", "squat", "syllable", "tittle", "whit", "whoop" ] }, "to close up with a series of interlacing stitches":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "mend", "patch", "repair", "baste", "ease", "fell", "finish", "overcast", "cross-stitch", "embroider", "crochet", "knit", "quilt" ], "synonyms":[ "sew", "stitch", "suture" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dart":{ "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the darts flew fast and furiously when the two former friends bumped into each other at the party" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolade", "commendation", "compliment", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "adulation", "flattery" ], "related":[ "catcall", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "mock", "quip", "sneer", "taunt", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "disapproval", "opprobrium", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "attack", "criticism", "knock", "slam", "swipe", "torment", "torture" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "barb", "brickbat", "cut", "dig", "dis", "diss", "epithet", "gird", "indignity", "insult", "name", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "personality", "poke", "put-down", "sarcasm", "slap", "slight", "slur" ] }, "to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out" ], "near antonyms":[ "float", "hang", "hover" ], "related":[ "dash", "fly", "sail", "shoot", "speed", "sprint", "zing", "zoom", "scamper", "scud", "scurry", "scuttle", "skip", "skitter", "meander", "ramble", "roam", "wander" ], "synonyms":[ "dance", "flick", "flicker", "flirt", "flit", "flitter", "flutter", "zip" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "darts":{ "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the darts flew fast and furiously when the two former friends bumped into each other at the party" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolades", "commendations", "compliments", "acclaim", "applauses", "praises", "adulations", "flatteries" ], "related":[ "catcalls", "gibes", "jibes", "jeers", "mocks", "quips", "sneers", "taunts", "abuses", "invectives", "vituperations", "disapprovals", "opprobriums", "disgraces", "dishonors", "shames", "attacks", "criticisms", "knocks", "slams", "swipes", "torments", "tortures" ], "synonyms":[ "affronts", "barbs", "brickbats", "cuts", "digs", "dises", "disses", "epithets", "girds", "indignities", "insults", "names", "offenses", "offences", "outrages", "personalities", "pokes", "put-downs", "sarcasms", "slaps", "slights", "slurs" ] }, "to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out" ], "near antonyms":[ "floats", "hangs", "hovers" ], "related":[ "dashes", "flies", "sails", "shoots", "speeds", "sprints", "zings", "zooms", "scampers", "scuds", "scurries", "scuttles", "skips", "skitters", "meanders", "rambles", "roams", "wanders" ], "synonyms":[ "dances", "flickers", "flicks", "flirts", "flits", "flitters", "flutters", "zips" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dashed%20%28off%29":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dawn":{ "the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance":{ "antonyms":[ "nightfall", "sundown", "sunset" ], "examples":[ "we stayed up talking until dawn" ], "near antonyms":[ "dark", "darkness", "midnight", "night", "nighttime", "afternoon", "midday", "dusk", "evening", "eventide", "gloaming", "twilight" ], "related":[ "daytime", "forenoon" ], "synonyms":[ "aurora", "cockcrow", "dawning", "day", "daybreak", "daylight", "light", "morn", "morning", "sun", "sunrise", "sunup" ] }, "the point at which something begins":{ "antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega" ], "examples":[ "the dawn of civilization" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessation", "closing", "closure", "completion", "finale", "finish", "period", "stop", "termination", "windup" ], "related":[ "drawing board", "first base", "ground zero", "square one", "creation", "founding", "inauguration", "initiation", "institution", "origination", "cradle", "fountain", "fountainhead", "germ", "origin", "root", "seedbed", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring", "dawning", "opening", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence", "childhood", "infancy", "youth" ], "synonyms":[ "alpha", "baseline", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "day one", "genesis", "get-go", "git-go", "inception", "incipience", "incipiency", "kickoff", "launch", "morning", "nascence", "nascency", "onset", "outset", "start", "threshold" ] }, "to come into existence":{ "antonyms":[ "cease", "end", "stop" ], "examples":[ "a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke" ], "near antonyms":[ "conclude", "desist", "discontinue", "finish", "halt", "quit", "terminate", "disappear", "dissolve", "evaporate", "vanish", "depart", "die", "expire", "pass away", "perish" ], "related":[ "be", "breathe", "exist", "live", "subsist", "arrive", "come on", "emerge", "coalesce", "cohere", "shape (up)", "continue", "endure", "last", "persist", "survive" ], "synonyms":[ "actualize", "appear", "arise", "begin", "break", "commence", "engender", "form", "materialize", "originate", "set in", "spring", "start" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dawned":{ "to come into existence":{ "antonyms":[ "ceased", "ended", "stopped" ], "examples":[ "a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke" ], "near antonyms":[ "concluded", "desisted", "discontinued", "finished", "halted", "quit", "quitted", "terminated", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evaporated", "vanished", "departed", "died", "expired", "passed away", "perished" ], "related":[ "breathed", "existed", "lived", "subsisted", "was", "arrived", "came on", "emerged", "coalesced", "cohered", "shaped (up)", "continued", "endured", "lasted", "persisted", "survived" ], "synonyms":[ "actualized", "appeared", "arose", "began", "broke", "commenced", "engendered", "formed", "materialized", "originated", "set in", "sprang", "sprung", "started" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }