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"cake", "concrete", "firm (up)", "fix", "freeze", "harden", "indurate", "solidify", "stiffen", "condense", "thicken", "clump", "curd", "curdle", "gum", "lump (up)" ], "synonyms":[ "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "gelatinize", "jell", "jelly", "set" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gelding":{ "as in filly , colt":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{ "antonyms":[ "bracing", "energizing", "enlivening", "invigorating", "quickening", "stimulating", "vitalizing", "vivifying" ], "examples":[ "by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality" ], "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", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "dehydrating", "desiccating", "devitalizing", "enervating", "lobotomizing", "petrifying" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "gem%C3%BCtlich":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "generable":{ "as in plausible , conceivable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near 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"absolute", "boundless", "expansive", "extensive", "infinite", "panoramic", "sweeping", "vast", "wide", "indeterminate", "nebulous", "nondescript", "vague", "unlimited", "unrestricted", "unspecified" ], "synonyms":[ "all-around", "all-round", "bird's-eye", "broad", "nonspecific", "overall" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "generalship":{ "as in leadership , administration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "generated":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers" ], "near antonyms":[ "impeded", "limited", "restricted", "clamped down (on)", "cracked down (on)", "crushed", "dampened", "put down", "quashed", "quelled", "repressed", "smothered", "squashed", "squelched", "stifled", "subdued", "suppressed", "arrested", "checked", "controlled", "curbed", "inhibited", "reined (in)", "restrained", "retarded", "canned", "killed", "snuffed (out)", "stilled", "abolished", "demolished", "destroyed", "extinguished", "liquidated", "quenched" ], "related":[ "conduced (to)", "contributed (to)", "decided", "determined", "began", "established", "fathered", "founded", "inaugurated", "initiated", "innovated", "instituted", "introduced", "launched", "pioneered", "set", "set up", "started", "advanced", "cultivated", "developed", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "enacted", "rendered", "turned out" ], "synonyms":[ "begot", "begat", "bred", "brought", "brought about", "brought on", "catalyzed", "caused", "created", "did", "drew on", "effected", "effectuated", "engendered", "induced", "invoked", "made", "occasioned", "produced", "prompted", "resulted (in)", "spawned", "translated (into)", "worked", "wrought", "yielded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gentilesse":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gentle":{ "a man or woman of high birth or social position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the archbishop treated both the gentles and the commoners with respect and kindness" ], "near antonyms":[ "canaille", "commoner", "pleb", "plebeian", "proletarian", "roturier", "boor", "fellah", "peasant", "peon" ], "related":[ "socialite", "swell", "magnate", "magnifico", "mogul", "nabob", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocrat", "blue blood", "gentleperson", "noble", "patrician" ] }, "marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low":{ "antonyms":[ "harsh", "inclement", "intemperate", "severe" ], "examples":[ "whisk the egg yolks in a double boiler set over a gentle heat" ], "near antonyms":[ "blustering", "blustery", "breezy", "gusty", "rough", "squally", "stormy", "windy", "misty", "rainy", "showery", "bleak", "cloudy", "dismal", "foggy", "gloomy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "overcast", "sunless", "bitter", "dirty", "foul", "nasty", "raw" ], "related":[ "clear", "cloudless", "fair", "rainless", "sunny", "sunshiny", "calm", "halcyon", "peaceful", "placid", "tranquil", "delightful", "fine", "pleasant" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "clement", "equable", "genial", "mild", "moderate", "soft", "temperate" ] }, "not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect":{ "antonyms":[ "abrasive", "caustic", "coarse", "hard", "harsh", "rough", "scathing", "stern", "ungentle" ], "examples":[ "use a gentle detergent on that delicate silk blouse", "her gentle ways" ], "near antonyms":[ "exquisite", "fierce", "intense", "powerful", "severe", "forceful", "forcible", "savage", "violent", "roughened", "rugged", "strong", "abrading", "irritating", "roughening", "grim", "gruff", "rude", "stiff", "heavy-handed", "oppressive", "pitiless", "tyrannical", "tyrannic" ], "related":[ "calm", "pacific", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "tranquil", "clement", "compassionate", "easy", "lenient", "merciful", "buffering", "cushioning", "emollient", "softening", "sleek", "slick", "smooth" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "benign", "bland", "delicate", "light", "mellow", "mild", "nonabrasive", "soft", "soothing", "tender" ] }, "not loud in pitch or volume":{ "antonyms":[ "blaring", "blasting", "booming", "clamorous", "clangorous", "deafening", "earsplitting", "loud", "overloud", "piercing", "plangent", "resounding", "ringing", "roaring", "sonorous", "stentorian", "thundering", "thunderous" ], "examples":[ "the mother spoke in a gentle voice to her child" ], "near antonyms":[ "brazen", "crashing", "dinning", "discordant", "noisy", "obstreperous", "raucous", "rip-roaring", "vociferous", "grating", "harsh", "shrill", "squealing", "strident", "clarion", "clear", "trumpetlike" ], "related":[ "dead", "silent", "still", "calm", "dreamy", "hushed", "peaceful", "restful", "serene", "soothing", "stilly", "tranquil", "muffled", "muted", "softened", "toned (down)" ], "synonyms":[ "dull", "low", "quiet", "soft" ] }, "of high birth, rank, or station":{ "antonyms":[ "baseborn", "common", "humble", "ignoble", "low", "lower-class", "lowly", "mean", "nonaristocratic", "plebeian", "ungenteel" ], "examples":[ "loved reading about the days when gentle lords and ladies danced at fancy balls" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "knavish", "bastard", "illegitimate", "ordinary", "plain", "abased", "degraded", "junior", "subordinate" ], "related":[ "high", "lofty", "superior", "elevated", "ennobled", "exalted", "gentlemanly", "kingly", "knightly", "ladylike", "lordly", "princely", "queenly", "regal", "royal", "high-level", "senior" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "grand", "great", "highborn", "highbred", "noble", "patrician", "silk-stocking", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "antonyms":[ "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "ire", "madden", "outrage" ], "examples":[ "employees soon learned that their hot-tempered boss needed to be gentled several times a day" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "antagonize", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "cross", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "put out", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "ruffle", "vex", "provoke", "rouse", "harass", "harry", "persecute", "pester", "agitate", "discomfort", "distress", "disturb", "fret", "perturb", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "offend", "slight" ], "related":[ "calm", "comfort", "console", "content", "hush", "quiet", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize", "endear (to)", "ingratiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "adulate", "blarney", "flatter", "overpraise", "soft-soap", "quench", "sate", "satiate", "satisfy", "cater (to)", "humor", "indulge", "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "sweet-talk", "wheedle", "baby", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil", "dulcify", "sweeten" ], "synonyms":[ "appease", "assuage", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ] }, "to lessen the shock of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "adding a bit of sugar to the salsa will gentle the hot spiciness of the chili peppers" ], "near antonyms":[ "heighten", "intensify", "sharpen" ], "related":[ "baffle", "dampen", "deaden", "dull", "obtund", "moderate", "modulate", "temper", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "lighten", "mitigate", "relieve" ], "synonyms":[ "buffer", "cushion", "soften" ] }, "to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "soothingly gentled his cat's head as she was being treated by the vet" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bill", "canoodle", "cuddle", "neck", "nestle", "nose", "nuzzle", "snuggle", "spoon", "feel up", "paw", "cradle", "embrace", "enfold", "hug", "bounce", "dandle", "knead", "massage", "baby", "coddle", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil" ], "synonyms":[ "caress", "fondle", "love", "pat", "pet", "stroke" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "gentlefolk":{ "the highest class in a society":{ "antonyms":[ "proletarians", "proletariat" ], "examples":[ "an 18th-century painter whose works are typically of well-dressed gentlefolk wooing and frolicking in sylvan settings" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "(the) crowd", "(the) masses", "peasantry", "peonage", "(the) people", "plebeians", "plebs", "(the) populace", "(the) public", "rank and file", "bourgeoisie", "middle class", "working class", "dregs", "(the) herd", "(the) mob", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff", "scum", "trash" ], "related":[ "A-list", "beau monde", "beautiful people", "caf\u00e9 society", "Four Hundred", "400", "glitterati", "haut monde", "haute monde", "jet set", "society", "carriage trade", "plutocracy" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocracy", "elite", "gentility", "gentry", "nobility", "patriciate", "quality", "upper class", "upper crust" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "genuineness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near 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"snow under", "thrash", "trounce", "upset", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "subjugate", "unseat", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "excel", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "best", "conquer", "defeat", "dispatch", "do down", "get", "get around", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "skunk", "stop", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "trim", "triumph (over)", "upend", "win (against)", "worst" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "get up":{ "clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "went to the prom in some elaborately beaded getup" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "apparel", "attire", "clothes", "duds", "habiliment(s)", "raiment", "fashion", "mode", "style", "array", "caparison", "vestments" ], "synonyms":[ "costume", "drag", "dress", "garb", "guise", "outfit", "togs" ] }, "the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the wine book's getup is pretty standard, with wines being arranged according to country of origin" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "motif", "theme" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangement", "composition", "configuration", "constellation", "design", "form", "format", "layout", "makeup", "ordonnance", "pattern" ] }, "to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm still trying to get up the energy to reply" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "educe", "elicit", "evoke", "raise" ], "synonyms":[ "conjure (up)", "gather", "summon" ] }, "to leave one's bed":{ "antonyms":[ "bed (down)", "retire", "turn in" ], "examples":[ "you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning" ], "near antonyms":[ "catnap", "doze", "drop off", "lie up", "nap", "nod", "rest", "sleep", "slumber", "snooze", "bunk", "perch", "roost", "settle", "couch", "doss (down)", "flop (down)", "lie (down)", "recline" ], "related":[ "arouse", "awake", "awaken", "bestir", "stir", "wake" ], "synonyms":[ "arise", "rise", "roll out", "turn out", "uprise" ] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "antonyms":[ "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "untruss" ], "examples":[ "all got up in her Sunday best" ], "near antonyms":[ "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil" ], "related":[ "cloak", "frock", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swaddle", "swathe", "wrap", "accoutre", "accouter", "bedight", "equip", "furnish", "habilitate", "outfit", "tailor", "uniform", "dress down", "underdress" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck (out)", "do up", "dress", "dress up", "enrobe", "garb", "garment", "gown", "habit", "invest", "rig (out)", "robe", "suit", "tog (up or out)", "toilet", "vesture" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "get%20the%20hang%20of":{ "to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in":{ "antonyms":[ "unlearn" ], "examples":[ "He's really getting the hang of riding his bike now." ], "near antonyms":[ "forget", "misunderstand", "miss", "overlook", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect" ], "related":[ "apprehend", "comprehend", "grasp", "know", "understand", "absorb", "assimilate", "digest", "drink (in)", "imbibe", "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig up", "discern", "discover", "examine", "find out", "hear", "hit (on or upon)", "run down", "scare up", "search (for)", "see", "track (down)", "tumble (to)", "unearth", "major (in)", "study", "memorize" ], "synonyms":[ "get", "learn", "master", "pick up" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "get-go":{ "the point at which something begins":{ "antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega" ], "examples":[ "from the get-go , their relationship was tumultuous and doomed to fail" ], "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", "dawn", "day one", "genesis", "inception", "incipience", "incipiency", "kickoff", "launch", "morning", "nascence", "nascency", "onset", "outset", "start", "threshold" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gets%20through":{ "to get to a destination":{ "antonyms":[ "goes", "leaves" ], "examples":[ "we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall" ], "near 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