{ "liaison":{ "the fact or state of having something in common":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a variety of political factions are attracted to that presidential contender, but there doesn't appear to be much of a liaison between them and the candidate" ], "near antonyms":[ "variability", "variance", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness" ], "related":[ "correlation", "interrelation", "materiality", "pertinence", "relevance", "bond", "link", "tie", "affiliation", "alliance", "union", "identicalness", "sameness", "alikeness", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "similarity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence" ], "synonyms":[ "affinity", "association", "bearing", "connection", "kinship", "linkage", "relation", "relationship" ] }, "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "antonyms":[ "disaffiliation", "dissociation" ], "examples":[ "the strong liaison between the parents and teachers is based on the fact that both have the students' best interests at heart" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split", "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement" ], "related":[ "business", "dealings", "interaction", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "incorporation", "integration", "merger", "unification", "affinity", "attachment", "closeness", "intimacy", "rapport", "sympathy", "kinship", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "unity", "colleagueship", "companionship", "company", "fellowship", "bed", "cahoots", "league" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliation", "alliance", "association", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "hookup", "linkup", "partnership", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libel":{ "the making of false statements that damage another's reputation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the governor's office issued a statement accusing the state's largest newspaper of libel" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "esteem", "honor", "respect", "adulation", "flattery", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship" ], "related":[ "aspersion", "innuendo", "muck", "mud", "smear", "backbiting", "detraction", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "attack", "censure", "criticism", "denunciation", "hatchet job", "contempt", "disdain", "scorn", "belittlement", "denigration", "disparagement", "cattiness", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "venom", "viciousness" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniation", "calumny", "character assassination", "defamation", "defaming", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slander", "smearing", "traducing", "vilification", "vilifying" ] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "praise", "esteem", "respect", "admire", "regard", "adore", "revere", "venerate", "worship" ], "related":[ "belittle", "denigrate", "detract", "disparage", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "abase", "debase", "degrade", "humble", "humiliate", "disdain", "scorn" ], "synonyms":[ "asperse", "blacken", "calumniate", "defame", "malign", "slander", "smear", "traduce", "vilify" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "libelled":{ "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalted", "glorified", "honored", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "praised", "esteemed", "respected", "admired", "regarded", "adored", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "related":[ "belittled", "denigrated", "detracted", "disparaged", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "shamed", "abased", "debased", "degraded", "humbled", "humiliated", "disdained", "scorned" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersed", "blackened", "calumniated", "defamed", "maligned", "slandered", "smeared", "traduced", "vilified" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "liberality":{ "the quality or state of being generous":{ "antonyms":[ "cheapness", "closeness", "meanness", "miserliness", "parsimony", "penuriousness", "pinching", "selfishness", "stinginess", "tightness", "ungenerosity" ], "examples":[ "already known for his liberality , the billionaire continued to give away record amounts of money" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "economizing", "economy", "frugality", "husbandry", "providence", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrift", "conservation", "saving", "husbanding", "managing", "scraping", "cutting back" ], "related":[ "beneficence", "charity", "kindliness", "selflessness", "kindness", "gift", "gratuity", "lagniappe", "tribute", "extravagance", "improvidence", "lavishness", "prodigality", "wastefulness", "spendthrift", "dissipating", "squandering" ], "synonyms":[ "bigheartedness", "bountifulness", "bounty", "generosity", "generousness", "largesse", "largess", "munificence", "openhandedness", "openheartedness", "philanthropy", "unselfishness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberation":{ "the act of setting free from slavery":{ "antonyms":[ "enslavement" ], "examples":[ "the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War" ], "near antonyms":[ "bondage", "serfdom", "servitude", "thralldom", "thraldom", "yoke", "captivity", "enchainment", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "internment", "conquest", "subjugation" ], "related":[ "deliverance", "redemption", "salvation", "autonomy", "freedom", "independence", "independency", "liberty", "self-government", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "synonyms":[ "emancipation", "enfranchisement", "freeing", "manumission" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libidinous":{ "having a strong sexual desire":{ "antonyms":[ "frigid", "undersexed" ], "examples":[ "a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to his sexual addiction" ], "near antonyms":[ "celibate", "chaste", "decent", "immaculate", "modest", "moral", "pure", "virtuous", "monastic", "monkish", "maidenly", "virginal", "innocent", "lily-white", "priggish", "prim", "prudish", "puritanical", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "Victorian" ], "related":[ "aroused", "excited", "easy", "fast", "loose", "promiscuous", "dissipated", "dissolute", "libertine", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "immoral", "indecent" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscent", "goatish", "horny", "hot", "hypersexual", "itchy", "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "licentious", "lubricious", "lubricous", "lustful", "oversexed", "passionate", "randy", "salacious", "satyric", "wanton" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "licence":{ "the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{ "antonyms":[ "interdiction", "prohibition", "proscription" ], "examples":[ "the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state" ], "near antonyms":[ "denial", "refusal", "rejection", "revocation", "taboo", "tabu", "injunction", "veto", "deterrence", "discouragement", "repression", "suppression", "ban", "embargo", "exclusion" ], "related":[ "imprimatur", "seal", "signature", "stamp", "accreditation", "certification", "liberty", "pass", "concession", "patent", "permit", "tolerance", "toleration", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "OK", "okay", "accord", "grant" ], "synonyms":[ "allowance", "authorization", "clearance", "concurrence", "consent", "granting", "green light", "leave", "permission", "sanction", "sufferance", "warrant" ] }, "the granting of power to perform various acts or duties":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "commendation", "consignment", "entrustment", "facilitation", "fostering", "promotion", "commanding", "directing", "ordering" ], "synonyms":[ "accreditation", "authorization", "commission", "delegation", "empowerment", "mandate" ] }, "the right to act or move freely":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license , as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "authority", "clutch", "command", "control", "dominion", "grip", "hold", "mandate", "mastery", "power", "sway", "range", "room", "space", "blank check", "carte blanche" ], "synonyms":[ "authorization", "free hand", "freedom", "latitude", "run" ] }, "to give official or legal power to":{ "antonyms":[ "disqualify" ], "examples":[ "a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies" ], "near antonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "block", "constrain", "deny", "disallow", "disbar", "discourage", "disenfranchise", "disfranchise", "exclude", "hinder", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "obstruct", "prevent", "shut out", "stop", "enjoin", "forbid", "interdict", "outlaw", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto" ], "related":[ "approve", "clear", "credential", "endorse", "indorse", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "affirm", "confirm", "validate", "inaugurate", "induct", "initiate", "install", "instate", "swear in", "allow", "let", "permit", "enfranchise", "entitle", "privilege" ], "synonyms":[ "accredit", "authorize", "certify", "charter", "commission", "empower", "enable", "invest", "qualify", "vest", "warrant" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lie":{ "a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{ "antonyms":[ "truth" ], "examples":[ "he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie" ], "near antonyms":[ "fact", "truism", "verity", "honesty", "truthfulness", "veracity", "authentication", "confirmation", "substantiation", "validation", "verification" ], "related":[ "distortion", "exaggeration", "half-truth", "ambiguity", "equivocation", "obliquity", "defamation", "libel", "slander", "perjury", "bluff", "fiction", "pose", "pretense", "pretence", "humbug", "jive", "nonsense", "canard", "fallacy", "misconception", "myth", "falsification", "misinformation", "misreport", "misrepresentation", "misstatement", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "dishonesty", "duplicity", "fraudulence" ], "synonyms":[ "fable", "fabrication", "fairy tale", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "mendacity", "prevarication", "story", "tale", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "untruth", "whopper" ] }, "to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the train tracks lie just over that hill" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cross", "cut", "pass", "course", "follow", "span", "traverse" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "extend", "go", "head", "lead", "run" ] }, "to make a statement one knows to be untrue":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "would I lie to you about that?" ], "near antonyms":[ "assert", "swear", "testify", "authenticate", "confirm", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "related":[ "forswear", "foreswear", "perjure", "equivocate", "fudge", "palter", "beguile", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "kid", "snow", "take in", "trick", "defame", "libel", "slander", "traduce", "falsify", "misreport", "misrepresent", "misstate", "distort", "garble", "dissemble", "dissimulate", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead" ], "synonyms":[ "fabricate", "fib", "prevaricate" ] }, "to occupy a place or location":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I left the book lying on the counter" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "command", "overlook", "hang around", "remain", "rest", "stay", "stick around", "tarry", "await", "wait", "post", "station", "dwell", "reside" ], "synonyms":[ "be", "bear", "sit", "stand" ] }, "to remain out of sight":{ "antonyms":[ "appear" ], "examples":[ "paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout" ], "near antonyms":[ "come out", "materialize", "show up", "turn up" ], "related":[ "slink", "sneak", "avoid", "elude", "evade" ], "synonyms":[ "hide", "hole up", "lurk", "repose", "skulk" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lieutenants":{ "a person who helps a more skilled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attendants", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "maids", "maidservants", "scullions", "servants", "auxiliaries", "legmen", "subordinates", "underlings", "employees", "employes", "hands", "help", "hirelings", "laborers", "swampers", "workers", "gal Fridays", "girl Fridays", "man Fridays", "right hands", "aides-de-camp" ], "synonyms":[ "adjuncts", "adjutants", "aides", "aids", "apprentices", "assistants", "coadjutors", "deputies", "helpers", "helpmates", "helpmeets", "mates", "sidekicks" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lifelike":{ "closely resembling the object imitated":{ "antonyms":[ "nonnatural", "nonrealistic", "unnatural", "unrealistic" ], "examples":[ "the eyes of the lifelike portrait seem to follow visitors around the room" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissimilar", "off", "unalike", "unlike", "incomparable", "unmatched", "contrasted", "contrasting", "different", "disparate", "fake", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "related":[ "alike", "like", "matching", "similar", "verisimilar", "akin", "analogous", "approximate", "comparable", "resembling", "accurate", "close", "faithful", "true", "compelling", "convincing", "expressive", "graphic", "graphical", "gritty", "vivid" ], "synonyms":[ "living", "natural", "naturalistic", "naturalist", "near", "photo-realistic", "realistic", "three-dimensional" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lifestyles":{ "the way people live at a particular time and place":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "retirees enjoying a more casual, stress-free lifestyle" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "customs", "manners", "mores", "values", "folklores", "heritages", "legacies", "traditions", "subcultures", "subsocieties", "sub-societies" ], "synonyms":[ "civilizations", "cultures", "lives", "societies" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lift":{ "a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'll need a lift to work while my car is in the shop" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drive", "spin", "turn", "joyride", "conveyance", "passage", "transit", "transport" ], "synonyms":[ "ride", "transportation" ] }, "an act or instance of helping":{ "antonyms":[ "hindrance" ], "examples":[ "the company's senior vice president gave his son a much-needed lift up the corporate ladder" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "frustration", "inhibition", "interference", "obstruction", "repression", "restraint", "deterrence", "discouragement" ], "related":[ "advancement", "encouragement", "facilitation", "forwarding", "furtherance", "furthering", "nurturance", "benefaction", "patronage", "promotion", "sponsorship", "advice", "care", "counsel", "guidance", "mentoring", "attendance", "attention", "hand-holding", "service", "beneficence", "charity", "favor", "kindness", "philanthropy", "assuagement", "palliation", "relief", "succor" ], "synonyms":[ "abetment", "aid", "assist", "assistance", "backing", "boost", "hand", "help", "helping hand", "leg up", "support" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "drop", "lower" ], "examples":[ "I needed help lifting the heavy globe back up to the top shelf" ], "near antonyms":[ "descend", "dip", "fall", "pitch", "plunge", "slip", "bear", "depress", "press", "push", "sink", "submerge" ], "related":[ "ascend", "mount", "rise", "rear", "upend" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "crane", "elevate", "heave", "heft", "heighten", "hike", "hoist", "jack (up)", "perk (up)", "pick up", "raise", "take up", "up", "uphold", "uplift", "upraise" ] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "antonyms":[ "decline", "descend", "dip", "drop", "fall (off)", "plunge" ], "examples":[ "once the sun started to cut through the morning fog, the colorful hot-air balloons began to lift off from the field" ], "near antonyms":[ "dive", "nose-dive", "plummet", "sink", "slide" ], "related":[ "surge", "tower", "boost", "elevate", "raise", "upheave", "uplift", "upraise", "balloon", "blast off", "take off", "zoom", "crest", "scale", "surmount", "top", "cant", "incline", "lean", "list", "recline", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ], "synonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "aspire", "climb", "mount", "rise", "soar", "thrust", "up", "uprear", "uprise", "upthrust", "upturn" ] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she turned her back for just a moment, and somebody lifted her purse" ], "near antonyms":[ "buy", "purchase", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "hand over", "present" ], "related":[ "burglarize", "knock over", "rob", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "sack", "carjack", "hijack", "highjack", "pick", "rifle", "poach", "rustle", "shoplift", "collar", "grab", "grasp", "nail", "seize", "snatch", "take", "mooch", "sponge", "abduct", "kidnap", "shanghai", "spirit" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriate", "boost", "filch", "heist", "hook", "misappropriate", "nick", "nip", "pilfer", "pinch", "pocket", "purloin", "rip off", "snitch", "steal", "swipe", "thieve" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ligature":{ "a uniting or binding force or influence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation" ], "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", "cord", "knot", "link", "tie" ] }, "something that physically prevents free movement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "captivity", "confinement", "constraint", "curb", "enchainment", "enslavement", "hindrance", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "restraint", "restriction", "entanglement", "net", "trammel", "trap", "collar", "straitjacket", "straightjacket", "fastener", "hobble", "hold", "hold-down", "holding", "tie" ], "synonyms":[ "band", "bind", "bond", "bracelet", "chain", "cuff(s)", "fetter", "handcuff(s)", "irons", "manacle(s)", "shackle" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "light-foot":{ "moving easily":{ "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ], "examples":[ "the light-footed cat crept silently through the house" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "related":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lightens":{ "to become glad or hopeful":{ "antonyms":[ "darkens", "saddens" ], "examples":[ "the patient lightened when he heard the disease responds well to treatment" ], "near antonyms":[ "despairs", "desponds", "broods", "frets", "mopes" ], "related":[ "rejoices", "livens (up)", "revives", "beams", "glows", "radiates", "sparkles", "encourages", "gladdens", "heartens" ], "synonyms":[ "brightens", "bucks up", "cheers (up)", "looks up", "perks (up)" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "antonyms":[ "blackens", "darkens", "obfuscates" ], "examples":[ "the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun" ], "near antonyms":[ "dims", "dulls", "obscures", "covers", "shrouds", "veils", "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)" ], "related":[ "brightens", "beams", "beats (down)", "radiates", "shines", "enhaloes", "haloes", "floodlights", "highlights", "spotlights", "blazes", "burns", "fires", "flames", "glares", "glows", "ignites", "incinerates", "kindles", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles", "gleams", "glistens", "glitters" ], "synonyms":[ "bathes", "beacons", "emblazes", "illumes", "illuminates", "illumines", "irradiates", "lights" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lighting%20%28up%29":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lightly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "without difficulty":{ "antonyms":[ "arduously", "hardly", "laboriously", "strenuously" ], "examples":[ "you're not going to get off lightly if they catch you!" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkwardly", "clumsily", "gracelessly", "ham-handedly", "ineptly", "maladroitly", "unskillfully", "meticulously", "painfully", "painstakingly", "thoroughly", "assiduously", "diligently", "indefatigably", "industriously", "intensely", "intently", "mightily", "sedulously", "tirelessly" ], "related":[ "ably", "adeptly", "adroitly", "competently", "deftly", "dexterously", "efficiently", "expertly", "masterfully", "proficiently", "skillfully", "instinctively", "intuitively", "naturally", "spontaneously" ], "synonyms":[ "easily", "easy", "effortlessly", "facilely", "fluently", "freely", "handily", "hands down", "painlessly", "readily", "smoothly", "well" ] } }, "lightness":{ "a lack of seriousness often at an improper time":{ "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ], "examples":[ "the inappropriate lightness of the anchorman's tone while he was reading the story of the freak accident in which people had died" ], "near antonyms":[ "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "related":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "high-spiritedness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "frivolousness", "frothiness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "silliness" ] }, "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ], "examples":[ "the photographer was concerned that the lightness of the background would cast the main subject into shadow" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "related":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ] }, "the state or quality of having little weight":{ "antonyms":[ "heaviness", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness" ], "examples":[ "the first thing I noticed about the little bird was its lightness ; I could hardly tell I was holding it in my hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality" ], "related":[ "airiness", "delicacy", "ethereality", "etherealness", "flimsiness", "fluffiness", "insubstantiality" ], "synonyms":[ "slightness", "weightlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lightproof":{ "as in waterproof , soundproof":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lightship":{ "as in warship , steamship":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lightsome":{ "filled with much light":{ "antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "lightless", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "tenebrous", "unlit" ], "examples":[ "a lovely and lightsome room with huge windows" ], "near antonyms":[ "gloomy", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "cloudy", "murky", "obscured", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "lightproof" ], "related":[ "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "ignited", "kindled", "moonlit", "shiny", "sunlit", "sunny", "sunshiny" ], "synonyms":[ "ablaze", "alight", "bright", "brightened", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted" ] }, "having or showing a good mood or disposition":{ "antonyms":[ "dour", "gloomy", "glum", "morose", "saturnine", "sulky", "sullen" ], "examples":[ "lighthearted lovers skipping along the beach with a lightsome gait" ], "near antonyms":[ "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unsatisfied", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "hangdog", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sorrowful" ], "related":[ "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "animated", "chirpy", "jaunty", "lilting", "lively", "perky", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned", "boon", "gleeful", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "mirthful", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "tickled", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "bright", "buoyant", "canty", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "eupeptic", "gay", "gladsome", "sunny", "upbeat", "winsome" ] }, "having or showing freedom from worries or troubles":{ "antonyms":[ "careworn" ], "examples":[ "set off on his grand tour of Europe with a lightsome heart" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "serious", "serious-minded", "somber", "sombre", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "wary", "anxious", "concerned", "upset", "worried", "long-suffering", "overburdened", "sorrowful" ], "related":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "breezy", "cavalier", "nonchalant", "casual", "easygoing", "informal", "laid-back", "low-pressure", "relaxed", "unfussy" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "carefree", "debonair", "devil-may-care", "gay", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "slaphappy", "unconcerned" ] }, "moving easily":{ "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ], "examples":[ "still lightsome despite her advancing years, the cat continued to ignore orders not to leap onto the kitchen table" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "related":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "likable":{ "easy to like; having pleasant or appealing qualities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel.", "She seems like a friendly, likable young woman." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "likeable":{ "easy to like; having pleasant or appealing qualities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel.", "She seems like a friendly, likable young woman." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "likened":{ "to describe as similar":{ "antonyms":[ "contrasted" ], "examples":[ "he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "associated", "connected", "coupled", "linked", "alluded", "referred", "related", "equaled", "equalled", "matched", "paralleled" ], "synonyms":[ "analogized", "assimilated", "bracketed", "compared", "equated" ] }, "to regard or represent as equal or comparable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent" ], "near antonyms":[ "differentiated", "discerned", "discriminated", "distinguished", "separated" ], "related":[ "associated", "connected", "correlated", "identified", "joined", "linked", "matched", "related", "grouped", "lumped (together)", "assorted", "categorized", "classed", "classified", "graded", "grouped", "sorted" ], "synonyms":[ "compared", "equated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "limiting":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "adjectives limit the meanings of nouns" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "controlling", "determining", "governing", "delineating", "describing" ], "synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "defining", "delimiting", "demarcating", "demarking", "marking (off)", "terminating" ] }, "to set bounds or an upper limit for":{ "antonyms":[ "exceeding" ], "examples":[ "limit the note to a few words" ], "near antonyms":[ "broadening", "expanding", "widening", "overextending", "overreaching" ], "related":[ "barring", "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "constricting", "contracting", "lessening", "narrowing", "pinching", "squeezing", "tightening", "quelling", "repressing", "suppressing", "numbering", "modifying", "qualifying" ], "synonyms":[ "capping", "circumscribing", "confining", "holding down", "restricting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "limousine":{ "as in sedan , coupe":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limousines":{ "as in sedans , coupes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "linguist":{ "as in novelist , essayist":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lining":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "link %28up%29":{ "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "antonyms":[ "disaffiliation", "dissociation" ], "examples":[ "the linkup of the two art museums has proved beneficial to both institutions" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split", "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement" ], "related":[ "business", "dealings", "interaction", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "incorporation", "integration", "merger", "unification", "affinity", "attachment", "closeness", "intimacy", "rapport", "sympathy", "kinship", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "unity", "colleagueship", "companionship", "company", "fellowship", "bed", "cahoots", "league" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliation", "alliance", "association", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "hookup", "liaison", "partnership", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union" ] }, "to come together to form a single unit":{ "antonyms":[ "break up", "dissever", "part", "section", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "unlink" ], "examples":[ "carbon atoms link up to form a diamond crystal" ], "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", "connect", "couple", "fuse", "interfuse", "join", "marry", "unify", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lionize":{ "to treat (someone) as a very important and famous person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She was lionized everywhere after her novel won the Pulitzer Prize." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lip":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "not being or expressing what one appears to be or express":{ "antonyms":[ "artless", "candid", "genuine", "heartfelt", "honest", "sincere", "undesigning", "unfeigned" ], "examples":[ "part of the ritual of the awards ceremony is the nominee's lip praise for the performances of his or her competitors" ], "near antonyms":[ "direct", "forthright", "frank", "heart-to-heart", "open", "plain", "straightforward" ], "related":[ "affected", "assumed", "claptrap", "contrived", "forced", "mechanical", "put-on", "simulated", "strained", "unnatural", "empty", "hollow", "meaningless", "deceitful", "devious", "dishonest", "false", "untruthful", "facile", "glib", "superficial", "bogus", "sham", "campy", "facetious", "jocular", "tongue-in-cheek", "canting", "pharisaical", "pious", "sanctimonious", "self-righteous", "simon-pure" ], "synonyms":[ "artificial", "backhanded", "counterfeit", "double", "double-dealing", "double-faced", "fake", "feigned", "hypocritical", "insincere", "Janus-faced", "jive", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "Pecksniffian", "phony", "phoney", "phony-baloney", "phoney-baloney", "pretended", "two-faced", "unctuous" ] }, "to flow along or against":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the waves, reflecting the red glow of the sunset, gently lipped the prow" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bubble", "gurgle", "plash", "ripple", "slosh" ], "synonyms":[ "bathe", "lap", "lave", "splash", "wash" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "lips":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to flow along or against":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the waves, reflecting the red glow of the sunset, gently lipped the prow" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bubbles", "gurgles", "plashes", "ripples", "sloshes" ], "synonyms":[ "bathes", "laps", "laves", "splashes", "washes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "liquify":{ "to go from a solid to a liquid state":{ "antonyms":[ "harden", "set", "solidify" ], "examples":[ "the steel liquefied in the intense heat of the forge" ], "near antonyms":[ "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "jell", "jelly", "thicken" ], "related":[ "found", "gutter", "smelt", "try", "dissolve", "render", "soften", "thin" ], "synonyms":[ "deliquesce", "flux", "fuse", "melt", "run", "thaw" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "liquored up":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the men liquored up at the roadhouse and then thought it would be a good idea to go hunting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstained" ], "related":[ "caroused", "reveled", "revelled", "imbibed", "nipped" ], "synonyms":[ "bibbed", "boozed", "drank", "guzzled", "lushed (up)", "soaked", "tippled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "list":{ "a long narrow piece of material":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "shave a thin list from the side of the board" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "slat", "band", "bandage", "belt", "binding", "girth", "strap", "swatch", "swath", "swathe", "tape" ], "synonyms":[ "ribbon", "slip", "strip" ] }, "a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we put eggs, sour cream, tomatoes, roast beef, and cheddar cheese on the shopping list" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "agenda", "bibliography", "catalogue raisonn\u00e9", "compendium", "compilation", "directory", "docket", "enumeration", "glossary", "index", "inventory", "manifest", "payroll", "calendar", "chronology", "timetable" ], "synonyms":[ "canon", "catalog", "catalogue", "checklist", "listing", "menu", "register", "registry", "roll", "roll call", "roster", "schedule", "table" ] }, "the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the extreme list of the racing yacht made it hard for the untried crew to keep their balance" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "turn", "twist", "veer", "bow", "dip", "nod" ], "synonyms":[ "angling", "bend", "cock", "inclination", "tilt", "tip" ] }, "to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member":{ "antonyms":[ "delist" ], "examples":[ "our grandfather is listed among the war dead honored by the memorial" ], "near antonyms":[ "check off", "exclude", "expel", "expunge", "reject", "omit", "overlook" ], "related":[ "enlist", "impanel", "induct", "conscript", "draft", "muster", "wait-list", "book", "schedule", "check in" ], "synonyms":[ "enroll", "enrol", "inscribe", "matriculate", "register" ] }, "to make a list of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the coach listed the people on the team" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "count", "mark", "number", "check (off)", "tick (off)" ], "synonyms":[ "enumerate", "inventory", "itemize", "numerate" ] }, "to put (someone or something) on a list":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her number isn't listed in the phone book" ], "near antonyms":[ "delete" ], "related":[ "book", "card", "file", "note", "classify", "compile", "tabulate", "tally", "reschedule" ], "synonyms":[ "catalog", "catalogue", "enroll", "enrol", "enter", "index", "inscribe", "put down", "record", "register", "schedule", "slate" ] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sudden shift of the load in the hull listed the ship badly" ], "near antonyms":[ "even", "flatten", "level", "straighten" ], "related":[ "bank", "bend", "deviate", "swerve", "veer", "decline", "descend", "recline", "retreat" ], "synonyms":[ "angle", "cant", "cock", "heel", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ] }, "to specify one after another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "do I need to list all of the reasons why your idea won't work?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "outline", "tabulate", "tally", "catalog", "catalogue", "inventory", "chart", "diagram", "graph", "calculate", "compute", "estimate", "figure", "reckon", "cite", "mention", "name" ], "synonyms":[ "detail", "enumerate", "itemize", "numerate", "recite", "reel off", "rehearse", "tick (off)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "literality":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lithesome":{ "able to bend easily without breaking":{ "antonyms":[ "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "stiffened" ], "examples":[ "stretching exercises designed to make the athlete's limbs more lithesome" ], "near antonyms":[ "inelastic", "nonmalleable", "unyielding", "breakable", "brittle", "fragile" ], "related":[ "adaptable", "ductile", "elastic", "fluid", "kneadable", "malleable", "modifiable", "plastic", "variable", "yielding", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "limp", "semiflexible" ], "synonyms":[ "bendy", "flexible", "limber", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "willowy" ] }, "moving easily":{ "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ], "examples":[ "the lithesome panther moved effortlessly and noiselessly through the rain forest" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "related":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "nimble", "spry" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "litter":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a litter of magazines covered the bedroom floor" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "catchall", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "blend", "combination", "commixture", "composite", "compound", "fusion", "intermixture", "mix-up", "bollix", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "dog's breakfast", "mess", "morass", "shambles", "imbroglio", "knot", "snarl", "tangle" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "botch", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "discarded or useless material":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "if you get caught throwing your litter on the sidewalk, you'll get slapped with a fine" ], "near antonyms":[ "catch", "gem", "goody", "goodie", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "prize", "treasure", "treasure trove", "trove", "valuable", "booty", "find", "salvage" ], "related":[ "crud", "sewage", "slop", "swill", "wash", "detritus", "remains", "rubble", "ruins", "dump", "scrap heap", "lumber", "odds and ends", "trumpery", "flotsam", "jetsam", "wreckage", "castoff", "cull", "discard", "hand-me-down", "reject", "throwaway", "nothing", "straw", "two bits" ], "synonyms":[ "chaff", "deadwood", "debris", "dreck", "drek", "dross", "dust", "effluvium", "effluvia", "garbage", "junk", "offal", "offscouring", "raffle", "refuse", "riffraff", "rubbish", "scrap", "spilth", "trash", "truck", "waste" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "litterateurs":{ "a person who creates a written work":{ "antonyms":[ "nonauthors" ], "examples":[ "Washington Irving is generally credited as the first American litterateur to gain a reputation in Britain and on the Continent" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "auteurs", "belletrists", "belle-lettrists", "stylists", "wordsmiths", "coauthors", "co-authors", "coscenarists", "co-scenarists", "cowriters", "co-writers", "ghostwriters", "hacks", "hatchet men", "scribblers", "wordmongers", "biographers", "hagiographers", "autobiographers", "memoirists", "memorialists", "fabulists", 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"sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "related":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", 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"synonyms":[] }, "being in effective operation":{ "antonyms":[ "broken", "dead", "inactive", "inoperative", "kaput", "kaputt", "nonactivated", "nonfunctional", "nonfunctioning", "nonoperating", "nonoperational", "nonoperative" ], "examples":[ "a living tradition of the holiday season", "a living culture that has survived a number of foreign invasions" ], "near antonyms":[ "deactivated", "decommissioned", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "useless", "inoperable", "unusable", "unworkable", "arrested", "asleep", "dormant", "fallow", "idle", "inert", "latent", "lifeless", "nonproductive", "quiescent", "sleepy", "stagnating", "unproductive", "vegetating" ], "related":[ "effective", "effectual", "employable", "operable", "usable", "useable", "viable", "workable", "performing", "producing", "productive", "serving", "useful", "yielding", "astir", "bustling", "busy", "dynamic", "flourishing", "humming", "roaring", "thriving" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "alive", "functional", "functioning", "going", "live", "on", "operating", "operational", "operative", "running", "working" ] }, "closely resembling the object imitated":{ "antonyms":[ "nonnatural", "nonrealistic", "unnatural", "unrealistic" ], "examples":[ "an outdoor museum that is a living re-creation of a typical New England village circa 1840" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissimilar", "off", "unalike", "unlike", "incomparable", "unmatched", "contrasted", "contrasting", "different", "disparate", "fake", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "related":[ "alike", "like", "matching", "similar", "verisimilar", "akin", "analogous", "approximate", "comparable", "resembling", "accurate", "close", "faithful", "true", "compelling", "convincing", "expressive", "graphic", "graphical", "gritty", "vivid" ], "synonyms":[ "lifelike", "natural", "naturalistic", "naturalist", "near", "photo-realistic", "realistic", "three-dimensional" ] }, "having being at the present time":{ "antonyms":[ "dead", "extinct", "nonextant" ], "examples":[ "there are fewer 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"extant", "going", "prevailing", "surviving", "resurrected" ], "synonyms":[ "alive", "animate", "breathing", "live", "quick" ] }, "to have a home":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he lives next door to the hospital" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lodging", "settling", "staying", "frequenting", "hanging (at)", "haunting", "visiting", "cohabiting", "inhabiting", "occupying", "peopling", "populating", "leasing", "renting", "subletting", "tenanting" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "residing" ] }, "to have life":{ "antonyms":[ "departing", "dying", "expiring", "passing away", "perishing", "succumbing" ], "examples":[ "Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece" ], "near antonyms":[ "disappearing", "evaporating", "vanishing", "ceasing", "desisting", "discontinuing", "ending", "quitting", "stopping", "abating", "dying (down)", "ebbing", "letting up", "moderating", "subsiding", "waning" ], "related":[ "abiding", "continuing", "enduring", "holding on", "holding up", "keeping (on)", "kicking", "lasting", "leading", "persisting", "ruling", "running on", "surviving", "moving", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "synonyms":[ "being", "breathing", "existing", "subsisting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] } }