{ "nadirs":{ "the lowest part, place, or point":{ "antonyms":[ "heads", "tops", "vertices", "vertexes" ], "examples":[ "got into the stock market when it was at its nadir and then watched prices soar" ], "near antonyms":[ "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "climaxes", "crests", "culminations", "heights", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "tips", "tip-tops", "zeniths" ], "related":[ "bases", "bedrocks", "beds", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "keystones", "seats", "underpinnings" ], "synonyms":[ "basements", "bases", "bottoms", "feet", "foot", "rock bottoms" ] }, "the lowest point or level":{ "antonyms":[ "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "climaxes", "crowns", "culminations", "heads", "heights", "high-water marks", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "tip-tops", "tops", "zeniths" ], "examples":[ "the discussion really reached its nadir when people resorted to name-calling" ], "near antonyms":[ "blooms", "flood tides", "flowers", "glories", "heydays", "crescendos", "crescendoes", "crescendi", "highs", "caps", "ceilings", "crests", "roofs" ], "related":[ "abysses", "armpits", "pits" ], "synonyms":[ "bedrocks", "bottoms", "depths", "rock bottoms", "zeros", "zeroes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nags":{ "a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "equids", "colts", "fillies", "foals", "geldings", "mares", "stallions", "broncos", "bronchos", "mustangs", "ponies", "chargers", "coursers", "cow ponies", "cutting horses", "gallopers", "hackneys", "hacks", "mounts", "packhorses", "prancers", "quarter horses", "racehorses", "saddle horses", "trotters", "warhorses", "workhorses", "bays", "blacks", "buckskins", "chestnuts", "duns", "palominos", "pintos", "pintoes", "roans", "skewbalds", "sorrels", "cobs", "dobbins", "jades", "plugs", "skates" ], "synonyms":[ "equines", "horses", "horse", "steeds" ] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "antonyms":[ "crows", "delights", "rejoices" ], "examples":[ "if all you can do is nag , then you are of no use to this organization at all" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "bears", "countenances", "endures", "takes", "tolerates", "applauds", "cheers", "commends" ], "related":[ "objects (to)", "protests", "quarrels (with)", "cavils", "quibbles", "frets", "stews", "worries", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "bemoans", "bewails", "deplores", "laments" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "caterwauls", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grizzles", "grouches", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "grumps", "hollers", "inveighs", "keens", "kicks", "kvetches", "maunders", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "repines", "screams", "squawks", "squeals", "wails", "whimpers", "whines", "whinges", "yammers", "yawps", "yaups", "yowls" ] }, "to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder" ], "near antonyms":[ "compliments", "commends", "lauds", "praises", "recommends", "touts", "acclaims", "applauds", "builds up", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls" ], "related":[ "carps (at)", "fusses (about or over)", "nitpicks", "annoys", "badgers", "baits", "bothers", "bugs", "chivies", "chivvies", "harasses", "harries", "hassles", "irks", "pesters", "plagues", "rides", "vexes", "yaps (at)", "eggs", "goads", "incites", "prods", "prompts", "spurs", "urges", "exhorts", "insists", "presses", "pressures", "pushes", "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "wheedles", "begs", "importunes", "pleads" ], "synonyms":[ "dogs", "henpecks", "hounds", "needles", "pecks (at)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "naif":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment":{ "antonyms":[ "cosmopolitan", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise" ], "examples":[ "the senator, newly elected and still na\u00eff , will learn soon enough how Washington really works" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "doubting", "incredulous", "skeptical", "suspecting", "suspicious", "unconvinced", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "down-to-earth", "hardheaded", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "realistic", "sober", "street-smart", "streetwise" ], "related":[ "callow", "childish", "immature", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "believing", "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "trustful", "trusting", "unguarded", "beguiled", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "thoughtless" ], "synonyms":[ "aw-shucks", "dewy", "dewy-eyed", "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "primitive", "simple", "simpleminded", "uncritical", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary", "unworldly", "wide-eyed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "naive":{ "free from any intent to deceive or impress others":{ "antonyms":[ "affected", "artful", "artificial", "assuming", "dishonest", "dissembling", "dissimulating", "fake", "false", "guileful", "insincere", "phony", "phoney", "pretentious" ], "examples":[ "the young girl gave honest and naive answers to the social worker's probing questions" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "wary", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "polished", "refined", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "devious", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "manipulative", "two-faced", "arch", "calculating", "canny", "crafty", "cunning", "designing", "foxy", "knavish", "scheming", "sharp", "shifty", "shrewd", "slick", "slippery", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "underhanded", "wily", "flattering", "mealymouthed", "smooth", "sycophantic", "unctuous", "feigned", "forced", "strained" ], "related":[ "childlike", "dewy-eyed", "gee-whiz", "impressionable", "inexperienced", "malleable", "persuadable", "persuasible", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unstudied", "candid", "direct", "frank", "free", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "plain", "plainspoken", "single-minded", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "trustful", "trusting", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "unwary" ], "synonyms":[ "artless", "genuine", "guileless", "honest", "ingenuous", "innocent", "natural", "real", "simple", "sincere", "true", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious" ] }, "lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment":{ "antonyms":[ "cosmopolitan", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise" ], "examples":[ "a first-time buyer who was so naive that he believed the salesman's spiel and paid good money for the rusty and broken-down car" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "doubting", "incredulous", "skeptical", "suspecting", "suspicious", "unconvinced", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "down-to-earth", "hardheaded", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "realistic", "sober", "street-smart", "streetwise" ], "related":[ "callow", "childish", "immature", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "believing", "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "trustful", "trusting", "unguarded", "beguiled", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "thoughtless" ], "synonyms":[ "aw-shucks", "dewy", "dewy-eyed", "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "na\u00eff", "naif", "primitive", "simple", "simpleminded", "uncritical", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary", "unworldly", "wide-eyed" ] }, "readily taken advantage of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we get piles of junk mail because you are naive enough to keep entering these dumb contests" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "wary", "sophisticated", "clear-eyed", "clear-sighted", "hardheaded", "shrewd", "street-smart", "streetwise" ], "related":[ "credulous", "overcredulous", "trustful", "uncritical", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "artless", "genuine", "guileless", "innocent", "simple", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "fictile", "malleable", "pliable", "pliant", "deceivable", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "obliging", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "dewy-eyed", "easy", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "trusting", "unwary", "wide-eyed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "naivete":{ "readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence":{ "antonyms":[ "incredulity", "skepticism" ], "examples":[ "though he was streetwise, the investigative reporter regularly assumed an air of na\u00efvet\u00e9 when he was interviewing confidence men, charlatans, counterfeiters, and other assorted swindlers of the general public" ], "near antonyms":[ "sophistication", "worldliness", "distrust", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "suspicion", "suspiciousness", "wariness", "doubt", "uncertainty" ], "related":[ "artlessness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unwariness", "unworldliness", "belief", "credibility", "faith", "trust" ], "synonyms":[ "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "naiveness", "simpleness" ] }, "the quality or state of being simple and sincere":{ "antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness" ], "examples":[ "her na\u00efvet\u00e9 led her to leave her new car unlocked while she shopped at the mall" ], "near antonyms":[ "affectedness", "artificiality", "pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "related":[ "candor", "frankness", "genuineness", "honesty", "openness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "unaffectedness", "unpretentiousness", "callowness", "childishness", "coltishness", "inexperience", "rawness", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "thoughtlessness", "ignorance", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "impressionability", "idealism", "impracticality", "optimism" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "naturalness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "viridity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nap":{ "a short sleep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "so tired that she needed to take a refreshing nap before soccer practice" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "repose", "rest", "slumber", "bed" ], "synonyms":[ "catnap", "doze", "drowse", "forty winks", "kip", "siesta", "snooze", "wink" ] }, "a soft airy substance or covering":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "high-quality suede has a good, even nap" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "batting" ], "synonyms":[ "down", "floss", "fluff", "fur", "fuzz", "lint", "pile" ] }, "to be in a state of sleep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon" ], "near antonyms":[ "arise", "arouse", "awake", "rise", "wake" ], "related":[ "drop off", "drowse (off)", "nod off", "oversleep", "sleep in", "dream", "hibernate" ], "synonyms":[ "catnap", "doze", "rest", "sleep", "slumber", "snooze" ] }, "to sleep lightly or briefly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them" ], "near antonyms":[ "arise", "arouse", "awake", "awaken", "get up", "rise", "rouse", "uprise", "wake (up)", "waken" ], "related":[ "relax", "repose", "rest", "couch", "lay", "lie", "roost", "lull" ], "synonyms":[ "catnap", "doze", "drowse", "kip", "slumber", "snooze" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "napped":{ "to be in a state of sleep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon" ], "near antonyms":[ "arose", "aroused", "awoke", "awaked", "rose", "woke", "waked" ], "related":[ "dropped off", "drowsed (off)", "nodded off", "overslept", "slept in", "dreamed", "dreamt", "hibernated" ], "synonyms":[ "catnapped", "dozed", "rested", "slept", "slumbered", "snoozed" ] }, "to sleep lightly or briefly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them" ], "near antonyms":[ "arose", "aroused", "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "got up", "rose", "roused", "uprose", "wakened", "woke (up)", "waked (up)" ], "related":[ "relaxed", "reposed", "rested", "couched", "laid", "lay", "roosted", "lulled" ], "synonyms":[ "catnapped", "dozed", "drowsed", "kipped", "slumbered", "snoozed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "napping":{ "a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself":{ "antonyms":[ "consciousness", "wake", "wakefulness" ], "examples":[ "some people think that napping in the afternoon will keep you from sleeping well at night" ], "near antonyms":[ "insomnia", "sleeplessness" ], "related":[ "catnap", "doze", "drowse", "forty winks", "nap", "siesta", "snooze", "wink", "oversleeping", "dreaming", "rapid eye movement" ], "synonyms":[ "bed", "catnapping", "dozing", "repose", "rest", "resting", "shut-eye", "sleep", "slumber", "slumbering", "snoozing", "z's", "zs" ] }, "being in a state of suspended consciousness":{ "antonyms":[ "awake", "sleepless", "wakeful", "wide-awake" ], "examples":[ "the napping children looked so peaceful" ], "near antonyms":[ "aware", "conscious", "sleepless", "aroused", "astir", "awakened", "roused", "up", "wakened", "reawakened", "revived" ], "related":[ "drowsy", "nodding", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somnolent", "dreaming", "reposing", "hypnotized", "mesmerized", "comatose", "semiconscious", "sleepwalking", "somnambulant" ], "synonyms":[ "asleep", "dormant", "dozing", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering" ] }, "to be in a state of sleep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon" ], "near antonyms":[ "arising", "arousing", "awaking", "rising", "waking" ], "related":[ "dropping off", "drowsing (off)", "nodding off", "oversleeping", "sleeping in", "dreaming", "hibernating" ], "synonyms":[ "catnapping", "dozing", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering", "snoozing" ] }, "to sleep lightly or briefly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them" ], "near antonyms":[ "arising", "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "getting up", "rising", "rousing", "uprising", "wakening", "waking (up)" ], "related":[ "relaxing", "reposing", "resting", "couching", "laying", "lying", "roosting", "lulling" ], "synonyms":[ "catnapping", "dozing", "drowsing", "kipping", "slumbering", "snoozing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "nappy":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "narcissistic":{ "overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests":{ "antonyms":[ "self-forgetful", "self-forgetting", "selfless", "unselfish" ], "examples":[ "trying to raise the social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community" ], "near antonyms":[ "altruistic", "beneficent", "benevolent", "charitable", "generous", "greathearted", "humanitarian", "magnanimous", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "self-denying", "self-giving", "self-sacrificing", "other-directed", "diffident", "self-doubting", "self-flagellating", "self-questioning", "self-reflective" ], "related":[ "inner-directed", "complacent", "conceited", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-contented", "self-directed", "self-glorifying", "self-important", "self-indulgent", "self-opinionated", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "vain", "vainglorious" ], "synonyms":[ "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egomaniacal", "egotistic", "egotistical", "self-absorbed", "self-centered", "self-concerned", "self-infatuated", "self-interested", "self-involved", "self-loving", "self-obsessed", "self-oriented", "self-preoccupied", "self-regarding", "self-seeking", "self-serving", "selfish", "solipsistic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "narrating":{ "to give an oral or written account of in some detail":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "got a CD of the best-selling children's story that happened to be narrated by the author herself" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "delivering", "giving", "reeling off", "stating", "uttering", "voicing", "detailing", "enumerating", "itemizing", "particularizing", "baring", "disclosing", "divulging", "exposing", "letting on (about)", "revealing", "delineating", "depicting", "expressing", "rendering", "sketching" ], "synonyms":[ "charting", "chronicling", "describing", "reciting", "recounting", "rehearsing", "relating", "reporting", "telling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "narrow (down)":{ "to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{ "antonyms":[ "decompress", "expand", "open", "outspread", "outstretch" ], "examples":[ "plans to narrow down the scope of the investigation into the government scandal" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilate", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter", "distend", "inflate", "swell" ], "related":[ "cram", "crowd", "jam", "jam-pack", "pack", "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "boil down", "downsize", "shrink", "concentrate", "consolidate", "simplify", "streamline", "decrease", "diminish", "lessen" ], "synonyms":[ "capsule", "capsulize", "collapse", "compact", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "constringe", "contract", "squeeze", "telescope" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "natters":{ "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a section of the park in which nannies like to gather for a relaxed natter" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "colloquies", "conferences", "discourses", "parleys", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "dialogues", "dialogs", "exchanges", "give-and-takes", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causeries", "chats", "chatter", "chin music", "chin-wag", "chitchats", "confabs", "confabulations", "gab", "gabfests", "gossip", "jangle", "jaws", "palavers", "patter", "raps", "schmoozes", "small talk", "table talk", "talks", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates" ] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "could sit for hours nattering about nothing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chatters", "chins", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "jaws", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "palavers", "patters", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "talks", "twitters", "visits" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "natty":{ "being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance":{ "antonyms":[ "disheveled", "dishevelled", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt" ], "examples":[ "a natty woman, she's usually impeccably dressed in tailored clothing from Europe" ], "near antonyms":[ "messy", "mussed", "rumpled", "uncombed", "untidy", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "nasty", "scroungy", "scrubby", "scruffy", "scuzzy", "smirched", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "dowdy", "inelegant", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "related":[ "dolled up", "dressy", "elegant", "formal", "spiffed-up", "orderly", "tidy", "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "fashionable", "in", "modish", "stylish", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "clean", "immaculate", "pristine", "spotless", "squeaky-clean" ], "synonyms":[ "dapper", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "spruce" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "naturalize":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "naturalized":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] } }