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"benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "related":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ] }, "marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "scalding reviews for the overproduced horror movie" ], "near antonyms":[ "amusing", "droll", "merry", "playful", "sportive", "waggish", "gentle", "mild", "bland", "good-humored", "good-natured", "diplomatic", "polite", "smooth", "suave", "urbane", "affable", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "sociable" ], "related":[ "brisk", 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"unswerving", "mettlesome", "spirited", "spunky" ], "related":[ "chicken", "chickenhearted", "chicken-livered", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "spineless", "unheroic", "yellow", "jittery", "jumpy", "spooky", "anxious", "apprehensive", "nervous", "afraid", "alarmed", "horrified", "panicked", "panicky", "panic-stricken", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved" ], "synonyms":[ "fainthearted", "fearful", "fearsome", "mousy", "mousey", "shy", "skittish", "timid", "timorous", "tremulous" ] }, "filled with fear or dread":{ "antonyms":[ "fearless", "unafraid" ], "examples":[ "I got a little scary when I heard the noise in the basement" ], "near antonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daredevil", "daring", "dashing", "gutsy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "venturesome", "venturous", "brave", "courageous", "gallant", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous", "assured", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "sanguine", "sure", "unperturbed", "dauntless", "resolute", "undaunted" ], "related":[ "chicken", "fainthearted", "fearsome", "shrinking", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "tremulant", "tremulous", "agitated", "anxious", "apprehensive", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "funky", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "panicked", "panicky", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "skittish", "uneasy", "upset", "worried", "phobic", "appalled", "dismayed", "startled", "cowed", "daunted", "intimidated", "unnerved", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "gutless", "lily-livered", "pusillanimous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "wary" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "afraid", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "horror-struck", "hysterical", "hysteric", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scathed":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "commended", "complimented", "hailed", "lauded", "praised" ], "related":[ "berated", "harangued", "harassed", "harried", "reviled", "scolded", "whipped", "blasphemed", "cursed", "execrated", "imprecated", "profaned", "affronted", "insulted", "slurred", "aspersed", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "blackguarded", "disparaged", "put down", "libeled", "libelled", "slandered", "traduced", "vilified", "chastised", "chid", "chided", "criticized", "laced (into)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "fulminated", "lashed (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bashed", "belabored", "blasted", "castigated", "excoriated", "jumped (on)", "lambasted", "potshot", "savaged", "slammed", "trashed", "vituperated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "scatterings":{ "a small number":{ "antonyms":[ "armies", "crowds", "flocks", "gazillions", "hordes", "hosts", "jillions", "kazillions", "legions", "loads", "many", "mountains", "multitudes", "oodles", "scads", "thousands", "zillions" ], "examples":[ "a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater" ], "near antonyms":[ "majorities", "mosts", "abundances", "excesses", "plenties", "surpluses", "deals", "gobs", "heaps", "lots", "masses", "much", "pecks", "piles", "plenitudes", "plenties", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "slathers", "slews", "stacks", "wads", "wealths" ], "related":[ "minorities", "atoms", "crumbs", "fragments", "grains", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "particles", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits" ], "synonyms":[ "couples", "fews", "handfuls", "handsful", "scatters", "smatterings", "smatters", "sprinkles", "sprinklings" ] }, "an act or 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"looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scene-stealer":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scepter":{ "royal power over a country":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "schematize":{ "as in order , classify":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "schematized":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scheme %28out%29":{ "to work out the details of (something) in advance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the campaign 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"bad", "bargain-basement", "bum", "cheap", "cheapjack", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "el cheapo", "execrable", "gimcrack", "inferior", "junky", "lousy", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "poor", "rotten", "rubbishy", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "terrible", "trashy", "trumpery", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "schlump":{ "as in schlub , dolt":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scholarly":{ "having or displaying advanced knowledge or education":{ "antonyms":[ "benighted", "dark", "ignorant", "illiterate", "uneducated", "unlearned", "unlettered", "unscholarly" ], "examples":[ "a scholarly analysis of the historical document" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncivilized", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "lowbrow", "semiliterate", "unintellectual", "ill-bred", "unpolished", "unrefined", "uninformed", "unknowledgeable", "uninstructed", "unschooled", "untaught", "untutored", "semiliterate", "undereducated" ], "related":[ "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "cerebral", "highbrow", "highbrowed", "intellectual", "polished", "refined", "well-bred", "academic", "academical", "bookish", "didactic", "didactical", "inkhorn", "pedantic", "professorial", "informed", "instructed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "homeschooled", "self-educated", "self-instructed", "self-taught", "briefed", "enlightened", "informed", "versed", "overeducated", "polyhistoric", "polymath", "polymathic" ], "synonyms":[ "educated", "erudite", "knowledgeable", "learned", "lettered", "literate", "well-read" ] }, "of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level":{ "antonyms":[ "nonacademic", "noneducational", "unacademic", "unscholarly" ], "examples":[ "a scholarly essay making comparisons between 18th-century French authors and their Germanic counterparts" ], "near antonyms":[ "cocurricular", "extracurricular", "noncollegiate" ], "related":[ "bookish", "donnish", "geeky", "nerdish", "nerdy", "pedagogical", "pedagogic", "pedantic", "professorial", "tweedy", "curricular", "educative", "instructive", "collegiate", "graduate", "postgraduate" ], "synonyms":[ "academic", "academical", "educational", "intellectual", "scholastic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scoff":{ "as in sneer":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "scoffed dinner before running off to the basketball game" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibble", "peck", "pick" ], "related":[ "overeat", "pig out", "swill" ], "synonyms":[ "bolt", "cram", "devour", "glut", "gobble", "gorge", "gormandize", "gulp", "ingurgitate", "inhale", "raven", "scarf", "slop", "wolf" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scoffing%20%28at%29":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scolds":{ "as in critics , censurers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ], "related":[ "admonishes", "chides", "remonstrates (with)", "reproves", "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bad-mouths", "blames", "blasts", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "crucifies", "denounces", "disses", "excoriates", "faults", "harangues", "knocks", "laces (into)", "lashes", "pans", "reprehends", "reviles", "scourges", "slams", "vituperates", "belittles", "disparages", "mocks", "puts down", "ridicules", "scoffs", "scorns" ], "synonyms":[ "bastes", "bawls out", "berates", "calls down", "castigates", "chastises", "chews out", "dresses down", "flays", "hammers", "jaws", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rags", "rails (at or against)", "rants (at)", "rates", "reams (out)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "scores", "tongue-lashes", "upbraids" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sconces":{ "as in chandeliers , lightings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scoot":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "now we've got to scoot , or we'll be late" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scores":{ "a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a whistle-blower who was more interested in settling a score with his employers than in exposing an injustice" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "condemnations", "offenses", "offences", "umbrages", "complaints", "dudgeons", "huffs", "peeves", "piques", "despites", "malevolences", "malices", "spites", "spleens", "venoms", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "enmities", "hostilities", "rancors" ], "synonyms":[ "downs", "grievances", "grudges", "resentments" ] }, "something (as money) which is owed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we'll pay the full score next week" ], "near antonyms":[ "quietuses", "quittances", "repayments", "assets" ], "related":[ "bonds", "debits", "delinquencies", "bankruptcies", "defaults", "embarrassments", "insolvencies" ], "synonyms":[ "arrearages", "arrears", "debts", "liabilities", "obligations" ] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ], "related":[ "admonishes", "chides", "remonstrates (with)", "reproves", "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bad-mouths", "blames", "blasts", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "crucifies", "denounces", "disses", "excoriates", "faults", "harangues", "knocks", "laces (into)", "lashes", "pans", "reprehends", "reviles", "scourges", "slams", "vituperates", "belittles", "disparages", "mocks", "puts down", "ridicules", "scoffs", "scorns" ], "synonyms":[ "bastes", "bawls out", "berates", "calls down", "castigates", "chastises", "chews out", "dresses down", "flays", "hammers", "jaws", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rags", "rails (at or against)", "rants (at)", "rates", "reams (out)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "scolds", "tongue-lashes", "upbraids" ] }, "to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play" ], "near antonyms":[ "loses" ], "related":[ "triumphs", "wins", "bests", "defeats" ], "synonyms":[ "racks up", "tallies" ] }, "to mark with or as if with a line or groove":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abrades", "files", "grazes", "mills", "rasps", "scarifies", "scratches", "bevels", "chamfers", "flutes" ], "synonyms":[ "grooves", "scribes", "seams" ] }, "to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally scored a good job after years of hard work" ], "near antonyms":[ "falls short (of)", "misses", "fails (at)", "loses" ], "related":[ "acquires", "captures", "carries", "draws", "garners", "gets", "lands", "obtains", "procures", "realizes", "secures", "amounts (to)", "approaches", "equals", "matches", "measures up (to)", "meets", "rivals", "ties", "touches", "beats", "excels", "outdoes", "surpasses", "tops" ], "synonyms":[ "achieves", "attains", "bags", "chalks up", "clocks (up)", "gains", "hits", "logs", "makes", "notches (up)", "racks up", "rings up", "wins" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scoring":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ], "related":[ "admonishing", "chiding", "remonstrating (with)", "reproving", "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bad-mouthing", "blaming", "blasting", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "crucifying", "denouncing", "dissing", "excoriating", "faulting", "haranguing", "knocking", "lacing (into)", "lashing", "panning", "reprehending", "reviling", "scourging", "slamming", "vituperating", "belittling", "disparaging", "mocking", "putting down", "ridiculing", "scoffing", "scorning" ], "synonyms":[ "basting", "bawling out", "berating", "calling down", "castigating", "chastising", "chewing out", "dressing down", "flaying", "hammering", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "ranting (at)", "rating", "reaming (out)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "scolding", "tongue-lashing", "upbraiding" ] }, "to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing" ], "related":[ "triumphing", "winning", "besting", "defeating" ], "synonyms":[ "racking up", "tallying" ] }, "to mark with or as if with a line or groove":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abrading", "filing", "grazing", "milling", "rasping", "scarifying", "scratching", "beveling", "bevelling", "chamfering", "fluting" ], "synonyms":[ "grooving", "scribing", "seaming" ] }, "to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally scored a good job after years of hard work" ], "near antonyms":[ "falling short (of)", "missing", "failing (at)", "losing" ], "related":[ "acquiring", "capturing", "carrying", "drawing", "garnering", "getting", "landing", "obtaining", "procuring", "realizing", "securing", "amounting (to)", "approaching", "equaling", "equalling", "matching", "measuring up (to)", "meeting", "rivaling", "rivalling", "touching", "tying", "tieing", "beating", "excelling", "outdoing", "surpassing", "topping" ], "synonyms":[ "achieving", "attaining", "bagging", "chalking up", "clocking (up)", "gaining", "hitting", "logging", "making", "notching (up)", "racking up", "ringing up", "winning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scout (up)":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "antonyms":[ "miss", "overlook", "pass over" ], "examples":[ "I think I've scouted up a way for us to manage this" ], "near antonyms":[ "lose", "mislay", "misplace", "misset" ], "related":[ "espy", "sight", "spot", "look for", "search (for or out)", "seek" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig out", "dig up", "discover", "dredge (up)", "ferret (out)", "find", "find out", "get", "hit (on or upon)", "hunt (down or up)", "learn", "locate", "nose out", "root (out)", "rout (out)", "rummage", "run down", "scare up", "track (down)", "turn up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scouting":{ "to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauding", "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning" ], "related":[ "scoffing (at)", "scorning", "sneering (at)", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "disparaging", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "putting down", "chaffing", "jiving", "joshing", "kidding", "quizzing", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "riding", "teasing", "tweaking", "twitting", "baiting", "barracking", "bugging", "catcalling", "harassing", "harrying", "hassling", "heckling", "needling", "pestering", "ragging", "targeting", "taunting", "tormenting", "aping", "burlesquing", "caricaturing", "imitating", "lampooning", "mimicking", "parodying", "parroting", "pillorying", "satirizing", "taking off (on)", "travestying" ], "synonyms":[ "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "jeering", "laughing (at)", "mocking", "ridiculing", "shooting down", "skewering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scrambles":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a scramble of pens and pencils in the desk drawer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "agglomerations", "alphabet soups", "assortments", "botches", "clutters", "collages", "crazy quilts", "farragoes", "gallimaufries", "grab bags", "gumbos", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jambalayas", "jumbles", "jungles", "litters", "mac\u00e9doines", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "menageries", "miscellanea", "miscellanies", "mishmashes", "mixed bags", "montages", "motleys", "muddles", "olios", "olla podridas", "ollas podridas", "omnium-gatherums", "pastiches", "patchwork quilts", "patchworks", "potpourris", "ragbags", "ragouts", "rummages", "salads", "salmagundis", "shuffles", "smorgasbords", "stews", "tumbles", "varieties", "welters" ] }, "to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the toddler scrambled up the stairs" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "shimmies", "shinnies", "shins", "skins", "ascends", "breasts", "free-climbs", "gets up", "mounts", "scales", "summits", "surmounts", "claws", "sprawls", "struggles" ], "synonyms":[ "clambers", "climbs", "scrabbles", "swarms" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ], "examples":[ "scrambled the letters of the word" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "related":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scrap":{ "a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cantle", "shred", "tatter", "end", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "stub", "portion", "section", "segment", "chip", "flake", "shard", "shatter", "shiver", "sliver", "splinter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "atom", "crumb", "dribble", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "nugget", "particle", "patch", "scruple", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "tittle" ], "synonyms":[ "bit", "fraction", "fragment", "piece" ] }, "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "related":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "scrimmage", "scrum", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ] }, "a very small piece":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "brushed away a scrap of lint" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunk", "gob", "hunk", "lump", "slab", "abundance", "barrel", "bucket", "bushel", "deal", "heaps", "loads", "mass", "mountain", "peck", "pile", "pot", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "scads", "stack", "volume", "wad", "wealth" ], "related":[ "ace", "dab", "dash", "driblet", "drop", "fraction", "haet", "halfpenny", "ha'penny", "iota", "jot", "kenning", "lick", "minim", "mite", "modicum", "nutshell", "ounce", "pinch", "shred", "smatter", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "spot", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "taste", "touch", "trace", "whisper", "whit", "bite", "mouthful", "nibble", "tidbit", "titbit", "fragment", "part", "portion", "section", "chip", "flake", "shard", "shiver", "sliver", "splinter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "smithereens" ], "synonyms":[ "atom", "bit", "crumb", "dribble", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "nugget", "particle", "patch", "scruple", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "tittle" ] }, "an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "clash", "run-in", "skirmish", "tangle", "tussle", "logomachy", "feud", "vendetta", "attack", "contention", "dissension", "dissention", "debate", "difference", "disputation", "fuss", "objection", "protest", "protestation", "affray", "fisticuffs", "fracas", "fray", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "catfight" ], "synonyms":[ "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "battle royal", "bicker", "brawl", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "donnybrook", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "imbroglio", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "rhubarb", "row", "set-to", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ] }, "an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project" ], "near antonyms":[ "whole" ], "related":[ "leavings", "odds and ends", "pickings", "refuse", "remains", "residual", "residue", "scraping(s)", "stump", "vestige", "balance", "rest", "chip", "flake", "fragment", "piece", "sliver", "splinter", "ribbon(s)", "shred", "tatter" ], "synonyms":[ "end", "fag end", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "stub" ] }, "discarded or useless material":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the rest of this stuff is just scrap , so sweep it up and throw it away" ], "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", "litter", "offal", "offscouring", "raffle", "refuse", "riffraff", "rubbish", "spilth", "trash", "truck", "waste" ] }, "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexist", "get along", "accept", "agree", "assent", "concur", "consent" ], "related":[ "challenge", "dare", "defy", "clash", "contend", "contest", "tangle", "cavil", "fuss", "nitpick", "consider", "debate", "discuss", "kick", "object", "protest" ], "synonyms":[ "altercate", "argue", "argufy", "bicker", "brabble", "brawl", "controvert", "dispute", "fall out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "quarrel", "quibble", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we've decided to scrap the second car" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "related":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ] }, "to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{ "antonyms":[ "continue", "keep" ], "examples":[ "we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague" ], "near antonyms":[ "engage", "pledge", "promise", "begin", "commence", "initiate", "start", "take on", "take up", "undertake" ], "related":[ "abrogate", "annul", "invalidate", "nullify", "void", "write off", "recant", "retract", "take back", "withdraw", "countermand", "reverse", "roll back", "break off", "discontinue", "end", "halt", "stop", "terminate", "hold back", "interrupt", "suspend", "give up", "relinquish", "surrender" ], "synonyms":[ "abandon", "abort", "call", "call off", "cancel", "cry off", "drop", "recall", "repeal", "rescind", "revoke", "scrub" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scrapbook":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "screened":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "antonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked" ], "examples":[ "attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombarded", "stormed", "beset", "besieged", "overran", "capitulated", "caved", "submitted", "yielded" ], "related":[ "averted", "prevented", "opposed", "resisted", "withstood", "battled", "contended", "fought", "warred", "conserved", "preserved", "saved", "buffered", "palisaded", "picketed", "walled" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarked", "covered", "defended", "fenced", "fended", "forfended", "guarded", "kept", "protected", "safeguarded", "secured", "shielded", "warded" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "antonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "displayed", "divulged", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled" ], "examples":[ "bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street" ], "near antonyms":[ "brought out", "presented", "clarified", "illuminated", "advertised", "aired", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "got out", "proclaimed", "publicized", "published", "spread" ], "related":[ "buried", "camouflaged", "covered (up)", "smothered", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "blocked", "clouded", "darkened", "eclipsed", "obstructed", "occluded", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded" ], "synonyms":[ "belied", "blanketed", "blotted out", "cloaked", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "disguised", "enshrouded", "hid", "masked", "obscured", "occulted", "papered over", "shrouded", "suppressed", "veiled" ] }, "to pass through a filter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "leached", "percolated" ], "synonyms":[ "filtered", "strained" ] }, "to place a protective layer over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "screened his eyes with his hand to block the sun" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "exposed", "uncovered" ], "related":[ "cloaked", "clothed", "clad", "veiled", "draped", "palled", "canopied", "capped", "crowned", "disguised", "masked", "obscured" ], "synonyms":[ "covered", "shielded" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "screw%20up":{ "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "clearly, there's been some sort of screwup about what time we were supposed to meet" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracy", "correctness", "exactitude", "exactness", "preciseness", "precision", "strictness", "inerrancy", "infallibility", "perfection" ], "related":[ "bloomer", "blooper", "boner", "howler", "pratfall", "foul-up", "snafu", "misapprehension", "miscalculation", "miscomprehension", "misconception", "misconstruction", "misdescription", "misimpression", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misreading", "misstatement", "misunderstanding" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bobble", "boo-boo", "boob", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "trip" ] }, "someone who bungles an effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't ask the office screwup to arrange the holiday party" ], "near antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "expert", "maestro", "master", "virtuoso", "wizard" ], "related":[ "incompetent", "muddler" ], "synonyms":[ "blunderbuss", "blunderer", "botcher", "bumbler", "bungler", "butcher", "fumbler" ] }, "to make a mistake":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we all screw up from time to time, so don't sweat it" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "nod", "bobble", "botch", "bungle", "butcher", "foozle", "mangle", "mishandle", "muff", "murder", "miscalculate", "misconceive", "miscount", "miscue", "misdeem", "misgauge", "misjudge", "mistake", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misunderstand" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "boob", "err", "flub", "fluff", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mess (up)", "slip up", "stumble", "trip" ] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you've totally screwed up the spreadsheet" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "help", "improve", "meliorate", "rectify", "refine", "reform", "remedy", "doctor", "fix", "patch", "recondition", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ], "related":[ "blunder", "gum (up)", "muddle", "piffle", "blemish", "blight", "damage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "mutilate", "ruin", "spoil", "vitiate", "destroy", "wreck", "mishandle", "mismanage" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "boot", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "screwball":{ "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a screwball who liked to save lint and bits of string" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist", "follower", "sheep" ], "related":[ "bohemian", "maverick", "nonconformist", "quixote", "coot", "geezer", "curio", "rarity", "freak", "fantast", "fantastico" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crack", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "flake", "fruitcake", "head case", "kook", "nut", "nutcase", "nutter", "oddball", "oddity", "original", "quiz", "weirdo", "zany" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ], "examples":[ "she's always off on some screwball plan" ], "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", "daft", "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", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "screws":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bilks", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fiddles", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "sticks", "stiffs", "stings", "suckers", "swindles", "thimblerigs", "victimizes" ] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightens", "unbends", "uncurls" ], "related":[ "defaces", "disfigures", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "coils", "curls", "loops", "spirals", "twines", "winds", "wreathes" ], "synonyms":[ "contorts", "deforms", "distorts", "misshapes", "squinches", "tortures", "warps" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scrupulous":{ "guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong":{ "antonyms":[ "cutthroat", "dishonest", "dishonorable", "immoral", "unconscionable", "unethical", "unjust", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "examples":[ "an exemplar of morality who was scrupulous in all of his dealings" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "evil", "evil-minded", "immoral", "indecent", "sinful", "unrighteous", "wicked", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "perverted", "reprobate", "atrocious", "infamous", "villainous", "base", "low", "mean", "vicious", "vile", "iniquitous", "nefarious" ], "related":[ "decent", "good", "righteous", "right-minded", "straight", "upright", "virtuous", "dutiful", "observant", "respectful", "overconscientious", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty", "esteemed", "law-abiding", "reputable", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy" ], "synonyms":[ "conscientious", "conscionable", "ethical", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "principled" ] }, "taking, showing, or involving great care and effort":{ "antonyms":[ "careless" ], "examples":[ "a scrupulous attention to detail is evident in all of his reporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cursory", "halfhearted", "heedless", "inattentive", "incautious", "mindless", "regardless", "unguarded", "unsafe", "unwary", "lax", "neglectful", "negligent", "slipshod", "sloppy", "slovenly", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "uncritical", "undemanding", "undiscriminating", "bold", "impetuous", "rash", "reckless", "apathetic", "indifferent", "lackadaisical", "lazy", "lazyish" ], "related":[ "assiduous", "diligent", "indefatigable", "persevering", "sedulous", "exhaustive", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "alert", "attentive", "observant", "vigilant", "watchful", "accurate", "exact", "precise", "strict", "critical", "demanding", "discriminating", "exacting", "fastidious", "finicky", "particular", "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "gingerly", "guarded", "heedful", "mindful", "wary", "deliberate", "plodding", "slow", "studied", "thoughtful", "all-out", "determined", "dogged", "intensive", "patient", "tenacious", "tireless", "zealous" ], "synonyms":[ "careful", "conscientious", "fussy", "loving", "meticulous", "painstaking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scuffle":{ "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "several chairs were knocked over in the scuffle" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "related":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scrum", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ], "examples":[ "she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "related":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "plod", "pound", "scuff", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "stump", "tramp", "tromp", "trudge" ] }, "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battle", "clash (with)", "combat", "contend", "duel", "fight", "war (against)", "bash", "batter", "beat", "buffet", "hit", "punch", "slug", "strike", "box", "spar", "brawl", "skirmish" ], "synonyms":[ "grapple", "rassle", "tussle", "wrestle" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sculpt":{ "to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the colossal statue was sculpted from a single block of marble" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chisel", "engrave", "etch", "grave", "incise", "inscribe", "knap", "cast", "form", "model", "mold", "shape" ], "synonyms":[ "carve", "sculpture" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scurry":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scuttle":{ "as in flurry , scurry":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }