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"scheme", "strategy" ], "synonyms":[ "gateway", "key", "open sesame", "passport", "ticket" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others":{ "antonyms":[ "open", "overt", "public" ], "examples":[ "a secret operation to rescue captive soldiers behind enemy lines" ], "near antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "avowed", "aboveboard", "straightforward", "unconcealed", "undisguised", "unclassified", "unrestricted", "clear", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "patent", "plain" ], "related":[ "back-channel", "closed-door", "off-the-books", "off-the-record", "classified", "confidential", "restricted", "top secret", "undisclosed", "concealed", "hidden", "secreted", "subterranean", "unadvertised", "unexposed" ], "synonyms":[ "backstairs", "behind-the-scenes", "clandestine", "covert", "furtive", "hole-and-corner", "hugger-mugger", "hush-hush", "private", "privy", "sneak", "sneaking", "sneaky", "stealth", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underground", "underhand", "underhanded" ] }, "working on missions in which one's objectives, activities, or true identity are not publicly revealed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "secret agents whose wartime exploits were known only by top government officials" ], "near antonyms":[ "overt" ], "related":[ "covert", "private", "secretive", "subterranean" ], "synonyms":[ "undercover" ] } }, "secreted":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to put into a hiding place":{ "antonyms":[ "displayed", "exhibited" ], "examples":[ "the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled", "unwrapped", "flaunted", "paraded", "showed off", "disinterred", "unearthed" ], "related":[ "hoarded", "squirreled (away)", "squirrelled (away)", "stashed", "entombed", "interred" ], "synonyms":[ "buried", "cached", "concealed", "ensconced", "hid" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "secular":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "not involving religion or religious matters":{ "antonyms":[ "religious", "sacred" ], "examples":[ "that's an issue for the secular authorities, not the church" ], "near antonyms":[ "divine", "spiritual", "consecrated", "hallowed", "holy", "sacrosanct", "sanctified", "churchly", "devout", "godly", "pious", "prayerful", "reverent", "worshipful", "ethereal", "insubstantial", "metaphysical", "unsubstantial", "bodiless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "nonphysical" ], "related":[ "atheistic", "godless", "irreligious", "pagan", "paganish", "religionless", "laical", "laic", "lay", "nonclerical", "nondenominational", "nonsectarian", "earthly", "mundane", "terrene", "terrestrial", "worldly", "material", "physical", "substantial", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "fleshly", "blasphemous", "impious", "irreverent", "sacrilegious", "unconsecrated", "unhallowed" ], "synonyms":[ "nonreligious", "profane", "temporal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "securing":{ "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "antonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking" ], "examples":[ "sent troops to secure the city" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombarding", "storming", "besetting", "besieging", "overrunning", "capitulating", "caving", "submitting", "yielding" ], "related":[ "averting", "preventing", "opposing", "resisting", "withstanding", "battling", "contending", "fighting", "warring", "conserving", "preserving", "saving", "buffering", "palisading", "picketing", "walling" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarking", "covering", "defending", "fencing", "fending", "forfending", "guarding", "keeping", "protecting", "safeguarding", "screening", "shielding", "warding" ] }, "to make sure, certain, or safe":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a retirement account that will help to secure our future" ], "near antonyms":[ "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening" ], "related":[ "attesting", "certifying", "vouching", "warranting", "witnessing", "pledging", "promising", "swearing" ], "synonyms":[ "assuring", "cinching", "ensuring", "guaranteeing", "guarantying", "icing", "insuring" ] }, "to put securely in place or in a desired position":{ "antonyms":[ "loosening", "loosing", "unfastening", "unfixing", "unloosening", "unloosing" ], "examples":[ "candidates for admission are asked to secure a recent photo to their application forms" ], "near antonyms":[ "extracting", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "tearing (out)", "uprooting", "wresting", "yanking" ], "related":[ "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "stuffing", "wedging" ], "synonyms":[ "anchoring", "catching", "clamping", "fastening", "fixing", "hitching", "mooring", "setting" ] }, "to receive as return for effort":{ "antonyms":[ "forfeiting", "losing" ], "examples":[ "finally secured a job after 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"pass over" ], "related":[ "administrate", "conduct", "control", "direct", "govern", "guide", "manage", "operate", "preside (over)", "regulate", "run", "steward", "guard", "patrol", "protect", "safeguard", "shield", "baby", "babysit", "chaperone", "chaperon", "mother", "shepherd" ], "synonyms":[ "attend", "care (for)", "mind", "oversee", "superintend", "supervise", "tend", "watch" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "seedy":{ "showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a seedy but historic neighborhood that's just waiting for some new homeowners to come in and rehabilitate it" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "new", "cared-for", "kept-up", "maintained", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce" ], "related":[ "abandoned", "unkept", "desolate", "forlorn", "godforsaken", "broken-down", "decrepit", "tired", "worn-out", "bedraggled", "dingy", "ragged", "tattered", "decaying", "deteriorated", "deteriorating", "rackety", "ramshackle", "rattletrap", "rickety", "broken", "damaged", "destroyed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "worn or torn into or as if into rags":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "chose old, seedy clothes to wear while painting the bathroom" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "unused" ], "related":[ "dowdy", "scruffy", "tatterdemalion", "dingy", "faded", "lacerate", "lacerated", "shredded", "holey", "patchy", "broken-down", "decrepit", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "grungy", "mangy", "moth-eaten", "run-down", "scuzzy", "tacky" ], "synonyms":[ "frayed", "ragged", "raggedy", "ratty", "shabby", "tattered", "threadbare", "worn-out" ] } }, "seemed":{ "to give the impression of being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dissembled", "pretended", "recalled", "resembled", "suggested", "hinted", "implied", "insinuated" ], "synonyms":[ "acted", "appeared", "came across (as)", "came off (as)", "felt", "looked", "made", "sounded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "seepy":{ "as in sloppy , miry":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sees":{ "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "encounters", "meets", "accepts", "receives", "assimilates", "digests" ], "synonyms":[ "endures", "experiences", "feels", "has", "knows", "passes", "suffers", "sustains", "tastes", "undergoes", "witnesses" ] }, "to come to an awareness of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "disregards", "ignores", "forgets", "unlearns", "blankets", "blots out", "cloaks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "occults", "screens", "shrouds", "veils" ], "related":[ "hits (on or upon)", "tumbles (to)", "descries", "detects", "encounters", "espies", "spots", "calculates", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "finds", "puzzles (out)", "discerns", "minds", "notes", "observes", "perceives", "divines" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertains", "catches on (to)", "discovers", "finds out", "gets on (to)", "hears", "learns", "realizes", "wises (up)" ] }, "to form a mental picture of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "daydreams", "stargazes", "hallucinates", "re-creates", "reflects", "relives", "reminisces", "contemplates", "meditates", "muses", "ponders", "ruminates", "concocts", "fabricates", "invents", "makes up", "manufactures", "plans", "projects", "foresees", "prefigures" ], "synonyms":[ "conceits", "conceives", "conjures (up)", "dreams", "envisages", "envisions", "fancies", "fantasies", "fantasizes", "features", "ideates", "images", "imagines", "pictures", "visions", "visualizes" ] }, "to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "thanks for coming, and I'll see you to the door" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "deserts", "ditches", "dumps", "forsakes" ], "related":[ "walks", "associates", "consorts", "pals (around)", "teams (up)", "defends", "guards", "protects", "brings", "conducts", "guides", "leads", "pilots", "steers", "ushers", "follows", "shadows", "tags", "tags along", "tails", "hangs (around)", "hovers (over)" ], "synonyms":[ "accompanies", "attends", "chaperones", "chaperons", "companies", "companions", "convoys", "escorts", "squires" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "antonyms":[ "misses" ], "examples":[ "I see your point" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehends", "misconceives", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misperceives", "misreads", "mistakes", "misunderstands" ], "related":[ "absorbs", "digests", "takes in", "realizes", "fathoms", "penetrates", "pierces" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciates", "apprehends", "assimilates", "beholds", "catches", "catches on (to)", "cognizes", "compasses", "comprehends", "conceives", "cottons (to or on to)", "deciphers", "decodes", "digs", "discerns", "gets", "grasps", "groks", "intuits", "knows", "makes", "makes out", "perceives", "recognizes", "registers", "savvies", "seizes", "senses", "tumbles (to)", "twigs", "understands" ] }, "to have a vague awareness of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I see a certain sadness in his letters to his relatives back home" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beholds", "descries", "discerns", "distinguishes", "espies", "eyes", "looks (at)", "notes", "notices", "observes", "regards", "remarks", "sights", "spies", "views", "witnesses", "ascertains", "catches on (to)", "discovers", "finds out", "hears", "learns", "realizes", "anticipates", "divines", "expects", "foreknows", "foresees", "assumes", "conjectures", "guesses", "presumes", "speculates", "supposes", "surmises", "suspects" ], "synonyms":[ "feels", "perceives", "scents", "senses", "smells", "tastes" ] }, "to make a social call upon":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon" ], "near antonyms":[ "brushes (aside or off)", "cold-shoulders", "ignores", "snubs" ], "related":[ "looks up", "seeks (out)", "drops by" ], "synonyms":[ "calls (on or upon)", "drops in (on)", "visits" ] }, "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods" ], "near 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"enflaming", "chafing", "fretting", "stewing", "agitating", "convulsing", "roiling", "shaking" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling", "burning", "foaming", "fuming", "raging", "rankling", "sizzling", "steaming", "storming" ] }, "to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha" ], "near antonyms":[ "abating", "calming", "subsiding" ], "related":[ "reeling", "spinning", "swirling", "whirling", "agitating", "stirring" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling", "churning", "moiling", "roiling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "selection":{ "a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a selection of the company's latest line of products for display at the trade show" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "case", "example", "exemplar", "exemplification", "illustration", "instance", "representative", "specimen", "archetype", "classic", "locus classicus", "paradigm", "prototype", "microcosm" 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"duty", "obligation", "Hobson's choice" ], "related":[ "determination", "free will", "will", "say", "voice", "vote", "inclination", "liking", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "perspicacity" ], "synonyms":[ "alternative", "choice", "discretion", "druthers", "election", "liberty", "option", "pick", "preference", "volition", "way" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-applause":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-assertive":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ], "examples":[ "after the interview, we chose a less self-assertive and more self-effacing applicant" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "related":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ] }, "having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{ "antonyms":[ "ambitionless", "low-pressure", "nonassertive", "unaggressive", "unambitious", "unassertive", "unenterprising" ], "examples":[ "we need to hire self-assertive salespeople who don't require constant supervision" ], "near antonyms":[ "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed", "acquiescent", "amenable", "compliant", "deferential", "docile", "resigned", "submissive", "tractable", "yielding", "cowering", "cringing", "groveling", "grovelling", "shrinking", "bashful", "demure", "diffident", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "mild", "modest", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "unobtrusive", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient" ], "related":[ "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "trigger-happy", "truculent", "warlike", "hyperaggressive", "overambitious", "dynamic", "energetic", "gung ho", "hustling", "strenuous", "vigorous", "emphatic", "obtrusive", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "gutsy", "venturesome", "venturous", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "bumptious", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "confident", "determined", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "overconfident", "presumptuous", "unapologetic", "unsubdued", "unyielding", "bare-knuckle", "bare-knuckled", "bare-knuckles", "feisty", "scrappy", "dominating", "domineering", "imperious", "lordly", "magisterial", "overbearing" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "ambitious", "assertive", "enterprising", "fierce", "go-getting", "high-pressure", "in-your-face", "militant", "pushy", "self-asserting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-assured":{ "having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities":{ "antonyms":[ "diffident", "insecure", "self-distrustful", "self-doubting" ], "examples":[ "he's a self-assured yachtsman who's not at all intimidated by the competition" ], "near antonyms":[ "meek", "timid", "unassertive", "humble", "modest", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "bashful", "demure", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "quiet", "reserved", "shy", "self-critical", "self-reproachful", "self-reproving" ], "related":[ "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "poised", "recollected", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "upbeat", "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-contented", "self-important", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "self-promoting", "smug", "stuck-up", "vain", "vainglorious", "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unflappable", "unself-conscious", "unshakable", "disciplined", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-contained", "self-controlled", "self-poised", "self-reliant", "self-sufficient" ], "synonyms":[ "assured", "confident", "secure", "self-asserting", "self-confident" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-assuredness":{ "great faith in oneself or one's abilities":{ "antonyms":[ "diffidence", "insecurity", "self-distrust", "self-doubt" ], "examples":[ "with the self-assuredness of an old pro, the young gymnast executed the difficult feat" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprehension", "doubt", "misgiving" ], "related":[ "cockiness", "complacence", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "egoism", "egotism", "hubris", "overconfidence", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-admiration", "self-applause", "self-assumption", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-consequence", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-glorification", "self-importance", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vanity", "calmness", "composure", "coolness", "equanimity", "self-poise", "self-possession", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "peremptoriness", "presumptuousness", "pretentiousness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-esteem", "self-trust" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-composedness":{ "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ], "examples":[ "with the self-composedness of a brain surgeon, the contestant gave his answer for the million-dollar question" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "related":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "composure", "cool", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-consequence":{ "an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims":{ "antonyms":[ "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness" ], "examples":[ "had the self-consequence of someone who was born wealthy and never had to work a day in his life" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "demureness", "retiringness", "shyness", "diffidence", "self-distrust", "self-doubt", "timidity", "timidness", "lowliness", "meekness", "mousiness", "passiveness", "passivity", "submissiveness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness" ], "related":[ "authoritativeness", "bossiness", "bowwow", "brag", "dominance", "high-handedness", "condescension", "disdain", "scorn", "chest-thumping", "inflation", "self-assertion", "side", "snobbery", "snobbishness", "snobbism", "snootiness", "attitude", "cheek", "cheekiness", "impertinence", "impudence", "sauciness", "boastfulness", "bombast", "braggadocio", "bravado", "strut", "swagger", "triumphalism", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "cockiness", "complacence", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "vanity", "superiority complex" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogance", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "consequence", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "high horse", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "masterfulness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "self-importance", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-contemplations":{ "examination of one's own thoughts and feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she doesn't seem to see the difference between a reasonable amount of self-contemplation and total self-absorption" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "self-analyses", "self-recognitions", "introversions", "self-absorptions", "self-concerns", "self-involvements", "self-actualizations", "self-discoveries", "self-explorations", "self-fulfillments", "self-realizations", "self-knowledges", "self-revelations", "self-concepts", "self-images", "self-perceptions", "contemplations", "meditations", "reflections", "ruminations" ], "synonyms":[ "introspections", "self-examinations", "self-observations", "self-questionings", "self-reflections", "self-scrutinies", "self-searchings", "soul-searchings" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-denying":{ "given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites":{ "antonyms":[ "self-indulgent" ], "examples":[ "found the self-denying life of the monks at the monastery unexpectedly appealing" ], "near antonyms":[ "gluttonous", "greedy", "rapacious", "voracious", "Cyrenaic", "hedonistic", "self-pleasing", "sensual", "sybaritic", "voluptuous", "voluptuary", "masturbatory", "onanistic" ], "related":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "disciplined", "self-controlled", "self-disciplined", "self-governed" ], "synonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstentious", "abstinent", "continent", "self-abnegating", "sober", "temperate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-directed":{ "as in independent , self-sufficient":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in self-indulgent , prideful":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-educated":{ "having skills or knowledge acquired through one's own efforts without formal training":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a self-educated computer programmer who launched a successful business online" ], "near antonyms":[ "educated", "lettered", "schooled", "taught", "trained" ], "related":[ "na\u00eff", "naif", "naive", "na\u00efve", "primitive", "natural", "unschooled", "untutored", "amateur" ], "synonyms":[ "autodidactic", "self-instructed", "self-taught" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-examination":{ "examination of one's own thoughts and feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "many people use the dawning of a new year as an occasion for some quiet self-examination" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "self-analysis", "self-awareness", "self-consciousness", "self-recognition", "introversion", "self-absorption", "self-centeredness", "self-concern", "self-involvement", "self-actualization", "self-discovery", "self-exploration", "self-fulfillment", "self-realization", "self-knowledge", "self-revelation", "self-concept", "self-image", "self-perception", "contemplation", "meditation", "reflection", "rumination" ], "synonyms":[ "introspection", "self-contemplation", "self-observation", "self-questioning", "self-reflection", "self-scrutiny", "self-searching", "soul-searching" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-examinations":{ "examination of one's own thoughts and feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "many people use the dawning of a new year as an occasion for some quiet self-examination" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "self-analyses", "self-recognitions", "introversions", "self-absorptions", "self-concerns", "self-involvements", "self-actualizations", "self-discoveries", "self-explorations", "self-fulfillments", "self-realizations", "self-knowledges", "self-revelations", "self-concepts", "self-images", "self-perceptions", "contemplations", "meditations", "reflections", "ruminations" ], "synonyms":[ "introspections", "self-contemplations", "self-observations", "self-questionings", "self-reflections", "self-scrutinies", "self-searchings", "soul-searchings" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-explanatory":{ "easy to understand without explanation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a self-explanatory phrase", "The chapter titles of the book are self-explanatory ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-gratulatory":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-loving":{ "overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests":{ "antonyms":[ "self-forgetful", "self-forgetting", "selfless", "unselfish" ], "examples":[ "she's too self-loving an individual to ever have feelings of real love for another person" ], "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", "narcissistic", "self-absorbed", "self-centered", "self-concerned", "self-infatuated", "self-interested", "self-involved", "self-obsessed", "self-oriented", "self-preoccupied", "self-regarding", "self-seeking", "self-serving", "selfish", "solipsistic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-observations":{ "examination of one's own thoughts and feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "some self-observation might give you some insights into how others perceive you" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "self-analyses", "self-recognitions", "introversions", "self-absorptions", "self-concerns", "self-involvements", "self-actualizations", "self-discoveries", "self-explorations", "self-fulfillments", "self-realizations", "self-knowledges", "self-revelations", "self-concepts", "self-images", "self-perceptions", "contemplations", "meditations", "reflections", "ruminations" ], "synonyms":[ "introspections", "self-contemplations", "self-examinations", "self-questionings", "self-reflections", "self-scrutinies", "self-searchings", "soul-searchings" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-obsessed":{ "overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests":{ "antonyms":[ "self-forgetful", "self-forgetting", "selfless", "unselfish" ], "examples":[ "a self-obsessed television journalist, she has a penchant for making herself the focus of every story" ], "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", "narcissistic", "self-absorbed", "self-centered", "self-concerned", "self-infatuated", "self-interested", "self-involved", "self-loving", "self-oriented", "self-preoccupied", "self-regarding", "self-seeking", "self-serving", "selfish", "solipsistic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-operating":{ "designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor":{ "antonyms":[ "nonautomated", "nonautomatic" ], "examples":[ "vehicular access to the building complex is controlled by a self-operating gate opener" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "mechanical", "motorized", "nonmanual", "computerized", "aiding", "helping", "easing", "relieving", "time-saving", "semiautomatic" ], "synonyms":[ "automated", "automatic", "laborsaving", "robotic", "self-acting", "self-regulating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-opinion":{ "an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{ "antonyms":[ "humbleness", "humility", "modesty" ], "examples":[ "an editor of sufficient self-opinion to include some of her own work in an anthology of the best American short stories" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffidence", "self-doubt", "self-disgust", "self-hate", "self-loathing", "altruism", "unselfishness", "bashfulness", "demureness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "related":[ "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-righteousness", "arrogance", "disdainfulness", "haughtiness", "imperiousness", "lordliness", "self-assertion", "snobbishness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "hubris", "overconfidence", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "egoism", "self-centeredness", "selfishness", "self-pride", "self-respect" ], "synonyms":[ "amour propre", "bighead", "complacence", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "egotism", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-admiration", "self-assumption", "self-conceit", "self-congratulation", "self-esteem", "self-glory", "self-importance", "self-love", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "swellheadedness", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vainness", "vanity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-pity":{ "a feeling of pity for yourself because you believe you have suffered more than is fair or reasonable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He was wallowing in self-pity .", "She spoke without a trace of self-pity ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "self-pleased":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "self-poise":{ "as in composure , 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"self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-righteousness", "arrogance", "disdainfulness", "haughtiness", "imperiousness", "lordliness", "self-assertion", "snobbishness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "hubris", "overconfidence", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "egoism", "self-centeredness", "selfishness", "self-pride", "self-respect" ], "synonyms":[ "amour propre", "bighead", "complacence", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "egotism", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-admiration", "self-assumption", "self-conceit", "self-congratulation", "self-esteem", "self-glory", "self-importance", "self-love", "self-opinion", "smugness", "swelled head", "swellheadedness", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vainness", "vanity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "selfish":{ "overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests":{ "antonyms":[ "self-forgetful", "self-forgetting", "selfless", "unselfish" ], "examples":[ "a selfish desire to succeed at the expense of others" ], "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", "narcissistic", "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", "solipsistic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "selfishness":{ "excessive interest in oneself":{ "antonyms":[ "self-abandonment", "self-forgetfulness", "selflessness", "unselfishness" ], "examples":[ "the only reason for constantly ignoring everyone else's problems is selfishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "altruism", "generosity", "magnanimity", "self-sacrifice", "detachment", "disinterestedness", "fairness", "impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "self-flagellation", "self-annihilation", "self-immolation" ], "related":[ "complacence", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-admiration", "self-conceit", "self-esteem", "self-importance", "self-indulgence", "self-love", "self-partiality", "self-respect", "self-satisfaction", "self-sufficiency", "smugness", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vainness", "vanity", "self-assumption", "self-consequence", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-glorification" ], "synonyms":[ "egocentricity", "egocentrism", "egoism", "egomania", "egotism", "narcissism", "navel-gazing", "self-absorption", "self-centeredness", "self-concern", "self-interest", "self-involvement", "self-preoccupation", "self-regard", "selfness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "selflessness":{ "a tendency to regard the well-being of others as more important than one's own well-being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She was widely admired for her selflessness and dedication to the cause." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sell %28out%29":{ "the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{ "antonyms":[ "allegiance", "devotion", "faithfulness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty", "staunchness", "steadfastness" ], "examples":[ "the sellout makes it much harder for me to trust you ever again" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependability", "reliability", "trustworthiness", "defense", "protection", "safeguard", "shield" ], "related":[ "abandonment", "desertion", "deceit", "deception", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "guile", "two-facedness", "fraud", "informing", "lying", "snitching", "talebearing", "trickery" ], "synonyms":[ "backstabbing", "betrayal", "business", "disloyalty", "double cross", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidy", "treachery", "treason", "two-timing", "unfaithfulness" ] }, "to be unfaithful or disloyal to":{ "antonyms":[ "stand by" ], "examples":[ "the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound" ], "near antonyms":[ "defend", "guard", "protect", "safeguard", "save", "shield" ], "related":[ "give away", "inform (on)", "peach", "rat (on)", "shop", "snitch (on)", "split (on)", "tell (on)", "turn in" ], "synonyms":[ "backstab", "betray", "cross", "double-cross", "two-time" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "semicivilized":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "semifinal":{ "as in final , play-off":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensate":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sensational":{ "arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction":{ "antonyms":[ "nonsensational" ], "examples":[ "the sensational news story caused a stir, but after a few days everyone forgot about it" ], "near antonyms":[ "innocuous", "inoffensive", "tame", "dignified", "formal", "proper", "restrained" ], "related":[ "catchy", "colorful", "juicy", "racy", "suggestive", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "theatrical", "theatric", "coarse", "vulgar", "gory", "shocking" ], "synonyms":[ "catchpenny", "gee-whiz", "lurid", "screaming", "sensationalist", "sensationalistic" ] }, "of or relating to physical sensation or the senses":{ 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"bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "senselessness":{ "lack of good sense or judgment":{ "antonyms":[ "prudence", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sanity", "sapience", "sensibleness", "soundness", "wisdom" ], "examples":[ "who had the senselessness to mix these dangerous chemicals together?" ], "near antonyms":[ "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "validity", "discernment", "insight", "perception", "percipience" ], "related":[ "denseness", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "feeblemindedness", "gormlessness", "idiocy", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "kookiness", "weirdness", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "ridiculousness" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "brainlessness", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuity", "fatuousness", "folly", "foolishness", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "unwisdom", "wackiness", "witlessness", "zaniness" ] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "babbled some senselessness about being eaten by horses" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "related":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "antonyms":[ "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "cleverness", "intelligence", "keenness", "quickness", "quick-wittedness", "sharpness", "smartness" ], "examples":[ "the senselessness of his decision to drive after drinking so much" ], "near antonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonableness", "soundness", "validity" ], "related":[ "feeblemindedness", "simplemindedness", "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuousness", "folly", "idiocy", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nincompoopery", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "wackiness", "zaniness", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "mental deficiency", "mental retardation" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "denseness", "density", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "gormlessness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "thickness", "vacuity", "weak-mindedness", "witlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senses":{ "an indefinite physical response to a stimulus":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a strange sense of discomfort brought on by the room's strong colors" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "impressions", "perceptions", "hints", "suggestions", "touches" ], "synonyms":[ "feelings", "feels", "sensations" ] }, "the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "got the general sense of the poem" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "connotations", "clues", "cues", "hints", "implications", "indications", "inklings", "intimations", "suggestions", "messages", "tenors", "themes", "bottoms", "essences", "essentialities", "natures", "souls", "spirits", "stuff", "acceptances", "acceptations", "definitions", "burdens", "cruxes", "cruces", "gists", "cores", "hearts", "kernels", "marrows", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "piths", "points", "quicks", "matters", "motifs", "motives", "questions", "subjects", "topics" ], "synonyms":[ "contents", "denotations", "drifts", "imports", "intentions", "intents", "meanings", "purports", "significances", "significations" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "antonyms":[ "misses" ], "examples":[ "I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehends", "misconceives", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misperceives", "misreads", "mistakes", "misunderstands" ], "related":[ "absorbs", "digests", "takes in", "realizes", "fathoms", "penetrates", "pierces" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciates", "apprehends", "assimilates", "beholds", "catches", "catches on (to)", "cognizes", "compasses", "comprehends", "conceives", "cottons (to or on to)", "deciphers", "decodes", "digs", "discerns", "gets", "grasps", "groks", "intuits", "knows", "makes", "makes out", "perceives", "recognizes", "registers", "savvies", "sees", "seizes", "tumbles (to)", "twigs", "understands" ] }, "to have a vague awareness of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the deer seemed to sense danger" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beholds", "descries", "discerns", "distinguishes", "espies", "eyes", "looks (at)", "notes", "notices", "observes", "regards", "remarks", "sights", "spies", "views", "witnesses", "ascertains", "catches on (to)", "discovers", "finds out", "hears", "learns", "realizes", "anticipates", "divines", "expects", "foreknows", "foresees", "assumes", "conjectures", "guesses", "presumes", "speculates", "supposes", "surmises", "suspects" ], "synonyms":[ "feels", "perceives", "scents", "sees", "smells", "tastes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sensory":{ "of or relating to physical sensation or the senses":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trying to listen to music while watching the TV and eating dinner caused a sort of sensory overload" ], "near antonyms":[ "extrasensory", "intuitional" ], "related":[ "afferent", "receptive", "sensate", "sensual" ], "synonyms":[ "sensational", "sensitive", "sensorial", "sensuous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sensuality":{ "excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures":{ "antonyms":[ "abstinence", "asceticism", "sobriety", "temperance" ], "examples":[ "some readers objected to the novel's graphic depiction of sensuality" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "venery", "wantonness", "greed", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "ravenousness", "dissipation", "gluttony", "immoderation", "intemperance", "self-indulgence" ], "synonyms":[ "carnality", "debauchery", "hedonism", "sybaritism", "voluptuousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sentencing":{ "to impose a judicial punishment on":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served" ], "near antonyms":[ "pardoning", "reprieving" ], "related":[ "adjudging", "judging", "castigating", "censuring", "chastening", "chastising", "correcting", "disciplining", "penalizing", "punishing", "concluding", "deciding", "decreeing", "determining", "finding", "opining", "resolving", "ruling" ], "synonyms":[ "condemning", "damning", "dooming" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "separate":{ "not being under the rule or control of another":{ "antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree" ], "examples":[ "the former Soviet republic is now a separate country" ], "near antonyms":[ "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "related":[ "freeborn", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "empowered", "enfranchised", "democratic", "republican" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "freestanding", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "sovereign", "sovran" ] }, "not physically attached to another unit":{ "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ], "examples":[ "the housing development has 200 separate homes, each with its own enclosed yard" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "related":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free", "freestanding", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ] }, "not the same or shared":{ "antonyms":[ "same" ], "examples":[ "we stayed in separate apartments on our vacation" ], "near antonyms":[ "identical", "selfsame", "very" ], "related":[ "disparate", "dissimilar", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "divergent", "diverse", "unalike", "varied", "various" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "individual", "respective" ] }, "of, relating to, or belonging to a single person":{ "antonyms":[ "general", "generic", "popular", "public", "shared", "universal" ], "examples":[ "the husband and wife each have separate interests" ], "near antonyms":[ "broad", "prevailing", "prevalent", "widespread", "common", "normal", "regular", "typical" ], "related":[ "characteristic", "distinctive", "intimate", "identifying", "idiosyncratic", "especial", "express", "special", "specific", "independent", "nonconformist", "self-directed", "self-sufficient", "custom", "customized", "specialized" ], "synonyms":[ "idiomatic", "individual", "individualized", "particular", "patented", "peculiar", "personal", "personalized", "private", "privy", "singular", "subjective", "unique" ] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "separate the students by reading ability" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuse", "disarrange", "jumble", "lump", "mix (up)", "scramble", "misclassify", "missort", "mistype" ], "related":[ "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "systematize", "alphabetize", "catalog", "catalogue", "file", "index", "list", "refer", "pigeonhole", "shelve", "identify", "recognize", "cull", "screen", "set", "sieve", "sift", "winnow", "clump", "cluster", "colligate", "recategorize", "reclassify", "regroup", "subcategorize" ], "synonyms":[ "assort", "break down", "categorize", "class", "classify", "codify", "compartment", "compartmentalize", "digest", "distinguish", "distribute", "grade", "group", "peg", "place", "range", "rank", "relegate", "sort", "type" ] }, "to go or move in different directions from a central point":{ "antonyms":[ "converge", "join" ], "examples":[ "the searchers separated in order to cover more ground" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "gather", "meet" ], "related":[ "bestrew", "break up", "broadcast", "clear out", "disband", "dispel", "disperse", "dissipate", "distribute", "scatter", "sow", "distance", "recede", "retreat" ], "synonyms":[ "branch (out)", "diverge", "divide", "fork", "part", "spread" ] }, "to set or force apart":{ "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ], "examples":[ "we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "related":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ] }, "to set or keep apart from others":{ "antonyms":[ "desegregate", 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"fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "related":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ] }, "to set or keep apart from others":{ "antonyms":[ "desegregating", "integrating", "reintegrating" ], "examples":[ "separated the injured calf from the herd" ], "near antonyms":[ "assimilating", "associating", "connecting", "joining", "linking", "uniting", "discharging", "freeing", "liberating", "loosing", "releasing" ], "related":[ "quarantining", "confining", "immuring", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "locking (up)", "restraining", "restricting", "abstracting", "detaching", "disengaging", "removing", "detaining", "holding", "keeping" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering" ] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "antonyms":[ "confusing", "mistaking", "mixing (up)" ], "examples":[ "trying to separate science from religion on one specific point" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounding", "lumping (together)", "mingling" ], "related":[ "contradistinguishing", "comprehending", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "dividing", "parting", "severing", 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"mirth" ], "related":[ "gravitas", "humorlessness", "decisiveness", "deliberation", "determination", "firmness", "purposefulness", "resoluteness", "resolve", "absorption", "attentiveness", "concentration", "engrossment", "enthrallment", "immersion", "intensity" ], "synonyms":[ "earnest", "earnestness", "graveness", "gravity", "intentness", "serious-mindedness", "soberness", "sobriety", "solemnity", "solemnness", "staidness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sermonizes":{ "to deliver a sermon":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "did not believe that it was the president's place to sermonize , especially to other world leaders" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "evangelizes", "lectures", "platitudinizes", "preachifies" ], "synonyms":[ "preaches" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "serpent":{ "a limbless reptile with a long body":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an Aztec carving of a feathered serpent representing the god Quetzalcoatl" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adder", "anaconda", "asp", "black 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"gossip", "gossiper", "gossipmonger", "informant", "informer", "rat", "rumormonger", "snitch", "snitcher", "squealer", "stool pigeon", "talebearer", "talker", "tattler", "tattletale", "telltale" ], "synonyms":[ "apostate", "backstabber", "betrayer", "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "Judas", "quisling", "recreant", "snake", "traitor", "turncoat" ] }, "the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "beware the temptations of the serpent" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "deuce", "dickens", "Mephistopheles" ], "synonyms":[ "archfiend", "Beelzebub", "devil", "fiend", "Lucifer", "Old Nick", "Satan" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "set":{ "a group of people acting together within a larger group":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the younger set is less likely to volunteer for the church's annual rummage sale" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "splinter", "split", "crew", "gang", "pack", "team", "denomination", "persuasion", "schism", "scission", "caucus", "movement" ], "synonyms":[ "bloc", "block", "body", "coalition", "faction", "party", "sect", "side", "wing" ] }, "a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "they rarely associate with anyone outside their social set" ], "near antonyms":[ "loner", "individualist" ], "related":[ "charmed circle", "elite", "in-group", "closed shop", "club", "college", "fellowship", "guild", "gild", "league", "organization", "society", "camp", "faction", "sect", "side", "tribe", "mess", "squad", "brotherhood", "fraternity", "order", "sisterhood", "sodality", "sorority", "commune", "alliance", "bloc", "coalition", "confederation", "congress", "council", "federation", "union" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "bunch", "circle", "clan", "clique", "community", "coterie", "coven", "crowd", "fold", "gal\u00e8re", "gang", "klatch", "klatsch", "lot", "network", "pack", "ring" ] }, "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "antonyms":[], 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"unconvinced", "undecided", "unsettled", "unsure", "disinclined", "indisposed", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant" ], "related":[ "bitter", "vehement", "certain", "cocksure", "confident", "positive", "sure", "earnest", "serious", "steady", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unswerving", "unwavering", "adamant", "adamantine", "dogged", "hard", "hardened", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "mulish", "obdurate", "persistent", "pertinacious", "perverse", "pigheaded", "rigid", "self-willed", "stubborn", "tenacious", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful" ], "synonyms":[ "bent (on or upon)", "bound", "decisive", "determined", "do-or-die", "firm", "hell-bent (on or upon)", "intent", "out", "purposeful", "resolute", "resolved", "single-minded" ] }, "having been established and usually not subject to change":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the library is only open during set hours" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjustable", "changeable", "negotiable", "indefinite", "open-ended", "unspecified", "capricious", "changeful", "flickery", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "mutable", "temperamental", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "variable", "volatile" ], "related":[ "nonadjustable", "noncancelable", "nonnegotiable", "unchangeable", "constant", "steady", "unchanging", "uniform", "unwavering", "definite", "exact", "explicit", "specific", "given", "stated", "stipulated", "dependable", "good", "reliable", "responsible", "safe", "solid", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "synonyms":[ "certain", "determinate", "final", "firm", "fixed", "flat", "frozen", "hard", "hard-and-fast", "inexpugnable", "settled", "stable" ] }, "made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing":{ "antonyms":[ "nondeliberate", "nonpurposive", "unintentional" ], "examples":[ "it was not my set purpose to cause trouble for anyone" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadvertent", "unwitting", "accidental", "chance", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "incidental", "random", "aimless", "desultory", "purposeless", "abrupt", "impetuous", "sudden", "coerced", "forced", "involuntary", "compulsory", "mandatory", "necessary", "nonelective", "obligatory", "ordered", "required", "casual", "extemporaneous", "impromptu", "impulsive", "instinctive", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unpremeditated" ], "related":[ "designed", "planned", "advised", "calculated", "considered", "measured", "reasoned", "studied", "thoughtful", "weighed", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepense", "discretionary", "elective", "optional", "volunteer" ], "synonyms":[ "conscious", "deliberate", "intended", "intentional", "knowing", "purposeful", "purposive", "voluntary", "willed", "willful", "wilful", "witting" ] }, "of a particular or exact sort":{ "antonyms":[ "nonspecific" ], "examples":[ "international law has set rules for the treatment of prisoners of war" ], "near antonyms":[ "general", "generalized", "generic", "nonexclusive", "universal" ], "related":[ "lone", "only", "separate", "single", "sole", "solitary", "distinctive", "exclusive", "individual", "unique", "limited", "restricted", "differentiated", "specialized", "given", "specified" ], "synonyms":[ "concrete", "distinct", "especial", "express", "peculiar", "precise", "special", "specific" ] }, "one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "description", "feather", "ilk", "kidney", "like", "manner", "nature", "sort", "branch", "section", "speciality", "specialty", "subclass", "subdivision", "subgroup", "subspecies", "variety", "breed", "race", "generation", "heading", "label", "title" ], "synonyms":[ "bracket", "category", "class", "classification", "division", "family", "genus", "grade", "group", "kind", "league", "order", "rank(s)", "rubric", "species", "tier", "type" ] }, "the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "built sets for the play" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "backdrop", "drop", "background", "set piece", "prop", "property" ], "synonyms":[ "decor", "d\u00e9cor", "mise-en-sc\u00e8ne", "scene", "scenery" ] }, "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "set a book on the table" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocate", "remove", "take", "banish", "dislodge", "displace", "replace", "supersede", "supplant" ], "related":[ "move", "rearrange", "reorder", "shift", "orient", "establish", "locate", "plant", "settle", "clap", "flop", "plank", "plop", "plump", "plunk", "plonk", "plunk down", "slap", "ensconce", "niche", "assemble", "collect", "carry", "berth", "park", "affix", "anchor", "lock", "lodge", "wedge", "array", "lay out", "line up", "queue", "rank", "set down" ], "synonyms":[ "depose", "deposit", "dispose", "emplace", "fix", "lay", "place", "position", "put", "set up", "situate", "stick" ] }, "to become physically firm or solid":{ "antonyms":[ "liquefy", "liquify", "soften" ], "examples":[ "the concrete must set completely before anyone can walk on it" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesce", "dissolve", "flux", "fuse", "melt", "smelt", "thaw", "unfreeze" ], "related":[ "cake", "callus", "encrust", "incrust", "clot", "coagulate", "gel", "gelate", "gelatinize", "jell", "jelly", "stiffen", "thicken", "calcify", "crystallize", "crystalize", "ossify", "petrify", "rigidify", "anneal", "case-harden", "temper" ], "synonyms":[ "concrete", "congeal", "firm (up)", "freeze", "harden", "indurate", "solidify" ] }, "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally set some plans for the luncheon" ], "near antonyms":[ "abort", "call", "call off", "drop", "recall", "repeal", "rescind", "revoke", "differ (over)", "disagree (with)", "counter", "debate", "object", "oppose", "protest", "resist", "contest", "dispute" ], "related":[ "contract", "pledge", "promise", "blueprint", "calculate", "chart", "concert", "design", "draft", "frame", "hammer out", "intrigue", "lay out", "maneuver", "map (out)", "plan", "program", "programme", "schematize", "scheme", "shape", "square away", "work out", "choose", "conclude", "determine", "figure", "opt", "resolve", "affirm", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "confirm", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "warrant", "close", "complete", "end", "finalize", "finish", "round (off or out)", "wind up", "wrap up", "bargain", "chaffer", "deal", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "negotiate" ], "synonyms":[ "agree (on)", "arrange", "decide", "fix", "settle" ] }, "to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the hen set for days" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lay", "spawn" ], "synonyms":[ "brood", "hatch", "incubate", "sit" ] }, "to 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"evaluate", "guesstimate", "rate", "valuate", "value" ] }, "to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "determined to see the West, she set her car towards the sun and drove off" ], "near antonyms":[ "avert", "curve", "deflect", "detour", "divert", "rechannel", "shunt", "sidetrack" ], "related":[ "sight", "bear", "face", "concentrate", "focus", "incline", "orient", "steer" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "bend", "cast", "direct", "head", "hold", "level", "pinpoint", "train" ] }, "to put securely in place or in a desired position":{ "antonyms":[ "loose", "loosen", "unfasten", "unfix", "unloose", "unloosen" ], "examples":[ "had the jeweler set the diamond again" ], "near antonyms":[ "extract", "prize", "pry", "pull", "root (out)", "tear (out)", "uproot", "wrest", "yank" ], "related":[ "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "stuff", "wedge" ], "synonyms":[ "anchor", "catch", "clamp", "fasten", "fix", "hitch", "moor", "secure" ] }, "to rest on the buttocks or haunches":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "come over and set for a spell" ], "near antonyms":[ "arise", "get up", "rise", "stand" ], "related":[ "perch", "lounge", "slouch", "sprawl", "squat", "straddle" ], "synonyms":[ "sit" ] }, "to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the gelatin is just starting to set now" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesce", "flux", "fuse", "liquefy", "liquify", "melt", "thaw" ], "related":[ "cake", "concrete", "firm (up)", "fix", "freeze", "harden", "indurate", "solidify", "stiffen", "condense", "thicken", "clump", "curd", "curdle", "gum", "lump (up)" ], "synonyms":[ "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "gelate", "gelatinize", "jell", "jelly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "set in":{ "to come into existence":{ "antonyms":[ "cease", "end", "stop" ], "examples":[ "a cold spell set in sometime last week" ], "near antonyms":[ "conclude", "desist", "discontinue", "finish", "halt", "quit", "terminate", "disappear", "dissolve", "evaporate", "vanish", "depart", "die", "expire", "pass away", "perish" ], "related":[ "be", "breathe", "exist", "live", "subsist", "arrive", "come on", "emerge", "coalesce", "cohere", "shape (up)", "continue", "endure", "last", "persist", "survive" ], "synonyms":[ "actualize", "appear", "arise", "begin", "break", "commence", "dawn", "engender", "form", "materialize", "originate", "spring", "start" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "set in motion":{ "as in raise , stir (up)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "set one's teeth on edge":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "reassure", "solace", "soothe" ], "related":[ "hassle", "heckle", "nag", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "rouse", "badger", "bait", "bullyrag", "ballyrag", "devil", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "pester", "plague", "tease", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "infuriate", "madden", "rankle", "roil", "agitate", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distress", "exercise", "freak (out)", "fret", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "miff", "offend", "outrage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "frost", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ] }, "type":[] }, "set%20back":{ "a change in status for the worse usually temporarily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the colonists persevered despite suffering setbacks that would have discouraged lesser souls" ], "near antonyms":[ "status quo" ], "related":[ "disappointment", "frustration", "letdown", "comedown", "decline", "descent", "down", "downfall", "fall", "turnabout", "turnaround", "recession", "regression", "retrogression", "reversion", "relapse", "breakdown", "collapse", "crash", "meltdown", "ruin", "undoing" ], "synonyms":[ "knock", "lapse", "reversal", "reverse" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "set%20out":{ "the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the setout of the stations at the polling place was a little confusing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "design", "plan", "scheme", "composition", "constitution", "getup", "makeup", "build", "construction", "structure" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangement", "configuration", "conformation", "format", "formation", "layout", "setup" ] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in his inaugural address, the president set out his vision for the nation over the next four years" ], "near antonyms":[ "color", "distort", "falsify", "garble", "misdescribe", "misrepresent", "misstate", "pervert", "twist", "warp" ], "related":[ "characterize", "define", "label", "qualify", "represent", "demonstrate", "illustrate", "narrate", "recite", "recount", "rehearse", "relate", "report", "tell", "display", "exhibit", "show", "hint", "suggest", "draft", "outline", "silhouette", "trace", "vignette", "summarize", "sum up", "touch off", "redescribe", "reimage" ], "synonyms":[ "delineate", "depict", "describe", "draw", "image", "limn", "paint", "picture", "portray", "render", "sketch" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "setouts":{ "the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the setout of the stations at the polling place was a little confusing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "designs", "plans", "schemes", "compositions", "constitutions", "getups", "makeups", "builds", "constructions", "structures" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangements", "configurations", "conformations", "formations", "formats", "layouts", "setups" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sets%20off":{ "to cause to function":{ "antonyms":[ "cuts", "cuts out", "deactivates", "kills", "shuts off", "turns off" ], "examples":[ "set off a bomb" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrests", "brakes", "checks", "cuts off", "draws up", "halts", "jams", "stalls", "sticks", "stops", "decelerates", "represses", "slows", "stunts", "suppresses" ], "related":[ "kicks over", "turns over", "charges", "electrifies", "energizes", "fires", "fuels", "generates", "powers", "pushes", "discharges", "launches", "releases", "switches", "trips", "reactivates", "recharges", "arouses", "excites", "jump-starts", "kick-starts", "stimulates", "vitalizes", "ignites", "incites", "instigates", "provokes", "quickens", "stirs up", "accelerates", "catalyzes", "speeds (up)", "steps up" ], "synonyms":[ "activates", "actuates", "cranks (up)", "drives", "moves", "runs", "sparks", "starts", "touches off", "triggers", "turns on" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "setting%20in":{ "to come into existence":{ "antonyms":[ "ceasing", "ending", "stopping" ], "examples":[ "a cold spell set in sometime last week" ], "near antonyms":[ "concluding", "desisting", "discontinuing", "finishing", "halting", "quitting", "terminating", "disappearing", "dissolving", "evaporating", "vanishing", "departing", "dying", "expiring", "passing away", "perishing" ], "related":[ "being", "breathing", "existing", "living", "subsisting", "arriving", "coming on", "emerging", "coalescing", "cohering", "shaping (up)", "continuing", "enduring", "lasting", "persisting", "surviving" ], "synonyms":[ "actualizing", "appearing", "arising", "beginning", "breaking", "commencing", "dawning", "engendering", "forming", "materializing", "originating", "springing", "starting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "severance":{ "as in separation , breach":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "severe":{ "difficult to endure":{ "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ], "examples":[ "a severe winter that was among the coldest on record" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "cozy", "luxurious", "snug", "agreeable", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "pleasant", "peaceful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "bearable", "endurable", "painless", "tolerable", "balmy", "calm", "clement", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate" ], "related":[ "austere", "bleak", "comfortless", "discomforting", "forbidding", "inhospitable", "spartan", "uncomfortable", "biting", "inclement", "intemperate", "wild", "rigorous", "strict", "stringent", "agonizing", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "painful", "wretched", "crushing", "grinding", "overwhelming", "wearing", "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "harrowing", "tortuous", "bad", "disagreeable", "hostile", "unfriendly", "unpleasant" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy", "inhuman", "murderous", "onerous", "oppressive", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ] }, "given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{ "antonyms":[ "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ], "examples":[ "a severe , uncompromising teacher who locked the classroom door precisely when the bell rang and let no one in afterward" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undemanding", "charitable", "kind", "merciful", "mild", "patient", "soft", "softhearted", "accepting", "compromising", "yielding", "responsive", "willing", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant" ], "related":[ "demanding", "exacting", "uncharitable", "unforgiving", "adamant", "adamantine", "callous", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "hard-line", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "merciless", "ossified", "pitiless", "relentless", "rock-ribbed", "stiff", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "dour", "gruff", "ascetic", "ascetical", "monastic", "monkish", "browbeating", "bullying", "determined", "firm", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "unflinching", "dogged", "intractable", "obstinate", "relentless" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "stern", "strict", "tough" ] }, "harsh and threatening in manner or appearance":{ "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "gentle", "mild", "nonintimidating", "tender" ], "examples":[ "clergymen who dressed in severe clothing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bland", "meek", "mellow", "soft", "soothing", "easy", "quiet", "tranquil", "agreeable", "bright", "cheerful", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "sweet", "glad", "happy", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "playful", "scatterbrained", "silly" ], "related":[ "bleak", "cold", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "adamant", "bound", "determined", "firm", "intent", "purposeful", "resolute", "resolved", "steadfast", "unflinching", "fixed", "hard", "hardened", "hardheaded", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "ironhanded", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "rigid", "self-willed", "set", "stiff", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful", "immutable", "unchangeable", "black", "cheerless", "dark", "gloomy", "glum", "joyless", "melancholic", "moody", "morose", "sulky", "sullen", "surly", "brooding", "grave", "humorless", "melancholy", "serious", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "dour", "fierce", "flinty", "forbidding", "grim", "gruff", "intimidating", "lowering", "louring", "rough", "rugged", "stark", "steely", "stern", "ungentle" ] }, "not joking or playful in mood or manner":{ "antonyms":[ "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "humorous", "jesting", "jocular", "joking", "kittenish", "ludic", "playful" ], "examples":[ "the judge maintained a severe expression throughout the trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "antic", "comic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hilarious", "hysterical", "hysteric", "laughable", "light", "light-headed", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "riotous", "risible", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "goofy", "harebrained", "lighthearted", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "cockeyed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dotty", "fatuous", "foolish", "half-witted", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "related":[ "harsh", "stern", "strict", "businesslike", "professional", "dignified", "distinguished", "elevated", "serious-minded", "gloomy", "grim" ], "synonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "humorless", "no-nonsense", "po-faced", "sedate", "serious", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "staid", "uncomic", "unsmiling", "weighty" ] }, "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ], "examples":[ "a severe test of courage" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "related":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", "spiny", "stubborn", "thorny", "ticklish", "tricky", "bruising", "burdensome", "exhausting", "labored", "onerous", "oppressive", "stressful", "taxing", "tight", "trying", "annoying", "bothersome", "distressing", "irksome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "grievous", "grim", "strict", "stringent", "brutal", "cruel", "inhuman", "painful" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "heavy", "hellacious", "herculean", "killer", "laborious", "moiling", "murderous", "pick-and-shovel", "rigorous", "rough", "rugged", "stiff", "strenuous", "sweaty", "tall", "testing", "toilsome", "tough", "uphill" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }