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"apparent", "clear", "clear-cut", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "perspicuous", "plain", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "unmistakable", "broad", "indefinite", "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "slapdash", "slipshod", "sloppy" ], "related":[ "nitpicking", "quibbling", "frivolous", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "negligible", "petty", "piddling", "trifling", "trivial", "demanding", "exacting", "fastidious", "finical", "finicking", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "particular", "picky" ], "synonyms":[ "delicate", "exact", "fine", "finespun", "hairline", "hairsplitting", "minute", "nice", "nuanced", "refined" ] }, "satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness":{ "antonyms":[ "robust", "strong", "sturdy" ], "examples":[ "a subtle suggestion of the Near East in the soup's flavoring" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarse", "crude", "rough", "common", "ordinary", "average", "fair", "indifferent", "mediocre", 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"glutting" ], "synonyms":[ "interpenetrating", "percolating (into)", "permeating", "pervading", "riddling", "transfusing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "suggest":{ "to convey an idea indirectly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us" ], "near antonyms":[ "announce", "declare", "proclaim", "elucidate", "explain", "spell out", "delineate", "describe" ], "related":[ "advert", "mention", "point", "refer", "signal", "signalize", "signify", "smack (of)", "smell (of)" ], "synonyms":[ "allude", "hint", "imply", "indicate", "infer", "insinuate", "intimate" ] }, "to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I suggested that they talk to a therapist about their marital problems" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "advocate", "back", "champion", "espouse", "favor", "support", "exhort", "urge", "advance", "offer", "propose", "submit" ], "synonyms":[ "advise", "counsel", 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"excite", "tickle", "titillate", "amuse", "divert", "entertain", "treat", "captivate", "charm", "galvanize", "thrill", "calm", "comfort", "cater (to)", "humor", "indulge", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil" ], "synonyms":[ "agree (with)", "content", "delight", "feast", "gas", "glad", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "pleasure", "rejoice", "satisfy", "warm" ] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "antonyms":[ "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "untruss" ], "examples":[ "went to the party suited in a strange getup that he'd picked out himself" ], "near antonyms":[ "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil" ], "related":[ "cloak", "frock", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swaddle", "swathe", "wrap", "accoutre", "accouter", "bedight", "equip", "furnish", "habilitate", "outfit", "tailor", "uniform", "dress down", "underdress" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck (out)", "do up", "dress", "dress up", "enrobe", "garb", "garment", "get up", "gown", "habit", "invest", "rig (out)", "robe", "tog (up or out)", "toilet", "vesture" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "suitably":{ "in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose":{ "antonyms":[ "improperly", "inappropriately", "incongruously", "incorrectly", "unseemly", "unsuitably", "wrongly" ], "examples":[ "tried to appear suitably amused by his well-intentioned anecdote" ], "near antonyms":[ "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "inopportunely", "unfortunately", "unseasonably", "inappositely", "inaptly", "irrelevantly", "awkwardly", "ungracefully" ], "related":[ "well", "acceptably", "adequately", "passably", "satisfactorily", "tolerably", "decently", "decorously" ], "synonyms":[ "appositely", "appropriately", "congruously", "correctly", "duly", "fittingly", "happily", "meetly", "properly", "right", "rightly" ] }, "in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's 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"beseemed", "did", "fitted", "fit", "served", "went" ] }, "to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a bohemian by nature, she would have to suit her behavior to the corporate culture" ], "near antonyms":[ "misadjusted" ], "related":[ "readapted", "readjusted", "customized", "geared", "matched", "modeled", "modelled", "patterned", "attuned", "corrected", "harmonized", "squared", "tuned", "established", "rooted", "settled", "acquainted", "familiarized", "orientated", "oriented", "equipped", "prepared", "primed", "rehearsed", "hardened", "inured", "seasoned", "toughened", "altered", "converted", "made over", "modified", "recast", "reclaimed", "recycled", "redesigned", "redeveloped", "redid", "reengineered", "refashioned", "refigured", "refitted", "refocused", "reinvented", "rejiggered", "remade", "remodeled", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "transformed", "accustomed", "habilitated", "habituated", "naturalized", "readied", "trained", "bent", "fiddled (with)", "fine-tuned", "phased", "registered", "regulated", "rigged" ], "synonyms":[ "acclimated", "acclimatized", "accommodated", "adapted", "adjusted", "conditioned", "conformed", "doctored", "edited", "fashioned", "fitted", "fit", "put", "shaped", "tailored" ] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "antonyms":[ "displeased" ], "examples":[ "the location of our hotel suited us just fine" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "related":[ "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed", "assuaged", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed (with)", "contented", "delighted", "feasted", "gassed", "gladded", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "pleasured", "rejoiced", "satisfied", "warmed" ] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "antonyms":[ "disarrayed", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "unclothed", "undressed", "untrussed" ], "examples":[ "went to the party suited in a strange getup that he'd picked out himself" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuded", "divested", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled" ], "related":[ "cloaked", "frocked", "jacketed", "mantled", "vested", "draped", "enswathed", "happed", "huddled", "swaddled", "swathed", "wrapped", "accoutred", "accoutered", "bedighted", "bedight", "equipped", "furnished", "habilitated", "outfitted", "tailored", "uniformed", "dressed down", "underdressed" ], "synonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked (out)", "did up", "dressed", "dressed up", "enrobed", "garbed", "garmented", "got up", "gowned", "habited", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "togged (up or out)", "toileted", "vestured" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sulky":{ "given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "our teenage daughter turns sulky if we refuse to let her borrow the car" ], "near antonyms":[ "sociable", "cheerful", "cheery", "gladsome", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "perky", "sunny", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed" ], "related":[ "dour", "gloomy", "morose", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "testy", "waspish", "brooding", "moping", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "huffy", "sensitive", "temperamental", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy" ], "synonyms":[ "glum", "mopey", "pouting", "pouty", "sullen", "surly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sullenness":{ "a state of resentful silence or irritability":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her mother-in-law managed to dispel her sullenness with a gals-only shopping spree" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerfulness", "gaiety", "gayety", "gladsomeness", "high-spiritedness", "lightheartedness", "perkiness", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "sociability", "sociality", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness" ], "related":[ "blues", "dumps", "mopes", "surliness", "biliousness", "choler", "crankiness", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "fantods", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "surliness", "testiness", "waspishness", "cantankerousness", "disagreeableness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "fussiness", "querulousness", "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity" ], "synonyms":[ "grouch", "hump", "pet", "pouts", "snit", "sulk", "sulkiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sullied":{ "not clean":{ "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "ultraclean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ], "examples":[ "lying in sullied bed linens that had not seen the inside of a washing machine for some time" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "limpid", "pure", "cleaned", "cleansed", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "bleached", "purified", "whitened", "bright", "flawless", "perfect", "shiny", "sparkling", "unspotted", "untouched", "taintless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "virgin", "wholesome" ], "related":[ "contaminated", "defiled", "germy", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "insanitary", "uncleaned", "unsanitary", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "unwashed", "greasy", "gunky", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "scruffy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "raunchy", "scuzzy", "shabby", "skanky", "sleazy", "squalid", "collied", "crocked", "fuliginous", "sooty" ], "synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "black", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "dusty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "muddy", "nasty", "smudged", "smutty", "soiled", "sordid", "stained", "unclean", "uncleanly" ] }, "to make dirty":{ "antonyms":[ "cleaned", "cleansed" ], "examples":[ "people that sully our state parks with their trash", "a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "disinfected", "sanitized", "brushed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mopped", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "swept", "washed", "wiped", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "renewed", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up)", "tidied (up)" ], "related":[ "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "discolored", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "draggled", "jumbled", "messed", "muddled", "collied", "crocked" ], "synonyms":[ "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "daubed", "dirtied", "distained", "fouled", "gaumed", "grimed", "mired", "mucked", "muddied", "smirched", "smudged", "soiled", "stained" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sum":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sum of human knowledge on that subject" ], "near antonyms":[ "net" ], "related":[ "gross", "completeness", "comprehensiveness", "cumulativeness", "entirety", "bulk", "lion's share", "mass", "enchilada", "schmear" ], "synonyms":[ "aggregate", "full", "sum total", "summation", "total", "totality", "whole" ] }, "a short statement of the main points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the district attorney delivered a sum of the evidence against the accused that was simply staggering" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplification", "enlargement", "expansion", "addendum", "supplement" ], "related":[ "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "compend", "compendium", "condensation", "curtailment", "shortening", "simplification", "streamlining", "rehash", "reprise", "conclusion", "epilogue", "epilog" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "breviary", "brief", "capsule", "conspectus", "digest", "encapsulation", "epitome", "inventory", "outline", "pr\u00e9cis", "recap", "recapitulation", "r\u00e9sum\u00e9", "resume", "resum\u00e9", "roundup", "run-through", "rundown", "sum-up", "summa", "summarization", "summary", "summing-up", "synopsis", "wrap-up" ] }, "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sum of the issue is: who will pay for this?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "course", "direction", "drift", "tenor", "body", "content", "substance", "hypothesis", "proposition", "purport", "subject", "theme", "thesis" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom line", "bull's-eye", "centerpiece", "core", "crux", "essence", "gist", "heart", "kernel", "keynote", "meat", "meat and potatoes", "net", "nub", "nubbin", "nucleus", "pith", "pivot", "point", "root" ] }, "the highest part or point":{ "antonyms":[ "bottom", "nadir", "rock bottom" ], "examples":[ "he declared that he had reached the sum of joy when his newborn daughter was laid in his arms" ], "near antonyms":[ "abyss", "base", "foot", "minimum" ], "related":[ "bloom", "blossom", "flood tide", "flower", "glory", "heyday", "prime", "cap", "ceiling", "roof", "extreme", "extremity", "tip", "vertex", "high", "highlight", "highspot" ], "synonyms":[ "acme", "apex", "apogee", "capstone", "climax", "crescendo", "crest", "crown", "culmination", "head", "height", "high noon", "high-water mark", "meridian", "ne plus ultra", "noon", "noontime", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith" ] }, "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "calculate", "cipher", "compute", "figure", "reckon", "table", "tabulate", "tally", "work out", "divide", "multiply", "subtract", "count", "enumerate", "number", "tell", "recompute", "refigure" ], "synonyms":[ "add", "cast (up)", "foot (up)", "summate", "tot (up)", "total", "totalize", "tote (up)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "summate":{ "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "summate all of the expenses that you incurred on your last business trip" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "calculate", "cipher", "compute", "figure", "reckon", "table", "tabulate", "tally", "work out", "divide", "multiply", "subtract", "count", "enumerate", "number", "tell", "recompute", "refigure" ], "synonyms":[ "add", "cast (up)", "foot (up)", "sum", "tot (up)", "total", "totalize", "tote (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "summed%20up":{ "to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact" ], "near antonyms":[ "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "amplified", "elaborated (on or upon)", "enlarged (on or upon)", "expanded", "supplemented" ], "related":[ "abridged", "condensed", "curtailed", "cut back", "shortened", "downsized", "shrank", "shrunk", "concentrated", "consolidated", "decocted", "essentialized", "simplified", "streamlined" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracted", "boiled down", "briefed", "digested", "encapsulated", "epitomized", "outlined", "recapitulated", "recapped", "reprised", "summarized", "synopsized", "wrapped up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sunbaked":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sunsets":{ "the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness":{ "antonyms":[ "auroras", "aurorae", "cockcrows", "dawns", "daybreaks", "daylights", "mornings", "morns", "sunrises", "sunups" ], "examples":[ "the glow of the western sky at sunset" ], "near antonyms":[ "days", "daytimes", "lights", "forenoons" ], "related":[ "darks", "nighttimes" ], "synonyms":[ "crepuscules", "crepuscles", "dusks", "evenfalls", "evenings", "eventides", "eves", "gloamings", "nightfalls", "nights", "sundowns", "twilights" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sunshade":{ "a covering used to protect against sun exposure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They spent a relaxing afternoon sipping iced tea under the sunshade ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sup":{ "the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the old mariner took a sup of grog and began his tale" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dram", "drop" ], "synonyms":[ "belt", "draft", "drag", "drink", "gulp", "nip", "quaff", "shot", "sip", "slug", "snort", "swallow", "swig", "swill" ] }, "to swallow in liquid form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "supped the broth slowly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lap", "lick", "suck", "consume", "down", "ingurgitate", "kill", 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"hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "superbright":{ "as in":{ 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"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", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supererogatory":{ "being over what is needed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "now that the dress code has been e-mailed to everyone and posted on our intranet site, a paper memo about it seems supererogatory" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "short", "shortish", "skimpy", "sparse" ], "related":[ "accessory", "additional", "supplemental", "supplementary", "de trop", "dispensable", "extraneous", "gratuitous", "needless", "nonessential", "uncalled-for", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded", "unwanted", "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "synonyms":[ "excess", "extra", "redundant", "spare", "superfluous", "supernumerary", "surplus" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "superfluity":{ "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "antonyms":[ "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "must", "necessity", "requirement" ], "examples":[ "spends most of her money on designer clothes and other superfluities" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extravagance", "nonessential", "dainty", "delicacy", "nicety", "treat", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "bells and whistles", "option" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "comfort", "extra", "frill", "indulgence", "luxury" ] }, "the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{ "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "deficit", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ], "examples":[ "a superfluity of wire coat hangers from all of those trips to the dry cleaner" ], "near antonyms":[ "dearth", "lack", "scarcity", "want" ], "related":[ "abundance", "bounty", "plentitude", "plenty", "profusion", "sufficiency", "overproduction", "overstock" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyful", "excess", "fat", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "overplus", "oversupply", "plethora", "plus", "redundancy", "superabundance", "surfeit", "surplus", "surplusage" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "superheated":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "having a notably high temperature":{ "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ], "examples":[ "certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "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", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ] }, "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ], "examples":[ "a superheated , rancorous argument on how the child should be raised" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "related":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passional", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "superintended":{ "to be in charge of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "administered", "commanded", "controlled", "directed", "guided", "managed", "ordered", "ran", "run", "shepherded", "showed", "steered", "monitored", "presided (over)", "governed", "reigned", "ruled" ], "synonyms":[ "bossed", "captained", "handled", "headed", "overlooked", "oversaw", "quarterbacked", "supervised" ] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "homeschooling parents who superintend their children's education" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cared (for)", "minded", "watched", "led", "piloted", "steered", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "micromanaged", "stage-managed", "codirected", "co-directed", "comanaged", "co-managed" ], "synonyms":[ "administered", "administrated", "carried on", "conducted", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "guided", "handled", "kept", "managed", "operated", "overlooked", "oversaw", "presided (over)", "ran", "run", "regulated", "stewarded", "supervised", "tended" ] }, "to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "whoever's superintending the warehouse will know what's been delivered today" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "passed over" ], "related":[ "administrated", "conducted", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "guided", "managed", "operated", "presided (over)", "ran", "run", "regulated", "stewarded", "guarded", "patrolled", "protected", "safeguarded", "shielded", "babied", "babysat", "chaperoned", "mothered", "shepherded" ], "synonyms":[ "attended", "cared (for)", "minded", "oversaw", "supervised", "tended", "watched" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "superintendency":{ "the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "currently a faculty member is needed for superintendency of the program" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "generalship", "leadership", "rulership", "agency", "aegis", "egis", "custody", "guardianship", "keeping", "lap", "protection", "safekeeping", "trust", "tutelage", "ward", "engineering", "logistics", "machination", "manipulation", "coadministration", "codirection", "comanagement" ], "synonyms":[ "administration", "care", "charge", "conduct", "control", "direction", "governance", "government", "guidance", "handling", "intendance", "management", "operation", "oversight", "presidency", "regulation", "running", "stewardship", "superintendence", "supervision" ] }, "the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of 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"run-of-the-mill", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual", "workaday", "expected", "familiar", "predictable", "common", "customary", "frequent", "habitual", "regular", "wonted" ], "related":[ "bizarre", "curious", "eerie", "eery", "far-out", "funny", "grotesque", "kinky", "outlandish", "out-of-the-way", "outrageous", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "screwy", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "wild", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling", "shocking", "aberrant", "atypical", "fantastic", "fantastical", "flaky", "freak", "freakish", "idiosyncratic", "marvelous", "marvellous", "prodigious", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "unique", "unnatural", "unusual", "unwonted", "unconventional", "uncustomary", "unorthodox", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "striking" ], "synonyms":[ "magical", "miraculous", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "superhuman", "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental", "uncanny", "unearthly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supernumerary":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "being over what is needed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a third, supernumerary witness to the signing of the will" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "short", "shortish", "skimpy", "sparse" ], "related":[ "accessory", "additional", "supplemental", "supplementary", "de trop", "dispensable", "extraneous", "gratuitous", "needless", "nonessential", "uncalled-for", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded", "unwanted", "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "synonyms":[ "excess", "extra", "redundant", "spare", "supererogatory", "superfluous", "surplus" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "supersensitive":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "supersizes":{ "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ], "examples":[ "we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "related":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "increases", "multiplies", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "swells", "ups" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "supping":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "supped the broth slowly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lapping", "licking", "sucking", "consuming", "downing", "ingurgitating", "killing", "mouthing (down)", "putting away", "nipping", "tippling", "pledging", "toasting", "wining" ], "synonyms":[ "belting (down)", "drinking", "gulping", "guzzling", "hoisting", "imbibing", "knocking back", "pounding (down)", "quaffing", "sipping", "slugging (down)", "slurping", "swigging", "swilling", "tossing (down or off)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "suppliances":{ "an earnest request":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with arms raised in humble suppliance , the priest asked for blessings from above" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "applications", "requisitions", "calls", "claims", "demands", "insistences" ], "synonyms":[ "adjurations", "appeals", "conjurations", "cries", "desires", "entreaties", "petitions", "pleadings", "pleas", "prayers", "solicitations", "suits", "supplications" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "support":{ "a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "if you don't add a couple more supports to that tower of blocks, it's going to fall down" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "shoring", "column", "pedestal", "pilaster", "pillar", "arch", "bolster", "bracket", "cantilever", "girder", "bearing", "crutch", "peg", "post", "stake", "stanchion", "stand", "stilt", "strut", "truss", "base", "foundation", "frame" ], "synonyms":[ "brace", "buttress", "mount", "mounting", "prop", "reinforcement", "shore", "spur", "stay", "underpinning" ] }, "an act or instance of helping":{ "antonyms":[ "hindrance" ], "examples":[ "the team's victory owes a lot to Joe's strong support in left field" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "frustration", "inhibition", "interference", "obstruction", "repression", "restraint", "deterrence", "discouragement" ], "related":[ "advancement", "encouragement", "facilitation", "forwarding", "furtherance", "furthering", "nurturance", "benefaction", "patronage", "promotion", "sponsorship", "advice", "care", "counsel", "guidance", "mentoring", "attendance", "attention", "hand-holding", "service", "beneficence", "charity", "favor", "kindness", "philanthropy", "assuagement", "palliation", "relief", "succor" ], "synonyms":[ "abetment", "aid", "assist", "assistance", "backing", "boost", "hand", "help", "helping hand", "leg up", "lift" ] }, "to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandon", "abjure", "forsake", "recant", "retract", "take back", "withdraw", "reverse", "switch", "controvert", "disprove", "rebut", "refute" ], "related":[ "advocate", "champion", "espouse", "confirm", "vindicate", "warrant", "affirm", "assert", "aver", "avouch", "avow", "claim", "contend", "insist", "plead", "proclaim", "profess", "protest", "state", "argue", "debate", "discuss", "emphasize", "stress", "underline", "underscore" ], "synonyms":[ "defend", "justify", "maintain", "uphold" ] }, "to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{ "antonyms":[ "disprove", "rebut", "refute" ], "examples":[ "new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "gainsay", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "challenge", "contest", "dispute", "question" ], "related":[ "avouch", "back (up)", "testify (to)", "vouch (for)", "witness", "guarantee", "warrant", "affirm", "assert", "aver", "avow", "declare", "profess", "demonstrate", "document", "establish", "prove", "reinforce", "reenforce" ], "synonyms":[ "argue", "attest", "authenticate", "bear out", "certify", "confirm", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify", "vindicate" ] }, "to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pillars supporting the bridge" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "steady", "truss", "underlie" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "bolster", "brace", "buttress", "carry", "prop (up)", "shore (up)", "stay", "sustain", "undergird", "underpin", "uphold" ] }, "to pay the living expenses of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "finance", "fund", "patronize", "set up", "sponsor", "stake", "underwrite" ], "synonyms":[ "keep", "maintain", "provide (for)" ] }, "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "interfere", "oppose", "sabotage", "thwart", "desert", "disappoint", "fail", "let down" ], "related":[ "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "prop (up)", "second", "side (with)", "backstop", "bolster", "boost", "buttress", "reinforce", "reenforce", "advance", "forward", "further", "plug", "preach", "talk up", "bail out", "deliver", "rescue", "save" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "back", "champion", "endorse", "indorse", "patronize", "plump (for)", "plunk (for)", "plonk (for)" ] }, "to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end":{ "antonyms":[ "hinder" ], "examples":[ "sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas" ], "near antonyms":[ "balk", "bar", "block", "constrain", "hamper", "handicap", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "obstruct", "restrain", "strangle", "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "inconvenience", "interfere", "oppose", "sabotage", "thwart", "desert", "disappoint", "fail", "let down", "discourage", "dishearten", "repress", "retard", "stifle", "straiten", "stunt", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "injure" ], "related":[ "advance", "ease", "facilitate", "forward", "foster", "further", "launch", "champion", "endorse", "indorse", "patronize", "promote", "sponsor", "attend", "care (for)", "comfort", "minister (to)", "succor", "sustain", "bolster", "boost", "buttress", "reinforce", "reenforce", "advise", "counsel", "guide", "mentor", "nurture", "bail out", "deliver", "rescue", "save", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "benefit", "favor", "oblige", "profit", "serve" ], "synonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "back", "backstop", "help", "prop (up)" ] }, "to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "studies that support the claim that red wine drinkers have a reduced risk of coronary disease and cancer" ], "near antonyms":[ "undercut", "undermine", "weaken" ], 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"underpinning", "upholding" ] }, "to pay the living expenses of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "financing", "funding", "patronizing", "setting up", "sponsoring", "staking", "underwriting" ], "synonyms":[ "keeping", "maintaining", "providing (for)" ] }, "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "interfering", "opposing", "sabotaging", "thwarting", "deserting", "disappointing", "failing", "letting down" ], "related":[ "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "propping (up)", "seconding", "siding (with)", "backstopping", "bolstering", "boosting", "buttressing", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "advancing", "forwarding", "furthering", "plugging", "preaching", "talking up", "bailing out", "delivering", "rescuing", "saving" ], "synonyms":[ "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "patronizing", "plumping (for)", "plunking (for)", "plonking (for)" ] }, "to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end":{ "antonyms":[ "hindering" ], "examples":[ "sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas" ], "near antonyms":[ "balking", "barring", "blocking", "constraining", "hampering", "handicapping", "holding back", "impeding", "inhibiting", "obstructing", "restraining", "strangling", "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "inconveniencing", "interfering", "opposing", "sabotaging", "thwarting", "deserting", "disappointing", "failing", "letting down", "discouraging", "disheartening", "repressing", "retarding", "stifling", "straitening", "stunting", "damaging", "harming", "hurting", "injuring" ], "related":[ "advancing", "easing", "facilitating", 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"affirming", "avouching", "validating" ], "synonyms":[ "backing", "bolstering", "buttressing", "corroborating", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "shoring (up)", "substantiating" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "related":[ "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "reconciling (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (with or to)", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "sustaining", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "supposition":{ "an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my supposition is that this grape variety, which flourishes in southern France, should do equally well here, given the similar climate" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurance", "certainty", "fact", "knowledge" ], "related":[ "assumption", "concession", "premise", "premiss", "presumption", "presupposition", "theorem", "conjecture", "generalization", "guess", "guesswork", "inference", "speculation", "surmise", "proffer", "proposal", "suggestion", "feeling", "hunch", "impression", "inkling", "notion", "suspicion", "abstraction", "concept", "conception", "construct" ], "synonyms":[ "hypothesis", "proposition", "theory", "thesis" ] }, "an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it's pure supposition on your part that there's something illegal going on next door" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hypothesis", "hypothetical", "theory", "thesis", "dead reckoning", "guessing", "guesswork", "speculation", "hunch", "intuition", "belief", "faith" ], "synonyms":[ "conjecture", "guess", "shot", "surmise" ] }, "something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "worthless genetic research that was based on the erroneous supposition that acquired characteristics can be passed on to offspring" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hypothesis", "proposition", "theory", "thesis", "axiom", "truism", "verity", "belief", "canon", "doctrine", "dogma", "gospel", "law", "precept", "principle", "rule", "standard", "tenet", "basis", "foundation", "ground", "conclusion", "deduction", "inference", "affirmation", "assertion", "avouchment", "declaration", "dictum", "ipse dixit" ], "synonyms":[ "assumption", "given", "hypothetical", "if", "postulate", "premise", "premiss", "presumption", "presupposition" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "suppressing":{ "to hold back the normal growth of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancing", "boosting", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "related":[ "arresting", "catching", "checking", "halting", "holding up", "stalling", "staying", "stilling", "stopping", "balking", "blocking", "holding back", "impeding", "obstructing", "stemming", "diminishing", "downsizing", "shrinking" ], "synonyms":[ "dwarfing", "stunting" ] }, "to keep from being publicly known":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident" ], "near 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"airing", "broadcasting", "getting out", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "publishing", "spreading" ], "related":[ "burying", "camouflaging", "covering (up)", "smothering", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "blocking", "clouding", "darkening", "eclipsing", "obstructing", "occluding", "overcasting", "overshadowing", "shading" ], "synonyms":[ "belying", "blanketing", "blotting out", "cloaking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "disguising", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "obscuring", "occulting", "papering over", "screening", "shrouding", "veiling" ] }, "to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "backing", "helping", "propping up", "supporting", "fomenting", "inciting", "instigating", "provoking", "stirring", "whipping (up)", "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "related":[ "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "throttling", "annihilating", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "nuking", "rubbing out", "ruining", "smashing", "wasting", "wrecking", "exterminating", "obliterating", "wiping out", "conquering", "dominating", "overcoming", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "vanquishing" ], "synonyms":[ "clamping down (on)", "cracking down (on)", "crushing", "putting down", "quashing", "quelling", "repressing", "silencing", "slapping down", "snuffing (out)", "squashing", "squelching", "subduing" ] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse", "suppressed her anger" ], "near antonyms":[ "expressing", "loosing", "releasing", "taking out", "unleashing", "venting" ], "related":[ "controlling", "governing", "managing", "bridling", "checking", "curbing", "quashing", "quelling", "bottling up", "containing", "muffling", "squelching" ], "synonyms":[ "choking (back)", "holding back", "pocketing", "repressing", "sinking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "submerging", "swallowing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "supremacy":{ "controlling power or influence over others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the Roman empire had supremacy over the entire Mediterranean world" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "weakness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness" ], "related":[ "primacy", "superiority", "lordship", "scepter", "arm", "authority", "choke hold", "clutch", "command", "control", "grip", "hold", "mastery", "sway", "takeover", "direction", "jurisdiction", "management", "clout", "might", "pull", "weight", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "prerogative", "privilege", "right" ], "synonyms":[ "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "dominance", "domination", "dominion", "hegemony", "imperium", "predominance", "predominancy", "preeminence", "reign", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ] }, "exceptionally high quality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the supremacy of cashmere among wools accounts for its high price" ], "near antonyms":[ "averageness", "badness", "crumminess", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "ordinariness", "worthlessness" ], "related":[ "faultlessness", "flawlessness", "impeccability", "perfectness", "goodness", "value", "worth", "consequence", "importance", "notability" ], "synonyms":[ "choiceness", "distinction", "excellence", "excellency", "first-rateness", "greatness", "perfection", "preeminence", "primeness", "superbness", "superiority" ] }, "the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "England's maritime supremacy in the 18th century" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificance", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "obscureness", "obscurity" ], "related":[ "celebrity", "fame", "famousness", "glory", "honor", "kudos", "renown", "reputation", "repute", "megastardom", "stardom", "superstardom", "greatness", "illustriousness", "nobleness", "notableness", "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "authority", "domination", "dominion", "influence", "power", "prestige", "weight", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "synonyms":[ "distinction", "dominance", "eminence", "noteworthiness", "paramountcy", "preeminence", "preponderance", "preponderancy", "prepotency", "prestigiousness", "primacy", "superiority", "transcendence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "surcharge":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{ "antonyms":[ "undercharge" ], "examples":[ "contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cheat", "defraud", "stick", "clip", "fleece", "skin", "mischarge" ], "synonyms":[ "gouge", "overcharge", "soak", "sting" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "surging":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "surmising":{ "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we surmised that she had purchased the apple pie since there was a bakery box on the kitchen counter" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrating", "documenting", "establishing", "proving", "substantiating", "validating", "ascertaining", "determining", "finding out", "learning" ], "related":[ "concluding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "hypothecating", "hypothesizing", "theorizing", "believing", "conceiving", "expecting", "judging", "reckoning", "taking", "thinking" ], "synonyms":[ "assuming", "conjecturing", "daresaying", "guessing", "imagining", "presuming", "speculating", "supposing", "suspecting", "suspicioning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "surpassing":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ], "related":[ "one-upping", "outpacing", "outracing", "outrunning", "overpassing", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "outcompeting", "outperforming", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "shaming", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "worsting", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "overbearing", "overshadowing", "trumping" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outclassing", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outgunning", "outmatching", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "topping", "towering (over)", "transcending" ] }, "to go beyond the limit of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "encroaching", "entrenching", "intrenching", "infringing", "invading", "trespassing", "overdoing", "overusing", "overutilizing", "overworking" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "exceeding", "outreaching", "outrunning", "overpassing", "overreaching", "overrunning", "overshooting", "overstepping", "transcending" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "surplus":{ "being over what is needed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surplus stock gets shipped to the warehouse and is eventually sold at auction" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "short", "shortish", "skimpy", "sparse" ], "related":[ "accessory", "additional", "supplemental", "supplementary", "de trop", "dispensable", "extraneous", "gratuitous", "needless", "nonessential", "uncalled-for", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unneeded", "unwanted", "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "synonyms":[ "excess", "extra", "redundant", "spare", "supererogatory", "superfluous", "supernumerary" ] }, "the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{ "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "deficit", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ], "examples":[ "we have a surplus of plastic knives, but we're short on forks and spoons for the picnic" ], "near antonyms":[ "dearth", "lack", "scarcity", "want" ], "related":[ "abundance", "bounty", "plentitude", "plenty", "profusion", "sufficiency", "overproduction", "overstock" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyful", "excess", "fat", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "overplus", "oversupply", "plethora", "plus", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplusage" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "surprizes":{ "a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "waited under cover of darkness and took the enemy encampment by surprise at dawn" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assaults", "attacks", "charges", "sallies", "captures", "entrapments", "mousetraps", "snares", "huntings" ], "synonyms":[ "ambuscades", "ambushes", "ambushments", "traps" ] }, "something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the anniversary party was such a complete surprise that the couple was speechless for a moment" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "shocks", "thunderclaps", "eye-openers", "revelations", "shockers", "amazements", "marvels", "wonders", "fillips", "kickers", "kicks", "twists", "wrinkles" ], "synonyms":[ "bombshells", "jars", "jaw-droppers", "jolts", "stunners" ] }, "the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stared in utter surprise at the deer in his cabin" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "awes", "wonderments", "wonders", "startles", "bewilderments", "confusions", "consternations", "discomfitures", "dismays" ], "synonyms":[ "amazements", "astonishments", "shocks", "startlements", "stupefactions" ] }, "to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "FBI agents surprised the counterfeiters in their own base of operations" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "storms", "strikes", "jumps", "mugs", "pounces (on)", "tackles", "charges", "sallies", "captures", "ensnares", "entraps", "mousetraps", "nets", "snares", "traps", "hunts", "preys (on or upon)", "stalks" ], "synonyms":[ "ambuscades", "ambushes", "waylays" ] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I was very surprised when my parents offered to pay the down payment on our house" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astonishes", "astounds", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stuns", "stupefies", "thunderstrikes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "surrender (to)":{ "as in submit (to) , defer (to)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "surrendering":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{ "antonyms":[ "resisting" ], "examples":[ "the father refused to surrender to his son's constant begging for a BB gun" ], "near antonyms":[ "contending", "fighting", "holding off", "battling", "breasting", "combating", "combatting", "confronting", "countering", "defying", "facing", "meeting", "objecting", "opposing", "repelling", "thwarting", "withstanding" ], "related":[ "acquiescing", "deferring" ], "synonyms":[ "blinking", "bowing", "budging", "capitulating", "conceding", "giving in", "knuckling under", "quitting", "relenting", "submitting", "succumbing", "yielding" ] }, "to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly":{ "antonyms":[ "denying" ], "examples":[ "laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstaining (from)", "eschewing", "forbearing", "forgoing", "foregoing", "refraining (from)", "checking", "inhibiting", "restraining" ], "related":[ "overdoing", "overindulging", "basking", "luxuriating", "reveling", "revelling", "rolling", "wallowing" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoning", "delivering", "giving up", "indulging", "yielding" ] }, "to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle", "the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "retaining", "withholding" ], "related":[ "committing", "consigning", "entrusting", "intrusting", "transferring", "forfeiting", "releasing", "waiving", "abnegating", "renouncing", "resigning", "abandoning", "deserting", "discarding", "forsaking", "parting (with)", "shedding" ], "synonyms":[ "ceding", "coughing up", "delivering", "giving up", "handing over", "laying down", "relinquishing", "rendering", "turning in", "turning over", "yielding" ] }, "to give up (as a position of authority) formally":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriating", "arrogating", "assuming", "claiming", "confiscating", "seizing", "taking over", "usurping", "wresting", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "securing" ], "related":[ "abjuring", "demitting", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "waiving", "forsaking", "giving up", "handing over", "yielding", "abandoning", "deserting", "quitting", "vacating" ], "synonyms":[ "abdicating", "abnegating", "ceding", "relinquishing", "renouncing", "resigning", "stepping aside (from)", "stepping down (from)" ] }, "to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)":{ "antonyms":[ "holding off", "resisting" ], "examples":[ "determined to give up smoking, she so far has not surrendered to her incessant desire to have a cigarette" ], "near antonyms":[ "battling", "breasting", "combating", "combatting", "confronting", "countering", "defying", "facing", "fighting", "meeting", "objecting", "opposing", "repelling", "thwarting", "withstanding", "rejecting", "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "inhibiting", "restraining", "stifling" ], "related":[ "catering (to)", "gratifying", "indulging", "wallowing", "acquiescing (to)", "conceding (to)", "buckling (under)", "knuckling under", "giving over (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "bowing", "caving (in)", "giving in", "submitting", "succumbing", "yielding" ] }, "to yield to the control or power of enemy forces":{ "antonyms":[ "enduring", "standing" ], "examples":[ "General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War" ], "near antonyms":[ "bucking", "defying", "fighting", "opposing", "repelling", "resisting", "withstanding", "beating", "overcoming", "winning", "conquering", "prevailing", "triumphing" ], "related":[ "bowing", "buckling", "caving (in)", "collapsing", "giving (in)", "handing over", "relinquishing", "losing", "conceding", "failing", "folding" ], "synonyms":[ "capitulating", "falling", "giving up", "knuckling under", "submitting", "succumbing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "surrogate":{ "a person or thing that fulfills the role of someone or something else":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The children's aunt acted as a surrogate for their late mother." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "surround":{ "the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "location", "place", "position", "space", "backdrop", "background", "element", "situation", "status", "geography", "habitat", "microenvironment" ], "synonyms":[ "ambient", "atmosphere", "climate", "clime", "context", "contexture", "environment", "environs", "medium", "milieu", "mise-en-sc\u00e8ne", "setting", "surroundings", "terrain" ] }, "to form a circle around":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "circumscribe", "close in", "cordon (off)", "fence (in)", "hem (in)", "wall", "beset", "besiege", "entrench", "intrench", "invest", "swarm" ], "synonyms":[ "circle", "compass", "embrace", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "encompass", "environ", "gird", "girdle", "ring", "wreathe" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "survey":{ "a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a survey of the premises revealed that four of the exit doors were locked" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "analysis", "assay", "close-up", "deconstruction", "dissection", "exploration", "investigation", "probe", "research", "study", "inquisition", "interrogation", "once-over", "perusal", "recheck", "reinspection", "resurvey", "observation", "surveillance", "watch", "checkout", "test-drive", "trial run" ], "synonyms":[ "audit", "check", "checkup", "examination", "going-over", "inspection", "look-see", "review", "scan", "scrutiny", "view" ] }, "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "report" ], "related":[ "circularize", "interrogate", "question", "feel (out)", "sound (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "canvass", "canvas", "interview", "poll", "solicit" ] }, "to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition" ], "near antonyms":[ "skim", "miss" ], "related":[ "notice", "observe", "watch", "comb", "peruse", "pore (over)", "analyze", "dissect", "parse", "delve (into)", "explore", "investigate", "plumb", "probe", "research", "study", "categorize", "classify", "pick over", "reinspect", "rereview", "resurvey" ], "synonyms":[ "audit", "check (out)", "con", "examine", "inspect", "overlook", "oversee", "review", "scan", "scrutinize", "view" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "surveying":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "reporting" ], "related":[ "circularizing", "interrogating", "questioning", "feeling (out)", "sounding (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "canvassing", "canvasing", "interviewing", "polling", "soliciting" ] }, "to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition" ], "near antonyms":[ "skimming", "missing" ], "related":[ "noticing", "observing", "watching", "combing", "perusing", "poring (over)", "analyzing", "dissecting", "parsing", "delving (into)", "exploring", "investigating", "plumbing", "probing", "researching", "studying", "categorizing", "classifying", "picking over", "reinspecting", "rereviewing", "re-reviewing", "resurveying" ], "synonyms":[ "auditing", "checking (out)", "conning", "examining", "inspecting", "overlooking", "overseeing", "reviewing", "scanning", "scrutinizing", "viewing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "suspecting":{ "inclined to doubt or question claims":{ "antonyms":[ "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "trustful", "trusting", "uncritical", "unquestioning" ], "examples":[ "suspecting dieters probably wouldn't fall for a weight-loss plan that claims you can eat as much as you want" ], "near antonyms":[ "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simpleminded", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "certain", "confident", "positive", "sure", "callow", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "beguiled", "deceived", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary" ], "related":[ "paranoid", "paranoidal", "critical", "puzzled", "quizzical", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "gun-shy", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "cynical", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "curious", "inquiring", "inquisitive", "nosy", "nosey", "snoopy", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "undetermined", "unsettled", "unsure", "hesitant" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelieving", "distrustful", "doubting", "incredulous", "mistrustful", "negativistic", "questioning", "show-me", "skeptical", "suspicious", "unbelieving" ] }, "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be\u2014more like 13" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrating", "documenting", "establishing", "proving", "substantiating", "validating", "ascertaining", "determining", "finding out", "learning" ], "related":[ "concluding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "hypothecating", "hypothesizing", "theorizing", "believing", "conceiving", "expecting", "judging", "reckoning", "taking", "thinking" ], "synonyms":[ "assuming", "conjecturing", "daresaying", "guessing", "imagining", "presuming", "speculating", "supposing", "surmising", "suspicioning" ] }, "to have no trust or confidence in":{ "antonyms":[ "trusting" ], "examples":[ "I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him" ], "near antonyms":[ "banking (on or upon)", "counting (on or upon)", "depending (on or upon)", "relying (on or upon)" ], "related":[ "disbelieving", "discounting", "discrediting", "negating" ], "synonyms":[ "distrusting", "doubting", "misdoubting", "mistrusting", "questioning" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "suspicion":{ "a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "antonyms":[ "assurance", "belief", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "sureness", "surety", "trust" ], "examples":[ "all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion" ], "near antonyms":[ "credence", "faith" ], "related":[ "disbelief", "incredulity", "unbelief", "anxiety", "concern", "paranoia", "wariness", "compunction", "niggle", "qualm", "scruple", "tremor" ], "synonyms":[ "distrust", "distrustfulness", "doubt", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "uncertainty" ] }, "a very small amount":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "new parents who were alarmed by just a suspicion of a rash on their baby's chest" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "boatload", "bucket", "bundle", "bushel", "deal", "fistful", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "oodles", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plenty", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "stack", "wad", "wealth", "volume", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "related":[ "hoot", "iota", "jot", "minim", "minimum", "modicum", "semblance", "syllable", "tittle", "vestige", "whit", "atom", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap", "dash", "drop", "pinch", "part", "portion", "section", "bite", "nibble", "taste", "handful", "scattering", "smatter", "smattering", "dose", "shot", "chip", "flake", "fragment", "shard", "shiver", "sliver", "smithereens", "splinter", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "ray", "scintilla", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smack", "smell", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "soup\u00e7on", "spark", "spatter", "speck", "splash", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "tad", "touch", "trace" ] }, "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrate", "document", "establish", "prove", "substantiate", "validate", "ascertain", "determine", "find out", "learn" ], "related":[ "conclude", "deduce", "gather", "infer", "hypothecate", "hypothesize", "theorize", "believe", "conceive", "expect", "judge", "reckon", "take", "think" ], "synonyms":[ "assume", "conjecture", "daresay", "guess", "imagine", "presume", "speculate", "suppose", "surmise", "suspect" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "suspicions":{ "a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "antonyms":[ "assurances", "beliefs", "certainties", "certitudes", "confidences", "convictions", "sureties", "trusts" ], "examples":[ "all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion" ], "near antonyms":[ "credences", "faiths" ], "related":[ "disbeliefs", "incredulities", "anxieties", "concerns", "paranoias", "compunctions", "niggles", "qualms", "scruples", "tremors" ], "synonyms":[ "distrust", "doubts", "dubieties", "dubitations", "incertitudes", "misdoubts", "misgivings", "mistrust", "queries", "reservations", "skepticism", "uncertainties" ] }, "a very small amount":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "new parents who were alarmed by just a suspicion of a rash on their baby's chest" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "boatloads", "buckets", "bundles", "bushels", "deals", "fistfuls", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "oodles", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "plenties", "potfuls", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "stacks", "wads", "wealths", "volumes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overflows", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs" ], "related":[ "hoots", "iotas", "jots", "minima", "minimums", "minims", "modicums", "semblances", "syllables", "tittles", "vestiges", "whits", "atoms", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps", "dashes", "drops", "pinches", "parts", "portions", "sections", "bites", "nibbles", "tastes", "handfuls", "handsful", "scatterings", "smatterings", "smatters", "doses", "shots", "chips", "flakes", "fragments", "shards", "shivers", "slivers", "smithereens", "splinters", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "rays", "scintillas", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smacks", "smells", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "soup\u00e7ons", "sparks", "spatters", "specks", "splashes", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "touches", "traces" ] }, "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrates", "documents", "establishes", "proves", "substantiates", "validates", "ascertains", "determines", "finds out", "learns" ], "related":[ "concludes", "deduces", "gathers", "infers", "hypothecates", "hypothesizes", "theorizes", "believes", "conceives", "expects", "judges", "reckons", "takes", "thinks" ], "synonyms":[ "assumes", "conjectures", "daresays", "guesses", "imagines", "presumes", "speculates", "supposes", "surmises", "suspects" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sustaining":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sustained serious injuries in the car crash" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "encountering", "meeting", "accepting", "receiving", "assimilating", "digesting" ], "synonyms":[ "enduring", "experiencing", "feeling", "having", "knowing", "passing", "seeing", "suffering", "tasting", "undergoing", "witnessing" ] }, "to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that old chair won't sustain your weight" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "steadying", "trussing", "underlying" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "bolstering", "bracing", "buttressing", "carrying", "propping (up)", "shoring (up)", "staying", "supporting", "undergirding", "underpinning", "upholding" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I won't sustain such insolence!" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "related":[ "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "reconciling (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (with or to)", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "supporting", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ] }, "to supply with nourishment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "satiating", "sating", "satisfying", "nursing", "suckling", "cloying", "filling", "surfeiting", "fortifying", "replenishing", "strengthening", "feeding", "boarding", "catering", "provisioning", "victualing", "victualling" ], "synonyms":[ "nourishing", "nurturing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sustains":{ "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sustained serious injuries in the car crash" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "encounters", "meets", "accepts", "receives", "assimilates", "digests" ], "synonyms":[ "endures", "experiences", "feels", "has", "knows", "passes", "sees", "suffers", "tastes", "undergoes", "witnesses" ] }, "to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that old chair won't sustain your weight" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "steadies", "trusses", "underlies" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "bolsters", "braces", "buttresses", "carries", "props (up)", "shores (up)", "stays", "supports", "undergirds", "underpins", "upholds" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I won't sustain such insolence!" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "related":[ "allows", "permits", "suffers", "swallows", "reconciles (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (with or to)", "assents (to)", "capitulates", "consents (to)", "respects", "submits (to)", "yields (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "absorbs", "accepts", "bears", "bides", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "goes", "hacks", "handles", "meets", "pockets", "stands", "sticks out", "stomachs", "supports", "sweats out", "takes", "tolerates", "wears" ] }, "to supply with nourishment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sates", "satiates", "satisfies", "nurses", "suckles", "cloys", "fills", "surfeits", "fortifies", "replenishes", "strengthens", "feeds", "boards", "caters", "provisions", "victuals" ], "synonyms":[ "nourishes", "nurtures" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }