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drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flounder", "lurch", "stumble", "toddle", "quake", "quaver", "quiver", "shake", "shudder", "tremble", "vibrate", "careen", "reel", "stagger", "weave" ], "synonyms":[ "falter", "rock", "teeter", "totter", "waver" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wad":{ "a considerable amount":{ "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ], "examples":[ "a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics" ], "near antonyms":[ "atom", "crumb", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "fragment", "grain", "granule", "iota", "jot", "modicum", "molecule", "mote", "nubbin", "particle", "ray", "scintilla", "scrap", "shred", "tittle", "whit", "smatter", "smattering", "dash", "drop", "morsel", "shot", "piece", "portion", "section", "absence", "dearth", "famine", "lack", "paucity", "poverty", "scarceness", "scarcity", "shortage", "undersupply", "want", "deficiency", "deficit", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "meagerness", "scantiness", "scantness", "skimpiness" ], "related":[ "epidemic", "plague", "rash", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "plethora", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "deluge", "flood", "overflow", "army", "bevy", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mob", "multitude", "press", "score", "sea", "swarm", "throng", "gazillion", "jillion", "kazillion", "million", "thousands", "trillion", "zillion" ], "synonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "basketful", "boatload", "bucket", "bunch", "bundle", "bushel", "carload", "chunk", "deal", "dozen", "fistful", "gobs", "good deal", "heap", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "multiplicity", "myriad", "oodles", "pack", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plateful", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "pot", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "sheaf", "shipload", "sight", "slew", "spate", "stack", "store", "ton", "truckload", "volume", "wealth", "yard" ] }, "a small uneven mass":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a wad of gum stuck to the desk" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bead", "drop", "globule", "block", "body", "bulk", "particle", "piece", "portion", "bit", "chip", "crumb", "granule", "morsel", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap" ], "synonyms":[ "blob", "chunk", "clod", "clot", "clump", "dollop", "glob", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "knob", "lump", "nub", "nubble", "nugget" ] }, "a very large amount of money":{ "antonyms":[ "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "song" ], "examples":[ "amassed\u2014and lost\u2014a wad playing the stock market" ], "near antonyms":[ "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "related":[ "heap", "pot", "bonanza", "mine", "treasure trove", "assets", "capital", "means", "property", "riches", "wealth", "wherewithal", "bread", "cash", "chips", "currency", "dough", "gold", "jack", "legal tender", "lucre", "pelf", "tender", "wampum" ], "synonyms":[ "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile" ] }, "to form into a round compact mass":{ "antonyms":[ "unroll" ], "examples":[ "she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket", "took the paper off the straw and wadded it up" ], "near antonyms":[ "flatten", "open", "smooth", "spread", "unfold" ], "related":[ "bunch", "clump", "lump", "bead", "pearl", "pellet", "pelletize", "sphere" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "ball", "roll", "round" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wadded":{ "to form into a round compact mass":{ "antonyms":[ "unrolled" ], "examples":[ "she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket", "took the paper off the straw and wadded it up" ], "near antonyms":[ "flattened", "opened", "smoothed", "spread", "unfolded" ], "related":[ "bunched", "clumped", "lumped", "beaded", "pearled", "pelleted", "pelletized", "sphered" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerated", "balled", "rolled", "rounded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "waddle":{ "to move forward while swaying from side to side":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the duck waddled back into the water", "we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rock", "roll", "seesaw", "swag", "sway", "waver", "weave", "wobble", "wabble", "barge", "blunder", "clomp", "clump", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "pound", "scuff", "scuffle", "shamble", "shuffle", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "tramp", "tromp" ], "synonyms":[ "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "teeter", "totter" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "waddled":{ "to move forward while swaying from side to side":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the duck waddled back into the water", "we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rocked", "rolled", "seesawed", "swagged", "swayed", "wavered", "weaved", "wobbled", "wabbled", "barged", "blundered", "clomped", "clumped", "floundered", "galumphed", "lumbered", "lumped", "pounded", "scuffed", "scuffled", "shambled", "shuffled", "stamped", "stomped", "stumbled", "tramped", "tromped" ], "synonyms":[ "careened", "doddered", "lurched", "reeled", "staggered", "teetered", "tottered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wads":{ "a considerable amount":{ "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ], "examples":[ "a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "related":[ "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "gazillions", "jillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "heaps", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wealths", "yards" ] }, "a small uneven mass":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a wad of gum stuck to the desk" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beads", "drops", "globules", "blocks", "bodies", "bulks", "particles", "pieces", "portions", "bits", "chips", "crumbs", "granules", "morsels", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps" ], "synonyms":[ "blobs", "chunks", "clods", "clots", "clumps", "dollops", "globs", "gobbets", "gobs", "hunks", "knobs", "lumps", "nubbles", "nubs", "nuggets" ] }, "to form into a round compact mass":{ "antonyms":[ "unrolls" ], "examples":[ "she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket", "took the paper off the straw and wadded it up" ], "near antonyms":[ "flattens", "opens", "smooths", "smoothes", "spreads", "unfolds" ], "related":[ "bunches", "clumps", "lumps", "beads", "pearls", "pelletizes", "pellets", "spheres" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "balls", "rolls", "rounds" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "waffled":{ "to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flip-flopped", "yo-yoed", "dodged", "ducked", "eluded", "eschewed", "evaded", "shirked", "shook", "shunned", "sidestepped", "skirted", "bypassed", "circumvented", "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "straddled" ], "synonyms":[ "equivocated", "fudged", "hedged", "pussyfooted", "tergiversated", "weaseled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wagered":{ "to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bade", "bid", "offered", "adventured", "chanced", "hazarded", "speculated", "ventured", "endangered", "imperiled", "imperilled", "jeopardized" ], "synonyms":[ "bet", "betted", "gambled", "laid", "played", "put", "staked", "went" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wail (for)":{ "to feel or express sorrow for":{ "antonyms":[ "delight", "exult (in)", "glory (in)", "joy", "rejoice (in)" ], "examples":[ "her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace" ], "near antonyms":[ "beam", "cheer", "grin", "laugh", "smile" ], "related":[ "elegize", "cry (for)", "keen", "moan", "weep", "regret", "rue", "bawl", "blubber", "sob", "agonize", "bleed", "hurt", "sorrow", "suffer" ], "synonyms":[ "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "grieve (for)", "lament", "mourn" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wait":{ "an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "there was a long wait for the manager to come and help us" ], "near antonyms":[ "haste", "rush", "dispatch", "promptitude", "promptness" ], "related":[ "deferment", "deferral", "postponement", "reprieve", "respite", "foot-dragging", "hesitation", "lag", "pause", "setback", "slowdown" ], "synonyms":[ "delay", "detainment", "detention", "holdback", "holding pattern", "holdup" ] }, "to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "please wait here, and we'll seat you shortly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hang around", "linger", "remain", "stick around", "tarry", "stand by", "anticipate", "expect", "watch (for)" ], "synonyms":[ "await", "bide", "hold on", "stay" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wait%20upon":{ "to attend to the needs and comforts of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He waited on his wife hand and foot when she was sick." ], "near antonyms":[ "brush (aside or off)", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "slight" ], "related":[ "cure", "heal", "remedy", "doctor", "treat", "aid", "conserve", "preserve", "provide (for)", "support", "baby", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil", "cater (to)", "humor", "indulge" ], "synonyms":[ "administer (to)", "care (for)", "minister (to)", "mother", "nurse" ] }, "to be a servant for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They waited on wealthy hotel patrons to save up extra money for college." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attend", "minister (to)", "tend (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "slave (for)", "serve", "work (for)" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "waives":{ "to officially say that you will not use or require something that you are allowed to have or that is usually required":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She waived her right to a lawyer.", "The university waives the application fee for low-income students." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "waker":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "walk-up":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wall (in)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a lake almost entirely walled in by mountains" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bound", "circumscribe", "confine", "contain", "limit", "restrict", "encircle", "encompass", "enfold", "enframe", "enlace", "frame", "ring", "surround", "armor", "cocoon", "encapsulate", "encapsule", "encyst", "ensheathe", "ensphere", "enwomb" ], "synonyms":[ "box (in)", "cage", "closet", "coop (up)", "corral", "encage", "encase", "enclose", "inclose", "envelop", "fence (in)", "hedge", "hem (in)", "house", "immure", "include", "mew (up)", "pen" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "walloped":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "swept", "upset", "beat", "bested", "conquered", "dispatched", "hurdled", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "subdued", "surmounted", "threw", "took", "triumphed (over)", "won (against)", "worsted", "crushed", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "overwhelmed", "subjugated", "upended", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "broke", "destroyed", "did in", "finished", "sank", "sunk", "slaughtered" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "blew away", "bombed", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "drubbed", "dusted", "flattened", "pasted", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "skunked", "smoked", "smothered", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trimmed", "tromped", "trounced", "waxed", "whipped", "whomped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "arrested for walloping a police officer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "peppered", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "scuffed", "bunted", "flicked", "stroked", "tapped", "bumped", "butted", "jabbed", "jostled", "kicked", "kneed", "poked", "prodded", "pushed", "shoved", "stamped", "bowled (down or over)", "creamed", "decked", "dumped", "felled", "floored", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "rabbit-punched", "sucker punched", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "flailed", "flogged", "lashed", "sapped", "slashed", "sledged", "sledgehammered", "speared", "stabbed", "switched", "thrashed", "whipped", "beaned", "brained", "conked", "skulled" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "batted", "belted", "biffed", "bludgeoned", "bobbed", "bonked", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "cracked", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "nailed", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "tagged", "thumped", "thwacked", "whacked", "whaled", "zapped" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "chopped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "cuffed", "descended (on or upon)", "hit", "jumped (on)", "knocked", "laid on", "lammed", "pasted", "pounced (on or upon)", "punched", "raided", "rushed", "slammed", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "stormed", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "whacked", "whammed", "whomped", "blackjacked", "caned", "cowhided", "flagellated", "fustigated", "horsewhipped", "leathered", "pistol-whipped", "rawhided", "scourged", "strapped", "gored", "lacerated", "wounded", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated" ], "synonyms":[ "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "birched", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged up", "clubbed", "curried", "did", "drubbed", "fibbed", "flogged", "hammered", "hided", "laced", "lambasted", "lashed", "lathered", "licked", "mauled", "messed (up)", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "punched out", "roughed (up)", "slated", "slogged", "switched", "tanned", "thrashed", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "whaled", "whipped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wanders":{ "a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a wander through the woods" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "parades", "paseos", "promenades", "expeditions", "hikes", "marches", "peregrinations", "traipses", "tramps", "travels", "traversals", "traverses", "treks", "trips", "walkabouts", "excursions", "jaunts", "junkets", "outings", "sallies", "sashays", "spins", "tours", "pilgrimages", "progresses", "safaris" ], "synonyms":[ "ambles", "constitutionals", "perambulations", "rambles", "ranges", "saunters", "strolls", "turns", "walks" ] }, "to commit an offense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we have all wandered from the path of righteousness at least once in our lives" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgives", "justifies", "pardons", "regrets", "repents", "rues" ], "related":[ "breaches", "breaks", "infringes", "violates", "backslides", "lapses", "messes up" ], "synonyms":[ "errs", "falls", "offends", "sins", "strays", "transgresses", "trespasses" ] }, "to move about from place to place aimlessly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we just went outside and wandered around until it was time to go" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ambles", "saunters", "strolls", "dawdles", "mopes", "gypsies", "hobos", "tramps", "vagabonds", "mills (about or around)", "straggles", "strays" ], "synonyms":[ "bats", "cruises", "drifts", "floats", "gads (about)", "gallivants", "galavants", "kicks around", "knocks (about)", "maunders", "meanders", "mooches", "rambles", "ranges", "roams", "roves", "traipses" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wanes":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mounts", "mushrooms", "picks up", "rises", "snowballs", "soars", "swells", "waxes" ], "examples":[ "in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned" ], "near antonyms":[ "appears", "emerges", "shows up", "blows up", "distends", "elongates", "lengthens" ], "related":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "evaporates", "fades (away)", "fritters (away)", "gives out", "melts (away)", "peters (out)", "tails (off)", "vanishes", "slackens", "slows (down)", "alleviates", "relaxes", "flags", "sinks", "weakens", "caves (in)", "collapses", "deflates" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "declines", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (away or down or out)", "diminishes", "drains (away)", "drops (off)", "dwindles", "eases", "ebbs", 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(after)", "pined (for)", "repined (for)", "sighed (for)", "thirsted (for)", "yearned (for)", "decided", "determined", "resolved" ], "synonyms":[ "chose", "liked", "pleased", "willed", "wished" ] }, "to wish to have":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I want some ice cream for dessert, please" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)", "welcomed", "coveted", "craved", "desired", "died (for)", "hankered (for or after)", "wished (for)", "yearned (for)" ], "synonyms":[ "cared (for)", "liked" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "wanting":{ "falling short of a standard":{ "antonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "standard", "tolerable" ], "examples":[ "we tried her cooking and found it to be very wanting" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "classical", "A1", "bang-up", "banner", "boss", 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"egregious", "flagrant", "gross", "bum", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "junky", "lesser", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "reprehensible", "rotten", "rubbishy", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "trashy", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "miscreant", "scurrilous", "villainous", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wretched", "wrong" ] }, "not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need":{ "antonyms":[ "adequate", "enough", "sufficient" ], "examples":[ "at this time of year food for many wild animals is wanting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bounteous", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenitudinous", "enlarged", "expanded", "supplemented", "abounding", "overflowing", "teeming", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "lavish", "luxuriant", "rich", "big", "considerable", "hefty", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "super" ], "related":[ "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "hand-to-mouth", "lean", "light", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "bare", "mere", "minimum", "slight", "small" ], "synonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "low", "scarce", "short", "shy" ] }, "not having":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a mitten wanting its mate" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "absent", "minus", "sans", "without" ] }, "not present or in evidence":{ "antonyms":[ "existent", "present" ], "examples":[ "grass is almost entirely wanting in that arid wasteland" ], "near antonyms":[ "active", "alive", "animate", "living", "thriving", "current", "going", "prevailing", "uncanceled", "common", "prevalent", "apparent", "conspicuous", "evident", "obvious", "plain" ], "related":[ "dead", "departed", "extinct", "lost", "perished", "vanished", "defunct", "done", "expired", "finished", "lapsed", "obsolete", "over", "pass\u00e9", "inadequate", "insufficient", "rare", "scarce", "sparse", "uncommon" ], "synonyms":[ "absent", "lacking", "missing", "nonexistent" ] }, "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I want a new car so badly!" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning" ], "related":[ "spoiling (for)", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "favoring", "preferring", "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing" ], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "coveting", "craving", "desiderating", "desiring", "dying (for)", "hankering (for or after)", "hungering (for)", "itching (for)", "jonesing (for)", "longing (for)", "lusting (for or after)", "panting (after)", "pining (for)", "repining (for)", "salivating (for)", "sighing (for)", "thirsting (for)", "wishing (for)", "yearning (for)", "yenning (for)" ] }, "to have as a requirement":{ "antonyms":[ "having", "holding" ], "examples":[ "that stray cat wants food and a clean place to sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "owning", "possessing" ], "related":[ "entailing", "involving", "asking", "begging", "clamoring (for)", "crying (for)", "hurting (for)", "lacking", "commanding", "enjoining", "exacting", "insisting", "pressing", "questing", "stipulating" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "challenging", "claiming", "demanding", "necessitating", "needing", "requiring", "taking", "warranting" ] }, "to see fit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "do what you want" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aching (for)", "coveting", "craving", "desiring", "dying (for)", "fancying", "hankering (for)", "hungering (for)", "itching (for)", "longing (for)", "lusting (for or after)", "panting (after)", "pining (for)", "repining (for)", "sighing (for)", "thirsting (for)", "yearning (for)", "deciding", "determining", "resolving" ], "synonyms":[ "choosing", "liking", "pleasing", "willing", "wishing" ] }, "to wish to have":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I want some ice cream for dessert, please" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "welcoming", "coveting", "craving", "desiring", "dying (for)", "hankering (for or after)", "wishing (for)", "yearning (for)" ], "synonyms":[ "caring (for)", "liking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "preposition", "verb" ] }, "waring":{ "to be cautious of or on guard against":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a hunter yelling to his dog, \" Ware the porcupine!\"" ], "near antonyms":[ "discounting", "disregarding", "ignoring", "missing", "overlooking" ], "related":[ "attending", "heeding", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "beholding", "discerning", "observing", "perceiving", "seeing", "watching" ], "synonyms":[ "guarding (against)", "looking out (for)", "minding", "watching out (for)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "warlike":{ "feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{ "antonyms":[ "nonaggressive", "nonbelligerent", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "unbelligerent", "uncombative", "uncontentious" ], "examples":[ "a seafarer's legend that the remote island was inhabited by a warlike and uncivilized tribe" ], "near antonyms":[ "anti-imperialist", "antimilitarist", "unwarlike", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "complaisant", "conciliatory", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "kindhearted", "obliging", "pleasant", "sociable", "calm", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "benign", "gentle", "kindly", "mild" ], "related":[ "antagonistic", "fierce", "hostile", "hot-tempered", "acidic", "bearish", "bilious", "bristly", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fractious", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "stroppy", "surly", "testy", "touchy", "ugly", "waspish", "savage", "vicious", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "warmly":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "warranty":{ "a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a one-year warranty for the refrigerator" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "oath", "pledge", "troth", "vow", "word", "accord", "bargain", "compact", "concordat", "convention", "pact", "treaty", "assurance", "insurance", "seal", "bail", "deposit", "pawn", "security" ], "synonyms":[ "bond", "contract", "covenant", "deal", "guarantee", "guaranty", "surety" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "warship":{ "as in tanker , destroyer":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wart":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wary":{ "having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble":{ "antonyms":[ "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "unguarded", "unmindful", "unsafe", "unwary" ], "examples":[ "kept a wary eye out for signs of the enemy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bold", "brash", "impetuous", "rash", "reckless", "venturesome", "asleep", "inattentive", "regardless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "lax", "neglectful", "negligent", "remiss", "imprudent", "indiscreet", "injudicious", "absentminded", "forgetful", "inadvertent", "unintentional", "unplanned" ], "related":[ "advertent", "attentive", "awake", "observant", "regardful", "vigilant", "watchful", "hypercautious", "foresighted", "foresightful", "forethoughtful", "provident", "thoughtful", "cagey", "cagy", "calculating", "canny", "shrewd", "deliberate", "slow", "ultracareful", "ultracautious" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "careful", "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "conservative", "considerate", "gingerly", "guarded", "heedful", "safe" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "washes out":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "antonyms":[ "clicks", "comes off", "delivers", "goes", "goes over", "pans out", "succeeds", "works out" ], "examples":[ "most of the participants in the tough training program washed out" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooks", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives", "prevails", "triumphs", "wins" ], "related":[ "flounders", "struggles", "declines", "sinks", "skids", "slips", "slumps", "wanes", "crashes", "crumbles", "miscarries", "misfires", "goes under", "implodes", "self-destructs" ], "synonyms":[ "bombs", "collapses", "craters", "fails", "flames out", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "founders", "misses", "strikes out", "tanks" ] }, "to make white or whiter by removing color":{ "antonyms":[ "darkens", "deepens", "embrowns" ], "examples":[ "the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackens", "blotches", "checkers", "dapples", "daubs", "discolors", "flecks", "marbles", "mottles", "patterns", "polychromes", "shades", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "streaks", "striates", "stripes", "tarnishes", "variegates", "colors", "dyes", "paints", "pigments", "stains", "tinctures", "tinges", "tints", "burnishes", "polishes", "shines" ], "related":[ "brightens", "lightens", "dims", "mats", "mattes", "matts", "etiolates", "whitewashes", "frosts", "silvers" ], "synonyms":[ "blanches", "bleaches", "blenches", "decolorizes", "dulls", "fades", "pales", "snows", "whitens" ] }, "to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "wash out your bathing suit in the sink" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "deluges", "engulfs", "floods", "inundates", "swamps", "flows", "gushes", "rushes", "streams", "douches", "hoses", "drenches", "saturates", "soaks", "douses", "dowses", "sloshes", "splashes" ], "synonyms":[ "flushes", "irrigates", "rinses", "sluices", "washes" ] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that last illness washed the child out completely" ], "near antonyms":[ "activates", "energizes", "invigorates", "rejuvenates", "strengthens", "vitalizes", "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds" ], "related":[ "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "saps", "wastes", "weakens" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "burns out", "busts", "does in", "does up", "drains", "exhausts", "fags", "fatigues", "frazzles", "harasses", "kills", "knocks out", "outwears", "tires", "tuckers (out)", "wearies", "wears", "wears out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "washing":{ "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she absentmindedly washed her tea by tipping her cup, until the honey was at last mixed in" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beating", "paddling", "whipping", "whisking", "reeling", "shaking", "wheeling" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "churning", "stirring", "swirling", "whirling" ] }, "to flow along or against":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "crystal-clear waters gently wash the island's unspoiled beaches" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bubbling", "gurgling", "plashing", "rippling", "sloshing" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "lapping", "laving", "lipping", "splashing" ] }, "to flow in a broken irregular stream":{ "antonyms":[ "pouring", "rolling", "streaming" ], "examples":[ "soapy water washing down the drain" ], "near antonyms":[ "running" ], "related":[ "eddying", "purling", "swirling", "swashing", "swishing", "swooshing", "whishing", "dripping", "dropping", "gushing", "jetting", "rushing", "spewing", "spouting", "spurting", "squirting" ], "synonyms":[ "bubbling", "dribbling", "guggling", "gurgling", "lapping", "plashing", "rippling", "splashing", "trickling" ] }, "to make wet":{ "antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "scorching", "searing" ], "examples":[ "rain washed the countryside for days on end" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatering", "evaporating", "freeze-drying", "drip-drying", "wringing", "dehumidifying" ], "related":[ "aspersing", "bedewing", "dampening", "damping", "drizzling", "humidifying", "hydrating", "misting", "moistening", "moisturizing", "showering", "sprinkling", "deluging", "flooding", "hosing (down)", "inundating", "overflowing", "submerging", "swamping", "splashing", "impregnating", "saturating", "steeping", "flushing", "irrigating", "laving", "rinsing", "sloshing", "sluicing", "dipping", "ducking", "dunking", "rehydrating", "rewashing", "rewetting" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "bedraggling", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "drowning", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "sousing", "watering", "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "wetting", "wetting down" ] }, "to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "washed the baby's hair" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "deluging", "engulfing", "flooding", "inundating", "swamping", "flowing", "gushing", "rushing", "streaming", "douching", "hosing", "drenching", "saturating", "soaking", "dousing", "dowsing", "sloshing", "splashing" ], "synonyms":[ "flushing", "irrigating", "rinsing", "sluicing", "washing out" ] }, "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the employee's story about missing the bus didn't wash with her manager" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "getting through", "going down", "going over", "going through", "playing", "taking", "working" ], "synonyms":[ "flying", "holding up", "passing", "standing up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "waspishness":{ "readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his perpetual waspishness only served to make those around him cranky as well" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "tolerance", "understanding", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "coolness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "easygoingness", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness" ], "related":[ "cantankerousness", "crustiness", "curmudgeonliness", "disagreeableness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "sulkiness", "surliness", "aggression", "aggressiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence", "truculency", "fussiness", "querulousness", "rudeness", "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity", "supersensitivity", "touchiness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "fierceness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "unfriendliness", "anger", "exasperation", "fury", "indignation", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "hot-bloodedness", "passion" ], "synonyms":[ "biliousness", "choler", "crankiness", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "testiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wasteful":{ "given to spending money freely or foolishly":{ "antonyms":[ "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "penny-pinching", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty" ], "examples":[ "my one wasteful child always seemed to run out of money by midweek" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penurious", "pinching", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "careful", "judicious", "prudent", "sensible", "wise", "farsighted", "forehanded", "foreseeing", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "provident" ], "related":[ "improvident", "myopic", "shortsighted", "bighearted", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "freehearted", "generous", "lavish", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "openhearted", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "unselfish", "unsparing", "unstinting", "careless", "heedless", "imprudent", "incautious", "injudicious", "unwise", "indulgent", "reckless", "self-indulgent", "splurging", "wanton" ], "synonyms":[ "extravagant", "high-rolling", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "squandering", "thriftless", "unthrifty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "wasting %28away%29":{ "as in decline , deterioration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to lose bodily strength or vigor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away" ], "near antonyms":[ "convalescing", "rallying", "rebounding", "recovering", "recuperating", "gaining" ], "related":[ "breaking down", "wearing out", "yielding", "degenerating", "deteriorating", "rotting", "running down" ], "synonyms":[ "decaying", "drooping", "emaciating", "fading", "failing", "flagging", "going", "lagging", "languishing", "sagging", "sinking", "weakening", "wilting", "withering" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "watchful":{ "paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity":{ "antonyms":[ "asleep" ], "examples":[ "the toddler played under the watchful eye of her parents" ], "near antonyms":[ "absent", "absentminded", "absorbed", "abstracted", "daydreaming", "dazed", "distracted", "dreaming", "dreamy", "engrossed", "faraway", "insensible", "oblivious", "preoccupied", "sleeping", "unaware", "unconscious", "unknowing", "unwitting", "careless", "heedless", "inattentive", "unheeding", "unmindful", "unthinking", "unwary", "unprepared", "unready" ], "related":[ "alive", "aware", "conscious", "sensitive", "cognizant", "heedful", "keen", "mindful", "observing", "regardful", "sharp", "sharp-eyed", "hyperalert", "hypervigilant", "sleepless", "wakeful", "careful", "cautious", "chary", "wary", "prepared", "ready" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "Argus-eyed", "attentive", "awake", "observant", "open-eyed", "tenty", "tentie", "vigilant", "wide-awake" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "water closet":{ "a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the first house in town to have an indoor water closet" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "commode", "pan", "pot", "garderobe", "jakes", "outhouse", "privy", "half bath", "powder room", "ladies", "ladies' room", "men's room" ], "synonyms":[ "bath", "bathroom", "bog", "can", "cloakroom", "comfort station", "convenience", "head", "john", "latrine", "lavatory", "loo", "potty", "restroom", "toilet", "washroom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "water-resistant":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "water-soaked":{ "containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{ "antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "unwatered", "waterless" ], "examples":[ "make sure that the bandages don't get water-soaked when you take a shower" ], "near antonyms":[ "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "related":[ "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "hydrated", "dipped", "dunked", "splashed", "aqueous", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sluiced", "clammy", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "humid", "moist", "semimoist", "wettish", "boggy", "miry", "seepy", "sloppy", "squashy" ], "synonyms":[ "awash", "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "logged", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "watery", "wet" ] }, "to make wet":{ "antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "scorched", "seared" ], "examples":[ "the fire is out, but the firefighters water-soaked most of the house in the process" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatered", "evaporated", "freeze-dried", "drip-dried", "wrung", "dehumidified" ], "related":[ "aspersed", "bedewed", "damped", "dampened", "drizzled", "humidified", "hydrated", "misted", "moistened", "moisturized", "showered", "sprinkled", "deluged", "flooded", "hosed (down)", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "splashed", "impregnated", "saturated", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sloshed", "sluiced", "dipped", "ducked", "dunked", "rehydrated", "rewashed", "rewet", "rewetted" ], "synonyms":[ "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "drowned", "soaked", "soddened", "sopped", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "wet", "wetted", "wet down", "wetted down" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "watered":{ "containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{ "antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "unwatered", "waterless" ], "examples":[ "a heavily watered lawn" ], "near antonyms":[ "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "related":[ "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "hydrated", "dipped", "dunked", "splashed", "aqueous", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sluiced", "clammy", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "humid", "moist", "semimoist", "wettish", "boggy", "miry", "seepy", "sloppy", "squashy" ], "synonyms":[ "awash", "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "logged", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "water-soaked", "waterlogged", "watery", "wet" ] }, "to make wet":{ "antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "scorched", "seared" ], "examples":[ "watered the plants" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatered", "evaporated", "freeze-dried", "drip-dried", "wrung", "dehumidified" ], "related":[ "aspersed", "bedewed", "damped", "dampened", "drizzled", "humidified", "hydrated", "misted", "moistened", "moisturized", "showered", "sprinkled", "deluged", "flooded", "hosed (down)", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "splashed", "impregnated", "saturated", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sloshed", "sluiced", "dipped", "ducked", "dunked", "rehydrated", "rewashed", "rewet", "rewetted" ], "synonyms":[ "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "drowned", "soaked", "soddened", "sopped", "soused", "washed", "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "wet", "wetted", "wet down", "wetted down" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "waterfall":{ "a fall of water usually from a great height":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I used to like to throw sticks in the stream and watch them go over the waterfall" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flume", "chute", "shute", "rapid(s)", "shoot", "white water" ], "synonyms":[ "cascade", "cataract", "fall(s)" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "watering":{ "to make wet":{ "antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "scorching", "searing" ], "examples":[ "watered the plants" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatering", "evaporating", "freeze-drying", "drip-drying", "wringing", "dehumidifying" ], "related":[ "aspersing", "bedewing", "dampening", "damping", "drizzling", "humidifying", "hydrating", "misting", "moistening", "moisturizing", "showering", "sprinkling", "deluging", "flooding", "hosing (down)", "inundating", "overflowing", "submerging", "swamping", "splashing", "impregnating", "saturating", "steeping", "flushing", "irrigating", "laving", "rinsing", "sloshing", "sluicing", "dipping", "ducking", "dunking", "rehydrating", "rewashing", "rewetting" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "bedraggling", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "drowning", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "sousing", "washing", "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "wetting", "wetting down" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "waterless":{ "marked by little or no precipitation or humidity":{ "antonyms":[ "damp", "dank", "humid", "moist", "wet" ], "examples":[ "cacti prefer a nearly waterless environment" ], "near antonyms":[ "awash", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "watery", "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "hydrated" ], "related":[ "air-dry", "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "baked", "dehydrated", "parched", "sunbaked", "rainless", "desert", "desertic", "desertlike", "xerothermic" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "droughty", "dry", "sere", "sear", "thirsty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "wave":{ "a moving ridge on the surface of water":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the toddler was almost knocked down by the waves created by the speedboat" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sea(s)", "surf", "breaker", "whitecap", "comber", "curl", "riffle", "ripple", "wavelet", "ground swell", "roller", "tidal wave", "tsunami" ], "synonyms":[ "billow", "surge", "swell" ] }, "to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "waved them over to the side of the road" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "nod", "gesticulate", "mime", "pantomime", "sign", "signalize", "acquaint", "advise", "inform", "relate", "tell", "flourish", "shrug" ], "synonyms":[ "beckon", "flag", "gesture", "motion", "signal" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "waver":{ "as in swing , rock":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{ "antonyms":[ "dive (in)", "plunge (in)" ], "examples":[ "he's still wavering about whether to take the job" ], "near antonyms":[ "decide", "budge", "stir", "advance", "continue" ], "related":[ "haw", "hem", "dally", "dawdle", "delay", "linger", "pause", "procrastinate", "wait", "back down", "chicken (out)", "consider", "debate", "deliberate", "ponder", "weigh", "oscillate", "sway", "equivocate", "hedge", "pussyfoot", "waffle" ], "synonyms":[ "balance", "dither", "falter", "halt", "hang back", "hesitate", "scruple", "shilly-shally", "stagger", "teeter", "vacillate", "wobble", "wabble" ] }, "to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flounder", "lurch", "stumble", "toddle", "quake", "quaver", "quiver", "shake", "shudder", "tremble", "vibrate", "careen", "reel", "stagger", "weave" ], "synonyms":[ "falter", "rock", "teeter", "totter", "wobble", "wabble" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wax":{ "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "dwindle", "lessen", "recede", "wane" ], "examples":[ "the commitment of the young volunteers to the cause seems to wax and wane" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jump", "rocket", "skyrocket", "surge", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble", "blow up", "bulk", "distend", "inflate", "puff (up)", "crescendo", "crest", "peak" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "accumulate", "appreciate", "balloon", "boom", "build up", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "climb", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "gain", "increase", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "rise", "roll up", "snowball", "spread", "swell" ] }, "to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "waxing a surfboard" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsen", "rough", "roughen", "dehydrate", "dry", "parch", "sear" ], "related":[ "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "souse", "wash", "water", "wet" ], "synonyms":[ "grease", "lubricate", "oil", "slick" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I can't believe I bet on a football team that ended up getting waxed 45-0" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sweep", "upset", "beat", "best", "conquer", "dispatch", "hurdle", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "throw", "triumph (over)", "win (against)", "worst", "crush", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "overwhelm", "subjugate", "upend", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "break", "destroy", "do in", "finish", "sink", "slaughter" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "blow away", "bomb", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "drub", "dust", "flatten", "paste", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "skunk", "smoke", "smother", "snow under", "thrash", "trim", "tromp", "trounce", "wallop", "whip", "whomp", "whop", "whap", "whup" ] }, "to eventually have as a state or quality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "waxed poetic whenever he wrote to his girlfriend" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "be", "continue", "linger", "remain", "stay" ], "related":[ "alter", "change", "metamorphose", "modify", "mutate", "transfigure", "transform", "transmute" ], "synonyms":[ "become", "come", "get", "go", "grow", "run", "turn" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "waxy":{ "capable of being easily molded or modeled":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the children made little animals with the colorful, waxy modeling clay" ], "near antonyms":[ "inflexible", "intractable", "rigid", "stiff" ], "related":[ "adaptable", "bendable", "bendy", "ductile", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "waxen", "willowy", "elastic", "flexible", "flexile", "limber", "resilient", "workable", "bending", "giving", "kneadable", "tractable", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "malleable", "moldable", "plastic", "shapable", "shapeable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "waylay":{ "to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a lonely stretch of highway along which unsuspecting tourists are often waylaid by gangs" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "storm", "strike", "jump", "mug", "pounce (on)", "tackle", "charge", "sally", "capture", "ensnare", "entrap", "mousetrap", "net", "snare", "trap", "hunt", "prey (on or upon)", "stalk" ], "synonyms":[ "ambuscade", "ambush", "surprise", "surprize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }