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"adjective" ] }, "euphorically":{ "as in blissfully , rapturously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blissfully", "elatedly", "rapturously", "hopefully", "optimistically", "sanguinely", "amicably", "friendlily", "friendly", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "jocularly", "blithely", "blithesomely", "breezily", "gladly", "gladsomely", "laughingly", "lightheartedly", "sunnily", "amusedly", "exuberantly", "giddily", "gigglingly", "joyfully", "joyously", "brightly", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "gaily", "gayly", "happily", "heartily", "jocosely", "jovially", "merrily", "mirthfully", "smilingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "bleakly", "cheerlessly", "darkly", "heavily", "miserably", "morosely", "unhappily", "abjectly", "dejectedly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "wretchedly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "forlornly", "mournfully", "plaintively", "sorrowfully", "dourly", "glumly", "mirthlessly", "sourly", "sternly", "sulkily", "sullenly", "blackly", "dismally", "drearily", "gloomily", "pessimistically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "euphoria":{ "a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{ "examples":[ "a general euphoria seemed to engulf the city following the World Series win" ], "synonyms":[ "cloud nine", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "exhilaration", "heaven", "high", "intoxication", "paradise", "rapture", "rhapsody", "seventh heaven", "swoon", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaltation", "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "delight", "enchantment", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "pleasure", "reverie", "trance", "inspiration", "fervor", "frenzy", "madness", "passion", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "exuberance", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "jubilance", "jubilation", "lightheartedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "misery", "sadness", "unhappiness", "woe", "wretchedness", "blues", "dejection", "desolation", "despair", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "disheartenment", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "melancholy", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "depression" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "euphemisms":{ "a mild or pleasant word group of words that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive":{ "examples":[ "using \"eliminate\" as a euphemism for \"kill\"", "She spoke in euphemisms when recounting the expletive-laden tirade." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "code words", "genteelisms", "nice-nellyisms", "expressions", "idioms", "phrases", "archaisms", "colloquialisms", "modernisms", "neologisms", "provincialisms", "analogies", "circumlocutions", "metaphors", "similes", "clich\u00e9s", "cliches", "locutions", "terms", "bywords", "cries", "mottoes", "mottos", "shibboleths", "slogans", "watchwords" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "euphemized":{ "as in softened , sweetened":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned", "boon", "gleeful", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "mirthful", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "tickled", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unsatisfied", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "hangdog", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sorrowful" ], "antonyms":[ "dour", "gloomy", "glum", "morose", "saturnine", "sulky", "sullen" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "euphemism":{ "a mild or pleasant word group of words that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive":{ "examples":[ "using \"eliminate\" as a euphemism for \"kill\"", "She spoke in euphemisms when recounting the expletive-laden tirade." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "code word", "genteelism", "nice-nellyism", "expression", "idiom", "phrase", "archaism", "colloquialism", "modernism", "neologism", "provincialism", "analogy", "circumlocution", "metaphor", "simile", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "locution", "term", "byword", "cry", "motto", "shibboleth", "slogan", "watchword" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "euphonic":{ "having a pleasing mixture of notes":{ "examples":[ "the parents are looking for something euphonic for their baby's name" ], "synonyms":[ "canorous", "euphonious", "harmonious", "harmonizing", "melodious", "musical", "symphonic", "symphonious", "tuneful" ], "near synonyms":[ "blending", "chiming", "flowing", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "dulcet", "mellow", "melodic", "sweet", "echoing", "resonant", "sonorous", "quavering", "trilling", "warbling", "agreeable", "appealing", "pleasant", "cadenced", "lilting", "lyric", "lyrical", "rhythmic", "rhythmical", "songful", "songlike", "chordal", "harmonic", "homophonic", "orchestral", "polyphonic", "polyphonous", "tonal" ], "near antonyms":[ "blaring", "clanging", "clashing", "clattering", "grating", "harsh", "jangling", "jarring", "metallic", "raspy", "raucous", "scratching", "screeching", "shrill", "squeaky", "strident", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "atonal", "off-key" ], "antonyms":[ "discordant", "disharmonious", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "tuneless", "unmelodious", "unmusical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "euphemizing":{ "as in softening , sweetening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "poeticizing", "softening", "sweetening", "heroicizing", "heroizing", "adulating", "canonizing", "deifying", "idolizing", "glamorizing", "glamourizing", "glamouring (up)", "glorifying", "idealizing", "romanticizing", "aggrandizing", "dignifying", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enthroning", "magnifying" ], "near 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"ennobles", "enshrines", "enthrones", "magnifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "deglamorizes", "belittles", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "disparages", "minimizes", "puts down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }