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"garnishment", "ornamentation", "trimming", "extravagance", "fanciness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "magnificence", "opulence", "richness", "sumptuousness", "luridness", "meretriciousness", "tawdriness", "vulgarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservativeness", "moderation", "modesty", "restraint", "simplicity", "understatement", "elegance", "gracefulness", "tastefulness", "minimalism" ], "antonyms":[ "austerity", "plainness", "severity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gauzy":{ "being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance":{ "examples":[ "gauzy spiderwebs" ], "synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "filmy", "flimsy", "frothy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "insubstantial", "sleazy", "unsubstantial" ], "near synonyms":[ "dainty", "delicate", "fine", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "diaphanous", "sheer", "transparent" ], "near antonyms":[ "durable", "knockabout", "lasting", "tough", "coarse", "heavy", "rough", "rude" ], "antonyms":[ "sturdy", "substantial" ] }, "very thin and easy to see through":{ 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"dusky", "gloomy", "impalpable", "inappreciable", "intangible", "invisible", "hieroglyphic", "hieroglyphical", "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "indiscernible", "inexplicable", "mysterious", "obfuscatory", "puzzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bright", "distinct", "evident", "obvious", "plain", "certain", "firm", "strong", "sure" ], "antonyms":[ "clear", "definite", "pellucid" ] }, "filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension":{ "examples":[ "the valley was bathed in the soft gauzy light of an October morn" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouded", "befogged", "brumous", "clouded", "cloudy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "murky", "smoggy", "soupy" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcast", "rainy", "stormy", "thick", "dirty", "miry", "mucky", "muddy", "slimy", "slushy", "turbid", "miasmal", "miasmatic", "miasmic", "smoky", "smokey", "smudgy", "sooty", "filmy", "milky", "opaque" ], "near antonyms":[ "bright", "clean", "clement", "fair", "sunny", "sunshiny", "translucent", "transparent" ], "antonyms":[ "clear", "cloudless", "limpid", "pellucid", "unclouded" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "gaucheness":{ "as in awkwardness , ungainliness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "awkwardness", "clumsiness", "gawkiness", "gawkishness", "gracelessness", "ham-handedness", "heavy-handedness", "klutziness", "ungainliness", "disability", "inability", "incapability", "incapacity", "debilitation", "disablement", "impairment", "incapacitation", "unhandiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "agility", "deftness", "dexterity", "nimbleness", "sleight", "spryness", "coordination", "flexibility", "gracefulness", "limberness", "litheness", "loose-jointedness", "suppleness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gauging":{ "to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{ "examples":[ "glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need" ], "synonyms":[ "calculating", "calling", "conjecturing", "estimating", "figuring", "guessing", "judging", "making", "placing", "putting", "reckoning", "supposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluding", "deducing", "extrapolating", "gathering", "inferring", "reasoning", "understanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "calibrating", "measuring", "scaling", "computing", "working out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to find out the size, extent, or amount of":{ "examples":[ "very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction" ], "synonyms":[ "measuring", "scaling", "spanning" ], "near synonyms":[ "weighing", "calibrating", "calipering", "quantifying", "quantitating", "laying off", "marking (off)", "calculating", "ciphering", "computing", "figuring", "reckoning", "working out", "appraising", "assessing", "conjecturing", "estimating", "evaluating", "guessing", "guesstimating", "judging", "supposing", "valuating", "valuing", "adding up", "summing", "tallying", "totaling", "totalling", "ascertaining", "determining", "discovering", "doping (out)", "figuring out", "finding out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gauntness":{ "as in scrawniness , weediness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scrawniness", "skinniness", "weediness", "fitness", "trimness", "leanness", "reediness", "slenderness", "slimness", "svelteness", "thinness" ], "near antonyms":[ "adiposity", "chubbiness", "corpulence", "corpulency", "embonpoint", "fat", "fatness", "fattiness", "fleshiness", "grossness", "obesity", "plumpness", "portliness", "pudginess", "pursiness", "rotundity", "weight", "bulkiness", "heaviness", "huskiness", "stoutness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gauntlet":{ "a test of faith, patience, or strength":{ "examples":[ "before being adopted, school textbooks must often run the gauntlet of several local and state committees" ], "synonyms":[ "cross", "crucible", "fire", "ordeal", "trial" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptism", "initiation", "adversity", "affliction", "asperity", "misadventure", "mischance", "misfortune", "mishap", "privation", "tragedy", "tribulation", "trouble", "vicissitude", "woe", "acid test", "litmus test", "challenge", "complication", "difficulty", "grief", "grievance", "hardship", "rigor", "annoyance", "discomfort", "inconvenience", "nuisance" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gauze":{ "an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency":{ "examples":[ "wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers" ], "synonyms":[ "brume", "fog", "haze", "mist", "murk", "reek", "smog", "soup" ], "near synonyms":[ "bank", "cloud", "fume", "miasma", "smoke", "smother", "steam" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gauged":{ "to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{ "examples":[ "glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need" ], "synonyms":[ "calculated", "called", "conjectured", "estimated", "figured", "guessed", "judged", "made", "placed", "put", "reckoned", "supposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluded", "deduced", "extrapolated", "gathered", "inferred", "reasoned", "understood" ], "near antonyms":[ "calibrated", "measured", "scaled", "computed", "worked out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to find out the size, extent, or amount of":{ "examples":[ "very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction" ], "synonyms":[ "measured", "scaled", "spanned" ], "near synonyms":[ "weighed", "calibrated", "calipered", "quantified", "quantitated", "laid off", "marked (off)", "calculated", "ciphered", "computed", "figured", "reckoned", "worked out", "appraised", "assessed", "conjectured", "estimated", "evaluated", "guessed", "guesstimated", "judged", "supposed", "valuated", "valued", "added up", "summed", "tallied", "totaled", "totalled", "ascertained", "determined", "discovered", "doped (out)", "figured out", "found out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gauntlets":{ "a test of faith, patience, or strength":{ "examples":[ "before being adopted, school textbooks must often run the gauntlet of several local and state committees" ], "synonyms":[ "crosses", "crucibles", "fires", "ordeals", "trials" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptisms", "initiations", "adversities", "afflictions", "asperities", "misadventures", "mischances", "misfortunes", "mishaps", "privations", "tragedies", "tribulations", "troubles", "vicissitudes", "woes", "acid tests", "litmus tests", "challenges", "complications", "difficulties", "griefs", "grievances", "hardships", "rigors", "annoyances", "discomforts", "inconveniences", "nuisances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gaudery":{ "as in trumpery , foofaraw":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foofaraw", "frippery", "tawdry", "trumpery", "array", "bravery", "caparison", "finery", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "pretties", "regalia", "trim", "tatters", "garderobe", "wardrobe", "costume", "ensemble", "frock", "garb", "getup", "guise", "livery", "outfit", "apparel", "attire", "clobber", "clothes", "clothing", "costumery", "dress", "duds", "garments", "gear", "habiliment(s)", "habit", "rags", "raiment", "rig", "rigging", "threads", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vestments", "vesture", "wear", "wearables", "weeds", "civvies", "civies", "mufti", "couture", "pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter", "pret-a-porter", "ready-to-wear", "tailoring", "activewear", "loungewear", "outerwear", "playwear", "sportswear", "nightclothes", "sleepwear", "smallclothes", "underclothes", "underwear" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gauche":{ "lacking social grace and assurance":{ "examples":[ "his loud talking at the opera marked him as gauche and uncultured" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "graceless", "inelegant", "rough-hewn", "rustic", "rustical", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "uneasy", "ungraceful", "wooden" ], "near synonyms":[ "angular", "gawky", "lubberly", "ungainly", "boorish", "clownish", "uncouth", "abashed", "discomfited", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "diffident", "insecure", "meek", "modest", "self-doubting", "timid", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unpretentious" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed" ], "antonyms":[ "graceful", "suave", "urbane" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "gauzelike":{ "very thin and easy to see through":{ "examples":[ "a beautiful, gauzelike fabric" ], "synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "diaphanous", "filmy", "gauzy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "see-through", "sheer", "transparent" ], "near synonyms":[ "peekaboo", "clear", "crystal", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "lucid", "translucent", "dainty", "delicate", "flimsy", "fragile", "frail", "insubstantial", "unsubstantial", "colorless", "uncolored" ], "near antonyms":[ "opaque", "cloudy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "drab", "dull", "lackluster", "lusterless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "gauges":{ "to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{ "examples":[ "glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need" ], "synonyms":[ "calculates", "calls", "conjectures", "estimates", "figures", "guesses", "judges", "makes", "places", "puts", "reckons", "supposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "concludes", "deduces", "extrapolates", "gathers", "infers", "reasons", "understands" ], "near antonyms":[ "calibrates", "measures", "scales", "computes", "works out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to find out the size, extent, or amount of":{ "examples":[ "very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction" ], "synonyms":[ "measures", "scales", "spans" ], "near synonyms":[ "weighs", "calibrates", "calipers", "quantifies", "quantitates", "lays off", "marks (off)", "calculates", "ciphers", "computes", "figures", "reckons", "works out", "appraises", "assesses", "conjectures", "estimates", "evaluates", "guesses", "guesstimates", "judges", "supposes", "valuates", "values", "adds up", "sums", "tallies", "totals", "ascertains", "determines", "discovers", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "finds out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in faces , dials":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dials", "faces", "hands", "indexes", "indices", "indicators", "needles", "pointers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in standards , touchstones":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "standards", "touchstones", "guidelines", "principles", "rules", "essences", "quintessences", "archetypes", "examples", "mirrors", "paradigms", "patterns", "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "apotheoses", "culminations", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "zeniths", "embodiments", "epitomes", "incarnations", "manifestations", "personifications", "phantoms", "pinks", "role models", "beau ideals", "classics", "eidolons", "eidola", "exemplars", "ideals", "ideas", "models", "nonesuches", "nonpareils", "paragons", "patron saints" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "gaucho":{ "as in cowboy , vaquero":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "buckaroo", "buckeroo", "cowboy", "cowgirl", "cowhand", "cowherd", "cowman", "cowpoke", "cowpuncher", "ranchero", "vaquero", "herder", "herdsman", "sheepherder", "shepherd", "shepherdess", "goatherd", "swineherd", "wrangler", "drover" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gaudily":{ "as in garishly , flamboyantly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flamboyantly", "flashily", "garishly", "loud", "loudly", "ostentatiously", "bravely", "brightly", "brilliantly", "colorfully", "gaily", "gayly", "fancily", "ornately", "swankily", "gorgeously", "richly", "spectacularly", "splendidly", "strikingly", "dapperly", "dashingly", "gallantly", "jazzily", "nattily", "neatly", "pertly", "smartly", "snappily", "spiffily", "conspicuously", "luridly", "shockingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "boringly", "drably", "dully", "colorlessly", "inconspicuously", "unobtrusively", "unpretentiously", "chastely", "demurely", "modestly", "conservatively", "plainly", "quietly", "simply", "bleakly", "severely", "somberly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "gauzes":{ "an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency":{ "examples":[ "wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers" ], "synonyms":[ "brumes", "fogs", "hazes", "mists", "murks", "reeks", "smogs", "soups" ], "near synonyms":[ "banks", "clouds", "fumes", "miasmas", "miasmata", "smokes", "smothers", "steams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gaults":{ "as in clays , muds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blacklands", "clays", "gleys", "gucks", "gooks", "gumbos", "kaolins", "muck", "muds", "clods", "dirt", "earth", "ground", "molds", "dust", "gravels", "sands", "humuses", "loams", "topsoils", "alluviums", "alluvia", "colluvia", "colluviums", "detritus", "loesses", "marls", "sediments", "shingles", "silts", "duffs", "mulls", "subsoils", "substrata" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gauming":{ "to make dirty":{ "examples":[ "the kitchen floor was all gaumed up from countless spills" ], "synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "bemiring", "besmirching", "blackening", "daubing", "dirtying", "distaining", "fouling", "griming", "miring", "mucking", "muddying", "smirching", "smudging", "soiling", "staining", "sullying" ], "near synonyms":[ "contaminating", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "discoloring", "confusing", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disordering", "draggling", "jumbling", "messing", "muddling", "collying", "crocking" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminating", "purging", "purifying", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "brushing", "dry-cleaning", "dusting", "laundering", "mopping", "rinsing", "scouring", "scrubbing", "sweeping", "washing", "wiping", "brightening", "deodorizing", "freshening", "renewing", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up)", "tidying (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "cleaning", "cleansing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gaums":{ "to make dirty":{ "examples":[ "the kitchen floor was all gaumed up from countless spills" ], "synonyms":[ "befouls", "begrimes", "bemires", "besmirches", "blackens", "daubs", "dirties", "distains", "fouls", "grimes", "mires", "mucks", "muddies", "smirches", "smudges", "soils", "stains", "sullies" ], "near synonyms":[ "contaminates", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "discolors", "confuses", "disarranges", "disarrays", "dishevels", "disorders", "draggles", "jumbles", "messes", "muddles", "collies", "crocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminates", "purges", "purifies", "disinfects", "sanitizes", "brushes", "dry-cleans", "dusts", "launders", "mops", "rinses", "scours", "scrubs", "sweeps", "washes", "wipes", "brightens", "deodorizes", "freshens", "renews", "spruces (up)", "straightens (up)", "tidies (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "cleans", "cleanses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gaudy":{ "excessively showy":{ "examples":[ "gaudy decorations on all the doors and windows at festival time" ], "synonyms":[ "flamboyant", "flaring", "flashy", "garish", "glitzy", "loud", "noisy", "ostentatious", "razzle-dazzle", "splashy", "swank", "swanky" ], "near synonyms":[ "excessive", "extravagant", "fulsome", "hammy", "overdone", "over-the-top", "overwrought", "pretentious", "baroque", "bedizened", "ornate", "fancy", "snazzy", "zooty", "blaring", "bright", "florid", "glaring", "glittery", "overbright", "spectacular", "graceless", "inelegant", "lurid", "tacky", "tasteless", "tawdry", "tinselly", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "fitting", "proper", "inconspicuous", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "toned (down)", "unobtrusive", "elegant", "graceful", "tasteful", "modest", "plain", "simple", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[ "conservative", "quiet", "understated", "unflamboyant", "unflashy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "gaud":{ "a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest":{ "examples":[ "some tacky little gaud that they had picked up at a souvenir stand at an amusement park" ], "synonyms":[ "bauble", "bibelot", "curio", "curiosity", "doodad", "gewgaw", "geegaw", "gimcrack", "kickshaw", "knickknack", "nicknack", "novelty", "ornamental", "tchotchke", "trinket" ], "near 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"brighten", "deodorize", "freshen", "renew", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanse" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gaunt":{ "suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease":{ "examples":[ "a gaunt patient suffering from the side effects of treatment" ], "synonyms":[ "cadaverous", "emaciated", "haggard", "skeletal", "wasted" ], "near synonyms":[ "bony", "boney", "lank", "lanky", "rawboned", "scraggy", "scrawny", "sinewy", "skinny", "spare", "thin", "starved", "underfed", "undernourished", "famished", "hungry", "starving", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "withered", "wizened" ], "near antonyms":[ "beefy", "brawny", "burly", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "husky", "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "fleshy", "heavyset", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "portly", "pudgy", "roly-poly", "rotund", "stocky", "thickset", "tubby", "flabby", "soft" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "gault":{ "as in clay , mud":{ "examples":[], 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"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)" ], "antonyms":[ "cleaned", "cleansed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gauge":{ "to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{ "examples":[ "glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need" ], "synonyms":[ "calculate", "call", "conjecture", "estimate", "figure", "guess", "judge", "make", "place", "put", "reckon", "suppose" ], "near synonyms":[ "conclude", "deduce", "extrapolate", "gather", "infer", "reason", "understand" ], "near antonyms":[ "calibrate", "measure", "scale", "compute", "work out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to find out the size, extent, or amount of":{ "examples":[ "very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction" ], 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"incarnation", "manifestation", "personification", "phantom", "pink", "role model", "beau ideal", "classic", "eidolon", "exemplar", "idea", "ideal", "model", "nonesuch", "nonpareil", "paragon", "patron saint" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "gauds":{ "a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest":{ "examples":[ "some tacky little gaud that they had picked up at a souvenir stand at an amusement park" ], "synonyms":[ "baubles", "bibelots", "curios", "curiosities", "doodads", "gewgaws", "geegaws", "gimcracks", "kickshaws", "knickknacks", "nicknacks", "novelties", "ornamentals", "tchotchkes", "trinkets" ], "near synonyms":[ "bijouteries", "bric-a-brac", "gimcrackeries", "trinketries", "trumperies", "virtus", "vertus", "bagatelles", "trifles", "figurines", "objets d'art", "objets", "ornaments", "keepsakes", "mementos", "mementoes", "souvenirs", "conversation pieces", "collectibles", "collectables", "collector's items" ], "near 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