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"faultfinder", "nitpicker", "railer", "scold", "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "pettifogger", "quibbler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gory":{ "smeared or stained with blood":{ "examples":[ "doesn't watch too many movies that feature gory violence" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodstained", "bloody" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodred", "carmine", "crimson", "incarnadine", "red", "reddish", "ruby", "sanguine", "sanguineous", "sanguinary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "gores":{ "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close" ], "synonyms":[ "harpoons", "impales", "jabs", "lances", "pecks", "picks", "pierces", "pinks", "punctures", "runs through", "skewers", "spears", "spikes", "spits", "stabs", "sticks", "transfixes", "transpierces" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindles", "perforates", "riddles", "bayonets", "dirks", "gimlets", "pikes", "poniards", "prongs", "quills", "pinpricks", "pokes", "pricks", "punches", "thrusts", "cuts", "knifes", "slices" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gorger":{ "one who eats greedily or too much":{ "examples":[ "a shark that is such a gorger it can't move after devouring a meal" ], "synonyms":[ "cormorant", "glutton", "gormandizer", "gourmand", "hog", "overeater", "pig", "stuffer", "swiller" ], "near synonyms":[ "feaster", "trencherman", "muncher", "guzzler" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieter", "nibbler", "picker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Gordian knot":{ "as in crux , sticky wicket":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crux", "sticky wicket", "toughie", "toughy", "corner", "fix", "hole", "hot water", "jam", "mire", "pickle", "predicament", "quagmire", "spot", "catch-22", "dilemma", "quandary", "issue", "question", "catch", "glitch", "hitch", "pitfall", "snag", "case", "challenge", "knot", "matter", "nut", "problem", "trouble", "conundrum", "enigma", "mystery", "puzzle", "puzzlement", "riddle", "brainteaser", "poser", "stumper" ], "near antonyms":[ "answer", "solution", "magic bullet", "silver bullet", "cure-all", "panacea" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gorgers":{ "one who eats greedily or too much":{ "examples":[ "a shark that is such a gorger it can't move after devouring a meal" ], "synonyms":[ "cormorants", "gluttons", "gormandizers", "gourmands", "hogs", "hog", "overeaters", "pigs", "stuffers", "swillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "feasters", "trenchermen", "munchers", "guzzlers" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieters", "nibblers", "pickers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gorgons":{ "as in fishwifes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fishwifes", "fishwives", "battle-axes", "dragon ladies", "furies", "harpies", "harridans", "shrews", "termagants", "viragoes", "viragos", "vixens", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "critics", "faultfinders", "nitpickers", "railers", "scolds", "belittlers", "deriders", "detractors", "pettifoggers", "quibblers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gored":{ "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close" ], "synonyms":[ "harpooned", "impaled", "jabbed", "lanced", "pecked", "picked", "pierced", "pinked", "punctured", "ran through", "skewered", "speared", "spiked", "spitted", "stabbed", "stuck", "transfixed", "transpierced" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindled", "perforated", "riddled", "bayoneted", "bayonetted", "dirked", "gimleted", "piked", "poniarded", "pronged", "quilled", "pinpricked", "poked", "pricked", "punched", "thrust", "cut", "knifed", "sliced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gormandizers":{ "one who eats greedily or too much":{ "examples":[ "an inconsiderate gormandizer who eats his hosts out of house and home" ], "synonyms":[ "cormorants", "gluttons", "gorgers", "gourmands", "hogs", "hog", "overeaters", "pigs", "stuffers", "swillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "feasters", "trenchermen", "munchers", "guzzlers" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieters", "nibblers", "pickers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gorges":{ "a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage":{ "examples":[ "walked the bridge over the gorge , marveling at the spectacular drop" ], "synonyms":[ "canyons", "ca\u00f1ons", "cols", "couloirs", "defiles", "flumes", "gaps", "gills", "gulches", "gulfs", "kloofs", "linns", "notches", "passes", "ravines", "saddles" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysses", "chasms", "cirques", "clefts", "crevasses", "crevices", "cwms", "fissures", "combes", "coombes", "coombs", "dales", "dells", "glens", "hollows", "shut-ins", "vales", "valleys", "basins", "floodplains", "kettles", "arroyos", "barrancas", "barrancos", "coulees", "draws", "gullies", "gulleys", "gutters", "nullahs", "trenches", "troughs", "wadis", "washes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fill with food to capacity":{ "examples":[ "we gorged ourselves on the four pies Aunt Martha had brought for Thanksgiving" ], "synonyms":[ "crams", "gluts", "sates", "stuffs", "surfeits" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobbles", "gormandizes", "pigs out", "gulps", "guzzles", "cloys", "fills", "banquets", "feasts", "regales" ], "near antonyms":[ "diets", "fasts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to eat greedily or to excess":{ "examples":[ "the kids began gorging on Halloween candy the minute they got back from trick-or-treating" ], "synonyms":[ "gormandizes", "overeats", "pigs out", "swills" ], "near synonyms":[ "devours", "gluts", "sates", "stuffs", "surfeits", "wolfs", "banquets", "feasts", "regales", "bolts", "crams", "gulps", "guzzles" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbles", "pecks", "picks", "tastes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow or eat greedily":{ 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"quilling", "pinpricking", "poking", "pricking", "punching", "thrusting", "cutting", "knifing", "slicing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gorgeous":{ "very pleasing to look at":{ "examples":[ "sunsets in Hawaii are just gorgeous" ], "synonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "attractive", "beauteous", "beautiful", "bonny", "bonnie", "comely", "cute", "drop-dead", "fair", "fetching", "good", "good-looking", "goodly", "handsome", "knockout", "likely", "lovely", "lovesome", "pretty", "ravishing", "seemly", "sightly", "stunning", "taking", "well-favored" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "appealing", "charming", "cunning", "delightful", "engaging", "fascinating", "glamorous", "glamourous", "prepossessing", "elegant", "exquisite", "glorious", "Junoesque", "magnificent", "resplendent", "splendid", "statuesque", "sublime", "superb", "flawless", "perfect", "radiant", "dainty", "delicate", "personable", "pleasant", "presentable", "chocolate-box", "prettyish", "desirable", "dishy", "dollish", "foxy", "hot", "luscious", "nubile", "pulchritudinous", "seductive", "sexy", "toothsome", "hunky", "studly", "arresting", "eye-catching", "flamboyant", "flashy", "glossy", "showstopping", "showy", "slick", "snazzy", "splashy", "striking", "zingy", "photogenic", "telegenic" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "bad", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "dreadful", "foul", "frightful", "ghastly", "horrible", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "objectionable", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "shocking", "sickening", "terrible", "vile", "unappealing", "unappetizing", "unimposing", "unpleasant", "unprepossessing", "frumpish", "frumpy", "unbecoming", "unshapely" ], "antonyms":[ "grotesque", "hideous", "homely", "ill-favored", "plain", "ugly", "unaesthetic", "unattractive", "unbeautiful", "uncomely", "uncute", "unhandsome", "unlovely", "unpleasing", "unpretty", "unsightly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "gormandizes":{ "to eat greedily or to excess":{ "examples":[ "everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving\u2014it's traditional!" ], "synonyms":[ "gorges", "overeats", "pigs out", "swills" ], "near synonyms":[ "devours", "gluts", "sates", "stuffs", "surfeits", "wolfs", "banquets", "feasts", "regales", "bolts", "crams", "gulps", "guzzles" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbles", "pecks", "picks", "tastes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "examples":[ "hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge" ], "synonyms":[ "bolts", "crams", "devours", "gluts", "gobbles", "gorges", "gulps", "ingurgitates", "inhales", "ravens", "scarfs", "scoffs", "slops", "wolfs" ], "near synonyms":[ "overeats", "pigs out", "swills" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbles", "pecks", "picks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "gormandizer":{ "one who eats greedily or too much":{ "examples":[ "an inconsiderate gormandizer who eats his hosts out of house and home" ], "synonyms":[ "cormorant", "glutton", "gorger", "gourmand", "hog", "overeater", "pig", "stuffer", "swiller" ], "near synonyms":[ "feaster", "trencherman", "muncher", "guzzler" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieter", "nibbler", "picker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gormlessness":{ "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "the backbencher professed himself horrified by the gormlessness and na\u00efvet\u00e9 of the prime minister" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "denseness", "density", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "thickness", "vacuity", "weak-mindedness", "witlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeblemindedness", "simplemindedness", "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuousness", "folly", "idiocy", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nincompoopery", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "wackiness", "zaniness", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "mental deficiency", "mental retardation" ], "near antonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonableness", "soundness", "validity" ], "antonyms":[ "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "cleverness", "intelligence", "keenness", "quickness", "quick-wittedness", "sharpness", "smartness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gorillas":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "the loan shark sent a couple of gorillas to \"convince\" him to pay up" ], "synonyms":[ "bullies", "gangbangers", "gangstas", "gangsters", "goons", "hoodlums", "hoods", "hooligans", "mobsters", "mugs", "plug-uglies", "punks", "roughnecks", "rowdies", "ruffians", "thugs", "toughies", "toughs", "yobbos", "yobboes", "yobs" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroats", "scoundrels", "villains", "assassins", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "brigands", "criminals", "crooks", "desperadoes", "desperados", "felons", "gunmen", "highwaymen", "lawbreakers", "mafiosi", "malefactors", "offenders", "outlaws", "perpetrators", "perps", "pirates", "pickpockets", "racketeers", "robbers", "swindlers", "thieves", "vandals", "juvenile delinquents", "tearaways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gorgeously":{ "as in strikingly , richly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "richly", "spectacularly", "splendidly", "strikingly", "fancily", "ornately", "swankily", "dapperly", "dashingly", "gallantly", "jazzily", "nattily", "neatly", "pertly", "smartly", "snappily", "spiffily", "flamboyantly", "flashily", "garishly", "gaudily", "loud", "loudly", "ostentatiously", "conspicuously", "luridly", "shockingly", "bravely", "brightly", "brilliantly", "colorfully", "gaily", "gayly" ], "near antonyms":[ "boringly", "drably", "dully", "colorlessly", "inconspicuously", "unobtrusively", "unpretentiously", "chastely", "demurely", "modestly", "conservatively", "plainly", "quietly", "simply", "bleakly", "severely", "somberly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "gormandizing":{ "as in devouring , gobbling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "devouring", "gobbling", "gorging", "gulping", "hearty", "wolfish", "insatiable", "unquenchable", "unslakable", "edacious", "esurient", "gluttonous", "greedy", "hoggish", "piggish", "rapacious", "ravenous", "swinish", "voracious", "empty", "famished", "hungry", "peckish", "starved", "starving", "malnourished", "underfed", "undernourished" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "full", "glutted", "sated", "satiated", "satisfied", "stuffed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to eat greedily or to excess":{ "examples":[ "everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving\u2014it's traditional!" ], "synonyms":[ "gorging", "overeating", "pigging out", "swilling" ], "near synonyms":[ "devouring", "glutting", "sating", "stuffing", "surfeiting", "wolfing", "banqueting", "feasting", "regaling", "bolting", "cramming", "gulping", "guzzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbling", "pecking", "picking", "tasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "examples":[ "hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge" ], "synonyms":[ "bolting", "cramming", "devouring", "glutting", "gobbling", "gorging", "gulping", "ingurgitating", "inhaling", "ravening", "scarfing", "scoffing", "slopping", "wolfing" ], "near synonyms":[ "overeating", "pigging out", "swilling" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbling", "pecking", "picking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "gorgeousness":{ "the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses":{ "examples":[ "nothing compares to the gorgeousness of the first snow of the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "aesthetics", "esthetics", "attractiveness", "beauteousness", "beautifulness", "beauty", "comeliness", "cuteness", "fairness", "handsomeness", "looks", "loveliness", "prettiness", "sightliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "allure", "appeal", "attraction", "fascination", "glamour", "glamor", "charm", "delightfulness", "elegance", "exquisiteness", "gloriousness", "radiance", "radiancy", "resplendence", "resplendency", "splendidness", "splendiferousness", "sublimeness", "sublimity", "superbness", "desirability", "desirableness", "foxiness", "lusciousness", "nubility", "pulchritude", "seductiveness", "sex appeal", "sexiness", "shapeliness", "flawlessness", "perfection", "daintiness", "delicacy", "flamboyance", "flashiness", "glossiness", "showiness", "slickness", "splashiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "dreadfulness", "foulness", "ghastliness", "horribleness", "loathsomeness", "nastiness", "offensiveness", "repellency", "repulsiveness", "terribleness", "vileness", "blemish", "flaw", "imperfection" ], "antonyms":[ "grotesqueness", "hideousness", "homeliness", "plainness", "ugliness", "unattractiveness", "unbecomingness", "unloveliness", "unsightliness" ] }, "impressiveness of beauty on a large scale":{ "examples":[ "taken aback by the indescribable gorgeousness of the Grand Canyon at sunset" ], "synonyms":[ "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "grandeur", "grandness", "magnificence", "majesty", "nobility", "nobleness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "splendidness", "splendiferousness", "splendor", "stateliness", "stupendousness", "sublimeness", "superbness" ], "near synonyms":[ "awesomeness", "formidability", "marvelousness", "wonderfulness", "wondrousness", "dignity", "elegance", "grace", "lavishness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "luxury", "opulence", "princeliness", "richness", "sumptuousness", "grandiosity", "ostentation", "pretentiousness", "elaborateness", "flashiness", "gaudiness", "ornateness", "poshness", "ritziness", "showiness", "swankiness", "extraordinariness", "remarkableness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gorilla":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "the loan shark sent a couple of gorillas to \"convince\" him to pay up" ], "synonyms":[ "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "hood", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "mobster", "mug", "plug-ugly", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "yob", "yobbo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "highwayman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "pickpocket", "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }