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"speeded (up)", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook" ], "antonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "bolted", "careered", "coursed", "dashed", "flew", "hastened", "hotfooted (it)", "hurried", "raced", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "scooted", "scudded", "scurried", "sped", "speeded", "tore", "whirled", "whisked", "whizzed", "zipped" ] }, "to silently go about in a bad mood":{ "examples":[ "she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once" ], "synonyms":[ "grumped", "pouted", "sulked" ], "near synonyms":[ "brooded", "dwelled (on)", "dwelt (on)", "mulled (over)", "mused (over)", "pondered", "frowned", "glowered", "lowered", "loured", "scowled", "carried on", "took on", "petted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mope":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "dally", "dawdle", "delay", "diddle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "lollygag", "lallygag", "poke", "shilly-shally", "tarry" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "amble", "ease", "inch", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stagger", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)", "filibuster", "procrastinate", "stall", "temporize" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "dart", "hump", "hurtle", "hustle", "scramble", "stampede", "gallop", "jog", "run", "sprint", "trot", "accelerate", "quicken", "speed (up)", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake" ], "antonyms":[ "barrel", "bolt", "career", "course", "dash", "fly", "hasten", "hotfoot (it)", "hurry", "race", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scud", "scurry", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ] }, "to silently go about in a bad mood":{ "examples":[ "she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once" ], "synonyms":[ "grump", "pout", "sulk" ], "near synonyms":[ "brood", "dwell (on)", "mull (over)", "muse (over)", "ponder", "frown", "glower", "lower", "lour", "scowl", "carry on", "take on", "pet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mop":{ "as in wash , brush":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brush", "comb", "dry-clean", "dust", "launder", "muck (out)", "rinse", "scour", "scrub", "shampoo", "sponge", "swab", "sweep", "vacuum", "wash", "wipe", "clean", "cleanse", "deterge", "GI", "turn out", "decontaminate", "purge", "purify", "disinfect", "sanitize", "brighten", "deodorize", "freshen", "spruce (up)", "sweeten", "pick up", "straighten (up)", "tidy", "unclutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrime", "muddy", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "blacken", "discolor", "besmirch", "dirty", "foul", "soil", "spot", "stain", "sully" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "moping":{ "as in brooding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brooding", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "testy", "waspish", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "dour", "gloomy", "morose", "huffy", "sensitive", "temperamental", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "glum", "mopey", "pouting", "pouty", "sulky", "sullen", "surly" ], "near antonyms":[ "sociable", "cheerful", "cheery", "gladsome", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "perky", "sunny", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front 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"outstripping", "overtaking" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "bolting", "careering", "coursing", "dashing", "flying", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "hurrying", "racing", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "to silently go about in a bad mood":{ "examples":[ "she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once" ], "synonyms":[ "grumping", "pouting", "sulking" ], "near synonyms":[ "brooding", "dwelling (on)", "mulling (over)", "musing (over)", "pondering", "frowning", "glowering", "lowering", "louring", "scowling", "carrying on", "taking on", "petting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "mops":{ "as in washes , brushes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brushes", "combs", "dry-cleans", "dusts", "launders", "mucks (out)", "rinses", "scours", "scrubs", "shampoos", "sponges", "swabs", "sweeps", "vacuums", "washes", "wipes", "cleans", "cleanses", "deterges", "GIs", "turns out", "decontaminates", "purges", "purifies", "disinfects", "sanitizes", "brightens", "deodorizes", "freshens", "spruces (up)", "sweetens", "picks up", "straightens (up)", "tidies", "unclutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrimes", "muddies", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "blackens", "discolors", "besmirches", "dirties", "fouls", "soils", "spots", "stains", "sullies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mopes":{ "a state or spell of low spirits":{ "examples":[ "he's got the mopes because his girlfriend is mad at him" ], "synonyms":[ "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolation", "despond", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "mournfulness", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "melancholia", "self-pity", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "mourning", "somberness", "sorrow", "woefulness", "agony", "distress", "pain", "misery", "woe", "wretchedness", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "moodiness", "despair", "desperation", "hopelessness", "self-despair", "boredom", "ennui", "tedium", "dismalness", "drear", "morbidness", "moroseness", "morosity", "regret", "rue" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "satisfaction", "delight", "gratification" ], "antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along" ], "synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "dallies", "dawdles", "delays", "diddles", "dillydallies", "drags", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "lollygags", "lallygags", "pokes", "shilly-shallies", "tarries" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "ambles", "eases", "inches", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "staggers", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)", "filibusters", "procrastinates", "stalls", "temporizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "darts", "humps", "hurtles", "hustles", "scrambles", "stampedes", "gallops", "jogs", "runs", "sprints", "trots", "accelerates", "quickens", "speeds (up)", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes" ], "antonyms":[ "barrels", "bolts", "careers", "courses", "dashes", "flies", "hastens", "hotfoots (it)", "hurries", "races", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "scoots", "scuds", "scurries", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "whizzes", "zips" ] }, "to silently go about in a bad mood":{ "examples":[ "she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once" ], "synonyms":[ "grumps", "pouts", "sulks" ], "near synonyms":[ "broods", "dwells (on)", "mulls (over)", "muses (over)", "ponders", "frowns", "glowers", "lowers", "lours", "scowls", "carries on", "takes on", "pets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun", "verb" ] }, "mop-up":{ "the last part of a process or action":{ "examples":[ "the general announced that the remaining fighting would be only a mop-up to a war that was all but over" ], "synonyms":[ "capper", "close", "closing", "conclusion", "consummation", "end", "endgame", "ending", "finale", "finis", "finish", "grand finale", "homestretch", "windup", "wrap-up" ], "near synonyms":[ "acme", "apex", "capstone", "climax", "copestone", "coup de gr\u00e2ce", "coup de grace", "crescendo", "crown", "culmination", "high-water mark", "meridian", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith", "aftermath", "anticlimax", "coda", "epilogue", "epilog", "postscript", "shank", "tag end", "tail end" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreword", "introduction", "overture", "preamble", "preface", "prelude", "prologue", "prolog" ], "antonyms":[ "baseline", "beginning", "dawn", "day one", "nascence", "nascency", "opening", "start" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mopey":{ "given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability":{ "examples":[ "I don't know what's made him all mopey , but he's getting hard to live with" ], "synonyms":[ "glum", "pouting", "pouty", "sulky", "sullen", "surly" ], "near synonyms":[ "dour", "gloomy", "morose", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "testy", "waspish", "brooding", "moping", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "huffy", "sensitive", "temperamental", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy" ], "near antonyms":[ "sociable", "cheerful", "cheery", "gladsome", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "perky", "sunny", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "mop-ups":{ "the last part of a process or action":{ "examples":[ "the general announced that the remaining fighting would be only a mop-up to a war that was all but over" ], "synonyms":[ "cappers", "closes", "closings", "conclusions", "consummations", "endgames", "endings", "ends", "finales", "finises", "finishes", "grand finales", "homestretches", "windups", "wrap-ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "capstones", "climaxes", "copestones", "coups de gr\u00e2ce", "coups de grace", "crescendos", "crescendoes", "crescendi", "crowns", "culminations", "high-water marks", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "tip-tops", "tops", "zeniths", "aftermaths", "anticlimaxes", "codas", "epilogues", "epilogs", "postscripts", "shanks", "tag ends", "tail ends" ], "near antonyms":[ "forewords", "introductions", "overtures", "preambles", "prefaces", "preludes", "prologues", "prologs" ], "antonyms":[ "baselines", "beginnings", "dawns", "day ones", "nascences", "nascencies", "openings", "starts" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mopping":{ "as in washing , brushing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brushing", "combing", "dry-cleaning", "dusting", "laundering", "mucking (out)", "rinsing", "scouring", "scrubbing", "shampooing", "sponging", "swabbing", "sweeping", "vacuuming", "washing", "wiping", "cleaning", "cleansing", "deterging", "GI'ing", "turning out", "decontaminating", "purging", "purifying", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "brightening", "deodorizing", "freshening", "sprucing (up)", "sweetening", "picking up", "straightening (up)", "tidying", "uncluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "begriming", "muddying", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "blackening", "discoloring", "besmirching", "dirtying", "fouling", "soiling", "spotting", "staining", "sullying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "moppet":{ "a young person who is between infancy and adulthood":{ "examples":[ "a host of adorable moppets were hired for the ad campaign" ], "synonyms":[ "bairn", "bambino", "bud", "chap", "chick", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "sprat", "sprout", "squirt", "whelp", "youngling", "youngster", "youth" ], "near synonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "preschooler", "rug rat", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "schoolkid", "babe", "baby", "bantling", "infant", "neonate", "nestling", "newborn", "toddler", "tot", "tyke", "tike", "weanling", "devil", "hellion", "imp", "jackanapes", "mischief", "monkey", "rapscallion", "rascal", "rogue", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "cherub", "preteen", "preteen-ager", "subteen", "teen", "teenager", "teener", "teenybopper", "tween", "lad", "nipper", "shaver", "stripling", "tad", "bobby-soxer", "hoyden", "tomboy" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-ager", "ancient", "elder", "golden-ager", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "moppets":{ "a young person who is between infancy and adulthood":{ "examples":[ "a host of adorable moppets were hired for the ad campaign" ], "synonyms":[ "bairns", "bambinos", "bambini", "buds", "chaps", "chicks", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kiddos", "kids", "sprats", "sprat", "sprouts", "squirts", "whelps", "younglings", "youngsters", "youths" ], "near synonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "kindergartners", "kindergarteners", "preschoolers", "rug rats", "schoolboys", "schoolchildren", "schoolgirls", "schoolkids", "babes", "babies", "bantlings", "infants", "neonates", "nestlings", "newborn", "newborns", "toddlers", "tots", "tykes", "tikes", "weanlings", "devils", "hellions", "imps", "jackanapeses", "mischiefs", "monkeys", "rapscallions", "rascals", "rogues", "urchins", "whippersnappers", "cherubs", "cherubim", "preteen-agers", "preteens", "subteens", "teenagers", "teeners", "teens", "teenyboppers", "tweens", "lads", "nippers", "shavers", "striplings", "tads", "bobby-soxers", "hoydens", "tomboys" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-agers", "ancients", "elders", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "antonyms":[ "adults", "grown-ups" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mopped":{ "as in washed , brushed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "combed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mucked (out)", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "shampooed", "sponged", "swabbed", "swept", "vacuumed", "washed", "wiped", "cleaned", "cleansed", "deterged", "GI'd", "turned out", "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "disinfected", "sanitized", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "spruced (up)", "sweetened", "picked up", "straightened (up)", "tidied", "uncluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrimed", "muddied", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "blackened", "discolored", "besmirched", "dirtied", "fouled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }