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"ignored", "neglected", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "occult":{ "being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain":{ "examples":[ "the occult ways in which the human mind works" ], "synonyms":[ "arcane", "cryptic", "deep", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "impenetrable", "inscrutable", "mysterious", "mystic", "uncanny" ], "near synonyms":[ "dark", "darkling", "fuzzy", "murky", "obscure", "shadowy", "vague", "ambiguous", "equivocal", "imponderable", "incomprehensible", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unsearchable", "inexplicable", "unaccountable", "unexplainable", "unanswerable", "unknowable", "metaphysical", "mystical", "numinous", "supernatural", "abstruse", "esoteric", "recondite", "baffling", "befuddling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "disorienting", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "fathomable", "intelligible", "understandable", "apparent", "clear", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "open-and-shut", 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"unclear", "uncertain", "undefined", "undetermined", "vague", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "inexplicable", "eerie", "eery", "uncanny", "weird", "impalpable", "inappreciable", "intangible", "invisible", "unanswerable", "unknowable", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling", "unfathomable", "circuitous", "indirect", "roundabout", "complex", "complicated", "difficult", "obtuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "comprehensible", "fathomable", "intelligible", "knowable", "legible", "pellucid", "understandable", "bright", "distinct", "evident", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "certain", "firm", "strong", "sure", "defined", "determined", "direct", "straightforward", "definite", "exact", "explicit", "appreciable", "palpable", "tangible", "visible", "blatant", "patent", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[ "accessible", "clear", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "plain", "unambiguous", "unequivocal" ] }, "having seemingly supernatural 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"near synonyms":[ "beans", "blocks", "domes", "heads", "mazards", "mazzards", "nobs", "noddles", "noggins", "noodles", "nuts", "pates", "polls", "craniums", "crania", "crowns", "scalps", "skulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "occupant":{ "one who lives permanently in a place":{ "examples":[ "the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat" ], "synonyms":[ "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "inhabiter", "resident", "resider", "tenant" ], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitant", "coresident", "aborigine", "native", "citizen", "national", "subject", "colonist", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "migrant", "newcomer", "settler", "burgher", "local", "localite", "townee", "townie", "towny", "townsman", "villager" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "nonresident", "guest", "tourist", "visitor", "defector", "emigrant", "escaper", "evacuee", "exile", "expatriate", "refugee" ], "antonyms":[ "transient" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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"exploit", "feat", "news", "tidings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion" ], "synonyms":[ "beget", "breed", "bring", "bring about", "bring on", "catalyze", "cause", "create", "do", "draw on", "effect", "effectuate", "engender", "generate", "induce", "invoke", "make", "produce", "prompt", "result (in)", "spawn", "translate (into)", "work", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduce (to)", "contribute (to)", "decide", "determine", "begin", "establish", "father", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "pioneer", "set", "set up", "start", "advance", "cultivate", "develop", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "enact", "render", "turn out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impede", "limit", "restrict", "clamp down (on)", "crack down (on)", "crush", "dampen", "put 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"exorcisms", "abracadabras", "amulets", "charms", "fetishes", "fetiches", "mascots", "periapts", "phylacteries", "talismans" ], "near antonyms":[ "sciences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "occupancy":{ "the act or fact of residing in a place":{ "examples":[ "the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold" ], "synonyms":[ "habitation", "occupation", "possession", "residency" ], "near synonyms":[ "tenancy", "tenantry", "ownership", "proprietorship", "trespass" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispossession", "ejection", "ejectment", "vacancy", "vacating", "vacation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }