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"disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", 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"opines", "absorbs", "assimilates", "digests", "drinks (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "ignores", "overlooks", "slights", "dismisses", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pontificate":{ "to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right":{ "examples":[ "We had to listen to her pontificate about the best way to raise children." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloviate", "blow", "declaim", "harangue", "mouth (off)", "orate", "bluster", "fulminate", "huff", "rant", "rave", "spout", "sound off", "speak out", "speak up", "blare", "blurt (out)", "bolt", "carry on", "rage", "storm", "take on" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ponds":{ "as in lakes , lagoons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lagoons", "lakes", "lochs", "loughs", "reservoirs", "tarns", "water holes", "billabongs", "meres", "pools", "puddles", "stanks", "wells", "basins", "holes", "potholes", "sinkholes", "swimming pools" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pontifical":{ "given to or marked by the forceful expression of strongly held opinions":{ "examples":[ "a theater critic known for his pontifical pronouncements on what is or is not worth seeing" ], "synonyms":[ "doctrinaire", "dogmatic", "dogmatical", "opinionated", "opinionative", "opinioned", "self-opinionated" ], "near synonyms":[ "adamant", "adamantine", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "implacable", "inflexible", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "pertinacious", "perverse", "pigheaded", "rigid", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "unyielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "broadminded", "open", "open-minded", "receptive" ], "antonyms":[ "latitudinarian", "undoctrinaire", "undogmatic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "poniards":{ "as in bowie knifes , daggers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayonets", "bodkins", "bolos", "bowie knifes", "bowie knives", 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"mackintosh", "macintosh", "oilskin", "raincoat", "slicker", "waterproof" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ponies":{ "as in mustangs , broncos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broncos", "bronchos", "mustangs", "colts", "fillies", "foals", "geldings", "mares", "stallions", "chargers", "coursers", "cow ponies", "cutting horses", "gallopers", "hackneys", "hacks", "mounts", "packhorses", "prancers", "quarter horses", "racehorses", "saddle horses", "trotters", "warhorses", "workhorses", "equids", "bays", "blacks", "buckskins", "chestnuts", "duns", "palominos", "pintos", "pintoes", "roans", "skewbalds", "sorrels", "equines", "horses", "horse", "nags", "steeds", "cobs", "dobbins", "jades", "plugs", "skates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Ponzi scheme":{ "as in pyramid scheme":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pyramid scheme", "cross", "fix", "racket", "rip-off", "bunco", "bunko", "con", "fiddle", "flimflam", "fraud", "hustle", "scam", "shell game", "sting", "swindle", "thimblerig", "three-card monte", "device", "dodge", "gimmick", "jig", "ploy", "scheme", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile", "gouging", "overcharging", "soaking", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "hoax", "humbug", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pony up":{ "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house" ], "synonyms":[ "ante (up)", "balance", "clear", "discharge", "foot", "liquidate", "meet", "pay", "pay off", "pay up", "quit", "recompense", "settle", "spring (for)", "stand" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "poniarded":{ "as in piked , bayoneted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayoneted", "bayonetted", "dirked", "gimleted", "piked", "pronged", "quilled", "perforated", "riddled", "pinpricked", "poked", "pricked", "punched", "thrust", "spindled", "cut", "knifed", "sliced", "gored", "harpooned", "impaled", "jabbed", "lanced", "pecked", "picked", "pierced", "pinked", "punctured", "ran through", "skewered", "speared", "spiked", "spitted", "stabbed", "stuck", "transfixed", "transpierced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pontificates":{ "to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right":{ "examples":[ "We had to listen to her pontificate about the best way to raise children." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloviates", "blows", "declaims", "harangues", "mouths (off)", "orates", "blusters", "fulminates", "huffs", "rants", "raves", "spouts", "sounds off", "speaks out", "speaks up", "blares", "blurts (out)", "bolts", "carries on", "rages", "storms", "takes on" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "poniarding":{ "as in piking , bayoneting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayoneting", "bayonetting", "dirking", "gimleting", "piking", "pronging", "quilling", "perforating", "riddling", "pinpricking", "poking", "pricking", "punching", "thrusting", "spindling", "cutting", "knifing", "slicing", "goring", "harpooning", "impaling", "jabbing", "lancing", "pecking", "picking", "piercing", "pinking", "puncturing", "running through", "skewering", "spearing", "spiking", "spitting", "stabbing", "sticking", "transfixing", "transpiercing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ponied up":{ "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house" ], "synonyms":[ "anted (up)", "balanced", "cleared", "discharged", "footed", "liquidated", "met", "paid", "paid off", "paid up", "quit", "quitted", "recompensed", "settled", "sprang (for)", "sprung (for)", "stood" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiated" ] }, 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"egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious", "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in preaching , moralizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "moralizing", "preaching", "interference", "kibitzing", "kibbitzing", "meddling", "exhortation", "lecture", "lesson", "sermon", "speech", "assistance", "briefing", "coaching", "direction", "instruction", "mentoring", "priming", "prompting", "teaching", "tutoring", "judgment", "judgement", "observation", "verdict", "alarm", "alarum", "alert", "caution", "cautioning", "expostulation", "forewarning", "remonstrance", "remonstration", "urging", "warning", "advisement", "consideration", "thought", "answer", "solution", "data", "feedback", "information", "hint", "pointer", "tip" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right":{ "examples":[ "We had to listen to her pontificate about the best way to raise children." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloviating", "blowing", "declaiming", "haranguing", "mouthing (off)", "orating", "blustering", "fulminating", "huffing", "ranting", "raving", "spouting", "sounding off", "speaking out", "speaking up", "blaring", "blurting 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"pigtail", "plait", "queue", "bob", "buzz cut", "crew cut", "crop", "fade", "Mohawk", "shag", "shingle", "trim", "comb-over", "ducktail", "pompadour", "roach", "beehive", "big hair", "bun", "chignon", "French twist", "pageboy", "pug", "updo", "upsweep", "Afro", "conk", "cornrow", "dreadlocks", "perm", "permanent", "coiffure", "cut", "do", "haircut", "hairdo", "hairstyle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pontoons":{ "as in canoes , kayaks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bateaux", "batteaux", "ca\u00efques", "canoes", "catamarans", "coracles", "curraghs", "currachs", "dhows", "dinghies", "dinks", "dories", "dugouts", "flatboats", "garveys", "gigs", "johnboats", "kayaks", "outriggers", "paddleboats", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "pirogues", "prams", "punts", "rafts", "rowboats", "rowing boats", "sampans", "scows", "sculls", "shallops", "shells", "skiffs", "surfboats", "umiaks", "wherries", "bottoms", "crafts", "vessels", "watercrafts", "catboats", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "yachts", "cruisers", "inboards", "motorboats", "outboards", "powerboats", "houseboats", "riverboats", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pondering":{ "as in meditation , contemplation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cogitation", "contemplation", "meditation", "rumination", "account", "advisement", "consideration", "debate", "deliberation", "reflection", "study", "thought", "introspection", "agonizing", "hesitation", "indecision", "premeditation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[ "I'm pondering whether or not I should join another committee" ], "synonyms":[ "chewing over", "cogitating", "considering", "contemplating", "debating", "deliberating", "entertaining", "eyeing", "eying", "kicking around", "meditating", "mulling (over)", "perpending", "poring (over)", "questioning", "revolving", "ruminating", "studying", "thinking (about or over)", "turning", "weighing", "wrestling (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "musing (upon)", "reflecting (on or upon)", "reminiscing", "analyzing", "exploring", "reviewing", "concluding", "reasoning", "second-guessing", "speculating (about)", "brooding (about or over)", "dwelling (on or upon)", "fixating (on or upon)", "fretting (about or over)", "obsessing (about or over)", "believing", "conceiving", "opining", "absorbing", "assimilating", "digesting", "drinking (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "overlooking", "slighting", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pony":{ "as in mustang , bronco":{ "examples":[], 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"deterrents", "encumbrances", "fetters", "inhibitions", "afflictions", "trials", "tribulations", "humps", "discomforts", "inconveniences", "nuisances", "adversities", "asperities", "difficulties", "hardships", "rigors" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantages", "breaks", "opportunities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "poniard":{ "as in bowie knife , dagger":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayonet", "bodkin", "bolo", "bowie knife", "cutlass", "dagger", "dirk", "jackknife", "machete", "pocketknife", "sheath knife", "stiletto", "stylet", "switchblade", "switch knife", "yataghan", "cutter", "knife", "shank", "shiv", "cleaver", "hack", "rapier", "saber", "sabre", "steel", "sword", "scalpel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pike , bayonet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayonet", "dirk", "gimlet", "pike", "prong", "quill", "perforate", "riddle", "pinprick", "poke", "prick", "punch", "thrust", "spindle", "cut", "knife", "slice", "gore", 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"obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "snag", "stop", "trammel", "knock", "misfortune", "mishap", "tragedy", "block", "chain", "deterrent", "encumbrance", "fetter", "inhibition", "affliction", "trial", "tribulation", "hump", "discomfort", "inconvenience", "nuisance", "adversity", "asperity", "difficulty", "hardness", "hardship", "rigor" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantage", "break", "opportunity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pontoon":{ "as in canoe , kayak":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bateau", "ca\u00efque", "canoe", "catamaran", "coracle", "curragh", "currach", "dhow", "dinghy", "dink", "dory", "dugout", "flatboat", "garvey", "gig", "johnboat", "kayak", "outrigger", "paddleboat", "pinnace", "piragua", "pirogue", "pram", "punt", "raft", "rowboat", "rowing boat", "sampan", "scow", "scull", "shallop", "shell", "skiff", "surfboat", "umiak", "wherry", "bottom", "craft", "vessel", "watercraft", "catboat", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "yacht", "cruiser", "inboard", "motorboat", "outboard", "powerboat", "houseboat", "riverboat", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Ponzi schemes":{ "as in pyramid schemes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pyramid schemes", "crosses", "fixes", "rackets", "rip-offs", "buncos", "bunkos", "cons", "fiddles", "flimflams", "frauds", "hustles", "scams", "shell games", "stings", "swindles", "thimblerigs", "three-card montes", "devices", "dodges", "gimmicks", "jigs", "ploys", "schemes", "sleights", "stratagems", "tricks", "wiles", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forgeries", "hoaxes", "humbug", "phonies", "phoneys", "shams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ponderable":{ "as in clear , obvious":{ "examples":[], 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