{
  "why":{
    "how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{
      "examples":[
        "why , what a strange thing to say!",
        "why , that's not possible!"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "ah",
        "aha",
        "come on",
        "fie",
        "indeed",
        "my word",
        "no",
        "pshaw",
        "well",
        "what"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "gee",
        "gee whiz",
        "ha",
        "hello",
        "hey",
        "lo",
        "oh",
        "fiddlesticks",
        "phooey",
        "pooh",
        "there",
        "oops",
        "whoops",
        "woops",
        "ugh",
        "egad",
        "gad",
        "gadzooks",
        "(the) deuce",
        "the devil",
        "the dickens",
        "zounds"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
      "examples":[
        "asked the whys behind the surprising decision"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "account",
        "authority",
        "grounds",
        "motive",
        "reason",
        "subject",
        "wherefore"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "antecedent",
        "cause",
        "consideration",
        "impetus",
        "incentive",
        "inspiration",
        "instigation",
        "occasion",
        "stimulus"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "something hard to understand or explain":{
      "examples":[
        "how one decides that a certain person is \"the one\" is one of the great whys of life"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "closed book",
        "conundrum",
        "enigma",
        "head-scratcher",
        "mystery",
        "mystification",
        "puzzle",
        "puzzlement",
        "riddle",
        "secret"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "brainteaser",
        "case",
        "challenge",
        "knot",
        "matter",
        "perplexity",
        "poser",
        "problem",
        "stumper",
        "trouble"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "whys":{
    "something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
      "examples":[
        "asked the whys behind the surprising decision"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "accounts",
        "authorities",
        "grounds",
        "motives",
        "reasons",
        "subjects",
        "wherefores"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "antecedents",
        "causes",
        "considerations",
        "impetuses",
        "incentives",
        "inspirations",
        "instigations",
        "occasions",
        "stimuli"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "something hard to understand or explain":{
      "examples":[
        "how one decides that a certain person is \"the one\" is one of the great whys of life"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "closed books",
        "conundrums",
        "enigmas",
        "head-scratchers",
        "mysteries",
        "mystifications",
        "puzzlements",
        "puzzles",
        "riddles",
        "secrets"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "brainteasers",
        "cases",
        "challenges",
        "knots",
        "matters",
        "perplexities",
        "posers",
        "problems",
        "stumpers",
        "troubles"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}