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"impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "apathy", "disinterestedness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a special and usually inborn ability":{ "examples":[ "has an aptitude for math" ], "synonyms":[ "bent", "endowment", "faculty", "flair", "genius", "gift", "head", "knack", "talent" ], "near synonyms":[ "affinity", "bias", "disposition", "habitude", "impulse", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn", "ear", "eye", "mind", "nose", "feel", "hang", "instinct", "touch", "way", "capability", "competence", "facility", "proficiency", "skill", "capacity", "potential", "power", "forte", "specialism", "speciality", "specialty" ], "near antonyms":[ "disability", "handicap", "inability", "incapacity", "shortcoming", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aptitude test":{ "as in intelligence test , placement test":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "intelligence test", "placement test", "exam", "examination", "quiz", "test", "pretest", "retest", "board(s)", "midterm", "midyear", "catechism", "audition", "final", "checkup", "inspection", "review", "inquiry", "interrogation", "investigation", "probe", "research" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aptitude tests":{ "as in intelligence tests , placement tests":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "intelligence tests", "placement tests", "examinations", "exams", "quizzes", "tests", "pretests", "retests", "boards", "midterms", "midyears", "catechisms", "auditions", "finals", "checkups", "inspections", "reviews", "inquiries", "interrogations", "investigations", "probes", "researches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aptly":{ "as in fluently":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fluently", "ably", "adeptly", "adroitly", "artfully", "capably", "competently", "consummately", "deftly", "expertly", "masterfully", "masterly", "proficiently", "skillfully", "well", "cleanly", "cleverly", "dexterously", "neatly", "nimbly", "easily", "facilely", "handily" ], "near antonyms":[ "amateurishly", "artlessly", "incapably", "incompetently", "inefficiently", "ineptly", "inexpertly", "poorly", "unskillfully", "inaptly", "awkwardly", "clumsily", "crudely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "aptness":{ "an established pattern of behavior":{ "examples":[ "an unfortunate aptness to interrupt people in mid sentence" ], "synonyms":[ "proneness", "propensity", "tendency", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "affinity", "aptitude", "bent", "disposition", "inclination", "leaning", "mind-set", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "turn", "custom", "habit", "pattern", "practice", "practise", "routine", "wont", "eccentricity", "idiosyncrasy", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quirk", "singularity", "trick" ], "near antonyms":[ "averseness", "disinclination", "dislike", "indisposition" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting":{ "examples":[ "I'd question the aptness of that goofy sympathy card" ], "synonyms":[ "appositeness", "appropriateness", "felicitousness", "felicity", "fitness", "fittingness", "happiness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ], "near synonyms":[ "agreeableness", "compatibility", "congruity", "harmoniousness", "applicability", "bearing", "connection", "justifiability", "materiality", "pertinence", "relevance", "relevancy", "validity", "acceptability", "adequacy", "adequateness", "convenience", "expedience", "expediency", "satisfactoriness", "serviceableness", "usefulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inexpedience", "inexpediency", "inharmoniousness", "unbecomingness", "immateriality", "inapplicability", "irrelevance", "irrelevancy", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness" ], "antonyms":[ "improperness", "impropriety", "inappositeness", "inappropriateness", "inaptness", "infelicity", "unfitness", "unseemliness", "unsuitability", "wrongness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }