{ "steadies":{ "as in loves , lovers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admirers", "beaux", "beaus", "beloveds", "boyfriends", "darlings", "dears", "favorites", "fellows", "flames", "girlfriends", "honeys", "lovers", "loves", "swains", "sweethearts", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "sweets", "valentines", "betrotheds", "fianc\u00e9es", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds", "brides", "grooms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in underlies , trusses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "trusses", "underlies", "bears", "bolsters", "braces", "buttresses", "carries", "props (up)", "shores (up)", "stays", "supports", "sustains", "undergirds", "underpins", "upholds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "steal (from)":{ "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarize", "burgle", "knock off", "knock over", "rip off", "rob", "take off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransack", "rifle", "despoil", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravish", "sack", "spoil", "strip", "bleed", "break in", "cheat", "chisel", "cozen", "defraud", "exploit", "fleece", "hustle", "mulct", "pluck", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle", "hold up", "mug", "roll", "stick up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stealing":{ "the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in those days the stealing of a horse was a very serious crime" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "burglary", "housebreaking", "embezzlement", "embezzling", "graft", "misapplication", "misappropriation", "peculation", "petit larceny", "petty larceny", "filching", "pilferage", "pilfering", "purloining", "shoplifting", "abduction", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "despoilment", "despoliation", "looting", "pillage", "plundering", "rapine", "spoliation", "poaching", "rustling", "black marketeering", "smuggling", "banditry", "piracy" ], "synonyms":[ "larceny", "robbery", "theft", "thievery" ] }, "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crawling", "creeping", "edging", "inching", "worming", "ghosting", "padding", "tiptoeing" ], "synonyms":[ "lurking", "mooching", "mousing", "pussyfooting", "shirking", "skulking", "sliding", "slinking", "slipping", "snaking", "sneaking" ] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "handing over", "presenting" ], "related":[ "burglarizing", "knocking over", "robbing", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "sacking", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "picking", "rifling", "poaching", "rustling", "shoplifting", "collaring", "grabbing", "grasping", "nailing", "seizing", "snatching", "taking", "mooching", "sponging", "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "spiriting" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriating", "boosting", "filching", "heisting", "hooking", "lifting", "misappropriating", "nicking", "nipping", "pilfering", "pinching", "pocketing", "purloining", "ripping off", "snitching", "swiping", "thieving" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "steamed up":{ "feeling or showing anger":{ "antonyms":[ "angerless", "delighted", "pleased" ], "examples":[ "I'm really steamed up over his latest outrageous behavior" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "accommodating", "obliging", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "amicable", "cordial", "friendly", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "empathetic", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "unembittered", "affable", "amiable", "easygoing", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "pleasant", "sweet" ], "related":[ "ranting", "raving", "stormy", "boiling", "bristling", "bristly", "burning", "cross", "huffy", "passionate", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "worked up", "wrought (up)", "acrid", "acrimonious", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "bitter", "embittered", "inimical", "malevolent", "piqued", "rancorous", "resentful", "spiteful", "vengeful", "vindictive", "virulent", "vitriolic", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy", "ill-tempered", "sorehead", "soreheaded", "sulky", "unfriendly", "unpleasant", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "exasperated", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "inflammable", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perturbed", "petulant", "put out", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "belligerent", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "ornery", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "querulous" ], "synonyms":[ "angered", "angry", "apoplectic", "ballistic", "cheesed off", "choleric", "enraged", "foaming", "fuming", "furious", "hopping", "horn-mad", "hot", "incensed", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriate", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "livid", "mad", "outraged", "rabid", "rankled", "riled", "riley", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steaming", "teed off", "ticked", "wrathful", "wroth" ] }, "to make angry":{ "antonyms":[ "delighted", "gratified", "pleased" ], "examples":[ "finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "assuaged", "relieved", "comforted", "consoled", "soothed", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "calmed", "lulled", "quieted", "settled", "beguiled", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "disarmed", "enchanted" ], "related":[ "affronted", "aggravated", "annoyed", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "crossed", "exasperated", "got", "huffed", "irritated", "miffed", "nettled", "offended", "peeved", "piqued", "provoked", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "antagonized", "embittered", "envenomed" ], "synonyms":[ "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "ired", "madded", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "ticked off" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "steamer":{ "as in steamship , barge":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steaming up":{ "to make angry":{ "examples":[ "finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up" ], "synonyms":[ "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "iring", "maddening", "madding", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "ticking off" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronting", "aggravating", "annoying", "burning (up)", "crossing", "exasperating", "getting", "huffing", "irritating", "miffing", "nettling", "offending", "peeving", "piquing", "provoking", "putting out", "ruffling", "vexing", "antagonizing", "embittering", "envenoming" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "assuaging", "relieving", "comforting", "consoling", "soothing", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "calming", "lulling", "quieting", "settling", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "disarming", "enchanting" ], "antonyms":[ "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steeling":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "hoped that his inspirational talk would steel the youths in the pursuit of their dreams" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing up", "bucking up", "buoying (up)", "cheering (up)", "chirking (up)", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "inspiriting" ], "near synonyms":[ "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizing", "depressing", "saddening", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "hamstringing", "undermining", "weakening", "intimidating", "psyching (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ] }, "to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure":{ "examples":[ "years of running a farm had steeled the hard-bitten woman" ], "synonyms":[ "fortifying", "hardening", "indurating", "inuring", "seasoning", "strengthening", "toughening" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclimating", "acclimatizing", "adapting", "adjusting", "annealing", "tempering", "invigorating", "vitalizing", "immunizing", "bolstering", "boosting", "bracing", "buttressing", "enforcing", "forearming", "propping (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "supporting", "breaking in", "limbering (up)", "training", "accustoming", "conditioning", "habituating", "naturalizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "emasculating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "sapping", "weakening", "crippling", "debilitating", "hamstringing", "incapacitating", "sensitizing" ], "antonyms":[ "softening" ] }, "to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally":{ "examples":[ "he had spent the previous night steeling himself for the moment when he would demand a raise" ], "synonyms":[ "bracing", "forearming", "fortifying", "nerving", "poising", "psyching (up)", "readying", "strengthening" ], "near synonyms":[ "arming", "hardening", "inuring", "seasoning", "toughening", "bolstering", "boosting", "buoying (up)", "buttressing", "enforcing", "propping (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "supporting", "sustaining", "cheering (up)", "comforting", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "rallying", "rousing", "stirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "psyching (out)", "shaking", "unnerving", "debilitating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "prostrating", "sapping", "softening", "tiring", "undercutting", "undermining", "weakening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steer":{ "to operate or control the course of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "first needed to learn how to steer her personal watercraft before going out on the crowded lake" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "commandeer", "hijack", "highjack" ], "synonyms":[ "conn", "con", "helm", "navigate", "pilot" ] }, "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "antonyms":[ "follow", "trail" ], "examples":[ "the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction" ], "near antonyms":[ "dog", "hound", "shadow", "tail", "tailgate" ], "related":[ "precede", "accompany", "attend", "chaperone", "chaperon", "convoy", "escort", "see", "control", "manage" ], "synonyms":[ "conduct", "direct", "guide", "lead", "marshal", "marshall", "pilot", "route", "show", "usher" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steered clear of":{ "to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{ "examples":[ "After several disastrous family gatherings, she steered clear of any talk about hosting holiday celebrations." ], "synonyms":[ "avoided", "dodged", "ducked", "eluded", "eschewed", "evaded", "finessed", "got around", "scaped", "shirked", "shook", "shuffled (out of)", "shunned", "weaseled (out of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "missed", "averted", "deflected", "diverted", "obviated", "parried", "prevented", "warded (off)", "banned", "barred", "debarred", "eliminated", "excepted", "excluded", "precluded", "ruled out", "bypassed", "circumvented", "skirted", "foiled", "foxed", "frustrated", "outfoxed", "outsmarted", "outwitted", "overreached", "thwarted" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "courted", "embraced", "pursued", "sought", "welcomed", "caught", "contracted", "incurred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "steers":{ "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "examples":[ "the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction" ], "synonyms":[ "conducts", "directs", "guides", "leads", "marshals", "marshalls", "pilots", "routes", "shows", "ushers" ], "near synonyms":[ "precedes", "accompanies", "attends", "chaperones", "chaperons", "convoys", "escorts", "sees", "controls", "manages" ], "near antonyms":[ "dogs", "hounds", "shadows", "tailgates", "tails" ], "antonyms":[ "follows", "trails" ] }, "to operate or control the course of":{ "examples":[ "first needed to learn how to steer her personal watercraft before going out on the crowded lake" ], "synonyms":[ "conns", "cons", "helms", "navigates", "pilots" ], "near synonyms":[ "commandeers", "hijacks", "highjacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steers clear of":{ "to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{ "examples":[ "After several disastrous family gatherings, she steered clear of any talk about hosting holiday celebrations." ], "synonyms":[ "avoids", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "eschews", "evades", "finesses", "gets around", "scapes", "shakes", "shirks", "shuffles (out of)", "shuns", "weasels (out of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "misses", "averts", "deflects", "diverts", "obviates", "parries", "prevents", "wards (off)", "bans", "bars", "debars", "eliminates", "excepts", "excludes", "precludes", "rules out", "bypasses", "circumvents", "skirts", "foils", "foxes", "frustrates", "outfoxes", "outsmarts", "outwits", "overreaches", "thwarts" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "courts", "embraces", "pursues", "seeks", "welcomes", "catches", "contracts", "incurs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "stemmed":{ "to stop the progress or spread of (something)":{ "examples":[ "efforts to stem the dramatic decline of an endangered species" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blockaded", "blocked", "dammed", "delayed", "detained", "held", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "kiboshed", "obstructed", "broke", "broke off", "broke up", "canned", "ceased", "cut off", "cut out", "desisted (from)", "discontinued", "dropped", "ended", "gave over", "halted", "knocked off", "laid off", "left off", "packed (up or in)", "quit", "quitted", "shut off", "stopped", "completed", "concluded", "finished", "closed (down)", "deactivated", "called", "suspended", "arrested", "braked", "checked", "clamped down", "reined (in)", "squashed", "squelched", "stamped", "stanched", "staunched", "stunted", "suppressed", "turned back", "paused", "stayed", "suspended", "abolished", "aborted", "annulled", "demolished", "destroyed", "dissolved", "killed", "ruined", "scuttled", "snuffed" ], "near antonyms":[ "carried on", "continued", "followed through (with)", "kept up", "ran on", "advanced", "proceeded", "progressed", "actuated", "drove", "impelled", "propelled", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stepped aside (from)":{ "to give up (a job or office)":{ "antonyms":[ "stayed (at)" ], "examples":[ "a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abandoned", "vacated", "dropped out (of)", "threw up" ], "synonyms":[ "bagged", "chucked", "left", "quit", "quitted", "resigned (from)", "retired (from)", "stepped down (from)" ] }, "to give up (as a position of authority) formally":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriated", "arrogated", "assumed", "claimed", "confiscated", "seized", "took over", "usurped", "wrested", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "secured" ], "related":[ "abjured", "demitted", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "waived", "forsook", "gave up", "handed over", "yielded", "abandoned", "deserted", "quit", "quitted", "vacated" ], "synonyms":[ "abdicated", "abnegated", "ceded", "relinquished", "renounced", "resigned", "stepped down (from)", "surrendered" ] }, "type":[] }, "stepping down":{ "as in leave , retirement":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abdication", "departing", "departure", "exit", "exiting", "leave", "leaving", "quitting", "resignation", "retirement", "relinquishment", "renouncement", "surrender" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "adoption", "embrace", "embracement", "espousal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stepping up":{ "to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{ "examples":[ "candidates stepping up their campaigns as election day draws near", "stepped up the pace to catch up with the others" ], "synonyms":[ "accentuating", "amping (up)", "amplifying", "beefing (up)", "boosting", "consolidating", "deepening", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "redoubling", "strengthening" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadening", "enlarging", "expanding", "extending", "lengthening", "accelerating", "hastening", "quickening", "emphasizing", "pointing (up)", "sharpening", "stressing", "augmenting", "enforcing", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "restrengthening", "supplementing", "maximizing", "enlivening", "jazzing (up)", "aggravating", "exacerbating" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "letting up (on)", "reducing", "subduing", "toning (down)", "weakening", "dwindling", "receding", "subsiding", "tapering (off)", "waning", "alleviating", "easing", "lightening" ], "antonyms":[ "abating", "moderating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steps (on)":{ "as in runs over , runs down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "overrides", "runs down", "runs over", "champs", "stamps", "stomps", "tramples", "tramps", "tromps", "mashes", "pulps", "smashes", "squashes", "squelches", "boots", "hoofs", "kicks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steps out":{ "to be sexually unfaithful":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cats (around)", "fools around", "fornicates", "plays (around)", "tomcats (around)", "womanizes", "copulates", "couples", "lies", "makes out", "mates", "sleeps", "lusts" ], "synonyms":[ "cheats", "philanders", "screws around" ] }, "to stop living":{ "antonyms":[ "breathes", "lives" ], "examples":[ "my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now" ], "near antonyms":[ "comes to", "revives", "lingers", "exists", "is", "subsists", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives" ], "related":[ "predeceases", "consumes", "disappears", "dries up", "fades", "fails" ], "synonyms":[ "checks out", "conks (out)", "croaks", "deceases", "demises", "departs", "dies", "drops", "ends", "exits", "expires", "falls", "flatlines", "goes", "kicks in", "kicks off", "parts", "passes away", "passes (on)", "pegs out", "perishes", "pops off", "succumbs" ] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "eschews", "shuns", "slights", "snubs" ], "related":[ "carouses", "parties", "revels", "circulates" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "fraternizes", "goes out", "hobnobs", "mingles", "mixes", "socializes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stevedore":{ "one who loads and unloads ships at a port":{ "examples":[ "on the wharves, stevedores were unloading cargo from the far corners of the world" ], "synonyms":[ "docker", "dockhand", "dockworker", "longshoreman", "roustabout", "rouster" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stevedores":{ "one who loads and unloads ships at a port":{ "examples":[ "on the wharves, stevedores were unloading cargo from the far corners of the world" ], "synonyms":[ "dockers", "dockhands", "dockworkers", "longshoremen", "roustabouts", "rousters" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stew":{ "a building in which prostitutes are available":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a red-light district full of down and dirty stews" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "call house", "crib", "massage parlor", "harem", "seraglio" ], "synonyms":[ "bagnio", "bawdy house", "bordello", "brothel", "cathouse", "disorderly house", "sporting house", "whorehouse" ] }, "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "many in town are in a stew about the proposed plan to close at least one of the elementary schools" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bother", "dudgeon", "pique", "alarm", "alarum", "hand-wringing", "panic", "ado", "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "furor", "hysteria", "uproar", "nervous breakdown" ], "synonyms":[ "dither", "fluster", "fret", "fuss", "huff", "lather", "pother", "sweat", "swelter", "swivet", "tizzy", "twitter" ] }, "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the audience went into a stew when the evacuation order was announced" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "related":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ] }, "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the documentary looks at the stew of conspiracy theories inspired by the assassination" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "catchall", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "blend", "combination", "commixture", "composite", "compound", "fusion", "intermixture", "mix-up", "bollix", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "dog's breakfast", "mess", "morass", "shambles", "imbroglio", "knot", "snarl", "tangle" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "botch", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ] }, "to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stew the chicken till tender, and then remove the meat from the bones" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "scald", "braise", "fricassee", "pressure-cook", "smother", "steam", "reboil" 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"disability", "failing", "impairment", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel", "lurch", "setback" ], "antonyms":[ "disadvantage", "drawback", "handicap", "liability", "minus", "penalty", "strike" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sternness":{ "the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)":{ "examples":[ "the company's new president has a reputation for granitelike sternness and monkish austerity" ], "synonyms":[ "exactingness", "hardness", "harshness", "inflexibility", "rigidity", "rigidness", "rigor", "rigorousness", "severity", "strictness", "stringency" ], "near synonyms":[ "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "implacability", "obduracy", "obdurateness", "pitilessness", "dourness", "gruffness", "asceticism", "austereness", "austerity", "monasticism", "determination", 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"housemen", "majordomos", "men", "menservants", "servitors", "valets", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "housekeepers", "housemaids", "ladies-in-waiting", "maids", "maidservants", "wenches", "women", "assistants", "attendants", "companions", "factotums", "followers", "dogsbodies", "drudges", "gofers", "gophers" ], "near antonyms":[ "bosses", "captains", "chiefs", "foremen", "headmen", "heads", "helmsmen", "kingpins", "leaders", "taskmasters" ], "antonyms":[ "masters", "mistresses" ] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "will steward the city's library programs" ], "synonyms":[ "administers", "administrates", "carries on", "conducts", "controls", "directs", "governs", "guides", "handles", "keeps", "manages", "operates", "overlooks", "oversees", "presides (over)", "regulates", "runs", "superintends", "supervises", "tends" ], "near synonyms":[ "cares (for)", "minds", "watches", "leads", "pilots", "steers", "guards", "protects", "safeguards", "micromanages", 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"poach", "rustle", "shoplift", "collar", "grab", "grasp", "nail", "seize", "snatch", "take", "mooch", "sponge", "abduct", "kidnap", "shanghai", "spirit" ], "near antonyms":[ "buy", "purchase", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "hand over", "present" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission" ], "synonyms":[ "lurk", "mooch", "mouse", "pussyfoot", "shirk", "skulk", "slide", "slink", "slip", "snake", "sneak" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "edge", "inch", "worm", "ghost", "pad", "tiptoe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price":{ "examples":[ "at 50% off, that shirt is a real steal" ], "synonyms":[ "bargain", "buy", "deal", "pennyworth", "snip" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearance", "closeout", "markdown", "cheapie", "bonus", "freebie", "freebee", "gift", "giveaway", "premium", 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"amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stealthiness":{ "as in secrecy , sneakiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sternly":{ "in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering":{ "examples":[ "sternly reprimanded the prosecuting attorney for making comments that never should have been heard by the jury" ], "synonyms":[ "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "oppressively", "roughly", "severely", "stiffly" ], "near synonyms":[ "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously", "aggressively", "assertively", "decidedly", "determinedly", "firmly", "grimly", "gruffly", "resolutely", "strongly", "toughly" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "tenderly", "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "tolerantly", "understandingly" ], "antonyms":[ "clemently", "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "steadily":{ "as in continuously , uninterruptedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "continuously", "uninterruptedly", "unremittingly", 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"snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously", "aggressively", "assertively", "manfully", "potently", "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily", "vigorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly", "delicately", "faintly", "frailly", "shakily", "bloodlessly", "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "step-downs":{ "the amount by which something is lessened":{ "examples":[ "took a huge step-down in income when she switched from a law career to one in social work" ], "synonyms":[ "abatements", "declines", "decreases", "decrements", "dents", 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over", "halt", "knock off", "lay off", "leave off", "pack (up or in)", "quit", "shut off", "stop", "complete", "conclude", "finish", "close (down)", "deactivate", "call", "suspend", "arrest", "brake", "check", "clamp down", "rein (in)", "squash", "squelch", "stamp", "stanch", "staunch", "stunt", "suppress", "turn back", "pause", "stay", "suspend", "abolish", "abort", "annul", "demolish", "destroy", "dissolve", "kill", "ruin", "scuttle", "snuff" ], "near antonyms":[ "carry on", "continue", "follow through (with)", "keep up", "run on", "advance", "proceed", "progress", "actuate", "drive", "impel", "propel", "stir" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "Stetson":{ "as in beret , homburg":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stereotyped":{ "used or heard so often as to be dull":{ "examples":[ "the wacky neighbor and other stereotyped characters seen on TV sitcoms" ], "synonyms":[ "banal", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "clich\u00e9d", "cobwebby", "commonplace", "hack", "hackney", "hackneyed", "moth-eaten", "musty", "obligatory", "shopworn", "stale", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tired", "trite", "well-worn" ], "near synonyms":[ "twice-told", "bromidic", "platitudinal", "platitudinous", "canned", "cardboard", "conventional", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "imitative", "ready-made", "tried-and-true", "unimaginative", "uninspired", "unoriginal", "normal", "ordinary", "rote", "routine", "standard", "stock", "typical", "usual", "arid", "barren", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "prosaic", "stodgy", "stuffy", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "undramatic", "uninteresting", "vapid", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "old-fashioned", "old hat" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "stimulating", "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting", "atypical", "extraordinary", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented", "unusual", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "novel", "original", "unclich\u00e9d", "unhackneyed" ] }, "to use so much as to make less appealing":{ "examples":[ "Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam." ], "synonyms":[ "hackneyed", "overexposed", "overused", "vulgarized" ], "near synonyms":[ "bored", "exhausted", "overdid", "coarsened", "depleted", "jaded", "tired", "wore out", "popularized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stewardess":{ "as in steward":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "steward", "sommelier", "headwaiter", "ma\u00eetre d'", "maitre d'", "ma\u00eetre d'h\u00f4tel", "barkeep", "barkeeper", "barman", "bartender", "waitress", "gar\u00e7on", "server", "waiter", "waitperson" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steps up":{ "to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{ "examples":[ "candidates stepping up their campaigns as election day draws near", "stepped up the pace to catch up with the others" ], "synonyms":[ "accentuates", "amplifies", "amps (up)", "beefs (up)", "boosts", "consolidates", "deepens", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "redoubles", "strengthens" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadens", "enlarges", "expands", "extends", "lengthens", "accelerates", "hastens", "quickens", "emphasizes", "points (up)", "sharpens", "stresses", "augments", "enforces", "reinforces", "reenforces", "restrengthens", "supplements", "maximizes", "enlivens", "jazzes (up)", "aggravates", "exacerbates" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreases", "diminishes", "lessens", "lets up (on)", "reduces", "subdues", "tones (down)", "weakens", "dwindles", "recedes", "subsides", "tapers (off)", "wanes", "alleviates", "eases", "lightens" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "moderates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stewardesses":{ "as in stewards":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stewards", "sommeliers", "headwaiters", "ma\u00eetre d's", "maitre d's", "ma\u00eetres d'h\u00f4tel", "barkeeps", "barkeepers", "barmen", "bartenders", "waitresses", "gar\u00e7ons", "servers", "waiters", "waitpersons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stepparents":{ "as in stepfathers , stepmothers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stepfathers", "stepmothers", "daddies", "dads", "fathers", "genitors", "mamas", "mammas", "mommas", "mammies", "mas", "maters", "mommies", "moms", "mothers", "papas", "poppas", "parents", "pas", "paters", "pops", "custodians", "guardians", "ancestors", "antecedents", "forebearers", "forebears", "forbears", "forefathers", "grandfathers", "grandmothers", "primogenitors", "progenitors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steals":{ "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "boosts", "filches", "heists", "hooks", "lifts", "misappropriates", "nicks", "nips", "pilfers", "pinches", "pockets", "purloins", "rips off", "snitches", "swipes", "thieves" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarizes", "knocks over", "robs", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "sacks", "carjacks", "hijacks", "highjacks", "picks", "rifles", "poaches", "rustles", "shoplifts", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "nails", "seizes", "snatches", "takes", "mooches", "sponges", "abducts", "kidnaps", "shanghais", "spirits" ], "near antonyms":[ "buys", "purchases", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "hands over", "presents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission" ], "synonyms":[ "lurks", "mooches", "mouses", "pussyfoots", "shirks", "skulks", "slides", "slinks", "slips", "snakes", "sneaks" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "edges", "inches", "worms", "ghosts", "pads", "tiptoes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price":{ "examples":[ "at 50% off, that shirt is a real steal" ], "synonyms":[ "bargains", "buys", "deals", "pennyworth", "pennyworths", "snips" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearances", "closeouts", "markdowns", "cheapies", "bonuses", "freebies", "freebees", "gifts", "giveaways", "premiums", "presents", "boons", "windfalls" ], "near antonyms":[ "overcharges", "rip-offs", "markups", "surcharges", "extravagances", "luxuries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "steaming":{ "feeling or showing anger":{ "examples":[ "she was steaming after hearing that she was being slandered by someone who had once been her best friend" ], "synonyms":[ "angered", "angry", "apoplectic", "ballistic", "cheesed off", "choleric", "enraged", "foaming", "fuming", "furious", "hopping", "horn-mad", "hot", "incensed", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriate", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "livid", "mad", "outraged", "rabid", "rankled", "riled", "riley", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steamed up", "teed off", "ticked", "wrathful", "wroth" ], "near synonyms":[ "ranting", "raving", "stormy", "boiling", "bristling", "bristly", "burning", "cross", "huffy", "passionate", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "worked up", "wrought (up)", "acrid", "acrimonious", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "bitter", "embittered", "inimical", "malevolent", "piqued", "rancorous", "resentful", "spiteful", "vengeful", "vindictive", "virulent", "vitriolic", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy", "ill-tempered", "sorehead", "soreheaded", "sulky", "unfriendly", "unpleasant", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "exasperated", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "inflammable", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perturbed", "petulant", "put out", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "belligerent", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "ornery", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "querulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "accommodating", "obliging", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "amicable", "cordial", "friendly", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "empathetic", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "unembittered", "affable", "amiable", "easygoing", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "pleasant", "sweet" ], "antonyms":[ "angerless", "delighted", "pleased" ] }, "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling", "burning", "foaming", "fuming", "raging", "rankling", "seething", "sizzling", "storming" ], "near synonyms":[ "fulminating", "ranting", "raving", "smoldering", "smouldering", "bristling", "flaring (up)", "inflaming", "enflaming", "chafing", "fretting", "stewing", "agitating", "convulsing", "roiling", "shaking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "step (along)":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along" ], "synonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up or off)", "part", "peel off", "pike (out or off)", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "start", "strike out", "abscond", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "mizzle", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "go out", "light out", "step out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate", "emigrate", "adjourn", "remove", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "lodge", "remain", "settle", "stay", "tarry", "approach", "close", "near", "hit", "land", "reach" ], "antonyms":[ "arrive", "come", "show up", "turn up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steadiness":{ "the state of continuing without change":{ "examples":[ "the steadiness of the weather is something that every New Englander knows not to trust" ], "synonyms":[ "changelessness", "constancy", "fixedness", "immutability", "immutableness", "invariability", "stability", "unchangeableness" ], "near synonyms":[ "consistency", "regularity", "sameness", "uniformity", "durability", "enduringness", "lastingness", "permanence" ], "near antonyms":[ "aperiodicity", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "irregularity", "unevenness", "caducity", "evanescence", "impermanence" ], "antonyms":[ "capriciousness", "changeability", "changeableness", "fickleness", "instability", "mutability", "unpredictability", "unsteadiness", "variability", "variableness", "volatileness", "volatility" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steps aside (from)":{ "to give up (a job or office)":{ "examples":[ "a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "chucks", "leaves", "quits", "resigns (from)", "retires (from)", "steps down (from)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandons", "vacates", "drops out (of)", "throws up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "stays (at)" ] }, "to give up (as a position of authority) formally":{ "examples":[ "the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust" ], "synonyms":[ "abdicates", "abnegates", "cedes", "relinquishes", "renounces", "resigns", "steps down (from)", "surrenders" ], "near synonyms":[ "abjures", "demits", "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "waives", "forsakes", "gives up", "hands over", "yields", "abandons", "deserts", "quits", "vacates" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriates", "arrogates", "assumes", "claims", "confiscates", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps", "wrests", "defends", "guards", "protects", "safeguards", "secures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stentorian":{ "marked by a high volume of sound":{ "examples":[ "the professor's stentorian voice was enough to keep even the drowsiest student awake" ], "synonyms":[ "blaring", "blasting", "booming", "clamorous", "clangorous", "deafening", "earsplitting", "loud", "piercing", "plangent", "resounding", "ringing", "roaring", "slam-bang", "sonorous", "thundering", "thunderous" ], "near synonyms":[ "brazen", "dinning", "discordant", "noisy", "obstreperous", "raucous", "rip-roaring", "vociferous", "grating", "harsh", "overloud", "sharp", "shrill", "squealing", "strident" ], "near antonyms":[ "dead", "quiet", "silent", "still", "stilly", "ultraquiet", "calm", "dreamy", "peaceful", "restful", "serene", "soothing", "tranquil", "hushed", "muffled", "muted", "softened", "toned (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "gentle", "low", "soft" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "steeping":{ "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "examples":[ "grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors", "a town steeped in history" ], "synonyms":[ "enduing", "induing", "imbuing", "inculcating", "infusing", "ingraining", "engraining", "inoculating", "investing", "suffusing" ], "near synonyms":[ "animating", "charging", "enlivening", "invigorating", "leavening", "implanting", "instilling", "planting", "impregnating", "permeating", "pervading", "saturating", "deluging", "drowning", "filling", "flooding", "inundating", "overwhelming", "submerging" ], "near antonyms":[ "depriving", "divesting", "stripping", "clearing", "emptying", "eliminating", "removing", "taking (away)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "examples":[ "chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion" ], "synonyms":[ "drenching", "drowning", "impregnating", "macerating", "saturating", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "sousing" ], "near synonyms":[ "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "marinating", "seething", "presoaking", "dipping", "immersing", "inundating", "submerging", "swamping", "bathing", "dousing", "dowsing", "hydrating", "swilling", "washing", "watering", "infiltrating", "penetrating", "permeating", "dampening", "damping", "humidifying", "moistening" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "searing", "draining", "emptying", "voiding", "dehumidifying" ], "antonyms":[ "wringing (out)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "step in":{ "to make a brief visit":{ "examples":[ "I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class" ], "synonyms":[ "call", "come by", "come over", "drop by", "drop in", "pop (in)", "run (over)", "run in", "stop (by or in)", "visit" ], "near synonyms":[ "barge (in)", "look up", "see", "bop (into)", "happen (by)", "frequent", "hang (at)", "haunt", "resort (to)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{ "examples":[ "couldn't find anyone to step in for me so that I could take a break from my caregiving duties" ], "synonyms":[ "cover", "fill in", "pinch-hit", "stand in", "sub", "substitute", "take over" ], "near synonyms":[ "understudy", "relieve", "spell", "double (as)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steam":{ "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam" ], "synonyms":[ "boil", "burn", "foam", "fume", "rage", "rankle", "seethe", "sizzle", "storm" ], "near synonyms":[ "fulminate", "rant", "rave", "smolder", "smoulder", "bristle", "flare (up)", "inflame", "enflame", "chafe", "fret", "stew", "agitate", "convulse", "roil", "shake" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in smoke , cloud":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bank", "cloud", "fume", "miasma", "smoke", "smother", "brume", "fog", "gauze", "haze", "mist", "murk", "reek", "smog", "soup" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stepped (on)":{ "as in ran over , ran down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "overrode", "ran down", "ran over", "champed", "stamped", "stomped", "tramped", "trampled", "tromped", "mashed", "pulped", "smashed", "squashed", "squelched", "booted", "hoofed", "kicked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stepbrother":{ "as in stepsister":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stepsister", "brother", "sibling", "sister", "cousin", "kinsman", "kinswoman", "relation", "relative", "in-law", "kissing cousin", "blood", "clan", "family", "folk", "house", "kindred", "kinfolk", "kinfolks", "kinsfolk", "line", "lineage", "people", "race", "stock", "tribe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steering clear of":{ "to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{ "examples":[ "After several disastrous family gatherings, she steered clear of any talk about hosting holiday celebrations." ], "synonyms":[ "avoiding", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "eschewing", "evading", "finessing", "getting around", "scaping", "shaking", "shirking", "shuffling (out of)", "shunning", "weaseling (out of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "missing", "averting", "deflecting", "diverting", "obviating", "parrying", "preventing", "warding (off)", "banning", "barring", "debarring", "eliminating", "excepting", "excluding", "precluding", "ruling out", "bypassing", "circumventing", "skirting", "foiling", "foxing", "frustrating", "outfoxing", "outsmarting", "outwitting", "overreaching", "thwarting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "courting", "embracing", "pursuing", "seeking", "welcoming", "catching", "contracting", "incurring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "steam up":{ "to make angry":{ "examples":[ "finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up" ], "synonyms":[ "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "ire", "mad", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "tick off" ], "near synonyms":[ "affront", "aggravate", "annoy", "burn (up)", "cross", "exasperate", "get", "huff", "irritate", "miff", "nettle", "offend", "peeve", "pique", "provoke", "put out", "ruffle", "vex", "antagonize", "embitter", "envenom" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "assuage", "relieve", "comfort", "console", "soothe", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "calm", "lull", "quiet", "settle", "beguile", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "disarm", "enchant" ], "antonyms":[ "delight", "gratify", "please" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stenchy":{ "having an unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the soft, stenchy cheese is considered by turophiles to be quite delectable" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsty", "frowsy", "frowzy", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stepping (along)":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along" ], "synonyms":[ "bailing", "bailing out", "booking", "buggering off", "bugging off", "bugging out", "buzzing (off)", "clearing off", "clearing out", "cutting out", "departing", "digging out", "exiting", "getting", "getting off", "going", "going off", "moving", "packing (up or off)", "parting", "peeling off", "piking (out or off)", "pulling out", "pushing off", "pushing on", "quitting", "running along", "sallying (forth)", "scarpering", "shoving (off)", "taking off", "vamoosing", "walking out" ], "near synonyms":[ "setting out", "starting", "striking out", "absconding", "decamping", "escaping", "evacuating", "fleeing", "flying", "getting out", "mizzling", "running away", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping", "going out", "lighting out", "stepping out", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "vacating", "emigrating", "adjourning", "removing", "retiring", "retreating", "withdrawing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "lodging", "remaining", "settling", "staying", "tarrying", "approaching", "closing", "nearing", "hitting", "landing", "reaching" ], "antonyms":[ "arriving", "coming", "showing up", "turning up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stepfathers":{ "as in stepmothers , stepparents":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stepmothers", "stepparents", "daddies", "dads", "fathers", "genitors", "mamas", "mammas", "mommas", "mammies", "mas", "maters", "mommies", "moms", "mothers", "papas", "poppas", "parents", "pas", "paters", "pops", "custodians", "guardians", "ancestors", "antecedents", "forebearers", "forebears", "forbears", "forefathers", "grandfathers", "grandmothers", "primogenitors", "progenitors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stepped up":{ "to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{ "examples":[ "candidates stepping up their campaigns as election day draws near", "stepped up the pace to catch up with the others" ], "synonyms":[ "accentuated", "amped (up)", "amplified", "beefed (up)", "boosted", "consolidated", "deepened", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "redoubled", "strengthened" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadened", "enlarged", "expanded", "extended", "lengthened", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "emphasized", "pointed (up)", "sharpened", "stressed", "augmented", "enforced", "reinforced", "reenforced", "restrengthened", "supplemented", "maximized", "enlivened", "jazzed (up)", "aggravated", "exacerbated" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "let up (on)", "reduced", "subdued", "toned (down)", "weakened", "dwindled", "receded", "subsided", "tapered (off)", "waned", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "moderated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stealing (from)":{ "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarizing", "burgling", "knocking off", "knocking over", "ripping off", "robbing", "taking off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransacking", "rifling", "despoiling", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravishing", "sacking", "spoiling", "stripping", "bleeding", "breaking in", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "cozening", "defrauding", "exploiting", "fleecing", "hustling", "mulcting", "plucking", "rooking", "shortchanging", "skinning", "squeezing", "sticking", "stinging", "swindling", "holding up", "mugging", "rolling", "sticking up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stein":{ "as in beaker , tankard":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beaker", "blackjack", "tankard", "cup", "mug", "chalice", "goblet", "demitasse", "noggin", "teacup" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steamroller":{ "as in juggernaut":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "juggernaut", "heavyweight", "bulk", "hulk", "amazon", "giantess", "behemoth", "blockbuster", "colossus", "dinosaur", "dreadnought", "elephant", "giant", "Goliath", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "mastodon", "monster", "titan", "whale", "whopper" ], "near antonyms":[ "diminutive", "dwarf", "half-pint", "midget", "mite", "peewee", "pygmy", "pigmy", "runt", "shrimp", "lightweight", "weakling", "wimp", "wisp", "nonentity", "twerp", "whippersnapper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sternmost":{ "as in rearmost , aftermost":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aftermost", "rearmost", "extreme", "farthermost", "farthest", "furthermost", "furthest", "outermost", "outmost", "remotest", "ultimate", "utmost" ], "near antonyms":[ "inmost", "innermost", "nearest", "intermediate", "medial", "median", "mid", "middle", "midmost" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sterling":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "credited the win to the pitcher's sterling performance on the mound" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "step out":{ "to be sexually unfaithful":{ "examples":[ "if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation" ], "synonyms":[ "cheat", "philander", "screw around" ], "near synonyms":[ "cat (around)", "fool around", "fornicate", "play (around)", "tomcat (around)", "womanize", "copulate", "couple", "lie", "make out", "mate", "sleep", "lust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now" ], "synonyms":[ "check out", "conk (out)", "croak", "decease", "demise", "depart", "die", "drop", "end", "exit", "expire", "fall", "flatline", "go", "kick in", "kick off", "part", "pass (on)", "pass away", "peg out", "perish", "pop off", "succumb" ], "near synonyms":[ "predecease", "consume", "disappear", "dry up", "fade", "fail" ], "near antonyms":[ "come to", "revive", "linger", "be", "exist", "subsist", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "antonyms":[ "breathe", "live" ] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "examples":[ "waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "fraternize", "go out", "hobnob", "mingle", "mix", "socialize" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouse", "party", "revel", "circulate" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "eschew", "shun", "slight", "snub" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stellar":{ "of or relating to the stars":{ "examples":[ "humankind's dream of stellar navigation is hampered by the vast distances between the stars, even in our own galaxy" ], "synonyms":[ "astral", "star", "starry" ], "near synonyms":[ "celestial", "empyrean", "heavenly", "intergalactic", "interstellar", "astronomical", "astronomic", "astrophysical", "astronautic", "astronautical", "starlike", "star-spangled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "this miniature palm tree is a stellar example of the art of bonsai" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "steep":{ "having an incline approaching the perpendicular":{ "examples":[ "a very steep rock face that is nearly impossible to climb" ], "synonyms":[ "abrupt", "bold", "precipitous", "sheer" ], "near synonyms":[ "perpendicular", "plumb", "straight", "vertical", "craggy", "hillocky", "hilly", "mountainous", "scarped", "angled", "canted", "cocked", "heeled", "inclined", "listed", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentle", "gradual", "moderate", "soft", "even", "flat", "flush", "horizontal", "level", "plane", "smooth", "unruffled", "unwrinkled" ], "antonyms":[ "easy" ] }, "going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount":{ "examples":[ "we would like to hire him, but his salary demands are just too steep" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ], "near synonyms":[ "boundless", "endless", "immeasurable", "infinite", "limitless", "unbearable", "unjustifiable", "unwarranted", "improper", "inappropriate", "thick", "unseemly", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "minimal", "minimum" ], "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ] }, "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "examples":[ "grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors", "a town steeped in history" ], "synonyms":[ "endue", "indue", "imbue", "inculcate", "infuse", "ingrain", "engrain", "inoculate", "invest", "suffuse" ], "near synonyms":[ "animate", "charge", "enliven", "invigorate", "leaven", "implant", "instill", "plant", "impregnate", "permeate", "pervade", "saturate", "deluge", "drown", "fill", "flood", "inundate", "overwhelm", "submerge" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprive", "divest", "strip", "clear", "empty", "eliminate", "remove", "take (away)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "examples":[ "chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion" ], "synonyms":[ "drench", "drown", "impregnate", "macerate", "saturate", "soak", "sodden", "sop", "souse" ], "near synonyms":[ "waterlog", "water-soak", "marinate", "seethe", "presoak", "dip", "immerse", "inundate", "submerge", "swamp", "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "hydrate", "swill", "wash", "water", "infiltrate", "penetrate", "permeate", "damp", "dampen", "humidify", "moisten" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "sear", "drain", "empty", "void", "dehumidify" ], "antonyms":[ "wring (out)" ] }, "as in cliff , bluff":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bluff", "cliff", "crag", "precipice", "tor", "butte", "mesa", "plateau", "table", "tableland", "ridge", "sierra", "alp", "mount", "mountain", "peak", "dome", "sugarloaf", "altitude", "elevation", "eminence", "height", "highland", "hill", "hump", "mound", "prominence", "rise", "upland", "foothill", "hillock", "hummock", "knob", "knoll", "downs" ], "near antonyms":[ "lowland", "dale", "dell", "depression", "dingle", "glen", "hollow", "vale", "valley", "basin", "bottom", "bottomland", "fen", "flat", "floodplain", "plain", "tidewater" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "sterlingness":{ "as in marvelousness , supremeness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "choiceness", "distinction", "excellence", "excellency", "exquisiteness", "fabulousness", "first-rateness", "grandness", "greatness", "marvelousness", "marvellousness", "perfection", "preeminence", "primeness", "specialness", "splendidness", "superbness", "superiority", "superlativeness", "supremacy", "supremeness", "exceptionality", "exceptionalness", "extraordinariness", "consequence", "importance", "notability", "faultlessness", "flawlessness", "impeccability", "perfectness", "goodness", "value", "worth", "deficiency", "unacceptability", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "unsatisfactoriness" ], "near antonyms":[ "averageness", "mediocrity", "ordinariness", "commonness", "commonplaceness", "everydayness", "fairness", "mundaneness", "mundanity", "normality", "normalness", "passibility", "routine", "second-rateness", "typicality", "typicalness", "unremarkableness", "usualness", "acceptability", "adequacy", "satisfactoriness", "sufficiency" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steps on it":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "They were going to have to step on it if they wanted to make it before the bank closed." ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "steered":{ "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "examples":[ "the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction" ], "synonyms":[ "conducted", "directed", "guided", "led", "marshaled", "marshalled", "piloted", "routed", "showed", "ushered" ], "near synonyms":[ "preceded", "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "convoyed", "escorted", "saw", "controlled", "managed" ], "near antonyms":[ "dogged", "hounded", "shadowed", "tailed", "tailgated" ], "antonyms":[ "followed", "trailed" ] }, "to operate or control the course of":{ "examples":[ "first needed to learn how to steer her personal watercraft before going out on the crowded lake" ], "synonyms":[ "conned", "helmed", "navigated", "piloted" ], "near synonyms":[ "commandeered", "hijacked", "highjacked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stemming":{ "to stop the progress or spread of (something)":{ "examples":[ "efforts to stem the dramatic decline of an endangered species" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blockading", "blocking", "damming", "delaying", "detaining", "hindering", "holding", "holding back", "impeding", "kiboshing", "obstructing", "breaking", "breaking off", "breaking up", "canning", "ceasing", "cutting off", "cutting out", "desisting (from)", "discontinuing", "dropping", "ending", "giving over", "halting", "knocking off", "laying off", "leaving off", "packing (up or in)", "quitting", "shutting off", "stopping", "completing", "concluding", "finishing", "closing (down)", "deactivating", "calling", "suspending", "arresting", "braking", "checking", "clamping down", "reining (in)", "squashing", "squelching", "stamping", "stanching", "staunching", "stunting", "suppressing", "turning back", "pausing", "staying", "suspending", "abolishing", "aborting", "annulling", "demolishing", "destroying", "dissolving", "killing", "ruining", "scuttling", "snuffing" ], "near antonyms":[ "carrying on", "continuing", "following through (with)", "keeping up", "running on", "advancing", "proceeding", "progressing", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "propelling", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steer clear of":{ "to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{ "examples":[ "After several disastrous family gatherings, she steered clear of any talk about hosting holiday celebrations." ], "synonyms":[ "avoid", "dodge", "duck", "elude", "eschew", "evade", "finesse", "get around", "scape", "shake", "shirk", "shuffle (out of)", "shun", "weasel (out of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "miss", "avert", "deflect", "divert", "obviate", "parry", "prevent", "ward (off)", "ban", "bar", "debar", "eliminate", "except", "exclude", "preclude", "rule out", "bypass", "circumvent", "skirt", "foil", "fox", "frustrate", "outfox", "outsmart", "outwit", "overreach", "thwart" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "court", "embrace", "pursue", "seek", "welcome", "catch", "contract", "incur" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "steamships":{ "as in freighters , steamers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carriers", "argosies", "barges", "coasters", "colliers", "containerships", "corvettes", "cruisers", "cutters", "destroyers", "ferryboats", "flagships", "freighters", "icebreakers", "ironclads", "lightships", "liners", "men-of-war", "men-o'-war", "merchantmen", "merchant ships", "motor ships", "packets", "steamers", "superliners", "supertankers", "tankers", "traders", "tramps", "transports", "warships", "watercrafts", "boats", "keels", "ships", "vessels", "barks", "barques", "brigantines", "brigs", "caravels", "clippers", "junk", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "square-riggers", "tall ships", "windjammers", "xebecs", "yachts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steamrollers":{ "as in juggernauts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "juggernauts", "heavyweights", "bulks", "hulks", "amazons", "giantesses", "behemoths", "blockbusters", "colossi", "dinosaurs", "dreadnoughts", "elephants", "elephant", "giants", "Goliaths", "jumbos", "leviathans", "mammoths", "mastodons", "monsters", "titans", "whales", "whoppers" ], "near antonyms":[ "diminutives", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "half-pints", "midgets", "mites", "peewees", "pygmies", "pigmies", "runts", "shrimp", "shrimps", "lightweights", "weaklings", "wimps", "wisps", "nonentities", "twerps", "whippersnappers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steely":{ "harsh and threatening in manner or appearance":{ "examples":[ "pinned them with a steely gaze and demanded to know what they were doing" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "dour", "fierce", "flinty", "forbidding", "grim", "gruff", "intimidating", "lowering", "louring", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stark", "stern", "ungentle" ], "near synonyms":[ "bleak", "cold", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "adamant", "bound", "determined", "firm", "intent", "purposeful", "resolute", "resolved", "steadfast", "unflinching", "fixed", "hard", "hardened", "hardheaded", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "ironhanded", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "rigid", "self-willed", "set", "stiff", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful", "immutable", "unchangeable", "black", "cheerless", "dark", "gloomy", "glum", "joyless", "melancholic", "moody", "morose", "sulky", "sullen", "surly", "brooding", "grave", "humorless", "melancholy", "serious", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty" ], "near antonyms":[ "bland", "meek", "mellow", "soft", "soothing", "easy", "quiet", "tranquil", "agreeable", "bright", "cheerful", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "sweet", "glad", "happy", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "playful", "scatterbrained", "silly" ], "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "gentle", "mild", "nonintimidating", "tender" ] }, "of the color gray":{ "examples":[ "steely eyes that are the color of a stormy sky" ], "synonyms":[ "argentine", "gray", "grey", "grayish", "leaden", "pewter", "silver", "silvery", "slate", "slaty", "slatey" ], "near synonyms":[ "achromatic", "colorless", "neutral", "dirty", "dull", "faded", "sad", "washed-out", "ashen", "ashy", "chalky", "livid", "mousy", "mousey", "pale", "palish", "white", "whitish", "chocolate", "dun", "sandy", "sepia", "brindled", "brindle", "grizzled", "hoar", "hoary" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "bright", "deep", "gay", "rich", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "step down (from)":{ "to give up (a job or office)":{ "examples":[ "with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "chuck", "leave", "quit", "resign (from)", "retire (from)", "step aside (from)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "vacate", "drop out (of)", "throw up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "stay (at)" ] }, "to give up (as a position of authority) formally":{ "examples":[ "even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne" ], "synonyms":[ "abdicate", "abnegate", "cede", "relinquish", "renounce", "resign", "step aside (from)", "surrender" ], "near synonyms":[ "abjure", "demit", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "waive", "forsake", "give up", "hand over", "yield", "abandon", "desert", "quit", "vacate" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "arrogate", "assume", "claim", "confiscate", "seize", "take over", "usurp", "wrest", "defend", "guard", "protect", "safeguard", "secure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stepparent":{ "as in stepfather , stepmother":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stepfather", "stepmother", "dad", "daddy", "father", "genitor", "ma", "mama", "mamma", "momma", "mammy", "mater", "mom", "mommy", "mother", "pa", "papa", "poppa", "parent", "pater", "pop", "custodian", "guardian", "ancestor", "antecedent", "forebear", "forbear", "forebearer", "forefather", "grandfather", "grandmother", "primogenitor", "progenitor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steady":{ "firm in one's allegiance to someone or something":{ "examples":[ "even as wild accusations were circulating, she remained steady in her support for the candidate" ], "synonyms":[ "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "down-the-line", "faithful", "fast", "good", "loyal", "pious", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "true", "true-blue" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependable", "dutiful", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried", "tried-and-true", "trustworthy", "trusty", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "determined", "intent", "resolute", "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "inveterate", "sworn", "ardent", "avid", "enthusiastic", "fervent", "fervid", "gung ho", "impassioned", "passionate", "serious" ], "near antonyms":[ "irresponsible", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "faltering", "hesitant", "vacillating", "wavering", "dubious", "irresolute", "shaky", "uncertain", "apathetic", "dispassionate", "uninterested" ], "antonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue" ] }, "appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time":{ "examples":[ "a popular author who produces a steady output of best sellers year after year" ], "synonyms":[ "constant", "frequent", "habitual", "periodic", "periodical", "regular", "repeated" ], "near synonyms":[ "continual", "intermittent", "recurrent", "recurring", "cyclic", "cyclical", "around-the-clock", "hourly", "round-the-clock", "24-7", "24/7", "chronic", "confirmed", "inveterate", "expected", "usual" ], "near antonyms":[ "episodic", "episodical", "occasional", "unexpected", "unusual" ], "antonyms":[ "inconstant", "infrequent", "irregular" ] }, "not undergoing a change in condition":{ "examples":[ "a steady breeze from the west" ], "synonyms":[ "changeless", "constant", "stable", "stationary", "unchanging", "unvarying" ], "near synonyms":[ "fast", "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inflexible", "invariable", "unalterable", "unchangeable", "established", "set", "settled", "ceaseless", "continuing", "durable", "enduring", "lasting", "permanent" ], "near antonyms":[ "adaptable", "alterable", "changeable", "flexible", "mutable", "variable", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "fleeting", "momentary", "transient", "transitory", "kaleidoscopic", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical" ], "antonyms":[ "capricious", "changeful", "changing", "fickle", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "skittish", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "varying", "volatile" ] }, "not varying":{ "examples":[ "support for her presidential bid has been steady" ], "synonyms":[ "even", "invariant", "unchanging", "undeviating", "uniform", "unvarying", "unwavering" ], "near synonyms":[ "fixed", "immutable", "invariable", "set", "unalterable", "unchangeable" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "changing", "deviating", "nonuniform", "unsteady", "varying" ] }, "worthy of one's trust":{ "examples":[ "a quiet but steady man who is one of the pillars of the community" ], "synonyms":[ "calculable", "dependable", "good", "reliable", "responsible", "safe", "secure", "solid", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustable", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "near synonyms":[ "constant", "devoted", "faithful", "fast", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "true-blue", "honest", "sincere", "single-minded", "infallible", "unerring", "bedrock", "firm", "sound", "strong", "effective", "telling", "attested", "authenticated", "confirmed", "proven", "valid", "validated", "verified", "blameless", "faultless", "guiltless", "impeccable", "inerrant", "irreproachable", "unimpeachable", "unquestionable" ], "near antonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue", "deceitful", "dishonest", "lying", "mendacious", "untruthful", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "dubious", "fishy", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "shady", "shaky", "suspect", "uncertain", "unsound", "hazardous", "risky", "unconfirmed", "untried" ], "antonyms":[ "dodgy", "uncertain", "undependable", "unreliable", "unsafe", "untrustworthy" ] }, "as in love , lover":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admirer", "beau", "beloved", "boyfriend", "darling", "dear", "favorite", "fellow", "flame", "girlfriend", "honey", "love", "lover", "swain", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie", "sweetie pie", "valentine", "betrothed", "fianc\u00e9", "fianc\u00e9e", "intended", "bride", "groom" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in underlie , truss":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "truss", "underlie", "bear", "bolster", "brace", "buttress", "carry", "prop (up)", "shore (up)", "stay", "support", "sustain", "undergird", "underpin", "uphold" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "sterilizes":{ "as in spays , castrates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alters", "desexes", "fixes", "neuters", "castrates", "emasculates", "gelds", "spays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stepping on it":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "They were going to have to step on it if they wanted to make it before the bank closed." ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "stern":{ "given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{ "examples":[ "the army post's stern commander always had the utmost respect of those who served under him" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "severe", "strict", "tough" ], "near synonyms":[ "demanding", "exacting", "uncharitable", "unforgiving", "adamant", "adamantine", "callous", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "hard-line", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "merciless", "ossified", "pitiless", "relentless", "rock-ribbed", "stiff", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "dour", "gruff", "ascetic", "ascetical", "monastic", "monkish", "browbeating", "bullying", "determined", "firm", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "unflinching", 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"fixed", "hard", "hardened", "hardheaded", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "ironhanded", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "rigid", "self-willed", "set", "stiff", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful", "immutable", "unchangeable", "black", "cheerless", "dark", "gloomy", "glum", "joyless", "melancholic", "moody", "morose", "sulky", "sullen", "surly", "brooding", "grave", "humorless", "melancholy", "serious", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty" ], "near antonyms":[ "bland", "meek", "mellow", "soft", "soothing", "easy", "quiet", "tranquil", "agreeable", "bright", "cheerful", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "sweet", "glad", "happy", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "playful", "scatterbrained", "silly" ], "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "gentle", "mild", "nonintimidating", "tender" ] }, "as in beam":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "backside", "behind", "booty", "bootie", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tail end", "tush", "moon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "stench":{ "a strong unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement" ], "synonyms":[ "funk", "reek", "stink" ], "near synonyms":[ "acridness", "fetidness", "foulness", "fustiness", "malodorousness", "mustiness", "odoriferousness", "odorousness", "rancidity", "rankness", "staleness", "badness", "vileness", "dirt", "dirtiness", "filth", "filthiness", "nastiness", "effluvium", "effluvia", "emission", "odor", "redolence", "scent", "sniff" ], "near antonyms":[ "floweriness", "lusciousness", "savoriness", "spiciness", "sweetness", "bouquet", "ambrosia" ], "antonyms":[ "aroma", "fragrance", "perfume" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stenchful":{ "as in stenchy , putrid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "malodorous", "noisome", "putrid", "rancid", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "skunky", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong", "odorless", "unscented", "fusty", "musty", "stale", "gamy", "gamey" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet", "flowery", "fruity", "pungent", "spicy", "odiferous", "odored", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stewarding":{ "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "will steward the city's library programs" ], "synonyms":[ "administering", "administrating", "carrying on", "conducting", "controlling", "directing", "governing", "guiding", "handling", "keeping", "managing", "operating", "overlooking", "overseeing", "presiding (over)", "regulating", "running", "superintending", "supervising", "tending" ], "near synonyms":[ "caring (for)", "minding", "watching", "leading", "piloting", "steering", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "micromanaging", "stage-managing", "codirecting", "co-directing", "comanaging", "co-managing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steeped":{ "as in awash , soaked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "awash", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "sultry", "summery", "sweltering", "torrid", "tropical", "humid", "muggy", "sticky", "clammy", "dewy", "misty", "semimoist", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "moist", "wettish" ], "near antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "waterless", "baked", "bone-dry", "burned", "burnt", "dehydrated", "desert", "droughty", "dusty", "parched", "scorched", "seared", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "examples":[ "grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors", "a town steeped in history" ], "synonyms":[ "endued", "indued", "imbued", "inculcated", "infused", "ingrained", "engrained", "inoculated", "invested", "suffused" ], "near synonyms":[ "animated", "charged", "enlivened", "invigorated", "leavened", "implanted", "instilled", "planted", "impregnated", "permeated", "pervaded", "saturated", "deluged", "drowned", "filled", "flooded", "inundated", "overwhelmed", "submerged" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprived", "divested", "stripped", "stript", "cleared", "emptied", "eliminated", "removed", "took (away)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "examples":[ "chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion" ], "synonyms":[ "drenched", "drowned", "impregnated", "macerated", "saturated", "soaked", "soddened", "sopped", "soused" ], "near synonyms":[ "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "marinated", "seethed", "presoaked", "dipped", "immersed", "inundated", "submerged", "swamped", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "hydrated", "swilled", "washed", "watered", "infiltrated", "penetrated", "permeated", "damped", "dampened", "humidified", "moistened" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "seared", "drained", "emptied", "voided", "dehumidified" ], "antonyms":[ "wrung (out)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "steads":{ "the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{ "examples":[ "a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college" ], "synonyms":[ "advantages", "betters", "bulges", "catbird seats", "drops", "edges", "high grounds", "inside tracks", "jumps", "pulls", "upper hands", "vantages", "whip hands" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowances", "head starts", "leads", "legs up", "margins", "odds", "starts", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "commands", "dominances", "masteries", "predominances", "superiorities", "supremacies", "transcendences", "transcendencies", "precedences", "preferences", "prerogatives", "privileges", "seniorities", "breaks", "footholds", "opportunities", "benefits", "blessings", "boons", "felicities", "godsends", "mannas", "windfalls" ], "near antonyms":[ "detriments", "strangleholds", "disparities", "imbalances", "inequalities", "disabilities", "failings", "impairments", "shortcomings", "bars", "catches", "checks", "clogs", "crimps", "embarrassments", "hindrances", "hitches", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "rubs", "shackles", "stops", "trammels", "lurches", "setbacks" ], "antonyms":[ "disadvantages", "drawbacks", "handicaps", "liabilities", "minuses", "penalties", "strikes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sternforemost":{ "as in astern":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "astern", "back", "backward", "backwards", "rearward", "rearwards", "anticlockwise", "counterclockwise", "left-handed", "left-handedly", "retrograde", "reversely", "widdershins", "withershins" ], "near antonyms":[ "ahead", "along", "forth", "forward", "forwards", "on", "onward", "onwards", "before" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "stepping out":{ "to be sexually unfaithful":{ "examples":[ "if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation" ], "synonyms":[ "cheating", "philandering", "screwing around" ], "near synonyms":[ "catting (around)", "fooling around", "fornicating", "playing (around)", "tomcatting (around)", "womanizing", "copulating", "coupling", "lying", "making out", "mating", "sleeping", "lusting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now" ], "synonyms":[ "checking out", "conking (out)", "croaking", "deceasing", "demising", "departing", "dropping", "dying", "ending", "exiting", "expiring", "falling", "flatlining", "going", "kicking in", "kicking off", "parting", "passing away", "passing (on)", "pegging out", "perishing", "popping off", "succumbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceasing", "consuming", "disappearing", "drying up", "fading", "failing" ], "near antonyms":[ "coming to", "reviving", "lingering", "being", "existing", "subsisting", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "antonyms":[ "breathing", "living" ] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "examples":[ "waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "fraternizing", "going out", "hobnobbing", "mingling", "mixing", "socializing" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousing", "partying", "reveling", "revelling", "circulating" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "eschewing", "shunning", "slighting", "snubbing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "steps down (from)":{ "to give up (a job or office)":{ "examples":[ "with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "chucks", "leaves", "quits", "resigns (from)", "retires (from)", "steps aside (from)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandons", "vacates", "drops out (of)", "throws up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "stays (at)" ] }, "to give up (as a position of authority) formally":{ "examples":[ "even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne" ], "synonyms":[ "abdicates", "abnegates", "cedes", "relinquishes", "renounces", "resigns", "steps aside (from)", "surrenders" ], "near synonyms":[ "abjures", "demits", "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "waives", "forsakes", "gives up", "hands over", "yields", "abandons", "deserts", "quits", "vacates" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriates", "arrogates", "assumes", "claims", "confiscates", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps", "wrests", "defends", "guards", "protects", "safeguards", "secures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "step-by-step":{ "proceeding or changing by steps or degrees":{ "examples":[ "the incessant step-by-step advance of the enemy's troops could no longer be resisted" ], "synonyms":[ "gradational", "gradual", "incremental", "phased", "piecemeal" ], "near synonyms":[ "progressive", "stepped", "tapered", "imperceptible", "inching", "decrescent", "increscent" ], "near antonyms":[ "discontinuous", "saltatory", "acute", "sharp", "changeable", "dynamic", "meteoric", "volatile" ], "antonyms":[ "abrupt", "sudden" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "steering committee":{ "as in subcommittee , standing committee":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "standing committee", "subcommittee", "commission", "panel", "delegation", "mission", "assembly", "body", "congress", "convocation", "council", "synod" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steering committees":{ "as in subcommittees , standing committees":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "standing committees", "subcommittees", "commissions", "panels", "delegations", "missions", "assemblies", "bodies", "congresses", "convocations", "councils", "synods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steadfast":{ "firm in one's allegiance to someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a steadfast supporter of women's rights" ], "synonyms":[ "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "down-the-line", "faithful", "fast", "good", "loyal", "pious", "staunch", "stanch", "steady", "true", "true-blue" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependable", "dutiful", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried", "tried-and-true", "trustworthy", "trusty", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "determined", "intent", "resolute", "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "inveterate", "sworn", "ardent", "avid", "enthusiastic", "fervent", "fervid", "gung ho", "impassioned", "passionate", "serious" ], "near antonyms":[ "irresponsible", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "faltering", "hesitant", "vacillating", "wavering", "dubious", "irresolute", "shaky", "uncertain", "apathetic", "dispassionate", "uninterested" ], "antonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stewarded":{ "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "will steward the city's library programs" ], "synonyms":[ "administered", "administrated", "carried on", "conducted", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "guided", "handled", "kept", "managed", "operated", "overlooked", "oversaw", "presided (over)", "ran", "run", "regulated", "superintended", "supervised", "tended" ], "near synonyms":[ "cared (for)", "minded", "watched", "led", "piloted", "steered", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "micromanaged", "stage-managed", "codirected", "co-directed", "comanaged", "co-managed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stepping into":{ "to go or come in or into":{ "examples":[ "Please step into my office." ], "synonyms":[ "accessing", "entering", "penetrating", "piercing" ], "near synonyms":[ "barging (in)", "breezing (in)", "bursting (in or into)", "waltzing (in)", "dropping in", "popping (in)", "straying (into)", "wandering (into)", "crashing", "encroaching", "gate-crashing", "infiltrating", "infringing", "intruding", "invading", "trespassing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "departing", "exiting", "leaving" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "steamed":{ "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam" ], "synonyms":[ "boiled", "burned", "burnt", "foamed", "fumed", "raged", "rankled", "seethed", "sizzled", "stormed" ], "near synonyms":[ "fulminated", "ranted", "raved", "smoldered", "smouldered", "bristled", "flared (up)", "inflamed", "enflamed", "chafed", "fretted", "stewed", "agitated", "convulsed", "roiled", "shook" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "step aside (from)":{ "to give up (a job or office)":{ "examples":[ "a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "chuck", "leave", "quit", "resign (from)", "retire (from)", "step down (from)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "vacate", "drop out (of)", "throw up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "stay (at)" ] }, "to give up (as a position of authority) formally":{ "examples":[ "the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust" ], "synonyms":[ "abdicate", "abnegate", "cede", "relinquish", "renounce", "resign", "step down (from)", "surrender" ], "near synonyms":[ "abjure", "demit", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "waive", "forsake", "give up", "hand over", "yield", "abandon", "desert", "quit", "vacate" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "arrogate", "assume", "claim", "confiscate", "seize", "take over", "usurp", "wrest", "defend", "guard", "protect", "safeguard", "secure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stepped (along)":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along" ], "synonyms":[ "bailed", "bailed out", "booked", "bugged off", "bugged out", "buggered off", "buzzed (off)", "cleared off", "cleared out", "cut out", "departed", "dug out", "exited", "got", "got off", "moved", "packed (up or off)", "parted", "peeled off", "piked (out or off)", "pulled out", "pushed off", "pushed on", "quit", "quitted", "ran along", "sallied (forth)", "scarpered", "shoved (off)", "took off", "vamoosed", "walked out", "went", "went off" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "started", "struck out", "absconded", "decamped", "escaped", "evacuated", "fled", "flew", "got out", "mizzled", "ran away", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped", "lit", "lighted out", "stepped out", "went out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "vacated", "emigrated", "adjourned", "removed", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lodged", "remained", "settled", "stayed", "tarried", "approached", "closed", "neared", "hit", "landed", "reached" ], "antonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "showed up", "turned up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stealer":{ "one who steals":{ "examples":[ "the Internet has simply provided stealers and scammers with a new venue for their crimes" ], "synonyms":[ "larcenist", "pincher", "purloiner", "robber", "thief" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglar", "cat burglar", "cracksman", "housebreaker", "picklock", "safecracker", "embezzler", "grafter", "klepto", "kleptomaniac", "sneak thief", "cutpurse", "dip", "pickpocket", "pilferer", "shoplifter", "abductor", "carjacker", "hijacker", "kidnapper", "kidnaper", "skyjacker", "despoiler", "looter", "pillager", "plunderer", "ransacker", "ravisher", "poacher", "rustler", "smuggler", "bandit", "footpad", "highwayman", "pirate", "mugger" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "steams":{ "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam" ], "synonyms":[ "boils", "burns", "foams", "fumes", "rages", "rankles", "seethes", "sizzles", "storms" ], "near synonyms":[ "fulminates", "rants", "raves", "smolders", "smoulders", "bristles", "flares (up)", "inflames", "enflames", "chafes", "frets", "stews", "agitates", "convulses", "roils", "shakes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in smokes , clouds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banks", "clouds", "fumes", "miasmas", "miasmata", "smokes", "smothers", "brumes", "fogs", "gauzes", "hazes", "mists", "murks", "reeks", "smogs", "soups" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stepping aside (from)":{ "to give up (a job or office)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "bagging", "chucking", "leaving", "quitting", "resigning (from)", "retiring (from)", "stepping down (from)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoning", "vacating", "dropping out (of)", "throwing up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "staying (at)" ] }, "to give up (as a position of authority) formally":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "abdicating", "abnegating", "ceding", "relinquishing", "renouncing", "resigning", "stepping down (from)", "surrendering" ], "near synonyms":[ "abjuring", "demitting", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "waiving", "forsaking", "giving up", "handing over", "yielding", "abandoning", "deserting", "quitting", "vacating" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriating", "arrogating", "assuming", "claiming", "confiscating", "seizing", "taking over", "usurping", "wresting", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "securing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "steering":{ "as in piloting , shepherding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "piloting", "shepherding", "administration", "control", "direction", "generalship", "governance", "lead", "leadership", "management", "running", "monitoring", "observance", "observation", "observing", "policing", "care", "charge", "guidance", "headship", "oversight", "regulation", "stewardship", "superintendence", "superintendency", "supervision", "surveillance", "government", "reign", "rule", "aegis", "egis", "auspices", "guardianship", "protection", "trusteeship", "tutelage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "examples":[ "the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction" ], "synonyms":[ "conducting", "directing", "guiding", "leading", "marshaling", "marshalling", "piloting", "routing", "showing", "ushering" ], "near synonyms":[ "preceding", "accompanying", "attending", "chaperoning", "convoying", "escorting", "seeing", "controlling", "managing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dogging", "hounding", "shadowing", "tailgating", "tailing" ], "antonyms":[ "following", "trailing" ] }, "to operate or control the course of":{ "examples":[ "first needed to learn how to steer her personal watercraft before going out on the crowded lake" ], "synonyms":[ "conning", "helming", "navigating", "piloting" ], "near synonyms":[ "commandeering", "hijacking", "highjacking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "step-ups":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "examples":[ "there's been a step-up in productivity since regular breaks were offered" ], "synonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "expansions", "gains", "increases", "increments", "more", 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"nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stenographies":{ "as in shorthands , stenos":{ 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"near antonyms":[ "demoralized", "depressed", "saddened", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "hamstrung", "undermined", "weakened", "intimidated", "psyched (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunted", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ] }, "to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure":{ "examples":[ "years of running a farm had steeled the hard-bitten woman" ], "synonyms":[ "fortified", "hardened", "indurated", "inured", "seasoned", "strengthened", "toughened" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclimated", "acclimatized", "adapted", "adjusted", "annealed", "tempered", "invigorated", "vitalized", "immunized", "bolstered", "boosted", "braced", "buttressed", "enforced", "forearmed", "propped (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "supported", "broke in", "limbered (up)", "trained", "accustomed", "conditioned", "habituated", "naturalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "emasculated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "sapped", "weakened", "crippled", "debilitated", "hamstrung", "incapacitated", "sensitized" ], "antonyms":[ "softened" ] }, "to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally":{ "examples":[ "he had spent the previous night steeling himself for the moment when he would demand a raise" ], "synonyms":[ "braced", "forearmed", "fortified", "nerved", "poised", "psyched (up)", "readied", "strengthened" ], "near synonyms":[ "armed", "hardened", "inured", "seasoned", "toughened", "bolstered", "boosted", "buoyed (up)", "buttressed", "enforced", "propped (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "supported", "sustained", "cheered (up)", "comforted", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "inspired", "rallied", "roused", "stirred" ], "near antonyms":[ "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "psyched (out)", "shook", "unnerved", "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "prostrated", "sapped", "softened", "tired", "undercut", "undermined", "weakened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stenos":{ "as in shorthands , stenographies":{ 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