{ "swab":{ "one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{ "examples":[ "old swabs swapping sea stories as they spend their last days in the veterans' home" ], "synonyms":[ "gob", "hearty", "jack", "jack-tar", "mariner", "navigator", "sailor", "salt", "sea dog", "seafarer", "seaman", "shipman", "swabbie", "swabby", "tar" ], "near synonyms":[ "coxswain", "crewman", "deckhand", "shipmate", "able-bodied seaman", "able seaman", "lubber", "powerboater", "sailboater", "lime-juicer", "limey" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in wash , wipe":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brush", "comb", "dry-clean", "dust", "launder", "mop", "muck (out)", "rinse", "scour", "scrub", "shampoo", "sponge", "sweep", "vacuum", "wash", "wipe", "clean", "cleanse", "deterge", "GI", "turn out", "decontaminate", "purge", "purify", "disinfect", "sanitize", "brighten", "deodorize", "freshen", "spruce (up)", "sweeten", "pick up", "straighten (up)", "tidy", "unclutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrime", "muddy", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "blacken", "discolor", "besmirch", "dirty", "foul", "soil", "spot", "stain", "sully" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swabbing":{ "as in washing , wiping":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swagged":{ "to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion" ], "synonyms":[ "drooped", "flagged", "hung", "hanged", "lolled", "sagged", "wilted" ], "near synonyms":[ "slouched", "slumped", "caved (in)", "collapsed", "crumpled", "dropped", "fell", "sank", "sunk", "subsided", "yielded" ], "near antonyms":[ "distended", "stiffened", "rose", "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swaggering":{ "as in cocky , bombastic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "assured", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "complacent", "conceited", "consequential", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-opinionated", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swellheaded", "vain", "vainglorious", "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "disdainful", "fastuous", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-hat", "huffy", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "peremptory", "pontifical", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "holier-than-thou", "pretentious", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-adulatory", "self-congratulatory", "self-contented", "self-gratulatory", "self-applauding", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "self-affected", "self-centered", "self-engrossed", "selfish" ], "near antonyms":[ "egoless", "humble", "modest", "uncomplacent", "diffident", "self-critical", "self-distrustful", "self-doubting", "self-reproachful", "self-reproving", "meek", "timid", "unassertive", "down-to-earth", "unarrogant", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "bashful", "demure", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "retiring", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "boasting", "bragging", "bulling", "crowing", "gasconading", "vaporing", "vaunting" ], "near synonyms":[ "blustering", "haranguing", "puffing", "priding", "gushing", "exulting", "glorying", "rejoicing", "brandishing", "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "flaunting", "glorifying", "parading", "showing off", "magnifying", "maximizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "deprecating", "diminishing", "discounting", "laughing off", "minimizing", "playing down", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "shrugging off", "underrating", "undervaluing", "bemoaning", "lamenting", "mourning", "regretting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements":{ "examples":[ "hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room" ], "synonyms":[ "prancing", "sashaying", "stalking", "strutting" ], "near synonyms":[ "flouncing", "mincing", "traipsing", "pussyfooting", "tiptoeing", "sweeping", "parading", "promenading", "padding", "stepping", "treading", "pacing", "striding", "lumbering", "lurching", "pounding", "shambling", "shuffling", "staggering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "swains":{ "a male romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "a romanticized portrait of a bygone era of beauteous Southern belles and their gallant swains" ], "synonyms":[ "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "boys", "fellows", "men", "old men" ], "near synonyms":[ "admirers", "crushes", "steadies", "gallants", "suitors", "wooers", "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "favorites", "flames", "honeys", "lovers", "loves", "significant others", "soul mates", "sparkers", "sparks", "squeezes", "sweethearts", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "sweets", "valentines", "fancy men", "gigolos", "dates", "escorts", "grooms", "husbands", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her":{ "examples":[ "Grandma claims that she had several swains pursuing her, but it was only Grandpa who won her heart" ], "synonyms":[ "gallants", "suitors", "wooers" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "fellows", "men", "old men", "significant others", "squeezes", "admirers", "crushes", "steadies", "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "favorites", "flames", "honeys", "lovers", "loves", "sparks", "sweethearts", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "sweets", "valentines", "dates", "escorts", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swamp":{ "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "difficulty", "node", "hot water", "soup", "pinch", "plight", "quandary", "scrape", "trouble", "deadlock", "halt", "logjam", "stalemate", "standstill", "clutch", "crisis", "crossroad", "emergency", "exigency", "juncture", "strait" ], "synonyms":[ "bind", "box", "catch-22", "corner", "dilemma", "fix", "hole", "impasse", "jackpot", "jam", "mire", "pickle", "predicament", "quagmire", "rabbit hole", "rattrap", "spot", "sticky wicket" ] }, "spongy land saturated or partially covered with water":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "be careful in the swamp , because alligators sometimes lurk there" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "swale", "quagmire", "guck", "gook", "muck", "mud", "ooze", "slime", "slop", "sludge", "slush" ], "synonyms":[ "bog", "fen", "marsh", "marshland", "mire", "moor", "morass", "muskeg", "slough", "slew", "slue", "swampland", "wash", "wetland" ] }, "to cover with a flood":{ "antonyms":[ "drain" ], "examples":[ "the boat was swamped by the huge wave", "has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "dry", "parch" ], "related":[ "avalanche", "smother", "overcome", "overrun", "flow", "flush", "gush", "pour", "sluice", "spout", "spurt", "stream", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "wet" ], "synonyms":[ "deluge", "drown", "engulf", "flood", "gulf", "inundate", "overflow", "overwhelm", "submerge", "submerse" ] }, "to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "deluge", "drown", "sink", "confute", "defeat", "refute", "break", "demoralize", "distress", "disturb", "rock", "shatter", "stagger", "throw", "unman", "unnerve", "upset" ], "synonyms":[ "crush", "devastate", "floor", "grind (down)", "oppress", "overcome", "overmaster", "overpower", "overwhelm", "prostrate", "snow under", "whelm" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swampland":{ "spongy land saturated or partially covered with water":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "much of the county's swampland was drained for agriculture" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "swale", "quagmire", "guck", "gook", "muck", "mud", "ooze", "slime", "slop", "sludge", "slush" ], "synonyms":[ "bog", "fen", "marsh", "marshland", "mire", "moor", "morass", "muskeg", "slough", "slew", "slue", "swamp", "wash", "wetland" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swan":{ "as in stroll , amble":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amble", "mosey", "saunter", "stroll", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "relax", "rest", "tarry", "furlough", "goldbrick", "malinger", "truant", "doze", "estivate", "aestivate", "hibernate", "fiddle (around)", "fool", "mess", "monkey", "muck", "piddle", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "bum", "chill", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drone", "footle", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "hang about", "idle", "kick around", "kick back", "laze", "lazy", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "veg out" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "grind", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "work", "apply", "buckle (down)", "exert", "put out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swankily":{ "as in elegantly , stylishly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "elegantly", "fashionably", "modishly", "stylishly", "neatly", "orderly", "tidily", "trimly", "carefully", "fastidiously", "fussily", "meticulously", "dashingly", "nattily", "sharply", "smartly", "snappily", "sprucely", "cleanly", "immaculately", "pristinely", "spotlessly" ], "near antonyms":[ "sloppily", "slovenly", "dowdily", "inelegantly", "slatternly", "messily", "mussily", "untidily", "scruffily", "shabbily", "sleazily", "dingily", "dirtily", "filthily", "foully", "grubbily", "nastily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "swanned":{ "as in strolled , ambled":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swapped":{ "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we swapped our other lawn mower for our neighbors' old snowblower" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "interchanged", "displaced", "replaced", "superseded", "ceded", "handed over", "surrendered", "yielded", "reciprocated" ], "synonyms":[ "changed", "commuted", "exchanged", "shifted", "substituted", "switched", "traded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swashbuckling":{ "as in brave , courageous":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "unafraid", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "brash", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "gritty", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "enterprising", "free-swinging", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturesome", "venturous", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "scatterbrained", "silly", "wacky", "whacky", "witless", "unnecessary", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "stupid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising", "chickenhearted", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "milky", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "wary", "overcareful", "overcautious", "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fainthearted", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "calm", "cool", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sage", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "appalled", "concerned", "dismayed", "upset", "worried" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "swatted":{ "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "didn't sleep a wink all night because she was too busy swatting mosquitoes" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "peppered", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "scuffed", "bunted", "flicked", "stroked", "tapped", "bumped", "butted", "jabbed", "jostled", "kicked", "kneed", "poked", "prodded", "pushed", "shoved", "stamped", "bowled (down or over)", "creamed", "decked", "dumped", "felled", "floored", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "rabbit-punched", "sucker punched", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "flailed", "flogged", "lashed", "sapped", "slashed", "sledged", "sledgehammered", "speared", "stabbed", "switched", "thrashed", "whipped", "beaned", "brained", "conked", "skulled" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "batted", "belted", "biffed", "bludgeoned", "bobbed", "bonked", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "cracked", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "nailed", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swiped", "tagged", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "zapped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sways":{ "the power to bring about a result on another":{ "examples":[ "under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job" ], "synonyms":[ "effects", "impacts", "influences", "marks", "repercussions" ], "near synonyms":[ "authorities", "clouts", "prestiges", "pulls", "weights", "commands", "dominations", "dominions", "masteries", "consequences", "importances", "significances", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "supremacies" ], "near antonyms":[ "impotences", "impotencies", "weaknesses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{ "examples":[ "outdated attitudes that still hold sway in some communities" ], "synonyms":[ "authorities", "clouts", "credits", "hefts", "influences", "ins", "juices", "leverages", "pulls", "weights" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterinfluences", "counter-influences", "commands", "dominances", "dominions", "masteries", "predominances", "reigns", "scepters", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "supremacies", "consequences", "eminences", "importances", "moments", "impacts", "impresses", "impressions", "imprints", "marks" ], "near antonyms":[ "impotences", "impotencies", "weaknesses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the right or means to command or control others":{ "examples":[ "a time when Rome held sway over a vast empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East" ], "synonyms":[ "arms", "authorities", "clutches", "commands", "controls", "death grips", "dominions", "grips", "holds", "masteries", "powers", "reigns", "reins" ], "near synonyms":[ "clouts", "influences", "leverages", "pulls", "voices", "weights", "jurisdictions", "directions", "managements", "dominances", "imperiums", "predominances", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "supremacies", "prerogatives", "privileges", "rights", "eminences", "importances", "moments" ], "near antonyms":[ "weaknesses" ], "antonyms":[ "impotences", "impotencies" ] }, "to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{ "examples":[ "how can you not be swayed by that precious kitten, meowing as if to say, \"Please take me home with you?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "affects", "impacts", "impresses", "influences", "moves", "reaches", "strikes", "tells (on)", "touches" ], "near synonyms":[ "carries away", "dazzles", "enraptures", "enthralls", "enthrals", "entrances", "ravishes", "transports", "biases", "biasses", "colors", "inspires", "stirs", "engages", "interests", "involves", "penetrates", "pierces", "afflicts", "agitates", "bothers", "concerns", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "flusters", "harasses", "harries", "perturbs", "pesters", "plagues", "smites", "strains", "stresses", "tries", "troubles", "upsets", "worries", "wrings", "allures", "attracts", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "enchants", "fascinates" ], "near antonyms":[ "bores", "jades", "palls", "tires", "wearies", "underwhelms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the way the ski lift was swaying in the wind made me nervous" ], "synonyms":[ "careens", "lurches", "pitches", "rocks", "rolls", "seesaws", "tosses", "wobbles", "wabbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunders", "bucks", "dodders", "falters", "flounders", "halts", "hitches", "hobbles", "jerks", "jolts", "reels", "shakes", "staggers", "stumbles", "teeters", "toddles", "totters", "tumbles", "vacillates", "vibrates", "waddles", "wavers", "weaves", "oscillates", "undulates", "waggles", "wags" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to exercise authority or power over":{ "examples":[ "an epic novel set in the days when Rome swayed the Western world" ], "synonyms":[ "bosses", "captains", "commands", "controls", "governs", "presides (over)", "rules" ], "near synonyms":[ "conducts", "directs", "heads", "leads", "administers", "manages", "micromanages", "oversees", "regulates", "superintends", "supervises", "dictates", "dominates", "domineers", "lords (it over)", "masters", "oppresses", "reigns (over)", "tyrannizes", "conquers", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweats":{ "the active use of energy in producing a result":{ "examples":[ "save your sweat : no one will appreciate your efforts anyway" ], "synonyms":[ "efforts", "elbow grease", "exertions", "expenditures", "labors", "pains", "troubles", "whiles", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgeries", "grinds", "slogs", "strains", "toils", "travails", "dints", "energies", "forces", "mights", "muscles", "powers", "puissances", "attempts", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "eases", "facilities", "fluencies", "dormancies", "inactions", "inactivities", "indolences", "inertias", "languors", "quiescences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "very hard or unpleasant work":{ "examples":[ "it took years of sweat to bring the farm to the point where it is now" ], "synonyms":[ "donkeyworks", "drudgeries", "drudges", "fatigues", "grinds", "labors", "moils", "slaveries", "toils", "travails" ], "near synonyms":[ "spadeworks", "efforts", "exertions", "pains", "struggles", "troubles", "chores", "duties", "jobs", "obligations", "responsibilities", "routines", "tediums", "treadmills" ], "near antonyms":[ "decompressions", "eases", "leisures", "relaxations", "reposes", "rests", "amusements", "dalliances", "diversions", "entertainments", "recreations", "sports", "dormancies", "inactivities", "inertias" ], "antonyms":[ "fun", "plays" ] }, "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "examples":[ "he always ends up in a sweat during tax season" ], "synonyms":[ "dithers", "flusters", "frets", "fusses", "huffs", "lathers", "pothers", "stews", "swelters", "swivets", "tizzies", "twitters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothers", "dudgeons", "piques", "alarms", "alarums", "hand-wringings", "panics", "ados", "agitations", "deliriums", "distractions", "furors", "hysterias", "uproars", "nervous breakdowns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs away", "beavers (away)", "digs (away)", "drudges", "endeavors", "fags", "grubs", "humps", "hustles", "labors", "moils", "pegs (away)", "plods", "plows", "plugs", "slaves", "slogs", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "toils", "travails", "tugs", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "applies (oneself)", "buckles (down)", "digs in", "hammers (away)", "knuckles down", "pitches in", "attacks", "drives", "essays", "tries", "exercises", "exerts", "overexerts", "overworks", "ekes out", "grinds (out)", "puts out", "scrabbles", "scratches", "trudges", "wades" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks", "eases (up)", "lets up", "slackens", "bums", "chills", "dallies", "dillydallies", "footles", "goldbricks", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "lazes", "loafs", "lounges", "shirks", "slacks (off)", "vegges out", "veges out", "basks", "lolls", "relaxes", "reposes", "rests", "unwinds", "dabbles", "doodles", "fools around", "fribbles", "goofs (around)", "hangs", "hangs about", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bothers", "fears", "frets", "fusses", "stews", "stresses", "troubles", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonizes", "longs", "pines", "yearns", "chafes", "despairs" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "abides", "bears", "endures", "sticks out", "stomachs", "sustains", "takes", "tolerates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow forth slowly through small openings":{ "examples":[ "the oil coat may sweat through this varnish" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeds", "exudes", "oozes", "percolates", "seeps", "strains", "transudes", "weeps" ], "near synonyms":[ "dribbles", "drips", "trickles", "discharges", "emits", "gives off", "vents", "emanates", "flows", "springs" ], "near antonyms":[ "floods", "gushes", "pours", "streams", "surges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put a series of questions to":{ "examples":[ "the narcotics squad tried sweating the mule, but he was genuinely clueless about the inner workings of the drug operation" ], "synonyms":[ "catechizes", "examines", "grills", "interrogates", "pumps", "queries", "questions", "quizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "debriefs", "cross-examines", "cross-questions", "annoys", "harasses", "hounds", "pesters", "canvasses", "canvases", "polls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweeping":{ "having considerable extent":{ "examples":[ "calls for sweeping changes in the way the nation manages security in its major ports" ], "synonyms":[ "broad", "deep", "expansive", "extended", "extensive", "far-flung", "far-reaching", "rangy", "wide", "wide-ranging", "widespread" ], "near synonyms":[ "comprehensive", "general", "global", "inclusive", "boundless", "endless", "infinite", "limitless", "unlimited", "capacious", "commodious", "roomy", "spacious" ], "near antonyms":[ "circumscribed", "limited", "restricted" ], "antonyms":[ "narrow" ] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "the wind swept across the plain without respite" ], "synonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "brushing", "coasting", "cruising", "drifting", "flowing", "gliding", "rolling", "sailing", "skimming", "sliding", "slipping", "streaming", "whisking" ], "near synonyms":[ "flying", "racing", "rushing", "speeding" ], "near antonyms":[ "limping", "lumbering", "plodding", "stumbling", "trudging", "shambling", "shuffling", "stamping", "stomping", "stumping", "tramping", "laboring", "toiling" ], "antonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "from this point the mountain range sweeps to the northeast and extends into the next state" ], "synonyms":[ "arching", "arcing", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "falling off", "hooking", "rounding", "swerving", "trending", "wheeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "circling", "coiling", "curlicuing", "curling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "turning", "twisting", "winding", "deviating", "veering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightening" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sweetened":{ "to make more desirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we really want you to work for our company\u2014what can we do to sweeten the job offer?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ameliorated", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "embellished", "souped up", "tricked", "cosmeticized", "dolled up", "spruced" ], "synonyms":[ "candied", "dressed up", "enhanced" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweetness":{ "the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{ "examples":[ "one sister's sweetness was offset by the other's crotchetiness" ], "synonyms":[ "affability", "agreeability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amiability", "amiableness", "geniality", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "graciousness", "niceness", "personableness", "pleasantness" ], "near synonyms":[ "amenability", "complaisance", "mellowness", "sweetness and light", "amicability", "amicableness", "amity", "cordiality", "empressement", "friendliness", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "benignity", "gentleness", "kindliness", "kindness", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "sunniness", "civility", "comity", "considerateness", "consideration", "courteousness", "courtesy", "politeness", "thoughtfulness", "attractiveness", "delightfulness", "enjoyableness", "likability", "likableness", "pleasingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorishness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "biliousness", "cantankerousness", "churlishness", "crankiness", "fussiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "peevishness", "petulance", "testiness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "orneriness", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "sourness", "vinegar" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "unpleasantness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swell":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "what a swell time we had at the country club dance" ], "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", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "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" ] }, "being in the latest or current fashion":{ "examples":[ "in its heyday as a summer resort, the town was known for its swanky hotels and swell restaurants" ], "synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "au courant", "chic", "cool", "exclusive", "fashionable", "fresh", "happening", "hip", "in", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "supercool", "swish", "trendy", "voguish" ], "near synonyms":[ "downtown", "edgy", "funky", "dapper", "dashing", "dressy", "kicky", "natty", "rakish", "sassy", "saucy", "spiffy", "spruce", "chichi", "classy", "flossy", "haute", "haut", "nobby", "posh", "ritzy", "soign\u00e9", "soign\u00e9e", "swank", "swanky", "elegant", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "sophisticated", "stately", "tasteful", "understated", "doggish", "doggy", "flashy", "gallant", "dandyish", "dudish", "foppish", "ultrachic", "ultracool", "ultrahip", "ultraposh", "ultrasmart", "ultrasophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheesy", "tacky", "unattractive", "unbecoming", "graceless", "inelegant", "tasteless", "trashy", "unhandsome", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy" ], "antonyms":[ "dowdy", "out", "outmoded", "styleless", "unchic", "uncool", "unfashionable", "unmodish", "unstylish" ] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the club membership has really swelled in recent months" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "accumulate", "appreciate", "balloon", "boom", "build up", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "climb", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "gain", "increase", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "rise", "roll up", "snowball", "spread", "wax" ], "near synonyms":[ "jump", "rocket", "skyrocket", "surge", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble", "blow up", "bulk", "distend", "inflate", "puff (up)", "crescendo", "crest", "peak" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "dwindle", "lessen", "recede", "wane" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "add (to)", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "build up", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "hype", "increase", "multiply", "pump up", "raise", "stoke", "supersize", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ] }, "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "balloon", "beetle", "belly", "billow", "bulge", "bunch", "jut", "overhang", "poke", "pooch", "pouch", "pout", "project", "protrude", "stand out", "start", "stick out" ], "near synonyms":[ "dome", "blow up", "inflate", "dilate", "distend", "expand", "mushroom", "snowball", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "stretch" ], "near antonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "shrink" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a part that sticks out from the general mass of something":{ "examples":[ "the graceful swell of the bottle was meant to be evocative of the female figure" ], "synonyms":[ "bulge", "bunch", "convexity", "jut", "overhang", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance" ], "near synonyms":[ "dome", "blob", "bump", "dilatation", "gibbosity", "hump", "knob", "knot", "knurl", "lump", "nub", "obtrusion", "puff", "snag", "swelling", "block", "piece", "portion", "section", "enlargement", "escalation", "expansion", "increase", "hill", "mound" ], "near antonyms":[ "crater", "hole", "well", "basin", "bowl", "dip", "valley", "furrow", "groove", "trench", "trough", "dimple", "gouge", "impression", "notch", "pocket" ], "antonyms":[ "cavity", "concave", "concavity", "dent", "depression", "dint", "hollow", "indent", "indentation", "indenture", "pit", "recess" ] }, "a moving ridge on the surface of water":{ "examples":[ "huge swells overwhelmed the tiny craft" ], "synonyms":[ "billow", "surge", "wave" ], "near synonyms":[ "sea(s)", "surf", "breaker", "whitecap", "comber", "curl", "riffle", "ripple", "wavelet", "ground swell", "roller", "tidal wave", "tsunami" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "swellheadedness":{ "an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{ "examples":[ "the staggering degree of swellheadedness that must be necessary to nominate oneself for person of the year" ], "synonyms":[ "amour propre", "bighead", "complacence", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "egotism", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-admiration", "self-assumption", "self-conceit", "self-congratulation", "self-esteem", "self-glory", "self-importance", "self-love", "self-opinion", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vainness", "vanity" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-righteousness", "arrogance", "disdainfulness", "haughtiness", "imperiousness", "lordliness", "self-assertion", "snobbishness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "hubris", "overconfidence", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "egoism", "self-centeredness", "selfishness", "self-pride", "self-respect" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffidence", "self-doubt", "self-disgust", "self-hate", "self-loathing", "altruism", "unselfishness", "bashfulness", "demureness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "antonyms":[ "humbleness", "humility", "modesty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swelling (up)":{ "as in increasing , raising":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "beefing (up)", "boosting", "compounding", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "increasing", "multiplying", "raising", "infusing", "injecting", "inserting", "interfusing", "introducing", "elongating", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "affixing", "attaching", "fastening", "fixing", "grafting", "hitching", "tagging", "tying", "tieing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "adding", "adjoining", "annexing", "appending", "subjoining", "tacking (on)", "complementing", "supplementing", "supplying", "enforcing", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "maximizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abating", "bating", "deducting", "knocking off", "removing", "subtracting", "taking off", "detaching", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "separating", "unfastening", "amputating", "cutting", "excising", "lopping (off)", "severing", "contracting", "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing", "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "cutting back", "retrenching" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swelter":{ "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter" ], "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", "stew", "sweat", "swivet", "tizzy", "twitter" ] }, "as in cook , bake":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swept (away)":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "some priceless works of literature were swept away when the library at Alexandria burned" ], "synonyms":[ "abolished", "annihilated", "blacked out", "blotted out", "canceled", "cancelled", "cleaned (up)", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "ravaged", "dismantled", "flattened", "mowed (down)", "razed", "tore down", "ruined", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wrecked", "blasted", "blew up", "dashed", "dynamited", "smashed", "atomized", "consumed", "devoured", "dissolved", "fragmented", "powdered", "pulverized", "shattered", "splintered", "doomed", "finished", "killed", "killed off", "terminated", "zapped", "cut", "discarded", "ditched", "ejected", "excised", "expelled", "jettisoned", "ousted", "threw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "built", "constructed", "created", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "shaped", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renewed", "renovated", "repaired", "restored", "revamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swerved":{ "to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "cut", "sheered", "veered", "yawed", "zagged", "zigged" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewed", "arced", "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "hooked", "rounded", "swept", "wheeled", "about-faced", "pivoted", "circled", "coiled", "curled", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "turned", "twisted", "wound", "winded", "weaved", "zigzagged", "deviated", "strayed", "wandered", "wavered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightened" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "the bike path gently swerves to the right" ], "synonyms":[ "arced", "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "fell off", "hooked", "rounded", "swept", "trended", "wheeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "circled", "coiled", "curled", "curlicued", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "turned", "twisted", "wound", "winded", "deviated", "veered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightened" ] }, "to cause to turn away from a straight line":{ "examples":[ "a dog dashed out in front of me and made me swerve my bike to one side of the bike path" ], "synonyms":[ "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "hooked" ], "near synonyms":[ "arced", "rounded", "incurvated", "incurved", "inflected", "reflected", "deflected", "diverted", "entwined", "kinked", "swirled", "turned", "twined", "twisted", "veered", "warped", "coiled", "curled", "enrolled", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "dented", "dimpled", "meandered", "waved", "weaved", "wound", "winded", "declined", "inclined", "sloped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ] }, "to change one's course or direction":{ "examples":[ "the hurricane had been following the coastline before it swerved and headed inland" ], "synonyms":[ "detoured", "deviated", "diverged", "sheered", "swung", "turned", "turned off", "veered", "wheeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "tacked", "zigzagged", "doubled (back)", "turned back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swerving":{ "to cause to turn away from a straight line":{ "antonyms":[ "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ], "examples":[ "a dog dashed out in front of me and made me swerve my bike to one side of the bike path" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "arcing", "rounding", "incurvating", "incurving", "inflecting", "reflecting", "deflecting", "diverting", "entwining", "kinking", "swirling", "turning", "twining", "twisting", "veering", "warping", "coiling", "curling", "enrolling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "denting", "dimpling", "meandering", "waving", "weaving", "winding", "declining", "inclining", "sloping" ], "synonyms":[ "arching", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "hooking" ] }, "to change one's course or direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the hurricane had been following the coastline before it swerved and headed inland" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "tacking", "zigzagging", "doubling (back)", "turning back" ], "synonyms":[ "detouring", "deviating", "diverging", "sheering", "swinging", "turning", "turning off", "veering", "wheeling" ] }, "to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{ "antonyms":[ "straightening" ], "examples":[ "the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "skewing", "arching", "arcing", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "hooking", "rounding", "sweeping", "wheeling", "about-facing", "pivoting", "circling", "coiling", "curling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "turning", "twisting", "winding", "weaving", "zigzagging", "deviating", "straying", "wandering", "wavering" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "cutting", "sheering", "veering", "yawing", "zagging", "zigging" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "antonyms":[ "straightening" ], "examples":[ "the bike path gently swerves to the right" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "circling", "coiling", "curlicuing", "curling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "turning", "twisting", "winding", "deviating", "veering" ], "synonyms":[ "arching", "arcing", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "falling off", "hooking", "rounding", "sweeping", "trending", "wheeling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swilled":{ "to eat greedily or to excess":{ "examples":[ "they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling" ], "synonyms":[ "gorged", "gormandized", "overate", "pigged out" ], "near synonyms":[ "devoured", "glutted", "sated", "stuffed", "surfeited", "wolfed", "banqueted", "feasted", "regaled", "bolted", "crammed", "gulped", "guzzled" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbled", "pecked", "picked", "tasted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "belted (down)", "drank", "gulped", "guzzled", "hoisted", "imbibed", "knocked back", "pounded (down)", "quaffed", "sipped", "slugged (down)", "slurped", "supped", "swigged", "tossed (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapped", "licked", "sucked", "consumed", "downed", "ingurgitated", "killed", "mouthed (down)", "put away", "nipped", "tippled", "pledged", "toasted", "wined" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swindle":{ "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "identity theft has become one of the most frequent and feared swindles of our time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cross", "fix", "Ponzi scheme", "pyramid scheme", "racket", "rip-off", "thimblerig", "three-card monte", "device", "dodge", "gimmick", "jig", "ploy", "scheme", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile", "gouging", "overcharging", "soaking", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "hoax", "humbug", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "synonyms":[ "bunco", "bunko", "con", "fiddle", "flimflam", "fraud", "hustle", "scam", "shell game", "sting" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "thimblerig", "victimize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swindler":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "the swindlers , representing themselves as land developers, produced a glossy brochure showing beaches, palm trees, and golf links" ], "synonyms":[ "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "tricker", "trickster" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swindles":{ "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "identity theft has become one of the most frequent and feared swindles of our time" ], "synonyms":[ "buncos", "bunkos", "cons", "fiddles", "flimflams", "frauds", "hustles", "scams", "shell games", "stings" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosses", "fixes", "Ponzi schemes", "pyramid schemes", "rackets", "rip-offs", "thimblerigs", "three-card montes", "devices", "dodges", "gimmicks", "jigs", "ploys", "schemes", "sleights", "stratagems", "tricks", "wiles", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forgeries", "hoaxes", "humbug", "phonies", "phoneys", "shams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bilks", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fiddles", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "screws", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "sticks", "stiffs", "stings", "suckers", "thimblerigs", "victimizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swipe":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "one swipe of a grizzly's paw can do a person in" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the pi\u00f1ata with a stick", "spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bump", "collide", "crash", "hit", "impact", "impinge", "knock", "ram", "slam", "smash", "strike", "thud" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounce", "carom", "clunk", "glance", "rebound", "ricochet", "skim", "skip", "contact", "land", "touch", "brush", "graze", "kiss", "nudge", "scrape", "shave", "sweep", "bulldoze", "jostle", "muscle", "press", "push" ], "near antonyms":[ "miss", "skirt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "that car just swiped the fender of our car" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "near synonyms":[ "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pepper", "pommel", "pummel", "rough", "scuff", "bunt", "flick", "stroke", "tap", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner", "left his phone at the library and it got swiped" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriate", "boost", "filch", "heist", "hook", "lift", "misappropriate", "nick", "nip", "pilfer", "pinch", "pocket", "purloin", "rip off", "snitch", "steal", "thieve" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarize", "knock over", "rob", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "sack", "carjack", "hijack", "highjack", "pick", "rifle", "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":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swirls":{ "as in eddies":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beats", "paddles", "whips", "whisks", "reels", "shakes", "wheels" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "churns", "stirs", "washes", "whirls" ] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "swirled her skirts as she danced the tango" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "screws", "unscrews", "twiddles", "coils", "cranks", "reels", "winds", "circulates" ], "synonyms":[ "pivots", "revolves", "rolls", "rotates", "spins", "swings", "swivels", "turns", "twirls", "twists", "wheels", "whirls" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swirly":{ "as in twisting , curving":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curling", "curving", "twisting", "circular", "coiling", "corkscrew", "helical", "involute", "screwlike", "spiral", "winding" ], "near antonyms":[ "lineal", "linear", "right", "straight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "switchback":{ "a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corniche", "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "switching":{ "to change (as an opinion) to the contrary":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues" ], "near antonyms":[ "maintaining", "supporting", "upholding" ], "related":[ "abrogating", "annulling", "overturning", "repealing", "rescinding", "revoking", "striking down", "about-facing", "backtracking", "countermanding", "reverting" ], "synonyms":[ "reversing" ] }, "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "switched the real grapes for fake ones", "switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "interchanging", "displacing", "replacing", "superseding", "ceding", "handing over", "surrendering", "yielding", "reciprocating" ], "synonyms":[ "changing", "commuting", "exchanging", "shifting", "substituting", "swapping", "trading" ] }, "to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "oscillating", "rocking", "swaying", "swinging", "wavering", "beating", "flailing", "flapping", "flopping", "lashing", "whipping", "flickering", "flicking", "fluttering", "waving", "jerking", "jolting", "jigging", "jiggling", "joggling", "shaking", "twitching", "wiggling", "bobbing", "jogging", "nodding" ], "synonyms":[ "swishing", "wagging", "waggling" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "tanning", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sword":{ "a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "broadsword", "cutlass", "rapier", "saber", "sabre", "scimitar", "smallsword" ], "synonyms":[ "blade", "brand", "steel" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swells (up)":{ "as in increases , raises":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swiftly":{ "with great speed":{ "examples":[ "swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood" ], "synonyms":[ "apace", "briskly", "chop-chop", "double-quick", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "hastily", "hell-for-leather", "hot", "lickety-split", "posthaste", "presto", "pronto", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "snappily", "soon", "speedily", "swift" ], "related":[ "immediately", "promptly", "readily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "abruptly", "suddenly", "energetically", "vigorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "laggardly", "lingeringly", "ploddingly", "sluggishly", "deliberately", "leisurely", "belatedly", "delinquently", "tardily" ], "antonyms":[ "slow", "slowly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "swaths":{ "a long narrow area":{ "examples":[ "The mower cut a swath through the tall grass.", "A large swath of the country was affected by the hurricane.", "From the cliffside, we enjoyed a stunning view of the swath of coastline below." ], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a long narrow piece of material":{ "examples":[ "They decorated the walls with swaths of fabric." ], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swivel":{ "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "the cat swiveled one ear to listen to a sound outside", "swiveled around in his office chair" ], "synonyms":[ "pivot", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swing", "swirl", "turn", "twirl", "twist", "wheel", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "screw", "unscrew", "twiddle", "coil", "crank", "reel", "wind", "circulate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swelled-headed":{ "as in smug , egotistic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "prideful", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swellheaded", "aloof", "arrogant", "bumptious", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-handed", "hoity-toity", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "lordly", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppity", "aristocratic", "elitist", "high-hat", "persnickety", "potty", "ritzy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "snotty", "toffee-nosed" ], "near antonyms":[ "democratic", "egalitarian", "egoless", "humble", "modest", "unpretentious", "antielitist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "swilling":{ "to eat greedily or to excess":{ "examples":[ "they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling" ], "synonyms":[ "gorging", "gormandizing", "overeating", "pigging out" ], "near synonyms":[ "devouring", "glutting", "sating", "stuffing", "surfeiting", "wolfing", "banqueting", "feasting", "regaling", "bolting", "cramming", "gulping", "guzzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbling", "pecking", "picking", "tasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "belting (down)", "drinking", "gulping", "guzzling", "hoisting", "imbibing", "knocking back", "pounding (down)", "quaffing", "sipping", "slugging (down)", "slurping", "supping", "swigging", "tossing (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapping", "licking", "sucking", "consuming", "downing", "ingurgitating", "killing", "mouthing (down)", "putting away", "nipping", "tippling", "pledging", "toasting", "wining" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swanked":{ "as in boasted , bragged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boasted", "bragged", "crowed", "gasconaded", "swaggered", "swashed", "vapored", "vaunted", "flattered", "piqued", "plumed", "prided", "congratulated", "felicitated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swing":{ "as in license , rein":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "license", "licence", "rein", "latitude", "leeway", "slack", "space", "wiggle room" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in movement , sway":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lilt", "movement", "sway", "beat", "cadence", "measure", "meter", "rhythm", "accent", "accentuation", "emphasis", "stress", "inflection", "intonation", "backbeat", "drum", "throb", "hexameter", "pentameter", "tetrameter", "trimeter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in turn , shift":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curve", "downside", "shift", "turn", "turnabout", "upside", "current", "direction", "drift", "leaning", "run", "tendency", "tide", "trend", "wind", "custom", "habit", "propensity", "tenor", "way", "countercurrent", "countertrend", "undercurrent", "undertow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change one's course or direction":{ "examples":[ "thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection", "swing right at James St." ], "synonyms":[ "detour", "deviate", "diverge", "sheer", "swerve", "turn", "turn off", "veer", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "tack", "zigzag", "double (back)", "turn back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the course or direction of (something)":{ "examples":[ "at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort" ], "synonyms":[ "deflect", "divert", "redirect", "turn", "veer", "wheel", "whip" ], "near synonyms":[ "avert", "deviate", "move", "rechannel", "shift", "shunt", "sidetrack", "swerve", "switch", "transfer", "swivel", "twist", "whirl", "zigzag", "bend", "curve", "sway", "reverse", "turn back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "examples":[ "a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs" ], "synonyms":[ "address", "contend (with)", "cope (with)", "field", "grapple (with)", "hack", "handle", "manage", "maneuver", "manipulate", "negotiate", "play", "take", "treat" ], "near synonyms":[ "engineer", "finesse", "jockey", "bring off", "carry off", "carry out", "get off", "pull", "command", "direct", "guide", "steer", "control", "micromanage", "regulate", "run", "react (to)", "respond (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "botch", "bungle", "foozle", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mess (up)", "mishandle", "muff", "scamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball", "don't let the wind swing that gate shut" ], "synonyms":[ "pivot", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swirl", "swivel", "turn", "twirl", "twist", "wheel", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "screw", "unscrew", "twiddle", "coil", "crank", "reel", "wind", "circulate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place on an elevated point without support from below":{ "examples":[ "beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair" ], "synonyms":[ "dangle", "hang", "sling", "suspend" ], "near synonyms":[ "hook", "mount", "pin", "tack", "drape", "festoon", "garland", "string", "extend (out)", "jut", "project", "stick out", "overhang", "protrude", "cascade", "depend", "fall", "balance", "poise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have enough money for":{ "examples":[ "I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage" ], "synonyms":[ "afford", "go" ], "near synonyms":[ "cover", "expend", "finance", "outlay", "pay (for)", "pony up", "spring (for)", "pick up", "purchase", "take", "acquire", "get", "obtain", "procure", "secure", "bid", "offer", "bankroll", "endow", "subsidize", "underwrite" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweep (away)":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "some priceless works of literature were swept away when the library at Alexandria burned" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "dismantle", "flatten", "mow (down)", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "total", "waste", "wreck", "blast", "blow up", "dash", "dynamite", "smash", "atomize", "consume", "devour", "dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweetens":{ "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "we really want you to work for our company\u2014what can we do to sweeten the job offer?" ], "synonyms":[ "candies", "dresses up", "enhances" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorates", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "embellishes", "soups up", "tricks", "cosmeticizes", "dolls up", "spruces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swamped":{ "as in hardworking , knee-deep":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hardworking", "knee-deep", "active", "assiduous", "bustling", "busy", "diligent", "employed", "engaged", "hopping", "industrious", "laborious", "occupied", "sedulous", "tied-up", "working", "absorbed", "concentrating", "engrossed", "focused", "focussed", "immersed", "intent", "preoccupied", "energetic", "vigorous", "indefatigable", "tireless", "untiring" ], "near antonyms":[ "idle", "inactive", "lazy", "unbusy", "unemployed", "unoccupied", "asleep", "dormant", "latent", "lifeless", "quiescent", "sleepy", "inert", "passive", "dead", "dull", "slow", "inoperative", "nonoperating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in submerged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "submerged", "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "hydrated", "awash", "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "logged", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "watery", "wet", "dipped", "dunked", "splashed", "aqueous", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sluiced", "clammy", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "humid", "moist", "semimoist", "wettish", "boggy", "miry", "seepy", "sloppy", "squashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "unwatered", "waterless", "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a flood":{ "examples":[ "the boat was swamped by the huge wave", "has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "deluged", "drowned", "engulfed", "flooded", "gulfed", "inundated", "overflowed", "overwhelmed", "submerged", "submersed" ], "near synonyms":[ "avalanched", "smothered", "overcame", "overran", "flowed", "flushed", "gushed", "poured", "sluiced", "spouted", "spurted", "streamed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "wet", "wetted" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "dried", "parched" ], "antonyms":[ "drained" ] }, "to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{ "examples":[ "parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations" ], "synonyms":[ "crushed", "devastated", "floored", "ground (down)", "oppressed", "overcame", "overmastered", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "prostrated", "snowed under", "whelmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "deluged", "drowned", "sank", "sunk", "confuted", "defeated", "refuted", "broke", "demoralized", "distressed", "disturbed", "rocked", "shattered", "staggered", "threw", "unmanned", "unnerved", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "swaggers":{ "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "boasts", "brags", "bulls", "crows", "gasconades", "vapors", "vaunts" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusters", "harangues", "puffs", "prides", "gushes", "exults", "glories", "rejoices", "brandishes", "displays", "exhibits", "exposes", "flaunts", "glorifies", "parades", "shows off", "magnifies", "maximizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittles", "deprecates", "diminishes", "discounts", "laughs off", "minimizes", "plays down", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "shrugs off", "underrates", "undervalues", "bemoans", "laments", "mourns", "regrets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements":{ "examples":[ "hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room" ], "synonyms":[ "prances", "sashays", "stalks", "struts" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounces", "minces", "traipses", "pussyfoots", "tiptoes", "sweeps", "parades", "promenades", "pads", "steps", "treads", "paces", "strides", "lumbers", "lurches", "pounds", "shambles", "shuffles", "staggers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swoons":{ "a temporary state of unconsciousness":{ "examples":[ "fell into a swoon after stepping off of the incredibly fast roller coaster" ], "synonyms":[ "blackouts", "faints", "insensibilities", "knockouts", "swims", "syncopes" ], "near synonyms":[ "dazes", "stupors", "trances", "narcoses", "sleeps", "somnolences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{ "examples":[ "her boyfriend's proposal sent her into a joyous swoon" ], "synonyms":[ "cloud nine", "ecstasies", "elations", "euphorias", "exhilarations", "heavens", "highs", "intoxications", "paradises", "raptures", "rhapsodies", "seventh heaven", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaltations", "blisses", "delights", "enchantments", "felicities", "joys", "pleasures", "reveries", "trances", "inspirations", "fervors", "frenzies", "passions", "cheers", "exuberances", "gaieties", "gayeties", "glees", "jubilances", "jubilations" ], "near antonyms":[ "miseries", "woes", "blues", "dejections", "desolations", "despairs", "despondencies", "disheartenments", "doldrums", "dumps", "glooms", "melancholies", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "depressions" ] }, "to lose consciousness":{ "examples":[ "easily swooned at the sight of blood" ], "synonyms":[ "blacks out", "conks (out)", "faints", "keels (over)", "passes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "collapses", "zonks (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "comes around", "comes round", "comes to", "revives" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swaying":{ "as in musical , lilting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lilting", "musical", "even", "metronomic", "metronomical", "regular", "steady", "uniform", "cadenced", "cadent", "measured", "metrical", "metric", "rhythmic", "rhythmical" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrhythmic", "nonmetrical", "unmeasured", "unrhythmic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in prompting , influencing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "influencing", "prompting", "seduction", "tempting", "lobbying", "pressuring", "blandishment", "cajolement", "cajolery", "coaxing", "entreaty", "exhortation", "urging", "wheedling", "brainwashing", "overpersuasion", "conversion", "convincing", "inducement", "inducing", "persuading", "persuasion", "suasion" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{ "examples":[ "how can you not be swayed by that precious kitten, meowing as if to say, \"Please take me home with you?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "affecting", "impacting", "impressing", "influencing", "moving", "reaching", "striking", "telling (on)", "touching" ], "near synonyms":[ "carrying away", "dazzling", "enrapturing", "enthralling", "entrancing", "ravishing", "transporting", "biasing", "biassing", "coloring", "inspiring", "stirring", "engaging", "interesting", "involving", "penetrating", "piercing", "afflicting", "agitating", "bothering", "concerning", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "flustering", "harassing", "harrying", "perturbing", "pestering", "plaguing", "smiting", "straining", "stressing", "troubling", "trying", "upsetting", "worrying", "wringing", "alluring", "attracting", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "jading", "palling", "tiring", "wearying", "underwhelming" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the way the ski lift was swaying in the wind made me nervous" ], "synonyms":[ "careening", "lurching", "pitching", "rocking", "rolling", "seesawing", "tossing", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "blundering", "bucking", "doddering", "faltering", "floundering", "halting", "hitching", "hobbling", "jerking", "jolting", "reeling", "shaking", "staggering", "stumbling", "teetering", "toddling", "tottering", "tumbling", "vacillating", "vibrating", "waddling", "wavering", "weaving", "oscillating", "undulating", "wagging", "waggling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to exercise authority or power over":{ "examples":[ "an epic novel set in the days when Rome swayed the Western world" ], "synonyms":[ "bossing", "captaining", "commanding", "controlling", "governing", "presiding (over)", "ruling" ], "near synonyms":[ "conducting", "directing", "heading", "leading", "administering", "managing", "micromanaging", "overseeing", "regulating", "superintending", "supervising", "dictating", "dominating", "domineering", "lording (it over)", "mastering", "oppressing", "reigning (over)", "tyrannizing", "conquering", "subduing", "subjugating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "swerves":{ "to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "cuts", "sheers", "veers", "yaws", "zags", "zigs" ], "near synonyms":[ "skews", "slews", "slues", "arches", "arcs", "bends", "bows", "crooks", "curves", "hooks", "rounds", "sweeps", "wheels", "about-faces", "pivots", "circles", "coils", "curls", "loops", "spirals", "turns", "twists", "winds", "weaves", "zigzags", "deviates", "strays", "wanders", "wavers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightens" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "the bike path gently swerves to the right" ], "synonyms":[ "arches", "arcs", "bends", "bows", "crooks", "curves", "falls off", "hooks", "rounds", "sweeps", "trends", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "circles", "coils", "curlicues", "curls", "loops", "spirals", "turns", "twists", "winds", "deviates", "veers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightens" ] }, "to cause to turn away from a straight line":{ "examples":[ "a dog dashed out in front of me and made me swerve my bike to one side of the bike path" ], "synonyms":[ "arches", "bends", "bows", "crooks", "curves", "hooks" ], "near synonyms":[ "arcs", "rounds", "incurvates", "incurves", "inflects", "reflects", "deflects", "diverts", "entwines", "kinks", "swirls", "turns", "twines", "twists", "veers", "warps", "coils", "curls", "enrolls", "enrols", "loops", "spirals", "dents", "dimples", "meanders", "waves", "weaves", "winds", "declines", "inclines", "slopes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightens", "unbends", "uncurls" ] }, "to change one's course or direction":{ "examples":[ "the hurricane had been following the coastline before it swerved and headed inland" ], "synonyms":[ "detours", "deviates", "diverges", "sheers", "swings", "turns", "turns off", "veers", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "tacks", "zigzags", "doubles (back)", "turns back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swimming":{ "to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{ "examples":[ "his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job" ], "synonyms":[ "reeling", "spinning", "turning", "whirling" ], "near synonyms":[ "swirling" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "collecting", "settling", "steadying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water" ], "synonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "riding", "sailing", "wafting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobbing", "dangling", "suspending", "buoying", "ballooning", "rafting" ], "near antonyms":[ "diving", "lunging", "plunging", "dipping", "immersing", "submerging", "submersing" ], "antonyms":[ "settling", "sinking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swears":{ "to use offensive or indecent language":{ "examples":[ "no one is allowed to swear in this house" ], "synonyms":[ "blasphemes", "curses", "cusses" ], "near synonyms":[ "anathematizes", "confounds", "damns", "execrates", "imprecates", "fulminates", "rails", "rants", "reviles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration of intent":{ "examples":[ "swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "covenants", "pledges", "promises", "vows" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiances", "betroths", "plights", "troths", "accedes", "agrees", "assents", "consents", "contracts", "engages", "ensures", "guarantees", "undertakes", "affirms", "asserts", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "declares", "insists", "warrants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{ "examples":[ "the sworn statement of the witness was presented as evidence" ], "synonyms":[ "attests", "deposes", "testifies", "witnesses" ], "near synonyms":[ "verifies", "vouches", "promises", "vows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a disrespectful or indecent word or expression":{ "examples":[ "can't you express your frustration without using swears ?" ], "synonyms":[ "curses", "cusses", "cusswords", "dirty words", "expletives", "four-letter words", "obscenities", "profanities", "swearwords", "vulgarisms" ], "near synonyms":[ "bawdries", "languages", "scurrilities", "execrations", "imprecations", "maledictions", "epithets", "names", "oaths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sworn":{ "as in confirmed , inveterate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "inveterate", "determined", "intent", "resolute", "ardent", "avid", "enthusiastic", "fervent", "fervid", "gung ho", "impassioned", "passionate", "serious", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "dependable", "dutiful", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried", "tried-and-true", "trustworthy", "trusty", "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "down-the-line", "faithful", "fast", "good", "loyal", "pious", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "true-blue" ], "near antonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue", "irresponsible", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "faltering", "hesitant", "vacillating", "wavering", "dubious", "irresolute", "shaky", "uncertain", "apathetic", "dispassionate", "uninterested" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use offensive or indecent language":{ "examples":[ "no one is allowed to swear in this house" ], "synonyms":[ "blasphemed", "cursed", "cussed" ], "near synonyms":[ "anathematized", "confounded", "damned", "execrated", "imprecated", "fulminated", "railed", "ranted", "reviled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration of intent":{ "examples":[ "swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "covenanted", "pledged", "promised", "vowed" ], "near synonyms":[ "affianced", "betrothed", "plighted", "trothed", "acceded", "agreed", "assented", "consented", "contracted", "engaged", "ensured", "guaranteed", "undertaken", "affirmed", "asserted", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "declared", "insisted", "warranted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{ "examples":[ "the sworn statement of the witness was presented as evidence" ], "synonyms":[ "attested", "deposed", "testified", "witnessed" ], "near synonyms":[ "verified", "vouched", "promised", "vowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "swear":{ "to use offensive or indecent language":{ "examples":[ "no one is allowed to swear in this house" ], "synonyms":[ "blaspheme", "curse", "cuss" ], "near synonyms":[ "anathematize", "confound", "damn", "execrate", "imprecate", "fulminate", "rail", "rant", "revile" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration of intent":{ "examples":[ "swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "covenant", "pledge", "promise", "vow" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiance", "betroth", "plight", "troth", "accede", "agree", "assent", "consent", "contract", "engage", "ensure", "guarantee", "undertake", "affirm", "assert", "aver", "avouch", "avow", "declare", "insist", "warrant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{ "examples":[ "the sworn statement of the witness was presented as evidence" ], "synonyms":[ "attest", "depose", "testify", "witness" ], "near synonyms":[ "verify", "vouch", "promise", "vow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a disrespectful or indecent word or expression":{ "examples":[ "can't you express your frustration without using swears ?" ], "synonyms":[ "curse", "cuss", "cussword", "dirty word", "expletive", "four-letter word", "obscenity", "profanity", "swearword", "vulgarism" ], "near synonyms":[ "bawdry", "language", "scurrility", "execration", "imprecation", "malediction", "epithet", "name", "oath" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweetie pie":{ "a person with whom one is in love":{ "examples":[ "do you want to tell them how we met, sweetie pie , or should I?" ], "synonyms":[ "beloved", "darling", "dear", "flame", "hon", "honey", "love", "squeeze", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie", "truelove" ], "near synonyms":[ "beau", "boy", "boyfriend", "fellow", "man", "swain", "gal", "girl", "girlfriend", "inamorata", "ladylove", "lass", "mistress", "tootsie", "amour", "lover", "paramour", "doll", "duck(s)", "pet", "date", "escort", "steady", "admirer", "gallant", "suitor", "wooer", "groom", "husband", "bride", "wife", "significant other", "fianc\u00e9", "intended", "crush", "heartthrob" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swelled":{ "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the club membership has really swelled in recent months" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "accumulated", "appreciated", "ballooned", "boomed", "built up", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "climbed", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "gained", "increased", "mounted", "multiplied", "mushroomed", "proliferated", "rolled up", "rose", "snowballed", "spread", "waxed" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumped", "rocketed", "skyrocketed", "surged", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled", "blew up", "bulked", "distended", "inflated", "puffed (up)", "crescendoed", "crested", "peaked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracted", "decreased", "diminished", "dwindled", "lessened", "receded", "waned" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "added (to)", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "built up", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "hyped", "increased", "multiplied", "pumped up", "raised", "stoked", "supersized", "upped" ], "near synonyms":[ "boomed", "jumped", "skyrocketed", "spiked", "bumped (up)", "ratcheted (up)", "racheted (up)", "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "drew out", "elongated", "fleshed (out)", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched", "developed", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "complemented", "supplemented", "beefed (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "maximized", "accumulated", "amassed", "collected", "followed up", "parlayed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "minified", "reduced", "subtracted (from)" ] }, "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool" ], "synonyms":[ "bagged", "ballooned", "beetled", "bellied", "billowed", "bulged", "bunched", "jutted", "overhung", "poked", "pooched", "pouched", "pouted", "projected", "protruded", "started", "stood out", "stuck out" ], "near synonyms":[ "domed", "blew up", "inflated", "dilated", "distended", "expanded", "mushroomed", "snowballed", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "stretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "shrank", "shrunk" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swoon":{ "to lose consciousness":{ "examples":[ "easily swooned at the sight of blood" ], "synonyms":[ "black out", "conk (out)", "faint", "keel (over)", "pass out" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "collapse", "zonk (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "come around", "come round", "come to", "revive" ] }, "a state of mental confusion":{ "examples":[ "she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news" ], "synonyms":[ "daze", "dazedness", "fog", "haze", "muddle", "spin" ], "near synonyms":[ "reverie", "stupor", "trance", "befuddlement", "bewilderment", "perplexity", "puzzlement", "delirium", "malaise", "paralysis", "cloudiness", "fogginess" ], "near antonyms":[ "alertness", "levelheadedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a temporary state of unconsciousness":{ "examples":[ "fell into a swoon after stepping off of the incredibly fast roller coaster" ], "synonyms":[ "blackout", "faint", "insensibility", "knockout", "swim", "syncope" ], "near synonyms":[ "daze", "stupor", "trance", "drowsiness", "narcosis", "sleep", "somnolence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{ "examples":[ "her boyfriend's proposal sent her into a joyous swoon" ], "synonyms":[ "cloud nine", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "heaven", "high", "intoxication", "paradise", "rapture", "rhapsody", "seventh heaven", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaltation", "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "delight", "enchantment", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "pleasure", "reverie", "trance", "inspiration", "fervor", "frenzy", "madness", "passion", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "exuberance", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "jubilance", "jubilation", "lightheartedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "misery", "sadness", "unhappiness", "woe", "wretchedness", "blues", "dejection", "desolation", "despair", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "disheartenment", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "melancholy", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "depression" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swiftness":{ "a high rate of movement or performance":{ "examples":[ "with amazing swiftness , the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave" ], "synonyms":[ "celerity", "fastness", "fleetness", "haste", "hurry", "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness", "speed", "speediness", "velocity" ], "near synonyms":[ "clip", "gait", "pace", "rate", "tempo", "drive", "hustle", "acceleration", "hastiness", "precipitation", "precipitousness", "rush", "alacrity", "dispatch", "expedition", "expeditiousness", "promptitude", "promptness", "warp speed" ], "near antonyms":[ "languidness", "languor", "leisureliness", "lethargy", "torpidity", "torpor", "reluctance", "deliberateness", "deliberation", "dilatoriness", "lateness", "pokiness", "procrastination" ], "antonyms":[ "slowness", "sluggishness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swills":{ "the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{ "examples":[ "took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine" ], "synonyms":[ "belts", "drafts", "drags", "drinks", "gulps", "nips", "quaffs", "shots", "sips", "slugs", "snorts", "sups", "swallows", "swigs" ], "near synonyms":[ "drams", "drops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to eat greedily or to excess":{ "examples":[ "they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling" ], "synonyms":[ "gorges", "gormandizes", "overeats", "pigs out" ], "near synonyms":[ "devours", "gluts", "sates", "stuffs", "surfeits", "wolfs", "banquets", "feasts", "regales", "bolts", "crams", "gulps", "guzzles" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbles", "pecks", "picks", "tastes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "belts (down)", "drinks", "gulps", "guzzles", "hoists", "imbibes", "knocks back", "pounds (down)", "quaffs", "sips", "slugs (down)", "slurps", "sups", "swigs", "tosses (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "laps", "licks", "sucks", "consumes", "downs", "ingurgitates", "kills", "mouths (down)", "puts away", "nips", "tipples", "pledges", "toasts", "wines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swatch":{ "a small piece of cloth that is used as a sample for choosing colors, fabrics, etc.":{ "examples":[ "She looked at fabric swatches to select material for the drapes." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "band", "bandage", "belt", "binding", "girth", "strap", "swath", "swathe", "tape", "list", "ribbon", "slip", "strip", "slat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swigging":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine" ], "synonyms":[ "belting (down)", "drinking", "gulping", "guzzling", "hoisting", "imbibing", "knocking back", "pounding (down)", "quaffing", "sipping", "slugging (down)", "slurping", "supping", "swilling", "tossing (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapping", "licking", "sucking", "consuming", "downing", "ingurgitating", "killing", "mouthing (down)", "putting away", "nipping", "tippling", "pledging", "toasting", "wining" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweetheart":{ "a person with whom one is in love":{ "examples":[ "I married my high-school sweetheart as soon as we both finished college" ], "synonyms":[ "beloved", "darling", "dear", "flame", "hon", "honey", "love", "squeeze", "sweet", "sweetie", "sweetie pie", "truelove" ], "near synonyms":[ "beau", "boy", "boyfriend", "fellow", "man", "swain", "gal", "girl", "girlfriend", "inamorata", "ladylove", "lass", "mistress", "tootsie", "amour", "lover", "paramour", "doll", "duck(s)", "pet", "date", "escort", "steady", "admirer", "gallant", "suitor", "wooer", "groom", "husband", "bride", "wife", "significant other", "fianc\u00e9", "intended", "crush", "heartthrob" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swathing":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper" ], "synonyms":[ "bosoming", "bowering", "circumfusing", "cocooning", "embosoming", "embowering", "embracing", "enclosing", "inclosing", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enshrouding", "enswathing", "enveloping", "enwrapping", "investing", "involving", "lapping", "mantling", "muffling", "shrouding", "veiling", "wrapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtaining", "draping", "embedding", "imbedding", "encasing", "swaddling", "blanketing", "overlaying", "overspreading", "camouflaging", "cloaking", "disguising", "masking", "circling", "encircling", "enlacing", "enwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "baring", "denuding", "exposing", "stripping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a bandage":{ "examples":[ "tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds" ], "synonyms":[ "bandaging", "binding", "dressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "attending", "caring (for)", "doctoring", "medicating", "ministering (to)", "nursing", "treating", "curing", "healing", "mending", "rehabilitating", "remedying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swagging":{ "to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion" ], "synonyms":[ "drooping", "flagging", "hanging", "lolling", "sagging", "wilting" ], "near synonyms":[ "slouching", "slumping", "caving (in)", "collapsing", "crumpling", "dropping", "falling", "sinking", "subsiding", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "distending", "stiffening", "rising", "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweltering":{ "having a notably high temperature":{ "examples":[ "the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ] }, "as in cooking , baking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baking", "broiling", "charring", "cooking", "melting", "roasting", "scorching", "flickering", "guttering", "wavering", "smoldering", "smouldering", "sparking", "sputtering", "flaring (up)", "lighting (up)", "beaming", "brightening", "radiating", "deflagrating", "firing", "igniting", "kindling", "beating (down)", "flashing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glittering", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shining", "sparkling", "twinkling", "catching", "enkindling", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "flaming", "glowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "swarm":{ "a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{ "examples":[ "a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer" ], "synonyms":[ "army", "bike", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mass", "mob", "multitude", "press", "rout", "scrum", "throng" ], "near synonyms":[ "masses", "millions", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff", "gaggle", "heap", "mountain", "pile", "jam", "logjam" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{ "examples":[ "meeting little resistance, the pirates swarmed the decks of the merchant ship" ], "synonyms":[ "crowd", "flock", "mob", "throng" ], "near synonyms":[ "beset", "infest", "invade", "overrun", "clog", "dam", "jam", "obstruct", "plug (up)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be copiously supplied":{ "examples":[ "at this time of year that Mexican resort swarms with college students on spring break" ], "synonyms":[ "abound", "brim", "bristle", "bulge", "burst", "bustle", "buzz", "crawl", "hum", "overflow", "pullulate", "teem" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lack", "need", "want" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling":{ "examples":[ "one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs" ], "synonyms":[ "clamber", "climb", "scrabble", "scramble" ], "near synonyms":[ "shimmy", "shin", "shinny", "skin", "ascend", "breast", "free-climb", "get up", "mount", "scale", "summit", "surmount", "claw", "sprawl", "struggle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swales":{ "as in wetlands , swamps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bogs", "fens", "marshes", "marshlands", "mires", "moors", "morasses", "muskegs", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "swamplands", "swamps", "washes", "wetlands", "gucks", "gooks", "muck", "muds", "oozes", "slimes", "slop", "sludges", "slush", "quagmires" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweated":{ "the active use of energy in producing a result":{ "examples":[ "save your sweat : no one will appreciate your efforts anyway" ], "synonyms":[ "effort", "elbow grease", "exertion", "expenditure", "labor", "pains", "trouble", "while", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgery", "grind", "slog", "strain", "toil", "travail", "dint", "energy", "force", "might", "muscle", "power", "puissance", "attempt", "endeavor", "essay", "fling", "go", "pass", "shot", "stab", "trial", "try", "whack" ], "near antonyms":[ "adroitness", "ease", "facility", "fluency", "smoothness", "dormancy", "idleness", "inaction", "inactivity", "indolence", "inertia", "languor", "laziness", "quiescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "very hard or unpleasant work":{ "examples":[ "it took years of sweat to bring the farm to the point where it is now" ], "synonyms":[ "donkeywork", "drudge", "drudgery", "fatigue", "grind", "labor", "moil", "slavery", "toil", "travail" ], "near synonyms":[ "spadework", "effort", "exertion", "pains", "struggle", "trouble", "chore", "duty", "job", "obligation", "responsibility", "routine", "tedium", "treadmill" ], "near antonyms":[ "decompression", "ease", "leisure", "relaxation", "repose", "rest", "amusement", "dalliance", "diversion", "entertainment", "recreation", "sport", "dormancy", "idleness", "inactivity", "inertia", "inertness", "dallying", "goldbricking", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging" ], "antonyms":[ "fun", "play" ] }, "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "my boss told me not to get in a sweat about the accident\u2014she'd make sure I wasn't blamed for it" ], "synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquiet", "disquietude", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stress", "tension", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "jitters", "jumpiness", "panic", "tremor", "angst", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "vexation", "cold feet", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty", "compunction", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "content", "contentment", "ease", "easiness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "placidness", "quiet", "quietude", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace" ], "antonyms":[ "unconcern" ] }, "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "examples":[ "he always ends up in a sweat during tax season" ], "synonyms":[ "dither", "fluster", "fret", "fuss", "huff", "lather", "pother", "stew", "swelter", "swivet", "tizzy", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bother", "dudgeon", "pique", "alarm", "alarum", "hand-wringing", "panic", "ado", "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "furor", "hysteria", "uproar", "nervous breakdown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns" ], "synonyms":[ "bang away", "beaver (away)", "dig (away)", "drudge", "endeavor", "fag", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg (away)", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "slog", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "toil", "travail", "tug", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "apply (oneself)", "buckle (down)", "dig in", "hammer (away)", "knuckle down", "pitch in", "attack", "drive", "essay", "try", "exercise", "exert", "overexert", "overwork", "eke out", "grind (out)", "put out", "scrabble", "scratch", "trudge", "wade" ], "near antonyms":[ "break", "ease (up)", "let up", "slacken", "bum", "chill", "dally", "dillydally", "footle", "goldbrick", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "laze", "loaf", "lounge", "shirk", "slack (off)", "veg out", "bask", "loll", "relax", "repose", "rest", "unwind", "dabble", "doodle", "fool around", "fribble", "goof (around)", "hang", "hang about", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bother", "fear", "fret", "fuss", "stew", "stress", "trouble", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonize", "long", "pine", "yearn", "chafe", "despair" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "abide", "bear", "endure", "stick out", "stomach", "sustain", "take", "tolerate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow forth slowly through small openings":{ "examples":[ "the oil coat may sweat through this varnish" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "exude", "ooze", "percolate", "seep", "strain", "transude", "weep" ], "near synonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "trickle", "discharge", "emit", "give off", "vent", "emanate", "flow", "spring" ], "near antonyms":[ "flood", "gush", "pour", "stream", "surge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put a series of questions to":{ "examples":[ "the narcotics squad tried sweating the mule, but he was genuinely clueless about the inner workings of the drug operation" ], "synonyms":[ "catechize", "examine", "grill", "interrogate", "pump", "query", "question", "quiz" ], "near synonyms":[ "debrief", "cross-examine", "cross-question", "annoy", "harass", "hound", "pester", "canvass", "canvas", "poll" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swiping":{ "an instance of theft":{ "examples":[ "when the cheese swipings abruptly stopped, we wondered if the mouse had met his end elsewhere" ], "synonyms":[ "grab", "heist", "pinch", "rip-off", "snatching", "theft" ], "near synonyms":[ "break-in", "burglary", "holdup", "mugging", "stickup" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the pi\u00f1ata with a stick", "spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "bumping", "colliding", "crashing", "hitting", "impacting", "impinging", "knocking", "ramming", "slamming", "smashing", "striking", "thudding" ], "near synonyms":[ "bouncing", "caroming", "clunking", "glancing", "rebounding", "ricocheting", "ricochetting", "skimming", "skipping", "contacting", "landing", "touching", "brushing", "grazing", "kissing", "nudging", "scraping", "shaving", "sweeping", "bulldozing", "jostling", "muscling", "pressing", "pushing" ], "near antonyms":[ "missing", "skirting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "that car just swiped the fender of our car" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "cracking", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "tagging", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "zapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "scuffing", "bunting", "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner", "left his phone at the library and it got swiped" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriating", "boosting", "filching", "heisting", "hooking", "lifting", "misappropriating", "nicking", "nipping", "pilfering", "pinching", "pocketing", "purloining", "ripping off", "snitching", "stealing", "thieving" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "handing over", "presenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweaterdresses":{ "as in granny dresses , sundresses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chemises", "coatdresses", "granny dresses", "housedresses", "jumpers", "kimonos", "kirtles", "minidresses", "Mother Hubbards", "muumuus", "overdresses", "sacks", "sheaths", "shifts", "shirtdresses", "shirtwaists", "sundresses", "tea gowns", "dresses", "frocks", "gowns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweat out":{ "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "I can sweat out one more year of this job\u2014before I totally flip out" ], "synonyms":[ "abide", "absorb", "accept", "bear", "bide", "brook", "countenance", "endure", "go", "hack", "handle", "meet", "pocket", "stand", "stick out", "stomach", "support", "sustain", "take", "tolerate", "wear" ], "near synonyms":[ "allow", "permit", "suffer", "swallow", "reconcile (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (with or to)", "assent (to)", "capitulate", "consent (to)", "respect", "submit (to)", "yield (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "dismiss", "refuse", "reject", "repudiate", "spurn", "turn down", "combat", "contest", "fight", "oppose", "resist", "avoid", "bypass", "circumvent", "dodge", "elude", "escape", "evade", "miss", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swaggered":{ "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "boasted", "bragged", "bulled", "crowed", "gasconaded", "vapored", "vaunted" ], "near synonyms":[ "blustered", "harangued", "puffed", "prided", "gushed", "exulted", "gloried", "rejoiced", "brandished", "displayed", "exhibited", "exposed", "flaunted", "glorified", "paraded", "showed off", "magnified", "maximized" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittled", "deprecated", "diminished", "discounted", "laughed off", "minimized", "played down", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "shrugged off", "underrated", "undervalued", "bemoaned", "lamented", "mourned", "regretted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements":{ "examples":[ "hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room" ], "synonyms":[ "pranced", "sashayed", "stalked", "strutted" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounced", "minced", "traipsed", "pussyfooted", "tiptoed", "swept", "paraded", "promenaded", "padded", "stepped", "trod", "treaded", "paced", "strode", "lumbered", "lurched", "pounded", "shambled", "shuffled", "staggered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swiggers":{ "as in swillers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "swillers", "alcoholics", "alkies", "boozehounds", "boozers", "dipsomaniacs", "drinkers", "drunkards", "drunks", "inebriates", "juiceheads", "juicers", "lushes", "rummies", "soakers", "soaks", "sots", "souses", "tipplers", "topers", "tosspots", "winos" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainers", "nondrinkers", "teetotalers", "teetotallers", "teetotalists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swain":{ "a male romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "a romanticized portrait of a bygone era of beauteous Southern belles and their gallant swains" ], "synonyms":[ "beau", "boy", "boyfriend", "fellow", "man", "old man" ], "near synonyms":[ "admirer", "crush", "steady", "gallant", "suitor", "wooer", "beloved", "darling", "dear", "favorite", "flame", "honey", "love", "lover", "significant other", "soul mate", "spark", "sparker", "squeeze", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie", "sweetie pie", "valentine", "fancy man", "gigolo", "date", "escort", "groom", "husband", "fianc\u00e9", "intended" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her":{ "examples":[ "Grandma claims that she had several swains pursuing her, but it was only Grandpa who won her heart" ], "synonyms":[ "gallant", "suitor", "wooer" ], "near synonyms":[ "beau", "boyfriend", "fellow", "man", "old man", "significant other", "squeeze", "admirer", "crush", "steady", "beloved", "darling", "dear", "favorite", "flame", "honey", "love", "lover", "spark", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie", "sweetie pie", "valentine", "date", "escort", "fianc\u00e9", "intended" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swear in":{ "as in install , initiate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inaugurate", "induct", "initiate", "install", "instate", "affirm", "confirm", "validate", "allow", "let", "permit", "approve", "clear", "credential", "endorse", "indorse", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "enfranchise", "entitle", "privilege", "accredit", "authorize", "certify", "charter", "commission", "empower", "enable", "invest", "license", "licence", "qualify", "vest", "warrant" ], "near antonyms":[ "disqualify", "ban", "bar", "block", "constrain", "deny", "disallow", "disbar", "discourage", "disenfranchise", "disfranchise", "exclude", "hinder", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "obstruct", "prevent", "shut out", "stop", "enjoin", "forbid", "interdict", "outlaw", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swishes":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the steady swish of the windshield wipers" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "hisses", "sizzles", "whishes", "whizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "sibilances", "sibilants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{ "examples":[ "the mare brushed away the flies with a sweeping swish of her tail" ], "synonyms":[ "switches", "waggles", "wags", "whisks" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillations", "rocks", "sways", "swings", "wavers", "flaps", "flutters", "waves", "whips", "flicks", "jerks", "jolts", "snaps", "twitches", "jiggles", "shakes", "wiggles", "bobs", "nods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "with their satin costumes swishing , the little ballerinas chass\u00e9d onto the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "fizzles", "hisses", "sizzles", "whishes", "whizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "bubbles", "effervesces", "buzzes", "drones", "hums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{ "examples":[ "the horse's tail swishes after every jump" ], "synonyms":[ "switches", "waggles", "wags" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillates", "rocks", "sways", "swings", "wavers", "beats", "flails", "flaps", "flops", "lashes", "whips", "flickers", "flicks", "flutters", "waves", "jerks", "jolts", "jiggles", "jigs", "joggles", "shakes", "twitches", "wiggles", "bobs", "jogs", "nods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swiller":{ "one who eats greedily or too much":{ "examples":[ "after the swinish swiller had finally had his fill, he belched loudly" ], "synonyms":[ "cormorant", "glutton", "gorger", "gormandizer", "gourmand", "hog", "overeater", "pig", "stuffer" ], "near synonyms":[ "feaster", "trencherman", "muncher", "guzzler" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieter", "nibbler", "picker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweatshop":{ "as in factory , shop":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "factory", "manufactory", "mill", "plant", "shop", "works", "workshop", "atelier", "studio", "workplace", "workroom", "yard" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swamps":{ "spongy land saturated or partially covered with water":{ "examples":[ "be careful in the swamp , because alligators sometimes lurk there" ], "synonyms":[ "bogs", "fens", "marshes", "marshlands", "mires", "moors", "morasses", "muskegs", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "swamplands", "washes", "wetlands" ], "near synonyms":[ "swales", "quagmires", "gucks", "gooks", "muck", "muds", "oozes", "slimes", "slop", "sludges", "slush" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "examples":[ "with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp" ], "synonyms":[ "binds", "boxes", "catch-22's", "catch-22s", "corners", "dilemmas", "fixes", "holes", "impasses", "jackpots", "jams", "mires", "pickles", "predicaments", "quagmires", "rabbit holes", "rattraps", "spots", "sticky wickets" ], "near synonyms":[ "difficulties", "nodes", "hot waters", "soups", "pinches", "plights", "quandaries", "scrapes", "troubles", "deadlocks", "halts", "logjams", "stalemates", "standstills", "clutches", "crises", "crossroads", "emergencies", "exigencies", "junctures", "straits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a flood":{ "examples":[ "the boat was swamped by the huge wave", "has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "deluges", "drowns", "engulfs", "floods", "gulfs", "inundates", "overflows", "overwhelms", "submerges", "submerses" ], "near synonyms":[ "avalanches", "smothers", "overcomes", "overruns", "flows", "flushes", "gushes", "pours", "sluices", "spouts", "spurts", "streams", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "wets" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrates", "dries", "parches" ], "antonyms":[ "drains" ] }, "to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{ "examples":[ "parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations" ], "synonyms":[ "crushes", "devastates", "floors", "grinds (down)", "oppresses", "overcomes", "overmasters", "overpowers", "overwhelms", "prostrates", "snows under", "whelms" ], "near synonyms":[ "deluges", "drowns", "sinks", "confutes", "defeats", "refutes", "breaks", "demoralizes", "distresses", "disturbs", "rocks", "shatters", "staggers", "throws", "unmans", "unnerves", "upsets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swallowing":{ "to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat":{ "examples":[ "try not to swallow the toothpaste" ], "synonyms":[ "downing", "getting down", "ingesting" ], "near synonyms":[ "drinking", "guzzling", "imbibing", "knocking back", "sipping", "bolting", "devouring", "gobbling (up or down)", "gulping", "ingurgitating", "consuming", "eating", "mouthing (down)", "putting away", "supping", "gorging", "scarfing", "scoffing", "wolfing", "chewing", "gnawing (at or on)", "lapping", "licking", "munching", "nibbling (on)", "pecking (at)", "ruminating", "dispatching", "finishing", "polishing off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "examples":[ "swallowed his pride and asked for help" ], "synonyms":[ "choking (back)", "holding back", "pocketing", "repressing", "sinking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "submerging", "suppressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlling", "governing", "managing", "bridling", "checking", "curbing", "quashing", "quelling", "bottling up", "containing", "muffling", "squelching" ], "near antonyms":[ "expressing", "loosing", "releasing", "taking out", "unleashing", "venting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to regard as right or true":{ "examples":[ "my little niece swallows everything I tell her" ], "synonyms":[ "accepting", "believing", "buying", "crediting", "taking", "trusting" ], "near synonyms":[ "accounting", "accrediting", "understanding", "assuming", "presuming", "supposing", "concluding", "deducing", "inferring" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrusting", "doubting", "misdoubting", "mistrusting", "questioning", "suspecting", "challenging", "disputing" ], "antonyms":[ "disbelieving", "discrediting", "rejecting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swine":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "you really are a swine \u2014you have no sense of decency at all!" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweeten":{ "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "we really want you to work for our company\u2014what can we do to sweeten the job offer?" ], "synonyms":[ "candy", "dress up", "enhance" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorate", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "embellish", "soup up", "trick", "cosmeticize", "doll up", "spruce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweepingly":{ "with attention to all aspects or details":{ "examples":[ "in a bold move, the secretary of the treasury sweepingly transformed the nation's banking system" ], "synonyms":[ "completely", "comprehensively", "detailedly", "exhaustively", "fully", "inside out", "minutely", "roundly", "systematically", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally" ], "near synonyms":[ "meticulously", "microscopically", "all out", "full blast", "intensively", "broadly", "encyclopedically", "extensively", "generally", "globally", "widely", "conclusively", "consummately", "definitely", "perfectly" ], "near antonyms":[ "aimlessly", "desultorily", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "randomly", "cursorily", "imperfectly", "inadequately", "narrowly", "shallowly", "sketchily", "summarily", "superficially", "indeterminately", "nebulously", "vaguely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "swooshing":{ "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "examples":[ "water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose" ], "synonyms":[ "gushing", "jetting", "pouring", "rushing", "spewing", "spouting", "spurting", "squirting" ], "near synonyms":[ "cascading", "issuing", "rolling", "running", "streaming", "plashing", "sloshing", "splashing", "washing", "surging", "swelling", "flushing", "sluicing", "deluging", "drowning", "engulfing", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "overwhelming", "submerging", "submersing", "swamping", "fountaining" ], "near antonyms":[ "spattering", "sprinkling", "bleeding", "exuding", "leaking", "oozing", "percolating", "seeping", "straining", "weeping" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbling", "dripping", "dropping", "trickling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swashed":{ "to move with a splashing motion":{ "examples":[ "waves gently swashing against the shore" ], "synonyms":[ "lapped", "plashed", "sloshed", "splashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "babbled", "bubbled", "gurgled", "rippled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets":{ "examples":[ "every bump in the road swashed a little more of my soda on the car's upholstery" ], "synonyms":[ "dashed", "slopped", "sloshed", "spattered", "splashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dabbled", "lapped", "plashed", "washed", "sprayed", "sprinkled", "spritzed", "squirted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swipes":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "one swipe of a grizzly's paw can do a person in" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the pi\u00f1ata with a stick", "spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bumps", "collides", "crashes", "hits", "impacts", "impinges", "knocks", "rams", "slams", "smashes", "strikes", "thuds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounces", "caroms", "clunks", "glances", "rebounds", "ricochets", "skims", "skips", "contacts", "lands", "touches", "brushes", "grazes", "kisses", "nudges", "scrapes", "shaves", "sweeps", "bulldozes", "jostles", "muscles", "presses", "pushes" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "skirts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "that car just swiped the fender of our car" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "zaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner", "left his phone at the library and it got swiped" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "boosts", "filches", "heists", "hooks", "lifts", "misappropriates", "nicks", "nips", "pilfers", "pinches", "pockets", "purloins", "rips off", "snitches", "steals", "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":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swag":{ "valuables stolen or taken by force":{ "examples":[ "robbed a bank and hid the swag under the floorboards" ], "synonyms":[ "booty", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "spoil" ], "near synonyms":[ "prize", "catch", "haul", "take", "treasure", "pilferage", "windfall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion" ], "synonyms":[ "droop", "flag", "hang", "loll", "sag", "wilt" ], "near synonyms":[ "slouch", "slump", "cave (in)", "collapse", "crumple", "drop", "fall", "sink", "subside", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "distend", "stiffen", "rise", "straighten", "unbend", "uncurl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweep":{ "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "the wind swept across the plain without respite" ], "synonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "brush", "coast", "cruise", "drift", "flow", "glide", "roll", "sail", "skim", "slide", "slip", "stream", "whisk" ], "near synonyms":[ "fly", "race", "rush", "speed" ], "near antonyms":[ "limp", "lumber", "plod", "stumble", "trudge", "shamble", "shuffle", "stamp", "stomp", "stump", "tramp", "labor", "toil" ], "antonyms":[ "flounder", "struggle" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "from this point the mountain range sweeps to the northeast and extends into the next state" ], "synonyms":[ "arc", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "fall off", "hook", "round", "swerve", "trend", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "circle", "coil", "curlicue", "curl", "loop", "spiral", "turn", "twist", "wind", "deviate", "veer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straighten" ] }, "an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{ "examples":[ "Mrs. Griswold has been a teacher for so long that the sweep of her influence extends across three generations of the townspeople" ], "synonyms":[ "ambit", "amplitude", "breadth", "compass", "confines", "dimension(s)", "extent", "range", "reach", "realm", "scope", "width" ], "near synonyms":[ "gamut", "spectrum", "spread", "bailiwick", "circle", "demesne", "department", "discipline", "domain", "element", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "province", "region", "specialty", "sphere", "terrain", "frontier", "horizon", "panorama" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swaggie":{ "a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{ "examples":[ "some swaggies were known to take occasional odd jobs at bush stations" ], "synonyms":[ "bindle stiff", "bum", "bummer", "hobo", "sundowner", "swagman", "tramp", "vagabond", "vagrant" ], "near synonyms":[ "drifter", "roamer", "transient", "beggar", "derelict", "mendicant", "panhandler", "stiff", "dodger", "malingerer", "shirker", "slacker", "gamine", "ragamuffin", "urchin", "waif" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swaddle":{ "to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc.":{ "examples":[ "He swaddled the baby in a blanket." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swathe", "wrap", "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck (out)", "do up", "dress", "dress up", "enrobe", "garb", "garment", "get up", "gown", "habit", "invest", "rig (out)", "robe", "suit", "tog (up or out)", "toilet", "vesture", "cloak", "frock", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "accoutre", "accouter", "bedight", "equip", "furnish", "habilitate", "outfit", "tailor", "uniform", "dress down", "underdress" ], "near antonyms":[ "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil", "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "untruss" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swat":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "the impatient toddler got a swat on his wrist for stepping into the street by himself" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "didn't sleep a wink all night because she was too busy swatting mosquitoes" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "near synonyms":[ "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pepper", "pommel", "pummel", "rough", "scuff", "bunt", "flick", "stroke", "tap", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swathe":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "bower", "circumfuse", "cocoon", "embosom", "embower", "embrace", "enclose", "inclose", "encompass", "enfold", "enshroud", "enswathe", "envelop", "enwrap", "invest", "involve", "lap", "mantle", "muffle", "shroud", "veil", "wrap" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtain", "drape", "embed", "imbed", "encase", "swaddle", "blanket", "overlay", "overspread", "camouflage", "cloak", "disguise", "mask", "circle", "encircle", "enlace", "enwind" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "denude", "expose", "strip" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a bandage":{ "examples":[ "tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds" ], "synonyms":[ "bandage", "bind", "dress" ], "near synonyms":[ "attend", "care (for)", "doctor", "medicate", "minister (to)", "nurse", "treat", "cure", "heal", "mend", "rehabilitate", "remedy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "switchblade":{ "as in dagger , machete":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayonet", "bodkin", "bolo", "bowie knife", "cutlass", "dagger", "dirk", "jackknife", "machete", "pocketknife", "poniard", "sheath knife", "stiletto", "stylet", "switch knife", "yataghan", "cutter", "knife", "shank", "shiv", "cleaver", "hack", "rapier", "saber", "sabre", "steel", "sword", "scalpel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweethearts":{ "a person with whom one is in love":{ "examples":[ "I married my high-school sweetheart as soon as we both finished college" ], "synonyms":[ "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "flames", "honeys", "hons", "loves", "squeezes", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "sweets", "trueloves" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "boys", "fellows", "men", "swains", "gals", "girlfriends", "girls", "inamoratas", "ladyloves", "lasses", "mistresses", "tootsies", "amours", "lovers", "paramours", "dolls", "ducks", "pets", "dates", "escorts", "steadies", "admirers", "gallants", "suitors", "wooers", "grooms", "husbands", "brides", "wives", "significant others", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds", "crushes", "heartthrobs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "switcheroos":{ "as in bait and switches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bait and switches", "about-faces", "about-turns", "flip-flops", "reversals", "turnabouts", "turnarounds", "U-turns", "volte-faces", "denials", "disaffirmances", "disavowals", "disownments", "recantations", "renunciations", "repudiations", "retractions", "reconsiderations", "retreats", "second thoughts", "hesitations", "indecisions", "irresolutions", "vacillations", "wobblings", "wabblings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swigger":{ "as in swiller":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "swiller", "alcoholic", "alkie", "alky", "boozehound", "boozer", "dipsomaniac", "drinker", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "juicehead", "juicer", "lush", "rummy", "soak", "soaker", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "toper", "tosspot", "wino" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainer", "nondrinker", "teetotaler", "teetotaller", "teetotalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swath":{ "a long narrow area":{ "examples":[ "The mower cut a swath through the tall grass.", "A large swath of the country was affected by the hurricane.", "From the cliffside, we enjoyed a stunning view of the swath of coastline below." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "area", "belt", "corridor", "land", "neck", "part(s)", "region", "strip", "tract", "zone", "district", "domain", "latitude(s)", "range", "realm", "terrain", "territory", "neighborhood", "vicinity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a long narrow piece of material":{ "examples":[ "They decorated the walls with swaths of fabric." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "strip", "list", "ribbon", "slip", "band", "bandage", "belt", "binding", "girth", "strap", "swatch", "tape", "slat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swan dive":{ "as in header , belly flop":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belly flop", "header", "jackknife", "descent", "drop", "fall", "plump", "slip", "spill", "stumble", "tumble", "dip", "immersion", "submersion", "dive", "pitch", "plunge" ], "near antonyms":[ "jump", "leap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swooshes":{ "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "examples":[ "water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose" ], "synonyms":[ "gushes", "jets", "pours", "rushes", "spews", "spouts", "spurts", "squirts" ], "near synonyms":[ "cascades", "issues", "rolls", "runs", "streams", "plashes", "sloshes", "splashes", "washes", "surges", "swells", "flushes", "sluices", "deluges", "drowns", "engulfs", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "overwhelms", "submerges", "submerses", "swamps", "fountains" ], "near antonyms":[ "spatters", "sprinkles", "bleeds", "exudes", "leaks", "oozes", "percolates", "seeps", "strains", "weeps" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbles", "drips", "drops", "trickles" ] }, "as in whistles , whooshes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "fizzes", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes", "whizzes", "sibilances", "sibilants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "switchbacks":{ "a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corniches", "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "corridors", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweep-stake":{ "an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{ "examples":[ "in last week's box office sweepstakes a quirky little comedy handily bested Hollywood's latest special effects extravaganza" ], "synonyms":[ "ball game", "battle", "combat", "competition", "conflict", "confrontation", "contention", "contest", "dogfight", "duel", "face-off", "grapple", "match", "rivalry", "strife", "struggle", "tug-of-war", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "horse race", "nail-biter", "showdown", "clash", "collision", "discord", "friction", "argument", "controversy", "debate", "disagreement", "disputation", "dispute", "dissension", "dissention", "quarrel", "row", "wrangle" ], "near antonyms":[ "concord", "harmony", "peace" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{ "examples":[ "regards the music awards as nothing more than a popularity sweepstakes" ], "synonyms":[ "bout", "competition", "contest", "event", "game", "match", "matchup", "meet", "tournament", "tourney" ], "near synonyms":[ "athletics", "sport", "battle", "conflict", "scrimmage", "skirmish", "struggle", "tug-of-war", "tussle", "championship", "national(s)", "final", "nightcap", "play-off", "semifinal", "derby", "field day", "gymkhana", "open", "outing", "biathlon", "decathlon", "heptathlon", "pentathlon", "triathlon", "marathon", "race", "ultramarathon", "heat", "round", "run", "set", "rally", "volley", "round-robin", "rubber", "runoff", "sudden death", "dead heat", "photo finish", "seesaw", "classic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "swells":{ "a part that sticks out from the general mass of something":{ "examples":[ "the graceful swell of the bottle was meant to be evocative of the female figure" ], "synonyms":[ "bulges", "bunches", "convexities", "juts", "overhangs", "projections", "protrusions", "protuberances" ], "near synonyms":[ "domes", "blobs", "bumps", "dilatations", "gibbosities", "humps", "knobs", "knots", "knurls", "lumps", "nubs", "obtrusions", "puffs", "snags", "swellings", "blocks", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "enlargements", "escalations", "expansions", "increases", "hills", "mounds" ], "near antonyms":[ "craters", "holes", "wells", "basins", "bowls", "dips", "valleys", "furrows", "grooves", "trenches", "troughs", "dimples", "gouges", "impressions", "notches", "pockets" ], "antonyms":[ "cavities", "concaves", "concavities", "dents", "depressions", "dints", "hollows", "indentations", "indents", "indentures", "pits", "recesses" ] }, "a moving ridge on the surface of water":{ "examples":[ "huge swells overwhelmed the tiny craft" ], "synonyms":[ "billows", "surges", "waves" ], "near synonyms":[ "seas", "surfs", "breakers", "whitecaps", "combers", "curls", "riffles", "ripples", "wavelets", "ground swells", "rollers", "tidal waves", "tsunamis", "tsunami" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the club membership has really swelled in recent months" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "accumulates", "appreciates", "balloons", "booms", "builds up", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "climbs", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "gains", "increases", "mounts", "multiplies", "mushrooms", "proliferates", "rises", "rolls up", "snowballs", "spreads", "waxes" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumps", "rockets", "skyrockets", "surges", "heightens", "intensifies", "redoubles", "blows up", "bulks", "distends", "inflates", "puffs (up)", "crescendoes", "crests", "peaks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracts", "decreases", "diminishes", "dwindles", "lessens", "recedes", "wanes" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "increases", "multiplies", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "supersizes", "ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ] }, "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "balloons", "beetles", "bellies", "billows", "bulges", "bunches", "juts", "overhangs", "pokes", "pooches", "pouches", "pouts", "projects", "protrudes", "stands out", "starts", "sticks out" ], "near synonyms":[ "domes", "blows up", "inflates", "dilates", "distends", "expands", "mushrooms", "snowballs", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "stretches" ], "near antonyms":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "shrinks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweetness and light":{ "as in amenability , mellowness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amenability", "complaisance", "mellowness", "affability", "agreeability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amiability", "amiableness", "geniality", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "graciousness", "niceness", "personableness", "pleasantness", "sweetness", "amicability", "amicableness", "amity", "cordiality", "empressement", "friendliness", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "benignity", "gentleness", "kindliness", "kindness", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "sunniness", "civility", "comity", "considerateness", "consideration", "courteousness", "courtesy", "politeness", "thoughtfulness", "attractiveness", "delightfulness", "enjoyableness", "likability", "likableness", "pleasingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "unpleasantness", "boorishness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "biliousness", "cantankerousness", "churlishness", "crankiness", "fussiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "peevishness", "petulance", "testiness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "orneriness", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "sourness", "vinegar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweetie":{ "a person with whom one is in love":{ "examples":[ "brought flowers home to his sweetie" ], "synonyms":[ "beloved", "darling", "dear", "flame", "hon", "honey", "love", "squeeze", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie pie", "truelove" ], "near synonyms":[ "beau", "boy", "boyfriend", "fellow", "man", "swain", "gal", "girl", "girlfriend", "inamorata", "ladylove", "lass", "mistress", "tootsie", "amour", "lover", "paramour", "doll", "duck(s)", "pet", "date", "escort", "steady", "admirer", "gallant", "suitor", "wooer", "groom", "husband", "bride", "wife", "significant other", "fianc\u00e9", "intended", "crush", "heartthrob" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swirl":{ "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "churn", "stir", "wash", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "paddle", "whip", "whisk", "reel", "shake", "wheel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "swirled her skirts as she danced the tango" ], "synonyms":[ "pivot", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swing", "swivel", "turn", "twirl", "twist", "wheel", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "screw", "unscrew", "twiddle", "coil", "crank", "reel", "wind", "circulate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in eddy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "eddy", "gyration", "pirouette", "reel", "revolution", "roll", "rotation", "spin", "twirl", "wheel", "whirl", "circuit", "circulation", "ring", "round", "coil", "curl", "curve", "spiral", "twist", "whorl", "circle", "orbit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweets":{ "a food having a high sugar content":{ "examples":[ "remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets" ], "synonyms":[ "confections", "sweetmeats" ], "near synonyms":[ "confectionaries", "confectioneries", "sweeties", "afters", "candies", "desserts", "entremets", "pastries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person with whom one is in love":{ "examples":[ "my darling, my sweet , won't you be mine?" ], "synonyms":[ "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "flames", "honeys", "hons", "loves", "squeezes", "sweethearts", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "trueloves" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "boys", "fellows", "men", "swains", "gals", "girlfriends", "girls", "inamoratas", "ladyloves", "lasses", "mistresses", "tootsies", "amours", "lovers", "paramours", "dolls", "ducks", "pets", "dates", "escorts", "steadies", "admirers", "gallants", "suitors", "wooers", "grooms", "husbands", "brides", "wives", "significant others", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds", "crushes", "heartthrobs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swimmingly":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "swish":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the steady swish of the windshield wipers" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "hiss", "sizzle", "whish", "whiz", "whizz" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "sibilance", "sibilant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{ "examples":[ "the mare brushed away the flies with a sweeping swish of her tail" ], "synonyms":[ "switch", "wag", "waggle", "whisk" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillation", "rock", "sway", "swing", "waver", "flap", "flutter", "wave", "whip", "flick", "jerk", "jolt", "snap", "twitch", "jiggle", "shake", "wiggle", "bob", "nod" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "with their satin costumes swishing , the little ballerinas chass\u00e9d onto the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "fizzle", "hiss", "sizzle", "whish", "whiz", "whizz" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "bubble", "effervesce", "buzz", "drone", "hum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{ "examples":[ "the horse's tail swishes after every jump" ], "synonyms":[ "switch", "wag", "waggle" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillate", "rock", "sway", "swing", "waver", "beat", "flail", "flap", "flop", "lash", "whip", "flick", "flicker", "flutter", "wave", "jerk", "jolt", "jig", "jiggle", "joggle", "shake", "twitch", "wiggle", "bob", "jog", "nod" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "being in the latest or current fashion":{ "examples":[ "a trendy boutique filled with swish accessories for the urban fashionista" ], "synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "au courant", "chic", "cool", "exclusive", "fashionable", "fresh", "happening", "hip", "in", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "supercool", "swell", "trendy", "voguish" ], "near synonyms":[ "downtown", "edgy", "funky", "dapper", "dashing", "dressy", "kicky", "natty", "rakish", "sassy", "saucy", "spiffy", "spruce", "chichi", "classy", "flossy", "haute", "haut", "nobby", "posh", "ritzy", "soign\u00e9", "soign\u00e9e", "swank", "swanky", "elegant", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "sophisticated", "stately", "tasteful", "understated", "doggish", "doggy", "flashy", "gallant", "dandyish", "dudish", "foppish", "ultrachic", "ultracool", "ultrahip", "ultraposh", "ultrasmart", "ultrasophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheesy", "tacky", "unattractive", "unbecoming", "graceless", "inelegant", "tasteless", "trashy", "unhandsome", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy" ], "antonyms":[ "dowdy", "out", "outmoded", "styleless", "unchic", "uncool", "unfashionable", "unmodish", "unstylish" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "swivelling":{ "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "the cat swiveled one ear to listen to a sound outside", "swiveled around in his office chair" ], "synonyms":[ "pivoting", "revolving", "rolling", "rotating", "spinning", "swinging", "swirling", "turning", "twirling", "twisting", "wheeling", "whirling" ], "near synonyms":[ "screwing", "unscrewing", "twiddling", "coiling", "cranking", "reeling", "winding", "circulating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swinging":{ "to change one's course or direction":{ "examples":[ "thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection", "swing right at James St." ], "synonyms":[ "detouring", "deviating", "diverging", "sheering", "swerving", "turning", "turning off", "veering", "wheeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "tacking", "zigzagging", "doubling (back)", "turning back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the course or direction of (something)":{ "examples":[ "at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort" ], "synonyms":[ "deflecting", "diverting", "redirecting", "turning", "veering", "wheeling", "whipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "averting", "deviating", "moving", "rechanneling", "shifting", "shunting", "sidetracking", "swerving", "switching", "transferring", "swiveling", "swivelling", "twisting", "whirling", "zigzagging", "bending", "curving", "swaying", "reversing", "turning back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "examples":[ "a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs" ], "synonyms":[ "addressing", "contending (with)", "coping (with)", "fielding", "grappling (with)", "hacking", "handling", "managing", "maneuvering", "manipulating", "negotiating", "playing", "taking", "treating" ], "near synonyms":[ "engineering", "finessing", "jockeying", "bringing off", "carrying off", "carrying out", "getting off", "pulling", "commanding", "directing", "guiding", "steering", "controlling", "micromanaging", "regulating", "running", "reacting (to)", "responding (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "botching", "bungling", "foozling", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "messing (up)", "mishandling", "muffing", "scamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball", "don't let the wind swing that gate shut" ], "synonyms":[ "pivoting", "revolving", "rolling", "rotating", "spinning", "swirling", "swiveling", "swivelling", "turning", "twirling", "twisting", "wheeling", "whirling" ], "near synonyms":[ "screwing", "unscrewing", "twiddling", "coiling", "cranking", "reeling", "winding", "circulating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place on an elevated point without support from below":{ "examples":[ "beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair" ], "synonyms":[ "dangling", "hanging", "slinging", "suspending" ], "near synonyms":[ "hooking", "mounting", "pinning", "tacking", "draping", "festooning", "garlanding", "stringing", "extending (out)", "jutting", "projecting", "sticking out", "overhanging", "protruding", "cascading", "depending", "falling", "balancing", "poising" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have enough money for":{ "examples":[ "I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage" ], "synonyms":[ "affording", "going" ], "near synonyms":[ "covering", "expending", "financing", "outlaying", "paying (for)", "ponying up", "springing (for)", "picking up", "purchasing", "taking", "acquiring", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing", "bidding", "offering", "bankrolling", "endowing", "subsidizing", "underwriting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swooshed":{ "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "examples":[ "water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose" ], "synonyms":[ "gushed", "jetted", "poured", "rushed", "spewed", "spouted", "spurted", "squirted" ], "near synonyms":[ "cascaded", "issued", "ran", "run", "rolled", "streamed", "plashed", "sloshed", "splashed", "washed", "surged", "swelled", "flushed", "sluiced", "deluged", "drowned", "engulfed", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "overwhelmed", "submerged", "submersed", "swamped", "fountained" ], "near antonyms":[ "spattered", "sprinkled", "bled", "exuded", "leaked", "oozed", "percolated", "seeped", "strained", "wept" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbled", "dripped", "dropped", "trickled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "switch knives":{ "as in daggers , bowie knifes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayonets", "bodkins", "bolos", "bowie knifes", "bowie knives", "cutlasses", "daggers", "dirks", "jackknives", "machetes", "pocketknives", "poniards", "sheath knives", "stilettos", "stilettoes", "stylets", "switchblades", "yataghans", "cutters", "knives", "shanks", "shivs", "cleavers", "hacks", "rapiers", "sabers", "sabres", "steels", "swords", "scalpels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swirling":{ "as in spiraling , spiral":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "circling", "coiled", "coiling", "corkscrew", "looping", "spiral", "spiraling", "spiralling", "zigzag", "zigzagging", "circuitous", "indirect", "roundabout", "bending", "crazy", "crooked", "curled", "curling", "curved", "curving", "curvy", "devious", "serpentine", "sinuous", "tortuous", "twisted", "twisting", "winding", "windy", "meandering", "rambling", "wandering", "irregular", "jagged", "uneven" ], "near antonyms":[ "straight", "straightaway", "direct", "linear" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "churning", "stirring", "washing", "whirling" ], "near synonyms":[ "beating", "paddling", "whipping", "whisking", "reeling", "shaking", "wheeling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "swirled her skirts as she danced the tango" ], "synonyms":[ "pivoting", "revolving", "rolling", "rotating", "spinning", "swinging", "swiveling", "swivelling", "turning", "twirling", "twisting", "wheeling", "whirling" ], "near synonyms":[ "screwing", "unscrewing", "twiddling", "coiling", "cranking", "reeling", "winding", "circulating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "swapping":{ "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "we swapped our other lawn mower for our neighbors' old snowblower" ], "synonyms":[ "changing", "commuting", "exchanging", "shifting", "substituting", "switching", "trading" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchanging", "displacing", "replacing", "superseding", "ceding", "handing over", "surrendering", "yielding", "reciprocating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swags":{ "valuables stolen or taken by force":{ "examples":[ "robbed a bank and hid the swag under the floorboards" ], "synonyms":[ "booties", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "spoils" ], "near synonyms":[ "prizes", "catches", "hauls", "takes", "treasures", "pilferages", "windfalls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion" ], "synonyms":[ "droops", "flags", "hangs", "lolls", "sags", "wilts" ], "near synonyms":[ "slouches", "slumps", "caves (in)", "collapses", "crumples", "drops", "falls", "sinks", "subsides", "yields" ], "near antonyms":[ "distends", "stiffens", "rises", "straightens", "unbends", "uncurls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweating":{ "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns" ], "synonyms":[ "banging away", "beavering (away)", "digging (away)", "drudging", "endeavoring", "fagging", "grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging (away)", "plodding", "plowing", "plugging", "slaving", "slogging", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "toiling", "travailing", "tugging", "working" ], "near synonyms":[ "applying (oneself)", "buckling (down)", "digging in", "hammering (away)", "knuckling down", "pitching in", "attacking", "driving", "essaying", "trying", "exercising", "exerting", "overexerting", "overworking", "eking out", "grinding (out)", "putting out", "scrabbling", "scratching", "trudging", "wading" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking", "easing (up)", "letting up", "slackening", "bumming", "chilling", "dallying", "dillydallying", "footling", "goldbricking", "goofing (off)", "hacking (around)", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "lazing", "loafing", "lounging", "shirking", "slacking (off)", "vegging out", "basking", "lolling", "relaxing", "reposing", "resting", "unwinding", "dabbling", "doodling", "fooling around", "fribbling", "goofing (around)", "hanging", "hanging about", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "fearing", "fretting", "fussing", "stewing", "stressing", "troubling", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonizing", "longing", "pining", "yearning", "chafing", "despairing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "abiding", "bearing", "enduring", "sticking out", "stomaching", "sustaining", "taking", "tolerating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow forth slowly through small openings":{ "examples":[ "the oil coat may sweat through this varnish" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeding", "exuding", "oozing", "percolating", "seeping", "straining", "transuding", "weeping" ], "near synonyms":[ "dribbling", "dripping", "trickling", "discharging", "emitting", "giving off", "venting", "emanating", "flowing", "springing" ], "near antonyms":[ "flooding", "gushing", "pouring", "streaming", "surging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put a series of questions to":{ "examples":[ "the narcotics squad tried sweating the mule, but he was genuinely clueless about the inner workings of the drug operation" ], "synonyms":[ "catechizing", "examining", "grilling", "interrogating", "pumping", "querying", "questioning", "quizzing" ], "near synonyms":[ "debriefing", "cross-examining", "cross-questioning", "annoying", "harassing", "hounding", "pestering", "canvassing", "canvasing", "polling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swampers":{ "as in workers , laborers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "employees", "employes", "hands", "help", "hirelings", "laborers", "workers", "auxiliaries", "legmen", "subordinates", "underlings", "gal Fridays", "girl Fridays", "attendants", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "maids", "maidservants", "scullions", "servants", "man Fridays", "right hands", "adjuncts", "adjutants", "aides", "aids", "apprentices", "assistants", "coadjutors", "deputies", "helpers", "helpmates", "helpmeets", "lieutenants", "mates", "sidekicks", "aides-de-camp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweet-talk":{ "to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{ "examples":[ "she can sweet-talk her besotted boyfriend into just about anything" ], "synonyms":[ "blandish", "blarney", "cajole", "coax", "palaver", "soft-soap", "wheedle" ], "near synonyms":[ "adulate", "flatter", "overpraise", "butter up", "charm", "massage", "woo", "beg", "beseech", "importune", "urge", "beguile", "cozen", "finagle", "juggle", "wangle", "wile", "entice", "lure", "seduce", "tempt" ], "near antonyms":[ "bug", "harass", "nag", "pester", "tease", "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "demand", "force", "make", "oblige", "require" ], "antonyms":[] }, "excessive praise":{ "examples":[ "enough of this sweet talk \u2014just give me your honest opinion of my performance" ], "synonyms":[ "adulation", "blarney", "butter", "flannel", "flattery", "incense", "overpraise", "soft soap", "taffy" ], "near synonyms":[ "allurements", "blandishments", "endearments", "caresses", "compliments", "congratulations", "felicitations", "greetings", "regards", "respects", "adoration", "idolatry", "worship", "fawning", "sycophancy", "toadying", "cajolement", "cajolery", "ingratiation", "smarm", "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "depreciation", "detraction", "disparagement", "put-down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swallowable":{ "as in digestible , ingestible":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absorbable", "chewable", "digestible", "ingestible", "comestible", "eatable", "eating", "edible", "esculent", "nourishing", "nutritious", "nutritive", "appetizing", "delicious", "flavorful", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "succulent", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy" ], "near antonyms":[ "inedible", "nonedible", "uneatable", "indigestible", "nondigestible", "nonnutritious", "undigestible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "swindled":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sway":{ "the power to bring about a result on another":{ "examples":[ "under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job" ], "synonyms":[ "effect", "impact", "influence", "mark", "repercussion" ], "near synonyms":[ "authority", "clout", "prestige", "pull", "weight", "command", "domination", "dominion", "mastery", "consequence", "importance", "significance", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{ "examples":[ "outdated attitudes that still hold sway in some communities" ], "synonyms":[ "authority", "clout", "credit", "heft", "in", "influence", "juice", "leverage", "pull", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterinfluence", "command", "dominance", "dominion", "mastery", "predominance", "reign", "scepter", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy", "consequence", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "impact", "impress", "impression", "imprint", "mark" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the right or means to command or control others":{ "examples":[ "a time when Rome held sway over a vast empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East" ], "synonyms":[ "arm", "authority", "clutch", "command", "control", "death grip", "dominion", "grip", "hold", "mastery", "power", "reign", "rein(s)" ], "near synonyms":[ "clout", "influence", "leverage", "pull", "voice", "weight", "jurisdiction", "direction", "management", "dominance", "imperium", "predominance", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy", "prerogative", "privilege", "right", "eminence", "importance", "moment" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[ "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness" ] }, "to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{ "examples":[ "how can you not be swayed by that precious kitten, meowing as if to say, \"Please take me home with you?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "affect", "impact", "impress", "influence", "move", "reach", "strike", "tell (on)", "touch" ], "near synonyms":[ "carry away", "dazzle", "enrapture", "entrance", "enthrall", "enthral", "ravish", "transport", "bias", "color", "inspire", "stir", "engage", "interest", "involve", "penetrate", "pierce", "afflict", "agitate", "bother", "concern", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "fluster", "harass", "harry", "perturb", "pester", "plague", "smite", "strain", "stress", "trouble", "try", "upset", "worry", "wring", "allure", "attract", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "enchant", "fascinate" ], "near antonyms":[ "bore", "jade", "pall", "tire", "weary", "underwhelm" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the way the ski lift was swaying in the wind made me nervous" ], "synonyms":[ "careen", "lurch", "pitch", "rock", "roll", "seesaw", "toss", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunder", "buck", "dodder", "falter", "flounder", "halt", "hitch", "hobble", "jerk", "jolt", "reel", "shake", "stagger", "stumble", "teeter", "toddle", "totter", "tumble", "vacillate", "vibrate", "waddle", "waver", "weave", "oscillate", "undulate", "wag", "waggle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to exercise authority or power over":{ "examples":[ "an epic novel set in the days when Rome swayed the Western world" ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "captain", "command", "control", "govern", "preside (over)", "rule" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduct", "direct", "head", "lead", "administer", "manage", "micromanage", "oversee", "regulate", "superintend", "supervise", "dictate", "dominate", "domineer", "lord (it over)", "master", "oppress", "reign (over)", "tyrannize", "conquer", "subdue", "subjugate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swagman":{ "a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{ "examples":[ "the swagman who roams through the outback is a mythic figure in Australia" ], "synonyms":[ "bindle stiff", "bum", "bummer", "hobo", "sundowner", "swaggie", "tramp", "vagabond", "vagrant" ], "near synonyms":[ "drifter", "roamer", "transient", "beggar", "derelict", "mendicant", "panhandler", "stiff", "dodger", "malingerer", "shirker", "slacker", "gamine", "ragamuffin", "urchin", "waif" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swashing":{ "to move with a splashing motion":{ "examples":[ "waves gently swashing against the shore" ], "synonyms":[ "lapping", "plashing", "sloshing", "splashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "babbling", "bubbling", "gurgling", "rippling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets":{ "examples":[ "every bump in the road swashed a little more of my soda on the car's upholstery" ], "synonyms":[ "dashing", "slopping", "sloshing", "spattering", "splashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "dabbling", "lapping", "plashing", "washing", "spraying", "sprinkling", "spritzing", "squirting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweeps (away)":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "some priceless works of literature were swept away when the library at Alexandria burned" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishes", "annihilates", "blacks out", "blots out", "cancels", "cleans (up)", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "exterminates", "extirpates", "liquidates", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "snuffs (out)", "stamps (out)", "wipes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "dismantles", "flattens", "mows (down)", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "totals", "wastes", "wrecks", "blasts", "blows up", "dashes", "dynamites", "smashes", "atomizes", "consumes", "devours", "dissolves", "fragments", "powders", "pulverizes", "shatters", "splinters", "dooms", "finishes", "kills", "kills off", "terminates", "zaps", "cuts", "discards", "ditches", "ejects", "excises", "expels", "jettisons", "ousts", "throws out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "builds", "constructs", "creates", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "shapes", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renews", "renovates", "repairs", "restores", "revamps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swineherds":{ "as in herdsmen , herders":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "buckaroos", "buckeroos", "cowboys", "cowgirls", "cowhands", "cowherds", "cowmen", "cowpokes", "cowpunchers", "gauchos", "rancheros", "vaqueros", "sheepherders", "shepherdesses", "shepherds", "herders", "herdsmen", "goatherds", "drovers", "wranglers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swim":{ "to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{ "examples":[ "his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job" ], "synonyms":[ "reel", "spin", "turn", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "swirl" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collect", "settle", "steady" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water" ], "synonyms":[ "drift", "float", "glide", "hang", "hover", "poise", "ride", "sail", "waft" ], "near synonyms":[ "bob", "dangle", "suspend", "buoy", "balloon", "raft" ], "near antonyms":[ "dive", "lunge", "plunge", "dip", "immerse", "submerge", "submerse" ], "antonyms":[ "settle", "sink" ] }, "a temporary state of unconsciousness":{ "examples":[ "the merest glimpse of blood sends him into a swim" ], "synonyms":[ "blackout", "faint", "insensibility", "knockout", "swoon", "syncope" ], "near synonyms":[ "daze", "stupor", "trance", "drowsiness", "narcosis", "sleep", "somnolence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swagger":{ "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "boast", "brag", "bull", "crow", "gasconade", "vapor", "vaunt" ], "near synonyms":[ "bluster", "harangue", "puff", "pride", "gush", "exult", "glory", "rejoice", "brandish", "display", "exhibit", "expose", "flaunt", "glorify", "parade", "show off", "magnify", "maximize" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "deprecate", "diminish", "discount", "laugh off", "minimize", "play down", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "shrug off", "underrate", "undervalue", "bemoan", "lament", "mourn", "regret" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements":{ "examples":[ "hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room" ], "synonyms":[ "prance", "sashay", "stalk", "strut" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounce", "mince", "traipse", "pussyfoot", "tiptoe", "sweep", "parade", "promenade", "pad", "step", "tread", "pace", "stride", "lumber", "lurch", "pound", "shamble", "shuffle", "stagger" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in smart , chic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "fashionable", "in", "modish", "posh", "sharp", "sleek", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "swank", "swanky", "chichi", "flossy", "haute", "haut", "nobby", "ritzy", "soign\u00e9", "soign\u00e9e", "deluxe", "exclusive", "high-end", "luxe", "luxurious", "opulent", "sumptuous", "upmarket", "upscale", "flamboyant", "flashy", "glitzy", "ostentatious", "august", "baronial", "gallant", "glorious", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "lavish", "magnificent", "monumental", "noble", "ornate", "proud", "regal", "rich", "royal", "splendid", "superb", "classy", "courtly", "elegant", "fine", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "stately", "tasteful", "artful", "genteel", "polished", "sophisticated", "ultrachic", "ultracool", "ultrahip", "ultraposh", "ultrasmart", "ultrasophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "dowdy", "graceless", "inelegant", "styleless", "tasteless", "unfashionable", "unhandsome", "unstylish", "rough-edged", "rough-hewn", "rude", "trashy", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unpolished", "unrefined", "vulgar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bravado , bombast":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boastfulness", "bombast", "braggadocio", "bravado", "strut", "triumphalism", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "arrogance", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "consequence", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "high horse", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "masterfulness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "self-consequence", "self-importance", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness", "authoritativeness", "bossiness", "bowwow", "brag", "dominance", "high-handedness", "condescension", "disdain", "scorn", "chest-thumping", "inflation", "self-assertion", "side", "snobbery", "snobbishness", "snobbism", "snootiness", "attitude", "cheek", "cheekiness", "impertinence", "impudence", "sauciness", "cockiness", "complacence", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "vanity", "superiority complex" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "demureness", "retiringness", "shyness", "diffidence", "self-distrust", "self-doubt", "timidity", "timidness", "lowliness", "meekness", "mousiness", "passiveness", "passivity", "submissiveness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness", "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "swivels":{ "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "the cat swiveled one ear to listen to a sound outside", "swiveled around in his office chair" ], "synonyms":[ "pivots", "revolves", "rolls", "rotates", "spins", "swings", "swirls", "turns", "twirls", "twists", "wheels", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "screws", "unscrews", "twiddles", "coils", "cranks", "reels", "winds", "circulates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swishing":{ "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "with their satin costumes swishing , the little ballerinas chass\u00e9d onto the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzing", "fizzling", "hissing", "sizzling", "whishing", "whizzing" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshing", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing", "zipping", "bubbling", "effervescing", "buzzing", "droning", "humming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{ "examples":[ "the horse's tail swishes after every jump" ], "synonyms":[ "switching", "wagging", "waggling" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillating", "rocking", "swaying", "swinging", "wavering", "beating", "flailing", "flapping", "flopping", "lashing", "whipping", "flickering", "flicking", "fluttering", "waving", "jerking", "jolting", "jigging", "jiggling", "joggling", "shaking", "twitching", "wiggling", "bobbing", "jogging", "nodding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swinish":{ "having a huge appetite":{ "examples":[ "the more swinish diners attacked the all-you-can-eat buffet with gusto" ], "synonyms":[ "edacious", "esurient", "gluttonous", "greedy", "hoggish", "piggish", "rapacious", "ravenous", "voracious" ], "near synonyms":[ "hearty", "wolfish", "devouring", "gobbling", "gorging", "gormandizing", "gulping", "insatiable", "unquenchable", "unslakable", "empty", "famished", "hungry", "peckish", "starved", "starving", "malnourished", "underfed", "undernourished" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "full", "glutted", "sated", "satiated", "satisfied", "stuffed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal":{ "examples":[ "we were appalled by the rude and swinish behavior some people thought it was all right to display in public" ], "synonyms":[ "animalistic", "beastly", "bestial", "brutal", "brute", "brutish", "feral", "ferine", "subhuman" ], "near synonyms":[ "animal", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "corporeal", "fleshly", "physical", "sensual", "barbaric", "barbarous", "cruel", "heartless", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "vicious", "wanton", "coarse", "crass", "crude", "gross", "ill-bred", "lowbred", "rude", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unrefined", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "chivalrous", "elevated", "gallant", "great", "greathearted", "high", "high-minded", "lofty", "lordly", "magnanimous", "noble", "sublime", "angelic", "angelical", "spiritual", "beneficent", "benevolent", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "softhearted", "tenderhearted", "cultivated", "cultured", "genteel", "polished", "refined", "well-bred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "swelling":{ "a small rounded mass of swollen tissue":{ "examples":[ "the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning" ], "synonyms":[ "bump", "knot", "lump", "node", "nodule" ], "near synonyms":[ "growth", "tumor", "wart", "hump", "hunch", "bruise", "contusion", "welt", "blister", "boil", "blob", "chunk", "clod", "clump", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "knob", "nub", "nubble", "nugget", "wad" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in surging , billowing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "billowing", "surging", "rolling", "rippled", "rippling", "wavy", "rutted", "rutty", "undulant", "undulating", "undulatory", "inexact", "unaligned", "lopsided", "unbalanced", "pitted", "pocked", "knobbly", "knobby", "knurled", "knurly", "nubbly", "nubby" ], "near antonyms":[ "exact", "uniform", "aligned", "alined", "regular", "true", "horizontal", "tabular", "plumb", "straight", "vertical", "flush", "even", "flat", "level", "plane", "smooth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the club membership has really swelled in recent months" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "accumulating", "appreciating", "ballooning", "booming", "building up", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "climbing", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "gaining", "increasing", "mounting", "multiplying", "mushrooming", "proliferating", "rising", "rolling up", "snowballing", "spreading", "waxing" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumping", "rocketing", "skyrocketing", "surging", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling", "blowing up", "bulking", "distending", "inflating", "puffing (up)", "crescendoing", "cresting", "peaking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracting", "decreasing", "diminishing", "dwindling", "lessening", "receding", "waning" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "adding (to)", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "building up", "compounding", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "hyping", "increasing", "multiplying", "pumping up", "raising", "stoking", "supersizing", "upping" ], "near synonyms":[ "booming", "jumping", "skyrocketing", "spiking", "bumping (up)", "ratcheting (up)", "racheting (up)", "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "drawing out", "elongating", "fleshing (out)", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching", "developing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "complementing", "supplementing", "beefing (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "maximizing", "accumulating", "amassing", "collecting", "following up", "parlaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "cutting back", "retrenching" ], "antonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "lowering", "minifying", "reducing", "subtracting (from)" ] }, "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool" ], "synonyms":[ "bagging", "ballooning", "beetling", "bellying", "billowing", "bulging", "bunching", "jutting", "overhanging", "poking", "pooching", "pouching", "pouting", "projecting", "protruding", "standing out", "starting", "sticking out" ], "near synonyms":[ "doming", "blowing up", "inflating", "dilating", "distending", "expanding", "mushrooming", "snowballing", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "stretching" ], "near antonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "shrinking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "swanking":{ "as in boasting , bragging":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boasting", "bragging", "crowing", "gasconading", "swaggering", "swashing", "vaporing", "vaunting", "flattering", "piquing", "pluming", "priding", "congratulating", "felicitating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swivet":{ "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "examples":[ "she's all in a swivet over the meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "dither", "fluster", "fret", "fuss", "huff", "lather", "pother", "stew", "sweat", "swelter", "tizzy", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bother", "dudgeon", "pique", "alarm", "alarum", "hand-wringing", "panic", "ado", "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "furor", "hysteria", "uproar", "nervous breakdown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swam":{ "to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{ "examples":[ "his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job" ], "synonyms":[ "reeled", "spun", "turned", "whirled" ], "near synonyms":[ "swirled" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "collected", "settled", "steadied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{ "examples":[ "there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water" ], "synonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "glided", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "rode", "rid", "sailed", "wafted" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobbed", "dangled", "suspended", "buoyed", "ballooned", "rafted" ], "near antonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "lunged", "plunged", "dipped", "immersed", "submerged", "submersed" ], "antonyms":[ "sank", "sunk", "settled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swill":{ "the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{ "examples":[ "took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine" ], "synonyms":[ "belt", "draft", "drag", "drink", "gulp", "nip", "quaff", "shot", "sip", "slug", "snort", "sup", "swallow", "swig" ], "near synonyms":[ "dram", "drop" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a thick semiliquid substance (as food) that is unattractive":{ "examples":[ "I don't know what's in this swill , but I know that I'm not eating it" ], "synonyms":[ "glop", "slop" ], "near synonyms":[ "crud", "goo", "goop", "guck", "gook", "gunk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to eat greedily or to excess":{ "examples":[ "they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling" ], "synonyms":[ "gorge", "gormandize", "overeat", "pig out" ], "near synonyms":[ "devour", "glut", "sate", "stuff", "surfeit", "wolf", "banquet", "feast", "regale", "bolt", "cram", "gulp", "guzzle" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibble", "peck", "pick", "taste" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "belt (down)", "drink", "gulp", "guzzle", "hoist", "imbibe", "knock back", "pound (down)", "quaff", "sip", "slug (down)", "slurp", "sup", "swig", "toss (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lap", "lick", "suck", "consume", "down", "ingurgitate", "kill", "mouth (down)", "put away", "nip", "tipple", "pledge", "toast", "wine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swarthy":{ "not having a light complexion":{ "examples":[ "a dark-eyed, swarthy young man with killer looks" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "brunet", "brunette", "dark", "swart" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "pale", "palish", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "peaky", "sallow", "wan" ], "antonyms":[ "light" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sweaty":{ "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "examples":[ "exhausted after a day of sweaty yard work" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "heavy", "hellacious", "herculean", "killer", "laborious", "moiling", "murderous", "pick-and-shovel", "rigorous", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stiff", "strenuous", "tall", "testing", "toilsome", "tough", "uphill" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", "spiny", "stubborn", "thorny", "ticklish", "tricky", "bruising", "burdensome", "exhausting", "labored", "onerous", "oppressive", "stressful", "taxing", "tight", "trying", "annoying", "bothersome", "distressing", "irksome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "grievous", "grim", "strict", "stringent", "brutal", "cruel", "inhuman", "painful" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sweetening":{ "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "we really want you to work for our company\u2014what can we do to sweeten the job offer?" ], "synonyms":[ "candying", "dressing up", "enhancing" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorating", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "embellishing", "souping up", "tricking", "cosmeticizing", "dolling up", "sprucing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swami":{ "as in guru , yogi":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "guru", "mahatma", "pandit", "yogi", "yogin", "brain", "genius", "highbrow", "intellect", "intellectual", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "rabbi", "polyhistor", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "master", "mentor", "teacher", "seer", "wise man", "pundit", "sage", "savant", "scholar" ], "near antonyms":[ "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "dope", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "fool", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "moron", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nitwit", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead", "simpleton", "stock", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "switch":{ "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "switched the real grapes for fake ones", "switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday" ], "synonyms":[ "change", "commute", "exchange", "shift", "substitute", "swap", "trade" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchange", "displace", "replace", "supersede", "cede", "hand over", "surrender", "yield", "reciprocate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{ "examples":[ "cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud" ], "synonyms":[ "swish", "wag", "waggle" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillate", "rock", "sway", "swing", "waver", "beat", "flail", "flap", "flop", "lash", "whip", "flick", "flicker", "flutter", "wave", "jerk", "jolt", "jig", "jiggle", "joggle", "shake", "twitch", "wiggle", "bob", "jog", "nod" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took" ], "synonyms":[ "birch", "cowhide", "flagellate", "flail", "flog", "hide", "horsewhip", "lash", "leather", "rawhide", "scourge", "slash", "tan", "thrash", "whale", "whip" ], "near synonyms":[ "knout", "quirt", "strap", "cut", "flick", "touch up", "blackjack", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "fustigate", "pistol-whip", "bang", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "hit", "knock", "lam", "paste", "punch", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "spank", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung", "drub", "fib", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lather", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "rough", "slate", "slog", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change (as an opinion) to the contrary":{ "examples":[ "a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues" ], "synonyms":[ "reverse" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrogate", "annul", "overturn", "repeal", "rescind", "revoke", "strike down", "about-face", "backtrack", "countermand", "revert" ], "near antonyms":[ "maintain", "support", "uphold" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a long thin or flexible tool for striking":{ "examples":[ "struck the horse's hide with a leather switch , and it took off at a gallop" ], "synonyms":[ "flogger", "lash", "scourge", "whip" ], "near synonyms":[ "birch", "blacksnake", "bullwhip", "cat-o'-nine-tails", "cowhide", "crop", "hickory", "knout", "quirt", "rattan", "rawhide", "strap", "bastinado", "bastinade", "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "nightstick", "staff" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{ "examples":[ "that telltale switch of the cat's tail meant there was a mouse under the piano" ], "synonyms":[ "swish", "wag", "waggle", "whisk" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillation", "rock", "sway", "swing", "waver", "flap", "flutter", "wave", "whip", "flick", "jerk", "jolt", "snap", "twitch", "jiggle", "shake", "wiggle", "bob", "nod" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "in frustration, he gave the mule a sharp switch on the rump, but it still wouldn't budge" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swamis":{ "as in gurus , yogis":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gurus", "mahatmas", "pandits", "yogis", "yogins", "brains", "geniuses", "genii", "highbrows", "intellects", "intellectuals", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "rabbis", "polyhistors", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "masters", "mentors", "teachers", "seers", "wise men", "pundits", "sages", "savants", "scholars" ], "near antonyms":[ "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "dopes", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "fools", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "morons", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nitwits", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads", "simpletons", "stocks", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "switches":{ "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "switched the real grapes for fake ones", "switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday" ], "synonyms":[ "changes", "commutes", "exchanges", "shifts", "substitutes", "swaps", "trades" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchanges", "displaces", "replaces", "supersedes", "cedes", "hands over", "surrenders", "yields", "reciprocates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{ "examples":[ "cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud" ], "synonyms":[ "swishes", "waggles", "wags" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillates", "rocks", "sways", "swings", "wavers", "beats", "flails", "flaps", "flops", "lashes", "whips", "flickers", "flicks", "flutters", "waves", "jerks", "jolts", "jiggles", "jigs", "joggles", "shakes", "twitches", "wiggles", "bobs", "jogs", "nods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took" ], "synonyms":[ "birches", "cowhides", "flagellates", "flails", "flogs", "hides", "horsewhips", "lashes", "leathers", "rawhides", "scourges", "slashes", "tans", "thrashes", "whales", "whips" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouts", "quirts", "straps", "cuts", "flicks", "touches up", "blackjacks", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "fustigates", "pistol-whips", "bangs", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "hits", "knocks", "lams", "pastes", "punches", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs", "drubs", "fibs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lathers", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "roughs", "slates", "slogs", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change (as an opinion) to the contrary":{ "examples":[ "a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues" ], "synonyms":[ "reverses" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrogates", "annuls", "overturns", "repeals", "rescinds", "revokes", "strikes down", "about-faces", "backtracks", "countermands", "reverts" ], "near antonyms":[ "maintains", "supports", "upholds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a long thin or flexible tool for striking":{ "examples":[ "struck the horse's hide with a leather switch , and it took off at a gallop" ], "synonyms":[ "floggers", "lashes", "scourges", "whips" ], "near synonyms":[ "birches", "blacksnakes", "bullwhips", "cat-o'-nine-tails", "cowhides", "crops", "hickories", "knouts", "quirts", "rattans", "rawhides", "straps", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "nightsticks", "staffs", "staves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{ "examples":[ "that telltale switch of the cat's tail meant there was a mouse under the piano" ], "synonyms":[ "swishes", "waggles", "wags", "whisks" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillations", "rocks", "sways", "swings", "wavers", "flaps", "flutters", "waves", "whips", "flicks", "jerks", "jolts", "snaps", "twitches", "jiggles", "shakes", "wiggles", "bobs", "nods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "in frustration, he gave the mule a sharp switch on the rump, but it still wouldn't budge" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swift":{ "moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{ "examples":[ "the sleekest, swiftest boat ever to have sailed in the regatta" ], "synonyms":[ "blistering", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "fleet-footed", "flying", "galloping", "hasty", "hot", "lightning", "nippy", "quick", "rapid", "rapid-fire", "rattling", "snappy", "speedy", "splitting", "whirlwind", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "hurried", "quickened", "rushed", "breathtaking", "energetic", "strenuous", "strong", "vigorous", "high-speed", "rush", "ultrafast", "ultrarapid" ], "near antonyms":[ "crawling", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "languid", "lingering", "plodding", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slowish", "sluggish", "unhurried", "deliberate", "leisurely", "measured", "dilatory", "late", "tardy", "ultraslow" ], "antonyms":[ "slow" ] }, "with great speed":{ "examples":[ "tried to cross the swift -flowing river" ], "synonyms":[ "apace", "briskly", "chop-chop", "double-quick", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "hastily", "hell-for-leather", "hot", "lickety-split", "posthaste", "presto", "pronto", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "snappily", "soon", "speedily", "swiftly" ], "near synonyms":[ "immediately", "promptly", "readily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "abruptly", "suddenly", "energetically", "vigorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "laggardly", "lingeringly", "ploddingly", "sluggishly", "deliberately", "leisurely", "belatedly", "delinquently", "tardily" ], "antonyms":[ "slow", "slowly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "swig":{ "the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{ "examples":[ "can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?" ], "synonyms":[ "belt", "draft", "drag", "drink", "gulp", "nip", "quaff", "shot", "sip", "slug", "snort", "sup", "swallow", "swill" ], "near synonyms":[ "dram", "drop" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine" ], "synonyms":[ "belt (down)", "drink", "gulp", "guzzle", "hoist", "imbibe", "knock back", "pound (down)", "quaff", "sip", "slug (down)", "slurp", "sup", "swill", "toss (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lap", "lick", "suck", "consume", "down", "ingurgitate", "kill", "mouth (down)", "put away", "nip", "tipple", "pledge", "toast", "wine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swept":{ "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "the wind swept across the plain without respite" ], "synonyms":[ "bowled", "breezed", "brushed", "coasted", "cruised", "drifted", "flowed", "glided", "rolled", "sailed", "skimmed", "slid", "slipped", "streamed", "whisked" ], "near synonyms":[ "flew", "raced", "rushed", "sped", "speeded" ], "near antonyms":[ "limped", "lumbered", "plodded", "stumbled", "trudged", "shambled", "shuffled", "stamped", "stomped", "stumped", "tramped", "labored", "toiled" ], "antonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "from this point the mountain range sweeps to the northeast and extends into the next state" ], "synonyms":[ "arced", "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "fell off", "hooked", "rounded", "swerved", "trended", "wheeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "circled", "coiled", "curled", "curlicued", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "turned", "twisted", "wound", "winded", "deviated", "veered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightened" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweet-talked":{ "to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{ "examples":[ "she can sweet-talk her besotted boyfriend into just about anything" ], "synonyms":[ "blandished", "blarneyed", "cajoled", "coaxed", "palavered", "soft-soaped", "wheedled" ], "near synonyms":[ "adulated", "flattered", "overpraised", "buttered up", "charmed", "massaged", "wooed", "begged", "beseeched", "besought", "importuned", "urged", "beguiled", "cozened", "finagled", "juggled", "wangled", "wiled", "enticed", "lured", "seduced", "tempted" ], "near antonyms":[ "bugged", "harassed", "nagged", "pestered", "teased", "browbeat", "bulldozed", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "demanded", "forced", "made", "obliged", "required" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swabbed":{ "as in washed , wiped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "combed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mopped", "mucked (out)", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "shampooed", "sponged", "swept", "vacuumed", "washed", "wiped", "cleaned", "cleansed", "deterged", "GI'd", "turned out", "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "disinfected", "sanitized", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "spruced (up)", "sweetened", "picked up", "straightened (up)", "tidied", "uncluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrimed", "muddied", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "blackened", "discolored", "besmirched", "dirtied", "fouled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swarming":{ "possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified":{ "examples":[ "the museum was swarming with schoolchildren on a field trip" ], "synonyms":[ "abounding", "abundant", "awash", "flush", "fraught", "lousy", "replete", "rife", "teeming", "thick", "thronging" ], "near synonyms":[ "brimming", "bulging", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "saturated", "stuffed", "clogged", "congested", "overcrowded", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overladen", "overloaded", "overstuffed", "surfeited", "alive", "animated", "astir", "bustling", "busy", "buzzing", "humming", "lively" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "barren", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted", "deficient", "incomplete", "insufficient", "short" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{ "examples":[ "meeting little resistance, the pirates swarmed the decks of the merchant ship" ], "synonyms":[ "crowding", "flocking", "mobbing", "thronging" ], "near synonyms":[ "besetting", "infesting", "invading", "overrunning", "clogging", "damming", "jamming", "obstructing", "plugging (up)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be copiously supplied":{ "examples":[ "at this time of year that Mexican resort swarms with college students on spring break" ], "synonyms":[ "abounding", "brimming", "bristling", "bulging", "bursting", "bustling", "buzzing", "crawling", "humming", "overflowing", "pullulating", "teeming" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lacking", "needing", "wanting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling":{ "examples":[ "one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs" ], "synonyms":[ "clambering", "climbing", "scrabbling", "scrambling" ], "near synonyms":[ "shimmying", "shinning", "shinnying", "skinning", "ascending", "breasting", "free-climbing", "getting up", "mounting", "scaling", "summiting", "surmounting", "clawing", "sprawling", "struggling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "swards":{ "as in grasses , lawns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grasses", "green", "greenswards", "lawns", "clearings", "grounds", "lots", "parcels", "plats", "plots", "tracts", "floodplains", "campos", "champaigns", "downs", "grasslands", "heaths", "leas", "leys", "llanos", "moors", "pampas", "plains", "prairies", "savannas", "savannahs", "steppes", "tundras", "velds", "veldts", "bottomlands", "bottoms", "flats", "lowlands", "fields", "glades", "meadows", "pasturelands", "pastures", "plateaus", "plateaux", "tablelands", "tables", "uplands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweat":{ "the active use of energy in producing a result":{ "examples":[ "save your sweat : no one will appreciate your efforts anyway" ], "synonyms":[ "effort", "elbow grease", "exertion", "expenditure", "labor", "pains", "trouble", "while", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgery", "grind", "slog", "strain", "toil", "travail", "dint", "energy", "force", "might", "muscle", "power", "puissance", "attempt", "endeavor", "essay", "fling", "go", "pass", "shot", "stab", "trial", "try", "whack" ], "near antonyms":[ "adroitness", "ease", "facility", "fluency", "smoothness", "dormancy", "idleness", "inaction", "inactivity", "indolence", "inertia", "languor", "laziness", "quiescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "very hard or unpleasant work":{ "examples":[ "it took years of sweat to bring the farm to the point where it is now" ], "synonyms":[ "donkeywork", "drudge", "drudgery", "fatigue", "grind", "labor", "moil", "slavery", "toil", "travail" ], "near synonyms":[ "spadework", "effort", "exertion", "pains", "struggle", "trouble", "chore", "duty", "job", "obligation", "responsibility", "routine", "tedium", "treadmill" ], "near antonyms":[ "decompression", "ease", "leisure", "relaxation", "repose", "rest", "amusement", "dalliance", "diversion", "entertainment", "recreation", "sport", "dormancy", "idleness", "inactivity", "inertia", "inertness", "dallying", "goldbricking", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging" ], "antonyms":[ "fun", "play" ] }, "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "my boss told me not to get in a sweat about the accident\u2014she'd make sure I wasn't blamed for it" ], "synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquiet", "disquietude", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stress", "tension", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "jitters", "jumpiness", "panic", "tremor", "angst", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "vexation", "cold feet", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty", "compunction", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "content", "contentment", "ease", "easiness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "placidness", "quiet", "quietude", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace" ], "antonyms":[ "unconcern" ] }, "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "examples":[ "he always ends up in a sweat during tax season" ], "synonyms":[ "dither", "fluster", "fret", "fuss", "huff", "lather", "pother", "stew", "swelter", "swivet", "tizzy", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bother", "dudgeon", "pique", "alarm", "alarum", "hand-wringing", "panic", "ado", "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "furor", "hysteria", "uproar", "nervous breakdown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns" ], "synonyms":[ "bang away", "beaver (away)", "dig (away)", "drudge", "endeavor", "fag", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg (away)", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "slog", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "toil", "travail", "tug", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "apply (oneself)", "buckle (down)", "dig in", "hammer (away)", "knuckle down", "pitch in", "attack", "drive", "essay", "try", "exercise", "exert", "overexert", "overwork", "eke out", "grind (out)", "put out", "scrabble", "scratch", "trudge", "wade" ], "near antonyms":[ "break", "ease (up)", "let up", "slacken", "bum", "chill", "dally", "dillydally", "footle", "goldbrick", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "laze", "loaf", "lounge", "shirk", "slack (off)", "veg out", "bask", "loll", "relax", "repose", "rest", "unwind", "dabble", "doodle", "fool around", "fribble", "goof (around)", "hang", "hang about", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bother", "fear", "fret", "fuss", "stew", "stress", "trouble", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonize", "long", "pine", "yearn", "chafe", "despair" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "abide", "bear", "endure", "stick out", "stomach", "sustain", "take", "tolerate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow forth slowly through small openings":{ "examples":[ "the oil coat may sweat through this varnish" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "exude", "ooze", "percolate", "seep", "strain", "transude", "weep" ], "near synonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "trickle", "discharge", "emit", "give off", "vent", "emanate", "flow", "spring" ], "near antonyms":[ "flood", "gush", "pour", "stream", "surge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put a series of questions to":{ "examples":[ "the narcotics squad tried sweating the mule, but he was genuinely clueless about the inner workings of the drug operation" ], "synonyms":[ "catechize", "examine", "grill", "interrogate", "pump", "query", "question", "quiz" ], "near synonyms":[ "debrief", "cross-examine", "cross-question", "annoy", "harass", "hound", "pester", "canvass", "canvas", "poll" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swellings":{ "a small rounded mass of swollen tissue":{ "examples":[ "the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning" ], "synonyms":[ "bumps", "knots", "lumps", "nodes", "nodules" ], "near synonyms":[ "growths", "tumors", "warts", "humps", "hunches", "bruises", "contusions", "welts", "blisters", "boils", "blobs", "chunks", "clods", "clumps", "gobbets", "gobs", "hunks", "knobs", "nubbles", "nubs", "nuggets", "wads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swankiness":{ "as in style , chicness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chic", "chicness", "dapperness", "elegance", "poshness", "smartness", "style", "swank", "cool", "coolness", "fashionableness", "hip", "hipness", "hipsterism", "modishness", "stylishness", "trendiness", "voguishness", "class", "grace", "gracefulness", "majesty", "stateliness", "artfulness", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "unfashionableness", "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "gracelessness", "grotesqueness", "tackiness", "tastelessness", "tawdriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swatting":{ "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "didn't sleep a wink all night because she was too busy swatting mosquitoes" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "cracking", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swiping", "tagging", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "zapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "scuffing", "bunting", "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swerve":{ "to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "cut", "sheer", "veer", "yaw", "zag", "zig" ], "near synonyms":[ "skew", "slew", "slue", "arc", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "hook", "round", "sweep", "wheel", "about-face", "pivot", "circle", "coil", "curl", "loop", "spiral", "turn", "twist", "wind", "weave", "zigzag", "deviate", "stray", "wander", "waver" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straighten" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "the bike path gently swerves to the right" ], "synonyms":[ "arc", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "fall off", "hook", "round", "sweep", "trend", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "circle", "coil", "curlicue", "curl", "loop", "spiral", "turn", "twist", "wind", "deviate", "veer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straighten" ] }, "to cause to turn away from a straight line":{ "examples":[ "a dog dashed out in front of me and made me swerve my bike to one side of the bike path" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "hook" ], "near synonyms":[ "arc", "round", "incurvate", "incurve", "inflect", "reflect", "deflect", "divert", "entwine", "kink", "swirl", "turn", "twine", "twist", "veer", "warp", "coil", "curl", "enroll", "enrol", "loop", "spiral", "dent", "dimple", "meander", "wave", "weave", "wind", "decline", "incline", "slope" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straighten", "unbend", "uncurl" ] }, "to change one's course or direction":{ "examples":[ "the hurricane had been following the coastline before it swerved and headed inland" ], "synonyms":[ "detour", "deviate", "diverge", "sheer", "swing", "turn", "turn off", "veer", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "tack", "zigzag", "double (back)", "turn back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweating blood":{ "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "They sweat blood over that house for months but it was worth it in the end." ], "synonyms":[ "banging away", "beavering (away)", "digging (away)", "drudging", "endeavoring", "fagging", "grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging (away)", "plodding", "plowing", "plugging", "slaving", "slogging", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "travailing", "tugging", "working" ], "near synonyms":[ "applying (oneself)", "buckling (down)", "digging in", "hammering (away)", "knuckling down", "pitching in", "attacking", "driving", "essaying", "trying", "exercising", "exerting", "overexerting", "overworking", "eking out", "grinding (out)", "putting out", "scrabbling", "scratching", "trudging", "wading" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking", "easing (up)", "letting up", "slackening", "bumming", "chilling", "dallying", "dillydallying", "footling", "goldbricking", "goofing (off)", "hacking (around)", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "lazing", "loafing", "lounging", "shirking", "slacking (off)", "vegging out", "basking", "lolling", "relaxing", "reposing", "resting", "unwinding", "dabbling", "doodling", "fooling around", "fribbling", "goofing (around)", "hanging", "hanging about", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "He was sweating blood back stage waiting for the show to begin." ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "fearing", "fretting", "fussing", "stewing", "stressing", "sweating", "troubling", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonizing", "longing", "pining", "yearning", "chafing", "despairing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "abiding", "bearing", "enduring", "sticking out", "stomaching", "sustaining", "taking", "tolerating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "swirled":{ "as in twisted , turning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "entwined", "kinked", "turned", "turning", "twined", "twining", "twisted", "twisting", "veering", "warped", "bowed", "rounded", "bending", "coiled", "coiling", "corkscrew", "curled", "curling", "curved", "curving", "looped", "looping", "spiral", "spiraling", "spiralling", "wavy", "winding", "meandering", "weaving", "devious", "serpentine", "sinuous", "crooked", "zigzag", "zigzagging" ], "near antonyms":[ "direct", "linear", "right", "straight", "straightaway", "straightforward", "unbent", "uncurled", "untwisted", "undeviating", "unswerving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "churned", "stirred", "washed", "whirled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "paddled", "whipped", "whisked", "reeled", "shook", "wheeled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "swirled her skirts as she danced the tango" ], "synonyms":[ "pivoted", "revolved", "rolled", "rotated", "spun", "swiveled", "swivelled", "swung", "turned", "twirled", "twisted", "wheeled", "whirled" ], "near synonyms":[ "screwed", "unscrewed", "twiddled", "coiled", "cranked", "reeled", "wound", "winded", "circulated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "swayed":{ "as in convinced , 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be swayed by that precious kitten, meowing as if to say, \"Please take me home with you?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "affected", "impacted", "impressed", "influenced", "moved", "reached", "struck", "told (on)", "touched" ], "near synonyms":[ "carried away", "dazzled", "enraptured", "enthralled", "entranced", "ravished", "transported", "biased", "biassed", "colored", "inspired", "stirred", "engaged", "interested", "involved", "penetrated", "pierced", "afflicted", "agitated", "bothered", "concerned", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "flustered", "harassed", "harried", "perturbed", "pestered", "plagued", "smote", "strained", "stressed", "tried", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrung", "allured", "attracted", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "fascinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "bored", "jaded", "palled", "tired", "wearied", "underwhelmed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the way the ski lift was swaying in the wind made me nervous" ], "synonyms":[ "careened", "lurched", "pitched", "rocked", "rolled", "seesawed", "tossed", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "blundered", "bucked", "doddered", "faltered", "floundered", "halted", "hitched", "hobbled", "jerked", "jolted", "reeled", "shook", "staggered", "stumbled", "teetered", "toddled", "tottered", "tumbled", "vacillated", "vibrated", "waddled", "wavered", "weaved", "oscillated", "undulated", "wagged", "waggled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to exercise authority or power over":{ "examples":[ "an epic novel set in the days when Rome swayed the Western world" ], "synonyms":[ "bossed", "captained", "commanded", "controlled", "governed", "presided (over)", "ruled" ], "near synonyms":[ "conducted", "directed", "headed", "led", "administered", "managed", "micromanaged", "oversaw", "regulated", "superintended", "supervised", "dictated", "dominated", "domineered", "lorded (it over)", "mastered", "oppressed", "reigned (over)", "tyrannized", "conquered", "subdued", "subjugated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "swearword":{ "a disrespectful or indecent word or expression":{ "examples":[ "this is a list of swearwords that are not permitted on this radio program" ], "synonyms":[ "curse", "cuss", "cussword", "dirty word", "expletive", "four-letter word", "obscenity", "profanity", "swear", "vulgarism" ], "near synonyms":[ "bawdry", "language", "scurrility", "execration", "imprecation", "malediction", "epithet", "name", "oath" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweatshops":{ "as in works , factories":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "factories", "manufactories", "mills", "plants", "shops", "works", "workshops", "ateliers", "studios", "workplaces", "workrooms", "yards" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swords":{ "a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point":{ "examples":[ "once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor" ], "synonyms":[ "blades", "brands", "steels" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadswords", "cutlasses", "rapiers", "sabers", "sabres", "scimitars", "smallswords" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swaggeringly":{ "as in arrogantly , haughtily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arrogantly", "audaciously", "boldly", "brashly", "brazenly", "contemptuously", "haughtily", "huffily", "imperiously", "loftily", "pompously", "presumptuously", "pretentiously", "pridefully", "proudly", "scornfully", "self-importantly", "superciliously", "uppishly", "fearlessly", "discourteously", "disdainfully", "disrespectfully", "impertinently", "rashly", "recklessly", "saucily", "bitchily", "impolitely", "impudently", "rudely", "uncivilly", "ungraciously" ], "near antonyms":[ "abjectly", "deferentially", "hat in hand", "humbly", "lowly", "meanly", "meekly", "modestly", "sheepishly", "submissively", "obsequiously", "servilely", "subserviently", "fearfully", "mousily", "timidly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "swans":{ "as in strolls , ambles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambles", "moseys", "saunters", "strolls", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "relaxes", "rests", "tarries", "furloughs", "goldbricks", "malingers", "truants", "dozes", "estivates", "aestivates", "hibernates", "fiddles (around)", "fools", "messes", "monkeys", "mucks", "piddles", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "bums", "chills", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drones", "footles", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs (around or out)", "hangs about", "idles", "kicks around", "kicks back", "lazes", "lazies", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "vegges out", "veges out" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "grinds", "grubs", "humps", "hustles", "labors", "moils", "pegs", "plods", "plows", "plugs", "slaves", "sweats", "toils", "travails", "works", "applies", "buckles (down)", "exerts", "puts out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweet on":{ "filled with an intense or excessive love for":{ "examples":[ "That girl's sweet on you and I think you should ask her out!" ], "synonyms":[ "besotted (by)", "crazy (about or over)", "dotty (over)", "enamored (of)", "enraptured (by)", "gaga (over)", "gone (on)", "infatuated (with)", "mad (about)", "nuts (about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hung up (on)", "obsessed", "foolish", "silly", "wild", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "entranced", "fascinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cool", "detached", "unenchanted", "unimpressed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "heart-free" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "swearing":{ "as in profanity , cursing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cursing", "profanity", "blasphemy", "defilement", "desecration", "impiety", "irreverence", "profanation", "sacrilege", "affront", "insult", "violation", "contamination", "corruption", "debasement", "pollution", "sin", "trespass" ], "near antonyms":[ "adoration", "glorification", "worship", "consecration", "purification", "sanctification", "reverence", "veneration" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use offensive or indecent language":{ "examples":[ "no one is allowed to swear in this house" ], "synonyms":[ "blaspheming", "cursing", "cussing" ], "near synonyms":[ "anathematizing", "confounding", "damning", "execrating", "imprecating", "fulminating", "railing", "ranting", "reviling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration of intent":{ "examples":[ "swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "covenanting", "pledging", "promising", "vowing" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiancing", "betrothing", "plighting", "trothing", "acceding", "agreeing", "assenting", "consenting", "contracting", "engaging", "ensuring", "guaranteeing", "undertaking", "affirming", "asserting", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "declaring", "insisting", "warranting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{ "examples":[ "the sworn statement of the witness was presented as evidence" ], "synonyms":[ "attesting", "deposing", "testifying", "witnessing" ], "near synonyms":[ "verifying", "vouching", "promising", "vowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweltered":{ "as in cooked , baked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baked", "broiled", "charred", "cooked", "melted", "roasted", "scorched", "flickered", "guttered", "wavered", "smoldered", "smouldered", "sparked", "sputtered", "flared (up)", "lit (up)", "lighted (up)", "beamed", "brightened", "radiated", "deflagrated", "fired", "ignited", "kindled", "beat (down)", "flashed", "glared", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glittered", "scintillated", "shimmered", "shone", "shined", "sparkled", "twinkled", "caught", "enkindled", "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "combusted", "flamed", "glowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swallowed":{ "to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat":{ "examples":[ "try not to swallow the toothpaste" ], "synonyms":[ "downed", "got down", "ingested" ], "near synonyms":[ "drank", "guzzled", "imbibed", "knocked back", "sipped", "bolted", "devoured", "gobbled (up or down)", "gulped", "ingurgitated", "ate", "consumed", "mouthed (down)", "put away", "supped", "gorged", "scarfed", "scoffed", "wolfed", "chewed", "gnawed (at or on)", "lapped", "licked", "munched", "nibbled (on)", "pecked (at)", "ruminated", "dispatched", "finished", "polished off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "examples":[ "swallowed his pride and asked for help" ], "synonyms":[ "choked (back)", "held back", "pocketed", "repressed", "sank", "sunk", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "submerged", "suppressed" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlled", "governed", "managed", "bridled", "checked", "curbed", "quashed", "quelled", "bottled up", "contained", "muffled", "squelched" ], "near antonyms":[ "expressed", "loosed", "released", "took out", "unleashed", "vented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to regard as right or true":{ "examples":[ "my little niece swallows everything I tell her" ], "synonyms":[ "accepted", "believed", "bought", "credited", "took", "trusted" ], "near synonyms":[ "accounted", "accredited", "understood", "assumed", "presumed", "supposed", "concluded", "deduced", "inferred" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrusted", "doubted", "misdoubted", "mistrusted", "questioned", "suspected", "challenged", "disputed" ], "antonyms":[ "disbelieved", "discredited", "rejected" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "switchblades":{ "as in daggers , machetes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayonets", "bodkins", "bolos", "bowie knifes", "bowie knives", "cutlasses", "daggers", "dirks", "jackknives", "machetes", "pocketknives", "poniards", "sheath knives", "stilettos", "stilettoes", "stylets", "switch knives", "yataghans", "cutters", "knives", "shanks", "shivs", "cleavers", "hacks", "rapiers", "sabers", "sabres", "steels", "swords", "scalpels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swaggerers":{ "someone who boasts":{ "examples":[ "despite his reputation for being a swellheaded swaggerer , he's actually quite insecure" ], "synonyms":[ "blowers", "blowhards", "boasters", "braggadocios", "braggarts", "braggers", "brags", "cockalorums", "crackers", "gasconaders", "gascons", "vaunters" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterers", "cocks", "self-advertisers", "self-dramatizers", "self-promoters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swap":{ "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "we swapped our other lawn mower for our neighbors' old snowblower" ], "synonyms":[ "change", "commute", "exchange", "shift", "substitute", "switch", "trade" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchange", "displace", "replace", "supersede", "cede", "hand over", "surrender", "yield", "reciprocate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another":{ "examples":[ "we made a swap : I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow" ], "synonyms":[ "back-and-forth", "barter", "commutation", "dicker", "exchange", "quid pro quo", "trade", "trade-off", "truck" ], "near synonyms":[ "replacement", "substitution", "reciprocation", "recompense", "requital", "bargain", "deal", "horse trade", "negotiation", "transaction", "bargaining", "dealing", "dickering", "haggling", "horse trading", "logrolling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweaterdress":{ "as in granny dress , sundress":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chemise", "coatdress", "granny dress", "housedress", "jumper", "kimono", "kirtle", "minidress", "Mother Hubbard", "muumuu", "overdress", "sack", "sheath", "shift", "shirtdress", "shirtwaist", "sundress", "tea gown", "dress", "frock", "gown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swivets":{ "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "examples":[ "she's all in a swivet over the meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "dithers", "flusters", "frets", "fusses", "huffs", "lathers", "pothers", "stews", "sweats", "swelters", "tizzies", "twitters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothers", "dudgeons", "piques", "alarms", "alarums", "hand-wringings", "panics", "ados", "agitations", "deliriums", "distractions", "furors", "hysterias", "uproars", "nervous breakdowns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swabby":{ "one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{ "examples":[ "the pirate captain cried, \"Ahoy, me swabbies , 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "gob", "hearty", "jack", "jack-tar", "mariner", "navigator", "sailor", "salt", "sea dog", "seafarer", "seaman", "shipman", "swab", "tar" ], "near synonyms":[ "coxswain", "crewman", "deckhand", "shipmate", "able-bodied seaman", "able seaman", "lubber", "powerboater", "sailboater", "lime-juicer", "limey" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swearing in":{ "as in installing , initiating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inaugurating", "inducting", "initiating", "installing", "instating", "affirming", "confirming", "validating", "allowing", "letting", "permitting", "approving", "clearing", "credentialing", "credentialling", "endorsing", "indorsing", "OK'ing", "okaying", "sanctioning", "enfranchising", "entitling", "privileging", "accrediting", "authorizing", "certifying", "chartering", "commissioning", "empowering", "enabling", "investing", "licensing", "licencing", "qualifying", "vesting", "warranting" ], "near antonyms":[ "disqualifying", "banning", "barring", "blocking", "constraining", "denying", "disallowing", "disbarring", "discouraging", "disenfranchising", "disfranchising", "excluding", "hindering", "holding back", "impeding", "inhibiting", "obstructing", "preventing", "shutting out", "stopping", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swooning":{ "to lose consciousness":{ "examples":[ "easily swooned at the sight of blood" ], "synonyms":[ "blacking out", "conking (out)", "fainting", "keeling (over)", "passing out" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "collapsing", "zonking (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "coming around", "coming round", "coming to", "reviving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swaggerer":{ "someone who boasts":{ "examples":[ "despite his reputation for being a swellheaded swaggerer , he's actually quite insecure" ], "synonyms":[ "blower", "blowhard", "boaster", "brag", "braggadocio", "braggart", "bragger", "cockalorum", "cracker", "gascon", "gasconader", "vaunter" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterer", "cock", "self-advertiser", "self-dramatizer", "self-promoter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swan dives":{ "as in headers , belly flops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belly flops", "headers", "jackknives", "descents", "drops", "falls", "plumps", "slips", "spills", "stumbles", "tumbles", "dips", "immersions", "submersions", "dives", "pitches", "plunges" ], "near antonyms":[ "jumps", "leaps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swathed":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper" ], "synonyms":[ "bosomed", "bowered", "circumfused", "cocooned", "embosomed", "embowered", "embraced", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enshrouded", "enswathed", "enveloped", "enwrapped", "invested", "involved", "lapped", "mantled", "muffled", "shrouded", "veiled", "wrapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtained", "draped", "embedded", "imbedded", "encased", "swaddled", "blanketed", "overlaid", "overspread", "camouflaged", "cloaked", "disguised", "masked", "circled", "encircled", "enlaced", "enwound" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "denuded", "exposed", "stripped", "stript" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a bandage":{ "examples":[ "tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds" ], "synonyms":[ "bandaged", "bound", "dressed" ], "near synonyms":[ "attended", "cared (for)", "doctored", "medicated", "ministered (to)", "nursed", "treated", "cured", "healed", "mended", "rehabilitated", "remedied" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swimming pool":{ "as in pool , lake":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "billabong", "mere", "pool", "puddle", "stank", "well", "lake", "pond", "water hole", "basin", "hole", "sinkhole" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sweats blood":{ "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "They sweat blood over that house for months but it was worth it in the end." ], "synonyms":[ "bangs away", "beavers (away)", "digs (away)", "drudges", "endeavors", "fags", "grubs", "humps", "hustles", "labors", "moils", "pegs (away)", "plods", "plows", "plugs", "slaves", "slogs", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "sweats", "toils", "travails", "tugs", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "applies (oneself)", "buckles (down)", "digs in", "hammers (away)", "knuckles down", "pitches in", "attacks", "drives", "essays", "tries", "exercises", "exerts", "overexerts", "overworks", "ekes out", "grinds (out)", "puts out", "scrabbles", "scratches", "trudges", "wades" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks", "eases (up)", "lets up", "slackens", "bums", "chills", "dallies", "dillydallies", "footles", "goldbricks", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "lazes", "loafs", "lounges", "shirks", "slacks (off)", "vegges out", "veges out", "basks", "lolls", "relaxes", "reposes", "rests", "unwinds", "dabbles", "doodles", "fools around", "fribbles", "goofs (around)", "hangs", "hangs about", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "He was sweating blood back stage waiting for the show to begin." ], "synonyms":[ "bothers", "fears", "frets", "fusses", "stews", "stresses", "sweats", "troubles", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonizes", "longs", "pines", "yearns", "chafes", "despairs" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "abides", "bears", "endures", "sticks out", "stomachs", "sustains", "takes", "tolerates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "sweetie pies":{ "a person with whom one is in love":{ "examples":[ "do you want to tell them how we met, sweetie pie , or should I?" ], "synonyms":[ "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "flames", "honeys", "hons", "loves", "squeezes", "sweethearts", "sweeties", "sweets", "trueloves" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "boys", "fellows", "men", "swains", "gals", "girlfriends", "girls", "inamoratas", "ladyloves", "lasses", "mistresses", "tootsies", "amours", "lovers", "paramours", "dolls", "ducks", "pets", "dates", "escorts", "steadies", "admirers", "gallants", "suitors", "wooers", "grooms", "husbands", "brides", "wives", "significant others", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds", "crushes", "heartthrobs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swots":{ "a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits":{ "examples":[ "every time he begged off a night at the pub\u2014saying he had to study\u2014his mates teased him for being a swot" ], "synonyms":[ "bookworms", "dinks", "dorks", "geeks", "grinds", "nerds", "weenies", "wonks" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-domes", "highbrows", "intellectuals", "brains", "geniuses", "genii", "academics", "bookmen", "scholars", "gearheads", "techies" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbricks", "goof-offs", "slackers", "underachievers", "lowbrows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in grinds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grinds", "crams", "analyzes", "deduces", "finds out", "bones (up)", "studies", "cons", "learns", "memorizes", "reads", "researches", "restudies", "apprehends", "comprehends", "grasps", "knows", "understands", "absorbs", "digests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweet talk":{ "to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{ "examples":[ "she can sweet-talk her besotted boyfriend into just about anything" ], "synonyms":[ "blandish", "blarney", "cajole", "coax", "palaver", "soft-soap", "wheedle" ], "near synonyms":[ "adulate", "flatter", "overpraise", "butter up", "charm", "massage", "woo", "beg", "beseech", "importune", "urge", "beguile", "cozen", "finagle", "juggle", "wangle", "wile", "entice", "lure", "seduce", "tempt" ], "near antonyms":[ "bug", "harass", "nag", "pester", "tease", "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "demand", "force", "make", "oblige", "require" ], "antonyms":[] }, "excessive praise":{ "examples":[ "enough of this sweet talk \u2014just give me your honest opinion of my performance" ], "synonyms":[ "adulation", "blarney", "butter", "flannel", "flattery", "incense", "overpraise", "soft soap", "taffy" ], "near synonyms":[ "allurements", "blandishments", "endearments", "caresses", "compliments", "congratulations", "felicitations", "greetings", "regards", "respects", "adoration", "idolatry", "worship", "fawning", "sycophancy", "toadying", "cajolement", "cajolery", "ingratiation", "smarm", "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "depreciation", "detraction", "disparagement", "put-down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sweetmeats":{ "a food having a high sugar content":{ "examples":[ "16th-century Naples carried on a vast export trade in silks and sweetmeats" ], "synonyms":[ "confections", "sweets" ], "near synonyms":[ "confectionaries", "confectioneries", "sweeties", "afters", "candies", "desserts", "entremets", "pastries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "swindling":{ "as in cheating , defrauding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "defrauding", "skinning", "extortion", "fleecing", "gouging", "highway robbery", "overcharging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swank":{ "excessive or unnecessary display":{ "examples":[ "service that is the essence of swank : the waiters pull out your chair for you and even place your napkin on your lap" ], "synonyms":[ "flamboyance", "flash", "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "glitz", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "pretentiousness", "showiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "pretense", "pretence", "\u00e9clat", "extravaganza", "mummery", "pageant", "parade", "show", "dazzle", "fanfare", "foofaraw", "pageantry", "pomp", "razzle-dazzle", "razzmatazz", "spectacle", "adornment", "decoration", "dressing", "embellishment", "garnishment", "ornamentation", "trimming", "extravagance", "fanciness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "magnificence", "opulence", "richness", "sumptuousness", "luridness", "meretriciousness", "tawdriness", "vulgarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservativeness", "moderation", "modesty", "restraint", "simplicity", "understatement", "elegance", "gracefulness", "tastefulness", "minimalism" ], "antonyms":[ "austerity", "plainness", "severity" ] }, "excessively showy":{ "examples":[ "drove up in a red sports car, the swank interior of which was decorated in silver and black" ], "synonyms":[ "flamboyant", "flaring", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "loud", "noisy", "ostentatious", "razzle-dazzle", "splashy" ], "near synonyms":[ "excessive", "extravagant", "fulsome", "hammy", "overdone", "over-the-top", "overwrought", "pretentious", "baroque", "bedizened", "ornate", "fancy", "snazzy", "zooty", "blaring", "bright", "florid", "glaring", "glittery", "overbright", "spectacular", "graceless", "inelegant", "lurid", "tacky", "tasteless", "tawdry", "tinselly", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "fitting", "proper", "inconspicuous", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "toned (down)", "unobtrusive", "elegant", "graceful", "tasteful", "modest", "plain", "simple", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[ "conservative", "quiet", "understated", "unflamboyant", "unflashy" ] }, "as in boast , brag":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boast", "brag", "crow", "gasconade", "swagger", "swash", "vapor", "vaunt", "flatter", "pique", "plume", "pride", "congratulate", "felicitate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "swaddles":{ "to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc.":{ "examples":[ "He swaddled the baby in a blanket." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drapes", "enswathes", "haps", "huddles", "swathes", "wraps", "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks (out)", "does up", "dresses", "dresses up", "enrobes", "garbs", "garments", "gets up", "gowns", "habits", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits", "togs (up or out)", "toilets", "vestures", "cloaks", "frocks", "jackets", "mantles", "vests", "accoutres", "accouters", "bedights", "equips", "furnishes", "habilitates", "outfits", "tailors", "uniforms", "dresses down", "underdresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "denudes", "divests", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils", "disarrays", "disrobes", "strips", "unclothes", "undresses", "untrusses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweat blood":{ "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "They sweat blood over that house for months but it was worth it in the end." ], "synonyms":[ "bang away", "beaver (away)", "dig (away)", "drudge", "endeavor", "fag", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg (away)", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "slog", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "tug", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "apply (oneself)", "buckle (down)", "dig in", "hammer (away)", "knuckle down", "pitch in", "attack", "drive", "essay", "try", "exercise", "exert", "overexert", "overwork", "eke out", "grind (out)", "put out", "scrabble", "scratch", "trudge", "wade" ], "near antonyms":[ "break", "ease (up)", "let up", "slacken", "bum", "chill", "dally", "dillydally", "footle", "goldbrick", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "laze", "loaf", "lounge", "shirk", "slack (off)", "veg out", "bask", "loll", "relax", "repose", "rest", "unwind", "dabble", "doodle", "fool around", "fribble", "goof (around)", "hang", "hang about", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "He was sweating blood back stage waiting for the show to begin." ], "synonyms":[ "bother", "fear", "fret", "fuss", "stew", "stress", "sweat", "trouble", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonize", "long", "pine", "yearn", "chafe", "despair" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "abide", "bear", "endure", "stick out", "stomach", "sustain", "take", "tolerate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "sweated out":{ "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "I can sweat out one more year of this job\u2014before I totally flip out" ], "synonyms":[ "abide", "absorb", "accept", "bear", "bide", "brook", "countenance", "endure", "go", "hack", "handle", "meet", "pocket", "stand", "stick out", "stomach", "support", "sustain", "take", "tolerate", "wear" ], "near synonyms":[ "allow", "permit", "suffer", "swallow", "reconcile (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (with or to)", "assent (to)", "capitulate", "consent (to)", "respect", "submit (to)", "yield (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "dismiss", "refuse", "reject", "repudiate", "spurn", "turn down", "combat", "contest", "fight", "oppose", "resist", "avoid", "bypass", "circumvent", "dodge", "elude", "escape", "evade", "miss", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sweating out":{ "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "I can sweat out one more year of this job\u2014before I totally flip out" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "supporting", "sustaining", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "reconciling (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (with or to)", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "swigs":{ "the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{ "examples":[ "can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?" ], "synonyms":[ "belts", "drafts", "drags", "drinks", "gulps", "nips", "quaffs", "shots", "sips", "slugs", "snorts", "sups", "swallows", "swills" ], "near synonyms":[ "drams", "drops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine" ], "synonyms":[ "belts (down)", "drinks", "gulps", "guzzles", "hoists", "imbibes", "knocks back", "pounds (down)", "quaffs", "sips", "slugs (down)", "slurps", "sups", "swills", "tosses (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "laps", "licks", "sucks", "consumes", "downs", "ingurgitates", "kills", "mouths (down)", "puts away", "nips", "tipples", "pledges", "toasts", "wines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "swabbie":{ "one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{ "examples":[ "the pirate captain cried, \"Ahoy, me swabbies , 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "gob", "hearty", "jack", "jack-tar", "mariner", "navigator", "sailor", "salt", "sea dog", "seafarer", "seaman", "shipman", "swab", "tar" ], "near synonyms":[ "coxswain", "crewman", "deckhand", "shipmate", "able-bodied seaman", "able seaman", "lubber", "powerboater", "sailboater", "lime-juicer", "limey" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }