{ "to a degree":{ "to some degree or extent":{ "examples":[ "I agree with her argument to a degree ." ], "synonyms":[ "enough", "fairly", "kindly", "kind of", "like", "moderately", "more or less", "pretty", "quite", "rather", "relatively", "something", "somewhat", "sort of" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptably", "decently", "passably", "tolerably", "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "vaguely", "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly", "partway" ], "near antonyms":[ "awfully", "beastly", "deadly", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extremely", "frightfully", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "mightily", "mortally", "particularly", "surpassingly", "terribly", "very", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "to the hilt":{ "with all power or resources being used":{ "examples":[ "He played to the hilt during his farewell performance." ], "synonyms":[ "all out", "full blast", "full tilt", "tooth and nail" ], "near synonyms":[ "completely", "comprehensively", "detailedly", "exhaustively", "fully", "minutely", "roundly", "thoroughly", "totally", "extremely", "utterly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to a full extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "The car's engine was souped up to the hilt ." ], "synonyms":[ "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "clean", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "heartily", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "categorically", "cold", "downright", "hands down", "plain", "stone", "stone-cold", "unqualifiedly", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "more or less", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "predominately", "primarily", "principally", "substantially", "abundantly", "copiously", "generously", "greatly" ], "near antonyms":[ "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "antonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "toadied":{ "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a satirical novel about an amoral go-getter who toadies his way to the top of the corporate ladder" ], "near antonyms":[ "despised", "disdained", "scorned", "gibed", "jibed", "jeered", "scoffed", "braved", "challenged", "defied" ], "related":[ "drooled", "gushed", "slavered", "slobbered", "endeared", "ingratiated", "courted", "wooed", "adulated", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped", "blandished", "cajoled", "coaxed", "flattered", "overpraised", "soft-soaped", "cowered", "cringed", "groveled", "grovelled", "abased", "debased", "demeaned", "deferred", "submitted", "yielded" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polished", "bootlicked", "fawned", "fussed", "kowtowed", "sucked (up)", "truckled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toddle":{ "as in stumble , lurch":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toeholds":{ "as in footholds , footings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "footholds", "footings", "grabs", "seizures", "clinches", "embraces", "hugs", "anchorages", "leverages", "purchases", "clasps", "clenches", "grapples", "grasps", "grips", "handgrips", "handholds", "holds" ], "near antonyms":[ "releases", "relinquishments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tog (up or out)":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "togged out in obviously brand-new hiking garb, she was quite a sight" ], "synonyms":[ "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", "toilet", "vesture" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloak", "frock", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swaddle", "swathe", "wrap", "accoutre", "accouter", "bedight", "equip", "furnish", "habilitate", "outfit", "tailor", "uniform", "dress down", "underdress" ], "near antonyms":[ "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil" ], "antonyms":[ "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "untruss" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "togetherness":{ "a state or feeling of closeness and happiness among people who are together as friends, family members, etc.":{ "examples":[ "family togetherness", "They try to encourage a sense of togetherness among the people in the community." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cooperativeness", "kinship", "oneness", "solidarity", "unity", "affiliation", "alliance", "association", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "hookup", "liaison", "linkup", "partnership", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "incorporation", "integration", "merger", "unification", "affinity", "attachment", "closeness", "intimacy", "rapport", "sympathy", "colleagueship", "companionship", "company", "fellowship" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement", "disaffiliation", "dissociation", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toil":{ "very hard or unpleasant work":{ "examples":[ "after years of toil in a sweatshop, Kim was finally able to start her own dressmaking business" ], "synonyms":[ "donkeywork", "drudge", "drudgery", "fatigue", "grind", "labor", "moil", "slavery", "sweat", "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" ] }, "something that catches and holds":{ "examples":[ "a married woman hopelessly caught in the toils of an extramarital affair" ], "synonyms":[ "entanglement", "mesh(es)", "morass", "net", "noose", "quagmire", "quicksand", "snare", "tanglement", "trap", "web" ], "near synonyms":[ "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "cat's cradle", "labyrinth", "maze", "cobweb", "spiderweb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture" ], "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", "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":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "toilers":{ "a person who does very hard or dull work":{ "examples":[ "on Labor Day we should give a thought to those toilers who work long hours at low-paying jobs" ], "synonyms":[ "dogsbodies", "drones", "drudgers", "drudges", "fags", "foot soldiers", "grubbers", "grubs", "grunts", "laborers", "peons", "peones", "pluggers", "slaves", "sloggers", "workers" ], "near synonyms":[ "workhorses", "serfs" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbricks", "shirkers", "idlers", "lazybones", "loafers", "slouches", "sluggards", "slugs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tolbooths":{ "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "examples":[ "Deacon Brodie, thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , was publicly hung at the site of the old tolbooth of Edinburgh" ], "synonyms":[ "bastilles", "big houses", "bridewells", "brigs", "calabooses", "cans", "clinks", "coolers", "coops", "guardrooms", "hocks", "holds", "hoosegows", "jailhouses", "jails", "joints", "jugs", "lockups", "nicks", "penitentiaries", "pens", "pokeys", "prisons", "quods", "slammers", "slams", "stirs", "stockades" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull pens", "cages", "cells", "holes", "tanks", "blocks", "wards", "glasshouses", "guardhouses", "hulks", "concentration camps", "gulags", "labor camps", "prison camps", "stalags", "work camps", "dungeons", "keeps", "oubliettes", "reformatories", "reform schools", "training schools" ], "near antonyms":[ "outsides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tolerance":{ "the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining":{ "antonyms":[ "impatience" ], "examples":[ "showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums" ], "near antonyms":[ "defiance", "contrariness", "disobedience", "insubordination", "intractability", "recalcitrance", "resistance", "willfulness" ], "related":[ "acquiescence", "resignation", "passiveness", "passivity", "amenability", "compliance", "conformism", "docility", "obedience", "subordination", "tractability", "willingness", "discipline", "self-control", "submission", "submissiveness" ], "synonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "sufferance" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tomb":{ "a final resting place for a dead person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "catacomb", "charnel", "charnel house", "columbarium", "crypt", "mausoleum", "vault", "cemetery", "churchyard", "graveyard", "potter's field", "barrow", "mound", "tumulus" ], "synonyms":[ "burial", "grave", "sepulchre", "sepulcher", "sepulture" ] }, "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "antonyms":[ "disinter", "exhume", "unearth" ], "examples":[ "Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity" ], "near antonyms":[ "burn", "cremate", "bare", "disclose", "discover", "display", "exhibit", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncoffin" ], "related":[ "immure", "inurn", "enshrine", "conceal", "cover", "ensconce", "hide", "obscure", "shade", "shield", "cloak", "curtain", "enshroud", "shroud", "rebury", "reinter", "coffin" ], "synonyms":[ "bury", "entomb", "hearse", "inhume", "inter", "lay", "put away" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tommy-gunned":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tommyrot":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "no genuinely intelligent and educated person would believe such tommyrot" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "related":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tongue-lash":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ], "related":[ "admonish", "chide", "remonstrate (with)", "reprove", "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bad-mouth", "blame", "blast", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "crucify", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "excoriate", "fault", "harangue", "knock", "lace (into)", "lash", "pan", "reprehend", "revile", "scourge", "slam", "vituperate", "belittle", "disparage", "mock", "put down", "ridicule", "scoff", "scorn" ], "synonyms":[ "baste", "bawl out", "berate", "call down", "castigate", "chastise", "chew out", "dress down", "flay", "hammer", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rag", "rail (at or against)", "rant (at)", "rate", "ream (out)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "scold", "score", "upbraid" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took":{ "to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{ "examples":[ "take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "clasped", "grasped", "gripped", "held" ], "near synonyms":[ "clenched", "clung (to)", "clutched", "held on (to)", "caught", "nabbed", "seized", "snatched" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharged", "dropped", "freed", "liberated", "released", "delivered", "entrusted", "intrusted", "gave", "handed", "handed over", "passed", "relinquished", "transferred", "transmitted", "turned over", "unhanded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly":{ "examples":[ "will you take that call?", "took a cut in pay" ], "synonyms":[ "accepted", "had" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceded (to)", "assented (to)", "conceded (to)", "confirmed", "consented (to)", "OK'd", "okayed", "ratified", "sanctioned", "warranted", "acquiesced (to)", "bowed (to)", "capitulated (to)", "gave in (to)", "submitted (to)", "succumbed (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)", "abided", "abode", "bore", "brooked", "countenanced", "endured", "shouldered", "stomached", "stood", "stuck out", "supported", "sustained", "swallowed", "sweat out", "sweated out", "tolerated", "adopted", "embraced", "welcomed" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissented (to)", "objected (to)", "opposed", "protested", "held off", "resisted", "withstood", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "fought" ], "antonyms":[ "declined", "denied", "disallowed", "disapproved", "negatived", "refused", "rejected", "spurned", "turned down", "vetoed" ] }, "to become affected with (a disease or disorder)":{ "examples":[ "if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend" ], "synonyms":[ "came down (with)", "caught", "contracted", "got", "sickened (with)", "went down (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke out (with)", "died (from)", "succumbed (to)", "failed", "languished", "sank", "sunk", "wasted (away)", "weakened", "wilted", "withered", "worsened" ], "near antonyms":[ "came back", "gained", "healed", "mended", "recouped", "recovered", "recuperated", "snapped back", "rallied", "rebounded", "recovered (from)", "shook (off)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "examples":[ "you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-picked", "chose", "culled", "elected", "handpicked", "named", "opted (for)", "picked", "preferred", "selected", "singled (out)", "tagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "preselected", "appointed", "designated", "fixed", "marked", "nominated", "set", "tabbed", "tapped", "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "settled (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproved", "negatived", "repudiated", "spurned", "discarded", "jettisoned", "threw away", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[ "declined", "refused", "rejected", "turned down" ] }, "to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{ "examples":[ "I'll take two cheeseburgers to go, please" ], "synonyms":[ "bought", "copped", "picked up", "purchased" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquired", "gained", "garnered", "got", "obtained", "procured", "secured", "won", "financed", "paid (for)", "sprang (for)", "sprung (for)", "bartered (for)", "dealt (for)", "dickered (over)", "exchanged (for)", "haggled (for)", "negotiated (about)", "traded (for)", "bargained (with)", "chaffered (with)", "horse-traded (with)", "paltered (with)", "bade", "bid", "offered", "rebought", "repurchased" ], "near antonyms":[ "dealt (in)", "marketed", "merchandised", "merchandized", "retailed", "sold", "vended" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have as a requirement":{ "examples":[ "it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "challenged", "claimed", "demanded", "necessitated", "needed", "required", "wanted", "warranted" ], "near synonyms":[ "entailed", "involved", "asked", "begged", "clamored (for)", "cried (for)", "hurt (for)", "lacked", "commanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted", "pressed", "quested", "stipulated" ], "near antonyms":[ "owned", "possessed" ], "antonyms":[ "had", "held" ] }, "to make or have room for":{ "examples":[ "I think we can take two more in this elevator" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodated", "fitted", "fit", "held" ], "near synonyms":[ "carried", "contained", "seated", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "enfolded", "harbored", "housed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce a desired effect":{ "examples":[ "it will be a few hours before this medication takes" ], "synonyms":[ "acted", "operated", "performed", "worked", "wrought" ], "near synonyms":[ "behaved", "reacted", "responded", "affected", "influenced", "swayed", "panned out", "redounded", "resulted" ], "near antonyms":[ "backfired", "fizzled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend" ], "synonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "absorbed", "accepted", "bode", "bided", "bore", "brooked", "countenanced", "endured", "hacked", "handled", "met", "pocketed", "stomached", "stood", "stuck out", "supported", "sustained", "sweat out", "sweated out", "tolerated", "went", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "suffered", "swallowed", "reconciled (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (with or to)", "assented (to)", "capitulated", "consented (to)", "respected", "submitted (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declined", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "turned down", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "avoided", "bypassed", "circumvented", "dodged", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "missed", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to regard as right or true":{ "examples":[ "I think we can take his word for it" ], "synonyms":[ "accepted", "believed", "bought", "credited", "swallowed", "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" ] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "I know we can take that team" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "conquered", "defeated", "did down", "dispatched", "got", "got around", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "skunked", "stopped", "subdued", "surmounted", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "upended", "won (against)", "worsted" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "annihilated", "blew away", "blew out", "bombed", "broke", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "crushed", "drubbed", "finished", "flattened", "overwhelmed", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "slaughtered", "smoked", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trounced", "upset", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "subjugated", "unseated", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "excelled", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended" ], "near antonyms":[ "fell", "gave up", "went down", "went under", "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "washed out" ], "antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ] }, "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "examples":[ "let's take each problem separately" ], "synonyms":[ "addressed", "contended (with)", "coped (with)", "fielded", "grappled (with)", "hacked", "handled", "managed", "maneuvered", "manipulated", "negotiated", "played", "swung", "treated" ], "near synonyms":[ "engineered", "finessed", "jockeyed", "brought off", "carried off", "carried out", "got off", "pulled", "commanded", "directed", "guided", "steered", "controlled", "micromanaged", "ran", "run", "regulated", "reacted (to)", "responded (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "botched", "bungled", "foozled", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "messed (up)", "mishandled", "muffed", "scamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to":{ "examples":[ "the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants" ], "synonyms":[ "admitted", "entered", "received" ], "near synonyms":[ "entertained", "welcomed", "fellowshipped", "fellowshiped", "confirmed", "ratified" ], "near antonyms":[ "declined", "disallowed", "disapproved", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "blackballed", "blacklisted", "ostracized", "banished", "deported", "exiled", "expelled", "ousted", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[ "banned", "barred" ] }, "to deprive of life":{ "examples":[ "I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person" ], "synonyms":[ "carried off", "claimed", "croaked", "destroyed", "did in", "dispatched", "felled", "killed", "slew" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumped off", "butchered", "cut down", "finished", "got", "iced", "knocked off", "murdered", "neutralized", "offed", "put away", "rubbed out", "scragged", "snuffed", "took out", "wasted", "whacked", "annihilated", "blotted out", "decimated", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed", "slaughtered", "smote", "assassinated", "executed", "martyred", "terminated", "euthanized", "euthanatized", "put down", "suicided" ], "near antonyms":[ "raised", "restored", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revived", "nurtured" ], "antonyms":[ "animated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took a hike":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "antonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "showed up", "turned up" ], "examples":[ "She told them to take a hike because they aren't welcome here." ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lodged", "remained", "settled", "stayed", "tarried", "approached", "closed", "neared", "hit", "landed", "reached" ], "related":[ "set out", "started", "struck out", "absconded", "decamped", "escaped", "evacuated", "fled", "flew", "got out", "mizzled", "ran away", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped", "lit", "lighted out", "stepped out", "went out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "vacated", "emigrated", "adjourned", "removed", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "synonyms":[ "bailed", "bailed out", "booked", "bugged off", "bugged out", "buggered off", "buzzed (off)", "cleared off", "cleared out", "cut out", "departed", "dug out", "exited", "got", "got off", "moved", "packed (up or off)", "parted", "peeled off", "piked (out or off)", "pulled out", "pushed off", "pushed on", "quit", "quitted", "ran along", "sallied (forth)", "scarpered", "shoved (off)", "stepped (along)", "took off", "vamoosed", "walked out", "went", "went off" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "took down":{ "to 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"celebrated", "cheered", "cited", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "decorated", "eulogized", "extolled", "feted", "f\u00eated", "hailed", "honored", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted", "acknowledged", "recognized", "highlighted", "played up", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "dignified", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enskied", "enthroned", "glorified", "magnified", "advanced", "boosted", "lifted", "promoted", "raised", "upgraded", "uplifted", "idealized", "romanticized" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "canonized", "deified", "elevated", "exalted" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "demounted", "disassembled", "dismantled", "dismembered", "dismounted", "knocked down", "struck" ], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "broke up", "disaggregated", "disarticulated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed" ] }, "to make a written note of":{ "examples":[ "took down the customer's contact information" ], "synonyms":[ "jotted (down)", "logged", "marked", "noted", "put down", "recorded", "registered", "reported", "set down", "wrote down" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicled", "minuted", "transcribed", "enregistered", "entered", "inscribed", "chalked (up)", "notched", "scored" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took for granted":{ "to take as true or as a fact without actual proof":{ "examples":[ "I took for granted that my car would start in the morning." ], "synonyms":[ "assumed", "hypothecated", "hypothesized", "postulated", "premised", "presumed", "presupposed", "said", "supposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "accepted", "believed", "credited", "swallowed", "concluded", "deduced", "gathered", "inferred", "judged", "took", "conjectured", "figured", "guessed", "reckoned", "surmised", "suspected", "suspicioned", "thought", "conceived", "dreamed", "dreamt", "fancied", "imagined", "perceived", "preconceived", "speculated", "theorized", "affirmed", "alleged", "asserted", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "claimed", "contended", "declared", "insisted", "maintained", "professed" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenged", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disbelieved", "discounted", "discredited", "disputed", "distrusted", "doubted", "mistrusted", "questioned", "wondered (about)", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "rejected", "repudiated", "belied", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "took in":{ "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "antonyms":[ "undeceived" ], "examples":[ "a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunked", "exposed", "revealed", "showed up", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "disclosed", "divulged", "told", "unveiled", "disabused", "disenchanted", "disillusioned" ], "related":[ "kidded", "put on", "teased", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "defrauded", "diddled", "euchred", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "hustled", "mulcted", "rooked", "shortchanged", "skinned", "squeezed", "stuck", "stung", "swindled" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozled", "beguiled", "bluffed", "buffaloed", "burned", "burnt", "caught", "conned", "cozened", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "faked out", "fooled", "gaffed", "gammoned", "gulled", "had", "had on", "hoaxed", "hoodwinked", "hornswoggled", "humbugged", "juggled", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "snookered", "snowed", "spoofed", "strung along", "sucked in", "suckered", "tricked" ] }, "to have as part of a whole":{ "antonyms":[ "excluded", "left (out)", "missed out", "omitted" ], "examples":[ "this report takes in all the latest information on the subject" ], "near antonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "debarred", "precluded", "prevented", "prohibited", "denied", "refused", "rejected", "eliminated", "excepted", "ruled out", "lost", "mislaid", "misplaced" ], "related":[ "comprised", "consisted (of)", "bracketed", "had", "held", "owned", "possessed", "admitted", "received", "composed", "constituted", "formed", "made", "assimilated", "embodied", "incorporated", "integrated" ], "synonyms":[ "carried", "comprehended", "contained", "embraced", "encompassed", "entailed", "included", "involved", "numbered", "subsumed" ] }, "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "took in the stray dog" ], "near antonyms":[ "ejected", "evicted" ], "related":[ "ensconced", "homed", "roosted", "secured", "shedded", "stabled", "tented", "barracked", "bedded (down)" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodated", "bestowed", "billeted", "bivouacked", "boarded", "bunked", "camped", "chambered", "domiciled", "encamped", "harbored", "housed", "lodged", "put up", "quartered", "roofed", "roomed", "sheltered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took off":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again" ], "synonyms":[ "bailed", "bailed out", "booked", "bugged off", "bugged out", "buggered off", "buzzed (off)", "cleared off", "cleared out", "cut out", "departed", "dug out", "exited", "got", "got off", "moved", "packed (up or off)", "parted", "peeled off", "piked (out or off)", "pulled out", "pushed off", "pushed on", "quit", "quitted", "ran along", "sallied (forth)", "scarpered", "shoved (off)", "stepped (along)", "vamoosed", "walked out", "went", "went off" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "started", "struck out", "absconded", "decamped", "escaped", "evacuated", "fled", "flew", "got out", "mizzled", "ran away", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped", "lit", "lighted out", "stepped out", "went out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "vacated", "emigrated", "adjourned", "removed", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lodged", "remained", "settled", "stayed", "tarried", "approached", "closed", "neared", "hit", "landed", "reached" ], "antonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "showed up", "turned up" ] }, "to rid oneself of (a garment)":{ "examples":[ "take off your coat and stay awhile" ], "synonyms":[ "doffed", "doused", "peeled (off)", "put off", "removed", "shrugged off" ], "near synonyms":[ "husked", "shed", "kicked (off)", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "undressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "wore", "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "clothed", "clad", "dressed", "garbed", "rigged", "robed", "suited" ], "antonyms":[ "donned", "put on", "slipped (into)", "threw (on)" ] }, "to take away (an amount or number) from a total":{ "examples":[ "the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "deducted", "knocked off", "subtracted" ], "near synonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "discounted", "downsized", "dwindled", "knocked down", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "abbreviated", "abridged", "clipped", "cropped", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "docked", "pared", "pruned", "retrenched", "shortened", "slashed", "trimmed", "truncated", "whittled" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoined", "annexed", "appended", "complemented", "supplemented", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "beefed (up)", "boosted", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "multiplied", "raised" ], "antonyms":[ "added", "tacked (on)" ] }, "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarized", "burgled", "knocked off", "knocked over", "ripped off", "robbed", "stole (from)" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransacked", "rifled", "despoiled", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravished", "sacked", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stripped", "stript", "bled", "broke in", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "cozened", "defrauded", "exploited", "fleeced", "hustled", "mulcted", "plucked", "rooked", "shortchanged", "skinned", "squeezed", "stuck", "stung", "swindled", "held up", "mugged", "rolled", "stuck up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took off (from)":{ "as in withdrew (from) , escaped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "escaped", "retreated (from)", "vacated", "withdrew (from)", "delivered", "gave up", "handed over", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded", "abjured", "cut off", "disowned", "rejected", "renounced", "repudiated", "separated (from)", "discarded", "ditched", "dumped", "flung", "jettisoned", "junked", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "sacrificed", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "left", "marooned", "quit", "quitted", "stranded", "distanced", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaimed", "had", "harbored", "held", "kept", "owned", "possessed", "reserved", "retained", "withheld", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took to task":{ "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "He took his rival to task during the TV interview." ], "synonyms":[ "blamed", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "dispraised", "dissed", "faulted", "knocked", "panned", "reprehended", "slagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewered", "tweaked", "assailed", "attacked", "blasted", "clobbered", "slammed", "slashed", "nicked (at)", "sniped (at)", "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "carped", "caviled", "cavilled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "kicked", "kvetched", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "niggled", "quibbled", "whined", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "drubbed", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "berated", "castigated", "crucified", "excoriated", "flayed", "gibbeted", "hammered", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lashed", "pilloried", "scolded", "upbraided", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "derided", "discommended", "disparaged", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "recommended", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown." ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "ranted (at)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "tongue-lashed", "upbraided" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonished", "chid", "chided", "remonstrated (with)", "reproved", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "harangued", "knocked", "laced (into)", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "reviled", "scourged", "slammed", "vituperated", "belittled", "disparaged", "mocked", "put down", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "took up with":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Since Aimee took up with Jared, the two have been virtually inseparable." ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "cold-shouldered", "shunned", "snubbed", "alienated", "estranged", "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed", "split (up)", "disjoined", "dissociated", "disunited", "divorced", "severed", "split", "sundered" ], "related":[ "affiliated", "allied", "attached", "banded", "bonded", "clubbed", "collaborated", "colluded", "confederated", "conjoined", "connected", "cooperated", "coupled", "ganged", "got along", "got on", "grouped", "interrelated", "joined", "knotted", "leagued", "linked", "mingled", "mixed", "rallied", "related", "sided", "socialized", "teamed", "tied", "wedded", "wed", "befriended", "friended" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "chummed", "companied", "consociated", "consorted", "fraternized", "hobnobbed", "hooked up", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "messed around", "palled (around)", "ran", "run", "sorted", "traveled", "travelled" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "top drawer":{ "as in society , top":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "establishment", "gentry", "nobility", "quality", "society", "top", "upper class", "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "illuminati", "pick", "pink", "pride", "priesthood", "prime", "royalty", "upper crust", "caviar", "caviare", "who's who" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "rank and file", "unwashed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top secret":{ "kept completely hidden from the public by high government officials":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "top secret documents", "The mission is top secret ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "top-heavy":{ "as in overweight":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "top-notch":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "a top-notch violinist who had no trouble getting a position with the symphony" ], "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", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "topflight":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "gave a topflight performance that earned a standing ovation" ], "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", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "toplofty":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term \"popularizer\" to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "topple":{ "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly" ], "synonyms":[ "fall", "slip", "stumble", "trip", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapse", "crumple", "drop", "flump", "keel", "plop", "plunk", "plonk", "slump (over)", "crash", "free-fall", "nose-dive", "plummet", "plunge", "precipitate", "wipe out", "skid", "slide" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "get up", "rise", "stand (up)", "uprise" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "topsy-turvy":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "the office is still topsy-turvy even though we moved in months ago" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", 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"spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "as in haphazardly , aimlessly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "torc":{ "a decorative usually metal ring worn around the neck by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a Bronze Age torque and armlet found at the burial site" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torpedo":{ "a large sandwich on a long split roll":{ "examples":[ "that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people" ], "synonyms":[ "Cuban sandwich", "grinder", "hero", "hoagie", "hoagy", "Italian sandwich", "po'boy", "poor boy", "sub", "submarine" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torpor":{ "lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "after a lifetime of setbacks, defeats, and failures, he could only greet the latest bad news with a resigned fatalism and dull torpor" ], "synonyms":[ "apathy", "casualness", "complacence", "disinterestedness", "disregard", "incuriosity", "incuriousness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "recklessness", "unawareness", "lethargy", "listlessness", "aloofness", "coldness", "cool", "detachment", "dispassion", "callosity", "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "insensitivity", "bloodlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "phlegm", "stoicism", "stolidity" ], "near antonyms":[ "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "conscientiousness", "curiosity", "heedfulness", "keenness", "sensitivity", "warmheartedness", "bias", "partiality", "prejudice", "ardor", "desire", "fervency", "passion", "vehemence", "warmth", "zeal" ], "antonyms":[ "concern", "interest", "regard" ] }, "physical or mental inertness":{ "examples":[ "following a gut-busting Thanksgiving dinner, we spent the rest of the day lounging about in a contented torpor" ], "synonyms":[ "hebetude", "languor", "lassitude", "lethargy", "listlessness", "stupor" ], "near synonyms":[ "boredom", "indifference", "malaise", "laziness", "fatigue", "sleepiness", "narcosis", "idleness", "inaction" ], "near antonyms":[ "eagerness", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "ambition", "enterprise" ], "antonyms":[ "vigor", "vim", "vitality", "vivacity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torque":{ "a decorative usually metal ring worn around the neck by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a Bronze Age torque and armlet found at the burial site" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torrid":{ "having a notably high temperature":{ "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ], "examples":[ "the dry, torrid summers in southern Arizona" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "related":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ] }, "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ], "examples":[ "a torrid love affair" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "related":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passional", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "toss (down":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "tossed off the last of the medicine" ], "synonyms":[ "belt (down)", "drink", "gulp", "guzzle", "hoist", "imbibe", "knock back", "pound (down)", "quaff", "sip", "slug (down)", "slurp", "sup", "swig", "swill" ], "near synonyms":[ "lap", "lick", "suck", "consume", "down", "ingurgitate", "kill", "mouth (down)", "put away", "nip", "tipple", "pledge", "toast", "wine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totaled":{ "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "two and two total four" ], "synonyms":[ "added up (to)", "aggregated", "amounted (to)", "came (to)", "counted (up to)", "numbered", "summed (to or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "averaged", "equaled", "equalled", "measured", "reached", "composed", "comprised", "constituted", "made up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you" ], "synonyms":[ "added", "cast (up)", "footed (up)", "summated", "summed", "totalized", "toted (up)", "totted (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculated", "ciphered", "computed", "figured", "reckoned", "tabled", "tabulated", "tallied", "worked out", "divided", "multiplied", "subtracted", "counted", "enumerated", "numbered", "told", "recomputed", "refigured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "a powerful hurricane totaled the house some years ago" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "creamed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "extinguished", "nuked", "pulled down", "pulverized", "razed", "rubbed out", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "vaporized", "wasted", "wracked", "wrecked" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "clobbered", "conquered", "crushed", "defeated", "drubbed", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "routed", "scotched", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "blasted", "blew up", "broke", "crippled", "damaged", "defaced", "deteriorated", "disfigured", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "dynamited", "harmed", "impaired", "injured", "mangled", "marred", "mutilated", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "eroded", "scoured", "swept (away)", "washed out", "wore (away)", "dilapidated", "disassembled", "dismantled", "gutted", "took down", "unbuilt", "undid", "unmade", "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out", "despoiled", "havocked", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "trampled", "trashed", "vandalized", "assassinated", "butchered", "cut down", "dispatched", "executed", "felled", "killed", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "murdered", "slaughtered", "slew", "took out", "zapped" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "reconditioned", "repaired", "revamped", "created", "invented", "assembled", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "molded", "produced", "shaped", "brought about", "constituted", "established", "fathered", "founded", "instituted", "organized", "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "remodeled", "renovated", "restored" ], "antonyms":[ "built", "constructed", "erected", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totalized":{ "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "when we totalized our restaurant receipts for a month, the result was a little startling" ], "synonyms":[ "added", "cast (up)", "footed (up)", "summated", "summed", "totaled", "totalled", "toted (up)", "totted (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculated", "ciphered", "computed", "figured", "reckoned", "tabled", "tabulated", "tallied", "worked out", "divided", "multiplied", "subtracted", "counted", "enumerated", "numbered", "told", "recomputed", "refigured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totalizing":{ "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when we totalized our restaurant receipts for a month, the result was a little startling" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "calculating", "ciphering", "computing", "figuring", "reckoning", "tabling", "tabulating", "tallying", "working out", "dividing", "multiplying", "subtracting", "counting", "enumerating", "numbering", "telling", "recomputing", "refiguring" ], "synonyms":[ "adding", "casting (up)", "footing (up)", "summating", "summing", "totaling", "totalling", "toting (up)", "totting (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totalled":{ "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "two and two total four" ], "synonyms":[ "added up (to)", "aggregated", "amounted (to)", "came (to)", "counted (up to)", "numbered", "summed (to or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "averaged", "equaled", "equalled", "measured", "reached", "composed", "comprised", "constituted", "made up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you" ], "synonyms":[ "added", "cast (up)", "footed (up)", "summated", "summed", "totalized", "toted (up)", "totted (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculated", "ciphered", "computed", "figured", "reckoned", "tabled", "tabulated", "tallied", "worked out", "divided", "multiplied", "subtracted", "counted", "enumerated", "numbered", "told", "recomputed", "refigured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "a powerful hurricane totaled the house some years ago" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "creamed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "extinguished", "nuked", "pulled down", "pulverized", "razed", "rubbed out", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "vaporized", "wasted", "wracked", "wrecked" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "clobbered", "conquered", "crushed", "defeated", "drubbed", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "routed", "scotched", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "blasted", "blew up", "broke", "crippled", "damaged", "defaced", "deteriorated", "disfigured", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "dynamited", "harmed", "impaired", "injured", "mangled", "marred", "mutilated", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "eroded", "scoured", "swept (away)", "washed out", "wore (away)", "dilapidated", "disassembled", "dismantled", "gutted", "took down", "unbuilt", "undid", "unmade", "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out", "despoiled", "havocked", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "trampled", "trashed", "vandalized", "assassinated", "butchered", "cut down", "dispatched", "executed", "felled", "killed", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "murdered", "slaughtered", "slew", "took out", "zapped" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "reconditioned", "repaired", "revamped", "created", "invented", "assembled", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "molded", "produced", "shaped", "brought about", "constituted", "established", "fathered", "founded", "instituted", "organized", "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "remodeled", "renovated", "restored" ], "antonyms":[ "built", "constructed", "erected", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totem":{ "a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the bald eagle, that universally recognized totem of our country" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attribute", "icon", "ikon", "pictograph", "logogram", "logograph", "badge", "coat of arms", "cognizance", "crest", "insignia", "monogram", "colophon", "stamp", "token" ], "synonyms":[ "emblem", "ensign", "hallmark", "impresa", "logo", "symbol", "trademark" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toting":{ "to support and take from one place to another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "toted his dog from the muddy backyard to the bathtub for a thorough washing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "delivering", "handing over", "transferring", "forwarding", "sending", "shipping", "transmitting", "bringing", "fetching", "taking", "moving", "removing", "shifting" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "ferrying", "hauling", "lugging", "packing", "transporting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totter":{ "to move forward while swaying from side to side":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tottered around the house as she practiced walking in high heels" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rock", "roll", "seesaw", "swag", "sway", "waver", "weave", "wobble", "wabble", "barge", "blunder", "clomp", "clump", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "pound", "scuff", "scuffle", "shamble", "shuffle", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "tramp", "tromp" ], "synonyms":[ "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "teeter", "waddle" ] }, "to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the figurine tottered precariously for a moment before falling off the shelf" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "flounder", "lurch", "stumble", "toddle", "quake", "quaver", "quiver", "shake", "shudder", "tremble", "vibrate", "careen", "reel", "stagger", "weave" ], "synonyms":[ "falter", "rock", "teeter", "waver", "wobble", "wabble" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tottered":{ "to move forward while swaying from side to side":{ "examples":[ "tottered 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"trips", "voyages" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tousle":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tout":{ "to praise or publicize lavishly 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"celebrate", "emblazon", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "magnify", "sing", "adulate", "belaud", "flatter", "overpraise", "deify", "idolize" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "discommend", "disparage", "put down", "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate", "admonish", "chide", "criticize", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "castigate", "excoriate", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "skewer", "slag", "vilify" ], "antonyms":[ "knock", "pan", "slam" ] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "an avalanche of ads touting the new movie" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoo", "boost", "hype", "pitch", "plug", "promote", "publicize", "talk up" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "bark", "merchandise", "merchandize", "sell", "push", "acclaim", "hail", "laud", "praise", "endorse", "indorse", "plump (for)", "plunk (for)", "plonk (for)", "recommend", "review", "announce", "broadcast", "publish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "touted":{ "to declare 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"near antonyms":[ "antidote", "antivenin", "antivenom", "mithridate", "cure", "cure-all", "elixir", "panacea" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toying":{ "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about" ], "synonyms":[ "dallying", "disporting", "frolicking", "playing", "recreating", "rollicking", "skylarking", "sporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorting", "frisking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "dabbling", "trifling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "delighting", "pleasing", "dabbling", "fiddling (around)", "messing around", "puttering (around)", "bumming (around)", "dawdling", "goldbricking", "hanging", "hanging about", "idling", "loafing", "lounging (around or about)", "relaxing", "resting", "screwing around", "slacking (off)", "jesting", "joking", "teasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudging", "laboring", "plodding", "plugging (away)", "slaving", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "working" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating" ], "synonyms":[ "coquetting", "dallying", "flirting", "frivoling", "frivolling", "messing around", "trifling" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamping", "courting", "mashing", "wooing", "joshing", "kidding", "putting on", "razzing", "ribbing", "teasing", "fooling", "leading on", "stringing along", "manipulating", "playing (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "towny":{ "a usually longtime resident of a locality":{ "examples":[ "the townies are dismayed that all the venerable manses around the village green are being bought as vacation homes by rich interlopers" ], "synonyms":[ "local", "localite", "native", "year-rounder" ], "near synonyms":[ "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "occupant", "resident", "resider" ], "near antonyms":[ "excursionist", "sightseer", "traveler", "traveller", "holidayer", "vacationer", "vacationist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis":{ "examples":[ "the university board met with an association representing the townies to figure out a solution to the problems created by off-campus parties" ], "synonyms":[ "burgher", "citizen", "townsman", "villager" ], "near synonyms":[ "townswoman", "cliff dweller", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "national", "native", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "subject", "town", "townsfolk", "townspeople", "suburbanite", "urbanite" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "guest", "nonnative", "tourist", "transient", "visitor", "gownsman" ], "antonyms":[ "noncitizen" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tours de force":{ "an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness":{ "examples":[ "her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force" ], "synonyms":[ "deeds", "exploits", "feats", "numbers", "stunts", "tricks" ], "related":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "attainments", "coups", "successes", "triumphs", "adventures", "performances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tones":{ "a distinctive way of putting ideas into words":{ "examples":[ "the angry tone of his letter makes it clear he doesn't want to speak to me ever again" ], "synonyms":[ "fashions", "locutions", "manners", "modes", "phraseologies", "styles", "veins" ], "near synonyms":[ "addresses", "deliveries", "elocution", "archaisms", "colloquialisms", "regionalisms", "acceptations", "connotations", "denotations", "expressions", "idioms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished":{ "examples":[ "fall fashions in deep jewel tones" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "colors", "hues", "shades", "tinctures", "tinges", "tints" ], "near synonyms":[ "overtones", "undertones", "primary colors", "secondary colors", "tertiary colors", "chromas", "chromaticities", "contrasts", "saturations", "values", "colorations", "colorings", "colorways", "pigmentations" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatisms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{ "examples":[ "all that showbiz glitz is out of keeping with the tone of the college" ], "synonyms":[ "characters", "clays", "colors", "complexions", "constitutions", "geniuses", "genii", "natures", "personalities", "selves" ], "near synonyms":[ "individualities", "singularities", "attributes", "characteristics", "earmarks", "essentialities", "features", "flavors", "hallmarks", "marks", "points", "properties", "savors", "savours", "stamps", "traits", "dispositions", "grains", "sorts", "temperaments", "tempers", "compositions", "makeups", "essences", "essentialities", "interiorities", "interiors", "souls", "spirits", "metals", "stuff", "substances", "habits", "ways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took hold (of)":{ "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "The baby took hold of the toy, upsetting her two-year-old sister." ], "synonyms":[ "bagged", "captured", "caught", "collared", "copped", "corralled", "glommed", "got", "grabbed", "grappled", "hooked", "landed", "nabbed", "nailed", "netted", "nobbled", "rapped", "seized", "snagged", "snapped (up)", "snared", "snatched", "trapped" ], "related":[ "gloved", "haltered", "lassoed", "roped", "apprehended", "arrested", "detained", "bayed", "cornered", "clasped", "clutched", "fastened (on)", "fisted", "grasped", "gripped", "held", "latched (on or onto)", "secured", "rent", "rended", "wrested", "enmeshed", "immeshed", "ensnared", "entangled", "entrapped", "meshed", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "spirited (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharged", "freed", "liberated", "released", "dropped", "loosened", "unhanded" ], "antonyms":[ "missed" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "townee":{ "as in local , localite":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burgher", "local", "localite", "townie", "towny", "townsman", "villager", "colonist", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "migrant", "newcomer", "settler", "citizen", "national", "subject", "aborigine", "native", "cohabitant", "coresident", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "inhabiter", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "tenant" ], "near antonyms":[ "transient", "alien", "foreigner", "nonresident", "guest", "tourist", "visitor", "defector", "emigrant", "escaper", "evacuee", "exile", "expatriate", "refugee" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toploftical":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term \"popularizer\" to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "uppish", "uppity" ], "related":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "toileted":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions" ], "synonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked (out)", "did up", "dressed", "dressed up", "enrobed", "garbed", "garmented", "got up", "gowned", "habited", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "suited", "togged (up or out)", "vestured" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaked", "frocked", "jacketed", "mantled", "vested", "draped", "enswathed", "happed", "huddled", "swaddled", "swathed", "wrapped", "accoutred", "accoutered", "bedighted", "bedight", "equipped", "furnished", "habilitated", "outfitted", "tailored", "uniformed", "dressed down", "underdressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuded", "divested", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled" ], "antonyms":[ "disarrayed", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "unclothed", "undressed", "untrussed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "told (on)":{ "to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{ "examples":[ "the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm" ], "synonyms":[ "affected", "impacted", "impressed", "influenced", "moved", "reached", "struck", "swayed", "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 give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{ "examples":[ "detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates" ], "synonyms":[ "finked", "grassed (on)", "informed", "ratted (on)", "sang", "sung", "snitched", "split (on)", "squeaked", "squealed", "talked" ], "near synonyms":[ "betrayed", "gave away", "turned in", "backstabbed", "crossed", "double-crossed", "sold (out)", "two-timed", "blabbed", "tattled", "tipped (off)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totality":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "examples":[ "the totality of the stars in the universe can only be loosely guessed at" ], "synonyms":[ "aggregate", "full", "sum", "sum total", "summation", "total", "whole" ], "near synonyms":[ "gross", "completeness", "comprehensiveness", "cumulativeness", "entirety", "bulk", "lion's share", "mass", "enchilada", "schmear" ], "near antonyms":[ "net" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took account of":{ "to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{ "examples":[ "She decided to offer her services on a sliding scale, taking account of local income disparities." ], "synonyms":[ "allowed (for)", "considered", "factored (in or into)", "provided (for)", "regarded" ], "near synonyms":[ "accommodated", "adapted", "adjusted", "conditioned", "anticipated", "contemplated", "envisaged", "expected", "foresaw", "assumed", "presumed", "presupposed", "planned", "calculated", "faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "factored (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "discounted", "disregarded" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "torpedo boat":{ "as in PT boat , assault boat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assault boat", "PT boat", "hydrofoil", "hydroplane", "airboat", "air-cushion vehicle", "hovercraft", "cockleshell", "tub", "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaleboat", "whaler", "workboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tons":{ "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "I received a ton of advice on the problem\u2014all of it unsolicited" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "heaps", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ], "near synonyms":[ "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "gazillions", "jillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ] }, "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor" ], "synonyms":[ "buzzes", "chics", "crazes", "dernier cris", "enthusiasms", "fads", "fashions", "flavors", "hot tickets", "last words", "modes", "rages", "sensations", "styles", "trends", "vogues" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonders", "nine day wonders", "new waves", "crushes", "infatuations", "fervors", "passions", "furors", "fusses", "hullabaloos", "to-dos", "uproars", "bandwagons", "crusades", "cults", "movements", "novelties", "wrinkles", "caprices", "fancies", "whims" ], "near antonyms":[ "classics", "standards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toehold":{ "as in foothold , footing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foothold", "footing", "grab", "seizure", "clinch", "embrace", "hug", "anchorage", "leverage", "purchase", "clasp", "clench", "grapple", "grasp", "grip", "handgrip", "handhold", "hold" ], "near antonyms":[ "release", "relinquishment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tombed":{ "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "examples":[ "Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity" ], "synonyms":[ "buried", "entombed", "hearsed", "inhumed", "interred", "laid", "put away" ], "near synonyms":[ "immured", "inurned", "enshrined", "concealed", "covered", "ensconced", "hid", "obscured", "shaded", "shielded", "cloaked", "curtained", "enshrouded", "shrouded", "reburied", "reinterred", "coffined" ], "near antonyms":[ "burned", "burnt", "cremated", "bared", "disclosed", "discovered", "displayed", "exhibited", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncoffined" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterred", "exhumed", "unearthed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toddlers":{ "a young child who is just learning to walk":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babes", "babies", "bantlings", "infants", "neonates", "nestlings", "newborn", "newborns", "tots", "tykes", "tikes", "weanlings", "bairns", "bambinos", "bambini", "buds", "chaps", "chicks", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kiddos", "kids", "moppets", "sprats", "sprat", "sprouts", "squirts", "whelps", "younglings", "youngsters", "youths", "adolescents", "minors", "kindergartners", "kindergarteners", "preschoolers", "rug rats", "schoolboys", "schoolchildren", "schoolgirls", "schoolkids", "imps", "jackanapeses", "mischiefs", "monkeys", "rapscallions", "rascals", "rogues", "urchins", "whippersnappers", "cherubs", "cherubim", "preteen-agers", "preteens", "subteens", "teenagers", "teeners", "teens", "teenyboppers", "tweens", "lads", "nippers", "shavers", "striplings", "tads", "bobby-soxers", "hoydens", "tomboys" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-agers", "ancients", "elders", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors", "adults", "grown-ups" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torn (out)":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "you'll never tear that secret out of me" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewed", "extracted", "pried", "prized", "pulled", "rooted (out)", "uprooted", "wrested", "wrung", "yanked" ], "near synonyms":[ "mined", "plucked", "removed", "taken (out)", "withdrawn" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanted", "inserted", "installed", "instilled", "crammed", "jammed", "rammed", "stuffed", "wedged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totalitarianism":{ "a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power":{ "examples":[ "in times of crisis, when a nation's people are frightened, there are often calls for totalitarianism" ], "synonyms":[ "absolutism", "autarchy", "authoritarianism", "autocracy", "Caesarism", "czarism", "tsarism", "tzarism", "despotism", "dictatorship", "totalism", "tyranny" ], "near synonyms":[ "monarchism", "monarchy", "monocracy", "Big Brother", "Big Brotherism", "Communism", "fascism", "Nazism", "domination", "oppression" ], "near antonyms":[ "democracy", "self-governance", "self-government", "self-rule", "freedom", "self-determination", "autonomy", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toy (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "examples":[ "that microscope is a delicate instrument, not something to be toyed with" ], "synonyms":[ "diddle (with)", "fiddle (with)", "fool (with)", "mess (with)", "monkey (with)", "play (with)", "tamper (with)", "tinker (with)", "twiddle (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abuse", "alter", "doctor", "manhandle", "manipulate", "mistreat", "misuse", "butt in", "interfere", "intrude", "meddle", "muck (about or around)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "to come":{ "being soon to appear or take place":{ "examples":[ "The best is yet to come ." ], "synonyms":[ "approaching", "coming", "forthcoming", "imminent", "impending", "nearing", "oncoming", "pending", "proximate", "upcoming" ], "near synonyms":[ "future", "anticipated", "awaited", "expected", "foreseen", "predicted" ], "near antonyms":[ "bygone", "erstwhile", "foregone", "former", "old", "onetime", "other", "past", "quondam", "sometime", "whilom" ], "antonyms":[ "late", "recent" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "toadying":{ "as in obsequious , fawning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fawning", "genuflecting", "groveling", "grovelling", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "subservient", "sycophantic", "reverent", "reverential", "venerating", "worshipful", "civil", "courteous", "gracious", "polite", "deferent", "deferential", "dutiful", "regardful", "respectful", "kid-glove", "kid-gloved" ], "near antonyms":[ "disrespectful", "undutiful", "abusive", "insulting", "offensive", "belittling", "demeaning", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disparaging", "contemptuous", "impudent", "irreverent", "scornful", "discourteous", "insolent", "rude", "uncivil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sycophancy , fawning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fawning", "sycophancy", "adoration", "idolatry", "worship", "cajolement", "cajolery", "ingratiation", "smarm", "caresses", "compliments", "congratulations", "felicitations", "greetings", "regards", "respects", "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "allurements", "blandishments", "endearments", "adulation", "blarney", "butter", "flannel", "flattery", "incense", "overpraise", "soft soap", "sweet talk", "taffy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "depreciation", "detraction", "disparagement", "put-down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win 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"patsies", "pigeons", "pushovers", "saps", "soft touches", "suckers" ], "near synonyms":[ "cat's-paws", "marks", "targets", "victims", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "butts", "derisions", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "mocks", "boobies", "dodoes", "dodos", "fools", "geese", "half-wits", "jackasses", "lunatics", "monkeys", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nitwits", "simpletons", "simps", "turkeys", "yo-yos", "losers", "blockheads", "dolts", "dopes", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schlumps", "schnooks" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheaters", "cheats", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "hoaxers", "sharks", "sharpers", "slickers", "swindlers", "tricksters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel by a motorized vehicle":{ "examples":[ "I spent some time tooling around town today" ], "synonyms":[ "automobiles", "drives", "motors" ], "near synonyms":[ "rolls", "wheels", "joyrides", "chauffeurs", "hacks", "taxis", "taxies", "rides", 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"rehired", "apprenticed", "contracted", "jobbed", "partnered", "subcontracted", "enlisted", "advanced", "promoted", "upgraded", "kept (on)", "headhunted", "scouted" ], "near antonyms":[ "furloughed", "laid off", "locked out" ], "antonyms":[ "axed", "canned", "discharged", "dismissed", "fired", "sacked" ] }, "to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{ "examples":[ "recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland" ], "synonyms":[ "adopted", "borrowed", "embraced", "espoused", "took up" ], "near synonyms":[ "domesticated", "naturalized", "appropriated", "arrogated", "took over", "usurped", "absorbed", "assimilated", "incorporated", "quoted", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "cultivated", "followed", "heeded", "honored", "used", "utilized", "brought up", "fostered", "nurtured", "raised", "reared", "affected", "assumed", "copied", "imitated", "pretended", "put on", "simulated" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "forsook", "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered", "abjured", "abnegated", "disowned", "rejected", "renounced", "repudiated", "spurned", "discarded", "jettisoned", "junked", "threw away", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "torpors":{ "lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "after a lifetime of setbacks, defeats, and failures, he could only greet the latest bad news with a resigned fatalism and dull torpor" ], "synonyms":[ "apathy", "casualness", "complacence", "disinterestedness", "disregard", "incuriosity", "incuriousness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "recklessness", "unawareness", "lethargy", "listlessness", "aloofness", "coldness", "cool", "detachment", "dispassion", "callosity", "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "insensitivity", "bloodlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "phlegm", "stoicism", "stolidity" ], "near antonyms":[ "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "conscientiousness", "curiosity", "heedfulness", "keenness", "sensitivity", "warmheartedness", "bias", "partiality", "prejudice", "ardor", "desire", "fervency", "passion", "vehemence", "warmth", "zeal" ], "antonyms":[ "concern", "interest", "regard" ] }, "physical or mental inertness":{ "examples":[ "following a gut-busting Thanksgiving dinner, we spent the rest of the day lounging about in a contented torpor" ], "synonyms":[ "hebetude", "languor", "lassitude", "lethargy", "listlessness", "stupor" ], "near synonyms":[ "boredom", "indifference", "malaise", "laziness", "fatigue", "sleepiness", "narcosis", "idleness", "inaction" ], "near antonyms":[ "eagerness", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "ambition", "enterprise" ], "antonyms":[ "vigor", "vim", "vitality", "vivacity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touches base (with)":{ "to transmit information or requests to":{ "examples":[ "Submit your 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"girlhood", "childhood", "nonage", "springtime", "youth", "adolescence", "juvenescence", "minority", "immaturity", "juvenility", "babyhood", "infancy" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulthood", "majority", "middle age", "midlife", "senectitude", "sunset", "winter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "to-dos":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "there was such a to-do when the mice got loose from the science room that I thought the principal was going to close the school" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "whirls", "williwaws", "zoos" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophonies", "clamors", "dins", "howls", "hue and cries", "noises", "outcries", "rackets", "roars", "disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toured":{ "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer" ], "synonyms":[ "journeyed", "peregrinated", "pilgrimaged", "traveled", "travelled", "trekked", "tripped", "voyaged" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivanted", "galavanted", "hopped", "jaunted", "knocked (about)", "perambulated", "rambled", "roamed", "roved", "traipsed", "wandered", "migrated", "road-tripped", "bused", "bussed", "cabbed", "coached", "cruised", "drove", "flew", "gigged", "jetted", "motored", "navigated", "rode", "rid", "rolled", "sailed", "trundled", "barnstormed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tomcat":{ "as in gib":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gib", "alley cat", "tabby", "kit", "kitten", "mouser", "cat", "feline", "house cat", "kitty", "moggy", "moggie", "puss", "pussy", "pussycat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toasty":{ "having or giving off heat to a moderate degree":{ "examples":[ "I'm nice and toasty in front of the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "heated", "hottish", "lukewarm", "tepid", "warm", "warmed", "warmish" ], "near synonyms":[ "thawed", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "steamy", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "white-hot", "overheated", "roasted", "superheated", "sweltering", "blazing", "glowing", "molten", "sizzling", "reheated", "rewarmed", "warmed-over" ], "near antonyms":[ "arctic", "bitter", "bleak", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy", "nippy", "polar", "raw", "sharp", "snappy", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "winterly", "wintry", "wintery", "frosted", "benumbed", "nipped", "numb" ], "antonyms":[ "chilled", "coldish", "cool", "cooled", "coolish", "refrigerated", "unheated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "toxic":{ "containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing":{ "examples":[ "certain plants are toxic if eaten" ], "synonyms":[ "envenomed", "poison", "poisoned", "poisonous", "venomous" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagious", "infectious", "infective", "pathogenic", "pestilent", "pestilential", "baneful", "deleterious", "harmful", "hurtful", "injurious", "malignant", "nocuous", "noxious", "virulent", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "calamitous", "deadly", "fatal", "fell", "lethal", "murderous" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficial", "curative", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "palliative", "remedial", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome", "benign", "harmless", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "nonfatal", "nonlethal" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous" ] }, "a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing":{ "examples":[ "tested for toxics in the water supply" ], "synonyms":[ "bane", "poison", "toxin", "venom" ], "near synonyms":[ "cancer", "contagion", "disease", "virus", "fungicide", "germicide", "herbicide", "insecticide", "microbicide", "pesticide", "toxicant" ], "near antonyms":[ "antidote", "antivenin", "antivenom", "mithridate", "cure", "cure-all", "elixir", "panacea" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "tosspot":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "a bar filled with the same old tosspots night after night" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholic", "alkie", "alky", "boozehound", "boozer", "dipsomaniac", "drinker", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "juicehead", "juicer", "lush", "rummy", "soak", "soaker", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "toper" ], "near synonyms":[ "swigger", "swiller", "wino" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainer", "nondrinker", "teetotaler", "teetotaller", "teetotalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toaster oven":{ "as in oven , stove":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broiler", "fryer", "frier", "microwave", "microwave oven", "oven", "roaster", "rotisserie", "stove", "toaster", "cooker", "cookstove", "range" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topsoils":{ "as in loams , humuses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "humuses", "loams", "clods", "dirt", "earth", "ground", "molds", "blacklands", "clays", "gaults", "gleys", "gucks", "gooks", "gumbos", "kaolins", "muck", "muds", "dust", "gravels", "sands", "alluviums", "alluvia", "colluvia", "colluviums", "detritus", "loesses", "marls", "sediments", "shingles", "silts", "duffs", "mulls", "subsoils", "substrata" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "town houses":{ "as in ranches , ranch houses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duplexes", "ranches", "ranch houses", "saltboxes", "semis", "split levels", "townhomes", "tract houses", "triplexes", "bungalows", "cabins", "casitas", "chalets", "cottages", "farmhouses", "granges", "haciendas", "homesteads", "castles", "ch\u00e2teaus", "ch\u00e2teaux", "countryseats", "estates", "halls", "manor houses", "manors", "mansions", "McMansions", "palaces", "villas", "hermitages", "manses", "parsonages", "rectories", "vicarages", "hooches", "hootches", "hovels", "hutches", "huts", "shacks", "shanties", "accommodations", "housings", "nests", "residencies", "shelters", "apartment houses", "apartments", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "flats", "tenement houses", "tenements", "walk-ups", "penthouses", "salons", "suites", "barracks", "billets", "boardinghouses", "dormitories", "dorms", "flophouses", "lodging houses", "lodgments", "lodgements", "rooming houses", "rooms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tornados":{ "a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point":{ "examples":[ "A siren alerted the town that they were in the path of a tornado .", "a tornado warning" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bluster", "gales", "hurricanes", "squalls", "tempests", "windstorms", "blasts", "blows", "flurries", "gusts", "scuds", "williwaws", "windblasts", "breezes", "zephyrs", "currents", "drafts", "airs", "breaths", "wafts", "puffs", "whiffs", "northeasters", "northerlies", "northers", "northwesters", "southeasters", "southwesters", "westerlies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toothache":{ "pain in or near a tooth":{ "examples":[ "He has a toothache and needs to see a dentist." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backache", "bellyache", "charley horse", "colic", "complaint", "earache", "gripe", "headache", "stomachache", "ache", "pain", "pang", "prick", "shoot", "smart", "sting", "stitch", "throe", "tingle", "twinge", "discomfort", "distress", "soreness", "tenderness", "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "misery", "sufferance", "suffering", "torment", "torture", "inflammation", "sore", "swelling", "damage", "detriment", "harm", "hurt", "injury" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "ease", "easiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "to the nines":{ "without any flaws or errors":{ "examples":[ "He showed up at the banquet dressed to the nines ." ], "synonyms":[ "faultlessly", "flawlessly", "ideally", "immaculately", "impeccably", "pat", "perfectly" ], "near synonyms":[ "excellently", "fabulously", "finely", "grandly", "greatly", "marvelously", "superbly", "superiorly", "superlatively", "terrifically", "exceptionally", "fancily", "specially" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "incompletely", "insufficiently", "fallibly", "atrociously", "execrably", "wretchedly" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "badly", "defectively", "faultily", "imperfectly" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "torques":{ "a decorative usually metal ring worn around the neck by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons":{ "examples":[ "a Bronze Age torque and armlet found at the burial site" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beads", "carcanets", "rivi\u00e8res", "chokers", "collars", "dog collars", "leis", "necklaces", "ropes", "strands", "bangles", "lavalieres", "lavallieres", "lockets", "pendants", "pendents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tows":{ "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "towed the car into the shop for repair" ], "synonyms":[ "drags", "draws", "hales", "hauls", "lugs", "pulls", "tugs" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracts", "heaves", "jerks", "yanks", "carries", "conveys", "ferries", "moves", "transports" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoves", "thrusts" ], "antonyms":[ "drives", "propels", "pushes" ] }, "as in drags":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drags", "draws", "hauls", "jerks", "plucks", "pulls", "tugs", "wrenches", "yanks", "hitches", "twitches", "grabs", "snatches" ], "near antonyms":[ "pushes", "heaves", "shoves", "thrusts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tourneys":{ "a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{ "examples":[ "progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney" ], "synonyms":[ "bouts", "competitions", "contests", "events", "games", "matches", "matchups", "meets", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tournaments" ], "near synonyms":[ "athletics", "sports", "battles", "conflicts", "scrimmages", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tugs-of-war", "tussles", "championships", "nationals", "finals", "nightcaps", "play-offs", "semifinals", "derbies", "field days", "gymkhanas", "outings", "biathlons", "decathlons", "heptathlons", "pentathlons", "triathlons", "marathons", "races", "ultramarathons", "heats", "rounds", "runs", "sets", "rallies", "volleys", "round-robins", "rubbers", "runoffs", "sudden deaths", "dead heats", "photo finishes", "seesaws", "classics" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took by surprise":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "I was taken by surprise when I heard the news and had trouble getting my thoughts together." ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "floored", "rocked", "shocked", "startled", "stunned", "stupefied", "surprised", "surprized", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddled", "bewildered", "blew away", "blindsided", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "dismayed", "jarred", "muddled", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "shook up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "took into account":{ "to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{ "examples":[ "Taking into account the possibility of stormy weather, we decided to spring for a cabin instead of pitching a tent." ], "synonyms":[ "allowed (for)", "considered", "factored (in or into)", "provided (for)", "regarded" ], "near synonyms":[ "accommodated", "adapted", "adjusted", "conditioned", "anticipated", "contemplated", "envisaged", "expected", "foresaw", "assumed", "presumed", "presupposed", "planned", "calculated", "faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "factored (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "discounted", "disregarded" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "touches down":{ "to come to rest after descending from the air":{ "examples":[ "the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes" ], "synonyms":[ "alights", "lands", "lights", "perches", "roosts", "settles" ], "near synonyms":[ "belly-lands", "crash-lands" ], "near antonyms":[ "arises", "ascends", "climbs", "rises", "flies", "floats", "glides", "planes", "soars", "wings", "hangs", "hovers" ], "antonyms":[ "blasts off", "takes off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "touches":{ "to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to touch this pan\u2014it's still hot" ], "synonyms":[ "feels" ], "near synonyms":[ "caresses", "embraces", "fingers", "fondles", "hugs", "kisses", "lips", "noses", "nudges", "nuzzles", "paws", "rubs", "strokes", "palpates", "palps", "brushes", "grazes", "shaves", "skims", "clasps", "clenches", "clings (to)", "clutches", "grasps", "grips", "handles", "holds", "palms", "chucks", "claps", "dabs", "flicks", "pats", "tags", "taps", "tips", "hits", "knocks", "pounds", "raps", "whacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{ "examples":[ "your speech on the true meaning of patriotism touched me deeply" ], "synonyms":[ "affects", "impacts", "impresses", "influences", "moves", "reaches", "strikes", "sways", "tells (on)" ], "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 affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, his insufferable arrogance tends to touch even the good deeds that he does" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "darkens", "mars", "poisons", "spoils", "stains", "taints", "tarnishes", "vitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimes", "besmears", "besmirches", "blackens", "blurs", "clouds", "dirties", "discolors", "pollutes", "smears", "smirches", "smudges", "smuts", "soils", "sullies", "tars", "tarres", "abases", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "bastardizes", "corrupts", "debauches", "demoralizes", "depraves", "perverts", "subverts", "colors", "distorts", "twists" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanses", "purifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "glorifies", "hallows", "magnifies", "uplifts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "our property touches theirs right where that big elm tree is" ], "synonyms":[ "abuts", "adjoins", "borders (on)", "butts (on or against)", "flanks", "fringes", "joins", "marches (with)", "neighbors", "skirts", "verges (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attaches (to)", "communicates (with)", "connects (with)", "links (with)", "bounds", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "fences", "lines", "margins", "rims", "surrounds", "contacts", "converges", "meets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the business or affair of":{ "examples":[ "I don't think this decision touches you, so butt out" ], "synonyms":[ "affects", "concerns", "involves" ], "near synonyms":[ "appertains (to)", "applies (to)", "bears (on)", "pertains (to)", "refers (to)", "relates (to)", "embroils", "ensnares", "entangles", "implicates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a very small amount":{ "examples":[ "added just a touch of parsley to the dish" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "rays", "scintillas", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smacks", "smells", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "soup\u00e7ons", "sparks", "spatters", "specks", "splashes", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "traces" ], "near synonyms":[ "hoots", "iotas", "jots", "minima", "minimums", "minims", "modicums", "semblances", "syllables", "tittles", "vestiges", "whits", "atoms", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps", "dashes", "drops", "pinches", "parts", "portions", "sections", "bites", "nibbles", "tastes", "handfuls", "handsful", "scatterings", "smatterings", "smatters", "doses", "shots", "chips", "flakes", "fragments", "shards", "shivers", "slivers", "smithereens", "splinters", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "boatloads", "buckets", "bundles", "bushels", "deals", "fistfuls", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "oodles", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "plenties", "potfuls", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "stacks", "wads", "wealths", "volumes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overflows", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "each designer has his or her own personal touches" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "attributes", "attributions", "characteristics", "characters", "criteria", "criterions", "diagnostics", "differentiae", "features", "fingerprints", "hallmarks", "markers", "marks", "notes", "particularities", "peculiarities", "points", "properties", "qualities", "specifics", "stamps", "traits" ], "near synonyms":[ "badges", "indications", "signs", "emblems", "symbols", "tokens", "charms", "graces", "excellences", "merits", "virtues", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "oddities", "quirks", "individualities", "singularities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an almost imperceptible sign of something":{ "examples":[ "a touch of irritation tinged his voice as the candidate fielded yet another question about his personal finances" ], "synonyms":[ "breaths", "flickers", "glimmers", "hints", "suggestions", "tangs", "traces", "whiffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "inklings", "intimations", "scents", "winds", "evidences", "indications", "marks", "signs" ], "near antonyms":[ "permeations", "pervasions", "saturations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tolerates":{ "to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference":{ "examples":[ "my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness" ], "synonyms":[ "allows", "lets", "permits", "suffers" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushes (aside or off)", "condones", "disregards", "ignores", "overlooks", "shrugs off", "winks (at)", "excuses", "forgives", "pardons", "brooks", "caters (to)", "gives in (to)", "humors", "indulges" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbids", "prohibits", "curbs", "deters", "discourages", "frustrates", "holds back", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)" ], "antonyms":[ "bars", "blocks", "constrains", "prevents" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making" ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "absorbs", "accepts", "bears", "bides", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "goes", "hacks", "handles", "meets", "pockets", "stands", "sticks out", "stomachs", "supports", "sustains", "sweats out", "takes", "wears" ], "near synonyms":[ "allows", "permits", "suffers", "swallows", "reconciles (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (with or to)", "assents (to)", "capitulates", "consents (to)", "respects", "submits (to)", "yields (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toss one's cookies":{ "to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{ "examples":[ "He was so seasick he almost tossed his cookies ." ], "synonyms":[ "barf", "gag", "heave", "hurl", "puke", "retch", "spew", "spit up", "throw up", "upchuck", "vomit" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgorge", "regurgitate", "eject", "expel", "nauseate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "to":{ "earlier than":{ "examples":[ "right now it's 25 minutes to 10:00" ], "synonyms":[ "afore", "ahead of", "before", "ere", "fore", "'fore", "of", "previous to", "prior to" ], "near synonyms":[ "till", "until", "up to" ], "near antonyms":[ "next", "next to", "since" ], "antonyms":[ "after", "following" ] }, "type":[ "preposition" ] }, "townees":{ "as in locals , localites":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burghers", "localites", "locals", "townies", "townsmen", "villagers", "colonists", "\u00e9migr\u00e9s", "emigr\u00e9s", "migrants", "newcomers", "settlers", "citizens", "nationals", "subjects", "aborigines", "natives", "cohabitants", "coresidents", "co-residents", "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "inhabiters", "occupants", "residents", "residers", "tenants" ], "near antonyms":[ "transients", "aliens", "foreigners", "nonresidents", "guests", "tourists", "visitors", "defectors", "emigrants", "escapers", "evacuees", "exiles", "expatriates", "refugees" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torch":{ "a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property":{ "examples":[ "several suspicious fires in the past few months have probably been set by the same torch" ], "synonyms":[ "arsonist", "firebug", "incendiary" ], "near synonyms":[ "pyromaniac", "flamer", "igniter", "ignitor", "immolator", "inflamer", "kindler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to set (something) on fire":{ "examples":[ "police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money" ], "synonyms":[ "burn", "enkindle", "fire", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "light" ], "near synonyms":[ "immolate", "deflagrate", "char", "frizzle", "scorch", "bake", "broil", "cook", "ash", "cremate", "incinerate", "kiln", "set off", "brighten", "illuminate", "illumine", "irradiate", "lighten", "radiate", "scald", "scathe", "sear", "reignite", "rekindle", "relight", "bank", "stoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "choke", "smother", "suffocate", "stamp (out)", "blacken", "darken", "dim", "dull", "obscure" ], "antonyms":[ "douse", "dowse", "extinguish", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tossing":{ "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas" ], "synonyms":[ "careening", "lurching", "pitching", "rocking", "rolling", "seesawing", "swaying", "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 make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "fidgeting", "jerking", "jigging", "jiggling", "squiggling", "squirming", "thrashing", "threshing", "twisting", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitting", "fluttering", "twittering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shivering", "shuddering", "trembling", "pacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding", "calming (down)", "stilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "toss that football over here" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "catapulting", "chucking", "dashing", "firing", "flinging", "heaving", "hurling", "hurtling", "launching", "lobbing", "lofting", "pegging", "pelting", "pitching", "slinging", "throwing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowling", "darting", "flipping", "gunning", "hooking", "passing", "rolling", "shooting", "bucking", "ejecting", "impelling", "precipitating", "projecting", "propelling", "rifling", "thrusting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiering", "casting (off)", "chucking", "deep-sixing", "discarding", "ditching", "dumping", "eighty-sixing", "86ing", "exorcising", "exorcizing", "flinging (off or away)", "jettisoning", "junking", "laying by", "losing", "pitching", "rejecting", "scrapping", "shedding", "shucking (off)", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "unloading" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoning", "abdicating", "deserting", "forsaking", "dismissing", "kicking out", "abolishing", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "extirpating", "liquidating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "employing", "using", "utilizing", "holding", "holding back", "keeping", "retaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tongues":{ "the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication":{ "examples":[ "he spoke in a tongue that I didn't understand" ], "synonyms":[ "languages", "lingos", "lingoes", "mother tongues", "speeches", "vocabularies" ], "near synonyms":[ "acrolects", "argots", "cants", "colloquials", "dialects", "idiolects", "idioms", "jargons", "parlances", "patois", "patter", "pidgins", "slangs", "slanguages", "vernaculars", "colloquialisms", "localisms", "provincialisms", "regionalisms", "shibboleths", "vernacularisms", "terminologies", "coinages", "modernisms", "neologisms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torrent":{ "a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms":{ "examples":[ "the dam broke, unleashing a torrent down the dry riverbed" ], "synonyms":[ "alluvion", "bath", "cataclysm", "cataract", "deluge", "flood", "flood tide", "inundation", "Niagara", "overflow", "spate" ], "near synonyms":[ "current", "river", "stream", "tide", "cloudburst", "discharge", "flush", "gush", "outflow", "outpouring", "flux", "inflow", "influx", "engulfment", "washout", "avalanche", "blizzard", "cascade", "waterfall", "excess", "glut", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus" ], "near antonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "trickle" ], "antonyms":[ "drought", "drouth" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tommy-guns":{ "as in assault weapons , assault rifles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "AK-47s", "assault rifles", "assault weapons", "automatics", "carbines", "machine guns", "machine pistols", "repeaters", "submachine guns", "blunderbusses", "breechloaders", "culverins", "fieldpieces", "firelocks", "flintlocks", "harquebuses", "arquebuses", "matchlocks", "muskets", "rifles", "shotguns", "smoothbores", "twenty-twos", ".22s", "spearguns", "self-loaders", "semiautomatics", "derringers", "forty-fives", ".45s", "gats", "handguns", "pistols", "revolvers", "rods", "roscoes", "sidearms", "six-guns", "six-shooters", "zip guns", "arms", "firearms", "guns", "heat", "pieces", "small arms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in machine-guns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "machine-guns", "pistols", "shotguns", "croaks", "destroys", "dispatches", "does in", "fells", "ices", "kills", "slays", "blasts (at)", "fires (at)", "annihilates", "blots out", "butchers", "decimates", "massacres", "slaughters", "wipes out", "blazes", "peppers", "potshots", "snipes (at)", "blows away", "brings down", "drops", "picks off", "shoots down", "drills", "guns", "plugs", "pops", "shoots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "toothy":{ "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "appetizing", "dainty", "delectable", "delicious", "delish", "flavorful", "flavorsome", "luscious", "lush", "mouthwatering", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "scrumptious", "succulent", "tasteful", "tasty", "toothsome", "yummy" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestible", "eatable", "edible", "delightful", "heavenly", "pleasing", "agreeable", "gratifying", "pleasant", "satisfying", "choice", "delicate", "exquisite", "rare" ], "near antonyms":[ "banal", "boring", "commonplace", "tedious", "noisome", "smelly", "stinky", "noxious", "unwholesome", "miserable", "wretched", "abhorrent", "abominable", "awful", "detestable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "foul", "horrid", "nauseating", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "sickening", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "distasteful", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "stale", "tasteless", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "torch songs":{ "as in songs , folk songs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arias", "arie", "art songs", "barcaroles", "barcarolles", "blues", "chansons", "chanteys", "chanties", "shanties", "chants", "choruses", "croons", "descants", "discants", "folk songs", "glees", "lullabies", "madrigals", "motets", "part-songs", "pops", "rockers", "roundelays", "rounds", "serenades", "standards", "anthems", "cantatas", "canticles", "carols", "chorales", "hymns", "noels", "psalms", "spirituals", "ballads", "ditties", "jingles", "lays", "lyrics", "songs", "vocals", "dirges", "laments", "requiems", "threnodies", "drinking songs", "fight songs", "covers", "medleys", "remixes", "hallelujahs", "paeans" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took care of":{ "to attend to the needs and comforts of":{ "examples":[ "He took care of his mother when she got sick." ], "synonyms":[ "administered (to)", "cared (for)", "ministered (to)", "mothered", "nursed" ], "near synonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "remedied", "doctored", "treated", "aided", "conserved", "preserved", "provided (for)", "supported", "babied", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged" ], "near antonyms":[ "brushed (aside or off)", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "slighted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to pay the living expenses of":{ "examples":[ "We took care of our daughter until she graduated from college." ], "synonyms":[ "kept", "maintained", "provided (for)", "supported" ], "near synonyms":[ "financed", "funded", "patronized", "set up", "sponsored", "staked", "underwrote" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{ "examples":[ "He took care of his neighbors' plants while they were on vacation." ], "synonyms":[ "attended", "cared (for)", "minded", "oversaw", "superintended", "supervised", "tended", "watched" ], "near synonyms":[ "administrated", "conducted", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "guided", "managed", "operated", "presided (over)", "ran", "run", "regulated", "stewarded", "guarded", "patrolled", "protected", "safeguarded", "shielded", "babied", "babysat", "chaperoned", "mothered", "shepherded" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "passed 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"Brobdingnagian", "Bunyanesque", "cavernous", "colossal", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantic", "gross", "Himalayan", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "monolithic", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "pharaonic", "prodigious", "staggering", "stupendous", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "abundant", "ample", "appreciable", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "healthy", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "fat", "thick", "broad", "wide", "boundless", "cosmic", "cosmical", "immeasurable", "incalculable", "infinite", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "biggish", "considerable", "goodly", "grand", "great", "handsome", "husky", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "outsize", "outsized", "overscale", "overscaled", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "whacking", "whopping" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tongas":{ "as in victorias , phaetons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barouches", "broughams", "buckboards", "buggies", "cabriolets", "cabs", "calashes", "cal\u00e8ches", "caleches", "caroches", "carryalls", "chaises", "chariots", "coaches", "coup\u00e9s", "coupes", "curricles", "diligences", "dogcarts", "droshkies", "droskies", "four-in-hands", "gigs", "go-carts", "hackneys", "hansoms", "hansom cabs", "jaunting cars", "landaus", "phaetons", "post chaises", "roadsters", "rockaways", "stagecoaches", "stages", "stanhopes", "surreys", "tandems", "tilburies", "traps", "troikas", "victorias", "carriages", "equipages", "rigs", "turnouts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top billings":{ "the center of public attention":{ "examples":[ "despite being of epic proportions, the famine overseas rarely received top billing in the American press" ], "synonyms":[ "catbird seats", "center stages", "limelights", "spotlights" ], "near 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"acceptable", "tolerable", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "defensible", "excusable", "forgivable", "justifiable", "pardonable", "venial", "ethical", "good", "moral", "virtuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "indefensible", "inexcusable", "inexpiable", "insupportable", "unforgivable", "unjustifiable", "unpardonable", "unwarrantable", "insufferable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "abominable", "atrocious", "heinous", "monstrous", "outrageous", "scandalous", "shocking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference":{ "examples":[ "my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness" ], "synonyms":[ "allowed", "let", "permitted", "suffered" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed (aside or off)", "condoned", "disregarded", "ignored", "overlooked", "shrugged off", "winked (at)", "excused", "forgave", "pardoned", "brooked", "catered (to)", "gave in (to)", "humored", "indulged" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbade", "forbad", "prohibited", "curbed", "deterred", "discouraged", "frustrated", "held back", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)" ], "antonyms":[ "barred", "blocked", "constrained", "prevented" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making" ], "synonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "absorbed", "accepted", "bode", "bided", "bore", "brooked", "countenanced", "endured", "hacked", "handled", "met", "pocketed", "stomached", "stood", "stuck out", "supported", "sustained", "sweat out", "sweated out", "took", "went", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "suffered", "swallowed", "reconciled (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (with or to)", "assented (to)", "capitulated", "consented (to)", "respected", "submitted (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declined", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "turned down", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "avoided", "bypassed", "circumvented", "dodged", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "missed", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "town car":{ "as in wagon , sports car":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "convertible", "fastback", "hardtop", "hatchback", "notchback", "ragtop", "sports car", "sport-utility vehicle", "station wagon", "SUV", "wagon", "woody", "woodie", "coach", "jitney", "microbus", "minibus", "minivan", "omnibus", "van", "compact", "coupe", "coup\u00e9", "intermediate", "limousine", "mini", "minicar", "sedan", "subcompact", "V-8", "auto", "automobile", "bus", "car", "horseless carriage", "machine", "motor", "motorcar", "motor vehicle", "wheels", "gas-guzzler", "land yacht", "muscle car", "stock car", "turbocar", "beater", "clunker", "crate", "flivver", "jalopy", "junker", "cream puff", "phaeton", "roadster", "tin lizzie", "touring car", "hybrid" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toddles":{ "as in stumbles , lurches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flounders", "lurches", "stumbles", "falters", "rocks", "teeters", "totters", "wavers", "wobbles", "wabbles", "quakes", "quavers", "quivers", "shakes", "shudders", "trembles", "vibrates", "careens", "reels", "staggers", "weaves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "torn down":{ "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "creamed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "done in", "extinguished", "nuked", "pulled down", "pulverized", "razed", "rubbed out", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "totaled", "totalled", "vaporized", "wasted", "wracked", "wrecked" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaten", "beat", "bested", "clobbered", "conquered", "crushed", "defeated", "drubbed", "licked", "mastered", "overborne", "overborn", "overcome", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "routed", "scotched", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "blasted", "blown up", "broken", "crippled", "damaged", "defaced", "deteriorated", "disfigured", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "dynamited", "harmed", "impaired", "injured", "mangled", "marred", "mutilated", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "eroded", "scoured", "swept (away)", "washed out", "worn (away)", "dilapidated", "disassembled", "dismantled", "gutted", "taken down", "unbuilt", "undone", "unmade", "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out", "despoiled", "havocked", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "trampled", "trashed", "vandalized", "assassinated", "butchered", "cut down", "dispatched", "executed", "felled", "killed", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "mown (down)", "murdered", "slain", "slaughtered", "taken out", "zapped" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "reconditioned", "repaired", "revamped", "created", "invented", "assembled", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "molded", "produced", "shaped", "brought about", "constituted", "established", "fathered", "founded", "instituted", "organized", "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "remodeled", "renovated", "restored" ], "antonyms":[ "built", "constructed", "erected", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up" ] }, "to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{ "examples":[ "the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place" ], "synonyms":[ "demolished", "leveled", "levelled", "pulled down", "razed", "unbuilt" ], "near synonyms":[ "blown up", "dynamited", "abolished", "annihilated", "cracked up", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "destroyed", "devastated", "devoured", "dissolved", "done in", "eradicated", "extirpated", "finished", "flattened", "obliterated", "overturned", "pulverized", "ravaged", "ruined", "scourged", "smashed", "totaled", "totalled", "unmade", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "built", "constructed", "erected", "put up", "raised", "rebuilt", "renewed", "renovated", "restored", "created", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "made", "manufactured", "shaped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tool":{ "an article intended for use in work":{ "examples":[ "needed a special tool to open the case of the appliance" ], "synonyms":[ "device", "implement", "instrument", "utensil" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparatus", "appliance", "mechanism", "contraption", "contrivance", "gadget", "gizmo", "gismo", "jigger", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "adjunct", "appendage", "attachment" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another":{ "examples":[ "a ruthless leader using his trusting followers as tools in his quest for power" ], "synonyms":[ "cat's-paw", "instrument", "lay figure", "pawn", "puppet" ], "near synonyms":[ "chump", "dupe", "foil", "gull", "sucker", "victim", "minion", "stooge", "lap dog", "yes-man" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who is easily deceived or cheated":{ "examples":[ "you're just a pathetic tool of the advertising industry if you believe everything you see in TV commercials" ], "synonyms":[ "chump", "dupe", "gull", "mug", "patsy", "pigeon", "pushover", "sap", "soft touch", "sucker" ], "near synonyms":[ "cat's-paw", "mark", "target", "victim", "schlemiel", "shlemiel", "butt", "derision", "laughingstock", "mock", "mockery", "booby", "dodo", "fool", "goose", "half-wit", "jackass", "lunatic", "monkey", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nitwit", "simp", "simpleton", "turkey", "yo-yo", "loser", "blockhead", "dolt", "dope", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "schlub", "shlub", "schlump", "schnook" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheat", "cheater", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "hoaxer", "shark", "sharper", "slicker", "swindler", "trickster" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel by a motorized vehicle":{ "examples":[ "I spent some time tooling around town today" ], "synonyms":[ "automobile", "drive", "motor" ], "near synonyms":[ "roll", "wheel", "joyride", "chauffeur", "hack", "taxi", "ride", "drag", "race" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "too":{ "beyond a normal or acceptable limit":{ "examples":[ "ticket prices for the rock concert are simply too high" ], "synonyms":[ "devilishly", "excessively", "exorbitantly", "inordinately", "intolerably", "monstrously", "overly", "overmuch", "unacceptably", "unduly" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagantly", "immoderately", "intemperately", "extortionately", "inexcusably", "obscenely", "unbearably", "unconscionably", "unreasonably", "improperly", "inappropriately", "abnormally", "extraordinarily", "freakishly", "singularly", "uncommonly", "uncustomarily", "unusually", "astronomically", "considerably", "deadly", "eminently", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extensively", "extra", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "incredibly", "mightily", "remarkably", "significantly", "substantially", "super", "terribly", "very", "whacking" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "moderately", "modestly", "reasonably", "temperately", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "insufficiently" ] }, "in addition to what has been said":{ "examples":[ "I want to buy this sweater\u2014and that sweater too !" ], "synonyms":[ "additionally", "again", "also", "besides", "either", "further", "furthermore", "likewise", "more", "moreover", "then", "withal", "yet" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "the audience didn't seem too interested in what the speaker had to say" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "torturers":{ "a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{ "examples":[ "a sadistic torturer of men he regarded as weak, the drillmaster really had it in for one recruit" ], "synonyms":[ "baiters", "harassers", "hecklers", "mockers", "needlers", "persecutors", "quizzers", "quizzes", "ridiculers", "taunters", "teasers", "teases", "tormentors", "tormenters" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittlers", "deriders", "detractors", "gibers", "jibers", "insulters", "jeerers", "scoffers", "scorners", "trash-talkers", "smart alecks", "smart alecs", "smarties", "smarty-pants", "wiseacres", "wise guys", "kidders", "lampooners", "satirists", "accusers", "blamers", "troublemakers", "assailants", "attackers", "molesters", "victimizers", "bothers", "disturbers", "pests" ], "near antonyms":[ "defenders", "deliverers", "guards", "protectors", "rescuers", "saviors", "saviours", "comforters", "solaces", "soothers", "succorers", "bodyguards", "champions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tormented":{ "as in frustrated , tortured":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badgered", "bedeviled", "frustrated", "haggled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "inconvenienced", "persecuted", "pestered", "pinpricked", "plagued", "provoked", "tested", "tortured", "tried", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "irked", "irritated", "narked", "peeved", "put out", "scunnered", "teed off", "vexed", "displeased", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled", "upset", "angered", "angry", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "mad", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steaming", "bristly", "cross", "disapproving", "huffy", "piqued", "resentful", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "snappish", "snuffy", "testy", "touchy" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "pleased", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "he was tormented by nightmares about the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicted", "agonized", "anguished", "bedeviled", "beset", "besieged", "cursed", "excruciated", "harrowed", "persecuted", "plagued", "racked", "tortured" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailed", "attacked", "badgered", "dogged", "hounded", "pursued", "rode", "rid", "aggravated", "agitated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "distressed", "disturbed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "molested", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "flustered", "grieved", "perturbed", "strained", "stressed", "tried", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "crushed", "oppressed", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "smote", "struck", "tyrannized", "victimized", "hurt", "pained", "panged", "pricked", "smarted", "stabbed", "stung", "wrung", "martyred" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "delivered", "released", "relieved", "reprieved", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "solaced", "soothed", "succored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "toadies":{ "a person who flatters another in order to get ahead":{ "examples":[ "no one liked the office toady , who spent most of her time complimenting the boss on what a great job he was doing" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polishers", "bootlickers", "brownnosers", "fawners", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "lickspittles", "suck-ups", "sycophants" ], "near synonyms":[ "yes-men", "apparatchiks", "apparatchiki", "company men", "hangers-on", "leeches", "parasites", "spongers", "sponges", "henchmen", "lackeys", "lapdogs", "minions", "running dogs", "satellites", "slaves", "stooges", "admirers", "cultists", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "grovelers", "idolaters", "idolators", "worshippers", "worshipers", "zealots", "adherents", "camp followers", "converts", "disciples", "followers", "me-tooers", "partisans", "partizans", "pupils", "votaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{ "examples":[ "a satirical novel about an amoral go-getter who toadies his way to the top of the corporate ladder" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polishes", "bootlicks", "fawns", "fusses", "kowtows", "sucks (up)", "truckles" ], "near synonyms":[ "drools", "gushes", "slavers", "slobbers", "endears", "ingratiates", "courts", "woos", "adulates", "idolizes", "worships", "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "flatters", "overpraises", "soft-soaps", "cowers", "cringes", "grovels", "abases", "debases", "demeans", "defers", "submits", "yields" ], "near antonyms":[ "despises", "disdains", "scorns", "gibes", "jibes", "jeers", "scoffs", "braves", "challenges", "defies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "towels":{ "a piece of cloth used for drying things":{ "examples":[ "She dried her hair with a towel .", "Here's a towel to wipe up the spill." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "napkins", "serviettes", "tissues", "towelettes", "handkerchiefs", "handkerchieves", "hankies", "kerchiefs", "kerchieves", "bandannas", "bandanas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toppings":{ "as in garnishes , fixings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fixings", "garnishes", "condiments", "relishes", "seasonings", "dips", "marinades", "dressings", "gravies", "sauces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tousles":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "topless":{ "as in seminude":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "seminude", "au naturel", "bare", "bottomless", "disrobed", "mother-naked", "naked", "nude", "raw", "starkers", "stripped", "unclad", "unclothed", "undressed", "denuded", "peeled", "unveiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "attired", "clad", "clothed", "dressed", "garbed", "invested", "robed", "suited", "covered", "veiled", "arrayed", "caparisoned", "decked (out)", "rigged (out)", "tricked (out)", "vested", "decent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "toiling":{ "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture" ], "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", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totalities":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "examples":[ "the totality of the stars in the universe can only be loosely guessed at" ], "synonyms":[ "aggregates", "fulls", "summations", "sums", "sum totals", "totals", "wholes" ], "near synonyms":[ "grosses", "entireties", "bulks", "masses", "enchiladas", "schmears" ], "near antonyms":[ "nets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toffee-nosed":{ "being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior":{ "examples":[ "having come from the middle class, he suffered at the hands of the toffee-nosed twits at Eton" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "elitist", "high-hat", "persnickety", "potty", "ritzy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "snotty" ], "near synonyms":[ "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", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "prideful", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swelled-headed", "swellheaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "democratic", "egalitarian", "egoless", "humble", "modest", "unpretentious", "antielitist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "touching (on)":{ "to come very close to being":{ "examples":[ "that behavior touches on insanity" ], "synonyms":[ "bordering (on)", "trenching (on)", "verging (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "approaching", "nearing", "appearing", "looking", "resembling", "seeming", "suggesting", "approximating", "comparing (with)", "measuring up (to)", "stacking up (against or with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "touch (on)":{ "to come very close to being":{ "examples":[ "that behavior touches on insanity" ], "synonyms":[ "border (on)", "trench (on)", "verge (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "approach", "near", "appear", "look", "resemble", "seem", "suggest", "approximate", "compare (with)", "measure up (to)", "stack up (against or with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toe":{ "as in belly , sole":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belly", "sole", "bottom", "underbelly", "underbody", "underpart", "underside", "undersurface", "base", "floor", "foot", "ground", "seat", "underpinning", "undercarriage" ], "near antonyms":[ "face", "top", "acme", "apex", "climax", "crest", "crown", "culmination", "height", "high-water mark", "meridian", "peak", "pinnacle", "roof", "summit", "cusp", "head", "point", "tip", "tip-top", "zenith" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Tory":{ "a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{ "examples":[ "a small-town Tory who saw that society was changing, much to his regret" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservative", "conservative", "paleoconservative", "reactionary", "right-winger", "rightist", "traditionalist" ], "near synonyms":[ "right", "right-wing", "conformist", "neocon", "neoconservative", "diehard", "standpatter", "bourbon", "Colonel Blimp", "fuddy-duddy", "square", "stuffed shirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "extremist", "radical", "red", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "reformer", "reformist" ], "antonyms":[ "leftist", "left-winger", "lefty", "liberal", "progressive" ] }, "as in neoconservative , blimpish":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blimpish", "neoconservative", "ultraright", "ultrarightist", "devoted", "faithful", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "true-blue", "dowdy", "fogyish", "fogeyish", "fuddy-duddy", "ossified", "set", "stodgy", "conventional", "square", "right", "right-wing", "archconservative", "brassbound", "button-down", "buttoned-down", "conservative", "die-hard", "hidebound", "mossbacked", "old-fashioned", "old-line", "old-school", "orthodox", "paleoconservative", "reactionary", "standpat", "traditional", "traditionalistic", "ultraconservative", "unprogressive", "antiliberal", "antimodern", "antiprogressive", "antireform", "antirevolutionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "large-minded", "liberal", "nonconservative", "nonconventional", "nonorthodox", "nontraditional", "open-minded", "progressive", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "anticonventional", "antiestablishment", "antitraditional", "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "nonconformist", "advanced", "contemporary", "modern", "lefty", "radical", "ultraleft", "ultraleftist", "ultraprogressive", "ultraradical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "tor":{ "as in butte , hogback":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "butte", "cuesta", "hogback", "barranca", "barranco", "bluff", "cliff", "crag", "escarpment", "palisade", "precipice", "scar", "scarp", "bulwark", "embankment", "declivity", "drop-off", "pitch" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took kindly to":{ "to have a favorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "They didn't take kindly to his rude behavior." ], "synonyms":[ "accepted", "approved (of)", "cared (for)", "countenanced", "favored", "OK'd", "okayed", "subscribed (to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "backed (up)", "concurred (in)", "stood by", "supported", "sustained", "upheld", "bore", "endured", "tolerated", "assented (to)", "consented (to)", "commended", "recommended", "enjoyed", "liked" ], "near antonyms":[ "blacklisted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "damned", "denounced", "deprecated", "depreciated", "disparaged", "reprehended", "reprobated", "disliked", "minded", "detested", "hated", "loathed", "dissented (from)", "objected (to)", "opposed" ], "antonyms":[ "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "town":{ "a thickly settled, highly populated area":{ "examples":[ "after driving for miles with nothing but corn and wheat fields to look at, we were relieved to roll into a small town and have a bite to eat at the local diner" ], "synonyms":[ "asphalt jungle", "burg", "city", "cosmopolis", "megacity", "megalopolis", "metropolis", "municipality" ], "near synonyms":[ "borough", "conurbation", "urban sprawl", "exurb", "suburb", "suburbia", "central city", "edge city", "garden city", "core city", "downtown", "inner city", "midtown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tones (down)":{ "as in mutes , muffles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "muffles", "mutes", "benumbs", "blunts", "cauterizes", "dampens", "damps", "deadens", "dulls", "numbs", "decreases", "diminishes", "lessens", "lets up (on)", "lowers", "reduces", "subdues", "debilitates", "enfeebles", "weakens", "dwindles", "recedes", "subsides", "tapers (off)", "wanes", "alleviates", "eases", "lightens", "abates", "moderates" ], "near antonyms":[ "sharpens", "whets", "amplifies", "augments", "beefs (up)", "boosts", "consolidates", "deepens", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "redoubles", "steps up", "strengthens", "animates", "arouses", "stimulates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took back":{ "to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{ "examples":[ "I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was" ], "synonyms":[ "abjured", "abnegated", "forswore", "foreswore", "recanted", "reneged", "renounced", "repealed", "repudiated", "retracted", "unsaid", "withdrew" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicted", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "abandoned", "bolted", "forsook", "gave up", "relinquished", "spurned", "surrendered", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disproved", "disputed", "rebutted", "refuted", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked", "disallowed", "recalled", "revoked" ], "near antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "affirmed", "asserted", "avowed", "claimed", "contended", "declared", "maintained", "proclaimed", "professed", "stated", "vouched", "vowed", "backed", "confirmed", "defended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "espoused", "maintained", "supported", "upheld", "accepted", "adopted", "embraced" ], "antonyms":[ "adhered (to)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "top gun":{ "as in big gun , top dog":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "big cheese", "big gun", "bigwig", "top dog", "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "magnate", "mogul", "president", "prince", "cohead", "coleader", "figurehead", "employer", "gaffer", "ganger", "dominator", "lord", "overlord", "potentate", "ruler", "sovereign", "sovran", "micromanager", "leadman", "manager", "overseer", "principal", "skipper", "standard-bearer", "steward", "straw boss", "superintendent", "superior", "supervisor", "subchief", "subdirector", "administrator", "commander", "director", "executive", "general", "governor", "hierarch", "higher-up" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependent", "inferior", "junior", "secondary", "subject", "subordinate", "underling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tommy-gunning":{ "as in machine-gunning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "machine-gunning", "pistoling", "pistolling", "shotgunning", "croaking", "destroying", "dispatching", "doing in", "felling", "icing", "killing", "slaying", "blasting (at)", "firing (at)", "annihilating", "blotting out", "butchering", "decimating", "massacring", "slaughtering", "wiping out", "blazing", "peppering", "potshotting", "sniping (at)", "blowing away", "bringing down", "dropping", "picking off", "shooting down", "drilling", "gunning", "plugging", "popping", "shooting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tome":{ "a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction":{ "examples":[ "picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store" ], "synonyms":[ "book", "volume" ], "near synonyms":[ "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade book", "trade edition", "folio", "quarto", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "picture book" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took a powder":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "He took a powder before anyone even noticed he was there." ], "synonyms":[ "bailed", "bailed out", "booked", "bugged off", "bugged out", "buggered off", "buzzed (off)", "cleared off", "cleared out", "cut out", "departed", "dug out", "exited", "got", "got off", "moved", "packed (up or off)", "parted", "peeled off", "piked (out or off)", "pulled out", "pushed off", "pushed on", "quit", "quitted", "ran along", "sallied (forth)", "scarpered", "shoved (off)", "stepped (along)", "took off", "vamoosed", "walked out", "went", "went off" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "started", "struck out", "absconded", "decamped", "escaped", "evacuated", "fled", "flew", "got out", "mizzled", "ran away", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped", "lit", "lighted out", "stepped out", "went out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "vacated", "emigrated", "adjourned", "removed", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lodged", "remained", "settled", "stayed", "tarried", "approached", "closed", "neared", "hit", "landed", "reached" ], "antonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "showed up", "turned up" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "to bits":{ "to a full extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "They love their new kitten to bits ." ], "synonyms":[ "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "clean", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "heartily", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "categorically", "cold", "downright", "hands down", "plain", "stone", "stone-cold", "unqualifiedly", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "more or less", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "predominately", "primarily", "principally", "substantially", "abundantly", "copiously", "generously", "greatly" ], "near antonyms":[ "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "antonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "toning (down)":{ "as in muting , muffling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "muffling", "muting", "benumbing", "blunting", "cauterizing", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "dulling", "numbing", "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "letting up (on)", "lowering", "reducing", "subduing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "weakening", "dwindling", "receding", "subsiding", "tapering (off)", "waning", "alleviating", "easing", "lightening", "abating", "moderating" ], "near antonyms":[ "sharpening", "whetting", "amplifying", "augmenting", "beefing (up)", "boosting", "consolidating", "deepening", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "redoubling", "stepping up", "strengthening", "animating", "arousing", "stimulating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tourbillons":{ "as in vortices , whirls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gulfs", "maelstroms", "vortices", "vortexes", "whirlpools", "eddies", "swirls", "whirls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toggles":{ "to fasten with a device in which a small piece of wood, plastic, metal, etc. is pushed through a loop or hole":{ "examples":[ "toggled his duffel coat closed" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adheres", "bolts", "cinches", "clamps", "clasps", "clenches", "clinches", "clips", "glues", "hangs", "harnesses", "hasps", "laces", "lashes", "latches", "nails", "pastes", "pins", "plasters", "rivets", "screws", "shackles", "staples", "sticks", "straps", "tackles", "tacks", "ties", "yokes", "affixes", "attaches", "bends", "fastens", "fixes", "coapts", "connects", "joins", "links", "unites", "reaffixes", "reattaches", "refastens", "refixes", "resecures", "battens", "belays", "buttons", "does up" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "loosens", "looses", "unbinds", "unfixes", "unlashes", "unties", "detaches", "undoes", "unfastens", "unhooks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "torridness":{ "as in heat , torridity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heat", "hotness", "stuffiness", "sultriness", "torridity", "glow", "radiance", "radiancy", "balminess", "mildness", "temperateness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "warmness", "warmth" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilliness", "coolness", "bitterness", "bleakness", "cold", "coldness", "frigidity", "frigidness", "frostiness", "iciness", "rawness", "sharpness", "frost" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toady":{ "a person who flatters another in order to get ahead":{ "examples":[ "no one liked the office toady , who spent most of her time complimenting the boss on what a great job he was doing" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polisher", "bootlicker", "brownnoser", "fawner", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "lickspittle", "suck-up", "sycophant" ], "near synonyms":[ "yes-man", "apparatchik", "company man", "hanger-on", "leech", "parasite", "sponge", "sponger", "henchman", "lackey", "lapdog", "minion", "running dog", "satellite", "slave", "stooge", "admirer", "cultist", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "groveler", "idolater", "idolator", "worshipper", "worshiper", "zealot", "adherent", "camp follower", "convert", "disciple", "follower", "me-tooer", "partisan", "partizan", "pupil", "votary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{ "examples":[ "a satirical novel about an amoral go-getter who toadies his way to the top of the corporate ladder" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polish", "bootlick", "fawn", "fuss", "kowtow", "suck (up)", "truckle" ], "near synonyms":[ "drool", "gush", "slaver", "slobber", "endear", "ingratiate", "court", "woo", "adulate", "idolize", "worship", "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "flatter", "overpraise", "soft-soap", "cower", "cringe", "grovel", "abase", "debase", "demean", "defer", "submit", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "despise", "disdain", "scorn", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "scoff", "brave", "challenge", "defy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "towering (over)":{ "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "examples":[ "that actor's performance towered over all others in the film" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outclassing", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outgunning", "outmatching", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending" ], "near synonyms":[ "one-upping", "outpacing", "outracing", "outrunning", "overpassing", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "outcompeting", "outperforming", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "shaming", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "worsting", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "overbearing", "overshadowing", "trumping" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toploftiness":{ "an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims":{ "examples":[ "a drama critic who delivers his judgments with the toploftiness of an infallible deity" ], "synonyms":[ "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" ], "near synonyms":[ "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", "boastfulness", "bombast", "braggadocio", "bravado", "strut", "swagger", "triumphalism", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "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" ], "antonyms":[ "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "townsman":{ "a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis":{ "examples":[ "thousands of townsmen turned out to vote on the school budget" ], "synonyms":[ "burgher", "citizen", "townie", "towny", "villager" ], "near synonyms":[ "townswoman", "cliff dweller", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "national", "native", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "subject", "town", "townsfolk", "townspeople", "suburbanite", "urbanite" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "guest", "nonnative", "tourist", "transient", "visitor", "gownsman" ], "antonyms":[ "noncitizen" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toasting":{ "to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree":{ "examples":[ "come over and toast your toes by the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "heating", "hotting (up)", "warming" ], "near synonyms":[ "overheating", "superheating", "reheating", "rewarming", "thawing", "baking", "cooking", "roasting", "burning", "charring", "firing", "parching", "scalding", "scorching", "searing" ], "near antonyms":[ "freezing", "frosting", "icing", "supercooling" ], "antonyms":[ "chilling", "cooling", "refrigerating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toothaches":{ "pain in or near a tooth":{ "examples":[ "He has a toothache and needs to see a dentist." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backaches", "bellyaches", "charley horses", "colics", "complaints", "earaches", "gripes", "headaches", "stomachaches", "aches", "pains", "pangs", "pricks", "shoots", "smarts", "stings", "stitches", "throes", "tingles", "twinges", "discomforts", "distresses", "afflictions", "agonies", "anguishes", "miseries", "sufferances", "sufferings", "torments", "tortures", "inflammations", "sores", "swellings", "damages", "detriments", "harms", "hurts", "injuries" ], "near antonyms":[ "comforts", "eases" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top dogs":{ "as in rulers , subjugators":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dominators", "overdogs", "rulers", "subjugators", "champions", "champs", "finalists", "placers", "beaters", "conquerors", "masters", "subduers", "trimmers", "vanquishers", "victors", "whippers", "winners" ], "near antonyms":[ "losers", "punching bags", "pushovers", "quitters", "failures", "flops", "washouts", "underdogs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toying (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "examples":[ "that microscope is a delicate instrument, not something to be toyed with" ], "synonyms":[ "diddling (with)", "fiddling (with)", "fooling (with)", "messing (with)", "monkeying (with)", "playing (with)", "tampering (with)", "tinkering (with)", "twiddling (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abusing", "altering", "doctoring", "manhandling", "manipulating", "mistreating", "misusing", "butting in", "interfering", "intruding", "meddling", "mucking (about or around)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "towers":{ "a large, magnificent, or massive building":{ "examples":[ "a hill from which one can gaze upon the towers of that great and historic city" ], "synonyms":[ "cathedrals", "edifices", "halls", "palaces" ], "near synonyms":[ "constructions", "erections", "structures", "castles", "ch\u00e2teaus", "ch\u00e2teaux", "countryseats", "estates", "haciendas", "manor houses", "manors", "mansions", "showplaces", "villas", "mausoleums", "mausolea", "memorials", "monuments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in surges":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "surges", "arises", "ascends", "aspires", "climbs", "lifts", "mounts", "rises", "soars", "thrusts", "uprears", "uprises", "ups", "upthrusts", "upturns", "boosts", "elevates", "raises", "upheaves", "uplifts", "upraises", "balloons", "blasts off", "takes off", "zooms", "crests", "scales", "surmounts", "tops", "cants", "inclines", "leans", "lists", "reclines", "slants", "slopes", "tilts", "tips" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "descends", "dips", "drops", "falls (off)", "plunges", "dives", "nose-dives", "plummets", "sinks", "slides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tongue-lashings":{ "as in invectives , vituperations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assaults", "attacks", "broadsides", "invectives", "lashings", "vituperations", "diatribes", "harangues", "jeremiads", "philippics", "rants", "tirades", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproofs", "abuses", "castigations", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "belittlements", "deprecations", "depreciations", "disparagements", "excoriations", "execrations", "revilements", "admonishments", "admonitions", "lectures", "sermons" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "panegyrics", "rhapsodies", "tributes", "acclaim", "acclamations", "accolades", "citations", "homages", "honors", "praises", "approvals", "blessings", "commendations", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "ovations", "plaudits", "raves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torched":{ "to set (something) on fire":{ "examples":[ "police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money" ], "synonyms":[ "burned", "burnt", "enkindled", "fired", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "immolated", "deflagrated", "charred", "frizzled", "scorched", "baked", "broiled", "cooked", "ashed", "cremated", "incinerated", "kilned", "set off", "brightened", "illuminated", "illumined", "irradiated", "lightened", "radiated", "scalded", "scathed", "seared", "reignited", "rekindled", "relit", "relighted", "banked", "stoked" ], "near antonyms":[ "choked", "smothered", "suffocated", "stamped (out)", "blackened", "darkened", "dimmed", "dulled", "obscured" ], "antonyms":[ "doused", "dowsed", "extinguished", "put out", "quenched", "snuffed (out)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toggle":{ "to fasten with a device in which a small piece of wood, plastic, metal, etc. is pushed through a loop or hole":{ "examples":[ "toggled his duffel coat closed" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adhere", "bolt", "cinch", "clamp", "clasp", "clench", "clinch", "clip", "glue", "hang", "harness", "hasp", "lace", "lash", "latch", "nail", "paste", "pin", "plaster", "rivet", "screw", "shackle", "staple", "stick", "strap", "tack", "tackle", "tie", "yoke", "affix", "attach", "bend", "fasten", "fix", "coapt", "connect", "join", "link", "unite", "reaffix", "reattach", "refasten", "refix", "resecure", "batten", "belay", "button", "do up" ], "near antonyms":[ "break up", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "loose", "loosen", "unbind", "unfix", "unlash", "untie", "detach", "undo", "unfasten", "unhook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toils":{ "something that catches and holds":{ "examples":[ "a married woman hopelessly caught in the toils of an extramarital affair" ], "synonyms":[ "entanglement", "mesh(es)", "morass", "net", "noose", "quagmire", "quicksand", "snare", "tanglement", "trap", "web" ], "near synonyms":[ "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "cat's cradle", "labyrinth", "maze", "cobweb", "spiderweb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture" ], "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", "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":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "toad":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend" ], "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", "swine", "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" ] }, "toss (down or off)":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "tossed off the last of the medicine" ], "synonyms":[ "belt (down)", "drink", "gulp", "guzzle", "hoist", "imbibe", "knock back", "pound (down)", "quaff", "sip", "slug (down)", "slurp", "sup", "swig", "swill" ], "near synonyms":[ "lap", "lick", "suck", "consume", "down", "ingurgitate", "kill", "mouth (down)", "put away", "nip", "tipple", "pledge", "toast", "wine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "topography":{ "the physical features of a region as a whole":{ "examples":[ "a map of the topography of the coastline shows a significant loss of wetlands" ], "synonyms":[ "chorography", "geography", "geomorphology", "landscape", "terrain" ], "near synonyms":[ "scenery", "ground", "land", "landform", "terrane", "terrene" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "to boot":{ "in addition to what has been said":{ "examples":[ "They have a stellar food menu, and a nice drink selection to boot ." ], "synonyms":[ "additionally", "again", "also", "besides", "either", "further", "furthermore", "likewise", "more", "moreover", "then", "too", "withal", "yet" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "touching down":{ "to come to rest after descending from the air":{ "examples":[ "the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes" ], "synonyms":[ "alighting", "landing", "lighting", "perching", "roosting", "settling" ], "near synonyms":[ "belly-landing", "crash-landing" ], "near antonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "climbing", "rising", "floating", "flying", "gliding", "planing", "soaring", "winging", "hanging", "hovering" ], "antonyms":[ "blasting off", "taking off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "topsoil":{ "as in loam , humus":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "humus", "loam", "clod", "dirt", "earth", "ground", "mold", "blackland", "clay", "gault", "gley", "guck", "gook", "gumbo", "kaolin", "muck", "mud", "dust", "gravel", "sand", "alluvium", "colluvium", "detritus", "loess", "marl", "sediment", "shingle", "silt", "duff", "mull", "subsoil", "substratum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tore (out)":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "you'll never tear that secret out of me" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewed", "extracted", "pried", "prized", "pulled", "rooted (out)", "uprooted", "wrested", "wrung", "yanked" ], "near synonyms":[ "mined", "plucked", "removed", "took (out)", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanted", "inserted", "installed", "instilled", "crammed", "jammed", "rammed", "stuffed", "wedged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tosses (down or off)":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "belts (down)", "drinks", "gulps", "guzzles", "hoists", "imbibes", "knocks back", "pounds (down)", "quaffs", "sips", "slugs (down)", "slurps", "sups", "swigs", "swills" ], "near synonyms":[ "laps", "licks", "sucks", "consumes", "downs", "ingurgitates", "kills", "mouths (down)", "puts away", "nips", "tipples", "pledges", "toasts", "wines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "tormentor":{ "a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{ "examples":[ "shocked by the news that his chief tormentor from elementary school had written a book about the dangers of bullying" ], "synonyms":[ "baiter", "harasser", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "persecutor", "quiz", "quizzer", "ridiculer", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "torturer" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "giber", "jiber", "insulter", "jeerer", "scoffer", "scorner", "trash-talker", "smart aleck", "smart alec", "smarty", "smartie", "smarty-pants", "wiseacre", "wise guy", "kidder", "lampooner", "satirist", "accuser", "blamer", "troublemaker", "assailant", "attacker", "molester", "victimizer", "bother", "disturber", "pest" ], "near antonyms":[ "defender", "deliverer", "guard", "protector", "rescuer", "savior", "saviour", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toss":{ "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas" ], "synonyms":[ "careen", "lurch", "pitch", "rock", "roll", "seesaw", "sway", "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 make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddle", "fidget", "jerk", "jig", "jiggle", "squiggle", "squirm", "thrash", "thresh", "twist", "twitch", "wiggle", "wriggle", "writhe" ], "near synonyms":[ "flit", "flutter", "twitter", "quake", "quiver", "shake", "shiver", "shudder", "tremble", "pace" ], "near antonyms":[ "relax", "rest", "unwind", "calm (down)", "still" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "toss that football over here" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapult", "chuck", "dash", "fire", "fling", "heave", "hurl", "hurtle", "launch", "lob", "loft", "peg", "pelt", "pitch", "sling", "throw" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowl", "dart", "flip", "gun", "hook", "pass", "roll", "shoot", "buck", "eject", "impel", "precipitate", "project", "propel", "rifle", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "unload" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tootsies":{ "as in girls , girlfriends":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gals", "girlfriends", "girls", "inamoratas", "ladyloves", "lasses", "mistresses", "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "boys", "fellows", "men", "swains", "amours", "lovers", "paramours", "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "flames", "honeys", "hons", "loves", "squeezes", "sweethearts", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "sweets", "trueloves", "dolls", "ducks", "pets", "dates", "escorts", "steadies", "admirers", "gallants", "suitors", "wooers", "grooms", "husbands", "brides", "wives", "significant others" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tone (up)":{ "as in firm (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "firm (up)", "anneal", "temper", "energize", "invigorate", "vitalize", "beef (up)", "fortify", "harden", "strengthen", "toughen", "restrengthen" ], "near antonyms":[ "debilitate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "weaken", "cripple", "incapacitate", "paralyze", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "break down", "wear out", "sap", "undercut", "undermine" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took to":{ "to take pleasure in":{ "examples":[ "He took to figure skating at a young age." ], "synonyms":[ "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "got off (on)", "grooved (on)", "liked", "loved", "rejoiced (in)", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)", "savored", "savoured" ], "near synonyms":[ "admired", "appreciated", "cherished", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "ate (up)", "devoured", "drank (in)", "feasted (on)", "doted (on)", "idolized", "cottoned (to)", "favored", "preferred", "indulged (in)", "luxuriated (in)", "wallowed (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "detested", "disliked", "hated", "loathed", "condemned", "despised", "scorned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "toted":{ "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "toted his dog from the muddy backyard to the bathtub for a thorough washing" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "carried", "carted", "conveyed", "ferried", "hauled", "lugged", "packed", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "handed over", "transferred", "forwarded", "sent", "shipped", "transmitted", "brought", "fetched", "took", "moved", "removed", "shifted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "top hats":{ "as in cowboy hats , hard hats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "towards":{ "having to do with":{ "examples":[ "didn't know what his attitude toward women in the military was" ], "synonyms":[ "about", "apropos", "apropos of", "as far as", "as for", "as regards", "as respects", "as to", "concerning", "of", "on", "regarding", "respecting", "touching" ], "near synonyms":[ "over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "preposition" ] }, "told off":{ "as in chewed out , railed (at or against)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bawled out", "berated", "chewed out", "cut up", "dressed down", "flayed", "gibbeted", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "rated", "scolded", "scored", "upbraided", "castigated", "punished", "belittled", "criticized", "deprecated", "depreciated", "disparaged", "admonished", "chastised", "censured", "condemned", "denounced", "objurgated", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved" ], "near antonyms":[ "cited", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "acclaimed", "applauded", "hailed", "honored", "eulogized", "lauded", "praised", "approved", "blessed", "blest", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tolerantly":{ "as in compassionately , humanely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "understandingly", "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "tenderly", "clemently", "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly" ], "near antonyms":[ "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "oppressively", "roughly", "severely", "sternly", "stiffly", "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "towed":{ "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "towed the car into the shop for repair" ], "synonyms":[ "dragged", "drew", "haled", "hauled", "lugged", "pulled", "tugged" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracted", "heaved", "hove", "jerked", "yanked", "carried", "conveyed", "ferried", "moved", "transported" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoved", "thrust" ], "antonyms":[ "drove", "propelled", "pushed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "torpidity":{ "as in lethargy , sluggishness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lassitude", "lethargy", "sluggishness", "torpor", "fatigue", "tiredness", "weariness", "dozing", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering", "doziness", "drowsiness", "sleepiness", "somnolence", "oversleeping" ], "near antonyms":[ "insomnia", "sleeplessness", "wakefulness", "awareness", "consciousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topics":{ "a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)":{ "examples":[ "the topic of his poem is the love that is shown in quiet actions rather than expressed in words" ], "synonyms":[ "contents", "matters", "motifs", "motives", "questions", "subjects", "themes" ], "near synonyms":[ "subject matters", "talking points", "counts", "ideas", "points", "purposes", "considerations", "issues", "problems", "bodies", "bulks", "burdens", "centerpieces", "cores", "cruxes", "cruces", "essences", "fundamentals", "generalities", "gists", "grists", "hearts", "kernels", "keynotes", "mains", "marrows", "masses", "nets", "nubbins", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "piths", "pivots", "purports", "quicks", "staples", "substances", "sums", "bases", "bottoms", "essentialities", "essentials", "affairs", "arguments", "debates" ], "near antonyms":[ "asides", "digressions", "excursions", "interjections", "parentheses", "tangents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tolerably":{ "in a satisfactory way":{ "examples":[ "I'm doing tolerably , thanks for asking" ], "synonyms":[ "acceptably", "adequately", "all right", "alright", "creditably", "decently", "fine", "good", "middlingly", "nicely", "OK", "okay", "passably", "respectably", "satisfactorily", "serviceably", "so-so", "sufficiently", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "appropriately", "aptly", "congruously", "correctly", "decorously", "felicitously", "fittingly", "happily", "meetly", "rightly", "seemly", "suitably", "gratifyingly", "satisfyingly", "effectively", "effectually", "efficiently", "neatly", "tidily" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbearably", "inappropriately", "incorrectly", "indecently", "unsuitably", "awfully", "deplorably", "disastrously", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "miserably", "terribly" ], "antonyms":[ "bad", "badly", "deficiently", "ill", "inadequately", "insufficiently", "intolerably", "poorly", "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "tolerability":{ "as in appropriateness , suitability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appropriateness", "correctness", "fitness", "goodness", "properness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "acceptability", "adequacy", "satisfactoriness", "sufficiency", "bountifulness", "copiousness", "excess", "overabundance", "oversupply", "surfeit", "surplus", "abundance", "amplitude", "opulence", "plenitude", "plenteousness", "plentifulness", "plentitude", "plenty" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "unsatisfactoriness", "lack", "want", "crunch", "dearth", "deficit", "famine", "lack", "shortage", "meagerness", "paucity", "poorness", "poverty", "rareness", "rarity", "scantiness", "scantness", "scarceness", "scarcity", "skimpiness", "necessity", "need", "privation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top-of-the-line":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "gourmet chefs who insist on top-of-the-line cookware and are willing to pay for it" ], "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", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tongue-tied":{ "unable to speak because you are nervous or shy":{ "examples":[ "She became tongue-tied whenever he was around.", "He gets tongue-tied in front of crowds." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incoherent", "incomprehensible", "inarticulate", "mute", "speechless", "voiceless", "closemouthed", "laconic", "reserved", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "mum", "nonspeaking", "quiet", "silent", "wordless" ], "near antonyms":[ "blabby", "chatty", "communicative", "expansive", "gabby", "garrulous", "loquacious", "talkative", "talky", "vocal", "expatiating", "speaking out", "speaking up", "articulating", "speaking", "talking", "articulate", "eloquent", "fluent", "voluble" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tormenting":{ "hard to accept or bear especially emotionally":{ "examples":[ "it was a tormenting moment as they helplessly watched the other team score in the final seconds of the game" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicting", "agonizing", "bitter", "cruel", "excruciating", "galling", "grievous", "harrowing", "harsh", "heartrending", "hurtful", "painful", "torturous" ], "near synonyms":[ "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "unsupportable", "appalling", "awful", "bad", "dire", "dreadful", "ghastly", "horrible", "miserable", "nasty", "rotten", "severe", "terrible", "vile", "wretched", "acute", "extreme", "intense", "piercing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearable", "endurable", "supportable", "sustainable", "tolerable", "livable", "liveable", "sufferable", "survivable", "acceptable", "allowable", "reasonable" ], "antonyms":[ "gratifying", "pleasing", "sweet" ] }, "intensely or unbearably painful":{ "examples":[ "a tormenting injury" ], "synonyms":[ "agonizing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "racking", "raging", "torturing", "torturous", "wrenching" ], "near synonyms":[ "acute", "exquisite", "extreme", "fierce", "intense", "vehement", "violent", "biting", "cutting", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "shooting", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "tearing", "tingling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "he was tormented by nightmares about the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicting", "agonizing", "anguishing", "bedeviling", "besetting", "besieging", "cursing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "persecuting", "plaguing", "racking", "torturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "attacking", "badgering", "dogging", "hounding", "pursuing", "riding", "aggravating", "agitating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "distressing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "griping", "hagriding", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "molesting", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "vexing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "flustering", "grieving", "perturbing", "straining", "stressing", "troubling", "trying", "upsetting", "worrying", "crushing", "oppressing", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "smiting", "striking", "tyrannizing", "victimizing", "hurting", "paining", "panging", "pricking", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "wringing", "martyring" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "delivering", "releasing", "relieving", "reprieving", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "quieting", "solacing", "soothing", "succoring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "towpaths":{ "as in footpaths , roads":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lanes", "passages", "passes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "runs", "runways", "streets", "thoroughfares", "alleys", "alleyways", "bypaths", "byroads", "bystreets", "byways", "passageways", "walkways", "footpaths", "paths", "pathways", "traces", "tracks", "trails", "cutoffs", "shortcuts", "bridle paths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "towers (over)":{ "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "examples":[ "that actor's performance towered over all others in the film" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "excels", "outclasses", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outguns", "outmatches", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends" ], "near synonyms":[ "one-ups", "outpaces", "outraces", "outruns", "overpasses", "bests", "clobbers", "conquers", "crushes", "defeats", "drubs", "licks", "masters", "outcompetes", "outperforms", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "routs", "shames", "skunks", "subdues", "surmounts", "thrashes", "trims", "triumphs (over)", "trounces", "wallops", "whips", "wins (against)", "worsts", "outbalances", "outweighs", "overbears", "overshadows", "trumps" ], "near antonyms":[ "loses (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "to-do":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "there was such a to-do when the mice got loose from the science room that I thought the principal was going to close the school" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "totals":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "examples":[ "that's the total for our wheat harvest this year" ], "synonyms":[ "aggregates", "fulls", "summations", "sums", "sum totals", "totalities", "wholes" ], "near synonyms":[ "grosses", "entireties", "bulks", "masses", "enchiladas", "schmears" ], "near antonyms":[ "nets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "two and two total four" ], "synonyms":[ "adds up (to)", "aggregates", "amounts (to)", "comes (to)", "counts (up to)", "numbers", "sums (to or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "averages", "equals", "measures", "reaches", "composes", "comprises", "constitutes", "makes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you" ], "synonyms":[ "adds", "casts (up)", "foots (up)", "summates", "sums", "totalizes", "totes (up)", "tots (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculates", "ciphers", "computes", "figures", "reckons", "tables", "tabulates", "tallies", "works out", "divides", "multiplies", "subtracts", "counts", "enumerates", "numbers", "tells", "recomputes", "refigures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "a powerful hurricane totaled the house some years ago" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "creams", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "does in", "extinguishes", "nukes", "pulls down", "pulverizes", "razes", "rubs out", "ruins", "shatters", "smashes", "tears down", "vaporizes", "wastes", "wracks", "wrecks" ], "near synonyms":[ "beats", "bests", "clobbers", "conquers", "crushes", "defeats", "drubs", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "routs", "scotches", "skunks", "subdues", "surmounts", "thrashes", "trims", "triumphs (over)", "trounces", "wallops", "whips", "wins (against)", "blasts", "blows up", "breaks", "cripples", "damages", "defaces", "deteriorates", "disfigures", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "dynamites", "harms", "impairs", "injures", "mangles", "mars", "mutilates", "spoils", "vitiates", "erodes", "scours", "sweeps (away)", "washes out", "wears (away)", "dilapidates", "disassembles", "dismantles", "guts", "takes down", "unbuilds", "undoes", "unmakes", "blots out", "effaces", "eradicates", "expunges", "exterminates", "extirpates", "liquidates", "obliterates", "removes", "roots (out)", "snuffs (out)", "stamps (out)", "wipes out", "despoils", "havocs", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "ravages", "sacks", "tramples", "trashes", "vandalizes", "assassinates", "butchers", "cuts down", "dispatches", "executes", "fells", "kills", "kills off", "massacres", "mows (down)", "murders", "slaughters", "slays", "takes out", "zaps" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "reconditions", "repairs", "revamps", "creates", "invents", "assembles", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "molds", "produces", "shapes", "brings about", "constitutes", "establishes", "fathers", "founds", "institutes", "organizes", "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "rebuilds", "reconstructs", "remodels", "renovates", "restores" ], "antonyms":[ "builds", "constructs", "erects", "puts up", "raises", "rears", "sets up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tots (up)":{ "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense" ], "synonyms":[ "adds", "casts (up)", "foots (up)", "summates", "sums", "totalizes", "totals", "totes (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculates", "ciphers", "computes", "figures", "reckons", "tables", "tabulates", "tallies", "works out", "divides", "multiplies", "subtracts", "counts", "enumerates", "numbers", "tells", "recomputes", "refigures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toned (up)":{ "as in firmed (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "firmed (up)", "annealed", "tempered", "energized", "invigorated", "vitalized", "beefed (up)", "fortified", "hardened", "strengthened", "toughened", "restrengthened" ], "near antonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "weakened", "crippled", "incapacitated", "paralyzed", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "broke down", "wore out", "sapped", "undercut", "undermined" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tortured":{ "as in tormented , frustrated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badgered", "bedeviled", "frustrated", "haggled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "inconvenienced", "persecuted", "pestered", "pinpricked", "plagued", "provoked", "tested", "tormented", "tried", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "irked", "irritated", "narked", "peeved", "put out", "scunnered", "teed off", "vexed", "displeased", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled", "upset", "angered", "angry", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "mad", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steaming", "bristly", "cross", "disapproving", "huffy", "piqued", "resentful", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "snappish", "snuffy", "testy", "touchy" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "pleased", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "the neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicted", "agonized", "anguished", "bedeviled", "beset", "besieged", "cursed", "excruciated", "harrowed", "persecuted", "plagued", "racked", "tormented" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailed", "attacked", "badgered", "dogged", "hounded", "pursued", "rode", "rid", "aggravated", "agitated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "distressed", "disturbed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "molested", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "flustered", "grieved", "perturbed", "strained", "stressed", "tried", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "crushed", "oppressed", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "smote", "struck", "tyrannized", "victimized", "hurt", "pained", "panged", "pricked", "smarted", "stabbed", "stung", "wrung", "martyred" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "delivered", "released", "relieved", "reprieved", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "solaced", "soothed", "succored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "tortured her naturally straight hair into curls" ], "synonyms":[ "contorted", "deformed", "distorted", "misshaped", "screwed", "squinched", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "defaced", "disfigured", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "coiled", "curled", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "twined", "wound", "winded", "wreathed" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "to start with":{ "in the beginning":{ "examples":[ "We didn't have many resources to start with , but we're now seeing steady increases in 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"magnifying", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing", "advancing", "advertising", "announcing", "blaring", "blazing", "blazoning", "boosting", "heralding", "offering", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "laying down", "making out", "proclaiming", "pronouncing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "examples":[ "statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaiming", "accrediting", "applauding", "cheering", "cracking up", "hailing", "lauding", "praising", "saluting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bravoing", "clapping", "rising (to)", "ballyhooing", "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "rooting (for)", "supporting", "celebrating", "emblazoning", "eulogizing", "extolling", "glorifying", "magnifying", "singing", "adulating", "belauding", "flattering", "overpraising", "deifying", "idolizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down", "blaming", "censuring", "reprehending", "reprobating", "admonishing", "chiding", "criticizing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "castigating", "excoriating", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "skewering", "slagging", "vilifying" ], "antonyms":[ "knocking", "panning", "slamming" ] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "an avalanche of ads touting the new movie" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooing", "boosting", "hyping", "pitching", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "talking up" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertising", "barking", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "selling", "pushing", "acclaiming", "hailing", "lauding", "praising", "endorsing", "indorsing", "plumping (for)", "plunking (for)", "plonking (for)", "recommending", "reviewing", "announcing", "broadcasting", "publishing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "Tories":{ "a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{ "examples":[ "a small-town Tory who saw that society was changing, much to his regret" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservatives", "conservatives", "paleoconservatives", "reactionaries", "rightists", "right-wingers", "traditionalists" ], "near synonyms":[ "rights", "right-wings", "conformists", "neocons", "neoconservatives", "diehards", "standpatters", "bourbons", "fuddy-duddies", "squares", "stuffed shirts" ], "near antonyms":[ "extremists", "radicals", "reds", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "reformers", "reformists" ], "antonyms":[ "lefties", "leftists", "left-wingers", "liberals", "progressives" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tournaments":{ "a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{ "examples":[ "a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs" ], "synonyms":[ "bouts", "competitions", "contests", "events", "games", "matches", "matchups", "meets", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tourneys" ], "near synonyms":[ "athletics", "sports", "battles", "conflicts", "scrimmages", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tugs-of-war", "tussles", "championships", "nationals", "finals", "nightcaps", "play-offs", "semifinals", "derbies", "field days", "gymkhanas", "outings", "biathlons", "decathlons", "heptathlons", "pentathlons", "triathlons", "marathons", "races", "ultramarathons", "heats", "rounds", "runs", "sets", "rallies", "volleys", "round-robins", "rubbers", "runoffs", "sudden deaths", "dead heats", "photo finishes", "seesaws", "classics" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tomcatted (around)":{ "as in played (around) , fooled around":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catted (around)", "fooled around", "fornicated", "played (around)", "womanized", "cheated", "philandered", "screwed around", "stepped out", "copulated", "coupled", "lay", "made out", "mated", "slept", "lusted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took the count":{ "to undergo defeat":{ "examples":[ "There've been some setbacks, but I refuse to take the count just yet." ], "synonyms":[ "bowed out", "fell", "lost" ], "near synonyms":[ "faltered", "tanked", "threw", "forfeited", "bombed", "collapsed", "cracked (up)", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "foundered", "missed", "struck out", "washed out" ], "near antonyms":[ "flourished", "prospered", "succeeded", "thrived", "throve" ], "antonyms":[ "conquered", "prevailed", "triumphed", "won" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "tootsie":{ "as in girl , girlfriend":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gal", "girl", "girlfriend", "inamorata", "ladylove", "lass", "mistress", "beau", "boy", "boyfriend", "fellow", "man", "swain", "amour", "lover", "paramour", "beloved", "darling", "dear", "flame", "hon", "honey", "love", "squeeze", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie", "sweetie pie", "truelove", "doll", "duck(s)", "pet", "date", "escort", "steady", "admirer", "gallant", "suitor", "wooer", "groom", "husband", "bride", "wife", "significant other" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tolerations":{ "as in tolerances":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tolerances", "concessions", "patents", "permits", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "OKs", "okays", "liberties", "passes", "accords", "grants", "accreditations", "certifications", "imprimaturs", "seals", "signatures", "stamps", "allowances", "authorizations", "clearances", "concurrences", "consents", "green lights", "leaves", "licenses", "licences", "permissions", "sanctions", "sufferances", "warrants" ], "near antonyms":[ "interdictions", "prohibitions", "proscriptions", "denials", "refusals", "rejections", "revocations", "taboos", "tabus", "injunctions", "vetoes", "deterrences", "discouragements", "repressions", "suppressions", "bans", "embargoes", "exclusions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took over":{ "to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{ "examples":[ "I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break" ], "synonyms":[ "covered", "filled in", "pinch-hit", "stepped in", "stood in", "subbed", "substituted" ], "near synonyms":[ "understudied", "relieved", "spelled", "doubled (as)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take to or upon oneself":{ "examples":[ "took over the responsibility of caring for the animals" ], "synonyms":[ "accepted", "assumed", "bore", "shouldered", "undertook" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "took up", "advocated", "backed", "championed", "endorsed", "indorsed", "espoused", "stood by", "supported", "upheld", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "consented", "reaccepted", "reassumed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abjured", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted", "took back", "unsaid", "withdrew", "declined", "refused", "rejected", "spurned", "turned down", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)", "avoided", "bypassed", "detoured", "abandoned", "abnegated", "forsook", "gave up", "relinquished", "spurned", "surrendered", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked" ], "antonyms":[ "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "repudiated" ] }, "to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right":{ "examples":[ "students protesting the war took over the college's radio station" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriated", "arrogated", "commandeered", "converted", "expropriated", "pirated", "preempted", "pressed", "seized", "usurped" ], "near synonyms":[ "annexed", "attached", "claimed", "confiscated", "impounded", "repossessed", "sequestered", "assumed", "collared", "grabbed", "grasped", "snatched", "stole", "wrenched", "wrested", "despoiled", "looted", "pillaged", "encroached", "infringed", "invaded", "occupied", "preoccupied", "trespassed", "embezzled", "misapplied", "misappropriated", "misused", "peculated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "torches":{ "a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property":{ "examples":[ "several suspicious fires in the past few months have probably been set by the same torch" ], "synonyms":[ "arsonists", "firebugs", "incendiaries" ], "near synonyms":[ "pyromaniacs", "flamers", "igniters", "ignitors", "immolators", "inflamers", "kindlers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to set (something) on fire":{ "examples":[ "police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money" ], "synonyms":[ "burns", "enkindles", "fires", "ignites", "inflames", "enflames", "kindles", "lights" ], "near synonyms":[ "immolates", "deflagrates", "chars", "frizzles", "scorches", "bakes", "broils", "cooks", "ashes", "cremates", "incinerates", "kilns", "sets off", "brightens", "illuminates", "illumines", "irradiates", "lightens", "radiates", "scalds", "scathes", "sears", "reignites", "rekindles", "relights", "banks", "stokes" ], "near antonyms":[ "chokes", "smothers", "suffocates", "stamps (out)", "blackens", "darkens", "dims", "dulls", "obscures" ], "antonyms":[ "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "totaling":{ "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "two and two total four" ], "synonyms":[ "adding up (to)", "aggregating", "amounting (to)", "coming (to)", "counting (up to)", "numbering", "summing (to or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "averaging", "equaling", "equalling", "measuring", "reaching", "composing", "comprising", "constituting", "making up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you" ], "synonyms":[ "adding", "casting (up)", "footing (up)", "summating", "summing", "totalizing", "toting (up)", "totting (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculating", "ciphering", "computing", "figuring", "reckoning", "tabling", "tabulating", "tallying", "working out", 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"blasting", "blowing up", "breaking", "crippling", "damaging", "defacing", "deteriorating", "disfiguring", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "dynamiting", "harming", "impairing", "injuring", "mangling", "marring", "mutilating", "spoiling", "vitiating", "eroding", "scouring", "sweeping (away)", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "dilapidating", "disassembling", "dismantling", "gutting", "taking down", "unbuilding", "undoing", "unmaking", "blotting out", "effacing", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out", "despoiling", "havocking", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "trampling", "trashing", "vandalizing", "assassinating", "butchering", "cutting down", "dispatching", "executing", "felling", "killing", "killing off", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "murdering", "slaughtering", "slaying", "taking out", "zapping" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "reconditioning", "repairing", "revamping", "creating", "inventing", "assembling", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "molding", "producing", "shaping", "bringing about", "constituting", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "rebuilding", "reconstructing", "remodeling", "renovating", "restoring" ], "antonyms":[ "building", "constructing", "erecting", "putting up", "raising", "rearing", "setting up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toned (down)":{ "not excessively showy":{ "examples":[ "after such a heated argument, it was a relief to hear someone use toned-down language to state their position" ], "synonyms":[ "conservative", "low-key", "low-keyed", "muted", "quiet", "repressed", "restrained", "sober", "subdued", "understated", "unflashy", "unpretentious" ], "near synonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "fit", "fitting", "proper", "suitable", "modest", "plain", "simple", "unadorned", "undecorated", "inconspicuous", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "graceful", "handsome", "refined", "tasteful", "drab", "mousy", "mousey", "practical", "sensible" ], "near antonyms":[ "meretricious", "graceless", "inelegant", "tacky", "tasteless", "tawdry", "trashy", "vulgar", "baroque", "fancy", "frilly", "gilded", "gilt", "ornate", "rococo", "overdecorated", "overdone", "overwrought" ], "antonyms":[ "flamboyant", "flaring", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "loud", "noisy", "ostentatious", "razzle-dazzle", "splashy", "swank", "swanky" ] }, "as in muted , muffled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "muffled", "muted", "benumbed", "blunted", "cauterized", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "dulled", "numbed", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "let up (on)", "lowered", "reduced", "subdued", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "weakened", "dwindled", "receded", "subsided", "tapered (off)", "waned", 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"plug", "pop", "shoot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tooling":{ "to travel by a motorized vehicle":{ "examples":[ "I spent some time tooling around town today" ], "synonyms":[ "automobiling", "driving", "motoring" ], "near synonyms":[ "rolling", "wheeling", "joyriding", "chauffeuring", "hacking", "taxiing", "riding", "dragging", "racing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "togged (up or out)":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "togged out in obviously brand-new hiking garb, she was quite a sight" ], "synonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked (out)", "did up", "dressed", "dressed up", "enrobed", "garbed", "garmented", "got up", "gowned", "habited", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "suited", "toileted", "vestured" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaked", "frocked", "jacketed", "mantled", "vested", "draped", "enswathed", "happed", "huddled", "swaddled", "swathed", "wrapped", "accoutred", "accoutered", "bedighted", "bedight", "equipped", "furnished", "habilitated", "outfitted", "tailored", "uniformed", "dressed down", "underdressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuded", "divested", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled" ], "antonyms":[ "disarrayed", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "unclothed", "undressed", "untrussed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tottery":{ "marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements":{ "examples":[ "with a tottery gait the frail, elderly woman slowly climbed the steps of the church" ], "synonyms":[ "aquiver", "atremble", "quaking", "quavery", "quivering", "shaking", "shaky", "shuddering", "shuddery", "tottering", "trembling", "trembly", "tremulous", "wobbling", "wabbling", "wobbly", "wabbly" ], "near synonyms":[ "convulsive", "shivering", "shivery", "rocky", "staggery", "unstable", "unsteady", "wavering", "wavery", "palpitating", "pulsating", "throbbing" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlled", "firm", "settled", "stable", "steady" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tonics":{ "as in sodas , pops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pops", "soda pops", "sodas", "soft drinks", "drinkables", "drinks", "libations", "potables", "quenchers", "potions", "nectars", "mixers", "mixes" ], "near antonyms":[ "alcohols", "brews", "intoxicants", "liquors", "spirits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touched up":{ "as in perfected , polished":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "perfected", "polished", "edited", "redrafted", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "copyedited", "read", "subbed", "subedited", "reedited", "amended", "annotated", "corrected", "emended", "rectified", "fact-checked", "anthologized", "collected", "compiled", "got out", "issued", "printed", "published", "abridged", "blue-penciled", "redacted", "red-penciled", "engrossed", "recopied" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in 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"slated", "slogged", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "to a T":{ "in the same manner":{ "examples":[ "He walked like his father to a T ." ], "synonyms":[ "exactly", "just", "precisely" ], "near synonyms":[ "even", "expressly", "faultlessly", "perfectly", "identically", "uniformly", "alike", "likewise", "similarly" ], "near antonyms":[ "slightly", "somewhat", "vaguely", "differently", "variably" ], "antonyms":[] }, "without any flaws or errors":{ "examples":[ "The house was decorated to a T ." ], "synonyms":[ "faultlessly", "flawlessly", "ideally", "immaculately", "impeccably", "pat", "perfectly" ], "near synonyms":[ "excellently", "fabulously", "finely", "grandly", "greatly", "marvelously", "superbly", "superiorly", "superlatively", "terrifically", "exceptionally", "fancily", "specially" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "incompletely", "insufficiently", "fallibly", "atrociously", "execrably", "wretchedly" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "badly", "defectively", "faultily", "imperfectly" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "tossing one's cookies":{ "to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "barfing", "gagging", "heaving", "hurling", "puking", "retching", "spewing", "spitting up", "throwing up", "upchucking", "vomiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgorging", "regurgitating", "ejecting", "expelling", "nauseating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "tombing":{ "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "examples":[ "Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity" ], "synonyms":[ "burying", "entombing", "hearsing", "inhuming", "interring", "laying", "putting away" ], "near synonyms":[ "immuring", "inurning", "enshrining", "concealing", "covering", "ensconcing", "hiding", "obscuring", "shading", "shielding", "cloaking", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "shrouding", "reburying", "reinterring", "coffining" ], "near antonyms":[ "burning", "cremating", "baring", "disclosing", "discovering", "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "revealing", "showing", "uncoffining" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterring", "exhuming", "unearthing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tops":{ "a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents":{ "examples":[ "make sure the top is on the blender before you turn it on or you'll make a mess" ], "synonyms":[ "caps", "covers", "lids" ], "near synonyms":[ "domes", "hoods", "roofs", "capsules", "cases", "casings", "coverings", "housings", "jackets", "sheaths", "shells" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the highest part or point":{ "examples":[ "a hawk's nest at the very top of the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "apogees", "capstones", "climaxes", "crescendos", "crescendoes", "crescendi", "crests", "crowns", "culminations", "heads", "heights", "high noons", "high-water marks", "meridians", "ne plus ultras", "noons", "noontimes", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "sums", "tip-tops", "zeniths" ], "near synonyms":[ "blooms", "blossoms", "flood tides", "flowers", "glories", "heydays", "primes", "caps", "ceilings", "roofs", "extremes", "extremities", "tips", "vertices", "vertexes", "highlights", "highs", "highspots" ], "near antonyms":[ "abysses", "bases", "feet", "foot", "minima", "minimums" ], "antonyms":[ "bottoms", "nadirs", "rock bottoms" ] }, "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "examples":[ "the next contender's javelin throw topped the reigning champion's and set a new world record" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "excels", "outclasses", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outguns", "outmatches", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "towers (over)", "transcends" ], "near synonyms":[ "one-ups", "outpaces", "outraces", "outruns", "overpasses", "bests", "clobbers", "conquers", "crushes", "defeats", "drubs", "licks", "masters", "outcompetes", "outperforms", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "routs", "shames", "skunks", "subdues", "surmounts", "thrashes", "trims", "triumphs (over)", "trounces", "wallops", "whips", "wins (against)", "worsts", "outbalances", "outweighs", "overbears", "overshadows", "trumps" ], "near antonyms":[ "loses (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "toper":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "a group of topers who stop regularly at the pub" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholic", "alkie", "alky", "boozehound", "boozer", "dipsomaniac", "drinker", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "juicehead", "juicer", "lush", "rummy", "soak", "soaker", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "tosspot" ], "near synonyms":[ "swigger", "swiller", "wino" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainer", "nondrinker", "teetotaler", "teetotaller", "teetotalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toxins":{ "a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing":{ "examples":[ "read a pamphlet on the toxin responsible for botulism, a food poisoning that can cause paralysis and even death in some cases" ], "synonyms":[ "banes", "poisons", "toxics", "venoms" ], "near synonyms":[ "cancers", "contagions", "diseases", "viruses", "fungicides", "germicides", "herbicides", "insecticides", "microbicides", "pesticides", "toxicants" ], "near antonyms":[ "antidotes", "antivenins", "antivenoms", "mithridates", "cures", "cure-alls", "elixirs", "panaceas" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tolerances":{ "the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining":{ "examples":[ "showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums" ], "synonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "sufferance" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescence", "resignation", "passiveness", "passivity", "amenability", "compliance", "conformism", "docility", "obedience", "subordination", "tractability", "willingness", "discipline", "self-control", "submission", "submissiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "defiance", "contrariness", "disobedience", "insubordination", "intractability", "recalcitrance", "resistance", "willfulness" ], "antonyms":[ "impatience" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Tom Thumbs":{ "a living thing much smaller than others of its kind":{ "examples":[ "a tiny Tom Thumb of a hamster" ], "synonyms":[ "diminutives", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "midgets", "mites", "peewees", "pygmies", "pigmies", "runts", "scrubs", "shrimp", "shrimps" ], "near synonyms":[ "nubbins", "miniatures", "minis", "bantams", "homunculi", "hop-o'-my-thumbs", "manikins", "mannikins", "half-pints" ], "near antonyms":[ "whales", "whoppers" ], "antonyms":[ "behemoths", "colossi", "giants", "jumbos", "leviathans", "mammoths", "monsters", "titans" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "to be sure":{ "to tell the truth":{ "examples":[ "To be sure , there is risk involved, but surgery is by far the best option for this case." ], "synonyms":[ "actually", "admittedly", "forsooth", "frankly", "honestly", "indeed", "really", "truly", "truthfully", "verily" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "certainly", "indisputably", "indubitably", "positively", "realistically", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably", "veritably" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "townhomes":{ "as in ranches , duplexes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duplexes", "ranches", "ranch houses", "saltboxes", "semis", "split levels", "town houses", "tract houses", "triplexes", "bungalows", "cabins", "casitas", "chalets", "cottages", "farmhouses", "granges", "haciendas", "homesteads", "castles", "ch\u00e2teaus", "ch\u00e2teaux", "countryseats", "estates", "halls", "manor houses", "manors", "mansions", "McMansions", "palaces", "villas", "hermitages", "manses", "parsonages", "rectories", "vicarages", "hooches", "hootches", "hovels", "hutches", "huts", "shacks", "shanties", "accommodations", "housings", "nests", "residencies", "shelters", "apartment houses", "apartments", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "flats", "tenement houses", "tenements", "walk-ups", "penthouses", "salons", "suites", "barracks", "billets", "boardinghouses", "dormitories", "dorms", "flophouses", "lodging houses", "lodgments", "lodgements", "rooming houses", "rooms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touch down":{ "to come to rest after descending from the air":{ "examples":[ "the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes" ], "synonyms":[ "alight", "land", "light", "perch", "roost", "settle" ], "near synonyms":[ "belly-land", "crash-land" ], "near antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "climb", "rise", "float", "fly", "glide", "plane", "soar", "wing", "hang", "hover" ], "antonyms":[ "blast off", "take off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "to stand one in good stead":{ "to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "back", "backstop", "help", "prop (up)", "support" ], "near synonyms":[ "advance", "ease", "facilitate", "forward", "foster", "further", "launch", "champion", "endorse", "indorse", "patronize", "promote", "sponsor", "attend", "care (for)", "comfort", "minister (to)", "succor", "sustain", "bolster", "boost", "buttress", "reinforce", "reenforce", "advise", "counsel", "guide", "mentor", "nurture", "bail out", "deliver", "rescue", "save", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "benefit", "favor", "oblige", "profit", "serve" ], "near antonyms":[ "balk", "bar", "block", "constrain", "hamper", "handicap", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "obstruct", "restrain", "strangle", "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "inconvenience", "interfere", "oppose", "sabotage", "thwart", "desert", "disappoint", "fail", "let down", "discourage", "dishearten", "repress", "retard", "stifle", "straiten", "stunt", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "injure" ], "antonyms":[ "hinder" ] }, "type":[] }, "touchy":{ "easily offended":{ "examples":[ "watch what you say around him, as he's very touchy about every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "huffy", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "ticklish" ], "near synonyms":[ "hypersensitive", "oversensitive", "sensitive", "supersensitive", "tender", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "cross-grained", "crotchety", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "stroppy", "stuffy", "testy", "waspish", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "curmudgeonly", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "querulous", "surly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "unconcerned", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "understanding" ], "antonyms":[ "thick-skinned" ] }, "requiring exceptional 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chemicals, so caution is required" ], "synonyms":[ "burnable", "combustible", "combustive", "fiery", "flammable", "ignitable", "ignitible", "inflammable" ], "near synonyms":[ "explosive", "incendiary" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonexplosive" ], "antonyms":[ "fireproof", "incombustible", "nonburnable", "noncombustible", "nonflammable", "noninflammable", "unburnable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tokens":{ "something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event":{ "examples":[ "please accept this parting gift as a token of our lasting affection" ], "synonyms":[ "commemoratives", "keepsakes", "mementos", "mementoes", "memorials", "monuments", "remembrances", "reminders", "souvenirs" ], "near synonyms":[ "memorabilias", "relics", "vestiges", "cairns", "landmarks", "markers", "testimonials", "tributes", "cenotaphs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "togs (up or out)":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "togged out in obviously brand-new hiking garb, she was quite a sight" ], "synonyms":[ "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", "toilets", "vestures" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaks", "frocks", "jackets", "mantles", "vests", "drapes", "enswathes", "haps", "huddles", "swaddles", "swathes", "wraps", "accoutres", "accouters", "bedights", "equips", "furnishes", "habilitates", "outfits", "tailors", "uniforms", "dresses down", "underdresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "denudes", "divests", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils" ], "antonyms":[ "disarrays", "disrobes", "strips", "unclothes", "undresses", "untrusses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tourbillion":{ "as in vortex , whirl":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gulf", "maelstrom", "vortex", "whirlpool", "eddy", "swirl", "whirl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "totalize":{ "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "when we totalized our restaurant receipts for a month, the result was a little startling" ], "synonyms":[ "add", "cast (up)", "foot (up)", "sum", "summate", "tot (up)", "total", "tote (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculate", "cipher", "compute", "figure", "reckon", "table", "tabulate", "tally", "work out", "divide", "multiply", "subtract", "count", "enumerate", "number", "tell", "recompute", "refigure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toque":{ "as in beret , sombrero":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "total recall":{ "as in hypermnesia":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hypermnesia", "memory", "mind", "recollection", "remembrance", "reminiscence", "contemplation", "meditation", "musing", "reflection", "retrospection", "thinking", "awareness", "cognizance", "consciousness", "apprehension", "comprehension", "grasp", "grip", "perception", "understanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesia", "repression", "forgetfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "totalling":{ "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "two and two total four" ], "synonyms":[ "adding up (to)", "aggregating", "amounting (to)", "coming (to)", "counting (up to)", "numbering", "summing (to or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "averaging", "equaling", "equalling", "measuring", "reaching", "composing", "comprising", "constituting", "making up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you" ], "synonyms":[ "adding", "casting (up)", "footing (up)", "summating", "summing", "totalizing", "toting (up)", "totting (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculating", "ciphering", "computing", "figuring", "reckoning", "tabling", "tabulating", "tallying", "working out", "dividing", "multiplying", "subtracting", "counting", "enumerating", "numbering", "telling", "recomputing", "refiguring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "a powerful hurricane totaled the house some years ago" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "creaming", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "extinguishing", "nuking", "pulling down", "pulverizing", "razing", "rubbing out", "ruining", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "vaporizing", "wasting", "wracking", "wrecking" ], "near synonyms":[ "beating", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "scotching", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "blasting", "blowing up", "breaking", "crippling", "damaging", "defacing", "deteriorating", "disfiguring", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "dynamiting", "harming", "impairing", "injuring", "mangling", "marring", "mutilating", "spoiling", "vitiating", "eroding", "scouring", "sweeping (away)", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "dilapidating", "disassembling", "dismantling", "gutting", "taking down", "unbuilding", "undoing", "unmaking", "blotting out", "effacing", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out", "despoiling", "havocking", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "trampling", "trashing", "vandalizing", "assassinating", "butchering", "cutting down", "dispatching", "executing", "felling", "killing", "killing off", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "murdering", "slaughtering", "slaying", "taking out", "zapping" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "reconditioning", "repairing", "revamping", "creating", "inventing", "assembling", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "molding", "producing", "shaping", "bringing about", "constituting", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "rebuilding", "reconstructing", "remodeling", "renovating", "restoring" ], "antonyms":[ "building", "constructing", "erecting", "putting up", "raising", "rearing", "setting up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "to wit":{ "that is to say":{ "examples":[ "if we keep spending money like it's water, we're sure to end up in the same place as it often does, to wit , down the drain" ], "synonyms":[ "namely", "scilicet", "videlicet" ], "near synonyms":[ "especially", "expressly", "particularly", "specially", "specifically" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "touch (upon)":{ "as in note , glance (upon)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "advert (to)", "allude (to)", "cite", "glance (upon)", "instance", "mention", "name", "note", "notice", "quote", "specify", "appertain (to)", "bear (on or upon)", "refer (to)", "relate (to)", "offer", "present", "concern", "cover", "deal (with)", "pertain (to)", "treat (of)", "contain", "embrace", "encompass", "entail", "include", "incorporate" ], "near antonyms":[ "exclude", "omit", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "slur (over)", "brush (aside or off)", "reject", "shrug off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toners":{ "as in tints":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tints", "colorants", "colorings", "colors", "dyes", "dyestuffs", "pigments", "stains", "casts", "hues", "shades", "tinges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took one's time":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "The students were advised to take their time on the test and not to rush." ], "synonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "dallied", "dawdled", "delayed", "diddled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "lollygagged", "lallygagged", "moped", "poked", "shilly-shallied", "tarried" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddled (around)", "fooled around", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "loafed", "lolled", "lounged", "ambled", "eased", "inched", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "staggered", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)", "filibustered", "procrastinated", "stalled", "temporized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowled", "breezed", "darted", "humped", "hurtled", "hustled", "scrambled", "stampeded", "galloped", "jogged", "ran", "run", "sprinted", "trotted", "accelerated", "quickened", "sped (up)", "speeded (up)", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook" ], "antonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "bolted", "careered", "coursed", "dashed", "flew", "hastened", "hotfooted (it)", "hurried", "raced", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "scooted", "scudded", "scurried", "sped", "speeded", "tore", "whirled", "whisked", "whizzed", "zipped" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "toys":{ "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about" ], "synonyms":[ "dallies", "disports", "frolics", "plays", "recreates", "rollicks", "skylarks", "sports" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorts", "frisks", "gambols", "romps", "dabbles", "trifles", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "delights", "pleases", "dabbles", "fiddles (around)", "messes around", "putters (around)", "bums (around)", "dawdles", "goldbricks", "hangs", "hangs about", "idles", "loafs", "lounges (around or about)", "relaxes", "rests", "screws around", "slacks (off)", "jests", "jokes", "teases" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "labors", "plods", "plugs (away)", "slaves", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "sweats", "toils", "works" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating" ], "synonyms":[ "coquets", "coquettes", "dallies", "flirts", "frivols", "messes around", "trifles" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamps", "courts", "mashes", "woos", "joshes", "kids", "puts on", "razzes", "ribs", "teases", "fools", "leads on", "strings along", "manipulates", "plays (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "touring car":{ "as in roadster , tin lizzie":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "phaeton", "roadster", "tin lizzie", "cream puff", "hybrid", "beater", "clunker", "crate", "flivver", "jalopy", "junker", "muscle car", "stock car", "turbocar", "gas-guzzler", "land yacht", "compact", "coupe", "coup\u00e9", "intermediate", "limousine", "mini", "minicar", "sedan", "subcompact", "V-8", "convertible", "fastback", "hardtop", "hatchback", "notchback", "ragtop", "sports car", "sport-utility vehicle", "station wagon", "SUV", "town car", "wagon", "woody", "woodie", "coach", "jitney", "microbus", "minibus", "minivan", "omnibus", "van", "auto", "automobile", "bus", "car", "horseless carriage", "machine", "motor", "motorcar", "motor vehicle", "wheels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Toryism":{ "as in neoconservatism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "neoconservatism", "conservatism", "conservativeness", "die-hardism", "reactionaryism", "traditionalism", "ultraconservatism", "bigotry", "illiberalism", "conventionalism", "conventionality", "fogyism", "fogeyism" ], "near antonyms":[ "broad-mindedness", "liberalism", "liberalness", "open-mindedness", "progressivism", "neoliberalism", "extremism", "radicalism", "nonconformism", "nonconformity", "unconventionalism", "unorthodoxy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "townswomen":{ "as in townsmen , inhabitants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cliff dwellers", "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "nationals", "natives", "occupants", "residents", "residers", "subjects", "burghers", "citizens", "townies", "townsmen", "villagers", "towns", "townsfolk", "townspeople", "suburbanites", "urbanites" ], "near antonyms":[ "noncitizens", "aliens", "foreigners", "guests", "nonnatives", "tourists", "transients", "visitors", "gownsmen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torture":{ "a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "it's torture for me to see you so unhappy" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "Gehenna", "hell", "horror", "misery", "murder", "nightmare", "torment" ], "near synonyms":[ "affliction", "calvary", "cross", "curse", "ordeal", "trial", "tribulation", "calamity", "misfortune", "tragedy", "gall", "thorn", "bummer", "downer", "drag" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "joy", "pleasure", "recreation", "lark", "picnic", "riot" ], "antonyms":[ "heaven", "paradise" ] }, "a state of great suffering of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "spent an afternoon in torture waiting to hear whether her brother had made it home safely" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "distress", "excruciation", "hurt", "misery", "pain", "rack", "strait(s)", "torment", "travail", "tribulation", "woe" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "cross", "crucible", "trial", "heartache", "heartbreak", "joylessness", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "emergency", "pinch", "asperity", "difficulty", "hardship", "rigor", "ache", "pang", "smarting", "soreness", "stitch", "throe", "twinge", "danger", "jeopardy", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "consolation", "solace", "alleviation", "assuagement", "ease", "relief", "peace", "security", "well-being" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "the neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street" ], "synonyms":[ "afflict", "agonize", "anguish", "bedevil", "beset", "besiege", "curse", "excruciate", "harrow", "persecute", "plague", "rack", "torment" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "attack", "badger", "dog", "hound", "pursue", "ride", "aggravate", "agitate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "distress", "disturb", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "molest", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "vex", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "fluster", "grieve", "perturb", "strain", "stress", "trouble", "try", "upset", "worry", "crush", "oppress", "overpower", "overwhelm", "smite", "strike", "tyrannize", "victimize", "hurt", "pain", "pang", "prick", "smart", "stab", "sting", "wring", "martyr" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "deliver", "release", "relieve", "reprieve", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "solace", "soothe", "succor" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "tortured her naturally straight hair into curls" ], "synonyms":[ "contort", "deform", "distort", "misshape", "screw", "squinch", "warp" ], "near synonyms":[ "deface", "disfigure", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "coil", "curl", "loop", "spiral", "twine", "wind", "wreathe" ], "near antonyms":[ "straighten", "unbend", "uncurl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tomcats":{ "as in gibs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gibs", "alley cats", "tabbies", "kits", "kittens", "mousers", "cats", "felines", "house cats", "kitties", "moggies", "pusses", "pussies", "pussycats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tourbillon":{ "as in vortex , whirl":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gulf", "maelstrom", "vortex", "whirlpool", "eddy", "swirl", "whirl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tornadoes":{ "a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point":{ "examples":[ "A siren alerted the town that they were in the path of a tornado .", "a tornado warning" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bluster", "gales", "hurricanes", "squalls", "tempests", "windstorms", "blasts", "blows", "flurries", "gusts", "scuds", "williwaws", "windblasts", "breezes", "zephyrs", "currents", "drafts", "airs", "breaths", "wafts", "puffs", "whiffs", "northeasters", "northerlies", "northers", "northwesters", "southeasters", "southwesters", "westerlies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topping":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "I know a topping new pub in Southwark" ], "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", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "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" ] }, "as in garnish , fixing(s)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fixing(s)", "garnish", "condiment", "relish", "seasoning", "dip", "marinade", "dressing", "gravy", "sauce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "examples":[ "the next contender's javelin throw topped the reigning champion's and set a new world record" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outclassing", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outgunning", "outmatching", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "towering (over)", "transcending" ], "near synonyms":[ "one-upping", "outpacing", "outracing", "outrunning", "overpassing", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "outcompeting", "outperforming", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "shaming", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "worsting", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "overbearing", "overshadowing", "trumping" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "touchiness":{ "as in sensitivity , supersensitivity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity", "supersensitivity", "fussiness", "querulousness", "rudeness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "fierceness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "unfriendliness", "aggression", "aggressiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence", "truculency", "anger", "exasperation", "fury", "indignation", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "cantankerousness", "crustiness", "curmudgeonliness", "disagreeableness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "sulkiness", "surliness", "hot-bloodedness", "passion", "biliousness", "choler", "crankiness", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "testiness", "waspishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "tolerance", "understanding", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "coolness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "easygoingness", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness" ], 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"felons", "gunmen", "highwaymen", "lawbreakers", "mafiosi", "malefactors", "offenders", "outlaws", "perpetrators", "perps", "pirates", "pickpockets", "racketeers", "robbers", "swindlers", "thieves", "vandals", "juvenile delinquents", "tearaways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "to a fault":{ "beyond a normal or acceptable limit":{ "examples":[ "She is kind and generous to a fault and often gets taken advantage of." ], "synonyms":[ "devilishly", "excessively", "exorbitantly", "inordinately", "intolerably", "monstrously", "overly", "overmuch", "too", "unacceptably", "unduly" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagantly", "immoderately", "intemperately", "extortionately", "inexcusably", "obscenely", "unbearably", "unconscionably", "unreasonably", "improperly", "inappropriately", "abnormally", "extraordinarily", "freakishly", "singularly", "uncommonly", "uncustomarily", "unusually", "astronomically", "considerably", "deadly", "eminently", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extensively", "extra", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "incredibly", "mightily", "remarkably", "significantly", "substantially", "super", "terribly", "very", "whacking" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "moderately", "modestly", "reasonably", "temperately", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "insufficiently" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "toplessness":{ "as in nudity , nudism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "altogether", "bareness", "birthday suit", "bottomlessness", "buff", "nakedness", "nude", "nudity", "raw", "naturism", "nudism" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tooth":{ "as in desire , taste":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appetite", "fancy", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "love", "love affair", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use", "craving", "desire", "hankering", "longing", "thirst", "yen", "bent", "inclination", "leaning", "propensity", "tendency", "enthusiasm", "gusto", "interest", "passion", "bias", "prejudice", "palate", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aversion", "disfavor", "disgust", "dislike", "distaste", "hatred", "loathing", "mislike", "apathy", "disinclination", "indifference", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "to death":{ "beyond a normal or acceptable limit":{ "examples":[ "A movie with a tired plot that has been done to death ." ], "synonyms":[ "devilishly", "excessively", "exorbitantly", "inordinately", "intolerably", "monstrously", "overly", "overmuch", "too", "unacceptably", "unduly" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagantly", "immoderately", "intemperately", "extortionately", "inexcusably", "obscenely", "unbearably", "unconscionably", "unreasonably", "improperly", "inappropriately", "abnormally", "extraordinarily", "freakishly", "singularly", "uncommonly", "uncustomarily", "unusually", "astronomically", "considerably", "deadly", "eminently", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extensively", "extra", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "incredibly", "mightily", "remarkably", "significantly", "substantially", "super", "terribly", "very", "whacking" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "moderately", "modestly", "reasonably", "temperately", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "insufficiently" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "took out":{ "to find emotional release for":{ "examples":[ "he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood" ], "synonyms":[ "loosed", "released", "unleashed", "vented" ], "near synonyms":[ "acted out", "aired", "expressed", "stated", "ventilated", "voiced" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlled", "governed", "handled", "managed", "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "contained", "curbed", "held back", "pulled in", "quelled", "reined (in)", "restrained", "smothered", "tamed", "allayed", "lulled", "quieted", "soothed", "stilled", "choked", "inhibited", "muffled", "pocketed", "repressed", "stifled", "strangled", "swallowed" ], "antonyms":[ "bottled (up)", "repressed", "suppressed" ] }, "to go on a social engagement with":{ "examples":[ "she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime" ], "synonyms":[ "dated", "went out (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompanied", "escorted", "saw", "courted", "wooed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "drew", "removed", "withdrew" ], "near synonyms":[ "demounted", "dislodged", "abstracted", "cut", "drew off", "drew out", "extracted", "pulled", "budged", "dislocated", "displaced", "disturbed", "moved", "shifted", "transferred", "transposed" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounted", "anchored", "clamped", "fixed", "hitched", "moored", "secured", "set", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted", "set up", "sited", "situated", "stuck" ], "antonyms":[ "placed", "positioned", "put" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinated", "bumped off", "croaked", "did in", "dispatched", "executed", "got", "iced", "knocked off", "liquidated", "murdered", "neutralized", "offed", "put away", "rubbed out", "slew", "snuffed", "terminated", "whacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew away", "shot", "shot down", "blotted out", "carried off", "claimed", "cut down", "destroyed", "felled", "killed", "smote", "zapped", "butchered", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "slaughtered", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "exterminated", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animated", "raised", "restored", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "top hat":{ "as in cowboy hat , hard hat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tocsin":{ "an object intended to give public notice or warning":{ "examples":[ "the tocsin rang out, warning us of the approaching tornado" ], "synonyms":[ "flag", "signal" ], "near synonyms":[ "red light", "knell" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that tells of approaching danger or risk":{ "examples":[ "noted that a sudden drop in a student's grades may be a tocsin of a serious personal problem" ], "synonyms":[ "caution", "red flag", "red light", "tip-off", "wake-up call", "warning" ], "near synonyms":[ "omen", "portent", "premonition", "presage", "notice", "notification", "buoy", "indicator", "knell", "sign", "signal", "foretaste", "foretoken", "announcement", "declaration" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toilsome":{ "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "examples":[ "faced with the toilsome task of cleaning out her deceased father's homestead" ], "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", "sweaty", "tall", "testing", "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" ] }, "requiring much time, effort, or careful attention":{ "examples":[ "this is the most toilsome part of the construction, so we'll go slowly to make sure we're doing it right" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "burdensome", "challenging", "demanding", "exacting", "grueling", "gruelling", "killing", "laborious", "onerous", "persnickety", "taxing" ], "near synonyms":[ "difficult", "formidable", "hard", "herculean", "rough", "rugged", "stiff", "strenuous", "testing", "tough", "oppressive", "trying", "rigid", "rigorous", "severe", "stern", "strict", "stringent" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "effortless", "facile", "simple", "smooth" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "nondemanding", "unchallenging", "undemanding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "too much":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "\"Your jokes 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"superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "topflight", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "topping", "top-shelf", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "tote (up)":{ "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "he toted up each person's costs to see what we had spent as a group" ], "synonyms":[ "add", "cast (up)", "foot (up)", "sum", "summate", "tot (up)", "total", "totalize" ], "near 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"self-controlled", "apathetic", "uncaring", "unresponsive" ], "near antonyms":[ "bored", "tired", "weary", "defiant", "resistant", "contrary", "disobedient", "insubordinate", "intractable", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly" ], "antonyms":[ "complaining", "fed up", "impatient", "kvetching", "kvetchy", "protesting" ] }, "receiving or enduring without offering resistance":{ "examples":[ "a tolerant acceptance of the terrible way that his wife has always treated him" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiescent", "nonresistant", "passive", "resigned", "tolerating", "unresistant", "yielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "forbearing", "impassive", "long-suffering", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "uncomplaining", "agreeable", "amenable", "compliant", "complying", "conformable", "conformist", "docile", "guidable", "law-abiding", "obedient", "pliable", "pliant", "subordinate", "tractable", "willing", "obeisant", "submissive", "surrendering", "amiable", "obliging", "slavish", "subservient", "disciplined", "governable", "manageable", "apathetic", "uncaring", "unresponsive" ], "near antonyms":[ "defiant", "contrary", "contumacious", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "insurgent", "intractable", "mutinous", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "balky", "perverse", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "headstrong", "willful", "wilful", "indomitable", "undisciplined", "unmanageable", "dissident", "nonconformist" ], "antonyms":[ "protesting", "resistant", "resisting", "unyielding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tomboys":{ "as in pixies , romps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gamines", "hoydens", "pixies", "romps", "snips", "bobby-soxers", "junior misses", "schoolgirls", "subdebutantes", "teenyboppers", "fillies", "girls", "lasses", "lassies", "misses", "missies", "nymphs", "sheilas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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"infiltrate", "insinuate", "worm", "advertise", "announce", "broadcast", "declare", "proclaim", "pronounce", "publicize", "publish", "sound", "clarify", "clear (up)", "elucidate", "explain", "explicate", "spell out" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "town meetings":{ "as in caucuses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "caucuses", "colloquiums", "colloquia", "assemblies", "conclaves", "congregations", "congresses", "consistories", "conventions", "convocations", "synods", "colloquies", "conferences", "councils", "forums", "fora", "panel discussions", "panels", "parleys", "round-robins", "roundtables", "round tables", "seminars", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "deliberations", "brainstormings", "chat rooms", "newsgroups" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "totalitarians":{ "as in authoritarians , potentates":{ "examples":[], 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"entertain", "delight", "please", "dabble", "fiddle (around)", "mess around", "putter (around)", "bum (around)", "dawdle", "goldbrick", "hang", "hang about", "idle", "loaf", "lounge (around or about)", "relax", "rest", "screw around", "slack (off)", "jest", "joke", "tease" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "labor", "plod", "plug (away)", "slave", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "sweat", "toil", "work" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating" ], "synonyms":[ "coquet", "coquette", "dally", "flirt", "frivol", "mess around", "trifle" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamp", "court", "mash", "woo", "josh", "kid", "put on", "razz", "rib", "tease", "fool", "lead on", "string along", "manipulate", "play (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dwarf":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dwarf", "bantam", "diminutive", "dinky", "dwarfish", "fine", "half-pint", "Lilliputian", "little", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "pocket", "pocket-size", "pocket-sized", "puny", "pygmy", "shrimpy", "slight", "small", "smallish", "subnormal", "toylike", "undersized", "undersize", "runtish", "runty", "scrubby", "stunted", "bitty", "inappreciable", "infinitesimal", "little bitty", "micro", "microscopic", "microscopical", "mini", "miniature", "miniaturized", "minikin", "minim", "minuscule", "minute", "pinpoint", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee", "weeny", "weensy", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "bite-size", "bite-sized", "capsule" ], "near antonyms":[ "big", "biggish", "considerable", "goodly", "grand", "great", "handsome", "husky", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "outsize", "outsized", "overscale", "overscaled", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "whacking", "whopping", "bulky", "hefty", "hulking", "massive", "voluminous", "boxcar", "Brobdingnagian", "Bunyanesque", "cavernous", "colossal", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantic", "gross", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "monolithic", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "pharaonic", "prodigious", "staggering", "stupendous", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "abundant", "ample", "appreciable", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "healthy", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "fat", "thick", "broad", "wide", "boundless", "cosmic", "cosmical", "immeasurable", "incalculable", "infinite", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tourist":{ "a person who travels for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou" ], "synonyms":[ "excursionist", "rubberneck", "rubbernecker", "sightseer", "traveler", "traveller", "tripper" ], "near synonyms":[ "holidayer", "holidaymaker", "vacationer", "vacationist", "guest", "hosteler", "hosteller", "visitor", "transient", "journeyer", "pilgrim", "wayfarer", "snowbird", "sunseeker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tote":{ "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "toted his dog from the muddy backyard to the bathtub for a thorough washing" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "carry", "cart", "convey", "ferry", "haul", "lug", "pack", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "hand over", "transfer", "forward", "send", "ship", "transmit", "bring", "fetch", "take", "move", "remove", "shift" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in backpack , satchel":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backpack", "barracks bag", "duffel bag", "haversack", "knapsack", "rucksack", "satchel", "poke", "pouch", "sack", "carryall", "portmanteau", "traveling bag", "wallet", "bundle", "pack", "package", "packet", "parcel", "handbag", "pocketbook", "purse", "tote bag", "ditty bag", "flight bag", "garment bag", "kit bag", "shopping bag", "work bag" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tot":{ "as in baby , toddler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babe", "baby", "bantling", "infant", "neonate", "nestling", "newborn", "toddler", "tyke", "tike", "weanling", "bairn", "bambino", "bud", "chap", "chick", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "sprat", "sprout", "squirt", "whelp", "youngling", "youngster", "youth", "adolescent", "minor", "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "preschooler", "rug rat", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "schoolkid", "imp", "jackanapes", "mischief", "monkey", "rapscallion", "rascal", "rogue", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "cherub", "preteen", "preteen-ager", "subteen", "teen", "teenager", "teener", "teenybopper", "tween", "lad", "nipper", "shaver", "stripling", "tad", "bobby-soxer", "hoyden", "tomboy" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-ager", "ancient", "elder", "golden-ager", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen", "adult", "grown-up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in shot , pop":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "whet", "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "whiskey", "whisky", "Dutch courage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "town house":{ "as in ranch , ranch house":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duplex", "ranch", "ranch house", "saltbox", "semi", "split level", "townhome", "tract house", "triplex", "bungalow", "cabin", "casita", "chalet", "cottage", "farmhouse", "grange", "hacienda", "homestead", "castle", "ch\u00e2teau", "countryseat", "estate", "hall", "manor", "manor house", "mansion", "McMansion", "palace", "villa", "hermitage", "manse", "parsonage", "rectory", "vicarage", "hooch", "hootch", "hovel", "hut", "hutch", "shack", "shanty", "accommodations", "housing", "nest", "residency", "shelter", "apartment", "apartment house", "condo", "condominium", "flat", "tenement", "tenement house", "walk-up", "penthouse", "salon", "suite", "barracks", "billet", "boardinghouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "flophouse", "lodging house", "lodgment", "lodgement", "room(s)", "rooming house" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torridity":{ "as in heat , torridness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heat", "hotness", "stuffiness", "sultriness", "torridness", "glow", "radiance", "radiancy", "balminess", "mildness", "temperateness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "warmness", "warmth" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilliness", "coolness", "bitterness", "bleakness", "cold", "coldness", "frigidity", "frigidness", "frostiness", "iciness", "rawness", "sharpness", "frost" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touring cars":{ "as in roadsters , tin lizzies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "phaetons", "roadsters", "tin lizzies", "cream puffs", "hybrids", "beaters", "clunkers", "crates", "flivvers", "jalopies", "junkers", "muscle cars", "stock cars", "turbocars", "gas-guzzlers", "land yachts", "compacts", "coupes", "coup\u00e9s", "intermediates", "limousines", "minicars", "minis", "sedans", "subcompacts", "V-8s", "convertibles", "fastbacks", "hardtops", "hatchbacks", "notchbacks", "ragtops", "sports cars", "sport-utility vehicles", "station wagons", "SUVs", "town cars", "wagons", "woodies", "coaches", "jitneys", "microbuses", "microbusses", "minibuses", "minibusses", "minivans", "omnibuses", "vans", "automobiles", "autos", "buses", "busses", "cars", "horseless carriages", "machines", "motorcars", "motors", "motor vehicles", "wheels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top-shelf":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "hoping to impress the new neighbors, she brought a top-shelf wine as a housewarming gift" ], "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", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "top guns":{ "as in big guns , top dogs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "big cheeses", "big guns", "bigwigs", "top dogs", "barons", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "magnates", "moguls", "presidents", "princes", "coheads", "co-heads", "coleaders", "co-leaders", "figureheads", "employers", "gaffers", "gangers", "dominators", "lords", "overlords", "potentates", "rulers", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "micromanagers", "leadmen", "managers", "overseers", "principals", "skippers", "standard-bearers", "stewards", "straw bosses", "superintendents", "superiors", "supervisors", "subchiefs", "sub-chiefs", "subdirectors", "sub-directors", "administrators", "commanders", "directors", "executives", "generals", "governors", "hierarchs", "higher-ups" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependents", "inferiors", "juniors", "secondaries", "subjects", "subordinates", "underlings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "townspeople":{ "the people who live in a town or city":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "town", "townsfolk", "burgher", "citizen", "townie", "towny", "townsman", "townswoman", "villager", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "national", "native", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "subject", "suburbanite", "urbanite" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "guest", "nonnative", "tourist", "transient", "visitor", "noncitizen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "Tophet":{ "the place of punishment for the wicked after death":{ "examples":[ "a vision in which the souls of the damned plunged into Tophet like rocks falling down a mountainside" ], "synonyms":[ "Gehenna", "hell", "Pandemonium", "perdition" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazes", "inferno", "purgatory", "hades", "netherworld", "shades", "Tartarus", "underworld", "Sheol", "abyss", "pit", "fire and brimstone", "hellfire" ], "near antonyms":[ "glory", "happy hunting ground", "nirvana", "promised land", "Valhalla" ], "antonyms":[ "bliss", "elysian fields", "Elysium", "empyrean", "heaven", "kingdom come", "New Jerusalem", "paradise", "sky", "Zion", "Sion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torturing":{ "intensely or unbearably painful":{ "examples":[ "watched the final torturing moments of the game as the lead constantly shifted between the two teams" ], "synonyms":[ "agonizing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "racking", "raging", "tormenting", "torturous", "wrenching" ], "near synonyms":[ "acute", "exquisite", "extreme", "fierce", "intense", "vehement", "violent", "biting", "cutting", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "shooting", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "tearing", "tingling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the twisting of something out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "fans of the natural look frown on the torturing of garden trees and shrubs into fantastic shapes" ], "synonyms":[ "contortion", "deformation", "distortion", "misshaping", "screwing", "squinching", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "defacement", "deformity", "disfigurement", "malformation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "the neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicting", "agonizing", "anguishing", "bedeviling", "besetting", "besieging", "cursing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "persecuting", "plaguing", "racking", "tormenting" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "attacking", "badgering", "dogging", "hounding", "pursuing", "riding", "aggravating", "agitating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "distressing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "griping", "hagriding", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "molesting", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "vexing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "flustering", "grieving", "perturbing", "straining", "stressing", "troubling", "trying", "upsetting", "worrying", "crushing", "oppressing", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "smiting", "striking", "tyrannizing", "victimizing", "hurting", "paining", "panging", "pricking", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "wringing", "martyring" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "delivering", "releasing", "relieving", "reprieving", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "quieting", "solacing", "soothing", "succoring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "tortured her naturally straight hair into curls" ], "synonyms":[ "contorting", "deforming", "distorting", "misshaping", "screwing", "squinching", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "defacing", "disfiguring", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "coiling", "curling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "twining", "winding", "wreathing" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "townswoman":{ "as in townsman , citizen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burgher", "citizen", "townie", "towny", "townsman", "villager", "town", "townsfolk", "townspeople", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "national", "native", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "subject", "suburbanite", "urbanite" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "guest", "nonnative", "tourist", "transient", "visitor", "noncitizen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "to beat the band":{ "in a vigorous and forceful manner":{ "examples":[ "He was hammering to beat the band and woke up the neighbors." ], "synonyms":[ "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily", "vigorously" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "crisply", "eagerly", "gamely", "heartily", "lustily", "snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously", "decidedly", "determinedly", "directly", "emphatically", "fast", "fixedly", "intensively", "intently", "purposefully", "resolutely", "rigidly", "smartly", "solidly", "soundly", "squarely", "steadfastly", "steadily", "sturdily", "surely", "aggressively", "assertively", "manfully", "potently" ], "near antonyms":[ "delicately", "faintly", "frailly", "shakily", "bloodlessly", "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly" ], "antonyms":[ "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "tormenter":{ "a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{ "examples":[ "shocked by the news that his chief tormentor from elementary school had written a book about the dangers of bullying" ], "synonyms":[ "baiter", "harasser", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "persecutor", "quiz", "quizzer", "ridiculer", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "torturer" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "giber", "jiber", "insulter", "jeerer", "scoffer", "scorner", "trash-talker", "smart aleck", "smart alec", "smarty", "smartie", "smarty-pants", "wiseacre", "wise guy", "kidder", "lampooner", "satirist", "accuser", "blamer", "troublemaker", "assailant", "attacker", "molester", "victimizer", "bother", "disturber", "pest" ], "near antonyms":[ "defender", "deliverer", "guard", "protector", "rescuer", "savior", "saviour", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tough it out":{ "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "I know you feel sick, but can you tough it out until the end of your work shift?" ], "synonyms":[ "abide", "absorb", "accept", "bear", "bide", "brook", "countenance", "endure", "go", "hack", "handle", "meet", "pocket", "stand", "stick out", "stomach", "support", "sustain", "sweat out", "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":[ "phrase" ] }, "tolling":{ "to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{ "examples":[ "let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion" ], "synonyms":[ "bonging", "chiming", "knelling", "pealing", "ringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "chinking", "clanging", "clanking", "clashing", "clinking", "ding-donging", "dinging", "gonging", "jangling", "jingling", "pinging", "plinking", "plunking", "plonking", "tanging", "tingling", "tinkling", "echoing", "resonating", "resounding", "reverberating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took apart":{ "to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{ "examples":[ "They threatened to take him apart if he ever showed up in their town again." ], "synonyms":[ "abused", "brutalized", "bullied", "ill-treated", "ill-used", "kicked around", "maltreated", "manhandled", "messed over", "mishandled", "mistreated", "misused" ], "near synonyms":[ "molested", "outraged", "violated", "harassed", "harmed", "hurt", "injured", "oppressed", "persecuted", "tormented", "tortured", "burned", "burnt", "sandbagged", "victimized", "wronged", "beat (up)", "messed (up)", "roughed (up)", "worked (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cared (for)", "cherished", "fostered", "nurtured", "babied", "catered (to)", "coddled", "favored", "gratified", "humored", "indulged", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "tomboyishness":{ "as in boyishness , mannishness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boyishness", "mannishness", "maleness", "machismo", "macho", "manhood", "manliness", "masculinity", "virility" ], "near antonyms":[ "femininity", "muliebrity", "womanhood", "womanliness", "girlishness", "femaleness", "girlhood", "maidenhood", "effeminacy", "effeteness", "emasculation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tourists":{ "a person who travels for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou" ], "synonyms":[ "excursionists", "rubberneckers", "rubbernecks", "sightseers", "travelers", "travellers", "trippers" ], "near synonyms":[ "holidayers", "holidaymakers", "vacationers", "vacationists", "guests", "hostelers", "hostellers", "visitors", "transients", "journeyers", "pilgrims", "wayfarers", "snowbirds", "sunseekers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tour":{ "a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{ "examples":[ "asked the soldiers to consider signing up for a second tour of duty" ], "synonyms":[ "hitch", "stint", "tenure", "term" ], "near synonyms":[ "shift", "watch", "go", "turn", "duration", "standing", "time", "cycle", "span", "spell", "stretch", "life", "life span", "lifetime", "run" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer" ], "synonyms":[ "journey", "peregrinate", "pilgrimage", "travel", "trek", "trip", "voyage" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivant", "galavant", "hop", "jaunt", "knock (about)", "perambulate", "ramble", "roam", "rove", "traipse", "wander", "migrate", "road-trip", "bus", "cab", "coach", "cruise", "drive", "fly", "gig", "jet", "motor", "navigate", "ride", "roll", "sail", "trundle", "barnstorm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "toughed it out":{ "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "I know you feel sick, but can you tough it out until the end of your work shift?" ], "synonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "absorbed", "accepted", "bode", "bided", "bore", "brooked", "countenanced", "endured", "hacked", "handled", "met", "pocketed", "stomached", "stood", "stuck out", "supported", "sustained", "sweat out", "sweated out", "tolerated", "took", "went", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "suffered", "swallowed", "reconciled (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (with or to)", "assented (to)", "capitulated", "consented (to)", "respected", "submitted (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declined", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "turned down", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "avoided", "bypassed", "circumvented", "dodged", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "missed", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "toddler":{ "a young child who is just learning to walk":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babe", "baby", "bantling", "infant", "neonate", "nestling", "newborn", "tot", "tyke", "tike", "weanling", "bairn", "bambino", "bud", "chap", "chick", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "sprat", "sprout", "squirt", "whelp", "youngling", "youngster", "youth", "adolescent", "minor", "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "preschooler", "rug rat", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "schoolkid", "imp", "jackanapes", "mischief", "monkey", "rapscallion", "rascal", "rogue", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "cherub", "preteen", "preteen-ager", "subteen", "teen", "teenager", "teener", "teenybopper", "tween", "lad", "nipper", "shaver", "stripling", "tad", "bobby-soxer", "hoyden", "tomboy" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-ager", "ancient", "elder", "golden-ager", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen", "adult", "grown-up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tones (up)":{ "as in firms (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "firms (up)", "anneals", "tempers", "energizes", "invigorates", "vitalizes", "beefs (up)", "fortifies", "hardens", "strengthens", "toughens", "restrengthens" ], "near antonyms":[ "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "weakens", "cripples", "incapacitates", "paralyzes", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "breaks down", "wears out", "saps", "undercuts", "undermines" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "torch song":{ "as in song , folk song":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aria", "art song", "barcarole", "barcarolle", "blues", "chanson", "chant", "chantey", "chanty", "shanty", "chorus", "croon", "descant", "discant", "folk song", "glee", "lullaby", "madrigal", "motet", "part-song", "pop", "rocker", "round", "roundelay", "serenade", "standard", "anthem", "cantata", "canticle", "carol", "chorale", "hymn", "noel", "psalm", "spiritual", "ballad", "ditty", "jingle", "lay", "lyric", "song", "vocal", "dirge", "lament", "requiem", "threnody", "drinking song", "fight song", "cover", "medley", "remix", "hallelujah", "paean" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toughness":{ "as in cohesion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cohesion", "solidity", "solidness", "dependability", "durability", "reliability", "firmness", "soundness", "stability", "strength", "sturdiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "insecurity", "instability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unstableness", "unsteadiness", "insubstantiality", "unsoundness", "unsubstantiality", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "togging (up or out)":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "togged out in obviously brand-new hiking garb, she was quite a sight" ], "synonyms":[ "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking (out)", "doing up", "dressing", "dressing up", "enrobing", "garbing", "garmenting", "getting up", "gowning", "habiting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "robing", "suiting", "toileting", "vesturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaking", "frocking", "jacketing", "mantling", "vesting", "draping", "enswathing", "happing", "huddling", "swaddling", "swathing", "wrapping", "accoutring", "accoutering", "bedighting", "equipping", "furnishing", "habilitating", "outfitting", "tailoring", "uniforming", "dressing down", "underdressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuding", "divesting", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling" ], "antonyms":[ "disarraying", "disrobing", "stripping", "unclothing", "undressing", "untrussing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toss-ups":{ "as in horse races":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "horse races", "photo finishes", "seesaws", "deadlocks", "impasses", "dead heats", "draws", "stalemates", "standoffs", "ties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topic":{ "a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)":{ "examples":[ "the topic of his poem is the love that is shown in quiet actions rather than expressed in words" ], "synonyms":[ "content", "matter", "motif", "motive", "question", "subject", "theme" ], "near synonyms":[ "subject matter", "talking point", "count", "idea", "point", "purpose", "consideration", "issue", "problem", "body", "bulk", "burden", "centerpiece", "core", "crux", "essence", "fundamental", "generality", "gist", "grist", "heart", "kernel", "keynote", "main", "marrow", "mass", "net", "nub", "nubbin", "nucleus", "pith", "pivot", "purport", "quick", "staple", "substance", "sum", "basis", "bottom", "essential", "essentiality", "affair", "argument", "debate" ], "near antonyms":[ "aside", "digression", "excursion", "interjection", "parenthesis", "tangent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tommy guns":{ "as in assault weapons , assault rifles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "AK-47s", "assault rifles", "assault weapons", "automatics", "carbines", "machine guns", "machine pistols", "repeaters", "submachine guns", "blunderbusses", "breechloaders", "culverins", "fieldpieces", "firelocks", "flintlocks", "harquebuses", "arquebuses", "matchlocks", "muskets", "rifles", "shotguns", "smoothbores", "twenty-twos", ".22s", "spearguns", "self-loaders", "semiautomatics", "derringers", "forty-fives", ".45s", "gats", "handguns", "pistols", "revolvers", "rods", "roscoes", "sidearms", "six-guns", "six-shooters", "zip guns", "arms", "firearms", "guns", "heat", "pieces", "small arms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in machine-guns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "machine-guns", "pistols", "shotguns", "croaks", "destroys", "dispatches", "does in", "fells", "ices", "kills", "slays", "blasts (at)", "fires (at)", "annihilates", "blots out", "butchers", "decimates", "massacres", "slaughters", "wipes out", "blazes", "peppers", "potshots", "snipes (at)", "blows away", "brings down", "drops", "picks off", "shoots down", "drills", "guns", "plugs", "pops", "shoots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "top dog":{ "as in ruler , subjugator":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dominator", "overdog", "ruler", "subjugator", "champ", "champion", "finalist", "placer", "beater", "conqueror", "master", "subduer", "trimmer", "vanquisher", "victor", "whipper", "winner" ], "near antonyms":[ "loser", "punching bag", "pushover", "quitter", "failure", "flop", "washout", "underdog" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tone":{ "a distinctive way of putting ideas into words":{ "examples":[ "the angry tone of his letter makes it clear he doesn't want to speak to me ever again" ], "synonyms":[ "fashion", "locution", "manner", "mode", "phraseology", "style", "vein" ], "near synonyms":[ "address", "delivery", "elocution", "archaism", "colloquialism", "regionalism", "acceptation", "connotation", "denotation", "expression", "idiom" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished":{ "examples":[ "fall fashions in deep jewel tones" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "color", "hue", "shade", "tincture", "tinge", "tint" ], "near synonyms":[ "overtone", "undertone", "primary color", "secondary color", "tertiary color", "brightness", "chroma", "chromaticity", "contrast", "lightness", "saturation", "value", "coloration", "coloring", "colorway", "pigmentation" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{ "examples":[ "all that showbiz glitz is out of keeping with the tone of the college" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "clay", "colors", "complexion", "constitution", "genius", "nature", "personality", "self" ], "near synonyms":[ "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "individuality", "singularity", "uniqueness", "attribute", "characteristic", "earmark", "essentiality", "feature", "flavor", "hallmark", "mark", "point", "property", "savor", "savour", "stamp", "trait", "disposition", "grain", "sort", "temper", "temperament", "composition", "makeup", "essence", "essentiality", "interior", "interiority", "soul", "spirit", "metal", "stuff", "substance", "habit", "way" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "townlets":{ "a small residential settlement":{ "examples":[ "we passed through several sleepy townlets on the long drive to the ski lodge" ], "synonyms":[ "bourgs", "hamlets", "villages", "vills", "whistle-stops" ], "near synonyms":[ "cow towns", "Podunks", "outposts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toughened":{ "able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure":{ "examples":[ "a group of toughened mountain bikers barreling up the hill" ], "synonyms":[ "cast-iron", "hard", "hard-bitten", "hardened", "hardy", "inured", "rugged", "stout", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "vigorous" ], "near synonyms":[ "flinty", "leathery", "resilient", "stalwart", "durable", "enduring", "everlasting", "immortal", "imperishable", "lasting", "permanent", "stable", "staunch", "stanch", "staying", "tenacious", "unyielding", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "able-bodied", "brawny", "muscular", "fit", "fortified", "hale", "healthy", "husky", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sound", "strapping", "virile", "annealed", "seasoned", "tempered" ], "near antonyms":[ "emasculated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "run-down", "sapped", "wasted", "weakened", "worn", "worn-out", "crippled", "debilitated", "diseased", "incapacitated", "infirm", "unsound", "fragile", "frail", "puny", "resistless", "sensitive", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding", "mortal", "perishable", "temporary", "transient" ], "antonyms":[ "delicate", "nonhardy", "soft", "tender", "weak" ] }, "to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force":{ "examples":[ "weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours" ], "synonyms":[ "beefed (up)", "fortified", "hardened", "strengthened" ], "near synonyms":[ "annealed", "tempered", "firmed (up)", "toned (up)", "energized", "invigorated", "vitalized", "restrengthened" ], "near antonyms":[ "crippled", "incapacitated", "paralyzed", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "broke down", "wore out", "sapped", "undercut", "undermined" ], "antonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "weakened" ] }, "to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure":{ "examples":[ "hiking every morning through snow and ice toughened him considerably" ], "synonyms":[ "fortified", "hardened", "indurated", "inured", "seasoned", "steeled", "strengthened" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclimated", "acclimatized", "adapted", "adjusted", "annealed", "tempered", "invigorated", "vitalized", "immunized", "bolstered", "boosted", "braced", "buttressed", "enforced", "forearmed", "propped (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "supported", "broke in", "limbered (up)", "trained", "accustomed", "conditioned", "habituated", "naturalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "emasculated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "sapped", "weakened", "crippled", "debilitated", "hamstrung", "incapacitated", "sensitized" ], "antonyms":[ "softened" ] }, "to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe":{ "examples":[ "attempts to toughen conditions under which waivers from military service would be permitted" ], "synonyms":[ "hardened", "harshened", "stiffened", "strengthened" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lessened", "moderated", "softened" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "eased" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "toileting":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions" ], "synonyms":[ "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking (out)", "doing up", "dressing", "dressing up", "enrobing", "garbing", "garmenting", "getting up", "gowning", "habiting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "robing", "suiting", "togging (up or out)", "vesturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaking", "frocking", "jacketing", "mantling", "vesting", "draping", "enswathing", "happing", "huddling", "swaddling", "swathing", "wrapping", "accoutring", "accoutering", "bedighting", "equipping", "furnishing", "habilitating", "outfitting", "tailoring", "uniforming", "dressing down", "underdressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuding", "divesting", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling" ], "antonyms":[ "disarraying", "disrobing", "stripping", "unclothing", "undressing", "untrussing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toss-up":{ "as in horse race":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "horse race", "photo finish", "seesaw", "deadlock", "impasse", "dead heat", "draw", "stalemate", "standoff", "tie" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topper":{ "something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming":{ "examples":[ "there are lots of good reasons we can't go to the concert, but the fact that the tickets are all sold out is the topper" ], "synonyms":[ "capper", "clincher", "coup de gr\u00e2ce", "coup de grace", "crusher" ], "near synonyms":[ "confutation", "deathblow", "knockout", "determinant", "factor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "town cars":{ "as in wagons , sports cars":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "convertibles", "fastbacks", "hardtops", "hatchbacks", "notchbacks", "ragtops", "sports cars", "sport-utility vehicles", "station wagons", "SUVs", "wagons", "woodies", "coaches", "jitneys", "microbuses", "microbusses", "minibuses", "minibusses", "minivans", "omnibuses", "vans", "compacts", "coupes", "coup\u00e9s", "intermediates", "limousines", "minicars", "minis", "sedans", "subcompacts", "V-8s", "automobiles", "autos", "buses", "busses", "cars", "horseless carriages", "machines", "motorcars", "motors", "motor vehicles", "wheels", "gas-guzzlers", "land yachts", "muscle cars", "stock cars", "turbocars", "beaters", "clunkers", "crates", "flivvers", "jalopies", "junkers", "cream puffs", "phaetons", "roadsters", "tin lizzies", "touring cars", "hybrids" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touching off":{ "to cause to function":{ "examples":[ "his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts" ], "synonyms":[ "activating", "actuating", "cranking (up)", "driving", "moving", "running", "setting off", "sparking", "starting", "triggering", "turning on" ], "near synonyms":[ "kicking over", "turning over", "charging", "electrifying", "energizing", "firing", "fueling", "fuelling", "generating", "powering", "pushing", "discharging", "launching", "releasing", "switching", "tripping", "reactivating", "recharging", "arousing", "exciting", "jump-starting", "kick-starting", "stimulating", "vitalizing", "igniting", "inciting", "instigating", "provoking", "quickening", "stirring up", "accelerating", "catalyzing", "speeding (up)", "stepping up" ], "near antonyms":[ "arresting", "braking", "checking", "cutting off", "drawing up", "halting", "jamming", "stalling", "sticking", "stopping", "decelerating", "repressing", "slowing", "stunting", "suppressing" ], "antonyms":[ "cutting", "cutting out", "deactivating", "killing", "shutting off", "turning off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tourist court":{ "as in court , motor court":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "court", "motel", "motor court", "motor inn", "motor lodge", "resort", "spa", "youth hostel", "accommodations", "lodgings", "rest", "camp", "campground", "apartment hotel", "bunkhouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "B and B", "bed-and-breakfast", "guesthouse", "boardinghouse", "lodging house", "rooming house", "auberge", "caravansary", "caravanserai", "hospice", "hostel", "hostelry", "hotel", "inn", "lodge", "public house", "tavern", "doss-house", "fleabag", "flophouse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toleration":{ "as in tolerance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tolerance", "concession", "patent", "permit", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "OK", "okay", "liberty", "pass", "accord", "grant", "accreditation", "certification", "imprimatur", "seal", "signature", "stamp", "allowance", "authorization", "clearance", "concurrence", "consent", "granting", "green light", "leave", "license", "licence", "permission", "sanction", "sufferance", "warrant" ], "near antonyms":[ "interdiction", "prohibition", "proscription", "denial", "refusal", "rejection", "revocation", "taboo", "tabu", "injunction", "veto", "deterrence", "discouragement", "repression", "suppression", "ban", "embargo", "exclusion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "towel":{ "a piece of cloth used for drying things":{ "examples":[ "She dried her hair with a towel .", "Here's a towel to wipe up the spill." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "napkin", "serviette", "tissue", "towelette", "handkerchief", "hankie", "kerchief", "bandanna", "bandana" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toll call":{ "as in message , cold call":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "callback", "cold call", "conference call", "message", 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"criticized", "denounced", "disobeyed", "rebelled", "withstood", "demonstrated" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "sanctioned", "accepted", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "adhered", "complied", "conformed", "followed", "minded", "obeyed", "observed", "advocated", "championed", "defended", "maintained", "supported", "sustained", "upheld", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "tongue-lashed":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives" ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "ranted (at)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "upbraided" ], "near 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"upset" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "tossed (down or off)":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "belted (down)", "drank", "gulped", "guzzled", "hoisted", "imbibed", "knocked back", "pounded (down)", "quaffed", "sipped", "slugged (down)", "slurped", "supped", "swigged", "swilled" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapped", "licked", "sucked", "consumed", "downed", "ingurgitated", "killed", "mouthed (down)", "put away", "nipped", "tippled", "pledged", "toasted", "wined" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "tore down":{ "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "creamed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "extinguished", "nuked", "pulled down", "pulverized", "razed", "rubbed out", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "totaled", "totalled", "vaporized", 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"plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "trampled", "trashed", "vandalized", "assassinated", "butchered", "cut down", "dispatched", "executed", "felled", "killed", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "murdered", "slaughtered", "slew", "took out", "zapped" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "reconditioned", "repaired", "revamped", "created", "invented", "assembled", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "molded", "produced", "shaped", "brought about", "constituted", "established", "fathered", "founded", "instituted", "organized", "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "remodeled", "renovated", "restored" ], "antonyms":[ "built", "constructed", "erected", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up" ] }, "to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{ "examples":[ "the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion 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"amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "floored", "rocked", "shocked", "startled", "stunned", "stupefied", "surprised", "surprized", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddled", "bewildered", "blew away", "blindsided", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "dismayed", "jarred", "muddled", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "shook up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "top bananas":{ "as in comedians , second bananas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedians", "comediennes", "comics", "drolls", "farceurs", "funnymen", "gaggers", "gagmen", "gagsters", "humorists", "jokers", "jokesters", "merry-andrews", "second bananas", "stand-ups", "wags", "wits", "mimes", "mimics", "mummers", "pantaloons", "antics", "fools", "graciosos", "jesters", "motleys", "scaramouches", "cutups", "madcaps", "buffi", "buffos", "buffoons", "clowns", "harlequins", "zanies" 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"spluttered", "spouted", "whispered", "clothed", "clad", "couched", "formulated", "formulized", "phrased", "put", "worded", "commented", "piped up (with)", "remarked", "ripped (out)", "snarled" ], "near antonyms":[ "stifled", "suppressed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{ "examples":[ "who can tell the number of grains of sand in the world?" ], "synonyms":[ "counted", "enumerated", "numbered" ], "near synonyms":[ "added (up)", "tallied", "totaled", "totalled", "calculated", "computed", "reckoned", "tabled", "tabulated", "checked", "marked", "ticked (off)", "recounted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "tell me, when did you begin playing the violin?" ], "synonyms":[ "acquainted", "advised", "apprised", "briefed", "caught up", "cleared", "clued (in)", "enlightened", "familiarized", "filled in", "hipped", "informed", "instructed", "versed", "wised (up)" ], "near 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], "antonyms":[ "minded", "obeyed" ] }, "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "I won't tell your secret to anyone" ], "synonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "discovered", "divulged", "exposed", "let on (about)", "revealed", "spilled", "spilt", "unbosomed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "confided", "shared", "debunked", "showed up", "unclothed", "undraped", "advertised", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "brought out", "declared", "placarded", "posted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "sounded", "betrayed", "blabbed", "gave away", "leaked", "informed", "squealed", "talked", "communicated", "imparted", "related", "acknowledged", "admitted", "avowed", "conceded", "confessed", "owned", "disinterred", "raked up", "smoked out", "unearthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaged", "disguised", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "clouded", "darkened", "eclipsed", "obscured", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded" ], "antonyms":[ "cloaked", "concealed", "covered (up)", "enshrouded", "hid", "masked", "shrouded", "veiled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "towboat":{ "as in tug , tugboat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tug", "tugboat", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaleboat", "whaler", "workboat", "houseboat", "riverboat", "cockleshell", "tub", "cruiser", "inboard", "motorboat", "outboard", "powerboat", "airboat", "air-cushion vehicle", "hovercraft", "bateau", "ca\u00efque", "canoe", "catamaran", "coracle", "curragh", "currach", "dhow", "dinghy", "dink", "dory", "dugout", "flatboat", "garvey", "gig", "johnboat", "kayak", "outrigger", "paddleboat", "pinnace", "piragua", "pirogue", "pontoon", "pram", "punt", "raft", "rowboat", "rowing boat", "sampan", "scow", "scull", "shallop", "shell", "skiff", "surfboat", "umiak", "wherry" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toupee":{ "a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area":{ "examples":[ "the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off" ], "synonyms":[ "hairpiece", "rug", "wig" ], "near synonyms":[ "fright wig", "extension", "fall", "postiche", "switch", "wiglet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tommy-gun":{ "as in assault weapon , assault rifle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "AK-47", "assault rifle", "assault weapon", "automatic", "carbine", "machine gun", "machine pistol", "repeater", "submachine gun", "blunderbuss", "breechloader", "culverin", "fieldpiece", "firelock", "flintlock", "harquebus", "arquebus", "matchlock", "musket", "rifle", "shotgun", "smoothbore", "twenty-two", ".22", "speargun", "self-loader", "semiautomatic", "derringer", "forty-five", ".45", "gat", "handgun", "pistol", "revolver", "rod", "roscoe", "sidearm", "six-gun", "six-shooter", "zip gun", "arm", "firearm", "gun", "heat", "piece", "small arm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in machine-gun":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "machine-gun", "pistol", "shotgun", "croak", "destroy", "dispatch", "do in", "fell", "ice", "kill", "slay", "blast (at)", "fire (at)", "annihilate", "blot out", "butcher", "decimate", "massacre", "slaughter", "wipe out", "blaze", "pepper", "potshot", "snipe (at)", "blow away", "bring down", "drop", "pick off", "shoot down", "drill", "gun", "plug", "pop", "shoot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tomfoolery":{ "wildly playful or mischievous behavior":{ "examples":[ "the open bar may have had something to do with the tomfoolery at the wedding reception" ], "synonyms":[ "buffoonery", "clownery", "clowning", "foolery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "horsing around", "monkey business", "monkeying", "monkeyshine(s)", "roughhouse", "roughhousing", "shenanigan(s)", "skylarking", "slapstick" ], "near synonyms":[ "childishness", "clownishness", "foolishness", "funning", "jesting", "joking", "nonsense", "silliness", "waggery", "boisterousness", "rambunctiousness", "rowdiness", "rowdyism", "rumbustiousness", "devilry", "deviltry", "impishness", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "prankishness", "rascality", "roguery", "roguishness", "trickery", "cavorting", "frivolity", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "merrymaking", "playfulness", "revelry", "roistering", "romping", "sporting", "sportiveness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toasters":{ "as in ovens , stoves":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broilers", "fryers", "friers", "microwave ovens", "microwaves", "ovens", "roasters", "rotisseries", "stoves", "toaster ovens", "cookers", "cookstoves", "ranges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "to a nicety":{ "without any flaws or errors":{ "examples":[ "She picked an array of flowers from the garden and arranged them to a nicety ." ], "synonyms":[ "faultlessly", "flawlessly", "ideally", "immaculately", "impeccably", "pat", "perfectly" ], "near synonyms":[ "excellently", "fabulously", "finely", "grandly", "greatly", "marvelously", "superbly", "superiorly", "superlatively", "terrifically", "exceptionally", "fancily", "specially" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "incompletely", "insufficiently", "fallibly", "atrociously", "execrably", "wretchedly" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "badly", "defectively", "faultily", "imperfectly" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "tornado":{ "a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point":{ "examples":[ "A siren alerted the town that they were in the path of a tornado .", "a tornado warning" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bluster", "gale", "hurricane", "squall", "tempest", "windstorm", "blast", "blow", "flurry", "gust", "scud", "williwaw", "windblast", "breeze", "zephyr", "current", "draft", "air", "breath", "waft", "puff", "whiff", "northeaster", "norther", "northerly", "northwester", "southeaster", "southwester", "westerly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top drawers":{ "as in societies , tops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "establishments", "gentries", "nobilities", "qualities", "societies", "tops", "upper classes", "A-lists", "aristocracies", "best", "choices", "corps d'elite", "creams", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elites", "fat", "flowers", "illuminati", "picks", "pinks", "prides", "priesthoods", "primes", "royalties", "upper crusts", "caviars", "caviares", "who's whos" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herds", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mobs", "multitudes", "rank and files", "unwasheds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toddled":{ "as in stumbled , lurched":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "floundered", "lurched", "stumbled", "faltered", "rocked", "teetered", "tottered", "wavered", "wobbled", "wabbled", "quaked", "quavered", "quivered", "shook", "shuddered", "trembled", "vibrated", "careened", "reeled", "staggered", "weaved" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tongue-in-cheek":{ "as in flippant , facetious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "facetious", "flippant", "cynical", "dry", "ironic", "ironical", "wry", "acrimonious", "bitter", "resentful", "vitriolic", "incisive", "keen", "poignant", "trenchant", "harsh", "rough", "severe", "stringent", "brisk", "cross", "sharp-tongued", "sour", "sourish", "spiky", "spikey", "tartish", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "gruff", "pithy", "snippety", "snippy", "succinct", "terse", "acerb", "acerbic", "acid", "acidic", "acidulous", "acrid", "barbed", "biting", "caustic", "corrosive", "cutting", "mordant", "pungent", "sarcastic", "sardonic", "satiric", "satirical", "scalding", "scathing", "sharp", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "smart-mouthed", "snarky", "tart", "backhanded", "insincere" ], "near antonyms":[ "amusing", "droll", "merry", "playful", "sportive", "waggish", "gentle", "mild", "bland", "good-humored", "good-natured", "diplomatic", "polite", "smooth", "suave", "urbane", "affable", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "sociable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tournament":{ "a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{ "examples":[ "a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs" ], "synonyms":[ "bout", "competition", "contest", "event", "game", "match", "matchup", "meet", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "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":[ "noun" ] }, "townies":{ "a usually longtime resident of a locality":{ "examples":[ "the townies are dismayed that all the venerable manses around the village green are being bought as vacation homes by rich interlopers" ], "synonyms":[ "localites", "locals", "natives", "year-rounders" ], "near synonyms":[ "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "occupants", "residents", "residers" ], "near antonyms":[ "excursionists", "sightseers", "travelers", "travellers", "holidayers", "vacationers", "vacationists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis":{ "examples":[ "the university board met with an association representing the townies to figure out a solution to the problems created by off-campus parties" ], "synonyms":[ "burghers", "citizens", "townsmen", "villagers" ], "near synonyms":[ "townswomen", "cliff dwellers", "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "nationals", "natives", "occupants", "residents", "residers", "subjects", "towns", "townsfolk", "townspeople", "suburbanites", "urbanites" ], "near antonyms":[ "aliens", "foreigners", "guests", "nonnatives", "tourists", "transients", "visitors", "gownsmen" ], "antonyms":[ "noncitizens" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tongueless":{ "as in speechless , mute":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mute", "speechless", "tongue-tied", "voiceless", "faltering", "halting", "hesitant", "maundering", "mumbling", "muttering", "sputtering", "stammering", "stumbling", "stuttering", "inarticulate", "ineloquent", "unvocal" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulate", "eloquent", "fluent", "silver-tongued", "well-spoken", "facile", "glib", "smooth-tongued", "voluble", "expressive", "outspoken", "verbal", "vocal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "torpedo boats":{ "as in PT boats , assault boats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assault boats", "PT boats", "hydrofoils", "hydroplanes", "airboats", "air-cushion vehicles", "hovercrafts", "cockleshells", "tubs", "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "trawlers", "whaleboats", "whalers", "workboats", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touched (on)":{ "to come very close to being":{ "examples":[ "that behavior touches on insanity" ], "synonyms":[ "bordered (on)", "trenched (on)", "verged (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "approached", "neared", "appeared", "looked", "resembled", "seemed", "suggested", "approximated", "compared (with)", "measured up (to)", "stacked up (against or with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "totalism":{ "a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power":{ "examples":[ "warned that forfeiture of civil liberties for the sake of security would only result in the terror of totalism" ], "synonyms":[ "absolutism", "autarchy", "authoritarianism", "autocracy", "Caesarism", "czarism", "tsarism", "tzarism", "despotism", "dictatorship", "totalitarianism", "tyranny" ], "near synonyms":[ "monarchism", "monarchy", "monocracy", "Big Brother", "Big Brotherism", "Communism", "fascism", "Nazism", "domination", "oppression" ], "near antonyms":[ "democracy", "self-governance", "self-government", "self-rule", "freedom", "self-determination", "autonomy", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touches off":{ "to cause to function":{ "examples":[ "his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts" ], "synonyms":[ "activates", "actuates", "cranks (up)", "drives", "moves", "runs", "sets off", "sparks", "starts", "triggers", "turns on" ], "near synonyms":[ "kicks over", "turns over", "charges", "electrifies", "energizes", "fires", "fuels", "generates", "powers", "pushes", "discharges", "launches", "releases", "switches", "trips", "reactivates", "recharges", "arouses", "excites", "jump-starts", "kick-starts", "stimulates", "vitalizes", "ignites", "incites", "instigates", "provokes", "quickens", "stirs up", "accelerates", "catalyzes", "speeds (up)", "steps up" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrests", "brakes", "checks", "cuts off", "draws up", "halts", "jams", "stalls", "sticks", "stops", "decelerates", "represses", "slows", "stunts", "suppresses" ], "antonyms":[ "cuts", "cuts out", "deactivates", "kills", "shuts off", "turns off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tomcats (around)":{ "as in plays (around) , fools around":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cats (around)", "fools around", "fornicates", "plays (around)", "womanizes", "cheats", "philanders", "screws around", "steps out", "copulates", "couples", "lies", "makes out", "mates", "sleeps", "lusts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "touching base (with)":{ "to transmit information or requests to":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "addressing", "communicating (with)", "contacting", "getting", "reaching" ], "near synonyms":[ "getting through (to)", "acquainting", "advising", "apprising", "briefing", "clueing", "cluing", "enlightening", "familiarizing", "filling in", "informing", "instructing", "notifying", "telling", "wising (up)", "buzzing", "calling", "phoning", "ringing (up)", "telephoning", "keeping up (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "tongue-lashing":{ "as in invective , vituperation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assault", "attack", "broadside", "invective", "lambasting", "lashing", "vituperation", "diatribe", "harangue", "jeremiad", "philippic", "rant", "tirade", "berating", "chewing out", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reproof", "abuse", "castigation", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "belittlement", "deprecation", "depreciation", "disparagement", "dissing", "excoriation", "execration", "revilement", "admonishment", "admonition", "lecture", "sermon" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomium", "eulogy", "panegyric", "rhapsody", "tribute", "acclaim", "acclamation", "accolade", "citation", "homage", "honor", "praise", "approval", "blessing", "commendation", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "ovation", "plaudit", "rave" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives" ], "synonyms":[ "basting", "bawling out", "berating", "calling down", "castigating", "chastising", "chewing out", "dressing down", "flaying", "hammering", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "ranting (at)", "rating", "reaming (out)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "scolding", "scoring", "upbraiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishing", "chiding", "remonstrating (with)", "reproving", "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bad-mouthing", "blaming", "blasting", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "crucifying", "denouncing", "dissing", "excoriating", "faulting", "haranguing", "knocking", "lacing (into)", "lashing", "panning", "reprehending", "reviling", "scourging", "slamming", "vituperating", "belittling", "disparaging", "mocking", "putting down", "ridiculing", "scoffing", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "took to the cleaners":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[], "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", "swindled", "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":[] }, "token":{ "something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event":{ "examples":[ "please accept this parting gift as a token of our lasting affection" ], "synonyms":[ "commemorative", "keepsake", "memento", "memorial", "monument", "remembrance", "reminder", "souvenir" ], "near synonyms":[ "memorabilia", "relic", "vestige", "cairn", "landmark", "marker", "testimonial", "tribute", "cenotaph" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toning":{ "as in trimming":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "trimming", "training", "warm-up", "workout", "aerobics", "athletics", "bodybuilding", "body mechanics", "calisthenics", "gymnastics", "isometrics", "plyometrics", "slimnastics", "weight lifting", "activity", "conditioning", "exercise", "exertion", "physical therapy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toughie":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "after numerous suspensions, the school toughies were finally expelled for gang activities on campus" ], "synonyms":[ "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "gorilla", "hood", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "mobster", "mug", "plug-ugly", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "yob", "yobbo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "highwayman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "pickpocket", "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tongue":{ "the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of 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"pokes", "pouches", "sacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touch":{ "to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to touch this pan\u2014it's still hot" ], "synonyms":[ "feel" ], "near synonyms":[ "caress", "embrace", "finger", "fondle", "hug", "kiss", "lip", "nose", "nudge", "nuzzle", "paw", "rub", "stroke", "palp", "palpate", "brush", "graze", "shave", "skim", "clasp", "clench", "cling (to)", "clutch", "grasp", "grip", "handle", "hold", "palm", "chuck", "clap", "dab", "flick", "pat", "tag", "tap", "tip", "hit", "knock", "pound", "rap", "whack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{ "examples":[ "your speech on the true meaning of patriotism touched me deeply" ], "synonyms":[ "affect", "impact", "impress", "influence", "move", "reach", "strike", "sway", "tell (on)" ], "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 affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, his insufferable arrogance tends to touch even the good deeds that he does" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "darken", "mar", "poison", "spoil", "stain", "taint", "tarnish", "vitiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrime", "besmear", "besmirch", "blacken", "blur", "cloud", "dirty", "discolor", "pollute", "smear", "smirch", "smudge", "smut", "soil", "sully", "tar", "abase", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "lower", "shame", "sink", "bastardize", "corrupt", "debauch", "demoralize", "deprave", "pervert", "subvert", "color", "distort", "twist" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanse", "purify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "glorify", "hallow", "magnify", "uplift" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "our property touches theirs right where that big elm tree is" ], "synonyms":[ "abut", "adjoin", "border (on)", "butt (on or against)", "flank", "fringe", "join", "march (with)", "neighbor", "skirt", "verge (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attach (to)", "communicate (with)", "connect (with)", "link (with)", "bound", "embrace", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "fence", "line", "margin", "rim", "surround", "contact", "converge", "meet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the business or affair of":{ "examples":[ "I don't think this decision touches you, so butt out" ], "synonyms":[ "affect", "concern", "involve" ], "near synonyms":[ "appertain (to)", "apply (to)", "bear (on)", "pertain (to)", "refer (to)", "relate (to)", "embroil", "ensnare", "entangle", "implicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation":{ "examples":[ "everyone promised to keep in touch over the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "communication", "contact", "hold" ], "near synonyms":[ "commerce", "communion", "intercommunication", "intercourse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a very small amount":{ "examples":[ "added just a touch of parsley to the dish" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "ray", "scintilla", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smack", "smell", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "soup\u00e7on", "spark", "spatter", "speck", "splash", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "trace" ], "near synonyms":[ "hoot", "iota", "jot", "minim", "minimum", "modicum", "semblance", "syllable", "tittle", "vestige", "whit", "atom", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap", "dash", "drop", "pinch", "part", "portion", "section", "bite", "nibble", "taste", "handful", "scattering", "smatter", "smattering", "dose", "shot", "chip", "flake", "fragment", "shard", "shiver", "sliver", "smithereens", "splinter", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "boatload", "bucket", "bundle", "bushel", "deal", "fistful", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "oodles", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plenty", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "stack", "wad", "wealth", "volume", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "each designer has his or her own personal touches" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "attribute", "attribution", "character", "characteristic", "criterion", "diagnostic", "differentia", "feature", "fingerprint", "hallmark", "mark", "marker", "note", "particularity", "peculiarity", "point", "property", "quality", "specific", "stamp", "trait" ], "near synonyms":[ "badge", "indication", "sign", "emblem", "symbol", "token", "charm", "grace", "excellence", "merit", "virtue", "eccentricity", "idiosyncrasy", "oddity", "quirk", "individuality", "singularity", "uniqueness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an almost imperceptible sign of something":{ "examples":[ "a touch of irritation tinged his voice as the candidate fielded yet another question about his personal finances" ], "synonyms":[ "breath", "flicker", "glimmer", "hint", "suggestion", "tang", "trace", "whiff" ], "near synonyms":[ "inkling", "intimation", "scent", "wind", "evidence", "indication", "mark", "sign" ], "near antonyms":[ "permeation", "pervasion", "saturation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tomorrows":{ "time that is to come":{ "examples":[ "today's college graduates are the leaders of tomorrow" ], "synonyms":[ "by-and-bys", "futures", "futurities", "hereafters", "offings" ], "near synonyms":[ "eventualities", "finalities", "posterities" ], "near antonyms":[ "yesterdays", "yesteryears", "antiquities", "olds", "yores", "moments", "nows", "presents", "todays" ], "antonyms":[ "pasts" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took for a ride":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "That scam artist really took us for a ride ." ], "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", "swindled", "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":[ "phrase" ] }, "tosses":{ "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "examples":[ "the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas" ], "synonyms":[ "careens", "lurches", "pitches", "rocks", "rolls", "seesaws", "sways", "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 make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jerks", "jiggles", "jigs", "squiggles", "squirms", "thrashes", "threshes", "twists", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ], "near synonyms":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "toss that football over here" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "catapults", "chucks", "dashes", "fires", "flings", "heaves", "hurls", "hurtles", "launches", "lobs", "lofts", "pegs", "pelts", "pitches", "slings", "throws" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowls", "darts", "flips", "guns", "hooks", "passes", "rolls", "shoots", "bucks", "ejects", "impels", "precipitates", "projects", "propels", "rifles", "thrusts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiers", "casts (off)", "chucks", "deep-sixes", "discards", "ditches", "dumps", "eighty-sixes", "86es", "exorcises", "exorcizes", "flings (off or away)", "jettisons", "junks", "lays by", "loses", "pitches", "rejects", "scraps", "sheds", "shucks (off)", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "throws away", "throws out", "unloads" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandons", "abdicates", "deserts", "forsakes", "dismisses", "kicks out", "abolishes", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "expunges", "exterminates", "extinguishes", "extirpates", "liquidates", "removes", "roots (out)", "stamps (out)", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "takes on", "employs", "uses", "utilizes", "holds", "holds back", "keeps", "retains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "took off (on)":{ "as in mimicked , imitated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aped", "burlesqued", "caricatured", "imitated", "lampooned", "mimicked", "parodied", "parroted", "pilloried", "satirized", "travestied", "baited", "barracked", "bugged", "catcalled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "heckled", "needled", "pestered", "ragged", "targeted", "taunted", "tormented", "chaffed", "jived", "joshed", "kidded", "quizzed", "rallied", "razzed", "ribbed", "rode", "rid", "teased", "tweaked", "twitted", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "disparaged", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "put down", "scoffed (at)", "scorned", "sneered (at)", "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "jeered", "laughed (at)", "mocked", "ridiculed", "scouted", "shot down", "skewered" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauded", "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "touches up":{ "as in perfects , polishes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "perfects", "polishes", "edits", "redrafts", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "copyedits", "reads", "subedits", "subs", "reedits", "amends", "annotates", "corrects", "emends", "rectifies", "fact-checks", "anthologizes", "collects", "compiles", "gets out", "issues", "prints", "publishes", "abridges", "blue-pencils", "redacts", "red-pencils", "engrosses", "recopies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in flicks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flicks", "cuts", "blackjacks", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "fustigates", "knouts", "quirts", "straps", "pistol-whips", "birches", "cowhides", "flagellates", "flails", "flogs", "hides", "horsewhips", "lashes", "leathers", "rawhides", "scourges", "slashes", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "whales", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "today":{ "the time currently existing or in progress":{ "examples":[ "live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself" ], "synonyms":[ "here and now", "moment", "now", "present" ], "near synonyms":[ "phase", "stage", "state" ], "near 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"multiplies", "subtracts", "counts", "enumerates", "numbers", "tells", "recomputes", "refigures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tomcatting (around)":{ "as in playing (around) , fooling around":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catting (around)", "fooling around", "fornicating", "playing (around)", "womanizing", "cheating", "philandering", "screwing around", "stepping out", "copulating", "coupling", "lying", "making out", "mating", "sleeping", "lusting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "to pieces":{ "into parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "The vase broke to pieces when it fell." ], "synonyms":[ "apart", "asunder", "piecemeal" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "together" ] }, "to a full extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "It was smashed to pieces and beyond repair." ], "synonyms":[ "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "clean", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "heartily", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "categorically", "cold", "downright", "hands down", "plain", "stone", "stone-cold", "unqualifiedly", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "more or less", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "predominately", "primarily", "principally", "substantially", "abundantly", "copiously", "generously", "greatly" ], "near antonyms":[ "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "antonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "toyed (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "examples":[ "that microscope is a delicate instrument, not something to be toyed 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"nest", "residency", "shelter", "apartment", "apartment house", "condo", "condominium", "flat", "tenement", "tenement house", "walk-up", "penthouse", "salon", "suite", "barracks", "billet", "boardinghouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "flophouse", "lodging house", "lodgment", "lodgement", "room(s)", "rooming house" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topcoat":{ "a warm outdoor coat":{ "examples":[ "threw on a wool topcoat and headed out into the snow" ], "synonyms":[ "greatcoat", "overcoat", "surcoat" ], "near synonyms":[ "chesterfield", "frock coat", "mackinaw", "ulster", "jacket", "parka", "surtout", "oilskin", "raincoat", "sou'wester", "wrap" ], "near antonyms":[ "undercoat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tonga":{ "as in victoria , phaeton":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barouche", "brougham", "buckboard", "buggy", "cab", "cabriolet", "calash", "cal\u00e8che", "caleche", "caroche", "carryall", "chaise", "chariot", "coach", "coup\u00e9", "coupe", "curricle", "diligence", "dogcart", "droshky", "drosky", "four-in-hand", "gig", "go-cart", "hackney", "hansom", "hansom cab", "jaunting car", "landau", "phaeton", "post chaise", "roadster", "rockaway", "stage", "stagecoach", "stanhope", "surrey", "tandem", "tilbury", "trap", "troika", "victoria", "carriage", "equipage", "rig", "turnout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tosspots":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "a bar filled with the same old tosspots night after night" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholics", "alkies", "boozehounds", "boozers", "dipsomaniacs", "drinkers", "drunkards", "drunks", "inebriates", "juiceheads", "juicers", "lushes", "rummies", "soakers", "soaks", "sots", "souses", "tipplers", "topers" ], "near synonyms":[ "swiggers", "swillers", "winos" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainers", "nondrinkers", "teetotalers", "teetotallers", "teetotalists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tousling":{ "to 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"regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tombs":{ "a final resting place for a dead person":{ "examples":[ "explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries" ], "synonyms":[ "burials", "graves", "sepulchres", "sepulchers", "sepultures" ], "near synonyms":[ "catacombs", "charnels", "charnel houses", "columbaria", "crypts", "mausoleums", "mausolea", "vaults", "cemeteries", "churchyards", "graveyards", "potter's fields", "barrows", "mounds", "tumuli" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "examples":[ "Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity" ], "synonyms":[ "buries", "entombs", "hearses", "inhumes", "inters", "lays", "puts away" ], "near synonyms":[ "immures", "inurns", "enshrines", "conceals", "covers", "ensconces", "hides", "obscures", "shades", "shields", "cloaks", "curtains", "enshrouds", "shrouds", "reburies", "reinters", "coffins" ], "near antonyms":[ "burns", "cremates", "bares", "discloses", "discovers", "displays", "exhibits", "exposes", "reveals", "shows", "uncoffins" ], "antonyms":[ "disinters", "exhumes", "unearths" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "torpedo bomber":{ "as in fighter , bomber":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bomber", "fighter", "jump jet", "warplane", "aerospace plane", "rocket plane", "amphibian", "seaplane", "jet", "jetliner", "superjet", "supersonic", "supersonic transport", "trijet", "turbojet", "turboprop", "biplane", "lightplane", "tilt-rotor", "towplane", "trimotor", "triplane", "freighter", "tanker", "glider", "sailplane", "aerodyne", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicle", "airframe", "airship", "ship", "tractor", "airliner", "air taxi", "liner", "aeroplane", "airplane", "plane" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took for":{ "to think of in a particular way":{ "examples":[ "Don't take him for an idiot because he's actually very good at his job." ], "synonyms":[ "accounted", "called", "considered", "counted", "esteemed", "held", "looked (on or upon)", "rated", "reckoned", "regarded", "set down", "viewed" ], "near synonyms":[ "believed", "deemed", "felt", "sensed", "thought", "conceived", "fancied", "imagined" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "tonnage":{ "as in poundage":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "poundage", "bulk", "mass", "deadweight", "avoirdupois", "heaviness", "heft", "weight", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness", "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality", "substantialness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touchstones":{ "something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{ "examples":[ "his book has long been a touchstone for travel writing that aspires to be literature" ], "synonyms":[ "barometers", "bars", "benchmarks", "criteria", "criterions", "gold standards", 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"commonsensical", "grounded", "levelheaded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "reasonable", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "cynical", "disillusioned", "misanthropic", "pessimistic", "idealless", "philistine", "utilitarian", "distrustful", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "down-to-earth", "earthy", "hardheaded", "matter-of-fact", "practical", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "realistic" ], "near antonyms":[ "blue-sky", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary", "fanciful", "fantastic", "fantastical", "imaginative", "romantic", "sentimental", "cheerful", "optimistic", "rose-colored", "trustful", "trusting", "unsuspicious", "half-baked", "illogical", "insane", "irrational", "unreasonable", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "toots":{ "a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking":{ "examples":[ "about every six months he disappears for a week and goes on a toot" ], "synonyms":[ "benders", "binges", "busts", "carousals", "carouses", "drunks", "jamborees", "sprees", "wassails" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowouts", "keggers", "keg parties", "bacchanalia", "orgies", "revelries", "revels", "bibberies", "inebriations", "inebrieties", "intoxications", "jags" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "touched down":{ "to come to rest after descending from the air":{ "examples":[ "the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes" ], "synonyms":[ "alighted", "alit", "landed", "lit", "lighted", "perched", "roosted", "settled" ], "near synonyms":[ "belly-landed", "crash-landed" ], "near antonyms":[ "arose", "ascended", "climbed", "rose", "flew", "floated", "glided", "planed", "soared", "winged", "hovered", "hung", "hanged" ], "antonyms":[ "blasted off", "took off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toughly":{ "as in aggressively , determinedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggressively", "assertively", "decidedly", "determinedly", "firmly", "grimly", "gruffly", "resolutely", "strongly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously", "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "oppressively", "roughly", "severely", "sternly", "stiffly" ], "near antonyms":[ "clemently", "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly", "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "tenderly", "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "tolerantly", "understandingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "tolled":{ "to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{ "examples":[ "let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion" ], "synonyms":[ "bonged", "chimed", "knelled", "pealed", "rang" ], "near synonyms":[ "chinked", "clanged", "clanked", "clashed", "clinked", "ding-donged", "dinged", "gonged", "jangled", "jingled", "pinged", "plinked", "plunked", "plonked", "tanged", "tingled", "tinkled", "echoed", "resonated", "resounded", "reverberated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toppers":{ "something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming":{ "examples":[ "there are lots of good reasons we can't go to the concert, but the fact that the tickets are all sold out is the topper" ], "synonyms":[ "cappers", "clinchers", "coups de gr\u00e2ce", "coups de grace", "crushers" ], "near synonyms":[ "confutations", "deathblows", "knockouts", "determinants", "factors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "townie":{ "a usually longtime resident of a locality":{ "examples":[ "the townies are dismayed that all the venerable manses around the village green are being bought as vacation homes by rich interlopers" ], "synonyms":[ "local", "localite", "native", "year-rounder" ], "near synonyms":[ "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "occupant", "resident", "resider" ], "near antonyms":[ "excursionist", "sightseer", "traveler", "traveller", "holidayer", "vacationer", "vacationist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis":{ "examples":[ "the university board met with an association representing the townies to figure out a solution to the problems created by off-campus parties" ], "synonyms":[ "burgher", "citizen", "townsman", "villager" ], "near synonyms":[ "townswoman", "cliff dweller", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "national", "native", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "subject", "town", "townsfolk", "townspeople", "suburbanite", "urbanite" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "guest", "nonnative", "tourist", "transient", "visitor", "gownsman" ], "antonyms":[ "noncitizen" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "took ship":{ "to 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"meagerness", "scantiness", "scantness", "skimpiness" ], "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ] }, "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor" ], "synonyms":[ "buzz", "chic", "craze", "dernier cri", "enthusiasm", "fad", "fashion", "flavor", "go", "hot ticket", "last word", "latest", "mode", "rage", "sensation", "style", "trend", "vogue" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonder", "nine day wonder", "new wave", "crush", "infatuation", "fervor", "passion", "furor", "fuss", "hullabaloo", "to-do", "uproar", "bandwagon", "crusade", "cult", "movement", "novelty", "wrinkle", "caprice", "fancy", "whim" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "standard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toques":{ "as in berets , sombreros":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "torpedo bombers":{ "as in fighters , bombers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bombers", "fighters", "jump jets", "warplanes", "aerospace planes", "rocket planes", "amphibians", "seaplanes", "jetliners", "jets", "superjets", "supersonics", "supersonic transports", "trijets", "turbojets", "turboprops", "biplanes", "lightplanes", "tilt-rotors", "towplanes", "trimotors", "triplanes", "freighters", "tankers", "gliders", "sailplanes", "aerodynes", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicles", "airframes", "airships", "ships", "tractors", "airliners", "air taxis", "liners", "aeroplanes", "airplanes", "planes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tot (up)":{ "to combine (numbers) into a single sum":{ "examples":[ "tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense" ], "synonyms":[ "add", "cast (up)", "foot 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"shamed", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "worsted", "outbalanced", "outweighed", "overbore", "overshadowed", "trumped" ], "near antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }