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"remote", "discontinuous", "noncontinuous", "broken up", "disjoined", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unyoked" ], "antonyms":[ "nonadjacent", "noncontiguous" ] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room" ], "synonyms":[ "abutting", "bordering (on)", "butting (on or against)", "flanking", "fringing", "joining", "marching (with)", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attaching (to)", "communicating (with)", "connecting (with)", "linking (with)", "bounding", "embracing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "fencing", "lining", "margining", "rimming", "surrounding", "contacting", "converging", "meeting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{ "examples":[ "after the dictionary 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"counsel", "guidance", "inputs" ], "near synonyms":[ "recommendations", "suggestions", "hints", "pointers", "tips", "data", "feedback", "information", "answers", "solutions", "advisements", "considerations", "thoughts", "alarms", "alarums", "alerts", "cautions", "expostulations", "forewarnings", "remonstrances", "remonstrations", "urgings", "warnings", "judgments", "judgements", "observations", "verdicts", "assistances", "briefings", "directions", "instructions", "primings", "promptings", "teachings", "interferences", "exhortations", "lectures", "lessons", "sermons", "speeches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "adjust":{ "to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{ "examples":[ "after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule", "adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste" ], "synonyms":[ "acclimate", "acclimatize", "accommodate", "adapt", "condition", "conform", "doctor", 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"mediatrix", "moderator", "negotiator", "conciliator", "go-between", "peacemaker", "reconciler", "troubleshooter", "decider" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a public official having authority to decide questions of law":{ "examples":[ "the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand" ], "synonyms":[ "beak", "bench", "court", "judge", "jurist", "justice", "magistrate" ], "near synonyms":[ "chief justice", "circuit judge", "justice of the peace", "squire", "auditor", "master", "jurisconsult", "jurisprudent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "adjudications":{ "as in sentences , rulings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dispositions", "dooms", "findings", "rulings", "sentences", "last words", "say-sos", "choices", "options", "selections", "behests", "charges", "commandments", "decrees", "dictates", "directives", "edicts", "instructions", "mandates", "orders", "words", "consensuses", "awards", "calls", "conclusions", "decisions", "deliverances", "determinations", "diagnoses", "judgments", "judgements", "opinions", "resolutions", "verdicts", "beliefs", "convictions", "eyes", "feelings", "minds", "notions", "persuasions", "sentiments", "views" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadlocks", "draws", "halts", "stalemates", "standoffs", "ties" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "adjoined":{ "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room" ], "synonyms":[ "abutted", "bordered (on)", "butted (on or against)", "flanked", "fringed", "joined", "marched (with)", "neighbored", "skirted", "touched", "verged (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attached (to)", "communicated (with)", "connected (with)", "linked (with)", "bounded", "embraced", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "fenced", "lined", "margined", "rimmed", "surrounded", "contacted", "converged", "met" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to join (something) 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"decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "bated", "deducted", "knocked off", "removed", "subtracted", "took off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjoins":{ "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room" ], "synonyms":[ "abuts", "borders (on)", "butts (on or against)", "flanks", "fringes", "joins", "marches (with)", "neighbors", "skirts", "touches", "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 join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{ "examples":[ "after the dictionary 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"constricts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "bates", "deducts", "knocks off", "removes", "subtracts", "takes off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjures":{ "to give advice to":{ "examples":[ "adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting" ], "synonyms":[ "admonishes", "advises", "counsels" ], "near synonyms":[ "alerts", "cautions", "forewarns", "warns", "briefs", "clues (in)", "fills in", "informs", "tells", "wises (up)", "coaches", "directs", "guides", "instructs", "leads", "mentors", "shepherds", "shows", "teaches", "tutors", "directs", "pilots", "steers", "acquaints", "apprises", "familiarizes", "convinces", "encourages", "induces", "persuades", "talks (into)", "begs", "exhorts", "implores", "prevails (upon)", "urges", "proposes", "recommends", "suggests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{ "examples":[ "by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child" ], "synonyms":[ "bids", "bosses (around)", "charges", "commands", "directs", "enjoins", "instructs", "orders", "tells" ], "near synonyms":[ "asks", "petitions", "requests", "begs", "beseeches", "entreats", "advises", "counsels", "warns", "appoints", "assigns", "authorizes", "commissions", "oversees", "superintends", "supervises", "conducts", "controls", "leads", "manages", "coerces", "compels", "constrains", "forces", "obliges", "requires" ], "near antonyms":[ "complies (with)", "follows", "keeps", "observes" ], "antonyms":[ "minds", "obeys" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjudging":{ "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{ "examples":[ "his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudicating", "arbitrating", "deciding", "determining", "judging", "refereeing", "ruling (on)", "settling", "umpiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "considering", "deeming", "deliberating", "hearing", "pondering", "weighing", "sizing up", "mediating", "moderating", "negotiating", "prosecuting", "trying", "finding (for or against)", "concluding", "resolving", "redetermining", "rejudging" ], "near antonyms":[ "equivocating", "hedging", "pussyfooting", "skirting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjournments":{ "as in suspensions , discontinuances":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discontinuances", "lapses", "suspensions", "bumpers", "lulls", "recesses", "respites", "rests", "entr'actes", "subintervals", "caesuras", "caesurae", "commas", "interspaces", "lags", "pauses", "spaces", "time lags", "windows", "discontinuities", "gaps", "hiatuses", "hiccups", "hiccoughs", "interims", "interludes", "intermissions", "interregnums", "interregna", "interruptions", "interstices", "intervals", "parentheses" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuations", "continuities", "continua", "continuums", "runs", "stretches", "processions", "progressions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "adjudicators":{ "a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{ "examples":[ "since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract" ], "synonyms":[ "arbiters", "arbitrators", "judges", "referees", "umpires" ], "near synonyms":[ "jurists", "justices", "magistrates", "intermediaries", "intermediates", "mediators", "mediatrixes", "moderators", "negotiators", "conciliators", "go-betweens", "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "troubleshooters", "deciders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a public official having authority to decide questions of law":{ "examples":[ "the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand" ], "synonyms":[ "beaks", "benches", "courts", "judges", "jurists", "justices", "magistrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "chief justices", "circuit judges", "justices of the peace", "squires", "auditors", 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"overseeing", "superintending", "supervising", "conducting", "controlling", "leading", "managing", "coercing", "compelling", "constraining", "forcing", "obliging", "requiring" ], "near antonyms":[ "complying (with)", "following", "keeping", "observing" ], "antonyms":[ "minding", "obeying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjuration":{ "an earnest request":{ "examples":[ "though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration" ], "synonyms":[ "appeal", "conjuration", "cry", "desire", "entreaty", "petition", "plea", "pleading", "prayer", "solicitation", "suit", "suppliance", "supplication" ], "near synonyms":[ "application", "requisition", "call", "claim", "demand", "insistence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action":{ "examples":[ "an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the expos\u00e9 on corruption in the statehouse" ], "synonyms":[ "admonishment", "admonition", "advice", "counsel", "guidance", "input" ], "near synonyms":[ "recommendation", "suggestion", "hint", "pointer", "tip", "data", "feedback", "information", "answer", "solution", "advisement", "consideration", "thought", "alarm", "alarum", "alert", "caution", "cautioning", "expostulation", "forewarning", "remonstrance", "remonstration", "urging", "warning", "judgment", "judgement", "observation", "verdict", "assistance", "briefing", "coaching", "direction", "instruction", "mentoring", "priming", "prompting", "teaching", "tutoring", "interference", "kibitzing", "kibbitzing", "meddling", "moralizing", "pontificating", "preaching", "exhortation", "lecture", "lesson", "sermon", "speech" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "adjoin":{ "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room" ], "synonyms":[ "abut", "border (on)", "butt (on or against)", "flank", "fringe", "join", "march (with)", "neighbor", "skirt", "touch", "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 join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{ "examples":[ "after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words" ], "synonyms":[ "add", "annex", "append", "subjoin", "tack (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "affix", "attach", "fasten", "fix", "graft", "hitch", "tag", "tie", "infuse", "inject", "insert", "interfuse", "introduce", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "beef (up)", "boost", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "increase", "multiply", "raise", "swell (up)", "elongate", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "supply", "enforce", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disconnect", "disjoin", "separate", "unfasten", "amputate", "cut", "excise", "lop (off)", "sever", "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "cut back", "retrench" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "bate", "deduct", "knock off", "remove", "subtract", "take off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjournment":{ "as in suspension , discontinuance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discontinuance", "lapse", "suspension", "bumper", "lull", "recess", "respite", "rest", "entr'acte", "subinterval", "caesura", "comma", "interspace", "lag", "pause", "space", "time lag", "window", "discontinuity", "gap", "hiatus", "hiccup", "hiccough", "interim", "interlude", "intermission", "interregnum", "interruption", "interstice", "interval", "parenthesis" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuation", "continuity", "continuum", "run", "stretch", "procession", "progression" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "adjusting":{ "to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{ "examples":[ "after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule", "adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste" ], "synonyms":[ "acclimating", "acclimatizing", "accommodating", "adapting", "conditioning", "conforming", "doctoring", "editing", "fashioning", "fitting", "putting", "shaping", "suiting", "tailoring" ], "near synonyms":[ "readapting", "readjusting", "customizing", "gearing", "matching", "modeling", "modelling", "patterning", "attuning", "correcting", "harmonizing", "squaring", "tuning", "establishing", "rooting", "settling", "acquainting", "familiarizing", "orientating", "orienting", "equipping", "preparing", "priming", "rehearsing", "hardening", "inuring", "seasoning", "toughening", "altering", "converting", "making over", "modifying", "recasting", "reclaiming", "recycling", "redesigning", "redeveloping", "redoing", "reengineering", "refashioning", "refiguring", "refitting", "refocusing", "reinventing", "rejiggering", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "transforming", "accustoming", "habilitating", "habituating", "naturalizing", "readying", "training", "bending", "fiddling (with)", "fine-tuning", "phasing", "registering", "regulating", "rigging" ], "near antonyms":[ "misadjusting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjure":{ "to give advice to":{ "examples":[ "adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting" ], "synonyms":[ "admonish", "advise", "counsel" ], "near synonyms":[ "alert", "caution", "forewarn", "warn", "brief", "clue (in)", "fill in", "inform", "tell", "wise (up)", "coach", "direct", "guide", "instruct", "lead", "mentor", "shepherd", "show", "teach", "tutor", "direct", "pilot", "steer", "acquaint", "apprise", "familiarize", "convince", "encourage", "induce", "persuade", "talk (into)", "beg", "exhort", "implore", "prevail (upon)", "urge", "propose", "recommend", "suggest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{ "examples":[ "by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child" ], "synonyms":[ "bid", "boss (around)", "charge", "command", "direct", "enjoin", "instruct", "order", "tell" ], "near synonyms":[ "ask", "petition", "request", "beg", "beseech", "entreat", "advise", "counsel", "warn", "appoint", "assign", "authorize", "commission", "oversee", "superintend", "supervise", "conduct", "control", "lead", "manage", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "force", "oblige", "require" ], "near antonyms":[ "comply (with)", "follow", "keep", "observe" ], "antonyms":[ "mind", "obey" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjustable":{ "capable of being readily changed":{ "examples":[ "quantities that are easily adjustable if you're cooking for a larger crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "adaptable", "alterable", "changeable", "elastic", "flexible", "fluid", "malleable", "modifiable", "pliable", "variable" ], "near synonyms":[ "changing", "fluctuating", "inconstant", "labile", "unstable", "unsteady", "varying", "versatile" ], "near antonyms":[ "constant", "stable", "steady", "unchanging", "uniform", "unvarying" ], "antonyms":[ "established", "fixed", "immutable", "inelastic", "inflexible", "invariable", "nonmalleable", "ramrod", "set", "unadaptable", "unalterable", "unbudgeable", "unchangeable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "adjutant":{ "a person who helps a more skilled person":{ "examples":[ "the senator's adjutants and aides always arrive ahead of him on the campaign trail" ], "synonyms":[ "adjunct", "aid", "aide", "apprentice", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "helper", "helpmate", "helpmeet", "lieutenant", "mate", "sidekick" ], "near synonyms":[ "attendant", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "maid", "maidservant", "scullion", "servant", "auxiliary", "legman", "subordinate", "underling", "employee", "employe", "hand", "help", "hireling", "laborer", "swamper", "worker", "gal Friday", "girl Friday", "man Friday", "right hand", "aide-de-camp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "adjudges":{ "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{ "examples":[ "his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudicates", "arbitrates", "decides", "determines", "judges", "referees", "rules (on)", "settles", "umpires" ], "near synonyms":[ "considers", "deems", "deliberates", "hears", "ponders", "weighs", "sizes up", "mediates", "moderates", "negotiates", "prosecutes", "tries", "finds (for or against)", "concludes", "resolves", "redetermines", "rejudges" ], "near antonyms":[ "equivocates", "hedges", "pussyfoots", "skirts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjudged":{ "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{ "examples":[ "his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudicated", "arbitrated", "decided", "determined", "judged", "refereed", "ruled (on)", "settled", "umpired" ], "near synonyms":[ "considered", "deemed", "deliberated", "heard", "pondered", "weighed", "sized up", "mediated", "moderated", "negotiated", "prosecuted", "tried", "found (for or against)", "concluded", "resolved", "redetermined", "rejudged" ], "near antonyms":[ "equivocated", "hedged", "pussyfooted", "skirted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjourning":{ "to bring to a formal close for a period of time":{ "examples":[ "the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice" ], "synonyms":[ "prorogating", "proroguing", "recessing", "suspending" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking off", "disbanding", "discontinuing", "dispersing", "intermitting", "interrupting", "deferring", "holding off", "postponing", "putting off", "reserving", "shelving", "tabling", "dissolving", "ending", "halting", "stopping", "terminating", "breaking up", "closing", "concluding", "winding up", "wrapping up", "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recalling", "repealing", "rescinding", "revoking", "abrogating", "annulling", "invalidating", "negating", "nullifying", "quashing", "voiding" ], "near antonyms":[ "inaugurating", "launching", "opening", "carrying on", "continuing", "drawing out", "extending", "proceeding", "prolonging", "renewing", "reopening", "resuming", "assembling", "calling", "convening", "convoking", "mustering", "rallying", "summoning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "adjudicating":{ "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{ "examples":[ "when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudging", "arbitrating", "deciding", "determining", "judging", "refereeing", "ruling (on)", "settling", "umpiring" ], "near 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"implored", "prevailed (upon)", "urged", "proposed", "recommended", "suggested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{ "examples":[ "by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child" ], "synonyms":[ "bade", "bid", "bossed (around)", "charged", "commanded", "directed", "enjoined", "instructed", "ordered", "told" ], "near synonyms":[ "asked", "petitioned", "requested", "begged", "beseeched", "besought", "entreated", "advised", "counseled", "counselled", "warned", "appointed", "assigned", "authorized", "commissioned", "oversaw", "superintended", "supervised", "conducted", "controlled", "led", "managed", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "forced", "obliged", "required" ], "near antonyms":[ "complied (with)", "followed", "kept", "observed" ], "antonyms":[ "minded", "obeyed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }