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"rowdy", "tough", "loser", "lowlife", "ne'er-do-well", "stinker", "trash" ], "near antonyms":[ "angel", "innocent", "saint", "hero" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "felicific":{ "as in happy , glad":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blissful", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome", "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fellas":{ "an adult male human being":{ "examples":[ "these fellas are the hardest working bunch of players a manager could ever hope to have" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "blokes", "bucks", "cats", "chappies", "chaps", "dudes", "fellows", "galoots", "gentlemen", "gents", "guys", "hombres", "jacks", "joes", "jokers", "lads", "males", "men" ], "near synonyms":[ "masters", "misters", "sirs", "buddies", "busters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "felt (for)":{ "to have sympathy for":{ "examples":[ "a reminder that during the holidays we should all feel for those families who have members serving in the military abroad" ], "synonyms":[ "ached (for)", "bled (for)", "commiserated (with)", "compassionated", 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"unsanctioned", "under-the-counter", "under-the-table", "corrupt", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "villainous" ], "near antonyms":[ "ethical", "good", "just", "principled", "right", "righteous", "virtuous", "allowed", "permitted", "authorized", "licensed", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "suggested", "supported", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "proper", "seemly" ], "antonyms":[ "lawful", "legal", "legitimate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "felicitous":{ "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "a felicitous accompaniment to dinner is provided by a pianist on weekends at the restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation":{ "examples":[ "the museum's restaurant is featuring a French menu as a felicitous complement to the current show on French Impressionism" ], "synonyms":[ "applicable", "appropriate", "apt", "becoming", "befitting", "fit", "fitted", "fitting", "good", "happy", "meet", "pretty", "proper", "right", "suitable" ], "near synonyms":[ "condign", "deserved", "just", "justified", "needed", "required", "requisite", "able", "capable", "competent", "cut out", "qualified", "trained", "pitch-perfect", "acceptable", "adequate", "decent", "kosher", "satisfactory", "serviceable", "tolerable", "correct", "decorous", "respectable", "seemly", "balanced", "companionate", "congruous", "consonant", "harmonious", "rightful" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "inexpert", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful", "untrained", "inadequate", "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "graceless", "incorrect", "indecorous", "incompatible", "uncongenial" ], "antonyms":[ "improper", "inapplicable", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "incongruous", "indecent", "infelicitous", "malapropos", "misbecoming", "unapt", "unbecoming", "unbeseeming", "unfit", "unfitting", "unhappy", "unmeet", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "wrong" ] }, 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"rowdies", "toughs", "losers", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "ne'er-do-wells", "stinkers", "trash" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints", "heroes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fellowship":{ "a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding":{ "examples":[ "the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens seeking help at the center" ], "synonyms":[ "communion", "rapport", "rapprochement" ], "near synonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "harmony", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "unity", "affinity", "empathy", "sympathy", "understanding", "amity", "chumminess", "companionship", "friendliness", "friendship", "reciprocity", "symbiosis" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienation", "disaffection", "disgruntlement", "estrangement", "coldness", "cold shoulder", "distance", "iciness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "enmity", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "spite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "examples":[ "a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics" ], "synonyms":[ "association", "board", "brotherhood", "chamber", "club", "college", "congress", "consortium", "council", "fraternity", "guild", "gild", "institute", "institution", "league", "order", "organization", "society", "sodality" ], "near synonyms":[ "collective", "commune", "community", "cooperative", "alliance", "bloc", "camp", "coalition", "partnership", "body", "cadre", "group", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "junta", "junto", "klatch", "klatsch", "lot", "set", "crew", "outfit", "party", "squad", "team", "branch", "chapter", "local", "faithful", "fold", "membership", "sisterhood", "sorority", "cabal", "camarilla", "camorra", "confederacy", "conspiracy", "band", "gang", "ring", "cartel", "combine", "syndicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "kindly concern, interest, or support":{ "examples":[ "this music festival would not have been a success without the fellowship of many people in the community" ], "synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "brotherhood", "charity", "cordiality", "cordialness", "friendliness", "friendship", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "good-fellowship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "neighborliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonhomie", "camaraderie", "collegiality", "community", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "civility", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "rapport", "rapprochement", "generosity", "affinity", "communion", "empathy", "kindness", "sympathy", "tolerance", "altruism", "philanthropy", "selflessness", "unselfishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disfavor", "intolerance", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "enmity", "hate", "hatred", "hostility", "incivility", "malice", "rancor", "belligerency", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness" ], "antonyms":[ "ill will", "malevolence", "venom" ] }, "the body of people in a profession or 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"affection", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "near antonyms":[ "forlornness", "loneliness", "lonesomeness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in take , receive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admit", "enter", "receive", "take", "entertain", "welcome", "confirm", "ratify" ], "near antonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "decline", "disallow", "disapprove", "dismiss", "refuse", "reject", "blackball", "blacklist", "ostracize", "banish", "deport", "exile", "expel", "oust", "throw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "felt (out)":{ "as in studied , experimented (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "checked (out)", "examined", "experimented (with)", "explored", "investigated", "researched", "studied", "sampled", "tested", "tried (out)", "resampled", "retested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sounded (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sounded (out)", "interrogated", "questioned", "circularized", "canvassed", "canvased", 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"ransacked", "rifled", "rummaged", "scoured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give the impression of being":{ "examples":[ "it felt like a good idea at the time" ], "synonyms":[ "acted", "appeared", "came across (as)", "came off (as)", "looked", "made", "seemed", "sounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissembled", "pretended", "recalled", "resembled", "suggested", "hinted", "implied", "insinuated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fells":{ "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "a champion boxer who was shockingly felled in the first round" ], "synonyms":[ "bowls (down or over)", "downs", "drops", "floors", "knocks down", "knocks over", "levels", "mows (down)", "prostrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoes", "knocks out", "KOs", "overthrows", "throws down", "topples", "bangs", "bashes", "belts", "bludgeons", "clobbers", "hammers", "hits", "jabs", "pastes", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "swats", "swipes", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring down by cutting":{ "examples":[ "the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island" ], "synonyms":[ "chops (down)", "cuts (down)", "hews", "mows" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulldozes", "demolishes", "flattens", "levels", "razes", "tears down" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deprive of life":{ "examples":[ "the quest for a cure for malaria, the disease that felled so many during the digging of the Panama Canal" ], "synonyms":[ "carries off", "claims", "croaks", "destroys", "dispatches", "does in", "kills", "slays", "takes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumps off", "butchers", "cuts down", "finishes", "gets", "ices", "knocks off", "murders", "neutralizes", "offs", "puts away", "rubs out", "scrags", "snuffs", "takes out", "wastes", "whacks", "annihilates", "blots out", "decimates", "kills off", "massacres", "mows", "slaughters", "smites", "assassinates", "executes", "martyrs", "terminates", "euthanizes", "euthanatizes", "puts down", "suicides" ], "near antonyms":[ "raises", "restores", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revives", "nurtures" ], "antonyms":[ "animates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fell in with":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "She quickly fell in with a group of students at her new school." ], "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" ], "near synonyms":[ "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", 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"revolted (against)", "bucked", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "disputed", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "withstood" ], "antonyms":[ "defied", "disobeyed", "rebelled (against)" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "fell (off)":{ "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay" ], "synonyms":[ "arced", "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "hooked", "rounded", "swept", "swerved", "trended", "wheeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "circled", "coiled", "curled", "curlicued", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "turned", "twisted", "wound", "winded", "deviated", "veered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightened" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fell back":{ "to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{ "examples":[ "resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back" ], "synonyms":[ "backed away", "dropped back", "pulled 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"insult", "put-down", "taunt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "felines":{ "a small domestic animal known for catching mice":{ "examples":[ "the commercial claims that the product will please the palate of even the most finicky feline" ], "synonyms":[ "cats", "house cats", "kitties", "moggies", "pusses", "pussies", "pussycats" ], "near synonyms":[ "mousers", "kits", "kittens", "alley cats", "tabbies", "gibs", "tomcats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fellowman":{ "as in person , human":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "being", "body", "creature", "human", "individual", "mortal", "party", "person", "Homo sapiens", "humanity", "humankind", "man", "mankind" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "felicities":{ "something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing":{ "examples":[ "the elderly couple counted their grandchildren as their most cherished felicities" ], "synonyms":[ "benedictions", "benefits", "blessings", "boons", "godsends", "goods", "mannas", "windfalls" ], "near synonyms":[ "graces", "mercies", "favors", "mitzvoth", "mitzvahs", "advantages", "aids", "assistances", "gifts", "help", "reliefs", "supports", "anodynes", "comforts", "consolations", "solaces", "bonuses", "extras", "lagniappes", "delights", "joys", "pleasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "hexes", "hoodoos", "jinxes", "bothers", "irritants", "nuisances", "pests", "disadvantages", "crosses", "miseries", "trials", "tribulations" ], "antonyms":[ "afflictions", "banes", "curses", "evils", "plagues", "scourges" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fell from grace":{ "to commit an offense":{ "examples":[ "Once a successful entrepreneur, he fell from grace when accounts of his unethical business practices were revealed." ], "synonyms":[ "erred", "fell", "offended", "sinned", "strayed", "transgressed", "trespassed", "wandered" ], "near synonyms":[ "breached", "broke", "infringed", "violated", "backslid", "lapsed", "messed up" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgave", "justified", "pardoned", "regretted", "repented", "rued" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "fellow":{ "a male romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "most of the players were bringing their fellows to the banquet in the clubhouse after the tennis tournament" ], "synonyms":[ "beau", "boy", "boyfriend", "man", "old man", "swain" ], "near synonyms":[ "admirer", "crush", "steady", "gallant", "suitor", "wooer", "beloved", "darling", "dear", "favorite", "flame", "honey", "love", "lover", "significant other", "soul mate", "spark", "sparker", "squeeze", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie", "sweetie pie", "valentine", "fancy man", "gigolo", "date", "escort", "groom", "husband", "fianc\u00e9", "intended" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person frequently seen in the company of another":{ "examples":[ "the singer's fellows were rumored to have ties to organized crime" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "cohort", "companion", "compatriot", "compeer", "comrade", "crony", "hobnobber", "mate", "running mate" ], "near synonyms":[ "colleague", "coworker", "equal", "peer", "workmate", "accomplice", "affiliate", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "half", "partner", "buddy", "chum", "confidant", "familiar", "friend", "hearty", "intimate", "pal", "countryman", "classmate", "housemate", "messmate", "playfellow", "playmate", "roommate", "roomie", "schoolmate", "shipmate", "teammate", "attendant", "escort", "hanger-on", "leech", "parasite" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an adult male human being":{ "examples":[ "what does a fellow have to do to get waited on around here?", "your son is a bright young fellow" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "bloke", "buck", "cat", "chap", "chappie", "dude", "fella", "galoot", "gent", "gentleman", "guy", "hombre", "jack", "joe", "joker", "lad", "male", "man" ], "near synonyms":[ "master", "mister", "sir", "buddy", "buster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "either of a pair matched in one or more qualities":{ "examples":[ "one ice skate isn't much good without its fellow" ], "synonyms":[ "companion", "half", "match", "mate", "twin" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinate", "coequal", "counterpart", "equal", "equivalent", "like", "parallel", "peer", "rival", "carbon copy", "double", "duplicate", "facsimile", "identical twin", "likeness", "mirror image", "replica", "ringer", "analogue", "analog", "similarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "antipode", "antithesis", "contrary", "converse", "opposite", "reverse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value":{ "examples":[ "he is well regarded as a chemist by his fellows in the field" ], "synonyms":[ "coequal", "compeer", "coordinate", "counterpart", "equal", "equivalent", "like", "match", "parallel", "peer", "rival" ], "near synonyms":[ "analogue", "analog", "double", "half", "mate", "twin", "associate", "colleague", "companion", "copartner", "partner", "competitor" ], "near 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"terminal", "vital" ], "near synonyms":[ "baneful", "deleterious", "destructive", "harmful", "injurious", "noxious", "pernicious", "truculent", "infectious", "infective", "pestilential", "poisonous", "sublethal", "toxic", "virulent", "dangerous", "grave", "grievous", "hazardous", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "serious", "threatening", "ugly", "unhealthy", "unsound", "bloody", "internecine", "sanguinary", "sanguine" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficial", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "alleviative", "corrective", "curative", "remedial", "tonic", "advantageous", "beneficial", "useful", "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic", "safe" ], "antonyms":[ "healthful", "healthy", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "wholesome" ] }, "violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition":{ "examples":[ "a once-mighty nation conquered by a fell and barbarous enemy" ], "synonyms":[ "ferocious", "fierce", "grim", "savage", "vicious" ], "near synonyms":[ "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "scrappy", "warlike", "bare-knuckle", "bare-knuckled", "bare-knuckles", "blood-and-guts", "in-your-face", "take-no-prisoners", "contentious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "menacing", "threatening", "bestial", "brute", "inhuman", "inhumane", "barbaric", "uncivilized", "wild", "heartless", "implacable", "merciless", "pitiless", "relentless", "ruthless", "unrelenting", "wanton", "bloodthirsty", "bloody", "homicidal", "murdering", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "rapacious", "ravenous", "voracious" ], "near antonyms":[ "amicable", "companionable", "comradely", "congenial", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hearty", "warm", "warmhearted", "compliant", "submissive", "tame", "benign", "compassionate", "kind", "merciful", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "amiable", "complaisant", "obliging", "human", "humane", "civilized", "cultured" ], "antonyms":[ "gentle", "mild", "unaggressive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "felling":{ "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "a champion boxer who was shockingly felled in the first round" ], "synonyms":[ "bowling (down or over)", "downing", "dropping", "flooring", "knocking down", "knocking over", "leveling", "levelling", "mowing (down)", "prostrating" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoing", "knocking out", "KO'ing", "overthrowing", "throwing down", "toppling", "banging", "bashing", "belting", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "hammering", "hitting", "jabbing", "pasting", "poking", "pounding", "punching", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "swatting", "swiping", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring down by cutting":{ "examples":[ "the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island" ], "synonyms":[ "chopping (down)", "cutting (down)", "hewing", "mowing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulldozing", "demolishing", "flattening", "leveling", "levelling", "razing", "tearing down" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deprive of life":{ "examples":[ "the quest for a cure for malaria, the disease that felled so many during the digging of the Panama Canal" ], "synonyms":[ "carrying off", "claiming", "croaking", "destroying", "dispatching", "doing in", "killing", "slaying", "taking" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumping off", "butchering", "cutting down", "finishing", "getting", "icing", "knocking off", "murdering", "neutralizing", "offing", "putting away", "rubbing out", "scragging", "snuffing", "taking out", "wasting", "whacking", "annihilating", "blotting out", "decimating", "killing off", "massacring", "mowing", "slaughtering", "smiting", "assassinating", "executing", "martyring", "terminating", "euthanizing", "euthanatizing", "putting down", "suiciding" ], "near antonyms":[ "raising", "restoring", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "reviving", "nurturing" ], "antonyms":[ "animating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fellow traveler":{ "someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{ "examples":[ "he was not a member of the political group or even a fellow traveler", "a cause being promoted by Greenpeace and its fellow travelers in the environmental movement" ], "synonyms":[ "abettor", "abetter", "ally", "backer", "bedfellow", "confederate", "supporter", "sympathizer" ], "near synonyms":[ "empathizer", "well-wisher", "accessory", "accessary", "accomplice", "coalitionist", "collaborationist", "collaborator", "adjunct", "assistant", "coadjutor", "helper", "associate", "cohort", "colleague", "fellow", "partner", "buddy", "chum", "companion", "comrade", "confidant", "crony", "familiar", "friend", "intimate", "mate", "pal" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittler", "detractor", "adversary", "enemy", "foe", "opponent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "felt up":{ "as in pawed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pawed", "billed", "canoodled", "cuddled", "necked", "nestled", "nosed", "nuzzled", "snuggled", "spooned", "cradled", "embraced", "enfolded", "hugged", "caressed", "fondled", "gentled", "loved", "patted", "petted", "stroked", "bounced", "dandled", "kneaded", "massaged", "babied", "coddled", "indulged", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fell apart":{ "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "The old house was falling apart before the restoration." ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "corrupted", "decayed", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "festered", "fouled", "molded", "moldered", "perished", "putrefied", "rotted", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near synonyms":[ "soured", "turned", "turned off", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "addled", "curdled", "fermented", "mortified", "rusted", "crumbled", "declined", "degenerated", "descended", "deteriorated", "dilapidated", "sank", "sunk", "withered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aged", "developed", "grew", "matured", "ripened", "refreshed", "renewed", "restored", "cleansed", "purified", "assembled", "composed", "integrated", "ameliorated", "bettered", "improved", "meliorated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "He fell apart after his wife left." ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "cracked", "flipped (out)", "freaked (out)", "melted down", "wigged (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "fell short (of)":{ "as in missed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "missed", "failed (at)", "lost" ], "near antonyms":[ "achieved", "attained", "bagged", "chalked up", "clocked (up)", "gained", "hit", "logged", "made", "notched (up)", "racked up", "rang up", "scored", "won", "acquired", "captured", "carried", "drew", "garnered", "got", "landed", "obtained", "procured", "realized", "secured", "amounted (to)", "approached", "equaled", "equalled", "matched", "measured up (to)", "met", "rivaled", "rivalled", "tied", "touched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fellowships":{ "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "examples":[ "a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics" ], "synonyms":[ "associations", "boards", "brotherhoods", "chambers", "clubs", "colleges", "congresses", "consortia", "consortiums", "councils", "fraternities", "guilds", "gilds", "institutes", "institutions", "leagues", "orders", "organizations", "societies", "sodalities" ], "near synonyms":[ "collectives", "communes", "communities", "cooperatives", "alliances", "blocs", "camps", "coalitions", "partnerships", "bodies", "cadres", "groups", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "juntas", "juntos", "klatches", "klatsches", "lots", "sets", "crews", "outfits", "parties", "squads", "teams", "branches", "chapters", "locals", "faithfuls", "folds", "memberships", "sisterhoods", "sororities", "cabals", "camarillas", "camorras", "confederacies", "conspiracies", "bands", "gangs", "rings", "cartels", "combines", "syndicates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the body of people in a profession or field of activity":{ "examples":[ "members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhoods", "communities", "corps", "fraternities", "sodalities", "vocations" ], "near synonyms":[ "callings", "professions", "associations", "clubs", "federations", "guilds", "gilds", "organizations", "societies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in takes , receives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admits", "enters", "receives", "takes", "entertains", "welcomes", "confirms", "ratifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "bans", "bars", "declines", "disallows", "disapproves", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "blackballs", "blacklists", "ostracizes", "banishes", "deports", "exiles", "expels", "ousts", "throws out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fellness":{ "as in ferocity , fierceness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ferociousness", "ferocity", "fierceness", "grimness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "barbarity", "barbarousness", "brutality", "cruelness", "cruelty", "fiendishness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "sadism", "savageness", "savagery", "truculence", "viciousness", "wantonness", "hard-heartedness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "unfeelingness", "bloodlust", "bloodthirstiness", "murderousness", "sanguineness", "sanguinity", "cattiness", "despitefulness", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "maliciousness", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spitefulness", "hardhandedness", "harshness", "heavy-handedness", "oppressiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenderness", "warmheartedness", "warmness", "warmth", "charitableness", "clemency", "leniency", "mercifulness", "mercy", "pity", "benignity", "compassion", "good-heartedness", "humaneness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindness", "sympathy", "tenderheartedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "felicitating":{ "to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{ "examples":[ "the other pianists rushed to felicitate the winner of the piano competition" ], "synonyms":[ "complimenting", "congratulating", "hugging" ], "near synonyms":[ "applauding", "cheering", "commending", "hailing", "saluting", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "praising" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "deprecating", "depreciating", "diminishing", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing", "putting down", "writing off", "jeering", "mocking", "ridiculing", "taunting", "teasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "felicity":{ "a feeling or state of well-being and contentment":{ "examples":[ "told his friends that marriage had brought him a felicity that he had never known before" ], "synonyms":[ "beatitude", "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "warm fuzzies" ], "near synonyms":[ "elatedness", "elation", "exhilaration", "exultation", "high", "intoxication", "ecstasy", "euphoria", "glory", "heaven", "nirvana", "paradise", "rapture", "rapturousness", "ravishment", "seventh heaven", "transport", "delectation", "delight", "enjoyment", "pleasure", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "comfort", "exuberance", "gaiety", "gayety", "gladsomeness", "glee", "gleefulness", "jocundity", "jollity", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilance", "jubilation", "lightheartedness", "merriness", "mirth", "content", "contentedness", "gratification", "satisfaction", "triumph" ], "near antonyms":[ "agony", "anguish", "desolation", "joylessness", "sorrow", "sufferance", "woe", "woefulness", "blues", "cheerlessness", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "despondency", "disheartenment", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "melancholy", "mournfulness", "plaintiveness", "Gehenna", "hell", "purgatory" ], "antonyms":[ "calamity", "ill-being", "misery", "sadness", "unhappiness", "wretchedness" ] }, "something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing":{ "examples":[ "the elderly couple counted their grandchildren as their most cherished felicities" ], "synonyms":[ "benediction", "benefit", "blessing", "boon", "godsend", "good", "manna", "windfall" ], "near synonyms":[ "grace", "mercy", "favor", "kindness", "mitzvah", "advantage", "aid", "assistance", "gift", "help", "relief", "support", "anodyne", "comfort", "consolation", "solace", "bonus", "extra", "lagniappe", "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "hex", "hoodoo", "jinx", "bother", "irritant", "nuisance", "pest", "disadvantage", "cross", "misery", "trial", "tribulation" ], "antonyms":[ "affliction", "bane", "curse", "evil", "plague", "scourge" ] }, "the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting":{ "examples":[ "the telling felicity of the epigraphs that precede each chapter of the novel" ], "synonyms":[ "appositeness", "appropriateness", "aptness", "felicitousness", "fitness", "fittingness", "happiness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ], "near synonyms":[ "agreeableness", "compatibility", "congruity", "harmoniousness", "applicability", "bearing", "connection", "justifiability", "materiality", "pertinence", "relevance", "relevancy", "validity", "acceptability", "adequacy", "adequateness", "convenience", "expedience", "expediency", "satisfactoriness", "serviceableness", "usefulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inexpedience", "inexpediency", "inharmoniousness", "unbecomingness", "immateriality", "inapplicability", "irrelevance", "irrelevancy", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness" ], "antonyms":[ "improperness", "impropriety", "inappositeness", "inappropriateness", "inaptness", "infelicity", "unfitness", "unseemliness", "unsuitability", "wrongness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fella":{ "an adult male human being":{ "examples":[ "these fellas are the hardest working bunch of players a manager could ever hope to have" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "bloke", "buck", "cat", "chap", "chappie", "dude", "fellow", "galoot", "gent", "gentleman", "guy", "hombre", "jack", "joe", "joker", "lad", "male", "man" ], "near synonyms":[ "master", "mister", "sir", "buddy", "buster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fell on one's face":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "Remembering how she fell on her face giving the speech the first time spurred her to practice it till she had it down." ], "synonyms":[ "bombed", "collapsed", "cratered", "failed", "flamed out", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "foundered", "missed", "struck out", "tanked", "washed out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled", "declined", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "slipped", "slumped", "waned", "crashed", "crumbled", "miscarried", "misfired", "went under", "imploded", "self-destructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooked", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve", "prevailed", "triumphed", "won" ], "antonyms":[ "came off", "clicked", "delivered", "panned out", "succeeded", "went", "went over", "worked out" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "felicitate":{ "to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{ "examples":[ "the other pianists rushed to felicitate the winner of the piano competition" ], "synonyms":[ "compliment", "congratulate", "hug" ], "near synonyms":[ "applaud", "cheer", "commend", "hail", "salute", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "deprecate", "depreciate", "diminish", "discount", "disparage", "minimize", "put down", "write off", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "taunt", "tease" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fellowshipped":{ "as in took , received":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admitted", "entered", "received", "took", "entertained", "welcomed", "confirmed", "ratified" ], "near antonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "declined", "disallowed", "disapproved", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "blackballed", "blacklisted", "ostracized", "banished", "deported", "exiled", "expelled", "ousted", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fell short":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "The movie fell short of its viewers' expectations." ], "synonyms":[ "bombed", "collapsed", "cratered", "failed", "flamed out", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "foundered", "missed", "struck out", "tanked", "washed out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled", "declined", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "slipped", "slumped", "waned", "crashed", "crumbled", "miscarried", "misfired", "went under", "imploded", "self-destructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooked", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve", "prevailed", "triumphed", "won" ], "antonyms":[ "came off", "clicked", "delivered", "panned out", "succeeded", "went", "went over", "worked out" ] }, "to go wrong":{ "examples":[ "The biography falls short by neglecting to explore the subject's faults as well as his virtues." ], "synonyms":[ "miscarried", "misfired" ], "near synonyms":[ "missed", "broke down", "busted", "bust", "conked (out)", "crashed", "died", "failed", "foundered", "stalled", "bombed", "fizzled", "flamed out", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "washed out", "floundered", "struggled", "declined", "skidded", "slipped", "slumped", "tanked", "waned" ], "near antonyms":[ "prevailed", "succeeded", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "fellowshiped":{ "as in took , received":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admitted", "entered", "received", "took", "entertained", "welcomed", "confirmed", "ratified" ], "near antonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "declined", "disallowed", "disapproved", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "blackballed", "blacklisted", "ostracized", "banished", "deported", "exiled", "expelled", "ousted", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fellahin":{ "as in peasants , peons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boors", "churls", "cottars", "cotters", "peasants", "peons", "peones", "commoners", "plebeians", "plebs", "proletarians", "toilers" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentlemen", "grandees", "lords", "milords", "noblemen", "peers", "country gentlemen", "squires", "cavaliers", "chevaliers", "knights" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "feline":{ "a small domestic animal known for catching mice":{ "examples":[ "the commercial claims that the product will please the palate of even the most finicky feline" ], "synonyms":[ "cat", "house cat", "kitty", "moggy", "moggie", "puss", "pussy", "pussycat" ], "near synonyms":[ "mouser", "kit", "kitten", "alley cat", "tabby", "gib", "tomcat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "moving easily":{ "examples":[ "the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ], "near synonyms":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "fell out":{ "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "examples":[ "club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars" ], "synonyms":[ "altercated", "argued", "argufied", "bickered", "brabbled", "brawled", "controverted", "disputed", "fought", "hassled", "jarred", "quarreled", "quarrelled", "quibbled", "rowed", "scrapped", "spatted", "squabbled", "tiffed", "wrangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenged", "dared", "defied", "clashed", "contended", "contested", "tangled", "caviled", "cavilled", "fussed", "nitpicked", "considered", "debated", "discussed", "kicked", "objected", "protested" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexisted", "got along", "accepted", "agreed", "assented", "concurred", "consented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to be":{ "examples":[ "I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise" ], "synonyms":[ "came out", "panned out", "proved", "shook out", "turned out" ], "near synonyms":[ "developed", "emerged", "evolved", "germinated", "played out", "unfolded", "worked out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fell back on":{ "to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage":{ "examples":[ "If your teaching career doesn't work out, you always have your baking skills to fall back on ." ], "synonyms":[ "consulted", "referred (to)", "resorted (to)", "turned (to)", "went (to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "employed", "used", "utilized", "depended (on)", "relied (on)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] } }