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"macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "inviting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "reassuring", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "around the campfire the campers tried to frighten one another with ghostly legends and grisly tales" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "frighting", "horrifying", "panicking", "scarifying", "scaring", "shocking", "spooking", "startling", "terrifying", "terrorizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalling", "bowling over", "dismaying", "flooring", "jolting", "shaking", "shaking up", "amazing", "astounding", "awing", "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "dispiriting", "emasculating", "psyching (out)", "undoing", "unmanning", "unnerving", "unstringing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying" ], "near antonyms":[ "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "solacing", "soothing", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "steeling" ], "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frights":{ "something unpleasant to look at":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright" ], "near antonyms":[ "visions" ], "related":[ "eye-catchers", "blots", "smears", "smudges", "spots", "stains" ], "synonyms":[ "eyesores", "hideosities", "horrors", "messes", "monstrosities", "sights" ] }, "to strike with fear":{ "antonyms":[ "reassures" ], "examples":[ "a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "steels" ], "related":[ "appalls", "appals", "bowls over", "dismays", "floors", "jolts", "shakes", "shakes up", "amazes", "astounds", "awes", "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "psychs (out)", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries" ], "synonyms":[ "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frightens", "horrifies", "panics", "scares", "scarifies", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies", "terrorizes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frigidity":{ "as in coldness , frostiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coldness", "frigidness", "frostiness", "gelidity", "iciness", "wintriness", "briskness", "crispness", "cold", "freeze", "snap", "bite", "bitterness", "bleakness", "chill", "chilliness", "nip", "nippiness", "rawness", "sharpness" ], "near antonyms":[ "balminess", "warmness", "warmth", "heat", "hotness", "sultriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frill":{ "a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming":{ "examples":[ "I just had to sew the frill onto the bottom of the skirt and the dress was finished" ], "synonyms":[ "flounce", "furbelow", "ruffle" ], "near synonyms":[ "border", "edging", "fringe", "trim", "plait", "pleat", "ruff", "bunting", "skirting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "examples":[ "didn't get any food or drinks on the no- frills flight" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "comfort", "extra", "indulgence", "luxury", "superfluity" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagance", "nonessential", "dainty", "delicacy", "nicety", "treat", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "bells and whistles", "option" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "must", "necessity", "requirement" ] }, "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "a birthday cake decorated with frills like edible glitter" ], "synonyms":[ "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "decoration", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lace , flounce":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "fillet", "flounce", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "boss", "chase", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "redecorate", "redo", "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "doll up", "do up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil", "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fringes":{ "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "was on the fringes of the crowd and couldn't see the speaker" ], "near antonyms":[ "centers", "cores", "hearts", "inners", "insides", "interiors", "middles", "withins" ], "related":[ "ambits", "brinks", "crests", "curbs", "cusps", "lips", "ceilings", "maxima", "maximums", "demarcations", "extents", "limitations", "measures", "meres", "restrictions", "terminations", "borderlands", "frontiers", "marches", "outskirts", "pales", "selvages", "laps", "shores" ], "synonyms":[ "borderlines", "borders", "boundaries", "bounds", "brims", "circumferences", "compasses", "confines", "edges", "edgings", "ends", "frames", "hems", "margins", "perimeters", "peripheries", "rims", "skirtings", "skirts", "verges" ] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attaches (to)", "communicates (with)", "connects (with)", "links (with)", "bounds", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "fences", "lines", "margins", "rims", "surrounds", "contacts", "converges", "meets" ], "synonyms":[ "abuts", "adjoins", "borders (on)", "butts (on or against)", "flanks", "joins", "marches (with)", "neighbors", "skirts", "touches", "verges (on)" ] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hems", "trims", "circumscribes", "defines", "delineates", "demarcates", "outlines", "silhouettes", "sketches", "traces", "circles", "compasses", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "environs", "girdles", "girths", "loops", "rings", "rounds", "surrounds", "walls", "checks", "confines", "controls", "curbs", "limits", "restrains", "restricts" ], "synonyms":[ "borders", "bounds", "edges", "frames", "margins", "rims", "skirts" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fritter (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "trifle (away)", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurge", "consume", "deplete", "exhaust", "impoverish", "overspend", "shoot", "indulge", "overindulge", "disburse", "expend", "lay out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economize", "scrimp", "skimp", "preserve", "protect", "save", "hoard", "lay up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserve" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frittered (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "dissipated", "fiddled away", "lavished", "lost", "misspent", "ran through", "spent", "squandered", "threw away", "trifled (away)", "wasted" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurged", "consumed", "depleted", "exhausted", "impoverished", "overspent", "shot", "indulged", "overindulged", "disbursed", "expended", "laid out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economized", "scrimped", "skimped", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "hoarded", "laid up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frightfulness":{ "the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay":{ "examples":[ "had heard stories about the frightfulness of the entrance exams" ], "synonyms":[ "atrociousness", "atrocity", "awfulness", "dreadfulness", "ghastliness", "grisliness", "gruesomeness", "hideousness", "horridness", "horror", "monstrosity", "repulsiveness" ], "near synonyms":[ "badness", "baseness", "depravedness", "depravity", "diabolicalness", "evil", "evilness", "foulness", "heinousness", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "invidiousness", "sinfulness", "ungodliness", "viciousness", "vileness", "wickedness", "accursedness", "cursedness", "deplorableness", "despicableness", "detestableness", "execrableness", "hatefulness", "loathsomeness", "reprehensibleness", "creepiness", "eeriness", "fearfulness", "fearsomeness", "ghostliness", "ghoulishness", "scariness", "agony", "anguish", "hellishness", "misery", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeableness", "delightfulness", "pleasantness", "pleasurableness", "allurement", "appeal", "attraction", "attractiveness", "desirability", "desirableness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frivolousness":{ "a lack of seriousness often at an improper time":{ "examples":[ "his childish frivolousness at the awards ceremony wasn't appreciated by anyone" ], "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "frothiness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "lightness", "silliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "high-spiritedness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "near antonyms":[ "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fried":{ "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "Once they realized he was getting fried , his friends made him hand over the keys." ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "friend":{ "a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{ "examples":[ "really close friends who like to do everything together and are always sharing secrets" ], "synonyms":[ "alter ego", "amigo", "buddy", "chum", "compadre", "comrade", "confidant", "confidante", "crony", "familiar", "intimate", "mate", "musketeer", "pal" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquaintance", "associate", "cohort", "colleague", "companion", "fellow", "hearty", "hobnobber", "partner", "peer", "sport", "blood brother", "brother", "main man", "sister", "abettor", "abetter", "accomplice", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "pen pal", "benefactor", "supporter", "sympathizer", "well-wisher", "friendly" ], "near antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "competitor", "opponent", "rival", "archenemy", "nemesis" ], "antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe" ] }, "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "hopes that the new governor will be a friend to environmental causes" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "advocator", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "espouser", "exponent", "expounder", "gospeler", "gospeller", "herald", "hierophant", "high priest", "paladin", "promoter", "proponent", "protagonist", "supporter", "true believer", "tub-thumper", "white knight" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalist", "partisan", "partizan", "stalwart", "adherent", "cohort", "disciple", "follower", "interpreter", "applauder", "cheerleader", "encourager", "fellow traveler" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe", "rival", "belittler", "critic", "faultfinder" ], "antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ] }, "as in befriend":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "befriend", "associate", "chum", "company", "consociate", "consort", "fraternize", "hang (around or out)", "hobnob", "hook up", "mess around", "pal (around)", "run", "sort", "travel", "affiliate", "ally", "attach", "band", "bond", "club", "collaborate", "collude", "confederate", "conjoin", "connect", "cooperate", "couple", "gang", "get along", "get on", "group", "interrelate", "join", "knot", "league", "link", "mingle", "mix", "rally", "relate", "side", "socialize", "team", "tie", "wed" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fribbled":{ "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work" ], "synonyms":[ "doodled", "fiddled (around)", "fooled around", "goofed (around)", "hung about", "kicked around", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "loafed", "lolled", "lounged", "clowned (around)", "horsed around", "diddled (with)", "tinkered" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckled (down)", "knuckled down", "settled (down)", "set (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "friar":{ "as in monk , mendicant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brother", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "high priest", "minister", "preacher", "reverend", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "nun", "abbess", "anchoress", "ancress", "cloistress", "conventual", "mother superior", "novice", "prioress", "religious", "Reverend Mother", "votary" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay reader", "lector", "layman", "layperson", "secular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fribbles":{ "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work" ], "synonyms":[ "doodles", "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "goofs (around)", "hangs about", "kicks around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "clowns (around)", "horses around", "diddles (with)", "tinkers" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckles (down)", "knuckles down", "sets (to)", "settles (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in nonsense , claptrap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "follies", "fudges", "hogwashes", "humbug", "humbuggeries", "nonsense", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "peanuts", "pittances", "songs", "straw", "two bits", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "licks", "mites", "ounces", "particles", "pinheads", "scintillas", "shreds", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "soup\u00e7ons", "specks", "spots", "touches", "traces", "naught", "nought", "smoke", "zeros", "zeroes", "bagatelles", "child's play", "fripperies", "nonproblems", "picayunes", "shucks", "small beer", "small change", "trifles", "trivialities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frighted":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "alarmed", "alarumed", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "scared", "scarified", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalled", "bowled over", "dismayed", "floored", "jolted", "shook", "shook up", "amazed", "astounded", "awed", "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "dispirited", "emasculated", "psyched (out)", "undid", "unmanned", "unnerved", "unstrung", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "unsettled", "upset", "worried" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "solaced", "soothed", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "inspired", "steeled" ], "antonyms":[ "reassured" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fritters (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "dissipates", "fiddles away", "lavishes", "loses", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "throws away", "trifles (away)", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurges", "consumes", "depletes", "exhausts", "impoverishes", "overspends", "shoots", "indulges", "overindulges", "disburses", "expends", "lays out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizes", "scrimps", "skimps", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "hoards", "lays up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frigate":{ "a small and fast military ship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bugeye", "brigantine", "ca\u00efque", "caravel", "catamaran", "catboat", "cat rig", "clipper", "corvette", "cutter", "galleon", "galley", "junk", "keelboat", "ketch", "knockabout", "lugger", "outrigger", "pinnace", "piragua", "sailer", "schooner", "shallop", "sharpie", "sharpy", "sloop", "square-rigger", "xebec", "yacht", "yawl", "bark", "dinghy", "sailboat", "windjammer", "bottom", "craft", "vessel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frigidness":{ "as in coldness , wintriness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coldness", "frigidity", "frostiness", "gelidity", "iciness", "wintriness", "briskness", "crispness", "cold", "freeze", "snap", "bite", "bitterness", "bleakness", "chill", "chilliness", "nip", "nippiness", "rawness", "sharpness" ], "near antonyms":[ "balminess", "warmness", "warmth", "heat", "hotness", "sultriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frissons":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "examples":[ "those two are still caught up in the giddy frisson of a new romance" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "boots", "charges", "exhilarations", "jollies", "kicks", "rushes", "thrills", "titillations", "wallops" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousals", "buzzes", "electrifications", "highs", "intoxications", "jolts", "shocks", "surprises", "surprizes", "delectations", "delights", "enjoyments", "joys", "lifts", "pleasures", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "treats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friending":{ "as in befriending":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "befriending", "associating", "chumming", "companying", "consociating", "consorting", "fraternizing", "hanging (around or out)", "hobnobbing", "hooking up", "messing around", "palling (around)", "running", "sorting", "traveling", "travelling", "affiliating", "allying", "attaching", "banding", "bonding", "clubbing", "collaborating", "colluding", "confederating", "conjoining", "connecting", "cooperating", "coupling", "ganging", "getting along", "getting on", "grouping", "interrelating", "joining", "knotting", "leaguing", "linking", "mingling", "mixing", "rallying", "relating", "siding", "socializing", "teaming", "tying", "tieing", "wedding" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "cold-shouldering", "shunning", "snubbing", "alienating", "estranging", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)", "disjoining", "dissociating", "disuniting", "divorcing", "severing", "splitting", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "friendliness":{ "kindly concern, interest, or support":{ "examples":[ "the family was overwhelmed by the friendliness of the welcoming committee" ], "synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "brotherhood", "charity", "cordiality", "cordialness", "fellowship", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frisking":{ "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "capering", "cavorting", "disporting", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "larking", "rollicking", "romping", "sporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "hopping", "leaping", "loping", "skipping", "springing", "tripping", "tumbling", "curvetting", "curveting", "dancing", "prancing", "carousing", "reveling", "revelling", "roistering", "carrying on", "fooling around", "horsing around", "clowning", "cutting up", "joyriding", "roughhousing", "skylarking", "kiting" ], "near antonyms":[ "moping", "pouting", "stewing", "sulking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "friendlily":{ "as in cheerfully , graciously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "selflessly", "ungrudgingly", "unselfishly", "amply", "bounteously", "bountifully", "freehandedly", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "frizz":{ "a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops":{ "examples":[ "a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead" ], "synonyms":[ "curl", "frizzle", "ringlet" ], "near synonyms":[ "kink", "crimp", "wave", "perm", "permanent", "set", "lock", "tress" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friction":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "there was friction between the two sides of the family" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fripperies":{ "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "socialites whose lives were almost entirely consumed by fripperies" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelles", "child's play", "nonproblems", "picayunes", "shucks", "small beer", "small change", "trifles", "trivialities" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "smoke", "zeros", "zeroes", "peanuts", "pittances", "songs", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "follies", "fribbles", "fudges", "hogwashes", "humbug", "humbuggeries", "nonsense", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "licks", "mites", "ounces", "particles", "pinheads", "scintillas", "shreds", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "soup\u00e7ons", "specks", "spots", "touches", "traces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frivolling":{ "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "coquetting", "dallying", "flirting", "messing around", "toying", "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" ] }, "frippery":{ "dressy clothing":{ "examples":[ "dressed in their most elegant frippery for the big gala at the symphony" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "best", "bravery", "caparison", "feather", "finery", "full dress", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "regalia" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "attire", "costume", "duds", "habiliment(s)", "rags", "raiment", "rig", "rigging", "threads", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vesture", "wear" ], "near antonyms":[ "tatters", "disarray", "dishabille" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "socialites whose lives were almost entirely consumed by fripperies" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelle", "child's play", "nonproblem", "nothing", "picayune", "shuck(s)", "small beer", "small change", "trifle", "triviality" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "nothingness", "smoke", "zero", "peanuts", "pittance", "song", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "folly", "fribble", "fudge", "hogwash", "humbug", "humbuggery", "nonsense", "piffle", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "lick", "mite", "ounce", "particle", "pinhead", "scintilla", "shred", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "soup\u00e7on", "speck", "spot", "tad", "touch", "trace" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friskily":{ "as in playfully , sportively":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gamesomely", "playfully", "skittishly", "sportively", "airily", "animatedly", "animately", "bouncily", "buoyantly", "gaily", "gayly", "high-spiritedly", "livelily", "lively", "perkily", "pertly", "snappily", "sparkily", "spiritedly", "sprightly", "trippingly", "vivaciously", "briskly", "crisply", "effervescently", "energetically", "jazzily", "racily", "springily", "breezily", "cockily", "dapperly", "dashingly", "jauntily", "agilely", "nimbly", "spryly", "allegro" ], "near antonyms":[ "dully", "inanimately", "sluggishly", "tardily", "halfheartedly", "idly", "indolently", "lazily", "lethargically", "slothfully", "heavily", "inactively", "listlessly", "tiredly", "wearily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "fringe benefits":{ "something extra (such as vacation time) that is given by an employer to workers in addition to their regular pay":{ "examples":[ "The company offered extensive fringe benefits to recruit the most qualified employees." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "benefits", "bonuses", "cumshaws", "dividends", "donatives", "extras", "gratuities", "gravies", "gravy trains", "lagniappes", "perks", "perquisites", "throw-ins", "tips", "pensions", "bestowals", "presentations", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "bounties", "charities", "generosities", "largesses", "philanthropies", "contributions", "donations", "gifts", "offerings", "presents", "grants", "subsidies", "boons", "mannas", "windfalls", "favors", "freebies", "freebees", "giveaways", "premiums", "awards", "prizes", "rewards" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fringe benefit":{ "something extra (such as vacation time) that is given by an employer to workers in addition to their regular pay":{ "examples":[ "The company offered extensive fringe benefits to recruit the most qualified employees." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "benefit", "bonus", "cumshaw", "dividend", "donative", "extra", "gratuity", "gravy", "gravy train", "lagniappe", "perk", "perquisite", "throw-in", "tip", "pension", "bestowal", "presentation", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "bounty", "charity", "generosity", "largesse", "largess", "philanthropy", "contribution", "donation", "gift", "offering", "present", "grant", "subsidy", "boon", "manna", "windfall", "favor", "freebie", "freebee", "giveaway", "premium", "award", "prize", "reward" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fringing":{ "having a border in common":{ "examples":[ "fringing nations fighting over territory on their shared border" ], "synonyms":[ "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "conterminous", "contiguous", "flanking", "flush", "joining", "juxtaposed", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging" ], "near synonyms":[ "approximate", "close", "closest", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "nearest", "next-door", "nigh", "attached", "communicating", "connected", "connecting", "interconnecting", "joined", "linked", "united", "bounding", "circumjacent", "embracing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "fencing", "rimming", "surrounding", "marginal", "peripheral", "tangent", "tangential", "ambient", "encompassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "apart", "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free-standing", "isolate", "isolated", "removed", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "away", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "farthest", "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 orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "abutting", "adjoining", "bordering (on)", "butting (on or against)", "flanking", "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 serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds" ], "synonyms":[ "bordering", "bounding", "edging", "framing", "margining", "rimming", "skirting" ], "near synonyms":[ "hemming", "trimming", "circumscribing", "defining", "delineating", "demarcating", "outlining", "silhouetting", "sketching", "tracing", "circling", "compassing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "environing", "girdling", "girthing", "looping", "ringing", "rounding", "surrounding", "walling", "checking", "confining", "controlling", "curbing", "limiting", "restraining", "restricting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frittering":{ "as in wasteful , squandering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissipating", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "splurging", "squandering", "wasteful", "wasting", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "greathearted", "kindly", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "extravagant", "free", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "altruistic", "selfless", "unselfish", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheap", "chintzy", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "mingy", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "pinchpenny", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous", "careful", "chary", "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "saving", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "greedy", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "selfish", "shabby", "small", "sordid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frigidly":{ "as in coolly , coldly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "hostilely", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "angrily", "belligerently", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly", "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously" ], "near antonyms":[ "amply", "bounteously", "bountifully", "freehandedly", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well", "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "friendlily", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "frisks":{ "a time or instance of carefree fun":{ "examples":[ "fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk" ], "synonyms":[ "binges", "flings", "frolics", "gambols", "idylls", "idyls", "larks", "ploys", "revels", "rollicks", "romps", "sprees" ], "near synonyms":[ "capers", "escapades", "pranks", "benders", "brannigans", "bums", "busts", "carouses", "souses", "splores", "toots", "antics", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "field days", "festivities", "merriments", "merrymakings", "enjoyments", "indulgences", "pleasures", "self-indulgences", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "recreations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "capers", "cavorts", "disports", "frolics", "gambols", "larks", "rollicks", "romps", "sports" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounds", "hops", "leaps", "lopes", "skips", "springs", "trips", "tumbles", "curvets", "dances", "prances", "carouses", "revels", "roisters", "carries on", "fools around", "horses around", "clowns", "cuts up", "joyrides", "roughhouses", "skylarks", "kites" ], "near antonyms":[ "mopes", "pouts", "stews", "sulks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frisk":{ "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "caper", "cavort", "disport", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "sport" ], "near synonyms":[ "bound", "hop", "leap", "lope", "skip", "spring", "trip", "tumble", "curvet", "dance", "prance", "carouse", "revel", "roister", "carry on", "fool around", "horse around", "clown", "cut up", "joyride", "roughhouse", "skylark", "kite" ], "near antonyms":[ "mope", "pout", "stew", "sulk" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a time or instance of carefree fun":{ "examples":[ "fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk" ], "synonyms":[ "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "idyll", "idyl", "lark", "ploy", "revel", "rollick", "romp", "spree" ], "near synonyms":[ "caper", "escapade", "prank", "bender", "brannigan", "bum", "bust", "carouse", "souse", "splore", "toot", "antic", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "field day", "festivity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "enjoyment", "indulgence", "pleasure", "self-indulgence", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "recreation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "friskiness":{ "a natural disposition for playful behavior":{ "examples":[ "as your puppy grows older, her friskiness will diminish a bit, but this breed is generally very energetic and playful" ], "synonyms":[ "coltishness", "espi\u00e8glerie", "impishness", "larkiness", "mischief", "mischievousness", "playfulness", "prankishness", "sportfulness", "sportiveness", "tricksiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "coyness", "kittenishness", "archness", "devilment", "devilry", "deviltry", "hob", "rascality", "roguishness", "waggery", "devilishness", "diabolicalness", "knavery", "frivolousness", "energy", "liveliness", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunkiness", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jocularity", "jocundity", "lightheartedness", "mirthfulness", "whimsicality" ], "near antonyms":[ "graveness", "grimness", "serious-mindedness", "seriousness", "solemnity", "solemnness", "sternness", "priggishness", "starchiness", "stuffiness", "constraint", "restraint", "self-control" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "soberness", "sobersidedness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friezes":{ "as in entablatures , cornices":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "architraves", "capitals", "cornices", "entablatures", "shafts", "socles", "columns", "pilasters", "pillars", "shorings", "braces", "buttresses", "mountings", "mounts", "props", "reinforcements", "shores", "spurs", "stays", "supports", "underpinnings", "arches", "bolsters", "brackets", "cantilevers", "girders", "frames", "bearings", "daises", "platforms", "podiums", "podia", "rostra", "rostrums", "stages", "tribunes", "crutches", "pegs", "posts", "stakes", "stanchions", "stilts", "struts", "trusses", "bases", "feet", "foot", "foundations", "pedestals", "plinths", "stands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fries":{ "as in barbecues , roasts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barbecues", "barbeques", "clambakes", "cookouts", "luaus", "roasts", "festivities", "buffets", "luncheons", "smorgasbords", "blowouts", "carnivals", "festivals", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "galas", "parties", "shindigs", "chow", "messes", "repasts", "tables", "banquets", "dinners", "feasts", "feeds", "regales", "spreads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frieze":{ "as in entablature , cornice":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "architrave", "capital", "cornice", "entablature", "shaft", "socle", "column", "pilaster", "pillar", "shoring", "brace", "buttress", "mount", "mounting", "prop", "reinforcement", "shore", "spur", "stay", "support", "underpinning", "arch", "bolster", "bracket", "cantilever", "girder", "frame", "bearing", "dais", "platform", "podium", "rostrum", "stage", "tribune", "crutch", "peg", "post", "stake", "stanchion", "stilt", "strut", "truss", "base", "foot", "foundation", "pedestal", "plinth", "stand" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friars":{ "as in monks , mendicants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brothers", "brethren", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "high priests", "ministers", "preachers", "reverends", "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "monsignors", "monsignori", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "nuns", "abbesses", "anchoresses", "ancresses", "cloistresses", "conventuals", "mother superior", "novices", "prioresses", "religious", "Reverend Mother", "votaries" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay readers", "lectors", "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friers":{ "as in ovens , stoves":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broilers", "microwave ovens", "microwaves", "ovens", "roasters", "rotisseries", "stoves", "toaster ovens", "toasters", "cookers", "cookstoves", "ranges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frivolity":{ "a lack of seriousness often at an improper time":{ "examples":[ "the boys were scolded for joking during the funeral service, which was hardly the time for frivolity" ], "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolousness", "frothiness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "lightness", "silliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "high-spiritedness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "near antonyms":[ "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friary":{ "a residence for men under religious vows":{ "examples":[ "the Franciscans left the chapel and went to the friary for rest" ], "synonyms":[ "abbey", "cloister", "hermitage", "monastery", "priory" ], "near synonyms":[ "house", "convent", "nunnery", "lamasery" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fritterer":{ "someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{ "examples":[ "a wastrel who had the dubious distinction of being the drunken fritterer of one of the largest fortunes ever amassed in America" ], "synonyms":[ "high roller", "prodigal", "profligate", "spender", "spendthrift", "squanderer", "waster", "wastrel" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissipate" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad", "conserver", "saver" ], "antonyms":[ "economizer", "penny-pincher" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fringe":{ "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "examples":[ "was on the fringes of the crowd and couldn't see the speaker" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambit", "brink", "crest", "curb", "cusp", "lip", "ceiling", "maximum", "demarcation", "extent", "limitation", "measure", "mere", "restriction", "termination", "borderland", "frontier", "march", "outskirts", "pale", "selvage", "lap", "shore" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "core", "heart", "inner", "inside", "interior", "middle", "within" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "abut", "adjoin", "border (on)", "butt (on or against)", "flank", "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 serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "bound", "edge", "frame", "margin", "rim", "skirt" ], "near synonyms":[ "hem", "trim", "circumscribe", "define", "delineate", "demarcate", "outline", "silhouette", "sketch", "trace", "circle", "compass", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "environ", "girdle", "girth", "loop", "ring", "round", "surround", "wall", "check", "confine", "control", "curb", "limit", "restrain", "restrict" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frizzy":{ "as in wavy , crisp":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crimped", "crimpy", "crisp", "frizzled", "kinky", "waved", "wavy", "curled", "curly" ], "near antonyms":[ "straight", "uncurled", "lank", "limp", "straightened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "friendships":{ "kindly concern, interest, or support":{ "examples":[ "I appreciate your friendship during this difficult time for my family" ], "synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "brotherhood", "charity", "cordiality", "cordialness", "fellowship", "friendliness", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frictions":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "there was friction between the two sides of the family" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fritters":{ "a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried":{ "examples":[ "she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup" ], "synonyms":[ "cakes", "croquettes", "cutlets", "galettes", "patties" ], "near synonyms":[ "fingers", "sticks", "g\u00e2teaux", "gateaux", "gateaus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frigates":{ "a small and fast military ship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brigantines", "bugeyes", "ca\u00efques", "caravels", "catamarans", "catboats", "cat rigs", "clippers", "corvettes", "cutters", "galleons", "galleys", "junk", "keelboats", "ketches", "knockabouts", "luggers", "outriggers", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "sailers", "schooners", "shallops", "sharpies", "sloops", "square-riggers", "xebecs", "yachts", "yawls", "barks", "dinghies", "sailboats", "windjammers", "bottoms", "crafts", "vessels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frightful":{ "causing fear":{ "examples":[ "a frightful sound emanated from somewhere deep within the forest" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "startling", "threatening", "troubling", "trying", "unnerving", "bone-chilling", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "weird", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "inviting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "reassuring", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "extremely disturbing or repellent":{ "examples":[ "I couldn't listen to the frightful details of the murder trial" ], "synonyms":[ "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "dreadful", "ghastly", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmare", "nightmarish", "shocking", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarming", "bloodcurdling", "dire", "direful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "gut-wrenching", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "terrifying", "abhorrent", "deplorable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "offensive", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "abominable", "evil", "foul", "heinous", "noxious", "odious", "unspeakable", "vile", "grotesque", "ugly", "unsightly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "appealing", "attractive", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "enjoyable", "enticing", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "cheering", "comforting", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "extreme in degree, power, or effect":{ "examples":[ "flew into a frightful fit of rage" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "near synonyms":[ "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "stressed", "exhaustive", "thorough", "harsh", "rigorous", "severe" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "weak", "shallow", "superficial", "moderated", "qualified", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "toned (down)", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frizzles":{ "a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops":{ "examples":[ "the girl has enough frizzles to play Little Orphan Annie" ], "synonyms":[ "curls", "frizzes", "ringlets" ], "near synonyms":[ "kinks", "crimps", "waves", "permanents", "perms", "sets", "locks", "tresses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in scorches , chars":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chars", "scorches", "deflagrates", "bakes", "broils", "cooks", "immolates", "ashes", "cremates", "incinerates", "kilns", "burns", "enkindles", "fires", "ignites", "inflames", "enflames", "kindles", "lights", "torches", "sets off", "brightens", "illuminates", "illumines", "irradiates", "lightens", "radiates", "scalds", "scathes", "sears", "reignites", "rekindles", "relights" ], "near antonyms":[ "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)", "chokes", "smothers", "suffocates", "stamps (out)", "blackens", "darkens", "dims", "dulls", "obscures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fricasseeing":{ "as in braising , smothering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braising", "pressure-cooking", "smothering", "steaming", "scalding", "reboiling", "boiling", "coddling", "parboiling", "poaching", "simmering", "stewing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frightfully":{ "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "that coat is frightfully expensive, so don't spill anything on it" ], "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", "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", "too", "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" ] }, "frisson":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "examples":[ "those two are still caught up in the giddy frisson of a new romance" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "boot", "charge", "exhilaration", "jollies", "kick", "rush", "thrill", "titillation", "wallop" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousal", "buzz", "electrification", "high", "intoxication", "jolt", "shock", "surprise", "surprize", "delectation", "delight", "enjoyment", "joy", "lift", "pleasure", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "treat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friable":{ "having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure":{ "examples":[ "sand dollars are friable , so handle them carefully" ], "synonyms":[ "brickle", "brittle", "crisp", "crispy", "crumbly", "embrittled", "flaky", "flakey", "short" ], "near synonyms":[ "crackly", "crisped", "crispened", "crunchy", "crusty", "breakable", "delicate", "fragile" ], "near antonyms":[ "elastic", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "resilient", "strong", "sturdy", "tough" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frier":{ "as in oven , stove":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broiler", "microwave", "microwave oven", "oven", "roaster", "rotisserie", "stove", "toaster", "toaster oven", "cooker", "cookstove", "range" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frightens":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "around the campfire the campers tried to frighten one another with ghostly legends and grisly tales" ], "synonyms":[ "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frights", "horrifies", "panics", "scares", "scarifies", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies", "terrorizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalls", "appals", "bowls over", "dismays", "floors", "jolts", "shakes", "shakes up", "amazes", "astounds", "awes", "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "psychs (out)", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "steels" ], "antonyms":[ "reassures" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "friendly":{ "having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{ "examples":[ "all of the people in my new department seem friendly", "as a friendly gesture, we presented our new neighbors with a plate of homemade cookies" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "collegial", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "genial", "hail-fellow", "hail-fellow-well-met", "hearty", "matey", "neighborly", "palsy", "palsy-walsy", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "near synonyms":[ "affable", "agreeable", "approachable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "nice", "sweet", "clubby", "convivial", "folksy", "gregarious", "hospitable", "sociable", "social", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "extroverted", "extraverted", "outgoing", "brotherly", "fraternal", "sisterly", "close", "familiar", "intimate", "adoring", "affectionate", "devoted", "fond", "lovesome", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "chilly", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cool", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "icy", "wintry", "wintery", "unsociable", "unsocial", "aggressive", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "inhospitable", "inimical" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "hostile", "unfriendly" ] }, "closely acquainted":{ "examples":[ "we're friendly with our neighbors" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "close", "especial", "familiar", "inseparable", "intimate", "inward", "near", "thick", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "clannish", "close-knit", "tight-knit", "affable", "boon", "companionable", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hearty", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "comfortable", "cozy", "easy", "snug", "amicable", "neighborly", "confidential", "secretive", "adoring", "affectionate", "dear", "devoted", "fond", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "unfriendly", "unsociable", "withdrawn" ], "antonyms":[ "distant" ] }, "expressing approval":{ "examples":[ "a friendly sign that our pet project would be approved" ], "synonyms":[ "admiring", "applauding", "appreciative", "approbatory", "approving", "commendatory", "complimentary", "favorable", "good", "positive" ], "near synonyms":[ "accepting", "warm", "encomiastic", "eulogistic", "flattering", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudative", "laudatory", "panegyrical", "praiseful", "respectful", "supportive", "sympathetic", "adoring", "adulatory", "idolizing", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "advisory", "recommendatory" ], "near antonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "censuring", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "belittling", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "disparaging", "scornful", "slighting" ], "antonyms":[ "adverse", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disapproving", "inappreciative", "negative", "unappreciative", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "unfriendly" ] }, "willing to do a favor":{ "examples":[ "a kid- friendly restaurant with high chairs and a special menu for small-fry appetites" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodating", "accommodative", "indulgent", "obliging" ], "near synonyms":[ "helpful", "solicitous", "considerate", "thoughtful", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "gracious", "lenient", "overindulgent", "permissive" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being":{ "examples":[ "the state's attitude towards commercial development is widely regarded as friendly to the business community" ], "synonyms":[ "advantageous", "benefic", "beneficent", "beneficial", "benignant", "favorable", "good", "helpful", "kindly", "profitable", "salutary" ], "near synonyms":[ "gratifying", "rewarding", "satisfying", "auspicious", "promising", "propitious", "advisable", "desirable", "healthful", "healthy", "salubrious", "salutiferous", "wholesome", "gainful", "lucrative", "remunerative", "ameliorative", "amelioratory", "bettering", "constructive", "supportive" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaging", "deleterious", "harmful", "injurious", "insalubrious" ], "antonyms":[ "bad", "disadvantageous", "unfavorable", "unfriendly", "unhelpful", "unprofitable" ] }, "as in amicably , good-naturedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amicably", "friendlily", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "jocularly", "blithely", "blithesomely", "breezily", "gladly", "gladsomely", "laughingly", "lightheartedly", "sunnily", "hopefully", "optimistically", "sanguinely", "amusedly", "exuberantly", "giddily", "gigglingly", "joyfully", "joyously", "blissfully", "elatedly", "euphorically", "rapturously", "brightly", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "gaily", "gayly", "happily", "heartily", "jocosely", "jovially", "merrily", "mirthfully", "smilingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "bleakly", "cheerlessly", "darkly", "heavily", "miserably", "morosely", "unhappily", "abjectly", "dejectedly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "wretchedly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "forlornly", "mournfully", "plaintively", "sorrowfully", "dourly", "glumly", "mirthlessly", "sourly", "sternly", "sulkily", "sullenly", "blackly", "dismally", "drearily", "gloomily", "pessimistically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in friend , partner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alter ego", "amigo", "buddy", "chum", "compadre", "comrade", "confidant", "confidante", "crony", "familiar", "friend", "intimate", "mate", "musketeer", "pal", "associate", "cohort", "colleague", "companion", "fellow", "hearty", "hobnobber", "partner", "peer", "sport", "blood brother", "brother", "main man", "sister", "benefactor", "supporter", "sympathizer", "well-wisher", "abettor", "abetter", "accomplice", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "acquaintance", "pen pal" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe", "adversary", "antagonist", "competitor", "opponent", "rival", "archenemy", "nemesis" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "fright":{ "something unpleasant to look at":{ "examples":[ "people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright" ], "synonyms":[ "eyesore", "hideosity", "horror", "mess", "monstrosity", "sight" ], "near synonyms":[ "eye-catcher", "blot", "smear", "smudge", "spot", "stain" ], "near antonyms":[ "vision" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger":{ "examples":[ "the earthquake so filled me with fright that I still have trouble sleeping" ], "synonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "dread", "fear", "fearfulness", "horror", "panic", "scare", "terror", "trepidation" ], "near synonyms":[ "phobia", "creeps", "jitters", "nervousness", "willies", "pang", "qualm", "twinge", "agitation", "apprehension", "consternation", "discomposure", "disquiet", "funk", "perturbation", "concern", "dismay", "worry", "cowardice", "faintheartedness", "timidity", "timorousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "boldness", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "fortitude", "gallantry", "hardihood", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "stoutness", "valor", "audacity", "guts", "nerve" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul" ], "synonyms":[ "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "frighten", "horrify", "panic", "scare", "scarify", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrify", "terrorize" ], "near synonyms":[ "appall", "appal", "bowl over", "dismay", "floor", "jolt", "shake", "shake up", "amaze", "astound", "awe", "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "dispirit", "emasculate", "psych (out)", "undo", "unman", "unnerve", "unstring", "discomfort", "discompose", "disconcert", "disquiet", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "unsettle", "upset", "worry" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "solace", "soothe", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "inspire", "steel" ], "antonyms":[ "reassure" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "friends":{ "a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{ "examples":[ "really close friends who like to do everything together and are always sharing secrets" ], "synonyms":[ "alter egos", "amigos", "buddies", "chums", "compadres", "comrades", "confidantes", "confidants", "cronies", "familiars", "intimates", "mates", "musketeers", "pals" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquaintances", "associates", "cohorts", "colleagues", "companions", "fellows", "hearties", "hobnobbers", "partners", "peers", "sports", "blood brothers", "brothers", "brethren", "main men", "sisters", "abettors", "abetters", "accomplices", "allies", "collaborators", "confederates", "pen pals", "benefactors", "supporters", "sympathizers", "well-wishers", "friendlies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adversaries", "antagonists", "competitors", "opponents", "rivals", "archenemies", "nemeses" ], "antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes" ] }, "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "hopes that the new governor will be a friend to environmental causes" ], "synonyms":[ "advocates", "advocators", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "espousers", "exponents", "expounders", "gospelers", "gospellers", "heralds", "hierophants", "high priests", "paladins", "promoters", "proponents", "protagonists", "supporters", "true believers", "tub-thumpers", "white knights" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalists", "partisans", "partizans", "stalwarts", "adherents", "cohorts", "disciples", "followers", "interpreters", "applauders", "cheerleaders", "encouragers", "fellow travelers" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes", "rivals", "belittlers", "critics", "faultfinders" ], "antonyms":[ "adversaries", "antagonists", "opponents" ] }, "as in befriends":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "befriends", "associates", "chums", "companies", "consociates", "consorts", "fraternizes", "hangs (around or out)", "hobnobs", "hooks up", "messes around", "pals (around)", "runs", "sorts", "travels", "affiliates", "allies", "attaches", "bands", "bonds", "clubs", "collaborates", "colludes", "confederates", "conjoins", "connects", "cooperates", "couples", "gangs", "gets along", "gets on", "groups", "interrelates", "joins", "knots", "leagues", "links", "mingles", "mixes", "rallies", "relates", "sides", "socializes", "teams", "ties", "weds" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "cold-shoulders", "shuns", "snubs", "alienates", "estranges", "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites", "divorces", "severs", "splits", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "friendless":{ "as in forlorn":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "forlorn", "unattended", "unchaperoned", "cloistered", "disassociated", "hermetic", "hermetical", "insulated", "isolate", "isolated", "remote", "retired", "secluded", "withdrawn", "alone", "lone", "lonely", "lonesome", "single", "solitary", "solo", "unaccompanied", "quarantined", "segregated", "separated", "sequestered", "separate", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "detached", "disconnected", "disjointed", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "fractionated", "abandoned", "adrift", "deserted", "desolate", "forgotten", "forsaken", "lorn", "neglected" ], "near antonyms":[ "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "escorted", "adjacent", "adjoining", "communicating", "contiguous", "neighboring", "next-door", "attached", "connected", "coupled", "linked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frivolous":{ "lacking importance":{ "examples":[ "judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "foolish", "incidental", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "minute", "negligible", "nugatory", "slight", "small", "small-fry", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerkwater", "one-horse", "nickel-and-dime", "paltry", "petty", "small-time", "worthless", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown" ], "near antonyms":[ "decisive", "fatal", "fateful", "chief", "dominant", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "principal", "distinctive", "exceptional", "impressive", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "valuable", "worthwhile", "worthy", "distinguished", "eminent", "great", "illustrious", "preeminent", "prestigious", "famous", "notorious", "renowned", "all-important", "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "key" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ] }, "lacking in seriousness or maturity":{ "examples":[ "when asked by the waiter if we wanted anything else that evening, we made a frivolous request for free drinks" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrained", "ditzy", "ditsy", "dizzy", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frothy", "futile", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "light-minded", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "silly", "yeasty" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatuous", "foolish", "inane", "nonsensical", "thoughtless", "witless", "crazy", "daffy", "daft", "fruity", "exuberant", "flippant", "fluttery", "giggly", "happy", "light", "lighthearted", "playful", "sappy", "shallow", "superficial" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "melancholy", "somber", "sombre", "thoughtful", "dignified", "heavy", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "severe", "solemn", "staid" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "unfrivolous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fritterers":{ "someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{ "examples":[ "a wastrel who had the dubious distinction of being the drunken fritterer of one of the largest fortunes ever amassed in America" ], "synonyms":[ "high rollers", "prodigals", "profligates", "spenders", "spendthrifts", "squanderers", "wasters", "wastrels" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissipates" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheapskates", "misers", "niggards", "pikers", "scrooges", "skinflints", "tightwads", "conservers", "savers" ], "antonyms":[ "economizers", "penny-pinchers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frivoling":{ "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "coquetting", "dallying", "flirting", "messing around", "toying", "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" ] }, "frisky":{ "given to good-natured joking or teasing":{ "examples":[ "a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "coltish", "elfish", "fay", "frolicsome", "larky", "playful", "rollicking", "sportful", "sportive" ], "near synonyms":[ "coy", "kittenish", "gay", "happy", "lighthearted", "whimsical", "energetic", "frolic", "jocund", "lively", "merry", "spirited", "sprightly", "spunky", "vivacious", "devilish", "impish", "knavish", "mischievous", "pixie", "pixy", "rascally", "roguish", "amusing", "diverting", "enjoyable", "entertaining", "fun", "pleasurable", "dabbling", "frivolous", "goofy", "silly", "trifling", "delightful", "pleasant", "pleasing", "jesting", "jocose", "jocular", "joking", "prankish", "teasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dutiful", "responsible", "grave", "grim", "serious", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "stern", "stolid", "no-nonsense", "priggish", "starchy", "stuffy", "decorous", "formal", "proper", "sedate", "staid", "guarded", "inhibited", "restrained" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious-minded", "sober", "sobersided" ] }, "having much high-spirited energy and movement":{ "examples":[ "the frisky colt didn't like to be kept in his stall" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "airy", "animate", "animated", "bouncing", "brisk", "energetic", "gay", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "lively", "mettlesome", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "pizzazzy", "pizazzy", "racy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "spirited", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "spiffy", "agog", "alert", "awake", "open-eyed", "up", "wide-awake", "agile", "nimble", "spry", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "chirpy", "chirrupy", "effervescent", "sparkly", "upbeat", "eager", "enthusiastic", "keen", "frolicsome", "impish", "pixieish", "playful", "boisterous", "bubbly", "ebullient", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "high-strung", "nervous", "skittish" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolent", "lazy", "unambitious", "inert", "lethargic", "sleepy", "sluggish", "tired", "torpid", "weary", "apathetic", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "boring", "dull", "irksome", "tedious" ], "antonyms":[ "dead", "inactive", "inanimate", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languishing", "languorous", "leaden", "lifeless", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "vapid" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frigid":{ "having a low or subnormal temperature":{ "examples":[ "the poor old woman was discovered shivering in a frigid apartment" ], "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near synonyms":[ "cryogenic", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "chilled", "cooled", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "equatorial", "muggy", "steamy", "summery", "tropical" ], "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "the innkeeper gave us a frigid and unnecessarily formal welcome" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "arctic", "brittle", "chill", "chilly", "clammy", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cold-eyed", "coldish", "cool", "frosty", "frozen", "gelid", "glacial", "hard-eyed", "icy", "uncordial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodless", "coldhearted", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "kindless", "pitiless", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "reserved", "soulless", "undemonstrative", "unemotional", "unresponsive", "apathetic", "indifferent", "unenthusiastic", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "offish", "standoffish", "antisocial", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionate", "kind", "kindhearted", "demonstrative", "emotional", "expressive", "eager", "enthusiastic", "passionate" ], "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frills":{ "a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming":{ "examples":[ "I just had to sew the frill onto the bottom of the skirt and the dress was finished" ], "synonyms":[ "flounces", "furbelows", "ruffles" ], "near synonyms":[ "borders", "edgings", "fringes", "trims", "plaits", "pleats", "ruffs", "buntings", "skirtings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "examples":[ "didn't get any food or drinks on the no- frills flight" ], "synonyms":[ "amenities", "comforts", "extras", "indulgences", "luxuries", "superfluities" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagances", "nonessentials", "dainties", "delicacies", "niceties", "treats", "accessories", "accessaries", "accoutrements", "accouterments", "bells and whistles", "options" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basics", "essentials", "fundamentals", "musts", "necessities", "requirements" ] }, "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "a birthday cake decorated with frills like edible glitter" ], "synonyms":[ "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "decorations", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in laces , flounces":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "filigrees", "fillets", "flounces", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "bosses", "chases", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "brightens", "freshens", "smartens", "spruces (up)", "diamonds", "gems", "impearls", "jewels", "pearls", "accessorizes", "dresses up", "traps", "tricks (out)", "redecorates", "redoes", "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "drapes", "dresses", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "festoons", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils", "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frilly":{ "as in extravagant , flamboyant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chichi", "extravagant", "exuberant", "fancified", "flamboyant", "gimmicked (up)", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "overwrought", "showy", "souped-up", "elegant", "exquisite", "grand", "magnificent", "ornate", "splendid", "Byzantine", "convoluted", "involute", "involuted", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "complex", "complicated", "detailed", "elaborate", "fancy", "intricate", "involved", "sophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "no-frills", "simple", "unfancy", "unsophisticated", "modest", "plain", "plain-Jane", "plain-vanilla", "uncomplicated", "bald", "bare", "naked", "unadorned", "undecorated", "unvarnished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "friendlies":{ "as in friends , partners":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alter egos", "amigos", "buddies", "chums", "compadres", "comrades", "confidantes", "confidants", "cronies", "familiars", "friends", "intimates", "mates", "musketeers", "pals", "associates", "cohorts", "colleagues", "companions", "fellows", "hearties", "hobnobbers", "partners", "peers", "sports", "blood brothers", "brothers", "brethren", "main men", "sisters", "benefactors", "supporters", "sympathizers", "well-wishers", "abettors", "abetters", "accomplices", "allies", "collaborators", "confederates", "acquaintances", "pen pals" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes", "adversaries", "antagonists", "competitors", "opponents", "rivals", "archenemies", "nemeses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frivol":{ "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "coquet", "coquette", "dally", "flirt", "mess around", "toy", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frictionless":{ "having or marked by agreement in feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "enjoys an easygoing and frictionless relationship with her mother-in-law" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "amicable", "compatible", "congenial", "harmonious", "kindred", "unanimous", "united" ], "near synonyms":[ "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "collaborating", "cooperative", "symbiotic", "synergetic", "synergic", "noncompetitive", "nonconflicting", "uncompetitive", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "affable", "amiable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "neighborly" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "clashing", "conflicting", "hostile", "inimical", "unfriendly", "belligerent", "contentious", "quarrelsome", "contradicting", "contradictory", "contrary", "opposing", "opposite", "competing", "competitive", "rivaling", "rivalling" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "discordant", "disharmonious", "disunited", "incompatible", "inharmonious", "uncongenial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }