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"unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unlikely", "unthinkable", "singular", "uncommon", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "remarkable", "impressive", "striking" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "mundane", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual" ], "antonyms":[ "unsurprising" ] }, "disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense":{ "examples":[ "the final chord of that song is too jarring for me" ], "synonyms":[ "grating", "grotesque", "harsh", "unaesthetic" ], "near synonyms":[ "acid", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "tawdry", "tacky", "tasteless", "vulgar", "inartistic", "unartistic", "artless", "clumsy", "crude", "graceless", "inelegant", "rude", "uncouth", "uncultured", "unrefined", "disgusting", "gross", "obscene", "repugnant", "repulsive", "ugly", "disagreeable", "jolting", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "blaring", "clashing", "discordant", "disharmonious", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "jangling", "off-key", "ragged", "raspy", "raucous", "unmelodious", "unmusical", "bizarre", "kinky", "odd", "outlandish", "shocking" ], "near antonyms":[ "artful", "artistic", "attractive", "beautiful", "becoming", "comely", "agreeable", "appealing", "felicitous", "good", "harmonious", "harmonizing", "pleasing", "seemly", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "softened", "subdued", "cultured", "elegant", "graceful", "gracious", "polished", "refined", "tasteful" ], "antonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical" ] }, "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "examples":[ "those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar" ], "synonyms":[ "altercating", "argufying", "arguing", "bickering", "brabbling", "brawling", "controverting", "disputing", "falling out", "fighting", "hassling", "quarreling", "quarrelling", "quibbling", "rowing", "scrapping", "spatting", "squabbling", "tiffing", "wrangling" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenging", "daring", "defying", "clashing", "contending", "contesting", "tangling", "caviling", "cavilling", "fussing", "nitpicking", "considering", "debating", "discussing", "kicking", "objecting", "protesting" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexisting", "getting along", "accepting", "agreeing", "assenting", "concurring", "consenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting", "disaccording", "discording" ], "near synonyms":[ "battling", "combating", "combatting", "engaging", "fighting", "warring (against)", "chafing", "galling", "grating", "jangling", "differing", "disagreeing", "dissenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeing", "assenting", "coinciding", "concurring", "corresponding" ], "antonyms":[ "according", "blending", "conforming (to or with)", "fitting", "harmonizing", 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"GI's", "guardsmen", "militiamen", "minutemen", "dogfaces", "fighters", "legionaries", "legionnaires", "men-at-arms", "regulars", "servicemen", "soldiers", "troopers", "warriors" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilians" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jarhead":{ "as in ranger , marine":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "marine", "ranger", "commando", "raider", "artilleryman", "cannoneer", "gunner", "mortarman", "musketeer", "rifleman", "doughboy", "footman", "foot soldier", "grunt", "infantryman", "archer", "crossbowman", "carabineer", "carabinier", "cavalier", "cavalryman", "cuirassier", "dragoon", "lancer", "pikeman", "spearman", "servicewoman", "Confederate", "Continental", "Federal", "GI", "guardsman", "militiaman", "minuteman", "dogface", "fighter", "legionary", "legionnaire", "man-at-arms", "regular", "serviceman", "soldier", "trooper", "warrior" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilian" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jars":{ "a forceful coming together of two 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"type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }