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"maligning", "slander", "smearing", "traducing", "vilification", "vilifying" ] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "praise", "esteem", "respect", "admire", "regard", "adore", "revere", "venerate", "worship" ], "related":[ "belittle", "denigrate", "detract", "disparage", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "abase", "debase", "degrade", "humble", "humiliate", "disdain", "scorn" ], "synonyms":[ "asperse", "blacken", "calumniate", "defame", "malign", "slander", "smear", "traduce", "vilify" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "libelist":{ "as in defamer , libeler":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libelled":{ "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersed", "blackened", "calumniated", "defamed", "maligned", "slandered", "smeared", "traduced", "vilified" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittled", "denigrated", "detracted", "disparaged", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "shamed", "abased", "debased", "degraded", "humbled", "humiliated", "disdained", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalted", "glorified", "honored", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "praised", "esteemed", "respected", "admired", "regarded", "adored", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "liberality":{ "the quality or state of being generous":{ "examples":[ "already known for his liberality , the billionaire continued to give away record amounts of money" ], "synonyms":[ "bigheartedness", "bountifulness", "bounty", "generosity", "generousness", "largesse", "largess", "munificence", "openhandedness", "openheartedness", "philanthropy", "unselfishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "beneficence", "charity", "kindliness", "selflessness", "kindness", "gift", "gratuity", "lagniappe", "tribute", "extravagance", "improvidence", "lavishness", "prodigality", "wastefulness", "spendthrift", "dissipating", "squandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "economizing", "economy", "frugality", "husbandry", "providence", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrift", "conservation", "saving", "husbanding", "managing", "scraping", "cutting back" ], "antonyms":[ "cheapness", "closeness", "meanness", "miserliness", "parsimony", "penuriousness", "pinching", "selfishness", "stinginess", "tightness", "ungenerosity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberation":{ "the act of setting free from slavery":{ "examples":[ "the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War" ], "synonyms":[ "emancipation", "enfranchisement", "freeing", "manumission" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliverance", "redemption", "salvation", "autonomy", "freedom", "independence", "independency", "liberty", "self-government", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "near antonyms":[ "bondage", "serfdom", "servitude", "thralldom", "thraldom", "yoke", "captivity", "enchainment", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "internment", "conquest", "subjugation" ], "antonyms":[ "enslavement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberations":{ "the act of setting free from slavery":{ "antonyms":[ "enslavements" ], "examples":[ "the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War" ], "near antonyms":[ "bondages", "serfdoms", "servitudes", "thralldoms", "thraldoms", "yokes", "captivities", "enchainments", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "internments", "conquests", "subjugations" ], "related":[ "deliverances", "redemptions", "salvations", "autonomies", "freedoms", "independences", "independencies", "liberties", "sovereignties", "sovranties" ], "synonyms":[ "emancipations", "enfranchisements", "manumissions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libidinous":{ "having a strong sexual desire":{ "examples":[ "a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to his sexual addiction" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscent", "goatish", "horny", "hot", "hypersexual", "itchy", "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "licentious", "lubricious", "lubricous", "lustful", "oversexed", "passionate", "randy", "salacious", "satyric", "wanton" ], "near synonyms":[ "aroused", "excited", "easy", "fast", "loose", "promiscuous", "dissipated", "dissolute", "libertine", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "immoral", "indecent" ], "near antonyms":[ "celibate", "chaste", "decent", "immaculate", "modest", "moral", "pure", "virtuous", "monastic", "monkish", "maidenly", "virginal", "innocent", "lily-white", "priggish", "prim", "prudish", "puritanical", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "Victorian" ], "antonyms":[ "frigid", "undersexed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "libeled":{ "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersed", "blackened", "calumniated", "defamed", "maligned", "slandered", "smeared", "traduced", "vilified" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittled", "denigrated", "detracted", "disparaged", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "shamed", "abased", "debased", "degraded", "humbled", "humiliated", "disdained", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalted", "glorified", "honored", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "praised", "esteemed", "respected", "admired", "regarded", "adored", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "libido":{ "a person's desire to have sex":{ "examples":[ "They have healthy libidos ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ardor", "heat", "rut", "concupiscence", "desire", "eroticism", "horniness", "hots", "itch", "lech", "letch", "libidinousness", "lust", "lustfulness", "lustihood", "passion", "salaciousness", "erotomania", "hypersexuality", "lecherousness", "lechery", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "venery" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinence", "celibacy", "chastity", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libations":{ "a liquid suitable for drinking":{ "examples":[ "a variety of libations will be available at the wedding reception" ], "synonyms":[ "beverages", "drinkables", "drinks", "potables", "quenchers" ], "near synonyms":[ "potions", "pops", "soda pops", "sodas", "soft drinks", "nectars", "alcohols", "brews", "intoxicants", "liquors", "spirits", "mixers", "mixes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libertinage":{ "a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{ "examples":[ "his frat-boy libertinage was abruptly halted when his fed-up father cut him off financially" ], "synonyms":[ "abjection", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "decadency", "degeneracy", "degenerateness", "degeneration", "degradation", "demoralization", "depravity", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "libertinism", "perversion", "pervertedness", "rakishness", "turpitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "evil", "immorality", "sinfulness", "villainy", "wickedness", "filth", "gangrene", "rot", "squalor" ], "near antonyms":[ "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society":{ "examples":[ "a young prince more interested in libertinage than leadership" ], "synonyms":[ "corruption", "debauchery", "depravity", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "libertinism", "licentiousness", "profligacy", "sin", "vice" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "badness", "blackness", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "turpitude", "villainy", "wickedness", "wrong", "atrociousness", "evilness", "heinousness", "sinfulness", "unscrupulousness", "viciousness", "vileness", "villainousness", "devilry", "deviltry", "fiendishness", "corruptness", "debasement", "degeneracy", "degeneration", "depravedness", "dissoluteness", "dissolution", "indecency", "lasciviousness", "lechery", "lewdness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "wantonness", "abomination", "anathema", "taboo", "tabu", "criminality", "reprehensibleness", "baseness", "despicableness", "dirtiness", "lowness", "meanness", "lousiness", "miserableness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "good", "right", "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "legitimacy", "probity", "rectitude", "scrupulosity", "scrupulousness", "uprightness", "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness", "blamelessness", "chastity", "innocence", "perfection", "pureness", "purity", "spotlessness", "cleanness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness" ], "antonyms":[ "morality", "virtue" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libeling":{ "the making of false statements that damage another's reputation":{ "examples":[ "the underhanded politician resorted to libeling when it became clear that that was the only way he was going to win the election" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniation", "calumny", "character assassination", "defamation", "defaming", "libel", "maligning", "slander", "smearing", "traducing", "vilification", "vilifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersion", "innuendo", "muck", "mud", "smear", "backbiting", "detraction", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "attack", "censure", "criticism", "denunciation", "hatchet job", "contempt", "disdain", "scorn", "belittlement", "denigration", "disparagement", "cattiness", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "venom", "viciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "esteem", "honor", "respect", "adulation", "flattery", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniating", "defaming", "maligning", "slandering", "smearing", "traducing", "vilifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittling", "denigrating", "detracting", "disparaging", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "shaming", "abasing", "debasing", "degrading", "humbling", "humiliating", "disdaining", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "acclaiming", "applauding", "commending", "praising", "esteeming", "respecting", "admiring", "regarding", "adoring", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "liberally":{ "in a generous manner":{ "examples":[ "she spread frosting liberally over the cake until it oozed over the edges" ], "synonyms":[ "amply", "bounteously", "bountifully", "freehandedly", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "friendlily", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "selflessly", "ungrudgingly", "unselfishly", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "libidinousness":{ "sexual appetite":{ "examples":[ "an expression of raging libidinousness that would have been worthy of a whole company of soldiers" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscence", "desire", "eroticism", "horniness", "hots", "itch", "lech", "letch", "lust", "lustfulness", "lustihood", "passion", "salaciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "libido", "ardor", "heat", "rut", "erotomania", "hypersexuality", "lecherousness", "lechery", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "venery" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinence", "celibacy", "chastity", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberalisms":{ "a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom":{ "examples":[ "liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good" ], "synonyms":[ "left", "leftism", "left wing" ], "near synonyms":[ "neoliberalism", "radicalism", "socialism" ], "near antonyms":[ "neoconservatism" ], "antonyms":[ "conservatism", "illiberalism", "immobilism", "right" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libelling":{ "the making of false statements that damage another's reputation":{ "examples":[ "the underhanded politician resorted to libeling when it became clear that that was the only way he was going to win the election" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniation", "calumny", "character assassination", "defamation", "defaming", "libel", "maligning", "slander", "smearing", "traducing", "vilification", "vilifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersion", "innuendo", "muck", "mud", "smear", "backbiting", "detraction", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "attack", "censure", "criticism", "denunciation", "hatchet job", "contempt", "disdain", "scorn", "belittlement", "denigration", "disparagement", "cattiness", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "venom", "viciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "esteem", "honor", "respect", "adulation", "flattery", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniating", "defaming", "maligning", "slandering", "smearing", "traducing", "vilifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittling", "denigrating", "detracting", "disparaging", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "shaming", "abasing", "debasing", "degrading", "humbling", "humiliating", "disdaining", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "acclaiming", "applauding", "commending", "praising", "esteeming", "respecting", "admiring", "regarding", "adoring", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "libertine":{ "having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{ "examples":[ "his libertine sister had got caught up in the urban drug scene and had died of an overdose" ], "synonyms":[ "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "jackleg", "loose", "perverse", "perverted", "rakehell", "rakehelly", "rakish", "reprobate", "sick", "unclean", "unwholesome", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "bent", "crooked", "cutthroat", "dishonest", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "contaminated", "spoiled", "tainted", "bad", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "nefarious", "sinful", "vicious", "wicked" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorruptible", "ethical", "honest", "principled", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "pure", "uncorrupt", "uncorrupted" ] }, "a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard":{ "examples":[ "the legend of Don Juan depicts him as a playboy and libertine" ], "synonyms":[ "backslider", "debauchee", "debaucher", "decadent", "degenerate", "deviate", "perv", "pervert", "profligate", "rake", "rakehell", "rip" ], "near synonyms":[ "bankrupt", "delinquent", "derelict", "incorrigible", "blackguard", "cad", "heel", "knave", "miscreant", "rascal", "reprobate", "rogue", "scoundrel", "villain", "lecher", "playboy", "playgirl", "satyr" ], "near antonyms":[ "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "liberals":{ "as in progressives , leftists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lefties", "leftists", "progressives", "neophiliacs", "extremists", "radicals", "reformers", "reformists", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "modernists", "moderns", "ultramodernists", "bohemians" ], "near antonyms":[ "antediluvians", "dodoes", "dodos", "fogies", "fogeys", "fossils", "fuddy-duddies", "reactionaries", "stick-in-the-muds", "conservatives", "rightists", "right-wingers", "standpatters", "Tories", "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "conformists", "traditionalists", "archconservatives", "diehards", "neocons", "neoconservatives", "paleoconservatives", "squares", "stuffed shirts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libellous":{ "causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name":{ "examples":[ "libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued" ], "synonyms":[ "calumnious", "defamatory", "scandalous", "slanderous" ], "near synonyms":[ "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "invalid", "off", "unsound", "untrue", "wrong", "denigrative", "denigratory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "detractive", "disparaging", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "invidious", "objectionable", "maligning", "traducing", "vilifying", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "spiteful" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciative", "complimentary", "favorable", "adulatory", "commendatory", "eulogistic", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudatory", "accurate", "correct", "errorless", "factual", "right", "sound", "true", "valid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "libertarianism":{ "as in libertinism , prurience":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lechery", "prurience", "pruriency", "libertinage", "libertinism" ], "near antonyms":[ "moralism", "nice-nellyism", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism", "Comstockery", "old-maidishness", "priggery", "priggishness", "primness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libidos":{ "a person's desire to have sex":{ "examples":[ "They have healthy libidos ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ardors", "heat", "ruts", "concupiscences", "desires", "eroticisms", "hots", "itches", "leches", "letches", "lustihoods", "lusts", "passions", "erotomanias", "hypersexualities", "lecheries", "nymphomanias", "satyriases", "veneries" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinences", "celibacies", "chastities", "frigidities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberating":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys" ], "synonyms":[ "discharging", "disenthralling", "disenthraling", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "enlarging", "freeing", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering" ], "near synonyms":[ "bailing (out)", "delivering", "paroling", "ransoming", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disembarrassing", "disencumbering", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "unshackling" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "committing", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "locking (up)", "conquering", "enslaving", "subduing", "subjugating" ], "antonyms":[ "binding", "confining", "enchaining", "fettering", "restraining" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disembarrassing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "freeing", "releasing", "untangling" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "burdening", "encumbering", "loading", "weighing" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "library paste":{ "as in paste , epoxy resin":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "epoxy", "epoxy resin", "mucilage", "paste", "superglue", "water glass", "adhesive", "bond", "cement", "glue", "size", "dope", "goo", "gum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberalism":{ "a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom":{ "examples":[ "liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good" ], "synonyms":[ "left", "leftism", "left wing" ], "near synonyms":[ "neoliberalism", "radicalism", "socialism" ], "near antonyms":[ "neoconservatism" ], "antonyms":[ "conservatism", "illiberalism", "immobilism", "right" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libelers":{ "as in scandalmongers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scandalmongers", "betrayers", "blabbermouths", "informants", "informers", "snitchers", "squealers", "stool pigeons", "tattlers", "tattletales", "circulators", "gossipers", "gossipmongers", "gossips", "newsmongers", "quidnuncs", "talebearers", "tale-tellers", "telltales", "yentas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "librettist":{ "as in lyricist , lyrist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lyricist", "lyrist", "bard", "minstrel", "muse", "poet", "poetaster", "rhymester", "rimester", "versifier", "cocomposer", "composer", "songsmith", "songwriter", "tunesmith", "epigrammatist", "epigrammatizer", "rhymer", "sonneteer", "poetess", "poet laureate", "scop", "troubadour", "rhapsode", "rhapsodist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libertarian":{ "as in nontotalitarian":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nontotalitarian", "representative", "democratic", "popular", "republican", "self-governing", "self-ruling" ], "near antonyms":[ "nondemocratic", "undemocratic", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "dictatorial", "monarchal", "monarchial", "monarchical", "monarchic", "tyrannical", "tyrannic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in libertine":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "libertine", "immoralist", "misbehaver" ], "near antonyms":[ "bluenose", "moralist", "Mrs. Grundy", "nice nelly", "prude", "puritan", "wowser", "moralizer", "goody-goody", "Goody Two-shoes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "liberated":{ "as in released , freed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "freed", "released", "disencumbered", "free", "quit", "shut (of)", "unburdened", "unhampered", "unimpeded" ], "near antonyms":[ "encumbered", "handicapped", "hindered", "hobbled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys" ], "synonyms":[ "discharged", "disenthralled", "disenthraled", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "enlarged", "freed", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "released", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered" ], "near synonyms":[ "bailed (out)", "delivered", "paroled", "ransomed", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disembarrassed", "disencumbered", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated", "unshackled" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffed", "manacled", "shackled", "trammeled", "trammelled", "committed", "immured", "imprisoned", "incarcerated", "interned", "jailed", "locked (up)", "conquered", "enslaved", "subdued", "subjugated" ], "antonyms":[ "bound", "confined", "enchained", "fettered", "restrained" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "disembarrassed", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated", "freed", "released", "untangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disburdened", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untied", "untwined" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocked", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "burdened", "encumbered", "loaded", "weighed" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "librettists":{ "as in lyricists , lyrists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lyricists", "lyrists", "bards", "minstrels", "muses", "poetasters", "poets", "rhymesters", "rimesters", "versifiers", "cocomposers", "co-composers", "composers", "songsmiths", "songwriters", "tunesmiths", "epigrammatists", "epigrammatizers", "rhymers", "sonneteers", "poetesses", "poets laureate", "poet laureates", "scops", "troubadours", "rhapsodes", "rhapsodists" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "libertinism":{ "a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{ "examples":[ "a group of urban bohemians who were better known for their libertinism than for their intellectualism" ], "synonyms":[ "abjection", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "decadency", "degeneracy", "degenerateness", "degeneration", "degradation", "demoralization", "depravity", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "libertinage", "perversion", "pervertedness", "rakishness", "turpitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "evil", "immorality", "sinfulness", "villainy", "wickedness", "filth", "gangrene", "rot", "squalor" ], "near antonyms":[ "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society":{ "examples":[ "even by the standards of ancient Rome, Caligula's reign was marked by a libertinism that went beyond the pale" ], "synonyms":[ "corruption", "debauchery", "depravity", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "libertinage", "licentiousness", "profligacy", "sin", "vice" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "badness", "blackness", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "turpitude", "villainy", "wickedness", "wrong", "atrociousness", "evilness", "heinousness", "sinfulness", "unscrupulousness", "viciousness", "vileness", "villainousness", "devilry", "deviltry", "fiendishness", "corruptness", "debasement", "degeneracy", "degeneration", "depravedness", "dissoluteness", "dissolution", "indecency", "lasciviousness", "lechery", "lewdness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "wantonness", "abomination", "anathema", "taboo", "tabu", "criminality", "reprehensibleness", "baseness", "despicableness", "dirtiness", "lowness", "meanness", "lousiness", "miserableness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "good", "right", "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "legitimacy", "probity", "rectitude", "scrupulosity", "scrupulousness", "uprightness", "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness", "blamelessness", "chastity", "innocence", "perfection", "pureness", "purity", "spotlessness", "cleanness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness" ], "antonyms":[ "morality", "virtue" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberalness":{ "as in liberalism , progressivism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broad-mindedness", "liberalism", "open-mindedness", "progressivism", "neoliberalism", "extremism", "radicalism", "nonconformism", "nonconformity", "unconventionalism", "unorthodoxy" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservatism", "conservativeness", "die-hardism", "reactionaryism", "traditionalism", "ultraconservatism", "neoconservatism", "Toryism", "bigotry", "illiberalism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "library pastes":{ "as in pastes , epoxy resins":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "epoxies", "epoxy resins", "mucilages", "pastes", "superglues", "water glasses", "adhesives", "bonds", "cements", "glues", "sizes", "dope", "goos", "gums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberate":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys" ], "synonyms":[ "discharge", "disenthrall", "disenthral", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "enlarge", "free", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bail (out)", "deliver", "parole", "ransom", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disembarrass", "disencumber", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate", "unshackle" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "commit", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "lock (up)", "conquer", "enslave", "subdue", "subjugate" ], "antonyms":[ "bind", "confine", "enchain", "fetter", "restrain" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disembarrass", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate", "free", "release", "untangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disburden", "disencumber", "unburden", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untie", "untwine" ], "near antonyms":[ "block", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "burden", "encumber", "load", "weigh" ], "antonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "libels":{ "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him" ], "synonyms":[ "asperses", "blackens", "calumniates", "defames", "maligns", "slanders", "smears", "traduces", "vilifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittles", "denigrates", "detracts", "disparages", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "shames", "abases", "debases", "degrades", "humbles", "humiliates", "disdains", "scorns" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalts", "glorifies", "honors", "acclaims", "applauds", "commends", "praises", "esteems", "respects", "admires", "regards", "adores", "reveres", "venerates", "worships" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "liberates":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys" ], "synonyms":[ "discharges", "disenthralls", "disenthrals", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "enlarges", "frees", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bails (out)", "delivers", "paroles", "ransoms", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disembarrasses", "disencumbers", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "unshackles" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "commits", "immures", "imprisons", "incarcerates", "interns", "jails", "locks (up)", "conquers", "enslaves", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "antonyms":[ "binds", "confines", "enchains", "fetters", "restrains" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disembarrasses", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "frees", "releases", "untangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unravels", "unsnarls", "unties", "untwines" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "burdens", "encumbers", "loads", "weighs" ], "antonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "library":{ "a place where books, periodicals, and records are kept for use but not for sale":{ "examples":[ "I went to the library to do some research for my report" ], "synonyms":[ "archive" ], "near synonyms":[ "rental library", "lending library", "bibliotheca", "stacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure":{ "examples":[ "a confirmed cineast with an impressive library of classic movies on DVD" ], "synonyms":[ "assemblage", "collection" ], "near synonyms":[ "assortment", "kaleidoscope", "miscellanea", "mixed bag", "omnium-gatherum", "phantasmagoria", "treasure", "treasure trove", "trove", "arsenal", "cache", "hoard", "repertoire", "repertory", "reserve", "stock", "stockpile", "store", "supply", "accumulation", "assembly", "gathering" ], "near antonyms":[ "bric-a-brac", "clutter", "heap", "jumble", "litter", "pile", "ragbag" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "liberties":{ "the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{ "examples":[ "he doesn't want to go to the sales conference, but he doesn't have that liberty" ], "synonyms":[ "alternatives", "choices", "discretions", "druthers", "elections", "options", "picks", "preferences", "selections", "volitions", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "determinations", "free wills", "wills", "says", "voices", "votes", "inclinations", "likings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "discernments", "judgments", "judgements", "perspicacities" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercions", "duresses", "forces", "duties", "obligations", "Hobson's choices" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being free from the control or power of another":{ "examples":[ "the hope that the country's first-ever elections will usher in a new era of liberty and respect for the rule of law" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomies", "freedoms", "independences", "independencies", "sovereignties", "sovranties" ], "near synonyms":[ "emancipations", "enfranchisements", "liberations", "manumissions", "releases" ], "near antonyms":[ "captivities", "enchainments", "enslavements", "immurements", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "internments", "subjugations" ], "antonyms":[ "dependences", "dependances", "heteronomies", "subjections", "unfreedoms" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }