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"forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "opposition":{ "the inclination to resist":{ "examples":[ "most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses" ], "synonyms":[ "defiance", "resistance" ], "near synonyms":[ "demur", "objection", "protest", "remonstrance", "compunction", "misgiving", "reservation", "disobedience", "noncompliance", "recalcitrance" ], "near antonyms":[ "compliance", "obedience", "acceptance", "approval" ], "antonyms":[ "acquiescence" ] }, "the quality or state of being as different as possible":{ "examples":[ "her actions stand in direct opposition to her words" ], "synonyms":[ "contrariety", "contrariness", "oppositeness", "polarity" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradictoriness", "antipode", "antithesis", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "divergence", "unlikeness", "inequality", "conflict", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "variance", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreement", "alikeness", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "likeness", "parallelism", "resemblance", "similarity", "similitude", "analogousness", "correlation", "relationship" ], "antonyms":[ "identicalness", "sameness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppress":{ "to make sad":{ "examples":[ "this gloomy weather is oppressing all of us" ], "synonyms":[ "bum (out)", "burden", "dash", "deject", "depress", "get down", "sadden", "weigh down" ], "near synonyms":[ "ail", "distress", "trouble", "afflict", "torment", "torture", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dismay", "dispirit", "unnerve", "agitate", "bother", "concern", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "exercise", "freak (out)", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry" ], "near antonyms":[ "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "assure", "comfort", "console", "reassure", "solace", "soothe", "excite", "inspire", "stimulate", "elate", "exhilarate", "encourage", "hearten", "delight", "gratify", "please", "boost", "elevate", "lift", "uplift" ], "antonyms":[ "brighten", "buoy", "cheer (up)", "gladden", "lighten", "rejoice" ] }, "to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{ "examples":[ "a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past" ], "synonyms":[ "crush", "devastate", "floor", "grind (down)", "overcome", "overmaster", "overpower", "overwhelm", "prostrate", "snow under", "swamp", "whelm" ], "near synonyms":[ "deluge", "drown", "sink", "confute", "defeat", "refute", "break", "demoralize", "distress", "disturb", "rock", "shatter", "stagger", "throw", "unman", "unnerve", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "oppresses":{ "to make sad":{ "antonyms":[ "brightens", "buoys", "cheers (up)", "gladdens", "lightens", "rejoices" ], "examples":[ "this gloomy weather is oppressing all 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"drowns", "sinks", "confutes", "defeats", "refutes", "breaks", "demoralizes", "distresses", "disturbs", "rocks", "shatters", "staggers", "throws", "unmans", "unnerves", "upsets" ], "synonyms":[ "crushes", "devastates", "floors", "grinds (down)", "overcomes", "overmasters", "overpowers", "overwhelms", "prostrates", "snows under", "swamps", "whelms" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "oppressively":{ "in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering":{ "examples":[ "forced to live under an oppressively cruel government" ], "synonyms":[ "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "roughly", "severely", "sternly", "stiffly" ], "near synonyms":[ "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously", "aggressively", "assertively", "decidedly", "determinedly", "firmly", "grimly", "gruffly", "resolutely", "strongly", "toughly" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "tenderly", "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "tolerantly", "understandingly" ], "antonyms":[ "clemently", "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "oppositions":{ "the inclination to resist":{ "examples":[ "most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses" ], "synonyms":[ "defiances", "resistances" ], "related":[ "demurs", "objections", "protests", "remonstrances", "compunctions", "misgivings", "reservations", "disobediences", "noncompliances", "recalcitrances" ], "near antonyms":[ "compliances", "obediences", "acceptances", "approvals" ], "antonyms":[ "acquiescences" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppressing":{ "to make 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"lightening", "rejoicing" ] }, "to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{ "examples":[ "a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past" ], "synonyms":[ "crushing", "devastating", "flooring", "grinding (down)", "overcoming", "overmastering", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "prostrating", "snowing under", "swamping", "whelming" ], "related":[ "deluging", "drowning", "sinking", "confuting", "defeating", "refuting", "breaking", "demoralizing", "distressing", "disturbing", "rocking", "shattering", "staggering", "throwing", "unmanning", "unnerving", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "oppugn":{ "to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{ "examples":[ "had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "contest", "dispute", "impeach", "query", "question" ], "near synonyms":[ "doubt", "mistrust", "kick (about)", "object (to)", "protest", "combat", "fight", "oppose", "resist" ], "near antonyms":[ "back", "defend", "support", "advocate", "champion", "promote", "abide", "endure", "stomach", "tolerate" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "believe", "embrace", "swallow" ] }, "to strive to reduce or eliminate":{ "examples":[ "guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "combat", "contend (with)", "counter", "fight", "oppose" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffle", "checkmate", "foil", "frustrate", "resist", "thwart", "withstand", "confront", "defy", "face", "meet" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "bear", "endure", "suffer", "advocate", "back", "champion", "endorse", "indorse", "support", "uphold" ], "antonyms":[ "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "opportunities":{ "a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place":{ "examples":[ "this art school could be a wonderful 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"mistrusting", "kicking (about)", "objecting (to)", "protesting", "combating", "combatting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "backing", "defending", "supporting", "advocating", "championing", "promoting", "abiding", "enduring", "stomaching", "tolerating" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "believing", "embracing", "swallowing" ] }, "to strive to reduce or eliminate":{ "examples":[ "guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left" ], "synonyms":[ "battling", "combating", "combatting", "contending (with)", "countering", "fighting", "opposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffling", "checkmating", "foiling", "frustrating", "resisting", "thwarting", "withstanding", "confronting", "defying", "facing", "meeting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "bearing", "enduring", "suffering", "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting", "upholding" ], "antonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "opprobriums":{ "a cause of shame":{ "examples":[ "saw no reason why \"secretary\" should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct" ], "synonyms":[ "disgraces", "dishonors", "reflections", "reproaches", "scandals" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "brands", "slurs", "smirches", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "taints" ], "near antonyms":[ "boasts", "glories", "jewels", "prides", "treasures" ], "antonyms":[ "credits", "honors" ] }, "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "the opprobrium that was long attached to the convicted embezzler's name" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteems", "disgraces", "dishonors", "disreputes", "ignominies", "infamies", "obloquies", "odiums", "reproaches", "shames" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandals", "contempts", "despites", "disdains", "scorns", "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors", "abasements", "debasements", "degradations", "dust", "humiliations", "blots", "brands", "shadows", "slurs", "smirches", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "taints" ], "near antonyms":[ "admirations", "appreciations", "estimations", "regards", "awes", "fears", "reverences", "fames", "glories", "renowns", "reputes" ], "antonyms":[ "esteems", "honors", "respects" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opposites":{ "something that is as different as possible from something else":{ "examples":[ "no matter what I say, you insist on the opposite" ], "synonyms":[ "antipodes", "antitheses", "contraries", "counters", "negatives", "obverses", "reverses" ], "near synonyms":[ "negations", "antonyms", "counterpoints", "converses", "inverses", "mirror images" ], "near antonyms":[ "synonyms", "analogues", "analogs", "counterparts", "carbon copies", "copies", "duplicates", "replicas" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opposes":{ "to refuse to give in to":{ "examples":[ "I will continue to oppose any 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"endorses", "indorses", "supports", "upholds" ], "antonyms":[ "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "oppugned":{ "to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{ "examples":[ "had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about" ], "synonyms":[ "challenged", "contested", "disputed", "impeached", "queried", "questioned" ], "near synonyms":[ "doubted", "mistrusted", "kicked (about)", "objected (to)", "protested", "combated", "combatted", "fought", "opposed", "resisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "backed", "defended", "supported", "advocated", "championed", "promoted", "abided", "abode", "endured", "stomached", "tolerated" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "believed", "embraced", "swallowed" ] }, "to strive to reduce or eliminate":{ "examples":[ "guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left" ], "synonyms":[ "battled", 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"mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "unfeelingness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "barbarity", "barbarousness", "brutality", "cruelness", "cruelty", "fiendishness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "sadism", "savageness", "savagery", "truculence", "viciousness", "wantonness" ], "near antonyms":[ "benignity", "compassion", "good-heartedness", "humaneness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindness", "sympathy", "tenderheartedness", "tenderness", "warmheartedness", "warmness", "warmth", "charitableness", "clemency", "leniency", "mercifulness", "mercy", "pity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppositely":{ "as in conversely , inversely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "contrarily", "conversely", "inversely", "vice versa", "differently", "dissimilarly", "otherwise", "diversely", "unequally", "variously" ], "near antonyms":[ "alike", "also", "correspondingly", "ditto", "likewise", "similarly", "so", "equally", "equivalently", "identically", "as well" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "oppositionists":{ "as in challengers , defiers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "challengers", "defiers", "insubordinates", "recusants", "refusers", "resistants", "resisters", "insurgents", "insurrectionaries", "insurrectionists", "mutineers", "rebels", "reds", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "anarchists", "anarchs", "discontents", "extremists", "malcontents", "radicals" ], "near antonyms":[ "loyalists", "patriots", "supporters", "counterinsurgents", "counterrevolutionaries", "counterrevolutionists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppugns":{ "to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{ "examples":[ "had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about" ], "synonyms":[ "challenges", "contests", "disputes", "impeaches", "queries", "questions" ], "near synonyms":[ "doubts", "mistrusts", "kicks (about)", "objects (to)", "protests", "combats", "fights", "opposes", "resists" ], "near antonyms":[ "backs", "defends", "supports", "advocates", "champions", "promotes", "abides", "endures", "stomachs", "tolerates" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "believes", "embraces", "swallows" ] }, "to strive to reduce or eliminate":{ "examples":[ "guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left" ], "synonyms":[ "battles", "combats", "contends (with)", "counters", "fights", "opposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffles", "checkmates", "foils", "frustrates", "resists", "thwarts", "withstands", "confronts", "defies", "faces", "meets" ], "near antonyms":[ "abides", "bears", "endures", "suffers", "advocates", "backs", "champions", "endorses", "indorses", "supports", "upholds" ], "antonyms":[ "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "oppositeness":{ "the quality or state of being as different as possible":{ "examples":[ "the complete oppositeness of the two principal meanings of the word \"handicap\"" ], "synonyms":[ "contrariety", "contrariness", "opposition", "polarity" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradictoriness", "antipode", "antithesis", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "divergence", "unlikeness", "inequality", "conflict", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "variance", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreement", "alikeness", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "likeness", "parallelism", "resemblance", "similarity", "similitude", "analogousness", "correlation", "relationship" ], "antonyms":[ "identicalness", "sameness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppressed":{ "suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority":{ "examples":[ "setting out on a quixotic quest to right wrongs and to raise up the oppressed peoples of the world" ], "synonyms":[ "crushed", "downtrodden", "persecuted", "tyrannized" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeaten", "bullied", "cowed", "hectored", "intimidated", "abused", "maltreated", "mistreated", "abject", "despairing", "disheartened", "dispirited", "downcast", "hopeless" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make sad":{ "examples":[ "this gloomy weather is oppressing all of us" ], "synonyms":[ "bummed (out)", "burdened", "dashed", "dejected", "depressed", "got down", "saddened", "weighed down" ], "near synonyms":[ "ailed", "distressed", "troubled", "afflicted", "tormented", "tortured", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dismayed", "dispirited", "unnerved", "agitated", "bothered", "concerned", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "exercised", "freaked (out)", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried" ], "near antonyms":[ "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "assured", "comforted", "consoled", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed", "excited", "inspired", "stimulated", "elated", "exhilarated", "encouraged", "heartened", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "boosted", "elevated", "lifted", "uplifted" ], "antonyms":[ "brightened", "buoyed", "cheered (up)", "gladdened", "lightened", "rejoiced" ] }, "to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{ "examples":[ "a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past" ], "synonyms":[ "crushed", "devastated", "floored", "ground (down)", "overcame", "overmastered", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "prostrated", "snowed under", "swamped", "whelmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "deluged", "drowned", "sank", "sunk", "confuted", "defeated", "refuted", "broke", "demoralized", "distressed", "disturbed", "rocked", "shattered", "staggered", "threw", "unmanned", "unnerved", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "opportunists":{ "a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions":{ "examples":[ "ever the opportunist , she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend" ], "synonyms":[ "acrobats", "chameleons", "chancers", "temporizers", "timeservers", "trimmers", "weathercocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "egoists", "egotists", "self-seekers", "connivers", "machinators", "plotters", "schemers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong":{ "examples":[ "an opportunist who makes friends and then drops them as soon as they aren't useful anymore" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom-feeders", "chancers", "self-seekers", "temporizers" ], "near synonyms":[ "egocentrics", "egoists", "egotists", "connivers", "machinators", "plotters", "schemers", "barracuda", "barracudas", "sharks", "hangers-on", "leeches" ], "near antonyms":[ "altruists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "oppressive":{ "difficult to endure":{ "examples":[ "an oppressive regime that rules through terror" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy", "inhuman", "murderous", "onerous", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "severe", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ], "near synonyms":[ "austere", "bleak", "comfortless", "discomforting", "forbidding", "inhospitable", "spartan", "uncomfortable", "biting", "inclement", "intemperate", "wild", "rigorous", "strict", "stringent", "agonizing", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "painful", "wretched", "crushing", "grinding", "overwhelming", "wearing", "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "harrowing", "tortuous", "bad", "disagreeable", "hostile", "unfriendly", "unpleasant" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "cozy", "luxurious", "snug", "agreeable", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "pleasant", "peaceful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "bearable", "endurable", "painless", "tolerable", "balmy", "calm", "clement", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate" ], "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "oppressors":{ "a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way":{ "examples":[ "the dictatorship had scarcely been overthrown when the formerly oppressed suddenly abandoned their democratic ideals and became the oppressors" ], "synonyms":[ "caesars", "despots", "dictators", "f\u00fchrers", "fuehrers", "pharaohs", "strongmen", "tyrannizers", "tyrants" ], "near synonyms":[ "autarchs", "autocrats", "monocrats", "authoritarians", "Big Brothers", "paramounts", "potentates", "totalitarians", "caudillos", "overlords", "warlords", "bosses", "captains", "chiefs", "dominators", "kingpins", "leaders", "masters", "overlords", "rulers", "kings", "lords", "monarchs", "princes", "queens", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "barons", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "magnates", "moguls", "tycoons", "disciplinarians", "discipliners", "enforcers", "martinets", "taskmasters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opportunist":{ "a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions":{ "examples":[ "ever the opportunist , she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend" ], "synonyms":[ "acrobat", "chameleon", "chancer", "temporizer", "timeserver", "trimmer", "weathercock" ], "near synonyms":[ "egoist", "egotist", "self-seeker", "conniver", "machinator", "plotter", "schemer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong":{ "examples":[ "an opportunist who makes friends and then drops them as soon as they aren't useful anymore" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom-feeder", "chancer", "self-seeker", "temporizer" ], "near synonyms":[ "egocentric", "egoist", "egotist", "conniver", "machinator", "plotter", "schemer", "barracuda", "shark", "hanger-on", "leech" ], "near antonyms":[ "altruist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opposite":{ "being as different as possible":{ "examples":[ "those two are fundamentally opposite \u2014she being loquacious and outgoing where he is quiet and reserved" ], "synonyms":[ "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "polar" ], "near synonyms":[ "adverse", "negative", "unfavorable", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "counter", "cross", "hostile", "converse", "inverse", "obverse", "reverse", "alien", "disparate", "dissimilar", "divergent", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near antonyms":[ "alike", "analogous", "like", "similar", "equivalent", "identical", "same", "synonymous" ], "antonyms":[ "noncontradictory" ] }, "something that is as different as possible from something else":{ "examples":[ "no matter what I say, you insist on the opposite" ], "synonyms":[ "antipode", "antithesis", "contrary", "counter", "negative", "obverse", "reverse" ], "near synonyms":[ "negation", "antonym", "counterpoint", "converse", "inverse", "mirror image" ], "near antonyms":[ "synonym", "analogue", "analog", "counterpart", "carbon copy", "copy", "duplicate", "replica" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "opportunism":{ "as in pretentiousness , pushiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "overambitiousness", "pretentiousness", "pushiness", "aggression", "competitiveness", "killer instinct", "assertiveness", "daring", "spirit", "determination", "diligence", "drive", "energy", "enterprise", "go", "hustle", "industry", "initiative", "motivation", "push", "ardor", "avidity", "eagerness", "keenness", "passion", "ambition", "ambitiousness", "aspiration", "go-getting", "avarice", "greed", "hunger" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathy", "halfheartedness", "indifference", "unconcern", "idleness", "indolence", "inertia", "laziness", "lethargy", "shiftlessness", "sloth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opposed":{ "as in contentious , combative":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adverse", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "clashing", "combative", "conflicting", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "militant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "resisting", "scrappy", "truculent", "adversarial", "adversary", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "jaundiced", "mortal", "negative", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy", "biased", "prejudiced", "discourteous", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "surly", "uncivil", "unfavorable", "unkind", "unmannerly", "unpleasant", "unsociable", "acrimonious", "bitter", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "opprobrious", "rancorous", "spiteful", "unloving", "vindictive", "virulent" ], "near antonyms":[ "friendly", "hospitable", "nonantagonistic", "nonhostile", "sympathetic", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "civil", "companionable", "comradely", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "gregarious", "neighborly", "pleasant", "sociable", "social", "warm", "affectionate", "devoted", "kind", "kindly", "loving", "nice", "sweet", "accepting", "agreeable", "approving", "benign", "empathetic", "favorable", "understanding", "warmhearted", "welcoming" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to refuse to give in to":{ "examples":[ "I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties" ], "synonyms":[ "bucked", "defied", "fought", "repelled", "resisted", "withstood" ], "near synonyms":[ "battled", "combated", "combatted", "contended (with)", "challenged", "contested", "contradicted", "disputed", "baffled", "balked", "foiled", "frustrated", "thwarted", "checked", "countered", "hindered", "obstructed", "stemmed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "bowed (to)", "capitulated (to)", "gave in (to)", "knuckled under (to)", "stooped (to)", "submitted (to)", "succumbed (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)" ] }, "to strive to reduce or eliminate":{ "examples":[ "we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise" ], "synonyms":[ "battled", "combated", "combatted", "contended (with)", "countered", "fought", "oppugned" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffled", "checkmated", "foiled", "frustrated", "resisted", "thwarted", "withstood", "confronted", "defied", "faced", "met" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "bore", "endured", "suffered", "advocated", "backed", "championed", "endorsed", "indorsed", "supported", "upheld" ], "antonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] } }