{ "paseos":{ "as in parades , promenades":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "parades", "promenades", "ambles", "constitutionals", "perambulations", "rambles", "ranges", "saunters", "strolls", "turns", "walks", "wanders", "expeditions", "hikes", "marches", "peregrinations", "traipses", "tramps", "travels", "traversals", "traverses", "treks", "trips", "walkabouts", "excursions", "jaunts", "junkets", "outings", "sallies", "sashays", "spins", "tours", "pilgrimages", "progresses", "safaris" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pasquinade":{ "a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general":{ "examples":[ "a pasquinade of Washington society that features thinly disguised portraits of several political power brokers" ], "synonyms":[ "lampoon", "satire" ], "near synonyms":[ "burlesque", "caricature", "parody", "spoof", "takeoff", "comedy", "farce", "sketch", "skit", "slapstick", "squib", "derision", "ridicule", "cartoon", "mockery", "travesty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lampoon , satirize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lampoon", "satirize", "burlesque", "caricature", "do", "imitate", "mimic", "mock", "parody", "send up", "spoof", "travesty", "deride", "gibe", "jibe", "ridicule", "ape", "copycat", "monkey", "parrot", "duplicate", "emulate", "replicate", "reproduce", "act", "counterfeit", "dissemble", "fake", "feign", "pretend", "sham", "simulate", "elaborate", "embellish", "embroider", "exaggerate", "magnify", "pad", "play up", "stretch", "amplify", "enhance", "enlarge (on or upon)", "expand", "flesh (out)", "overdraw", "overstate", "put on", "mime", "pantomime", "impersonate", "perform", "personate", "play" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pass":{ "to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "could you please pass me the phone?" ], "synonyms":[ "buck", "hand", "hand over", "reach", "transfer" ], "near synonyms":[ "relay", "bear", "carry", "finger", "handle", "paw", "cede", "deliver", "give", "give up", "release", "relinquish", "render", "surrender", "turn over", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to an end":{ "examples":[ "eventually, the storm passed" ], "synonyms":[ "break off", "break up", "cease", "close", "conclude", "dead-end", "determine", "die", "discontinue", "elapse", "end", "expire", "finish", "go", "halt", "lapse", "leave off", "let up", "quit", "stop", "terminate", "wind up", "wink (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "desist (from)", "lay off (of)", "refrain (from)", "give over", "knock off", "pack (up or in)", "break down", "conk (out)", "cut out", "stall", "pause", "stay", "suspend", "abate", "peter (out)", "wind down" ], "near antonyms":[ "draw out", "extend", "prolong", "protract" ], "antonyms":[ "continue", "hang on", "persist" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "pass your forms to the department head once they're filled out" ], "synonyms":[ "commend", "commit", "confide", "consign", "delegate", "deliver", "entrust", "intrust", "give", "give over", "hand", "hand over", "leave", "recommend", "repose", "transfer", "transmit", "trust", "turn over", "vest" ], "near synonyms":[ "confer", "grant", "assign", "deal (out)", "dispense", "disperse", "distribute", "divide", "hand in", "release", "relinquish", "submit", "surrender", "turn in", "yield", "bequeath", "hand down", "hand on", "will", "advance", "lend", "loan", "furnish", "supply", "recommit", "redeliver", "retransfer", "retransmit" ], "near antonyms":[ "detain", "hold back", "reserve", "withhold", "own", "possess", "accept", "receive", "take in", "occupy", "take", "take over" ], "antonyms":[ "hold", "keep", "retain" ] }, "to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{ "examples":[ "Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech" ], "synonyms":[ "constitute", "enact", "lay down", "legislate", "make", "ordain" ], "near synonyms":[ "reenact", "repass", "bring about", "effect", "allow", "authorize", "permit", "sanction", "decree", "dictate", "proclaim", "administer", "execute", "approve", "confirm", "ratify" ], "near antonyms":[ "abolish", "abrogate", "annul", "cancel", "invalidate", "kill", "nullify", "overturn", "reverse", "void" ], "antonyms":[ "repeal", "rescind", "revoke" ] }, "to take place":{ "examples":[ "and the destruction of the town came to pass , just as the seer had predicted" ], "synonyms":[ "be", "befall", "betide", "chance", "come", "come about", "come down", "come off", "cook", "do", "go down", "go on", "hap", "happen", "occur", "transpire" ], "near synonyms":[ "break", "develop", "rise", "shape (up)", "arise", "come up", "crop (up)", "materialize", "spring (up)", "intervene", "fall out", "follow", "result", "turn out", "go off", "proceed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "examples":[ "a presidential candidate who doesn't yet know how it feels to pass the scrutiny of the national press" ], "synonyms":[ "endure", "experience", "feel", "have", "know", "see", "suffer", "sustain", "taste", "undergo", "witness" ], "near synonyms":[ "encounter", "meet", "accept", "receive", "assimilate", "digest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{ "examples":[ "he'll occasionally pass some insightful comment, but in general he doesn't have much to contribute" ], "synonyms":[ "articulate", "bring out", "enunciate", "say", "speak", "state", "talk", "tell", "utter", "verbalize", "vocalize" ], "near synonyms":[ "air", "discuss", "give", "look", "share", "sound", "vent", "ventilate", "voice", "blabber", "bolt", "blurt", "get off", "shoot", "advertise", "announce", "blaze", "broadcast", "declare", "post", "proclaim", "promulgate", "publicize", "publish", "affirm", "allege", "assert", "aver", "avouch", "avow", "breathe", "chirp", "drawl", "gasp", "lip", "mouth", "murmur", "purr", "shout", "splutter", "spout", "whisper", "clothe", "couch", "formulate", "formulize", "phrase", "put", "word", "comment", "pipe up (with)", "remark", "rip (out)", "snarl" ], "near antonyms":[ "stifle", "suppress" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "we appreciate the invitation to the party, but we'll have to pass", "I'll pass on the coffee" ], "synonyms":[ "balk (at)", "decline", "deselect", "disapprove", "negative", "nix", "pass up", "refuse", "reject", "reprobate", "repudiate", "spurn", "throw out", "throw over", "turn down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow off", "disdain", "rebuff", "scorn", "scout", "shoot down", "overrule", "veto", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "dismiss", "ignore", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "dispute", "gainsay", "stick", "abjure", "forswear", "foreswear", "recant", "renounce", "retract", "take back", "unsay", "withdraw", "avoid", "bypass", "detour", "contradict", "deny", "disown", "negate", "controvert", "disagree (with)", "disprove", "dispute", "rebut", "refute", "back down", "back off", "backtrack", "disallow", "recall", "renege", "revoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "condone", "countenance", "swallow", "tolerate", "adopt", "embrace", "receive", "take", "welcome", "accede", "acquiesce", "agree", "assent", "consent", "choose", "handpick", "select", "espouse", "support" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "agree (to)", "approve" ] }, "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "examples":[ "the finished product isn't perfect, but it will pass" ], "synonyms":[ "fly", "hold up", "stand up", "wash" ], "near synonyms":[ "get through", "go down", "go over", "go through", "play", "take", "work" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage":{ "examples":[ "a mountain pass that was impassable during the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "canyon", "ca\u00f1on", "col", "couloir", "defile", "flume", "gap", "gill", "gorge", "gulch", "gulf", "kloof", "linn", "notch", "ravine", "saddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "abyss", "chasm", "cirque", "cleft", "crevasse", "crevice", "cwm", "fissure", "combe", "coombe", "coomb", "dale", "dell", "glen", "hollow", "shut-in", "vale", "valley", "basin", "floodplain", "kettle", "arroyo", "barranca", "barranco", "coulee", "draw", "gully", "gulley", "gutter", "nullah", "trench", "trough", "wadi", "wash" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "take the second pass on the right" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)":{ "examples":[ "a pass to leave the military base for the weekend" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "coupon", "pasteboard", "ticket" ], "near synonyms":[ "certificate", "note", "token", "voucher" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "a final pass at the assignment" ], "synonyms":[ "assay", "attempt", "bash", "bid", "crack", "endeavor", "essay", "fling", "go", "offer", "shot", "stab", "trial", "try", "whack", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "striving", "struggle", "throes", "undertaking", "trial and error" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being actual or complete":{ "examples":[ "eventually, all their career goals came to pass" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "actuality", "actualization", "attainment", "consummation", "fruition", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "realization" ], "near synonyms":[ "success", "triumph" ], "near antonyms":[ "defeat", "failure", "fizzle", "nonsuccess" ], "antonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "nonfulfillment" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pass out":{ "to lose consciousness":{ "antonyms":[ "come around", "come round", "come to", "revive" ], "examples":[ "I passed out from the flu" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "break down", "collapse", "zonk (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "black out", "conk (out)", "faint", "keel (over)", "swoon" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passed (on)":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "my grandfather passed on at the age of 92" ], "synonyms":[ "checked out", "conked (out)", "croaked", "deceased", "demised", "departed", "died", "dropped", "ended", "exited", "expired", "fell", "flatlined", "kicked in", "kicked off", "parted", "passed away", "pegged out", "perished", "popped off", "stepped out", "succumbed", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceased", "consumed", "disappeared", "dried up", "faded", "failed" ], "near antonyms":[ "came to", "revived", "lingered", "existed", "subsisted", "was", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve" ], "antonyms":[ "breathed", "lived" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passed (over)":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "passed over two bridges" ], "synonyms":[ "coursed", "covered", "crossed", "cut (across)", "followed", "navigated", "perambulated", "peregrinated", "proceeded (along)", "tracked", "transited", "traveled", "travelled", "traversed", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "hiked", "traipsed", "tramped", "trod", "treaded", "walked", "ran", "run", "rode", "rid", "crisscrossed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice" ], "synonyms":[ "bypassed", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "slighted", "slurred (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "failed", "missed", "omitted", "brushed (aside or off)", "rejected", "shrugged off", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "disdained", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scorned", "scanted", "skimped" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciated", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "cultivated", "fostered", "nursed", "nurtured", "pampered", "remembered", "listened (to)", "watched", "followed", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "remarked" ], "antonyms":[ "attended (to)", "heeded", "minded", "regarded", "tended (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before" ], "synonyms":[ "blinked (at)", "brushed (aside or off)", "condoned", "discounted", "disregarded", "excused", "forgave", "glossed (over)", "glozed (over)", "ignored", "overlooked", "overpassed", "papered over", "pardoned", "remitted", "shrugged off", "whitewashed", "winked (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated", "waived", "waved (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeded", "marked", "minded", "noted", "objected (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passed up":{ "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event" ], "synonyms":[ "balked (at)", "declined", "deselected", "disapproved", "negatived", "nixed", "passed", "refused", "rejected", "reprobated", "repudiated", "spurned", "threw out", "threw over", "turned down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew off", "disdained", "rebuffed", "scorned", "scouted", "shot down", "overruled", "vetoed", "forbade", "forbad", "prohibited", "proscribed", "dismissed", "ignored", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disputed", "gainsaid", "stuck", "abjured", "forswore", "foreswore", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted", "took back", "unsaid", "withdrew", "avoided", "bypassed", "detoured", "contradicted", "denied", "disowned", "negated", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disproved", "disputed", "rebutted", "refuted", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked", "disallowed", "recalled", "reneged", "revoked" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoned", "countenanced", "swallowed", "tolerated", "adopted", "embraced", "received", "took", "welcomed", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "consented", "chose", "handpicked", "selected", "espoused", "supported" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "agreed (to)", "approved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passengers":{ "as in travelers , sightseers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sightseers", "travelers", "travellers", "bums", "hoboes", "hobos", "tramps", "migrants", "transients", "vagrants", "lingerers", "loiterers", "sojourners", "amblers", "saunterers", "laggards", "stragglers", "drifters", "gadabouts", "gypsies", "knockabouts", "maunderers", "nomads", "ramblers", "roamers", "rovers", "strollers", "vagabonds", "wanderers", "wayfarers" ], "near antonyms":[ "homebodies", "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "residents", "settlers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passes out":{ "to lose consciousness":{ "examples":[ "I passed out from the flu" ], "synonyms":[ "blacks out", "conks (out)", "faints", "keels (over)", "swoons" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "collapses", "zonks (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "comes around", "comes round", "comes to", "revives" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passing out":{ "to lose consciousness":{ "examples":[ "I passed out from the flu" ], "synonyms":[ "blacking out", "conking (out)", "fainting", "keeling (over)", "swooning" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "collapsing", "zonking (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "coming around", "coming round", "coming to", "reviving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passing up":{ "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event" ], "synonyms":[ "balking (at)", "declining", "deselecting", "disapproving", "negativing", "nixing", "passing", "refusing", "rejecting", "reprobating", "repudiating", "spurning", "throwing out", "throwing over", "turning down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing off", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "scorning", "scouting", "shooting down", "overruling", "vetoing", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "dismissing", "ignoring", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disputing", "gainsaying", "sticking", "abjuring", "forswearing", "foreswearing", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting", "taking back", "unsaying", "withdrawing", "avoiding", "bypassing", "detouring", "contradicting", "denying", "disowning", "negating", "controverting", "disagreeing (with)", "disproving", "disputing", "rebutting", "refuting", "backing down", "backing off", "backtracking", "disallowing", "recalling", "reneging", "revoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoning", "countenancing", "swallowing", "tolerating", "adopting", "embracing", "receiving", "taking", "welcoming", "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "assenting", "consenting", "choosing", "handpicking", "selecting", "espousing", "supporting" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "agreeing (to)", "approving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passional":{ "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "a rather passional declaration of love from someone she had just started dating" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pasteurized":{ "as in uncontaminated , undiluted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fine", "pure", "ultrapure", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "uncontaminated", "uncut", "undiluted", "unmixed", "unpolluted", "untainted", "clean", "immaculate", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "clarified", "filtered", "purified", "refined", "ultrarefined", "sterile", "sterilized", "neat", "plain", "straight", "concentrated", "strong", "uncombined" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulterate", "adulterated", "alloyed", "contaminated", "dilute", "diluted", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "weakened", "unclarified", "unfiltered", "unrefined", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "corrupted", "debased", "defiled", "dirtied", "fouled", "maculate", "maculated", "soiled", "spoiled", "sullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in distilled , cleaned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "distilled", "filtered", "flushed", "leached", "purged", "refined", "decontaminated", "purified", "bettered", "enhanced", "improved", "augmented", "reinforced", "reenforced", "supplemented", "compacted", "concentrated", "condensed", "fertilized", "larded", "enriched", "fortified", "richened", "strengthened" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulterated", "cut", "diluted", "extended", "laced", "sophisticated", "thinned", "watered down", "weakened", "loaded", "befouled", "contaminated", "corrupted", "defiled", "dirtied", "envenomed", "fouled", "infected", "poisoned", "polluted", "soiled", "spoiled", "spoilt", "sullied", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pasteurizes":{ "as in distills , cleans":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pastiches":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "each addition to the house was done in a markedly different architectural idiom, and the result is a whimsical pastiche" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "agglomerations", "alphabet soups", "assortments", "botches", "clutters", "collages", "crazy quilts", "farragoes", "gallimaufries", "grab bags", "gumbos", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jambalayas", "jumbles", "jungles", "litters", "mac\u00e9doines", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "menageries", "miscellanea", "miscellanies", "mishmashes", "mixed bags", "montages", "motleys", "muddles", "olios", "olla podridas", "ollas podridas", "omnium-gatherums", "patchwork quilts", "patchworks", "potpourris", "ragbags", "ragouts", "rummages", "salads", "salmagundis", "scrambles", "shuffles", "smorgasbords", "stews", "tumbles", "varieties", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pastime":{ "an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Her favorite pastime is gardening.", "Baseball has been a national pastime for years." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pastings":{ "as in beatings , thrashings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "thrashings", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pasturing":{ "to feed on grass or herbs":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "eating", "feeding", "nibbling", "ranging", "stocking", "overgrazing" ], "synonyms":[ "browsing", "foraging", "grazing", "rustling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "password":{ "a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in 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"ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "catchall", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "blend", "combination", "commixture", "composite", "compound", "fusion", "intermixture", "mix-up", "bollix", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "dog's breakfast", "mess", "morass", "shambles", "imbroglio", "knot", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pastimes":{ "an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time":{ "examples":[ "Her favorite pastime is gardening.", "Baseball has been a national pastime for years." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hobbies", "hobbyhorses", "dalliances", "frolics", "fun", "fun and games", "plays", "recreations", "relaxations", "sports", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "delights", "enjoyments", "pleasances", "pleasures", "devilments", "devilries", "deviltries", "hanky-pankies", "hobs", "jinks", "knaveries", "mischiefs", "rascalities", "waggeries", "binges", "flings", "kicks", "larks", "revels", "rollicks", "sprees", "hilarities", "merriments", "merrymakings", "revelries", "whoopees", "buffooneries", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplays", "tomfooleries" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudgeries", "labors", "works", "duties", "obligations", "responsibilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passed (into)":{ "as in penetrated , diffused (through)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diffused (through)", "impregnated", "penetrated", "interpenetrated", "percolated (into)", "permeated", "pervaded", "riddled", "suffused", "transfused", "filled (up)", "drenched", "imbued", "infused", "saturated", "soaked", "steeped", "flooded", "glutted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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"as in pastures , grasslands":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "glades", "grasslands", "heathlands", "heaths", "leas", "leys", "meadows", "moors", "pastures", "clearings", "fields", "grounds", "lots", "parcels", "plats", "plots", "tracts", "commons", "crofts", "grasses", "green", "greenswards", "lawns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passed over":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "passed over two bridges" ], "synonyms":[ "coursed", "covered", "crossed", "cut (across)", "followed", "navigated", "perambulated", "peregrinated", "proceeded (along)", "tracked", "transited", "traveled", "travelled", "traversed", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "hiked", "traipsed", "tramped", "trod", "treaded", "walked", "ran", "run", "rode", "rid", "crisscrossed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice" ], "synonyms":[ "bypassed", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "slighted", "slurred (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "failed", "missed", "omitted", "brushed (aside or off)", "rejected", "shrugged off", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "disdained", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scorned", "scanted", "skimped" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciated", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "cultivated", "fostered", "nursed", "nurtured", "pampered", "remembered", "listened (to)", "watched", "followed", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "remarked" ], "antonyms":[ "attended (to)", "heeded", "minded", "regarded", "tended (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before" ], "synonyms":[ "blinked (at)", "brushed (aside or off)", "condoned", "discounted", "disregarded", "excused", "forgave", "glossed (over)", "glozed (over)", "ignored", "overlooked", "overpassed", "papered over", "pardoned", "remitted", "shrugged off", "whitewashed", "winked (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated", "waived", "waved (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeded", "marked", "minded", "noted", "objected (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passions":{ "general emotional condition":{ "examples":[ "people who are swayed by their passions and not by reason" ], "synonyms":[ "feeling", "heartstrings", "sensibilities" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "frame", "humor", "mode", "mood", "spirit", "temper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pasquinaded":{ "as in lampooned , satirized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lampooned", "satirized", "burlesqued", "caricatured", "did", "imitated", "mimicked", "mocked", "parodied", "sent up", "spoofed", "travestied", "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "ridiculed", "aped", "copycatted", "monkeyed", "parroted", "duplicated", "emulated", "replicated", "reproduced", "acted", "counterfeited", "dissembled", "faked", "feigned", "pretended", "shammed", "simulated", "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "magnified", "padded", "played up", "stretched", "amplified", "enhanced", "enlarged (on or upon)", "expanded", "fleshed (out)", "overdrew", "overstated", "put on", "mimed", "pantomimed", "impersonated", "performed", "personated", "played" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passes (on)":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "my grandfather passed on at the age of 92" ], "synonyms":[ "checks out", "conks (out)", "croaks", "deceases", "demises", "departs", "dies", "drops", "ends", "exits", "expires", "falls", "flatlines", "goes", "kicks in", "kicks off", "parts", "passes away", "pegs out", "perishes", "pops off", "steps out", "succumbs" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceases", "consumes", "disappears", "dries up", "fades", "fails" ], "near antonyms":[ "comes to", "revives", "lingers", "exists", "is", "subsists", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives" ], "antonyms":[ "breathes", "lives" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "past masters":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a movie director who was widely regarded as the past master of suspense" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "artists", "authorities", "cognoscenti", "connoisseurs", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dab hands", "dabs", "experts", "fiends", "geeks", "gurus", "hands", "hotshots", "maestros", "maestri", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "meisters", "proficients", "scholars", "sharks", "sharps", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "whizzes", "wizards" ], "near synonyms":[ "professionals", "pros", "consultants", "hired guns", "specialists", "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "craftsmen", "journeymen", "all-rounders", "jacks-of-all-trades", "Renaissance men", "mistresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "beginners", "neophytes", "novices", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "laymen", "nonprofessionals" ], "antonyms":[ "amateurs", "inexperts", "nonexperts" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "past":{ "the events or experience of former times":{ "examples":[ "we spent a pleasant evening recalling the past together" ], "synonyms":[ "auld lang syne", "history", "yesterday", "yesteryear", "yore" ], "near synonyms":[ "bygone", "flashback", "annals", "chronicle", "record", "memoir", "antiquity", "long ago" ], "near antonyms":[ "by-and-by", "future", "futurity", "hereafter", "offing", "tomorrow", "moment", "now", "present", "today" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having been such at some previous time":{ "examples":[ "a past editor of the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "erstwhile", "former", "late", "old", "once", "onetime", "other", "quondam", "sometime", "whilom" ], "near synonyms":[ "bygone", "dead", "defunct", "departed", "expired", "extinct", "gone", "long-ago", "vanished" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "extant", "ongoing", "present", "present-day", "coming", "future", "prospective", "unborn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "on or to the farther side of":{ "examples":[ "I drive past the school every day" ], "synonyms":[ "beyond", "over" ], "near synonyms":[ "outside" ], "near antonyms":[ "inside" ], "antonyms":[] }, "subsequent to in time or order":{ "examples":[ "it's ten minutes past six o'clock" ], "synonyms":[ "after", "apr\u00e8s", "behind", "below", "following", "next to" ], "near synonyms":[ "since" ], "near antonyms":[ "toward", "towards" ], "antonyms":[ "afore", "ahead of", "before", "ere", "of", "previous to", "prior to", "to" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "preposition" ] }, "passing (for)":{ "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "in public they pass for being a loving couple, but in reality they are only friends" ], "synonyms":[ "acting", "affecting", "assuming", "bluffing", "counterfeiting", "dissembling", "faking", "feigning", "pretending", "professing", "putting on", "shamming", "simulating" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulating", "impersonating", "letting on", "masquerading", "playacting", "playing", "posing", "forging", "imitating", "camouflaging", "concealing", "disguising", "masking", "feinting", "malingering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pas":{ "a male human parent":{ "examples":[ "I cherish my memories of the times that I went fishing with my pa" ], "synonyms":[ "daddies", "dads", "fathers", "old men", "papas", "poppas", "paters", "pops", "sires" ], "near synonyms":[ "patresfamilias", "patriarchs", "father figures", "father images", "stepfathers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passionate":{ "having a strong sexual desire":{ "examples":[ "a passionate couple plunging into a new relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscent", "goatish", "horny", "hot", "hypersexual", "itchy", "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "licentious", "lubricious", "lubricous", "lustful", "oversexed", "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" ] }, "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "a passionate defense of the controversial play" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passional", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pass over":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "passed over two bridges" ], "synonyms":[ "course", "cover", "cross", "cut (across)", "follow", "go", "navigate", "perambulate", "peregrinate", "proceed (along)", "track", "transit", "travel", "traverse" ], "near synonyms":[ "hike", "traipse", "tramp", "tread", "walk", "ride", "run", "crisscross" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice" ], "synonyms":[ "bypass", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "slight", "slur (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "fail", "miss", "omit", "brush (aside or off)", "reject", "shrug off", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "disdain", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scorn", "scant", "skimp" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "cultivate", "foster", "nurse", "nurture", "pamper", "remember", "listen (to)", "watch", "follow", "mark", "note", "notice", "observe", "remark" ], "antonyms":[ "attend (to)", "heed", "mind", "regard", "tend (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before" ], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside or off)", "condone", "discount", "disregard", "excuse", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "paper over", "pardon", "remit", "shrug off", "whitewash", "wink (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate", "waive", "wave (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heed", "mark", "mind", "note", "object (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pass\u00e9":{ "having passed its time of use or usefulness":{ "examples":[ "that literary style is a bit pass\u00e9 nowadays" ], "synonyms":[ "antiquated", "archaic", "dated", "d\u00e9mod\u00e9", "demoded", "fossilized", "kaput", "kaputt", "medieval", "mediaeval", "moribund", "mossy", "moth-eaten", "neolithic", "Noachian", "obsolete", "out-of-date", "outdated", "outmoded", "outworn", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "rusty", "Stone Age", "superannuated" ], "near synonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "obsolescent", "discarded", "disused", "inoperable", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless", "dead", "defunct", "expired", "extinct", "vanished", "dormant", "fallow", "free", "idle", "inactive", "inert", "inoperative", "latent", "ancient", "antediluvian", "antique", "dateless", "fusty", "musty", "old", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "retro", "vintage", "aged", "age-old", "hoary", "venerable", "atavistic", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "historic", "historical", "late", "old-world", "past" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "mod", "modern", "new", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "recent", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "up-to-the-minute", "fresh", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "functional", "operable", "operational", "workable", "active", "alive", "busy", "employed", "functioning", "operating", "operative" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "passports":{ "something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal":{ "examples":[ "meeting that movie director could be your passport to a big acting career" ], "synonyms":[ "gateways", "keys", "open sesames", "secrets", "tickets" ], "near synonyms":[ "passwords", "accomplishments", "achievements", "attainments", "coups", "successes", "triumphs", "approaches", "manners", "means", "methods", "styles", "systems", "techniques", "ways", "blueprints", "designs", "ground plans", "plans", "programs", "schemes", "strategies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the means or right of entering or participating in":{ "examples":[ "to its followers, the cult seemed like their passport to heaven" ], "synonyms":[ "accesses", "accessions", "admissions", "admittances", "doors", "doorways", "entrances", "entr\u00e9es", "entrees", "entries", "gateways", "ingresses", "keys", "tickets" ], "near synonyms":[ "approvals", "authorizations", "certifications", "permissions", "qualifications", "open doors", "welcome mats" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "dismissals", "ejections", "expulsions", "ousters", "rejections", "removals" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passiveness":{ "as in passivity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "passivity", "acquiescence", "resignation", "amenability", "compliance", "conformism", "docility", "obedience", "subordination", "tractability", "willingness", "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "sufferance", "tolerance", "discipline", "self-control", "submission", "submissiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "impatience", "defiance", "contrariness", "disobedience", "insubordination", "intractability", "recalcitrance", "resistance", "willfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passive":{ "receiving or enduring without offering resistance":{ "examples":[ "the union rank and file were surprisingly passive about the givebacks in the new labor contract" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiescent", "nonresistant", "resigned", "tolerant", "tolerating", "unresistant", "yielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "forbearing", "impassive", "long-suffering", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "uncomplaining", "agreeable", "amenable", "compliant", "complying", "conformable", "conformist", "docile", "guidable", "law-abiding", "obedient", "pliable", "pliant", "subordinate", "tractable", "willing", "obeisant", "submissive", "surrendering", "amiable", "obliging", "slavish", "subservient", "disciplined", "governable", "manageable", "apathetic", "uncaring", "unresponsive" ], "near antonyms":[ "defiant", "contrary", "contumacious", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "insurgent", "intractable", "mutinous", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "balky", "perverse", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "headstrong", "willful", "wilful", "indomitable", "undisciplined", "unmanageable", "dissident", "nonconformist" ], "antonyms":[ "protesting", "resistant", "resisting", "unyielding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "passing off":{ "to offer 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"prospers", "thrives" ], "antonyms":[ "breathes", "lives" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pasteboard":{ "a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)":{ "examples":[ "those pasteboards I got from a scalper cost me four times their face value" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "coupon", "pass", "ticket" ], "near synonyms":[ "certificate", "note", "token", "voucher" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pasteurize":{ "as in distill , clean":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "distill", "distil", "filter", "flush", "leach", "purge", "refine", "decontaminate", "purify", "better", "enhance", "improve", "augment", "reinforce", "reenforce", "supplement", "compact", "concentrate", "condense", "fertilize", "lard", "enrich", "fortify", "richen", "strengthen" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulterate", "cut", "dilute", "extend", "lace", "sophisticate", "thin", "water down", "weaken", "load", "befoul", "contaminate", "corrupt", "defile", "dirty", "envenom", "foul", "infect", "poison", "pollute", "soil", "spoil", "sully", "taint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passages":{ "an established course for traveling from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "the long passage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up the Pacific Coast to California" ], "synonyms":[ "approaches", "avenues", "paths", "routes", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "bypaths", "byways", "lanes", "laneways", "arteries", "boulevards", "bypasses", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passageways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routeways", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "turnpikes", "walks", "walkways", "traces", "tracks", "trails", "airways", "bikeways", "cycleways", "channels", "gats", "watercourses", "waterways", "doors", "doorways", "gates", "gateways", "hatches", "portals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a going from one place to another usually of some distance":{ "examples":[ "an arduous passage across the country" ], "synonyms":[ "expeditions", "journeys", "peregrinations", "travels", "treks", "trips" ], "near synonyms":[ "commutations", "commutes", "errands", "excursions", "flights", "hops", "jaunts", "junkets", "outings", "sallies", "sorties", "tours", "cruises", "sails", "voyages", "drives", "rides", "spins", "grand tours", "odysseys", "pilgrimages", "progresses", "quests", "safaris", "hikes", "slogs", "tramps", "walkabouts", "walks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a journey over water in a vessel":{ "examples":[ "the passage to Britain requires several days" ], "synonyms":[ "crossings", "cruises", "sails", "voyages" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a part taken from a longer work":{ "examples":[ "the news report quoted a passage from the novel" ], "synonyms":[ "excerpts", "extracts" ], "near synonyms":[ "clips", "snippets", "sound bites", "citations", "quotations", "loci classici", "longueurs", "purple passages", "contexts", "samples", "selections" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "forward movement in time or place":{ "examples":[ "a swift passage from mere liking to actual love" ], "synonyms":[ "advancements", "advances", "furtherances", "goings", "headways", "marches", "onrushes", "processes", "processions", "progresses", "progressions" ], "near synonyms":[ "currents", "drifts", "flows", "fluxes", "streams", "ways", "advents", "approaches", "arrivals", "comings", "bounds", "jumps", "leaps", "steps", "strides", "impetuses", "momenta", "momentums" ], "near antonyms":[ "backwashes", "ebbs", "refluxes", "retractions", "returns", "reversals", "reverses", "about-faces", "turnabouts", "turnarounds" ], "antonyms":[ "recesses", "recessions", "regresses", "regressions", "retreats", "retrogressions" ] }, "the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{ "examples":[ "weary of this world, he looked forward to the next and sought passage with poison" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "deaths", "deceases", "demises", "dissolutions", "dooms", "ends", "exits", "expirations", "expiries", "fates", "graves", "great divides", "passings", "quietuses", "sleeps" ], "near synonyms":[ "casualties", "fatalities", "martyrdoms", "self-destructions", "self-murders", "self-slaughters", "suicides", "annihilations", "destructions", "endings", "exterminations", "ruins", "assassinations", "executions", "killings", "massacres", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[ "existences", "lives", "creations", "geneses", "originations", "rises" ], "antonyms":[ "births", "nativities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passim":{ "in one place and another":{ "examples":[ "the book belonged to my father, and his trenchant comments are found passim \u2014both in the margins and between the lines of text" ], "synonyms":[ "about", "around", "here and there" ], "near synonyms":[ "all over", "everyplace", "everywhere", "far and wide", "high and low", "right and left", "throughout", "ubiquitously" ], "near antonyms":[ "nowhere" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "passing":{ "lasting only for a short time":{ "examples":[ "his parents were willing to buy him a piano if he demonstrated that his interest in music was more than a passing fancy" ], "synonyms":[ "brief", "deciduous", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "flash", "fleeting", "fugacious", "fugitive", "impermanent", "momentary", "short-lived", "temporary", "transient", "transitory" ], "near synonyms":[ "little", "short", "shortish", "acting", "interim", "provisional", "short-term" ], "near antonyms":[ "lifelong", "continuing", "durable", "persistent", "imperishable", "indefectible", "indestructible" ], "antonyms":[ "ceaseless", "dateless", "deathless", "endless", "enduring", "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "lasting", "long-lived", "permanent", "perpetual", "timeless", "undying", "unending" ] }, "the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{ "examples":[ "the precise moment of his passing was recorded by the machines at his bedside" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "death", "decease", "demise", "dissolution", "doom", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiry", "fate", "grave", "great divide", "passage", "quietus", "sleep" ], "near synonyms":[ "casualty", "fatality", "martyrdom", "self-destruction", "self-murder", "self-slaughter", "suicide", "annihilation", "destruction", "ending", "extermination", "ruin", "assassination", "execution", "killing", "massacre", "slaughter" ], "near antonyms":[ "existence", "life", "creation", "genesis", "origination", "rise" ], "antonyms":[ "birth", "nativity" ] }, "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "a passing strange turn of events" ], "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", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "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" ] }, "to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "could you please pass me the phone?" ], "synonyms":[ "bucking", "handing", "handing over", "reaching", "transferring" ], "near synonyms":[ "relaying", "bearing", "carrying", "fingering", "handling", "pawing", "ceding", "delivering", "giving", "giving up", "releasing", "relinquishing", "rendering", "surrendering", "turning over", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to an end":{ "examples":[ "eventually, the storm passed" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking off", "breaking up", "ceasing", "closing", "concluding", "dead-ending", "determining", "discontinuing", "dying", "elapsing", "ending", "expiring", "finishing", "going", "halting", "lapsing", "leaving off", "letting up", "quitting", "stopping", "terminating", "winding up", "winking (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "desisting (from)", "laying off (of)", "refraining (from)", "giving over", "knocking off", "packing (up or in)", "breaking down", "conking (out)", "cutting out", "stalling", "pausing", "staying", "suspending", "abating", "petering (out)", "winding down" ], "near antonyms":[ "drawing out", "extending", "prolonging", "protracting" ], "antonyms":[ "continuing", "hanging on", "persisting" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "pass your forms to the department head once they're filled out" ], "synonyms":[ "commending", "committing", "confiding", "consigning", "delegating", "delivering", "entrusting", "intrusting", "giving", "giving over", "handing", "handing over", "leaving", "recommending", "reposing", "transferring", "transmitting", "trusting", "turning over", "vesting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferring", "granting", "assigning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "dispersing", "distributing", "dividing", "handing in", "releasing", "relinquishing", "submitting", "surrendering", "turning in", "yielding", "bequeathing", "handing down", "handing on", "willing", "advancing", "lending", "loaning", "furnishing", "supplying", "recommitting", "redelivering", "retransferring", "retransmitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaining", "holding back", "reserving", "withholding", "owning", "possessing", "accepting", "receiving", "taking in", "occupying", "taking", "taking over" ], "antonyms":[ "holding", "keeping", "retaining" ] }, "to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{ "examples":[ "Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech" ], "synonyms":[ "constituting", "enacting", "laying down", "legislating", "making", "ordaining" ], "near synonyms":[ "reenacting", "repassing", "bringing about", "effecting", "allowing", "authorizing", "permitting", "sanctioning", "decreeing", "dictating", "proclaiming", "administering", "executing", "approving", "confirming", "ratifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abolishing", "abrogating", "annulling", "canceling", "cancelling", "invalidating", "killing", "nullifying", "overturning", "reversing", "voiding" ], "antonyms":[ "repealing", "rescinding", "revoking" ] }, "to take place":{ "examples":[ "and the destruction of the town came to pass , just as the seer had predicted" ], "synonyms":[ "befalling", "being", "betiding", "chancing", "coming", "coming about", "coming down", "coming off", "cooking", "doing", "going down", "going on", "happening", "happing", "occurring", "transpiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking", "developing", "rising", "shaping (up)", "arising", "coming up", "cropping (up)", "materializing", "springing (up)", "intervening", "falling out", "following", "resulting", "turning out", "going off", "proceeding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "examples":[ "a presidential candidate who doesn't yet know how it feels to pass the scrutiny of the national press" ], "synonyms":[ "enduring", "experiencing", "feeling", "having", "knowing", "seeing", "suffering", "sustaining", "tasting", "undergoing", "witnessing" ], "near synonyms":[ "encountering", "meeting", "accepting", "receiving", "assimilating", "digesting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{ "examples":[ "he'll occasionally pass some insightful comment, but in general he doesn't have much to contribute" ], "synonyms":[ "articulating", "bringing out", "enunciating", "saying", "speaking", "stating", "talking", "telling", "uttering", "verbalizing", "vocalizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "airing", "discussing", "giving", "looking", "sharing", "sounding", "ventilating", "venting", "voicing", "blabbering", "blurting", "bolting", "getting off", "shooting", "advertising", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "declaring", "posting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "publicizing", "publishing", "affirming", "alleging", "asserting", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "breathing", "chirping", "drawling", "gasping", "lipping", "mouthing", "murmuring", "purring", "shouting", "spluttering", "spouting", "whispering", "clothing", "couching", "formulating", "formulizing", "phrasing", "putting", "wording", "commenting", "piping up (with)", "remarking", "ripping (out)", "snarling" ], "near antonyms":[ "stifling", "suppressing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "we appreciate the invitation to the party, but we'll have to pass", "I'll pass on the coffee" ], "synonyms":[ "balking (at)", "declining", "deselecting", "disapproving", "negativing", "nixing", "passing up", "refusing", "rejecting", "reprobating", "repudiating", "spurning", "throwing out", "throwing over", "turning down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing off", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "scorning", "scouting", "shooting down", "overruling", "vetoing", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "dismissing", "ignoring", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disputing", "gainsaying", "sticking", "abjuring", "forswearing", "foreswearing", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting", "taking back", "unsaying", "withdrawing", "avoiding", "bypassing", "detouring", "contradicting", "denying", "disowning", "negating", "controverting", "disagreeing (with)", "disproving", "disputing", "rebutting", "refuting", "backing down", "backing off", "backtracking", "disallowing", "recalling", "reneging", "revoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoning", "countenancing", "swallowing", "tolerating", "adopting", "embracing", "receiving", "taking", "welcoming", "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "assenting", "consenting", "choosing", "handpicking", "selecting", "espousing", "supporting" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "agreeing (to)", "approving" ] }, "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "examples":[ "the finished product isn't perfect, but it will pass" ], "synonyms":[ "flying", "holding up", "standing up", "washing" ], "near synonyms":[ "getting through", "going down", "going over", "going through", "playing", "taking", "working" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "passionateness":{ "depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "delivers his sermons with a degree of passionateness that is positively electrifying" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cathexis", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passed off":{ "to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable":{ "examples":[ "the con man tried to pass off a piece of blue glass as a sapphire" ], "synonyms":[ "fobbed off", "foisted", "palmed", "palmed off", "wished" ], "near synonyms":[ "entailed", "forced", "imposed", "inflicted", "counterfeited", "faked", "forged", "distorted", "falsified", "misrepresented" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passes":{ "to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "could you please pass me the phone?" ], "synonyms":[ "bucks", "hands", "hands over", "reaches", "transfers" ], "near synonyms":[ "relays", "bears", "carries", "fingers", "handles", "paws", "cedes", "delivers", "gives", "gives up", "releases", "relinquishes", "renders", "surrenders", "turns over", "yields" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to an end":{ "examples":[ "eventually, the storm passed" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks off", "breaks up", "ceases", "closes", "concludes", "dead-ends", "determines", "dies", "discontinues", "elapses", "ends", "expires", "finishes", "goes", "halts", "lapses", "leaves off", "lets up", "quits", "stops", "terminates", "winds up", "winks (out)" ], "near 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"and the destruction of the town came to pass , just as the seer had predicted" ], "synonyms":[ "befalls", "betides", "chances", "comes", "comes about", "comes down", "comes off", "cooks", "does", "goes down", "goes on", "happens", "haps", "is", "occurs", "transpires" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks", "develops", "rises", "shapes (up)", "arises", "comes up", "crops (up)", "materializes", "springs (up)", "intervenes", "falls out", "follows", "results", "turns out", "goes off", "proceeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "examples":[ "a presidential candidate who doesn't yet know how it feels to pass the scrutiny of the national press" ], "synonyms":[ "endures", "experiences", "feels", "has", "knows", "sees", "suffers", "sustains", "tastes", "undergoes", "witnesses" ], "near synonyms":[ "encounters", "meets", "accepts", "receives", "assimilates", "digests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to express (a thought or 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"switchbacks", "through streets", "high streets", "Main Streets", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "alleys", "alleyways", "circles", "lanes", "laneways", "mews", "places", "closes", "culs-de-sac", "cul-de-sacs", "dead ends", "corridors", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)":{ "examples":[ "a pass to leave the military base for the weekend" ], "synonyms":[ "checks", "coupons", "pasteboards", "tickets" ], "near synonyms":[ "certificates", "notes", "tokens", "vouchers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "a final pass at the assignment" ], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "bashes", "bids", "cracks", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "offers", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "strivings", "struggles", "throes", "undertakings", "trial and errors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being actual or complete":{ "examples":[ "eventually, all their career goals came to pass" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "actualities", "actualizations", "attainments", "consummations", "fruitions", "fulfillments", "fulfilments", "realizations" ], "near synonyms":[ "successes", "triumphs" ], "near antonyms":[ "defeats", "failures", "fizzles", "nonsuccesses" ], "antonyms":[ "naughts", "nought", "nonfulfillments" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "passes muster":{ "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "examples":[ "His repeated insistence that \"it wasn't me\" doesn't pass muster ." ], "synonyms":[ "flies", "holds up", "passes", "stands up", "washes" ], "near synonyms":[ "gets through", "goes down", "goes over", "goes through", "plays", "takes", "works" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, 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"wicked", "wildly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "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", "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "pasteboards":{ "a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)":{ "examples":[ "those pasteboards I got from a scalper 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"useless", "wrong", "bad", "cheap", "defective", "faulty", "imperfect", "incomplete", "lamentable", "pitiful", "shoddy", "dissatisfying", "insufficient", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "poor", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "insufferable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "atrocious", "execrable", "miserable", "vile", "wretched", "exceptional", "exquisite", "extreme", "fancy", "first-class", "high-grade", "matchless", "maximized", "maximum", "optimal", "optimum", "peerless", "preeminent", "premium", "special", "supreme", "unmatched", "unparalleled", "A1", "bang-up", "banner", "boss", "capital", "classic", "crackerjack", "dandy", "divine", "fabulous", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "jim-dandy", "keen", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "par excellence", "prime", "sensational", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wanting" ] }, "of average to below average quality":{ "examples":[ "the actor's Scottish accent is passable at best" ], "synonyms":[ "common", "fair", "indifferent", "mediocre", "medium", "middling", "ordinary", "run-of-the-mill", "run-of-the-mine", "run-of-mine", "second-class", "second-rate", "so-so" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "alright", "decent", "OK", "okay", "reasonable", "satisfactory", "sufficient", "sufficing", "tolerable", "moderate", "modest", "presentable", "respectable", "minimal", "unexceptional", "fine", "good", "nice" ], "near antonyms":[ "A1", "capital", "choice", "classic", "distinguished", "excellent", "exceptional", "exquisite", "fabulous", "fantastic", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "matchless", "maximum", "nifty", "number one", "No. 1", "optimal", "optimum", "outstanding", "par excellence", "peerless", "preeminent", "prime", "sensational", "special", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supreme", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unmatched", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wanting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pastoral":{ "of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people":{ "examples":[ "painted a pastoral scene of a flower-filled meadow" ], "synonyms":[ "bucolic", "country", "rural", "rustic", "rustical" ], "near synonyms":[ "backwoods", "backwoodsy", "countrified", "countryfied", "provincial", "agrarian", "agricultural", "nonurban", "semirural" ], "near antonyms":[ "citified", "urbanized", "metro", "metropolitan", "municipal", "nonagricultural", "nonfarm" ], "antonyms":[ "urban" ] }, "of, relating to, or 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"rune", "song", "rhyme", "rime", "ballad", "lay", "haiku", "senryu", "tanka", "blank verse", "free verse", "minstrelsy", "poesy", "poetry", "versification", "vers libre" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "passion":{ "a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone":{ "examples":[ "married at the age of 18, they share a passion that has lasted for over half a century" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "near synonyms":[ "appetite", "fancy", "favor", "like", "liking", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "taste", "craving", "crush", "desire", "infatuation", "longing", "lust", "yearning", "ardor", "eagerness", "enthusiasm", "fervor", "zeal", "appreciation", "esteem", "estimation", "regard", "respect", "adoration", "adulation", "deification", "idolatry", "idolization", "worship", "allegiance", "faithfulness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty", "steadfastness" ], "near antonyms":[ "allergy", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "aversion", "disfavor", "dislike", "enmity", "hostility", "abhorrence", "disgust", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "misanthropy" ], "antonyms":[ "abomination", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "rancor" ] }, "a strong but often short-lived liking for another person":{ "examples":[ "her passion passed when she got to know him" ], "synonyms":[ "crush", "infatuation", "mash" ], "near synonyms":[ "fixation", "obsession", "affection", "devotion", "fondness", "love", "craze", "fad", "rage", "vogue" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a strong wish for something":{ "examples":[ "a passion to become a doctor" ], "synonyms":[ "appetency", "appetite", "craving", "desire", "drive", "hankering", "hunger", "itch", "jones", "letch", "longing", "lust", "pining", "thirst", "thirstiness", "urge", "yearning", "yen" ], "near synonyms":[ "compulsion", "impulse", "impulsion", "will", "zeal", "liking", "love", "taste", "weakness", "eagerness", "impatience", "want", "wish", "necessity", "need", "requirement", "obsession", "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "covetousness", "cupidity", "greed", "greediness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "caco\u00ebthes", "mania" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "distaste", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "apathy", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation":{ "examples":[ "people are sometimes slaves to their own passions" ], "synonyms":[ "chord", "emotion", "feeling", "sentiment" ], "near synonyms":[ "impression", "perception", "sensation", "sense", "angle", "attitude", "outlook", "perspective", "standpoint", "viewpoint", "belief", "conviction", "judgment", "judgement", "mind", "notion", "opinion", "persuasion", "verdict", "view", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "responsiveness", "sensibility", "sensitiveness", "sensitivity" ], "near antonyms":[ "insensitiveness", "insensitivity", "unfeelingness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "your passion for your cause is admirable, but you still can't insult people who disagree with you" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cathexis", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity" ] }, "general emotional condition":{ "examples":[ "people who are swayed by their passions and not by reason" ], "synonyms":[ "feeling", "heartstrings", "sensibilities" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "frame", "humor", "mode", "mood", "spirit", "temper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "intense sexual desire":{ "examples":[ "their relationship began with passion but a deep love quickly grew between them" ], "synonyms":[ "ardor", "concupiscence", "eros", "eroticism", "horniness", "itch", "lust", "lustfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "erotomania", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "lasciviousness", "lewdness", "libidinousness", "licentiousness", "lickerishness", "randiness", "salaciousness", "wantonness" ], "near antonyms":[ "frigidity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "sexual appetite":{ "examples":[ "the kind of pent-up passion that comes from having spent the winter in remote isolation" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscence", "desire", "eroticism", "horniness", "hots", "itch", "lech", "letch", "libidinousness", "lust", "lustfulness", "lustihood", "salaciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "libido", "ardor", "heat", "rut", "erotomania", "hypersexuality", "lecherousness", "lechery", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "venery" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinence", "celibacy", "chastity", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pass (for)":{ "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "in public they pass for being a loving couple, but in reality they are only friends" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "affect", "assume", "bluff", "counterfeit", "dissemble", "fake", "feign", "pretend", "profess", "put on", "sham", "simulate" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulate", "impersonate", "let on", "masquerade", "play", "playact", "pose", "forge", "imitate", "camouflage", "conceal", "disguise", "mask", "feint", "malinger" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pass (on)":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "my grandfather passed on at the age of 92" ], "synonyms":[ "check out", "conk (out)", "croak", "decease", "demise", "depart", "die", "drop", "end", "exit", "expire", "fall", "flatline", "go", "kick in", "kick off", "part", "pass away", "peg out", "perish", "pop off", "step out", "succumb" ], "near synonyms":[ "predecease", "consume", "disappear", "dry up", "fade", "fail" ], "near antonyms":[ "come to", "revive", "linger", "be", "exist", "subsist", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "antonyms":[ "breathe", "live" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passes (over)":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "passed over two bridges" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "covers", "crosses", "cuts (across)", "follows", "goes", "navigates", "perambulates", "peregrinates", "proceeds (along)", "tracks", "transits", "travels", "traverses" ], "near synonyms":[ "hikes", "traipses", "tramps", "treads", "walks", "rides", "runs", "crisscrosses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice" ], "synonyms":[ "bypasses", "disregards", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "slights", "slurs (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "fails", "misses", "omits", "brushes (aside or off)", "rejects", "shrugs off", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "disdains", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scorns", "scants", "skimps" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciates", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "cultivates", "fosters", "nurses", "nurtures", "pampers", "remembers", "listens (to)", "watches", "follows", "marks", "notes", "notices", "observes", "remarks" ], "antonyms":[ "attends (to)", "heeds", "minds", "regards", "tends (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before" ], "synonyms":[ "blinks (at)", "brushes (aside or off)", "condones", "discounts", "disregards", "excuses", "forgives", "glosses (over)", "glozes (over)", "ignores", "overlooks", "overpasses", "papers over", "pardons", "remits", "shrugs off", "whitewashes", "winks (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explains", "justifies", "rationalizes", "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates", "waives", "waves (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeds", "marks", "minds", "notes", "objects (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "paste":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "with the economy having gone south, it was hardly surprising that the incumbent party got pasted in the general election" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "blow away", "bomb", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "drub", "dust", "flatten", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "skunk", "smoke", "smother", "snow under", "thrash", "trim", "tromp", "trounce", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "whomp", "whop", "whap", "whup" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweep", "upset", "beat", "best", "conquer", "dispatch", "hurdle", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "throw", "triumph (over)", "win (against)", "worst", "crush", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "overwhelm", "subjugate", "upend", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "break", "destroy", "do in", "finish", "sink", "slaughter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "pasted the soccer ball halfway across the field" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "near synonyms":[ "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pepper", "pommel", "pummel", "rough", "scuff", "bunt", "flick", "stroke", "tap", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in epoxy , superglue":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "epoxy", "epoxy resin", "library paste", "mucilage", "superglue", "water glass", "adhesive", "bond", "cement", "glue", "size", "dope", "goo", "gum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in rhinestone , zircon":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rhinestone", "zircon", "baguette", "cabochon", "cameo", "scarab", "solitaire", "teardrop", "crown jewels", "jewelry", "birthstone", "bauble", "bijou", "trinket", "brilliant", "gem", "gemstone", "jewel", "rock" ], "near antonyms":[ "rough" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "passings":{ "the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{ "examples":[ "the precise moment of his passing was recorded by the machines at his bedside" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "deaths", "deceases", "demises", "dissolutions", "dooms", "ends", "exits", "expirations", "expiries", "fates", "graves", "great divides", "passages", "quietuses", "sleeps" ], "near synonyms":[ "casualties", "fatalities", "martyrdoms", "self-destructions", "self-murders", "self-slaughters", "suicides", "annihilations", "destructions", "endings", "exterminations", "ruins", "assassinations", "executions", "killings", "massacres", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[ "existences", "lives", "creations", "geneses", "originations", "rises" ], "antonyms":[ "births", "nativities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passing over":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "passed over two bridges" ], "synonyms":[ "coursing", "covering", "crossing", "cutting (across)", "following", "going", "navigating", "perambulating", "peregrinating", "proceeding (along)", "tracking", "transiting", "traveling", "travelling", "traversing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hiking", "traipsing", "tramping", "treading", "walking", "riding", "running", "crisscrossing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice" ], "synonyms":[ "bypassing", "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "slighting", "slurring (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "failing", "missing", "omitting", "brushing (aside or off)", "rejecting", "shrugging off", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "disdaining", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scorning", "scanting", "skimping" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "cultivating", "fostering", "nursing", "nurturing", "pampering", "remembering", "listening (to)", "watching", "following", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "observing", "remarking" ], "antonyms":[ "attending (to)", "heeding", "minding", "regarding", "tending (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before" ], "synonyms":[ "blinking (at)", "brushing (aside or off)", "condoning", "discounting", "disregarding", "excusing", "forgiving", "glossing (over)", "glozing (over)", "ignoring", "overlooking", "overpassing", "papering over", "pardoning", "remitting", "shrugging off", "whitewashing", "winking (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explaining", "justifying", "rationalizing", "absolving", "acquitting", "clearing", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating", "waiving", "waving (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeding", "marking", "minding", "noting", "objecting (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pasquinades":{ "a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general":{ "examples":[ "a pasquinade of Washington society that features thinly disguised portraits of several political power brokers" ], "synonyms":[ "lampoons", "satires" ], "near synonyms":[ "burlesques", "caricatures", "parodies", "spoofs", "takeoffs", "comedies", "farces", "sketches", "skits", "slapsticks", "squibs", "derisions", "ridicules", "cartoons", "mockeries", "travesties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lampoons , satirizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lampoons", "satirizes", "burlesques", "caricatures", "does", "imitates", "mimics", "mocks", "parodies", "sends up", "spoofs", "travesties", "derides", "gibes", "jibes", "ridicules", "apes", "copycats", "monkeys", "parrots", "duplicates", "emulates", "replicates", "reproduces", "acts", "counterfeits", "dissembles", "fakes", "feigns", "pretends", "shams", "simulates", "elaborates", "embellishes", "embroiders", "exaggerates", "magnifies", "pads", "plays up", "stretches", "amplifies", "enhances", "enlarges (on or upon)", "expands", "fleshes (out)", "overdraws", "overstates", "puts on", "mimes", "pantomimes", "impersonates", "performs", "personates", "plays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "passed muster":{ "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "examples":[ "His repeated insistence that \"it wasn't me\" doesn't pass muster ." ], "synonyms":[ "flew", "held up", "passed", "stood up", "washed" ], "near synonyms":[ "got through", "played", "took", "went down", "went over", "went through", "worked", "wrought" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pasture":{ "open land over which livestock may roam and feed":{ "examples":[ "horses grazing in a fenced pasture" ], "synonyms":[ "lea", "ley", "pasturage", "range" ], "near synonyms":[ "ranch", "station", "feedlot", "stockyard", "yard", "grassland", "pampas", "prairie", "savanna", "savannah", "steppe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to feed on grass or herbs":{ "examples":[ "pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing" ], "synonyms":[ "browse", "forage", "graze", "rustle" ], "near synonyms":[ "eat", "feed", "nibble", "range", "stock", "overgraze" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "passels":{ "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "reporters had a whole passel of questions for the new basketball coach" ], "synonyms":[ "arrays", "assemblages", "bands", "banks", "batches", "batteries", "blocks", "bunches", "clots", "clumps", "clusters", "clutches", "collections", "constellations", "groupings", "groups", "huddles", "knots", "lots", "musters", "packages", "parcels", "sets", "suites" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerations", "agglomerations", "assortments", "hodgepodges", "jumbles", "miscellanies", "mixtures", "odds and ends", "sundries", "varieties", "cycles", "runs", "series", "suits" ], "near antonyms":[ "entities", "items", "singles", "units" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "the young couple helped a passel of students in the span of a few years" ], "synonyms":[ "arrays", "bands", "batches", "batteries", "bodies", "boodles", "bunches", "clusters", "clutches", "consorts", "constellations", "crops", "groupings", "groups", "huddles", "knots", "lots", "parcels", "parties" ], "near synonyms":[ "assemblies", "collectives", "congregations", "gatherings", "musters", "organizations", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "fellowships", "gangs", "rings", "rounds", "sets", "factions", "guilds", "gilds", "orders", "schools", "sects", "brigades", "crews", "outfits", "phalanxes", "phalanges", "platoons", "posses", "task forces", "teams", "alliances", "blocs", "coalitions", "confederacies", "confederations", "federations", "leagues", "unions", "battalions", "squadrons", "bevies", "broods", "coveys" ], "near antonyms":[ "individuals", "singles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "a whole passel of unauthorized software on his computer" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "heaps", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ], "near synonyms":[ "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "gazillions", "jillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pastured":{ "to feed on grass or herbs":{ "examples":[ "pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing" ], "synonyms":[ "browsed", "foraged", "grazed", "rustled" ], "near synonyms":[ "ate", "fed", "nibbled", "ranged", "stocked", "overgrazed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passes over":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "passed over two bridges" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "covers", "crosses", "cuts (across)", "follows", "goes", "navigates", "perambulates", "peregrinates", "proceeds (along)", "tracks", "transits", "travels", "traverses" ], "near synonyms":[ "hikes", "traipses", "tramps", "treads", "walks", "rides", "runs", "crisscrosses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice" ], "synonyms":[ "bypasses", "disregards", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "slights", "slurs (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "fails", "misses", "omits", "brushes (aside or off)", "rejects", "shrugs off", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "disdains", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scorns", "scants", "skimps" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciates", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "cultivates", "fosters", "nurses", "nurtures", "pampers", "remembers", "listens (to)", "watches", "follows", "marks", "notes", "notices", "observes", "remarks" ], "antonyms":[ "attends (to)", "heeds", "minds", "regards", "tends (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before" ], "synonyms":[ "blinks (at)", "brushes (aside or off)", "condones", "discounts", "disregards", "excuses", "forgives", "glosses (over)", "glozes (over)", "ignores", "overlooks", "overpasses", "papers over", "pardons", "remits", "shrugs off", "whitewashes", "winks (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explains", "justifies", "rationalizes", "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates", "waives", "waves (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeds", "marks", "minds", "notes", "objects (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passes off":{ "to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable":{ "examples":[ "the con man tried to pass off a piece of blue glass as a sapphire" ], "synonyms":[ "fobs off", "foists", "palms", "palms off", "wishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "entails", "forces", "imposes", "inflicts", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forges", "distorts", "falsifies", "misrepresents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passageway":{ "a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building":{ "examples":[ "the passageway to the other side of the office" ], "synonyms":[ "concourse", "corridor", "gallery", "hall", "hallway" ], "near synonyms":[ "arcade", "breezeway", "cloister", "loggia", "piazza" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passionless":{ "not feeling or showing emotion":{ "examples":[ "the passionless prose of the divorce papers gave little hint of the bitter feelings that accompanied the end of their marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "apathetic", "cold-blooded", "emotionless", "impassible", "impassive", "numb", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "undemonstrative", "unemotional" ], "near synonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "unmoved", "calm", "collected", "composed", "imperturbable", "unflappable", "reserved", "reticent", "taciturn", "bland", "blank", "deadpan", "dry", "empty", "expressionless", "inexpressive", "stone-faced", "straight-faced", "vacant", "wooden", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "impenetrable", "inscrutable", "aloof", "bloodless", "detached", "indifferent", "insensible", "unconcerned", "unsentimental", "impersonal", "objective", "unresponsive", "hard-hearted", "pitiless", "unfeeling", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless" ], "near antonyms":[ "blazing", "burning", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "red-hot", "ardent", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "warm-blooded", "zealous", "gushing", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "sentimental", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "overemotional", "overheated", "perfervid", "compassionate", "responsive", "sympathetic", "reactive", "sensitive" ], "antonyms":[ "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "passional", "passionate", "vehement" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pastes":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "with the economy having gone south, it was hardly surprising that the incumbent party got pasted in the general election" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "blows away", "bombs", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "drubs", "dusts", "flattens", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "thrashes", "trims", "tromps", "trounces", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "whomps", "whops", "whaps", "whups" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "upsets", "beats", "bests", "conquers", "dispatches", "hurdles", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "throws", "triumphs (over)", "wins (against)", "worsts", "crushes", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "pasted the soccer ball halfway across the field" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "zaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in epoxies , superglues":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "epoxies", "epoxy resins", "library pastes", "mucilages", "superglues", "water glasses", "adhesives", "bonds", "cements", "glues", "sizes", "dope", "goos", "gums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in rhinestones , zircons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rhinestones", "zircons", "baguettes", "cabochons", "cameos", "scarabs", "solitaires", "teardrops", "crown jewels", "jewelries", "birthstones", "baubles", "bijous", "bijoux", "trinkets", "brilliants", "gems", "gemstones", "jewels", "rocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "roughs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "passage":{ "an established course for traveling from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "the long passage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up the Pacific Coast to California" ], 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"safari", "hike", "slog", "tramp", "walk", "walkabout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a journey over water in a vessel":{ "examples":[ "the passage to Britain requires several days" ], "synonyms":[ "crossing", "cruise", "sail", "voyage" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a part taken from a longer work":{ "examples":[ "the news report quoted a passage from the novel" ], "synonyms":[ "excerpt", "extract" ], "near synonyms":[ "clip", "snippet", "sound bite", "citation", "quotation", "locus classicus", "longueur", "purple passage", "context", "sample", "selection" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "forward movement in time or place":{ "examples":[ "a swift passage from mere liking to actual love" ], "synonyms":[ "advance", "advancement", "furtherance", "going", "headway", "march", "onrush", "process", "procession", "progress", "progression" ], "near synonyms":[ "current", "drift", "flow", "flux", "stream", "way", "advent", "approach", "arrival", "coming", "nearing", "bound", "jump", "leap", "step", "stride", "impetus", "momentum" ], "near antonyms":[ "backwash", "ebb", "reflux", "retraction", "return", "reversal", "reverse", "about-face", "turnabout", "turnaround" ], "antonyms":[ "recess", "recession", "regress", "regression", "retreat", "retrogression" ] }, "the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{ "examples":[ "weary of this world, he looked forward to the next and sought passage with poison" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "death", "decease", "demise", "dissolution", "doom", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiry", "fate", "grave", "great divide", "passing", "quietus", "sleep" ], "near synonyms":[ "casualty", "fatality", "martyrdom", "self-destruction", "self-murder", "self-slaughter", "suicide", "annihilation", "destruction", "ending", "extermination", "ruin", "assassination", "execution", "killing", "massacre", "slaughter" ], "near antonyms":[ "existence", "life", "creation", "genesis", "origination", "rise" ], "antonyms":[ "birth", "nativity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "past master":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a movie director who was widely regarded as the past master of suspense" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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"examples":[ "with the economy having gone south, it was hardly surprising that the incumbent party got pasted in the general election" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "blew away", "bombed", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "drubbed", "dusted", "flattened", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "skunked", "smoked", "smothered", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trimmed", "tromped", "trounced", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "whomped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "upset", "beat", "bested", "conquered", "dispatched", "hurdled", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "subdued", "surmounted", "threw", "took", "triumphed (over)", "won (against)", "worsted", "crushed", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "overwhelmed", "subjugated", "upended", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "broke", "destroyed", "did in", "finished", "sank", "sunk", "slaughtered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "pasted the soccer ball halfway across the field" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "batted", "belted", "biffed", "bludgeoned", "bobbed", "bonked", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "cracked", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "nailed", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "tagged", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "zapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "peppered", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "scuffed", "bunted", "flicked", "stroked", "tapped", "bumped", "butted", "jabbed", "jostled", "kicked", "kneed", "poked", "prodded", "pushed", "shoved", "stamped", "bowled (down or over)", "creamed", "decked", "dumped", "felled", "floored", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "rabbit-punched", "sucker punched", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "flailed", "flogged", "lashed", "sapped", "slashed", "sledged", "sledgehammered", "speared", "stabbed", "switched", "thrashed", "whipped", "beaned", "brained", "conked", "skulled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pasty":{ "lacking a healthy skin color":{ "examples":[ "she's pasty after a whole winter spent indoors" ], "synonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "blanched", "cadaverous", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "pallid", "peaked", "wan" ], "near synonyms":[ "sallow", "sallowish", "sick", "sickly", "waxen", "waxy", "white", "whitened", "anemic", "bloodless", "untanned", "whey-faced", "white-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "blushing", "flushed", "pink" ], "antonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "passing away":{ "as in fading , sinking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expiring", "fading", "sinking", "dying", "moribund", "decadent", "declining", "deteriorating", "dead", "deceased", "defunct", "demised", "departed", "fallen", "gone", "lifeless", "passed away", "terminal" ], "near antonyms":[ "alive", "animate", "live", "living", "quick", "being", "breathing", "existing", "subsisting", "surviving", "booming", "flourishing", "prospering", "roaring", "thriving", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jazzy", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "the old woman passed away quietly" ], "synonyms":[ "checking out", "conking (out)", "croaking", "deceasing", "demising", "departing", "dropping", "dying", "ending", "exiting", "expiring", "falling", "flatlining", "going", "kicking in", "kicking off", "parting", "passing (on)", "pegging out", "perishing", "popping off", "stepping out", "succumbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceasing", "consuming", "disappearing", "drying up", "fading", "failing" ], "near antonyms":[ "coming to", "reviving", "lingering", "being", "existing", "subsisting", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "antonyms":[ "breathing", "living" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pastureland":{ "as in pasture , grassland":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "glade", "grassland", "heath", "heathland", "lea", "ley", "meadow", "moor", "pasture", "clearing", "field", "ground", "lot", "parcel", "plat", "plot", "tract", "common(s)", "croft", "grass", "green", "greensward", "lawn" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "paseo":{ "as in parade , promenade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "parade", "promenade", "amble", "constitutional", "perambulation", "ramble", "range", "saunter", "stroll", "turn", "walk", "wander", "expedition", "hike", "march", "peregrination", "traipse", "tramp", "travel", "traversal", "traverse", "trek", "trip", "walkabout", "excursion", "jaunt", "junket", "outing", "sally", "sashay", "spin", "tour", "pilgrimage", "progress", "safari" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pass muster":{ "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "examples":[ "His repeated insistence that \"it wasn't me\" doesn't pass muster ." ], "synonyms":[ "fly", "hold up", "pass", "stand up", "wash" ], "near synonyms":[ "get through", "go down", "go over", "go through", "play", "take", "work" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pastor":{ "as in rector , vicar":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "clergywoman", "deaconess", "priestess", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "friar", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "religious", "high priest", "high priestess", "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "minister", "preacher", "priest", "reverend" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay reader", "lector", "layman", "layperson", "secular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pastry":{ "as in dessert , candy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "afters", "candy", "dessert", "entremets", "confectionary", "confectionery", "sweeties", "confection", "sweet", "sweetmeat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passively":{ "as in mildly , meekly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "meekly", "mildly", "tamely", "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "near antonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly", "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "pasturages":{ "open land over which livestock may roam and feed":{ "examples":[ "put the cows out on the back pasturage" ], "synonyms":[ "leas", "leys", "pastures", "ranges" ], "near synonyms":[ "ranches", "stations", "feedlots", "stockyards", "yards", "grasslands", "pampas", "prairies", "savannas", "savannahs", "steppes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pass (over)":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "passed over two bridges" ], "synonyms":[ "course", "cover", "cross", "cut (across)", "follow", "go", "navigate", "perambulate", "peregrinate", "proceed (along)", "track", "transit", "travel", "traverse" ], "near synonyms":[ "hike", "traipse", "tramp", "tread", "walk", "ride", "run", "crisscross" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice" ], "synonyms":[ "bypass", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "slight", "slur (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "fail", "miss", "omit", "brush (aside or off)", "reject", "shrug off", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "disdain", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scorn", "scant", "skimp" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "cultivate", "foster", "nurse", "nurture", "pamper", "remember", "listen (to)", "watch", "follow", "mark", "note", "notice", "observe", "remark" ], "antonyms":[ "attend (to)", "heed", "mind", "regard", "tend (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before" ], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside or off)", "condone", "discount", "disregard", "excuse", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "paper over", "pardon", "remit", "shrug off", "whitewash", "wink (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate", "waive", "wave (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heed", "mark", "mind", "note", "object (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "passing muster":{ "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "examples":[ "His repeated insistence that \"it wasn't me\" doesn't pass muster ." ], "synonyms":[ "flying", "holding up", "passing", "standing up", "washing" ], "near synonyms":[ "getting through", "going down", "going over", "going through", "playing", "taking", "working" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "passenger":{ "as in traveler , sightseer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sightseer", "traveler", "traveller", "bum", "hobo", "tramp", "migrant", "transient", "vagrant", "lingerer", "loiterer", "sojourner", "ambler", "saunterer", "laggard", "straggler", "drifter", "gadabout", "gypsy", "knockabout", "maunderer", "nomad", "rambler", "roamer", "rover", "stroller", "vagabond", "wanderer", "wayfarer" ], "near antonyms":[ "homebody", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "resident", "settler" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "passes up":{ "to show 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antonyms":[ "condones", "countenances", "swallows", "tolerates", "adopts", "embraces", "receives", "takes", "welcomes", "accedes", "acquiesces", "agrees", "assents", "consents", "chooses", "handpicks", "selects", "espouses", "supports" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "agrees (to)", "approves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }