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"aggravation", "annoyance", "exasperation", "irritation", "pique", "vexation", "anger", "fury", "rage", "agitation", "distress", "disturbance", "upset", "discomfort", "restlessness", "uneasiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleasantness":{ "the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{ "examples":[ "his habitual pleasantness makes him everyone's first choice for a party guest" ], "synonyms":[ "affability", "agreeability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amiability", "amiableness", "geniality", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "graciousness", "niceness", "personableness", "sweetness" ], "near synonyms":[ "amenability", "complaisance", "mellowness", "sweetness and light", "amicability", "amicableness", "amity", "cordiality", "empressement", "friendliness", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "benignity", "gentleness", "kindliness", "kindness", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "sunniness", "civility", "comity", "considerateness", "consideration", "courteousness", "courtesy", "politeness", "thoughtfulness", "attractiveness", "delightfulness", "enjoyableness", "likability", "likableness", "pleasingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorishness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "biliousness", "cantankerousness", "churlishness", "crankiness", "fussiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "peevishness", "petulance", "testiness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "orneriness", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "sourness", "vinegar" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "unpleasantness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleasantries":{ "an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners":{ "examples":[ "\"how are you\" is merely a social pleasantry" ], "synonyms":[ "amenities", "attentions", "civilities", "courtesies", "formalities", "gestures" ], "near synonyms":[ "honors", "ceremonies", "observances", "rites", "rituals", "decorums", "etiquettes", "forms", "manners", "mores", "proprieties", "addresses", "devoirs", "greetings", "regards", "respects", "favors", "graces", "protocols", "rules" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something said or done to cause laughter":{ "examples":[ "his after-dinner speeches usually include the sort of gentle pleasantry that raises a chuckle" ], "synonyms":[ "boffolas", "boffs", "boffos", "cracks", "drolleries", "funnies", "gags", "giggles", "japes", "jests", "jokes", "joshes", "laughs", "nifties", "one-liners", "quips", "ribs", "sallies", "waggeries", "wisecracks", "witticisms", "yuks", "yucks", "yaks", "yocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "knee-slappers", "panics", "riots", "screams", "thigh-slappers", "antics", "buffooneries", "capers", "leg-pulls", "monkeyshines", "practical jokes", "pranks", "tricks", "burlesques", "caricatures", "lampoons", "mockeries", "mocks", "parodies", "put-ons", "riffs", "banters", "persiflages", "railleries", "repartees", "comedies", "humors", "wits", "wordplays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleasantry":{ "an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners":{ "examples":[ "\"how are you\" is merely a social pleasantry" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "attention", "civility", "courtesy", "formality", "gesture", "politeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "honors", "ceremony", "observance", "rite", "ritual", "decorum", "etiquette", "form", "manners", "mores", "proprieties", "addresses", "devoirs", "greetings", "regards", "respects", "favor", "grace", "kindliness", "kindness", "protocol", "rules" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something said or done to cause laughter":{ "examples":[ "his after-dinner speeches usually include the sort of gentle pleasantry that raises a chuckle" ], "synonyms":[ "boff", "boffo", "boffola", "crack", "drollery", "funny", "gag", "giggle", "jape", "jest", "joke", "josh", "laugh", "nifty", "one-liner", "quip", "rib", "sally", "waggery", "wisecrack", "witticism", "yuk", "yuck", "yak", "yock" ], "near synonyms":[ "funning", "joking", "wisecracking", "knee-slapper", "panic", "riot", "scream", "thigh-slapper", "antic", "buffoonery", "caper", "leg-pull", "monkeyshine(s)", "practical joke", "prank", "trick", "burlesque", "caricature", "lampoon", "mock", "mockery", "parody", "put-on", "riff", "banter", "kidding", "persiflage", "raillery", "repartee", "drollness", "facetiousness", "funniness", "hilariousness", "humorousness", "comedy", "humor", "wit", "wordplay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "please":{ "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "fresh flowers please me greatly" ], "synonyms":[ "agree (with)", "content", "delight", "feast", "gas", "glad", "gladden", "gratify", "pleasure", "rejoice", "satisfy", "suit", "warm" ], "near synonyms":[ "appease", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "soothe", "assuage", "quench", "sate", "satiate", "excite", "tickle", "titillate", "amuse", "divert", "entertain", "treat", "captivate", "charm", "galvanize", "thrill", "calm", "comfort", "cater (to)", "humor", "indulge", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "cross", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "perturb", "pique", "put out", "ruffle", "vex", "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "steam up", "provoke", "rouse", "agitate", "distress", "disturb", "fret", "upset", "harass", "harry", "pester", "affront", "insult", "offend" ], "antonyms":[ "displease" ] }, "to see fit":{ "examples":[ "clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise" ], "synonyms":[ "choose", "like", "want", "will", "wish" ], "near synonyms":[ "ache (for)", "covet", "crave", "desire", "die (for)", "fancy", "hanker (for)", "hunger (for)", "itch (for)", "long (for)", "lust (for or after)", "pant (after)", "pine (for)", "repine (for)", "sigh (for)", "thirst (for)", "yearn (for)", "decide", "determine", "resolve" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleased":{ "experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight":{ "examples":[ "she looked pleased with the gift" ], "synonyms":[ "blissful", "chuffed", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "satisfied", "thankful", "tickled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaming", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "cheerful", "cheery", "gay", "gladsome", "lighthearted", "sunny", "upbeat", "gleeful", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "merry", "mirthful", "smiling", "beatific", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "intoxicated", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "exuberant", "exultant", "jubilant", "rapt", "rejoicing", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine" ], "near antonyms":[ "abject", "aggrieved", "anguished", "blue", "brokenhearted", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "melancholy", "doleful", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "sorry", "woeful", "black", "dark", "desolate", "dispirited", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "grieved", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "miserable", "woebegone", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[ "displeased", "dissatisfied", "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unpleased", "unsatisfied" ] }, "feeling that one's needs or desires have been met":{ "examples":[ "a sleepy, pleased cat" ], "synonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "happy", "satisfied" ], "near synonyms":[ "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "rejoicing", "tickled", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "euphoric", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "thrilled", "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated" ], "near antonyms":[ "disaffected", "disgruntled", "displeased", "unsatisfied", "abject", "aggrieved", "anguished", "brokenhearted", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "downcast", "downhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "discontent", "discontented", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent", "malcontented", "unhappy" ] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "fresh flowers please me greatly" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed (with)", "contented", "delighted", "feasted", "gassed", "gladded", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleasured", "rejoiced", "satisfied", "suited", "warmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed", "assuaged", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "antonyms":[ "displeased" ] }, "to see fit":{ "examples":[ "clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise" ], "synonyms":[ "chose", "liked", "wanted", "willed", "wished" ], "near synonyms":[ "ached (for)", "coveted", "craved", "desired", "died (for)", "fancied", "hankered (for)", "hungered (for)", "itched (for)", "longed (for)", "lusted (for or after)", "panted (after)", "pined (for)", "repined (for)", "sighed (for)", "thirsted (for)", "yearned (for)", "decided", "determined", "resolved" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pleases":{ "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "fresh flowers please me greatly" ], "synonyms":[ "agrees (with)", "contents", "delights", "feasts", "gases", "gasses", "gladdens", "glads", "gratifies", "pleasures", "rejoices", "satisfies", "suits", "warms" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeases", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "soothes", "assuages", "quenches", "sates", "satiates", "excites", "tickles", "titillates", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "treats", "captivates", "charms", "galvanizes", "thrills", "calms", "comforts", "caters (to)", "humors", "indulges", "coddles", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "crosses", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "perturbs", "piques", "puts out", "ruffles", "vexes", "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "maddens", "outrages", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "steams up", "provokes", "rouses", "agitates", "distresses", "disturbs", "frets", "upsets", "harasses", "harries", "pesters", "affronts", "insults", "offends" ], "antonyms":[ "displeases" ] }, "to see fit":{ "examples":[ "clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise" ], "synonyms":[ "chooses", "likes", "wants", "wills", "wishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "aches (for)", "covets", "craves", "desires", "dies (for)", "fancies", "hankers (for)", "hungers (for)", "itches (for)", "longs (for)", "lusts (for or after)", "pants (after)", "pines (for)", "repines (for)", "sighs (for)", "thirsts (for)", "yearns (for)", "decides", "determines", "resolves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleating":{ "to form into a braid":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pleat ribbons" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "interlacing", "interweaving", "weaving" ], "synonyms":[ "braiding", "plaiting", "platting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plebeians":{ "the body of the 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that there's more money to be made from the antics of celebs than from the problems of the plebs" ], "synonyms":[ "commoners", "commons", "crowd", "herd", "hoi polloi", "mass", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "people", "plebeians", "populace", "public", "rank and file" ], "near synonyms":[ "cattle", "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "ragtag and bobtail", "riffraff", "rout", "scum", "tag, rag, and bobtail", "tagrag and bobtail", "trash", "unwashed", "bourgeoisie", "middle class" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "haute monde", "nobility", "patriciate", "peerage", "quality", "royalty", "society" ], "antonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "pick", "pink", "pride", "upper crust" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "pledges":{ "to obligate by prior agreement":{ "examples":[ "I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night" ], "synonyms":[ "commits", "engages", "mortgages", "troths" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiances", "betroths", "plights", "promises", "swears", "vows", "contracts", "enlists", "enrolls", "enrols", "signs on", "signs up", "overcommits" ], "near antonyms":[ "reneges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{ "examples":[ "pledged their house against the loan" ], "synonyms":[ "hocks", "pawns" ], "near synonyms":[ "deposits", "mortgages", "bonds" ], "near antonyms":[ "buys (back)", "redeems", "wins (back)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration of intent":{ "examples":[ "I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization" ], "synonyms":[ "covenants", "promises", "swears", "vows" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiances", "betroths", "plights", "troths", "accedes", "agrees", "assents", "consents", "contracts", "engages", "ensures", "guarantees", "undertakes", "affirms", "asserts", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "declares", "insists", "warrants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise":{ "examples":[ "I was required to leave my keys as a pledge that I would bring the car back" ], "synonyms":[ "gages", "guarantees", "guaranties", "pawns", "securities" ], "near synonyms":[ "bails", "bonds", "deposits", "down payments", "earnests", "handsels", "sureties", "warranties", "assurances", "oaths", "promises", "troths", "words", "commitments", "compacts", "contracts", "covenants", "recognizances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something":{ "examples":[ "made a pledge to quit smoking" ], "synonyms":[ "oaths", "promises", "troths", "vows", "words" ], "near synonyms":[ "appointments", "arrangements", "commitments", "engagements", "obligations", "agreements", "compacts", "contracts", "covenants", "assurances", "guarantees", "guaranties", "undertakings", "bails", "bonds", "deposits", "gages", "pawns", "securities", "tokens", "warranties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pledging":{ "to obligate by prior agreement":{ "examples":[ "I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night" ], "synonyms":[ "committing", "engaging", "mortgaging", "trothing" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiancing", "betrothing", "plighting", "promising", "swearing", "vowing", "contracting", "enlisting", "enrolling", "signing on", "signing up", "overcommitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "reneging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{ "examples":[ "pledged their house against the loan" ], "synonyms":[ "hocking", "pawning" ], "near synonyms":[ "depositing", "mortgaging", "bonding" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying (back)", "redeeming", "winning (back)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a solemn declaration of intent":{ "examples":[ "I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization" ], "synonyms":[ 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"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", 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"profusions", "sufficiencies", "overproductions", "overstocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "dearths", "lacks", "scarcities", "wants" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiencies", "deficits", "insufficiencies", "undersupplies" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleasuring":{ "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeing (with)", "contenting", "delighting", "feasting", "gassing", "gladdening", "gladding", "gratifying", "pleasing", "rejoicing", "satisfying", "suiting", "warming" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "soothing", "assuaging", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "exciting", "tickling", "titillating", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "treating", "captivating", "charming", "galvanizing", "thrilling", "calming", "comforting", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "crossing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "perturbing", "piquing", "putting out", "ruffling", "vexing", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "steaming up", "provoking", "rousing", "agitating", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "upsetting", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "affronting", "insulting", "offending" ], "antonyms":[ "displeasing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleach":{ "as in braid , plait":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braid", "plait", "plat", "enlace", "entwine", "implicate", "interlace", "intertwine", "intertwist", "interweave", "inweave", "lace", "ply", "twist", "weave", "wreathe", "writhe", "blend", "fuse", "join", "link", "mix" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangle", "uncoil", "untangle", "untwine", "unwind" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] 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"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" ] }, "pleaders":{ "one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift":{ "examples":[ "the parents finally granted the persistent pleader his wish: a puppy" ], "synonyms":[ "petitioners", "solicitors", "suitors", "suppliants", "supplicants" ], "near synonyms":[ "beggars", "mendicants", "panhandlers", "cadgers", "moochers", "schnorrers", "askers", "requesters", "suers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pled":{ "to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{ "examples":[ "can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?" ], "synonyms":[ "argued", "asserted", "contended", "maintained", "reasoned" ], "near synonyms":[ "adduced", "cited", "mentioned", "claimed", "insisted", "affirmed", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "advanced", "gave", "offered", "proposed", "submitted", "advised", "counseled", "counselled", "recommended", "suggested", "urged", "convinced", "persuaded", "advocated", "championed", "defended", "enforced", "espoused", "supported", "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "considered", "debated", "discussed", "confuted", "countered", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleads (to)":{ "to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{ "examples":[ "weary of charities that are always pleading to people of modest means to contribute even more than they already have" ], "synonyms":[ "appeals (to)", "begs", "beseeches", "besieges", "conjures", "entreats", "impetrates", "implores", "importunes", "petitions", "prays", "solicits", "supplicates" ], "near synonyms":[ "bludges", "cadges", "mooches", "sponges", "asks", "desires", "invokes", "requests", "sues", "claims", "coerces", "commands", "compels", "demands", "forces", "insists", "requires" ], "near antonyms":[ "hints", "implies", "intimates", "suggests", "appeases", "conciliates", "gratifies", "mollifies", "obliges", "pacifies", "placates", "pleases", "satisfies", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleb":{ "as in commoner , plebeian":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commoner", "plebeian", "prole", "proletarian", "everyman", "Joe Blow", "Joe Six-Pack", "John Doe", "little guy", "little man", "lug", "slob", "everywoman", "plain Jane", "laborer", "peon", "worker" ], "near antonyms":[ "big cheese", "big shot", "big wheel", "bigwig", "fat cat", "mover and shaker", "VIP" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleat":{ "to form into a braid":{ "examples":[ "pleat ribbons" ], "synonyms":[ "braid", "plait", "plat" ], "near synonyms":[ "interlace", "interweave", "weave" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"rash", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "plethora", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "deluge", "flood", "overflow", "army", "bevy", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mob", "multitude", "press", "score", "sea", "swarm", "throng", "gazillion", "jillion", "kazillion", "million", "thousands", "trillion", "zillion" ], "near antonyms":[ "atom", "crumb", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "fragment", "grain", "granule", "iota", "jot", "modicum", "molecule", "mote", "nubbin", "particle", "ray", "scintilla", "scrap", "shred", "tittle", "whit", "smatter", "smattering", "dash", "drop", "morsel", "shot", "piece", "portion", "section", "absence", "dearth", "famine", "lack", "paucity", "poverty", "scarceness", "scarcity", "shortage", "undersupply", "want", "deficiency", "deficit", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "meagerness", "scantiness", "scantness", "skimpiness" ], "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ] }, "an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs":{ "examples":[ "a plentitude of lumber for the current housing market" ], "synonyms":[ "abundance", "cornucopia", "feast", "plenitude", "plenty", "plethora", "superabundance", "wealth" ], "near synonyms":[ "adequacy", "competence", "competency", "sufficiency", "ampleness", "amplitude", "liberality", "excess", "overdose", "overflow", "overkill", "oversupply", "redundancy", "superfluity", "superfluousness", "surfeit", "surplus", "copiousness", "fecundity", "fertility", "fruitfulness", "opulence", "richness", "lavishness", "luxuriance" ], "near antonyms":[ "paucity", "poverty", "scarcity", "barrenness", "infertility", "sterility" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pledged":{ "as in committed , promised":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affianced", "betrothed", "committed", "engaged", "promised", "spousal", "wifely", "bridal", "prenuptial", "espoused", "matched", "mated", "conjugal", "connubial", "marital", "married", "matrimonial", "nuptial", "wedded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to obligate by prior agreement":{ "examples":[ "I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night" ], "synonyms":[ "committed", "engaged", "mortgaged", "trothed" ], "near synonyms":[ "affianced", "betrothed", "plighted", "promised", "swore", "vowed", "contracted", "enlisted", "enrolled", "signed on", "signed up", "overcommitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "reneged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to leave as a guarantee of repayment 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"contend", "maintain", "reason" ], "near synonyms":[ "adduce", "cite", "mention", "claim", "insist", "affirm", "aver", "avouch", "avow", "advance", "give", "offer", "propose", "submit", "advise", "counsel", "recommend", "suggest", "urge", "convince", "persuade", "advocate", "champion", "defend", "enforce", "espouse", "support", "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "consider", "debate", "discuss", "confute", "counter", "disprove", "rebut", "refute" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pled (for)":{ "to make a request for":{ "examples":[ "the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "asked (for)", "bespoke", "called (for)", "desired", "quested", "requested", "solicited", "sought", "spoke (for)", "sued (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "applied (for)", "begged (for)", "claimed", "clamored (for)", "importuned", "urged", "wished (for)", "demanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted (on)", "petitioned (for)", "pressed (for)", "required", "requisitioned", 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"clamors (for)", "importunes", "urges", "wishes (for)", "demands", "enjoins", "exacts", "insists (on)", "petitions (for)", "presses (for)", "requires", "requisitions", "invites", "invokes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plentiful":{ "being more than enough without being excessive":{ "examples":[ "a plentiful amount of strawberries that will be more than enough for a couple of pies" ], "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bounteous", "bountiful", "comfortable", "cornucopian", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plenty" ], "near synonyms":[ "extra", "supernumerary", "surplus", "abounding", "blooming", "overflowing", "plump", "replete", "rich", "rife", "teeming", "wealthy", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "luxuriant", "prodigal", "prolific", "copious", "fulsome", "lavish", "profuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "stingy", "skimpy", "least", "minimum", "light", "slight", "small", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "plenipotentiaries":{ "a person (such as a diplomat) who has complete power to do business for a government":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambassadors", "diplomatists", "diplomats", "emissaries", "foreign ministers", "legates", "agents", "assignees", "attorneys", "commissaries", "delegates", "deputies", "envoys", "factors", "ministers", "procurators", "proxies", "representatives", "reps", "brokers", "distributors", "managers", "arbiters", "arbitrators", "compradors", "compradores", "conciliators", "go-betweens", "intercessors", "intermediaries", "interposers", "liaisons", "mediators", "middlemen", "peacemakers", "mouthpieces", "point men", "point people", "prophets", "speakers", "spokesmen", "spokespeople" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plead (for)":{ "to make a request for":{ "examples":[ "the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "ask (for)", "bespeak", "call (for)", "desire", "quest", "request", "seek", "solicit", "speak (for)", "sue (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "apply (for)", "beg (for)", "claim", "clamor (for)", "importune", "urge", "wish (for)", "demand", "enjoin", "exact", "insist (on)", "petition (for)", "press (for)", "require", "requisition", "invite", "invoke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plethora":{ "an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs":{ "examples":[ "a biology textbook that is helpfully illustrated with a plethora of excellent illustrations" ], "synonyms":[ "abundance", "cornucopia", "feast", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "superabundance", "wealth" ], "near synonyms":[ "adequacy", "competence", "competency", "sufficiency", "ampleness", "amplitude", "liberality", "excess", "overdose", "overflow", "overkill", "oversupply", "redundancy", "superfluity", "superfluousness", "surfeit", "surplus", "copiousness", "fecundity", "fertility", "fruitfulness", "opulence", "richness", "lavishness", "luxuriance" ], "near antonyms":[ "paucity", "poverty", "scarcity", "barrenness", "infertility", "sterility" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ] }, "the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{ "examples":[ "the author offers a plethora of detail that tends to overwhelm the reader" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyful", "excess", "fat", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "overplus", "oversupply", "plus", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "surplusage" ], "near synonyms":[ "abundance", "bounty", "plentitude", "plenty", "profusion", "sufficiency", "overproduction", "overstock" ], "near antonyms":[ "dearth", "lack", "scarcity", "want" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "deficit", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleasingness":{ "as in sweetness , delightfulness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agreeableness", "darlingness", "delightfulness", "desirability", "desirableness", "niceness", "pleasantness", "sweetness", "allurement", "attraction", "call", "lure", "seduction", "sex appeal", "allure", "animal magnetism", "appeal", "attractiveness", "captivation", "charisma", "charm", "duende", "enchantment", "fascination", "force field", "glamour", "glamor", "magic", "magnetism", "oomph", "pizzazz", "pizazz", "seductiveness", "witchery" ], "near antonyms":[ "repulsion", "repulsiveness", "disagreeableness", "distastefulness", "obnoxiousness", "offensiveness", "unpleasantness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleasurably":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "we spent a pleasurably hectic day shopping for Christmas presents" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "pleasances":{ "as in pleasures , delights":{ 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"herd", "hoi polloi", "mass", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "people", "plebeians", "populace", "public", "rank and file" ], "near synonyms":[ "cattle", "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "ragtag and bobtail", "riffraff", "rout", "scum", "tag, rag, and bobtail", "tagrag and bobtail", "trash", "unwashed", "bourgeoisie", "middle class" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "haute monde", "nobility", "patriciate", "peerage", "quality", "royalty", "society" ], "antonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "pick", "pink", "pride", "upper crust" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "pleasures":{ "a source of great satisfaction":{ "examples":[ "the new car is a real pleasure to drive" ], "synonyms":[ "delectations", "delights", "feasts", "gases", "gasses", "joys", "kicks", "mannas", "treats" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "recreations", "comforts", "reliefs", "solaces", "gratifications", "indulgences", "ambrosias" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment":{ "examples":[ "a good-humored girl who's a pleasure to be around" ], "synonyms":[ "delights", "distractions", "diversions", "divertissements", "entertainments", "fun", "recreations" ], "near synonyms":[ "escapes", "pastimes", "time killers", "binges", "flings", "frolics", "gambols", "larks", "revels", "rollicks", "romps", "sprees", "convivialities", "festivities", "gaieties", "gayeties", "hilarities", "jollifications", "jollities", "merrymakings", "revelings", "revellings", "revelries", "whoopees", "picnics", "laughs", "riots", "screams", "activities", "games" ], "near antonyms":[ "killjoys", "party poopers" ], "antonyms":[ "bores", "bummers", "downers", "drags" ] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate" ], "synonyms":[ "agrees (with)", "contents", "delights", "feasts", "gases", "gasses", "gladdens", "glads", "gratifies", "pleases", "rejoices", "satisfies", "suits", "warms" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeases", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "soothes", "assuages", "quenches", "sates", "satiates", "excites", "tickles", "titillates", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "treats", "captivates", "charms", "galvanizes", "thrills", "calms", "comforts", "caters (to)", "humors", "indulges", "coddles", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "crosses", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "perturbs", "piques", "puts out", "ruffles", "vexes", "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "maddens", "outrages", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "steams up", "provokes", "rouses", "agitates", "distresses", "disturbs", "frets", "upsets", "harasses", "harries", "pesters", "affronts", "insults", "offends" ], "antonyms":[ "displeases" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plenties":{ "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "plenty of people showed up" ], "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", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "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" ] }, "pleached":{ "as in braided , plaited":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braided", "plaited", "platted", "enlaced", "entwined", "implicated", "interlaced", "intertwined", "intertwisted", "interwove", "interweaved", "inwove", "inweaved", "laced", "plied", "twisted", "wove", "weaved", "wreathed", "writhed", "blended", "blent", "fused", "joined", "linked", "mixed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangled", "uncoiled", "untangled", "untwined", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleaching":{ "as in braiding , plaiting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braiding", "plaiting", "platting", "enlacing", "entwining", "implicating", "interlacing", "intertwining", "intertwisting", "interweaving", "inweaving", "lacing", "plying", "twisting", "weaving", "wreathing", "writhing", "blending", "fusing", "joining", "linking", "mixing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangling", "uncoiling", "untangling", "untwining", "unwinding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleasured":{ "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed (with)", "contented", "delighted", "feasted", "gassed", "gladded", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "rejoiced", "satisfied", "suited", "warmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed", "assuaged", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "antonyms":[ "displeased" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plebeian":{ "belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank":{ "examples":[ "wondered what the people at the country club would think of his plebeian origins" ], "synonyms":[ "baseborn", "common", "humble", "ignoble", "inferior", "low", "low-life", "lowborn", "lower-class", "lowly", "lumpen", "mean", "prole", "proletarian", "unwashed", "vulgar" ], "near synonyms":[ "bourgeois", "middle-class", "plain", "poor", "simple", "working-class", "d\u00e9class\u00e9", "down-market", "downscale" ], "near antonyms":[ "eminent", "illustrious", "notable", "prominent" ], "antonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "high", "highborn", "highbred", "lofty", "noble", "patrician", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ] }, "as in commoner , prole":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commoner", "pleb", "prole", "proletarian", "everyman", "Joe Blow", "Joe Six-Pack", "John Doe", "little guy", "little man", "lug", "slob", "everywoman", "plain Jane", "laborer", "peon", "worker" ], "near antonyms":[ "big cheese", "big shot", "big wheel", "bigwig", "fat cat", "mover and shaker", "VIP" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "pleasant":{ "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "the massage was extremely pleasant and relaxing" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{ "examples":[ "she has a reputation among the employees for being a demanding boss, but she's unexpectedly pleasant outside of work" ], "synonyms":[ "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "mellow", "nice", "sweet", "well-disposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "amicable", "clever", "cordial", "friendly", "neighborly", "benign", "gentle", "kind", "cheerful", "cheery", "glad", "sunny", "companionable", "conversable", "sociable", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite", "thoughtful", "accommodating", "amenable", "obliging", "attractive", "delightful", "enjoyable", "likable", "likeable" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorish", "discourteous", "ill-mannered", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "surly", "uncivil", "unkind", "unmannerly", "unsociable", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "contentious", "contrary", "ornery", "querulous", "unappealing", "unattractive", "sour", "vinegary" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "unamiable", "ungenial", "ungracious", "unpleasant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pleaded (for)":{ "to make a request for":{ "examples":[ "the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "asked (for)", "bespoke", "called (for)", "desired", "quested", "requested", "solicited", "sought", "spoke (for)", "sued (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "applied (for)", "begged (for)", "claimed", "clamored (for)", "importuned", "urged", "wished (for)", "demanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted (on)", "petitioned (for)", "pressed (for)", "required", "requisitioned", "invited", "invoked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plenary":{ "not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it":{ "examples":[ "the delegation to the international convention was given plenary authority to negotiate a treaty in the nation's best interest" ], "synonyms":[ "compleat", "complete", "comprehensive", "entire", "full", "grand", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "total", "whole" ], "near synonyms":[ "unabridged", "uncut", "undiminished", "all-out", "exhaustive", "extensive", "maximal", "full-blooded", "full-blown", "full-bore", "full-fledged", "full-on", "full-out", "full-scale" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "cut", "diminished", "reduced" ], "antonyms":[ "imperfect", "incomplete", "partial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "plexuses":{ "as in nets , meshworks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "interlacements", "meshes", "meshworks", "nets", "webs", "complexes", "networks", "systems", "aggregates", "conglomerates", "totalities", "wholes", "sequences", "series", "supersystems" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleasingly":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "the dining room at the inn has a pleasingly old-fashioned look to it" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "pleonasm":{ "as in tautology":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tautology", "circumlocution", "diffuseness", "diffusion", "garrulity", "garrulousness", "logorrhea", "long-windedness", "periphrasis", "prolixity", "redundancy", "verbalism", "verbiage", "verboseness", "verbosity", "windiness", "wordage", "wordiness", "circuitousness", "circularity", "digressiveness", "reiteration", "repetition", "repetitiousness", "repetitiveness", "embellishment", "embroidering", "exaggeration", "hyperbole", "overstatement" ], "near antonyms":[ "brevity", "briefness", "compactness", "conciseness", "concision", "crispness", "pithiness", "succinctness", "terseness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plenteousness":{ "as in plenty , plentifulness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abundance", "amplitude", "opulence", "plenitude", "plentifulness", "plentitude", "plenty", "excess", "overabundance", "oversupply", "surfeit", "surplus", "bountifulness", "copiousness", "appropriateness", "correctness", "fitness", "goodness", "properness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "tolerability", "acceptability", "adequacy", "satisfactoriness", "sufficiency" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "unsatisfactoriness", "lack", "want", "crunch", "dearth", "deficit", "famine", "lack", "shortage", "meagerness", "paucity", "poorness", "poverty", "rareness", "rarity", "scantiness", "scantness", "scarceness", "scarcity", "skimpiness", "necessity", "need", "privation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plex":{ "as in multiplex , megaplex":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "megaplex", "multiplex", "nickelodeon", "art house", "art theater", "cinematheque", "cinema", "playhouse", "theater", "theatre", "fleapit", "grind house", "drive-in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pleats":{ "to form into a braid":{ "examples":[ "pleat ribbons" ], "synonyms":[ "braids", "plaits", "plats" ], "near synonyms":[ "interlaces", "interweaves", "weaves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in seams , layers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corrugations", "layers", "loops", "plaits", "plies", "puckers", "seams", "tucks", "creases", "crimps", "crinkles", "furrows", "wrinkles", "crow's-feet", "crow's feet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pleads":{ "to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{ "examples":[ "can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?" ], "synonyms":[ "argues", "asserts", "contends", "maintains", "reasons" ], "near synonyms":[ "adduces", "cites", "mentions", "claims", "insists", "affirms", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "advances", "gives", "offers", "proposes", "submits", "advises", "counsels", "recommends", "suggests", "urges", "convinces", "persuades", "advocates", "champions", "defends", "enforces", "espouses", "supports", "explains", "justifies", "rationalizes", "considers", "debates", "discusses", "confutes", "counters", "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleadings":{ "an earnest request":{ "examples":[ "coldhearted tourists pointedly ignoring the pleadings of the city's many street urchins" ], "synonyms":[ "adjurations", "appeals", "conjurations", "cries", "desires", "entreaties", "petitions", "pleas", "prayers", "solicitations", "suits", "suppliances", "supplications" ], "near synonyms":[ "applications", "requisitions", "calls", "claims", "demands", "insistences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plethoric":{ "going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount":{ "examples":[ "the plethoric opulence of the mansions built by the robber barons" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ], "near synonyms":[ "boundless", "endless", "immeasurable", "infinite", "limitless", "unbearable", "unjustifiable", "unwarranted", "improper", "inappropriate", "thick", "unseemly", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "minimal", "minimum" ], "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "plenipotentiary":{ "a person (such as a diplomat) who has complete power to do business for a government":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambassador", "diplomat", "diplomatist", "emissary", "foreign minister", "legate", "agent", "assignee", "attorney", "commissary", "delegate", "deputy", "envoy", "factor", "minister", "procurator", "proxy", "rep", "representative", "broker", "distributor", "manager", "arbiter", "arbitrator", "comprador", "compradore", "conciliator", "go-between", "intercessor", "intermediary", "interposer", "liaison", "mediator", "middleman", "peacemaker", "mouthpiece", "point man", "point person", "prophet", "speaker", "spokesman", "spokesperson" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plead (to)":{ "to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{ "examples":[ "weary of charities that are always pleading to people of modest means to contribute even more than they already have" ], "synonyms":[ "appeal (to)", "beg", "beseech", "besiege", "conjure", "entreat", "impetrate", "implore", "importune", "petition", "pray", "solicit", "supplicate" ], "near synonyms":[ "bludge", "cadge", "mooch", "sponge", "ask", "desire", "invoke", "request", "sue", "claim", "coerce", "command", "compel", "demand", "force", "insist", "require" ], "near antonyms":[ "hint", "imply", "intimate", "suggest", "appease", "conciliate", "gratify", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pleonasms":{ "as in tautologies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tautologies", "circumlocutions", "diffusions", "garrulities", "logorrheas", "periphrases", "prolixities", "redundancies", "verbalisms", "verbiages", "verbosities", "wordages", "circularities", "reiterations", "repetitions", "embellishments", "exaggerations", "hyperboles", "overstatements" ], "near antonyms":[ "brevities", "concisions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }