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"aspersed", "bedewed", "damped", "dampened", "drizzled", "humidified", "hydrated", "misted", "moistened", "moisturized", "showered", "sprinkled", "deluged", "flooded", "hosed (down)", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "splashed", "impregnated", "saturated", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sloshed", "sluiced", "dipped", "ducked", "dunked", "rehydrated", "rewashed", "rewet", "rewetted" ], "synonyms":[ "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "drowned", "soaked", "soddened", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "wet", "wetted", "wet down", "wetted down" ] }, "to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hesitant to sop his bread in gravy, no matter how delicious, at such a formal banquet" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bathed", "moistened", "soaked", "steeped", "wet", "wetted", "drenched", "drowned", "flooded", "dived", "dove", "plunged", "thrust" ], "synonyms":[ "dipped", "doused", "dowsed", "ducked", "dunked", "immersed", "soused", "submerged", "submersed" ] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "antonyms":[ "wrung (out)" ], "examples":[ "sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "seared", "drained", "emptied", "voided", "dehumidified" ], "related":[ "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "marinated", "seethed", "presoaked", "dipped", "immersed", "inundated", "submerged", "swamped", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "hydrated", "swilled", "washed", "watered", "infiltrated", "penetrated", "permeated", "damped", "dampened", "humidified", "moistened" ], "synonyms":[ "drenched", "drowned", "impregnated", "macerated", "saturated", "soaked", "soddened", "soused", "steeped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "soppy":{ "containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{ "examples":[ "trudging over soppy ground at the county fair" ], "synonyms":[ "awash", "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "logged", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soused", "washed", "water-soaked", "watered", "waterlogged", "watery", "wet" ], "near synonyms":[ "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "hydrated", "dipped", "dunked", "splashed", "aqueous", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sluiced", "clammy", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "humid", "moist", "semimoist", "wettish", "boggy", "miry", "seepy", "sloppy", "squashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "unwatered", "waterless" ] }, "appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way":{ "examples":[ "scanned the racks looking for the soppiest valentine the store had" ], "synonyms":[ "chocolate-box", "cloying", "corny", "drippy", "fruity", "gooey", "lovey-dovey", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "novelettish", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "slushy", "soupy", "spoony", "spooney", "sticky", "sugarcoated", "sugary", "wet" ], "near synonyms":[ "dreamy", "misty-eyed", "moonstruck", "moony", "nostalgic", "starry-eyed", "feel-good", "fuzzy", "melodramatic", "soap-operatic", "soapy", "sudsy", "flat", "insipid", "soft-boiled", "tasteless", "vapid", "watery", "cutesy", "twee" ], "near antonyms":[ "unadulterated", "unvarnished", "antisentimental", "cynical", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "hardheaded" ], "antonyms":[ "unsentimental" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sops":{ "something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision":{ "examples":[ "as a sop to the teachers' union for supporting his reelection campaign, the mayor promised to push for the abolition of the residency requirement" ], "synonyms":[ "backhanders", "boodles", "bribes", "cumshaws", "fixes" ], "near synonyms":[ "baksheeshs", "kickbacks", "payoffs", "slush funds", "incentives", "incitements", "instigations", "motivations", "provocations", "spurs", "stimulations", "stimuli", "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "inducements", "allurements", "baits", "enticements", "lures", "seductions", "temptations", "turn-ons", "flatteries", "persuasions", "decoys", "snares", "traps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "examples":[ "sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously" ], "synonyms":[ "drenches", "drowns", "impregnates", "macerates", "saturates", "soaks", "soddens", "souses", "steeps" ], "near synonyms":[ "waterlogs", "water-soaks", "marinates", "seethes", "presoaks", "dips", "immerses", "inundates", "submerges", "swamps", "bathes", "douses", "dowses", "hydrates", "swills", "washes", "waters", "infiltrates", "penetrates", "permeates", "dampens", "damps", "humidifies", "moistens" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrates", "desiccates", "dries", "parches", "sears", "drains", "empties", "voids", "dehumidifies" ], "antonyms":[ "wrings (out)" ] }, "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out" ], "synonyms":[ "bathes", "bedraggles", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "drowns", "soaks", "soddens", "souses", "washes", "waterlogs", "waters", "water-soaks", "wets", "wets down" ], "near synonyms":[ "asperses", "bedews", "dampens", "damps", "drizzles", "humidifies", "hydrates", "mists", "moistens", "moisturizes", "showers", "sprinkles", "deluges", "floods", "hoses (down)", "inundates", "overflows", "submerges", "swamps", "splashes", "impregnates", "saturates", "steeps", "flushes", "irrigates", "laves", "rinses", "sloshes", "sluices", "dips", "ducks", "dunks", "rehydrates", "rewashes", "rewets" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewaters", "evaporates", "freeze-dries", "drip-dries", "wrings", "dehumidifies" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrates", "desiccates", "dries", "parches", "scorches", "sears" ] }, "to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid":{ "examples":[ "hesitant to sop his bread in gravy, no matter how delicious, at such a formal banquet" ], "synonyms":[ "dips", "douses", "dowses", "ducks", "dunks", "immerses", "souses", "submerges", "submerses" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathes", "moistens", "soaks", "steeps", "wets", "drenches", "drowns", "floods", "dives", "plunges", "thrusts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sop":{ "something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision":{ "examples":[ "as a sop to the teachers' union for supporting his reelection campaign, the mayor promised to push for the abolition of the residency requirement" ], "synonyms":[ "backhander", "boodle", "bribe", "cumshaw", "fix" ], "near synonyms":[ "baksheesh", "kickback", "payoff", "slush fund", "incentive", "incitement", "instigation", "motivation", "provocation", "spur", "stimulation", "stimulus", "boost", "encouragement", "goad", "inducement", "allurement", "bait", "enticement", "lure", "seduction", "temptation", "turn-on", "flattery", "persuasion", "decoy", "snare", "trap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "examples":[ "sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously" ], "synonyms":[ "drench", "drown", "impregnate", "macerate", "saturate", "soak", "sodden", "souse", "steep" ], "near synonyms":[ "waterlog", "water-soak", "marinate", "seethe", "presoak", "dip", "immerse", "inundate", "submerge", "swamp", "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "hydrate", "swill", "wash", "water", "infiltrate", "penetrate", "permeate", "damp", "dampen", "humidify", "moisten" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "sear", "drain", "empty", "void", "dehumidify" ], "antonyms":[ "wring (out)" ] }, "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out" ], "synonyms":[ "bathe", "bedraggle", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "drown", "soak", "sodden", "souse", "wash", "water", "water-soak", "waterlog", "wet", "wet down" ], "near synonyms":[ "asperse", "bedew", "damp", "dampen", "drizzle", "humidify", "hydrate", "mist", "moisten", "moisturize", "shower", "sprinkle", "deluge", "flood", "hose (down)", "inundate", "overflow", "submerge", "swamp", "splash", "impregnate", "saturate", "steep", "flush", "irrigate", "lave", "rinse", "slosh", "sluice", "dip", "duck", "dunk", "rehydrate", "rewash", "rewet" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewater", "evaporate", "freeze-dry", "drip-dry", "wring", "dehumidify" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "scorch", "sear" ] }, "to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid":{ "examples":[ "hesitant to sop his bread in gravy, no matter how delicious, at such a formal banquet" ], "synonyms":[ "dip", "douse", "dowse", "duck", "dunk", "immerse", "souse", "submerge", "submerse" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathe", "moisten", "soak", "steep", "wet", "drench", "drown", "flood", "dive", "plunge", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "soporific":{ "tending to cause sleep":{ "examples":[ "this medication is soporific , so do not drive after taking it" ], "synonyms":[ "drowsy", "hypnotic", "narcotic", "opiate", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somniferous", "somnolent" ], "near synonyms":[ "depressant", "relaxant", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "calming", "comforting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "relaxing", "restful", "settling", "soothing", "analgesic", "anesthetic", "anesthetizing", "benumbing", "deadening", "dulling", "numbing", "hypnotizing", "mesmerizing", "stupefying" ], "near antonyms":[ "arousing", "awakening", "energizing", "invigorating", "rousing", "stimulating", "wakening", "waking", "bracing", "refreshing", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulative", "stimulatory" ], "antonyms":[ "stimulant" ] }, "as in sedative , tranquilizer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hypnotic", "sedative", "tranquilizer", "tranquillizer", "pacifier", "palliative", "security blanket", "anesthetic", "anodyne", "narcotic", "opiate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "sophisticate":{ "a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers":{ "examples":[ "sophisticates laughing at people they thought of as hicks" ], "synonyms":[ "city slicker", "cosmopolitan", "cosmopolite", "metropolitan", "slicker" ], "near synonyms":[ "urbanite", "worldling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "bumpkin", "hick", "provincial", "rustic", "yokel" ] }, "to make complex or difficult":{ "examples":[ "there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity" ], "synonyms":[ "complex", "complexify", "complicate", "embarrass", "entangle", "perplex" ], "near synonyms":[ "develop", "elaborate", "expand", "intensify", "magnify", "confound", "confuse", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "cut", "shorten", "ease", "facilitate", "disentangle", "straighten (out)", "unravel", "untangle", "oversimplify" ], "antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline" ] }, "to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{ "examples":[ "vanilla extract that has been sophisticated with corn syrup" ], "synonyms":[ "adulterate", "cut", "dilute", "extend", "lace", "thin", "water down", "weaken" ], "near synonyms":[ "load", "befoul", "contaminate", "corrupt", "defile", "dirty", "envenom", "foul", "infect", "poison", "pollute", "soil", "spoil", "sully", "taint", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "manipulate", "misrepresent", "tamper (with)", "counterfeit", "fake", "falsify", "fudge", "doctor", "spike", "attenuate", "moderate", "qualify", "temper" ], "near antonyms":[ "fertilize", "lard", "augment", "reinforce", "reenforce", "supplement", "decontaminate", "purify", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "distill", "distil", "filter", "flush", "leach", "pasteurize", "purge", "refine", "better", "enhance", "improve", "compact", "concentrate", "condense" ], "antonyms":[ "enrich", "fortify", "richen", "strengthen" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sophism":{ "as in sophistry":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sophistry", "misinformation", "misknowledge", "misreport", "misrepresentation", "misstatement", "fib", "half-truth", "lie", "story", "tale", "distortion", "inaccuracy", "misapprehension", "miscomprehension", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misperception", "misunderstanding", "fiction", "pretense", "pretence", "superstition", "factoid", "delusion", "error", "fallacy", "falsehood", "falsity", "hallucination", "illusion", "misbelief", "misconception", "myth", "old wives' tale", "untruth" ], "near antonyms":[ "truth", "verity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sophistries":{ "reasoning or arguments that sound correct but are actually false":{ "examples":[ "She said that many of the points made during the debate were pure sophistry ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "circumlocution", "equivocation", "shuffle", "tergiversation", "ambiguity", "ambiguousness", "equivocalness", "murkiness", "nebulousness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "opacity", "quibbling", "deception", "deceptiveness", "delusion", "dishonesty", "mendaciousness", "mendacity", "untruthfulness", "speciousness", "spuriousness", "inaccuracy", "incorrectness", "sophism", "factoid", "superstition", "fiction", "pretense", "pretence", "distortion", "misapprehension", "miscomprehension", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misperception", "misunderstanding", "misinformation", "misknowledge", "misreport", "misrepresentation", "misstatement", "fib", "half-truth", "lie", "story", "tale", "error", "fallacy", "falsehood", "falsity", "hallucination", "illusion", "misbelief", "misconception", "myth", "old wives' tale", "untruth" ], "near antonyms":[ "truth", "verity", "accuracy", "actuality", "correctness", "factuality", "factualness", "genuineness", "credibility", "honesty", "trustworthiness", "truthfulness", "veracity", "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "openheartedness", "openness", "plainness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soporifics":{ "as in sedatives , tranquilizers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hypnotics", "sedatives", "tranquilizers", "tranquillizers", "pacifiers", "palliatives", "security blankets", "anesthetics", "anodynes", "narcotics", "opiates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soppiness":{ "the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)":{ "examples":[ "sees Valentine's Day as just an excuse for unbridled displays of soppiness" ], "synonyms":[ "bathos", "gooeyness", "lovey-doveyness", "mawkishness", "mush", "mushiness", "saccharinity", "sappiness", "sentimentalism", "sentimentality", "sloppiness", "syrup", "sirup" ], "near synonyms":[ "emotion", "sentiment", "corn", "corniness", "hokeyness", "hokiness", "schmaltz", "schmalz" ], "near antonyms":[ "cynicism", "hardheadedness", "hard-heartedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sophistical":{ "as in misleading , specious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "eristic", "eristical", "misleading", "specious", "fallacious", "illegitimate", "illogical", "inconsequent", "inconsequential", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "half-baked", "ill-advised", "misguided", "unconsidered", "unreasoned", "inconsistent", "absurd", "asinine", "foolish", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "reasonless", "senseless", "silly", "Kafkaesque", "odd", "peculiar", "strange", "surreal", "unusual", "weird", "insane", "mad", "nutty", "wacky", "whacky", "disordered", "disorganized", "rambling", "random", "unconvincing", "inexplicable", "unaccountable", "unexplainable" ], "near antonyms":[ "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "sound", "valid", "well-founded", "well-grounded", "commonsense", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "wise", "enlightened", "informed", "just", "justified", "reasoned", "ordered", "organized", "clear", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "credible", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "solid", "certain", "sure", "true", "confirmed", "corroborated", "demonstrated", "established", "substantiated", "validated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sophistic":{ "as in misleading , specious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "eristic", "eristical", "misleading", "specious", "fallacious", "illegitimate", "illogical", "inconsequent", "inconsequential", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "half-baked", "ill-advised", "misguided", "unconsidered", "unreasoned", "inconsistent", "absurd", "asinine", "foolish", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "reasonless", "senseless", "silly", "Kafkaesque", "odd", "peculiar", "strange", "surreal", "unusual", "weird", "insane", "mad", "nutty", "wacky", "whacky", "disordered", "disorganized", "rambling", "random", "unconvincing", "inexplicable", "unaccountable", "unexplainable" ], "near antonyms":[ "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "sound", "valid", "well-founded", "well-grounded", "commonsense", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "wise", "enlightened", "informed", "just", "justified", "reasoned", "ordered", "organized", "clear", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "credible", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "solid", "certain", "sure", "true", "confirmed", "corroborated", "demonstrated", "established", "substantiated", "validated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" 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