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antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in stamps , badges":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badges", "decals", "plaques", "seals", "stamps", "brands", "emblems", "hallmarks", "logos", "marks", "symbols", "trademarks", "captions", "legends", "labels", "markers", "tags", "tickets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sticks":{ "the open rural area outside of big towns and cities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "grew up in the sticks and is used to traveling miles just to get a loaf of bread" ], "near antonyms":[ "conurbation", "megalopolis", "urban sprawl" ], "related":[ "exurbia", "backcountry", "backwater", "backwoods", "bush", "frontier", "hinterland", "outback", "up-country", "wild", "wilderness" ], "synonyms":[ "boondocks", "boonies", "country", "countryside", "nowhere" ] }, "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocates", "removes", "takes", "banishes", "dislodges", "displaces", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants" ], "related":[ "moves", "rearranges", "reorders", "shifts", "orients", "establishes", "locates", "plants", "settles", "claps", "flops", "planks", "plops", "plumps", "plunks", "plonks", "plunks down", "slaps", "ensconces", "niches", "assembles", "collects", "carries", "berths", "parks", "affixes", "anchors", "locks", "lodges", "wedges", "arrays", "lays out", "lines up", "queues", "ranks", "sets down" ], "synonyms":[ "deposes", "deposits", "disposes", "emplaces", "fixes", "lays", "places", "positions", "puts", "sets", "sets up", "situates" ] }, "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosens", "drops", "falls" ], "related":[ "binds", "coheres", "fastens", "fuses", "glues", "unites" ], "synonyms":[ "adheres", "cleaves", "clings", "hews" ] }, "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "spindles", "perforates", "riddles", "bayonets", "dirks", "gimlets", "pikes", "poniards", "prongs", "quills", "pinpricks", "pokes", "pricks", "punches", "thrusts", "cuts", "knifes", "slices" ], "synonyms":[ "gores", "harpoons", "impales", "jabs", "lances", "pecks", "picks", "pierces", "pinks", "punctures", "runs through", "skewers", "spears", "spikes", "spits", "stabs", "transfixes", "transpierces" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bilks", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fiddles", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "screws", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "stiffs", "stings", "suckers", "swindles", "thimblerigs", "victimizes" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun", "verb" ] }, "stiff":{ "incapable of or highly resistant to bending":{ "examples":[ "use a stiff piece of paper for the project" ], "synonyms":[ "inflexible", "rigid", "stiffened", "unyielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "inelastic", "firm", "hard", "solid", "sound", "strong", "brittle", "crisp", "compact", "dense", "substantial", "arthritic", "rheumatic", "nonelastic", "nonmalleable" ], "near antonyms":[ "elastic", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "workable", "malleable", "plastic", "semiflexible", "droopy", "flabby", "flaccid", "mushy", "semisoft", "soft", "squashy", "squishy", "lank", "limber", "limp", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "willowy" ], "antonyms":[ "flexible", "floppy", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "yielding" ] }, "difficult to endure":{ "examples":[ "stiff winds" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy", "inhuman", "murderous", "onerous", "oppressive", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "severe", "tough", "trying" ], "near synonyms":[ "austere", "bleak", "comfortless", "discomforting", "forbidding", "inhospitable", "spartan", "uncomfortable", "biting", "inclement", "intemperate", "wild", "rigorous", "strict", "stringent", "agonizing", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "painful", "wretched", "crushing", "grinding", "overwhelming", "wearing", "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "harrowing", "tortuous", "bad", "disagreeable", "hostile", "unfriendly", "unpleasant" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "cozy", "luxurious", "snug", "agreeable", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "pleasant", "peaceful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "bearable", "endurable", "painless", "tolerable", "balmy", "calm", "clement", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate" ], "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ] }, "going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount":{ "examples":[ "don't you think that's a pretty stiff fine for such a minor infraction?" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "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" ] }, "having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure":{ "examples":[ "stir two cups of flour with the remaining ingredients to make a stiff dough" ], "synonyms":[ "compact", "firm", "hard", "rigid", "solid", "unyielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "case-hardened", "compacted", "compressed", "hardened", "indurated", "stiffened", "tempered", "close", "dense", "heavy", "thick", "thickset", "inelastic", "inflexible", "ramrod", "unbending", "compressed", "condensed", "adamantine", "rocklike", "sturdy", "substantial", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "nonporous" ], "near antonyms":[ "loose", "scattered", "thin", "bendable", "elastic", "flexible", "malleable", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "lank", "limp", "slack", "airy", "light", "permeable", "porous", "ultrasoft" ], "antonyms":[ "flabby", "soft", "spongy", "squashy", "squishy" ] }, "lacking social grace and assurance":{ "examples":[ "felt stiff and ill-at-ease whenever she was introduced to her parents' friends" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gauche", "graceless", "inelegant", "rough-hewn", "rustic", "rustical", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "uneasy", "ungraceful", "wooden" ], "near synonyms":[ "angular", "gawky", "lubberly", "ungainly", "boorish", "clownish", "uncouth", "abashed", "discomfited", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "diffident", "insecure", "meek", "modest", "self-doubting", "timid", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unpretentious" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed" ], "antonyms":[ "graceful", "suave", "urbane" ] }, "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "examples":[ "we'll have a stiff climb to actually reach the summit" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "heavy", "hellacious", "herculean", "killer", "laborious", "moiling", "murderous", "pick-and-shovel", "rigorous", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "strenuous", "sweaty", "tall", "testing", "toilsome", "tough", "uphill" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", "spiny", "stubborn", "thorny", "ticklish", "tricky", "bruising", "burdensome", "exhausting", "labored", "onerous", "oppressive", "stressful", "taxing", "tight", "trying", "annoying", "bothersome", "distressing", "irksome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "grievous", "grim", "strict", "stringent", "brutal", "cruel", "inhuman", "painful" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ] }, "marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details":{ "examples":[ "the stiff politeness with which I was greeted suggested that they weren't truly happy to see me" ], "synonyms":[ "ceremonious", "correct", "decorous", "formal", "nice", "proper", "punctilious", "starchy", "stiff-necked", "stilted" ], "near synonyms":[ "sober", "solemn", "stately", "chivalrous", "courtly", "gallant", "genteel", "polished", "refined", "civil", "courteous", "polite", "red-carpet" ], "near antonyms":[ "improper", "indecorous", "unmannerly", "discourteous", "impolite", "rude" ], "antonyms":[ "casual", "easygoing", "informal", "laid-back", "unceremonious" ] }, "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "seeing that the customer was more than a little stiff , the bartender offered to call a cab for him" ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "a dead body":{ "examples":[ "to the mortician, a stiff was a stiff and they were all pretty much alike" ], "synonyms":[ "bones", "cadaver", "carcass", "corpse", "corpus", "corse", "relics", "remains" ], "near synonyms":[ "mummy", "carnage", "carrion", "ashes", "deceased", "decedent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a member of the human race":{ "examples":[ "one lucky stiff will get the biggest jackpot in the lottery's history" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "being", "bird", "bod", "body", "character", "cookie", "cooky", "creature", "customer", "devil", "duck", "egg", "face", "fish", "guy", "head", "human", "human being", "individual", "life", "man", "mortal", "party", "person", "personage", "scout", "slob", "sort", "soul", "specimen", "thing", "wight" ], "near synonyms":[ "hominid", "homo", "humanoid", "brother", "fellow", "fellowman", "neighbor", "celebrity", "personality", "self", "somebody" ], "near antonyms":[ "animal", "beast", "beastie", "brute", "critter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shoulder", "cut", "high-hat", "slight", "snub", "stiff-arm" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolate", "ostracize", "brush (aside or off)", "disdain", "rebuff", "reject", "repel", "repulse", "scorn", "spurn", "disregard", "forget", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "shrug off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company claiming to sell designer handbags" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "near synonyms":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "stiff-arming":{ "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "in his sad and lonely old age, he stiff-armed even once-beloved friends" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shouldering", "cutting", "high-hatting", "slighting", "snubbing", "stiffing" ], "near 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"unconcern", "blankness", "deadness", "emptiness", "vacancy", "bloodlessness", "callosity", "callousness", "coldness", "coolness", "halfheartedness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "heartlessness", "imperturbability", "insensitivity", "obduracy", "affectlessness", "apathy", "emotionlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm" ], "near antonyms":[ "emotion", "feeling", "sensibility", "compassion", "empathy", "pity", "sympathy", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "responsiveness", "sensitivity", "solicitude", "tenderness", "understanding", "warmth", "hand-wringing", "histrionics", "hysteria", "hysterics", "melodrama", "vehemence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stifle":{ "to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, the robbers were stifled when they got trapped in the airless bank vault" ], "synonyms":[ "choke", "smother", "strangle", "suffocate" ], "near synonyms":[ "garrote", "garotte", "throttle", "asphyxiate", "drown", "croak", "destroy", "dispatch", "do in", "fell", "slay" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathe", "exhale", "expire", "inhale", "inspire", "resuscitate", "revive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "examples":[ "stifled a yawn" ], "synonyms":[ "choke (back)", "hold back", "pocket", "repress", "sink", "smother", "strangle", "submerge", "suppress", "swallow" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "govern", "manage", "bridle", "check", "curb", "quash", "quell", "bottle up", "contain", "muffle", "squelch" ], "near antonyms":[ "express", "loose", "release", "take out", "unleash", "vent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deaden the sound of":{ "examples":[ "he stifled a cough with his hand" ], "synonyms":[ "muffle", "mute" ], "near synonyms":[ "insulate", "soundproof", "pad", "dampen", "mellow", "soften", "subdue", "tone (down)", "baffle", "smother" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplify", "boost", "deepen", "enhance", "heighten", "increase", "magnify", "step up", "strengthen" ], "antonyms":[ "unmuffle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stifling":{ "lacking fresh air":{ "examples":[ "the lecture hall was stifling until we opened several windows" ], "synonyms":[ "breathless", "close", "stuffy", "suffocating" ], "near synonyms":[ "airless", "unventilated", "fuggy", "heavy", "oppressive", "thick" ], "near antonyms":[ "bracing", "brisk", "invigorating", "refreshed", "refreshing", "restorative", "reviving", "sweet", "ventilated" ], "antonyms":[ "airy", "breezy", "unstuffy" ] }, "to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, the robbers were stifled when they got trapped in the airless bank vault" ], "synonyms":[ "choking", "smothering", "strangling", "suffocating" ], "near synonyms":[ "garroting", "garotting", "throttling", "asphyxiating", "drowning", "croaking", "destroying", "dispatching", "doing in", "felling", "slaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathing", "exhaling", "expiring", "inhaling", "inspiring", 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"dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stinking":{ "having an unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "came home from their trip to find stinking garbage that had been left in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsty", "frowsy", "frowzy", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinky", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ] }, "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "warned her husband not to come home stinking \u2014or he'd be sleeping on the couch" ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "a huge, showy house that screams, \"We're stinking rich!\"" ], "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", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", 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"offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stipend":{ "the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services":{ "examples":[ "the stipend you'll receive as an intern will just barely cover your housing costs" ], "synonyms":[ "emolument", "hire", "packet", "pay", "pay envelope", "paycheck", "payment", "salary", "wage" ], "near synonyms":[ "living wage", "minimum wage", "nominal wages", "take-home pay", "double time", "overtime", "time and a half", "compensation", "recompense", "remittance", "remuneration", "requital", "return", "recoupment", "redress", "reparation", "restitution", 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"dependable", "good", "reliable", "responsible", "safe", "solid", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty", "constant", "steady", "unchanging", "uniform", "unwavering", "nonadjustable", "noncancelable", "nonnegotiable", "unchangeable", "certain", "determinate", "final", "firm", "fixed", "flat", "frozen", "hard", "hard-and-fast", "inexpugnable", "set", "settled", "stable" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjustable", "changeable", "negotiable", "indefinite", "open-ended", "unspecified", "capricious", "changeful", "flickery", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "mutable", "temperamental", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "variable", "volatile" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in defined , stated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defined", "specified", "stated", "affirmed", "assured", "ensured", "insured", "secured", "clarified", "cleared (up)", "illuminated", "demonstrated", "established", "nailed (down)", "proved", "showed", "concluded", "ended", "finished", "clinched", "decided", "determined", "nailed", "settled" ], "near antonyms":[ "confused", "muddied", "muddled", "unsettled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in insisted , enjoined":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted", "pressed", "quested", "hurt (for)", "lacked", "asked", "begged", "clamored (for)", "cried (for)", "entailed", "involved", "bore", "challenged", "claimed", "demanded", "necessitated", "needed", "required", "took", "wanted", "warranted" ], "near antonyms":[ "had", "held", "owned", "possessed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stipulated (for)":{ "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the contract stipulates for a renegotiation of the terms after two years" ], "near antonyms":[ "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "related":[ "asked", "pleaded (for)", "pled (for)", "plead (for)", "requested", "wanted", "cried (for)", "necessitated", "needed", "required", "took", "warranted", "requisitioned", "imposed", "badgered", "dunned", "harassed", "hounded" ], "synonyms":[ "called (for)", "claimed", "clamored (for)", "commanded", "demanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted (on)", "pressed (for)", "quested" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stirs":{ "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the recipe says to stir the mixture carefully until it's properly blended" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "churns", "swirls", "washes", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "beats", "paddles", "whips", "whisks", "reels", "shakes", "wheels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change one's position":{ "examples":[ "the cat stirred , then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet" ], "synonyms":[ "budges", "locomotes", "moves", "shifts" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jiggles", "squiggles", "squirms", "tosses", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes", "rouses" ], "near antonyms":[ "hangs around", "remains", "stays", "sticks around", "tarries", "stabilizes" ], "antonyms":[ "freezes", "stills" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes" ], "synonyms":[ "arouses", "encourages", "excites", "fires (up)", "impassions", "incites", "instigates", "moves", "piques", "provokes", "revs (up)", "sparks", "stimulates" ], "near synonyms":[ "fans", "ignites", "inflames", "enflames", "kindles", "triggers", "activates", "animates", "drives", "energizes", "galvanizes", "induces", "inspires", "keys (up)", "motivates", "motives", "pumps up", "quickens", "sets off", "vitalizes", "abets", "ferments", "foments", "raises", "whips (up)", "angers", "enrages", "maddens", "upsets", "jeers", "taunts", "teases", "aggravates", "annoys", "bothers", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "irritates", "vexes" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "soothes", "subdues", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes", "appeases", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "the plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "whirls", "williwaws", "zoos" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophonies", "clamors", "dins", "howls", "hue and cries", "noises", "outcries", "rackets", "roars", "disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of changing position":{ "examples":[ "we were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe" ], "synonyms":[ "motions", "movements", "moves", "shifts", "stirrings" ], "near synonyms":[ "dislocations", "migrations", "relocations", "locomotions", "mobilities", "motilities", "motivities", "fiddlings", "squirms" ], "near antonyms":[ "immobilities", "inertias", "cessations", "discontinuances", "endings", "expirations", "finishes", "halts", "lapses", "pauses", "shutdowns", "shutoffs", "stoppages", "stops", "surceases", "terminations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "examples":[ "the mule had just got out of stir and was being followed by the feds, who had their sights set on the kingpin of the operation" ], "synonyms":[ "bastilles", "big houses", "bridewells", "brigs", "calabooses", "cans", "clinks", "coolers", "coops", "guardrooms", "hocks", "holds", "hoosegows", "jailhouses", "jails", "joints", "jugs", "lockups", "nicks", "penitentiaries", "pens", "pokeys", "prisons", "quods", "slammers", "slams", "stockades", "tolbooths" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull pens", "cages", "cells", "holes", "tanks", "blocks", "wards", "glasshouses", "guardhouses", "hulks", "concentration camps", "gulags", "labor camps", "prison camps", "stalags", "work camps", "dungeons", "keeps", "oubliettes", "reformatories", "reform schools", "training schools" ], "near antonyms":[ "outsides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stitch":{ "a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body":{ "examples":[ "had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful" ], "synonyms":[ "ache", "pain", "pang", "prick", "shoot", "smart", "sting", "throe", "tingle", "twinge" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "distress", "soreness", "tenderness", "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "misery", "sufferance", "suffering", "torment", "torture", "inflammation", "sore", "swelling", "damage", "detriment", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "backache", "bellyache", "charley horse", "colic", "complaint", "earache", "gripe", "headache", "stomachache", "toothache" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "ease", "easiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to close up with a series of interlacing stitches":{ "examples":[ "the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed" ], "synonyms":[ "darn", "sew", "suture" ], "near synonyms":[ "mend", "patch", "repair", "baste", "ease", "fell", "finish", "overcast", "cross-stitch", "embroider", "crochet", "knit", "quilt" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stimulation":{ "as in stimulus , incentive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "encouragement", "galvanization", "goad", "incentive", "inducement", "jog", "prod", "spur", "stimulant", "stimulus", "excitement", "incitation", "incitement", "instigation", "provocation", "enticement", "lure", "induction", "inspiration", "motivation", "aggravation", "annoyance", "bother", "exasperation", "frustration", "hassle", "headache", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest" ], "near antonyms":[ "subduing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stitched":{ "to close up with a series of interlacing stitches":{ "examples":[ "the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed" ], "synonyms":[ "darned", "sewed", "sutured" ], "near synonyms":[ "mended", "patched", "repaired", "basted", "eased", "felled", "finished", "overcast", "cross-stitched", "embroidered", "crocheted", "knit", "knitted", "quilted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stingers":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat" ], "synonyms":[ "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", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sticks up for":{ "to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{ "examples":[ "She is known for always sticking up for what is right." ], "synonyms":[ "defends", "justifies", "maintains", "supports", "upholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocates", "champions", "espouses", "confirms", "vindicates", "warrants", "affirms", "asserts", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "claims", "contends", "insists", "pleads", "proclaims", "professes", "protests", "states", "argues", "debates", "discusses", "emphasizes", "stresses", "underlines", "underscores" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "abjures", "forsakes", "recants", "retracts", "takes back", "withdraws", "reverses", "switches", "controverts", "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "examples":[ "He stuck up for his colleague during the debate." ], "synonyms":[ "advocates", "backs", "champions", "endorses", "indorses", "patronizes", "plumps (for)", "plunks (for)", "plonks (for)", "supports" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "props (up)", "seconds", "sides (with)", "backstops", "bolsters", "boosts", "buttresses", "reinforces", "reenforces", "advances", "forwards", "furthers", "plugs", "preaches", "talks up", "bails out", "delivers", "rescues", "saves" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "interferes", "opposes", "sabotages", "thwarts", "deserts", "disappoints", "fails", "lets down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "stiffens":{ "to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe":{ "examples":[ "plans to further stiffen the already onerous requirements for admission to the elite military unit" ], "synonyms":[ "hardens", "harshens", "strengthens", "toughens" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lessens", "moderates", "softens" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorates", "eases" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stick-in-the-muds":{ "a person with old-fashioned ideas":{ "examples":[ "the committee is dominated by old stick-in-the-muds who have little interest in bringing new ideas to the table" ], "synonyms":[ "antediluvians", "dodoes", "dodos", "fogies", "fogeys", "fossils", "fuddy-duddies", "fuds", "mossbacks", "reactionaries", "stuffed shirts" ], "near synonyms":[ "conservatives", "rightists", "Tories", "mandarins", "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "old maids" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberals", "progressives", "radicals" ], "antonyms":[ "hipsters", "moderns", "trendies" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stickup":{ "as in hold up , rob":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hold up", "loot", "plunder", "rip off", "rob", "invade", "trespass", "ransack", "rifle", "break in", "burglarize", "burgle", "despoil", "devastate", "maraud", "pillage", "ravage", "sack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in burglary , holdup":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "break-in", "burglary", "holdup", "mugging", "grab", "heist", "pinch", "rip-off", "snatching", "swiping", "theft" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stint":{ "a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{ "examples":[ "signed up for a three-year stint in the army" ], "synonyms":[ "hitch", "tenure", "term", "tour" ], "near synonyms":[ "shift", "watch", "go", "turn", "duration", "standing", "time", "cycle", "span", "spell", "stretch", "life", "life span", "lifetime", "run" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries":{ "examples":[ "his parents have always supported him without stint , no matter what interests he has chosen to pursue" ], "synonyms":[ "circumscription", "confinement", "limitation", "rein", "restriction" ], "near synonyms":[ "constraint", "restraint", "containment", "isolation", "segregation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in keep , retain":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "keep", "retain", "withhold", "begrudge", "deny", "deprive (of)", "appropriate", "arrogate", "confiscate" ], "near antonyms":[ "allocate", "allot", "allow", "apportion", "assign", "distribute", "lot", "ration", "admeasure", "administer", "deal", "dispense", "divide", "dole out", "hand out", "measure", "mete (out)", "meter", "parcel (out)", "part", "portion", "prorate", "share (out)", "split", "accord", "award", "give", "grant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skimp":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "skimp", "deplete", "drain", "exhaust", "dispossess", "divest", "strip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bless", "endow", "endue", "indue", "favor", "gift", "invest", "equip", "provide", "supply", "bestow (on or upon)", "clothe", "confer (on)", "cover" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sticking out":{ "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "no feet sticking out in the aisles, please" ], "synonyms":[ "bagging", "ballooning", "beetling", "bellying", "billowing", "bulging", "bunching", "jutting", "overhanging", "poking", "pooching", "pouching", "pouting", "projecting", "protruding", "standing out", "starting", "swelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "doming", "blowing up", "inflating", "dilating", "distending", "expanding", "mushrooming", "snowballing", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "stretching" ], "near antonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "shrinking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "stomaching", "supporting", "sustaining", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "reconciling (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (with or to)", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stickiness":{ "as in stuffiness , mugginess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mugginess", "stuffiness", "damp", "dampness", "humidity", "moistness", "moisture", "sultriness", "clamminess", "dankness", "soddenness", "sogginess", "wetness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aridity", "dehumidification", "dehydration", "dryness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in ropiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ropiness", "compactness", "firmness", "solidity", "consistence", "consistency", "density", "thickness", "viscidity", "viscosity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stiffening":{ "to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe":{ "examples":[ "plans to further stiffen the already onerous requirements for admission to the elite military unit" ], "synonyms":[ "hardening", "harshening", "strengthening", "toughening" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lessening", "moderating", "softening" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorating", "easing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stipulate (for)":{ "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{ "examples":[ "the contract stipulates for a renegotiation of the terms after two years" ], "synonyms":[ "call (for)", "claim", "clamor (for)", "command", "demand", "enjoin", "exact", "insist (on)", "press (for)", "quest" ], "near synonyms":[ "ask", "plead (for)", "request", "want", "cry (for)", "necessitate", "need", "require", "take", "warrant", "requisition", "impose", "badger", "dun", "harass", "hound" ], "near antonyms":[ "give up", "relinquish", "surrender", "yield" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stir (up)":{ "to bring something (volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum" ], "synonyms":[ "abet", "brew", "ferment", "foment", "incite", "instigate", "pick", "provoke", "raise", "whip (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "sow", "stimulate", "detonate", "set", "set off", "trigger", "excite", "galvanize", "inflame", "enflame", "inspire", "motivate", "rouse", "activate", "energize", "enliven", "fire", "invigorate", "jazz (up)", "liven (up)", "pep (up)", "quicken", "stimulate", "vitalize" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridle", "check", "constrain", "curb", "discourage", "hold", "inhibit", "regulate", "rein (in)", "restrain", "tame", "allay", "calm", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "still", "subdue", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stirred (up)":{ "to bring something (volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum" ], "synonyms":[ "abetted", "brewed", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "instigated", "picked", "provoked", "raised", "whipped (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "sowed", "stimulated", "detonated", "set", "set off", "triggered", "excited", "galvanized", "inflamed", "enflamed", "inspired", "motivated", "roused", "activated", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "discouraged", "held", "inhibited", "regulated", "reined (in)", "restrained", "tamed", "allayed", "calmed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sticky wickets":{ "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "examples":[ "with both sets of in-laws insisting that we spend Thanksgiving with them, we were on a sticky wicket indeed" ], "synonyms":[ "binds", "boxes", "catch-22's", "catch-22s", "corners", "dilemmas", "fixes", "holes", "impasses", "jackpots", "jams", "mires", "pickles", "predicaments", "quagmires", "rabbit holes", "rattraps", "spots", "swamps" ], "near synonyms":[ "difficulties", "nodes", "hot waters", "soups", "pinches", "plights", "quandaries", "scrapes", "troubles", "deadlocks", "halts", "logjams", "stalemates", "standstills", "clutches", "crises", "crossroads", "emergencies", "exigencies", "junctures", "straits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sticky":{ "tending to adhere to objects upon contact":{ "examples":[ "both sides of the tape are sticky , making it a little tricky to work with" ], "synonyms":[ "adherent", "adhesive", "clingy", "gluey", "glutinous", "gummy", "tacky", "tenacious", "viscid" ], "near synonyms":[ "gelatinous", "gooey", "ropy", "ropey", "syrupy", "viscous", "pitchy", "tarry" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonviscous" ], "antonyms":[ "nonadhesive" ] }, "containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture":{ "examples":[ "a warm sticky day when all we wanted to do was sit somewhere with air-conditioning" ], "synonyms":[ "damp", "humid", "muggy", "sultry" ], "near synonyms":[ "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "sweltering", "torrid", "semitropical", "semitropic", "subhumid", "subtropical", "subtropic", "tropic", "tropical", "close", "heavy", "oppressive", "smothering", "stifling", "stuffy", "suffocating", "clammy", "dank", "moist", "awash", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "watery", "wet" ], "near antonyms":[ "bracing", "cool", "crisp", "fresh", "invigorating", "refreshing", "arid", "baked", "burned", "burnt", "dehydrated", "desert", "droughty", "dusty", "parched", "scorched", "seared", "semiarid", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "waterless" ], "antonyms":[ "dry" ] }, "requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling":{ "examples":[ "an especially sticky conversation about money matters" ], "synonyms":[ "catchy", "delicate", "difficult", "dodgy", "hairy", "knotty", "nasty", "prickly", "problematic", "problematical", "sensitive", "spiny", "thorny", "ticklish", "touchy", "tough", "tricksy", "tricky" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "hard", "intricate", "involved", "recondite", "serious", "problem", "scabrous", "stubborn", "troublesome", "troublous", "vexatious", "vexing", "worrisome", "burdensome", "demanding", "discommoding", "exacting", "exhausting", "importunate", "inconvenient", "onerous", "oppressive", "painful", "stressful" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "effortless", "manageable", "painless", "simple", "straightforward", "uncomplicated", "undemanding", "unproblematic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way":{ "examples":[ "sticky love scenes that will bore cynics to death" ], "synonyms":[ "chocolate-box", "cloying", "corny", "drippy", "fruity", "gooey", "lovey-dovey", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "novelettish", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "slushy", "soppy", "soupy", "spoony", "spooney", "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" ] }, "sticking":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "examples":[ "those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems" ], "synonyms":[ "adhering", "cleaving", "clinging", "hewing" ], "near synonyms":[ "binding", "cohering", "fastening", "fusing", "gluing", "glueing", "uniting" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosening", "dropping", "falling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to 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"flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sticks (to)":{ "as in hugs , clings (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cleaves (to)", "clings (to)", "hugs", "carries", "keeps", "maintains", "preserves", "remembers", "retains", "treasures", "broods (about or over)", "fixates (on or upon)", "obsesses (about or over)", "cultivates", "fosters", "nurtures", "supports", "sustains", "bears", "cherishes", "entertains", "harbors", "has", "holds", "nurses" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "drops", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "abjures", "declines", "denies", "disdains", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "scorns", "abandons", "deserts", "discards", "forsakes", "gives up", "parts (with)", "quits", "renounces", "throws out", "erases", "expunges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stimulating":{ "causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{ "examples":[ "enjoys the good food and stimulating conversation at his best friend's house" ], "synonyms":[ "breathtaking", "charged", "electric", "electrifying", "exciting", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "galvanic", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "inspiring", "intoxicating", "kicky", "mind-bending", "mind-blowing", "mind-boggling", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stirring", "thrilling" ], "near synonyms":[ "arresting", "interesting", "intriguing", "provocative", "tantalizing", "titillating", "absorbing", "engrossing", "gripping", "riveting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "enchanting", "enthralling", "fascinating", "spellbinding", "dynamic", "energetic", "high-voltage", "kinetic", "lively", "lusty" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "mind-numbing", "tedious", "tiresome", "dreary", "dull", "humdrum", "monotonous", "uninteresting" ], "antonyms":[ "unexciting" ] }, "having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{ "examples":[ "a brisk, stimulating walk on a bright, clear wintry day" ], "synonyms":[ "bracing", "cordial", "invigorating", "refreshing", "rejuvenating", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulative", "tonic", "vital", "vitalizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "life-giving", "conditioning", "strengthening", "animating", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "quickening", "sharp", "corrective", "curative", "curing", "medicinal", "rectifying", "recuperative", "reformative", "reformatory", "rehabilitative", "remedial", "remedying", "reparative", "therapeutic", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadening", "debilitating", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "numbing", "sapping", "weakening", "wearying", "deleterious", "injurious", "pernicious", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction":{ "examples":[ "an article containing a stimulating argument for raising, not lowering, the tax on gasoline" ], "synonyms":[ "charged", "edgy", "exciting", "inciting", "instigating", "instigative", "piquing", "provocative", "provoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "explosive", "fiery", "incendiary", "inflammatory", "triggering", "inducing", "inspirational", "inspiring", "motivating", "motivational", "motivative", "jeering", "taunting", "teasing", "activating", "energizing", "galvanizing", "quickening", "vitalizing", "angering", "enraging", "maddening", "upsetting", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "exasperating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "pesky", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "subduing" ], "antonyms":[ "noninflammatory" ] }, "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "research into alternative energy sources has been stimulated by this funding increase" ], "synonyms":[ "amping (up)", "animating", "bracing", "energizing", "enlivening", "filliping", "firing", "gingering (up)", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "juicing up", "jump-starting", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "spiking", "vitalizing", "vivifying", "zipping (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "raising", "rousing", "stirring", "waking (up)", "activating", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "motivating", "motiving", "moving", "propelling", "charging", "electrifying", "galvanizing", "enkindling", "exciting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "instigating", "kindling", "provoking", "setting off", "sparking", "triggering", "turning on", "whipping (up)", "abetting", "boosting", "buoying", "cheering", "emboldening", "fortifying", "heartening", "infusing", "inspiring", "lifting", "rallying", "steeling", "strengthening", "reactivating", "reanimating", "reawakening", "reawaking", "recharging", "recreating", "reenergizing", "re-energizing", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "reinvigorating", "rejuvenating", "rekindling", "renewing", "restimulating", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "near antonyms":[ "burning out", "debilitating", "doing in", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "fagging", "fatiguing", "harassing", "kayoing", "knocking out", "sapping", "tuckering (out)", "undermining", "washing out", "weakening", "wearing", "wearing out", "wearying", "checking", "curbing", "inhibiting", "jading", "quelling", "quenching", "repressing", "restraining", "slowing", "stilling", "stunting", "suppressing", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "antonyms":[ "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "dulling", "killing" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "the government crackdown has only stimulated the citizenry to more acts of violence" ], "synonyms":[ "arousing", "encouraging", "exciting", "firing (up)", "impassioning", "inciting", "instigating", "moving", "piquing", "provoking", "revving (up)", "sparking", "stirring" ], "near synonyms":[ "fanning", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "triggering", "activating", "animating", "driving", "energizing", "galvanizing", "inducing", "inspiring", "keying (up)", "motivating", "motiving", "pumping up", "quickening", "setting off", "vitalizing", "abetting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "raising", "whipping (up)", "angering", "enraging", "maddening", "upsetting", "jeering", "taunting", "teasing", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irritating", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "soothing", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sticking around":{ "as in staying , tarrying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "staying", "tarrying", "abiding", "biding", "continuing", "enduring", "holding on", "holding up", "keeping up", "lasting", "perduring", "persisting", "running on", "carrying through", "prevailing", "surviving", "lingering", "residual", "leftover", "remaining" ], "near antonyms":[ "abating", "dying (down)", "ebbing", "letting up", "moderating", "subsiding", "waning", "ceasing", "closing", "concluding", "desisting", "discontinuing", "dying", "ending", "expiring", "finishing", "lapsing", "leaving off", "passing", "quitting", "stopping", "terminating", "winding up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{ "examples":[ "we stuck around afterwards to help clean up" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "remaining", "staying", "tarrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "awaiting", "hanging on", "holding on", "waiting", "dallying", "dawdling", "lingering", "loitering", "outstaying", "overstaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "absconding", "booking", "decamping", "escaping", "evacuating", "fleeing", "flying", "getting out", "running away", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "vacating" ], "antonyms":[ "bailing", "bailing out", "bugging out", "buzzing (off)", "clearing off", "clearing out", "cutting out", "departing", "exiting", "getting off", "going", "going off", "leaving", "moving", "packing (up or off)", "peeling off", "piking (out or off)", "pulling out", "pushing off", "pushing on", "quitting", "shoving (off)", "taking off", "vamoosing", "walking out" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stir":{ "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ 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"spark", "stimulate" ], "near synonyms":[ "fan", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "trigger", "activate", "animate", "drive", "energize", "galvanize", "induce", "inspire", "key (up)", "motivate", "motive", "pump up", "quicken", "set off", "vitalize", "abet", "ferment", "foment", "raise", "whip (up)", "anger", "enrage", "madden", "upset", "jeer", "taunt", "tease", "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "irritate", "vex" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "soothe", "subdue", "tranquilize", "tranquillize", "appease", "mollify", "pacify", "placate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "the plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of changing position":{ "examples":[ "we were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe" ], "synonyms":[ "motion", "move", "movement", "shift", "shifting", "stirring" ], "near synonyms":[ "dislocation", "migration", "relocation", "locomotion", "mobility", "motility", "motivity", "fiddling", "fidgeting", "squirm", "squirming", "twitching", "wriggling", "writhing", "flailing", "flapping", "waving" ], "near antonyms":[ "immobility", "inertia", "inertness", "stillness", "cessation", "discontinuance", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "pause", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ], "antonyms":[ "motionlessness" ] }, "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "examples":[ "the mule had just got out of stir and was being followed by the feds, who had their sights set on the kingpin of the operation" ], "synonyms":[ "bastille", "big house", "bridewell", "brig", "calaboose", "can", "clink", "cooler", "coop", "guardroom", "hock", "hold", "hoosegow", "jail", "jailhouse", "joint", "jug", "lockup", "nick", "pen", "penitentiary", "pokey", "prison", "quod", "slam", "slammer", "stockade", "tolbooth" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull pen", "cage", "cell", "hole", "tank", "block", "ward", "glasshouse", "guardhouse", "hulk(s)", "concentration camp", "gulag", "labor camp", "prison camp", "stalag", "work camp", "dungeon", "keep", "oubliette", "reformatory", "reform school", "training school" ], "near antonyms":[ "outside" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stimulated":{ "as in excited , energized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "animated", "energized", "enlivened", "excited", "galvanized", "invigorated", "vitalized", "absorbed", "engaged", "engrossed", "interested", "intrigued", "rapt", "amused", "entertained", "beguiled", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "enthralled", "fascinated", "hypnotized", "mesmerized", "delighted", "pleased", "thrilled" ], "near antonyms":[ "bored", "fed up", "jaded", "sick", "sick and tired", "tired", "wearied", "weary", "apathetic", "disinterested", "uninterested", "glutted", "sated", "satiated", "surfeited" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "research into alternative energy sources has been stimulated by this funding increase" ], "synonyms":[ "amped (up)", "animated", "braced", "energized", "enlivened", "filliped", "fired", "gingered (up)", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "juiced up", "jump-started", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "spiked", "vitalized", "vivified", "zipped (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "aroused", "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "raised", "roused", "stirred", "woke (up)", "waked (up)", "activated", "actuated", "drove", "impelled", "motivated", "motived", "moved", "propelled", "charged", "electrified", "galvanized", "enkindled", "excited", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "instigated", "kindled", "provoked", "set off", "sparked", "triggered", "turned on", "whipped (up)", "abetted", "boosted", "buoyed", "cheered", "emboldened", "fortified", "heartened", "infused", "inspired", "lifted", "rallied", "steeled", "strengthened", "reactivated", "reanimated", "reawakened", "reawoke", "reawaked", "recharged", "recreated", "reenergized", "re-energized", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "reinvigorated", "rejuvenated", "rekindled", "renewed", "restimulated", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived" ], "near antonyms":[ "burned out", "burnt out", "debilitated", "did in", "drained", "enervated", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "harassed", "kayoed", "knocked out", "sapped", "tuckered (out)", "undermined", "washed out", "weakened", "wearied", "wore", "wore out", "checked", "curbed", "inhibited", "jaded", "quelled", "quenched", "repressed", "restrained", "slowed", "stilled", "stunted", "suppressed", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "antonyms":[ "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "dulled", "killed" ] }, "to rouse 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"a boat equipped with a motor":{ "examples":[ "if I ever get filthy rich, I'm going to buy myself a stinkpot and take up fishing" ], "synonyms":[ "motorboat", "powerboat", "speedboat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cabin cruiser", "cruiser", "hydrofoil", "motor sailer", "runabout", "sedan", "sportfisherman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stickups":{ "as in burglaries , holdups":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "break-ins", "burglaries", "holdups", "muggings", "grabs", "heists", "pinches", "rip-offs", "thefts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stippled":{ "marked with spots":{ "examples":[ "create a stippled effect by dabbing a contrasting color of paint over an undercoat with a rag or sponge" ], "synonyms":[ "dappled", "dapple", "dotted", "flecked", "freckled", "mottled", "specked", "speckled", "splotchy", "spotted", "spotty", "variegated" ], "near synonyms":[ "spangled", "marbled", "moir\u00e9", "moire", "veined", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "motley", "multicolored", "multihued", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "blotched", "blotchy", "piebald", "pinto", "roan" ], "near antonyms":[ "solid" ], "antonyms":[ "unspotted" ] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "the sunlight falling through the lace curtain stippled her face" ], "synonyms":[ "blotched", "dappled", "dotted", "flecked", "freckled", "marbled", "mottled", "peppered", "shot", "specked", "speckled", "splotched", "spotted", "sprinkled" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotted", "dyed", "stained", "banded", "barred", "streaked", "striped", "interspersed", "set", "studded", "bespattered", "spattered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stifles":{ "to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, the robbers were stifled when they got trapped in the airless bank vault" ], "synonyms":[ "chokes", "smothers", "strangles", "suffocates" ], "near synonyms":[ "garrotes", "garottes", "throttles", "asphyxiates", "drowns", "croaks", "destroys", "dispatches", "does in", "fells", "slays" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathes", "exhales", "expires", "inhales", "inspires", "resuscitates", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "examples":[ "stifled a yawn" ], "synonyms":[ "chokes (back)", "holds back", "pockets", "represses", "sinks", "smothers", "strangles", "submerges", "suppresses", "swallows" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "governs", "manages", "bridles", "checks", "curbs", "quashes", "quells", "bottles up", "contains", "muffles", "squelches" ], "near antonyms":[ "expresses", "looses", "releases", "takes out", "unleashes", "vents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deaden the sound of":{ "examples":[ "he stifled a cough with his hand" ], "synonyms":[ "muffles", "mutes" ], "near synonyms":[ "insulates", "soundproofs", "pads", "dampens", "mellows", "softens", "subdues", "tones 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"childbearings", "labors", "parturitions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stipulates (for)":{ "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{ "examples":[ "the contract stipulates for a renegotiation of the terms after two years" ], "synonyms":[ "calls (for)", "claims", "clamors (for)", "commands", "demands", "enjoins", "exacts", "insists (on)", "presses (for)", "quests" ], "near synonyms":[ "asks", "pleads (for)", "requests", "wants", "cries (for)", "necessitates", "needs", "requires", "takes", "warrants", "requisitions", "imposes", "badgers", "duns", "harasses", "hounds" ], "near antonyms":[ "gives up", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "yields" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stinkard":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "that stinkard asked his wife for a divorce while she was dying from cancer" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], 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}, "to change one's position":{ "examples":[ "the cat stirred , then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet" ], "synonyms":[ "budged", "locomoted", "moved", "shifted" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddled", "fidgeted", "jiggled", "squiggled", "squirmed", "tossed", "twitched", "wiggled", "wriggled", "writhed", "roused" ], "near antonyms":[ "hung around", "remained", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried", "stabilized" ], "antonyms":[ "froze", "stilled" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes" ], "synonyms":[ "aroused", "encouraged", "excited", "fired (up)", "impassioned", "incited", "instigated", "moved", "piqued", "provoked", "revved (up)", "sparked", "stimulated" ], "near synonyms":[ "fanned", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "triggered", "activated", "animated", "drove", "energized", "galvanized", "induced", "inspired", "keyed (up)", "motivated", "motived", "pumped up", "quickened", "set off", "vitalized", "abetted", "fermented", "fomented", "raised", "whipped (up)", "angered", "enraged", "maddened", "upset", "jeered", "taunted", "teased", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irritated", "vexed", "vext" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "soothed", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stink":{ "a strong unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the stink of burned plastic lingered in the kitchen for days after we accidentally melted a spatula on the stove" ], "synonyms":[ "funk", "reek", "stench" ], "near synonyms":[ "acridness", "fetidness", "foulness", "fustiness", "malodorousness", "mustiness", "odoriferousness", "odorousness", "rancidity", "rankness", "staleness", "badness", "vileness", "dirt", "dirtiness", "filth", "filthiness", "nastiness", "effluvium", "effluvia", "emission", "odor", "redolence", "scent", "sniff" ], "near antonyms":[ "floweriness", "lusciousness", "savoriness", "spiciness", "sweetness", "bouquet", "ambrosia" ], "antonyms":[ "aroma", "fragrance", "perfume" ] }, "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "examples":[ "many town residents raised an unholy stink about the proposal to increase taxes yet again" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "complaint", "demur", "demurral", "demurrer", "difficulty", "exception", "expostulation", "fuss", "kick", "objection", "protest", "question", "remonstrance" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunction", "doubt", "misgiving", "qualm", "scruple", "misunderstanding", "cavil", "niggle", "quibble", "argument", "conflict", "debate", "dispute", "dissent", "hassle", "quarrel", "squabble", "static", "censure", "criticism", "defiance", "disobedience", "rebellion", "distrust", "distrustfulness", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "indetermination", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty", "qualmishness", "unease", "uneasiness", "reluctance", "unwillingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "willingness", "approval", "sanction", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "compliance", "obedience" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give off an extremely unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the dog stinks because she tangled with a skunk again" ], "synonyms":[ "reek" ], "near synonyms":[ "exhale", "savor", "savour", "smell", "decay", "decompose", "rot", "spoil", "disgust", "offend", "repulse", "revolt" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be objectionable or unsatisfactory":{ "examples":[ "their team really stinks this year" ], "synonyms":[ "bite", "smell", "suck" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "rock", "rule" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stitchers":{ "a person who sews":{ "examples":[ "worked as an apparel stitcher for years" ], "synonyms":[ "seamsters", "sewers" ], "near synonyms":[ "needlewomen", "seamstresses", "tailors", "embroiderers", "needleworkers", "knitters", "weavers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stinted":{ "as in kept , retained":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "kept", "retained", "withheld", "begrudged", "denied", "deprived (of)", "appropriated", "arrogated", "confiscated" ], "near antonyms":[ "allocated", "allotted", "allowed", "apportioned", "assigned", "distributed", "lotted", "rationed", "admeasured", "administered", "dealt", "dispensed", "divided", "doled out", "handed out", "measured", "meted (out)", "metered", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "parted", "portioned", "prorated", "shared (out)", "split", "accorded", "awarded", "gave", "granted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skimped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "skimped", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted", "dispossessed", "divested", "stripped", "stript" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "endowed", "endued", "indued", "favored", "gifted", "invested", "equipped", "provided", "supplied", "bestowed (on or upon)", "clothed", "clad", "conferred (on)", "covered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sticks up":{ "as in holds up , robs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "holds up", "loots", "plunders", "rips off", "robs", "invades", "trespasses", "ransacks", "rifles", "breaks in", "burglarizes", "burgles", "despoils", "devastates", "marauds", "pillages", "ravages", "sacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stick (to)":{ "as in hug , cling (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cleave (to)", "cling (to)", "hug", "carry", "keep", "maintain", "preserve", "remember", "retain", "treasure", "brood (about or over)", "fixate (on or upon)", "obsess (about or over)", "cultivate", "foster", "nurture", "support", "sustain", "bear", "cherish", "entertain", "harbor", "have", "hold", "nurse" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "drop", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "abjure", "decline", "deny", "disdain", "refuse", "reject", "repudiate", "scorn", "abandon", "desert", "discard", "forsake", "give up", "part (with)", "quit", "renounce", "throw out", "erase", "expunge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "still and all":{ "in spite of that":{ "examples":[ "she's none too enthusiastic about the project; still and all , she seems willing to cooperate" ], "synonyms":[ "even so", "howbeit", "however", "nevertheless", "nonetheless", "notwithstanding", "still", "though", "withal", "yet" ], "near synonyms":[ "after all", "anyhow", "regardless", "per contra" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "stillbirth":{ "as in abortion , miscarriage":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abortion", "miscarriage" ], "near antonyms":[ "birth", "geniture", "nativity", "creation", "genesis", "nascency", "origination", "rise", "accouchement", "bearing", "childbearing", "labor", "parturition" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stirring 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"stilling", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stilling":{ "to bring (something) to a standstill":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though nothing could still the fighting" ], "synonyms":[ "arresting", "bringing up", "catching", "checking", "drawing up", "fetching up", "halting", "holding up", "pulling up", "stalling", "staying", "stopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffling", "balking", "blockading", "blocking", "bottlenecking", "clogging", "damming", "detaining", "hindering", "holding", "holding back", "impeding", "obstructing", "snagging", "stemming", "concluding", "cutting off", "ending", "terminating", "calling", "discontinuing", "suspending", "choking off", "reining (in)", "repressing", "squashing", "squelching", "stanching", "staunching", "stunting", "suppressing", "turning back" ], "near antonyms":[ "carrying on", "continuing", "following through (with)", "keeping (on)", "keeping up", "persisting", "running on", "advancing", "faring", "going along", "marching", "moving", "proceeding", "progressing", "wending", "actuating", "budging", "driving", "goading", "impelling", "propelling", "pushing", "spurring", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "reading a book helps me to relax and still my mind before going to bed" ], "synonyms":[ "becalming", "calming", "composing", "lullabying", "lulling", "quietening", "quieting", "salving", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "hushing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "easing", "laying", "mitigating", "quelling", "relaxing", "relieving", "solacing", "narcotizing", "sedating", "stupefying" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "heightening", "intensifying", "arousing", "exciting", "fomenting", "inciting", "rousing", "stirring (up)", "working up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "keying (up)", "perturbing", "upsetting", "vexing" ] }, "to stop the noise or speech of":{ "examples":[ "the conversation was abruptly stilled by a loud crash from the next room" ], "synonyms":[ "dumbing", "extinguishing", "hushing", "muting", "quelling", "quietening", "quieting", "settling", "shushing", "shutting up", "silencing", "squelching" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "agitating", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stirred up":{ "to bring something (volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum" ], "synonyms":[ "abetted", "brewed", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "instigated", "picked", "provoked", "raised", "whipped (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "sowed", "stimulated", "detonated", "set", "set off", "triggered", "excited", "galvanized", "inflamed", "enflamed", "inspired", "motivated", "roused", "activated", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "discouraged", "held", "inhibited", "regulated", "reined (in)", "restrained", "tamed", "allayed", "calmed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "still":{ "without motion":{ "examples":[ "the cat sat absolutely still , watching as the mouse began to make its way across the floor" ], "synonyms":[ "motionlessly", "quiet", "quietly" ], "near synonyms":[ "immovably", "inactively" ], "near antonyms":[ "movably" ], "antonyms":[] }, "in spite of that":{ "examples":[ "their star player was injured in yesterday's game; still , it looks like he will be able to play today" ], "synonyms":[ "even so", "howbeit", "however", "nevertheless", "nonetheless", "notwithstanding", "still and all", "though", "withal", "yet" ], "near synonyms":[ "after all", "anyhow", "regardless", "per contra" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "free from disturbing noise or uproar":{ "examples":[ "the town's streets are usually still and peopleless in the early morning hours" ], "synonyms":[ "arcadian", "calm", "hushed", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "restful", "serene", "stilly", "tranquil" ], "near synonyms":[ "noiseless", "silent", "soundless", "mute", "speechless", "wordless", "dead", "motionless", "quiescent", "muffled", "muted", "quieted", "dull", "gentle", "low", "soft", "ultraquiet" ], "near antonyms":[ "crazy", "tempestuous", "wild", "blaring", "blasting", "booming", "earsplitting", "piercing", "roaring", "thundering", "thunderous" ], "antonyms":[ "boisterous", "clamorous", "clattery", "deafening", "loud", "noisy", "raucous", "rip-roaring", "roistering", "romping", "rowdy", "tumultuous", "unquiet", "uproarious", "woolly", "wooly" ] }, "free from storms or physical disturbance":{ "examples":[ "the air was ominously still as dark clouds gathered in the distance" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "halcyon", "hushed", "lown", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "stilly", "tranquil", "untroubled" ], "near synonyms":[ "balmy", "clement", "equable", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate", "clear", "cloudless", "fair", "rainless", "sunny", "sunshiny", "windless" ], "near antonyms":[ "blizzardy", "blizzardly", "blustery", "squally", "windy", "extreme", "foul", "intemperate", "nasty", "severe" ], "antonyms":[ "agitated", "angry", "inclement", "restless", "rough", "stormy", "tempestuous", "turbulent", "unquiet", "unsettled" ] }, "mostly or entirely without sound":{ "examples":[ "in his paintings Paul Gauguin depicts a still tropical paradise inhabited by mute and motionless natives" ], "synonyms":[ "hushed", "muted", "noiseless", "quiet", "quieted", "silent", "soundless", "stilly" ], "near synonyms":[ "calm", "peaceable", "peaceful", "serene", "tranquil" ], "near antonyms":[ "boisterous", "clamorous", "clangorous", "clattering", "clattery", "raucous", "rip-roaring", "roaring", "roistering", "tumultuous" ], "antonyms":[ "noisy", "rackety", "unquiet", "uproarious" ] }, "a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "in the still of the forest he could relax and forget his worries" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "hush", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietness", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "near synonyms":[ "lull", "pause", "respite", "silence", "mildness", "soothingness", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "casualness", "easygoingness", "informality", "laid-backness", "relaxedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "clamor", "din", "noise", "racket" ], "antonyms":[ "bustle", "commotion", "hubbub", "hurly-burly", "pandemonium", "tumult", "turmoil", "unquietness", "unrest", "uproar" ] }, "the near or complete absence of sound":{ "examples":[ "a loud noise shattered the still of the night" ], "synonyms":[ "hush", "quiet", "quietness", "quietude", "silence", "stillness" ], "near synonyms":[ "calm", "lull", "peace", "peacefulness", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "near antonyms":[ "babel", "blare", "bluster", "cacophony", "chatter", "clamor", "clangor", "din", "hubbub", "racket", "rattle", "roar", "tumult", "uproar" ], "antonyms":[ "noise", "sound", "unquietness" ] }, "to bring (something) to a standstill":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though nothing could still the fighting" ], "synonyms":[ "arrest", "bring up", "catch", "check", "draw up", "fetch up", "halt", "hold up", "pull up", "stall", "stay", "stop" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffle", "balk", "block", "blockade", "bottleneck", "clog", "dam", "detain", "hinder", "hold", "hold back", "impede", "obstruct", "snag", "stem", "conclude", "cut off", "end", "terminate", "call", "discontinue", "suspend", "choke off", "rein (in)", "repress", "squash", "squelch", "stanch", "staunch", "stunt", "suppress", "turn back" ], "near antonyms":[ "carry on", "continue", "follow through (with)", "keep (on)", "keep up", "persist", "run on", "advance", "fare", "go along", "march", "move", "proceed", "progress", "wend", "actuate", "budge", "drive", "goad", "impel", "propel", "push", "spur", "stir" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "reading a book helps me to relax and still my mind before going to bed" ], "synonyms":[ "becalm", "calm", "compose", "lull", "lullaby", "quiet", "quieten", "salve", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "near synonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "hush", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "lay", "mitigate", "quell", "relax", "relieve", "solace", "narcotize", "sedate", "stupefy" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "heighten", "intensify", "arouse", "excite", "foment", "incite", "rouse", "stir (up)", "work up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "key (up)", "perturb", "upset", "vex" ] }, "to stop the noise or speech of":{ "examples":[ "the conversation was abruptly stilled by a loud crash from the next room" ], "synonyms":[ "dumb", "extinguish", "hush", "mute", "quell", "quiet", "quieten", "settle", "shush", "shut up", "silence", "squelch" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "agitate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "stick":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "examples":[ "those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems" ], "synonyms":[ "adhere", "cleave", "cling", "hew" ], "near synonyms":[ "bind", "cohere", "fasten", "fuse", "glue", "unite" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosen", "drop", "fall" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "examples":[ "you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything" ], "synonyms":[ "depose", "deposit", "dispose", "emplace", "fix", "lay", "place", "position", "put", "set", "set up", "situate" ], "near synonyms":[ "move", "rearrange", "reorder", "shift", "orient", "establish", "locate", "plant", "settle", "clap", "flop", "plank", "plop", "plump", "plunk", "plonk", "plunk down", "slap", "ensconce", "niche", "assemble", "collect", "carry", "berth", "park", "affix", "anchor", "lock", "lodge", "wedge", "array", "lay out", "line up", "queue", "rank", "set down" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocate", "remove", "take", "banish", "dislodge", "displace", "replace", "supersede", "supplant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it" ], "synonyms":[ "gore", "harpoon", "impale", "jab", "lance", "peck", "pick", "pierce", "pink", "puncture", "run through", "skewer", "spear", "spike", "spit", "stab", "transfix", "transpierce" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindle", "perforate", "riddle", "bayonet", "dirk", "gimlet", "pike", "poniard", "prong", "quill", "pinprick", "poke", "prick", "punch", "thrust", "cut", "knife", "slice" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "near synonyms":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in finger":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "finger", "cake", "croquette", "cutlet", "fritter", "galette", "patty", "pattie", "g\u00e2teau", "gateau" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in clam , wallflower":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clam", "wallflower", "cold fish", "cold turkey", "iceberg", "icicle", "prig", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "stuffed shirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "dear", "sweetheart", "sweetie" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pile , post":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "brace", "pile", "post", "ridgepole", "sill", "splint", "stake", "stave", "lumber", "timber", "wood", "bar", "billet", "block", "cordwood", "firewood" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in stab":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stab", "punch", "push", "shove", "dab", "dig", "jab", "lunge", "poke", "jam", "jerk", "jog", "nudge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stink up":{ "as in deodorize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deodorize" ], "near antonyms":[ "incense", "odorize", "perfume", "scent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stints":{ "a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{ "examples":[ "signed up for a three-year stint in the army" ], "synonyms":[ "hitches", "tenures", "terms", "tours" ], "near synonyms":[ "shifts", "watches", "goes", "turns", "durations", "standings", "times", "cycles", "spans", "spells", "stretches", "life spans", "lifetimes", "lives", "runs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries":{ "examples":[ "his parents have always supported him without stint , no matter what interests he has chosen to pursue" ], "synonyms":[ "circumscriptions", "confinements", "limitations", "reins", "restrictions" ], "near synonyms":[ "constraints", "restraints", "containments", "isolations", "segregations" ], 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or messy place":{ "examples":[ "\"That house is such a sty that I'm never setting foot in there again,\" she said with a shudder" ], "synonyms":[ "dumps", "hellholes", "holes", "pigpens", "pigsties", "shambles" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "disorganizations", "messes", "muddles", "musses", "havoc", "hells", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "snake pits", "clutters", "jumbles", "litters", "mishmashes", "welters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stiffly":{ "in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering":{ "examples":[ "stiffly criticized for making such indiscreet comments in public" ], "synonyms":[ "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "oppressively", "roughly", "severely", "sternly" ], "near synonyms":[ "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously", "aggressively", "assertively", "decidedly", "determinedly", "firmly", "grimly", "gruffly", "resolutely", "strongly", "toughly" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "tenderly", "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "tolerantly", "understandingly" ], "antonyms":[ "clemently", "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly" ] }, "in a vigorous and forceful manner":{ "examples":[ "a stiffly fought battle" ], "synonyms":[ "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily", "vigorously" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "crisply", "eagerly", "gamely", "heartily", "lustily", "snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously", "decidedly", "determinedly", "directly", "emphatically", "fast", "fixedly", "intensively", "intently", "purposefully", "resolutely", "rigidly", "smartly", "solidly", "soundly", "squarely", "steadfastly", "steadily", "surely", "aggressively", "assertively", "manfully", "potently" ], "near antonyms":[ "delicately", "faintly", "frailly", "shakily", "bloodlessly", "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly" ], "antonyms":[ "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "stiffened":{ "incapable of or highly resistant to bending":{ "examples":[ "stiffened corpses", "an old-fashioned dress with a stiffened lace collar" ], "synonyms":[ "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "unyielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "inelastic", "firm", "hard", "solid", "sound", "strong", "brittle", "crisp", "compact", "dense", "substantial", "arthritic", "rheumatic", "nonelastic", "nonmalleable" ], "near antonyms":[ "elastic", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "workable", "malleable", "plastic", "semiflexible", "droopy", "flabby", "flaccid", "mushy", "semisoft", "soft", "squashy", "squishy", "lank", "limber", "limp", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "willowy" ], "antonyms":[ "flexible", "floppy", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "yielding" ] }, "to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe":{ "examples":[ "plans to further stiffen the already onerous requirements for admission to the elite military unit" ], "synonyms":[ "hardened", "harshened", "strengthened", "toughened" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lessened", "moderated", "softened" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "eased" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stipulation":{ "something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends":{ "examples":[ "their proposal for a baseball franchise includes several stipulations that are unacceptable" ], "synonyms":[ "condition", "contingency", "if", "provision", "proviso", "qualification", "reservation" ], "near synonyms":[ "strings", "terms", "precondition", "prerequisite", "requirement", "requisite", "limitation", "modification", "restriction", "exception", "exemption", "demand", "essential", "must", "necessity", "need" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stigmatized":{ "to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval":{ "examples":[ "a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "branded", "tagged", "baptized", "baptised", "called", "christened", "cleped", "denominated", "designated", "dubbed", "entitled", "labeled", "labelled", "named", "nominated", "styled", "termed", "titled", "denoted", "specified", "miscalled", "misnamed", "mistitled", "code-named", "nicknamed", "rechristened", "relabeled", "relabelled", "renamed", "surnamed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stippling":{ "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "the sunlight falling through the lace curtain stippled her face" ], "synonyms":[ "blotching", "dappling", "dotting", "flecking", "freckling", "marbling", "mottling", "peppering", "shooting", "specking", "speckling", "splotching", "spotting", "sprinkling" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotting", "dyeing", "staining", "banding", "barring", "streaking", "striping", "interspersing", "setting", "studding", "bespattering", "spattering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stick-in-the-mud":{ "a person with old-fashioned ideas":{ "examples":[ "the committee is dominated by old stick-in-the-muds who have little interest in bringing new ideas to the table" ], "synonyms":[ "antediluvian", "Colonel Blimp", "dodo", "fogy", "fogey", "fossil", "fud", "fuddy-duddy", "mossback", "reactionary", "stuffed shirt" ], "near synonyms":[ "conservative", "rightist", "Tory", "mandarin", "old hand", "old-timer", "veteran", "old maid" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberal", "progressive", "radical" ], "antonyms":[ "hipster", "modern", "trendy" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sticks (to or with)":{ "to give steadfast support to":{ "examples":[ "thanks for sticking with me after all my other so-called friends turned their backs", "the governor has sworn to stick to his campaign promises" ], "synonyms":[ "adheres (to)", "clings (to)", "hews (to)", "keeps (to)", "stands by" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleaves (to)", "advocates", "backs", "champions", "confirms", "defends", "endorses", "indorses", "espouses", "supports", "upholds", "accepts", "adopts", "cherishes", "cultivates", "embraces", "follows", "fosters", "heeds", "backstops", "bolsters", "boosts", "buttresses", "enforces", "reinforces", "reenforces" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "abnegates", "deserts", "forsakes", "gives up", "relinquishes", "spurns", "surrenders", "abjures", "recalls", "recants", "reconsiders", "reneges", "renounces", "retracts", "revokes", "takes back", "unsays", "withdraws", "controverts", "disagrees (with)", "disproves", "disputes", "rebuts", "refutes", "contradicts", "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "repudiates", "backs down", "backs off", "backtracks" ], "antonyms":[ "defects (from)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stirs up":{ "to bring something (volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum" ], "synonyms":[ "abets", "brews", "ferments", "foments", "incites", "instigates", "picks", "provokes", "raises", "whips (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes", "sows", "stimulates", "detonates", "sets", "sets off", "triggers", "excites", "galvanizes", "inflames", "enflames", "inspires", "motivates", "rouses", "activates", "energizes", "enlivens", "fires", "invigorates", "jazzes (up)", "livens (up)", "peps (up)", "quickens", "stimulates", "vitalizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "discourages", "holds", "inhibits", "regulates", "reins (in)", "restrains", "tames", "allays", "calms", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "stills", "subdues", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stinting":{ "giving or sharing as little as possible":{ "examples":[ "a stinting boss who doesn't give paid sick leave no matter how long you've worked for him" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "chintzy", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "mingy", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "pinchpenny", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ], "near synonyms":[ "careful", "chary", "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "saving", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "greedy", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "selfish", "shabby", "small", "sordid", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful", "inhospitable" ], "near antonyms":[ "altruistic", "selfless", "unselfish", "extravagant", "free", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "greathearted", "kindly", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "dissipating", "frittering", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "splurging", "squandering", "wasteful", "wasting" ], "antonyms":[ "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting" ] }, "as in keeping , retaining":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "keeping", "retaining", "withholding", "begrudging", "denying", "depriving (of)", "appropriating", "arrogating", "confiscating" ], "near antonyms":[ "allocating", "allotting", "allowing", "apportioning", "assigning", "distributing", "lotting", "rationing", "admeasuring", "administering", "dealing", "dispensing", "dividing", "doling out", "handing out", "measuring", "metering", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "parting", "portioning", "prorating", "sharing (out)", "splitting", "according", "awarding", "giving", "granting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skimping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "skimping", "depleting", "draining", "exhausting", "dispossessing", "divesting", "stripping" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessing", "endowing", "enduing", "induing", "favoring", "gifting", "investing", "equipping", "providing", "supplying", "bestowing (on or upon)", "clothing", "conferring (on)", "covering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stipulations":{ "something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends":{ "examples":[ "their proposal for a baseball franchise includes several stipulations that are unacceptable" ], "synonyms":[ "conditions", "contingencies", "ifs", "provisions", "provisos", "provisoes", "qualifications", "reservations" ], "near synonyms":[ "strings", "terms", "preconditions", "prerequisites", "requirements", "requisites", "limitations", "modifications", "restrictions", "exceptions", "exemptions", "demands", "essentials", "musts", "necessities", "needs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stilettos":{ "as in daggers , machetes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayonets", "bodkins", "bolos", "bowie knifes", "bowie knives", "cutlasses", "daggers", "dirks", "jackknives", "machetes", "pocketknives", "poniards", "sheath knives", "stylets", "switchblades", "switch knives", "yataghans", "cutters", "knives", "shanks", "shivs", "cleavers", "hacks", "rapiers", "sabers", "sabres", "steels", "swords", "scalpels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stickler":{ "a person who believes that something is very important and should be done or followed all the time":{ "examples":[ "Her father was a stickler about arriving on time." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "disciplinarian", "discipliner", "martinet", "micromanager", "taskmaster", "taskmistress", "perfectionist", "purist", "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "criticizer", "disparager", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "knocker", "niggler", "nitpicker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stitches":{ "a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body":{ "examples":[ "had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful" ], "synonyms":[ "aches", "pains", "pangs", "pricks", "shoots", "smarts", "stings", "throes", "tingles", "twinges" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomforts", "distresses", "afflictions", "agonies", "anguishes", "miseries", "sufferances", "sufferings", "torments", "tortures", "inflammations", "sores", "swellings", "damages", "detriments", "harms", "hurts", "injuries", "backaches", "bellyaches", "charley horses", "colics", "complaints", "earaches", "gripes", "headaches", "stomachaches", "toothaches" ], "near antonyms":[ "comforts", "eases" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to close up with a series of interlacing stitches":{ "examples":[ "the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed" ], "synonyms":[ "darns", "sews", "sutures" ], "near synonyms":[ "mends", "patches", "repairs", "bastes", "eases", "fells", "finishes", "overcasts", "cross-stitches", "embroiders", "crochets", "knits", "quilts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stinging":{ "causing intense discomfort to one's skin":{ "examples":[ "these cold, stinging winds are not just a discomfort\u2014they can be dangerous to exposed flesh" ], "synonyms":[ "biting", "bitter", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "raw", "sharp", "shrewd", "smarting" ], "near synonyms":[ "brisk", "invigorating", "nippy", "snappy", "needlelike", "prickly", "tingling", "caustic", "corrosive" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "gentle", "mild", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years" ], "synonyms":[ "gouging", "overcharging", "soaking", "surcharging" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheating", "defrauding", "sticking", "clipping", "fleecing", "skinning", "mischarging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "undercharging" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stiffs":{ "a dead body":{ "examples":[ "to the mortician, a stiff was a stiff and they were all pretty much alike" ], "synonyms":[ "bones", "cadavers", "carcasses", "corpora", "corpses", "corses", "relics", "remains" ], "near synonyms":[ "mummies", "carnages", "carrions", "ashes", "deceased", "decedents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a member of the human race":{ "examples":[ "one lucky stiff will get the biggest jackpot in the lottery's history" ], "synonyms":[ "babies", "beings", "birds", "bodies", "bods", "characters", "cookies", "creatures", "customers", "devils", "ducks", "eggs", "faces", "fish", "fishes", "guys", "heads", "human beings", "humans", "individuals", "lives", "men", "mortals", "parties", "people", "personages", "scouts", "slobs", "sorts", "souls", "specimens", "things", "wights" ], "near synonyms":[ "hominids", "homos", "humanoids", "brothers", "brethren", "fellowmen", "fellows", "neighbors", "celebrities", "personalities", "selves", "somebodies" ], "near antonyms":[ "animals", "beasties", "beasts", "brutes", "critters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shoulders", "cuts", "high-hats", "slights", "snubs", "stiff-arms" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolates", "ostracizes", "brushes (aside or off)", "disdains", "rebuffs", "rejects", "repels", "repulses", "scorns", "spurns", "disregards", "forgets", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "shrugs off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company claiming to sell designer handbags" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bilks", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fiddles", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "screws", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "sticks", "stings", "suckers", "swindles", "thimblerigs", "victimizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stills":{ "to bring (something) to a standstill":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though nothing could still the fighting" ], "synonyms":[ "arrests", "brings up", "catches", "checks", "draws up", "fetches up", "halts", "holds up", "pulls up", "stalls", "stays", "stops" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffles", "balks", "blockades", "blocks", "bottlenecks", "clogs", "dams", "detains", "hinders", "holds", "holds back", "impedes", "obstructs", "snags", "stems", "concludes", "cuts off", "ends", "terminates", "calls", "discontinues", "suspends", "chokes off", "reins (in)", "represses", "squashes", "squelches", "stanches", "staunches", "stunts", "suppresses", "turns back" ], "near antonyms":[ "carries on", "continues", "follows through (with)", "keeps (on)", "keeps up", "persists", "runs on", "advances", "fares", "goes along", "marches", "moves", "proceeds", "progresses", "wends", "actuates", "budges", "drives", "goads", "impels", "propels", "pushes", "spurs", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "reading a book helps me to relax and still my mind before going to bed" ], "synonyms":[ "becalms", "calms", "composes", "lullabies", "lulls", "quietens", "quiets", "salves", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "hushes", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "eases", "lays", "mitigates", "quells", "relaxes", "relieves", "solaces", "narcotizes", "sedates", "stupefies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "heightens", "intensifies", "arouses", "excites", "foments", "incites", "rouses", "stirs (up)", "works up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "keys (up)", "perturbs", "upsets", "vexes" ] }, "to stop the noise or speech of":{ "examples":[ "the conversation was abruptly stilled by a loud crash from the next room" ], "synonyms":[ "dumbs", "extinguishes", "hushes", "mutes", "quells", "quietens", "quiets", "settles", "shushes", "shuts up", "silences", "squelches" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "agitates", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stitching":{ "as in sewing , knitting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "closing", "darning", "filling", "healing", "knitting", "mending", "patching", "plugging", "repair", "sealing", "sewing", "suturing", "combination", "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "joining", "junction", "linking", "merger", "merging", "unification", "union", "uniting", "hill", "mound", "rise", "bump", "bunch", "hump", "lump", "pimple", "swell", "swelling", "tumor", "bulge", "camber", "convexity", "jut", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance" ], "near antonyms":[ "break", "crack", "fissure", "fracture", "rift", "rupture", "split", "tear", "cut", "gash", "incision", "laceration", "notch", "rent", "rip", "slash", "slit", "breach", "gap", "opening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to close up with a series of interlacing stitches":{ "examples":[ "the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed" ], "synonyms":[ "darning", "sewing", "suturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "mending", "patching", "repairing", "basting", "easing", "felling", "finishing", "overcasting", "cross-stitching", "embroidering", "crocheting", "knitting", "quilting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sticker price":{ "as in list price , asking price":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "asking price", "list price", "fair market value", "market value", "valuation", "value", "price point", "rate", "tariff", "unit price", "ante", "charge", "cost", "damage", "fee", "figure", "freight", "price", "price tag", "carrying charge", "overcharge", "service charge", "service fee", "surcharge", "deduction", "discount", "markdown", "reduction", "sale", "deposit", "down payment", "account", "bill", "check", "invoice", "tab" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stir up":{ "to bring something (volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum" ], "synonyms":[ "abet", "brew", "ferment", "foment", "incite", "instigate", "pick", "provoke", "raise", "whip (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "sow", "stimulate", "detonate", "set", "set off", "trigger", "excite", "galvanize", "inflame", "enflame", "inspire", "motivate", "rouse", "activate", "energize", "enliven", "fire", "invigorate", "jazz (up)", "liven (up)", "pep (up)", "quicken", "stimulate", "vitalize" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridle", "check", "constrain", "curb", "discourage", "hold", "inhibit", "regulate", "rein (in)", "restrain", "tame", "allay", "calm", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "still", "subdue", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stints (on)":{ "to use or give out in stingy amounts":{ "examples":[ "the entr\u00e9es would be worth these prices if the restaurant didn't stint on the side dishes so much" ], "synonyms":[ "nurses", "scants", "skimps (on)", "spares" ], "near synonyms":[ "doles out", "metes (out)", "portions (out)", "rations (out)", "pinches", "shortchanges", "conserves", "preserves" ], "near antonyms":[ "heaps", "lavishes", "pours", "rains", "showers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sting":{ "to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years" ], "synonyms":[ "gouge", "overcharge", "soak", "surcharge" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheat", "defraud", "stick", "clip", "fleece", "skin", "mischarge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "undercharge" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "near synonyms":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "the pawn shop operation turned out to be a sting by undercover police officers to catch the ring of burglars" ], "synonyms":[ "bunco", "bunko", "con", "fiddle", "flimflam", "fraud", "hustle", "scam", "shell game", "swindle" ], "near synonyms":[ "cross", "fix", "Ponzi scheme", "pyramid scheme", "racket", "rip-off", "thimblerig", "three-card monte", "device", "dodge", "gimmick", "jig", "ploy", "scheme", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile", "gouging", "overcharging", "soaking", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "hoax", "humbug", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body":{ "examples":[ "the sting of cold air against my face" ], "synonyms":[ "ache", "pain", "pang", "prick", "shoot", "smart", "stitch", "throe", "tingle", "twinge" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "distress", "soreness", "tenderness", "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "misery", "sufferance", "suffering", "torment", "torture", "inflammation", "sore", "swelling", "damage", "detriment", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "backache", "bellyache", "charley horse", "colic", "complaint", "earache", "gripe", "headache", "stomachache", "toothache" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "ease", "easiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stiff-necked":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "he was too stiff-necked to admit that \"underlings\" might have useful ideas" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details":{ "examples":[ "her dinner parties are typically stiff-necked affairs, more to be endured than enjoyed" ], "synonyms":[ "ceremonious", "correct", "decorous", "formal", "nice", "proper", "punctilious", "starchy", "stiff", "stilted" ], "near synonyms":[ "sober", "solemn", "stately", "chivalrous", "courtly", "gallant", "genteel", "polished", "refined", "civil", "courteous", "polite", "red-carpet" ], "near antonyms":[ "improper", "indecorous", "unmannerly", "discourteous", "impolite", "rude" ], "antonyms":[ "casual", "easygoing", "informal", "laid-back", "unceremonious" ] }, "sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":{ "examples":[ "obviously uninterested in hearing any excuses, the stiff-necked officer handed me my speeding ticket with a flourish" ], "synonyms":[ "adamant", "adamantine", "bullheaded", "dogged", "hard", "hard-nosed", "hardened", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inconvincible", "inflexible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "ossified", "pat", "pertinacious", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-opinionated", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful" ], "near synonyms":[ "anal-retentive", "obsessive", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "determined", "hell-bent", "inexorable", "persistent", "relentless", "resolved", "set", "single-minded", "steadfast", "stouthearted", "tenacious", "unflinching", "firm", "hard-line", "hard-shell", "hard-shelled", "iron", "severe", "stern", "strict", "hidebound", "narrow-minded", "rigid", "bloody-minded", "cantankerous", "contrary", "cussed", "contumacious", "disobedient", "froward", "insubordinate", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncooperative", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "defiant", "insurgent", "mutinous", "indomitable", "invincible", "unconquerable", "confirmed", "inveterate", "unregenerate", "demanding", "exacting" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "placable", "submissive", "tractable", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "governable", "manageable", "reasonable", "temperate", "slavish", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "compliant", "complying", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "relenting", "yielding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stigmatizes":{ "to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval":{ "examples":[ "a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brands", "tags", "baptizes", "calls", "christens", "clepes", "denominates", "designates", "dubs", "entitles", "labels", "names", "nominates", "styles", "terms", "titles", "denotes", "specifies", "miscalls", "misnames", "mistitles", "code-names", "nicknames", "rechristens", "relabels", "renames", "surnames" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sticking up":{ "as in holding up , robbing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "holding up", "looting", "plundering", "ripping off", "robbing", "invading", "trespassing", "ransacking", "rifling", "breaking in", "burglarizing", "burgling", "despoiling", "devastating", "marauding", "pillaging", "ravaging", "sacking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stinks":{ "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "examples":[ "many town residents raised an unholy stink about the proposal to increase taxes yet again" ], "synonyms":[ "challenges", "complaints", "demurrals", "demurrers", "demurs", "difficulties", "exceptions", "expostulations", "fusses", "kicks", "objections", "protests", "questions", "remonstrances" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunctions", "doubts", "misgivings", "qualms", "scruples", "misunderstandings", "cavils", "niggles", "quibbles", "arguments", "conflicts", "debates", "disputes", "dissents", "hassles", "quarrels", "squabbles", "statics", "censures", "criticisms", "defiances", "disobediences", "rebellions", "distrust", "dubieties", "dubitations", "incertitudes", "indeterminations", "misdoubts", "mistrust", "reservations", "skepticism", "suspicions", "uncertainties", "reluctances" ], "near antonyms":[ "approvals", "sanctions", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "compliances", "obediences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give off an extremely unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the dog stinks because she tangled with a skunk again" ], "synonyms":[ "reeks" ], "near synonyms":[ "exhales", "savors", "savours", "smells", "decays", "decomposes", "rots", "spoils", "disgusts", "offends", "repulses", "revolts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be objectionable or unsatisfactory":{ "examples":[ "their team really stinks this year" ], "synonyms":[ "bites", "smells", "sucks" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "rocks", "rules" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stirring (up)":{ "to bring something (volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum" ], "synonyms":[ "abetting", "brewing", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "instigating", "picking", "provoking", "raising", "whipping (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting", "sowing", "stimulating", "detonating", "setting", "setting off", "triggering", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "inspiring", "motivating", "rousing", "activating", "energizing", "enlivening", "firing", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "stimulating", "vitalizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "discouraging", "holding", "inhibiting", "regulating", "reining (in)", "restraining", "taming", "allaying", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "stilling", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stiffing":{ "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shouldering", "cutting", "high-hatting", "slighting", "snubbing", "stiff-arming" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolating", "ostracizing", "brushing (aside or off)", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "rejecting", "repelling", "repulsing", "scorning", "spurning", "disregarding", "forgetting", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "shrugging off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company claiming to sell designer handbags" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stimulatory":{ "as in stimulative , restorative":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bracing", "refreshing", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulative", "arousing", "awakening", "energizing", "invigorating", "rousing", "stimulating", "wakening", "waking", "stimulant" ], "near antonyms":[ "drowsy", "hypnotic", "narcotic", "opiate", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somniferous", "somnolent", "soporific", "depressant", "relaxant", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "calming", "comforting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "relaxing", "restful", "settling", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stimulations":{ "as in stimuli , incentives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "encouragements", "galvanizations", "goads", "incentives", "inducements", "jogs", "prods", "spurs", "stimulants", "stimuli", "excitements", "incitations", "incitements", "instigations", "provocations", "enticements", "lures", "inductions", "inspirations", "motivations", "aggravations", "annoyances", "bothers", "exasperations", "frustrations", "hassles", "headaches", "irritants", "nuisances", "peeves", "pests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sticks around":{ "to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{ "examples":[ "we stuck around afterwards to help clean up" ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "dwells", "hangs around", "remains", "stays", "tarries" ], "near synonyms":[ "awaits", "hangs on", "holds on", "waits", "dallies", "dawdles", "lingers", "loiters", "outstays", "overstays" ], "near antonyms":[ "absconds", "books", "decamps", "escapes", "evacuates", "flees", "flies", "gets out", "runs away", "scats", "scrams", "skips", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "vacates" ], "antonyms":[ "bails", "bails out", "bugs out", "buzzes (off)", "clears off", "clears out", "cuts out", "departs", "exits", "gets off", "goes", "goes off", "leaves", "moves", "packs (up or off)", "peels off", "pikes (out or off)", "pulls out", "pushes off", "pushes on", "quits", "shoves (off)", "takes off", "vamooses", "walks out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stinks up":{ "as in deodorizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deodorizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "incenses", "odorizes", "perfumes", "scents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stiletto":{ "as in dagger , machete":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bayonet", "bodkin", "bolo", "bowie knife", "cutlass", "dagger", "dirk", "jackknife", "machete", "pocketknife", "poniard", "sheath knife", "stylet", "switchblade", "switch knife", "yataghan", "cutter", "knife", "shank", "shiv", "cleaver", "hack", "rapier", "saber", "sabre", "steel", "sword", "scalpel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stiffed":{ "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shouldered", "cut", "high-hatted", "slighted", "snubbed", "stiff-armed" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolated", "ostracized", "brushed (aside or off)", "disdained", "rebuffed", "rejected", "repelled", "repulsed", "scorned", "spurned", "disregarded", "forgot", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "shrugged off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company claiming to sell designer handbags" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sticking up for":{ "to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{ "examples":[ "She is known for always sticking up for what is right." ], "synonyms":[ "defending", "justifying", "maintaining", "supporting", "upholding" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocating", "championing", "espousing", "confirming", "vindicating", "warranting", "affirming", "asserting", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "claiming", "contending", "insisting", "pleading", "proclaiming", "professing", "protesting", "stating", "arguing", "debating", "discussing", "emphasizing", "stressing", "underlining", "underscoring" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "abjuring", "forsaking", "recanting", "retracting", "taking back", "withdrawing", "reversing", "switching", "controverting", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "examples":[ "He stuck up for his colleague during the debate." ], "synonyms":[ "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "patronizing", "plumping (for)", "plunking (for)", "plonking (for)", "supporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "propping (up)", "seconding", "siding (with)", "backstopping", "bolstering", "boosting", "buttressing", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "advancing", "forwarding", "furthering", "plugging", "preaching", "talking up", "bailing out", "delivering", "rescuing", "saving" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "interfering", "opposing", "sabotaging", "thwarting", "deserting", "disappointing", "failing", "letting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "stipulating":{ "as in defining , stating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defining", "specifying", "stating", "affirming", "assuring", "ensuring", "insuring", "securing", "clarifying", "clearing (up)", "illuminating", "demonstrating", "establishing", "nailing (down)", "proving", "showing", "concluding", "ending", "finishing", "clinching", "deciding", "determining", "nailing", "settling" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusing", "muddling", "muddying", "unsettling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in insisting , enjoining":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commanding", "enjoining", "exacting", "insisting", "pressing", "questing", "hurting (for)", "lacking", "asking", "begging", "clamoring (for)", "crying (for)", "entailing", "involving", "bearing", "challenging", "claiming", "demanding", "necessitating", "needing", "requiring", "taking", "wanting", "warranting" ], "near antonyms":[ "having", "holding", "owning", "possessing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stingily":{ "as in insufficiently , scantily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inferiorly", "insufficiently", "meagerly", "meanly", "niggardly", "scantily", "scantly", "shabbily", "skimpily", "sparely", "abominably", "odiously", "vilely", "miserably", "shoddily", "sleazily", "trashily", "unspeakably", "egregiously", "flagrantly", "grossly", "naughtily", "inappropriately", "incorrectly", "indecently", "reprehensibly", "unsuitably", "vulgarly", "intolerably", "unbearably", "abysmally", "atrociously", "awfully", "damnably", "deplorably", "detestably", "disastrously", "dreadfully", "execrably", "horrendously", "horribly", "horrifically", "rottenly", "terribly", "bad", "badly", "deficiently", "inadequately", "lousily", "poorly", "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "wretchedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "adequately", "all right", "fine", "good", "nicely", "OK", "okay", "palatably", "passably", "satisfactorily", "so-so", "tolerably", "well", "appropriately", "congruously", "correctly", "decently", "decorously", "felicitously", "fittingly", "meetly", "rightly", "seemly", "suitably", "exactly", "faithfully", "ideally", "precisely", "respectably", "gratifyingly", "satisfyingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "sticky wicket":{ "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "examples":[ "with both sets of in-laws insisting that we spend Thanksgiving with them, we were on a sticky wicket indeed" ], "synonyms":[ "bind", "box", "catch-22", "corner", "dilemma", "fix", "hole", "impasse", "jackpot", "jam", "mire", "pickle", "predicament", "quagmire", "rabbit hole", "rattrap", "spot", "swamp" ], "near synonyms":[ "difficulty", "node", "hot water", "soup", "pinch", "plight", "quandary", "scrape", "trouble", "deadlock", "halt", "logjam", "stalemate", "standstill", "clutch", "crisis", "crossroad", "emergency", "exigency", "juncture", "strait" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stinking up":{ "as in deodorizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deodorizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "incensing", "odorizing", "perfuming", "scenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stick-to-itiveness":{ "firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose":{ "examples":[ "I wonder if he really has the stick-to-itiveness to finish law school" ], "synonyms":[ "decidedness", "decision", "decisiveness", "determination", "determinedness", "firmness", "granite", "purposefulness", "resoluteness", "resolution", "resolve" ], "near synonyms":[ "doggedness", "obduracy", "obdurateness", "obstinacy", "obstinateness", "perseverance", "persistence", "persistency", "stubbornness", "tenaciousness", "tenacity", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "sureness", "alacrity", "eagerness", "gameness", "readiness", "backbone", "fortitude", "grit", "iron", "pluck", "sand" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubt", "incertitude", "indetermination", "uncertainty", "aversion", "disinclination", "indisposition", "reluctance", "unwillingness" ], "antonyms":[ "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresoluteness", "irresolution", "vacillation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stint (on)":{ "to use or give out in stingy amounts":{ "examples":[ "the entr\u00e9es would be worth these prices if the restaurant didn't stint on the side dishes so much" ], "synonyms":[ "nurse", "scant", "skimp (on)", "spare" ], "near synonyms":[ "dole out", "mete (out)", "portion (out)", "ration (out)", "pinch", "shortchange", "conserve", "preserve" ], "near antonyms":[ "heap", "lavish", "pour", "rain", "shower" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stick in one's craw":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "That new pop song sticks in his craw every time it's played." ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "frost", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassle", "heckle", "nag", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "rouse", "badger", "bait", "bullyrag", "ballyrag", "devil", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "pester", "plague", "tease", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "infuriate", "madden", "rankle", "roil", "agitate", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distress", "exercise", "freak (out)", "fret", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "miff", "offend", "outrage" ], "near antonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "reassure", "solace", "soothe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "stick out":{ "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "no feet sticking out in the aisles, please" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "balloon", "beetle", "belly", "billow", "bulge", "bunch", "jut", "overhang", "poke", "pooch", "pouch", "pout", "project", "protrude", "stand out", "start", "swell" ], "near synonyms":[ "dome", "blow up", "inflate", "dilate", "distend", "expand", "mushroom", "snowball", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "stretch" ], "near antonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "shrink" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee" ], "synonyms":[ "abide", "absorb", "accept", "bear", "bide", "brook", "countenance", "endure", "go", "hack", "handle", "meet", "pocket", "stand", "stomach", "support", "sustain", "sweat out", "take", "tolerate", "wear" ], "near synonyms":[ "allow", "permit", "suffer", "swallow", "reconcile (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (with or to)", "assent (to)", "capitulate", "consent (to)", "respect", "submit (to)", "yield (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "dismiss", "refuse", "reject", "repudiate", "spurn", "turn down", "combat", "contest", "fight", "oppose", "resist", "avoid", "bypass", "circumvent", "dodge", "elude", "escape", "evade", "miss", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stirring":{ "causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{ "examples":[ "the message of brotherhood in Martin Luther King's stirring \"I Have a Dream\" speech still resonates today" ], "synonyms":[ "breathtaking", "charged", "electric", "electrifying", "exciting", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "galvanic", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "inspiring", "intoxicating", "kicky", "mind-bending", "mind-blowing", "mind-boggling", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "thrilling" ], "near synonyms":[ "arresting", "interesting", "intriguing", "provocative", "tantalizing", "titillating", "absorbing", "engrossing", "gripping", "riveting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "enchanting", "enthralling", "fascinating", "spellbinding", "dynamic", "energetic", "high-voltage", "kinetic", "lively", "lusty" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "mind-numbing", "tedious", "tiresome", "dreary", "dull", "humdrum", "monotonous", "uninteresting" ], "antonyms":[ "unexciting" ] }, "having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies":{ "examples":[ "a stirring rendition of the national anthem" ], "synonyms":[ "affecting", "emotional", "impactful", "impressive", "moving", "poignant", "touching" ], "near synonyms":[ "eloquent", "expressive", "meaningful", "significant", "demonstrative", "excitable", "feeling", "passionate", "responsive", "sensitive", "exciting", "inspirational", "provoking", "rousing", "stimulating", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "theatrical", "theatric", "cathartic" ], "near antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "detached", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "deadpan" ], "antonyms":[ "unaffecting", "unemotional", "unimpressive" ] }, "marked by much life, movement, or activity":{ "examples":[ "spring has arrived, and the meadow is stirring with life" ], "synonyms":[ "aboil", "abubble", "abuzz", "alive", "animated", "astir", "brisk", "bustling", "busy", "buzzing", "flourishing", "happening", "hopping", "humming", "kinetic", "lively", "rousing", "thriving", "vibrant" ], "near synonyms":[ "abounding", "crowded", "overflowing", "populous", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "asleep", "dead", "inactive", "lifeless", "sleepy" ] }, "the act or an instance of changing position":{ "examples":[ "I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasn't a breath of wind" ], "synonyms":[ "motion", "move", "movement", "shift", "shifting", "stir" ], "near synonyms":[ "dislocation", "migration", "relocation", "locomotion", "mobility", "motility", "motivity", "fiddling", "fidgeting", "squirm", "squirming", "twitching", "wriggling", "writhing", "flailing", "flapping", "waving" ], "near antonyms":[ "immobility", "inertia", "inertness", "stillness", "cessation", "discontinuance", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "pause", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ], "antonyms":[ "motionlessness" ] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the recipe says to stir the mixture carefully until it's properly blended" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "churning", "swirling", "washing", "whirling" ], "near synonyms":[ "beating", "paddling", "whipping", "whisking", "reeling", "shaking", "wheeling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change one's position":{ "examples":[ "the cat stirred , then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet" ], "synonyms":[ "budging", "locomoting", "moving", "shifting" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling", "fidgeting", "jiggling", "squiggling", "squirming", "tossing", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing", "rousing" ], "near antonyms":[ "hanging around", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying", "stabilizing" ], "antonyms":[ "freezing", "stilling" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes" ], "synonyms":[ "arousing", "encouraging", "exciting", "firing (up)", "impassioning", "inciting", "instigating", "moving", "piquing", "provoking", "revving (up)", "sparking", "stimulating" ], "near synonyms":[ "fanning", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "triggering", "activating", "animating", "driving", "energizing", "galvanizing", "inducing", "inspiring", "keying (up)", "motivating", "motiving", "pumping up", "quickening", "setting off", "vitalizing", "abetting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "raising", "whipping (up)", "angering", "enraging", "maddening", "upsetting", "jeering", "taunting", "teasing", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irritating", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "soothing", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "stimulus":{ "something that arouses action or activity":{ "examples":[ "seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "encouragement", "goad", "impetus", "impulse", "incentive", "incitation", "incitement", "instigation", "momentum", "motivation", "provocation", "spur", "stimulant", "yeast" ], "near synonyms":[ "inducement", "invitation", "antecedent", "cause", "consideration", "grounds", "motive", "occasion", "reason", "catalyst", "catalyzer", "fuel", "spark" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "counterincentive", "disincentive" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sticks in one's craw":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "eats", "exasperates", "frosts", "galls", "gets", "grates", "gripes", "hacks (off)", "irks", "irritates", "itches", "narks", "nettles", "peeves", "persecutes", "piques", "puts out", "rasps", "riles", "ruffles", "spites", "vexes" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassles", "heckles", "nags", "inflames", "enflames", "provokes", "rouses", "badgers", "baits", "bullyrags", "ballyrags", "devils", "hagrides", "harasses", "harries", "pesters", "plagues", "teases", "angers", "antagonizes", "enrages", "incenses", "infuriates", "maddens", "rankles", "roils", "agitates", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disquiets", "distresses", "exercises", "freaks (out)", "frets", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries", "affronts", "insults", "miffs", "offends", "outrages" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "obliges", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "sticks out":{ "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "no feet sticking out in the aisles, please" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "balloons", "beetles", "bellies", "billows", "bulges", "bunches", "juts", "overhangs", "pokes", "pooches", "pouches", "pouts", "projects", "protrudes", "stands out", "starts", "swells" ], "near synonyms":[ "domes", "blows up", "inflates", "dilates", "distends", "expands", "mushrooms", "snowballs", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "stretches" ], "near antonyms":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "shrinks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee" ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "absorbs", "accepts", "bears", "bides", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "goes", "hacks", "handles", "meets", "pockets", "stands", "stomachs", "supports", "sustains", "sweats out", "takes", "tolerates", "wears" ], "near synonyms":[ "allows", "permits", "suffers", "swallows", "reconciles (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (with or to)", "assents (to)", "capitulates", "consents (to)", "respects", "submits (to)", "yields (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }