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"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" ] }, "stud":{ "a physically attractive man":{ "examples":[ "she promised her friend that the blind date would be a real stud" ], "synonyms":[ "beefcake", "hunk", "pretty boy", "superstud" ], "near synonyms":[ "babe", "dish", "doll", "dreamboat", "eye candy", "eyeful", "fox", "knockout", "stunner", "lady-killer", "sheik", "womanizer" ], "near antonyms":[ "dog", "grotesquerie", "grotesquery", "monster", "nerd" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in set , intersperse":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "intersperse", "set", "band", "bar", "streak", "stripe", "bespatter", "spatter", "blot", "dye", "stain", "blotch", "dapple", "dot", "fleck", "freckle", "marble", "mottle", "pepper", "shoot", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot", "sprinkle", "stipple" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "studding":{ "as in setting , interspersing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "interspersing", "setting", "banding", "barring", "streaking", "striping", "bespattering", "spattering", "blotting", "dyeing", "staining", "blotching", "dappling", "dotting", "flecking", "freckling", "marbling", "mottling", "peppering", "shooting", "specking", "speckling", "splotching", "spotting", "sprinkling", "stippling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stumbled":{ "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "antonyms":[ "got up", "rose", "stood (up)", "uprose" ], "examples":[ "the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collapsed", "crumpled", "dropped", "flumped", "keeled", "plopped", "plunked", "plonked", "slumped (over)", "crashed", "free-fell", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "precipitated", "wiped out", "skidded", "slid" ], "synonyms":[ "fell", "slipped", "toppled", "tripped", "tumbled" ] }, "to make a mistake":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that network announcer rarely stumbles when he's on the air" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "nodded", "bobbled", "botched", "bungled", "butchered", "foozled", "mangled", "mishandled", "muffed", "murdered", "miscalculated", "misconceived", "miscounted", "miscued", "misdeemed", "misgauged", "misgaged", "misjudged", "mistook", "misconstrued", "misinterpreted", "misunderstood" ], "synonyms":[ "blundered", "boobed", "erred", "flubbed", "fluffed", "fouled up", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "messed (up)", "screwed up", "slipped up", "tripped" ] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "antonyms":[ "breezed", "coasted", "glided", "slid", "waltzed", "whisked" ], "examples":[ "the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "wafted" ], "related":[ "dragged", "flopped", "hauled", "blundered", "careened", "doddered", "lurched", "reeled", "staggered", "swayed", "teetered", "tottered", "waddled", "weaved", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "synonyms":[ "barged", "clumped", "flogged", "floundered", "galumphed", "lumbered", "lumped", "plodded", "pounded", "scuffed", "scuffled", "shambled", "shuffled", "slogged", "sloughed", "stamped", "stomped", "stumped", "tramped", "tromped", "trudged" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stumbled twice while she was reciting the \"Gettysburg Address\"" ], "near antonyms":[ "coasted", "flew", "glided", "kilted", "sailed", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "related":[ "jogged", "shambled", "shuffled", "wallowed", "weltered", "faltered", "lurched", "reeled", "staggered", "swayed", "teetered", "tottered", "fumbled", "muddled" ], "synonyms":[ "blundered", "bumbled", "flogged", "floundered", "limped", "lumbered", "plodded", "struggled", "trudged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stumbles":{ "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "was his hurtful remark a regrettable stumble , or was it made with artful intention?" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracies", "exactitudes", "precisions", "inerrancies", "infallibilities", "perfections" ], "related":[ "bloomers", "bloopers", "boners", "howlers", "pratfalls", "foul-ups", "snafus", "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "miscomprehensions", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misdescriptions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misreadings", "misstatements", "misunderstandings" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bobbles", "boo-boos", "boobs", "bricks", "clangers", "clinkers", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fluffs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "gaffs", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "screwups", "slips", "slipups", "trips" ] }, "the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "has bones so brittle that a minor stumble could result in a serious break" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "headers", "pratfalls", "missteps", "trips", "descents", "dives", "plunges", "skids", "slides", "free-falls" ], "synonyms":[ "falls", "slips", "spills", "tumbles" ] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "antonyms":[ "gets up", "rises", "stands (up)", "uprises" ], "examples":[ "the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collapses", "crumples", "drops", "flumps", "keels", "plops", "plunks", "plonks", "slumps (over)", "crashes", "free-falls", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "precipitates", "wipes out", "skids", "slides" ], "synonyms":[ "falls", "slips", "topples", "trips", "tumbles" ] }, "to make a mistake":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that network announcer rarely stumbles when he's on the air" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "nods", "bobbles", "botches", "bungles", "butchers", "foozles", "mangles", "mishandles", "muffs", "murders", "miscalculates", "misconceives", "miscounts", "miscues", "misdeems", "misgauges", "misjudges", "mistakes", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misunderstands" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "boobs", "errs", "flubs", "fluffs", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "messes (up)", "screws up", "slips up", "trips" ] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "antonyms":[ "breezes", "coasts", "glides", "slides", "waltzes", "whisks" ], "examples":[ "the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "wafts" ], "related":[ "drags", "flops", "hauls", "blunders", "careens", "dodders", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "waddles", "weaves", "wobbles", "wabbles" ], "synonyms":[ "barges", "clumps", "flogs", "flounders", "galumphs", "lumbers", "lumps", "plods", "pounds", "scuffles", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "slogs", "sloughs", "stamps", "stomps", "stumps", "tramps", "tromps", "trudges" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stumbled twice while she was reciting the \"Gettysburg Address\"" ], "near antonyms":[ "coasts", "flies", "glides", "kilts", "sails", "zips", "zooms" ], "related":[ "jogs", "shambles", "shuffles", "wallows", "welters", "falters", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "fumbles", "muddles" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bumbles", "flogs", "flounders", "limps", "lumbers", "plods", "struggles", "trudges" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stumped":{ "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses" ], "synonyms":[ "barged", "clumped", "flogged", "floundered", "galumphed", "lumbered", "lumped", "plodded", "pounded", "scuffed", "scuffled", "shambled", "shuffled", "slogged", "sloughed", "stamped", "stomped", "stumbled", "tramped", "tromped", "trudged" ], "near synonyms":[ "dragged", "flopped", "hauled", "blundered", "careened", "doddered", "lurched", "reeled", "staggered", "swayed", "teetered", "tottered", "waddled", "weaved", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "wafted" ], "antonyms":[ "breezed", "coasted", "glided", "slid", "waltzed", "whisked" ] }, "to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat":{ "examples":[ "when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole" ], "synonyms":[ "challenged", "dared", "defied" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearded", "braved", "brazened", "breasted", "confronted", "faced", "outbraved", "outfaced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stumper":{ "as in puzzle , conundrum":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brainteaser", "conundrum", "poser", "puzzle", "quiz", "riddle", "stickler", "toughie", "toughy", "interrogative", "problem", "question" ], "near antonyms":[ "answer", "response", "solution" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stunned":{ "affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "realizing that they had been left out of the will, the billionaire's relatives just sat there, stunned" ], "near antonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "casual", "nonchalant", "unruffled" ], "related":[ "blindsided", "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "aghast", "appalled", "dismayed", "horrified", "bewildered", "confused", "dazed", "overwhelmed", "agape", "awed", "awesome", "openmouthed", "wide-eyed", "widemouthed" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "awestruck", "awestricken", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "dumbstruck", "flabbergasted", "shocked", "stupefied", "thunderstruck" ] }, "suffering from mental confusion":{ "antonyms":[ "clearheaded" ], "examples":[ "the loud noise left her momentarily stunned" ], "near antonyms":[ "alert", "conscious" ], "related":[ "senseless", "unconscious" ], "synonyms":[ "addle", "addled", "addlepated", "bedeviled", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "bushed", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "distracted", "dizzy", "dopey", "dopy", "fogged", "mixed-up", "muddleheaded", "muzzy", "pixilated", "pixillated", "punch-drunk", "punchy", "raddled", "shell-shocked", "silly", "slaphappy", "spaced-out", "spaced", "spacey", "spacy", "stupefied", "zonked", "zonked-out" ] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the news of their boss's termination stunned the staff" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "befuddled", "bewildered", "blew away", "blindsided", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "dismayed", "jarred", "muddled", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "shook up" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "floored", "rocked", "shocked", "startled", "stupefied", "surprised", "surprized", "thunderstruck" ] }, "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a powerful uppercut to the jaw stunned the boxer and sent him crashing to the canvas" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "deadened", "knocked out", "paralyzed", "benumbed", "numbed", "stupefied", "bowled over", "knocked down", "banged", "bashed", "belted", "bludgeoned", "bonked", "bopped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "hammered", "hit", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "pummeled", "pummelled" ], "synonyms":[ "dazed", "rocked" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stunt":{ "an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness":{ "examples":[ "performs mental stunts , such as pronouncing words backwards as soon as you say them" ], "synonyms":[ "deed", "exploit", "feat", "number", "tour de force", "trick" ], "near synonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "attainment", "coup", "success", "triumph", "adventure", "performance" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to hold back the normal growth of":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "dwarf", "suppress" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrest", "catch", "check", "halt", "hold up", "stall", "stay", "still", "stop", "balk", "block", "hold back", "impede", "obstruct", "stem", "diminish", "downsize", "shrink" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "boost", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "nourish", "nurture", "promote" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stupefy":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "befuddle", "bewilder", "blindside", "blow away", "confound", "confuse", "daze", "discomfit", "disconcert", "dismay", "jar", "muddle", "nonplus", "perplex", "shake up" ], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astonish", "astound", "bowl over", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stun", "surprise", "surprize", "thunderstrike" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sturdiness":{ "the ability to withstand force or stress without being distorted, dislodged, or damaged":{ "examples":[ "demonstrated the suitcase's sturdiness by dropping it from a third-floor window" ], "synonyms":[ "firmness", "soundness", "stability", "strength" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependability", "durability", "reliability", "solidity", "solidness", "cohesion", "toughness" ], "near antonyms":[ "insubstantiality", "unsoundness", "unsubstantiality", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[ "insecurity", "instability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unstableness", "unsteadiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stupes":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "with stupes like that, no wonder city hall is a mess" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stumbled (on or onto)":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "chanced (upon)", "encountered", "found", "happened (on or upon)", "hit (upon)", "lit (on or upon)", "lighted (on or upon)", "met", "pitched (upon)", "tumbled (upon)" ], "related":[ "lucked (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronted", "faced", "discovered", "struck", "turned up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "studs":{ "a physically attractive man":{ "examples":[ "she promised her friend that the blind date would be a real stud" ], "synonyms":[ "beefcakes", "hunks", "pretty boys", "superstuds" ], "near synonyms":[ "babes", "dishes", "dolls", "dreamboats", "eye candies", "eyefuls", "foxes", "fox", "knockouts", "stunners", "lady-killers", "sheiks", "womanizers" ], "near antonyms":[ "dogs", "grotesqueries", "monsters", "nerds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sets , intersperses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "intersperses", "sets", "bands", "bars", "streaks", "stripes", "bespatters", "spatters", "blots", "dyes", "stains", "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "flecks", "freckles", "marbles", "mottles", "peppers", "shoots", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "sprinkles", "stipples" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stubbing":{ "as in stamping (out) , blowing out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blowing out", "rubbing out", "snubbing (out)", "stamping (out)", "choking", "smothering", "suffocating", "blanketing", "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "snuffing (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "firing", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "lighting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stuck (to)":{ "as in hugged , clung (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cleaved (to)", "clung (to)", "hugged", "carried", "kept", "maintained", "preserved", "remembered", "retained", "treasured", "brooded (about or over)", "fixated (on or upon)", "obsessed (about or over)", "cultivated", "fostered", "nurtured", "supported", "sustained", "bore", "cherished", "entertained", "had", "harbored", "held", "nursed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "dropped", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "abjured", "declined", "denied", "disdained", "refused", "rejected", "repudiated", "scorned", "abandoned", "deserted", "discarded", "forsook", "gave up", "parted (with)", "quit", "quitted", "renounced", "threw out", "erased", "expunged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "Sturm und Drang":{ "a disturbed or uneasy state":{ "examples":[ "in a year filled with corporate Sturm und Drang , the company was headed by no fewer than three different CEOs" ], "synonyms":[ "disquiet", "ferment", "fermentation", "restiveness", "restlessness", "turmoil", "uneasiness", "unquietness", "unrest" ], "near synonyms":[ "fidgets", "agitation", "commotion", "confusion", "excitement", "hubbub", "moil", "stir", "storm", "trouble", "tumult", "tumultuousness", "turbulence", "upheaval", "uproar", "unsettlement", "disruption", "perturbation", "agitation", "anxiety", "disquietude", "inquietude", "queasiness", "tension", "unease", "anarchy", "chaos", "disorder", "welter" ], "near antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "ease", "peace", "peacefulness", "quiet", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "studying":{ "to use the mind to acquire knowledge":{ "examples":[ "you'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test" ], "synonyms":[ "boning (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "cramming", "grinding", "swotting", "analyzing", "deducing", "finding out", "conning", "learning", "memorizing", "reading", "researching", "restudying", "apprehending", "comprehending", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "absorbing", "digesting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to commit to memory":{ "examples":[ "having carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly" ], "synonyms":[ "conning", "learning", "memorizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "harking back (to)", "minding", "recalling", "recollecting", "reliving", "remembering", "reminiscing (about)", "retaining", "thinking (of)", "accepting", "apprehending", "comprehending", "getting", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "absorbing", "digesting" ], "near antonyms":[ "disremembering", "forgetting", "misremembering", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting", "slurring (over)" ], "antonyms":[ "unlearning" ] }, "to give serious and careful 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"type":[ "verb" ] }, "stumpy":{ "being compact and broad in build and often short in stature":{ "examples":[ "stumpy penguins become agile swimmers the moment they hit the water" ], "synonyms":[ "chunky", "dumpy", "heavyset", "squat", "squatty", "stocky", "stout", "stubby", "thickset" ], "near synonyms":[ "beefy", "brawny", "bulky", "burly", "husky", "sturdy", "thick", "thickish", "weighty", "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "fleshy", "full", "gross", "heavy", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "portly", "pudgy", "roly-poly", "rotund", "round", "tubby", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft" ], "near antonyms":[ "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "puny", "lean", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "thin", "angular", "bony", "boney", "gaunt", "lank", "lanky", "rawboned", "sinewy", "scraggy", "scrawny", "slight", "anorexic", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "haggard", "skeletal", "wasted", "spindly", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "willowy", "wiry" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "student teacher":{ "as in reader , practice teacher":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "intern", "interne", "practice teacher", "reader", "governess", "homeschooler", "catechist", "lecturer", "moralizer", "preacher", "academe", "academic", "academician", "didact", "pedant", "dean", "docent", "doctor", "don", "prof", "professor", "regius professor", "drillmaster", "inculcator", "mentor", "tutor", "tutoress", "coach", "guide", "guru", "preparer", "trainer", "headmistress", "instructress", "mistress", "schoolmarm", "schoolma'am", "schoolmistress", "headmaster", "master", "rector", "schoolmaster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stuttered":{ "to speak with many involuntary pauses and repetitions":{ "examples":[ "I used to stutter when I was a child.", "She stutters when she gets excited." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stammered", "babbled", "bumbled", "chatted", "chattered", "driveled", "drivelled", "drooled", "gabbled", "gibbered", "jabbered", "prattled", "sputtered", "blabbered", "blathered", "bleated", "blithered", "gabbed", "jangled", "jawed", "pattered", "prated", "ran on", "rattled", "smattered", "tittle-tattled", "trolled", "yakked", "yacked", "chuntered", "maundered", "mouthed", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "screeched", "shouted", "shrieked" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulated", "enunciated", "pronounced" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stupor":{ "physical or mental inertness":{ "examples":[ "shocked by news of impending layoffs, the workers shuffled through their shift in a quiet stupor" ], "synonyms":[ "hebetude", "languor", "lassitude", "lethargy", "listlessness", "torpor" ], "near synonyms":[ "boredom", "indifference", "malaise", "laziness", "fatigue", "sleepiness", "narcosis", "idleness", "inaction" ], "near antonyms":[ "eagerness", "enthusiasm", "keenness", "spiritedness", "ambition", "enterprise" ], "antonyms":[ "vigor", "vim", "vitality", "vivacity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stupefaction":{ "the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{ "examples":[ "upon hearing the unexpected news, she just sat there in total stupefaction" ], "synonyms":[ "amazement", "astonishment", "shock", "startlement", "surprise", "surprize" ], "near synonyms":[ "awe", "wonder", "wonderment", "startle", "bewilderment", "confusion", "consternation", "discomfiture", "dismay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "student teachers":{ "as in readers , practice teachers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "interns", "internes", "practice teachers", "readers", "governesses", "homeschoolers", "catechists", "lecturers", "moralizers", "preachers", "academes", "academicians", "academics", "didacts", "pedants", "deans", "docents", "doctors", "dons", "professors", "profs", "regius professors", "drillmasters", "inculcators", "mentors", "tutoresses", "tutors", "coaches", "guides", "gurus", "preparers", "trainers", "headmistresses", "instructresses", "mistresses", "schoolmarms", "schoolma'ams", "schoolmistresses", "headmasters", "masters", "rectors", "schoolmasters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "studio couches":{ "as in bunk beds , couches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bunk beds", "cots", "couches", "daybeds", "feather beds", "four-posters", "hammocks", "Murphy beds", "shakedowns", "sleigh beds", "sofa beds", "sofas", "trundle beds", "water beds", "bunks", "dosses", "hays", "kips", "lairs", "pads", "racks", "sacks", "bedsteads", "futons", "futon", "mattresses", "pallets", "bassinets", "carry-cots", "cradles", "cribs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stuffed":{ "containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible":{ "examples":[ "had never seen shelves so stuffed with books" ], "synonyms":[ "brimful", "brimming", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "chockablock", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jam-packed", "jammed", "loaded", "packed" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcrowded", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overladen", "overloaded", "overstuffed", "abounding", "flush", "fraught", "replete", "rife", "swarming", "teeming" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "short", "shortish", "shy", "wanting", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void" ] }, "having one's appetite completely satisfied":{ "examples":[ "we were still stuffed from our huge breakfast and didn't want lunch" ], "synonyms":[ "full", "replete", "sated", "satiate", "satiated", "surfeited" ], "near synonyms":[ "glutted", "gorged", "overfed", "overfull", "overstuffed" ], "near antonyms":[ "underfed", "undernourished" ], "antonyms":[ "empty", "famished", "hungry", "starved", "starving" ] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "bunged", "dammed", "filled", "packed", "plugged", "stopped" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked", "clogged", "closed (off)", "clotted", "congested", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "caulked", "calked", "chinked", "sealed", "repacked", "restuffed" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "shoveled", "shovelled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fill with food to capacity":{ "examples":[ "kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper" ], "synonyms":[ "crammed", "glutted", "gorged", "sated", "surfeited" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobbled", "gormandized", "pigged out", "gulped", "guzzled", "cloyed", "filled", "banqueted", "feasted", "regaled" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieted", "fasted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{ "examples":[ "stuffed all the kids into the back of the car" ], "synonyms":[ "crammed", "crowded", "crushed", "jammed", "rammed", "sandwiched", "shoehorned", "squeezed", "wedged" ], "near synonyms":[ "filled", "heaped", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "choked", "clogged", "clotted", "congested", "dammed", "gummed (up)", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "plugged (up)", "stopped (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunged", "corked", "spiled", "stoppered", "stoppled", "filled", "gridlocked", "packed", "furred", "silted", "flooded", "glutted", "inundated", "overwhelmed", "swamped" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "emptied", "lightened" ], "antonyms":[ "cleared", "freed", "opened (up)", "unblocked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped" ] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico" ], "synonyms":[ "brimmed", "charged", "crammed", "filled", "heaped", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed" ], "near synonyms":[ "drenched", "flooded", "glutted", "swamped", "bloated", "bulked", "crowded", "crushed", "matted", "pressed", "rammed", "shoved", "squashed", "squeezed", "refilled", "refreshed", "reloaded", "repacked", "replenished", "overcharged", "overfilled", "overflowed", "saturated", "honeycombed", "penetrated" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightened", "depleted", "drained", "eliminated", "exhausted", "bled", "drew (off)", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged", "scoured", "swept" ], "antonyms":[ "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stutter-steps":{ "as in pump-fakes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pump-fakes", "dodges", "evades", "sidesteps", "slips", "maneuvers (around)", "dekes", "fakes", "fakes out", "jukes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stuffy":{ "lacking fresh air":{ "examples":[ "the house was very stuffy after being closed up for a month" ], "synonyms":[ "breathless", "close", "stifling", "suffocating" ], "near synonyms":[ "airless", "unventilated", "fuggy", "heavy", "oppressive", "thick" ], "near antonyms":[ "bracing", "brisk", "invigorating", "refreshed", "refreshing", "restorative", "reviving", "sweet", "ventilated" ], "antonyms":[ "airy", "breezy", "unstuffy" ] }, "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "nothing stuffy about this science museum\u2014it's all interactive and fun" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "easily irritated or annoyed":{ "examples":[ "those nursing home residents with a reputation for being chronically stuffy were usually the last to receive attention" ], "synonyms":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "fiery", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "testy", "waspish" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "cross-grained", "curmudgeonly", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "off-color", "off-colored", "ornery", "querulous", "snarly", "surly", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "fractious", "fretful", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "huffy", "pouty", "sensitive", "short", "sulky", "sullen", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "hot-blooded", "passionate" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "companionable", "cordial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "friendly", "genial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "sweet", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining", "understanding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stupidity":{ "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "the stupidity of the dialogue between the two romantic leads had movie audiences giggling uncontrollably" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "denseness", "density", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "gormlessness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidness", "thickness", "vacuity", "weak-mindedness", "witlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeblemindedness", "simplemindedness", "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuousness", "folly", "idiocy", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nincompoopery", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "wackiness", "zaniness", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "mental deficiency", "mental retardation" ], "near antonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonableness", "soundness", "validity" ], "antonyms":[ "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "cleverness", "intelligence", "keenness", "quickness", "quick-wittedness", "sharpness", "smartness" ] }, "a foolish act or idea":{ "examples":[ "the succession of stupidities by the company's owners was bound to result in bankruptcy" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "b\u00eatise", "fatuity", "folly", "foolery", "foppery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdness", "craziness", "foolishness", "inaneness", "madness", "senselessness", "witlessness", "buffoonery", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "drivel", "humbug", "nonsense", "twaddle", "blunder", "bungle", "flub", "goof", "howler" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretion", "forethought", "prudence", "sagacity", "wisdom", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "antonyms":[] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "leaving her bags unguarded inside the airport terminal was nothing but stupidity on her part" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stunners":{ "a lovely woman":{ "examples":[ "not only is she smart, she's a real stunner" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "beauties", "beauty queens", "cookies", "cuties", "cuteys", "dolly birds", "enchantresses", "eyefuls", "foxes", "fox", "goddesses", "honeys", "knockouts", "queens" ], "near synonyms":[ "belles", "charmers", "peaches", "bathing beauties", "cover girls", "pinup girls", "houris", "cutie-pies", "dishes", "dolls", "dreamboats", "hotties", "lookers", "pretties", "coquettes", "femmes fatales", "sirens", "temptresses", "vamps" ], "near antonyms":[ "bags", "frumps", "crones", "hags", "witches" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected":{ "examples":[ "as expected, the box-office champ was another superhero actioner, but the real stunner was the second-place finish for the low-budget comedy" ], "synonyms":[ "bombshells", "jars", "jaw-droppers", "jolts", "surprises", "surprizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "shocks", "thunderclaps", "eye-openers", "revelations", "shockers", "amazements", "marvels", "wonders", "fillips", "kickers", "kicks", "twists", "wrinkles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stun":{ "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "examples":[ "a powerful uppercut to the jaw stunned the boxer and sent him crashing to the canvas" ], "synonyms":[ "daze", "rock" ], "near synonyms":[ "deaden", "knock out", "paralyze", "benumb", "numb", "stupefy", "bowl over", "knock down", "bang", "bash", "belt", "bludgeon", "bonk", "bop", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "hammer", "hit", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pummel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "the news of their boss's termination stunned the staff" ], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astonish", "astound", "bowl over", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stupefy", "surprise", "surprize", "thunderstrike" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddle", "bewilder", "blindside", "blow away", "confound", "confuse", "daze", "discomfit", "disconcert", "dismay", "jar", "muddle", "nonplus", "perplex", "shake up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stuck 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":[ "defended", "justified", "maintained", "supported", "upheld" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocated", "championed", "espoused", "confirmed", "vindicated", "warranted", "affirmed", "asserted", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "claimed", "contended", "insisted", "pleaded", "pled", "plead", "proclaimed", "professed", "protested", "stated", "argued", "debated", "discussed", "emphasized", "stressed", "underlined", "underscored" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "abjured", "forsook", "recanted", "retracted", "took back", "withdrew", "reversed", "switched", "controverted", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "examples":[ "He stuck up for his colleague during the debate." ], "synonyms":[ "advocated", "backed", "championed", "endorsed", "indorsed", "patronized", "plumped (for)", "plunked (for)", "plonked (for)", "supported" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "propped (up)", "seconded", "sided (with)", "backstopped", "bolstered", "boosted", "buttressed", "reinforced", "reenforced", "advanced", "forwarded", "furthered", "plugged", "preached", "talked up", "bailed out", "delivered", "rescued", "saved" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "interfered", "opposed", "sabotaged", "thwarted", "deserted", "disappointed", "failed", "let down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "stupe":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "with stupes like that, no wonder city hall is a mess" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stuffings":{ "soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something":{ "examples":[ "never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate" ], "synonyms":[ "fillers", "fillings", "fills", "paddings", "waddings" ], "near synonyms":[ "packings", "interlinings", "linings", "quiltings", "buffers", "bumpers", "cushions", "fenders", "pads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stuffed shirt":{ "a person with old-fashioned ideas":{ "examples":[ "the stuffed shirts in this organization don't seem to realize that without new blood our extinction is inevitable" ], "synonyms":[ "antediluvian", "Colonel Blimp", "dodo", "fogy", "fogey", "fossil", "fud", "fuddy-duddy", "mossback", "reactionary", "stick-in-the-mud" ], "near synonyms":[ "conservative", "rightist", "Tory", "mandarin", "old hand", "old-timer", "veteran", "old maid" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberal", "progressive", "radical" ], "antonyms":[ "hipster", "modern", "trendy" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stuff":{ "a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job":{ "examples":[ "a guy who has the stuff it takes to be head of a major corporation" ], "synonyms":[ "capability", "credentials", "goods", "qualification" ], "near synonyms":[ "command", "expertise", "know-how", "mastership", "mastery", "proficiency", "ability", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "facility", "faculty", "aptitude", "endowment", "flair", "genius", "gift", "knack", "talent", "forte", "long suit", "m\u00e9tier", "metier", "specialism", "speciality", "specialty", "strong suit", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "makings", "potentiality" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the basic elements from which something can be developed":{ "examples":[ "reading, writing, and arithmetic\u2014the stuff of an education" ], "synonyms":[ "making", "material", "raw material", "substance", "timber" ], "near synonyms":[ "possibility", "potential", "potentiality", "matter", "metal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is":{ "examples":[ "the real stuff of nobility of character isn't riches or a title, but honor and integrity" ], "synonyms":[ "being", "essence", "essentiality", "nature", "quiddity", "quintessence", "soul", "substance" ], "near synonyms":[ "heart", "spirit", "alpha and omega", "center", "core", "keynote", "marrow", "pith", "seat", "embodiment", "epitome", "incarnation", "manifestation", "personification", "aspect", "attribute", "feature", "property", "gist", "kernel", "nub" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "transportable items that one owns":{ "examples":[ "gather up your stuff so that we can get going" ], "synonyms":[ "belongings", "chattels", "duds", "effects", "gear", "goods", "holdings", "movables", "moveables", "paraphernalia", "personal effects", "personal property", "personalty", "plunder", "possession", "things" ], "near synonyms":[ "treasures", "valuables", "appointments", "fixtures", "furnishings", "estate", "property", "tangibles", "collateral" ], "near antonyms":[ "immovables", "real estate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "items needed for the performance of a task or activity":{ "examples":[ "missed a great photo opportunity because all of my camera stuff was at home" ], "synonyms":[ "accoutrements", "accouterments", "apparatus", "equipment", "gear", "hardware", "kit", "material(s)", "mat\u00e9riel", "materiel", "outfit", "paraphernalia", "tackle" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessories", "appurtenances", "attachments", "fittings", "baggage", "belongings", "impedimenta", "appliances", "facilities", "instruments", "machinery", "tools", "apparel", "attire", "habiliments", "raiment", "trappings", "armamentarium", "armory", "arsenal", "battery", "assets", "resources" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "bung", "dam", "fill", "pack", "plug", "stop" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke", "clog", "close (off)", "clot", "congest", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "caulk", "chink", "seal", "repack", "restuff" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "shovel" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fill with food to capacity":{ "examples":[ "kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper" ], "synonyms":[ "cram", "glut", "gorge", "sate", "surfeit" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobble", "gormandize", "pig out", "gulp", "guzzle", "cloy", "fill", "banquet", "feast", "regale" ], "near antonyms":[ "diet", "fast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{ "examples":[ "stuffed all the kids into the back of the car" ], "synonyms":[ "cram", "crowd", "crush", "jam", "ram", "sandwich", "shoehorn", "squeeze", "wedge" ], "near synonyms":[ "fill", "heap", "jam-pack", "load", "pack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "choke", "clog", "clot", "congest", "dam", "gum (up)", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "plug (up)", "stop (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bung", "cork", "spile", "stopper", "stopple", "fill", "gridlock", "pack", "fur", "silt", "flood", "glut", "inundate", "overwhelm", "swamp" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "empty", "lighten" ], "antonyms":[ "clear", "free", "open (up)", "unblock", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop" ] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico" ], "synonyms":[ "brim", "charge", "cram", "fill", "heap", "jam", "jam-pack", "load", "pack" ], "near synonyms":[ "drench", "flood", "glut", "swamp", "bloat", "bulk", "crowd", "crush", "mat", "press", "ram", "shove", "squash", "squeeze", "refill", "refresh", "reload", "repack", "replenish", "overcharge", "overfill", "overflow", "saturate", "honeycomb", "penetrate" ], "near antonyms":[ "lighten", "deplete", "drain", "eliminate", "exhaust", "bleed", "draw (off)", "clean", "flush", "purge", "scour", "sweep" ], "antonyms":[ "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "vacate", "void" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stutter":{ "to speak with many involuntary pauses and repetitions":{ "examples":[ "I used to stutter when I was a child.", "She stutters when she gets excited." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stammer", "babble", "bumble", "chat", "chatter", "drivel", "drool", "gabble", "gibber", "jabber", "prattle", "sputter", "blabber", "blather", "bleat", "blither", "gab", "jangle", "jaw", "patter", "prate", "rattle", "run on", "smatter", "tittle-tattle", "troll", "yak", "yack", "chunter", "maunder", "mouth", "mumble", "murmur", "mutter", "screech", "shout", "shriek" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulate", "enunciate", "pronounce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stumblebums":{ "as in sluggers , palookas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "palookas", "sluggers", "boxers", "fighters", "gladiators", "prizefighters", "pugilists", "pugs", "bantamweights", "cruiserweights", "featherweights", "flyweights", "heavyweights", "light heavyweights", "lightweights", "middleweights", "superheavyweights", "welterweights" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bunglers , duffers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bunglers", "duffers", "fumblers", "stumblers", "clodhoppers", "gawkies", "gawks", "louts", "lumps", "oafs", "tawpies", "tykes", "tikes", "dubs", "klutzes", "loobies", "lubbers", "lummoxes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stumbling (on or onto)":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "chancing (upon)", "encountering", "finding", "happening (on or upon)", "hitting (upon)", "lighting (on or upon)", "meeting", "pitching (upon)", "tumbling (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucking (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronting", "facing", "discovering", "striking", "turning up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "stutter-stepped":{ "as in pump-faked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pump-faked", "dodged", "evaded", "sidestepped", "slipped", "maneuvered (around)", "deked", "faked", "faked out", "juked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "studio apartment":{ "a small private dwelling that is one of a group of dwellings in one building or block":{ "examples":[ "Most of the grad students lived in studio apartments adjacent to campus." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "studio", "bed-sitter", "bedsit", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousing", "condo", "condominium", "duplex", "duplex apartment", "efficiency", "efficiency apartment", "flatlet", "floor-through", "garden apartment", "granny flat", "maisonette", "penthouse", "railroad flat", "salon", "saloon", "triplex", "walk-up", "gallery", "wing", "apartment building", "apartment house", "tenement house", "apartment", "diggings", "digs", "flat", "lodgings", "suite", "tenement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stuffer":{ "one who eats greedily or too much":{ "examples":[ "the different kinds of hot dog eaters: the stuffer who downs it in two bites; the nibbler; the mustard loader" ], "synonyms":[ "cormorant", "glutton", "gorger", "gormandizer", "gourmand", "hog", "overeater", "pig", "swiller" ], "near synonyms":[ "feaster", "trencherman", "muncher", "guzzler" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieter", "nibbler", "picker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "studio couch":{ "as in bunk bed , couch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bunk bed", "cot", "couch", "daybed", "feather bed", "four-poster", "hammock", "Murphy bed", "shakedown", "sleigh bed", "sofa", "sofa bed", "trundle bed", "water bed", "bunk", "doss", "hay", "kip", "lair", "pad", "rack", "sack", "bedstead", "futon", "mattress", "pallet", "bassinet", "carry-cot", "cradle", "crib" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stuck-up":{ "having too high an opinion of oneself":{ "examples":[ "thought that the kids at his new school were snobbish and stuck-up" ], "synonyms":[ "assured", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "complacent", "conceited", "consequential", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-opinionated", "self-satisfied", "smug", "swellheaded", "vain", "vainglorious" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "disdainful", "fastuous", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-hat", "huffy", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "peremptory", "pontifical", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "holier-than-thou", "pretentious", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-adulatory", "self-congratulatory", "self-contented", "self-gratulatory", "self-applauding", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "self-affected", "self-centered", "self-engrossed", "selfish", "condescending", "patronizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffident", "self-critical", "self-distrustful", "self-doubting", "self-reproachful", "self-reproving", "meek", "timid", "unassertive", "down-to-earth", "unarrogant", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "bashful", "demure", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "retiring", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy" ], "antonyms":[ "egoless", "humble", "modest", "uncomplacent" ] }, "as in held up , robbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "held up", "looted", "plundered", "ripped off", "robbed", "invaded", "trespassed", "ransacked", "rifled", "broke in", "burglarized", "burgled", "despoiled", "devastated", "marauded", "pillaged", "ravaged", "sacked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stunningly":{ "as in surprisingly , amazingly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amazingly", "astonishingly", "astoundingly", "shockingly", "surprisingly", "unexpectedly", "suddenly", "unanticipatedly", "uncommonly", "unusually" ], "near antonyms":[ "expectedly", "unsurprisingly", "commonly", "ordinarily", "obviously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "stunting":{ "to hold back the normal growth of":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "dwarfing", "suppressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "arresting", "catching", "checking", "halting", "holding up", "stalling", "staying", "stilling", "stopping", "balking", "blocking", "holding back", "impeding", "obstructing", "stemming", "diminishing", "downsizing", "shrinking" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancing", "boosting", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stupidness":{ "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "I'm not sure if he leaves his front door unlocked from carelessness or just plain stupidness" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "denseness", "density", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "gormlessness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "thickness", "vacuity", "weak-mindedness", "witlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeblemindedness", "simplemindedness", "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuousness", "folly", "idiocy", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nincompoopery", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "wackiness", "zaniness", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "mental deficiency", "mental retardation" ], "near antonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonableness", "soundness", "validity" ], "antonyms":[ "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "cleverness", "intelligence", "keenness", "quickness", "quick-wittedness", "sharpness", "smartness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stuck 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":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "ate", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "exasperated", "frosted", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "persecuted", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "vexed", "vext" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassled", "heckled", "nagged", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "roused", "badgered", "baited", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "deviled", "devilled", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "plagued", "teased", "angered", "antagonized", "enraged", "incensed", "infuriated", "maddened", "rankled", "roiled", "agitated", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "exercised", "freaked (out)", "fretted", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "miffed", "offended", "outraged" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "stuck out":{ "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "no feet sticking out in the aisles, please" ], "synonyms":[ "bagged", "ballooned", "beetled", "bellied", "billowed", "bulged", "bunched", "jutted", "overhung", "poked", "pooched", "pouched", "pouted", "projected", "protruded", "started", "stood out", "swelled" ], "near synonyms":[ "domed", "blew up", "inflated", "dilated", "distended", "expanded", "mushroomed", "snowballed", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "stretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "shrank", "shrunk" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee" ], "synonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "absorbed", "accepted", "bode", "bided", "bore", "brooked", "countenanced", "endured", "hacked", "handled", "met", "pocketed", "stomached", "stood", "supported", "sustained", "sweat out", "sweated out", "tolerated", "took", "went", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "suffered", "swallowed", "reconciled (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (with or to)", "assented (to)", "capitulated", "consented (to)", "respected", "submitted (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declined", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "turned down", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "avoided", "bypassed", "circumvented", "dodged", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "missed", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stumps":{ "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses" ], "synonyms":[ "barges", "clumps", "flogs", "flounders", "galumphs", "lumbers", "lumps", "plods", "pounds", "scuffles", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "slogs", "sloughs", "stamps", "stomps", "stumbles", "tramps", "tromps", "trudges" ], "near synonyms":[ "drags", "flops", "hauls", "blunders", "careens", "dodders", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "waddles", "weaves", "wobbles", "wabbles" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "wafts" ], "antonyms":[ "breezes", "coasts", "glides", "slides", "waltzes", "whisks" ] }, "to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat":{ "examples":[ "when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole" ], "synonyms":[ "challenges", "dares", "defies" ], "near synonyms":[ "beards", "braves", "brazens", "breasts", "confronts", "faces", "outbraves", "outfaces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in remains , residues":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leavings", "odds and ends", "pickings", "refuses", "remains", "residuals", "residues", "scrapings", "vestiges", "ends", "fag ends", "leftovers", "oddments", "remainders", "remnants", "scraps", "stubs", "balances", "rests", "chips", "flakes", "fragments", "pieces", "slivers", "splinters", "ribbons", "shreds", "tatters" ], "near antonyms":[ "wholes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stuffers":{ "one who eats greedily or too much":{ "examples":[ "the different kinds of hot dog eaters: the stuffer who downs it in two bites; the nibbler; the mustard loader" ], "synonyms":[ "cormorants", "gluttons", "gorgers", "gormandizers", "gourmands", "hogs", "hog", "overeaters", "pigs", "swillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "feasters", "trenchermen", "munchers", "guzzlers" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieters", "nibblers", "pickers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stumbles (upon)":{ "to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{ "examples":[ "stumbled upon an old acquaintance at the airport" ], "synonyms":[ "catches", "chances (upon)", "encounters", "happens (upon)", "meets" ], "near synonyms":[ "accosts", "confronts", "faces", "greets", "salutes", "collides (with)", "crashes (into)", "crisscrosses", "crosses", "passes", "hits (upon)", "lights (upon)", "tumbles (to)", "reencounters", "remeets" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "shakes", "shuns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stuck up":{ "having too high an opinion of oneself":{ "examples":[ "thought that the kids at his new school were snobbish and stuck-up" ], "synonyms":[ "assured", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "complacent", "conceited", "consequential", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-opinionated", "self-satisfied", "smug", "swellheaded", "vain", "vainglorious" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "disdainful", "fastuous", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-hat", "huffy", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "peremptory", "pontifical", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "holier-than-thou", "pretentious", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-adulatory", "self-congratulatory", "self-contented", "self-gratulatory", "self-applauding", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "self-affected", "self-centered", "self-engrossed", "selfish", "condescending", "patronizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffident", "self-critical", "self-distrustful", "self-doubting", "self-reproachful", "self-reproving", "meek", "timid", "unassertive", "down-to-earth", "unarrogant", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "bashful", "demure", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "retiring", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy" ], "antonyms":[ "egoless", "humble", "modest", "uncomplacent" ] }, "as in held up , robbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "held up", "looted", "plundered", "ripped off", "robbed", "invaded", "trespassed", "ransacked", "rifled", "broke in", "burglarized", "burgled", "despoiled", "devastated", "marauded", "pillaged", "ravaged", "sacked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "students":{ "one who attends a school":{ "examples":[ "a straight-A student at the local high school" ], "synonyms":[ "pupils", "scholars" ], "near synonyms":[ "readers", "studiers", "day students", "preppies", "schoolboys", "schoolchildren", "schoolgirls", "schoolfellows", "schoolmates", "coeds", "collegians", "postgraduates", "undergraduates", "high schoolers", "kindergartners", "kindergarteners", "middlers", "middle schoolers", "freshmen", "juniors", "seniors", "sophomores", "underclassmen", "undergrads", "upperclassmen", "exchange students" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stumbling (upon)":{ "to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{ "examples":[ "stumbled upon an old acquaintance at the airport" ], "synonyms":[ "catching", "chancing (upon)", "encountering", "happening (upon)", "meeting" ], "near synonyms":[ "accosting", "confronting", "facing", "greeting", "saluting", "colliding (with)", "crashing (into)", "crisscrossing", "crossing", "passing", "hitting (upon)", "lighting (upon)", "tumbling (to)", "reencountering", "re-encountering", "remeeting" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "shaking", "shunning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stumbler":{ "as in bungler , duffer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bungler", "duffer", "fumbler", "stumblebum", "clodhopper", "gawk", "gawky", "lout", "lump", "oaf", "tawpie", "tyke", "tike", "butterfingers", "dub", "klutz", "looby", "lubber", "lummox" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stumble":{ "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister" ], "synonyms":[ "fall", "slip", "topple", "trip", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapse", "crumple", "drop", "flump", "keel", "plop", "plunk", "plonk", "slump (over)", "crash", "free-fall", "nose-dive", "plummet", "plunge", "precipitate", "wipe out", "skid", "slide" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "get up", "rise", "stand (up)", "uprise" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "stumbled twice while she was reciting the \"Gettysburg Address\"" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bumble", "flog", "flounder", "limp", "lumber", "plod", "struggle", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "jog", "shamble", "shuffle", "wallow", "welter", "falter", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "fumble", "muddle" ], "near antonyms":[ "coast", "fly", "glide", "kilt", "sail", "zip", "zoom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "plod", "pound", "scuff", "scuffle", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stump", "tramp", "tromp", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ] }, "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "that network announcer rarely stumbles when he's on the air" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "boob", "err", "flub", "fluff", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mess (up)", "screw up", "slip up", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "nod", "bobble", "botch", "bungle", "butcher", "foozle", "mangle", "mishandle", "muff", "murder", "miscalculate", "misconceive", "miscount", "miscue", "misdeem", "misgauge", "misjudge", "mistake", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misunderstand" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "examples":[ "was his hurtful remark a regrettable stumble , or was it made with artful intention?" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bobble", "boo-boo", "boob", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slip", "slipup", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloomer", "blooper", "boner", "howler", "pratfall", "foul-up", "snafu", "misapprehension", "miscalculation", "miscomprehension", "misconception", "misconstruction", "misdescription", "misimpression", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misreading", "misstatement", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracy", "correctness", "exactitude", "exactness", "preciseness", "precision", "strictness", "inerrancy", "infallibility", "perfection" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "has bones so brittle that a minor stumble could result in a serious break" ], "synonyms":[ "fall", "slip", "spill", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "header", "pratfall", "misstep", "trip", "descent", "dive", "plunge", "skid", "slide", "free-fall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stuffed shirts":{ "a person with old-fashioned ideas":{ "examples":[ "the stuffed shirts in this organization don't seem to realize that without new blood our extinction is inevitable" ], "synonyms":[ "antediluvians", "dodoes", "dodos", "fogies", "fogeys", "fossils", "fuddy-duddies", "fuds", "mossbacks", "reactionaries", "stick-in-the-muds" ], "near synonyms":[ "conservatives", "rightists", "Tories", "mandarins", "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "old maids" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberals", "progressives", "radicals" ], "antonyms":[ "hipsters", "moderns", "trendies" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stumbles (on or onto)":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "chances (upon)", "encounters", "finds", "happens (on or upon)", "hits (upon)", "lights (on or upon)", "meets", "pitches (upon)", "tumbles (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucks (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronts", "faces", "discovers", "strikes", "turns up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "studios":{ "a building in which things are made":{ "examples":[ "He had a small art studio downtown.", "She headed to the studio to record her first album." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ateliers", "workplaces", "workrooms", "factories", "manufactories", "mills", "plants", "shops", "works", "workshops", "sweatshops", "yards" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small private dwelling that is one of a group of dwellings in one building or block":{ "examples":[ "They were looking for a larger apartment, but decided instead to rent a studio because of its central location." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "studio apartments", "bed-sitters", "bedsits", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousings", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "duplex apartments", "duplexes", "efficiencies", "efficiency apartments", "flatlets", "floor-throughs", "garden apartments", "granny flats", "maisonettes", "penthouses", "railroad flats", "salons", "saloons", "triplexes", "walk-ups", "galleries", "wings", "apartment buildings", "apartment houses", "tenement houses", "apartments", "diggings", "digs", "flats", "lodgings", "suites", "tenements" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stupefied":{ "affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{ "examples":[ "gazed, stupefied , as humanoids with large heads emerged from the crashed UFO" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "awestruck", "awestricken", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "dumbstruck", "flabbergasted", "shocked", "stunned", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "blindsided", "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "aghast", "appalled", "dismayed", "horrified", "bewildered", "confused", "dazed", "overwhelmed", "agape", "awed", "awesome", "openmouthed", "wide-eyed", "widemouthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "casual", "nonchalant", "unruffled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "suffering from mental confusion":{ "examples":[ "when the plane began to nose-dive, the stupefied passengers were unsure how to act" ], "synonyms":[ "addle", "addled", "addlepated", "bedeviled", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "bushed", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "distracted", "dizzy", "dopey", "dopy", "fogged", "mixed-up", "muddleheaded", "muzzy", "pixilated", "pixillated", "punch-drunk", "punchy", "raddled", "shell-shocked", "silly", "slaphappy", "spaced-out", "spaced", "spacey", "spacy", "stunned", "zonked", "zonked-out" ], "near synonyms":[ "senseless", "unconscious" ], "near antonyms":[ "alert", "conscious" ], "antonyms":[ "clearheaded" ] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "floored", "rocked", "shocked", "startled", "stunned", "surprised", "surprized", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddled", "bewildered", "blew away", "blindsided", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "dismayed", "jarred", "muddled", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "shook up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stupendousness":{ "impressiveness of beauty on a large scale":{ "examples":[ "for stunning stupendousness the world had never seen anything the equal of the Palace of Versailles" ], "synonyms":[ "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "gorgeousness", "grandeur", "grandness", "magnificence", "majesty", "nobility", "nobleness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "splendidness", "splendiferousness", "splendor", "stateliness", "sublimeness", "superbness" ], "near synonyms":[ "awesomeness", "formidability", "marvelousness", "wonderfulness", "wondrousness", "dignity", "elegance", "grace", "lavishness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "luxury", "opulence", "princeliness", "richness", "sumptuousness", "grandiosity", "ostentation", "pretentiousness", "elaborateness", "flashiness", "gaudiness", "ornateness", "poshness", "ritziness", "showiness", "swankiness", "extraordinariness", "remarkableness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stutter-stepping":{ "as in pump-faking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pump-faking", "dodging", "evading", "sidestepping", "slipping", "maneuvering (around)", "dekeing", "faking", "faking out", "juking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stunts":{ "an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness":{ "examples":[ "performs mental stunts , such as pronouncing words backwards as soon as you say them" ], "synonyms":[ "deeds", "exploits", "feats", "numbers", "tours de force", "tricks" ], "near synonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "attainments", "coups", "successes", "triumphs", "adventures", "performances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to hold back the normal growth of":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "dwarfs", "suppresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrests", "catches", "checks", "halts", "holds up", "stalls", "stays", "stills", "stops", "balks", "blocks", "holds back", "impedes", "obstructs", "stems", "diminishes", "downsizes", "shrinks" ], "near antonyms":[ "advances", "boosts", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stunk":{ "to give off an extremely unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the dog stinks because she tangled with a skunk again" ], "synonyms":[ "reeked" ], "near synonyms":[ "exhaled", "savored", "savoured", "smelled", "smelt", "decayed", "decomposed", "rotted", "spoiled", "spoilt", "disgusted", "offended", "repulsed", "revolted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be objectionable or unsatisfactory":{ "examples":[ "their team really stinks this year" ], "synonyms":[ "bitten", "bit", "smelled", "smelt", "sucked" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "rocked", "ruled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "studier":{ "as in reader":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reader", "pupil", "scholar", "student", "day student", "preppy", "preppie", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "schoolfellow", "schoolmate", "coed", "collegian", "postgraduate", "undergraduate", "high schooler", "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "middler", "middle schooler", "freshman", "junior", "senior", "sophomore", "underclassman", "undergrad", "upperclassman", "exchange student" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stupids":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "a genius at math, but a total stupid when it came to his love life" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "studly":{ "as in hunky":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hunky", "foxy", "nubile", "alluring", "seductive", "sultry", "vampish", "vampy", "bodacious", "desirable", "dishy", "hot", "luscious", "sexy", "toothsome" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stuns":{ "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "examples":[ "a powerful uppercut to the jaw stunned the boxer and sent him crashing to the canvas" ], "synonyms":[ "dazes", "rocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "deadens", "knocks out", "paralyzes", "benumbs", "numbs", "stupefies", "bowls over", "knocks down", "bangs", "bashes", "belts", "bludgeons", "bonks", "bops", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "hammers", "hits", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "pummels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "the news of their boss's termination stunned the staff" ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astonishes", "astounds", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stupefies", "surprises", "surprizes", "thunderstrikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stunner":{ "a lovely woman":{ "examples":[ "not only is she smart, she's a real stunner" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "beauty", "beauty queen", "cookie", "cooky", "cutie", "cutey", "dolly bird", "enchantress", "eyeful", "fox", "goddess", "honey", "knockout", "queen" ], "near synonyms":[ "belle", "charmer", "peach", "bathing beauty", "cover girl", "pinup girl", "houri", "cutie-pie", "dish", "doll", "dreamboat", "hottie", "looker", "pretty", "coquette", "femme fatale", "siren", "temptress", "vamp" ], "near antonyms":[ "bag", "frump", "crone", "hag", "witch" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected":{ "examples":[ "as expected, the box-office champ was another superhero actioner, but the real stunner was the second-place finish for the low-budget comedy" ], "synonyms":[ "bombshell", "jar", "jaw-dropper", "jolt", "surprise", "surprize" ], "near synonyms":[ "shock", "thunderclap", "eye-opener", "revelation", "shocker", "amazement", "marvel", "wonder", "fillip", "kick", "kicker", "twist", "wrinkle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stupendously":{ "to a large extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "a stupendously successful Broadway debut" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomically", "big-time", "broadly", "colossally", "considerably", "enormously", "extensively", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "largely", "massively", "monstrously", "monumentally", "much", "sizably", "staggeringly", "tremendously", "utterly", "vastly" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "noticeably", "significantly", "abundantly", "amply", "copiously", "healthily", "plentifully" ], "near antonyms":[ "modestly", "fractionally", "imperceptibly", "infinitesimally", "insignificantly", "invisibly", "microscopically", "minutely", "barely", "hardly", "just", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "studiers":{ "as in readers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "readers", "pupils", "scholars", "students", "day students", "preppies", "schoolboys", "schoolchildren", "schoolgirls", "schoolfellows", "schoolmates", "coeds", "collegians", "postgraduates", "undergraduates", "high schoolers", "kindergartners", "kindergarteners", "middlers", "middle schoolers", "freshmen", "juniors", "seniors", "sophomores", "underclassmen", "undergrads", "upperclassmen", "exchange students" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stupefying":{ "causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness":{ "examples":[ "the stupefying figures for poverty and starvation in some parts of the reputedly rich country" ], "synonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "blindsiding", "dumbfounding", "dumfounding", "eye-opening", "flabbergasting", "jarring", "jaw-dropping", "jolting", "shocking", "startling", "stunning", "surprising" ], "near synonyms":[ "unannounced", "unanticipated", "unexpected", "unforeseen", "awesome", "awful", "breathtaking", "fabulous", "heart-stopping", "marvelous", "marvellous", "miraculous", "portentous", "prodigious", "staggering", "stupendous", "sublime", "wonderful", "wondrous", "extraordinary", "phenomenal", "rare", "sensational", "spectacular", "befuddling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "flustering", "muddling", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "perplexing", "upsetting", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unlikely", "unthinkable", "singular", "uncommon", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "remarkable", "impressive", "striking" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "mundane", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual" ], "antonyms":[ "unsurprising" ] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days" ], "synonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "bowling over", "dumbfounding", "dumfounding", "flabbergasting", "flooring", "rocking", "shocking", "startling", "stunning", "surprising", "surprizing", "thunderstriking" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddling", "bewildering", "blindsiding", "blowing away", "confounding", "confusing", "dazing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "jarring", "muddling", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "perplexing", "shaking up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stupidities":{ "a foolish act or idea":{ "examples":[ "the succession of stupidities by the company's owners was bound to result in bankruptcy" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdities", "asininities", "b\u00eatises", "fatuities", "follies", "fooleries", "fopperies", "idiocies", "imbecilities", "inanities", "insanities", "lunacies" ], "near synonyms":[ "buffooneries", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "tomfooleries", "drivel", "humbug", "nonsense", "twaddles", "blunders", "bungles", "flubs", "goofs", "howlers" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretions", "forethoughts", "prudences", "sagacities", "wisdoms", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stunk up":{ "as in deodorized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deodorized" ], "near antonyms":[ "incensed", "odorized", "perfumed", "scented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "student":{ "one who attends a school":{ "examples":[ "a straight-A student at the local high school" ], "synonyms":[ "pupil", "scholar" ], "near synonyms":[ "reader", "studier", "day student", "preppy", "preppie", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "schoolfellow", "schoolmate", "coed", "collegian", "postgraduate", "undergraduate", "high schooler", "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "middler", "middle schooler", "freshman", "junior", "senior", "sophomore", "underclassman", "undergrad", "upperclassman", "exchange student" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stubs":{ "an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value":{ "examples":[ "an ashtray full of cigarette stubs", "ticket stubs" ], "synonyms":[ "ends", "fag ends", "leftovers", "oddments", "remainders", "remnants", "scraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "leavings", "odds and ends", "pickings", "refuses", "remains", "residuals", "residues", "scrapings", "stumps", "vestiges", "balances", "rests", "chips", "flakes", "fragments", "pieces", "slivers", "splinters", "ribbons", "shreds", "tatters" ], "near antonyms":[ "wholes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in stamps (out) , blows out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blows out", "rubs out", "snubs (out)", "stamps (out)", "chokes", "smothers", "suffocates", "blankets", "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "fires", "ignites", "inflames", "enflames", "kindles", "lights" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stuck (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":[ "adhered (to)", "clung (to)", "hewed (to)", "kept (to)", "stood by" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleaved (to)", "advocated", "backed", "championed", "confirmed", "defended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "espoused", "supported", "upheld", "accepted", "adopted", "cherished", "cultivated", "embraced", "followed", "fostered", "heeded", "backstopped", "bolstered", "boosted", "buttressed", "enforced", "reinforced", "reenforced" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "abnegated", "deserted", "forsook", "gave up", "relinquished", "spurned", "surrendered", "abjured", "recalled", "recanted", "reconsidered", "reneged", "renounced", "retracted", "revoked", "took back", "unsaid", "withdrew", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disproved", "disputed", "rebutted", "refuted", "contradicted", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "repudiated", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked" ], "antonyms":[ "defected (from)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stuffs":{ "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around" ], "synonyms":[ "blocks", "bungs", "dams", "fills", "packs", "plugs", "stops" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes", "clogs", "closes (off)", "clots", "congests", "jams", "obstructs", "occludes", "caulks", "calks", "chinks", "seals", "repacks", "restuffs" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavates", "hollows (out)", "scoops (out)", "shovels" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fill with food to capacity":{ "examples":[ "kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper" ], "synonyms":[ "crams", "gluts", "gorges", "sates", "surfeits" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobbles", "gormandizes", "pigs out", "gulps", "guzzles", "cloys", "fills", "banquets", "feasts", "regales" ], "near antonyms":[ "diets", "fasts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{ "examples":[ "stuffed all the kids into the back of the car" ], "synonyms":[ "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "jams", "rams", "sandwiches", "shoehorns", "squeezes", "wedges" ], "near synonyms":[ "fills", "heaps", "jam-packs", "loads", "packs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed" ], "synonyms":[ "blocks", "chokes", "clogs", "clots", "congests", "dams", "gums (up)", "jams", "obstructs", "occludes", "plugs (up)", "stops (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bungs", "corks", "spiles", "stoppers", "stopples", "fills", "gridlocks", "packs", "furs", "silts", "floods", "gluts", "inundates", "overwhelms", "swamps" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavates", "hollows (out)", "scoops (out)", "empties", "lightens" ], "antonyms":[ "clears", "frees", "opens (up)", "unblocks", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops" ] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico" ], "synonyms":[ "brims", "charges", "crams", "fills", "heaps", "jam-packs", "jams", "loads", "packs" ], "near synonyms":[ "drenches", "floods", "gluts", "swamps", "bloats", "bulks", "crowds", "crushes", "mats", "presses", "rams", "shoves", "squashes", "squeezes", "refills", "refreshes", "reloads", "repacks", "replenishes", "overcharges", "overfills", "overflows", "saturates", "honeycombs", "penetrates" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightens", "depletes", "drains", "eliminates", "exhausts", "bleeds", "draws (off)", "cleans", "flushes", "purges", "scours", "sweeps" ], "antonyms":[ "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stubbornly":{ "as in willfully , obstinately":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "obstinately", "willfully", "indefatigably", "tirelessly", "unflaggingly", "untiringly", "wearilessly", "ardently", "attentively", "conscientiously", "earnestly", "exhaustively", "meticulously", "painstakingly", "seriously", "thoroughly", "continuously", "ploddingly", "steadfastly", "steadily", "unabatedly", "unrelentingly", "unremittingly", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "busily", "dynamically", "energetically", "feverishly", "spiritedly", "vehemently", "vigorously", "zealously", "amain", "arduously", "assiduously", "determinedly", "diligently", "doggedly", "hard", "hardly", "industriously", "intensely", "intensively", "intently", "laboriously", "mightily", "purposefully", "resolutely", "sedulously", "slavishly", "strenuously" ], "near antonyms":[ "casually", "desultorily", "halfheartedly", "indolently", "lackadaisically", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "shiftlessly", "sluggishly", "spiritlessly", "tiredly", "wearily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "studio":{ "a building in which things are made":{ "examples":[ "He had a small art studio downtown.", "She headed to the studio to record her first album." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "atelier", "workplace", "workroom", "factory", "manufactory", "mill", "plant", "shop", "works", "workshop", "sweatshop", "yard" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small private dwelling that is one of a group of dwellings in one building or block":{ "examples":[ "They were looking for a larger apartment, but decided instead to rent a studio because of its central location." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "studio apartment", "bed-sitter", "bedsit", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousing", "condo", "condominium", "duplex", "duplex apartment", "efficiency", "efficiency apartment", "flatlet", "floor-through", "garden apartment", "granny flat", "maisonette", "penthouse", "railroad flat", "salon", "saloon", "triplex", "walk-up", "gallery", "wing", "apartment building", "apartment house", "tenement house", "apartment", "diggings", "digs", "flat", "lodgings", "suite", "tenement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stumpers":{ "as in puzzles , conundrums":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brainteasers", "conundrums", "posers", "puzzles", "quizzes", "riddles", "sticklers", "toughies", "interrogatives", "problems", "questions" ], "near antonyms":[ "answers", "responses", "solutions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "stutters":{ "to speak with many involuntary pauses and repetitions":{ "examples":[ "I used to stutter when I was a child.", "She stutters when she gets excited." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stammers", "babbles", "bumbles", "chats", "chatters", "drivels", "drools", "gabbles", "gibbers", "jabbers", "prattles", "sputters", "blabbers", "blathers", "bleats", "blithers", "gabs", "jangles", "jaws", "patters", "prates", "rattles", "runs on", "smatters", "tittle-tattles", "trolls", "yaks", "yacks", "chunters", "maunders", "mouths", "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters", "screeches", "shouts", "shrieks" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulates", "enunciates", "pronounces" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stupefies":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days" ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astonishes", "astounds", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stuns", "surprises", "surprizes", "thunderstrikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stubby":{ "being compact and broad in build and often short in stature":{ "examples":[ "seven stubby little fellows carried the sleeping Snow White back to their home in a cave" ], "synonyms":[ "chunky", "dumpy", "heavyset", "squat", "squatty", "stocky", "stout", "stumpy", "thickset" ], "near synonyms":[ "beefy", "brawny", "bulky", "burly", "husky", "sturdy", "thick", "thickish", "weighty", "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "fleshy", "full", "gross", "heavy", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "portly", "pudgy", "roly-poly", "rotund", "round", "tubby", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft" ], "near antonyms":[ "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "puny", "lean", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "thin", "angular", "bony", "boney", "gaunt", "lank", "lanky", "rawboned", "sinewy", "scraggy", "scrawny", "slight", "anorexic", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "haggard", "skeletal", "wasted", "spindly", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "willowy", "wiry" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sturdily":{ "in a vigorous and forceful manner":{ "examples":[ "no longer so sturdily maintained his innocence when his alibi proved to be a fabrication" ], "synonyms":[ "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "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" ] }, "stumblebum":{ "as in slugger , palooka":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "palooka", "slugger", "boxer", "fighter", "gladiator", "prizefighter", "pug", "pugilist", "bantamweight", "cruiserweight", "featherweight", "flyweight", "heavyweight", "light heavyweight", "lightweight", "middleweight", "superheavyweight", "welterweight" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bungler , duffer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bungler", "duffer", "fumbler", "stumbler", "clodhopper", "gawk", "gawky", "lout", "lump", "oaf", "tawpie", "tyke", "tike", "butterfingers", "dub", "klutz", "looby", "lubber", "lummox" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "studiedly":{ "as in calculatedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calculatedly", "advisedly", "consciously", "deliberately", "designedly", "intentionally", "knowingly", "purposefully", "purposely", "purposively", "willfully", "wittingly", "voluntarily", "willingly", "premeditatedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadvertently", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unknowingly", "unwittingly", "accidentally", "incidentally", "haphazardly", "randomly", "involuntarily", "unwillingly", "impulsively", "instinctively", "spontaneously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "stubbly":{ "as in stubbled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stubbled", "bearded", "bewhiskered", "mustachioed", "moustachioed", "whiskered", "downy", "fluffy", "fuzzy", "linty", "nappy", "bristly", "brushy", "cottony", "fleecy", "furred", "furry", "hairy", "hirsute", "rough", "shaggy", "silky", "unshorn", "woolly", "wooly" ], "near antonyms":[ "bald", "furless", "glabrous", "hairless", "shorn", "smooth", "beardless", "shaved", "shaven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "stump":{ "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "plod", "pound", "scuff", "scuffle", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "tramp", "tromp", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ] }, "to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat":{ "examples":[ "when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "dare", "defy" ], "near synonyms":[ "beard", "brave", "brazen", "breast", "confront", "face", "outbrave", "outface" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in remains , residue":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leavings", "odds and ends", "pickings", "refuse", "remains", "residual", "residue", "scraping(s)", "vestige", "end", "fag end", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "scrap", "stub", "balance", "rest", "chip", "flake", "fragment", "piece", "sliver", "splinter", "ribbon(s)", "shred", "tatter" ], "near antonyms":[ "whole" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "stumbling":{ "as in hesitant , halting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "faltering", "halting", "hesitant", "maundering", "mumbling", "muttering", "sputtering", "stammering", "stuttering", "inarticulate", "ineloquent", "unvocal", "mute", "speechless", "tongueless", "tongue-tied", "voiceless" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulate", "eloquent", "fluent", "silver-tongued", "well-spoken", "facile", "glib", "smooth-tongued", "voluble", "expressive", "outspoken", "verbal", "vocal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister" ], "synonyms":[ "falling", "slipping", "toppling", "tripping", "tumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapsing", "crumpling", "dropping", "flumping", "keeling", "plopping", "plunking", "plonking", "slumping (over)", "crashing", "free-falling", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "plunging", "precipitating", "wiping out", "skidding", "sliding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "getting up", "rising", "standing (up)", "uprising" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "stumbled twice while she was reciting the \"Gettysburg Address\"" ], "synonyms":[ "blundering", "bumbling", "flogging", "floundering", "limping", "lumbering", "plodding", "struggling", "trudging" ], "near synonyms":[ "jogging", "shambling", "shuffling", "wallowing", "weltering", "faltering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "fumbling", "muddling" ], "near antonyms":[ "coasting", "flying", "gliding", "kilting", "sailing", "zipping", "zooming" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth" ], "synonyms":[ "barging", "clumping", "flogging", "floundering", "galumphing", "lumbering", "lumping", "plodding", "pounding", "scuffing", "scuffling", "shambling", "shuffling", "slogging", "sloughing", "stamping", "stomping", "stumping", "tramping", "tromping", "trudging" ], "near synonyms":[ "dragging", "flopping", "hauling", "blundering", "careening", "doddering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "waddling", "weaving", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "wafting" ], "antonyms":[ "breezing", "coasting", "gliding", "sliding", "waltzing", "whisking" ] }, "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "that network announcer rarely stumbles when he's on the air" ], "synonyms":[ "blundering", "boobing", "erring", "flubbing", "fluffing", "fouling up", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "messing (up)", "screwing up", "slipping up", "tripping" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodding", "bobbling", "botching", "bungling", "butchering", "foozling", "mangling", "mishandling", "muffing", "murdering", "miscalculating", "misconceiving", "miscounting", "miscuing", "misdeeming", "misgauging", "misgaging", "misjudging", "mistaking", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stupid":{ "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "we watched as the stupid squirrels tried unsuccessfully to find a way to get the seeds from the new bird feeder", "there are no stupid questions" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thick", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "near synonyms":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "I can't believe we sat through the whole stupid movie" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "not liking the captain is a stupid reason to quit the team" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "a genius at math, but a total stupid when it came to his love life" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "studied":{ "decided on as a result of careful thought":{ "examples":[ "a studied move by the company that was designed to put the competition out of business" ], "synonyms":[ "advised", "calculated", "considered", "deliberate", "knowing", "measured", "reasoned", "thought-out", "thoughtful", "weighed" ], "near synonyms":[ "aforethought", "premeditated", "prepense", "educated", "informed", "intentional", "purposeful", "designed", "intended", "planned", "projected", "careful", "meticulous", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "provident", "prudent" ], "near antonyms":[ "half-cocked", "ill-advised", "chance", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "random", "aimless", "desultory", "purposeless", "hasty", "hurried", "rushed", "abrupt", "impetuous", "sudden", "automatic", "extemporaneous", "impromptu", "instinctive", "spontaneous" ], "antonyms":[ "casual", "unadvised", "uncalculated", "unconsidered", "unstudied" ] }, "to use the mind to acquire knowledge":{ "examples":[ "you'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test" ], "synonyms":[ "boned (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "crammed", "ground", "swotted", "analyzed", "deduced", "found out", "conned", "learned", "memorized", "read", "researched", "restudied", "apprehended", "comprehended", "grasped", "knew", "understood", "absorbed", "digested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to commit to memory":{ "examples":[ "having carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly" ], "synonyms":[ "conned", "learned", "memorized" ], "near synonyms":[ "harked back (to)", "minded", "recalled", "recollected", "relived", "remembered", "reminisced (about)", "retained", "thought (of)", "accepted", "apprehended", "comprehended", "got", "grasped", "knew", "understood", "absorbed", "digested" ], "near antonyms":[ "disremembered", "forgot", "misremembered", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slighted", "slurred (over)" ], "antonyms":[ "unlearned" ] }, "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[ "scientists who study the origin of the universe" ], "synonyms":[ "chewed over", "cogitated", "considered", "contemplated", "debated", "deliberated", "entertained", "eyed", "kicked around", "meditated", "mulled (over)", "perpended", "pondered", "pored (over)", "questioned", "revolved", "ruminated", "thought (about or over)", "turned", "weighed", "wrestled (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "mused (upon)", "reflected (on or upon)", "reminisced", "analyzed", "explored", "reviewed", "concluded", "reasoned", "second-guessed", "speculated (about)", "brooded (about or over)", "dwelled (on or upon)", "dwelt (on or upon)", "fixated (on or upon)", "fretted (about or over)", "obsessed (about or over)", "believed", "conceived", "opined", "absorbed", "assimilated", "digested", "drank (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "ignored", "overlooked", "slighted", "dismissed", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "stubbed":{ "as in stamped (out) , blew out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blew out", "rubbed out", "snubbed (out)", "stamped (out)", "choked", "smothered", "suffocated", "blanketed", "doused", "dowsed", "extinguished", "put out", "quenched", "snuffed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "fired", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "stumbling block":{ "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "examples":[ "the only stumbling block to our move across the country was finding someone to adopt our cats" ], 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