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"untieing", "emancipation", "freedom", "liberation", "release" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in strap , wire":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cinch", "rope", "strap", "thread", "wire", "band", "bind", "tie", "truss", "gird", "girt", "lash", "leash", "tether", "interlace", "intertwine", "interweave", "lace", "entangle", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "twist", "coil", "wind" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbind", "untie", "undo", "unfasten", "unlace", "unlash", "unloose", "unloosen", "unstrap", "unstring", "unthread", "unleash", "untether", "disentangle", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untangle", "untwine", "untwist", "uncoil", "unspool", "unwind" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cordial":{ "having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{ "examples":[ "a cordial inquiry about her mother's health" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "collegial", "companionable", "comradely", "friendly", "genial", "hail-fellow", "hail-fellow-well-met", 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someone suffering from shock" ], "synonyms":[ "bracing", "invigorating", "refreshing", "rejuvenating", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulating", "stimulative", "tonic", "vital", "vitalizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "life-giving", "conditioning", "strengthening", "animating", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "quickening", "sharp", "corrective", "curative", "curing", "medicinal", "rectifying", "recuperative", "reformative", "reformatory", "rehabilitative", "remedial", "remedying", "reparative", "therapeutic", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadening", "debilitating", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "numbing", "sapping", "weakening", "wearying", "deleterious", "injurious", "pernicious", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in tonic , potion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "potion", "tonic", "cure", "drug", "medicament", "medication", "medicinal", "medicine", "pharmaceutical", "physic", "remedy", "specific", "cure-all", "nostrum", "panacea", "botanical", "patent medicine", "prescription", "prescription drug", "miracle drug", "wonder drug", "cap", "capsule", "pill", "tablet", "injection", "shot", "embrocation", "liniment", "lotion", "ointment", "poultice", "salve", "syrup", "sirup", "tincture" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "cordialness":{ "kindly concern, interest, or support":{ "antonyms":[ "ill will", "malevolence", "venom" ], "examples":[ "an affluent suburb that has never been known for its cordialness toward the downtrodden" ], "near antonyms":[ "disfavor", "intolerance", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "enmity", "hate", "hatred", "hostility", "incivility", "malice", "rancor", "belligerency", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness" ], "related":[ "bonhomie", "camaraderie", "collegiality", "community", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "civility", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "rapport", "rapprochement", "generosity", "affinity", "communion", "empathy", "kindness", "sympathy", "tolerance", "altruism", "philanthropy", "selflessness", "unselfishness" ], "synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "brotherhood", "charity", "cordiality", "fellowship", "friendliness", "friendship", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "good-fellowship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "neighborliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cordovan":{ "as in calfskin , deerskin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cores":{ "the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{ "examples":[ "in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed" ], "synonyms":[ "bellies", "blood", "bones", "bosoms", "breasts", "guts", "hearts", "heartstrings", "inner spaces", "insides", "quicks", "souls" ], "near synonyms":[ "consciences", "minds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a thing or place that is of 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"keynotes", "meat and potatoes", "meats", "nets", "nubbins", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "piths", "pivots", "points", "roots", "sums" ], "near synonyms":[ "courses", "directions", "drifts", "tenors", "bodies", "contents", "substances", "hypotheses", "propositions", "purports", "subjects", "themes", "theses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{ "examples":[ "a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate" ], "synonyms":[ "bodies", "brunts", "bulks", "chiefs", "generalities", "hefts", "mains", "masses", "staples", "weights" ], "near synonyms":[ "majorities", "aggregates", "amounts", "entireties", "quanta", "sums", "sum totals", "totalities", "totals", "wholes", "bottoms", "essences", "essentialities", "marrows", "meats", "natures", "piths", "quintessences", "roots", "souls", "stuff", "substances", "centers", "hearts", "hubs", "kernels", "middles", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "nuts", "seats", "affairs", "arguments", "burdens", "cruxes", "cruces", "foci", "focuses", "gists", "nubs", "pitches", "points", "purports", "matters", "motifs", "subjects", "texts", "themes", "topics" ], "near antonyms":[ "accessories", "accessaries", "adjuncts", "appendages", "extensions", "offshoots", "components", "constituents", "elements", "ingredients", "divisions", "parts", "pieces", "sections", "segments", "angles", "aspects", "facets", "features", "qualities", "sides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface":{ "examples":[ "the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core" ], "synonyms":[ "centers", "middles", "midpoints", "midsts" ], "near synonyms":[ "insides", "interiors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "perimeters", "peripheries" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corner":{ "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "examples":[ "the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show" ], "synonyms":[ "bind", "box", "catch-22", "dilemma", "fix", "hole", "impasse", "jackpot", "jam", "mire", "pickle", "predicament", "quagmire", "rabbit hole", "rattrap", "spot", "sticky wicket", "swamp" ], "near synonyms":[ "difficulty", "node", "hot water", "soup", "pinch", "plight", "quandary", "scrape", "trouble", "deadlock", "halt", "logjam", "stalemate", "standstill", "clutch", "crisis", "crossroad", "emergency", "exigency", "juncture", "strait" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place where roads meet":{ "examples":[ "we'll meet at the corner tomorrow" ], "synonyms":[ "carrefour", "crossing", "crossroad", "crossway(s)", "intersection", "junction" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloverleaf", "interchange", "overpass", "underpass", "circle", "rotary", "roundabout", "traffic circle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs":{ "examples":[ "the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs" ], "synonyms":[ "climacteric", "climax", "landmark", "milepost", "milestone", "turning point", "watershed" ], "near synonyms":[ "break", "capper", "clincher", "crusher", "highlight", "topper", "conversion", "metamorphosis", "transfiguration", "transformation", "turnabout", "turnaround", "boiling point", "breaking point", "clutch", "conjuncture", "crisis", "crossroad(s)", "crunch", "crunch time", "Dunkirk", "emergency", "exigency", "extremity", "flash point", "head", "juncture", "zero hour" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in hog , bogart":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bogart", "hog", "monopolize", "sew up", "absorb", "consume", "engross", "have", "hold", "own", "possess", "command", "control", "direct", "govern", "manage", "reign (over)", "rule" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in approach , accost":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accost", "approach", "beard", "brave", "brazen", "breast", "confront", "dare", "defy", "face", "outbrave", "outface", "face up (to)", "front", "affront", "challenge", "encounter", "meet", "repel", "resist", "stand", "withstand", "battle", "combat", "contend (with)", "fight", "oppose", "square (off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "eschew", "shun", "elude", "escape", "evade", "shake", "dodge", "duck", "funk", "shirk", "sidestep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cornered":{ "as in hogged , bogarted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bogarted", "hogged", "monopolized", "sewed up", "absorbed", "consumed", "engrossed", "had", "held", "owned", "possessed", "commanded", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "managed", "reigned (over)", "ruled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in approached , accosted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accosted", "approached", "bearded", "braved", "brazened", "breasted", "confronted", "dared", "defied", "faced", "outbraved", "outfaced", "faced up (to)", "fronted", "affronted", "challenged", "encountered", "met", "repelled", "resisted", "stood", "withstood", "battled", "combated", "combatted", "contended (with)", "fought", "opposed", "squared (off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "eschewed", "shunned", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "shook", "dodged", "ducked", "funked", "shirked", "sidestepped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cornering":{ "as in hogging , bogarting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bogarting", "hogging", "monopolizing", "sewing up", "absorbing", "consuming", "engrossing", "having", "holding", "owning", "possessing", "commanding", "controlling", "directing", "governing", "managing", "reigning (over)", "ruling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in approaching , accosting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accosting", "approaching", "bearding", "braving", "brazening", "breasting", "confronting", "daring", "defying", "facing", "outbraving", "outfacing", "facing up (to)", "fronting", "affronting", "challenging", "encountering", "meeting", "repelling", "resisting", "standing", "withstanding", "battling", "combating", "combatting", "contending (with)", "fighting", "opposing", "squaring (off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "eschewing", "shunning", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "shaking", "dodging", "ducking", "funking", "shirking", "sidestepping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cornerstone":{ "an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{ "examples":[ "a concern for basic human rights was the cornerstone of the president's foreign policy" ], "synonyms":[ "base", "basis", "bedrock", "bottom", "footing", "foundation", "ground", "groundwork", "keystone", "root", "underpinning", "warp", "warp and woof" ], "near synonyms":[ "anchorage", "bed", "brace", "bulwark", "buttress", "framework", "infrastructure", "mount", "prop", "shore", "stay", "substratum", "substructure", "support", "assumption", "justification", "premise", "premiss", "presumption", "presupposition", "rationale", "supposition", "theory", "thesis", "warrant", "backbone", "center", "core", "eye", "focus", "heart", "hub", "kernel", "nucleus", "seat", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "touchstone" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cornerwise":{ "in a line or direction running from corner to corner":{ "examples":[ "fold the napkin cornerwise and then fold it again" ], "synonyms":[ "athwart", "bias", "cornerways", "crossways", "crosswise", "diagonally", "kitty-corner", "catty-corner", "catercorner", "kitty-cornered", "catty-cornered", "catercornered", "obliquely", "transversely" ], "near synonyms":[ "across" ], "near antonyms":[ "lengthwise", "longitudinally" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "corporate":{ "fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale":{ "examples":[ "chain hotels, even high-end ones, tend to all have the same corporate decor that doesn't evoke a sense of place" ], "synonyms":[ "commercial", "marketable", "mass-market", "salable", "saleable" ], "near synonyms":[ "mass-produced", "wholesale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "noncommercial", "nonsalable", "uncommercial", "unmarketable", "unsalable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "corps d'elite":{ "individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the atomic bomb developers for the Manhattan Project constituted the corps d'elite of American science" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "rank and file", "unwashed" ], "related":[ "establishment", "gentry", "nobility", "quality", "society", "top", "top drawer", "upper class", "caviar", "caviare", "who's who" ], "synonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "cream", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "illuminati", "pick", "pink", "pride", "priesthood", "prime", "royalty", "upper crust" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corpus":{ "the complete works of an author":{ "examples":[ "Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement" ], "synonyms":[ "oeuvre" ], "near synonyms":[ "output", "canon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a dead body":{ "examples":[ "international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity" ], "synonyms":[ "bones", "cadaver", "carcass", "corpse", "corse", "relics", "remains", "stiff" ], "near synonyms":[ "mummy", "carnage", "carrion", "ashes", "deceased", "decedent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correction":{ "a change designed to correct or improve a written work":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the copy editor's corrections were marked in red" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cut", "deletion", "addition", "amplification", "supplement", "adjustment", "alteration", "modification", "revision", "improvement", "renovation", "clarification", "explanation", "explication" ], "synonyms":[ "amendment", "emendation" ] }, "suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "received a severe correction after the third offense" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesty", "indemnity", "pardon", "parole", "acquittal", "exculpation", "exoneration", "vindication", "exemption", "immunity", "impunity", "release", "commutation", "reprieve", "absolution", "forgiveness", "remission", "remitment", "condonation", "disregard", "overlooking" ], "related":[ "reprisal", "retaliation", "retribution", "revenge", "vengeance", "assessment", "charge", "fine", "mulct", "example", "sentence", "confinement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "condemnation", "damnation", "denouncement", "censure", "criticism", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof" ], "synonyms":[ "castigation", "chastisement", "comeuppance", "desert(s)", "discipline", "nemesis", "penalty", "punishment", "wrath" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correctitude":{ "as in fitness , decorousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appropriateness", "correctness", "decorousness", "fitness", "rightness", "seemliness", "discretion", "prudence", "attention", "attentiveness", "care", "carefulness", "dignity", "grace", "refinement", "character", "goodness", "high-mindedness", "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "morality", "probity", "rectitude", "righteousness", "straightness", "uprightness", "virtue", "virtuousness", "civility", "courteousness", "courtesy", "gentilesse", "gentility", "graciousness", "mannerliness", "politeness", "politesse", "etiquette", "decency", "decorum", "form", "propriety" ], "near antonyms":[ "impropriety", "indecency", "indecorum", "coarseness", "crudeness", "gracelessness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "vulgarity", "imprudence", "indiscretion", "badness", "evil", "immorality", "wickedness", "debauchery", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "perversion", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corroborated":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{ "antonyms":[ "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted" ], "examples":[ "the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicted", "gainsaid", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "challenged", "contested", "disputed", "questioned" ], "related":[ "avouched", "backed (up)", "testified (to)", "vouched (for)", "witnessed", "guaranteed", "warranted", "affirmed", "asserted", "averred", "avowed", "declared", "professed", "demonstrated", "documented", "established", "proved", "reinforced", "reenforced" ], "synonyms":[ "argued", "attested", "authenticated", "bore out", "certified", "confirmed", "substantiated", "supported", "validated", "verified", "vindicated" ] }, "to provide evidence or 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fashion industry and its movers and shakers" ], "synonyms":[ "acerb", "acerbic", "acid", "acidic", "acidulous", "acrid", "barbed", "biting", "caustic", "cutting", "mordant", "pungent", "sarcastic", "sardonic", "satiric", "satirical", "scalding", "scathing", "sharp", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "smart-mouthed", "snarky", "tart" ], "near synonyms":[ "brisk", "cross", "sharp-tongued", "sour", "sourish", "spiky", "spikey", "tartish", "incisive", "keen", "poignant", "trenchant", "cynical", "dry", "ironic", "ironical", "wry", "facetious", "flippant", "tongue-in-cheek", "acrimonious", "bitter", "resentful", "vitriolic", "harsh", "rough", "severe", "stringent", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "gruff", "pithy", "snippety", "snippy", "succinct", "terse", "backhanded", "insincere" ], "near antonyms":[ "amusing", "droll", "merry", "playful", "sportive", "waggish", "gentle", "mild", "bland", "good-humored", "good-natured", "diplomatic", "polite", "smooth", "suave", "urbane", "affable", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "sociable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "corruptible":{ "open to improper influence and especially bribery":{ "examples":[ "there's a rumor that that judge is eminently corruptible" ], "synonyms":[ "bribable", "dirty", "purchasable", "venal" ], "near synonyms":[ "temptable", "hack", "mercenary", "crooked", "cutthroat", "dishonest", "Machiavellian", "unethical", "unmoral", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "corrupt", "corrupted", "debased", "debauched", "defiled", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "perverse", "perverted", "reprobate", "sleazy", "vitiated", "warped", "bad", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "sinful", "vicious", "wicked" ], "near antonyms":[ "ethical", "honest", "principled", "scrupulous", "good", "moral", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "incorruptible" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "corrupting":{ "to go 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people who make them" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "bastardizing", "cankering", "cheapening", "debasing", "debauching", "degrading", "demeaning", "demoralizing", "depraving", "deteriorating", "lessening", "perverting", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "subverting", "vitiating", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "contaminating", "defiling", "diluting", "dirtying", "polluting", "tainting", "thinning", "watering down", "weakening", "descending", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "humbling", "humiliating", "shaming", "taking down", "blemishing", "damaging", "defacing", "destroying", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "wrecking", "depreciating", "downgrading" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifying", "exalting", "honoring", "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "purifying", "refining", "restoring", "respecting" ], "antonyms":[ "elevating", "ennobling", "uplifting" ] }, "to influence someone with a bribe":{ "examples":[ "he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council" ], "synonyms":[ "bribing", "buying", "having", "paying off", "squaring" ], "near synonyms":[ "fixing", "tampering (with)", "abasing", "debasing", "debauching", "defiling", "degrading", "demeaning", "depraving", "dishonoring", "perverting", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "subverting", "tainting", "warping", "alluring", "baiting", "beguiling", "enticing", "leading on", "luring", "seducing", "tempting", "motivating", "provoking", "spurring", "stimulating", "goading", "inducing", "flattering", "persuading", "snaring", "trapping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cort\u00e8ges":{ "a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person":{ "examples":[ "the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent" ], "synonyms":[ "entourages", "followings", "posses", "retinues", "suites", "tails", "trains" ], "near synonyms":[ "crews", "personnels", "staffs", "staves", "courts", "assistants", "attendants", "helpers", "retainers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way":{ "examples":[ "the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks" ], "synonyms":[ "parades", "processions" ], "near synonyms":[ "progresses", "callithumps", "columns", "lines", "strings", "trains" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coruscate":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beam", "radiate", "shine", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle", "blaze", "burn", "flare", "glare", "glow" ], "synonyms":[ "flame", "flash", "glance", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "luster", "lustre", "scintillate", "shimmer", "spangle", "sparkle", "twinkle", "wink", "winkle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coruscates":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome" ], "synonyms":[ "flames", "flashes", "glances", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "lusters", "lustres", "scintillates", "shimmers", "spangles", "sparkles", "twinkles", "winkles", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "radiates", "shines", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles", "blazes", "burns", "flares", "glares", "glows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corkscrewed":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness" ], "synonyms":[ "extracted", "pried", "prized", "pulled", "rooted (out)", "tore (out)", "uprooted", "wrested", "wrung", "yanked" ], "related":[ "mined", "plucked", "removed", "took (out)", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanted", "inserted", "installed", "instilled", "crammed", "jammed", "rammed", "stuffed", "wedged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to follow a circular or spiral course":{ "examples":[ "the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill" ], "synonyms":[ "coiled", "curled", "entwined", "spiraled", "spiralled", "twined", "twisted", "wound", "winded" ], "related":[ "arced", "arched", "bent", "crooked", "curved", "hooked", "swept", "swerved", "turned", "veered", "wheeled", "swirled", "whirled", "circled", "encircled", "looped", "enlaced", "interlaced", "intertwined", "laced", "bowed", "bulged", "meandered", "weaved", "zigzagged" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corroborate":{ "to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{ "examples":[ "the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony" ], "synonyms":[ "argue", "attest", "authenticate", "bear out", "certify", "confirm", "substantiate", "support", "validate", "verify", "vindicate" ], "near synonyms":[ "avouch", "back (up)", "testify (to)", "vouch (for)", "witness", "guarantee", "warrant", "affirm", "assert", "aver", "avow", "declare", "profess", "demonstrate", "document", "establish", "prove", "reinforce", "reenforce" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "gainsay", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "challenge", "contest", "dispute", "question" ], "antonyms":[ "disprove", "rebut", "refute" ] }, "to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)":{ "examples":[ "my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people" ], "synonyms":[ "back", "bolster", "buttress", "reinforce", "reenforce", "shore (up)", "substantiate", "support" ], "near synonyms":[ "confirm", "establish", "prove", "verify", "affirm", "avouch", "validate" ], "near antonyms":[ "undercut", "undermine", "weaken" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corroborating":{ "serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something":{ "examples":[ "corroborating information on the activities of the terrorists" ], "synonyms":[ "confirmational", "confirmatory", "confirming", "corroborative", "corroboratory", "probative", "probatory", "substantiating", "supporting", "supportive", "verifying", "vindicating" ], "near synonyms":[ "auxiliary", "supplementary", "beneficial", "helpful" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradictory", "contrary", "counter", "opposing" ], "antonyms":[ "confuting", "disproving", "refuting" ] }, "to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{ "examples":[ "the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony" ], "synonyms":[ "arguing", "attesting", "authenticating", "bearing out", "certifying", "confirming", "substantiating", "supporting", "validating", "verifying", "vindicating" ], "near synonyms":[ "avouching", "backing (up)", "testifying (to)", "vouching (for)", "witnessing", "guaranteeing", "warranting", "affirming", "asserting", "averring", "avowing", "declaring", "professing", "demonstrating", "documenting", "establishing", "proving", "reinforcing", "reenforcing" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicting", "gainsaying", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "challenging", "contesting", "disputing", "questioning" ], "antonyms":[ "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting" ] }, "to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)":{ "examples":[ "my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people" ], "synonyms":[ "backing", "bolstering", "buttressing", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "shoring (up)", "substantiating", "supporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "confirming", "establishing", "proving", "verifying", "affirming", "avouching", "validating" ], "near antonyms":[ "undercutting", "undermining", "weakening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cording":{ "as in strapping , wiring":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cinching", "roping", "strapping", "threading", "wiring", "banding", "binding", "trussing", "tying", "tieing", "girding", "girting", "lashing", "leashing", "tethering", "interlacing", "intertwining", "interweaving", "lacing", "entangling", "knotting", "snarling", "tangling", "twisting", "coiling", "winding" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbinding", "untying", "untieing", "undoing", "unfastening", "unlacing", "unlashing", "unloosening", "unloosing", "unstrapping", "unstringing", "unthreading", "unleashing", "untethering", "disentangling", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "untwining", "untwisting", "uncoiling", "unspooling", "unwinding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corrade":{ "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "the desert's windblown sands had corraded much of the ancient stone's inscription" ], "synonyms":[ "abrade", "chafe", "erode", "fray", "frazzle", "fret", "gall", "rasp", "rub", "wear" ], "near synonyms":[ "file", "gnaw", "grate", "graze", "grind", "nibble", "sandblast", "sandpaper", "scour", "scrape", "scuff", "shave", "erase", "reduce", "rub out", "wear out", "wipe (away)", "bite", "break down", "break up", "chew", "corrode", "decompose", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "eat", "hone", "sharpen", "whet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cordon":{ "a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away":{ "examples":[ "A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barricade", "buffer", "bumper", "cocoon", "cushion", "cushioning", "fender", "pad", "baffle", "muffler", "padding", "safeguard", "shield" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correlates":{ "something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else":{ "examples":[ "the often uneasy relationship between the employer and his correlate , the employee" ], "synonyms":[ "complements", "supplements" ], "near synonyms":[ "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "appendixes", "appendices", "adjuncts", "annexes", "appendages", "extensions", "accessories", "accessaries", "accompaniments", "appliances", "attachments", "additives", "fillers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to think of (something) in combination":{ "examples":[ "a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "connects", "identifies", "links", "relates" ], "near synonyms":[ "compares", "equates", "likens", "groups", "joins", "lumps (together)", "ties (together)" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrasts", "differentiates", "discriminates", "distinguishes", "separates", "sets off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cornucopian":{ "being more than enough without being excessive":{ "examples":[ "there were cornucopian profits for the last three quarters" ], "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bounteous", "bountiful", "comfortable", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenty" ], "near synonyms":[ "extra", "supernumerary", "surplus", "abounding", "blooming", "overflowing", "plump", "replete", "rich", "rife", "teeming", "wealthy", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "luxuriant", "prodigal", "prolific", "copious", "fulsome", "lavish", "profuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "stingy", "skimpy", "least", "minimum", "light", "slight", "small", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ] }, "producing abundantly":{ "examples":[ "one of the most cornucopian sources of all of literature, the legend of King Arthur has inspired everything from epic poems to musical dramas" ], "synonyms":[ "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fructuous", "fruitful", "lush", "luxuriant", "productive", "prolific", "rich" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "generative", "producing", "yielding", "abounding", "abundant", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenitudinous", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "creative", "inventive", "original" ], "near antonyms":[ "meager", "meagre", "scant", "scanty", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "sparse" ], "antonyms":[ "barren", "dead", "infertile", "sterile", "unfertile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "corrodes":{ "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "examples":[ "water slowly corrodes iron" ], "synonyms":[ "bites (at)", "eats", "erodes", "frets", "gnaws", "nibbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "decimates", "destroys", "devastates", "ruins", "wastes", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshens", "recreates", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cornerstones":{ "an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{ "examples":[ "a concern for basic human rights was the cornerstone of the president's foreign policy" ], "synonyms":[ "bases", "bases", "bedrocks", "bottoms", "footings", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "keystones", "roots", "underpinnings", "warp and woofs", "warps" ], "near synonyms":[ "anchorages", "beds", "braces", "bulwarks", "buttresses", "frameworks", "infrastructures", "mounts", "props", "shores", "stays", "substrata", "substructures", "supports", "assumptions", "justifications", "premises", "premisses", "presumptions", "presuppositions", "rationales", "suppositions", "theories", "theses", "warrants", "backbones", "centers", "cores", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "hearts", "hubs", "kernels", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "seats", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "touchstones" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corrigible":{ "capable of being corrected":{ "examples":[ "there are corrigible lapses in the author's grammar, but nothing that a good editor cannot readily fix" ], "synonyms":[ "correctable", "fixable", "redeemable", "remediable", "repairable", "reparable" ], "near synonyms":[ "amendable", "emendable", "improvable", "resolvable", "reversible", "undoable", "reconstructible", "reformable", "regenerable", "corrected", "fixed", "remedied", "repaired" ], "near antonyms":[ "irretrievable", "unrecoverable", "irreplaceable", "irreversible", "irrevocable" ], "antonyms":[ "incorrigible", "irrecoverable", "irredeemable", "irremediable", "irreparable", "unredeemable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cornettists":{ "as in pianists , trumpeters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionists", "bassoonists", "clarinetists", "clarinettists", "drummers", "fiddlers", "flautists", "flutists", "guitarists", "harpists", "hornists", "keyboardists", "oboists", "organ-grinders", "organists", "percussionists", "pianists", "pickers", "pipers", "reedmen", "saxophonists", "trombonists", "trumpeters", "violinists", "violists", "accompanists", "recitalists", "soloists", "symphonists", "maestros", "maestri", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "artists", "performers", "minstrels", "instrumentalists", "musicians", "players" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corona":{ "as in aura":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aura", "starburst", "sunburst", "aureole", "aureola", "glory", "halo", "nimbus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corrode":{ "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "examples":[ "water slowly corrodes iron" ], "synonyms":[ "bite (at)", "eat", "erode", "fret", "gnaw", "nibble" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "decompose", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "decimate", "destroy", "devastate", "ruin", "waste", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshen", "recreate", "refresh", "refreshen", "regenerate", "rejuvenate", "renew", "restore", "revitalize", "revive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coryphaeus":{ "as in leader":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leader", "apostate", "defector", "renegade", "traitor", "turncoat" ], "near antonyms":[ "acolyte", "adherent", "convert", "disciple", "epigone", "follower", "liege man", "partisan", "partizan", "pupil", "votarist", "votary", "apostle", "missionary", "proselytizer", "soldier", "faithful", "loyalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corsair":{ "someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea":{ "examples":[ "no one knows the fate of the corsair's treasure-filled ship" ], "synonyms":[ "buccaneer", "freebooter", "pirate", "rover" ], "near synonyms":[ "despoiler", "looter", "marauder", "pillager", "plunderer", "raider", "robber", "privateer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correspondences":{ "a point which two or more things share in common":{ "examples":[ "the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common" ], "synonyms":[ "commonalities", "common denominators", "congruities", "parallels", "resemblances", "similarities", "similitudes" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterparts", "equals", "equivalents", "analogies", "homologies" ], "near antonyms":[ "differences", "discrepancies", "deviances", "divergences", "incongruences", "incongruities", "changes", "modifications", "variations" ], "antonyms":[ "dissimilarities" ] }, "communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system":{ "examples":[ "piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author" ], "synonyms":[ "mails", "matters", "parcel posts", "posts", "snail mail" ], "near synonyms":[ "airmails", "airposts", "certified mails", "registered mails", "rural deliveries", "rural free deliveries", "special deliveries", "special handlings", "direct mails", "junk mails", "mailers", "cards", "dispatches", "epistles", "letters", "messages", "missives", "notes", "postal cards", "postcards", "printed matters", "bundles", "packages", "shipments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corrosions":{ "a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction":{ "examples":[ "the corrosion of family values that is often brought on by great wealth" ], "synonyms":[ "attritions", "erosions", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakdowns", "decays", "decompositions", "disintegrations", "dissolutions" ], "near antonyms":[ "gains", "increases" ], "antonyms":[ "buildups" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cordilleras":{ "as in ranges , sierras":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mountain ranges", "ranges", "sierras", "alps", "humps", "mountains", "mounts", "peaks", "inselbergs", "inselberge", "knobs", "seamounts", "aiguilles", "horns", "mountaintops", "pinnacles", "summits" ], "near antonyms":[ "basins", "bowls", "depressions", "hollows", "vales", "valleys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correspondents":{ "a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news":{ "examples":[ "a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup" ], "synonyms":[ "intelligencers", "journalists", "newshounds", "newsmen", "newspeople", "pressmen", "reporters" ], "near synonyms":[ "announcers", "broadcasters", "newscasters", "newspapermen", "newspaperwomen", "newswomen", "anchormen", "anchorpeople", "anchors", "anchorwomen", "byliners", "columnists", "commentators", "copyreaders", "editors", "muckrakers", "photojournalists", "police reporters", "sportswriters", "staffers", "stringers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cornpone":{ "tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated":{ "examples":[ "the comedian's cornpone wisecracks were old even in the days of vaudeville" ], "synonyms":[ "corn-fed", "cornball", "corny", "hokey" ], "near synonyms":[ "countrified", "countryfied", "down-home", "folksy", "rustic", "rustical", "hick", "hickish" ], "near 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"right-mindedness", "scrupulousness", "virtue", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corporeal":{ "of or relating to the human body":{ "examples":[ "corporeal cravings such as hunger and thirst" ], "synonyms":[ "animal", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "fleshly", "material", "physical", "somatic" ], "near synonyms":[ "anatomic", "anatomical", "physiological", "physiologic", "sensual", "sensuous", "hand-to-hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "cerebral", "inner", "intellectual", "mental", "psychological", "psychologic", "bodiless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "insubstantial", "spiritual", "ethereal", "metaphysical", "psychic", "psychical" ], "antonyms":[ "nonmaterial", "nonphysical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "coresident":{ "as in cohabitant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitant", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "inhabiter", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "tenant", "aborigine", "native", "citizen", "national", "subject", "colonist", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "migrant", "newcomer", "settler", "burgher", "local", "localite", "townee", "townie", "towny", "townsman", "villager" ], "near antonyms":[ "transient", "alien", "foreigner", "nonresident", "guest", "tourist", "visitor", "defector", "emigrant", "escaper", "evacuee", "exile", "expatriate", "refugee" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cordillera":{ "as in range , sierra":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mountain range", "range", "sierra", "alp", "hump", "mount", "mountain", "peak", "inselberg", "knob", "seamount", "aiguille", "horn", "mountaintop", "pinnacle", "summit" ], "near antonyms":[ "basin", "bowl", "depression", "hollow", "vale", "valley" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correspondent (with or to)":{ "not having or showing any apparent conflict":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "accordant", "coherent", "compatible", "concordant", "conformable (to)", "congruent", "congruous", "consistent", "consonant", "harmonious", "nonconflicting" ], "near synonyms":[ "self-consistent", "appropriate", "befitting", "felicitous", "fit", "fitting", "meet", "proper", "right", "suitable" ], "near antonyms":[ "improper", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "infelicitous", "unsuitable" ], "antonyms":[ "conflicting", "conflictive", "incompatible", "incongruous", "inconsistent", "inharmonious", "noncompatible" ] }, "type":[] }, "cormorant":{ "one who eats greedily or too much":{ "examples":[ "Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age" ], "synonyms":[ "glutton", "gorger", "gormandizer", "gourmand", "hog", "overeater", "pig", "stuffer", "swiller" ], "near synonyms":[ "feaster", "trencherman", "muncher", "guzzler" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieter", "nibbler", "picker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cornetists":{ "as in pianists , trumpeters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionists", "bassoonists", "clarinetists", "clarinettists", "drummers", "fiddlers", "flautists", "flutists", "guitarists", "harpists", "hornists", "keyboardists", "oboists", "organ-grinders", "organists", "percussionists", "pianists", "pickers", "pipers", "reedmen", "saxophonists", "trombonists", "trumpeters", "violinists", "violists", "accompanists", "recitalists", "soloists", "symphonists", "maestros", "maestri", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "artists", "performers", "minstrels", "instrumentalists", "musicians", "players" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corkscrew":{ "turning around an axis like the thread of a screw":{ "examples":[ "an angelic child with beautiful corkscrew curls" ], "synonyms":[ "coiling", "helical", "involute", "screwlike", "spiral", "winding" ], "near synonyms":[ "circular", "curling", "curving", "swirly", "twisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "lineal", "linear", "right", "straight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness" ], "synonyms":[ "extract", "prize", "pry", "pull", "root (out)", "tear (out)", "uproot", "wrest", "wring", "yank" ], "near synonyms":[ "mine", "pluck", "remove", "take (out)", "withdraw" ], "near antonyms":[ "implant", "insert", "install", "instill", "cram", "jam", "ram", "stuff", "wedge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to follow a circular or spiral course":{ "examples":[ "the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill" ], "synonyms":[ "coil", "curl", "entwine", "spiral", "twine", "twist", "wind" ], "near synonyms":[ "arc", "arch", "bend", "crook", "curve", "hook", "sweep", "swerve", "turn", "veer", "wheel", "swirl", "whirl", "circle", "encircle", "loop", "enlace", "interlace", "intertwine", "lace", "bow", "bulge", "meander", "weave", "zigzag" ], "near antonyms":[ "straighten" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "corpulence":{ "the condition of having an excess of body fat":{ "examples":[ "the doctor warned that the patient's corpulence was unhealthy and not merely unattractive" ], "synonyms":[ "adiposity", "chubbiness", "corpulency", "embonpoint", "fat", "fatness", "fattiness", "fleshiness", "grossness", "obesity", "plumpness", "portliness", "pudginess", "pursiness", "rotundity", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulkiness", "heaviness", "huskiness", "stoutness", "brawniness", "burliness", "endomorphy" ], "near antonyms":[ "fitness", "trimness", "gauntness", "scrawniness", "skinniness", "weediness" ], "antonyms":[ "leanness", "reediness", "slenderness", "slimness", "svelteness", "thinness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coruscated":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome" ], "synonyms":[ "flamed", "flashed", "glanced", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "lustered", "lustred", "scintillated", "shimmered", "spangled", "sparkled", "twinkled", "winked", "winkled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beamed", "radiated", "shone", "shined", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled", "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "flared", "glared", "glowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corrosiveness":{ "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "examples":[ "the unconscionable corrosiveness with which he voiced his criticisms diminished their value and effectiveness" ], "synonyms":[ "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "asperity", "bile", "bitterness", "cattiness", "mordancy", "tartness", "virulence", "virulency", "vitriol" ], "near synonyms":[ "gruffness", "harshness", "hostility", "relentlessness", "severity", "sternness", "vehemence", "coldness", "crossness", "discourteousness", "iciness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "nastiness", "rudeness", "sourness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "anger", "animosity", "gall", "jaundice", "malevolence", "malice", "rancor", "scorn", "spite", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "sour grapes" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "geniality", "graciousness", "kindness", "politeness", "tactfulness", "compassion", "softness", "sweetness", "sympathy", "tenderness", "warmth", "oiliness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "unctuousness", "urbanity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corral":{ "an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals":{ "examples":[ "the horses live in our corral , along with a cow" ], "synonyms":[ "cage", "coop", "hutch", "pen", "pound" ], "near synonyms":[ "kennel", "run", "kraal", "stockade", "cote", "dovecote", "dovecot", "henhouse", "fold", "sheepfold", "pigpen", "aquarium", "terrarium", "live-box", "fence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO" ], "synonyms":[ "box (in)", "cage", "closet", "coop (up)", "encage", "encase", "enclose", "inclose", "envelop", "fence (in)", "hedge", "hem (in)", "house", "immure", "include", "mew (up)", "pen", "wall (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bound", "circumscribe", "confine", "contain", "limit", "restrict", "encircle", "encompass", "enfold", "enframe", "enlace", "frame", "ring", "surround", "armor", "cocoon", "encapsulate", "encapsule", "encyst", "ensheathe", "ensphere", "enwomb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "collar", "cop", "get", "glom", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "nab", "nail", "net", "nobble", "rap", "seize", "snag", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "trap" ], "near synonyms":[ "glove", "halter", "lasso", "rope", "apprehend", "arrest", "detain", "bay", "corner", "clasp", "clutch", "fasten (on)", "fist", "grasp", "grip", "hold", "latch (on or onto)", "secure", "rend", "wrest", "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "entangle", "entrap", "mesh", "abduct", "kidnap", "spirit (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "free", "liberate", "release", "drop", "loosen", "unhand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "to bring together in one body or place":{ "examples":[ "corral all the members of the tour group in the lounge" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulate", "amass", "assemble", "bulk (up)", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "constellate", "garner", "gather", "group", "lump", "pick up", "round up" ], "near synonyms":[ "ball", "batch", "bunch", "cluster", "huddle", "heap", "pile", "stack", "band", "brigade", "muster", "raise", "rally", "flock", "herd", "hive", "pack", "press", "swarm", "throng", "combine", "connect", "join", "link", "merge", "pool", "unite", "archive", "arrange", "collate", "compile", "organize", "systematize", "scrape (up or together)", "re-collect", "regather", "regroup" ], "near antonyms":[ "break up", "disband", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "separate", "sever", "split (up)", "dismiss", "send" ], "antonyms":[ "dispel", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "corrupt":{ "having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{ "examples":[ "corrupt businessmen who are out to fleece the public", "corrupt business practices that should be investigated" ], "synonyms":[ "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "jackleg", "libertine", "loose", "perverse", "perverted", "rakehell", "rakehelly", "rakish", "reprobate", "sick", "unclean", "unwholesome", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "bent", "crooked", "cutthroat", "dishonest", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "contaminated", "spoiled", "tainted", "bad", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "nefarious", "sinful", "vicious", "wicked" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorruptible", "ethical", "honest", "principled", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "pure", "uncorrupt", "uncorrupted" ] }, "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "decay", "decompose", "disintegrate", "fester", "foul", "mold", "molder", "perish", "putrefy", "rot", "spoil" ], "near synonyms":[ "sour", "turn", "turn off", "contaminate", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "addle", "curdle", "ferment", "mortify", "rust", "crumble", "decline", "degenerate", "descend", "deteriorate", "dilapidate", "sink", "wither" ], "near antonyms":[ "age", "develop", "grow", "mature", "ripen", "refresh", "renew", "restore", "cleanse", "purify", "assemble", "compose", "integrate", "ameliorate", "better", "improve", "meliorate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "some observers believe that grossly violent movies corrupt the people who watch them as well as the people who make them" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "bastardize", "canker", "cheapen", "debase", "debauch", "degrade", "demean", "demoralize", "deprave", "deteriorate", "lessen", "pervert", "poison", "profane", "prostitute", "subvert", "vitiate", "warp" ], "near synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "contaminate", "defile", "dilute", "dirty", "pollute", "taint", "thin", "water down", "weaken", "descend", "disgrace", "dishonor", "humble", "humiliate", "shame", "take down", "blemish", "damage", "deface", "destroy", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "mar", "ruin", "spoil", "stain", "tarnish", "wreck", "depreciate", "downgrade" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignify", "exalt", "honor", "ameliorate", "amend", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "purify", "refine", "restore", "respect" ], "antonyms":[ "elevate", "ennoble", "uplift" ] }, "to influence someone with a bribe":{ "examples":[ "he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council" ], "synonyms":[ "bribe", "buy", "have", "pay off", "square" ], "near synonyms":[ "fix", "tamper (with)", "abase", "debase", "debauch", "defile", "degrade", "demean", "deprave", "dishonor", "pervert", "poison", "profane", "prostitute", "subvert", "taint", "warp", "allure", "bait", "beguile", "entice", "lead on", "lure", "seduce", "tempt", "motivate", "provoke", "spur", "stimulate", "goad", "induce", "flatter", "persuade", "snare", "trap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "corpses":{ "a dead body":{ "examples":[ "the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police" ], "synonyms":[ "bones", "cadavers", "carcasses", "corpora", "corses", "relics", "remains", "stiffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "mummies", "carnages", "carrions", "ashes", "deceased", "decedents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cornice":{ "as in entablature , architrave":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "architrave", "capital", "entablature", "frieze", "shaft", "socle", "column", "pilaster", "pillar", "shoring", "brace", "buttress", "mount", "mounting", "prop", "reinforcement", "shore", "spur", "stay", "support", "underpinning", "arch", "bolster", "bracket", "cantilever", "girder", "frame", "bearing", "dais", "platform", "podium", "rostrum", "stage", "tribune", "crutch", "peg", "post", "stake", "stanchion", "stilt", "strut", "truss", "base", "foot", "foundation", "pedestal", "plinth", "stand" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corses":{ "a dead body":{ "examples":[ "would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end" ], "synonyms":[ "bones", "cadavers", "carcasses", "corpora", "corpses", "relics", "remains", "stiffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "mummies", "carnages", "carrions", "ashes", "deceased", "decedents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corsages":{ "as in boutonnieres":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boutonnieres", "bobs", "bouquets", "nosegays", "posies", "arrangements", "garlands", "leis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coronals":{ "a decorative band or wreath worn about the head as a symbol of victory or honor":{ "examples":[ "a Renaissance portrait of a noble woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal" ], "synonyms":[ "chaplets", "coronets", "crowns", "diadems" ], "near synonyms":[ "anadems", "tiaras", "garlands", "laurels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cornrows":{ "as in dreadlocks , perms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "Afros", "conks", "dreadlocks", "permanents", "perms", "coiffures", "cuts", "dos", "do's", "haircuts", "hairdos", "hairstyles", "beehives", "big hairs", "buns", "chignons", "French twists", "pageboys", "pugs", "updos", "upsweeps", "bobs", "buzz cuts", "crew cuts", "crops", "fades", "Mohawk", "Mohawks", "shags", "shingles", "trims", "braids", "pigtails", "plaits", "ponytails", "queues", "comb-overs", "ducktails", "pompadours", "roaches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corduroys":{ "as in jeans , denims":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baggies", "bell-bottoms", "blue jeans", "cargo pants", "cords", "denims", "jeans", "breech", "britches", "pantaloons", "pants", "slacks", "trousers", "hose", "legging", "leggin", "sweatpants", "pants suit", "pantsuit", "bloomers", "knee breeches", "knickerbockers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "correctly":{ "in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose":{ "examples":[ "dressed correctly for an appearance in court" ], "synonyms":[ "appositely", "appropriately", "congruously", "duly", "fittingly", "happily", "meetly", "properly", "right", "rightly", "suitably" ], "near synonyms":[ "well", "acceptably", "adequately", "passably", "satisfactorily", "tolerably", "decently", "decorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "inopportunely", "unfortunately", "unseasonably", "inappositely", "inaptly", "irrelevantly", "awkwardly", "ungracefully" ], "antonyms":[ "improperly", "inappropriately", "incongruously", "incorrectly", "unseemly", "unsuitably", "wrongly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "cornices":{ "as in entablatures , architraves":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "architraves", "capitals", "entablatures", "friezes", "shafts", "socles", "columns", "pilasters", "pillars", "shorings", "braces", "buttresses", "mountings", "mounts", "props", "reinforcements", "shores", "spurs", "stays", "supports", "underpinnings", "arches", "bolsters", "brackets", "cantilevers", "girders", "frames", "bearings", "daises", "platforms", "podiums", "podia", "rostra", "rostrums", "stages", "tribunes", "crutches", "pegs", "posts", "stakes", "stanchions", "stilts", "struts", "trusses", "bases", "feet", "foot", "foundations", "pedestals", "plinths", "stands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "core city":{ "as in downtown , 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"corral all the members of the tour group in the lounge" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulated", "amassed", "assembled", "bulked (up)", "collected", "concentrated", "congregated", "constellated", "garnered", "gathered", "grouped", "lumped", "picked up", "rounded up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balled", "batched", "bunched", "clustered", "huddled", "heaped", "piled", "stacked", "banded", "brigaded", "mustered", "raised", "rallied", "flocked", "herded", "hived", "packed", "pressed", "swarmed", "thronged", "combined", "connected", "joined", "linked", "merged", "pooled", "united", "archived", "arranged", "collated", "compiled", "organized", "systematized", "scraped (up or together)", "re-collected", "regathered", "regrouped" ], "near antonyms":[ "broke up", "disbanded", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "separated", "severed", "split (up)", "dismissed", "sent" ], "antonyms":[ "dispelled", "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corroborees":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ 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"fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cordiality":{ "kindly concern, interest, or support":{ "examples":[ "everyone appreciated the cordiality and thoughtfulness of the welcoming committee" ], "synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "brotherhood", "charity", "cordialness", "fellowship", "friendliness", "friendship", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "good-fellowship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "neighborliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonhomie", "camaraderie", "collegiality", "community", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "civility", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "rapport", "rapprochement", "generosity", "affinity", "communion", "empathy", "kindness", "sympathy", "tolerance", "altruism", "philanthropy", "selflessness", "unselfishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disfavor", "intolerance", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "enmity", "hate", "hatred", "hostility", "incivility", "malice", "rancor", "belligerency", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness" ], "antonyms":[ "ill will", "malevolence", "venom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corrected":{ "as in fixed , repaired":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fixed", "remedied", "repaired", "reconstructible", "reformable", "regenerable", "reversible", "undoable", "amendable", "emendable", "improvable", "resolvable", "correctable", "corrigible", "fixable", "redeemable", "remediable", "repairable", "reparable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorrigible", "irrecoverable", "irredeemable", "irremediable", "irreparable", "unredeemable", "irretrievable", "unrecoverable", "irreplaceable", "irreversible", "irrevocable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from":{ "examples":[ "more time will be needed to correct the computer program" ], "synonyms":[ "amended", "debugged", "emended", "rectified", "red-penciled", "reformed", "remedied" ], "near synonyms":[ "redrafted", "redrew", "restyled", "revised", "reworked", "rewrote", "blue-penciled", "cut", "shortened", "redressed", "righted", "ameliorated", "bettered", "improved", "perfected", "polished", "touched up", "fixed", "mended", "repaired", "adjusted", "modulated", "regulated", "altered", "changed", "modified" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "aggravated", "worsened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "hopefully the young entrepreneur's professionalism will serve to correct his partner's extreme enthusiasm in the eyes of investors" ], "synonyms":[ "annulled", "canceled (out)", "cancelled (out)", "compensated (for)", "counteracted", "counterbalanced", "counterpoised", "made up (for)", "negatived", "neutralized", "offset" ], "near 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"interchangeability", "accordance", "agreement", "compatibility", "conformity", "congruity" ], "near antonyms":[ "inequality", "conflict", "polarity", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "antonyms":[ "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "unlikeness" ] }, "communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system":{ "examples":[ "piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author" ], "synonyms":[ "mail", "matter", "parcel post", "post", "snail mail" ], "near synonyms":[ "airmail", "airpost", "certified mail", "registered mail", "rural delivery", "rural free delivery", "special delivery", "special handling", "direct mail", "junk mail", "mailer", "card", "dispatch", "epistle", "letter", "message", "missive", "note", "postal card", "postcard", "printed matter", "bundle", "package", "shipment" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coruscating":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome" ], "synonyms":[ "flaming", "flashing", "glancing", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "lustering", "lustring", "scintillating", "shimmering", "spangling", "sparkling", "twinkling", "winking", "winkling" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaming", "radiating", "shining", "bedazzling", "blinding", "dazing", "dazzling", "blazing", "burning", "flaring", "glaring", "glowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cordoned (off)":{ "as in closed in , fenced (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribed", "closed in", "fenced (in)", "hemmed (in)", "walled", "circled", "compassed", "embraced", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "environed", "girded", "girt", "girdled", "ringed", "surrounded", "wreathed", "beset", "besieged", "entrenched", "intrenched", "invested", "swarmed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corrupters":{ "as in debauchers , perverters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debasers", "debauchers", "degraders", "depravers", "perverters", "undoers", "bribers", "inducers", "inveiglers", "persuaders", "tantalizers", "beguilers", "enchantresses", "sirens", "temptresses", "baiters", "seducers", "solicitors", "tempters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in transgressors , miscreants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "criminals", "crooks", "felons", "lawbreakers", "miscreants", "misdoers", "misfeasors", "offenders", "reprobates", "transgressors", "villains", "evildoers", "immoralists", "malefactors", "sinners", "wrongdoers" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correctness":{ "as in accuracy , authenticity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accuracy", "accurateness", "actuality", "authenticity", "facticity", "factuality", "sooth", "trueness", "truth", "verity", "credibility", "honesty", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "truthfulness", "veracity", "dependability", "reliability" ], "near antonyms":[ "falseness", "falsity", "untruth", "erroneousness", "fallaciousness", "fallacy", "falsehood", "fiction", "half-truth", "lie", "impreciseness", "imprecision", "inaccuracy", "incorrectness", "inexactitude", "inexactness", "deceit", "dishonesty", "equivocation", "lying", "mendaciousness", "mendacity", "prevarication", "untruthfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in appropriateness , rightness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appropriateness", "fitness", "goodness", "properness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "tolerability", "acceptability", "adequacy", "satisfactoriness", "sufficiency", "bountifulness", "copiousness", "excess", "overabundance", "oversupply", "surfeit", "surplus", "abundance", "amplitude", "opulence", "plenitude", "plenteousness", "plentifulness", "plentitude", "plenty" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "unsatisfactoriness", "lack", "want", "crunch", "dearth", "deficit", "famine", "lack", "shortage", "meagerness", "paucity", "poorness", "poverty", "rareness", "rarity", "scantiness", "scantness", "scarceness", "scarcity", "skimpiness", "necessity", "need", "privation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coracle":{ "as in pirogue , skiff":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bateau", "ca\u00efque", "canoe", "catamaran", "curragh", "currach", "dhow", "dinghy", "dink", "dory", "dugout", "flatboat", "garvey", "gig", "johnboat", "kayak", "outrigger", "paddleboat", "pinnace", "piragua", "pirogue", "pontoon", "pram", "punt", "raft", "rowboat", "rowing boat", "sampan", "scow", "scull", "shallop", "shell", "skiff", "surfboat", "umiak", "wherry", "bottom", "craft", "vessel", "watercraft", "catboat", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "yacht", "cruiser", "inboard", "motorboat", "outboard", "powerboat", "houseboat", "riverboat", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cornet":{ "something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container":{ "examples":[ "cornets of pastry dough that were baked and later filled with cream" ], "synonyms":[ "cornucopia", "horn" ], "near synonyms":[ "funnel", "tube" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corkscrewing":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness" ], "synonyms":[ "extracting", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "tearing (out)", "uprooting", "wresting", "wringing", "yanking" ], "near synonyms":[ "mining", "plucking", "removing", "taking (out)", "withdrawing" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanting", "inserting", "installing", "instilling", "cramming", "jamming", "ramming", "stuffing", "wedging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to follow a circular or spiral course":{ "examples":[ "the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill" ], "synonyms":[ "coiling", "curling", "entwining", "spiraling", "spiralling", "twining", "twisting", "winding" ], "near synonyms":[ "arching", "arcing", "bending", "crooking", "curving", "hooking", "sweeping", "swerving", "turning", "veering", "wheeling", "swirling", "whirling", "circling", "encircling", "looping", "enlacing", "interlacing", "intertwining", "lacing", "bowing", "bulging", "meandering", "weaving", "zigzagging" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coracles":{ "as in pirogues , skiffs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bateaux", "batteaux", "ca\u00efques", "canoes", "catamarans", "curraghs", "currachs", "dhows", "dinghies", "dinks", "dories", "dugouts", "flatboats", "garveys", "gigs", "johnboats", "kayaks", "outriggers", "paddleboats", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "pirogues", "pontoons", "prams", "punts", "rafts", "rowboats", "rowing boats", "sampans", "scows", "sculls", "shallops", "shells", "skiffs", "surfboats", "umiaks", "wherries", "bottoms", "crafts", "vessels", "watercrafts", "catboats", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "yachts", "cruisers", "inboards", "motorboats", "outboards", "powerboats", "houseboats", "riverboats", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corvettes":{ "as in yachts , sloops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brigantines", "bugeyes", "ca\u00efques", "caravels", "catamarans", "catboats", "cat rigs", "clippers", "cutters", "frigates", "galleons", "galleys", "junk", "keelboats", "ketches", "knockabouts", "luggers", "outriggers", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "sailers", "schooners", "shallops", "sharpies", "sloops", "square-riggers", "xebecs", "yachts", "yawls", "barks", "dinghies", "sailboats", "windjammers", "bottoms", "crafts", "vessels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corps":{ "the body of people in a profession or field of activity":{ "examples":[ "a reporter who is widely respected throughout the press corps" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhood", "community", "fellowship", "fraternity", "sodality", "vocation" ], "near 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"noun" ] }, "coresidents":{ "as in cohabitants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitants", "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "inhabiters", "occupants", "residents", "residers", "tenants", "aborigines", "natives", "citizens", "nationals", "subjects", "colonists", "\u00e9migr\u00e9s", "emigr\u00e9s", "migrants", "newcomers", "settlers", "burghers", "localites", "locals", "townees", "townies", "townsmen", "villagers" ], "near antonyms":[ "transients", "aliens", "foreigners", "nonresidents", "guests", "tourists", "visitors", "defectors", "emigrants", "escapers", "evacuees", "exiles", "expatriates", "refugees" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correcting":{ "inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment":{ "examples":[ "questions the value of such correcting measures as prison sentences for drug addicts" ], "synonyms":[ "castigating", "chastening", "chastising", "correctional", "corrective", "disciplinary", "disciplining", "penal", 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"damaging", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "spoiling", "aggravating", "worsening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "hopefully the young entrepreneur's professionalism will serve to correct his partner's extreme enthusiasm in the eyes of investors" ], "synonyms":[ "annulling", "canceling (out)", "cancelling (out)", "compensating (for)", "counteracting", "counterbalancing", "counterpoising", "making up (for)", "negativing", "neutralizing", "offsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidating", "negating", "neutering", "nullifying", "atoning (for)", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "redeeming", "redressing", "relieving", "remedying", "overriding", "overruling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{ "examples":[ "an insensitive boss who liked to correct subordinates in front of their colleagues" ], "synonyms":[ "castigating", "chastening", "chastising", "disciplining", "penalizing", "punishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "assessing", "charging", "docking", "fining", "imposing", "levying", "mulcting", "convicting", "sentencing", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "criticizing", "keelhauling", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproving", "wreaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "forfeiting", "getting off", "ransoming", "releasing", "commuting", "reprieving", "absolving", "acquitting", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating" ], "antonyms":[ "excusing", "pardoning", "sparing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cornballs":{ "an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country":{ "examples":[ "a movie about a cornball making his way through a world of cynical sophisticates" ], "synonyms":[ "bumpkins", "chawbacons", "churls", "clodhoppers", "countrymen", "hayseed", "hayseeds", "hicks", "provincials", "rubes", "rustics", "yokels" ], "near synonyms":[ "boors", "clods", "clowns", "gawks", "louts", "oafs", "greenhorns", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "peasants", "peons", "peones", "backwoodsmen", "mountaineers" ], "near antonyms":[ "slickers", "smoothies", "metropolitans", "suburbanites", "urbanites" ], "antonyms":[ "cosmopolitans", "cosmopolites", "sophisticates" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corks":{ "as in stoppers , bungs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bungs", "spiles", "stoppers", "stopples", "blocks", "chokes", "clogs", "clots", "congests", "dams", "gums (up)", "jams", "obstructs", "occludes", "plugs (up)", "stops (up)", "stuffs", "fills", "gridlocks", "packs", "furs", "silts", "floods", "gluts", "inundates", "overwhelms", "swamps" ], "near antonyms":[ "clears", "frees", "opens (up)", "unblocks", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "excavates", "hollows (out)", "scoops (out)", "empties", "lightens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corded":{ "as in tabby":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tabby", "banded", "barred", "streaked", "striped" ], "near 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"flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "as in stoppering , bunging":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bunging", "spiling", "stoppering", "stoppling", "blocking", "choking", "clogging", "clotting", "congesting", "damming", "gumming (up)", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "plugging (up)", "stopping (up)", "stuffing", "filling", "gridlocking", "packing", "furring", "silting", "flooding", "glutting", "inundating", "overwhelming", "swamping" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing", "freeing", "opening (up)", "unblocking", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "emptying", "lightening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "verb" ] }, "correspond (to)":{ "to be the exact counterpart of":{ "examples":[ "the British chancellor of the exchequer corresponds to the U.S. secretary of the treasury" ], "synonyms":[ "equal", "match", "parallel" ], "near synonyms":[ "blend (with)", "conform (to)", "coordinate (with)", "go (with)", "harmonize (with)", "complement", "supplement", "counterbalance", "counterpoise", "echo", "image", "mirror", "repeat", "add up (to)", "amount (to)", "approach", "come (to)", "near", "measure (up)", "partake (of)", "rival", "suggest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the same in meaning or effect":{ "examples":[ "\"shut up\" and \"please be quiet\" may correspond to each other in meaning, but please use the more polite phrase" ], "synonyms":[ "add up (to)", "amount (to)", "come (to)", "emulate", "equal" ], "near synonyms":[ "approach", "match", "measure (up)", "meet", "rival", "touch", "connote", "denote", "express", "import", "mean", "signify", "smack (of)", "spell", "suggest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corpse":{ "a dead body":{ "examples":[ "the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police" ], "synonyms":[ "bones", "cadaver", "carcass", "corpus", "corse", "relics", "remains", "stiff" ], "near synonyms":[ "mummy", "carnage", "carrion", "ashes", "deceased", "decedent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corresponds (to)":{ "to be the exact counterpart of":{ "examples":[ "the British chancellor of the exchequer corresponds to the U.S. secretary of the treasury" ], "synonyms":[ "equals", "matches", "parallels" ], "near synonyms":[ "blends (with)", "conforms (to)", "coordinates (with)", "goes (with)", "harmonizes (with)", "complements", "supplements", "counterbalances", "counterpoises", "echoes", "images", "mirrors", "repeats", "adds up (to)", "amounts (to)", "approaches", "comes (to)", "nears", "measures (up)", "partakes (of)", "rivals", "suggests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the same in meaning or effect":{ "examples":[ "\"shut up\" and \"please be quiet\" may correspond to each other in meaning, but please use the more polite phrase" ], "synonyms":[ "adds up (to)", "amounts (to)", "comes (to)", "emulates", "equals" ], "near synonyms":[ "approaches", "matches", "measures (up)", "meets", "rivals", "touches", "connotes", "denotes", "expresses", "imports", "means", "signifies", "smacks (of)", "spells", "suggests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corpora":{ "the complete works of an author":{ "examples":[ "Jane Austen's corpus is 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"freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "coral snake":{ "as in sea snake , rat snake":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adder", "anaconda", "asp", "black racer", "blacksnake", "blue racer", "boa", "bull snake", "bushmaster", "chicken snake", "cobra", "constrictor", "copperhead", "cottonmouth moccasin", "diamondback rattlesnake", "fer-de-lance", "garter snake", "gopher snake", "green snake", "hognose snake", "horned viper", "indigo snake", "king cobra", "king snake", "krait", "mamba", "milk snake", "moccasin", "pine snake", "pit viper", "puff adder", "python", "racer", "rat snake", "rattlesnake", "sea serpent", "sea snake", "sidewinder", "taipan", "water moccasin", "water snake", "worm snake", "serpent", "snake", "viper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coresearchers":{ "as in codevelopers , coinventors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "codevelopers", "co-developers", "coinventors", "co-inventors", "coproducers", "co-producers", "dreamers", "builders", "makers", "producers", "groundbreakers", "pioneers", "planners", "researchers", "researchists", "authors", "begetters", "creators", "establishers", "fathers", "founders", "generators", "inaugurators", "initiators", "instituters", "institutors", "sires", "contrivers", "designers", "developers", "devisers", "formulators", "innovators", "introducers", "inventors", "originators" ], "near antonyms":[ "apers", "copiers", 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"breaking up", "disbanding", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting (up)", "dismissing", "sending" ], "antonyms":[ "dispelling", "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "correspondent":{ "having qualities in common":{ "examples":[ "reading and writing are actually correspondent activities" ], "synonyms":[ "akin", "alike", "analogous", "cognate", "comparable", "connate", "corresponding", "ditto", "like", "matching", "parallel", "resemblant", "resembling", "similar", "such", "suchlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "commensurate", "proportionate", "tantamount", "virtual", "allied", "congeneric", "congenerous", "congenial", "connatural", "kin", "kindred", "relatable", "related", "approaching", "approximating", "close", "coextensive", "coincident", "conformable", "conforming", "consistent", "consonant", "duplicate", "equal", "equivalent", "fungible", "identical", "indistinguishable", "interchangeable", "me-too", "redundant", "same", "selfsame", "substitutable", "synonymous", "twin", "entire", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "unchanging", "uniform", "unvaried", "unvarying" ], "near antonyms":[ "disparate", "distinct", "distinguishable", "nonequivalent", "noninterchangeable", "variable", "varied", "various", "varying", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "inexact", "unconnected", "unrelated" ], "antonyms":[ "different", "dissimilar", "diverse", "unakin", "unlike" ] }, "a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news":{ "examples":[ "a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup" ], "synonyms":[ "intelligencer", "journalist", "newshound", "newsman", "newsperson", "pressman", "reporter" ], "near synonyms":[ "announcer", "broadcaster", "newscaster", "newspaperman", "newspaperwoman", "newswoman", "anchor", "anchorman", "anchorperson", "anchorwoman", "byliner", "columnist", "commentator", "copyreader", "editor", "muckraker", 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deteriorated , disintegrated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crumbled", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "disintegrated", "contaminated", "defiled", "fouled", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "decaying", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "mildewy", "moldering", "moldy", "putrefying", "putrescent", "rotting", "curdled", "fermented", "off", "rancid", "rank", "sour", "soured", "sourish", "turned", "gangrenous", "addled", "bad", "corrupted", "decayed", "decomposed", "putrefied", "putrid", "rotten", "spoiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "undecomposed", "fresh", "good", "sweet", "preserved", "pristine", "uncontaminated", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "unspoiled", "untainted", "untouched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "examples":[ "water slowly corrodes iron" ], "synonyms":[ "ate", "bit (at)", "eroded", "fretted", "gnawed", "nibbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "decimated", "destroyed", "devastated", "ruined", "wasted", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshened", "recreated", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "restored", "revitalized", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cornettist":{ "as in pianist , trumpeter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionist", "bassoonist", "clarinetist", "clarinettist", "drummer", "fiddler", "flautist", "flutist", "guitarist", "harpist", "hornist", "keyboardist", "oboist", "organ-grinder", "organist", "percussionist", "pianist", "picker", "piper", "reedman", "saxophonist", "trombonist", "trumpeter", "violinist", "violist", "accompanist", "recitalist", "soloist", "symphonist", "maestro", "virtuoso", "artist", "performer", "minstrel", "instrumentalist", "musician", "player" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corsairs":{ "someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea":{ "examples":[ "no one knows the fate of the corsair's treasure-filled ship" ], "synonyms":[ "buccaneers", "freebooters", "pirates", "rovers" ], "near synonyms":[ "despoilers", "looters", "marauders", "pillagers", "plunderers", "raiders", "robbers", "privateers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corruptors":{ "as in debauchers , perverters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debasers", "debauchers", "degraders", "depravers", "perverters", "undoers", "bribers", "inducers", "inveiglers", "persuaders", "tantalizers", "beguilers", "enchantresses", "sirens", "temptresses", "baiters", "seducers", "solicitors", "tempters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in transgressors , miscreants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "criminals", "crooks", "felons", "lawbreakers", "miscreants", "misdoers", "misfeasors", "offenders", "reprobates", "transgressors", "villains", "evildoers", "immoralists", "malefactors", "sinners", "wrongdoers" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints" 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"superfluousness", "surfeit", "surplus", "copiousness", "fecundity", "fertility", "fruitfulness", "opulence", "richness", "lavishness", "luxuriance" ], "near antonyms":[ "paucity", "poverty", "scarcity", "barrenness", "infertility", "sterility" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ] }, "something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container":{ "examples":[ "a cornucopia filled with fruits and vegetables in celebration of the harvest" ], "synonyms":[ "cornet", "horn" ], "near synonyms":[ "funnel", "tube" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corresponded (to)":{ "to be the exact counterpart of":{ "examples":[ "the British chancellor of the exchequer corresponds to the U.S. secretary of the treasury" ], "synonyms":[ "equaled", "equalled", "matched", "paralleled" ], "near synonyms":[ "blended (with)", "blent (with)", "conformed (to)", "coordinated (with)", "harmonized (with)", "went (with)", "complemented", "supplemented", "counterbalanced", "counterpoised", "echoed", "imaged", "mirrored", "repeated", "added up (to)", "amounted (to)", "approached", "came (to)", "neared", "measured (up)", "partook (of)", "rivaled", "rivalled", "suggested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the same in meaning or effect":{ "examples":[ "\"shut up\" and \"please be quiet\" may correspond to each other in meaning, but please use the more polite phrase" ], "synonyms":[ "added up (to)", "amounted (to)", "came (to)", "emulated", "equaled", "equalled" ], "near synonyms":[ "approached", "matched", "measured (up)", "met", "rivaled", "rivalled", "touched", "connoted", "denoted", "expressed", "imported", "meant", "signified", "smacked (of)", "spelled", "suggested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corporal":{ "of or relating to the human body":{ "examples":[ "started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age" ], "synonyms":[ "animal", "bodily", "carnal", "corporeal", "fleshly", "material", "physical", "somatic" ], "near synonyms":[ "anatomic", "anatomical", "physiological", "physiologic", "sensual", "sensuous", "hand-to-hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "cerebral", "inner", "intellectual", "mental", "psychological", "psychologic", "bodiless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "insubstantial", "spiritual", "ethereal", "metaphysical", "psychic", "psychical" ], "antonyms":[ "nonmaterial", "nonphysical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "corrugating":{ "as in folding , creasing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "creasing", "crimping", "folding", "pleating", "puckering", "rucking", "crinkling", "crumpling", "rumpling", "scrunching", "wrinkling", "crisping", "rippling", "ruffling", "contracting", "furrowing", "knitting", "messing (up)", "mussing (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "flattening", "ironing out", "smoothening", "smoothing", "uncrumpling", "evening", "ironing", "pressing", "straightening", "unfolding", "neatening", "tidying" ], "antonyms":[] }, 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"differed (from)", "disagreed (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corresponding (to)":{ "to be the exact counterpart of":{ "examples":[ "the British chancellor of the exchequer corresponds to the U.S. secretary of the treasury" ], "synonyms":[ "equaling", "equalling", "matching", "paralleling" ], "near synonyms":[ "blending (with)", "conforming (to)", "coordinating (with)", "going (with)", "harmonizing (with)", "complementing", "supplementing", "counterbalancing", "counterpoising", "echoing", "imaging", "mirroring", "repeating", "adding up (to)", "amounting (to)", "approaching", "coming (to)", "nearing", "measuring (up)", "partaking (of)", "rivaling", "rivalling", "suggesting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the same in meaning or effect":{ "examples":[ "\"shut up\" and \"please be quiet\" may correspond to each other in meaning, but please use the more polite phrase" ], "synonyms":[ "adding up (to)", "amounting (to)", "coming (to)", "emulating", "equaling", "equalling" ], "near synonyms":[ "approaching", "matching", "measuring (up)", "meeting", "rivaling", "rivalling", "touching", "connoting", "denoting", "expressing", "importing", "meaning", "signifying", "smacking (of)", "spelling", "suggesting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cordials":{ "as in tonics , potions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "potions", "tonics", "cures", "drugs", "medicaments", "medications", "medicinals", "medicines", "pharmaceuticals", "physics", "remedies", "specifics", "cure-alls", "nostrums", "panaceas", "botanicals", "patent medicines", "prescription drugs", "prescriptions", "miracle drugs", "wonder drugs", "caps", "capsules", "pills", "tablets", "injections", "shots", "embrocations", "liniments", "lotions", "ointments", "poultices", "salves", "syrups", "sirups", "tinctures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coral snakes":{ "as in sea snakes , rat snakes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"girdles", "girds", "rings", "surrounds", "wreathes", "besets", "besieges", "entrenches", "intrenches", "invests", "swarms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corrections":{ "a change designed to correct or improve a written work":{ "examples":[ "the copy editor's corrections were marked in red" ], "synonyms":[ "amendments", "emendations" ], "near synonyms":[ "cuts", "deletions", "additions", "amplifications", "supplements", "adjustments", "alterations", "modifications", "revisions", "improvements", "renovations", "clarifications", "explanations", "explications" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{ "examples":[ "received a severe correction after the third offense" ], "synonyms":[ "castigations", "chastisements", "comeuppances", "deserts", "disciplines", "nemeses", "penalties", "punishments", "wraths" ], "near synonyms":[ "reprisals", "retaliations", "retributions", "revenges", "vengeances", "assessments", "charges", "fines", "mulcts", "examples", "sentences", "confinements", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "condemnations", "damnations", "denouncements", "censures", "criticisms", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproofs" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesties", "indemnities", "pardons", "paroles", "acquittals", "exculpations", "exonerations", "vindications", "exemptions", "immunities", "impunities", "releases", "commutations", "reprieves", "absolutions", "remissions", "remitments", "condonations", "disregards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correctable":{ "capable of being corrected":{ "examples":[ "a racehorse with some minor, correctable faults" ], "synonyms":[ "corrigible", "fixable", "redeemable", "remediable", "repairable", "reparable" ], "near synonyms":[ "amendable", "emendable", "improvable", "resolvable", "reversible", "undoable", "reconstructible", "reformable", "regenerable", "corrected", "fixed", "remedied", "repaired" ], "near antonyms":[ "irretrievable", "unrecoverable", "irreplaceable", "irreversible", "irrevocable" ], "antonyms":[ "incorrigible", "irrecoverable", "irredeemable", "irremediable", "irreparable", "unredeemable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "corporations":{ "an enlarged or bulging abdomen":{ "examples":[ "a substantial corporation that showed that he was a sucker for all-you-can-eat buffets" ], "synonyms":[ "bay windows", "beer bellies", "bellies", "guts", "paunches", "potbellies", "pots" ], "near synonyms":[ "breadbaskets", "stomachs", "tummies", "corpulences", "fat", "obesities", "overweights" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corked":{ "as in stoppered , bunged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bunged", "spiled", "stoppered", "stoppled", "blocked", "choked", "clogged", "clotted", "congested", "dammed", "gummed (up)", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "plugged (up)", "stopped (up)", "stuffed", "filled", "gridlocked", "packed", "furred", "silted", "flooded", "glutted", "inundated", "overwhelmed", "swamped" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared", "freed", "opened (up)", "unblocked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "emptied", "lightened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "corrival":{ "one who strives for the same thing as another":{ "examples":[ "two universities that are long-standing corrivals for the title of best in the nation" ], "synonyms":[ "challenger", "competition", "competitor", "contender", "contestant", "rival" ], "near synonyms":[ "archrival", "finalist", "semifinalist", "also-ran", "entrant", "entry", "player", "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coronas":{ "as in auras":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "auras", "starbursts", "sunbursts", "aureoles", "aureolae", "glories", "halos", "haloes", "nimbi", "nimbuses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corruptor":{ "as in debaucher , perverter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debaser", "debaucher", "degrader", "depraver", "perverter", "undoer", "briber", "inducer", "inveigler", "persuader", "tantalizer", "beguiler", "enchantress", "siren", "temptress", "baiter", "seducer", "solicitor", "tempter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in transgressor , miscreant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "criminal", "crook", "felon", "lawbreaker", "miscreant", "misdoer", "misfeasor", "offender", "reprobate", "transgressor", "villain", "evildoer", "immoralist", "malefactor", "sinner", "wrongdoer" ], "near antonyms":[ "angel", "innocent", "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corruptness":{ "a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{ "examples":[ "such corruptness in government threatens our democratic institutions" ], "synonyms":[ "abjection", "corruption", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "decadency", "degeneracy", "degenerateness", "degeneration", "degradation", "demoralization", "depravity", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "libertinage", "libertinism", "perversion", "pervertedness", "rakishness", "turpitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "evil", "immorality", "sinfulness", "villainy", "wickedness", "filth", "gangrene", "rot", "squalor" ], "near antonyms":[ "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "core cities":{ "as in downtowns , inner cities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "downtowns", "inner cities", "midtowns", "central cities", "edge cities", "garden cities", "exurbs", "suburbias", "suburbs", "urban sprawls", "conurbations", "boroughs", "asphalt jungles", "burgs", "cities", "cosmopolises", "megacities", "megalopolises", "metropolises", "municipalities", "towns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "correlate":{ "something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something 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evidence the jury needed to convict" ], "synonyms":[ "confirmational", "confirmatory", "confirming", "corroborating", "corroboratory", "probative", "probatory", "substantiating", "supporting", "supportive", "verifying", "vindicating" ], "near synonyms":[ "auxiliary", "supplementary", "beneficial", "helpful" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradictory", "contrary", "counter", "opposing" ], "antonyms":[ "confuting", "disproving", "refuting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "corkers":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "that last race was a real corker !" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corsage":{ "as in boutonniere":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boutonniere", "bob", "bouquet", "nosegay", "posy", "arrangement", "garland", "lei" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corrupted":{ "having undergone organic breakdown":{ "examples":[ "corrupted corpses that sickened the animal control officers sent to investigate" ], "synonyms":[ "addled", "bad", "decayed", "decomposed", "putrefied", "putrid", "rotten", "spoiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "curdled", "fermented", "off", "rancid", "rank", "sour", "soured", "sourish", "turned", "contaminated", "defiled", "fouled", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "corroded", "crumbled", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "disintegrated", "decaying", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "mildewy", "moldering", "moldy", "putrefying", "putrescent", "rotting", "gangrenous" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "good", "sweet", "preserved", "pristine", "uncontaminated", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "unspoiled", "untainted", "untouched" ], "antonyms":[ "undecomposed" ] }, "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "decayed", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "festered", "fouled", "molded", "moldered", "perished", "putrefied", "rotted", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near synonyms":[ "soured", "turned", "turned off", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "addled", "curdled", "fermented", "mortified", "rusted", "crumbled", "declined", "degenerated", "descended", "deteriorated", "dilapidated", "sank", "sunk", "withered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aged", "developed", "grew", "matured", "ripened", "refreshed", "renewed", "restored", "cleansed", "purified", "assembled", "composed", "integrated", "ameliorated", "bettered", "improved", "meliorated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "some observers believe that grossly violent movies corrupt the people who watch them as well as the people who make them" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "bastardized", "cankered", "cheapened", "debased", "debauched", "degraded", "demeaned", "demoralized", "depraved", "deteriorated", "lessened", "perverted", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "subverted", "vitiated", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouled", "begrimed", "contaminated", "defiled", "diluted", "dirtied", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "watered down", "weakened", "descended", "disgraced", "dishonored", "humbled", "humiliated", "shamed", "took down", "blemished", "damaged", "defaced", "destroyed", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "marred", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tarnished", "wrecked", "depreciated", "downgraded" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignified", "exalted", "honored", "ameliorated", "amended", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "purified", "refined", "restored", "respected" ], "antonyms":[ "elevated", "ennobled", "uplifted" ] }, "to influence someone with a bribe":{ "examples":[ "he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council" ], "synonyms":[ "bought", "bribed", "had", "paid off", "squared" ], "near synonyms":[ "fixed", "tampered (with)", "abased", "debased", "debauched", "defiled", "degraded", "demeaned", "depraved", "dishonored", "perverted", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "subverted", "tainted", "warped", "allured", "baited", "beguiled", "enticed", "led on", "lured", "seduced", "tempted", "motivated", "provoked", "spurred", "stimulated", "goaded", "induced", "flattered", "persuaded", "snared", "trapped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "coronel":{ "a decorative band or wreath worn about the head as a symbol of victory or honor":{ "examples":[ "a Renaissance portrait of a noble woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal" ], "synonyms":[ "chaplet", "coronet", "crown", "diadem" ], "near synonyms":[ "anadem", "tiara", "garland", "laurel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coroners":{ "as in pathologists , medical examiners":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "medical examiners", "pathologists", "croakers", "docs", "doctors", "medicos", "medics", "physicians", "sawbones", "sawboneses", "anesthesiologists", "dermatologists", "gynecologists", "internists", "neurologists", "ob-gyns", "obstetricians", "ophthalmologists", "optometrists", "orthopedists", "pediatricians", "pediatrists", "physiatrists", "podiatrists", "radiologists", "urologists", "family doctors", "family physicians", "family practitioners", "general practitioners", "attendings", "clinicians", "hospitalists", "specialists", "plastic surgeons", "surgeons", "interns", "internes", "residents", "aidmen", "nurse-practitioners", "nurses" ], "near antonyms":[ "nondoctors", "nonphysicians" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cordons":{ "a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away":{ "examples":[ "A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barricades", "buffers", "bumpers", "cocoons", "cushionings", "cushions", "fenders", "pads", "baffles", "mufflers", "paddings", "safeguards", "shields" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coroner":{ "as in pathologist , medical examiner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "medical examiner", "pathologist", "croaker", "doc", "doctor", "medic", "medico", "physician", "sawbones", "anesthesiologist", "dermatologist", "gynecologist", "internist", "neurologist", "ob-gyn", "obstetrician", "ophthalmologist", "optometrist", "orthopedist", "pediatrician", "pediatrist", "physiatrist", "podiatrist", "radiologist", "urologist", "family doctor", "family physician", "family practitioner", "general practitioner", "attending", "clinician", "hospitalist", "specialist", "plastic surgeon", "surgeon", "intern", "interne", "resident", "aidman", "nurse", "nurse-practitioner" ], "near antonyms":[ "nondoctor", "nonphysician" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corporality":{ "the fact of being or of being real":{ "examples":[ "the age-old debate about the corporality of the human soul" ], "synonyms":[ "actuality", "corporeality", "existence", "reality", "subsistence", "thingness" ], "near synonyms":[ "genuineness", "realness", "activity", "animation", "life", "currency", "presence", "prevalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "absence", "dearth", "lack", "want", "potentiality", "virtuality" ], "antonyms":[ "inexistence", "nonbeing", "nonexistence", "nothingness", "unreality" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cordovans":{ "as in calfskins , deerskins":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alligators", "antelope", "antelopes", "buckskins", "cabrettas", "calfskins", "capeskins", "chamois", "chamoix", "cowhides", "crocodiles", "deerskins", "doeskins", "goatskins", "horsehides", "kids", "kidskins", "lambskins", "moroccos", "ostriches", "pigskins", "seals", "sharkskins", "sheepskins", "snakeskins", "coats", "fleeces", "furs", "pelts", "nubucks", "patent leathers", "suedes", "hides", "leathers", "skins" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "corroboration":{ "something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim":{ "examples":[ "that's a serious charge, so you certainly should have corroboration for it" ], "synonyms":[ "attestation", "confirmation", "documentation", "evidence", "proof", "substantiation", "testament", "testimonial", "testimony", "validation", "voucher", "witness" ], "near 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"swarm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "coresearcher":{ "as in codeveloper , coinventor":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "codeveloper", "coinventor", "coproducer", "dreamer", "builder", "maker", "producer", "groundbreaker", "pioneer", "planner", "researcher", "researchist", "author", "begetter", "creator", "establisher", "father", "founder", "generator", "inaugurator", "initiator", "instituter", "institutor", "sire", "contriver", "designer", "developer", "deviser", "formulator", "innovator", "introducer", "inventor", "originator" ], "near antonyms":[ "aper", "copier", "copycat", "duplicator", "imitator", "mimic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }