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"rancor", "feud", "vendetta", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "battle royal", "bicker", "brawl", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "donnybrook", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "imbroglio", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "rhubarb", "row", "scrap", "set-to", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "aggravation", "furor", "fury", "incensing", "indignation", "infuriation", "ire", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "disenchantment", "disillusionment" ], "near antonyms":[ "endearment", "ingratiation", "appeasement", "conciliation", "mollification", "pacification", "propitiation", "reconcilement", "reconciliation", "accord", "agreement", "consensus", "harmony", "unanimity", "unification", "union", "coalescing", "fusion", "integration", "merger", "merging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "severances":{ "as in separations , breaches":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "severe":{ "difficult to endure":{ "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ], "examples":[ "a severe winter that was among the coldest on record" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "cozy", "luxurious", "snug", "agreeable", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "pleasant", "peaceful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "bearable", "endurable", "painless", "tolerable", "balmy", "calm", "clement", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate" ], "related":[ "austere", "bleak", "comfortless", "discomforting", "forbidding", "inhospitable", "spartan", "uncomfortable", "biting", "inclement", "intemperate", "wild", "rigorous", "strict", "stringent", "agonizing", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "painful", "wretched", "crushing", "grinding", "overwhelming", "wearing", "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "harrowing", "tortuous", "bad", "disagreeable", "hostile", "unfriendly", "unpleasant" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy", "inhuman", "murderous", "onerous", "oppressive", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ] }, "given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{ "antonyms":[ "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ], "examples":[ "a severe , uncompromising teacher who locked the classroom door precisely when the bell rang and let no one in afterward" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undemanding", "charitable", "kind", "merciful", "mild", "patient", "soft", "softhearted", "accepting", "compromising", "yielding", "responsive", "willing", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant" ], "related":[ "demanding", "exacting", "uncharitable", "unforgiving", "adamant", "adamantine", "callous", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "hard-line", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "merciless", "ossified", "pitiless", "relentless", "rock-ribbed", "stiff", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "dour", "gruff", "ascetic", "ascetical", "monastic", "monkish", "browbeating", "bullying", "determined", "firm", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "unflinching", "dogged", "intractable", "obstinate", "relentless" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "stern", "strict", "tough" ] }, "harsh and threatening in manner or appearance":{ "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "gentle", "mild", "nonintimidating", "tender" ], "examples":[ "clergymen who dressed in severe clothing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bland", "meek", "mellow", "soft", "soothing", "easy", "quiet", "tranquil", "agreeable", "bright", "cheerful", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "sweet", "glad", "happy", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "playful", "scatterbrained", "silly" ], "related":[ "bleak", "cold", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "adamant", "bound", "determined", "firm", "intent", "purposeful", "resolute", "resolved", "steadfast", "unflinching", "fixed", "hard", "hardened", "hardheaded", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "ironhanded", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "rigid", "self-willed", "set", "stiff", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful", "immutable", "unchangeable", "black", "cheerless", "dark", "gloomy", "glum", "joyless", "melancholic", "moody", "morose", "sulky", "sullen", "surly", "brooding", "grave", "humorless", "melancholy", "serious", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "unsmiling", "weighty" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "dour", "fierce", "flinty", "forbidding", "grim", "gruff", "intimidating", "lowering", "louring", "rough", "rugged", "stark", "steely", "stern", "ungentle" ] }, "not joking or playful in mood or manner":{ "antonyms":[ "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "humorous", "jesting", "jocular", "joking", "kittenish", "ludic", "playful" ], "examples":[ "the judge maintained a severe expression throughout the trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "antic", "comic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hilarious", "hysterical", "hysteric", "laughable", "light", "light-headed", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "riotous", "risible", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "goofy", "harebrained", "lighthearted", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "cockeyed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dotty", "fatuous", "foolish", "half-witted", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "related":[ "harsh", "stern", "strict", "businesslike", "professional", "dignified", "distinguished", "elevated", "serious-minded", "gloomy", "grim" ], "synonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "humorless", "no-nonsense", "po-faced", "sedate", "serious", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "staid", "uncomic", "unsmiling", "weighty" ] }, "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ], "examples":[ "a severe test of courage" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "related":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", 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"noncontinuous", "away", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "farthest", "remote", "apart", "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free-standing", "isolate", "isolated", "removed", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "nonadjacent", "noncontiguous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "conterminous", "contiguous", "flanking", "flush", "fringing", "joining", "juxtaposed", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging", "approximate", "close", "closest", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "nearest", "next-door", "nigh", "attached", "communicating", "connected", "connecting", "interconnecting", "joined", "linked", "united" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "decoupled", "disassociated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "decomposed", "disassembled", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "bifurcated", "bisected", "cleaved", "cleft", "dichotomized", "dissected", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "halved", "partitioned", "quartered", "segmented", "subdivided", "trisected", "fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "seventh heaven":{ "a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{ "examples":[ "she was in seventh heaven when she received the acceptance letter to medical school" ], "synonyms":[ "cloud nine", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "heaven", "high", "intoxication", "paradise", "rapture", "rhapsody", "swoon", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaltation", "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "delight", "enchantment", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "pleasure", "reverie", "trance", "inspiration", "fervor", "frenzy", "madness", "passion", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "exuberance", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "jubilance", "jubilation", "lightheartedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "misery", "sadness", "unhappiness", "woe", "wretchedness", "blues", "dejection", "desolation", "despair", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "disheartenment", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "melancholy", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "depression" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "severing":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "severs":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "several":{ "more than two but not very many":{ "examples":[ "It took several weeks for the package to arrive.", "He arrived several hours ago." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "some", "beaucoup", "legion", "many", "multifold", "multiple", "multiplex", "multitudinous", "numerous", "countless", "innumerable", "numberless", "uncountable", "unnumbered", "untold", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "sundry", "various", "divers", "manifold", "multifarious", "myriad" ], "near antonyms":[ "countable", "limited", "few" ], "antonyms":[] }, "not the same, shared, or matching":{ "examples":[ "After college, we each went our several ways." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform", "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "severeness":{ "as in severity , shrillness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "raucousness", "severity", "shrillness", "virulence", "vitriol", "ginger", "punch", "spice", "tang", "cattiness", "maliciousness", "acerbity", "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimoniousness", "acrimony", "acuteness", "asperity", "bite", "bitterness", "edge", "harshness", "keenness", "poignance", "poignancy", "pungency", "roughness", "sharpness", "tartness", "pointedness", "thorniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "mildness", "softness", "gentleness", "kindliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sever":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }