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"confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "worrisome":{ "causing worry or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "the patient's erratic behavior has become increasingly worrisome" ], "synonyms":[ "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "chilling", "frightening", 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"unsettling" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "worry":{ "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved" ], "synonyms":[ "bother", "fear", "fret", "fuss", "stew", "stress", "sweat", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonize", "long", "pine", "yearn", "chafe", "despair" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "abide", "bear", "endure", "stick out", "stomach", "sustain", "take", "tolerate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "those strange noises outside the house worry me" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "she can only concentrate on something when she is free of worry" ], "synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquiet", "disquietude", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "sweat", "unease", "uneasiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stress", "tension", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "jitters", "jumpiness", "panic", "tremor", "angst", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "vexation", "cold feet", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty", "compunction", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "content", "contentment", "ease", "easiness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "placidness", "quiet", "quietude", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace" ], "antonyms":[ "unconcern" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "worrying":{ "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved" ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "fearing", "fretting", "fussing", "stewing", "stressing", "sweating", "troubling" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonizing", "longing", "pining", "yearning", "chafing", "despairing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "abiding", "bearing", "enduring", "sticking out", "stomaching", "sustaining", "taking", "tolerating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "those strange noises outside the house worry me" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "worrywart":{ "a person who is inclined to worry":{ "examples":[ "tends to dismiss people concerned about global warming as a bunch of worrywarts" ], "synonyms":[ "handwringer", "nervous Nellie", "nervous Nelly", "worrier" ], "near synonyms":[ "defeatist", "fatalist", "pessimist" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worsened":{ "to become worse or of less value":{ "examples":[ "the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect" ], "synonyms":[ "atrophied", "crumbled", "decayed", "declined", "degenerated", "descended", "deteriorated", "devolved", "ebbed", "regressed", "retrograded", "rotted", "sank", "sunk" ], "near synonyms":[ "abated", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "receded", "waned", "broke down", "corrupted", "decomposed", "degraded", "dilapidated", "disintegrated", "moldered", "putrefied", "soured", "spoiled", "spoilt", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "debilitated", "undermined", "drooped", "failed", "fell", "flagged", "lagged", "languished", "ran down", "sagged", "slipped", "wasted (away)", "weakened", "wilted" ], "near antonyms":[ "bettered", "upgraded", "enhanced", "enriched", "fortified", "heightened", "intensified", "strengthened", "advanced", "developed", "marched", "proceeded", "progressed" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "improved", "meliorated" ] }, "to make more severe":{ "examples":[ "the harsh winter only worsened the fuel shortage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "complicated", "exacerbated" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplified", "deepened", "intensified", "magnified" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "bettered", "improved" ], "antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "eased", "helped", "mitigated", "relieved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "worsening":{ "as in decline , deterioration":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decline", "degeneration", "deterioration", "fading", "failing", "languishing", "sinking", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering", "regression", "relapse" ], "near antonyms":[ "comeback", "convalescence", "healing", "mending", "rally", "recovery", "recuperation", "rehab", "rehabilitation", "snapback", "resuscitation", "revival", "survival" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become worse or of less value":{ "examples":[ "the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect" ], "synonyms":[ "atrophying", "crumbling", "decaying", "declining", "degenerating", "descending", "deteriorating", "devolving", "ebbing", "regressing", "retrograding", "rotting", "sinking" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "receding", "waning", "breaking down", "corrupting", "decomposing", "degrading", "dilapidating", "disintegrating", "moldering", "putrefying", "souring", "spoiling", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing", "debilitating", "undermining", "drooping", "failing", "falling", "flagging", "lagging", "languishing", "running down", "sagging", "slipping", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting" ], "near antonyms":[ "bettering", "upgrading", "enhancing", "enriching", "fortifying", "heightening", "intensifying", "strengthening", "advancing", "developing", "marching", "proceeding", "progressing" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorating", "improving", "meliorating" ] }, "to make more severe":{ "examples":[ "the harsh winter only worsened the fuel shortage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravating", "complicating", "exacerbating" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplifying", "deepening", "intensifying", "magnifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorating", "bettering", "improving" ], "antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "easing", "helping", "mitigating", "relieving" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "worshiping":{ "reflecting great admiration or devotion":{ "examples":[ "impressionable young men with a worshipping regard for professional athletes" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "adulatory", "deifying", "idolizing", "worshipful" ], "near synonyms":[ "glorifying", "reverent", "reverential", "venerating", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "affectionate", "fond", "loving", "appreciative", "deferential", "respectful", "approving" ], "near antonyms":[ "condemning", "contemptuous", "disapproving", "hateful", "loathing", "scornful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "excessive admiration of or devotion to a person":{ "examples":[ "feels that there is just too much worshipping of celebrities" ], "synonyms":[ "adulation", "deification", "hero worship", "idolatry", "idolization", "worship" ], "near synonyms":[ "adoration", "deference", "glorification", "reverence", "veneration", "idealization", "romanticization", "affection", "fancy", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "love", "appreciation", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "approval" ], "near antonyms":[ "condemnation", "disapproval", "disfavor", "dislike", "dismissal", "disregard", "hatred", "loathing", "scorn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{ "examples":[ "the ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "deifying", "glorifying", "reverencing", "revering", "venerating" ], "near synonyms":[ "admiring", "honoring", "loving", "regarding", "respecting", "apotheosizing", "canonizing", "dignifying", "exalting", "lionizing", "magnifying", "extolling", "lauding", "praising", "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ], "near antonyms":[ "blaspheming", "desecrating", "profaning", "violating", "affronting", "dishonoring", "disrespecting", "insulting", "offending", "outraging", "piquing", "ridiculing", "scorning", "slighting", "displeasing", "defaming", "disparaging", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "slurring", "smearing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{ "examples":[ "the new father worships his baby daughter, and would do anything for her" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "cherishing", "loving" ], "near synonyms":[ "adulating", "canonizing", "deifying", "idealizing", "idolizing", "reverencing", "revering", "venerating", "delighting (in)", "doting (on)" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonizing", "displeasing", "disapproving (of)", "disfavoring", "disliking", "disgusting", "nauseating", "repelling", "repulsing", "revolting", "sickening", "turning off" ], "antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing" ] }, "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "thought that some of her fellow senior citizens worshipped the old days too much, observing that they weren't all good" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "adulating", "canonizing", "deifying", "doting (on)", "hero-worshipping", "hero-worshiping", "idolizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "esteeming", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "fancying", "favoring", "liking", "preferring", "regarding", "hallowing", "respecting", "revering", "venerating", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "disdaining", "disliking", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deprecating", "disparaging", "misprizing", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "worsting":{ "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "how humiliating for a tennis champ to be worsted by a player no one had ever heard of" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "besting", "conquering", "defeating", "dispatching", "doing down", "getting", "getting around", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "skunking", "stopping", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "upending", "winning (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "annihilating", "blowing away", "blowing out", "bombing", "breaking", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "crushing", "drubbing", "finishing", "flattening", "overwhelming", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "slaughtering", "smoking", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trouncing", "upsetting", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "subjugating", "unseating", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending" ], "near antonyms":[ "falling", "giving up", "going down", "going under", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "washing out" ], "antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "worthiness":{ "as in value , worth":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "store", "substance", "substantiveness", "value", "worth", "celebrity", "distinction", "eminence", "fame", "note", "noteworthiness", "notoriety", "preeminence", "prominence", "renown", "gravity", "seriousness", "account", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "momentousness", "significance", "weight", "weightiness", "authority", "control", "dominion", "mastery", "potency", "power", "sway", "mark", "name", "report", "reputation", "repute", "centrality", "essentiality", "essentialness", "cachet", "position", "prestige", "rank", "standing", "stature", "status", "glory", "greatness", "honor", "illustriousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificance", "littleness", "puniness", "slightness", "smallness", "triviality", "paltriness", "pettiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "ignominy", "infamy", "odium", "opprobrium", "shame", "anonymity", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worthless":{ "having no usefulness":{ "examples":[ "that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffy", "empty", "junky", "no-good", "null", "vain", "valueless" ], "near synonyms":[ "base", "cheap", "cheapjack", "duff", "inferior", "lousy", "low-grade", "second-rate", "bad", "defective", "dud", "flawed", "imperfect", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "unacceptable" ], "near antonyms":[ "invaluable", "precious", "priceless", "cherished", "esteemed", "prized", "treasured", "choice", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special" ], "antonyms":[ "useful", "valuable", "worthy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "working (on)":{ "as in doing , dealing (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acting", "dealing (with)", "deciding (upon)", "doing" ], "near antonyms":[ "deferring", "delaying", "holding off (on)", "holding over", "holding up", "laying over", "postponing", "putting off", "putting over", "remitting", "shelving", "suspending", "hesitating", "pausing", "staying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wore":{ "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "the job of running their own business wears them sometimes" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "burned out", "burnt out", "busted", "bust", "did in", "did up", "drained", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "frazzled", "harassed", "killed", "knocked out", "outwore", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed out", "wearied", "wore out" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "wasted", "weakened" ], "near antonyms":[ "activated", "energized", "invigorated", "rejuvenated", "strengthened", "vitalized", "relaxed", "rested", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly" ], "synonyms":[ "abraded", "chafed", "corraded", "eroded", "frayed", "frazzled", "fretted", "galled", "rasped", "rubbed" ], "near synonyms":[ "filed", "gnawed", "grated", "grazed", "ground", "nibbled", "sandblasted", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scuffed", "shaved", "erased", "reduced", "rubbed out", "wiped (away)", "wore out", "ate", "bit", "broke down", "broke up", "chewed", "corroded", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "honed", "sharpened", "whetted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "her marriage is so bad\u2014I don't know how she wears it" ], "synonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "absorbed", "accepted", "bode", "bided", "bore", "brooked", "countenanced", "endured", "hacked", "handled", "met", "pocketed", "stomached", "stood", "stuck out", "supported", "sustained", "sweat out", "sweated out", "tolerated", "took", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "suffered", "swallowed", "reconciled (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (with or to)", "assented (to)", "capitulated", "consented (to)", "respected", "submitted (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declined", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "turned down", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "avoided", "bypassed", "circumvented", "dodged", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "missed", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "worthy":{ "having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward":{ "examples":[ "made charitable contributions to the American Red Cross and other worthy causes", "a worthy opponent in a tennis match" ], "synonyms":[ "deserving", "good", "meritorious" ], "near synonyms":[ "admirable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "praiseworthy", "invaluable", "priceless", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "choice", "excellent", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "primary", "prime", "special" ], "near antonyms":[ "base", "cheap", "inferior", "second-rate", "substandard", "bad", "defective", "flawed", "imperfect", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory" ], "antonyms":[ "no-good", "undeserving", "valueless", "worthless" ] }, "as in monument , pillar":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demigod", "dignitary", "eminence", "immortal", "monument", "pillar", "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre", "cause celebre", "celeb", "celebrity", "figure", "icon", "ikon", "light", "luminary", "megastar", "name", "notability", "notable", "notoriety", "personage", "personality", "somebody", "standout", "star", "superstar", "VIP", "favorite", "hero", "idol", "baron", "big shot", "bigwig", "kahuna", "magnate", "mogul", "nabob", "panjandrum" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweight", "mediocrity", "has-been", "nobody", "noncelebrity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "working-class":{ "the class of people who earn money by doing usually physical work and who are not rich or powerful":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bourgeoisie", "middle class", "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "ragtag and bobtail", "riffraff", "rout", "scum", "tag, rag, and bobtail", "tagrag and bobtail", "trash", "unwashed", "commoners", "commons", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "people", "plebeians", "populace", "public", "rank and file" ], "near antonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "elite", "gentry", "quality", "society", "upper class", "upper crust", "elect", "establishment", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "nobility", "peerage" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in poor , simple":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "plain", "poor", "simple", "bourgeois", "middle-class", "d\u00e9class\u00e9", "down-market", "downscale", "baseborn", "common", "humble", "ignoble", "inferior", "low", "lowborn", "lower-class", "low-life", "lowly", "lumpen", "mean", "plebeian", "prole", "proletarian", "unwashed", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "high", "highborn", "highbred", "lofty", "noble", "patrician", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn", "eminent", "illustrious", "notable", "prominent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "workaday":{ "being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events":{ "examples":[ "just a workaday guy living a workaday life" ], "synonyms":[ "average", "common", "commonplace", "cut-and-dried", "cut-and-dry", "everyday", "garden-variety", "normal", "ordinary", "prosaic", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "standard", "standard-issue", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual" ], "near synonyms":[ "regular", "typical", "unextraordinary", "familiar", "homely", "plain", "plain-Jane", "popular", "vulgar", "natural", "customary", "wonted", "insignificant", "trivial", "unimportant", "frequent", "habitual", "expected", "predictable" ], "near antonyms":[ "curious", "funny", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "aberrant", "anomalous", "atypical", "irregular", "untypical", "rare", "recherch\u00e9", "scarce", "fantastic", "fantastical", "phenomenal", "bizarre", 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"institutes", "introduces", "launches", "pioneers", "sets", "sets up", "starts", "advances", "cultivates", "develops", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes", "enacts", "renders", "turns out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impedes", "limits", "restricts", "clamps down (on)", "cracks down (on)", "crushes", "dampens", "puts down", "quashes", "quells", "represses", "smothers", "squashes", "squelches", "stifles", "subdues", "suppresses", "arrests", "checks", "controls", "curbs", "inhibits", "reins (in)", "restrains", "retards", "cans", "kills", "snuffs (out)", "stills", "abolishes", "demolishes", "destroys", "extinguishes", "liquidates", "quenches" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "finally figured out how to work the math problem" ], "synonyms":[ "answers", "breaks", "cracks", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "puzzles (out)", "resolves", "riddles (out)", "solves", "unravels", "unriddles", "works out" ], "near 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"unwinds", "dabbles", "doodles", "fools around", "fribbles", "goofs (around)", "hangs", "hangs about", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take unfair advantage of":{ "examples":[ "a young boy who worked his aunt for all she was worth in toys and candy when she visited once a year" ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "capitalizes (on)", "cashes in (on)", "exploits", "imposes (on or upon)", "leverages", "milks", "pimps", "plays (on or upon)", "uses" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerks around", "manipulates", "mistreats", "bleeds", "cheats", "fleeces", "overcharges", "skins", "soaks", "sticks", "commercializes", "commodifies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods":{ "examples":[ "a glass works where high quality glassware is made" ], "synonyms":[ "factory", "manufactory", "mill", "plant", "shop", "workshop" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweatshop", "atelier", "studio", "workplace", "workroom", "yard" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wordy":{ "using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea":{ "examples":[ "her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes" ], "synonyms":[ "circuitous", "circumlocutory", "diffuse", "garrulous", "logorrheic", "long-winded", "pleonastic", "prolix", "rambling", "verbose", "windy" ], "near synonyms":[ "chatty", "communicative", "conversational", "gabby", "loquacious", "talkative", "talky", "voluble", "periphrastic", "redundant", "repetitious", "tautological", "tautologous", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "bombastic", "gaseous", "gassy", "grandiloquent", "highfalutin", "hifalutin" ], "near antonyms":[ "brief", "short", "aphoristic", "epigrammatic", "sententious", "compendious", "summary", "abbreviated", "abridged", "condensed", "shortened", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "curt", "laconic", "snippy" ], "antonyms":[ "compact", "concise", "crisp", "pithy", "succinct", "terse" ] }, "of or relating to words or language":{ "examples":[ "the neighborhood dispute escalated into a wordy war conducted through angry letters to the editor in the local paper" ], "synonyms":[ "lexical", "linguistic", "linguistical", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "verbal", "vocabular" ], "near synonyms":[ "communicative", "conversational" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonlexical", "nonlinguistic", "nonverbal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "worked (at)":{ "as in did , made":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accomplished", "achieved", "brought off", "carried off", "carried out", "committed", "compassed", "did", "executed", "followed through (with)", "fulfilled", "made", "negotiated", "performed", "perpetrated", "prosecuted", "pulled off", "put through", "completed", "ended", "finished", "wound up", "winded up", "brought about", "effected", "effectuated", "implemented", "actualized", "attained", "realized", "reduplicated", "reenacted", "repeated", "engaged (in)", "practiced", "practised", "aced", "nailed" ], "near antonyms":[ "failed", "skimped", "slighted", "slurred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "workable":{ "capable of being done or carried out":{ "examples":[ "a workable plan for attracting a minor league team to the city" ], "synonyms":[ "achievable", "attainable", "doable", "feasible", "possible", "practicable", "realizable", "viable" ], "near synonyms":[ "practical", "reasonable", "sensible", "contingent", "likely", "probable", "acceptable", "believable", "conceivable", "creditable", "plausible", "thinkable", "actionable", "available", "usable", "useable" ], "near antonyms":[ "impractical", "unrealistic", "doubtful", "dubious", "far-fetched", "improbable", "unlikely", "implausible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "futile", "useless", "vain", "absurd", "fantastic", "fantastical", "outlandish", "preposterous", "ridiculous", "unthinkable" ], "antonyms":[ "hopeless", "impossible", "impracticable", "infeasible", "nonviable", "unattainable", "undoable", "unfeasible", "unrealizable", "unviable", "unworkable" ] }, "capable of being put to use or account":{ "examples":[ "a workable solution to the state's growing financial woes" ], "synonyms":[ "actionable", "applicable", "applicative", "applied", "functional", "practicable", "practical", "serviceable", "ultrapractical", "usable", "useable", "useful", "working" ], "near synonyms":[ "down-to-earth", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "utilitarian", "banausic", "mundane", "accessible", "available", "obtainable", "reachable", "all-around", "all-round", "handy", "active", "alive", "busy", "employed", "functioning", "operating", "operative" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstract", "academic", "academical", "armchair", "theoretical", "theoretic", "inaccessible", "unattainable", "unavailable", "unobtainable", "unreachable", "unsuitable" ], "antonyms":[ "impracticable", "impractical", "inapplicable", "nonpractical", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "working (for)":{ "to be a servant for":{ "examples":[ "worked for a rich and powerful family" ], "synonyms":[ "serving", "slaving (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attending", "ministering (to)", "tending (to)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "workroom":{ "as in studio , atelier":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "atelier", "studio", "workplace", "factory", "manufactory", "mill", "plant", "shop", "works", "workshop", "sweatshop", "yard" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "workforces":{ "a body of persons at work or available for work":{ "examples":[ "the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now" ], "synonyms":[ "forces", "help", "labor forces", "manpowers", "personnels", "pools", "staffs", "staves" ], "near synonyms":[ "labors", "proletariats", "rank and files", "bands", "companies", "crews", "gangs", "outfits", "parties", "squads", "teams", "employees", "employes", "helpers", "hirelings", "workers", "blood", "supports" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worm snake":{ "as in rat snake , garter snake":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adder", "anaconda", "asp", "black racer", "blacksnake", "blue racer", "boa", "bull snake", "bushmaster", "chicken snake", "cobra", "constrictor", "copperhead", "coral snake", "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", "serpent", "snake", "viper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "work over":{ "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the mob boss's thugs really worked him over" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "workhorses":{ "as in warhorses , chargers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chargers", "coursers", "cow ponies", "cutting horses", "gallopers", "hackneys", "hacks", "mounts", "packhorses", "prancers", "quarter horses", "racehorses", "saddle horses", "trotters", "warhorses", "broncos", "bronchos", "mustangs", "ponies", "bays", "blacks", "buckskins", "chestnuts", "duns", "palominos", "pintos", "pintoes", "roans", "skewbalds", "sorrels", "colts", "fillies", "foals", "geldings", "mares", "stallions", "cobs", "dobbins", "jades", "plugs", "skates", "equids", "equines", "horses", "horse", "nags", "steeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in workers , grunts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dogsbodies", "drones", "drudgers", "drudges", "fags", "foot soldiers", "grubbers", "grubs", "grunts", "laborers", "peons", "peones", "pluggers", "slaves", "sloggers", "toilers", "workers", "serfs" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbricks", "shirkers", "idlers", "lazybones", "loafers", "slouches", "sluggards", "slugs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "workrooms":{ "as in studios , ateliers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ateliers", "studios", "workplaces", "factories", "manufactories", "mills", "plants", "shops", "works", "workshops", "sweatshops", "yards" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worshiped":{ "as in revered , adored":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adored", "enshrined", "glorified", "revered", "venerated", "blessed", "blest", "consecrate", "consecrated", "hallowed", "holy", "sacral", "sacred", "sacrosanct", "sanctified", "ceremonial", "liturgical", "priestly", "religious", "ritual", "sacramental", "spiritual", "biblical", "scriptural" ], "near antonyms":[ "deconsecrated", "desacralized", "unconsecrated", "unhallowed", "nonreligious", "unspiritual", "earthly", "mundane", "profane", "secular", "temporal", "worldly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{ "examples":[ "the ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods" ], "synonyms":[ "adored", "deified", "glorified", "revered", "reverenced", "venerated" ], "near synonyms":[ "admired", "honored", "loved", "regarded", "respected", "apotheosized", "canonized", "dignified", "exalted", "lionized", "magnified", "extolled", "lauded", "praised", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasphemed", "desecrated", "profaned", "violated", "affronted", "dishonored", "disrespected", "insulted", "offended", "outraged", "piqued", "ridiculed", "scorned", "slighted", "displeased", "defamed", "disparaged", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "slurred", "smeared" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{ "examples":[ "the new father worships his baby daughter, and would do anything for her" ], "synonyms":[ "adored", "cherished", "loved" ], "near synonyms":[ "adulated", "canonized", "deified", "idealized", "idolized", "revered", "reverenced", "venerated", "delighted (in)", "doted (on)" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonized", "displeased", "disapproved (of)", "disfavored", "disliked", "disgusted", "nauseated", "repelled", "repulsed", "revolted", "sickened", "turned off" ], "antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed" ] }, "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "thought that some of her fellow senior citizens worshipped the old days too much, observing that they weren't all good" ], "synonyms":[ "adored", "adulated", "canonized", "deified", "doted (on)", "hero-worshipped", "hero-worshiped", "idolized" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciated", "cherished", "esteemed", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "fancied", "favored", "liked", "preferred", "regarded", "hallowed", "respected", "revered", "venerated", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "supported" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "disdained", "disliked", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deprecated", "disparaged", "misprized", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "worshipful":{ "reflecting great admiration or devotion":{ "examples":[ "a movie fan's worshipful stare upon finally meeting her idol", "a teacher surrounded by worshipful little children" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "adulatory", "deifying", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "near synonyms":[ "glorifying", "reverent", "reverential", "venerating", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "affectionate", "fond", "loving", "appreciative", "deferential", "respectful", "approving" ], "near antonyms":[ "condemning", "contemptuous", "disapproving", "hateful", "loathing", "scornful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "worldliness":{ "as in sophistication":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sophistication", 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"pony", "bay", "black", "buckskin", "chestnut", "dun", "palomino", "pinto", "roan", "skewbald", "sorrel", "colt", "filly", "foal", "gelding", "mare", "stallion", "cob", "dobbin", "jade", "plug", "skate", "equid", "equine", "horse", "nag", "steed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in worker , grunt":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dogsbody", "drone", "drudge", "drudger", "fag", "foot soldier", "grub", "grubber", "grunt", "laborer", "peon", "plugger", "slave", "slogger", "toiler", "worker", "serf" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbrick", "shirker", "idler", "lazybones", "loafer", "slouch", "slug", "sluggard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worsts":{ "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "how humiliating for a tennis champ to be worsted by a player no one had ever heard of" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bests", "conquers", "defeats", "dispatches", "does down", "gets", "gets around", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails 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or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{ "examples":[ "spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail" ], "synonyms":[ "carving (out)", "developing", "forging", "grinding (out)", "hammering out", "thrashing (out)", "working out" ], "near synonyms":[ "churning out", "cranking out", "turning out", "cobbling (together or up)", "throwing up", "composing", "constructing", "crafting", "creating", "engineering", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forming", "framing", "generating", "manufacturing", "minting", "modeling", "modelling", "shaping", "tailoring", "conceiving", "concocting", "contriving", "cooking (up)", "devising", "hatching", "inventing", "originating", "accomplishing", "achieving", "bringing off", "carrying out", "effecting" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishing", "destroying", "dismantling", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "undoing", "unmaking", "wrecking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "workplaces":{ "the office, 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"phraseology", "phrasing", "verbiage" ], "near synonyms":[ "expression", "formulation", "locution", "enunciation", "phrase", "speech", "style", "utterance", "voice" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an act, process, or means of putting something into words":{ "examples":[ "the wording of the pollster's questions seemed to reflect a built-in bias" ], "synonyms":[ "articulation", "expression", "formulation", "phrasing", "statement", "utterance", "verbalism", "voice" ], "near synonyms":[ "outlet", "vent", "observation", "reflection", "remark", "thought", "speech", "tongue" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to convey in appropriate or telling terms":{ "examples":[ "tried to word the declaration exactly right" ], "synonyms":[ "articulating", "clothing", "couching", "expressing", "formulating", "phrasing", "putting", "saying", "stating" ], "near synonyms":[ "crafting", "framing", "hinting", "implying", "insinuating", "intimating", "suggesting", "paraphrasing", "rephrasing", "restating", "rewording", "summarizing", "translating", "communicating", "disclosing", "speaking", "talking", "telling", "uttering", "verbalizing", "vocalizing", "describing", "rendering", "writing up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "world-beaters":{ "as in champions , titlists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "champions", "champs", "titleholders", "titlists", "victors", "winners", "finalists", "quarterfinalists", "semifinalists", "megastars", "stars", "superstars", "medalists", "medallists", "prizewinners", "placers", "cochampions", "co-champions", "cowinners", "co-winners" ], "near antonyms":[ "losers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "work out":{ "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "break", "crack", "dope (out)", "figure out", "puzzle (out)", "resolve", "riddle (out)", "solve", "unravel", "unriddle", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "conclude", "decide", "deduce", "gather", "infer", "judge", "reason", "clear (up)", "iron out", "straighten (out)", "unscramble", "untangle", "untie", "assume", "conjecture", "divine", "guess", "presume", "speculate", "decipher", "decode" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{ "examples":[ "worked out a compromise between the warring factions" ], "synonyms":[ "carve (out)", "develop", "forge", "grind (out)", "hammer out", "thrash (out)", "work up" ], "near synonyms":[ "churn out", "crank out", "turn out", "cobble (together or up)", "throw up", "compose", "construct", "craft", "create", "engineer", "fabricate", "fashion", "form", "frame", "generate", "manufacture", "mint", "model", "shape", "tailor", "conceive", "concoct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "devise", "hatch", "invent", "originate", "accomplish", "achieve", "bring off", "carry out", "effect" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolish", "destroy", "dismantle", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "undo", "unmake", "wreck" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out" ], "synonyms":[ "click", "come off", "deliver", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed" ], "near synonyms":[ "catch on", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "cook", "percolate" ], "near antonyms":[ "languish", "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crater", "crumble", "flame out", "choke", "crack up", "miscarry", "misfire", "fall down", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "antonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "wash out" ] }, "to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations":{ "examples":[ "after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving" ], "synonyms":[ "calculate", "cipher", "compute", "figure", "reckon" ], 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"workwomen", "drudges", "gandy dancers", "grubs", "hacks", "jobbers", "laborers", "navvies", "toilers", "associates", "colleagues", "coworkers", "co-workers", "assistants", "cogs", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "subordinates", "underlings", "yes-men", "temporaries", "temps", "employees", "employes", "hands", "hirelings", "jobholders", "retainers", "workers" ], "near antonyms":[ "employers", "gaffers", "bosses", "superiors", "supervisors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worshipers":{ "as in devotees , admirers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admirers", "cultists", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "grovelers", "idolaters", "idolators", "zealots", "henchmen", "lackeys", "lapdogs", "minions", "running dogs", "satellites", "slaves", "stooges", "adherents", "camp followers", "converts", "disciples", "followers", "me-tooers", "partisans", "partizans", "pupils", "votaries", "hangers-on", "leeches", "parasites", "spongers", "sponges", "apparatchiks", "apparatchiki", "company men", "yes-men", "apple-polishers", "bootlickers", "brownnosers", "fawners", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "lickspittles", "suck-ups", "sycophants", "toadies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "workfolk":{ "as in farmer , gentleman farmer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crofter", "cropper", "gentleman farmer", "sharecropper", "subsistence farmer", "tenant farmer", "yeoman", "agriculturist", "agriculturalist", "agronomist", "cultivator", "farmer", "grower", "planter", "tiller", "farmhand", "field hand", "gleaner", "harvester", "plowman", "reaper", "rancher", "ranchero", "ranchman", "homesteader", "nester", "campesino", "granger" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worn-out":{ "depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{ "examples":[ "worn-out tourists heading back to their hotel after a hard day of sightseeing" ], "synonyms":[ "all in", "aweary", "beat", "beaten", "bleary", "burned-out", "burnt-out", "bushed", "dead", "done", "drained", "exhausted", "fatigued", "jaded", "knackered", "limp", "logy", "loggy", "played out", "pooped", "prostrate", "spent", "tapped out", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed-out", "wearied", "weary", "wiped out", "worn" ], "near synonyms":[ "overfatigued", "overtaxed", "overworked", "broken-down", "run-down", "debilitated", "enervate", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "weakened", "drowsy", "heavy", "sleepy", "lethargic", "sluggish" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "refreshed", "rejuvenated", "relaxed", "rested", "revitalized", "active", "energetic", "invigorated", "peppy", "strengthened", "strong", "tireless", "vitalized", "weariless" ], "antonyms":[ "unwearied" ] }, "worn or torn into or as if into rags":{ "examples":[ "used a worn-out T-shirt for dusting the furniture" ], "synonyms":[ "frayed", "ragged", "raggedy", "ratty", "seedy", "shabby", "tattered", "threadbare" ], "near synonyms":[ "dowdy", "scruffy", "tatterdemalion", "dingy", "faded", "lacerate", "lacerated", "shredded", "holey", "patchy", "broken-down", "decrepit", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "grungy", "mangy", "moth-eaten", "run-down", "scuzzy", "tacky" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "unused" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out" ], "synonyms":[ "broken", "burned out", "burnt out", "busted", "bust", "done in", "done up", "drained", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "frazzled", "harassed", "killed", "knocked out", "outworn", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed out", "wearied", "worn" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "wasted", "weakened" ], "near antonyms":[ "activated", "energized", "invigorated", "rejuvenated", "strengthened", "vitalized", "relaxed", "rested", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "working over":{ "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the mob boss's thugs really worked 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"canine", "dog", "doggy", "doggie", "hound", "pooch", "tyke", "tike" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worldling":{ "as in urbanite , sophisticate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "city slicker", "cosmopolitan", "cosmopolite", "metropolitan", "slicker", "sophisticate", "urbanite" ], "near antonyms":[ "bumpkin", "hick", "provincial", "rustic", "yokel" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worrier":{ "a person who is inclined to worry":{ "examples":[ "she's a mother\u2014being a worrier is part of the job description" ], "synonyms":[ "handwringer", "nervous Nellie", "nervous Nelly", "worrywart" ], "near synonyms":[ "defeatist", "fatalist", "pessimist" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "working out":{ "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem" ], "synonyms":[ "answering", "breaking", "cracking", "doping 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"manufacturing", "minting", "modeling", "modelling", "shaping", "tailoring", "conceiving", "concocting", "contriving", "cooking (up)", "devising", "hatching", "inventing", "originating", "accomplishing", "achieving", "bringing off", "carrying out", "effecting" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishing", "destroying", "dismantling", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "undoing", "unmaking", "wrecking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out" ], "synonyms":[ "clicking", "coming off", "delivering", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding" ], "near synonyms":[ "catching on", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "cooking", "percolating" ], "near antonyms":[ "languishing", "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "cratering", "crumbling", "flaming out", "choking", "cracking up", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "falling down", "going 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"fag", "foot soldier", "grub", "grubber", "grunt", "laborer", "peon", "plugger", "slave", "slogger", "toiler" ], "near synonyms":[ "workhorse", "serf" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbrick", "shirker", "idler", "lazybones", "loafer", "slouch", "slug", "sluggard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "one who works for another for wages or a salary":{ "examples":[ "a factory owner who is known for his fair and generous treatment of his workers" ], "synonyms":[ "employee", "employe", "hand", "hireling", "jobholder", "retainer" ], "near synonyms":[ "assistant", "cog", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "subordinate", "underling", "yes-man", "drudge", "gandy dancer", "grub", "hack", "jobber", "laborer", "navvy", "toiler", "nine-to-fiver", "wage earner", "wage slave", "wageworker", "workingman", "workingwoman", "workman", "workwoman", "associate", "colleague", "coworker", "temp", "temporary" ], "near antonyms":[ "boss", "superior", "supervisor" ], "antonyms":[ "employer", "gaffer" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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"aristocracies", "elites", "gentries", "qualities", "societies", "upper classes", "upper crusts", "elect", "establishments", "gentlefolks", "nobilities", "peerages" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worst":{ "as in worse , lesser":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inferior", "lesser", "worse", "common", "commonplace", "everyday", "familiar", "frequent", "garden", "household", "normal", "ordinary", "routine", "ubiquitous", "usual", "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "deficient", "depressed", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "low", "lower", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wanting", "low-grade", "substandard", "mediocre", "second-class", "second-rate", "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "pathetic", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomparable", "inimitable", "matchless", "nonpareil", "only", "peerless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unexampled", "unmatched", "unparalleled", "unrivaled", "unrivalled", "unsurpassable", "unsurpassed", "alone", "singular", "unique", "exceptional", "extraordinary", "rare", "uncommon", "unusual" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "how humiliating for a tennis champ to be worsted by a player no one had ever heard of" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "best", "conquer", "defeat", "dispatch", "do down", "get", "get around", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "skunk", "stop", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "trim", "triumph (over)", "upend", "win (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweep", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "annihilate", "blow away", "blow out", "bomb", "break", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "crush", "drub", "finish", "flatten", "overwhelm", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "slaughter", "smoke", "snow under", "thrash", "trounce", "upset", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "subjugate", "unseat", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "excel", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend" ], "near antonyms":[ "fall", "give up", "go down", "go under", "collapse", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "wash out" ], "antonyms":[ "lose (to)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "works (over)":{ "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the mob boss's thugs really worked him over" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "world powers":{ "as in powers , sea powers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "great powers", "powers", "sea powers", "superpowers", "commonwealths", "countries", "lands", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "states", "city-states", "microstates", "ministates", "nation-states", "domains", "dominions", "empires", "kingdoms", "realms", "republics", "duchies", "dukedoms", "emirates", "principalities", "seigniories", "seignories", "sultanates", "democracies", "dictatorships", "monarchies", "monocracies", "oligarchies", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "theocracies", "client states", "colonies", "condominiums", "condominia", "dependencies", "mandates", "provinces", "settlements", "soil", "trust territories", "fatherlands", "homelands", "motherlands", "welfare states" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "words":{ "a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field":{ "examples":[ "my doctor used all of these medical words that I didn't understand" ], "synonyms":[ "expressions", "terms" ], "near synonyms":[ "linguistic forms", "monosyllables", "morphemes", "speech forms", "polysyllables", "collocations", "idioms", "locutions", "phrases", "archaisms", "coinages", "colloquialisms", "euphemisms", "loanwords", "modernisms", "neologisms", "vernacularisms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is said":{ "examples":[ "people who believe that the Bible is the literal word of God" ], "synonyms":[ "statements", "utterances" ], "near synonyms":[ "communications", "messages", "announcements", "declamations", "declarations", "manifestos", "manifestoes", "proclamations", "pronouncements", "verbalizations", "vocalizations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something":{ "examples":[ "I give you my word that I won't try to escape" ], "synonyms":[ "oaths", "pledges", "promises", "troths", "vows" ], "near synonyms":[ "appointments", "arrangements", "commitments", "engagements", "obligations", "agreements", "compacts", "contracts", "covenants", "assurances", "guarantees", "guaranties", "undertakings", "bails", "bonds", "deposits", "gages", "pawns", "securities", "tokens", "warranties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned":{ "examples":[ "the troops waited for their commanding officer to give the word" ], "synonyms":[ "behests", "charges", "commandments", "commands", "decrees", "dictates", "directions", "directives", "dos", "do's", "edicts", "imperatives", "injunctions", "instructions", "orders" ], "near synonyms":[ "demands", "requirements", "mandates", "countermands", "counterorders", "counter-orders", "laws", "precepts", "prescriptions", "prescripts", "rules", "ordinances", "regulations", "statutes" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeals", "entreaties", "petitions", "pleas", "urgings", "proposals", "recommendations", "suggestions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard":{ "examples":[ "\"What's the word ?\" demanded the sentry" ], "synonyms":[ "countersigns", "passwords", "watchwords" ], "near synonyms":[ "shibboleths", "signs", "signals", "hints", "indications", "paroles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an often stated observation regarding something from common experience":{ "examples":[ "are there truer words than \"never look a gift horse in the mouth\"?" ], "synonyms":[ "adages", "aphorisms", "apothegms", "bywords", "epigrams", "maxims", "proverbs", "saws", "sayings", "sententiae" ], "near synonyms":[ "bromides", "clich\u00e9s", "cliches", "commonplaces", "platitudes", "wheezes", "expressions", "felicities", "axioms", "mottoes", "mottos", "precepts", "truisms", "truths", "formulas", "formulae", "comments", "notes", "reflections", "remarks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to convey in appropriate or telling terms":{ "examples":[ "tried to word the declaration exactly right" ], "synonyms":[ "articulates", "clothes", "couches", "expresses", "formulates", "phrases", "puts", "says", "states" ], "near synonyms":[ "crafts", "frames", "hints", "implies", "insinuates", "intimates", "suggests", "paraphrases", "rephrases", "restates", "rewords", "summarizes", "translates", "communicates", "discloses", "speaks", "talks", "tells", "utters", "verbalizes", "vocalizes", "describes", "renders", "writes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "works up":{ "to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{ "examples":[ "spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail" ], "synonyms":[ "carves (out)", "develops", "forges", "grinds (out)", "hammers out", "thrashes (out)", "works out" ], "near synonyms":[ "churns out", "cranks out", "turns out", "cobbles (together or up)", "throws up", "composes", "constructs", "crafts", "creates", "engineers", "fabricates", "fashions", "forms", "frames", "generates", "manufactures", "mints", "models", "shapes", "tailors", "conceives", "concocts", "contrives", "cooks (up)", "devises", "hatches", "invents", "originates", "accomplishes", "achieves", "brings off", "carries out", "effects" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishes", 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"capitalize (on)", "cash in (on)", "exploit", "impose (on or upon)", "leverage", "milk", "pimp", "play (on or upon)", "use" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerk around", "manipulate", "mistreat", "bleed", "cheat", "fleece", "overcharge", "skin", "soak", "stick", "commercialize", "commodify" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a literary, musical, or artistic production":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, many of her works are now out of print" ], "synonyms":[ "composition", "number", "opus", "piece" ], "near synonyms":[ "classic", "magnum opus", "masterpiece", "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece", "model", "outline", "sketch", "\u00e9tude", "canon", "corpus", "oeuvre" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something produced by physical or intellectual effort":{ "examples":[ "the new Web application is the work of a pair of young but highly gifted programmers" ], "synonyms":[ "affair", "fruit", "handiwork", "labor", "output", "produce", "product", "production", "thing", "yield" ], 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"restricting", "clamping down (on)", "cracking down (on)", "crushing", "dampening", "putting down", "quashing", "quelling", "repressing", "smothering", "squashing", "squelching", "stifling", "subduing", "suppressing", "arresting", "checking", "controlling", "curbing", "inhibiting", "reining (in)", "restraining", "retarding", "canning", "killing", "snuffing (out)", "stilling", "abolishing", "demolishing", "destroying", "extinguishing", "liquidating", "quenching" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "finally figured out how to work the math problem" ], "synonyms":[ "answering", "breaking", "cracking", "doping (out)", "figuring out", "puzzling (out)", "resolving", "riddling (out)", "solving", "unraveling", "unriddling", "working out" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluding", "deciding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "judging", "reasoning", "clearing (up)", "ironing out", "straightening (out)", "unscrambling", "untangling", "untying", "untieing", 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"driving", "impelling", "moving", "propelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "activating", "motivating", "provoking", "abetting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "raising", "stirring (up)", "whipping (up)", "setting off", "triggering", "tripping", "arousing", "exciting", "firing (up)", "galvanizing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "inspiring", "instigating", "rousing", "stimulating" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "containing", "controlling", "curbing", "inhibiting", "regulating", "reining (in)", "restraining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to control the mechanical operation of":{ "examples":[ "show me how to work the machine" ], "synonyms":[ "handling", "operating", "running" ], "near synonyms":[ "using", "maneuvering", "manipulating", "plying", "wielding", "commanding", "controlling", "directing", "driving", "guiding", "piloting", "steering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues" ], "synonyms":[ "banging away", "beavering (away)", "digging (away)", "drudging", "endeavoring", "fagging", "grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging (away)", "plodding", "plowing", "plugging", "slaving", "slogging", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "travailing", "tugging" ], "near synonyms":[ "applying (oneself)", "buckling (down)", "digging in", "hammering (away)", "knuckling down", "pitching in", "attacking", "driving", "essaying", "trying", "exercising", "exerting", "overexerting", "overworking", "eking out", "grinding (out)", "putting out", "scrabbling", "scratching", "trudging", "wading" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking", "easing (up)", "letting up", "slackening", "bumming", "chilling", "dallying", "dillydallying", "footling", "goldbricking", "goofing (off)", "hacking (around)", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "lazing", "loafing", "lounging", "shirking", "slacking (off)", "vegging out", "basking", "lolling", "relaxing", "reposing", "resting", "unwinding", "dabbling", "doodling", "fooling around", "fribbling", "goofing (around)", "hanging", "hanging about", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take unfair advantage of":{ "examples":[ "a young boy who worked his aunt for all she was worth in toys and candy when she visited once a year" ], "synonyms":[ "abusing", "capitalizing (on)", "cashing in (on)", "exploiting", "imposing (on or upon)", "leveraging", "milking", "pimping", "playing (on or upon)", "using" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerking around", "manipulating", "mistreating", "bleeding", "cheating", "fleecing", "overcharging", "skinning", "soaking", "sticking", "commercializing", "commodifying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "work bag":{ "as in shopping bag , garment bag":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"gaffers", "bosses", "superiors", "supervisors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wordbook":{ "a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order":{ "examples":[ "a wordbook of nautical slang" ], "synonyms":[ "dictionary", "lexicon" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloss", "glossary", "nomenclator", "thesaurus", "vocabulary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "works (at or on)":{ "as in prepares (for) , points (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "points (for)", "prepares (for)", "trains (with)", "exercises", "practices", "practises", "rehearses", "runs over", "grooves", "perfects", "refines", "reviews", "studies", "drills", "repeats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "worsen":{ "to become worse or of less value":{ "examples":[ "the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect" ], "synonyms":[ "atrophy", "crumble", "decay", "decline", "degenerate", "descend", "deteriorate", "devolve", "ebb", "regress", "retrograde", "rot", "sink" ], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "recede", "wane", "break down", "corrupt", "decompose", "degrade", "dilapidate", "disintegrate", "molder", "putrefy", "sour", "spoil", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "debilitate", "undermine", "droop", "fail", "fall", "flag", "lag", "languish", "run down", "sag", "slip", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "better", "upgrade", "enhance", "enrich", "fortify", "heighten", "intensify", "strengthen", "advance", "develop", "march", "proceed", "progress" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorate", "improve", "meliorate" ] }, "to make more severe":{ "examples":[ "the harsh winter only worsened the fuel shortage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "complicate", "exacerbate" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplify", "deepen", "intensify", "magnify" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorate", "better", "improve" ], "antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "help", "mitigate", "relieve" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "working in":{ "to put among or between others":{ "examples":[ "I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup" ], "synonyms":[ "edging in", "fitting (in or into)", "injecting", "inserting", "insinuating", "intercalating", "interjecting", "interpolating", "interposing", "interspersing", "introducing", "sandwiching (in or between)" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutting in", "inlaying", "insetting", "installing", "interfiling", "interlining", "larding", "weaving", "cramming", "shoving", "thrusting", "wedging", "adding", "appending", "attaching" ], "near antonyms":[ "ejecting", "eliminating", "excluding", "expelling", "extracting", "withdrawing", "deducting", "detaching", "subtracting", "rejecting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{ "examples":[ "managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork" ], 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"verb" ] }, "workshops":{ "a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods":{ "examples":[ "a workshop for making high-end furniture" ], "synonyms":[ "factories", "manufactories", "mills", "plants", "shops", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweatshops", "ateliers", "studios", "workplaces", "workrooms", "yards" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wordplays":{ "as in humors , comedies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedies", "humors", "wits", "banters", "persiflages", "railleries", "repartees", "burlesques", "caricatures", "lampoons", "mockeries", "mocks", "parodies", "put-ons", "riffs", "antics", "buffooneries", "capers", "leg-pulls", "monkeyshines", "practical jokes", "pranks", "tricks", "knee-slappers", "panics", "riots", "screams", "thigh-slappers", "boffolas", "boffs", "boffos", "cracks", "drolleries", "funnies", "gags", "giggles", "japes", "jests", "jokes", "joshes", "laughs", "nifties", "one-liners", "pleasantries", "quips", "ribs", "sallies", "waggeries", "wisecracks", "witticisms", "yuks", "yucks", "yaks", "yocks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "worming":{ "to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{ "examples":[ "neighborhoods worming into lands reserved for wildlife" ], "synonyms":[ "creeping", "encroaching", "inching" ], "near synonyms":[ "snaking", "sneaking", "entrenching", "intrenching", "impinging", "infringing", "intruding", "invading", "overpassing", "overreaching", "overrunning", "overshooting", "overstepping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{ "examples":[ "over a period of several years, the undercover agent was able to worm his way into the drug kingpin's confidence" ], "synonyms":[ "infiltrating", "insinuating", "slipping", "sneaking", "winding", "working in", "wriggling" ], "near synonyms":[ "creeping", "edging", "wiggling", "inserting", "interpolating", "interposing", "introducing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "the cat silently wormed along the ground as it snuck up on the bird" ], "synonyms":[ "bellying", "crawling", "creeping", "groveling", "grovelling", "sliding", "slithering", "snaking", "wriggling" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouching", "squatting", "edging", "inching", "nosing", "skulking", "sneaking", "stealing", "tiptoeing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "world soul":{ "as in life , \u00e9lan vital":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "\u00e9lan vital", "life", "lifeblood", "Shakti", "Sakti", "inner light", "light", "nature", "orgone", "soul", "spirit", "karma", "mana", "aura", "chi", "ch'i", "qi", "energy", "ki", "vibe(s)", "vibration(s)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wordmongers":{ "as in hacks , hatchet men":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ghostwriters", "hacks", "hatchet men", "scribblers", "coauthors", "co-authors", "coscenarists", "co-scenarists", "cowriters", "co-writers", "biographers", "hagiographers", "auteurs", "belletrists", "belle-lettrists", "stylists", "wordsmiths", "autobiographers", "memoirists", "memorialists", "authors", "litterateurs", "litt\u00e9rateurs", "penmen", "pens", "scribes", "scriveners", "writers", "fabulists", "fictioneers", "fictionists", "novelists", "romancers", "storytellers", "essayists", "pamphleteers", "satirists", "dramatists", "playwrights", "scenarists", "screenwriters", "scriptwriters", "prosaists", "prosateurs", "prosers" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonauthors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "working (at or on)":{ "as in preparing (for) , pointing (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pointing (for)", "preparing (for)", "training (with)", "exercising", "practicing", "practising", "rehearsing", "running over", "grooving", "perfecting", "refining", "reviewing", "studying", "drilling", "repeating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "worn to a frazzle":{ "depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{ "examples":[ "After babysitting three energetic children all day, the teenager was worn to a frazzle ." ], "synonyms":[ "all in", "aweary", "beat", "beaten", "bleary", "burned-out", "burnt-out", "bushed", "dead", "done", "drained", "exhausted", "fatigued", "jaded", "knackered", "limp", "logy", "loggy", "played out", "pooped", "prostrate", "spent", "tapped out", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed-out", "wearied", "weary", "wiped out", "worn", "worn-out" ], "near synonyms":[ "overfatigued", "overtaxed", "overworked", "broken-down", "run-down", "debilitated", "enervate", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "weakened", "drowsy", "heavy", "sleepy", "lethargic", "sluggish" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "refreshed", "rejuvenated", "relaxed", "rested", "revitalized", "active", "energetic", "invigorated", "peppy", "strengthened", "strong", "tireless", "vitalized", "weariless" ], "antonyms":[ "unwearied" ] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "Trying to meet all the deadlines had her worn to a frazzle ." ], "synonyms":[ "broken", "burned out", "burnt out", "busted", "bust", "done in", "done up", "drained", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "frazzled", "harassed", "killed", "knocked out", "outworn", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed out", "wearied", "worn", "worn out" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "wasted", "weakened" ], "near antonyms":[ "activated", "energized", "invigorated", "rejuvenated", "strengthened", "vitalized", "relaxed", "rested", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "worthwhile":{ "having worth or value":{ "examples":[ "a worthwhile investment", "The money is for a worthwhile cause.", "The trip was worthwhile ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "valuable", "worthy", "big", "consequential", "earthshaking", "earth-shattering", "eventful", 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"magnifying", "extolling", "lauding", "praising", "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ], "near antonyms":[ "blaspheming", "desecrating", "profaning", "violating", "affronting", "dishonoring", "disrespecting", "insulting", "offending", "outraging", "piquing", "ridiculing", "scorning", "slighting", "displeasing", "defaming", "disparaging", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "slurring", "smearing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{ "examples":[ "the new father worships his baby daughter, and would do anything for her" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "cherishing", "loving" ], "near synonyms":[ "adulating", "canonizing", "deifying", "idealizing", "idolizing", "reverencing", "revering", "venerating", "delighting (in)", "doting (on)" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonizing", "displeasing", "disapproving (of)", "disfavoring", "disliking", "disgusting", "nauseating", "repelling", "repulsing", "revolting", "sickening", "turning off" ], "antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing" ] }, "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "thought that some of her fellow senior citizens worshipped the old days too much, observing that they weren't all good" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "adulating", "canonizing", "deifying", "doting (on)", "hero-worshipping", "hero-worshiping", "idolizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "esteeming", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "fancying", "favoring", "liking", "preferring", "regarding", "hallowing", "respecting", "revering", "venerating", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "disdaining", "disliking", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deprecating", "disparaging", "misprizing", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "worrywarts":{ "a person who is inclined to worry":{ "examples":[ 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