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"grilling", "inquiring (of)", "interrogating", "querying", "questioning", "quizzing" ], "near synonyms":[ "besieging", "bombarding", "cross-examining", "cross-questioning", "examining", "pumping", "polling", "surveying" ], "near antonyms":[ "rejoining", "retorting", "commenting", "observing", "remarking", "avoiding", "ducking" ], "antonyms":[ "answering", "replying", "responding" ] }, "to make a request of":{ "examples":[ "ask the salesclerk for assistance" ], "synonyms":[ "hitting (up)", "requesting", "soliciting" ], "near synonyms":[ "appealing (to)", "begging", "beseeching", "conjuring", "entreating", "imploring", "importuning", "inviting", "invoking", "petitioning", "pleading (to)", "praying", "supplicating", "demanding", "enjoining", "exacting", "pressing", "requiring" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercing", "compelling", "constraining", "forcing", "obliging", "requiring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or receive as a price":{ "examples":[ "they are only asking $300 for that antique 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"communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "affable", "folksy", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly" ], "related":[ "indrawn", "introverted", "nongregarious", "recessive", "reclusive", "reserved", "unsocial", "withdrawn", "misanthropic", "apathetic", "hard", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "clinical", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "professional", "disinterested", "incurious", "uninterested", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn", "uncommunicative", "diffident", "shy", "timid", "cliquey", "cliquish", "clubbish" ], "synonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "buttoned-up", "cold", "cold-eyed", "cool", "detached", "distant", "dry", "frosty", "offish", "remote", "standoff", "standoffish", "unbending", "unclubbable", "unsociable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "aspect":{ "a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{ "examples":[ "depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several 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"comportment", "demeanor", "deportment", "manner", "poise", "pose", "carriage", "posture", "stance", "cast", "mold", "shape", "turn", "color", "coloring", "complexion", "countenance", "face", "features", "habit", "habitus", "person", "physiognomy", "superficies", "visage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the state or fact of facing a particular direction":{ "examples":[ "the harbor's northern aspect means that vessels are often exposed to strong winds" ], "synonyms":[ "exposure", "frontage", "orientation" ], "near synonyms":[ "alignment", "alinement", "arrangement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a fixed intent look":{ "examples":[ "his aspect was focused on the distant shore" ], "synonyms":[ "eye", "gape", "gaze", "regard", "scrutiny", "stare" ], "near synonyms":[ "glare", "glower", "contemplation", "fixation", "attention", "observance", "observation", "surveillance", "watch", "examination", "inspection", "perusal", "study", "survey" ], "near antonyms":[ "blink", "flash", "glance", "glimpse", "peek", "peep", "sight", "stime", "oeillade", "ogle", "browse", "scan" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aspects":{ "a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "airs", "appearances", "characters", "colors", "complexions", "conditions", "faces", "looks", "semblances", "shapes", "states", "visages", "periods", "stages", "steps", "outlooks", "perspectives", "positions", "postures", "shoes", "slants", "stances", "standpoints", "viewpoints", "views", "interpretations", "readings", "renderings", "translations", "versions", "articles", "cases", "components", "counts", "details", "dimensions", "elements", "factors", "instances", "items", "matters", "particulars", "parts", "points", "regards", "respects" ], "synonyms":[ "angles", "facets", "hands", "phases", "sides" ] }, "a fixed intent look":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his aspect was focused on the distant shore" ], "near antonyms":[ "blinks", "flashes", "glances", "glimpses", "peeks", "peeps", "sights", "stimes", "oeillades", "ogles", "browses", "scans" ], "related":[ "glares", "glowers", "contemplations", "fixations", "attentions", "observances", "observations", "surveillances", "watches", "examinations", "inspections", "perusals", "studies", "surveys" ], "synonyms":[ "eyes", "gapes", "gazes", "regards", "scrutinies", "stares" ] }, "the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "airs", "attitudes", "bearings", "behaviors", "comportments", "demeanors", "deportments", "manners", "poises", "poses", "carriages", "postures", "stances", "casts", "molds", "shapes", "turns", "colorings", "colors", "complexions", "countenances", "faces", "features", "habits", "habitus", "persons", "physiognomies", "superficies", "visages" ], "synonyms":[ "appearances", "dresses", "figures", "garbs", "looks", "miens", "outsides", "presences", "regards" ] }, "the state or fact of facing a particular direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the harbor's northern aspect means that vessels are often exposed to strong winds" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "alignments", "alinements", "arrangements" ], "synonyms":[ "exposures", "frontages", "orientations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asphyxiating":{ "to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die":{ "examples":[ "The murder victim was asphyxiated ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "garroting", "garotting", "throttling", "choking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "suffocating", "drowning", "croaking", "destroying", "dispatching", "doing in", "felling", "slaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathing", "exhaling", "expiring", "inhaling", "inspiring", "resuscitating", "reviving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assailing":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "the union organizers assailed the chemical company for failing to provide a safe working environment" ], "synonyms":[ "abusing", "attacking", "bashing", "belaboring", "blasting", "castigating", "excoriating", "jumping (on)", "lambasting", "potshotting", "savaging", "scathing", "slamming", "trashing", "vituperating" ], "near synonyms":[ "berating", "haranguing", "harassing", "harrying", "reviling", "scolding", "whipping", "blaspheming", "cursing", "execrating", "imprecating", "profaning", "affronting", "insulting", "slurring", "aspersing", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "blackguarding", "disparaging", "putting down", "libeling", "libelling", "slandering", "traducing", "vilifying", "chastising", "chiding", "criticizing", "lacing (into)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "fulminating", "lashing (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "commending", "complimenting", "hailing", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "the small birds assailed the larger one that had threatened their nest" ], "synonyms":[ "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "bushwhacking", "charging", "descending (on or upon)", "going in (on)", "jumping (on)", "pouncing (on or upon)", "raiding", "rushing", "setting on", "siccing", "sicking", "storming", "striking", "trashing", "turning (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rushing", "ganging up (on)", "mobbing", "swarming", "mugging", "robbing", "ambuscading", "ambushing", "surprising", "surprizing", "waylaying", "blitzing", "bombarding", "bombing", "nuking", "barraging", "cannonading", "cannoning", "banging away (at)", "battering", "buffeting", "plastering", "beleaguering", "besieging", "pressing", "harrying", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "foraying", "invading", "overrunning", "enveloping", "flanking" 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"scathes", "slams", "trashes", "vituperates" ] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the small birds assailed the larger one that had threatened their nest" ], "near antonyms":[ "covers", "defends", "guards", "protects", "secures", "shields" ], "related":[ "bum-rushes", "gangs up (on)", "mobs", "swarms", "mugs", "robs", "ambuscades", "ambushes", "surprises", "surprizes", "waylays", "blitzes", "bombards", "bombs", "nukes", "barrages", "cannonades", "cannons", "bangs away (at)", "batters", "buffets", "plasters", "beleaguers", "besieges", "presses", "harries", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "ravages", "sacks", "forays", "invades", "overruns", "envelops", "flanks" ], "synonyms":[ "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "bushwhacks", "charges", "descends (on or upon)", "goes in (on)", "jumps (on)", "pounces (on or upon)", "raids", "rushes", "sets on", "sics", "sicks", "storms", "strikes", "trashes", "turns (on)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assassinate":{ "to 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out", "carries off", "claims", "cuts down", "destroys", "fells", "kills", "smites", "zaps", "butchers", "massacres", "mows (down)", "slaughters", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "exterminates", "wipes out" ], "synonyms":[ "bumps off", "croaks", "dispatches", "does in", "executes", "gets", "ices", "knocks off", "liquidates", "murders", "neutralizes", "offs", "puts away", "rubs out", "slays", "snuffs", "takes out", "terminates", "whacks" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assassination":{ "as in hit , execution":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assassins":{ "a person who kills another person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "shot down by an unknown assassin" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bravos", "bravoes", "hit men", "torpedoes", "triggermen", "butchers", "executioners", "massacrers", "slaughterers", "slayers", "murderesses" ], "synonyms":[ "cutthroats", "homicides", "killers", "manslayers", "murderers" ] }, 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"anti-imperialism", "antimilitarism", "affability", "amiability", "amicability", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "sociability", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness", "amenability", "complaisance", "placability" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggression", "pacifism" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assays":{ "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the poem about a frustrated man's last assay at greatness" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "strivings", "struggles", "throes", "undertakings", "trial and errors" ], "synonyms":[ "attempts", "bashes", "bids", "cracks", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "offers", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks", "whirls" ] }, "the separation and identification of the parts of a whole":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a metallurgist did an assay on the metal and determined it contained nickel" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerations", "aggregations", "amalgamations", "assimilations", "coalescences", "conglomerations", "consolidations", "integrations", "syntheses", "unifications" ], "related":[ "assessments", "diagnoses", "evaluations", "examinations", "inspections", "investigations", "musters", "scrutinies", "arrangements", "assortments", "categorizations", "classifications", "codifications", "indexings", "enumerations", "inventories", "itemizations", "tabulations", "divisions", "reductions", "segmentations", "separations", "subdivisions" ], "synonyms":[ "analyses", "anatomies", "breakdowns", "deconstructions", "dissections" ] }, "to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerates", "aggregates", "amalgamates", "assimilates", "coalesces", "conglomerates", "consolidates", "integrates", "synthesizes", "unifies" 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"assemblies", "conferences", "congregations", "convocations", "gatherings", "ingatherings", "meetings", "musters" ], "near synonyms":[ "companies", "consorts", "coteries", "gangs", "packs", "caucuses", "forums", "fora", "markets", "panels", "rallies", "symposia", "symposiums", "synods", "audiences", "galleries", "grandstands", "houses", "crowds", "flocks", "hordes", "legions", "multitudes", "presses", "swarms", "throngs", "crushes", "mobs", "rabblements", "rabbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time":{ "examples":[ "tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy" ], "synonyms":[ "accretions", "accumulations", "collections", "cumulations", "cumuli", "gatherings", "lodgments", "lodgements", "pileups" ], "near synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "assortments", "congeries", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jumbles", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "mishmashes", "mixes", "mixtures", "motleys", "potpourris", "agglomerations", "clutters", "hashes", "heaps", "litters", "masses", "piles", "aggregates", "aggregations", "sums", "totalities", "backlogs", "caches", "funds", "hoards", "inventories", "kitties", "nest eggs", "reserves", "stockpiles", "stocks", "stores", "supplies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "an assemblage of brass candlesticks on the table" ], "synonyms":[ "arrays", "bands", "banks", "batches", "batteries", "blocks", "bunches", "clots", "clumps", "clusters", "clutches", "collections", "constellations", "groupings", "groups", "huddles", "knots", "lots", "musters", "packages", "parcels", "passels", "sets", "suites" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerations", "agglomerations", "assortments", "hodgepodges", "jumbles", "miscellanies", "mixtures", "odds and ends", "sundries", "varieties", "cycles", "runs", "series", "suits" ], "near antonyms":[ "entities", "items", "singles", "units" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure":{ "examples":[ "donated his assemblage of 18th-century miniature paintings to the museum" ], "synonyms":[ "collections", "libraries" ], "near synonyms":[ "assortments", "kaleidoscopes", "miscellanea", "mixed bags", "omnium-gatherums", "phantasmagorias", "treasures", "treasure troves", "troves", "arsenals", "caches", "hoards", "repertoires", "repertories", "reserves", "stockpiles", "stocks", "stores", "supplies", "accumulations", "assemblies", "gatherings" ], "near antonyms":[ "bric-a-brac", "clutters", "heaps", "jumbles", "litters", "piles", "ragbags" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assembles":{ "to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we assembled the club members to decide who would be traveling with whom on the trip" ], "near 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"regathers", "regroups" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulates", "amasses", "bulks (up)", "collects", "concentrates", "congregates", "constellates", "corrals", "garners", "gathers", "groups", "lumps", "picks up", "rounds up" ] }, "to come together into one body or place":{ "antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)" ], "examples":[ "the graduates were told to assemble in the cafeteria an hour before the ceremony" ], "near antonyms":[ "departs", "leaves", "takes off", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites" ], "related":[ "affiliates", "allies", "associates", "bands (together)", "caucuses", "clubs", "collaborates", "confederates", "conjoins", "consolidates", "consorts", "cooperates", "couples", "federates", "gangs up", "joins", "merges", "unites", "reassembles", "reconvenes", "regathers", "remeets" ], "synonyms":[ "clusters", "collects", "concenters", "concentrates", "conglomerates", "congregates", "convenes", "converges", "forgathers", "foregathers", "gathers", "meets", "rendezvouses" ] }, "to form by putting together parts or materials":{ "antonyms":[ "demounts", "disassembles", "dismantles", "dismembers", "knocks down", "strikes", "takes down", "tears down" ], "examples":[ "it took a lot more time to assemble the model train set than the box said it would" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "flattens", "levels", "pulls down", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruinates", "ruins", "shatters", "smashes", "wrecks", "blows up", "explodes", "detaches", "disengages", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disunites", "divides", "separates" ], "related":[ "carpenters", "fashions", "forges", "frames", "hammers", "handcrafts", "manufactures", "molds", "produces", "shapes", "prefabricates", "begins", "coins", "creates", "generates", "inaugurates", "initiates", "innovates", "invents", "originates", "constitutes", "establishes", "fathers", "founds", "institutes", "organizes", "conceives", "concocts", "contrives", "cooks (up)", "designs", "devises", "imagines", "thinks (up)", "reassembles", "rebuilds", "reconstructs", "redevelops", "reedifies", "retrofits", "jerry-builds", "rigs (up)", "throws up", "combines", "unites" ], "synonyms":[ "builds", "confects", "constructs", "erects", "fabricates", "makes", "makes up", "pieces", "puts up", "raises", "rears", "sets up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assent":{ "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "are we to conclude from your silence that you assent ?" ], "synonyms":[ "accede", "acquiesce", "agree", "come round", "consent", "subscribe" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "abide", "bear (with)", "endure", "stand", "suffer", "tolerate", "stomach", "swallow", "take", "bow", "knuckle under", "relent", "submit", "succumb", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "rebuff", "refuse", "reject", "scorn", "spurn", "deny", "gainsay" ], "antonyms":[ "dissent" ] }, "as in agreement , acceptance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "OK", "okay", "approbation", "approval", "affirmation", "confirmation", "ratification", "imprimatur", "seal", "signature", "stamp", "accreditation", "certification", "liberty", "pass", "concession", "patent", "permit", "tolerance", "toleration", "accord", "grant" ], "near antonyms":[ "denial", "refusal", "rejection", "revocation", "injunction", "veto", "deterrence", "discouragement", "repression", "suppression", "ban", "embargo", "exclusion", "interdiction", "prohibition", "proscription" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "assenting":{ "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "are we to conclude from your silence that you assent ?" ], "synonyms":[ "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "coming round", "consenting", "subscribing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "abiding", "bearing (with)", "enduring", "standing", "suffering", "tolerating", "stomaching", "swallowing", "taking", "bowing", "knuckling under", "relenting", "submitting", "succumbing", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "rebuffing", "refusing", "rejecting", "scorning", "spurning", "denying", "gainsaying" ], "antonyms":[ "dissenting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asserting":{ "to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "adducing", "citing", "mentioning", "claiming", "insisting", "affirming", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "advancing", "giving", "offering", "proposing", "submitting", "advising", "counseling", "counselling", "recommending", "suggesting", "urging", "convincing", "persuading", "advocating", "championing", "defending", "enforcing", "espousing", "supporting", "explaining", "justifying", "rationalizing", "considering", "debating", "discussing", "confuting", "countering", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting" ], "synonyms":[ "arguing", "contending", "maintaining", "pleading", "reasoning" ] }, "to state as a fact usually forcefully":{ "antonyms":[ "denying", "gainsaying" ], "examples":[ "vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "negating", "negativing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "challenging", "disputing", "questioning", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting", "contradicting", "countering" ], "related":[ "announcing", "broadcasting", "proclaiming", "arguing", "rationalizing", "reasoning", "confirming", "justifying", "vindicating", "defending", "persevering", "supporting", "upholding", "reaffirming", "reasserting" ], "synonyms":[ "affirming", "alleging", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "claiming", "contending", "declaring", "insisting", "maintaining", "professing", "protesting", "purporting", "warranting" ] }, "to state clearly and strongly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country" ], "near antonyms":[ "minimizing", "understating", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking" ], "related":[ "advancing", "advertising", "boosting", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "announcing", "blazing", "calling", "proclaiming", "pronouncing", "saying", "accenting", "accentuating", "emphasizing", "stressing", "underlining", "underscoring", "advocating", "championing", "defending", "espousing", "supporting", "upholding", "assuring", "convincing", "persuading", "explaining", "justifying", "rationalizing", "reaffirming", "reasserting" ], "synonyms":[ "affirming", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "declaring", "guaranteeing", "laying down", "professing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assertive":{ "having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{ "examples":[ "some reef fish are assertive in defending their territory" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "ambitious", "enterprising", "fierce", "go-getting", "high-pressure", "in-your-face", "militant", "pushy", "self-asserting", "self-assertive" ], "near synonyms":[ "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "trigger-happy", "truculent", "warlike", "hyperaggressive", "overambitious", "dynamic", "energetic", "gung ho", "hustling", "strenuous", "vigorous", "emphatic", "obtrusive", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "gutsy", "venturesome", "venturous", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "bumptious", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "confident", "determined", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "overconfident", "presumptuous", "unapologetic", "unsubdued", "unyielding", "bare-knuckle", "bare-knuckled", "bare-knuckles", "feisty", "scrappy", "dominating", "domineering", "imperious", "lordly", "magisterial", "overbearing" ], "near antonyms":[ "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed", "acquiescent", "amenable", "compliant", "deferential", "docile", "resigned", "submissive", "tractable", "yielding", "cowering", "cringing", "groveling", "grovelling", "shrinking", "bashful", "demure", "diffident", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "mild", "modest", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "unobtrusive", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[ "ambitionless", "low-pressure", "nonassertive", "unaggressive", "unambitious", "unassertive", "unenterprising" ] }, "marked by or uttered with forcefulness":{ "examples":[ "after months of assertive declarations that he would not run for president, he announced he was running" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "dynamic", "emphatic", "energetic", "forceful", "full-blooded", "muscular", "resounding", "strenuous", "vehement", "vigorous", "violent" ], "near synonyms":[ "decided", "insistent", "marked", "pointed", "absolute", "categorical", "categoric", "clear", "plain", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "arresting", "compelling", "conspicuous", "impelling", "noticeable", "striking" ], "near antonyms":[ "guarded", "mild", "uncompelling", "weak", "wishy-washy", "ambiguous", "equivocal", "halting", "hesitant", "understated" ], "antonyms":[ "nonassertive", "nonemphatic", "unemphatic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "assertively":{ "as in aggressively , determinedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "assertiveness":{ "the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)":{ "examples":[ "the assertiveness with which he voices his opinions intimidates some people" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressiveness", "emphasis", "fierceness", "forcefulness", "intenseness", "intensity", "vehemence", "vigorousness", "violence" ], "near synonyms":[ "potency", "power", "strength", "eloquence", "ardency", "ardor", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "insistence", "passion", "warmth", "stridency", "vociferousness", "absoluteness", "clearness", "directness", "incision", "incisiveness", "plainness", "straightforwardness", "vividness" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambiguity", "equivocation", "delicacy", "lightness", "subtlety" ], "antonyms":[ "feebleness", "mildness", "weakness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assessing":{ "to establish or apply as a charge or penalty":{ "examples":[ "the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late" ], "synonyms":[ "charging", "exacting", "fining", "imposing", "laying", "levying", "putting" ], "near synonyms":[ "docking", "excising", "mulcting", "penalizing", "taxing", "extorting", "shaking down", "wresting", "wringing", "bleeding", "fleecing", "gouging", "milking", "skinning", "squeezing", "coercing", "compelling", "forcing", "inflicting", "wreaking", "setting", "reapplying", "reimposing", "relaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abating", "diminishing", "lessening", "forgiving", "releasing", "condoning", "disregarding", "excusing", "glossing (over)", "glozing (over)", "ignoring", "pardoning" ], "antonyms":[ "remitting" ] }, "to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{ "examples":[ "let's step back and assess the situation" ], "synonyms":[ "appraising", "estimating", "evaluating", "guesstimating", "rating", "setting", "valuating", "valuing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjudging", "deeming", "judging", "ascertaining", "determining", "discovering", "learning", "pricing", "prizing", "deciding", "settling", "analyzing", "assaying", "surveying", "testing", "reappraising", "reassessing", "reevaluating", "re-evaluating", "rejudging", "revaluing", "transvaluating", "transvaluing", "misesteeming", "misjudging", "misprizing", "underestimating", "undervaluing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asset":{ "a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{ "examples":[ "rumors persisted that CIA assets were behind the coup d'\u00e9tat" ], "synonyms":[ "agent", "emissary", "intelligencer", "mole", "operative", "spook", "spy", "undercover" ], "near synonyms":[ "courier", "counterspy", "double agent", "sleeper", "infiltrator", "informer", "stool pigeon", "spymaster", "superspy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a thing that helps":{ "examples":[ "the team's strong pitching staff has become a real asset in its pursuit of a pennant" ], "synonyms":[ "advantage", "aid", "benefit", "boon", "help" ], "near synonyms":[ "hand", "lift", "pick-me-up", "support", "sustenance", "blessing", "godsend", "windfall", "recourse", "refuge", "resort", "resource" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "inhibitor", "liability", "obstacle", "obstruction", "restraint", "stranglehold" ], "antonyms":[ "disadvantage", "drawback", "encumbrance", "hindrance", "impediment", "minus" ] }, "the total of one's money and property":{ "examples":[ "as a result of the booming economy, the college's assets grew dramatically over the course of the decade" ], "synonyms":[ "capital", "fortune", "means", "opulence", "riches", "substance", "wealth", "wherewithal", "worth" ], "near synonyms":[ "belongings", "chattels", "effects", "holdings", "paraphernalia", "possessions", "things", "bankroll", "deep pockets", "finances", "funds", "money", "wallet", "abundance", "affluence", "prosperity", "success", "treasure", "valuables", "accession", "acquisition", "personal property", "personalty", "property", "nest egg", "reserve", "resources", "savings", "treasury" ], "near antonyms":[ "debts", "liabilities", "indebtedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asseverations":{ "a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something":{ "examples":[ "despite the reporter's asseverations about journalistic integrity, there is little doubt that he is guilty of fabricating a number of details in his stories" ], "synonyms":[ "affirmations", "assertions", "avouchments", "avowals", "claims", "declarations", "insistences", "professions", "protestations" ], "near synonyms":[ "allegations", "announcements", "proclamations", "pronouncements", "arguments", "justifications", "rationalizations", "reasons", "confirmations", "reaffirmations", "reconfirmations", "vindications" ], "near antonyms":[ "disclaimers", "challenges", "disputes", "questions", "confutations", "disproofs", "rebuttals", "refutations", "contradictions", "denials", "negations" ], "antonyms":[ "disavowals" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assist":{ "an act or instance of helping":{ "antonyms":[ "hindrance" ], "examples":[ "with an assist from his dad, the youngster built a doghouse any canine would be proud to call home" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "frustration", "inhibition", "interference", "obstruction", "repression", "restraint", "deterrence", "discouragement" ], "related":[ "advancement", "encouragement", "facilitation", "forwarding", "furtherance", "furthering", "nurturance", "benefaction", "patronage", "promotion", "sponsorship", "advice", "care", "counsel", "guidance", "mentoring", "attendance", "attention", "hand-holding", "service", "beneficence", "charity", "favor", "kindness", "philanthropy", "assuagement", "palliation", "relief", "succor" ], "synonyms":[ "abetment", "aid", "assistance", "backing", "boost", "hand", "help", "helping hand", "leg up", "lift", "support" ] }, "to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end":{ "antonyms":[ "hinder" ], "examples":[ "you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition" ], "near antonyms":[ "balk", "bar", "block", "constrain", "hamper", "handicap", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "obstruct", "restrain", "strangle", "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "inconvenience", "interfere", "oppose", "sabotage", "thwart", "desert", "disappoint", "fail", "let down", "discourage", "dishearten", "repress", "retard", "stifle", "straiten", "stunt", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "injure" ], "related":[ "advance", "ease", "facilitate", "forward", "foster", "further", "launch", "champion", "endorse", "indorse", "patronize", "promote", "sponsor", "attend", "care (for)", "comfort", "minister (to)", "succor", "sustain", "bolster", "boost", "buttress", "reinforce", "reenforce", "advise", "counsel", "guide", "mentor", "nurture", "bail out", "deliver", "rescue", "save", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "benefit", "favor", "oblige", "profit", "serve" ], "synonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "back", "backstop", "help", "prop (up)", "support" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "associate":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "a socially ambitious couple who joined the country club in order to associate with the right sort of people" ], "synonyms":[ "chum", "company", "consociate", "consort", "fraternize", "hang (around or out)", "hobnob", "hook up", "mess around", "pal (around)", "run", "sort", "travel" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliate", "ally", "attach", "band", "bond", "club", "collaborate", "collude", "confederate", "conjoin", "connect", "cooperate", "couple", "gang", "get along", "get on", "group", "interrelate", "join", "knot", "league", "link", "mingle", "mix", "rally", "relate", "side", "socialize", "team", "tie", "wed", "befriend", "friend" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to think of (something) in combination":{ "examples":[ "she still associates Memorial Day with her long-ago fianc\u00e9, who died in Vietnam" ], "synonyms":[ "connect", "correlate", "identify", "link", "relate" ], "near synonyms":[ "compare", "equate", "liken", "group", "join", "lump (together)", "tie (together)" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrast", "differentiate", "discriminate", "distinguish", "separate", "set off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come together to form a single unit":{ "examples":[ "the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water" ], "synonyms":[ "coalesce", "combine", "conjoin", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "fuse", "interfuse", "join", "link (up)", "marry", "unify", "unite" ], "near synonyms":[ "mate", "yoke", "ally", "confederate", "league", "chain", "compound", "hitch", "hook", "splice", "assemble", "cluster", "congregate", "constellate", "convene", "gather", "meet", "recombine", "reconnect", "rejoin", "reunify", "reunite" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disaffiliate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "fractionate", "isolate", "resolve", "uncouple", "unyoke", "disband", "disperse", "scatter" ], "antonyms":[ "break up", "dissever", "part", "section", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "unlink" ] }, "to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{ "examples":[ "nations deciding to associate in order to remove trade barriers" ], "synonyms":[ "ally", "band 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hunger" ], "near antonyms":[ "aroused", "excited", "piqued", "stimulated", "tantalized", "teased" ], "related":[ "catered (to)", "gratified", "humored", "indulged", "alleviated", "lightened", "relieved", "cloyed", "saturated", "surfeited" ], "synonyms":[ "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "satisfied", "slaked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assuagement":{ "as in decrease , mitigation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appeasement", "decrease", "diminishment", "mitigation", "moderation", "mollification", "alleviation", "comfort", "ease", "release", "relief", "calming", "salving", "soothing" ], "near antonyms":[ "discomfort", "unrest", "agony", "anguish", "misery", "suffering", "torment", "torture", "ache", "pain", "pang", "prick", "smart", "sting", "stitch", "throe", "tingle", "twinge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assuages":{ "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "antonyms":[ "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "ires", "maddens", "outrages" ], "examples":[ "nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "antagonizes", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "crosses", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "puts out", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "ruffles", "vexes", "provokes", "rouses", "harasses", "harries", "persecutes", "pesters", "agitates", "discomforts", "distresses", "disturbs", "frets", "perturbs", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries", "affronts", "insults", "offends", "slights" ], "related":[ "calms", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "hushes", "quiets", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes", "endears (to)", "ingratiates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "adulates", "blarneys", "flatters", "overpraises", "soft-soaps", "quenches", "sates", "satiates", "satisfies", "caters (to)", "humors", "indulges", "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "sweet-talks", "wheedles", "babies", "coddles", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils", "dulcifies", "sweetens" ], "synonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "gentles", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ] }, "to make more bearable or less severe":{ "antonyms":[ "aggravates", "exacerbates" ], "examples":[ "a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark" ], "near antonyms":[ "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "heightens", "intensifies", "sharpens" ], "related":[ "abates", "lightens", "moderates", "softens", "tempers", "cures", "heals", "remedies", "amends", "corrects", "emends", "fixes", "mends", "rectifies", "reforms", "repairs", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "synonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "eases", "helps", "mitigates", "mollifies", "palliates", "relieves", "soothes" ] }, "to put a complete end 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"putting out", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "ruffling", "vexing", "provoking", "rousing", "harassing", "harrying", "persecuting", "pestering", "agitating", "discomforting", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "perturbing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying", "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "slighting" ], "related":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "hushing", "quieting", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "endearing (to)", "ingratiating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "adulating", "blarneying", "flattering", "overpraising", "soft-soaping", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "satisfying", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "sweet-talking", "wheedling", "babying", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling", "dulcifying", "sweetening" ], "synonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "gentling", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ] }, "to make more bearable or less severe":{ "antonyms":[ "aggravating", "exacerbating" ], "examples":[ "a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark" ], "near antonyms":[ "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "heightening", "intensifying", "sharpening" ], "related":[ "abating", "lightening", "moderating", "softening", "tempering", "curing", "healing", "remedying", "amending", "correcting", "emending", "fixing", "mending", "rectifying", "reforming", "repairing", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "synonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "easing", "helping", "mitigating", "mollifying", "palliating", "relieving", "soothing" ] }, "to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger" ], "near antonyms":[ "arousing", "exciting", "piquing", "stimulating", "tantalizing", "teasing" ], "related":[ "catering (to)", "gratifying", "humoring", "indulging", "alleviating", "lightening", "relieving", "cloying", "saturating", "surfeiting" ], "synonyms":[ "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "satisfying", "slaking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assumptions":{ "something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning":{ "examples":[ "the widespread assumption that violent entertainment leads to violent behavior in children", "your argument is faulty because it's based on erroneous assumptions" ], "synonyms":[ "givens", "hypotheticals", "ifs", "postulates", "premises", "premisses", "presumptions", "presuppositions", "suppositions" ], "near synonyms":[ "hypotheses", "propositions", "theories", "theses", "axioms", "truisms", "verities", "beliefs", "canons", "doctrines", "dogmas", "dogmata", "gospels", "laws", "precepts", "principles", "rules", "standards", "tenets", "bases", "foundations", "grounds", "conclusions", "deductions", "inferences", "affirmations", "assertions", "avouchments", "declarations", "dicta", "dictums", "ipse dixits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assure":{ "to ease the grief or distress of":{ "examples":[ "a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier" ], "synonyms":[ "cheer", "comfort", "console", "reassure", "solace", "soothe" ], "near synonyms":[ "commiserate", "condole", "empathize", "sympathize", "boost", "buoy (up)", "elevate", "lift", "uplift", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "relieve", "calm", "quiet", "relax", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "fret", "upset", "worry", "aggravate", "intensify", "worsen", "annoy", "irk", "irritate", "harass", "pester" ], "antonyms":[ "distress", "torment", "torture", "trouble" ] }, "to make sure, certain, or safe":{ "examples":[ "security measures that assured our safety" ], "synonyms":[ "cinch", "ensure", "guarantee", "guaranty", "ice", "insure", "secure" ], "near synonyms":[ "attest", "certify", "vouch", "warrant", "witness", "pledge", "promise", "swear" ], "near antonyms":[ "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assured":{ "having or showing a mind free from doubt":{ "antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "uncertain", "unsure" ], "examples":[ "a man who seemed very assured of the outcome of the election" ], "near antonyms":[ "hesitant", "indecisive", "vacillating", "wavering", "diffident", "unassuming" ], "related":[ "self-assured", "self-conceited", "self-confident", "decisive", "resolute", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unquestioning", "unwavering" ], "synonyms":[ "certain", "clear", "cocksure", "confident", "doubtless", "implicit", "positive", "sanguine", "sure" ] }, "having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities":{ "antonyms":[ "diffident", "insecure", "self-distrustful", "self-doubting" ], "examples":[ "an assured attorney, he dominates any courtroom proceeding" ], "near antonyms":[ "meek", "timid", "unassertive", "humble", "modest", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "bashful", "demure", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "quiet", "reserved", "shy", "self-critical", "self-reproachful", "self-reproving" ], "related":[ "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "poised", "recollected", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "upbeat", "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-contented", "self-important", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "self-promoting", "smug", "stuck-up", "vain", "vainglorious", "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unflappable", "unself-conscious", "unshakable", "disciplined", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-contained", "self-controlled", "self-poised", "self-reliant", "self-sufficient" ], "synonyms":[ "confident", "secure", "self-asserting", "self-assured", "self-confident" ] }, "having too high an opinion of oneself":{ "antonyms":[ "egoless", "humble", "modest", "uncomplacent" ], "examples":[ "he's rather assured for a moviemaker with one hit movie to his name" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffident", "self-critical", "self-distrustful", "self-doubting", "self-reproachful", "self-reproving", "meek", "timid", "unassertive", "down-to-earth", "unarrogant", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "bashful", "demure", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "retiring", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy" ], "related":[ "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "disdainful", "fastuous", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-hat", "huffy", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "peremptory", "pontifical", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "holier-than-thou", "pretentious", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-adulatory", "self-congratulatory", "self-contented", "self-gratulatory", "self-applauding", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "self-affected", "self-centered", "self-engrossed", "selfish", "condescending", "patronizing" ], "synonyms":[ "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "complacent", "conceited", "consequential", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "prideful", "proud", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-opinionated", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swellheaded", "vain", "vainglorious" ] }, "to ease the grief or distress of":{ "antonyms":[ "distressed", "tormented", "tortured", "troubled" ], "examples":[ "a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "fretted", "upset", "worried", "aggravated", "intensified", "worsened", "annoyed", "irked", "irritated", "harassed", "pestered" ], "related":[ "commiserated", "condoled", "empathized", "sympathized", "boosted", "buoyed (up)", "elevated", "lifted", "uplifted", "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "relieved", "calmed", "quieted", "relaxed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "synonyms":[ "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed" ] }, "to make sure, certain, or safe":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "security measures that assured our safety" ], "near antonyms":[ "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened" ], "related":[ "attested", "certified", "vouched", "warranted", "witnessed", "pledged", "promised", "swore" ], 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"muscularity", "virility", "hardness", "ruggedness", "stoutness", "sturdiness", "toughness", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "wellness" ], "antonyms":[ "hardihood", "hardiness", "robustness", "strength", "vigor" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asthenic":{ "lacking bodily strength":{ "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ], "examples":[ "resistance training can benefit the asthenic individual" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "fit", "husky", "muscular", "sinewy", "strapping", "virile", "hard", "hardy", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "related":[ "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "invalid", "paralyzed", "broken-down", "decrepit", "impotent", "powerless", "breakable", "flimsy", "fragile", "dizzy", "groggy", "rocky", "unsteady", "woozy", "drained", "exhausted", "flagging", "tired", "weary", "worn-out", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "debilitated", "delicate", "down-and-out", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "astounded":{ "affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{ "examples":[ "were astounded to realize that we were holding the winning lottery ticket" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "awestruck", "awestricken", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "dumbstruck", "flabbergasted", "shocked", "stunned", "stupefied", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "blindsided", "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "aghast", "appalled", "dismayed", "horrified", "bewildered", "confused", "dazed", "overwhelmed", "agape", "awed", "awesome", "openmouthed", "wide-eyed", "widemouthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "casual", "nonchalant", "unruffled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "filled with amazement or wonder":{ "examples":[ "the astounded look on the tourists' faces when the police ordered them to leave the country immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "awed", "awestruck", "awestricken", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "marveling", "marvelling", "openmouthed", "wondering" ], "near synonyms":[ "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "bemused", "bewildered", "puzzled", "overwhelmed", "staggered", "stunned", "stupefied" ], "near antonyms":[ "unimpressed", "disinterested", "incurious", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional", "bored", "jaded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make 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"insufficiently", "unpromisingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "perfectly", "auspiciously", "favorably", "promisingly", "correctly", "properly", "rightly", "appropriately", "fittingly", "suitably" ], "antonyms":[ "aright", "right", "well" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "astronomical":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "unusually large":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ], "examples":[ "a googol is an astronomical number, and the whimsical coinage of the name was intended to suggest that fact" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "related":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "synonyms":[ "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "aspiration":{ "eager desire for personal advancement":{ "examples":[ "a combination of aspiration and hard work made her the top tennis player in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "ambition", "ambitiousness", "go-getting" ], "near synonyms":[ "determination", "diligence", "drive", "energy", "enterprise", "go", "hustle", "industry", "initiative", "motivation", "push", "aggression", "competitiveness", "killer instinct", "opportunism", "overambitiousness", "pretentiousness", "pushiness", "assertiveness", "daring", "spirit", "ardor", "avidity", "eagerness", "keenness", "passion", "avarice", "greed", "hunger" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathy", "halfheartedness", "indifference", "unconcern", "idleness", "indolence", "inertia", "laziness", "lethargy", "shiftlessness", "sloth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{ "examples":[ "college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "ambition", "bourne", "bourn", "design", "dream", "end", "goal", "idea", "ideal", "intent", "intention", "mark", "meaning", "object", "objective", "plan", "point", "pretension", "purpose", "target", "thing" ], "near synonyms":[ "grail", "holy grail", "plot", "project", "scheme", "desire", "hope", "mind", "wish", "nirvana", "destination", "terminus" ], "near antonyms":[ "means", "method", "way" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astringent":{ "as in hyperacid , puckery":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hyperacid", "puckery", "pungent", "sharp", "tangy", "zestful", "zesty", "zingy", "dry", "soured", "unsweetened", "acid", "acidic", "acidulous", "sour", "sourish", "tart", "tartish", "vinegary" ], "near antonyms":[ "sweet", "bland", "smooth", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "savorless", "tasteless", "zestless", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "as though":{ "the way it would be or one would do if":{ "examples":[ "the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet" ], "synonyms":[ "as", "as if", "like" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "conjunction" ] }, "ascent":{ "the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{ "examples":[ "our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them" ], "synonyms":[ "ascension", "climb", "rise", "rising", "soar" ], "near synonyms":[ "boost", "hike", "increase", "raise", "blastoff", "elevation", "hoist", "levitation", "liftoff", "raising", "takeoff", "heave", "thrust", "upheaval", "uplifting", "upraising", "upsurge", "upsweep", "upswing", "upthrust", "uptrend", "upturn", "upwelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "plop", "plummeting", "sinking", "decline", "decrease", "down", "comedown", "downfall", "downgrade" ], "antonyms":[ "descent", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "nosedive", "plunge" ] }, "an upward slope":{ "examples":[ "we'd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit" ], "synonyms":[ "acclivity", "hill", "rise", "upgrade", "uphill", "uprise" ], "near synonyms":[ "cant", "diagonal", "glacis", "grade", "gradient", "inclination", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "tilt", "climb", "hump", "mound", "ridge", "swell" ], "near antonyms":[ "basin", "depression", "hollow" ], "antonyms":[ "declension", "decline", "declivity", "descent", "dip", "downgrade", "downhill", "drop-off", "fall", "hang", "hanging" ] }, "a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{ "examples":[ "his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management" ], "synonyms":[ "advancement", "creation", "elevation", "preference", "preferment", "promotion", "rise", "upgrade", "upgrading" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrandizement", "ennoblement", "exaltation", "glorification", "magnification" ], "near antonyms":[ "deposition", "dethronement", "discharge", "dismissal", "expulsion", "impeachment", "ouster", "overthrow", "removal", "suspension", "unmaking", "unseating", "downfall", "fall" ], "antonyms":[ "abasement", "comedown", "degradation", "demotion", "disrating", "downgrade", "reduction" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asphyxiates":{ "to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die":{ "examples":[ "The murder victim was asphyxiated ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "garrotes", "garottes", "throttles", "chokes", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "suffocates", "drowns", "croaks", "destroys", "dispatches", "does in", "fells", "slays" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathes", "exhales", "expires", "inhales", "inspires", "resuscitates", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ashing":{ "as in cremating , incinerating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cremating", "incinerating", "kilning", "burning", "enkindling", "firing", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "lighting", "torching", "immolating", "deflagrating", "charring", "frizzling", "scorching", "baking", "broiling", "cooking", "setting off", "scalding", "scathing", "searing", "reigniting", "rekindling", "relighting" ], "near antonyms":[ "stamping (out)", "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "snuffing (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asperity":{ "a harsh or sharp quality":{ "examples":[ "doesn't like the asperity of most experimental music" ], "synonyms":[ "acerbity", "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimoniousness", "acrimony", "acuteness", "bite", "bitterness", "edge", "harshness", "keenness", "poignance", "poignancy", "pungency", "roughness", "sharpness", "tartness" ], "near synonyms":[ "ginger", "punch", "spice", "tang", "raucousness", "severeness", "severity", "shrillness", "virulence", "vitriol", "cattiness", "maliciousness", "pointedness", "thorniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentleness", "kindliness" ], "antonyms":[ "mildness", "softness" ] }, "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "examples":[ "she responded with such asperity that we knew she was deeply offended by the question" ], "synonyms":[ "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "bile", "bitterness", "cattiness", "corrosiveness", "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":[] }, "something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal":{ "examples":[ "as a physically challenged person, he has encountered more than his share of asperities on the road to success" ], "synonyms":[ "adversity", "difficulty", "hardness", "hardship", "rigor" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "inconvenience", "nuisance", "affliction", "trial", "tribulation", "knock", "misfortune", "mishap", "tragedy", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "handicap", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "pons asinorum", "rub", "shackle", "snag", "stop", "trammel", "block", "chain", "deterrent", "encumbrance", "fetter", "inhibition", "hump" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantage", "break", "opportunity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assuredly":{ "without any question":{ "examples":[ "I am most assuredly the person you are looking for" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "alright", "certainly", "clearly", "definitely", "doubtless", "easily", "forsooth", "hands down", "inarguably", "incontestably", "incontrovertibly", "indeed", "indisputably", "plainly", "really", "so", "sure", "surely", "truly", "unarguably", "undeniably", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably" ], "near synonyms":[ "conceivably", "likely", "perhaps", "possibly", "probably", "obviously", "unmistakably" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "asymmetrical":{ "having two sides or halves that are not the same; not symmetrical":{ "examples":[ "She wore a striking dress with an asymmetrical neckline." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unbalanced", "unsymmetrical", "askew", "awry", "aslant", "atilt", "cock-a-hoop", "cockeyed", "crazy", "crooked", "listing", "lopsided", "oblique", "off-kilter", "pitched", "skewed", "slanted", "slanting", "slantwise", "tilted", "tipping", "uneven", "contorted", "disordered", "distorted", "irregular" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "symmetrical", "symmetric", "ordered", "orderly", "regular", "uniform", "even", "level", "straight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ascendency":{ "controlling power or influence over others":{ "examples":[ "a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I" ], "synonyms":[ "ascendance", "ascendence", "dominance", "domination", "dominion", "hegemony", "imperium", "predominance", "predominancy", "preeminence", "reign", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy" ], "near synonyms":[ "primacy", "superiority", "lordship", "scepter", "arm", "authority", "choke hold", "clutch", "command", "control", "grip", "hold", "mastery", "sway", "takeover", "direction", "jurisdiction", "management", "clout", "might", "pull", "weight", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "prerogative", "privilege", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "weakness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astuteness":{ "exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters":{ "examples":[ "a political observer renowned for her astuteness" ], "synonyms":[ "acumen", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "clear-sightedness", "foxiness", "hardheadedness", "intelligence", "keenness", "knowingness", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "discernment", "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "percipience", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "artfulness", "artifice", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "guile", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness", "brain(s)", "gray matter", "intellect", "reason", "sense" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "brainlessness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "witlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assents (to)":{ "as in accepts , complies (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accedes (to)", "accepts", "acquiesces", "complies (with)", "consents (to)", "goes (by)", "subscribes", "agrees", "coincides", "concurs", "affiliates", "allies", "associates", "unites", "collaborates", "cooperates", "gets along", "gets on" ], "near antonyms":[ "differs", "disagrees", "clashes", "collides", "conflicts", "bickers", "counters", "disputes", "dissents", "diverges", "falls out", "objects", "opposes", "protests", "quarrels", "resists", "rivals", "dissociates", "separates", "splits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ascendance":{ "controlling power or influence over others":{ "examples":[ "studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design" ], "synonyms":[ "ascendancy", "ascendency", "dominance", "domination", "dominion", "hegemony", "imperium", "predominance", "predominancy", "preeminence", "reign", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy" ], "near synonyms":[ "primacy", "superiority", "lordship", "scepter", "arm", "authority", "choke hold", "clutch", "command", "control", "grip", "hold", "mastery", "sway", "takeover", "direction", "jurisdiction", "management", "clout", "might", "pull", "weight", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "prerogative", "privilege", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "weakness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assault boat":{ "as in torpedo boat , PT boat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "PT boat", "torpedo boat", "hydrofoil", "hydroplane", "airboat", "air-cushion vehicle", "hovercraft", "cockleshell", "tub", "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaleboat", "whaler", "workboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assailed":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "the union organizers assailed the chemical company for failing to provide a safe working environment" ], "synonyms":[ "abused", "attacked", "bashed", "belabored", "blasted", "castigated", "excoriated", "jumped (on)", "lambasted", "potshot", "savaged", "scathed", "slammed", "trashed", "vituperated" ], "near synonyms":[ "berated", "harangued", "harassed", "harried", "reviled", "scolded", "whipped", "blasphemed", "cursed", "execrated", "imprecated", "profaned", "affronted", "insulted", "slurred", "aspersed", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "blackguarded", "disparaged", "put down", "libeled", "libelled", "slandered", "traduced", "vilified", "chastised", "chid", "chided", "criticized", "laced (into)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "fulminated", "lashed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "commended", "complimented", "hailed", "lauded", "praised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "the small birds assailed the larger one that had threatened their nest" ], "synonyms":[ "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "bushwhacked", "charged", "descended (on or upon)", "jumped (on)", "pounced (on or upon)", "raided", "rushed", "set on", "sicced", "sicked", "stormed", "struck", "trashed", "turned (on)", "went in (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rushed", "ganged up (on)", "mobbed", "swarmed", "mugged", "robbed", "ambuscaded", "ambushed", "surprised", "surprized", "waylaid", "blitzed", "bombarded", "bombed", "nuked", "barraged", "cannonaded", "cannoned", "banged away (at)", "battered", "buffeted", "plastered", "beleaguered", "besieged", "pressed", "harried", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "forayed", "invaded", "overran", "enveloped", "flanked" ], "near antonyms":[ "covered", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "secured", "shielded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assiduity":{ "attentive and persistent effort":{ "examples":[ "this project has been successful only through the assiduity of a lot of people" ], "synonyms":[ "assiduousness", "diligence", "industriousness", "industry", "sedulity", "sedulousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "application", "attentiveness", "attention", "care", "concentration", "doggedness", "perseverance", "persistence", "tenacity", "tirelessness", "bother", "effort", "effortfulness", "pains", "painstaking", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "carelessness", "negligence", "slackness", "idleness", "indolence", "laziness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assignations":{ "an agreement to be present at a specified time and place":{ "examples":[ "a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel" ], "synonyms":[ "appointments", "dates", "engagements", "rendezvous", "trysts" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrangements", "invitations", "interviews", "get-togethers", "meetings", "calls", "visits", "schedules" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asinine":{ "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "it was asinine to run into the street like that" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "astound":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astonish", "bowl over", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stun", "stupefy", "surprise", "surprize", "thunderstrike" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddle", "bewilder", "blindside", "blow away", "confound", "confuse", "daze", "discomfit", "disconcert", "dismay", "jar", "muddle", "nonplus", "perplex", "shake up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ascendent":{ "as in soaring , ascending":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascending", "soaring", "airy", "elevated", "high", "nosebleed", "overhead", "overlooking", "raised", "upheld", "uplifted", "upraised", "topmost", "upmost", "upper", "uppermost", "upward" ], "near antonyms":[ "low", "low-lying", "depressed", "descendant", "descendent", "descending", "down", "dropped", "fallen", "grounded", "lowered", "sunken", "lowermost", "nethermost", "undermost", "abreast", "even", "level" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "assembled":{ "to come together into one body or place":{ "examples":[ "the graduates were told to assemble in the cafeteria an hour before the ceremony" ], "synonyms":[ "clustered", "collected", "concentered", "concentrated", "conglomerated", "congregated", "convened", "converged", "forgathered", "foregathered", "gathered", "met", "rendezvoused" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliated", "allied", "associated", "banded (together)", "caucused", "clubbed", "collaborated", "confederated", "conjoined", "consolidated", "consorted", "cooperated", "coupled", "federated", "ganged up", "joined", "merged", "united", "reassembled", "reconvened", "regathered", "remet" ], "near antonyms":[ "departed", "left", "took off", "disjoined", "dissociated", "disunited" ], "antonyms":[ "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed", "split (up)" ] }, "to form by putting together parts or materials":{ "examples":[ "it took a lot more time to assemble the model train set than the box said it would" ], "synonyms":[ "built", "confected", "constructed", "erected", "fabricated", "made", "made up", "pieced", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up" ], "near synonyms":[ "carpentered", "fashioned", "forged", "framed", "hammered", "handcrafted", "manufactured", "molded", "produced", "shaped", "prefabricated", "began", "coined", "created", "generated", "inaugurated", "initiated", "innovated", "invented", "originated", "constituted", "established", "fathered", "founded", "instituted", "organized", "conceived", "concocted", "contrived", "cooked (up)", "designed", "devised", "imagined", "thought (up)", "reassembled", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "redeveloped", "reedified", "retrofitted", "retrofit", "jerry-built", "rigged (up)", "threw up", "combined", "united" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "flattened", "leveled", "levelled", "pulled down", "pulverized", "razed", "ruinated", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "wrecked", "blew up", "exploded", "detached", "disengaged", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disunited", "divided", "separated" ], "antonyms":[ "demounted", "disassembled", "dismantled", "dismembered", "knocked down", "struck", "took down", "tore down" ] }, "to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{ "examples":[ "we assembled the club members to decide who would be traveling with whom on the trip" ], "synonyms":[ "called", "convened", "convoked", "mustered", "summoned" ], "near synonyms":[ "rallied", "called in", "called out", "called up", "knelled", "amassed", "collected", "gathered", "grouped", "rounded up", "reassembled", "reconvened" ], "near antonyms":[ "broke up", "dissolved" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring together in one body or place":{ "examples":[ "assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulated", "amassed", "bulked (up)", "collected", "concentrated", "congregated", "constellated", "corralled", "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" ] }, "assented":{ "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "are we to conclude from your silence that you assent ?" ], "synonyms":[ "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "came round", "consented", "subscribed" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "abided", "abode", "bore (with)", "endured", "stood", "suffered", "tolerated", "stomached", "swallowed", "took", "bowed", "knuckled under", "relented", "submitted", "succumbed", "yielded" ], "near antonyms":[ "rebuffed", "refused", "rejected", "scorned", "spurned", "denied", "gainsaid" ], "antonyms":[ "dissented" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astonished":{ "affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{ "examples":[ "was astonished at seeing a cow wandering down Main Street" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astounded", "awestruck", "awestricken", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "dumbstruck", "flabbergasted", "shocked", "stunned", "stupefied", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "blindsided", "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "aghast", "appalled", "dismayed", "horrified", "bewildered", "confused", "dazed", "overwhelmed", "agape", "awed", "awesome", "openmouthed", "wide-eyed", "widemouthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "casual", "nonchalant", "unruffled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "filled with amazement or wonder":{ "examples":[ "grandparents astonished at how much their grandchildren had grown in the past year" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astounded", "awed", "awestruck", "awestricken", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "marveling", "marvelling", "openmouthed", "wondering" ], "near synonyms":[ "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "bemused", "bewildered", "puzzled", "overwhelmed", "staggered", "stunned", "stupefied" ], "near antonyms":[ "unimpressed", "disinterested", "incurious", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional", "bored", "jaded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astounded", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "floored", "rocked", "shocked", "startled", "stunned", "stupefied", "surprised", "surprized", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddled", "bewildered", "blew away", "blindsided", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "dismayed", "jarred", "muddled", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "shook up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "asking prices":{ "as in list prices , sticker prices":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "list prices", "sticker prices", "fair market values", "market values", "valuations", "values", "price points", "rates", "tariffs", "unit prices", "antes", "charges", "costs", "damages", "fees", "figures", "freights", "prices", "price tags", "carrying charges", "overcharges", "service charges", "service fees", "surcharges", "deductions", "discounts", "markdowns", "reductions", "sales", "deposits", "down payments", "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "tabs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assumes":{ "to take to or upon oneself":{ "examples":[ "we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "accepts", "bears", "shoulders", "takes over", "undertakes" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "takes up", "advocates", "backs", "champions", "endorses", "indorses", "espouses", "stands by", "supports", "upholds", "accedes", "acquiesces", "agrees", "assents", "consents", "reaccepts", "reassumes" ], "near antonyms":[ "abjures", "recants", "renounces", "retracts", "takes back", "unsays", "withdraws", "declines", "refuses", "rejects", "spurns", "turns down", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)", "avoids", "bypasses", "detours", "abandons", "abnegates", "forsakes", "gives up", "relinquishes", "spurns", "surrenders", "backs down", "backs off", "backtracks" ], "antonyms":[ "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "repudiates" ] }, "to take as true or as a fact without actual proof":{ "examples":[ "everyone assumed , wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert" ], "synonyms":[ "hypothecates", "hypothesizes", "postulates", "premises", "presumes", "presupposes", "says", "supposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "accepts", "believes", "credits", "swallows", "concludes", "deduces", "gathers", "infers", "judges", "takes", "conjectures", "figures", "guesses", "reckons", "surmises", "suspects", "suspicions", "thinks", "conceives", "dreams", "fancies", "imagines", "perceives", "preconceives", "speculates", "theorizes", "affirms", "alleges", "asserts", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "claims", "contends", "declares", "insists", "maintains", "professes" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenges", "controverts", "disagrees (with)", "disbelieves", "discounts", "discredits", "disputes", "distrusts", "doubts", "mistrusts", "questions", "wonders (about)", "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "rejects", "repudiates", "belies", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "examples":[ "as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask" ], "synonyms":[ "conjectures", "daresays", "guesses", "imagines", "presumes", "speculates", "supposes", "surmises", "suspects", "suspicions" ], "near synonyms":[ "concludes", "deduces", "gathers", "infers", "hypothecates", "hypothesizes", "theorizes", "believes", "conceives", "expects", "judges", "reckons", "takes", "thinks" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrates", "documents", "establishes", "proves", "substantiates", "validates", "ascertains", "determines", "finds out", "learns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "affects", "bluffs", "counterfeits", "dissembles", "fakes", "feigns", "passes (for)", "pretends", "professes", "puts on", "shams", "simulates" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulates", "impersonates", "lets on", "masquerades", "playacts", "plays", "poses", "forges", "imitates", "camouflages", "conceals", "disguises", "masks", "feints", "malingers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide with a paying job":{ "examples":[ "assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm" ], "synonyms":[ "employs", "engages", "fees", "hires", "lays on", "pays", "places", "recruits", "retains", "signs (up or on)", "takes on" ], "near synonyms":[ "reemploys", "reengages", "rehires", "apprentices", "contracts", "jobs", "partners", "subcontracts", "enlists", "advances", "promotes", "upgrades", "keeps (on)", "headhunts", "scouts" ], "near antonyms":[ "furloughs", "lays off", "locks out" ], "antonyms":[ "axes", "cans", "discharges", "dismisses", "fires", "sacks" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assault boats":{ "as in torpedo boats , PT boats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "PT boats", "torpedo boats", "hydrofoils", "hydroplanes", "airboats", "air-cushion vehicles", "hovercrafts", "cockleshells", "tubs", "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "trawlers", "whaleboats", "whalers", "workboats", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "association":{ "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "examples":[ "the public television station is producing the series in association with a foundation for the arts" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliation", "alliance", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "hookup", "liaison", "linkup", "partnership", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union" ], "near synonyms":[ "business", "dealings", "interaction", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "incorporation", "integration", "merger", "unification", "affinity", "attachment", "closeness", "intimacy", "rapport", "sympathy", "kinship", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "unity", "colleagueship", "companionship", "company", "fellowship", "bed", "cahoots", "league" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split", "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement" ], "antonyms":[ "disaffiliation", "dissociation" ] }, "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "examples":[ "all associations meeting on town property must be registered with and approved by the registrar's office" ], "synonyms":[ "board", "brotherhood", "chamber", "club", "college", "congress", "consortium", "council", "fellowship", "fraternity", "guild", "gild", "institute", "institution", "league", "order", "organization", "society", "sodality" ], "near synonyms":[ "collective", "commune", "community", "cooperative", "alliance", "bloc", "camp", "coalition", "partnership", "body", "cadre", "group", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "junta", "junto", "klatch", "klatsch", "lot", "set", "crew", "outfit", "party", "squad", "team", "branch", "chapter", "local", "faithful", "fold", "membership", "sisterhood", "sorority", "cabal", "camarilla", "camorra", "confederacy", "conspiracy", "band", "gang", "ring", "cartel", "combine", "syndicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the fact or state of having something in common":{ "examples":[ "what's the association between cat hair and my allergic reaction to certain proteins?" ], "synonyms":[ "affinity", "bearing", "connection", "kinship", "liaison", "linkage", "relation", "relationship" ], "near synonyms":[ "correlation", "interrelation", "materiality", "pertinence", "relevance", "bond", "link", "tie", "affiliation", "alliance", "union", "identicalness", "sameness", "alikeness", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "similarity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence" ], "near antonyms":[ "variability", "variance", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asking (for)":{ "to make a request for":{ "examples":[ "don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaking", "calling (for)", "desiring", "pleading (for)", "questing", "requesting", "seeking", "soliciting", "speaking (for)", "suing (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "applying (for)", "begging (for)", "claiming", "clamoring (for)", "importuning", "urging", "wishing (for)", "demanding", "enjoining", "exacting", "insisting (on)", "petitioning (for)", "pressing (for)", "requiring", "requisitioning", "inviting", "invoking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to act so as to make (something) more likely":{ "examples":[ "you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding" ], "synonyms":[ "courting", "flirting (with)", "inviting", "wooing" ], "near synonyms":[ "angling (for)", "fishing (for)", "hunting", "searching", "seeking", "provoking", "tempting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a request or demand for":{ "examples":[ "the surgeon asked for the scalpel" ], "synonyms":[ "ordering", "putting in (for)", "requesting", "requisitioning" ], "near synonyms":[ "commissioning", "soliciting", "chartering", "hiring", "licensing", "licencing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aspersing":{ "the making of false statements that damage another's reputation":{ "examples":[ "she has refused to take part in the mean-spirited aspersing in which so many political candidates indulge" ], "synonyms":[ "blackening", "calumniation", "calumny", "character assassination", "defamation", "defaming", "libel", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slander", "smearing", "traducing", "vilification", "vilifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersion", "innuendo", "muck", "mud", "smear", "backbiting", "detraction", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "attack", "censure", "criticism", "denunciation", "hatchet job", "contempt", "disdain", "scorn", "belittlement", "denigration", "disparagement", "cattiness", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "venom", "viciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "esteem", "honor", "respect", "adulation", "flattery", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in defamatory , insulting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "demeaning", "denigrative", "denigratory", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disdainful", "disparaging", "pejorative", "scornful", "slighting", "uncomplimentary", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "critical", "denunciative", "denunciatory", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory", "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!" ], "synonyms":[ "blackening", "calumniating", "defaming", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "smearing", "traducing", "vilifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittling", "denigrating", "detracting", "disparaging", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "shaming", "abasing", "debasing", "degrading", "humbling", "humiliating", "disdaining", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "acclaiming", "applauding", "commending", "praising", "esteeming", "respecting", "admiring", "regarding", "adoring", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "asks":{ "to put a question or questions to":{ "examples":[ "my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu" ], "synonyms":[ "catechizes", "grills", "inquires (of)", "interrogates", "queries", "questions", "quizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "besieges", "bombards", "cross-examines", "cross-questions", "examines", "pumps", "polls", "surveys" ], "near antonyms":[ "rejoins", "retorts", "comments", "observes", "remarks", "avoids", "ducks" ], "antonyms":[ "answers", "replies", "responds" ] }, "to make a request of":{ "examples":[ "ask the salesclerk for assistance" ], "synonyms":[ "hits (up)", "requests", "solicits" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeals (to)", "begs", "beseeches", "conjures", "entreats", "implores", "importunes", "invites", "invokes", "petitions", "pleads (to)", "prays", "supplicates", "demands", "enjoins", "exacts", "presses", "requires" ], "near antonyms":[ "coerces", "compels", "constrains", "forces", "obliges", "requires" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or receive as a price":{ "examples":[ "they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock" ], "synonyms":[ "charges", "commands", "demands" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcharges", "undercharges", "brings", "fetches", "sells (for)", "discounts", "marks down", "marks up", "assesses", "bills", "invoices", "prices", "values" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to request the presence or participation of":{ "examples":[ "a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "bids", "invites" ], "near synonyms":[ "solicits", "beckons", "calls", "summons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assumably":{ "by reasonable assumption":{ "examples":[ "assumably , the package deal for the cruise includes air fare" ], "synonyms":[ "doubtless", "likely", "presumably", "probably" ], "near synonyms":[ "maybe", "mayhap", "perchance", "perhaps", "possibly", "conceivably", "imaginably", "plausibly", "practically", "reasonably", "potentially", "assuredly", "certainly", "clearly", "conclusively", "decisively", "definitely", "definitively", "indisputably", "indubitably", "positively", "really", "surely", "truly", "undeniably", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably", "presumedly", "supposably", "supposedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "implausibly", "inconceivably", "incredibly", "unbelievably", "unthinkably" ], "antonyms":[ "improbably" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "astonishments":{ "the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{ "examples":[ "the suddenness of the thunderstorm left the picnickers in a state of astonishment" ], "synonyms":[ "amazements", "shocks", "startlements", "stupefactions", "surprises", "surprizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "awes", "wonderments", "wonders", "startles", "bewilderments", "confusions", "consternations", "discomfitures", "dismays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assenting (to)":{ "as in accepting , complying (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceding (to)", "accepting", "acquiescing", "complying (with)", "consenting (to)", "going (by)", "subscribing", "agreeing", "coinciding", "concurring", "affiliating", "allying", "associating", "uniting", "collaborating", "cooperating", "getting along", "getting on" ], "near antonyms":[ "differing", "disagreeing", "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting", "bickering", "countering", "disputing", "dissenting", "diverging", "falling out", "objecting", "opposing", "protesting", "quarreling", "quarrelling", "resisting", "rivaling", "rivalling", "dissociating", "separating", "splitting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ascetical":{ "relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure":{ "examples":[ "He committed to having an ascetic existence during his rehab.", "an ascetic diet of rice and beans" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "monastic", "monkish", "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "severe", "stern", "strict", "tough", "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", "browbeating", "bullying", "determined", "firm", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "unflinching", "dogged", "intractable", "obstinate", "relentless", "celibate", "chaste", "disciplined" ], "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", "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in prude , killjoy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fuddy-duddy", "prude", "straight arrow", "killjoy", "spoilsport", "wet blanket" ], "near antonyms":[ "debauchee", "decadent", "hedonist", "sensualist", "sybarite", "voluptuary", "Cyrenaic", "Epicurean", "bon vivant", "epicure", "glutton", "gourmand" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "astronomically":{ "to a large extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "their battalion was astronomically outnumbered by enemy forces" ], "synonyms":[ "big-time", "broadly", "colossally", "considerably", "enormously", "extensively", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "largely", "massively", "monstrously", "monumentally", "much", "sizably", "staggeringly", "stupendously", "tremendously", "utterly", "vastly" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "noticeably", "significantly", "abundantly", "amply", "copiously", "healthily", "plentifully" ], "near antonyms":[ "modestly", "fractionally", "imperceptibly", "infinitesimally", "insignificantly", "invisibly", "microscopically", "minutely", "barely", "hardly", "just", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "ascendancies":{ "controlling power or influence over others":{ "examples":[ "a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I" ], "synonyms":[ "ascendances", "ascendences", "dominances", "dominations", "dominions", "hegemonies", "imperiums", "predominances", "predominancies", "preeminences", "reigns", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "supremacies" ], "near synonyms":[ "primacies", "superiorities", "lordships", "scepters", "arms", "authorities", "choke holds", "clutches", "commands", "controls", "grips", "holds", "masteries", "sways", "takeovers", "directions", "jurisdictions", "managements", "clouts", "mights", "pulls", "weights", "eminences", "importances", "moments", "prerogatives", "privileges", "rights" ], "near antonyms":[ "weaknesses", "impotences", "impotencies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assumption":{ "something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning":{ "examples":[ "the widespread assumption that violent entertainment leads to violent behavior in children", "your argument is faulty because it's based on erroneous assumptions" ], "synonyms":[ "given", "hypothetical", "if", "postulate", "premise", "premiss", "presumption", "presupposition", "supposition" ], "near synonyms":[ "hypothesis", "proposition", "theory", "thesis", "axiom", "truism", "verity", "belief", "canon", "doctrine", "dogma", "gospel", "law", "precept", "principle", "rule", "standard", "tenet", "basis", "foundation", "ground", "conclusion", "deduction", "inference", "affirmation", "assertion", "avouchment", "declaration", "dictum", "ipse dixit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims":{ "examples":[ "his air of assumption tended to put people off rather quickly" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogance", "bumptiousness", "consequence", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "high horse", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "masterfulness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "self-consequence", "self-importance", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritativeness", "bossiness", "bowwow", "brag", "dominance", "high-handedness", "condescension", "disdain", "scorn", "chest-thumping", "inflation", "self-assertion", "side", "snobbery", "snobbishness", "snobbism", "snootiness", "attitude", "cheek", "cheekiness", "impertinence", "impudence", "sauciness", "boastfulness", "bombast", "braggadocio", "bravado", "strut", "swagger", "triumphalism", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "cockiness", "complacence", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "vanity", "superiority complex" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "demureness", "retiringness", "shyness", "diffidence", "self-distrust", "self-doubt", "timidity", "timidness", "lowliness", "meekness", "mousiness", "passiveness", "passivity", "submissiveness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness" ], "antonyms":[ "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astonishes":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me" ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astounds", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stuns", "stupefies", "surprises", "surprizes", "thunderstrikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ask":{ "to put a question or questions to":{ "examples":[ "my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu" ], "synonyms":[ "catechize", "grill", "inquire (of)", "interrogate", "query", "question", "quiz" ], "near synonyms":[ "besiege", "bombard", "cross-examine", "cross-question", "examine", "pump", "poll", "survey" ], "near antonyms":[ "rejoin", "retort", "comment", "observe", "remark", "avoid", "duck" ], "antonyms":[ "answer", "reply", "respond" ] }, "to make a request of":{ "examples":[ "ask the salesclerk for assistance" ], "synonyms":[ "hit (up)", "request", "solicit" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeal (to)", "beg", "beseech", "conjure", "entreat", "implore", "importune", "invite", "invoke", "petition", "plead (to)", "pray", "supplicate", "demand", "enjoin", "exact", "press", "require" ], "near antonyms":[ "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "force", "oblige", "require" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or receive as a price":{ "examples":[ "they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "command", "demand" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcharge", "undercharge", "bring", "fetch", "sell (for)", "discount", "mark down", "mark up", "assess", "bill", "invoice", "price", "value" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to request the presence or participation of":{ "examples":[ "a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "bid", "invite" ], "near synonyms":[ "solicit", "beckon", "call", "summon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astounds":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astonishes", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stuns", "stupefies", "surprises", "surprizes", "thunderstrikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aside from":{ "not including":{ "examples":[ "aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term" ], "synonyms":[ "apart from", "bar", "barring", "beside", "besides", "but", "except", "excepting", "except for", "excluding", "exclusive of", "other than", "outside", "outside of", "save", "saving" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "preposition" ] }, "assaying":{ "to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{ "examples":[ "the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining" ], "synonyms":[ "analyzing", "anatomizing", "breaking down", "cutting", "deconstructing", "dissecting" ], "near synonyms":[ "assessing", "diagnosing", "evaluating", "examining", "inspecting", "investigating", "scrutinizing", "arranging", "assorting", "cataloging", "cataloguing", "categorizing", "classifying", "codifying", "diagramming", "diagraming", "enumerating", "indexing", "ordering", "schematizing", "sorting", "tabulating", "dividing", "reducing", "segmenting", "separating", "subdividing" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerating", "aggregating", "amalgamating", "assimilating", "coalescing", "conglomerating", "consolidating", "integrating", "synthesizing", "unifying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make an effort to do":{ "examples":[ "assaying the task of writing his autobiography" ], "synonyms":[ "attempting", "endeavoring", "essaying", "seeking", "striving", "trying" ], "near synonyms":[ "fighting", "straining", "struggling", "toiling", "troubling", "working", "aiming", "aspiring", "hoping", "assuming", "taking up", "undertaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "dropping", "giving up", "quitting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astute":{ "having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment":{ "examples":[ "a police detective known to be an astute judge of character" ], "synonyms":[ "canny", "clear-eyed", "clear-sighted", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "heady", "knowing", "savvy", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "shrewd", "smart" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "pawky", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily", "discerning", "insightful", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise", "experienced", "veteran", "discriminating", "discriminative", "agile", "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted", "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "calculating", "scheming" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "unperceptive", "unwise", "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "brainless", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dumb", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "softheaded", "stupid", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "weak-minded", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "thoughtless", "witless", "ignorant", "uninformed" ], "antonyms":[ "unknowing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "aspires":{ "to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{ "examples":[ "aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds" ], "synonyms":[ "aims", "allows", "calculates", "contemplates", "designs", "goes", "intends", "looks", "means", "meditates", "plans", "proposes", "purports", "purposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "dreams", "hopes", "wishes", "considers", "debates", "mulls (over)", "ponders", "attempts", "endeavors", "strives", "struggles", "tries", "plots", "schemes", "accomplishes", "achieves", "effects", "executes", "performs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "examples":[ "a tower aspiring towards the heavens" ], "synonyms":[ "arises", "ascends", "climbs", "lifts", "mounts", "rises", "soars", "thrusts", "uprears", "uprises", "ups", "upthrusts", "upturns" ], "near synonyms":[ "surges", "towers", "boosts", "elevates", "raises", "upheaves", "uplifts", "upraises", "balloons", "blasts off", "takes off", "zooms", "crests", "scales", "surmounts", "tops", "cants", "inclines", "leans", "lists", "reclines", "slants", "slopes", "tilts", "tips" ], "near antonyms":[ "dives", "nose-dives", "plummets", "sinks", "slides" ], "antonyms":[ "declines", "descends", "dips", "drops", "falls (off)", "plunges" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assemblyman":{ "as in assemblywoman":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assemblywoman", "lawgiver", "lawmaker", "legislator", "solon", "congressman", "congresswoman", "senator" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assaultive":{ "feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{ "examples":[ "with viciously assaultive prose the writer takes on her critics" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "warlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonistic", "fierce", "hostile", "hot-tempered", "acidic", "bearish", "bilious", "bristly", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fractious", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "stroppy", "surly", "testy", "touchy", "ugly", "waspish", "savage", "vicious", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "near antonyms":[ "anti-imperialist", "antimilitarist", "unwarlike", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "complaisant", "conciliatory", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "kindhearted", "obliging", "pleasant", "sociable", "calm", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "benign", "gentle", "kindly", "mild" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggressive", "nonbelligerent", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "unbelligerent", "uncombative", "uncontentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "astonish":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me" ], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astound", "bowl over", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stun", "stupefy", "surprise", "surprize", "thunderstrike" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddle", "bewilder", "blindside", "blow away", "confound", "confuse", "daze", "discomfit", "disconcert", "dismay", "jar", "muddle", "nonplus", "perplex", "shake up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assault rifle":{ "as in assault weapon , machine gun":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "AK-47", "assault weapon", "automatic", "carbine", "machine gun", "machine pistol", "repeater", "submachine gun", "tommy gun", "blunderbuss", "breechloader", "culverin", "fieldpiece", "firelock", "flintlock", "harquebus", "arquebus", "matchlock", "musket", "rifle", "shotgun", "smoothbore", "twenty-two", ".22", "speargun", "self-loader", "semiautomatic", "derringer", "forty-five", ".45", "gat", "handgun", "pistol", "revolver", "rod", "roscoe", "sidearm", "six-gun", "six-shooter", "zip gun", "arm", "firearm", "gun", "heat", "piece", "small arm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aswoon":{ "having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down":{ "examples":[ "I don't know what was in that cocktail, but I was all aswoon after drinking it" ], "synonyms":[ "dizzy", "giddy", "light-headed", "reeling", "swimmy", "vertiginous", "whirling", "woozy" ], "near synonyms":[ "faint", "weak", "addled", "befuddled", "confused", "dazed", "groggy" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearheaded", "stable", "steady" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "assimilates":{ "to describe as similar":{ "examples":[ "assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine" ], "synonyms":[ "analogizes", "brackets", "compares", "equates", "likens" ], "near synonyms":[ "associates", "connects", "couples", "links", "alludes", "refers", "relates", "equals", "matches", "parallels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contrasts" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciates", "apprehends", "beholds", "catches", "catches on (to)", "cognizes", "compasses", "comprehends", "conceives", "cottons (to or on to)", "deciphers", "decodes", "digs", "discerns", "gets", "grasps", "groks", "intuits", "knows", "makes", "makes out", "perceives", "recognizes", "registers", "savvies", "sees", "seizes", "senses", "tumbles (to)", "twigs", "understands" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbs", "digests", "takes in", "realizes", "fathoms", "penetrates", "pierces" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehends", "misconceives", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misperceives", "misreads", "mistakes", "misunderstands" ], "antonyms":[ "misses" ] }, "to make a part of a body or system":{ "examples":[ "social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbs", "co-opts", "embodies", "incorporates", "integrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "amalgamates", "blends", "combines", "commingles", "fuses", "intermingles", "merges", "mingles", "acculturates", "accustoms", "conditions", "enculturates", "habituates", "naturalizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assassinations":{ "as in hits , executions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "executions", "hits", "bloodsheds", "butcheries", "carnages", "decimations", "destructions", "massacres", "slaughters", "euthanasias", "mercy killings", "chance-medleys", "killings", "manslaughters", "filicides", "fratricides", "matricides", "parricides", "patricides", "regicides", "uxoricides", "blood", "foul play", "homicides", "murders", "rubouts", "slayings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asserts":{ "to state clearly and strongly":{ "examples":[ "a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country" ], "synonyms":[ "affirms", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "declares", "guarantees", "lays down", "professes" ], "near synonyms":[ "advances", 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up", "exploding", "detaching", "disengaging", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating" ], "antonyms":[ "demounting", "disassembling", "dismantling", "dismembering", "knocking down", "striking", "taking down", "tearing down" ] }, "to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{ "examples":[ "we assembled the club members to decide who would be traveling with whom on the trip" ], "synonyms":[ "calling", "convening", "convoking", "mustering", "summoning" ], "near synonyms":[ "rallying", "calling in", "calling out", "calling up", "knelling", "amassing", "collecting", "gathering", "grouping", "rounding up", "reassembling", "reconvening" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking up", "dissolving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring together in one body or place":{ "examples":[ "assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulating", "amassing", "bulking (up)", "collecting", "concentrating", "congregating", "constellating", 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"moment", "prerogative", "privilege", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "weakness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asks (for)":{ "to make a request for":{ "examples":[ "don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaks", "calls (for)", "desires", "pleads (for)", "quests", "requests", "seeks", "solicits", "speaks (for)", "sues (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "applies (for)", "begs (for)", "claims", "clamors (for)", "importunes", "urges", "wishes (for)", "demands", "enjoins", "exacts", "insists (on)", "petitions (for)", "presses (for)", "requires", "requisitions", "invites", "invokes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to act so as to make (something) more likely":{ "examples":[ "you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding" ], "synonyms":[ "courts", "flirts (with)", "invites", "woos" ], "near synonyms":[ "angles (for)", "fishes (for)", "hunts", "searches", "seeks", "provokes", 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"mingles", "mixes", "rallies", "relates", "sides", "socializes", "teams", "ties", "weds", "befriends", "friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "cold-shoulders", "shuns", "snubs", "alienates", "estranges", "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites", "divorces", "severs", "splits", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to think of (something) in combination":{ "examples":[ "she still associates Memorial Day with her long-ago fianc\u00e9, who died in Vietnam" ], "synonyms":[ "connects", "correlates", "identifies", "links", "relates" ], "near synonyms":[ "compares", "equates", "likens", "groups", "joins", "lumps (together)", "ties (together)" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrasts", "differentiates", "discriminates", "distinguishes", "separates", "sets off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come together to form a single unit":{ "examples":[ "the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water" ], "synonyms":[ "coalesces", "combines", "conjoins", "conjugates", "connects", "couples", "fuses", "interfuses", "joins", "links (up)", "marries", "unifies", "unites" ], "near synonyms":[ "mates", "yokes", "allies", "confederates", "leagues", "chains", "compounds", "hitches", "hooks", "splices", "assembles", "clusters", "congregates", "constellates", "convenes", "gathers", "meets", "recombines", "reconnects", "rejoins", "reunifies", "reunites" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaches", "disaffiliates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "fractionates", "isolates", "resolves", "uncouples", "unyokes", "disbands", "disperses", "scatters" ], "antonyms":[ "breaks up", "dissevers", "parts", "sections", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "unlinks" ] }, "to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{ "examples":[ "nations deciding to associate in order to remove trade barriers" ], "synonyms":[ "allies", "bands (together)", "clubs", "coalesces", "coheres", "confederates", "conjoins", "cooperates", "federates", "leagues", "unites" ], "near synonyms":[ "cabals", "collaborates", "gangs up", "hangs together", "teams (up)", "incorporates", "organizes", "unionizes", "affiliates", "amalgamates", "combines", "conglomerates", "consolidates", "converges", "groups", "joins", "merges", "knots", "links", "ties", "weds" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "dissolves", "disunites", "divorces", "parts", "segregates", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "alienates", "estranges", "falls out" ], "antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands" ] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "examples":[ "you should try to associate with people your own age" ], "synonyms":[ "fraternizes", "goes out", "hobnobs", "mingles", "mixes", "socializes", "steps out" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouses", "parties", "revels", "circulates" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "eschews", "shuns", "slights", "snubs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person frequently seen in the company of another":{ "examples":[ "a number of his associates were members of organized crime, so he was a person of interest to the FBI" ], "synonyms":[ "cohorts", "companions", "compatriots", "compeers", "comrades", "cronies", "fellows", "hobnobbers", "mates", "running mates" ], "near synonyms":[ "colleagues", "coworkers", "co-workers", "equals", "peers", "workmates", "accomplices", "affiliates", "allies", "collaborators", "confederates", "halves", "partners", "buddies", "chums", "confidants", "familiars", "friends", "hearties", "intimates", "pals", "countrymen", "classmates", "housemates", "messmates", "playfellows", "playmates", "roommates", "roomies", "schoolmates", "shipmates", "teammates", "attendants", "escorts", "hangers-on", "leeches", "parasites" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a fellow worker":{ "examples":[ "my associates at the office" ], "synonyms":[ "colleagues", "confreres", "confr\u00e8res", "coworkers", "co-workers" ], "near synonyms":[ "equals", "fellows", "peers", "accomplices", "allies", "cohorts", "collaborators", "confederates", "copartners", "co-partners", "halves", "partners", "buddies", "chums", "companions", "comrades", "cronies", "pals", "compatriots", "countrymen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "astonishment":{ "the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary":{ "examples":[ "the Midwesterner's astonishment at seeing the ocean for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "admiration", "amazement", "awe", "wonder", "wonderment" ], "near synonyms":[ "dread", "fear", "respect", "reverence", "veneration", "curiosity", "interest", "shock", "surprise", "disbelief", "incomprehension", "incredulity", "beguilement", "bewitchment", "captivation", "enchantment", "fascination", "animation", "enlightenment", "excitement", "invigoration", "stimulation", "absorption", "engagement", "engrossment", "enthrallment", "immersion", "involvement" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathy", "disinterest", "incuriosity", "indifference", "unconcern", "boredom", "doldrums", "ennui", "listlessness", "restlessness", "tedium", "tiredness", "weariness", "weltschmerz", "cheerlessness", "dispiritedness", "joylessness", "melancholy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{ "examples":[ "the suddenness of the thunderstorm left the picnickers in a state of astonishment" ], "synonyms":[ "amazement", "shock", "startlement", "stupefaction", "surprise", "surprize" ], "near synonyms":[ "awe", "wonder", "wonderment", "startle", "bewilderment", "confusion", "consternation", "discomfiture", "dismay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "as good as":{ "very close to but not completely":{ "examples":[ "I came home to discover that our dog food supply was as good as gone." ], "synonyms":[ "about", "all but", "almost", "borderline", "fair", "fairly", "feckly", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "practically", "somewhere", "virtually", "well-nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "by and large", "chiefly", "largely", "mainly", "mostly", "kind of", "partially", "partly", "somewhat" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "plain", "plumb", "quite", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "barely", "hardly", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "ascending":{ "as in soaring , ascendant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascendant", "ascendent", "soaring", "airy", "elevated", "high", "nosebleed", "overhead", "overlooking", "raised", "upheld", "uplifted", "upraised", "topmost", "upmost", "upper", "uppermost", "upward" ], "near antonyms":[ "low", "low-lying", "depressed", "descendant", "descendent", "descending", "down", "dropped", "fallen", "grounded", "lowered", "sunken", "lowermost", "nethermost", "undermost", "abreast", "even", "level" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or extend upward":{ 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"bushwhacker" ], "near synonyms":[ "mugger", "robber", "molester", "predator", "raper", "rapist", "ravager", "aggressor", "besieger", "invader", "raider", "counterattacker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asymmetry":{ "as in imbalance , disproportion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discordance", "disproportion", "disunity", "imbalance", "incoherence", "violence", "confusion", "disorganization", "dissonance", "disturbance", "tension", "disconnectedness", "disjointedness", "incompatibility", "irregularity", "unevenness" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "coherence", "concinnity", "consonance", "consonancy", "harmony", "orchestration", "proportion", "symmetry", "symphony", "unity", "coordination", "correlation", "correspondence", "equalization", "equilibrium", "evenness", "order", "orderliness", "regularity", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assent (to)":{ "as in accept , comply (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accede (to)", "accept", "acquiesce", "comply (with)", "consent (to)", "go (by)", "subscribe", "agree", "coincide", "concur", "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "unite", "collaborate", "cooperate", "get along", "get on" ], "near antonyms":[ "differ", "disagree", "clash", "collide", "conflict", "bicker", "counter", "dispute", "dissent", "diverge", "fall out", "object", "oppose", "protest", "quarrel", "resist", "rival", "dissociate", "separate", "split" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ascertained":{ "to come to an awareness of":{ "examples":[ "was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home" ], "synonyms":[ "caught on (to)", "discovered", "found out", "got on (to)", "heard", "learned", "realized", "saw", "wised (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hit (on or upon)", "tumbled (to)", "descried", "detected", "encountered", "espied", "spotted", "calculated", "doped (out)", "figured out", "found", "puzzled (out)", "discerned", "minded", "noted", "observed", "perceived", "divined" ], "near antonyms":[ "missed", "overlooked", "disregarded", "ignored", "forgot", "unlearned", "blanketed", "blotted out", "cloaked", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "enshrouded", "hid", "masked", "occulted", "screened", "shrouded", "veiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern" ], "synonyms":[ "descried", "detected", "determined", "discovered", "dredged (up)", "dug out", "dug up", "ferreted (out)", "found", "found out", "got", "hit (on or upon)", "hunted (down or up)", "learned", "located", "nosed out", "ran down", "rooted (out)", "routed (out)", "rummaged", "scared up", "scouted (up)", "tracked (down)", "turned up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espied", "sighted", "spotted", "looked for", "searched (for or out)", "sought" ], "near antonyms":[ "lost", "mislaid", "misplaced", "misset", "mis-set" ], "antonyms":[ "missed", "overlooked", "passed over" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astigmatisms":{ "a problem with the eye that prevents a person from seeing clearly":{ "examples":[ "He needed to wear glasses because of his astigmatism ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aniseikonia", "diplopia", "squint", "strabismus", "eye", "eyesight", "sight", "vision", "myopia", "nearsightedness", "farsightedness", "hypermetropia", "hyperopia", "presbyopia", "double vision" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ascend":{ "to move or extend upward":{ "examples":[ "the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees" ], "synonyms":[ "arise", "aspire", "climb", "lift", "mount", "rise", "soar", "thrust", "up", "uprear", "uprise", "upthrust", "upturn" ], "near synonyms":[ "surge", "tower", "boost", "elevate", "raise", "upheave", "uplift", "upraise", "balloon", "blast off", "take off", "zoom", "crest", "scale", "surmount", "top", "cant", "incline", "lean", "list", "recline", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ], "near antonyms":[ "dive", "nose-dive", "plummet", "sink", "slide" ], "antonyms":[ "decline", "descend", "dip", "drop", "fall (off)", "plunge" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assimilate":{ "to describe as similar":{ "examples":[ "assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine" ], "synonyms":[ "analogize", "bracket", "compare", "equate", "liken" ], "near synonyms":[ "associate", "connect", "couple", "link", "allude", "refer", "relate", "equal", "match", "parallel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contrast" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciate", "apprehend", "behold", "catch", "catch on (to)", "cognize", "compass", "comprehend", "conceive", "cotton (to or on to)", "decipher", "decode", "dig", "discern", "get", "grasp", "grok", "intuit", "know", "make", "make out", "perceive", "recognize", "register", "savvy", "see", "seize", "sense", "tumble (to)", "twig", "understand" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorb", "digest", "take in", "realize", "fathom", "penetrate", "pierce" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehend", "misconceive", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misperceive", "misread", "mistake", "misunderstand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "to make a part of a body or system":{ "examples":[ "social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community" ], "synonyms":[ "absorb", "co-opt", "embody", "incorporate", "integrate" ], "near synonyms":[ "amalgamate", "blend", "combine", "commingle", "fuse", "intermingle", "merge", "mingle", "acculturate", "accustom", "condition", "enculturate", "habituate", "naturalize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ash-blonde":{ "as in strawberry blonde , towheaded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blondish", "strawberry blonde", "strawberry blond", "towheaded", "ocherous", "ochreous", "gold", "light", "white", "blond", "blonde", "fair", "flaxen", "golden", "sandy", "straw", "tawny" ], "near antonyms":[ "black-a-vised", "brown", "brunet", "brunette", "dark", "olive", "swart", "swarthy", "black", "ebony", "raven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "as if":{ "the way it would be or one would do if":{ "examples":[ "she looked as if she wanted to ask one more question before we left" ], "synonyms":[ "as", "as though", "like" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "conjunction" ] }, "astoundingly":{ "as in surprisingly , astonishingly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amazingly", "astonishingly", "shockingly", "stunningly", "surprisingly", "unexpectedly", "suddenly", "unanticipatedly", "uncommonly", "unusually" ], "near antonyms":[ "expectedly", "unsurprisingly", "commonly", "ordinarily", "obviously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "assort":{ "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "categorize", "class", "classify", "codify", "compartment", "compartmentalize", "digest", "distinguish", "distribute", "grade", "group", "peg", "place", "range", "rank", "relegate", "separate", "sort", "type" ], "near synonyms":[ "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "systematize", "alphabetize", "catalog", "catalogue", "file", "index", "list", "refer", "pigeonhole", "shelve", "identify", "recognize", "cull", "screen", "set", "sieve", "sift", "winnow", "clump", "cluster", "colligate", "recategorize", "reclassify", "regroup", "subcategorize" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuse", "disarrange", "jumble", "lump", "mix (up)", "scramble", "misclassify", "missort", "mistype" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "somewhat surprisingly, the collection of ancient Egyptian art assorts rather well with the museum's modern design" ], "synonyms":[ "agree", "blend", "chime", "chime in", "conform", "consort", "coordinate", "groove", "harmonize" ], "near synonyms":[ "balance", "correlate", "correspond", "dovetail", "hang together", "match", "meet", "parallel", "bond", "coalesce", "cohere", "conjoin", "fuse", "merge", "square", "tally" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "contrast", "counter", "differ", "diverge", "jar", "cancel (out)", "counteract", "negate", "offset" ], "antonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asphyxiate":{ "to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die":{ "examples":[ "The murder victim was asphyxiated ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "garrote", "garotte", "throttle", "choke", "smother", "stifle", "strangle", "suffocate", "drown", "croak", "destroy", "dispatch", "do in", "fell", "slay" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathe", "exhale", "expire", "inhale", "inspire", "resuscitate", "revive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "askers":{ "as in questioners , inquirers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inquirers", "queriers", "querists", "questioners", "canvassers", "canvasers", "interviewers", "pollers", "pollsters" ], "near antonyms":[ "interviewees", "pollees", "respondents", "answerers", "repliers", "responders", "attesters", "informants", "reporters", "testifiers", "witnesses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in requesters , suers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "requesters", "suers", "cadgers", "moochers", "schnorrers", "beggars", "mendicants", "panhandlers", "petitioners", "pleaders", "solicitors", "suitors", "suppliants", "supplicants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assign":{ "to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{ "examples":[ "assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "commission", "entrust", "intrust", "task", "trust" ], "near synonyms":[ "confer", "impose", "commit", "confide", "consign", "delegate", "recommend", "relegate", "repose", "allocate", "allot", "authorize", "empower", "invest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give as a share or portion":{ "examples":[ "each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer" ], "synonyms":[ "allocate", "allot", "allow", "apportion", "distribute", "lot", "ration" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasure", "administer", "deal", "dispense", "divide", "dole out", "hand out", "measure", "mete (out)", "meter", "parcel (out)", "part", "portion", "prorate", "share (out)", "split", "accord", "award", "give", "grant", "earmark", "reserve", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "reallocate", "reapportion", "reassign", "redistribute" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudge", "deny", "deprive (of)", "keep", "retain", "stint", "withhold", "appropriate", "arrogate", "confiscate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts" ], "synonyms":[ "alien", "alienate", "cede", "convey", "deed", "make over", "transfer" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeath", "hand down", "leave", "pass (down)", "will", "bestow", "commend", "commit", "confer", "contribute", "deliver", "donate", "grant", "hand over", "move", "pass", "present", "release", "relinquish", "surrender", "transmit", "turn in", "turn over", "vest", "yield", "consign", "entrust", "intrust", "trust", "lease", "lend", "let", "loan", "rent" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{ "examples":[ "the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city" ], "synonyms":[ "appoint", "attach", "commission", "constitute", "designate", "detail", "name", "nominate", "place" ], "near synonyms":[ "authorize", "delegate", "depute", "deputize", "anoint", "consecrate", "create", "inaugurate", "induct", "install", "instate", "institute", "invest", "make", "ordain", "crown", "enthrone", "throne", "choose", "destine", "draft", "elect", "handpick", "select", "single (out)", "vote (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackball", "depose", "dethrone", "displace", "eject", "evict", "oust", "overthrow", "remove", "throw out", "uncrown", "unmake", "unseat" ], "antonyms":[ "discharge", "dismiss", "expel", "fire" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "as the crow flies":{ "in a direct line or course":{ "examples":[ "The dock is about four miles away as the crow flies , but it's closer to six or seven by car." ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "direct", "directly", "due", "plumb", "plump", "right", "straight", "straightway" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "circuitously", "deviously", "veeringly" ], "antonyms":[ "indirectly" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "associational":{ "as in subsocial , consociational":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "consociational", "subsocial", "colonial", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "dependent", "parasitic", "parasitical", "precocial", "symbiotic" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonsocial", "solitary", "autonomous", "independent", "self-contained", "semiautonomous", "semi-independent", "altricial", "self-subsistent", "self-sufficient", "self-supporting", "self-sustaining", "lone", "recluse", "reclusive", "unsociable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "assailable":{ "as in undefended , unguarded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "exposed", "imperiled", "imperilled", "insecure", "liable", "open", "susceptible", "undefended", "unguarded", "unprotected", "unsecured", "vincible", "vulnerable", "defenseless", "helpless", "powerless", "weak", "indefensible", "untenable" ], "near antonyms":[ "defendable", "defensible", "tenable", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "secure", "secured", "shielded", "bulletproof", "impregnable", "indomitable", "invincible", "inviolable", "invulnerable", "unassailable", "unbeatable", "unconquerable", "untouchable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "assaulting":{ "to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent":{ "examples":[ "was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim" ], "synonyms":[ "forcing", "raping", "ravishing", "violating" ], "near synonyms":[ "molesting", "pawing", "defiling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "was found guilty of assaulting an officer", "enemy forces assaulted the city" ], "synonyms":[ "assailing", "attacking", "besetting", "bushwhacking", "charging", "descending (on or upon)", "going in (on)", "jumping (on)", "pouncing (on or upon)", "raiding", "rushing", "setting on", "siccing", "sicking", "storming", "striking", "trashing", "turning (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rushing", "ganging up (on)", "mobbing", "swarming", "mugging", "robbing", "ambuscading", "ambushing", "surprising", "surprizing", "waylaying", "blitzing", "bombarding", "bombing", "nuking", "barraging", "cannonading", "cannoning", "banging away (at)", "battering", "buffeting", "plastering", "beleaguering", "besieging", "pressing", "harrying", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "foraying", "invading", "overrunning", "enveloping", "flanking" ], "near antonyms":[ "covering", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "securing", "shielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asynchronous":{ "as in nonsynchronous , noncontemporary":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "noncontemporary", "nonsimultaneous", "nonsynchronous" ], "near antonyms":[ "coetaneous", "coeval", "coexistent", "coexisting", "coextensive", "coincident", "coincidental", "concurrent", "contemporaneous", "contemporary", "coterminous", "simultaneous", "synchronic", "synchronous", "accompanying", "attendant", "attending", "concomitant", "incident" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ascendencies":{ "controlling power or influence over others":{ "examples":[ "a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I" ], "synonyms":[ "ascendances", "ascendences", "dominances", "dominations", "dominions", "hegemonies", "imperiums", "predominances", "predominancies", "preeminences", "reigns", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "supremacies" ], "near synonyms":[ "primacies", "superiorities", "lordships", "scepters", "arms", "authorities", "choke holds", "clutches", "commands", "controls", "grips", "holds", "masteries", "sways", "takeovers", "directions", "jurisdictions", "managements", "clouts", "mights", "pulls", "weights", "eminences", "importances", "moments", "prerogatives", "privileges", "rights" ], "near antonyms":[ "weaknesses", "impotences", "impotencies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assistants":{ "a person who helps a more skilled person":{ "examples":[ "the chief assistant to the director" ], "synonyms":[ "adjuncts", "adjutants", "aides", "aids", "apprentices", "coadjutors", "deputies", "helpers", "helpmates", "helpmeets", "lieutenants", "mates", "sidekicks" ], "near synonyms":[ "attendants", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "maids", "maidservants", "scullions", "servants", "auxiliaries", "legmen", "subordinates", "underlings", "employees", "employes", "hands", "help", "hirelings", "laborers", "swampers", "workers", "gal Fridays", "girl Fridays", "man Fridays", "right hands", "aides-de-camp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "as a rule":{ "according to the usual course of things":{ "examples":[ "As a rule , we don't allow people to take seconds until everyone has initially been served." ], "synonyms":[ "commonly", "generally", "natch", "naturally", "normally", "ordinarily", "typically", "usually" ], "near synonyms":[ "customarily", "habitually", "regularly", "routinely", "familiarly", "conventionally", "traditionally" ], "near antonyms":[ "funnily", "oddly", "peculiarly", "queerly", "strangely", "weirdly", "anomalously", "irregularly", "radically" ], "antonyms":[ "abnormally", "atypically", "extraordinarily", "uncommonly", "untypically", "unusually" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "assumptive":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "an assumptive and tiresome woman" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", 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"promoted", "sponsored", "attended", "cared (for)", "comforted", "ministered (to)", "succored", "sustained", "bolstered", "boosted", "buttressed", "reinforced", "reenforced", "advised", "counseled", "counselled", "guided", "mentored", "nurtured", "bailed out", "delivered", "rescued", "saved", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "benefited", "benefitted", "favored", "obliged", "profited", "served" ], "near antonyms":[ "balked", "barred", "blocked", "constrained", "hampered", "handicapped", "held back", "impeded", "inhibited", "obstructed", "restrained", "strangled", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "inconvenienced", "interfered", "opposed", "sabotaged", "thwarted", "deserted", "disappointed", "failed", "let down", "discouraged", "disheartened", "repressed", "retarded", "stifled", "straitened", "stunted", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "injured" ], "antonyms":[ "hindered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assume":{ "to take to or upon oneself":{ "examples":[ "we promised to assume 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prestigious law firm" ], "synonyms":[ "employ", "engage", "fee", "hire", "lay on", "pay", "place", "recruit", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on" ], "near synonyms":[ "reemploy", "reengage", "rehire", "apprentice", "contract", "job", "partner", "subcontract", "enlist", "advance", "promote", "upgrade", "keep (on)", "headhunt", "scout" ], "near antonyms":[ "furlough", "lay off", "lock out" ], "antonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "can", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "sack" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astrologies":{ "the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crystal gazing", "divination", "geomancy", "hydromancy", "oneiromancy", "pyromancy", "rhabdomancy", "augury" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ascribing":{ "to explain (something) as being the result of something else":{ "examples":[ "ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand" ], "synonyms":[ "accrediting", "attributing", "chalking up", "crediting", "imputing", "laying", "putting down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaming", "charging", "fathering (on)", "imputing (to)", "pinning (on)", "assigning", "referring", "associating", "attaching", "connecting", "linking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "askant":{ "with distrust":{ "examples":[ "we looked askance at the dealer's assertion that the car had never been in an accident" ], "synonyms":[ "distrustfully", "doubtfully", "doubtingly", "dubiously", "mistrustfully", "sideways", "skeptically", "suspiciously" ], "near synonyms":[ "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "incredulously", "questioningly", "quizzically", "unbelievingly", "charily", "guardedly", "warily", "captiously", "critically", "cynically", "deprecatingly", "disapprovingly", "disparagingly", "negatively", "reproachfully", "reproachingly", "reprovingly", "unfavorably", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "uncomfortably", "uneasily" ], "near antonyms":[ "approvingly", "favorably", "positively", "confidently", "sanguinely", "credulously", "uncritically", "unquestioningly" ], "antonyms":[ "trustfully", "trustingly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "assorted":{ "consisting of many things of different sorts":{ "examples":[ "a box of assorted chocolates" ], "synonyms":[ "eclectic", "heterogeneous", "indiscriminate", "kitchen-sink", "magpie", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "motley", "patchwork", "piebald", "promiscuous", "raggle-taggle", "ragtag", "varied" ], "near synonyms":[ "manifold", "multifarious", "multiple", "multiplex", "myriad", "disparate", "divergent", "diverse", "sundry", "various", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "farraginous", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "amalgamated", "blended", "combined", "commingled", "commixed", "conglomerated", "fused", "incorporated", "intermingled", "intermixed", "merged", "mingled", "composite", "conglomerate", "hybrid", "unclassified", "unsorted" ], "near antonyms":[ "monolithic", "uniform", "alike", "identical", "like", "same", "distinct", "distinctive", "individual", "separate" ], "antonyms":[ "homogeneous" ] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "categorized", "classed", "classified", "codified", "compartmentalized", "compartmented", "digested", "distinguished", "distributed", "graded", "grouped", "pegged", "placed", "ranged", "ranked", "relegated", "separated", "sorted", "typed" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "systematized", "alphabetized", "cataloged", "catalogued", "filed", "indexed", "listed", "referred", "pigeonholed", "shelved", "identified", "recognized", "culled", "screened", "set", "sieved", "sifted", "winnowed", "clumped", "clustered", "colligated", "recategorized", "reclassified", "regrouped", "subcategorized" ], "near antonyms":[ "confused", "disarranged", "jumbled", "lumped", "mixed (up)", "scrambled", "misclassified", "missorted", "mis-sorted", "mistyped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "somewhat surprisingly, the collection of ancient Egyptian art assorts rather well with the museum's modern design" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed", "blended", "blent", "chimed", "chimed in", "conformed", "consorted", "coordinated", "grooved", "harmonized" ], "near synonyms":[ "balanced", "correlated", "corresponded", "dovetailed", "hung together", "matched", "met", "paralleled", "bonded", "coalesced", "cohered", "conjoined", "fused", "merged", "squared", "tallied" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicted", "contrasted", "countered", "differed", "diverged", "jarred", "canceled (out)", "cancelled (out)", "counteracted", "negated", "offset" ], "antonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "asymmetric":{ "having two sides or halves that are not the same; not symmetrical":{ "examples":[ "She wore a striking dress with an asymmetrical neckline." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unbalanced", "unsymmetrical", "askew", "awry", "aslant", "atilt", "cock-a-hoop", "cockeyed", "crazy", "crooked", "listing", "lopsided", "oblique", "off-kilter", "pitched", "skewed", "slanted", "slanting", "slantwise", "tilted", "tipping", "uneven", "contorted", "disordered", "distorted", "irregular" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "symmetrical", "symmetric", "ordered", "orderly", "regular", "uniform", "even", "level", "straight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "assignee":{ "a person who acts or does business for another":{ "examples":[ "you are hereby authorized as my assignee for the duration of the case" ], "synonyms":[ "agent", "attorney", "commissary", "delegate", "deputy", "envoy", "factor", "minister", "procurator", "proxy", "rep", "representative" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambassador", "diplomat", "diplomatist", "emissary", "foreign minister", "legate", "plenipotentiary", "alternate", "backup", "pinch hitter", "relief", "replacement", "stand-in", "sub", "substitute", "surrogate", "understudy", "informer", "operative", "spy", "broker", "distributor", "manager", "arbiter", "arbitrator", "comprador", "compradore", "conciliator", "go-between", "intercessor", "intermediary", "interposer", "liaison", "mediator", "middleman", "peacemaker", "mouthpiece", "point man", "point person", "prophet", "speaker", "spokesman", "spokesperson" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assaulted":{ "to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent":{ "examples":[ "was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim" ], "synonyms":[ "forced", "raped", "ravished", "violated" ], "near synonyms":[ "molested", "pawed", "defiled" ], "near 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] }, "assessment":{ "a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use":{ "examples":[ "hated paying the annual assessment on his car" ], "synonyms":[ "duty", "imposition", "impost", "levy", "tax" ], "near synonyms":[ "direct tax", "personal tax", "capitation", "custom(s)", "excise", "hidden tax", "income tax", "poll tax", "property tax", "sales tax", "single tax", "sin tax", "tariff", "toll", "tribute", "value-added tax", "withholding tax", "supertax", "surcharge", "surtax", "death tax", "estate tax", "inheritance tax", "flat tax", "proportional tax" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "examples":[ "I'm far too quiet, in the assessment of my new boss" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisal", "appraisement", "estimate", "estimation", "evaluation", "fix", "judgment", "judgement", "value judgment" ], "near synonyms":[ "aper\u00e7u", "feeling", "impression", "notion", "perception", "confidence", "faith", "stock", "trust", "belief", "conviction", "mind", "persuasion", "sentiment", "view", "conjecture", "guess", "hunch", "hypothesis", "surmise", "theory" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "examples":[ "we may have been too hasty in our assessment of the value of the property" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisal", "appraisement", "estimate", "estimation", "evaluation", "reckoning", "valuation" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "computation", "measurement", "mensuration", "audit", "check", "checkup", "examination", "inspection", "review", "scan", "scrutiny", "survey", "reassessment", "transvaluation", "overestimation", "overevaluation", "underestimation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ascension":{ "the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{ "examples":[ "her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season" ], "synonyms":[ "ascent", "climb", "rise", "rising", "soar" ], "near synonyms":[ "boost", "hike", "increase", "raise", "blastoff", "elevation", "hoist", "levitation", "liftoff", "raising", "takeoff", "heave", "thrust", "upheaval", "uplifting", "upraising", "upsurge", "upsweep", "upswing", "upthrust", "uptrend", "upturn", "upwelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "plop", "plummeting", "sinking", "decline", "decrease", "down", "comedown", "downfall", "downgrade" ], "antonyms":[ "descent", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "nosedive", "plunge" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "associations":{ "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "examples":[ "the public television station is producing the series in association with a foundation for the arts" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliations", "alliances", "collaborations", "confederations", "connections", "cooperations", "hookups", "liaisons", "linkups", "partnerships", "relations", "relationships", "tie-ups", "unions" ], "near synonyms":[ "businesses", "dealings", "interactions", "exchanges", "interconnections", "interrelations", "mutualisms", "reciprocities", "symbioses", "incorporations", "integrations", "mergers", "unifications", "affinities", "attachments", "intimacies", "rapports", "sympathies", "kinships", "solidarities", "unities", "colleagueships", "companies", "companionships", "fellowships", "beds", "cahoots", "leagues" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "partings", "separations", "severances", "splits", "alienations", "divorces", "estrangements" ], "antonyms":[ "disaffiliations", "dissociations" ] }, "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "examples":[ "all associations meeting on town property must be registered with and approved by the registrar's office" ], "synonyms":[ "boards", "brotherhoods", "chambers", "clubs", "colleges", "congresses", "consortia", "consortiums", "councils", "fellowships", "fraternities", "guilds", "gilds", "institutes", "institutions", "leagues", "orders", "organizations", "societies", "sodalities" ], "near synonyms":[ "collectives", "communes", "communities", "cooperatives", "alliances", "blocs", "camps", "coalitions", "partnerships", "bodies", "cadres", "groups", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "juntas", "juntos", "klatches", "klatsches", "lots", "sets", "crews", "outfits", "parties", "squads", "teams", "branches", "chapters", "locals", "faithfuls", "folds", "memberships", "sisterhoods", "sororities", "cabals", "camarillas", "camorras", "confederacies", "conspiracies", "bands", "gangs", "rings", "cartels", "combines", "syndicates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asphyxiated":{ "to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die":{ "examples":[ "The murder victim was asphyxiated ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "garroted", "garotted", "throttled", "choked", "smothered", "stifled", 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"oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aspire":{ "to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{ "examples":[ "aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "allow", "calculate", "contemplate", "design", "go", "intend", "look", "mean", "meditate", "plan", "propose", "purport", "purpose" ], "near synonyms":[ "dream", "hope", "wish", "consider", "debate", "mull (over)", "ponder", "attempt", "endeavor", "strive", "struggle", "try", "plot", "scheme", "accomplish", "achieve", 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"serving" ], "near antonyms":[ "balking", "barring", "blocking", "constraining", "hampering", "handicapping", "holding back", "impeding", "inhibiting", "obstructing", "restraining", "strangling", "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "inconveniencing", "interfering", "opposing", "sabotaging", "thwarting", "deserting", "disappointing", "failing", "letting down", "discouraging", "disheartening", "repressing", "retarding", "stifling", "straitening", "stunting", "damaging", "harming", "hurting", "injuring" ], "antonyms":[ "hindering" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "asses":{ "a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things":{ "examples":[ "the farm kept a few asses for hauling hay in and out of the field" ], "synonyms":[ "burros", "donkeys", "jackasses", "mokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "jacks", "jennets", "jennies", "hinnies", "mules", "pack animals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assuage":{ "to make more bearable or less 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"ruffle", "vex", "provoke", "rouse", "harass", "harry", "persecute", "pester", "agitate", "discomfort", "distress", "disturb", "fret", "perturb", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "offend", "slight" ], "antonyms":[ "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "ire", "madden", "outrage" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aseptic":{ "free from filth, infection, or dangers to health":{ "examples":[ "patients with compromised immune systems must be treated in aseptic environments" ], "synonyms":[ "germfree", "hygienic", "sanitary", "sterile" ], "near synonyms":[ "germproof", "antibacterial", "antibiotic", "antiseptic", "germicidal", "microbicidal", "clean", "immaculate", "pristine", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "salutiferous", "wholesome", "pure", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "abluted", "bleached", "cleansed", "purified", "scrubbed", "washed", "whitened" ], "near antonyms":[ "infectious", "miasmic", "pathogenetic", "pathogenic", "poisonous", "sickening", "toxic", "bedraggled", "besmirched", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "dusty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "muddy", "nasty", "smirched", "soiled", "sordid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "unwashed", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "unsterilized" ], "antonyms":[ "germy", "insanitary", "unhygienic", "unsanitary", "unsterile" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "assorts":{ "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "categorizes", "classes", "classifies", "codifies", "compartmentalizes", "compartments", "digests", "distinguishes", "distributes", "grades", "groups", "pegs", "places", 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"cannonade", "fusillade", "hail", "salvo", "volley", "whammy" ], "near antonyms":[ "defense", "defensive", "guard", "shield", "opposition", "resistance", "protection", "security", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent":{ "examples":[ "was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim" ], "synonyms":[ "force", "rape", "ravish", "violate" ], "near synonyms":[ "molest", "paw", "defile" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "was found guilty of assaulting an officer", "enemy forces assaulted the city" ], "synonyms":[ "assail", "attack", "beset", "bushwhack", "charge", "descend (on or upon)", "go in (on)", "jump (on)", "pounce (on or upon)", "raid", "rush", "set on", "sic", "sick", "storm", "strike", "trash", "turn (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rush", "gang up (on)", "mob", "swarm", "mug", "rob", "ambuscade", "ambush", "surprise", "surprize", "waylay", "blitz", "bomb", "bombard", "nuke", "barrage", "cannon", "cannonade", "bang away (at)", "batter", "buffet", "plaster", "beleaguer", "besiege", "press", "harry", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "foray", "invade", "overrun", "envelop", "flank" ], "near antonyms":[ "cover", "defend", "guard", "protect", "secure", "shield" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "assigned":{ "to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{ "examples":[ "assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing" ], "synonyms":[ "charged", "commissioned", "entrusted", "intrusted", "tasked", "trusted" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferred", "imposed", "committed", "confided", "consigned", "delegated", "recommended", "relegated", "reposed", "allocated", "allotted", "authorized", "empowered", "invested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give as a share or portion":{ "examples":[ "each new employee is 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"chose", "destined", "drafted", "elected", "handpicked", "selected", "singled (out)", "voted (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballed", "deposed", "dethroned", "displaced", "ejected", "evicted", "ousted", "overthrew", "removed", "threw out", "uncrowned", "unmade", "unseated" ], "antonyms":[ "discharged", "dismissed", "expelled", "fired" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assisted suicide":{ "as in euthanasia , physician-assisted suicide":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "euthanasia", "mercy killing", "physician-assisted suicide", "blood", "foul play", "homicide", "murder", "rubout", "slaying", "chance-medley", "killing", "manslaughter", "bloodshed", "butchery", "carnage", "decimation", "destruction", "massacre", "slaughter", "assassination", "execution", "hit", "filicide", "fratricide", "matricide", "parricide", "patricide", "regicide", "uxoricide" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "as soon as":{ "just at the moment that":{ "examples":[ "let us know as soon as you get the news from the hospital" ], "synonyms":[ "immediately", "instantly", "once", "when" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "after", "directly", "since" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "conjunction" ] }, "as opposed to":{ "as in in contrast (to) , contrasted (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "compared to", "compared with", "contrasted (to)", "contrasted (with)", "in comparison (to)", "in comparison (with)", "in contrast (to)", "in contrast (with)", "athwart", "contrary to", "with", "against", "agin", "anti", "contra", "versus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "preposition" ] }, "assemblage":{ "a body of people come together in one place":{ "examples":[ "an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site" ], "synonyms":[ "assembly", "conference", "congregation", "convocation", "gathering", "ingathering", "meeting", "muster" ], "near synonyms":[ "company", "consort", "coterie", "gang", "pack", "caucus", "forum", "market", "panel", "rally", "symposium", "synod", "audience", "gallery", "grandstand", "house", "crowd", "flock", "horde", "legion", "multitude", "press", "swarm", "throng", "crush", "mob", "rabble", "rabblement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time":{ "examples":[ "tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy" ], "synonyms":[ "accretion", "accumulation", "collection", "cumulation", "cumulus", "gathering", "lodgment", "lodgement", "pileup" ], "near synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "assortment", "congeries", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jumble", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "mishmash", "mix", "mixture", "motley", "potpourri", "agglomeration", "clutter", "hash", "heap", "litter", "mass", "pile", "aggregate", "aggregation", "sum", "totality", "backlog", "cache", "fund", "hoard", "inventory", "kitty", "nest egg", "reserve", "stock", "stockpile", "store", "supply" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "an assemblage of brass candlesticks on the table" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "bunch", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "muster", "package", "parcel", "passel", "set", "suite" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomeration", "agglomeration", "assortment", "hodgepodge", "jumble", "miscellany", "mixture", "odds and ends", "sundries", "variety", "cycle", "run", "series", "suit" ], "near antonyms":[ "entity", "item", "single", "unit" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure":{ "examples":[ "donated his assemblage of 18th-century miniature paintings to the museum" ], "synonyms":[ "collection", "library" ], "near synonyms":[ "assortment", "kaleidoscope", "miscellanea", "mixed bag", "omnium-gatherum", "phantasmagoria", "treasure", "treasure trove", "trove", "arsenal", "cache", "hoard", "repertoire", "repertory", "reserve", "stock", "stockpile", "store", "supply", "accumulation", "assembly", "gathering" ], "near antonyms":[ "bric-a-brac", "clutter", "heap", "jumble", "litter", "pile", "ragbag" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assemblies":{ "a body of people come together in one place":{ "examples":[ "the usual assembly of early morning commuters waiting at the train station" ], "synonyms":[ "assemblages", "conferences", "congregations", "convocations", "gatherings", "ingatherings", "meetings", "musters" ], "near synonyms":[ "companies", "consorts", "coteries", "gangs", "packs", "caucuses", "forums", "fora", "markets", "panels", "rallies", "symposia", "symposiums", "synods", "audiences", "galleries", "grandstands", "houses", "crowds", "flocks", "hordes", "legions", "multitudes", "presses", "swarms", "throngs", "crushes", "mobs", "rabblements", "rabbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a body of persons gathered for religious worship":{ "examples":[ "the preacher addressed the assembly in somber tones" ], "synonyms":[ "churches", "congregations" ], "near synonyms":[ "flocks", "laities", "parishes", "communions", "confessions", "denominations", "folds", "sects" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{ "examples":[ "attendance at the awards assembly is mandatory" ], "synonyms":[ "congresses", "conventions", "convocations", "councils", "gatherings", "get-togethers", "huddles", "meetings" ], "near synonyms":[ "clinics", "workshops", "cabinets", "caucuses", "conclaves", "synods", "demonstrations", "rallies", "confabs", "conversations", "dialogues", "dialogs", "discourses", "discussions", "palavers", "talks", "negotiations", "parleys", "summits", "conferences", "forums", "fora", "round-robins", "roundtables", "round tables", "seminars", "symposia", "symposiums", "audiences", "interviews", "sessions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assents":{ "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "are we to conclude from your silence that you assent ?" ], "synonyms":[ "accedes", "acquiesces", "agrees", "comes round", "consents", "subscribes" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "abides", "bears (with)", "endures", "stands", "suffers", "tolerates", "stomachs", "swallows", "takes", "bows", "knuckles under", "relents", "submits", "succumbs", "yields" ], "near antonyms":[ "rebuffs", "refuses", "rejects", "scorns", "spurns", "denies", "gainsays" ], "antonyms":[ "dissents" ] }, "as in agreements , acceptances":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceptances", "acquiescences", "agreements", "OKs", "okays", "approbations", "approvals", "affirmations", "confirmations", "ratifications", "imprimaturs", "seals", "signatures", "stamps", "accreditations", "certifications", "liberties", "passes", "concessions", "patents", "permits", "tolerances", "tolerations", "accords", "grants" ], "near antonyms":[ "denials", "refusals", "rejections", "revocations", "injunctions", "vetoes", "deterrences", "discouragements", "repressions", "suppressions", "bans", "embargoes", "exclusions", "interdictions", "prohibitions", "proscriptions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "asseveration":{ "a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something":{ "examples":[ "despite the reporter's asseverations about journalistic integrity, there is little doubt that he is guilty of fabricating a number of details in his stories" ], "synonyms":[ "affirmation", "assertion", "avouchment", "avowal", "claim", "declaration", "insistence", "profession", "protestation" ], "near synonyms":[ "allegation", "announcement", "proclamation", "pronouncement", "argument", "justification", "rationalization", "reason", "confirmation", "reaffirmation", "reconfirmation", "vindication" ], "near antonyms":[ "disclaimer", "challenge", "dispute", "question", "confutation", "disproof", "rebuttal", "refutation", "contradiction", "denial", "negation" ], "antonyms":[ "disavowal" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assimilating":{ "to describe as similar":{ "examples":[ "assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine" ], "synonyms":[ "analogizing", "bracketing", "comparing", "equating", "likening" ], "near synonyms":[ "associating", "connecting", "coupling", "linking", "alluding", "referring", "relating", "equaling", "equalling", "matching", "paralleling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contrasting" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciating", "apprehending", "beholding", "catching", "catching on (to)", "cognizing", "compassing", "comprehending", "conceiving", "cottoning (to or on to)", "deciphering", "decoding", "digging", "discerning", "getting", "grasping", "grokking", "intuiting", "knowing", "making", "making out", "perceiving", "recognizing", "registering", "savvying", "seeing", "seizing", "sensing", "tumbling (to)", "twigging", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbing", "digesting", "taking in", "realizing", "fathoming", "penetrating", "piercing" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehending", "misconceiving", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misperceiving", "misreading", "mistaking", "misunderstanding" ], "antonyms":[ "missing" ] }, "to make a part of a body or system":{ "examples":[ "social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbing", "co-opting", "embodying", "incorporating", "integrating" ], "near synonyms":[ "amalgamating", "blending", "combining", "commingling", "fusing", "intermingling", "merging", "mingling", "acculturating", "accustoming", "conditioning", "enculturating", "habituating", "naturalizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assailants":{ "one who violently sets upon another":{ "examples":[ "the darkness prevented me from getting a good look at my assailant" ], "synonyms":[ "assaulters", "attackers", "bushwhackers" ], "near synonyms":[ "muggers", "robbers", "molesters", "predators", "rapers", "rapists", "ravagers", "aggressors", "besiegers", "invaders", "raiders", "counterattackers", "counter-attackers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astrology":{ "the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crystal gazing", "divination", "geomancy", "hydromancy", "oneiromancy", "pyromancy", "rhabdomancy", "augury" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ascensions":{ "the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{ "examples":[ "her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season" ], "synonyms":[ "ascents", "climbs", "rises", "risings", "soars" ], "near synonyms":[ "boosts", "hikes", "increases", "raises", "blastoffs", "elevations", "hoists", "levitations", "liftoffs", "takeoffs", "heaves", "thrusts", "upheavals", "upsurges", "upsweeps", "upswings", "upthrusts", "uptrends", "upturns", "upwellings" ], "near antonyms":[ "plops", "declines", "decreases", "downs", "comedowns", "downfalls", "downgrades" ], "antonyms":[ "descents", "dips", "dives", "drops", "falls", "nosedives", "plunges" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assigning":{ "to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{ "examples":[ "assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing" ], "synonyms":[ "charging", "commissioning", "entrusting", "intrusting", "tasking", "trusting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferring", "imposing", "committing", "confiding", "consigning", "delegating", "recommending", "relegating", "reposing", "allocating", "allotting", "authorizing", "empowering", "investing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give as a share or portion":{ "examples":[ "each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer" ], "synonyms":[ "allocating", "allotting", "allowing", "apportioning", "distributing", "lotting", "rationing" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasuring", "administering", "dealing", "dispensing", "dividing", "doling out", "handing out", "measuring", "metering", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "parting", "portioning", "prorating", "sharing (out)", "splitting", "according", "awarding", "giving", "granting", "earmarking", "reserving", "chipping in", "contributing", "donating", "reallocating", "reapportioning", "reassigning", "redistributing" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudging", "denying", "depriving (of)", "keeping", "retaining", "stinting", "withholding", "appropriating", "arrogating", "confiscating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts" ], "synonyms":[ "alienating", "aliening", "ceding", "conveying", "deeding", "making over", "transferring" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeathing", "handing down", "leaving", "passing (down)", "willing", "bestowing", "commending", "committing", "conferring", "contributing", "delivering", "donating", "granting", "handing over", "moving", "passing", "presenting", "releasing", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "transmitting", "turning in", "turning over", "vesting", "yielding", "consigning", "entrusting", "intrusting", "trusting", "leasing", "lending", "letting", "loaning", "renting" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{ "examples":[ "the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city" ], "synonyms":[ "appointing", "attaching", "commissioning", "constituting", "designating", "detailing", "naming", "nominating", "placing" ], "near synonyms":[ "authorizing", "delegating", "deputing", "deputizing", "anointing", "consecrating", "creating", "inaugurating", "inducting", "installing", "instating", "instituting", "investing", "making", "ordaining", "crowning", "enthroning", "throning", "choosing", "destining", "drafting", "electing", "handpicking", "selecting", "singling (out)", "voting (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballing", "deposing", "dethroning", "displacing", "ejecting", "evicting", "ousting", "overthrowing", "removing", "throwing out", "uncrowning", "unmaking", "unseating" ], "antonyms":[ "discharging", "dismissing", "expelling", "firing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asylums":{ "something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger":{ "examples":[ "the embassy serves as an asylum for that country's nationals in need of help" ], "synonyms":[ "bolt-holes", "harborages", "harbors", "havens", "refuges", "retreats", "sanctuaries", "sanctums", "sancta", "shelters" ], "near synonyms":[ "oases", "anchorages", "moorings", "ports", "covers", "screens", "abodes", "diggings", "domiciles", "dwellings", "habitations", "houses", "housings", "lodgings", "lodgments", "lodgements", "pads", "places", "quarters", "residences", "rests", "roofs", "cloisters", "closets", "coverts", "dens", "hermitages", "hideaways", "hideouts", "lairs", "castles", "fortresses", "forts", "palisades", "redoubts", "strongholds", "lean-tos", "lees", "sheds", "windbreaks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ascribes":{ "to explain (something) as being the result of something else":{ "examples":[ "ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand" ], "synonyms":[ "accredits", "attributes", "chalks up", "credits", "imputes", "lays", "puts down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blames", "charges", "fathers (on)", "imputes (to)", "pins (on)", "assigns", "refers", "associates", "attaches", "connects", "links" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assurance":{ "a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{ "examples":[ "I can state with complete assurance that no harm will ever come to you" ], "synonyms":[ "assuredness", "certainty", "certitude", "cocksureness", "confidence", "conviction", "doubtlessness", "face", "positiveness", "satisfaction", "sureness", "surety" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarianism", "dogmatism", "decisiveness", "determination", "firmness", "purposefulness", "resoluteness", "resolution", "resolve" ], "near antonyms":[ "hesitancy", "hesitation", "indecisiveness", "irresolution", "disbelief", "incredulity", "unbelief", "anxiety", "concern", "misgiving", "distrust", "mistrust", "suspicion" ], "antonyms":[ "doubt", "incertitude", "nonconfidence", "uncertainty" ] }, "great faith in 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"pretentiousness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprehension", "doubt", "misgiving" ], "antonyms":[ "diffidence", "insecurity", "self-distrust", "self-doubt" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asserted":{ "to state clearly and strongly":{ "examples":[ "a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country" ], "synonyms":[ "affirmed", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "declared", "guaranteed", "laid down", "professed" ], "near synonyms":[ "advanced", "advertised", "boosted", "plugged", "promoted", "publicized", "announced", "blazed", "called", "proclaimed", "pronounced", "said", "accented", "accentuated", "emphasized", "stressed", "underlined", "underscored", "advocated", "championed", "defended", "espoused", "supported", "upheld", "assured", "convinced", "persuaded", "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "reaffirmed", "reasserted" ], "near antonyms":[ "minimized", "understated", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{ "examples":[ "asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open" ], "synonyms":[ "argued", "contended", "maintained", "pleaded", "pled", "plead", "reasoned" ], "near synonyms":[ "adduced", "cited", "mentioned", "claimed", "insisted", "affirmed", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "advanced", "gave", "offered", "proposed", "submitted", "advised", "counseled", "counselled", "recommended", "suggested", "urged", "convinced", "persuaded", "advocated", "championed", "defended", "enforced", "espoused", "supported", "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "considered", "debated", "discussed", "confuted", "countered", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to state as a fact usually forcefully":{ "examples":[ "vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish" ], "synonyms":[ "affirmed", "alleged", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "claimed", "contended", "declared", "insisted", "maintained", "professed", "protested", "purported", "warranted" ], "near synonyms":[ "announced", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "proclaimed", "argued", "rationalized", "reasoned", "confirmed", "justified", "vindicated", "defended", "persevered", "supported", "upheld", "reaffirmed", "reasserted" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "negated", "negatived", "rejected", "repudiated", "challenged", "disputed", "questioned", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted", "contradicted", "countered" ], "antonyms":[ "denied", "gainsaid" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assentations":{ "as in consents , assents":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accessions", "adhesions", "assents", "consents", "accords", "agreements", "concurrences", "concurrencies", "consensuses", "unanimities", "unisons", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "concessions", "embracements", "embraces", "approbations", "approvals", "favors", "alliances", "collaborations", "collusions", "complicities", "conspiracies", "compliances", "concerts", "concordances", "concords", "conformities", "consonances", "harmonies", "solidarities", "understandings", "unions", "empathies", "rapports", "sympathies" ], "near antonyms":[ "conflicts", "disagreements", "dissensuses", "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "oppositions", "resistances", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "asininities":{ "a foolish act or idea":{ "examples":[ "a serious journalist who refuses to take part in the asininity of reporting celebrity gossip as real news" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdities", "b\u00eatises", "fatuities", "follies", "fooleries", "fopperies", "idiocies", "imbecilities", "inanities", "insanities", "lunacies", "stupidities" ], "near synonyms":[ "buffooneries", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "tomfooleries", "drivel", "humbug", "nonsense", "twaddles", "blunders", "bungles", "flubs", "goofs", "howlers" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretions", "forethoughts", "prudences", "sagacities", "wisdoms", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assented (to)":{ "as in accepted , complied (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceded (to)", "accepted", "acquiesced", "complied (with)", "consented (to)", "subscribed", "went (by)", "agreed", "coincided", "concurred", "affiliated", "allied", "associated", "united", "collaborated", "cooperated", "got along", "got on" ], "near antonyms":[ "differed", "disagreed", "clashed", "collided", "conflicted", "bickered", "countered", "disputed", "dissented", "diverged", "fell out", "objected", "opposed", "protested", "quarreled", "quarrelled", "resisted", "rivaled", "rivalled", "dissociated", "separated", "split" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asker":{ "as in questioner , inquirer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"accompanying", "attendant", "attending", "concomitant", "incident" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "aspersed":{ "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!" ], "synonyms":[ "blackened", "calumniated", "defamed", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "smeared", "traduced", "vilified" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittled", "denigrated", "detracted", "disparaged", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "shamed", "abased", "debased", "degraded", "humbled", "humiliated", "disdained", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalted", "glorified", "honored", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "praised", "esteemed", "respected", "admired", "regarded", "adored", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aspersion":{ "an unfair criticism or false accusation meant to damage another's reputation":{ "examples":[ "Let's keep the debate focused on the issues and try to avoid casting aspersions on one another.", "I don't mean to cast aspersions on his integrity, but I'm not sure I'd trust him with the money." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calumny", "affront", "barb", "brickbat", "cut", "dart", "dig", "dis", "diss", "epithet", "gird", "indignity", "insult", "name", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "personality", "poke", "put-down", "sarcasm", "slap", "slight", "slur", "imputation", "innuendo", "insinuation", "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniation", "character assassination", "defamation", "defaming", "libel", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slander", "smearing", "traducing", "vilification", "vilifying", "attack", "censure", "criticism", "denunciation", "hatchet job", "muck", "mud", "smear", "backbiting", "detraction", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "contempt", "disdain", "scorn", "belittlement", "denigration", "disparagement", "cattiness", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "venom", "viciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "esteem", "honor", "respect", "adulation", "flattery", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aspired":{ "to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{ "examples":[ "aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds" ], "synonyms":[ "aimed", "allowed", "calculated", "contemplated", "designed", "intended", "looked", "meant", "meditated", "planned", "proposed", "purported", "purposed", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "dreamed", "dreamt", "hoped", "wished", "considered", "debated", "mulled (over)", "pondered", "attempted", "endeavored", "strove", "strived", "struggled", "tried", "plotted", "schemed", "accomplished", "achieved", "effected", "executed", "performed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "examples":[ "a tower aspiring towards the heavens" ], "synonyms":[ "arose", "ascended", "climbed", "lifted", "mounted", "rose", "soared", "thrust", "upped", "upreared", "uprose", "upthrusted", "upturned" ], "near synonyms":[ "surged", "towered", "boosted", "elevated", "raised", "upheaved", "uplifted", "upraised", "ballooned", "blasted off", "took off", "zoomed", "crested", "scaled", "surmounted", "topped", "canted", "inclined", "leaned", "listed", "reclined", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ], "near antonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "sank", "sunk", "slid" ], "antonyms":[ "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dropped", "fell (off)", "plunged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "assisted suicides":{ "as in euthanasias , physician-assisted suicides":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "euthanasias", "mercy killings", "physician-assisted suicides", "blood", "foul play", "homicides", "murders", "rubouts", "slayings", "chance-medleys", "killings", "manslaughters", "bloodsheds", "butcheries", "carnages", "decimations", "destructions", "massacres", "slaughters", "assassinations", "executions", "hits", "filicides", "fratricides", "matricides", "parricides", "patricides", "regicides", "uxoricides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "assigns":{ "to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{ "examples":[ "assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing" ], "synonyms":[ "charges", "commissions", "entrusts", "intrusts", "tasks", "trusts" ], "near synonyms":[ "confers", "imposes", "commits", "confides", "consigns", "delegates", "recommends", "relegates", "reposes", "allocates", "allots", "authorizes", "empowers", "invests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give as a share or portion":{ "examples":[ "each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer" ], "synonyms":[ "allocates", "allots", "allows", "apportions", "distributes", "lots", "rations" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasures", "administers", "deals", "dispenses", "divides", "doles out", "hands out", "measures", "meters", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "parts", "portions", "prorates", "shares (out)", "splits", "accords", "awards", "gives", "grants", "earmarks", "reserves", "chips in", "contributes", "donates", "reallocates", "reapportions", "reassigns", "redistributes" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudges", "denies", "deprives (of)", "keeps", "retains", "stints", "withholds", "appropriates", "arrogates", "confiscates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts" ], "synonyms":[ "alienates", "aliens", "cedes", "conveys", "deeds", "makes over", "transfers" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeaths", "hands down", "leaves", "passes (down)", "wills", "bestows", "commends", "commits", "confers", "contributes", "delivers", "donates", "grants", "hands over", "moves", "passes", "presents", "releases", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "transmits", "turns in", "turns over", "vests", "yields", "consigns", "entrusts", "intrusts", "trusts", "leases", "lends", "lets", "loans", "rents" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{ "examples":[ "the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city" ], "synonyms":[ "appoints", "attaches", "commissions", "constitutes", "designates", "details", "names", "nominates", "places" ], "near synonyms":[ "authorizes", "delegates", "deputes", "deputizes", "anoints", "consecrates", "creates", "inaugurates", "inducts", "installs", "instates", "institutes", "invests", "makes", "ordains", "crowns", "enthrones", "thrones", "chooses", "destines", "drafts", "elects", "handpicks", "selects", "singles (out)", "votes (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballs", "deposes", "dethrones", "displaces", "ejects", "evicts", "ousts", "overthrows", "removes", "throws out", "uncrowns", "unmakes", "unseats" ], "antonyms":[ "discharges", "dismisses", "expels", "fires" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "asleep":{ "being in a state of suspended consciousness":{ "examples":[ "was sound asleep when the earthquake struck" ], "synonyms":[ "dormant", "dozing", "napping", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering" ], "near synonyms":[ "drowsy", "nodding", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somnolent", "dreaming", "reposing", "hypnotized", "mesmerized", "comatose", "semiconscious", "sleepwalking", "somnambulant" ], "near antonyms":[ "aware", "conscious", "sleepless", "aroused", "astir", "awakened", "roused", "up", "wakened", "reawakened", "revived" ], "antonyms":[ "awake", "sleepless", "wakeful", "wide-awake" ] }, "lacking in sensation or feeling":{ "examples":[ "after sitting cross-legged all afternoon, I arose only to discover that my right foot was asleep" ], "synonyms":[ "benumbed", "dead", "insensitive", "numb", "numbed", "torpid", "unfeeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "chilled", "nipped", "anesthetized", "cocainized", "deadened", "drugged", "stupefied", "blunted", "dulled", "obtunded", "insensible", "senseless", "unconscious", "inanimate", "insensate" ], "near antonyms":[ "awake" ], "antonyms":[ "feeling", "sensible", "sensitive" ] }, "no longer living":{ "examples":[ "let us pray for those who are now asleep" ], "synonyms":[ "breathless", "cold", "dead", "deceased", "defunct", "demised", "departed", "fallen", "gone", "late", "lifeless", "low" ], "near synonyms":[ "extinct", "dying", "fading", "moribund", "stillborn", "finished", "lapsed", "terminated", "inanimate", "insensate", "nonliving" ], "near antonyms":[ "animated", "dynamic", "lively", "thriving", "vibrant", "vital", "vivacious", "active", "functioning", "operative", "running" ], "antonyms":[ "alive", "animate", "breathing", "going", "live", "living", "quick" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "assuming":{ "as in false , fake":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "artful", "artificial", "dishonest", "dissembling", "dissimulating", "fake", "false", "guileful", "insincere", "phony", "phoney", "pretentious", "critical", "cynical", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "wary", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "polished", "refined", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "devious", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "manipulative", "two-faced", "arch", "calculating", "canny", "crafty", "cunning", "designing", "foxy", "knavish", "scheming", "sharp", "shifty", "shrewd", "slick", "slippery", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "underhanded", "wily", "flattering", "mealymouthed", "smooth", "sycophantic", "unctuous", "feigned", "forced", "strained" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "genuine", "guileless", "honest", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "simple", "sincere", "true", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "childlike", "dewy-eyed", "gee-whiz", "impressionable", "inexperienced", "malleable", "persuadable", "persuasible", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unstudied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take to or upon oneself":{ "examples":[ "we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "accepting", "bearing", "shouldering", "taking over", "undertaking" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "taking up", "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "espousing", "standing by", "supporting", "upholding", "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "assenting", "consenting", "reaccepting", "reassuming" ], "near antonyms":[ "abjuring", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting", "taking back", "unsaying", "withdrawing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning", "turning down", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)", "avoiding", "bypassing", "detouring", "abandoning", "abnegating", "forsaking", "giving up", "relinquishing", "spurning", "surrendering", "backing down", "backing off", "backtracking" ], "antonyms":[ "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "repudiating" ] }, "to take as true or as a fact without actual proof":{ "examples":[ "everyone assumed , wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert" ], "synonyms":[ "hypothecating", "hypothesizing", "postulating", "premising", "presuming", "presupposing", "saying", "supposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "accepting", "believing", "crediting", "swallowing", "concluding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "judging", "taking", "conjecturing", "figuring", "guessing", "reckoning", "surmising", "suspecting", "suspicioning", "thinking", "conceiving", "dreaming", "fancying", "imagining", "perceiving", "preconceiving", "speculating", "theorizing", "affirming", "alleging", "asserting", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "claiming", "contending", "declaring", "insisting", "maintaining", "professing" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenging", "controverting", "disagreeing (with)", "disbelieving", "discounting", "discrediting", "disputing", "distrusting", "doubting", "mistrusting", "questioning", "wondering (about)", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "rejecting", "repudiating", "belying", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{ "examples":[ "as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask" ], "synonyms":[ "conjecturing", "daresaying", "guessing", "imagining", "presuming", "speculating", "supposing", "surmising", "suspecting", "suspicioning" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "hypothecating", "hypothesizing", "theorizing", "believing", "conceiving", "expecting", "judging", "reckoning", "taking", "thinking" ], "near antonyms":[ "demonstrating", "documenting", "establishing", "proving", "substantiating", "validating", "ascertaining", "determining", "finding out", "learning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date" ], "synonyms":[ "acting", "affecting", "bluffing", "counterfeiting", "dissembling", "faking", "feigning", "passing (for)", "pretending", "professing", "putting on", "shamming", "simulating" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulating", "impersonating", "letting on", "masquerading", "playacting", "playing", "posing", "forging", "imitating", "camouflaging", "concealing", "disguising", "masking", "feinting", "malingering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide with a paying job":{ "examples":[ "assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm" ], "synonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "feeing", "hiring", "laying on", "paying", "placing", "recruiting", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ], "near synonyms":[ "reemploying", "re-employing", "reengaging", "re-engaging", "rehiring", "apprenticing", "contracting", "jobbing", "partnering", "subcontracting", "enlisting", "advancing", "promoting", "upgrading", "keeping (on)", "headhunting", "scouting" ], "near antonyms":[ "furloughing", "laying off", "locking out" ], "antonyms":[ "axing", "canning", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "sacking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "askew":{ "inclined or twisted to one side":{ "examples":[ "his hat was askew because of the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "aslant", "atilt", "awry", "cock-a-hoop", "cockeyed", "crazy", "crooked", "listing", "lopsided", "oblique", "off-kilter", "pitched", "skewed", "slanted", "slanting", "slantwise", "tilted", "tipping", "uneven" ], "near synonyms":[ "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "unbalanced", "unsymmetrical", "contorted", "disordered", "distorted", "irregular" ], "near antonyms":[ "ordered", "orderly", "regular", "uniform", "balanced", "symmetrical", "symmetric" ], 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"President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth" ], "synonyms":[ "bumped off", "croaked", "did in", "dispatched", "executed", "got", "iced", "knocked off", "liquidated", "murdered", "neutralized", "offed", "put away", "rubbed out", "slew", "snuffed", "terminated", "took out", "whacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew away", "shot", "shot down", "blotted out", "carried off", "claimed", "cut down", "destroyed", "felled", "killed", "smote", "zapped", "butchered", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "slaughtered", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "exterminated", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animated", "raised", "restored", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "as well":{ "in addition to what has been said":{ "examples":[ "I'd love to come to the party, but can my friend come as well ?" ], "synonyms":[ "additionally", "again", "also", "besides", "either", "further", "furthermore", "likewise", "more", "moreover", "then", "too", 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