{ "jibes":{ "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "that doesn't jibe with what I know about his character" ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "agrees", "answers", "checks", "chords", "coheres", "coincides", "comports", "conforms", "consists", "corresponds", "dovetails", "fits", "goes", "harmonizes", "rhymes", "rimes", "sorts", "squares", "tallies" ], "near synonyms":[ "equals", "matches", "parallels", "aligns", "alines", "lines up", "registers" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicts", "disputes", "gainsays", "negates", "nullifies", "clashes", "conflicts", "jars" ], "antonyms":[ "differs (from)", "disagrees (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jibing":{ "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "that doesn't jibe with what I know about his character" ], "synonyms":[ "according", "agreeing", "answering", "checking", "chording", "cohering", "coinciding", "comporting", "conforming", "consisting", "corresponding", "dovetailing", "fitting", "going", "harmonizing", "rhyming", "riming", "sorting", "squaring", "tallying" ], "near synonyms":[ "equaling", "equalling", "matching", "paralleling", "aligning", "alining", "lining up", "registering" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicting", "disputing", "gainsaying", "negating", "nullifying", "clashing", "conflicting", "jarring" ], "antonyms":[ "differing (from)", "disagreeing (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jigged":{ "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxed", "rested", "unwound", "calmed (down)", "stilled" ], "related":[ "flitted", "fluttered", "twittered", "quaked", "quivered", "shivered", "shook", "shuddered", "trembled", "paced" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddled", "fidgeted", "jerked", "jiggled", "squiggled", "squirmed", "thrashed", "threshed", "tossed", "twisted", "twitched", "wiggled", "wriggled", "writhed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jigs":{ "a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{ "examples":[ "okay, buster, the jig is up" ], "synonyms":[ "artifices", "devices", "dodges", "fetches", "flimflams", "gambits", "gimmicks", "juggles", "knacks", "plays", "ploys", "ruses", "schemes", "shenanigans", "sleights", "stratagems", "tricks", "wiles" ], "near synonyms":[ "bluffs", "end runs", "feints", "chicaneries", "cozenages", "crafts", "crookeries", "cunnings", "deceptions", "duperies", "duplicities", "fakeries", "juggleries", "legerdemains", "skulduggeries", "skullduggeries", "subterfuges", "trickeries", "frauds", "gaffs", "hoaxes", "shams", "swindles", "blinds", "fronts", "smoke screens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jerks", "jiggles", "squiggles", "squirms", "thrashes", "threshes", "tosses", "twists", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ], "near synonyms":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jimjams":{ "a sense of panic or extreme nervousness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "heights don't give me the jimjams , but flying does" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calm", "composure", "equanimity", "imperturbability", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "related":[ "cold sweat", "creeps", "fidgets", "goose bumps", "agitation", "anxiety", "fear", "hysteria", "uneasiness", "frazzle", "nervous breakdown", "edginess", "jumpiness", "skittishness" ], "synonyms":[ "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jitters", "nerves", "screaming meemies", "shakes", "shivers", "whim-whams", "willies" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "jimmy":{ "to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card" ], "near antonyms":[ "connect", "join" ], "related":[ "elevate", "hoist", "lift", "uplift", "break", "break up", "detach", "disengage", "disjoin", "divide", "part", "pull", "separate", "shift" ], "synonyms":[ "lever", "prize", "pry" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jingle":{ "a series of short high ringing sounds":{ "examples":[ "the jingle of change in my pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "chime(s)", "tinkle", "tintinnabulation" ], "near synonyms":[ "clatter", "jangle", "rattle", "chink", "clang", "clank", "clink", "ding-dong", "ping", "ring", "chirr", "ripple", "trill", "warble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment":{ "examples":[ "loved that jingle in the commercial for the fast-food place" ], "synonyms":[ "ballad", "ditty", "lay", "lyric", "song", "vocal" ], "near synonyms":[ "anthem", "cantata", "canticle", "carol", "chorale", "hymn", "noel", "psalm", "spiritual", "dirge", "lament", "requiem", "threnody", "hallelujah", "paean", "aria", "art song", "barcarole", "barcarolle", "blues", "chanson", "chant", "chantey", "chanty", "shanty", "chorus", "croon", "descant", "discant", "folk song", "glee", "lullaby", "madrigal", "motet", "part-song", "pop", "rocker", "round", "roundelay", "serenade", "standard", "drinking song", "fight song", "torch song", "cover", "medley", "remix" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound":{ "examples":[ "the bell on the kitten's collar jingled as she walked" ], "synonyms":[ "chink", "clink", "tingle", "tinkle" ], "near synonyms":[ "clang", "clangor", "clank", "clash", "crash", "clack", "clatter", "rattle", "chime", "ding", "ding-dong", "gong", "jangle", "ping", "plink", "ring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jinni":{ "as in genie , angel":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "angel", "daimon", "familiar", "genie", "genius", "shaitan", "apparition", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "familiar spirit", "ghost", "hant", "haunt", "materialization", "phantasm", "fantasm", "phantom", "poltergeist", "shade", "shadow", "specter", "spectre", "spirit", "spook", "sprite", "vision", "visitant", "wraith", "doppelg\u00e4nger", "doppelganger", "double", "fetch", "lemures", "manes", "incubus", "lamia", "succubus", "vampire", "zombie", "zombi", "cacodemon", "demon", "daemon", "devil", "fiend", "ghoul", "imp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jinxes":{ "as in curses , possesses":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "something that brings bad luck":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "believed the broken mirror was a jinx" ], "near antonyms":[ "amulets", "charms", "fetishes", "fetiches", "talismans" ], "related":[ "Jonahs", "curses", "evil eyes", "pox", "poxes", "spells", "voodoos", "auguries", "omens", "portents" ], "synonyms":[ "hexes", "hoodoos", "Indian signs", "whammies" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jitney":{ "as in minibus , microbus":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coach", "microbus", "minibus", "minivan", "omnibus", "van", "auto", "automobile", "bus", "car", "horseless carriage", "machine", "motor", "motorcar", "motor vehicle", "wheels", "convertible", "fastback", "hardtop", "hatchback", "notchback", "ragtop", "sports car", "sport-utility vehicle", "station wagon", "SUV", "town car", "wagon", "woody", "woodie", "compact", "coupe", "coup\u00e9", "intermediate", "limousine", "mini", "minicar", "sedan", "subcompact", "V-8", "gas-guzzler", "land yacht", "muscle car", "stock car", "turbocar", "beater", "clunker", "crate", "flivver", "jalopy", "junker", "cream puff", "phaeton", "roadster", "tin lizzie", "touring car", "hybrid" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jitneys":{ "as in minibuses , microbuses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coaches", "microbuses", "microbusses", "minibuses", "minibusses", "minivans", "omnibuses", "vans", "automobiles", "autos", "buses", "busses", "cars", "horseless carriages", "machines", "motorcars", "motors", "motor vehicles", "wheels", "convertibles", "fastbacks", "hardtops", "hatchbacks", "notchbacks", "ragtops", "sports cars", "sport-utility vehicles", "station wagons", "SUVs", "town cars", "wagons", "woodies", "compacts", "coupes", "coup\u00e9s", "intermediates", "limousines", "minicars", "minis", "sedans", "subcompacts", "V-8s", "gas-guzzlers", "land yachts", "muscle cars", "stock cars", "turbocars", "beaters", "clunkers", "crates", "flivvers", "jalopies", "junkers", "cream puffs", "phaetons", "roadsters", "tin lizzies", "touring cars", "hybrids" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jittery":{ "easily excited by nature":{ "examples":[ "a jittery person who shouldn't even consider a career as an air traffic controller" ], "synonyms":[ "excitable", "fiddle-footed", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hyper", "hyperactive", "hyperexcitable", "hyperkinetic", "jumpy", "nervous", "skittery", "skittish", "spasmodic", "spooky" ], "near synonyms":[ "hot-blooded", "mercurial", "temperamental", "unstable", "volatile", "volcanic", "anxious", "edgy", "flibbertigibbety", "nervy", "tense", "uptight", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "hypersensitive", "intense", "sensitive", "soulful", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "irascible", "irritable", "perturbable", "prickly", "testy", "touchy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "serene", "tranquil", "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[ "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unexcitable", "unflappable", "unshakable" ] }, "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "feeling a little jittery before the flight" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "jitterbug":{ "as in waltz , jive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jink":{ "to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{ "examples":[ "jinking here and there with remarkable agility, the thieving urchin frustrated all attempts to catch him" ], "synonyms":[ "dodge", "duck", "sidestep", "slalom", "weave", "zigzag" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoid", "elude", "escape", "evade", "parry", "shirk", "skirt", "deflect", "turn", "slide", "slip" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jigger":{ "an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{ "examples":[ "a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed" ], "synonyms":[ "appliance", "contraption", "contrivance", "gadget", "gimmick", "gizmo", "gismo", "widget" ], "near synonyms":[ "implement", "instrument", "tool", "utensil", "ingenuity", "innovation", "invention", "accessory", "accessary", "adjunct", "mechanism", "trick", "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "hootenanny", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jitters":{ "a sense of panic or extreme nervousness":{ "examples":[ "always got the jitters right before a test" ], "synonyms":[ "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "nerves", "screaming meemies", "shakes", "shivers", "whim-whams", "willies" ], "near synonyms":[ "cold sweat", "creeps", "fidgets", "goose bumps", "agitation", "anxiety", "fear", "hysteria", "uneasiness", "frazzle", "nervous breakdown", "edginess", "jumpiness", "skittishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calm", "composure", "equanimity", "imperturbability", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "jives":{ "the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{ "examples":[ "a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters" ], "synonyms":[ "argots", "cants", "dialects", "jargons", "languages", "lingos", "lingoes", "patois", "patter", "shops", "shoptalk", "slangs", "terminologies", "vocabularies" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquialisms", "colloquials", "idioms", "localisms", "parlances", "pidgins", "provincialisms", "regionalisms", "speeches", "vernacularisms", "vernaculars", "slanguages", "bureaucrateses", "computereses", "cyberspeaks", "educationeses", "governmenteses", "journaleses", "technobabbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "don't be upset\u2014we're just jiving you" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffs", "jokes", "joshes", "kids", "rallies", "razzes", "ribs", "rides", "roasts", "teases" ], "near synonyms":[ "banters", "fools", "funs", "strings along", "jests", "quips", "wisecracks", "gags", "japes", "jollies", "yuks", "yucks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jokes":{ "examples":[ "our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win" ], "synonyms":[ "banters", "chaffs", "fools", "funs", "gags", "japes", "jests", "jokes", "jollies", "joshes", "kids", "quips", "wisecracks", "yuks", "yucks" ], "near synonyms":[ "gibes", "jibes", "hazes", "jeers", "mocks", "rags", "rallies", "razzes", "ribs", "ridicules", "teases", "caricatures", "lampoons", "parodies", "satirizes", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jibed":{ "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "that doesn't jibe with what I know about his character" ], "synonyms":[ "accorded", "agreed", "answered", "checked", "chorded", "cohered", "coincided", "comported", "conformed", "consisted", "corresponded", "dovetailed", "fitted", "fit", "harmonized", "rhymed", "rimed", "sorted", "squared", "tallied", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "equaled", "equalled", "matched", "paralleled", "aligned", "alined", "lined up", "registered" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicted", "disputed", "gainsaid", "negated", "nullified", "clashed", "conflicted", "jarred" ], "antonyms":[ "differed (from)", "disagreed (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jiber":{ "as in jeerer , belittler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belittler", "decrier", "denigrator", "derider", "detractor", "insulter", "jeerer", "scoffer", "scorner", "baiter", "harasser", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "persecutor", "ridiculer", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "tormentor", "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "critic", "criticizer", "disparager", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "knocker", "niggler", "nitpicker" ], "near antonyms":[ "commender", "praiser", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jillions":{ "as in millions , zillions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gazillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "heaps", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ], "near antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces", "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jingling":{ "to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound":{ "examples":[ "the bell on the kitten's collar jingled as she walked" ], "synonyms":[ "chinking", "clinking", "tingling", "tinkling" ], "near synonyms":[ "clanging", "clangoring", "clanking", "clashing", "crashing", "clacking", "clattering", "rattling", "chiming", "ding-donging", "dinging", "gonging", "jangling", "pinging", "plinking", "ringing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jiggling":{ "a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side":{ "examples":[ "the nerve-rattling jiggling we got when we drove over the railroad tracks" ], "synonyms":[ "oscillation", "quivering", "shaking", "shivering", "shuddering", "trembling", "twitching", "vibration" ], "near synonyms":[ "juddering", "quaking", "rocking", "jiggle", "palpitation", "quiver", "shake", "shiver", "shudder", "tremble", "tremor", "twitch" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in jiggly , rickety":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "doddering", "doddery", "jiggly", "rickety", "staggery", "teetering", "tottering", "tottery", "infirm", "insecure", "precarious", "unsound", "askew", "awry", "cockeyed", "lopsided", "off-kilter", "uneven", "rocky", "shaky", "tippy", "tipsy", "wavery", "wobbly", "wabbly", "wonky", "unbalanced", "unstable", "unsteady" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "equilibrated", "stabilized", "stable", "steady", "even", "level", "straight", "sound", "sturdy", "substantial" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "bucketing", "convulsing", "jerking", "joggling", "jolting", "jouncing", "juddering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shuddering", "vibrating", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocking", "swaying", "swinging", "chattering", "quavering", "shivering", "thrilling", "trembling", "twitching", "doddering", "wavering", "flickering", "fluctuating", "fluttering", "oscillating", "undulating", "waving", "beating", "palpitating", "pit-a-patting", "pitter-pattering", "pulsating", "pulsing", "throbbing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the applicant's knees constantly jiggled , betraying her nervousness" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "fidgeting", "jerking", "jigging", "squiggling", "squirming", "thrashing", "threshing", "tossing", "twisting", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitting", "fluttering", "twittering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shivering", "shuddering", "trembling", "pacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding", "calming (down)", "stilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "jiving":{ "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "don't be upset\u2014we're just jiving you" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffing", "joking", "joshing", "kidding", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "riding", "roasting", "teasing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bantering", "fooling", "funning", "stringing along", "jesting", "quipping", "wisecracking", "gagging", "japing", "jollying", "yukking", "yucking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jokes":{ "examples":[ "our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win" ], "synonyms":[ "bantering", "chaffing", "fooling", "funning", "gagging", "japing", "jesting", "joking", "jollying", "joshing", "kidding", "quipping", "wisecracking", "yukking", "yucking" ], "near synonyms":[ "gibing", "jibing", "hazing", "jeering", "mocking", "ragging", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "ridiculing", "teasing", "caricaturing", "lampooning", "parodying", "satirizing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jilted":{ "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "examples":[ "still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend" ], "synonyms":[ "blew off", "broke off (with)", "ditched", "dumped", "kissed off", "left" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed (aside or off)", "cold-shouldered", "cut", "high-hatted", "slighted", "snubbed", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "marooned", "quit", "quitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "hooked up (with)", "took", "befriended", "latched (on or onto)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jilting":{ "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "examples":[ "still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing off", "breaking off (with)", "ditching", "dumping", "kissing off", "leaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushing (aside or off)", "cold-shouldering", "cutting", "high-hatting", "slighting", "snubbing", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "marooning", "quitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "hooking up (with)", "taking", "befriending", "latching (on or onto)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jingled":{ "to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound":{ "examples":[ "the bell on the kitten's collar jingled as she walked" ], "synonyms":[ "chinked", "clinked", "tingled", "tinkled" ], "near synonyms":[ "clanged", "clangored", "clanked", "clashed", "crashed", "clacked", "clattered", "rattled", "chimed", "ding-donged", "dinged", "gonged", "jangled", "pinged", "plinked", "rang" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jiff":{ "a very small space of time":{ "examples":[ "give me a jiff while I go to get my coat" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "eyeblink", "flash", "heartbeat", "instant", "jiffy", "minute", "moment", "nanosecond", "New York minute", "second", "shake", "split second", "trice", "twinkle", "twinkling", "wink" ], "near synonyms":[ "microsecond", "snatch", "spurt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aeon", "eon", "age", "eternity", "forever", "infinity", "lifetime" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jibe":{ "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "that doesn't jibe with what I know about his character" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "agree", "answer", "check", "chord", "cohere", "coincide", "comport", "conform", "consist", "correspond", "dovetail", "fit", "go", "harmonize", "rhyme", "rime", "sort", "square", "tally" ], "near synonyms":[ "equal", "match", "parallel", "align", "aline", "line up", "register" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "dispute", "gainsay", "negate", "nullify", "clash", "conflict", "jar" ], "antonyms":[ "differ (from)", "disagree (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jitterbugged":{ "as in waltzed , jived":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boogied", "boogeyed", "bopped", "fox-trotted", "gavotted", "jigged", "jived", "mamboed", "polkaed", "shagged", "shimmied", "shuffled", "tangoed", "tap-danced", "twisted", "waltzed", "pranced", "strutted", "tripped", "trod", "treaded", "danced", "footed (it)", "hoofed (it)", "stepped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jim-dandies":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the brand new car was a jim-dandy" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jinxed":{ "having, prone to, or marked by bad luck":{ "examples":[ "this fishing rod must be jinxed , seeing as how I never catch anything" ], "synonyms":[ "hapless", "hard-luck", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "luckless", "snakebit", "snakebitten", "star-crossed", "unfortunate", "unhappy", "unlucky" ], "near synonyms":[ "adverse", "ill", "inauspicious", "unfavorable", "unpromising", "untoward", "calamitous", "catastrophic", "disastrous", "accursed", "accurst", "damned", "doomed", "tragic", "tragical" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "favored", "gifted", "privileged", "auspicious", "fair", "favorable", "golden", "promising", "propitious" ], "antonyms":[ "fortunate", "happy", "lucky" ] }, "as in cursed , possessed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cursed", "possessed", "voodooed", "bewitched", "charmed", "enchanted", "ensorcelled", "ensorceled", "hexed", "overlooked", "spelled", "struck", "attracted", "beguiled", "captivated", "fascinated", "mesmerized", "spellbound", "enticed", "lured", "seduced", "tempted" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessed", "blest" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "jilts":{ "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "examples":[ "still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend" ], "synonyms":[ "blows off", "breaks off (with)", "ditches", "dumps", "kisses off", "leaves" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushes (aside or off)", "cold-shoulders", "cuts", "high-hats", "slights", "snubs", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "maroons", "quits" ], "near antonyms":[ "hooks up (with)", "takes", "befriends", "latches (on or onto)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jillion":{ "as in million , zillion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gazillion", "kazillion", "million", "thousands", "trillion", "zillion", "army", "bevy", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mob", "multitude", "press", "score", "sea", "swarm", "throng", "deluge", "flood", "overflow", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "plethora", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "epidemic", "plague", "rash", "abundance", "barrel", "basketful", "boatload", "bucket", "bunch", "bundle", "bushel", "carload", "chunk", "deal", "dozen", "fistful", "gobs", "good deal", "heap", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "multiplicity", "myriad", "oodles", "pack", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plateful", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "pot", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "sheaf", "shipload", "sight", "slew", "spate", "stack", "store", "ton", "truckload", "volume", "wad", "wealth", "yard" ], "near antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace", "atom", "crumb", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "fragment", "grain", "granule", "iota", "jot", "modicum", "molecule", "mote", "nubbin", "particle", "ray", "scintilla", "scrap", "shred", "tittle", "whit", "smatter", "smattering", "dash", "drop", "morsel", "shot", "piece", "portion", "section", "absence", "dearth", "famine", "lack", "paucity", "poverty", "scarceness", "scarcity", "shortage", "undersupply", "want", "deficiency", "deficit", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "meagerness", "scantiness", "scantness", "skimpiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jiggles":{ "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "buckets", "convulses", "jerks", "joggles", "jolts", "jounces", "judders", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shudders", "vibrates", "wobbles", "wabbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocks", "sways", "swings", "chatters", "quavers", "shivers", "thrills", "trembles", "twitches", "dodders", "wavers", "flickers", "fluctuates", "flutters", "oscillates", "undulates", "waves", "beats", "palpitates", "pit-a-pats", "pitter-patters", "pulsates", "pulses", "throbs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the applicant's knees constantly jiggled , betraying her nervousness" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jerks", "jigs", "squiggles", "squirms", "thrashes", "threshes", "tosses", "twists", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ], "near synonyms":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in shakes , shivers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "palpitations", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "tremors", "twitches", "oscillations", "vibrations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jitteriness":{ "a state of nervousness marked by sudden jerky movements":{ "examples":[ "sensing the team's jitteriness before the big game, the coach gave a pregame speech that was more reassuring than inspirational" ], "synonyms":[ "edginess", "fidgetiness", "fidgets", "flightiness", "jumpiness", "restiveness", "skittishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "disquiet", "feverishness", "franticness", "freneticism", "hand-wringing", "perturbation", "restlessness", "trepidation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "worry", "nerves", "tenseness", "tension", "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "shakes", "shivers", "willies" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness", "control", "self-control", "aplomb", "calm", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "coolness", "ease", "easiness", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "poise", "repose", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jingoism":{ "excessive favoritism towards one's own country":{ "examples":[ "his loudmouthed jingoism will not win us any foreign allies" ], "synonyms":[ "chauvinism", "nationalism", "superpatriotism" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalty", "patriotism", "nativism", "xenophobia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jiggled":{ "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "bucketed", "convulsed", "jerked", "joggled", "jolted", "jounced", "juddered", "quaked", "quivered", "shook", "shuddered", "vibrated", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocked", "swayed", "swung", "chattered", "quavered", "shivered", "thrilled", "trembled", "twitched", "doddered", "wavered", "flickered", "fluctuated", "fluttered", "oscillated", "undulated", "waved", "beat", "palpitated", "pit-a-patted", "pitter-pattered", "pulsated", "pulsed", "throbbed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the applicant's knees constantly jiggled , betraying her nervousness" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddled", "fidgeted", "jerked", "jigged", "squiggled", "squirmed", "thrashed", "threshed", "tossed", "twisted", "twitched", "wiggled", "wriggled", "writhed" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitted", "fluttered", "twittered", "quaked", "quivered", "shivered", "shook", "shuddered", "trembled", "paced" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxed", "rested", "unwound", "calmed (down)", "stilled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jiggers":{ "an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{ "examples":[ "a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed" ], "synonyms":[ "appliances", "contraptions", "contrivances", "gadgets", "gimmicks", "gizmos", "gismos", "widgets" ], "near synonyms":[ "implements", "instruments", "tools", "utensils", "ingenuities", "innovations", "inventions", "accessories", "accessaries", "adjuncts", "mechanisms", "tricks", "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "hootenannies", "thingamabobs", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "thingummies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jived":{ "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "don't be upset\u2014we're just jiving you" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffed", "joked", "joshed", "kidded", "rallied", "razzed", "ribbed", "roasted", "rode", "rid", "teased" ], "near synonyms":[ "bantered", "fooled", "funned", "strung along", "jested", "quipped", "wisecracked", "gagged", "japed", "jollied", "yukked", "yucked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jokes":{ "examples":[ "our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win" ], "synonyms":[ "bantered", "chaffed", "fooled", "funned", "gagged", "japed", "jested", "joked", "jollied", "joshed", "kidded", "quipped", "wisecracked", "yukked", "yucked" ], "near synonyms":[ "gibed", "jibed", "hazed", "jeered", "mocked", "ragged", "rallied", "razzed", "ribbed", "ridiculed", "teased", "caricatured", "lampooned", "parodied", "satirized", "amused", "diverted", "entertained" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jiffy":{ "a very small space of time":{ "examples":[ "I'll be there in a jiffy" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "eyeblink", "flash", "heartbeat", "instant", "jiff", "minute", "moment", "nanosecond", "New York minute", "second", "shake", "split second", "trice", "twinkle", "twinkling", "wink" ], "near synonyms":[ "microsecond", "snatch", "spurt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aeon", "eon", "age", "eternity", "forever", "infinity", "lifetime" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jimmied":{ "to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever":{ "examples":[ "let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card" ], "synonyms":[ "levered", "pried", "prized" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevated", "hoisted", "lifted", "uplifted", "broke", "broke up", "detached", "disengaged", "disjoined", "divided", "parted", "pulled", "separated", "shifted" ], "near antonyms":[ "connected", "joined" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jibers":{ "as in jeerers , belittlers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belittlers", "decriers", "denigrators", "deriders", "detractors", "insulters", "jeerers", "scoffers", "scorners", "baiters", "harassers", "hecklers", "mockers", "needlers", "persecutors", "ridiculers", "taunters", "teasers", "teases", "tormentors", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "criticizers", "critics", "disparagers", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "knockers", "nigglers", "nitpickers" ], "near antonyms":[ "commenders", "praisers", "comforters", "solaces", "soothers", "succorers", "bodyguards", "champions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jinx":{ "something that brings bad luck":{ "examples":[ "believed the broken mirror was a jinx" ], "synonyms":[ "hex", "hoodoo", "Indian sign", "whammy" ], "near synonyms":[ "Jonah", "curse", "evil eye", "pox", "spell", "voodoo", "augury", "omen", "portent" ], "near antonyms":[ "amulet", "charm", "fetish", "fetich", "talisman" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in curse , possess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curse", "possess", "voodoo", "bewitch", "charm", "enchant", "ensorcell", "ensorcel", "hex", "overlook", "spell", "strike", "attract", "beguile", "captivate", "fascinate", "mesmerize", "spellbind", "entice", "lure", "seduce", "tempt" ], "near antonyms":[ "bless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jive":{ "not being or expressing what one appears to be or express":{ "examples":[ "don't give me that jive talk about me being your new best friend" ], "synonyms":[ "artificial", "backhanded", "counterfeit", "double", "double-dealing", "double-faced", "fake", "feigned", "hypocritical", "insincere", "Janus-faced", "left-handed", "lip", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "Pecksniffian", "phony", "phoney", "phony-baloney", "phoney-baloney", "pretended", "two-faced", "unctuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "assumed", "claptrap", "contrived", "forced", "mechanical", "put-on", "simulated", "strained", "unnatural", "empty", "hollow", "meaningless", "deceitful", "devious", "dishonest", "false", "untruthful", "facile", "glib", "superficial", "bogus", "sham", "campy", "facetious", "jocular", "tongue-in-cheek", "canting", "pharisaical", "pious", "sanctimonious", "self-righteous", "simon-pure" ], "near antonyms":[ "direct", "forthright", "frank", "heart-to-heart", "open", "plain", "straightforward" ], "antonyms":[ "artless", "candid", "genuine", "heartfelt", "honest", "sincere", "undesigning", "unfeigned" ] }, "the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{ "examples":[ "a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters" ], "synonyms":[ "argot", "cant", "dialect", "jargon", "language", "lingo", "patois", "patter", "shop", "shoptalk", "slang", "terminology", "vocabulary" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquial", "colloquialism", "idiom", "localism", "parlance", "pidgin", "provincialism", "regionalism", "speech", "vernacular", "vernacularism", "slanguage", "bureaucratese", "computerese", "cyberspeak", "educationese", "governmentese", "journalese", "technobabble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "don't be upset\u2014we're just jiving you" ], "synonyms":[ "chaff", "joke", "josh", "kid", "rally", "razz", "rib", "ride", "roast", "tease" ], "near synonyms":[ "banter", "fool", "fun", "string along", "jest", "quip", "wisecrack", "gag", "jape", "jolly", "yuk", "yuck" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jokes":{ "examples":[ "our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win" ], "synonyms":[ "banter", "chaff", "fool", "fun", "gag", "jape", "jest", "joke", "jolly", "josh", "kid", "quip", "wisecrack", "yuk", "yuck" ], "near synonyms":[ "gibe", "jibe", "haze", "jeer", "mock", "rag", "rally", "razz", "rib", "ridicule", "tease", "caricature", "lampoon", "parody", "satirize", "amuse", "divert", "entertain" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "Jim Crow":{ "as in discrimination , segregation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apartheid", "discrimination", "segregation", "separatism", "prejudice", "racialism", "racism", "race-baiting", "bigotry", "intolerance", "narrow-mindedness", "narrowness" ], "near antonyms":[ "antidiscrimination", "antiracism", "antisegregation", "assimilationism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jilt":{ "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "examples":[ "still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend" ], "synonyms":[ "blow off", "break off (with)", "ditch", "dump", "kiss off", "leave" ], "near synonyms":[ "brush (aside or off)", "cold-shoulder", "cut", "high-hat", "slight", "snub", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "maroon", "quit" ], "near antonyms":[ "hook up (with)", "take", "befriend", "latch (on or onto)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jingles":{ "a series of short high ringing sounds":{ "examples":[ "the jingle of change in my pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "chimes", "tinkles", "tintinnabulations" ], "near synonyms":[ "clatters", "jangle", "rattles", "chinks", "clangs", "clanks", "clinks", "ding-dongs", "pings", "rings", "chirrs", "ripples", "trills", "warbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment":{ "examples":[ "loved that jingle in the commercial for the fast-food place" ], "synonyms":[ "ballads", "ditties", "lays", "lyrics", "songs", "vocals" ], "near synonyms":[ "anthems", "cantatas", "canticles", "carols", "chorales", "hymns", "noels", "psalms", "spirituals", "dirges", "laments", "requiems", "threnodies", "hallelujahs", "paeans", "arias", "arie", "art songs", "barcaroles", "barcarolles", "blues", "chansons", "chanteys", "chanties", "shanties", "chants", "choruses", "croons", "descants", "discants", "folk songs", "glees", "lullabies", "madrigals", "motets", "part-songs", "pops", "rockers", "roundelays", "rounds", "serenades", "standards", "drinking songs", "fight songs", "torch songs", "covers", "medleys", "remixes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound":{ "examples":[ "the bell on the kitten's collar jingled as she walked" ], "synonyms":[ "chinks", "clinks", "tingles", "tinkles" ], "near synonyms":[ "clangors", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "crashes", "clacks", "clatters", "rattles", "chimes", "ding-dongs", "dings", "gongs", "jangles", "pings", "plinks", "rings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jigging":{ "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "fidgeting", "jerking", "jiggling", "squiggling", "squirming", "thrashing", "threshing", "tossing", "twisting", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitting", "fluttering", "twittering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shivering", "shuddering", "trembling", "pacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding", "calming (down)", "stilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jinked":{ "to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{ "examples":[ "jinking here and there with remarkable agility, the thieving urchin frustrated all attempts to catch him" ], "synonyms":[ "dodged", "ducked", "sidestepped", "slalomed", "weaved", "zigzagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoided", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "parried", "shirked", "skirted", "deflected", "turned", "slid", "slipped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }