{ "dim":{ "being without light or without much light":{ "examples":[ "a dim , windowless room in the basement of the house" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "caliginous", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "rayless", "somber", "sombre", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "unlit" ], "near synonyms":[ "crepuscular", "twilit", "moonless", "starless", "sunless", "cloudy", "dull", "dulled", "lackluster", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "beclouded", "befogged", "clouded", "foggy", "fuliginous", "misty", "smoggy", "soupy" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "agleam", "aglitter", "alight", "beaming", "beamy", "effulgent", "glaring", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "radiant", "relucent", "resplendent", "shining", "sparkling", "ultrabright", "glossy", "lustrous", "shiny", "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "moonlit", "moony", "starlit", "sunlit" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lightsome", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous" ] }, "lacking a surface luster or gloss":{ "examples":[ "over time, exposure to ultraviolet light will make bright pigments turn dim" ], "synonyms":[ "dull", "dulled", "flat", "lusterless", "matte", "mat", "matt" ], "near synonyms":[ "tarnished", "unpolished", "cloudy", "dingy", "dirty", "drab", "lackluster", "mousy", "mousey", "muddy", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish", "black", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffed", "burnished", "glazed", "lacquered", "polished", "rubbed", "shellacked", "varnished", "satin", "satiny", "silken", "silky", "slick", "slippery", "gemmy", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glittering", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shining", "sparkling", "twinkling", "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "candescent", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "radiant", "refulgent", "resplendent", "shining" ], "antonyms":[ "glossy", "lustrous", "shiny", "sleek" ] }, "not seen or understood clearly":{ "examples":[ "have only a dim knowledge of the subject" ], "synonyms":[ "blear", "bleary", "blurry", "faint", "foggy", "fuzzy", "gauzy", "hazy", "indefinite", "indistinct", "indistinguishable", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "obscure", "opaque", "pale", "shadowy", "unclear", "undefined", "undetermined", "vague" ], "near synonyms":[ "dark", "dusky", "gloomy", "impalpable", "inappreciable", "intangible", "invisible", "hieroglyphic", "hieroglyphical", "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "indiscernible", "inexplicable", "mysterious", "obfuscatory", "puzzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bright", "distinct", "evident", "obvious", "plain", "certain", "firm", "strong", "sure" ], "antonyms":[ "clear", "definite", "pellucid" ] }, "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "our dog is kind of dim , but very sweet-natured" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "near synonyms":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "examples":[ "the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "blacken", "blear", "blur", "cloud", "darken", "dislimn", "fog", "fuzz (up)", "haze", "mist", "obscure", "overcast", "overcloud", "overshadow", "shadow", "shroud" ], "near synonyms":[ "adumbrate", "blot out", "conceal", "eclipse", "hide", "obliterate", "screen", "shade", "camouflage", "cloak", "cover", "curtain", "disguise", "mask", "veil" ], "near antonyms":[ "expose", "reveal", "uncover", "unveil" ], "antonyms":[ "brighten", "illuminate", "illumine", "light (up)", "lighten" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dim bulb":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "was considered something of a dim bulb at work" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dime":{ "a very small sum of money":{ "examples":[ "the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken feed", "chump change", "hay", "mite", "peanuts", "pin money", "pittance", "shoestring", "song", "two cents" ], "near synonyms":[ "petty cash", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "near antonyms":[ "bankroll", "capital", "funds", "means", "wherewithal", "opulence", "pelf", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "heap", "pile", "pot", "bonanza", "mine", "treasure trove", "treasury" ], "antonyms":[ "big buck(s)", "boodle", "bundle", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabuck(s)", "mint", "wad" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dimension(s)":{ "an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{ "examples":[ "the vast dimensions of the subject will require years of study" ], "synonyms":[ "ambit", "amplitude", "breadth", "compass", "confines", "extent", "range", "reach", "realm", "scope", "sweep", "width" ], "near synonyms":[ "gamut", "spectrum", "spread", "bailiwick", "circle", "demesne", "department", "discipline", "domain", "element", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "province", "region", "specialty", "sphere", "terrain", "frontier", "horizon", "panorama" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "diminish":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "dis", "diss", "discount", "dismiss", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "play down", "poor-mouth", "put down", "run down", "talk down", "trash", "trash-talk", "vilipend", "write off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommend", "abuse", "scold", "disapprove (of)", "dislike", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "reprehend", "reprobate", "asperse", "defame", "malign", "rip", "slander", "slur", "traduce", "vilify", "discredit", "disgrace" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "countenance", "endorse", "indorse", "favor", "recommend", "sanction", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "magnify", "praise" ] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decrease", "dent", "deplete", "downscale", "downsize", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "knock down", "lessen", "lower", "reduce" ], "near synonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "abbreviate", "abridge", "clip", "crop", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "dock", "nick", "pare", "prune", "retrench", "shorten", "slash", "trim", "truncate", "whittle", "deflate", "shrink", "minimize", "moderate", "modify", "modulate", "qualify" ], "near antonyms":[ "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "swell", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "add (to)", "complement", "supplement", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ] }, "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decline", "decrease", "die (away or down or out)", "drain (away)", "drop (off)", "dwindle", "ease", "ebb", "fall", "fall away", "lessen", "let up", "lower", "moderate", "pall", "phase down", "ratchet (down)", "rachet (down)", "recede", "relent", "remit", "shrink", "subside", "taper", "taper off", "wane" ], "near synonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "evaporate", "fade (away)", "fritter (away)", "give out", "melt (away)", "peter (out)", "tail (off)", "vanish", "slacken", "slow (down)", "alleviate", "relax", "flag", "sink", "weaken", "cave (in)", "collapse", "deflate" ], "near antonyms":[ "appear", "emerge", "show up", "blow up", "distend", "elongate", "lengthen" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mount", "mushroom", "pick up", "rise", "snowball", "soar", "swell", "wax" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diminutions":{ "the amount by which something is lessened":{ "examples":[ "a diminution of 60 percent over the course of the month" ], "synonyms":[ "abatements", "declines", "decreases", "decrements", "dents", "depletions", "depressions", "diminishments", "drop-offs", "drops", "falloffs", "falls", "losses", "reductions", "shrinkages", "step-downs" ], "near synonyms":[ "deductions", "subtractions", "downturns", "slips", "slumps", "curtailments", "cutbacks", "cuts", "retrenchments", "shortenings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "accumulations", "additions", "supplements", "continuations", "extensions", "upswings", "uptrends", "upturns" ], "antonyms":[ "boosts", "enlargements", "gains", "increases", "increments", "raises", "rises", "step-ups", "upticks" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "diminutive":{ "of a size that is less than average":{ "examples":[ "a single diminutive shrub on the edge of the lawn" ], "synonyms":[ "bantam", "dinky", "dwarfish", "fine", "half-pint", "Lilliputian", "little", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "pocket", "pocket-size", "pocket-sized", "puny", "pygmy", "shrimpy", "slight", "small", "smallish", "subnormal", "toylike", "undersized", "undersize" ], "near synonyms":[ "dwarf", "toy", "runtish", "runty", "scrubby", "stunted", "bitty", "inappreciable", "infinitesimal", "little bitty", "micro", "microscopic", "microscopical", "mini", "miniature", "miniaturized", "minikin", "minim", "minuscule", "minute", "pinpoint", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee", "weeny", "weensy", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "bite-size", "bite-sized", "capsule" ], "near antonyms":[ "bulky", "hefty", "hulking", "massive", "voluminous", "boxcar", "Brobdingnagian", "Bunyanesque", "cavernous", "colossal", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantic", "gross", "Himalayan", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "monolithic", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "pharaonic", "prodigious", "staggering", "stupendous", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "abundant", "ample", "appreciable", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "healthy", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "fat", "thick", "broad", "wide", "boundless", "cosmic", "cosmical", "immeasurable", "incalculable", "infinite", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "biggish", "considerable", "goodly", "grand", "great", "handsome", "husky", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "outsize", "outsized", "overscale", "overscaled", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "whacking", "whopping" ] }, "a living thing much smaller than others of its kind":{ "examples":[ "dik-diks, the diminutives of the antelope family" ], "synonyms":[ "dwarf", "midget", "mite", "peewee", "pygmy", "pigmy", "runt", "scrub", "shrimp", "Tom Thumb" ], "near synonyms":[ "nubbin", "mini", "miniature", "bantam", "homunculus", "hop-o'-my-thumb", "manikin", "mannikin", "half-pint" ], "near antonyms":[ "whale", "whopper" ], "antonyms":[ "behemoth", "colossus", "giant", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "monster", "titan" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dimming":{ "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "examples":[ "the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "blackening", "blearing", "blurring", "clouding", "darkening", "dislimning", "fogging", "fuzzing (up)", "hazing", "misting", "obscuring", "overcasting", "overclouding", "overshadowing", "shadowing", "shrouding" ], "near synonyms":[ "adumbrating", "blotting out", "concealing", "eclipsing", "hiding", "obliterating", "screening", "shading", "camouflaging", "cloaking", "covering", "curtaining", "disguising", "masking", "veiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "exposing", "revealing", "uncovering", "unveiling" ], "antonyms":[ "brightening", "illuminating", "illumining", "lightening", "lighting (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diminishes (in)":{ "as in falls (in) , declines (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "declines (in)", "dips", "dwindles", "falls (in)", "lessens", "tapers", "tapers off", "decreases (in)", "loses" ], "near antonyms":[ "builds up", "gains", "gathers", "grows (in)", "picks up", "doubles (in)", "triples (in)", "accrues", "accumulates", "amasses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diminish (in)":{ "as in fall (in) , decline (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "decline (in)", "dip", "dwindle", "fall (in)", "lessen", "taper", "taper off", "decrease (in)", "lose" ], "near antonyms":[ "build up", "gain", "gather", "grow (in)", "pick up", "double (in)", "triple (in)", "accrue", "accumulate", "amass" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dimensions":{ "an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{ "examples":[ "the vast dimensions of the subject will require years of study" ], "synonyms":[ "ambit", "amplitude", "breadth", "compass", "confines", "extent", "range", "reach", "realm", "scope", "sweep", "width" ], "near synonyms":[ "gamut", "spectrum", "spread", "bailiwick", "circle", "demesne", "department", "discipline", "domain", "element", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "province", "region", "specialty", "sphere", "terrain", "frontier", "horizon", "panorama" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dime-store":{ "costing little":{ "examples":[ "a dime-store tablecloth that is certainly good enough for a picnic" ], "synonyms":[ "affordable", "bargain-basement", "budget", "cheap", "cheapie", "cheapo", "chintzy", "cut-price", "cut-rate", "dirt cheap", "el cheapo", "inexpensive", "low", "low-end", "popular", "reasonable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheapish", "moderate", "discount", "discounted", "fire-sale", "lowered", "reduced", "wholesale", "valueless", "worthless", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "near antonyms":[ "increased", "inflated", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "prohibitory", "steep", "stiff", "superexpensive", "ultraexpensive", "unreasonable", "invaluable", "priceless", "luxurious" ], "antonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "deluxe", "expensive", "high", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "valuable" ] }, "as in department store , chain store":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boutique", "chain store", "department store", "exchange", "five-and-ten", "five-and-dime", "mart", "mini-mart", "thrift shop", "variety store", "bazaar", "emporium", "shop", "store", "market", "marketplace", "outlet", "showroom", "big box", "supercenter", "superstore" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "diminishment":{ "the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant":{ "examples":[ "she grew increasingly resentful of her coworker's constant diminishment of her new project ideas" ], "synonyms":[ "belittlement", "denigration", "deprecation", "depreciation", "derogation", "detraction", "disparagement", "put-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersion", "backbiting", "calumny", "defamation", "libel", "slander", "vilification", "derision", "mockery", "ridicule", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denouncement", "denunciation", "de-emphasis", "minimization", "soft-pedaling" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "praise", "approbation", "approval", "blessing", "commendation", "hype", "puffery" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizement", "ennoblement", "exaltation", "glorification", "magnification" ] }, "the amount by which something is lessened":{ "examples":[ "there was a sharp diminishment in our savings after the college tuition bill was paid" ], "synonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "dent", "depletion", "depression", "diminution", "drop", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "loss", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction", "downturn", "slip", "slump", "curtailment", "cut", "cutback", "retrenchment", "shortening" ], "near antonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "accumulation", "addition", "supplement", "continuation", "extension", "upswing", "uptrend", "upturn" ], "antonyms":[ "boost", "enlargement", "gain", "increase", "increment", "raise", "rise", "step-up", "uptick" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dimple":{ "as in pocket , impression":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alveolus", "gouge", "impression", "imprint", "notch", "pocket", "alcove", "cleft", "niche", "nook", "opening", "socket", "borehole", "chuckhole", "crater", "posthole", "pothole", "sinkhole", "wallow", "water hole", "well", "basin", "bowl", "valley", "abyss", "chasm", "gulf", "vacuity", "vacuum", "void", "burrow", "cave", "cavern", "ditch", "excavation", "furrow", "groove", "gutter", "trench", "trough", "cavity", "concavity", "dent", "depression", "dint", "hole", "hollow", "indentation", "indenture", "pit", "recess" ], "near antonyms":[ "bulge", "camber", "convexity", "jut", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance", "hill", "mound", "rise", "bump", "bunch", "hump", "lump", "pimple", "swell", "swelling", "tumor" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dent", "coil", "curl", "enroll", "enrol", "loop", "spiral", "meander", "wave", "weave", "wind", "entwine", "kink", "swirl", "turn", "twine", "twist", "veer", "warp", "decline", "incline", "slope", "deflect", "divert", "incurvate", "incurve", "inflect", "reflect", "arc", "round", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "hook", "swerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "straighten", "unbend", "uncurl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dime store":{ "costing little":{ "examples":[ "a dime-store tablecloth that is certainly good enough for a picnic" ], "synonyms":[ "affordable", "bargain-basement", "budget", "cheap", "cheapie", "cheapo", "chintzy", "cut-price", "cut-rate", "dirt cheap", "el cheapo", "inexpensive", "low", "low-end", "popular", "reasonable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheapish", "moderate", "discount", "discounted", "fire-sale", "lowered", "reduced", "wholesale", "valueless", "worthless", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "near antonyms":[ "increased", "inflated", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "prohibitory", "steep", "stiff", "superexpensive", "ultraexpensive", "unreasonable", "invaluable", "priceless", "luxurious" ], "antonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "deluxe", "expensive", "high", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "valuable" ] }, "as in department store , chain store":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boutique", "chain store", "department store", "exchange", "five-and-ten", "five-and-dime", "mart", "mini-mart", "thrift shop", "variety store", "bazaar", "emporium", "shop", "store", "market", "marketplace", "outlet", "showroom", "big box", "supercenter", "superstore" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "diminution":{ "the amount by which something is lessened":{ "examples":[ "a diminution of 60 percent over the course of the month" ], "synonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "dent", "depletion", "depression", "diminishment", "drop", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "loss", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction", "downturn", "slip", "slump", "curtailment", "cut", "cutback", "retrenchment", "shortening" ], "near antonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "accumulation", "addition", "supplement", "continuation", "extension", "upswing", "uptrend", "upturn" ], "antonyms":[ "boost", "enlargement", "gain", "increase", "increment", "raise", "rise", "step-up", "uptick" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dim-witted":{ "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "the show's amateur sleuth always has to explain to the dim-witted police chief who really committed the murder" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "near synonyms":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dime stores":{ "as in department stores , chain stores":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boutiques", "chain stores", "department stores", "exchanges", "five-and-tens", "five-and-dimes", "marts", "mini-marts", "thrift shops", "variety stores", "bazaars", "emporiums", "emporia", "shops", "stores", "marketplaces", "markets", "outlets", "showrooms", "big boxes", "supercenters", "superstores" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dimpled":{ "as in pockmarked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pockmarked", "alveolar", "cavernous", "crescentic", "cuplike", "cupped", "cuppy", "recurved", "compressed", "condensed", "contracted", "diminished", "reduced", "concave", "dented", "depressed", "dished", "hollow", "indented", "recessed", "sunken" ], "near antonyms":[ "bulging", "cambered", "convex", "protruding", "protrusive", "protuberant", "ballooning", "bloated", "blown up", "bulbous", "distended", "enlarged", "expanded", "extended", "inflated", "jutting", "projecting", "puffed", "puffy", "risen", "swollen", "domed", "global", "globular", "round", "rounded", "spherical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dented":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dented", "coiled", "curled", "enrolled", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "meandered", "waved", "weaved", "wound", "winded", "entwined", "kinked", "swirled", "turned", "twined", "twisted", "veered", "warped", "declined", "inclined", "sloped", "deflected", "diverted", "incurvated", "incurved", "inflected", "reflected", "arced", "rounded", "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "hooked", "swerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "diminutives":{ "a living thing much smaller than others of its kind":{ "examples":[ "dik-diks, the diminutives of the antelope family" ], "synonyms":[ "dwarfs", "dwarves", "midgets", "mites", "peewees", "pygmies", "pigmies", "runts", "scrubs", "shrimp", "shrimps", "Tom Thumbs" ], "near synonyms":[ "nubbins", "miniatures", "minis", "bantams", "homunculi", "hop-o'-my-thumbs", "manikins", "mannikins", "half-pints" ], "near antonyms":[ "whales", "whoppers" ], "antonyms":[ "behemoths", "colossi", "giants", "jumbos", "leviathans", "mammoths", "monsters", "titans" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "diminutiveness":{ "the quality or state of being little in size":{ "examples":[ "the diminutiveness of jockeys prompts some people to make them the butt of jokes" ], "synonyms":[ "fineness", "littleness", "puniness", "slightness", "smallness" ], "near synonyms":[ "petiteness", "minuteness", "tininess", "meagerness", "poorness", "scantiness", "scantness", "scarceness", "scarcity", "skimpiness", "slenderness", "slimness", "spareness", "sparseness", "sparsity", "stinginess", "deficiency", "inadequacy", "inadequateness" ], "near antonyms":[ "enormity", "enormousness", "grossness", "hugeness", "immenseness", "immensity", "magnitude", "mountainousness", "prodigiousness", "stupendousness", "extensiveness", "vastness", "excessiveness", "extravagance", "extremeness", "immoderacy", "abundance", "ampleness", "bountifulness", "copiousness", "generosity", "healthiness", "liberality", "adequacy", "sufficiency", "heaviness", "heftiness", "weightiness", "bulkiness", "massiveness", "voluminousness" ], "antonyms":[ "bigness", "grandness", "greatness", "largeness", "magnitude" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dimensionless":{ "as in infinite , unbounded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boundless", "endless", "illimitable", "immeasurable", "indefinite", "infinite", "limitless", "measureless", "unbounded", "undefined", "unlimited", "unmeasured", "bottomless", "countless", "incalculable", "inestimable", "inexhaustible", "innumerable", "unfathomable", "unqualified", "unreserved", "general", "indeterminate", "nebulous", "vague", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "copious", "plenitudinous", "plentiful", "big", "bulky", "bumper", "considerable", "extensive", "goodly", "great", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "overscale", "overscaled", "oversize", "oversized", "respectable", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "super", "vast", "voluminous", "whacking", "epic", "grandiose", "major", "ample", "broad", "comprehensive", "cosmopolitan", "expansive", "global", "inclusive", "sweeping", "universal", "whole" ], "near antonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "defined", "definite", "determinate", "finite", "limited", "measured", "narrow", "restricted", "modified", "qualified", "detailed", "exact", "precise", "specific" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dimness":{ "as in blackness , gloom":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackness", "duskiness", "gloom", "gloominess", "murkiness", "obscurity", "semidarkness", "somberness", "dusk", "penumbra", "shade", "shadiness", "shadow", "umbra", "cloudiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "illumination", "incandescence", "light", "lightness", "lucidity", "lucidness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "radiance", "radiancy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dimly":{ "as in dully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dully", "darkly", "duskily", "gloomily", "murkily", "obscurely", "somberly", "cloudily", "shadily", "shadowily" ], "near antonyms":[ "bright", "brightly", "brilliantly", "dazzlingly", "fulgently", "glowingly", "incandescently", "lambently", "luminously", "lustrously", "radiantly", "splendidly", "blazingly", "burningly", "flamingly", "blindingly", "flaringly", "flickeringly", "glaringly", "glitteringly", "opalescently" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "diminishments":{ "the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant":{ "examples":[ "she grew increasingly resentful of her coworker's constant diminishment of her new project ideas" ], "synonyms":[ "belittlements", "denigrations", "deprecations", "depreciations", "derogations", "detractions", "disparagements", "put-downs" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersions", "calumnies", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "vilifications", "derisions", "mockeries", "ridicules", "abuses", "invectives", "vituperations", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denouncements", "denunciations", "de-emphases", "minimizations" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "praises", "approbations", "approvals", "blessings", "commendations", "hypes", "pufferies" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizements", "ennoblements", "exaltations", "glorifications", "magnifications" ] }, "the amount by which something is lessened":{ "examples":[ "there was a sharp diminishment in our savings after the college tuition bill was paid" ], "synonyms":[ "abatements", "declines", "decreases", "decrements", "dents", "depletions", "depressions", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "drops", "falloffs", "falls", "losses", "reductions", "shrinkages", "step-downs" ], "near synonyms":[ "deductions", "subtractions", "downturns", "slips", "slumps", "curtailments", "cutbacks", "cuts", "retrenchments", "shortenings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "accumulations", "additions", "supplements", "continuations", "extensions", "upswings", "uptrends", "upturns" ], "antonyms":[ "boosts", "enlargements", "gains", "increases", "increments", "raises", "rises", "step-ups", "upticks" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dim bulbs":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "was considered something of a dim bulb at work" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dimpling":{ "as in denting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denting", "coiling", "curling", "enrolling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "meandering", "waving", "weaving", "winding", "entwining", "kinking", "swirling", "turning", "twining", "twisting", "veering", "warping", "declining", "inclining", "sloping", "deflecting", "diverting", "incurvating", "incurving", "inflecting", "reflecting", "arcing", "rounding", "arching", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "hooking", "swerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dimwits":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "you're a dimwit if you think I'll sell my house for that price" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "diminishing":{ "as in shrinking , lessening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decreasing", "lessening", "reducing", "shortening", "shrinking", "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "compression", "condensation", "contraction", "curtailment", "abruptness", "brusqueness", "curtness", "brevity", "briefness", "conciseness", "shortness", "compendiousness", "crispness", "laconism", "pithiness", "succinctness", "tautness", "terseness", "littleness", "minuteness", "smallness", "tininess" ], "near antonyms":[ "lengthiness", "extensiveness", "elongating", "elongation", "extending", "extension", "prolongation", "prolonging", "protraction", "stretching", "expansion", "growth", "spread", "diffuseness", "garrulousness", "long-windedness", "prolixity", "talkativeness", "talkiness", "verboseness", "volubility", "wordiness", "bigness", "bulkiness", "greatness", "heftiness", "largeness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "discounting", "dismissing", "disparaging", "dissing", "kissing off", "minimizing", "playing down", "poor-mouthing", "putting down", "running down", "talking down", "trashing", "trash-talking", "vilipending", "writing off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommending", "abusing", "scolding", "disapproving (of)", "disliking", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "reprehending", "reprobating", "aspersing", "defaming", "maligning", "ripping", "slandering", "slurring", "traducing", "vilifying", "discrediting", "disgracing" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "countenancing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "sanctioning", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "exalting", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "magnifying", "praising" ] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "denting", "depleting", "downscaling", "downsizing", "dropping", "dwindling", "easing", "knocking down", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "abbreviating", "abridging", "clipping", "cropping", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "cutting down", "docking", "nicking", "paring", "pruning", "retrenching", "shortening", "slashing", "trimming", "truncating", "whittling", "deflating", "shrinking", "minimizing", "moderating", "modifying", "modulating", "qualifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "swelling", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "adding (to)", "complementing", "supplementing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "raising" ] }, "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "declining", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "draining (away)", "dropping (off)", "dwindling", "dying (away or down or out)", "easing", "ebbing", "falling", "falling away", "lessening", "letting up", "lowering", "moderating", "palling", "phasing down", "ratcheting (down)", "racheting (down)", "receding", "relenting", "remitting", "shrinking", "subsiding", "tapering", "tapering off", "waning" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "evaporating", "fading (away)", "frittering (away)", "giving out", "melting (away)", "petering (out)", "tailing (off)", "vanishing", "slackening", "slowing (down)", "alleviating", "relaxing", "flagging", "sinking", "weakening", "caving (in)", "collapsing", "deflating" ], "near antonyms":[ "appearing", "emerging", "showing up", "blowing up", "distending", "elongating", "lengthening" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulating", "ballooning", "building", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "growing", "increasing", "intensifying", "mounting", "mushrooming", "picking up", "rising", "snowballing", "soaring", "swelling", "waxing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dimmed":{ "being without light or without much light":{ "examples":[ "a dimmed lounge where students like to rest and sleep" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "caliginous", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dim", "dusk", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "rayless", "somber", "sombre", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "unlit" ], "near synonyms":[ "crepuscular", "twilit", "moonless", "starless", "sunless", "cloudy", "dull", "dulled", "lackluster", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "beclouded", "befogged", "clouded", "foggy", "fuliginous", "misty", "smoggy", "soupy" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "agleam", "aglitter", "alight", "beaming", "beamy", "effulgent", "glaring", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "radiant", "relucent", "resplendent", "shining", "sparkling", "ultrabright", "glossy", "lustrous", "shiny", "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "moonlit", "moony", "starlit", "sunlit" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lightsome", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous" ] }, "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "examples":[ "the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "blackened", "bleared", "blurred", "clouded", "darkened", "dislimned", "fogged", "fuzzed (up)", "hazed", "misted", "obscured", "overcast", "overclouded", "overshadowed", "shadowed", "shrouded" ], "near synonyms":[ "adumbrated", "blotted out", "concealed", "eclipsed", "hid", "obliterated", "screened", "shaded", "camouflaged", "cloaked", "covered", "curtained", "disguised", "masked", "veiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "exposed", "revealed", "uncovered", "unveiled" ], "antonyms":[ "brightened", "illuminated", "illumined", "lightened", "lit (up)", "lighted (up)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "diminishing (in)":{ "as in falling (in) , declining (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "declining (in)", "dipping", "dwindling", "falling (in)", "lessening", "tapering", "tapering off", "decreasing (in)", "losing" ], "near antonyms":[ "building up", "gaining", "gathering", "growing (in)", "picking up", "doubling (in)", "tripling (in)", "accruing", "accumulating", "amassing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dimout":{ "as in blackout , brownout":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackout", "brownout", "midnight", "shadiness", "umbrage", "black", "blackness", "candlelight", "dark", "darkness", "dusk", "gloaming", "gloom", "murk", "night", "semidarkness", "shade", "shadows", "twilight", "umbra", "dullness", "dulness", "somberness", "cloudiness", "fogginess", "haziness", "mistiness", "murkiness", "dimness", "faintness", "gloominess", "grayness", "paleness", "half-light" ], "near antonyms":[ "blaze", "brightness", "brilliance", "day", "daylight", "glare", "glow", "light", "lightness", "moonlight", "starlight", "sunlight", "effulgence", "radiance", "radiancy", "shine", "sunshine", "incandescence", "luminance", "luminescence", "luminosity", "luminousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dimwit":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "you're a dimwit if you think I'll sell my house for that price" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dimples":{ "as in pockets , impressions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alveoli", "gouges", "impressions", "imprints", "notches", "pockets", "alcoves", "clefts", "niches", "nooks", "openings", "sockets", "boreholes", "chuckholes", "craters", "postholes", "potholes", "sinkholes", "wallows", "water holes", "wells", "basins", "bowls", "valleys", "abysses", "chasms", "gulfs", "vacuities", "vacuums", "vacua", "voids", "burrows", "caverns", "caves", "ditches", "excavations", "furrows", "grooves", "gutters", "trenches", "troughs", "cavities", "concavities", "dents", "depressions", "dints", "holes", "hollows", "indentations", "indentures", "pits", "recesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "bulges", "cambers", "convexities", "juts", "projections", "protrusions", "protuberances", "hills", "mounds", "rises", "bumps", "bunches", "humps", "lumps", "pimples", "swellings", "swells", "tumors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dents":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dents", "coils", "curls", "enrolls", "enrols", "loops", "spirals", "meanders", "waves", "weaves", "winds", "entwines", "kinks", "swirls", "turns", "twines", "twists", "veers", "warps", "declines", "inclines", "slopes", "deflects", "diverts", "incurvates", "incurves", "inflects", "reflects", "arcs", "rounds", "arches", "bends", "bows", "crooks", "curves", "hooks", "swerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightens", "unbends", "uncurls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dimension":{ "the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something":{ "examples":[ "the mansion is great in dimension and can easily be converted into a B and B" ], "synonyms":[ "bulk", "extent", "magnitude", "measure", "measurement", "proportion", "size" ], "near synonyms":[ "area", "capaciousness", "commodiousness", "roominess", "spaciousness", "ampleness", "amplitude", "bigness", "bulkiness", "enormousness", "grandness", "greatness", "grossness", "heftiness", "hugeness", "immenseness", "immensity", "largeness", "mass", "massiveness", "monstrousness", "stupendousness", "tremendousness", "vastness", "volume", "voluminousness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{ "examples":[ "the vast dimensions of the subject will require years of study" ], "synonyms":[ "ambit", "amplitude", "breadth", "compass", "confines", "extent", "range", "reach", "realm", "scope", "sweep", "width" ], "near synonyms":[ "gamut", "spectrum", "spread", "bailiwick", "circle", "demesne", "department", "discipline", "domain", "element", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "province", "region", "specialty", "sphere", "terrain", "frontier", "horizon", "panorama" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dims":{ "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "examples":[ "the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouds", "bedims", "befogs", "blackens", "blears", "blurs", "clouds", "darkens", "dislimns", "fogs", "fuzzes (up)", "hazes", "mists", "obscures", "overcasts", "overclouds", "overshadows", "shadows", "shrouds" ], "near synonyms":[ "adumbrates", "blots out", "conceals", "eclipses", "hides", "obliterates", "screens", "shades", "camouflages", "cloaks", "covers", "curtains", "disguises", "masks", "veils" ], "near antonyms":[ "exposes", "reveals", "uncovers", "unveils" ], "antonyms":[ "brightens", "illuminates", "illumines", "lightens", "lights (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dim-wittedness":{ "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "frustrated by the apparent dim-wittedness of the clerks in customer service" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "denseness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "gormlessness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "thickness", "vacuity", "weak-mindedness", "witlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeblemindedness", "simplemindedness", "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuousness", "folly", "idiocy", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nincompoopery", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "wackiness", "zaniness", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "mental deficiency", "mental retardation" ], "near antonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonableness", "soundness", "validity" ], "antonyms":[ "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "cleverness", "intelligence", "keenness", "quickness", "quick-wittedness", "sharpness", "smartness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "diminished (in)":{ "as in fell (in) , declined (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abated", "declined (in)", "dipped", "dwindled", "fell (in)", "lessened", "tapered", "tapered off", "decreased (in)", "lost" ], "near antonyms":[ "built up", "gained", "gathered", "grew (in)", "picked up", "doubled (in)", "tripled (in)", "accrued", "accumulated", "amassed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diminished":{ "as in reduced , contracted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "compressed", "condensed", "contracted", "reduced", "dimpled", "pockmarked", "alveolar", "cavernous", "crescentic", "cuplike", "cupped", "cuppy", "recurved", "concave", "dented", "depressed", "dished", "hollow", "indented", "recessed", "sunken" ], "near antonyms":[ "bulging", "cambered", "convex", "protruding", "protrusive", "protuberant", "ballooning", "bloated", "blown up", "bulbous", "distended", "enlarged", "expanded", "extended", "inflated", "jutting", "projecting", "puffed", "puffy", "risen", "swollen", "domed", "global", "globular", "round", "rounded", "spherical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "discounted", "dismissed", "disparaged", "dissed", "kissed off", "minimized", "played down", "poor-mouthed", "put down", "ran down", "talked down", "trashed", "trash-talked", "vilipended", "wrote off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommended", "abused", "scolded", "disapproved (of)", "disliked", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "reprehended", "reprobated", "aspersed", "defamed", "maligned", "ripped", "slandered", "slurred", "traduced", "vilified", "discredited", "disgraced" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "countenanced", "endorsed", "indorsed", "favored", "recommended", "sanctioned", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "exalted", "extolled", "glorified", "lauded", "magnified", "praised" ] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "dented", "depleted", "downscaled", "downsized", "dropped", "dwindled", "eased", "knocked down", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "abbreviated", "abridged", "clipped", "cropped", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "docked", "nicked", "pared", "pruned", "retrenched", "shortened", "slashed", "trimmed", "truncated", "whittled", "deflated", "shrank", "shrunk", "minimized", "moderated", "modified", "modulated", "qualified" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "swelled", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "added (to)", "complemented", "supplemented", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "raised" ] }, "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "declined", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (away or down or out)", "drained (away)", "dropped (off)", "dwindled", "eased", "ebbed", "fell", "fell away", "lessened", "let up", "lowered", "moderated", "palled", "phased down", "ratcheted (down)", "racheted (down)", "receded", "relented", "remitted", "shrank", "shrunk", "subsided", "tapered", "tapered off", "waned" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "evaporated", "faded (away)", "frittered (away)", "gave out", "melted (away)", "petered (out)", "tailed (off)", "vanished", "slackened", "slowed (down)", "alleviated", "relaxed", "flagged", "sank", "sunk", "weakened", "caved (in)", "collapsed", "deflated" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeared", "emerged", "showed up", "blew up", "distended", "elongated", "lengthened" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grew", "increased", "intensified", "mounted", "mushroomed", "picked up", "rose", "snowballed", "soared", "swelled", "waxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "diminishes":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "discounts", "dismisses", "disparages", "disses", "kisses off", "minimizes", "plays down", "poor-mouths", "puts down", "runs down", "talks down", "trashes", "trash-talks", "vilipends", "writes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommends", "abuses", "scolds", "disapproves (of)", "dislikes", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "reprehends", "reprobates", "asperses", "defames", "maligns", "rips", "slanders", "slurs", "traduces", "vilifies", "discredits", "disgraces" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "countenances", "endorses", "indorses", "favors", "recommends", "sanctions", "commends", "compliments", "eulogizes" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "exalts", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "magnifies", "praises" ] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dents", "depletes", "downscales", "downsizes", "drops", "dwindles", "eases", "knocks down", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces" ], "near synonyms":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "abbreviates", "abridges", "clips", "crops", "curtails", "cuts", "cuts back", "cuts down", "docks", "nicks", "pares", "prunes", "retrenches", "shortens", "slashes", "trims", "truncates", "whittles", "deflates", "shrinks", "minimizes", "moderates", "modifies", "modulates", "qualifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "swells", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "adds (to)", "complements", "supplements", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "redoubles" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "increases", "raises" ] }, "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "declines", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (away or down or out)", "drains (away)", "drops (off)", "dwindles", "eases", "ebbs", "falls", "falls away", "lessens", "lets up", "lowers", "moderates", "palls", "phases down", "ratchets (down)", "rachets (down)", "recedes", "relents", "remits", "shrinks", "subsides", "tapers", "tapers off", "wanes" ], "near synonyms":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "evaporates", "fades (away)", "fritters (away)", "gives out", "melts (away)", "peters (out)", "tails (off)", "vanishes", "slackens", "slows (down)", "alleviates", "relaxes", "flags", "sinks", "weakens", "caves (in)", "collapses", "deflates" ], "near antonyms":[ "appears", "emerges", "shows up", "blows up", "distends", "elongates", "lengthens" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mounts", "mushrooms", "picks up", "rises", "snowballs", "soars", "swells", "waxes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }