{ "disability":{ "a condition that interferes with someone's ability to engage in certain tasks":{ "examples":[ "The group provides one-on-one mentorship to students with various disabilities .", "The disability caused by the car crash prevented him from working." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disablement", "impairment", "affliction", "damage", "detriment", "dysfunction", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "malady", "incapability", "incapacity", "debilitation", "incapacitation", "defectiveness", "failing", "fault", "weakness", "deficiency", "deficit", "imperfection", "inability", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "incompleteness", "insufficience", "insufficiency", "lack", "need", "shortcoming", "shortfall", "want", "debit", "disadvantage", "disbenefit", "downside", "drawback", "handicap", "incommodity", "liability", "minus", "negative", "strike" ], "near antonyms":[ "ability", "capability", "capableness", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "faculty" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disabled":{ "deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities":{ "examples":[ "the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help" ], "synonyms":[ "challenged", "differently abled", "exceptional", "impaired" ], "near synonyms":[ "special-needs", "halt", "lame", "paralyzed", "quadriplegic", "immobile", "immobilized", "ailing", "diseased", "ill", "incapacitated", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "blind", "hard of hearing", "mute" ], "near antonyms":[ "bouncing", "chipper", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "whole", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "abled", "nondisabled", "unimpaired" ] }, "to cause severe or permanent injury to":{ "examples":[ "a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash" ], "synonyms":[ "crippled", "incapacitated", "lamed", "maimed", "mutilated" ], "near synonyms":[ "dismembered", "hamstrung", "hobbled", "paralyzed", "battered", "bruised", "bunged up", "mangled", "mauled", "roughed (up)", "gored", "lacerated", "winged", "wounded", "disfigured", "scarred", "kneecapped", "broke", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "bashed", "beat", "belted", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "drubbed", "hammered", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "pasted", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "thumped", "banged", "boxed", "hit", "punched", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "swatted", "swiped", "thrashed", "thwacked", "whacked", "flogged", "lashed", "walloped", "whipped", "killed", "murdered", "tormented", "tortured" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "repaired", "restored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move":{ "examples":[ "disabled the controls for unauthorized users" ], "synonyms":[ "crippled", "hamstrung", "immobilized", "incapacitated", "paralyzed", "prostrated" ], "near synonyms":[ "attenuated", "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "tired", "undercut", "undermined", "weakened", "hobbled", "lamed", "maimed", "mutilated", "knocked out" ], "near antonyms":[ "energized", "galvanized", "invigorated", "vitalized", "fortified", "strengthened", "empowered", "freshened", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "restored", "revitalized", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disablement":{ "as in disability , impairment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defacement", "disability", "disfigurement", "impairment", "affliction", "damage", "detriment", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "lesion", "rupture", "strain", "abrasion", "chafe", "scrape", "scratch", "boo-boo", "bruise", "contusion", "swelling", "wound", "bump", "concussion", "cut", "gash", "laceration", "burn", "scald", "scar", "scathe", "sear" ], "near antonyms":[ "healing", "recovery", "cure", "fix", "remedy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in weakness , debilitation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debilitation", "debility", "enervation", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "infirmity", "weakness", "burnout", "collapse", "exhaustion", "fatigue", "frazzle", "lassitude", "prostration", "tiredness", "weariness", "overfatigue", "languor", "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "slumber", "stupor", "torpidity", "torpor", "apathy", "inertia", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "near antonyms":[ "refreshment", "rejuvenation", "rejuvenescence", "revitalization", "bounce", "dash", "drive", "energy", "ginger", "go", "liveliness", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vitality", "zing", "zip", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "strength", "briskness", "jauntiness", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "vivaciousness", "vivacity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disabused":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "let me disabuse you of your foolish notions" ], "synonyms":[ "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "undeceived" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticated", "advised", "apprised", "clued (in)", "filled in", "wised (up)", "debunked", "exposed", "refuted", "showed up", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "disclosed", "divulged", "spilled", "spilt", "told", "unveiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiled", "bluffed", "cozened", "deluded", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "hoaxed", "hoodwinked", "kidded", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "misrepresented", "snowed", "took in", "tricked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaccords":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "the perennial question of whether there's an irreconcilable disaccord between science and religion" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "national security measures that disaccord with our cherished right to free expression" ], "synonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts", "discords", "jars" ], "near synonyms":[ "battles", "combats", "engages", "fights", "wars (against)", "chafes", "galls", "grates", "jangles", "differs", "disagrees", "dissents" ], "near antonyms":[ "agrees", "assents", "coincides", "concurs", "corresponds" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "blends", "conforms (to or with)", "fits", "harmonizes", "matches" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disaffirmed":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicted", "denied", "disallowed", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disconfirmed", "disowned", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refuted", "rejected", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversed", "challenged", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "disagreed (with)", "disputed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "allowed", "avowed", "conceded", "confirmed", "owned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaffirms":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "denies", "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disconfirms", "disowns", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverses", "challenges", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "disagrees (with)", "disputes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "avows", "concedes", "confirms", "owns" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disagree (with)":{ "to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{ "examples":[ "she disagreed with me when I said that the jacket was dark blue" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "gainsay" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenge", "contest", "dispute", "question", "confute", "rebut", "refute", "cross", "fight", "oppose", "resist" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirm", "corroborate", "substantiate", "verify", "attest", "authenticate", "avouch", "certify", "testify (to)", "vouch (for)", "witness" ], "antonyms":[ "agree (with)", "concur (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disagreeableness":{ "as in dyspepsia , sulkiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cantankerousness", "crustiness", "curmudgeonliness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "sulkiness", "surliness", "biliousness", "choler", "crankiness", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "testiness", "waspishness", "aggression", "aggressiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence", "truculency", "fussiness", "querulousness", "rudeness", "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity", "supersensitivity", "touchiness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "fierceness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "unfriendliness", "anger", "exasperation", "fury", "indignation", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "hot-bloodedness", "passion" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "tolerance", "understanding", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "coolness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "easygoingness", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disallowed":{ "as in prohibited , banned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "contraband", "criminalized", "discouraged", "forbidden", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "bootleg", "smuggled", "unapproved", "unauthorized", "unlicensed", "unsanctioned", "under-the-counter", "under-the-table", "criminal", "felonious", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "improper", "unlawful", "wrongful" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "authorized", "licensed", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "suggested", "supported", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "lawful", "legal", "legitimate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "disallowing the philosophical concept of free will" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicted", "denied", "disaffirmed", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disconfirmed", "disowned", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refuted", "rejected", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversed", "challenged", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "disagreed (with)", "disputed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "allowed", "avowed", "conceded", "confirmed", "owned" ] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial" ], "synonyms":[ "declined", "denied", "disapproved", "negatived", "nixed", "refused", "rejected", "reprobated", "withheld" ], "near synonyms":[ "banned", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "prohibited", "proscribed", "vetoed", "rebuffed", "repelled", "spurned", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "held", "kept", "repressed", "restrained", "restricted", "balked (at)", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "afforded", "furnished", "gave", "provided", "supplied", "authorized", "commissioned", "licensed", "licenced", "acceded (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (to)", "assented (to)", "consented (to)", "warranted", "accorded", "sanctioned", "vouchsafed" ], "antonyms":[ "allowed", "conceded", "granted", "let", "OK'd", "okayed", "permitted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disappeared":{ "as in vanished , dissolved":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissolved", "evanesced", "evaporated", "melted", "vanished", "vaporized", "invisible", "sightless", "viewless", "imperceptible", "indiscernible", "indistinct", "unnoticeable", "unobservable", "faint", "inconspicuous", "insignificant", "slight", "unobtrusive", "vague", "buried", "concealed", "covert", "disguised", "hidden", "latent", "obscure", "shrouded" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparent", "observable", "seeable", "visible", "visual", "viewable", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "perceptible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialized", "dissolved", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "flew", "melted", "sank", "sunk", "vanished" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanked (out)", "cleared", "died (away or down or out)", "dispersed", "dissipated", "dried up", "blurred", "dimmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrived", "broke out", "came out", "emerged", "issued", "loomed", "showed up" ], "antonyms":[ "appeared", "materialized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disappearing":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializing", "dissolving", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "fleeing", "flying", "melting", "sinking", "vanishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanking (out)", "clearing", "dispersing", "dissipating", "drying up", "dying (away or down or out)", "blurring", "dimming" ], "near antonyms":[ "arriving", "breaking out", "coming out", "emerging", "issuing", "looming", "showing up" ], "antonyms":[ "appearing", "materializing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disapproval":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "thus far, every one of her choices for college has met with her parents' disapproval" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecation", "disapprobation", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "displeasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "distaste", "rejection", "thumbs-down", "blame", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "dispraise", "opprobrium", "reprehension", "reproach", "reprobation", "antagonism", "antipathy", "hostility", "belittlement", "disparagement", "objection", "opposition" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendation", "praise", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "thumbs-up", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[ "approbation", "approval", "favor" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disapproved":{ "as in discouraged , disallowed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disallowed", "discouraged", "objectionable", "refused", "rejected", "revoked", "unsanctioned", "vetoed", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "repressed", "suppressed", "ineffable", "unmentionable", "precluded", "prevented", "stopped", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "improper", "inappropriate", "unauthorized", "unlawful", "unlicensed", "excluded", "ruled out", "shut out", "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unbearable", "unendurable" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowable", "permissible", "permissive", "sufferable", "acceptable", "bearable", "endurable", "tolerable", "accepted", "accredited", "allowed", "appropriate", "approved", "authorized", "certified", "endorsed", "indorsed", "lawful", "legal", "legitimate", "licensed", "OK", "okay", "permitted", "warranted", "accorded", "granted", "sanctioned", "vouchsafed", "brooked", "condoned", "countenanced", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "commanded", "mandatory", "ordered", "required", "proper", "seemly", "suitable", "tolerated", "unobjectionable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "declined", "denied", "disallowed", "negatived", "nixed", "refused", "rejected", "reprobated", "withheld" ], "near synonyms":[ "banned", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "prohibited", "proscribed", "vetoed", "rebuffed", "repelled", "spurned", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "held", "kept", "repressed", "restrained", "restricted", "balked (at)", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "afforded", "furnished", "gave", "provided", "supplied", "authorized", "commissioned", "licensed", "licenced", "acceded (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (to)", "assented (to)", "consented (to)", "warranted", "accorded", "sanctioned", "vouchsafed" ], "antonyms":[ "allowed", "conceded", "granted", "let", "OK'd", "okayed", "permitted" ] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm" ], "synonyms":[ "balked (at)", "declined", "deselected", "negatived", "nixed", "passed", "passed up", "refused", "rejected", "reprobated", "repudiated", "spurned", "threw out", "threw over", "turned down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew off", "disdained", "rebuffed", "scorned", "scouted", "shot down", "overruled", "vetoed", "forbade", "forbad", "prohibited", "proscribed", "dismissed", "ignored", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disputed", "gainsaid", "stuck", "abjured", "forswore", "foreswore", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted", "took back", "unsaid", "withdrew", "avoided", "bypassed", "detoured", "contradicted", "denied", "disowned", "negated", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disproved", "disputed", "rebutted", "refuted", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked", "disallowed", "recalled", "reneged", "revoked" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoned", "countenanced", "swallowed", "tolerated", "adopted", "embraced", "received", "took", "welcomed", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "consented", "chose", "handpicked", "selected", "espoused", "supported" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "agreed (to)", "approved" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disarm":{ "to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of":{ "examples":[ "the defeated nation was disarmed so that it would never again be a threat to international order" ], "synonyms":[ "demilitarize" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilize", "denuclearize" ], "near antonyms":[ "equip", "reequip", "weapon", "embattle", "mechanize", "mobilize" ], "antonyms":[ "arm", "militarize" ] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "examples":[ "her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm" ], "synonyms":[ "appease", "assuage", "conciliate", "gentle", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "calm", "comfort", "console", "content", "hush", "quiet", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize", "endear (to)", "ingratiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "adulate", "blarney", "flatter", "overpraise", "soft-soap", "quench", "sate", "satiate", "satisfy", "cater (to)", "humor", "indulge", "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "sweet-talk", "wheedle", "baby", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil", "dulcify", "sweeten" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "antagonize", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "cross", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "put out", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "ruffle", "vex", "provoke", "rouse", "harass", "harry", "persecute", "pester", "agitate", "discomfort", "distress", "disturb", "fret", "perturb", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "offend", "slight" ], "antonyms":[ "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "ire", "madden", "outrage" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disarray":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the boys' bedroom was in its usual disarray" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "dishevelment", "disorder", "disorderedness", "disorderliness", "disorganization", "free-for-all", "havoc", "heck", "hell", "jumble", "mare's nest", "mess", "messiness", "misorder", "muddle", "muss", "shambles", "snake pit", "tumble", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchy", "lawlessness", "misrule", "riot", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "labyrinth", "maze", "web", "maelstrom", "storm", "bollix", "clutter", "litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disarrays":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the boys' bedroom was in its usual disarray" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "dishevelments", "disorders", "disorganizations", "free-for-alls", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "antonyms":[ "orders" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disassemble":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "demount", "dismantle", "dismember", "dismount", "knock down", "strike", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "break up", "disaggregate", "disarticulate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct" ] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the class was slow to disassemble , many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions" ], "synonyms":[ "disperse", "dissipate", "dissolve", "scatter" ], "near synonyms":[ "branch (out)", "break up", "disband", "diverge", "divide", "fork", "separate", "spill", "clear", "disappear", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "go (away)", "melt" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregate", "gather", "meet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disassembles":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "demounts", "dismantles", "dismembers", "dismounts", "knocks down", "strikes", "takes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "breaks up", "disaggregates", "disarticulates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "divides", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "builds", "erects", "pitches", "combines", "unites" ], "antonyms":[ "assembles", "constructs" ] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the class was slow to disassemble , many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions" ], "synonyms":[ "disperses", "dissipates", "dissolves", "scatters" ], "near synonyms":[ "branches (out)", "breaks up", "disbands", "diverges", "divides", "forks", "separates", "spills", "clears", "disappears", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "flees", "goes (away)", "melts" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregates", "gathers", "meets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaster":{ "a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction":{ "examples":[ "hurricanes are natural disasters" ], "synonyms":[ "apocalypse", "calamity", "cataclysm", "catastrophe", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "tragedy" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodbath", "collapse", "crash", "meltdown", "Armageddon", "doomsday", "end-time", "convulsion", "paroxysm", "upheaval", "accident", "casualty", "fatality", "misadventure", "mischance", "misfortune", "mishap", "blast", "blow", "double whammy", "one-two", "one-two punch" ], "near antonyms":[ "godsend", "manna", "windfall" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that has failed":{ "examples":[ "an utter disaster , the play opened and closed on the same miserable night" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "clunker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "frost", "lemon", "loser", "miss", "shipwreck", "turkey", "washout" ], "near synonyms":[ "also-ran", "disappointment", "dog", "has-been", "near miss", "botch", "hash", "mess", "muddle", "shambles", "nonevent", "nonstarter" ], "near antonyms":[ "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dandy", "jim-dandy", "phenomenon" ], "antonyms":[ "blockbuster", "hit", "smash", "success", "winner" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disavowal":{ "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "the mayor's disavowal of the rumor that a terrorist threat had been received put our minds at rest" ], "synonyms":[ "contradiction", "denegation", "denial", "disallowance", "disclaimer", "disconfirmation", "negation", "rejection", "repudiation" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproof", "rebuttal", "refutation", "negative" ], "near antonyms":[ "concession", "confession", "affirmation", "assertion", "declaration", "attestation", "corroboration", "documentation", "substantiation", "testament", "testimony", "validation" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "admission", "avowal", "confirmation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disavows":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "denies", "disaffirms", "disallows", "disclaims", "disconfirms", "disowns", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverses", "challenges", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "disagrees (with)", "disputes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "avows", "concedes", "confirms", "owns" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission" ], "synonyms":[ "denies", "disclaims", "disowns", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicts", "disallows", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refuses", "rejects", "challenges", "confutes", "criticizes", "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes", "disputes", "questions", "abdicates", "abjures", "recants", "renounces", "retracts" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "admits", "concedes", "confesses", "grants", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "confirms", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "avows", "claims", "owns", "recognizes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbanded":{ "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted", "the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "dispersed", "dissolved" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilized" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporated", "consolidated", "hung together" ], "antonyms":[ "banded", "joined", "united" ] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "police disbanded the rioters with tear gas" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared out", "dispelled", "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered", "squandered" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke up", "isolated", "parted", "segregated", "separated", "split (up)", "diffused", "disseminated", "diverged", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinated", "conglomerated", "unified", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "clustered", "collected", "concentrated", "congregated", "gathered", "ingathered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbanding":{ "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted", "the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "dispersing", "dissolving" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporating", "consolidating", "hanging together" ], "antonyms":[ "banding", "joining", "uniting" ] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "police disbanded the rioters with tear gas" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing out", "dispelling", "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering", "squandering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking up", "isolating", "parting", "segregating", "separating", "splitting (up)", "diffusing", "disseminating", "diverging", "spreading" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinating", "conglomerating", "unifying", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[ "assembling", "clustering", "collecting", "concentrating", "congregating", "gathering", "ingathering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbarred":{ "as in obstructed , impeded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "blocked", "constrained", "denied", "disallowed", "discouraged", "disenfranchised", "disfranchised", "excluded", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "inhibited", "obstructed", "prevented", "shut out", "stopped", "disqualified", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "vetoed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accredited", "authorized", "certified", "chartered", "commissioned", "empowered", "enabled", "invested", "licensed", "licenced", "qualified", "vested", "warranted", "approved", "cleared", "credentialed", "credentialled", "endorsed", "indorsed", "OK'd", "okayed", "sanctioned", "affirmed", "confirmed", "validated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbelieve":{ "to think not to be true or real":{ "examples":[ "many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "negate" ], "near synonyms":[ "deny", "reject", "repudiate", "distrust", "doubt", "mistrust", "suspect", "debunk", "disprove", "refute", "deride", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scoff (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "trust" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "believe", "credit", "swallow" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbelieved":{ "to think not to be true or real":{ "examples":[ "many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead" ], "synonyms":[ "discredited", "negated" ], "near synonyms":[ "denied", "rejected", "repudiated", "distrusted", "doubted", "mistrusted", "suspected", "debunked", "disproved", "refuted", "derided", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scoffed (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "trusted" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "believed", "credited", "swallowed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discernable":{ "able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind":{ "examples":[ "discernible differences in the two authors' writing styles" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciable", "apprehensible", "detectable", "distinguishable", "palpable", "perceptible", "sensible" ], "near synonyms":[ "audible", "observable", "tangible", "visible", "clear", "conspicuous", "evident", "eye-catching", "manifest", "noticeable", "obvious", "plain", "ponderable", "prominent", "striking", "apparent", "distinct", "identifiable", "significant", "straightforward" ], "near antonyms":[ "inaudible", "intangible", "invisible", "inconspicuous", "indistinct", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "faint", "insignificant", "slight", "trivial", "buried", "concealed", "covert", "disguised", "hidden", "obscure", "shrouded", "vague" ], "antonyms":[ "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indistinguishable", "insensible", "undetectable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discharged":{ "to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force":{ "examples":[ "Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package" ], "synonyms":[ "blasted", "fired", "loosed", "shot", "squeezed off" ], "near synonyms":[ "launched", "projected", "blazed (at)", "sniped (at)", "cast", "catapulted", "flung", "heaved", "hove", "hurled", "hurtled", "lobbed", "pelted", "pitched", "slung", "threw", "tossed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "docks for discharging containerships" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdened", "disencumbered", "off-loaded", "unburdened", "unladed", "unloaded", "unpacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "freed", "lightened", "relieved", "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ], "near antonyms":[ "charged", "crammed", "filled", "heaped", "jammed", "jam-packed", "stuffed" ], "antonyms":[ "loaded", "packed" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "discharge a debt in full" ], "synonyms":[ "anted (up)", "balanced", "cleared", "footed", "liquidated", "met", "paid", "paid off", "paid up", "ponied up", "quit", "quitted", "recompensed", "settled", "sprang (for)", "sprung (for)", "stood" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiated" ] }, "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty" ], "synonyms":[ "disenthralled", "disenthraled", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "enlarged", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "released", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered" ], "near synonyms":[ "bailed (out)", "delivered", "paroled", "ransomed", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disembarrassed", "disencumbered", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated", "unshackled" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffed", "manacled", "shackled", "trammeled", "trammelled", "committed", "immured", "imprisoned", "incarcerated", "interned", "jailed", "locked (up)", "conquered", "enslaved", "subdued", "subjugated" ], "antonyms":[ "bound", "confined", "enchained", "fettered", "restrained" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "emanated", "emitted", "evolved", "exhaled", "expelled", "expired", "gave out", "irradiated", "issued", "radiated", "released", "sent (out)", "shot", "threw out", "vented" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminated", "evacuated", "excreted", "exuded", "oozed", "secreted", "ejected", "erupted", "gushed", "jetted", "outpoured", "poured", "spewed", "spouted", "sprayed", "spurted", "squirted" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbed", "inhaled", "soaked (up)", "sponged", "sucked (up)", "took up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force":{ "examples":[ "felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged" ], "synonyms":[ "blasted", "fired", "shot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazed", "peppered", "plinked", "potshot", "sniped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered" ], "synonyms":[ "axed", "bounced", "canned", "cashiered", "dismissed", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated", "turned off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsized", "excessed", "furloughed", "laid off", "trimmed", "booted (out)", "chucked (out)", "drummed (out)", "kicked out", "threw out", "unseated", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "kept", "reemployed", "re-employed", "rehired", "contracted", "subcontracted", "recruited" ], "antonyms":[ "employed", "engaged", "hired", "retained", "signed (up or on)", "took on" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disciform":{ "as in circular , ringlike":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annular", "circular", "discoid", "discoidal", "disklike", "hooplike", "ringlike", "global", "globular", "round", "spherical", "curved", "looped", "spiral", "balled", "bulbous", "rotund", "rounded", "roundish", "cylindrical", "cylindric", "elliptical", "elliptic", "oblong", "oval", "ovate", "ovoid", "ovoidal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disciplinable":{ "as in manageable , teachable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "controllable", "governable", "handleable", "manageable", "tame", "teachable", "tractable", "trainable", "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "docile", "law-abiding", "obedient", "submissive", "tractable", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "duteous", "dutiful", "obliging", "placable", "soft", "surrendering", "yielding", "decorous", "disciplined", "mannerly", "orderly", "constrained", "curbed", "inhibited", "repressed", "restrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "dogged", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "peevish", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unyielding", "balky", "defiant", "perverse", "resistant", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "naughty", "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "noncompliant", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "unamenable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in punishable , impeachable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amerciable", "chargeable", "impeachable", "indictable", "punishable", "foolish", "irresponsible", "reckless", "criminal", "illegal", "illicit", "unlawful", "bad", "guilty", "sinful", "wicked", "illegitimate", "improper", "wrongful", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "culpable", "reprehensible", "reproachable" ], "near antonyms":[ "blameless", "faultless", "impeccable", "irreproachable", "flawless", "perfect", "pure", "guiltless", "innocent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disciplinary":{ "inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment":{ "examples":[ "called for disciplinary actions in response to the outrageous behavior" ], "synonyms":[ "castigating", "chastening", "chastising", "correcting", "correctional", "corrective", "disciplining", "penal", "penalizing", "punitive" ], "near synonyms":[ "retaliative", "retaliatory", "retributive", "retributory", "revengeful", "vengeful", "wrathful" ], "near antonyms":[ "compensatory", "acquitting", "exculpating", "exculpatory", "exonerating", "vindicating", "absolving", "condoning", "pardoning", "remitting", "commuting", "reprieving" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpunitive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discipline":{ "a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{ "examples":[ "you must choose a discipline to focus on in college" ], "synonyms":[ "area", "arena", "bailiwick", "barony", "business", "circle", "demesne", "department", "domain", "element", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "firmament", "front", "game", "kingdom", "line", "precinct", "province", "realm", "specialty", "sphere", "terrain", "walk" ], "near synonyms":[ "frontier", "study", "subject", "territory", "turf", "occupation", "profession", "pursuit", "racket", "vocation", "ambit", "amplitude", "breadth", "compass", "confine", "dimension(s)", "extent", "ken", "reach", "scope", "sweep", "width", "subfield", "subspecialty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{ "examples":[ "harsh discipline was imposed to keep order within the ranks" ], "synonyms":[ "castigation", "chastisement", "comeuppance", "correction", "desert(s)", "nemesis", "penalty", "punishment", "wrath" ], "near synonyms":[ "reprisal", "retaliation", "retribution", "revenge", "vengeance", "assessment", "charge", "fine", "mulct", "example", "sentence", "confinement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "condemnation", "damnation", "denouncement", "censure", "criticism", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesty", "indemnity", "pardon", "parole", "acquittal", "exculpation", "exoneration", "vindication", "exemption", "immunity", "impunity", "release", "commutation", "reprieve", "absolution", "forgiveness", "remission", "remitment", "condonation", "disregard", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others":{ "examples":[ "she lacks the discipline that's essential for a job in customer relations" ], "synonyms":[ "constraint", "continence", "discretion", "inhibition", "refrainment", "repression", "reserve", "restraint", "self-command", "self-control", "self-restraint", "suppression" ], "near synonyms":[ "command", "control", "mastery", "possession", "self-censorship", "self-containment", "self-denial", "self-discipline", "self-government", "self-mastery", "will", "willpower", "composure", "self-poise", "self-possession", "aloofness", "detachedness", "distance", "bashfulness", "modesty", "shyness", "reticence", "silence", "taciturnity" ], "near antonyms":[ "self-abandonment", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "gratification", "indulgence", "overindulgence", "self-indulgence", "bluntness", "candor", "frankness", "immoderacy", "intemperance" ], "antonyms":[ "disinhibition", "incontinence", "unconstraint" ] }, "to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{ "examples":[ "the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt" ], "synonyms":[ "castigate", "chasten", "chastise", "correct", "penalize", "punish" ], "near synonyms":[ "assess", "charge", "dock", "fine", "impose", "levy", "mulct", "convict", "sentence", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "criticize", "keelhaul", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reprove", "wreak" ], "near antonyms":[ "forfeit", "get off", "ransom", "release", "commute", "reprieve", "absolve", "acquit", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate" ], "antonyms":[ "excuse", "pardon", "spare" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disclosed":{ "as in published , announced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "advertised", "aired", "announced", "broadcast", "declared", "divulged", "heralded", "posted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "spotlighted", "nonclassified", "unclassified", "well-known", "current", "prevalent", "rife", "widespread", "general", "popular", "communal", "shared", "open", "public", "reported", "reputed", "rumored" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidential", "private", "privy", "secret", "classified", "unadvertised", "unannounced", "undisclosed", "clandestine", "collusive", "conspiratorial", "covert", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underhand", "underhanded", "intimate", "personal", "concealed", "repressed", "reserved", "silenced", "stifled", "suppressed", "withheld", "recanted", "retracted", "revoked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "the informer disclosed all sorts of details about the secret organization" ], "synonyms":[ "bared", "discovered", "divulged", "exposed", "let on (about)", "revealed", "spilled", "spilt", "told", "unbosomed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "confided", "shared", "debunked", "showed up", "unclothed", "undraped", "advertised", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "brought out", "declared", "placarded", "posted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "sounded", "betrayed", "blabbed", "gave away", "leaked", "informed", "squealed", "talked", "communicated", "imparted", "related", "acknowledged", "admitted", "avowed", "conceded", "confessed", "owned", "disinterred", "raked up", "smoked out", "unearthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaged", "disguised", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "clouded", "darkened", "eclipsed", "obscured", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded" ], "antonyms":[ "cloaked", "concealed", "covered (up)", "enshrouded", "hid", "masked", "shrouded", "veiled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disclosures":{ "the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed":{ "examples":[ "he offered full disclosure of the government files on the assassination" ], "synonyms":[ "divulgences", "exposures", "revelations" ], "near synonyms":[ "bombshells", "kickers", "kicks", "surprises", "surprizes", "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "admissions", "avowals", "concessions", "confessions" ], "near antonyms":[ "concealments", "cover-ups" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discolors":{ "as in blackens , pollutes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "begrimes", "besmears", "besmirches", "blackens", "blurs", "clouds", "dirties", "pollutes", "smears", "smirches", "smudges", "smuts", "soils", "sullies", "tars", "tarres", "blemishes", "darkens", "mars", "poisons", "spoils", "stains", "taints", "tarnishes", "touches", "vitiates", "abases", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "bastardizes", "corrupts", "debauches", "demoralizes", "depraves", "perverts", "subverts", "colors", "distorts", "twists" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanses", "purifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "glorifies", "hallows", "magnifies", "uplifts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discommend":{ "as in criticize , condemn":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "disrelish", "object (to)", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "reprehend", "reprobate", "scorn", "chide", "rebuke", "reproach", "scold", "deprecate", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "frown (on or upon)", "mislike", "reprove", "tsk-tsk", "tut (over or about)", "tut-tut (over or about)" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "favor", "like", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "support", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomposed":{ "as in embarrassed , self-conscious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abashed", "discomfited", "discomforted", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "inhibited", "reserved", "uneasy", "uptight", "backward", "bashful", "coy", "demure", "introverted", "recessive", "retiring", "self-effacing", "sheepish", "shy", "withdrawn", "unadventurous", "unenterprising", "diffident", "insecure", "meek", "modest", "self-doubting", "timid", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "awkward", "clumsy", "gauche", "graceless", "inelegant", "rough-hewn", "rustic", "rustical", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "ungraceful", "wooden", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "graceful", "suave", "urbane" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discomposing":{ "causing worry or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "a discomposing response to our routine query about her health" ], "synonyms":[ "discomforting", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disconcerting":{ "causing embarrassment":{ "examples":[ "a disconcerting habit of chewing with his mouth open" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "discomfiting", "disturbing", "embarrassing", "flustering", "uncomfortable" ], "near synonyms":[ "confusing", "difficult", "disagreeable", "impossible", "inconvenient", "intolerable", "troublesome", "unpleasant", "unwieldy", "unsettling", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "mortifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "comfortable", "convenient", "pleasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program" ], "synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitating", "bothering", "chagrining", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "putting off", "putting out", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "queering", "shaming" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "relieving", "soothing", "buoying", "cheering", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "assuring", "reassuring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disconfirm":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "deny", "disaffirm", "disallow", "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refute", "reject", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverse", "challenge", "confute", "disprove", "rebut", "disagree (with)", "dispute" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "avow", "concede", "confirm", "own" ] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God" ], "synonyms":[ "belie", "confound", "confute", "debunk", "discredit", "disprove", "falsify", "rebut", "refute", "shoot down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrow", "overturn", "challenge", "contest", "query", "question", "doubt", "mistrust", "debate", "discuss", "hash (over)", "moot", "talk over" ], "near antonyms":[ "document", "evidence", "evince", "record", "show", "support", "witness", "back (up)", "buttress", "corroborate", "substantiate", "adduce", "attest", "authenticate", "certify", "identify", "demonstrate", "display", "illustrate", "manifest" ], "antonyms":[ "confirm", "establish", "prove", "validate", "verify" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconfirmation":{ "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "an official disconfirmation of the rumors that the military was planning an invasion" ], "synonyms":[ "contradiction", "denegation", "denial", "disallowance", "disavowal", "disclaimer", "negation", "rejection", "repudiation" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproof", "rebuttal", "refutation", "negative" ], "near antonyms":[ "concession", "confession", "affirmation", "assertion", "declaration", "attestation", "corroboration", "documentation", "substantiation", "testament", "testimony", "validation" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "admission", "avowal", "confirmation" ] }, "something (as an argument) that serves to disprove":{ "examples":[ "members of the sect refused to accept the scientific evidence as being in any way a disconfirmation of their deeply held religious beliefs" ], "synonyms":[ "confutation", "disproof", "rebuttal", "refutation" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterargument", "counterevidence" ], "near antonyms":[ "attestation", "confirmation", "corroboration", "documentation", "evidence", "substantiation", "testament", "testimony", "validation", "witness", "authentication", "identification", "manifestation", "verification" ], "antonyms":[ "proof" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disconfirmed":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicted", "denied", "disaffirmed", "disallowed", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refuted", "rejected", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversed", "challenged", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "disagreed (with)", "disputed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "allowed", "avowed", "conceded", "confirmed", "owned" ] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God" ], "synonyms":[ "belied", "confounded", "confuted", "debunked", "discredited", "disproved", "falsified", "rebutted", "refuted", "shot down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrew", "overturned", "challenged", "contested", "queried", "questioned", "doubted", "mistrusted", "debated", "discussed", "hashed (over)", "mooted", "talked over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documented", "evidenced", "evinced", "recorded", "showed", "supported", "witnessed", "backed (up)", "buttressed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "adduced", "attested", "authenticated", "certified", "identified", "demonstrated", "displayed", "illustrated", "manifested" ], "antonyms":[ "confirmed", "established", "proved", "validated", "verified" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconnectedly":{ "as in intermittently , fitfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disjointedly", "fitfully", "intermittently", "spottily", "unpredictably", "accidentally", "fortuitously", "inadvertently", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unwittingly", "higgledy-piggledy", "topsy-turvy", "arbitrarily", "capriciously", "carelessly", "casually", "indiscriminately", "informally", "offhand", "offhandedly", "promiscuously", "whimsically", "aimlessly", "anyhow", "anyway", "anywise", "desultorily", "erratically", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "helter-skelter", "hit or miss", "irregularly", "randomly", "willy-nilly" ], "near antonyms":[ "methodically", "systematically", "carefully", "formally", "gingerly", "meticulously", "orderly", "punctiliously", "deliberately", "intentionally", "purposefully", "purposely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "discontentedness":{ "the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation":{ "examples":[ "he was left with a vague feeling of discontentedness even after he got the car he had always wanted" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "bitterness", "resentment", "aggrievement", "disquiet", "perturbation", "uneasiness", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "misery", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "lightheartedness", "elatedness", "exultation", "jubilation", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[ "contentedness", "contentment", "pleasure", "satisfaction" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discounter":{ "as in retailer , distributor":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "distributor", "e-tailer", "exporter", "jobber", "reseller", "retailer", "wholesaler", "broker", "dealer", "merchandiser", "seller", "vendor", "merchant", "trader", "tradesman", "auctioneer", "concessionaire", "black marketer", "black marketeer", "bootlegger", "fence", "fencer", "hustler", "scalper", "smuggler", "trafficker", "chapman", "hawker", "huckster", "peddler", "pedlar", "salesclerk", "salesman", "salesperson", "saleswoman", "shopgirl", "bargainer", "haggler", "horse trader", "palterer" ], "near antonyms":[ "consumer", "end user", "user", "buyer", "purchaser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discounts":{ "something that is or may be subtracted":{ "examples":[ "a discount of 20% from the original price" ], "synonyms":[ "abatements", "deductions", "reductions" ], "near synonyms":[ "givebacks", "kickbacks", "rebates", "dents", "depreciations", "declines", "decrements", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drops", "falls", "losses", "forfeits", "forfeitures", "penalties" ], "near antonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "augmentations", "boosts", "gains", "increases", "increments", "raises", "rises", "appreciations" ], "antonyms":[ "accessions", "additions" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "even while acknowledging the primacy of the director, we should not discount the contributions of all the others who worked on the film" ], "synonyms":[ "blinks (at)", "brushes (aside or off)", "condones", "disregards", "excuses", "forgives", "glosses (over)", "glozes (over)", "ignores", "overlooks", "overpasses", "papers over", "pardons", "passes over", "remits", "shrugs off", "whitewashes", "winks (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explains", "justifies", "rationalizes", "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates", "waives", "waves (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeds", "marks", "minds", "notes", "objects (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "shouldn't discount their contributions to our fund-raising efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "diminishes", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discourses":{ "talking or a talk between two or more people":{ "examples":[ "Thomas Jefferson is said to have been able to participate in knowledgeable discourse on a breathtaking array of subjects" ], "synonyms":[ "chats", "colloquies", "conversations", "converses", "dialogues", "dialogs", "discussions", "exchanges" ], "near synonyms":[ "banters", "chaff", "cross fires", "give-and-takes", "persiflages", "railleries", "repartees", "conferences", "parleys", "babbles", "chatter", "chin-wag", "chitchats", "confabulations", "gabfests", "gossip", "natters", "palavers", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "small talk", "table talk", "round-robins", "roundtables", "round tables", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "deliberations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{ "examples":[ "the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "declaims", "descants", "expatiates", "harangues", "lectures", "orates", "speaks", "talks" ], "near synonyms":[ "recites", "soliloquizes", "disserts", "expounds", "pontificates", "sermonizes", "mouths", "spouts", "filibusters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk as if giving an important and formal speech":{ "examples":[ "grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject" ], "synonyms":[ "declaims", "harangues", "mouths (off)", "orates", "perorates" ], "near synonyms":[ "rants", "raves", "bloviates", "blows", "lectures", "preaches", "sermonizes", "advertises", "announces", "broadcasts", "declares", "proclaims", "pronounces", "speaks", "speechifies", "talks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discourteous":{ "showing a lack of manners or consideration for others":{ "examples":[ "wouldn't tolerate anything so discourteous as the interruption of another speaker during a discussion" ], "synonyms":[ "disrespectful", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "thoughtless", "uncalled-for", "uncivil", "ungracious", "unhandsome", "unmannered", "unmannerly" ], "near synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassy", "brazen", "cheeky", "fresh", "impudent", "insolent", "lippy", "sassy", "saucy", "shameless", "boorish", "caddish", "churlish", "clownish", "loutish", "uncouth", "vulgar", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "snippety", "snippy", "antisocial", "crabbed", "cross", "disagreeable", "grumpy", "sullen", "surly", "improper", "incorrect", "indecent", "indecorous", "unseemly", "arrogant", "bumptious", "conceited", "haughty", "high-handed", "imperious", "peremptory", "pompous", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "supercilious", "superior" ], "near antonyms":[ "humble", "meek", "modest", "unassertive", "deferential", "dutiful", "respectful", "submissive", "yielding", "acceptable", "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "fit", "fitting", "good", "meet", "proper", "respectable", "right", "seemly", "suitable", "affable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "sociable", "felicitous", "graceful", "chivalrous", "courtly", "gallant", "ceremonious", "elegant", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "genteel", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "thoughtful", "well-bred" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discourtesy":{ "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "the courtiers shuddered at the discourtesy shown to the king" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discover":{ "to come to an awareness of":{ "examples":[ "I was startled to discover that my keys were missing" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertain", "catch on (to)", "find out", "get on (to)", "hear", "learn", "realize", "see", "wise (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hit (on or upon)", "tumble (to)", "descry", "detect", "encounter", "espy", "spot", "calculate", "dope (out)", "figure out", "find", "puzzle (out)", "discern", "mind", "note", "observe", "perceive", "divine" ], "near antonyms":[ "miss", "overlook", "disregard", "ignore", "forget", "unlearn", "blanket", "blot out", "cloak", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "enshroud", "hide", "mask", "occult", "screen", "shroud", "veil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig out", "dig up", "dredge (up)", "ferret (out)", "find", "find out", "get", "hit (on or upon)", "hunt (down or up)", "learn", "locate", "nose out", "root (out)", "rout (out)", "rummage", "run down", "scare up", "scout (up)", "track (down)", "turn up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espy", "sight", "spot", "look for", "search (for or out)", "seek" ], "near antonyms":[ "lose", "mislay", "misplace", "misset" ], "antonyms":[ "miss", "overlook", "pass over" ] }, "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him" ], "synonyms":[ "bare", "disclose", "divulge", "expose", "let on (about)", "reveal", "spill", "tell", "unbosom", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil" ], "near synonyms":[ "confide", "share", "debunk", "show up", "unclothe", "undrape", "advertise", "announce", "blaze", "bring out", "broadcast", "declare", "placard", "post", "proclaim", "promulgate", "publicize", "publish", "sound", "betray", "blab", "give away", "leak", "inform", "squeal", "talk", "communicate", "impart", "relate", "acknowledge", "admit", "avow", "concede", "confess", "own", "disinter", "rake up", "smoke out", "unearth" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "disguise", "gild", "gloss (over)", "varnish", "whitewash", "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "cloud", "darken", "eclipse", "obscure", "overcast", "overshadow", "shade" ], "antonyms":[ "cloak", "conceal", "cover (up)", "enshroud", "hide", "mask", "shroud", "veil" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discredit":{ "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "to his everlasting discredit , the coach was found to have placed bets against his own team" ], "synonyms":[ "disesteem", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "reproach", "shame" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandal", "contempt", "despite", "disdain", "scorn", "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disfavor", "abasement", "debasement", "debasing", "degradation", "dust", "humbling", "humiliation", "blot", "brand", "shadow", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiration", "appreciation", "estimation", "regard", "awe", "fear", "reverence", "fame", "glory", "renown", "repute" ], "antonyms":[ "esteem", "honor", "respect" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "chasten", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "humble", "humiliate", "lower", "shame", "sink", "smirch", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "belittle", "castigate", "criticize", "cry down", "decry", "depreciate", "detract", "diminish", "discount", "disparage", "minimize", "put down", "ridicule", "write off", "bad-mouth", "defame", "defile", "libel", "malign", "slander", "affront", "insult", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "execrate", "reprehend", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "boast", "celebrate", "cheer", "cite", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "decorate", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "fete", "f\u00eate", "hail", "honor", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout", "acknowledge", "recognize", "highlight", "play up", "spotlight", "dignify", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "glorify", "magnify", "advance", "boost", "lift", "promote", "raise", "upgrade", "uplift", "idealize", "romanticize" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "canonize", "deify", "elevate", "exalt" ] }, "to think not to be true or real":{ "examples":[ "I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelieve", "negate" ], "near synonyms":[ "deny", "reject", "repudiate", "distrust", "doubt", "mistrust", "suspect", "debunk", "disprove", "refute", "deride", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scoff (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "trust" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "believe", "credit", "swallow" ] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited" ], "synonyms":[ "belie", "confound", "confute", "debunk", "disconfirm", "disprove", "falsify", "rebut", "refute", "shoot down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrow", "overturn", "challenge", "contest", "query", "question", "doubt", "mistrust", "debate", "discuss", "hash (over)", "moot", "talk over" ], "near antonyms":[ "document", "evidence", "evince", "record", "show", "support", "witness", "back (up)", "buttress", "corroborate", "substantiate", "adduce", "attest", "authenticate", "certify", "identify", "demonstrate", "display", "illustrate", "manifest" ], "antonyms":[ "confirm", "establish", "prove", "validate", "verify" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discredited":{ "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "chastened", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "disgraced", "dishonored", "fouled", "humbled", "humiliated", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "shamed", "smirched", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "belittled", "castigated", "cried down", "criticized", "decried", "depreciated", "detracted", "diminished", "discounted", "disparaged", "minimized", "put down", "ridiculed", "wrote off", "bad-mouthed", "defamed", "defiled", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "affronted", "insulted", "censured", "condemned", "damned", "denounced", "execrated", "reprehended", "reprobated" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "boasted", "celebrated", "cheered", "cited", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "decorated", "eulogized", "extolled", "feted", "f\u00eated", "hailed", "honored", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted", "acknowledged", "recognized", "highlighted", "played up", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "dignified", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enskied", "enthroned", "glorified", "magnified", "advanced", "boosted", "lifted", "promoted", "raised", "upgraded", "uplifted", "idealized", "romanticized" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "canonized", "deified", "elevated", "exalted" ] }, "to think not to be true or real":{ "examples":[ "I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelieved", "negated" ], "near synonyms":[ "denied", "rejected", "repudiated", "distrusted", "doubted", "mistrusted", "suspected", "debunked", "disproved", "refuted", "derided", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scoffed (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "trusted" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "believed", "credited", "swallowed" ] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited" ], "synonyms":[ "belied", "confounded", "confuted", "debunked", "disconfirmed", "disproved", "falsified", "rebutted", "refuted", "shot down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrew", "overturned", "challenged", "contested", "queried", "questioned", "doubted", "mistrusted", "debated", "discussed", "hashed (over)", "mooted", "talked over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documented", "evidenced", "evinced", "recorded", "showed", "supported", "witnessed", "backed (up)", "buttressed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "adduced", "attested", "authenticated", "certified", "identified", "demonstrated", "displayed", "illustrated", "manifested" ], "antonyms":[ "confirmed", "established", "proved", "validated", "verified" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discreetly":{ "as in wisely , sensibly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "judiciously", "prudently", "sensibly", "wisely", "excusably", "fairly", "justifiably", "validly", "chivalrously", "decorously", "deferentially", "gallantly", "politely", "respectfully", "solicitously", "pleasantly", "compassionately", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "sweetly", "sympathetically", "considerately", "courteously", "graciously", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "thoughtfully", "well" ], "near antonyms":[ "discourteously", "inconsiderately", "thoughtlessly", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "disrespectfully", "impolitely", "rudely", "scornfully", "snootily", "cruelly", "heartlessly", "nastily", "viciously", "shabbily", "unfairly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "discretion":{ "the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters":{ "examples":[ "we'll rely on your discretion in handling this accusation of cheating" ], "synonyms":[ "common sense", "discreetness", "gumption", "horse sense", "levelheadedness", "nous", "policy", "prudence", "sense", "sensibleness", "wisdom", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "street smarts", "farsightedness", "forehandedness", "foresight", "foresightedness", "forethoughtfulness", "judgment", "judgement", "brains", "gray matter", "intelligence", "logicality", "logicalness", "practicality", "rationality", "rationalness", "discernment", "discrimination", "insight", "sagacity", "sapience", "acumen", "astuteness", "clearheadedness", "keenness", "penetration", "perspicacity", "shrewdness", "care", "caution", "circumspection", "precaution", "premeditation" ], "near antonyms":[ "shortsightedness", "brainlessness", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "idiocy", "senselessness", "stupidity", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "unreasonableness" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudence", "indiscretion" ] }, "the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{ "examples":[ "ambassadorships are generally regarded as subject to the president's discretion" ], "synonyms":[ "alternative", "choice", "druthers", "election", "liberty", "option", "pick", "preference", "selection", "volition", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "determination", "free will", "will", "say", "voice", "vote", "inclination", "liking", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "perspicacity" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercion", "duress", "force", "duty", "obligation", "Hobson's choice" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others":{ "examples":[ "in that job you'll be expected to show discretion and act like a professional at all times" ], "synonyms":[ "constraint", "continence", "discipline", "inhibition", "refrainment", "repression", "reserve", "restraint", "self-command", "self-control", "self-restraint", "suppression" ], "near synonyms":[ "command", "control", "mastery", "possession", "self-censorship", "self-containment", "self-denial", "self-discipline", "self-government", "self-mastery", "will", "willpower", "composure", "self-poise", "self-possession", "aloofness", "detachedness", "distance", "bashfulness", "modesty", "shyness", "reticence", "silence", "taciturnity" ], "near antonyms":[ "self-abandonment", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "gratification", "indulgence", "overindulgence", "self-indulgence", "bluntness", "candor", "frankness", "immoderacy", "intemperance" ], "antonyms":[ "disinhibition", "incontinence", "unconstraint" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discretions":{ "the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{ "examples":[ "ambassadorships are generally regarded as subject to the president's discretion" ], "synonyms":[ "alternatives", "choices", "druthers", "elections", "liberties", "options", "picks", "preferences", "selections", "volitions", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "determinations", "free wills", "wills", "says", "voices", "votes", "inclinations", "likings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "discernments", "judgments", "judgements", "perspicacities" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercions", "duresses", "forces", "duties", "obligations", "Hobson's choices" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discriminability":{ "as in differentiability , distinguishability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "differentiability", "distinguishability", "deviance", "divergence", "change", "modification", "variation", "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity", "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in perception , judgment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "apprehension", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "braininess", "brilliance", "common sense", "horse sense", "mother wit", "eggheadedness", "highbrowism", "intellectualism", "aptitude", "talent", "brain", "brainpower", "gray matter", "headpiece", "intellect", "intellectuality", "intelligence", "mentality", "reason", "sense", "smarts", "sagacity", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "head", "mind", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[ "denseness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "feeblemindedness", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "idiocy", "imbecility", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discriminating":{ "favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people":{ "examples":[ "accused of discriminating practices in the hiring of employees" ], "synonyms":[ "differential", "discriminational", "discriminative", "discriminatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "biased", "inequitable", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "prejudicial", "unequal", "unfair", "unjust", "clubby", "elitist", "selective", "segregative" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "equitable", "fair", "just", "impartial", "neutral", "objective", "unbiased", "uncolored", "unprejudiced" ], "antonyms":[ "nondiscriminatory" ] }, "serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group":{ "examples":[ "a discriminating feature of poison ivy is a compound leaf with three mitten-shaped leaflets" ], "synonyms":[ "characteristic", "classic", "diagnostic", "diagnostical", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishing", "identifying", "individual", "peculiar", "proper", "symptomatic", "typical" ], "near synonyms":[ "idiosyncratic", "identifiable", "pronounced", "unmistakable", "general", "generic", "common", "normal", "regular", "usual", "especial", "particular", "special", "specific", "archetypal", "archetypical", "model", "paradigmatic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "atypical", "nontypical", "uncharacteristic", "untypical" ] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color" ], "synonyms":[ "differencing", "differentiating", "discerning", "distinguishing", "secerning", "separating" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguishing", "comprehending", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "dividing", "parting", "severing", "demarcating", "marking (off)", "setting off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounding", "lumping (together)", "mingling" ], "antonyms":[ "confusing", "mistaking", "mixing (up)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discussion":{ "an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{ "examples":[ "the discussion about the club budget went on for hours" ], "synonyms":[ "argument", "argumentation", "argy-bargy", "back-and-forth", "colloquy", "confab", "confabulation", "conference", "consult", "consultation", "council", "counsel", "debate", "deliberation", "dialogue", "dialog", "give-and-take", "palaver", "parley", "talk" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull session", "chat room", "forum", "meeting", "roundtable", "seminar", "skull session", "skull practice", "symposium", "talkathon", "chat", "conversation", "rap", "words", "discourse", "disquisition", "bargaining", "consultancy", "negotiation", "pourparler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "talking or a talk between two or more people":{ "examples":[ "discussions around the watercooler at work" ], "synonyms":[ "chat", "colloquy", "conversation", "converse", "dialogue", "dialog", "discourse", "exchange" ], "near synonyms":[ "banter", "chaff", "cross fire", "give-and-take", "persiflage", "raillery", "repartee", "conference", "parley", "babble", "chatter", "chin-wag", "chitchat", "confabulation", "gabfest", "gossip", "natter", "palaver", "prate", "prattle", "rap", "small talk", "table talk", "round-robin", "roundtable", "symposium", "debate", "deliberation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disdains":{ "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "disdained the deserter as a coward" ], "synonyms":[ "contemns", "disrespects", "disses", "high-hats", "looks down (on or upon)", "scorns", "slights", "sniffs (at)", "snoots", "snubs" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouts", "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "belittles", "deplores", "deprecates", "disparages", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disfavors", "frowns (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "admires", "esteems", "lionizes", "hallows", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "accepts", "appreciates", "approves (of)", "cares (for)", "countenances", "favors", "OKs", "okays", "subscribes (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honors", "respects" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diseased":{ "as in sick , ill":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ailing", "ill", "incapacitated", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "immobile", "immobilized", "blind", "hard of hearing", "mute", "halt", "lame", "paralyzed", "quadriplegic", "special-needs", "challenged", "differently abled", "disabled", "exceptional", "impaired" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "abled", "nondisabled", "unimpaired", "bouncing", "chipper", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "whole", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disempower":{ "as in disenfranchise , disable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disable", "disenfranchise", "disqualify", "decertify", "disallow", "forbid", "proscribe", "delegitimize", "invalidate", "nullify" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorize", "entitle", "privilege", "qualify", "empower", "enable", "enfranchise", "license", "licence", "approve", "endorse", "indorse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenchantments":{ "as in disillusionments":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disillusionments", "aggravations", "furies", "furors", "indignations", "infuriations", "ires", "outrages", "rages", "spleens", "wraths", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "jaundices", "rancors", "breaches", "breakups", "divorces", "rifts", "ruptures", "schisms", "separations", "splits", "antagonisms", "embitterments", "alienations", "disaffections", "disgruntlements", "estrangements" ], "near antonyms":[ "reconcilements", "reconciliations", "endearments", "ingratiations", "appeasements", "conciliations", "mollifications", "pacifications", "propitiations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disengages":{ "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disembarrasses", "disentangles", "extricates", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "untangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unravels", "unsnarls", "unties", "untwines" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "burdens", "encumbers", "loads", "weighs" ], "antonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disentanglement":{ "as in disengagement":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disengagement", "flinch", "recoil", "revulsion", "shrinking", "rout", "pullback", "pullout", "recession", "retirement", "retreat", "withdrawal" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "advancement" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in unscrambling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unscrambling", "deciphering", "decoding", "analysis", "annotation", "comment", "commentary", "epexegesis", "gloss", "edification", "enlightenment", "paraphrase", "restatement", "translation", "definition", "meaning", "clarification", "construction", "elucidation", "exegesis", "explanation", "explication", "exposition", "illumination", "illustration", "interpretation", "road map", "demonstration", "enactment", "justification", "rationale", "rationalization", "reasoning" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfavor":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "made no attempt to hide his disfavor of his wife's relatives" ], "synonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disrelish", "down", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "deprecation", "disapproval", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "jaundice" ], "near antonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "love", "passion", "bent", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "propensity", "tendency" ], "antonyms":[ "appetite", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ] }, "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "their suggestion was met with disfavor by virtually all of the other club members" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "discountenance", "disesteem", "dislike", "displeasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "distaste", "rejection", "thumbs-down", "blame", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "dispraise", "opprobrium", "reprehension", "reproach", "reprobation", "antagonism", "antipathy", "hostility", "belittlement", "disparagement", "objection", "opposition" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendation", "praise", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "thumbs-up", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[ "approbation", "approval", "favor" ] }, "the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "the defendant certainly acted to his own disfavor with his frequent outbursts" ], "synonyms":[ "despite", "detriment", "disadvantage", "penalty" ], "near synonyms":[ "deficit", "deprivation", "expense", "loss", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "prejudice" ], "near antonyms":[ "gain" ], "antonyms":[ "advantage", "favor" ] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today" ], "synonyms":[ "dislike", "disrelish", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "resent", "condemn", "despise", "scorn", "cringe (at)", "disapprove (of)", "frown (on or upon)", "mind", "object (to)", "shy (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "adore", "deify", "idolize", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "worship", "prize", "treasure", "value", "drink (in)", "savor", "savour", "dote (on)", "idolize", "favor", "prefer" ], "antonyms":[ "adore", "cotton (to)", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "polls showing that this political candidate is highly disfavored by most voters" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecate", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disesteem", "dislike", "frown (on or upon)", "mislike", "reprove", "tsk-tsk", "tut (over or about)", "tut-tut (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "object (to)", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "reprehend", "reprobate", "scorn", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "discommend", "chide", "rebuke", "reproach", "scold" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "support", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approve", "favor", "like" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disgorged":{ "to violently throw out or off (something from within)":{ "examples":[ "the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show" ], "synonyms":[ "belched", "ejected", "eructed", "erupted", "expelled", "jetted", "spewed", "spouted", "spurted" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushed", "poured", "squirted", "streamed", "surged", "emanated", "exhaled", "issued", "released", "shot", "spit", "spat", "sprang", "sprung", "vented", "discharged", "emitted", "fired", "cast", "flung", "heaved", "hove", "hurled", "launched", "pitched", "tossed" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottled (up)", "contained", "restrained", "shut (in or up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disgrace":{ "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "the players who threw the game were in disgrace with their schoolmates" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteem", "dishonor", "disrepute", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "reproach", "shame" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandal", "contempt", "despite", "disdain", "scorn", "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disfavor", "abasement", "debasement", "debasing", "degradation", "dust", "humbling", "humiliation", "blot", "brand", "shadow", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiration", "appreciation", "estimation", "regard", "awe", "fear", "reverence", "fame", "glory", "renown", "repute" ], "antonyms":[ "esteem", "honor", "respect" ] }, "a cause of shame":{ "examples":[ "the exposure of his criminal record was a huge disgrace for the councilman" ], "synonyms":[ "dishonor", "opprobrium", "reflection", "reproach", "scandal" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot", "brand", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "near antonyms":[ "boast", "glory", "jewel", "pride", "treasure" ], "antonyms":[ "credit", "honor" ] }, "a regrettable or blameworthy act":{ "examples":[ "it's a disgrace to let all the leftover food from the banquet go to waste, so let's deliver it to the homeless shelter" ], "synonyms":[ "crime", "pity", "shame", "sin" ], "near synonyms":[ "outrage", "scandal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "disgraced by the shameful actions of their leader" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "chasten", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "dishonor", "foul", "humble", "humiliate", "lower", "shame", "sink", "smirch", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "belittle", "castigate", "criticize", "cry down", "decry", "depreciate", "detract", "diminish", "discount", "disparage", "minimize", "put down", "ridicule", "write off", "bad-mouth", "defame", "defile", "libel", "malign", "slander", "affront", "insult", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "execrate", "reprehend", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "boast", "celebrate", "cheer", "cite", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "decorate", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "fete", "f\u00eate", "hail", "honor", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout", "acknowledge", "recognize", "highlight", "play up", "spotlight", "dignify", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "glorify", "magnify", "advance", "boost", "lift", "promote", "raise", "upgrade", "uplift", "idealize", "romanticize" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "canonize", "deify", "elevate", "exalt" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disgracing":{ "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "disgraced by the shameful actions of their leader" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "chastening", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "dishonoring", "fouling", "humbling", "humiliating", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "smirching", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "belittling", "castigating", "criticizing", "crying down", "decrying", "depreciating", "detracting", "diminishing", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing", "putting down", "ridiculing", "writing off", "bad-mouthing", "defaming", "defiling", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "affronting", "insulting", "censuring", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "execrating", "reprehending", "reprobating" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "boasting", "celebrating", "cheering", "citing", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "decorating", "eulogizing", "extolling", "feting", "f\u00eating", "hailing", "honoring", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "touting", "acknowledging", "recognizing", "highlighting", "playing up", "spotlighting", "dignifying", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enskying", "enthroning", "glorifying", "magnifying", "advancing", "boosting", "lifting", "promoting", "raising", "upgrading", "uplifting", "idealizing", "romanticizing" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "canonizing", "deifying", "elevating", "exalting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disgruntle":{ "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "examples":[ "an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS" ], "synonyms":[ "alien", "alienate", "disaffect", "estrange", "sour" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonize", "embitter", "envenom", "aggravate", "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "break up", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "disappoint", "disenchant", "disillusion", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex" ], "near antonyms":[ "endear", "ingratiate", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "reconcile" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffect", "discontent", "displease", "dissatisfy" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienate", "estrange", "aggrieve", "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "perturb", "upset", "annoy", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "depress", "sadden" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "gladden", "tickle", "calm", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disguising":{ "to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity":{ "examples":[ "the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflaging", "cloaking", "dressing up", "masking" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanketing", "blotting out", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "obscuring", "occulting", "screening", "shrouding", "veiling", "affecting", "assuming", "counterfeiting", "dissembling", "dissimulating", "feigning", "posing", "pretending", "shamming", "simulating", "acting", "faking", "impersonating", "masquerading", "playing", "cosmeticizing", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing" ], "near antonyms":[ "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "flaunting", "parading", "showing", "uncloaking", "unclothing", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling", "baring", "betraying", "disclosing", "discovering", "divulging", "exposing", "revealing" ], "antonyms":[ "unmasking" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "examples":[ "that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person" ], "synonyms":[ "belying", "blanketing", "blotting out", "cloaking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "obscuring", "occulting", "papering over", "screening", "shrouding", "suppressing", "veiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "burying", "camouflaging", "covering (up)", "smothering", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "blocking", "clouding", "darkening", "eclipsing", "obstructing", "occluding", "overcasting", "overshadowing", "shading" ], "near antonyms":[ "bringing out", "presenting", "clarifying", "illuminating", "advertising", "airing", "broadcasting", "getting out", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "publishing", "spreading" ], "antonyms":[ "baring", "disclosing", "displaying", "divulging", "exposing", "revealing", "showing", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "unveiling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disgust":{ "a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{ "examples":[ "we turned from the grisly scene with disgust" ], "synonyms":[ "aversion", "distaste", "horror", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "allergy", "averseness", "disapproval", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "displeasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "appetite", "bent", "fancy", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "love", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "preference", "propensity", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to feel disgust":{ "examples":[ "the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us" ], "synonyms":[ "gross out", "nauseate", "put off", "repel", "repulse", "revolt", "sicken", "turn off" ], "near synonyms":[ "displease", "distress", "appall", "appal", "disquiet", "horrify", "affront", "insult", "offend", "outrage", "shock" ], "near antonyms":[ "allure", "attract", "beguile", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "disarm", "draw", "enchant", "entice", "fascinate", "lure", "pull", "seduce", "tempt", "delight", "gratify", "please", "rejoice", "tickle", "enrapture", "enthrall", "enthral", "entrance", "appeal (to)", "interest", "intrigue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dishabille":{ "as in disarray":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disarray", "tatters" ], "near antonyms":[ "array", "best", "bravery", "caparison", "feather", "finery", "frippery", "full dress", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "regalia", "apparel", "attire", "costume", "duds", "habiliment(s)", "rags", "raiment", "rig", "rigging", "threads", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vesture", "wear", "best bib and tucker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishearten":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dismay", "dispirit", "frustrate", "unman", "unnerve" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "depress", "sadden", "weigh", "afflict", "try", "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "distress", "trouble", "bother", "irk", "vex", "worry", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "frighten", "horrify", "scare" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoy (up)", "cheer", "gladden", "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "inspire", "lift", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[ "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "nerve", "steel" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dished":{ "curved inward":{ "examples":[ "Arabian horses are noted for their dished muzzles and large wide-set eyes" ], "synonyms":[ "concave", "dented", "depressed", "hollow", "indented", "recessed", "sunken" ], "near synonyms":[ "alveolar", "cavernous", "crescentic", "cuplike", "cupped", "cuppy", "recurved", "dimpled", "pockmarked", "compressed", "condensed", "contracted", "diminished", "reduced" ], "near antonyms":[ "ballooning", "bloated", "blown up", "bulbous", "distended", "enlarged", "expanded", "extended", "inflated", "jutting", "projecting", "puffed", "puffy", "risen", "swollen", "domed", "global", "globular", "round", "rounded", "spherical" ], "antonyms":[ "bulging", "cambered", "convex", "protruding", "protrusive", "protuberant" ] }, "to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming" ], "synonyms":[ "blabbed", "gossiped", "talked", "tattled", "wagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "bandied (about)", "circulated", "noised (about or abroad)", "rumored", "blabbered", "disclosed", "divulged", "revealed", "told", "hinted", "implied", "insinuated", "intimated", "let on", "suggested", "informed", "reported", "snitched", "squealed", "tipped (off)", "babbled", "spilled", "spilt", "confided" ], "near antonyms":[ "clammed up", "shut up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dishevelment":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "given the degree of dishevelment in your workstation, it's a miracle that you can ever find anything" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "disorderedness", "disorderliness", "disorganization", "free-for-all", "havoc", "heck", "hell", "jumble", "mare's nest", "mess", "messiness", "misorder", "muddle", "muss", "shambles", "snake pit", "tumble", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchy", "lawlessness", "misrule", "riot", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "labyrinth", "maze", "web", "maelstrom", "storm", "bollix", "clutter", "litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishonest":{ "telling or containing lies":{ "examples":[ "I think he is being dishonest about how much he knows", "dishonest statements on the claims form" ], "synonyms":[ "lying", "mendacious", "untruthful" ], "near synonyms":[ "erroneous", "fallacious", "false", "misleading", "untrue", "double-dealing", "hypocrite", "hypocritical", "insincere", "mealymouthed", "smooth-tongued", "two-faced", "perjurious" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "open", "plainspoken", "straightforward", "earnest", "sincere", "true", "conscientious", "moral", "principled", "scrupulous", "dependable", "reliable", "trustable", "trustworthy", "trusty", "decent", "ethical", "honorable", "just", "respectable", "righteous", "right-minded", "straight", "upright", "upstanding", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "honest", "truthful", "veracious" ] }, "given to or marked by cheating and deception":{ "examples":[ "dishonest car dealers who roll back mileage gauges", "dishonest business deals that landed him in jail" ], "synonyms":[ "bent", "crooked", "deceptive", "double-dealing", "duplicitous", "fast", "fraudulent", "guileful", "rogue", "shady", "sharp", "shifty", "underhand", "underhanded" ], "near synonyms":[ "unconscionable", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deluding", "delusive", "delusory", "false", "artful", "beguiling", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "wily", "defrauding", "devious", "furtive", "slippery", "sneaking", "sneaky", "trickish", "tricky", "insidious", "perfidious", "treacherous" ], "near antonyms":[ "conscientious", "decent", "ethical", "honorable", "just", "scrupulous", "upright", "forthright", "straightforward" ], "antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "honest", "straight" ] }, "marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "dishonest appraisals of art works that were part of an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies" ], "synonyms":[ "crooked", "deceitful", "defrauding", "double-dealing", "false", "fraudulent" ], "near synonyms":[ "beguiling", "deceiving", "deceptive", "deluding", "delusive", "delusory", "duplicitous", "fallacious", "misleading", "specious", "spurious" ], "near antonyms":[ "legitimate", "true", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "honest", "truthful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dishonesty":{ "the tendency to tell lies":{ "examples":[ "if you gain a reputation for dishonesty , no one will believe you even when you're telling the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "deceit", "deceitfulness", "falsehood", "mendaciousness", "mendacity", "untruthfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "artifice", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "cunning", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "guile", "guilefulness", "insincerity", "trickishness", "wiliness", "falseness", "hypocrisy" ], "near antonyms":[ "honor", "incorruptibility", "candidness", "candor", "frankness", "good faith", "plainspokenness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "trustworthiness", "accuracy", "objectivity", "authenticity", "correctness", "genuineness", "credibility" ], "antonyms":[ "honesty", "integrity", "probity", "truthfulness", "veraciousness", "veracity", "verity" ] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "a religious cult that recruits members through dishonesty and subterfuge" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishonorable":{ "not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency":{ "examples":[ "resorted to dishonorable tactics in order to win the game" ], "synonyms":[ "base", "contemptible", "currish", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "execrable", "ignoble", "ignominious", "low", "low-down", "low-minded", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "snide", "sordid", "vile", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "evil", "foul", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "wicked", "wrong", "cruel", "vicious", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "perverted", "atrocious", "villainous", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "disreputable", "shameful", "unworthy" ], "near antonyms":[ "ethical", "honest", "just", "principled", "righteous", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "commendable", "excellent", "exemplary", "good", "moral", "right", "decent", "proper", "reputable", "respectable", "seemly", "blameless", "guiltless", "incorruptible", "irreproachable", "uncorrupted", "unerring" ], "antonyms":[ "high", "high-minded", "honorable", "lofty", "noble", "straight", "upright", "venerable", "virtuous" ] }, "not respectable":{ "examples":[ "dishonorable conduct shown by some people while visiting foreign countries" ], "synonyms":[ "discreditable", "disgraceful", "disreputable", "ignominious", "infamous", "louche", "notorious", "opprobrious", "shady", "shameful", "shoddy", "shy", "unrespectable" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "criminal", "immoral", "seamy", "sordid", "unethical", "unsavory", "wicked", "base", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "low", "mean", "miserable", "vile", "wretched", "evil", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "rotten", "sinful", "unrighteous", "vicious", "villainous", "wrong", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "inglorious", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "gamy", "gamey", "libertine", "loose", "perverted", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "just", "moral", "noble", "principled", "righteous", "upright", "upstanding", "esteemed", "prestigious", "reputed", "respected", "authorized", "legal", "licensed", "permissible", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "clean", "correct", "decorous", "exemplary", "proper", "seemly", "blameless", "commendable", "creditable", "guiltless" ], "antonyms":[ "honorable", "reputable", "respectable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dishonorably":{ "as in ignobly , basely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "basely", "currishly", "ignobly", "abominably", "contemptibly", "despicably", "detestably", "hatefully", "nastily", "pitiably", "sorrily", "wretchedly", "degenerately" ], "near antonyms":[ "gallantly", "grandly", "greatheartedly", "greatly", "heroically", "high-mindedly", "honorably", "magnanimously", "nobly", "loftily", "venerably", "magnificently", "majestically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dishonors":{ "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "a person of integrity who would prefer death to dishonor" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteems", "disgraces", "disreputes", "ignominies", "infamies", "obloquies", "odiums", "opprobriums", "reproaches", "shames" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandals", "contempts", "despites", "disdains", "scorns", "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors", "abasements", "debasements", "degradations", "dust", "humiliations", "blots", "brands", "shadows", "slurs", "smirches", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "taints" ], "near antonyms":[ "admirations", "appreciations", "estimations", "regards", "awes", "fears", "reverences", "fames", "glories", "renowns", "reputes" ], "antonyms":[ "esteems", "honors", "respects" ] }, "a cause of shame":{ "examples":[ "your expulsion from the military academy for cheating is a dishonor to this family" ], "synonyms":[ "disgraces", "opprobriums", "reflections", "reproaches", "scandals" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "brands", "slurs", "smirches", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "taints" ], "near antonyms":[ "boasts", "glories", "jewels", "prides", "treasures" ], "antonyms":[ "credits", "honors" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "dishonored herself by fixing the results of her medical research" ], "synonyms":[ "abases", "chastens", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "fouls", "humbles", "humiliates", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "smirches", "takes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "belittles", "castigates", "cries down", "criticizes", "decries", "depreciates", "detracts", "diminishes", "discounts", "disparages", "minimizes", "puts down", "ridicules", "writes off", "bad-mouths", "defames", "defiles", "libels", "maligns", "slanders", "affronts", "insults", "censures", "condemns", "damns", "denounces", "execrates", "reprehends", "reprobates" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "boasts", "celebrates", "cheers", "cites", "commends", "compliments", "congratulates", "decorates", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "hails", "honors", "lauds", "praises", "salutes", "touts", "acknowledges", "recognizes", "highlights", "plays up", "spotlights", "dignifies", "ennobles", "enshrines", "enskies", "enthrones", "glorifies", "magnifies", "advances", "boosts", "lifts", "promotes", "raises", "upgrades", "uplifts", "idealizes", "romanticizes" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizes", "canonizes", "deifies", "elevates", "exalts" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disillusioning":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life" ], "synonyms":[ "disabusing", "disenchanting", "undeceiving" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticating", "advising", "apprising", "clueing (in)", "cluing (in)", "filling in", "wising (up)", "debunking", "exposing", "refuting", "showing up", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "disclosing", "divulging", "spilling", "telling", "unveiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiling", "bluffing", "cozening", "deluding", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "kidding", "misguiding", "misinforming", "misleading", "misrepresenting", "snowing", "taking in", "tricking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinclinations":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "a strong disinclination for Brussels sprouts since birth" ], "synonyms":[ "allergies", "aversions", "disfavors", "dislikes", "disrelishes", "downs", "mislikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgusts", "distastes", "loathings", "nauseas", "repugnances", "repulsions", "revulsions", "abhorrences", "abominations", "antipathies", "detestations", "execrations", "hates", "hatreds", "deprecations", "disapprovals", "displeasures", "dissatisfactions", "jaundices" ], "near antonyms":[ "affections", "attachments", "devotions", "loves", "passions", "bents", "leanings", "penchants", "predilections", "propensities", "tendencies" ], "antonyms":[ "appetites", "favors", "likes", "likings", "partialities", "preferences", "relishes", "shines", "tastes", "uses" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disinfect":{ "as in sanitize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sanitize", "decontaminate", "purge", "purify", "brush", "comb", "dry-clean", "dust", "launder", "mop", "muck (out)", "rinse", "scour", "scrub", "shampoo", "sponge", "swab", "sweep", "vacuum", "wash", "wipe", "clean", "cleanse", "deterge", "GI", "turn out", "brighten", "deodorize", "freshen", "spruce (up)", "sweeten", "pick up", "straighten (up)", "tidy", "unclutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "besmirch", "dirty", "foul", "soil", "spot", "stain", "sully", "begrime", "muddy", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "blacken", "discolor" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinheriting":{ "as in depriving , bereaving":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bereaving", "depriving", "disfurnishing", "stripping", "annexing", "appropriating", "commandeering", "impounding", "seizing", "taking over", "usurping", "deforcing", "evicting", "dispossessing", "divesting", "expropriating", "ousting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disintegrate":{ "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "corrupt", "decay", "decompose", "fester", "foul", "mold", "molder", "perish", "putrefy", "rot", "spoil" ], "near synonyms":[ "sour", "turn", "turn off", "contaminate", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "addle", "curdle", "ferment", "mortify", "rust", "crumble", "decline", "degenerate", "descend", "deteriorate", "dilapidate", "sink", "wither" ], "near antonyms":[ "age", "develop", "grow", "mature", "ripen", "refresh", "renew", "restore", "cleanse", "purify", "assemble", "compose", "integrate", "ameliorate", "better", "improve", "meliorate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce to fine particles":{ "examples":[ "modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes" ], "synonyms":[ "atomize", "beat", "bray", "comminute", "crush", "grind", "mill", "mull", "pound", "powder", "pulverize" ], "near synonyms":[ "grate", "kibble", "crumble", "crunch", "break", "bust", "dash", "fracture", "fragment", "shatter", "smash", "splinter", "micronize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "break up", "bust", "dismember", "disrupt", "fracture", "fragment", "rive" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomize", "crush", "grind", "powder", "pulverize", "reduce", "blast", "blow up", "burst", "detonate", "explode", "crack", "pop", "shatter", "shiver", "smash", "chip", "sliver", "splinter", "split", "implode", "destroy", "ruin", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "heal", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disintegrated":{ "as in deteriorated , corroded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corroded", "crumbled", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "contaminated", "defiled", "fouled", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "decaying", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "mildewy", "moldering", "moldy", "putrefying", "putrescent", "rotting", "curdled", "fermented", "off", "rancid", "rank", "sour", "soured", "sourish", "turned", "gangrenous", "addled", "bad", "corrupted", "decayed", "decomposed", "putrefied", "putrid", "rotten", "spoiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "undecomposed", "fresh", "good", "sweet", "preserved", "pristine", "uncontaminated", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "unspoiled", "untainted", "untouched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in damaged , mutilated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "damaged", "defaced", "dynamited", "mangled", "mutilated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "pulverized", "ruinate", "ruined", "wrecked", "eradicated", "exterminated", "extirpated", "obliterated", "wiped out", "collapsed", "imploded", "breakable", "brittle", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "frangible", "cracked", "slivered", "splintered", "split", "blasted", "detonated", "exploded", "broken", "busted", "fractured", "fragmented", "shattered", "smashed" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbroken", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "repaired", "infrangible", "unbreakable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "corrupted", "decayed", "decomposed", "festered", "fouled", "molded", "moldered", "perished", "putrefied", "rotted", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near synonyms":[ "soured", "turned", "turned off", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "addled", "curdled", "fermented", "mortified", "rusted", "crumbled", "declined", "degenerated", "descended", "deteriorated", "dilapidated", "sank", "sunk", "withered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aged", "developed", "grew", "matured", "ripened", "refreshed", "renewed", "restored", "cleansed", "purified", "assembled", "composed", "integrated", "ameliorated", "bettered", "improved", "meliorated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce to fine particles":{ "examples":[ "modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes" ], "synonyms":[ "atomized", "beat", "brayed", "comminuted", "crushed", "ground", "milled", "mulled", "pounded", "powdered", "pulverized" ], "near synonyms":[ "grated", "kibbled", "crumbled", "crunched", "broke", "busted", "bust", "dashed", "fractured", "fragmented", "shattered", "smashed", "splintered", "micronized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "broke up", "busted", "bust", "dismembered", "disrupted", "fractured", "fragmented", "rived" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomized", "crushed", "ground", "powdered", "pulverized", "reduced", "blasted", "blew up", "burst", "bursted", "detonated", "exploded", "cracked", "popped", "shattered", "shivered", "smashed", "chipped", "slivered", "splintered", "split", "imploded", "destroyed", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disinterested":{ "having or showing a lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "the city's philistines, naturally disinterested in art, voted to cut the museum's budget" ], "synonyms":[ "apathetic", "casual", "complacent", "incurious", "indifferent", "insensible", "insouciant", "nonchalant", "perfunctory", "pococurante", "unconcerned", "uncurious", "uninterested" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfhearted", "lukewarm", "tepid", "aloof", "cold", "numb", "remote", "unemotional", "callous", "hard-hearted", "insensitive", "unfeeling", "calm", "cool", "detached", "dispassionate", "careless", "heedless", "mindless", "impassive", "impervious", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "lethargic", "listless", "unimpressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "attentive", "aware", "conscientious", "heedful", "mindful", "caring", "sensitive", "warmhearted", "ardent", "fervent", "keen", "passionate", "warm", "zealous" ], "antonyms":[ "concerned", "interested" ] }, "marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias":{ "examples":[ "a judge who is widely respected for his disinterested decisions" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "dispassionate", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "indifferent", "just", "nonpartisan", "objective", "square", "unbiased", "unprejudiced" ], "near synonyms":[ "frank", "forthright", "open", "straight", "straightforward", "balanced", "rational", "reasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "arbitrary", "unconscionable", "unreasonable", "jaundiced", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "colored", "distorted", "warped" ], "antonyms":[ "biased", "ex parte", "inequitable", "nonobjective", "one-sided", "partial", "parti pris", "partisan", "prejudiced", "unjust" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disinterestedly":{ "as in impassively , incuriously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aloofly", "impassively", "incuriously", "apathetically", "indifferently", "lukewarmly", "perfunctorily", "hesitantly", "reluctantly", "unwillingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "enthusiastically", "exuberantly", "madly", "rhapsodically", "sky-high", "avidly", "eagerly", "excitedly", "impatiently", "keenly", "fanatically", "rabidly", "warmly", "zealously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disinterment":{ "as in exhumation , unearthing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "exhumation", "unearthing", "cremation" ], "near antonyms":[ "burial", "burying", "entombing", "entombment", "inhumation", "interment", "interring", "obsequy", "obsequies", "sepulture", "embalmment", "funeral", "immurement", "inurnment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disjoined":{ "as in sundered , disunited":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broken up", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unyoked", "discontinuous", "noncontinuous", "away", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "farthest", "remote", "apart", "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free-standing", "isolate", "isolated", "removed", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "nonadjacent", "noncontiguous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "conterminous", "contiguous", "flanking", "flush", "fringing", "joining", "juxtaposed", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging", "approximate", "close", "closest", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "nearest", "next-door", "nigh", "attached", "communicating", "connected", "connecting", "interconnecting", "joined", "linked", "united" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disjoined the two drinking glasses, which were stuck together, only with the greatest difficulty" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "decoupled", "disassociated", "disconnected", "disjointed", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "decomposed", "disassembled", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "bifurcated", "bisected", "cleaved", "cleft", "dichotomized", "dissected", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "halved", "partitioned", "quartered", "segmented", "subdivided", "trisected", "fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disjoints":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dislike":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "we have a strong dislike for olives and wouldn't eat them even if we were paid" ], "synonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disinclination", "disliking", "disrelish", "down", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "deprecation", "disapproval", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "jaundice" ], "near antonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "love", "passion", "bent", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "propensity", "tendency" ], "antonyms":[ "appetite", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ] }, "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "the public's general dislike of negative campaign ads" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "displeasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "distaste", "rejection", "thumbs-down", "blame", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "dispraise", "opprobrium", "reprehension", "reproach", "reprobation", "antagonism", "antipathy", "hostility", "belittlement", "disparagement", "objection", "opposition" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendation", "praise", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "thumbs-up", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[ "approbation", "approval", "favor" ] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "the two dogs disliked each other the first time they met, and never did become friends" ], "synonyms":[ "disfavor", "disrelish", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "resent", "condemn", "despise", "scorn", "cringe (at)", "disapprove (of)", "frown (on or upon)", "mind", "object (to)", "shy (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "adore", "deify", "idolize", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "worship", "prize", "treasure", "value", "drink (in)", "savor", "savour", "dote (on)", "idolize", "favor", "prefer" ], "antonyms":[ "adore", "cotton (to)", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "dislike the governor's heavy-handed way of pushing his agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecate", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)", "mislike", "reprove", "tsk-tsk", "tut (over or about)", "tut-tut (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "object (to)", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "reprehend", "reprobate", "scorn", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "discommend", "chide", "rebuke", "reproach", "scold" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "support", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approve", "favor", "like" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dislocate":{ "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "dislocated his shoulder in the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "budge", "displace", "disturb", "move", "relocate", "remove", "reposition", "shift", "transfer", "transpose" ], "near synonyms":[ "bear", "carry", "cart", "convey", "drive", "haul", "lug", "tote", "transmit", "transplant", "transport", "replace", "supersede", "supplant", "alter", "make over", "modify", "redo", "refashion", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "vary" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchor", "fix", "freeze", "moor", "secure", "set", "stabilize", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "root" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dislocation":{ "an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed":{ "examples":[ "the slightest dislocation in her daily routine bothered the elderly woman" ], "synonyms":[ "derangement", "disruption", "disturbance", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "convulsion", "revolution", "unsettledness", "unsettlement", "upheaval" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dismayed":{ "as in upset , chagrined":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "irritated", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "awkward", "clumsy", "gauche", "graceless", "inelegant", "rough-hewn", "rustic", "rustical", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "uneasy", "ungraceful", "wooden", "abashed", "discomfited", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "humiliated", "self-conscious" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in appalled , horrified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aghast", "appalled", "horrified", "blindsided", "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "bewildered", "confused", "dazed", "overwhelmed", "amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "awestruck", "awestricken", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "dumbstruck", "flabbergasted", "shocked", "stunned", "stupefied", "thunderstruck", "agape", "awed", "awesome", "openmouthed", "wide-eyed", "widemouthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "casual", "nonchalant", "unruffled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started" ], "synonyms":[ "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "frustrated", "unmanned", "unnerved" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "depressed", "saddened", "weighed", "afflicted", "tried", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "distressed", "troubled", "bothered", "irked", "vexed", "vext", "worried", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "frightened", "horrified", "scared" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoyed (up)", "cheered", "gladdened", "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "inspired", "lifted", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "nerved", "steeled" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dismiss":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies" ], "synonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "bounce", "can", "cashier", "discharge", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate", "turn off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsize", "excess", "furlough", "lay off", "trim", "boot (out)", "chuck (out)", "drum (out)", "kick out", "throw out", "unseat", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "keep", "reemploy", "rehire", "contract", "subcontract", "recruit" ], "antonyms":[ "employ", "engage", "hire", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the sick boy's nurse dismissed the visitors so he could get some rest" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "boot (out)", "bounce", "cast out", "chase", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "extrude", "kick out", "oust", "out", "rout", "run off", "throw out", "turf (out)", "turn out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforce", "deport", "displace", "dispossess", "evict", "exile", "expatriate", "ostracize", "read out", "shut out", "ax", "axe", "can", "cashier", "defenestrate", "discharge", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "admit", "receive", "take", "take in", "welcome", "entertain", "harbor", "house", "lodge", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "critics dismissed his music as mere noise" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "diminish", "dis", "diss", "discount", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismissal":{ "the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily":{ "examples":[ "numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump" ], "synonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "discharge", "furlough", "layoff", "redundancy" ], "near synonyms":[ "pink slip", "bird", "boot", "bum's rush", "downsizing", "firing", "heave-ho", "sack", "closing", "shutdown", "shakeout", "shake-up" ], "near antonyms":[ "callback", "recall", "reemployment", "rehire", "rehiring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disobediences":{ "refusal to obey":{ "examples":[ "they gave up on training the dog to fetch because of his constant disobedience" ], "synonyms":[ "balkiness", "contrariness", "contumacy", "defiance", "frowardness", "insubordination", "intractability", "obstreperousness", "rebellion", "rebelliousness", "recalcitrance", "refractoriness", "unruliness", "waywardness", "willfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "civil disobedience", "noncooperation", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "doggedness", "hardheadedness", "mulishness", "obduracy", "obdurateness", "obstinacy", "obstinateness", "peevishness", "pertinaciousness", "pertinacity", "perversity", "pigheadedness", "self-will", "stubbornness", "tenaciousness", "tenacity", "knavery", "mischievousness", "naughtiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeability", "amenability", "amiability", "slavishness", "submissiveness", "subservience", "subserviency", "trainability", "deference", "docility", "dutifulness" ], "antonyms":[ "compliance", "obedience", "submission", "subordinateness", "subordination", "tractability", "tractableness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disorderly":{ "not restrained by or under the control of legal authority":{ "examples":[ "disorderly mobs roamed the streets after the fall of the city" ], "synonyms":[ "anarchic", "anarchical", "lawbreaking", "lawless", "unruly" ], "near synonyms":[ "defiant", "insubordinate", "mutinous", "rebellious", "refractory", "riotous", "undisciplined", "criminal", "felonious", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "unlawful", "wrongful", "disobedient", "froward", "intractable", "recalcitrant" ], "near antonyms":[ "lawful", "legal", "legalized", "legitimate", "amenable", "compliant", "docile", "obedient", "submissive", "tractable" ], "antonyms":[ "law-abiding", "orderly" ] }, "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "disorderly piles of clothes on various tables about the room" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disorganization":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "all of her notes were in a state of disorganization" ], 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"disconcerting", "frustrating", "fallacious", "illogical", "inconsistent", "invalid", "irrational", "unsound", "absurd", "asinine", "bizarre", "curious", "eccentric", "foolish", "odd", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "screwy", "strange", "unreasonable", "unusual", "weird", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "ridiculous", "senseless", "silly", "unconvincing", "inexplicable", "unaccountable", "unexplainable" ], "near antonyms":[ "coherent", "connected", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "systematic", "systematized", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "sensible", "solid", "sound", "valid", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "clear", "clear-cut", "lucid", "perspicuous", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "those unexpected problems that can disorganize an entire plan" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disowned":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicted", "denied", "disaffirmed", "disallowed", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disconfirmed", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refuted", "rejected", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversed", "challenged", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "disagreed (with)", "disputed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "allowed", "avowed", "conceded", "confirmed", "owned" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son" ], "synonyms":[ "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicted", "disallowed", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refused", "rejected", "challenged", "confuted", "criticized", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted", "disputed", "questioned", "abdicated", "abjured", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "admitted", "conceded", "confessed", "granted", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "confirmed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "avowed", "claimed", "owned", "recognized" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disowning":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "denying", "disaffirming", "disallowing", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disconfirming", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refuting", "rejecting", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversing", "challenging", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "disagreeing (with)", "disputing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "admitting", "allowing", "avowing", "conceding", "confirming", "owning" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son" ], "synonyms":[ "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicting", "disallowing", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refusing", "rejecting", "challenging", "confuting", "criticizing", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting", "disputing", "questioning", "abdicating", "abjuring", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "admitting", "conceding", "confessing", "granting", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "confirming", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "avowing", "claiming", "owning", "recognizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disparage":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "disparaged polo as a sport for the idle rich" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "diminish", "dis", "diss", "discount", "dismiss", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disparaged":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "disparaged polo as a sport for the idle rich" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "diminished", "discounted", "dismissed", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disparagers":{ "a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{ "examples":[ "those professional disparagers of the minister care nothing about all the good work that he has done" ], "synonyms":[ "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "criticizers", "critics", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "knockers", "nigglers", "nitpickers" ], "near synonyms":[ "condemners", "condemnors", "denouncers", "belittlers", "decriers", "denigrators", "deriders", "detractors", "assailants", "attackers", "crucifiers", "criticasters", "hairsplitters", "pettifoggers", "quibblers", "admonishers", "haranguers", "railers", "ranters", "rebukers", "reproachers", "reprovers", "scolds", "upbraiders", "bellyachers", "complainers", "crybabies", "fussers", "gripers", "grouches", "grousers", "grumblers", "whiners" ], "near antonyms":[ "commenders", "praisers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispassion":{ "the absence of emotional involvement":{ "examples":[ "viewed the problem with the weary dispassion of a police officer who had seen everything" ], "synonyms":[ "coldness", "cool", "detachment", "dispassionateness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equitability", "equitableness", "fairness", "disinterest", "disinterestedness", "impartiality", "nonpartisanship", "objectivity", "unbiasedness", "balance", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietness", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "reserve", "undemonstrativeness", "unresponsiveness", "apathy", "indifference" ], "near antonyms":[ "emotionalism", "bias", "favor", "one-sidedness", "partiality", "partisanship", "prejudice" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispassionateness":{ "the absence of emotional involvement":{ "examples":[ "your heated tone makes me question your professed dispassionateness" ], "synonyms":[ "coldness", "cool", "detachment", "dispassion" ], "near synonyms":[ "equitability", "equitableness", "fairness", "disinterest", "disinterestedness", "impartiality", "nonpartisanship", "objectivity", "unbiasedness", "balance", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietness", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "reserve", "undemonstrativeness", "unresponsiveness", "apathy", "indifference" ], "near antonyms":[ "emotionalism", "bias", "favor", "one-sidedness", "partiality", "partisanship", "prejudice" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispatched":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "dispatched a messenger with urgent news" ], "synonyms":[ "consigned", "packed (off)", "sent", "shipped", "shot", "transferred", "transmitted", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveyed", "delivered", "handed over", "passed", "rendered", "advanced", "dropped", "launched", "addressed", "forwarded", "exported", "imported", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "presented", "resent", "returned" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquired", "drew", "earned", "gained", "garnered", "got", "obtained", "procured", "secured" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "received" ] }, "to deprive of life":{ "examples":[ "the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency" ], "synonyms":[ "carried off", "claimed", "croaked", "destroyed", "did in", "felled", "killed", "slew", "took" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumped off", "butchered", "cut down", "finished", "got", "iced", "knocked off", "murdered", "neutralized", "offed", "put away", "rubbed out", "scragged", "snuffed", "took out", "wasted", "whacked", "annihilated", "blotted out", "decimated", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed", "slaughtered", "smote", "assassinated", "executed", "martyred", "terminated", "euthanized", "euthanatized", "put down", "suicided" ], "near antonyms":[ "raised", "restored", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revived", "nurtured" ], "antonyms":[ "animated" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinated", "bumped off", "croaked", "did in", "executed", "got", "iced", "knocked off", "liquidated", "murdered", "neutralized", "offed", "put away", "rubbed out", "slew", "snuffed", "terminated", "took out", "whacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew away", "shot", "shot down", "blotted out", "carried off", "claimed", "cut down", "destroyed", "felled", "killed", "smote", "zapped", "butchered", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "slaughtered", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "exterminated", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animated", "raised", "restored", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "conquered", "defeated", "did down", "got", "got around", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "skunked", "stopped", "subdued", "surmounted", "took", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "upended", "won (against)", "worsted" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "annihilated", "blew away", "blew out", "bombed", "broke", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "crushed", "drubbed", "finished", "flattened", "overwhelmed", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "slaughtered", "smoked", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trounced", "upset", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "subjugated", "unseated", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "excelled", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended" ], "near antonyms":[ "fell", "gave up", "went down", "went under", "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "washed out" ], "antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispatching":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "dispatched a messenger with urgent news" ], "synonyms":[ "consigning", "packing (off)", "sending", "shipping", "shooting", "transferring", "transmitting", "transporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveying", "delivering", "handing over", "passing", "rendering", "advancing", "dropping", "launching", "addressing", "forwarding", "exporting", "importing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "presenting", "resending", "returning" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiring", "drawing", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "receiving" ] }, "to deprive of life":{ "examples":[ "the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency" ], "synonyms":[ "carrying off", "claiming", "croaking", "destroying", "doing in", "felling", "killing", "slaying", "taking" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumping off", "butchering", "cutting down", "finishing", "getting", "icing", "knocking off", "murdering", "neutralizing", "offing", "putting away", "rubbing out", "scragging", "snuffing", "taking out", "wasting", "whacking", "annihilating", "blotting out", "decimating", "killing off", "massacring", "mowing", "slaughtering", "smiting", "assassinating", "executing", "martyring", "terminating", "euthanizing", "euthanatizing", "putting down", "suiciding" ], "near antonyms":[ "raising", "restoring", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "reviving", "nurturing" ], "antonyms":[ "animating" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinating", "bumping off", "croaking", "doing in", "executing", "getting", "icing", "knocking off", "liquidating", "murdering", "neutralizing", "offing", "putting away", "rubbing out", "slaying", "snuffing", "taking out", "terminating", "whacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing away", "shooting", "shooting down", "blotting out", "carrying off", "claiming", "cutting down", "destroying", "felling", "killing", "smiting", "zapping", "butchering", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "slaughtering", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "exterminating", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "raising", "restoring", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "reviving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "besting", "conquering", "defeating", "doing down", "getting", "getting around", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "skunking", "stopping", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "upending", "winning (against)", "worsting" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "annihilating", "blowing away", "blowing out", "bombing", "breaking", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "crushing", "drubbing", "finishing", "flattening", "overwhelming", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "slaughtering", "smoking", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trouncing", "upsetting", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "subjugating", "unseating", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending" ], "near antonyms":[ "falling", "giving up", "going down", "going under", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "washing out" ], "antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispel":{ "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers" ], "synonyms":[ "clear out", "disband", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter", "squander" ], "near synonyms":[ "break up", "isolate", "part", "segregate", "separate", "split (up)", "diffuse", "disseminate", "diverge", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinate", "conglomerate", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "cluster", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "gather", "ingather" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispelled":{ "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared out", "disbanded", "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered", "squandered" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke up", "isolated", "parted", "segregated", "separated", "split (up)", "diffused", "disseminated", "diverged", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinated", "conglomerated", "unified", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "clustered", "collected", "concentrated", "congregated", "gathered", "ingathered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispensed":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "a conscientious pharmacist never dispenses pills to people without assurances that they understand the instructions" ], "synonyms":[ "administered", "allocated", "apportioned", "dealt (out)", "distributed", "doled out", "handed out", "meted (out)", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "portioned", "prorated" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasured", "allotted", "allowed", "appropriated", "assigned", "dished out", "divided", "divvied (up)", "dolloped (out)", "lotted", "measured (out)", "parted", "proportioned", "rationed", "redistributed", "set", "shared (out)", "split", "bestowed", "disbursed", "furnished", "issued", "provided", "shared", "supplied", "circulated", "dispersed", "disseminated", "scattered", "spread", "chipped in", "contributed", "donated", "pledged", "reallocated", "reapportioned" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudged", "declined", "denied", "deprived (of)", "disallowed", "refused", "rejected", "withheld", "niggled (out)", "pinched", "skimped", "stinted" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispersing":{ "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the crowd dispersed once the show ended" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembling", "dissipating", "dissolving", "scattering" ], "near synonyms":[ "branching (out)", "breaking up", "disbanding", "diverging", "dividing", "forking", "separating", "spilling", "clearing", "disappearing", "evanescing", 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"eliminated", "evicted", "excluded", "expelled", "expulsed", "kicked out", "ousted", "ran out", "threw out", "excommunicated", "ostracized", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "dispossessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "naturalized", "repatriated", "accepted", "admitted", "received", "took in", "entertained", "harbored", "housed", "sheltered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take the place of":{ "examples":[ "inefficient methods displaced by newer ones" ], "synonyms":[ "cut out", "displanted", "relieved", "replaced", "substituted", "superseded", "supplanted" ], "near synonyms":[ "preempted", "usurped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{ "examples":[ "the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover" ], "synonyms":[ "defrocked", "deposed", "deprived", "dethroned", "ousted", "uncrowned", "unmade", "unseated", "unthroned" ], "near synonyms":[ "canned", "cashiered", "discharged", "dismissed", "fired", "mustered out", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "overthrew", "subverted", "supplanted", "toppled", "usurped", "banished", "booted (out)", "bounced", "cast out", "chased", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "extruded", "ran off", "routed", "threw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "baptized", "baptised", "inaugurated", "inducted", "initiated", "installed", "instated", "invested", "appointed", "designated", "elected" ], "antonyms":[ "crowned", "enthroned", "throned" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "displaces":{ "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage" ], "synonyms":[ "budges", "dislocates", "disturbs", "moves", "relocates", "removes", "repositions", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "drives", "hauls", "lugs", "totes", "transmits", "transplants", "transports", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants", "alters", "makes over", "modifies", "redoes", "refashions", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchors", "fixes", "freezes", "moors", "secures", "sets", "stabilizes", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to force to leave a country":{ "examples":[ "World War II displaced people all over Europe" ], "synonyms":[ "banishes", "deports", "exiles", "expatriates", "relegates", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "casts out", "dismisses", "ejects", "eliminates", "evicts", "excludes", "expels", "expulses", "kicks out", "ousts", "runs out", "throws out", "excommunicates", "ostracizes", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "dispossesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "naturalizes", "repatriates", "accepts", "admits", "receives", "takes in", "entertains", "harbors", "houses", "shelters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take the place of":{ "examples":[ "inefficient methods displaced by newer ones" ], "synonyms":[ "cuts out", "displants", "relieves", "replaces", "substitutes", "supersedes", "supplants" ], "near synonyms":[ "preempts", "usurps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{ "examples":[ "the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover" ], "synonyms":[ "defrocks", "deposes", "deprives", "dethrones", "ousts", "uncrowns", "unmakes", "unseats", "unthrones" ], "near synonyms":[ "cans", "cashiers", "discharges", "dismisses", "fires", "musters out", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "overthrows", "subverts", "supplants", "topples", "usurps", "banishes", "boots (out)", "bounces", "casts out", "chases", "drums (out)", "ejects", "expels", "extrudes", "routs", "runs off", "throws out" ], "near antonyms":[ "baptizes", "inaugurates", "inducts", "initiates", "installs", "instates", "invests", "appoints", "designates", "elects" ], "antonyms":[ "crowns", "enthrones", "thrones" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "display":{ "a public showing of 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"expose", "flash", "flaunt", "lay out", "parade", "produce", "show", "show off", "sport", "strut", "unveil" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandish", "flourish", "wave", "advertise", "air", "announce", "blaze", "broadcast", "herald", "placard", "post", "proclaim", "publicize", "sound", "trumpet", "divulge", "talk (about)", "tell (of)", "bare", "discover", "reveal", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "disguise", "mask", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "enshroud", "hide", "obscure", "occlude", "occult", "shroud", "veil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{ "examples":[ "an actress who can display a great range of emotion" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeak", "betray", "communicate", "declare", "demonstrate", "evince", "expose", "give away", "manifest", "reveal", "show" ], "near synonyms":[ "bare", "disclose", "unbosom", "uncloak", "uncover", "advertise", "air", "announce", "blaze", "broadcast", "placard", "proclaim", "publicize", "sound", "trumpet", "project" ], "near antonyms":[ "belie", "misrepresent", "distort", "falsify", "garble", "twist", "camouflage", "disguise", "gild", "gloss (over)", "varnish", "whitewash", "conceal", "counterfeit", "cover", "hide", "mask", "obscure", "occlude", "veil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "displeasure":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "fans showed their displeasure by loudly booing the umpire" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "distaste", "rejection", "thumbs-down", "blame", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "dispraise", "opprobrium", "reprehension", "reproach", "reprobation", "antagonism", "antipathy", "hostility", "belittlement", "disparagement", "objection", "opposition" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendation", "praise", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "thumbs-up", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[ "approbation", "approval", "favor" ] }, "the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation":{ "examples":[ "his displeasure with his job intensified as the years wore on" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "dissatisfaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "bitterness", "resentment", "aggrievement", "disquiet", "perturbation", "uneasiness", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "misery", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "lightheartedness", "elatedness", "exultation", "jubilation", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[ "contentedness", "contentment", "pleasure", "satisfaction" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disport":{ "to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{ "examples":[ "disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport" ], "synonyms":[ "amuse", "divert", "entertain", "regale", "solace" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorb", "busy", "distract", "engage", "engross", "immerse", "interest", "involve", "occupy", "beguile", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "delight", "enchant", "enthrall", "enthral", "fascinate", "grip", "hypnotize", "intrigue", "mesmerize", "coddle", "gratify", "humor", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "please", "pleasure", "spoil", "appease", "comfort", "conciliate", "console", "content", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "soothe" ], "near antonyms":[ "bore", "jade", "drain", "enervate", "exhaust", "fatigue", "tire", "wear", "wear out", "weary", "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "disturb", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "nettle", "peeve", "perturb", "pester", "pique", "upset", "vex" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for 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"lope", "skip", "spring", "trip", "tumble", "curvet", "dance", "prance", "carouse", "revel", "roister", "carry on", "fool around", "horse around", "clown", "cut up", "joyride", "roughhouse", "skylark", "kite" ], "near antonyms":[ "mope", "pout", "stew", "sulk" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices" ], "synonyms":[ "display", "exhibit", "expose", "flash", "flaunt", "lay out", "parade", "produce", "show", "show off", "sport", "strut", "unveil" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandish", "flourish", "wave", "advertise", "air", "announce", "blaze", "broadcast", "herald", "placard", "post", "proclaim", "publicize", "sound", "trumpet", "divulge", "talk (about)", "tell (of)", "bare", "discover", "reveal", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "disguise", "mask", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "enshroud", "hide", "obscure", "occlude", "occult", "shroud", "veil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disported":{ "to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{ "examples":[ "disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport" ], "synonyms":[ "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "regaled", "solaced" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbed", "busied", "distracted", "engaged", "engrossed", "immersed", "interested", "involved", "occupied", "beguiled", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "delighted", "enchanted", "enthralled", "fascinated", "gripped", "hypnotized", "intrigued", "mesmerized", "coddled", "gratified", "humored", "indulged", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "pleased", "pleasured", "spoiled", "spoilt", "appeased", "comforted", "conciliated", "consoled", "contented", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "soothed" ], "near antonyms":[ "bored", "jaded", "drained", "enervated", "exhausted", "fatigued", "tired", "wearied", "wore", "wore out", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "disturbed", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "pestered", "piqued", "upset", "vexed", "vext" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities" ], "synonyms":[ "dallied", "frolicked", "played", "recreated", "rollicked", "skylarked", "sported", "toyed" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorted", "frisked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "romped", "dabbled", "trifled", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "delighted", "pleased", "dabbled", "fiddled (around)", "messed around", "puttered (around)", "bummed (around)", "dawdled", "goldbricked", "hung", "hanged", "hung about", "idled", "loafed", "lounged (around or about)", "relaxed", "rested", "screwed around", "slacked (off)", "jested", "joked", "teased" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudged", "labored", "plodded", "plugged (away)", "slaved", "strained", "strove", "strived", "struggled", "sweat", "sweated", "toiled", "worked", "wrought" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio" ], "synonyms":[ "capered", "cavorted", "frisked", "frolicked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "larked", "rollicked", "romped", "sported" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounded", "hopped", "leaped", "leapt", "loped", "skipped", "sprang", "sprung", "tripped", "tumbled", "curvetted", "curveted", "danced", "pranced", "caroused", "reveled", "revelled", "roistered", "carried on", "fooled around", "horsed around", "clowned", "cut up", "joyrode", "roughhoused", "skylarked", "kited" ], "near antonyms":[ "moped", "pouted", "stewed", "sulked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices" ], "synonyms":[ "displayed", "exhibited", "exposed", "flashed", "flaunted", "laid out", "paraded", "produced", "showed", "showed off", "sported", "strutted", "unveiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandished", "flourished", "waved", "advertised", "aired", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "heralded", "placarded", "posted", "proclaimed", "publicized", "sounded", "trumpeted", "divulged", "talked (about)", "told (of)", "bared", "discovered", "revealed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaged", "disguised", "masked", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "enshrouded", "hid", "obscured", "occluded", "occulted", "shrouded", "veiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disporting":{ "to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{ "examples":[ "disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport" ], "synonyms":[ "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "regaling", "solacing" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbing", "busying", "distracting", "engaging", "engrossing", "immersing", "interesting", "involving", "occupying", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "delighting", "enchanting", "enthralling", "fascinating", "gripping", "hypnotizing", "intriguing", "mesmerizing", "coddling", "gratifying", "humoring", "indulging", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "pleasing", "pleasuring", "spoiling", "appeasing", "comforting", "conciliating", "consoling", "contenting", "mollifying", "obliging", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating", "soothing" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "jading", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "tiring", "wearing", "wearing out", "wearying", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "nettling", "peeving", "perturbing", "pestering", "piquing", "upsetting", "vexing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "a full-service resort where 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"frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "larking", "rollicking", "romping", "sporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "hopping", "leaping", "loping", "skipping", "springing", "tripping", "tumbling", "curvetting", "curveting", "dancing", "prancing", "carousing", "reveling", "revelling", "roistering", "carrying on", "fooling around", "horsing around", "clowning", "cutting up", "joyriding", "roughhousing", "skylarking", "kiting" ], "near antonyms":[ "moping", "pouting", "stewing", "sulking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices" ], "synonyms":[ "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "flashing", "flaunting", "laying out", "parading", "producing", "showing", "showing off", "sporting", "strutting", "unveiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandishing", "flourishing", "waving", "advertising", "airing", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "heralding", "placarding", "posting", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "sounding", "trumpeting", "divulging", "talking (about)", "telling (of)", "baring", "discovering", "revealing", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaging", "disguising", "masking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "obscuring", "occluding", "occulting", "shrouding", "veiling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disposal":{ "the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{ "examples":[ "trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "discarding", "disposition", "dumping", "jettison", "junking", "removal", "riddance", "scrapping", "throwing away" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearance", "clearing", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "destruction" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulation", "acquirement", "acquisition", "collection", "deposit", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another":{ "examples":[ "the disposal of troops along the ridge" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangement", "array", "disposition", "distribution", "order", "ordering", "sequence", "setup" ], "near synonyms":[ "continuity", "precedence", "priority", "chain", "procession", "progression", "succession", "series", "aligning", "alining", "alignment", "alinement", "lining up", "design", "layout", "pattern", "structure", "system" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusion", "disorder", "disorganization", "disruption", "upset", "disconnection", "disjointedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disposed":{ "having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)":{ "examples":[ "a dog that is disposed to bite" ], "synonyms":[ "amenable", "fain", "game", "glad", "inclined", "minded", "ready", "willing" ], "near synonyms":[ "predisposed", "prone", "accommodating", "agreeable", "compliant", "cooperative", "obedient", "obliging", "submissive", "favorable", "receptive", "prepared", "prompt", "quick", "responsive", "swift", "desirous", "eager", "enthused", "enthusiastic", "excited" ], "near antonyms":[ "averse", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant", "reticent" ], "antonyms":[ "disinclined", "unamenable", "unwilling" ] }, "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "examples":[ "looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack" ], "synonyms":[ "deposed", "deposited", "emplaced", "fixed", "laid", "placed", "positioned", "put", "set", "set up", "situated", "stuck" ], "near synonyms":[ "moved", "rearranged", "reordered", "shifted", "oriented", "established", "located", "planted", "settled", "clapped", "clapt", "flopped", "planked", "plopped", "plumped", "plunked", "plonked", "plunked down", "plonked down", "slapped", "ensconced", "niched", "assembled", "collected", "carried", "berthed", "parked", "affixed", "anchored", "locked", "lodged", "wedged", "arrayed", "laid out", "lined up", "queued", "ranked", "set down" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocated", "removed", "took", "banished", "dislodged", "displaced", "replaced", "superseded", "supplanted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed" ], "synonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "classified", "codified", "drew up", "laid out", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "systematized" ], "near synonyms":[ "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up)", "tidied (up)", "unscrambled", "aligned", "alined", "cued", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "alphabetized", "filed", "hierarchized", "prioritized", "sequenced", "emplaced", "placed", "set", "displayed", "mapped (out)", "set out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disordered", "messed (up)", "mussed (up)", "rumpled", "upset" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dispositions":{ "one's characteristic attitude or mood":{ "examples":[ "he has a cheerful disposition and is very rarely depressed" ], "synonyms":[ "grains", "natures", "temperaments", "tempers" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheers", "frames", "habits", "humors", "inclinations", "modes", "spirits", "angles", "attitudes", "mind-sets", "outlooks", "perspectives", "slants", "standpoints", "viewpoints", "emotions", "feelings", "hearts", "passions", "sentiments", "strains", "beliefs", "convictions", "judgments", "judgements", "minds", "notions", "opinions", "persuasions", "views", "expressions", "tones", "veins", "characters", "identities", "individualities", "makeups", "mettles", "personalities", "selfhoods", "self-identities", "setups", "sensibilities", "sensitivities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{ "examples":[ "a woman with a disposition to fuss about trivial matters" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "affinities", "aptitudes", "bents", "biases", "bones", "devices", "geniuses", "genii", "habitudes", "impulses", "inclinations", "leanings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "turns" ], "near synonyms":[ "favors", "partisanships", "prejudices", "endowments", "faculties", "flairs", "gifts", "knacks", "talents", "addictions", "appetites", "fancies", "likes", "likings", "preferences", "tastes", "fortes", "specialities", "specialties", "conventions", "customs", "habits", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "routines", "tricks", "ways", "wonts", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "kinks", "oddities", "peculiarities", "quirks", "singularities" ], "near antonyms":[ "allergies", "aversions", "disfavors", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "disrelishes", "distastes", "detachments", "impartialities", "neutralities", "objectivities", "apathies", "indifferences", "insouciances", "nonchalances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{ "examples":[ "we'll have to find some means for the disposition of all of this junk" ], "synonyms":[ "disposals", "dumpings", "jettisons", "removals", "riddances" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearances", "clearings", "decimations", "demolishments", "demolitions", "destructions" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulations", "acquirements", "acquisitions", "collections", "deposits", "gatherings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another":{ "examples":[ "planned the disposition of events at her wedding with a precision that military commanders would envy" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangements", "arrays", "disposals", "distributions", "orderings", "orders", "sequences", "setups" ], "near synonyms":[ "continuities", "precedences", "priorities", "chains", "processions", "progressions", "successions", "series", "alignments", "alinements", "designs", "layouts", "patterns", "structures", "systems" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusions", "disorders", "disorganizations", "disruptions", "upsets", "disconnections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an arrangement about action to be taken":{ "examples":[ "all that remains is a disposition regarding the custody of the two children" ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "bargains", "compacts", "contracts", "conventions", "covenants", "deals", "pacts", "settlements", "understandings" ], "near synonyms":[ "charters", "treaties", "binders", "pledges", "promises", "alliances", "associations", "entente cordiales", "ententes", "leagues", "partnerships", "acceptances", "approvals", "assents", "concurrences", "consents", "OKs", "okays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispraising":{ "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all" ], "synonyms":[ "blaming", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "dissing", "faulting", "knocking", "panning", "reprehending", "slagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewering", "tweaking", "assailing", "attacking", "blasting", "clobbering", "slamming", "slashing", "nicking (at)", "sniping (at)", "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "kicking", "kvetching", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "niggling", "quibbling", "whining", "admonishing", "chiding", "drubbing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "berating", "castigating", "crucifying", "excoriating", "flaying", "gibbeting", "hammering", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lashing", "pillorying", "scolding", "upbraiding", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "deriding", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "recommending", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[ "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disproof":{ "something (as an argument) that serves to disprove":{ "examples":[ "the DNA evidence was all the disproof needed to overturn the wrongful conviction" ], "synonyms":[ "confutation", "disconfirmation", "rebuttal", "refutation" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterargument", "counterevidence" ], "near antonyms":[ "attestation", "confirmation", "corroboration", "documentation", "evidence", "substantiation", "testament", "testimony", "validation", "witness", "authentication", "identification", "manifestation", "verification" ], "antonyms":[ "proof" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disprove":{ "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat" ], "synonyms":[ "belie", "confound", "confute", "debunk", "disconfirm", "discredit", "falsify", "rebut", "refute", "shoot down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrow", "overturn", "challenge", "contest", "query", "question", "doubt", "mistrust", "debate", "discuss", "hash (over)", "moot", "talk over" ], "near antonyms":[ "document", "evidence", "evince", "record", "show", "support", "witness", "back (up)", "buttress", "corroborate", "substantiate", "adduce", "attest", "authenticate", "certify", "identify", "demonstrate", "display", "illustrate", "manifest" ], "antonyms":[ "confirm", "establish", "prove", "validate", "verify" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disproving":{ "as in refuting , confuting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confuting", "refuting", "contradictory", "contrary", "counter", "opposing" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirmational", "confirmatory", "confirming", "corroborating", "corroborative", "corroboratory", "probative", "probatory", "substantiating", "supporting", "supportive", "verifying", "vindicating", "auxiliary", "supplementary", "beneficial", "helpful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat" ], "synonyms":[ "belying", "confounding", "confuting", "debunking", "disconfirming", "discrediting", "falsifying", "rebutting", "refuting", "shooting down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrowing", "overturning", "challenging", "contesting", "querying", "questioning", "doubting", "mistrusting", "debating", "discussing", "hashing (over)", "mooting", "talking over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documenting", "evidencing", "evincing", "recording", "showing", "supporting", "witnessing", "backing (up)", "buttressing", "corroborating", "substantiating", "adducing", "attesting", "authenticating", "certifying", "identifying", "demonstrating", "displaying", "illustrating", "manifesting" ], "antonyms":[ "confirming", "establishing", "proving", "validating", "verifying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disputed":{ "as in controversial , debated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "controversial", "debated", "contradictable", "refutable", "dubious", "iffy", "inconclusive", "indecisive", "problematic", "problematical", "shaky", "uncertain", "arguable", "controvertible", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "issuable", "moot", "negotiable", "questionable", "academic", "academical", "hypothetical", "speculative", "theoretical", "theoretic", "ambiguous", "equivocal" ], "near antonyms":[ "accomplished", "certain", "hands-down", "inarguable", "incontestable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "irrefragable", "positive", "questionless", "settled", "sure", "unanswerable", "unarguable", "unchallengeable", "undebatable", "undeniable", "unquestionable", "irrefutable", "definite", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "absolute", "clear", "conclusive", "decisive", "uncontested", "undisputed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{ "examples":[ "a whole slew of relatives eager to dispute his claim to being the sole heir" ], "synonyms":[ "challenged", "contested", "impeached", "oppugned", "queried", "questioned" ], "near synonyms":[ "doubted", "mistrusted", "kicked (about)", "objected (to)", "protested", "combated", "combatted", "fought", "opposed", "resisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "backed", "defended", "supported", "advocated", "championed", "promoted", "abided", "abode", "endured", "stomached", "tolerated" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "believed", "embraced", "swallowed" ] }, "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "examples":[ "hometown fans disputing with visiting fans over which had the better team" ], "synonyms":[ "altercated", "argued", "argufied", "bickered", "brabbled", "brawled", "controverted", "fell out", "fought", "hassled", "jarred", "quarreled", "quarrelled", "quibbled", "rowed", "scrapped", "spatted", "squabbled", "tiffed", "wrangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenged", "dared", "defied", "clashed", "contended", "contested", "tangled", "caviled", "cavilled", "fussed", "nitpicked", "considered", "debated", "discussed", "kicked", "objected", "protested" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexisted", "got along", "accepted", "agreed", "assented", "concurred", "consented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "in an extended session the city council disputed the need for a new high school" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "argued", "bandied", "batted (around or back and forth)", "canvassed", "canvased", "debated", "discussed", "hashed (over or out)", "mooted", "talked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewed", "spoke (about)", "talked (about)", "broached", "introduced", "propounded", "raised", "stirred up", "forged", "hammered out", "talked out", "thrashed (out)", "wrestled (with)", "chewed over", "considered", "deliberated", "weighed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disqualified":{ "as in ineligible":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ineligible", "inapt", "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "inexpert", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "amateurish", "callow", "dilettantish", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "unprofessional", "unequipped", "unprepared", "untrained", "useless", "worthless", "wanting" ], "near antonyms":[ "able", "capable", "competent", "eligible", "expert", "fit", "qualified", "skilled", "skillful", "ultracompetent", "prepared", "ready", "trained", "overqualified", "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crack", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "virtuoso", "all-around", "all-round", "protean", "versatile" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in decertified , delegitimized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decertified", "delegitimized", "invalidated", "nullified", "disallowed", "forbade", "forbad", "proscribed", "disabled", "disempowered", "disenfranchised" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorized", "entitled", "privileged", "qualified", "empowered", "enabled", "enfranchised", "licensed", "licenced", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disquietude":{ "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "as updates of the devastation caused by the earthquake poured in, our disquietude only increased" ], "synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquiet", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "sweat", "unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stress", "tension", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "jitters", "jumpiness", "panic", "tremor", "angst", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "vexation", "cold feet", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty", "compunction", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "content", "contentment", "ease", "easiness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "placidness", "quiet", "quietude", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace" ], "antonyms":[ "unconcern" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrate":{ "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "several noncommissioned officers had been disrated" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "bust", "degrade", "demote", "downgrade", "reduce" ], "near synonyms":[ "can", "cashier", "dismiss", "downsize", "fire", "lay off", "sack", "abase", "debase", "demean", "humble", "humiliate", "lower" ], "near antonyms":[ "hire" ], "antonyms":[ "advance", "elevate", "promote", "raise" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disregard":{ "lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "revelers firing guns in the air with complete disregard for the possible consequences" ], "synonyms":[ "apathy", "casualness", "complacence", "disinterestedness", "incuriosity", "incuriousness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "torpor", "unconcern" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "recklessness", "unawareness", "lethargy", "listlessness", "aloofness", "coldness", "cool", "detachment", "dispassion", "callosity", "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "insensitivity", "bloodlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "phlegm", "stoicism", "stolidity" ], "near antonyms":[ "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "conscientiousness", "curiosity", "heedfulness", "keenness", "sensitivity", "warmheartedness", "bias", "partiality", "prejudice", "ardor", "desire", "fervency", "passion", "vehemence", "warmth", "zeal" ], "antonyms":[ "concern", "interest", "regard" ] }, "to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{ "examples":[ "disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride" ], "synonyms":[ "despise", "flout", "scorn" ], "near synonyms":[ "dismiss", "forget", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slur (over)", "belittle", "deprecate", "disparage", "slight" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "approve", "use" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway" ], "synonyms":[ "bypass", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "slur (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "fail", "miss", "omit", "brush (aside or off)", "reject", "shrug off", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "disdain", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scorn", "scant", "skimp" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "cultivate", "foster", "nurse", "nurture", "pamper", "remember", "listen (to)", "watch", "follow", "mark", "note", "notice", "observe", "remark" ], "antonyms":[ "attend (to)", "heed", "mind", "regard", "tend (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "this essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors" ], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside or off)", "condone", "discount", "excuse", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "paper over", "pardon", "pass over", "remit", "shrug off", "whitewash", "wink (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate", "waive", "wave (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heed", "mark", "mind", "note", "object (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disrelish":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "she showed a clear disrelish for the task of taking on her coworker's responsibilities" ], "synonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "down", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "deprecation", "disapproval", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "jaundice" ], "near antonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "love", "passion", "bent", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "propensity", "tendency" ], "antonyms":[ "appetite", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "I disrelish the thought of sitting through endless meetings on the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "disfavor", "dislike", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "resent", "condemn", "despise", "scorn", "cringe (at)", "disapprove (of)", "frown (on or upon)", "mind", "object (to)", "shy (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "adore", "deify", "idolize", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "worship", "prize", "treasure", "value", "drink (in)", "savor", "savour", "dote (on)", "idolize", "favor", "prefer" ], "antonyms":[ "adore", "cotton (to)", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disrelishes":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "she showed a clear disrelish for the task of taking on her coworker's responsibilities" ], "synonyms":[ "allergies", "aversions", "disfavors", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "downs", "mislikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgusts", "distastes", "loathings", "nauseas", "repugnances", "repulsions", "revulsions", "abhorrences", "abominations", "antipathies", "detestations", "execrations", "hates", "hatreds", "deprecations", "disapprovals", "displeasures", "dissatisfactions", "jaundices" ], "near antonyms":[ "affections", "attachments", "devotions", "loves", "passions", "bents", "leanings", "penchants", "predilections", "propensities", "tendencies" ], "antonyms":[ "appetites", "favors", "likes", "likings", "partialities", "preferences", "relishes", "shines", "tastes", "uses" ] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "I disrelish the thought of sitting through endless meetings on the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "disfavors", "dislikes", "mislikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "resents", "condemns", "despises", "scorns", "cringes (at)", "disapproves (of)", "frowns (on or upon)", "minds", "objects (to)", "shies (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "esteems", "regards", "respects", "adores", "deifies", "idolizes", "reverences", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "drinks (in)", "savors", "savours", "dotes (on)", "idolizes", "favors", "prefers" ], "antonyms":[ "adores", "cottons (to)", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "likes", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disrepute":{ "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "a once proud name fallen into disrepute" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteem", "disgrace", "dishonor", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "reproach", "shame" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandal", "contempt", "despite", "disdain", "scorn", "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disfavor", "abasement", "debasement", "debasing", "degradation", "dust", "humbling", "humiliation", "blot", "brand", "shadow", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiration", "appreciation", "estimation", "regard", "awe", "fear", "reverence", "fame", "glory", "renown", "repute" ], "antonyms":[ "esteem", "honor", "respect" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrobe":{ "to remove clothing from":{ "examples":[ "the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination" ], "synonyms":[ "strip", "unclothe", "undress" ], "near synonyms":[ "bare", "denude", "divest", "expose", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil", "bark", "flay", "peel", "skin" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparel", "array", "attire", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "cover", "deck", "dress", "feather", "garb", "garment", "invest", "rig (out)", "vest", "cloak", "mantle", "drape", "swaddle", "swathe", "accoutre", "accouter", "equip", "furnish", "outfit" ], "antonyms":[ "dress", "gown", "robe" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disrupted":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "broke up", "busted", "bust", "disintegrated", "dismembered", "fractured", "fragmented", "rived" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomized", "crushed", "ground", "powdered", "pulverized", "reduced", "blasted", "blew up", "burst", "bursted", "detonated", "exploded", "cracked", "popped", "shattered", "shivered", "smashed", "chipped", "slivered", "splintered", "split", "imploded", "destroyed", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diss":{ "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "examples":[ "don't take it wrong\u2014I don't mean it as a dis" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "barb", "brickbat", "cut", "dart", "dig", "epithet", "gird", "indignity", "insult", "name", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "personality", "poke", "put-down", "sarcasm", "slap", "slight", "slur" ], "near synonyms":[ "catcall", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "mock", "quip", "sneer", "taunt", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "disapproval", "opprobrium", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "attack", "criticism", "knock", "slam", "swipe", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolade", "commendation", "compliment", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "adulation", "flattery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "the refs can penalize a player for any dis on the field" ], "synonyms":[ "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dollars than they do" ], "synonyms":[ "contemn", "disdain", "disrespect", "high-hat", "look down (on or upon)", "scorn", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snoot", "snub" ], "near synonyms":[ "scout", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deplore", "deprecate", "disparage", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "esteem", "lionize", "hallow", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "accept", "appreciate", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honor", "respect" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "diminish", "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 cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "are you dissing me?" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "disrespect", "insult", "offend", "outrage", "slap", "slight", "wound" ], "near synonyms":[ "cut", "snub", "displease", "distress", "disturb", "hurt", "miff", "pain", "trouble", "upset", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "sneer (at)", "taunt", "defame", "disparage", "libel", "malign", "revile", "slander", "slur", "smear", "oppress", "persecute", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "approve", "hail", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "praise", "adulate", "flatter", "sweet-talk", "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "delight", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "dispraise", "fault", "knock", "pan", "reprehend", "slag" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewer", "tweak", "assail", "attack", "blast", "clobber", "slam", "slash", "nick (at)", "snipe (at)", "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "carp", "cavil", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "kick", "kvetch", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "niggle", "quibble", "whine", "admonish", "chide", "drub", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "berate", "castigate", "crucify", "excoriate", "flay", "gibbet", "hammer", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "pillory", "scold", "upbraid", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "deride", "discommend", "disparage", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "recommend", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[ "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dissatisfactory":{ "falling short of a standard":{ "examples":[ "this report is completely dissatisfactory on several counts" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wretched", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysmal", "atrocious", "awful", "bitchin'", "brutal", "damnable", "deplorable", "detestable", "disastrous", "dreadful", "execrable", "gnarly", "horrendous", "horrible", "pathetic", "stinky", "sucky", "terrible", "unspeakable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "egregious", "flagrant", "gross", "bum", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "junky", "lesser", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "reprehensible", "rotten", "rubbishy", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "trashy", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "miscreant", "scurrilous", "villainous", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "classical", "A1", "bang-up", "banner", "boss", "capital", "choice", "crackerjack", "dandy", "divine", "excellent", "exceptional", "fabulous", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-test", "jim-dandy", "keen", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "par excellence", "perfect", "premium", "prime", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "wonderful", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "sufficient", "average", "borderline", "fair", "mediocre", "middling", "minimal", "so-so", "unexceptional", "suitable", "useful", "worthy", "gratifying", "satisfying" ], "antonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "standard", "tolerable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissecting":{ "to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{ "examples":[ "let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling" ], "synonyms":[ "analyzing", "anatomizing", "assaying", "breaking down", "cutting", "deconstructing" ], "near synonyms":[ "assessing", "diagnosing", "evaluating", "examining", "inspecting", "investigating", "scrutinizing", "arranging", "assorting", "cataloging", "cataloguing", "categorizing", "classifying", "codifying", "diagramming", "diagraming", "enumerating", "indexing", "ordering", "schematizing", "sorting", "tabulating", "dividing", "reducing", "segmenting", "separating", "subdividing" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerating", "aggregating", "amalgamating", "assimilating", "coalescing", "conglomerating", "consolidating", "integrating", "synthesizing", "unifying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissections":{ "the separation and identification of the parts of a whole":{ "examples":[ "the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country" ], "synonyms":[ "analyses", "anatomies", "assays", "breakdowns", "deconstructions" ], "near synonyms":[ "assessments", "diagnoses", "evaluations", "examinations", "inspections", "investigations", "musters", "scrutinies", "arrangements", "assortments", "categorizations", "classifications", "codifications", "indexings", "enumerations", "inventories", "itemizations", "tabulations", "divisions", "reductions", "segmentations", "separations", "subdivisions" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerations", "aggregations", "amalgamations", "assimilations", "coalescences", "conglomerations", "consolidations", "integrations", "syntheses", "unifications" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissembled":{ "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married\u2014to someone else" ], "synonyms":[ "acted", "affected", "assumed", "bluffed", "counterfeited", "faked", "feigned", "passed (for)", "pretended", "professed", "put on", "shammed", "simulated" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulated", "impersonated", "let on", "masqueraded", "playacted", "played", "posed", "forged", "imitated", "camouflaged", "concealed", "disguised", "masked", "feinted", "malingered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{ "examples":[ "children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age" ], "synonyms":[ "dissimulated", "let on", "made out", "pretended" ], "near synonyms":[ "acted", "impersonated", "masqueraded", "playacted", "played", "posed", "affected", "assumed", "counterfeited", "faked", "feigned", "professed", "put on", "shammed", "simulated", "camouflaged", "concealed", "disguised", "masked", "bluffed", "feinted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disseminate":{ "to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{ "examples":[ "activists sent by the organization to disseminate their views" ], "synonyms":[ "broadcast", "circulate", "propagate", "spread" ], "near synonyms":[ "radiate", "sprawl", "diffuse", "dispense", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter", "sow", "communicate", "convey", "impart", "pass (on)", "transmit" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloak", "conceal", "enshroud", "hide", "hold (in)", "mask", "obscure", "secrete", "shroud", "veil", "contain", "limit", "restrict" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disseminates":{ "to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{ "examples":[ "activists sent by the organization to disseminate their views" ], "synonyms":[ "broadcasts", "circulates", "propagates", "spreads" ], "near synonyms":[ "radiates", "sprawls", "diffuses", "dispenses", "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters", "sows", "communicates", "conveys", "imparts", "passes (on)", "transmits" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloaks", "conceals", "enshrouds", "hides", "holds (in)", "masks", "obscures", "secretes", "shrouds", "veils", "contains", "limits", "restricts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissensions":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "religious dissension threatened to split the colony" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing" ], "synonyms":[ "contestations", "controversies", "debates", "differences", "difficulties", "disagreements", "disputations", "disputes", "dissensuses", "firestorms", "nonconcurrences" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "conflictions", "conflicts", "disaccords", "discords", "dissonances", "divarications", "divisions", "combats", "contentions", "strifes", "struggles", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "set-tos" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "compliances", "concords", "peaces" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "consensuses", "harmonies", "unanimities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissent":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "considerable dissent within the party's rank and file" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice":{ "examples":[ "the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents" ], "synonyms":[ "dissidence", "heresy", "heterodoxy", "nonconformity" ], "near synonyms":[ "error", "fallacy", "falsehood", "misbelief", "misconception", "myth", "apostasy", "defection", "infidelity", "schism", "scission", "sectarianism", "separatism", "deviance", "deviation", "iconoclasm", "unconventionality", "disagreement", "discord", "dissension", "dissention" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreement", "conformation", "conventionality" ], "antonyms":[ "conformity", "orthodoxy" ] }, "to have a different opinion":{ "examples":[ "anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance" ], "synonyms":[ "differ", "disagree", "nonconcur" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict", "contrast", "counter", "debate", "object", "oppose", "protest", "resist", "contest", "dispute", "argue", "bicker", "fall out", "quarrel" ], "near antonyms":[ "accede", "accept", "acquiesce", "comply", "consent", "defer", "subscribe", "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "collaborate", "collude", "come round", "compromise", "cooperate", "get along", "side" ], "antonyms":[ "agree", "assent", "concur" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dissenting":{ "deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices":{ "examples":[ "dissenting views were ruthlessly suppressed under the dictatorship" ], "synonyms":[ "dissentient", "dissident", "heretical", "heretic", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ], "near synonyms":[ "free-spirited", "freethinking", "nontraditional", "apostate", "defecting", "renegade", "schismatic", "schismatical", "sectarian", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ] }, "to have a different opinion":{ "examples":[ "anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance" ], "synonyms":[ "differing", "disagreeing", "nonconcurring" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting", "contrasting", "countering", "debating", "objecting", "opposing", "protesting", "resisting", "contesting", "disputing", "arguing", "bickering", "falling out", "quarreling", "quarrelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceding", "accepting", "acquiescing", "complying", "consenting", "deferring", "subscribing", "affiliating", "allying", "associating", "collaborating", "colluding", "coming round", "compromising", "cooperating", "getting along", "siding" ], "antonyms":[ "agreeing", "assenting", "concurring" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disserts":{ "as in expounds , pontificates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expounds", "pontificates", "sermonizes", "recites", "soliloquizes", "mouths", "spouts", "declaims", "descants", "discourses", "expatiates", "harangues", "lectures", "orates", "speaks", "talks", "filibusters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissident":{ "deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices":{ "examples":[ "dissident elements within the Catholic Church" ], "synonyms":[ "dissentient", "dissenting", "heretical", "heretic", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ], "near synonyms":[ "free-spirited", 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"difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissimulated":{ "to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{ "examples":[ "as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate , so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well" ], "synonyms":[ "dissembled", "let on", "made out", "pretended" ], "near synonyms":[ "acted", "impersonated", "masqueraded", "playacted", "played", "posed", "affected", "assumed", "counterfeited", "faked", "feigned", "professed", "put on", "shammed", "simulated", "camouflaged", "concealed", "disguised", "masked", "bluffed", "feinted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissimulating":{ "as in dissembling , insincere":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "artful", "artificial", "assuming", "dishonest", "dissembling", "fake", "false", "guileful", "insincere", "phony", "phoney", "pretentious", "critical", "cynical", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "wary", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "polished", "refined", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "devious", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "manipulative", "two-faced", "arch", "calculating", "canny", "crafty", "cunning", "designing", "foxy", "knavish", "scheming", "sharp", "shifty", "shrewd", "slick", "slippery", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "underhanded", "wily", "flattering", "mealymouthed", "smooth", "sycophantic", "unctuous", "feigned", "forced", "strained" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "genuine", "guileless", "honest", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "simple", "sincere", "true", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "childlike", "dewy-eyed", "gee-whiz", "impressionable", "inexperienced", "malleable", "persuadable", "persuasible", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unstudied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take on a false or 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down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissociating":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissociation":{ "as in disaffiliation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disaffiliation", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split", "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement" ], "near antonyms":[ "affiliation", "alliance", "association", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "hookup", "liaison", "linkup", "partnership", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union", "business", "dealings", "interaction", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissolution":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcation", "breakup", "cleavage", "disunion", "division", "fractionalization", "fractionation", "partition", "schism", "scission", "separation", "split", "sundering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breach", "rupture", "divorce", "severance", "decomposition", "disassembly", "dismemberment", "segmentation", "subdivision", "atomization", "dichotomization", "polarization", "diffusion", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering", "administration", "apportionment", "distribution", "isolation", "seclusion", "segregation", "sequestration" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblage", "association", "attachment", "conjunction", "connection", "link", "linkage", "linkup", "aggregation", "combination", "consolidation", "fusion" ], "antonyms":[ "unification", "union" ] }, "the doing away with something by formal action":{ "examples":[ "one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly" ], "synonyms":[ "abatement", "abolishment", "abolition", "abrogation", "annulment", "avoidance", "cancellation", "cancelation", "defeasance", "invalidation", "negation", "nullification", "quashing", "repeal", "rescindment", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortion", "calling off", "recall", "countermand", "override", "overruling", "overturn", "veto", "retraction", "reversal", "revocation", "suspension", "withdrawal", "banning", "enjoining", "forbiddance", "outlawing", "prohibition", "disallowance", "dismissal", "rejection", "elimination", "eradication", "erasure", "liquidation", "removal" ], "near antonyms":[ "enactment", "legislation", "establishment", "founding", "institution", "formalization", "legalization", "legitimation", "legitimization", "validation", "passing", "ratification", "approval", "authorization", "clearance", "endorsement", "indorsement", "permission", "sanctioning", "commandment", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescription" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{ "examples":[ "she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "death", "decease", "demise", "doom", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiry", "fate", "grave", "great divide", "passage", "passing", "quietus", "sleep" ], "near synonyms":[ "casualty", "fatality", "martyrdom", "self-destruction", "self-murder", "self-slaughter", "suicide", "annihilation", "destruction", "ending", "extermination", "ruin", "assassination", "execution", "killing", "massacre", "slaughter" ], "near antonyms":[ "existence", "life", "creation", "genesis", "origination", "rise" ], "antonyms":[ "birth", "nativity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissuaded":{ "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "examples":[ "tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college" ], "synonyms":[ "deterred", "discouraged", "inhibited" ], "near synonyms":[ "diverted", "unsold", "repelled" ], "near antonyms":[ "egged (on)", "exhorted", "goaded", "prodded", "urged", "impelled", "induced", "prompted" ], "antonyms":[ "encouraged", "persuaded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissuades":{ "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "examples":[ "tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college" ], "synonyms":[ "deters", "discourages", "inhibits" ], "near synonyms":[ "diverts", "unsells", "repels" ], "near antonyms":[ "eggs (on)", "exhorts", "goads", "prods", "urges", "impels", "induces", "prompts" ], "antonyms":[ "encourages", "persuades" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissuading":{ "as in deterrence , discouragement":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deterrence", "discouragement", "bidding", "charging", "decreeing", "dictation", "direction", "instruction", "repression", "suppression", "banning", "barring", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "interdiction", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "prohibition", "proscribing", "proscription", "coercion", "compulsion", "constraint", "force" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowance", "permission", "sufferance", "toleration", "approval", "endorsement", "indorsement", "authorization", "clearance", "license", "licence", "sanction", "encouragement", "promotion", "support", "compliance", "obedience", "submission" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "examples":[ "tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college" ], "synonyms":[ "deterring", "discouraging", "inhibiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "diverting", "unselling", "repelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "egging (on)", "exhorting", "goading", "prodding", "urging", "impelling", "inducing", "prompting" ], "antonyms":[ "encouraging", "persuading" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "distance":{ "the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects":{ "examples":[ "the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles" ], "synonyms":[ "lead", "length", "remove", "spacing", "spread", "stretch", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "altitude", "area", "breadth", "depth", "height", "rise", "space", "volume", "width", "extension", "extent", "cast", "range", "reach", "scope", "shot", "sweep", "throw", "drop", "fall", "flight", "haul", "berth", "clearance" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a wide space or area":{ "examples":[ "a region marked by great, featureless distances" ], "synonyms":[ "breadth", "expanse", "expansion", "extent", "field", "length", "plain", "reach", "sheet", "spread", "stretch", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "domain", "sphere", "territory", "compass", "range", "scope", "sweep", "gamut", "scale", "spectrum", "depth", "emptiness", "void", "extension", "latitude", "span", "amplitude", "immensity", "magnitude" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "the brothers' personalities are like the distance between night and day" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "as in retreat , recede":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "recede", "retreat", "bestrew", "break up", "broadcast", "clear out", "disband", "dispel", "disperse", "dissipate", "distribute", "scatter", "sow", "branch (out)", "diverge", "divide", "fork", "part", "separate", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "converge", "join", "assemble", "gather", "meet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in leave , escape":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discard", "ditch", "dump", "fling", "jettison", "junk", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "leave", "maroon", "quit", "strand", "deliver", "give up", "hand over", "relinquish", "surrender", "yield", "escape", "retreat (from)", "take off (from)", "vacate", "withdraw (from)", "abjure", "cut off", "disown", "reject", "renounce", "repudiate", "separate (from)", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "sacrifice" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaim", "harbor", "have", "hold", "keep", "own", "possess", "reserve", "retain", "withhold", "redeem", "rescue", "save" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "distanced":{ "as in retreated , receded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "receded", "retreated", "bestrewed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "broke up", "cleared out", "disbanded", "dispelled", "dispersed", "dissipated", "distributed", "scattered", "sowed", "branched (out)", "diverged", "divided", "forked", "parted", "separated", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "converged", "joined", "assembled", "gathered", "met" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in left , escaped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discarded", "ditched", "dumped", "flung", "jettisoned", "junked", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "left", "marooned", "quit", "quitted", "stranded", "delivered", "gave up", "handed over", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded", "escaped", "retreated (from)", "took off (from)", "vacated", "withdrew (from)", "abjured", "cut off", "disowned", "rejected", "renounced", "repudiated", "separated (from)", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "sacrificed" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaimed", "had", "harbored", "held", "kept", "owned", "possessed", "reserved", "retained", "withheld", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distant":{ "not close in time or space":{ "examples":[ "the distant towers were barely visible in the fog" ], "synonyms":[ "away", "deep", "far", "faraway", "far-flung", "far-off", "remote", "removed" ], "near synonyms":[ "apart", "devious", "isolated", "lonesome", "nowhere", "obscure", "odd", "outlying", "out-of-the-way", "retired", "secluded", "secret", "sequestered" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjacent", "adjoining", "contiguous" ], "antonyms":[ "close", "near", "nearby", "nigh" ] }, "having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{ "examples":[ "was distant and distracted all throughout the interview" ], "synonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "asocial", "buttoned-up", "cold", "cold-eyed", "cool", "detached", "dry", "frosty", "offish", "remote", "standoff", "standoffish", "unbending", "unclubbable", "unsociable" ], "near synonyms":[ "indrawn", "introverted", "nongregarious", "recessive", "reclusive", "reserved", "unsocial", "withdrawn", "misanthropic", "apathetic", "hard", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "clinical", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "professional", "disinterested", "incurious", "uninterested", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn", "uncommunicative", "diffident", "shy", "timid", "cliquey", "cliquish", "clubbish" ], "near antonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "affable", "folksy", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly" ], "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "sociable", "social", "warm" ] }, "being not of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "a marriage between two people from very distant cultures" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "distantly":{ "as in remotely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "remotely" ], "near antonyms":[ "closely", "near", "nearly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in indirectly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "indirectly", "openly", "publicly" ], "near antonyms":[ "face-to-face", "personally", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate", "familiarly", "intimately", "confidentially", "secretly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "distempered":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "despite his career success, he has been distempered by nagging feelings of inadequacy his whole life" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distending":{ "to make or become larger especially because of pressure from inside":{ "examples":[ "The illness can cause the stomach to distend ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blowing up", "dilating", "inflating", "accelerating", "adding (to)", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "building up", "compounding", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "hyping", "increasing", "multiplying", "pumping up", "raising", "stoking", "supersizing", "swelling", "upping", "booming", "jumping", "skyrocketing", "spiking", "bumping (up)", "ratcheting (up)", "racheting (up)", "drawing out", "elongating", "fleshing (out)", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching", "developing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "complementing", "supplementing", "beefing (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "maximizing", "accumulating", "amassing", "collecting", "following up", "parlaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "cutting back", "retrenching", "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "lowering", 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"unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "faint", "insignificant", "slight", "trivial", "buried", "concealed", "covert", "disguised", "hidden", "obscure", "shrouded", "vague" ], "antonyms":[ "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indistinguishable", "insensible", "undetectable" ] }, "being not of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "snowflakes are distinguishable from each other under a microscope" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], 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"attends (to)", "considers", "heeds", "marks", "minds", "studies", "watches", "examines", "inspects", "scans", "scrutinizes", "surveys", "glances (at)", "glimpses", "peers (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overpasses", "passes over", "misses", "overlooks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "on the exam we were asked to distinguish the specimens by acidity" ], "synonyms":[ "assorts", "breaks down", "categorizes", "classes", "classifies", "codifies", "compartmentalizes", "compartments", "digests", "distributes", "grades", "groups", "pegs", "places", "ranges", "ranks", "relegates", "separates", "sorts", "types" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "systematizes", "alphabetizes", "catalogs", "catalogues", "files", "indexes", "lists", "refers", "pigeonholes", "shelves", "identifies", "recognizes", "culls", "screens", "sets", "sieves", "sifts", "winnows", "clumps", "clusters", "colligates", "recategorizes", "reclassifies", "regroups", "subcategorizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuses", "disarranges", "jumbles", "lumps", "mixes (up)", "scrambles", "misclassifies", "missorts", "mistypes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distortion":{ "the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision" ], "synonyms":[ "contortion", "deformation", "misshaping", "screwing", "squinching", "torturing", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "defacement", "deformity", "disfigurement", "malformation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distracting":{ "as in perplexing , bewildering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bewildering", "confounding", "perplexing", "puzzling", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "wrong", "ambidextrous", "crooked", "defrauding", "dishonest", "dissembling", "double-dealing", "duplicitous", "faithless", "fast", "fraudulent", "knavish", "lying", "mendacious", "untrustworthy", "untruthful", "artful", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "foxy", "guileful", "shady", "shifty", "slick", "sly", "sneaking", "sneaky", "subtile", "subtle", "trick", "trickish", "tricky", "underhand", "underhanded", "wily", "bogus", "counterfeit", "fake", "feigned", "forged", "jive", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "spurious", "beguiling", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deceptive", "deluding", "delusive", "delusory", "fallacious", "false", "misleading", "specious", "insidious", "perfidious", "treacherous", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "artificial", "backhanded", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "two-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "forthright", "nondeceptive", "straightforward", "candid", "direct", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "clarifying", "elucidative", "explanatory", "illuminating", "revealing", "revelatory", "honest", "trustworthy", "truthful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "examples":[ "we were distracted from our discussion by the noise outside" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracting", "calling off", "detracting", "diverting", "throwing off" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusing", "beguiling", "entertaining", "straying", "wandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrating", "focusing", "focussing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "distracted by the looming tax deadline" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "distraction":{ "a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "in my distraction I 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"rage", "rampage", "uproar" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disorder", "havoc", "pandemonium", "turmoil", "bedlam", "bother", "brouhaha", "bustle", "clamor", "clatter", "commotion", "disturbance", "fuss", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tempest", "to-do", "tumult" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public":{ "examples":[ "the founder of a recovery program who doesn't view gambling as a harmless distraction for people of modest means" ], "synonyms":[ "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "recreation" ], "near synonyms":[ "nightlife", "show business", "delectation", "delight", "enjoyment", "joy", "mirth", "gratification", "relaxation", "relief", "satisfaction", "exhibition", "performance", "presentation", "presentment", "production", "show", "spectacle", "escapism" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment":{ "examples":[ "a harmless distraction for children at the playground" ], "synonyms":[ "delight", "diversion", "divertissement", "entertainment", "fun", "pleasure", "recreation" ], "near synonyms":[ "escape", "pastime", "time killer", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "revel", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "frolicking", "rollicking", "carousing", "conviviality", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "hilarity", "jollification", "jollity", "merrymaking", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "whoopee", "picnic", "laugh", "riot", "scream", "activity", "game" ], "near antonyms":[ "killjoy", "party pooper" ], "antonyms":[ "bore", "bummer", "downer", "drag" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distraught":{ "feeling 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"apportioned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "doled out", "handed out", "meted (out)", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "portioned", "prorated" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasured", "allotted", "allowed", "appropriated", "assigned", "dished out", "divided", "divvied (up)", "dolloped (out)", "lotted", "measured (out)", "parted", "proportioned", "rationed", "redistributed", "set", "shared (out)", "split", "bestowed", "disbursed", "furnished", "issued", "provided", "shared", "supplied", "circulated", "dispersed", "disseminated", "scattered", "spread", "chipped in", "contributed", "donated", "pledged", "reallocated", "reapportioned" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudged", "declined", "denied", "deprived (of)", "disallowed", "refused", "rejected", "withheld", "niggled (out)", "pinched", "skimped", "stinted" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distributing":{ "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "distribute the assignments according to seniority" ], "synonyms":[ "assorting", "breaking down", "categorizing", "classifying", "classing", "codifying", "compartmentalizing", "compartmenting", "digesting", "distinguishing", "grading", "grouping", "pegging", "placing", "ranging", "ranking", "relegating", "separating", "sorting", "typing" ], "near synonyms":[ "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "systematizing", "alphabetizing", "cataloging", "cataloguing", "filing", "indexing", "listing", "referring", "pigeonholing", "shelving", "identifying", "recognizing", "culling", "screening", "setting", "sieving", "sifting", "winnowing", "clumping", "clustering", "colligating", "recategorizing", "reclassifying", "regrouping", "subcategorizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusing", "disarranging", "jumbling", "lumping", "mixing (up)", "scrambling", "misclassifying", "missorting", "mis-sorting", "mistyping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give as a share or portion":{ "examples":[ "committed to distributing 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"apportioning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "doling out", "handing out", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "portioning", "prorating" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasuring", "allotting", "allowing", "appropriating", "assigning", "dishing out", "dividing", "divvying (up)", "dolloping (out)", "lotting", "measuring (out)", "parting", "proportioning", "rationing", "redistributing", "setting", "sharing (out)", "splitting", "bestowing", "disbursing", "furnishing", "issuing", "providing", "sharing", "supplying", "circulating", "dispersing", "disseminating", "scattering", "spreading", "chipping in", "contributing", "donating", "pledging", "reallocating", "reapportioning" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudging", "declining", "denying", "depriving (of)", "disallowing", "refusing", "rejecting", "withholding", "niggling (out)", "pinching", "skimping", "stinting" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distrusted":{ "to have no trust or confidence in":{ "examples":[ "we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car" ], "synonyms":[ "doubted", "misdoubted", "mistrusted", "questioned", "suspected" ], "near synonyms":[ "disbelieved", "discounted", "discredited", "negated" ], "near antonyms":[ "banked (on or upon)", "counted (on or upon)", "depended (on or upon)", "relied (on or upon)" ], "antonyms":[ "trusted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distrusts":{ "to have no trust or confidence in":{ "examples":[ "we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car" ], "synonyms":[ "doubts", "misdoubts", "mistrusts", "questions", "suspects" ], "near synonyms":[ "disbelieves", "discounts", "discredits", "negates" ], "near antonyms":[ "banks (on or upon)", "counts (on or upon)", "depends (on or upon)", "relies (on or upon)" ], "antonyms":[ "trusts" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disturb":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "all that talk of war disturbed us" ], 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"soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone" ], "synonyms":[ "budge", "dislocate", "displace", "move", "relocate", "remove", "reposition", "shift", "transfer", "transpose" ], "near synonyms":[ "bear", "carry", "cart", "convey", "drive", "haul", "lug", "tote", "transmit", "transplant", "transport", "replace", "supersede", "supplant", "alter", "make over", "modify", "redo", "refashion", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "vary" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchor", "fix", "freeze", "moor", "secure", "set", "stabilize", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "root" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "her careful filing system is sure to be disturbed during the move" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "sorry to disturb you while you're working" ], "synonyms":[ "bother", "bug", "chivy", "chivvy", "intrude (upon)", "pester" ], "near synonyms":[ "inconvenience", "trouble", "aggravate", "annoy", "bedevil", "chafe", "devil", "dog", "dun", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "gnaw", "grate", "hassle", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rankle", "rasp", "rile", "roil", "torment", "vex", "worry", "beleaguer", "beset", "besiege", "distress", "plague", "afflict", "harass", "provoke", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "agitate", "perturb", "butt in", "cut in (on)", "obtrude", "encroach", "infringe", "invade", "trespass" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "leave", "slight", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "oblige", "placate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "please do not disturb yourself\u2014I'll get my own drink" ], "synonyms":[ "discommode", "disoblige", "incommode", "inconvenience", "put out", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle", "weigh", "fetter", "hamper", "hamstring", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "irk", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex", "grate", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "agitate", "perturb", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "ease", "facilitate", "smooth", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodate", "favor", "oblige" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disturbance":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "went to investigate the disturbance outside" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed":{ "examples":[ "caused a disturbance in the carefully 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"dithery", "edgy", "fidgety", "het up", "hung up", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "tense", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "calm", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "relaxing", "tranquil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in paranoid , delusional":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy", "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "all that talk of war disturbed us" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone" ], "synonyms":[ "budged", "dislocated", "displaced", "moved", "relocated", "removed", "repositioned", "shifted", "transferred", "transposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bore", "carried", "carted", "conveyed", "drove", "hauled", "lugged", "toted", "transmitted", "transplanted", "transported", "replaced", "superseded", "supplanted", "altered", "made over", "modified", "redid", "refashioned", "remade", "remodeled", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "varied" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchored", "fixed", "froze", "moored", "secured", "set", "stabilized", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "her careful filing system is sure to be disturbed during the move" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "sorry to disturb you while you're working" ], "synonyms":[ "bothered", "bugged", "chivied", "chivvied", "intruded (upon)", "pestered" ], "near synonyms":[ "inconvenienced", "troubled", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bedeviled", "chafed", "deviled", "devilled", "dogged", "dunned", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "gnawed", "got", "grated", "hassled", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "persecuted", "piqued", "put out", "rankled", "rasped", "riled", "roiled", "tormented", "vexed", "vext", "worried", "beleaguered", "beset", "besieged", "distressed", "plagued", "afflicted", "harassed", "provoked", "angered", "antagonized", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "agitated", "perturbed", "butted in", "cut in (on)", "obtruded", "encroached", "infringed", "invaded", "trespassed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "left", "slighted", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "obliged", "placated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "please do not disturb yourself\u2014I'll get my own drink" ], "synonyms":[ "discommoded", "disobliged", "incommoded", "inconvenienced", "put out", "troubled" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "saddled", "weighed", "fettered", "hampered", "hamstrung", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled", "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irked", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "grated", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "agitated", "perturbed", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodated", "favored", "obliged" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disturbing":{ "causing annoyance":{ "examples":[ "a disturbing visit by the next-door neighbor while I was trying to study" ], "synonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "carking", "chafing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "nettling", "peeving", "pesky", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdensome", "discomforting", "displeasing", "disquieting", "distressing", "importunate", "importune", "inconveniencing", "angering", "enraging", "infuriating", "brattish", "bratty", "mischievous", "offensive", "troublesome", "upsetting", "distractive", "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "worrisome", "biting", "grating", "jangling", "jarring", "spiny", "thorny" ], "near antonyms":[ "delightful", "pleasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "causing embarrassment":{ "examples":[ "there was a disturbing silence as I struggled to remember her name" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "embarrassing", "flustering", "uncomfortable" ], "near synonyms":[ "confusing", "difficult", "disagreeable", "impossible", "inconvenient", "intolerable", "troublesome", "unpleasant", "unwieldy", "unsettling", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "mortifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "comfortable", "convenient", "pleasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "causing worry or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "a disturbing trend in the nation's energy consumption" ], "synonyms":[ "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ] }, "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "a disturbing pause in the normally smooth operation of the machinery" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressful", "distressing", "fraught", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "tense", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "all that talk of war disturbed us" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone" ], "synonyms":[ "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "moving", "relocating", "removing", "repositioning", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "driving", "hauling", "lugging", "toting", "transmitting", "transplanting", "transporting", "replacing", "superseding", "supplanting", "altering", "making over", "modifying", "redoing", "refashioning", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchoring", "fixing", "freezing", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "stabilizing", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "her careful filing system is sure to be disturbed during the move" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "sorry to disturb you while you're working" ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "bugging", "chivying", "chivvying", "intruding (upon)", "pestering" ], "near synonyms":[ "inconveniencing", "troubling", "aggravating", "annoying", "bedeviling", "chafing", "deviling", "devilling", "dogging", "dunning", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "gnawing", "grating", "hassling", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "persecuting", "piquing", "putting out", "rankling", "rasping", "riling", "roiling", "tormenting", "vexing", "worrying", "beleaguering", "besetting", "besieging", "distressing", "plaguing", "afflicting", "harassing", "provoking", "angering", "antagonizing", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "agitating", "perturbing", "butting in", "cutting in (on)", "obtruding", "encroaching", "infringing", "invading", "trespassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "leaving", "slighting", "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "mollifying", "obliging", "placating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "please do not disturb yourself\u2014I'll get my own drink" ], "synonyms":[ "discommoding", "disobliging", "incommoding", "inconveniencing", "putting out", "troubling" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling", "weighing", "fettering", "hampering", "hamstringing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irking", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "riling", "vexing", "grating", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "agitating", "perturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing", "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodating", "favoring", "obliging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disunion":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "political union may no longer be possible for a country continuously racked by religious disunion" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcation", "breakup", "cleavage", "dissolution", "division", "fractionalization", "fractionation", "partition", "schism", "scission", "separation", "split", "sundering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breach", "rupture", "divorce", "severance", "decomposition", "disassembly", "dismemberment", "segmentation", "subdivision", "atomization", "dichotomization", "polarization", "diffusion", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering", "administration", "apportionment", "distribution", "isolation", "seclusion", "segregation", "sequestration" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblage", "association", "attachment", "conjunction", "connection", "link", "linkage", "linkup", "aggregation", "combination", "consolidation", "fusion" ], "antonyms":[ "unification", "union" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disunions":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "political union may no longer be possible for a country continuously racked by religious disunion" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcations", "breakups", "cleavages", "dissolutions", "divisions", "fractionalizations", "fractionations", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "separations", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaches", "ruptures", "divorces", "severances", "decompositions", "disassemblies", "dismemberments", "segmentations", "subdivisions", "atomizations", "dichotomizations", "polarizations", "diffusions", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings", "administrations", "apportionments", "distributions", "isolations", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblages", "associations", "attachments", "conjunctions", "connections", "linkages", "links", "linkups", "aggregations", "combinations", "consolidations", "fusions" ], "antonyms":[ "unifications", "unions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disunite":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disunity":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "troubling signs of disunity within the normally peaceful organization" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disused":{ "left unoccupied or unused":{ "examples":[ "a disused warehouse that had become a den for drug dealers" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "derelict", "deserted", "desolate", "forgotten", "forsaken", "rejected", "vacant", "vacated", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "ignored", "neglected", "unattended", "untended", "castaway", "cast-off", "discarded", "jettisoned", "junked", "refuse", "waste", "godforsaken", "miserable", "shabby", "wretched", "empty", "idle" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaimed", "recovered", "redeemed", "rescued", "retrieved", "salvaged", "saved", "reconditioned", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "restored", "repeopled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disvaluing":{ "as in undervaluing , bad-mouthing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "deprecating", "depreciating", "disparaging", "kissing off", "minimizing", "putting down", "writing off", "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "disdaining", "high-hatting", "scorning", "scouting", "slighting", "sniffing (at)", "snubbing", "undervaluing", "abandoning", "forgetting", "neglecting" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "loving", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "admiring", "apprizing", "esteeming", "regarding", "respecting", "reverencing", "revering", "venerating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomfited":{ "as in embarrassed , disconcerted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abashed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "inhibited", "reserved", "uneasy", "uptight", "backward", "bashful", "coy", "demure", "introverted", "recessive", "retiring", "self-effacing", "sheepish", "shy", "withdrawn", "unadventurous", "unenterprising", "diffident", "insecure", "meek", "modest", "self-doubting", "timid", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "awkward", "clumsy", "gauche", "graceless", "inelegant", "rough-hewn", "rustic", "rustical", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "ungraceful", "wooden", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "graceful", "suave", "urbane" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to prevent from achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up" ], "synonyms":[ "baffled", "balked", "beat", "checkmated", "foiled", "frustrated", "thwarted" ], "near synonyms":[ "barred", "blocked", "clogged", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handicapped", "held back", "hindered", "hobbled", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled", "arrested", "checked", "halted", "set back", "short-circuited", "stalled", "stopped", "averted", "forestalled", "obviated", "precluded", "prevented", "negated", "neutralized", "nullified", "counteracted", "offset", "conquered", "defeated", "overcame" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed" ], "antonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nurtured", "promoted" ] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one" ], "synonyms":[ "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "put off", "put out", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "humbled", "humiliated", "queered", "shamed" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "comforted", "consoled", "relieved", "soothed", "buoyed", "cheered", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "assured", "reassured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disbar":{ "as in obstruct , impede":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "block", "constrain", "deny", "disallow", "discourage", "disenfranchise", "disfranchise", "exclude", "hinder", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "obstruct", "prevent", "shut out", "stop", "disqualify", "enjoin", "forbid", "interdict", "outlaw", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto" ], "near antonyms":[ "accredit", "authorize", "certify", "charter", "commission", "empower", "enable", "invest", "license", "licence", "qualify", "vest", "warrant", "approve", "clear", "credential", "endorse", "indorse", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "affirm", "confirm", "validate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disturber":{ "as in pest , bother":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bother", "pest", "assailant", "attacker", "molester", "victimizer", "accuser", "blamer", "troublemaker", "kidder", "lampooner", "satirist", "smart aleck", "smart alec", "smarty", "smartie", "smarty-pants", "wiseacre", "wise guy", "trash-talker", "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "giber", "jiber", "insulter", "jeerer", "scoffer", "scorner", "baiter", "harasser", "heckler", "mocker", "needler", "persecutor", "quiz", "quizzer", "ridiculer", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer" ], "near antonyms":[ "defender", "deliverer", "guard", "protector", "rescuer", "savior", "saviour", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dismantles":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismantle the table for easier transport" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "demounts", "disassembles", "dismembers", "dismounts", "knocks down", "strikes", "takes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "breaks up", "disaggregates", "disarticulates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "divides", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "builds", "erects", "pitches", "combines", "unites" ], "antonyms":[ "assembles", "constructs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispiritedly":{ "as in dejectedly , despondently":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disembodied":{ "as in spiritual , immaterial":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bodiless", "ethereal", "formless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "insubstantial", "nonmaterial", "nonphysical", "spiritual", "unbodied", "unsubstantial", "wraithlike", "impalpable", "insensible", "intangible", "invisible", "cadaverous", "airy", "diaphanous", "gaseous", "gossamery", "tenuous", "thin", "vaporous", "wispish", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "haunting", "spookish", "spooky", "uncanny", "weird", "inactive", "inert", "inoperative", "lifeless", "quiescent", "still", "metaphysical", "other-worldly", "paranormal", "preternatural", "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental", "unearthly", "macabre", "ghastly", "ghostlike", "ghostly", "ghoulish", "phantom", "spectral" ], "near antonyms":[ "active", "alive", "animate", "breathing", "live", "living", "animated", "bouncing", "brisk", "energetic", "frisky", "gay", "jaunty", "jazzy", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "racy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vigorous", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "animal", "carnal", "fleshly", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "palpable", "sensible", "tangible", "visible", "bulky", "heavy", "massive", "solid", "bodily", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "substantial", "able-bodied", "chipper", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "whole", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discloses":{ "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "the informer disclosed all sorts of details about the secret organization" ], "synonyms":[ "bares", "discovers", "divulges", "exposes", "lets on (about)", "reveals", "spills", "tells", "unbosoms", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "unveils" ], "near synonyms":[ "confides", "shares", "debunks", "shows up", "unclothes", "undrapes", "advertises", "announces", "blazes", "brings out", "broadcasts", "declares", "placards", "posts", "proclaims", "promulgates", "publicizes", "publishes", "sounds", "betrays", "blabs", "gives away", "leaks", "informs", "squeals", "talks", "communicates", "imparts", "relates", "acknowledges", "admits", "avows", "concedes", "confesses", "owns", "disinters", "rakes up", "smokes out", "unearths" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflages", "disguises", "gilds", "glosses (over)", "varnishes", "whitewashes", "beclouds", "bedims", "befogs", "clouds", "darkens", "eclipses", "obscures", "overcasts", "overshadows", "shades" ], "antonyms":[ "cloaks", "conceals", "covers (up)", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "shrouds", "veils" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distancing":{ "as in retreating , receding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "receding", "retreating", "bestrewing", "breaking up", "broadcasting", "clearing out", "disbanding", "dispelling", "dispersing", "dissipating", "distributing", "scattering", "sowing", "branching (out)", "diverging", "dividing", "forking", "parting", "separating", "spreading" ], "near antonyms":[ "converging", "joining", "assembling", "gathering", "meeting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in leaving , escaping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discarding", "ditching", "dumping", "flinging", "jettisoning", "junking", "scrapping", "shedding", "shucking (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "leaving", "marooning", "quitting", "stranding", "delivering", "giving up", "handing over", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "yielding", "escaping", "retreating (from)", "taking off (from)", "vacating", "withdrawing (from)", "abjuring", "cutting off", "disowning", "rejecting", "renouncing", "repudiating", "separating (from)", "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "sacrificing" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaiming", "harboring", "having", "holding", "keeping", "owning", "possessing", "reserving", "retaining", "withholding", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disembark":{ "to go ashore from a ship":{ "examples":[ "the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami" ], "synonyms":[ "debark", "land" ], "near synonyms":[ "beach", "anchor", "dock", "put in" ], "near antonyms":[ "board", "get (on)", "weigh (anchor)" ], "antonyms":[ "embark" ] }, "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "before you disembark , make sure you haven't left anything on your seat" ], "synonyms":[ "alight", "descend", "dismount", "get down", "light" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplane", "detrain" ], "near antonyms":[ "board", "climb (aboard)", "get in", "mount", "enplane", "emplane", "entrain" ], "antonyms":[ "embark" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discriminative":{ "favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people":{ "examples":[ "fighting laws which were grossly discriminative" ], "synonyms":[ "differential", "discriminating", "discriminational", "discriminatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "biased", "inequitable", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "prejudicial", "unequal", "unfair", "unjust", "clubby", "elitist", "selective", "segregative" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "equitable", "fair", "just", "impartial", "neutral", "objective", "unbiased", "uncolored", "unprejudiced" ], "antonyms":[ "nondiscriminatory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dismally":{ "as in miserably , darkly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackly", "darkly", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disgraces":{ "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "the players who threw the game were in disgrace with their schoolmates" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteems", "dishonors", "disreputes", "ignominies", "infamies", "obloquies", "odiums", "opprobriums", "reproaches", "shames" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandals", "contempts", "despites", "disdains", "scorns", "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors", "abasements", "debasements", "degradations", "dust", "humiliations", "blots", "brands", "shadows", "slurs", "smirches", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "taints" ], "near antonyms":[ "admirations", "appreciations", "estimations", "regards", "awes", "fears", "reverences", "fames", "glories", "renowns", "reputes" ], "antonyms":[ "esteems", "honors", "respects" ] }, "a cause of shame":{ "examples":[ "the exposure of his criminal record was a huge disgrace for the councilman" ], "synonyms":[ "dishonors", "opprobriums", "reflections", "reproaches", "scandals" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "brands", "slurs", "smirches", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "taints" ], "near antonyms":[ "boasts", "glories", "jewels", "prides", "treasures" ], "antonyms":[ "credits", "honors" ] }, "a regrettable or blameworthy act":{ "examples":[ "it's a disgrace to let all the leftover food from the banquet go to waste, so let's deliver it to the homeless shelter" ], "synonyms":[ "crimes", "pities", "shames", "sins" ], "near synonyms":[ "outrages", "scandals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "disgraced by the shameful actions of their leader" ], "synonyms":[ "abases", "chastens", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "dishonors", "fouls", "humbles", "humiliates", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "smirches", "takes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "belittles", "castigates", "cries down", "criticizes", "decries", "depreciates", "detracts", "diminishes", "discounts", "disparages", "minimizes", "puts down", "ridicules", "writes off", "bad-mouths", "defames", "defiles", "libels", "maligns", "slanders", "affronts", "insults", "censures", "condemns", "damns", "denounces", "execrates", "reprehends", "reprobates" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "boasts", "celebrates", "cheers", "cites", "commends", "compliments", "congratulates", "decorates", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "hails", "honors", "lauds", "praises", "salutes", "touts", "acknowledges", "recognizes", "highlights", "plays up", "spotlights", "dignifies", "ennobles", "enshrines", "enskies", "enthrones", "glorifies", "magnifies", "advances", "boosts", "lifts", "promotes", "raises", "upgrades", "uplifts", "idealizes", "romanticizes" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizes", "canonizes", "deifies", "elevates", "exalts" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disconnect":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disconnected the two parts of the light fixture" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaggregated":{ "as in divided , disunited":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broke up", "disarticulated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated", "detached", "disengaged", "broke down", "demounted", "disassembled", "dismantled", "dismembered", "dismounted", "knocked down", "struck", "took down" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed", "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disavowed":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicted", "denied", "disaffirmed", "disallowed", "disclaimed", "disconfirmed", "disowned", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refuted", "rejected", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversed", "challenged", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "disagreed (with)", "disputed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "allowed", "avowed", "conceded", "confirmed", "owned" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission" ], "synonyms":[ "denied", "disclaimed", "disowned", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicted", "disallowed", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refused", "rejected", "challenged", "confuted", "criticized", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted", "disputed", "questioned", "abdicated", "abjured", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "admitted", "conceded", "confessed", "granted", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "confirmed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "avowed", "claimed", "owned", "recognized" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disorganizes":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "those unexpected problems that can disorganize an entire plan" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disdained":{ "as in despised , hated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "disfavored", "disliked", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "unfavorite", "unbeloved", "abandoned", "forgotten", "ignored", "alienated", "estranged" ], "near antonyms":[ "beloved", "cherished", "darling", "dear", "fair-haired", "favored", "favorite", "fond", "loved", "pet", "precious", "special", "sweet", "white-headed", "admired", "adored", "appreciated", "esteemed", "relished", "revered", "prized", "treasured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "disdained the deserter as a coward" ], "synonyms":[ "contemned", "disrespected", "dissed", "high-hatted", "looked down (on or upon)", "scorned", "slighted", "sniffed (at)", "snooted", "snubbed" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouted", "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deplored", "deprecated", "disparaged", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "admired", "esteemed", "lionized", "hallowed", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "accepted", "appreciated", "approved (of)", "cared (for)", "countenanced", "favored", "OK'd", "okayed", "subscribed (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honored", "respected" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dispose of":{ "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "She took an afternoon to declutter and dispose of unwanted belongings." ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "The foreclosure forced them to dispose of all assets." ], "synonyms":[ "alien", "alienate", "assign", "cede", "convey", "deed", "make over", "transfer" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeath", "hand down", "leave", "pass (down)", "will", "bestow", "commend", "commit", "confer", "contribute", "deliver", "donate", "grant", "hand over", "move", "pass", "present", "release", "relinquish", "surrender", "transmit", "turn in", "turn over", "vest", "yield", "consign", "entrust", "intrust", "trust", "lease", "lend", "let", "loan", "rent" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "They disposed of the problem to the satisfaction of both sides." ], "synonyms":[ "agree (on)", "arrange", "decide", "fix", "set", "settle" ], "near synonyms":[ "contract", "pledge", "promise", "blueprint", "calculate", "chart", "concert", "design", "draft", "frame", "hammer out", "intrigue", "lay out", "maneuver", "map (out)", "plan", "program", "programme", "schematize", "scheme", "shape", "square away", "work out", "choose", "conclude", "determine", "figure", "opt", "resolve", "affirm", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "confirm", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "warrant", "close", "complete", "end", "finalize", "finish", "round (off or out)", "wind up", "wrap up", "bargain", "chaffer", "deal", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "negotiate" ], "near antonyms":[ "abort", "call", "call off", "drop", "recall", "repeal", "rescind", "revoke", "differ (over)", "disagree (with)", "counter", "debate", "object", "oppose", "protest", "resist", "contest", "dispute" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "disadvantageous":{ "opposed to one's interests":{ "examples":[ "such an arrangement with the wholesalers would be disadvantageous for small farmers" ], "synonyms":[ "adverse", "counter", "hostile", "inimical", "negative", "prejudicial", "unfavorable", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "untoward" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "evil", "damaging", "deleterious", "destructive", "detrimental", "fatal", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "lethal", "malignant", "murderous", "noxious", "pernicious", "poisonous", "ruinous", "threatening", "troublesome", "unhealthy", "wounding", "dangerous", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "calumnious", "defamatory", "detractive", "offensive", "scathing", "slanderous", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "inhospitable", "intolerant", "uncongenial", "uncooperative", "competing", "conflicting", "counteracting", "countering", "opposing", "resistant", "resisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficial", "good", "helpful", "propitious", "useful", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "nonthreatening", "unresistant", "tolerant", "understanding", "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "amicable", "benign", "benignant", "complying", "congenial", "cordial", "friendly", "hospitable" ], "antonyms":[ "advantageous", "favorable", "friendly", "positive", "supportive", "sympathetic", "well-disposed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disinter":{ "to remove from place of burial":{ "examples":[ "the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred" ], "synonyms":[ "exhume", "unearth" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "bury", "entomb", "inhume", "inter", "tomb" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispatch":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "dispatched a messenger with urgent news" ], "synonyms":[ "consign", "pack (off)", "send", "ship", "shoot", "transfer", "transmit", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "convey", "deliver", "hand over", "pass", "render", "advance", "drop", "launch", "address", "forward", "export", "import", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "present", "resend", "return" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquire", "draw", "earn", "gain", "garner", "get", "obtain", "procure", "secure" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "receive" ] }, "to deprive of life":{ "examples":[ "the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency" ], "synonyms":[ "carry off", "claim", "croak", "destroy", "do in", "fell", "kill", "slay", "take" ], "near synonyms":[ "bump off", "butcher", "cut down", "finish", "get", "ice", "knock off", "murder", "neutralize", "off", "put away", "rub out", "scrag", "snuff", "take out", "waste", "whack", "annihilate", "blot out", "decimate", "kill off", "massacre", "mow", "slaughter", "smite", "assassinate", "execute", "martyr", "terminate", "euthanize", "euthanatize", "put down", "suicide" ], "near antonyms":[ "raise", "restore", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revive", "nurture" ], "antonyms":[ "animate" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinate", "bump off", "croak", "do in", "execute", "get", "ice", "knock off", "liquidate", "murder", "neutralize", "off", "put away", "rub out", "slay", "snuff", "take out", "terminate", "whack" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow away", "shoot", "shoot down", "blot out", "carry off", "claim", "cut down", "destroy", "fell", "kill", "smite", "zap", "butcher", "massacre", "mow (down)", "slaughter", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "exterminate", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animate", "raise", "restore", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "best", "conquer", "defeat", "do down", "get", "get around", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "skunk", "stop", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "trim", "triumph (over)", "upend", "win (against)", "worst" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweep", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "annihilate", "blow away", "blow out", "bomb", "break", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "crush", "drub", "finish", "flatten", "overwhelm", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "slaughter", "smoke", "snow under", "thrash", "trounce", "upset", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "subjugate", "unseat", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "excel", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend" ], "near antonyms":[ "fall", "give up", "go down", "go under", "collapse", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "wash out" ], "antonyms":[ "lose (to)" ] }, "a message on paper from one person or group to another":{ "examples":[ "a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home" ], "synonyms":[ "epistle", "letter", "memo", "memorandum", "missive", "note" ], "near synonyms":[ "billet-doux", "open letter", "airmail", "card", "electronic mail", "e-mail", "junk mail", "mail", "postal card", "postcard", "communication", "report", "encyclical" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a piece of conveyed information":{ "examples":[ "a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans" ], "synonyms":[ "communication", "message" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulletin", "communiqu\u00e9", "express", "report", "memo", "memorandum", "notice", "epistle", "letter", "missive", "note", "electronic mail", "e-mail", "voice mail", "intelligence", "news", "tidings", "word", "command", "directive", "instruction", "order" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disputer":{ "a person who takes part in a dispute":{ "examples":[ "in debate she's a dogged disputer who never gives an inch" ], "synonyms":[ "arguer", "argufier", "bickerer", "brawler", "debater", "disputant", "fighter", "quarreler", "quarreller", "scrapper", "squabbler", "wrangler" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocate", "codefendant", "defendant", "plaintiff", "pleader", "challenger", "contender", "contestant", "skirmisher", "fusser", "nitpicker", "pettifogger", "quibbler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discharge":{ "a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece":{ "examples":[ "the thunderous discharge of the cannons" ], "synonyms":[ "blasting", "firing", "shot" ], "near synonyms":[ "potshot", "barrage", "blitz", "blitzkrieg", "bombardment", "broadside", "burst", "cannonade", "drumfire", "fusillade", "hail", "salvo", "shower", "storm", "volley" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a freeing from an obligation or responsibility":{ "examples":[ "a full discharge from responsibility for the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "delivery", "quietus", "quittance", "release" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispensation", "exemption", "immunity", "waiver" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily":{ "examples":[ "she was resentful over what she felt was a wrongful discharge" ], "synonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "dismissal", "furlough", "layoff", "redundancy" ], "near synonyms":[ "pink slip", "bird", "boot", "bum's rush", "downsizing", "firing", "heave-ho", "sack", "closing", "shutdown", "shakeout", "shake-up" ], "near antonyms":[ "callback", "recall", "reemployment", "rehire", "rehiring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the doing of an action":{ "examples":[ "aided in the discharge of his duties by a capable assistant" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "commission", "enactment", "execution", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "implementation", "performance", "perpetration", "prosecution", "pursuance" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispatch", "expedition", "administration", "direction", "handling", "management", "application", "operation", "practice", "practise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonfulfillment", "nonperformance" ] }, "to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force":{ "examples":[ "Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package" ], "synonyms":[ "blast", "fire", "loose", "shoot", "squeeze off" ], "near synonyms":[ "launch", "project", "blaze (at)", "snipe (at)", "cast", "catapult", "fling", "heave", "hurl", "hurtle", "lob", "pelt", "pitch", "sling", "throw", "toss" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "docks for discharging containerships" ], "synonyms":[ "disburden", "disencumber", "off-load", "unburden", "unlade", "unload", "unpack" ], "near synonyms":[ "free", "lighten", "relieve", "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "vacate", "void" ], "near antonyms":[ "charge", "cram", "fill", "heap", "jam", "jam-pack", "stuff" ], "antonyms":[ "load", "pack" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "discharge a debt in full" ], "synonyms":[ "ante (up)", "balance", "clear", "foot", "liquidate", "meet", "pay", "pay off", "pay up", "pony up", "quit", "recompense", "settle", "spring (for)", "stand" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiate" ] }, "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty" ], "synonyms":[ "disenthrall", "disenthral", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "enlarge", "free", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bail (out)", "deliver", "parole", "ransom", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disembarrass", "disencumber", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate", "unshackle" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "commit", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "lock (up)", "conquer", "enslave", "subdue", "subjugate" ], "antonyms":[ "bind", "confine", "enchain", "fetter", "restrain" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "emanate", "emit", "evolve", "exhale", "expel", "expire", "give out", "irradiate", "issue", "radiate", "release", "send (out)", "shoot", "throw out", "vent" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminate", "evacuate", "excrete", "exude", "ooze", "secrete", "eject", "erupt", "gush", "jet", "outpour", "pour", "spew", "spout", "spray", "spurt", "squirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorb", "inhale", "soak (up)", "sponge", "suck (up)", "take up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force":{ "examples":[ "felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged" ], "synonyms":[ "blast", "fire", "shoot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "pepper", "plink", "potshot", "snipe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered" ], "synonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "bounce", "can", "cashier", "dismiss", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate", "turn off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsize", "excess", "furlough", "lay off", "trim", "boot (out)", "chuck (out)", "drum (out)", "kick out", "throw out", "unseat", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "keep", "reemploy", "rehire", "contract", "subcontract", "recruit" ], "antonyms":[ "employ", "engage", "hire", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disarraying":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distributes":{ "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "distribute the assignments according to seniority" ], "synonyms":[ "assorts", "breaks down", "categorizes", "classes", "classifies", "codifies", "compartmentalizes", "compartments", "digests", "distinguishes", "grades", "groups", "pegs", "places", "ranges", "ranks", "relegates", "separates", "sorts", "types" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "systematizes", "alphabetizes", "catalogs", "catalogues", "files", "indexes", "lists", "refers", "pigeonholes", "shelves", "identifies", "recognizes", "culls", "screens", "sets", "sieves", "sifts", "winnows", "clumps", "clusters", "colligates", "recategorizes", "reclassifies", "regroups", "subcategorizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuses", "disarranges", "jumbles", "lumps", "mixes (up)", "scrambles", "misclassifies", "missorts", "mistypes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give as a share or portion":{ "examples":[ "committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students" ], "synonyms":[ "allocates", "allots", "allows", "apportions", "assigns", "lots", "rations" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasures", "administers", "deals", "dispenses", "divides", "doles out", "hands out", "measures", "meters", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "parts", "portions", "prorates", "shares (out)", "splits", "accords", "awards", "gives", "grants", "earmarks", "reserves", "chips in", "contributes", "donates", "reallocates", "reapportions", "reassigns", "redistributes" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudges", "denies", "deprives (of)", "keeps", "retains", "stints", "withholds", "appropriates", "arrogates", "confiscates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "administers", "allocates", "apportions", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "doles out", "hands out", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "portions", "prorates" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasures", "allots", "allows", "appropriates", "assigns", "dishes out", "divides", "divvies (up)", "dollops (out)", "lots", "measures (out)", "parts", "proportions", "rations", "redistributes", "sets", "shares (out)", "splits", "bestows", "disburses", "furnishes", "issues", "provides", "shares", "supplies", "circulates", "disperses", "disseminates", "scatters", "spreads", "chips in", "contributes", "donates", "pledges", "reallocates", "reapportions" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudges", "declines", "denies", "deprives (of)", "disallows", "refuses", "rejects", "withholds", "niggles (out)", "pinches", "skimps", "stints" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispersal":{ "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "examples":[ "the dispersal of plant seeds in the forests through natural means" ], "synonyms":[ "disbandment", "dispersion", "dissipation", "scattering" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffusion", "dissemination", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "separation", "split" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembly", "collection", "concentration", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discomposures":{ "as in distresses , discomforts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitations", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbances", "perturbations", "upsets", "abashments", "confusions", "discomfitures", "disconcertments", "embarrassments", "flusters", "mortifications", "disgraces", "ignominies", "shames", "debasements", "degradations", "humiliations", "humble pies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "assurances", "composures", "confidences", "equanimities", "poises", "self-confidences", "self-possessions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discontinuing":{ "as in ceasing , quitting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ceasing", "closing", "concluding", "desisting", "dying", "ending", "expiring", "finishing", "lapsing", "leaving off", "passing", "quitting", "stopping", "terminating", "winding up", "abating", "dying (down)", "ebbing", "letting up", "moderating", "subsiding", "waning" ], "near antonyms":[ "leftover", "remaining", "lingering", "residual", "abiding", "biding", "continuing", "enduring", "holding on", "holding up", "keeping up", "lasting", "perduring", "persisting", "running on" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking off", "breaking up", "canning", "ceasing", "cutting off", "cutting out", "desisting (from)", "dropping", "ending", "giving over", "halting", "knocking off", "laying off", "leaving off", "packing (up or in)", "quitting", "shutting off", "stopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "completing", "concluding", "finishing", "closing (down)", "deactivating", "blockading", "blocking", "damming", "delaying", "detaining", "hindering", "holding", "holding back", "impeding", "kiboshing", "obstructing", "stemming", "calling", "suspending", "arresting", "braking", "checking", "clamping down", "reining (in)", "squashing", "squelching", "stamping", "stanching", "staunching", "stunting", "suppressing", "turning back", "pausing", "staying", "suspending", "abolishing", "aborting", "annulling", "demolishing", "destroying", "dissolving", "killing", "ruining", "scuttling", "snuffing" ], "near antonyms":[ "carrying on", "continuing", "following through (with)", "keeping up", "running on", "advancing", "proceeding", "progressing", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "propelling", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop doing (something) permanently":{ "examples":[ "we have discontinued the manufacture of that item" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoning", "dropping", "giving up", "knocking off", "laying off (of)", "packing (up or in)", "quitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking off", "breaking up", "ceasing", "closing", "concluding", "ending", "expiring", "finishing", "halting", "leaving off", "shutting off", "pausing", "tapering off", "throwing up", "rounding (off or out)", "terminating", "winding up", "wrapping up" ], "near antonyms":[ "going", "running on", "hanging in", "hanging on", "holding on", "persevering", "persisting", "following through (with)", "renewing", "reopening", "restarting", "resuming", "preserving", "staying", "beginning", "commencing", "starting" ], "antonyms":[ "carrying on", "continuing", "keeping", "keeping up", "maintaining" ] }, "to come to an end":{ "examples":[ "publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking off", "breaking up", "ceasing", "closing", "concluding", "dead-ending", "determining", "dying", "elapsing", "ending", "expiring", "finishing", "going", "halting", "lapsing", "leaving off", "letting up", "passing", "quitting", "stopping", "terminating", "winding up", "winking (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "desisting (from)", "laying off (of)", "refraining (from)", "giving over", "knocking off", "packing (up or in)", "breaking down", "conking (out)", "cutting out", "stalling", "pausing", "staying", "suspending", "abating", "petering (out)", "winding down" ], "near antonyms":[ "drawing out", "extending", "prolonging", "protracting" ], "antonyms":[ "continuing", "hanging on", "persisting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disengaged":{ "as in clear":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clear", "unanchored", "unbolted", "undone", "unfastened", "untied", "uncaught", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered", "unleashed", "escaped", "footloose", "free", "loose", "unbound", "unconfined", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "bound", "confined", "restrained", "unfree", "caught", "caged", "chained", "enclosed", "inclosed", "immured", "imprisoned", "leashed", "penned", "anchored", "bolted", "fastened", "fettered", "manacled", "shackled", "tied", "kidnapped", "kidnaped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "disembarrassed", "disentangled", "extricated", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disburdened", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untied", "untwined" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocked", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "burdened", "encumbered", "loaded", "weighed" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discounted":{ "as in reduced , discount":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discount", "fire-sale", "lowered", "reduced", "cheapish", "moderate", "wholesale", "affordable", "bargain-basement", "budget", "cheap", "cheapie", "cheapo", "chintzy", "cut-price", "cut-rate", "dime-store", "dirt cheap", "el cheapo", "inexpensive", "low", "low-end", "popular", "reasonable", "valueless", "worthless", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "near antonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "deluxe", "expensive", "high", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "valuable", "increased", "inflated", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "prohibitory", "steep", "stiff", "superexpensive", "ultraexpensive", "unreasonable", "invaluable", "priceless", "luxurious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "even while acknowledging the primacy of the director, we should not discount the contributions of all the others who worked on the film" ], "synonyms":[ "blinked (at)", "brushed (aside or off)", "condoned", "disregarded", "excused", "forgave", "glossed (over)", "glozed (over)", "ignored", "overlooked", "overpassed", "papered over", "pardoned", "passed over", "remitted", "shrugged off", "whitewashed", "winked (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated", "waived", "waved (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeded", "marked", "minded", "noted", "objected (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "shouldn't discount their contributions to our fund-raising efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "diminished", "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" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disclaimer":{ "a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege":{ "examples":[ "one brother filed a disclaimer , allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings" ], "synonyms":[ "quitclaim", "release", "waiver" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispensation", "exemption", "indemnity", "abdication", "relinquishment", "renouncement", "handover", "renunciation", "surrender" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "the intelligence agency's pro forma disclaimer of any involvement in the assassination plot" ], "synonyms":[ "contradiction", "denegation", "denial", "disallowance", "disavowal", "disconfirmation", "negation", "rejection", "repudiation" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproof", "rebuttal", "refutation", "negative" ], "near antonyms":[ "concession", "confession", "affirmation", "assertion", "declaration", "attestation", "corroboration", "documentation", "substantiation", "testament", "testimony", "validation" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "admission", "avowal", "confirmation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dismantlements":{ "as in eradications , effacements":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "effacements", "eradications", "assassinations", "executions", "killings", "massacres", "slaughters", "breakups", "collapses", "disintegrations", "dissolutions", "depredations", "despoilments", "despoliations", "annihilations", "decimations", "demolishments", "demolitions", "desolations", "destructions", "devastations", "exterminations", "extinctions", "havoc", "losses", "mincemeats", "obliterations", "ruinations", "ruins", "wastages", "wreckages" ], "near antonyms":[ "buildings", "constructions", "erections", "rescues", "salvages", "salvations", "savings", "conservations", "preservations", "protections", "reclamations", "reconstructions", "re-creations", "refurbishments", "regeneracies", "renovations", "restorations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disobliging":{ "causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance":{ "examples":[ "a friend with the disobliging habit of never having the cash to pay his fair share of the restaurant check" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "discommoding", "incommoding", "inconvenient" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "burdensome", "onerous", "troublesome", "annoying", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nagging", "nettlesome", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "bearable", "endurable", "sufferable", "tolerable", "advantageous", "desirable", "good", "helpful" ], "antonyms":[ "convenient", "ultraconvenient" ] }, "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place" ], "synonyms":[ "discommoding", "disturbing", "incommoding", "inconveniencing", "putting out", "troubling" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling", "weighing", "fettering", "hampering", "hamstringing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irking", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "riling", "vexing", "grating", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "agitating", "perturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing", "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodating", "favoring", "obliging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discontenting":{ "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffecting", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "dissatisfying" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienating", "estranging", "aggrieving", "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting", "annoying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "depressing", "saddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighting", "gladdening", "tickling", "calming", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "contenting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenchanting":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you" ], "synonyms":[ "disabusing", "disillusioning", "undeceiving" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticating", "advising", "apprising", "clueing (in)", "cluing (in)", "filling in", "wising (up)", "debunking", "exposing", "refuting", "showing up", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "disclosing", "divulging", "spilling", "telling", "unveiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiling", "bluffing", "cozening", "deluding", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "kidding", "misguiding", "misinforming", "misleading", "misrepresenting", "snowing", "taking in", "tricking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disregards":{ "to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{ "examples":[ "disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride" ], "synonyms":[ "despises", "flouts", "scorns" ], "near synonyms":[ "dismisses", "forgets", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "slurs (over)", "belittles", "deprecates", "disparages", "slights" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "approves", "uses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway" ], "synonyms":[ "bypasses", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "slights", "slurs (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "fails", "misses", "omits", "brushes (aside or off)", "rejects", "shrugs off", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "disdains", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scorns", "scants", "skimps" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciates", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "cultivates", "fosters", "nurses", "nurtures", "pampers", "remembers", "listens (to)", "watches", "follows", "marks", "notes", "notices", "observes", "remarks" ], "antonyms":[ "attends (to)", "heeds", "minds", "regards", "tends (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "this essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors" ], "synonyms":[ "blinks (at)", "brushes (aside or off)", "condones", "discounts", "excuses", "forgives", "glosses (over)", "glozes (over)", "ignores", "overlooks", "overpasses", "papers over", "pardons", "passes over", "remits", "shrugs off", "whitewashes", "winks (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explains", "justifies", "rationalizes", "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates", "waives", "waves (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeds", "marks", "minds", "notes", "objects (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomforted":{ "as in embarrassed , disconcerted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abashed", "discomfited", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "inhibited", "reserved", "uneasy", "uptight", "backward", "bashful", "coy", "demure", "introverted", "recessive", "retiring", "self-effacing", "sheepish", "shy", "withdrawn", "unadventurous", "unenterprising", "diffident", "insecure", "meek", "modest", "self-doubting", "timid", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "awkward", "clumsy", "gauche", "graceless", "inelegant", "rough-hewn", "rustic", "rustical", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "ungraceful", "wooden", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "graceful", "suave", "urbane" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dissatisfactions":{ "the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation":{ "examples":[ "a vague dissatisfaction with the state of their marriage, which seemed a little stale" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "bitterness", "resentment", "aggrievement", "disquiet", "perturbation", "uneasiness", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "misery", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "lightheartedness", "elatedness", "exultation", "jubilation", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[ "contentedness", "contentment", "pleasure", "satisfaction" ] }, "the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met":{ "examples":[ "she felt keen dissatisfaction at the hurried job the house painters had done" ], "synonyms":[ "disappointment", "dismay", "frustration", "letdown" ], "near synonyms":[ "crestfallenness", "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "disenchantment", "disillusionment", "blues", "dejectedness", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "distress", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "gloom", "gloominess", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "chagrin", "discomfiture" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "gratification", "satisfaction" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distressing":{ "causing worry or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "distressing signs that another war might be imminent" ], "synonyms":[ "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ] }, "of a kind to cause great distress":{ "examples":[ "the distressing death of our favorite actor" ], "synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressful", "grievous", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "lamentable", "regrettable", "tragic", "tragical", "unfortunate", "unlucky", "woeful" ], "near synonyms":[ "troublesome", "vexatious", "affecting", "doleful", "moving", "piteous", "poignant", "ruthful", "touching", "awful", "dire", "dreadful", "fearful", "severe", "terrible", "alarming", "disturbing", "perturbing", "traumatic", "unsettling", "crushing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "horrible", "horrifying", "intolerable", "overwhelming", "shocking", "sickening", "unbearable", "miserable", "pitiful", "sad", "wretched", "calamitous", "disastrous", "painful", "raging", "sharp" ], "near antonyms":[ "gratifying", "pleasing", "rewarding", "satisfying", "comforting", "encouraging", "heartening", "cheering", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky" ], "antonyms":[] }, "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "the distressing habit of constantly fiddling with her hair" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressful", "disturbing", "fraught", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "tense", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't let all the bad news distress you" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discloses (to)":{ "as in announces (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "announces (to)", "advertises", "alerts", "notifies", "assures", "certifies", "convinces", "reassures", "warrants", "acquaints", "advises", "apprises", "briefs", "catches up", "clears", "clues (in)", "enlightens", "familiarizes", "fills in", "hips", "informs", "instructs", "tells", "verses", "wises (up)", "educates", "lectures", "schools", "teaches", "tutors", "disabuses", "disenchants", "disillusions", "undeceives" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinforms", "misleads" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissenting (from)":{ "as in opposing , objecting (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "opposing", "detesting", "hating", "loathing", "disliking", "minding", "blacklisting", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "damning", "denouncing", "deprecating", "depreciating", "disparaging", "reprehending", "reprobating", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disfavoring", "frowning (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "approving (of)", "caring (for)", "countenancing", "favoring", "OK'ing", "okaying", "subscribing (to)", "acclaiming", "applauding", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "backing (up)", "concurring (in)", "standing by", "supporting", "sustaining", "upholding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomposes":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "dismays", "disquiets", "distempers", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disembarkations":{ "as in egresses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "egresses", "embarkations", "embarkments", "abandonments", "relinquishments", "diasporas", "emigrations", "evacuations", "exoduses", "flights", "retirements", "retreats", "withdrawals", "decampments", "departures", "exits", "farewells", "goings", "leaves", "leave-takings", "outgoes", "partings" ], "near antonyms":[ "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "comings", "approaches", "entrances", "ingresses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disgustingly":{ "as in annoyingly , distressingly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annoyingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly", "alack", "alas", "ay", "wirra", "woe", "alarmingly", "disturbingly", "perturbingly", "traumatically", "unsettlingly", "unhappily", "unluckily", "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "lamentably", "regrettably", "sadly", "tragically", "unfortunately", "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "thankfully", "advantageously", "helpfully", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly", "finely", "grandly", "magnificently" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disenthraling":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society" ], "synonyms":[ "discharging", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "enlarging", "freeing", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering" ], "near synonyms":[ "bailing (out)", "delivering", "paroling", "ransoming", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disembarrassing", "disencumbering", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "unshackling" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "committing", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "locking (up)", "conquering", "enslaving", "subduing", "subjugating" ], "antonyms":[ "binding", "confining", "enchaining", "fettering", "restraining" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disintegrations":{ "as in breakdowns , decays":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakdowns", "decays", "decompositions", "dissolutions", "attritions", "corrosions", "erosions", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[ "buildups", "gains", "increases" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissemblers":{ "as in pretenders , counterfeiters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bluffers", "counterfeiters", "feigners", "pretenders", "shams", "charlatans", "deceivers", "double-dealers", "fakers", "fakes", "frauds", "hypocrites", "impostors", "imposters", "phonies", "phoneys", "fabricators", "fabulists", "fibbers", "liars", "prevaricators", "storytellers" ], "near antonyms":[ "square shooters", "straight shooters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disbands":{ "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted", "the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "disperses", "dissolves" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporates", "consolidates", "hangs together" ], "antonyms":[ "bands", "joins", "unites" ] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "police disbanded the rioters with tear gas" ], "synonyms":[ "clears out", "dispels", "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters", "squanders" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks up", "isolates", "parts", "segregates", "separates", "splits (up)", "diffuses", "disseminates", "diverges", "spreads" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinates", "conglomerates", "unifies", "unites" ], "antonyms":[ "assembles", "clusters", "collects", "concentrates", "congregates", "gathers", "ingathers" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disvalued":{ "as in undervalued , bad-mouthed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "deprecated", "depreciated", "disparaged", "kissed off", "minimized", "put down", "wrote off", "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "disdained", "high-hatted", "scorned", "scouted", "slighted", "sniffed (at)", "snubbed", "undervalued", "abandoned", "forgot", "neglected" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciated", "cherished", "loved", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "liked", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)", "admired", "apprized", "esteemed", "regarded", "respected", "revered", "reverenced", "venerated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distinguishably":{ "as in discernibly , distinctly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clearly", "discernibly", "distinctly", "perceptibly", "plainly", "verbally", "vocally", "blatantly", "bloody murder", "boisterously", "clamorously", "loudly", "lustily", "mightily", "noisily", "resonantly", "resoundingly", "stridently", "thunderously", "uproariously", "vociferously", "aloud", "audibly", "out", "out loud" ], "near antonyms":[ "inaudibly", "silently", "soundlessly", "voicelessly", "faintly", "feebly", "low", "noiselessly", "quietly", "softly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "displaying":{ "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "display the best items at the front of the showcase" ], "synonyms":[ "disporting", "exhibiting", "exposing", "flashing", "flaunting", "laying out", "parading", "producing", "showing", "showing off", "sporting", "strutting", "unveiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandishing", "flourishing", "waving", "advertising", "airing", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "heralding", "placarding", "posting", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "sounding", "trumpeting", "divulging", "talking (about)", "telling (of)", "baring", "discovering", "revealing", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaging", "disguising", "masking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "obscuring", "occluding", "occulting", "shrouding", "veiling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{ "examples":[ "an actress who can display a great range of emotion" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaking", "betraying", "communicating", "declaring", "demonstrating", "evincing", "exposing", "giving away", "manifesting", "revealing", "showing" ], "near synonyms":[ "baring", "disclosing", "unbosoming", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "advertising", "airing", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "placarding", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "sounding", "trumpeting", "projecting" ], "near antonyms":[ "belying", "misrepresenting", "distorting", "falsifying", "garbling", "twisting", "camouflaging", "disguising", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "concealing", "counterfeiting", "covering", "hiding", "masking", "obscuring", "occluding", "veiling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinterest":{ "lack of favoritism toward one side or another":{ "examples":[ "since the coach has a son on the team, his disinterest in the selection of a team captain cannot be assumed" ], "synonyms":[ "detachment", "disinterestedness", "equity", "evenhandedness", "fair-mindedness", "fairness", "impartiality", "justice", "neutralism", "neutrality", "nonpartisanship", "objectiveness", "objectivity" ], "near synonyms":[ "apathy", "indifference", "unconcern", "broad-mindedness", "open-mindedness", "tolerance", "fence-sitting", "straddling" ], "near antonyms":[ "chauvinism", "nepotism", "subjectiveness", "subjectivity", "bent", "inclination", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "preconception", "prejudgment" ], "antonyms":[ "bias", "favor", "favoritism", "nonobjectivity", "one-sidedness", "partiality", "partisanship", "prejudice" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discoid":{ "as in circular , discoidal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annular", "circular", "disciform", "discoidal", "disklike", "hooplike", "ringlike", "global", "globular", "round", "spherical", "curved", "looped", "spiral", "balled", "bulbous", "rotund", "rounded", "roundish", "cylindrical", "cylindric", "elliptical", "elliptic", "oblong", "oval", "ovate", "ovoid", "ovoidal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disannul":{ "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "abolish", "abrogate", "annul", "avoid", "cancel", "dissolve", "invalidate", "negate", "null", "nullify", "quash", "repeal", "rescind", "roll back", "strike down", "vacate", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermand", "override", "overrule", "overturn", "veto", "abort", "call", "call off", "drop", "recall", "retract", "reverse", "revoke", "suspend", "withdraw", "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "outlaw", "prohibit", "disallow", "dismiss", "reject", "annihilate", "break down", "eliminate", "eradicate", "erase", "liquidate", "remove", "throw out", "write off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enact", "lay down", "legislate", "establish", "found", "institute", "formalize", "legalize", "legitimate", "legitimize", "validate", "pass", "ratify", "allow", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "endorse", "indorse", "permit", "sanction", "warrant", "command", "decree", "mandate", "order", "prescribe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disjoin":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disjoined the two drinking glasses, which were stuck together, only with the greatest difficulty" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispirit":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dismay", "frustrate", "unman", "unnerve" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "depress", "sadden", "weigh", "afflict", "try", "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "distress", "trouble", "bother", "irk", "vex", "worry", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "frighten", "horrify", "scare" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoy (up)", "cheer", "gladden", "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "inspire", "lift", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[ "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "nerve", "steel" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disorganizing":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "those unexpected problems that can disorganize an entire plan" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissention":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "religious dissension threatened to split the colony" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing" ], "synonyms":[ "contestation", "controversy", "debate", "difference", "difficulty", "disagreement", "disputation", "dispute", "dissensus", "firestorm", "nonconcurrence" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "conflict", "confliction", "disaccord", "discord", "dissonance", "apartness", "divarication", "division", "combat", "contention", "strife", "struggle", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "falling-out", "fight", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "set-to" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "compliance", "concord", "peace" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "consensus", "harmony", "unanimity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disuniting":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissatisfying":{ "as in disappointing , heartbreaking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheerless", "disappointing", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "saddening", "demoralizing", "depressing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "discomforting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting", "cold", "unfeeling", "unfriendly", "unkind", "unloving", "unpleasant" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheering", "comforting", "encouraging", "fulfilling", "gladdening", "gratifying", "heartening", "heartwarming", "rewarding", "satisfying", "affecting", "inspiring", "inspiriting", "moving", "poignant", "stirring", "touching", "edifying", "elevating", "uplifting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in unsatisfactory , disagreeable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "insufficient", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "poor", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "disagreeable", "disreputable", "improper", "indecent", "objectionable", "unfit", "unsuitable", "unworthy", "useless", "wrong", "bad", "cheap", "defective", "faulty", "imperfect", "incomplete", "lamentable", "pitiful", "shoddy", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wanting", "atrocious", "execrable", "miserable", "vile", "wretched", "insufferable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fairish", "fine", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "serviceable", "tolerable", "agreeable", "bearable", "endurable", "sufferable", "average", "fair", "indifferent", "mediocre", "middling", "minimal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of":{ "examples":[ "a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater" ], "synonyms":[ "cheating", "disappointing", "failing", "letting down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumming (out)", "chagrining", "discontenting", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "distressing", "upsetting", "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "deceiving", "deluding", "mocking" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfilling", "gladdening" ], "antonyms":[ "contenting", "gratifying", "satisfying" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffecting", "discontenting", "disgruntling", "displeasing" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienating", "estranging", "aggrieving", "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting", "annoying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "depressing", "saddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighting", "gladdening", "tickling", "calming", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "contenting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disannulling":{ "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "abolishing", "abrogating", "annulling", "avoiding", "canceling", "cancelling", "dissolving", "invalidating", "negating", "nullifying", "nulling", "quashing", "repealing", "rescinding", "rolling back", "striking down", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanding", "overriding", "overruling", "overturning", "vetoing", "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recalling", "retracting", "reversing", "revoking", "suspending", "withdrawing", "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "disallowing", "dismissing", "rejecting", "annihilating", "breaking down", "eliminating", "eradicating", "erasing", "liquidating", "removing", "throwing out", "writing off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacting", "laying down", "legislating", "establishing", "founding", "instituting", "formalizing", "legalizing", "legitimating", "legitimizing", "validating", "passing", "ratifying", "allowing", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "permitting", "sanctioning", "warranting", "commanding", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescribing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dish out":{ "as in measure (out) , share (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admeasure", "allot", "allow", "appropriate", "assign", "divide", "divvy (up)", "dollop (out)", "lot", "measure (out)", "part", "proportion", "ration", "redistribute", "set", "share (out)", "split", "administer", "allocate", "apportion", "deal (out)", "dispense", "distribute", "dole out", "hand out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate", "bestow", "disburse", "furnish", "issue", "provide", "share", "supply", "circulate", "disperse", "disseminate", "scatter", "spread", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "pledge", "reallocate", "reapportion" ], "near antonyms":[ "misallocate", "begrudge", "decline", "deny", "deprive (of)", "disallow", "refuse", "reject", "withhold", "niggle (out)", "pinch", "skimp", "stint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disapproves":{ "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "declines", "denies", "disallows", "negatives", "nixes", "refuses", "rejects", "reprobates", "withholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "prohibits", "proscribes", "vetoes", "rebuffs", "repels", "spurns", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "holds", "keeps", "represses", "restrains", "restricts", "balks (at)", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs" ], "near antonyms":[ "affords", "furnishes", "gives", "provides", "supplies", "authorizes", "commissions", "licenses", "licences", "accedes (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (to)", "assents (to)", "consents (to)", "warrants", "accords", "sanctions", "vouchsafes" ], "antonyms":[ "allows", "concedes", "grants", "lets", "OKs", "okays", "permits" ] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm" ], "synonyms":[ "balks (at)", "declines", "deselects", "negatives", "nixes", "passes", "passes up", "refuses", "rejects", "reprobates", "repudiates", "spurns", "throws out", "throws over", "turns down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows off", "disdains", "rebuffs", "scorns", "scouts", "shoots down", "overrules", "vetoes", "forbids", "prohibits", "proscribes", "dismisses", "ignores", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)", "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "disputes", "gainsays", "sticks", "abjures", "forswears", "foreswears", "recants", "renounces", "retracts", "takes back", "unsays", "withdraws", "avoids", "bypasses", "detours", "contradicts", "denies", "disowns", "negates", "controverts", "disagrees (with)", "disproves", "disputes", "rebuts", "refutes", "backs down", "backs off", "backtracks", "disallows", "recalls", "reneges", "revokes" ], "near antonyms":[ "condones", "countenances", "swallows", "tolerates", "adopts", "embraces", "receives", "takes", "welcomes", "accedes", "acquiesces", "agrees", "assents", "consents", "chooses", "handpicks", "selects", "espouses", "supports" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "agrees (to)", "approves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaffiliate":{ "as in disunite , dissociate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detach", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "fractionate", "isolate", "resolve", "uncouple", "unyoke", "break up", "dissever", "part", "section", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "unlink", "disband", "disperse", "scatter" ], "near antonyms":[ "associate", "coalesce", "combine", "conjoin", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "fuse", "interfuse", "join", "link (up)", "marry", "unify", "unite", "mate", "yoke", "ally", "confederate", "league" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disfranchising":{ "as in stopping , preventing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banning", "barring", "blocking", "constraining", "denying", "disallowing", "disbarring", "discouraging", "disenfranchising", "excluding", "hindering", "holding back", "impeding", "inhibiting", "obstructing", "preventing", "shutting out", "stopping", "disqualifying", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accrediting", "authorizing", "certifying", "chartering", "commissioning", "empowering", "enabling", "investing", "licensing", "licencing", "qualifying", "vesting", "warranting", "approving", "clearing", "credentialing", "credentialling", "endorsing", "indorsing", "OK'ing", "okaying", "sanctioning", "affirming", "confirming", "validating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distressed":{ "as in troubled , disturbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitated", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled", "unsettled", "restive", "restless", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unrestful", "aflutter", "anxious", "dithery", "edgy", "fidgety", "het up", "hung up", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "tense", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "calm", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "relaxing", "tranquil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in depressed , reduced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "depressed", "hand-to-mouth", "hardscrabble", "pinched", "poorish", "reduced", "straitened", "possessionless", "ruined", "cash-strapped", "low", "short", "tapped out", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "bust", "busted", "insolvent", "deprived", "disadvantaged", "dispossessed", "unaffluent", "underprivileged", "beggared", "beggarly", "broke", "destitute", "dirt-poor", "down-and-out", "famished", "hard up", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "necessitous", "needful", "needy", "pauperized", "penniless", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken", "skint", "threadbare" ], "near antonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "comfortable", "prosperous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't let all the bad news distress you" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "distinctive":{ "being not of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "she seems to alternate between two distinctive hairstyles" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ] }, "serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group":{ "examples":[ "the distinctive odor of a barnyard" ], "synonyms":[ "characteristic", "classic", "diagnostic", "diagnostical", "discriminating", "distinct", "distinguishing", "identifying", "individual", "peculiar", "proper", "symptomatic", "typical" ], "near synonyms":[ "idiosyncratic", "identifiable", "pronounced", "unmistakable", "general", "generic", "common", "normal", "regular", "usual", "especial", "particular", "special", "specific", "archetypal", "archetypical", "model", "paradigmatic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "atypical", "nontypical", "uncharacteristic", "untypical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disastrously":{ "as in terribly , horribly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abysmally", "atrociously", "awfully", "damnably", "deplorably", "detestably", "dreadfully", "execrably", "horrendously", "horribly", "horrifically", "rottenly", "terribly", "bad", "badly", "deficiently", "inadequately", "lousily", "poorly", "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "wretchedly", "intolerably", "unbearably", "inappropriately", "incorrectly", "indecently", "reprehensibly", "unsuitably", "vulgarly", "naughtily", "egregiously", "flagrantly", "grossly", "miserably", "shoddily", "sleazily", "trashily", "unspeakably", "abominably", "odiously", "vilely", "inferiorly", 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"abnormalities", "distortions", "irregularities", "malformations", "misshapes", "bugs", "glitches", "kinks", "blots", "blurs", "spots", "stains", "taints", "damages", "defacements", "impairments", "injuries", "failings", "weaknesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "adornments", "decorations", "embellishments", "enhancements", "ornaments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discussions":{ "an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{ "examples":[ "the discussion about the club budget went on for hours" ], "synonyms":[ "argumentations", "arguments", "argy-bargies", "back-and-forths", "colloquies", "confabs", "confabulations", "conferences", "consultations", "consults", "councils", "counsel", "debates", "deliberations", "dialogues", "dialogs", "give-and-takes", "palavers", "parleys", "talks" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull sessions", "chat rooms", "forums", "fora", "meetings", "roundtables", "round tables", "seminars", "skull sessions", "skull practices", "symposia", "symposiums", "talkathons", "chats", "conversations", "raps", "words", "discourses", "disquisitions", "consultancies", "negotiations", "pourparlers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "talking or a talk between two or more people":{ "examples":[ "discussions around the watercooler at work" ], "synonyms":[ "chats", "colloquies", "conversations", "converses", "dialogues", "dialogs", "discourses", "exchanges" ], "near synonyms":[ "banters", "chaff", "cross fires", "give-and-takes", "persiflages", "railleries", "repartees", "conferences", "parleys", "babbles", "chatter", "chin-wag", "chitchats", "confabulations", "gabfests", "gossip", "natters", "palavers", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "small talk", "table talk", "round-robins", "roundtables", "round tables", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "deliberations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disposals":{ "the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{ "examples":[ "trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "dispositions", "dumpings", "jettisons", "removals", "riddances" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearances", "clearings", "decimations", "demolishments", "demolitions", "destructions" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulations", "acquirements", "acquisitions", "collections", "deposits", "gatherings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another":{ "examples":[ "the disposal of troops along the ridge" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangements", "arrays", "dispositions", "distributions", "orderings", "orders", "sequences", "setups" ], "near synonyms":[ "continuities", "precedences", "priorities", "chains", "processions", "progressions", "successions", "series", "alignments", "alinements", "designs", "layouts", "patterns", "structures", "systems" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusions", "disorders", "disorganizations", "disruptions", "upsets", "disconnections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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disinterestedness in the proceedings was the near-constant yawning by both participants and observers" ], "synonyms":[ "apathy", "casualness", "complacence", "disregard", "incuriosity", "incuriousness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "torpor", "unconcern" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "recklessness", "unawareness", "lethargy", "listlessness", "aloofness", "coldness", "cool", "detachment", "dispassion", "callosity", "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "insensitivity", "bloodlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "phlegm", "stoicism", "stolidity" ], "near antonyms":[ "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "conscientiousness", "curiosity", "heedfulness", "keenness", "sensitivity", "warmheartedness", "bias", "partiality", "prejudice", "ardor", "desire", "fervency", "passion", "vehemence", "warmth", "zeal" ], "antonyms":[ "concern", "interest", "regard" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissevers":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissensus":{ "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "a democracy relies on dissensus as much as on consensus" ], "synonyms":[ "contestation", "controversy", "debate", "difference", "difficulty", "disagreement", "disputation", "dispute", "dissension", "dissention", "firestorm", "nonconcurrence" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "conflict", "confliction", "disaccord", "discord", "dissonance", "apartness", "divarication", "division", "combat", "contention", "strife", "struggle", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "falling-out", "fight", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "set-to" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "compliance", "concord", "peace" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "consensus", "harmony", "unanimity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disassociate":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disputations":{ "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "a heated disputation over the true authorship of the poem popularly known as \"The Night Before Christmas\"" ], "synonyms":[ "contestations", "controversies", "debates", "differences", "difficulties", "disagreements", "disputes", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissensuses", "firestorms", "nonconcurrences" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "conflictions", "conflicts", "disaccords", "discords", "dissonances", "divarications", "divisions", "combats", "contentions", "strifes", "struggles", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "set-tos" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "compliances", "concords", "peaces" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "consensuses", "harmonies", "unanimities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disturbs":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "all that talk of war disturbed us" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distempers", "distracts", "distresses", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the items on her desk had been disturbed by someone" ], "synonyms":[ "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "moves", "relocates", "removes", "repositions", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "drives", "hauls", "lugs", "totes", "transmits", "transplants", "transports", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants", "alters", "makes over", "modifies", "redoes", "refashions", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchors", "fixes", "freezes", "moors", "secures", "sets", "stabilizes", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "her careful filing system is sure to be disturbed during the move" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "sorry to disturb you while you're working" ], "synonyms":[ "bothers", "bugs", "chivies", "chivvies", "intrudes (upon)", "pesters" ], "near synonyms":[ "inconveniences", "troubles", "aggravates", "annoys", "bedevils", "chafes", "devils", "dogs", "duns", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "gnaws", "grates", "hassles", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "persecutes", "piques", "puts out", "rankles", "rasps", "riles", "roils", "torments", "vexes", "worries", "beleaguers", "besets", "besieges", "distresses", "plagues", "afflicts", "harasses", "provokes", "angers", "antagonizes", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "maddens", "outrages", "agitates", "perturbs", "butts in", "cuts in (on)", "obtrudes", "encroaches", "infringes", "invades", "trespasses" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "forgets", "ignores", "leaves", "slights", "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "mollifies", "obliges", "placates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "comforts", "consoles", "contents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "please do not disturb yourself\u2014I'll get my own drink" ], "synonyms":[ "discommodes", "disobliges", "incommodes", "inconveniences", "puts out", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles", "weighs", "fetters", "hampers", "hamstrings", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "ties up", "trammels", "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "irks", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "riles", "vexes", "grates", "inflames", "enflames", "provokes", "agitates", "perturbs", "upsets" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "eases", "facilitates", "smooths", "smoothes", "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "comforts", "consoles", "contents" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodates", "favors", "obliges" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomfitures":{ "the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable":{ "examples":[ "blushed and lowered her eyes in evident discomfiture" ], "synonyms":[ "abashments", "confusions", "disconcertments", "embarrassments", "flusters", "mortifications" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitations", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "discomposures", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbances", "perturbations", "upsets", "disgraces", "ignominies", "shames", "debasements", "degradations", "humiliations", "humble pies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "assurances", "composures", "confidences", "equanimities", "poises", "self-confidences", "self-possessions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disapproving":{ "as in cold , disagreeable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "distant", "frigid", "icy", "adverse", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "clashing", "combative", "conflicting", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "militant", "opposed", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "resisting", "scrappy", "truculent", "biased", "prejudiced", "adversarial", "adversary", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "jaundiced", "mortal", "negative", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "discourteous", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "surly", "uncivil", "unfavorable", "unkind", "unmannerly", "unpleasant", "unsociable", "acrimonious", "bitter", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "opprobrious", "rancorous", "spiteful", "unloving", "vindictive", "virulent" ], "near antonyms":[ "friendly", "hospitable", "nonantagonistic", "nonhostile", "sympathetic", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "civil", "companionable", "comradely", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "gregarious", "neighborly", "pleasant", "sociable", "social", "warm", "affectionate", "devoted", "kind", "kindly", "loving", "nice", "sweet", "accepting", "agreeable", "approving", "benign", "empathetic", "favorable", "understanding", "warmhearted", "welcoming" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in resentful , huffy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bristly", "cross", "huffy", "piqued", "resentful", "angered", "angry", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "mad", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steaming", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "snappish", "snuffy", "testy", "touchy", "displeased", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled", "upset", "badgered", "bedeviled", "frustrated", "haggled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "inconvenienced", "persecuted", "pestered", "pinpricked", "plagued", "provoked", "tested", "tormented", "tortured", "tried", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "irked", "irritated", "narked", "peeved", "put out", "scunnered", "teed off", "vexed" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "pleased", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "declining", "denying", "disallowing", "negativing", "nixing", "refusing", "rejecting", "reprobating", "withholding" ], "near synonyms":[ "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing", "rebuffing", "repelling", "spurning", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "holding", "keeping", "repressing", "restraining", "restricting", "balking (at)", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "affording", "furnishing", "giving", "providing", "supplying", "authorizing", "commissioning", "licensing", "licencing", "acceding (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (to)", "assenting (to)", "consenting (to)", "warranting", "according", "sanctioning", "vouchsafing" ], "antonyms":[ "allowing", "conceding", "granting", "letting", "OK'ing", "okaying", "permitting" ] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm" ], "synonyms":[ "balking (at)", "declining", "deselecting", "negativing", "nixing", "passing", "passing up", "refusing", "rejecting", "reprobating", "repudiating", "spurning", "throwing out", "throwing over", "turning down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing off", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "scorning", "scouting", "shooting down", "overruling", "vetoing", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "dismissing", "ignoring", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disputing", "gainsaying", "sticking", "abjuring", "forswearing", "foreswearing", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting", "taking back", "unsaying", "withdrawing", "avoiding", "bypassing", "detouring", "contradicting", "denying", "disowning", "negating", "controverting", "disagreeing (with)", "disproving", "disputing", "rebutting", "refuting", "backing down", "backing off", "backtracking", "disallowing", "recalling", "reneging", "revoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoning", "countenancing", "swallowing", "tolerating", "adopting", "embracing", "receiving", "taking", "welcoming", "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "assenting", "consenting", "choosing", "handpicking", "selecting", "espousing", "supporting" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "agreeing (to)", "approving" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dissimilarities":{ "being not of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "a place where people with dissimilar backgrounds can interact" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "disparate", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ] }, "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "the effectiveness of a metaphor largely depends upon the superficial dissimilarity of the two things being compared" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "disarranging":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the wind had hopelessly disarranged my hair" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disunities":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "troubling signs of disunity within the normally peaceful organization" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discovered":{ "as in identified , detected":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detected", "identified", "bustling", "busy", "crowded", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging", "traveled", "travelled", "trod", "trodden" ], "near antonyms":[ "undiscovered", "unexplored", "pathless", "trackless", "untraveled", "untraversed", "untrodden", "untrod", "pristine", "unspoiled", "virgin" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to an awareness of":{ "examples":[ "I was startled to discover that my keys were missing" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertained", "caught on (to)", "found out", "got on (to)", "heard", "learned", "realized", "saw", "wised (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hit (on or upon)", "tumbled (to)", "descried", "detected", "encountered", "espied", "spotted", "calculated", "doped (out)", "figured out", "found", "puzzled (out)", "discerned", "minded", "noted", "observed", "perceived", "divined" ], "near antonyms":[ "missed", "overlooked", "disregarded", "ignored", "forgot", "unlearned", "blanketed", "blotted out", "cloaked", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "enshrouded", "hid", "masked", "occulted", "screened", "shrouded", "veiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertained", "descried", "detected", "determined", "dredged (up)", "dug out", "dug up", "ferreted (out)", "found", "found out", "got", "hit (on or upon)", "hunted (down or up)", "learned", "located", "nosed out", "ran down", "rooted (out)", "routed (out)", "rummaged", "scared up", "scouted (up)", "tracked (down)", "turned up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espied", "sighted", "spotted", "looked for", "searched (for or out)", "sought" ], "near antonyms":[ "lost", "mislaid", "misplaced", "misset", "mis-set" ], "antonyms":[ "missed", "overlooked", "passed over" ] }, "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him" ], "synonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "divulged", "exposed", "let on (about)", "revealed", "spilled", "spilt", "told", "unbosomed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "confided", "shared", "debunked", "showed up", "unclothed", "undraped", "advertised", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "brought out", "declared", "placarded", "posted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "sounded", "betrayed", "blabbed", "gave away", "leaked", "informed", "squealed", "talked", "communicated", "imparted", "related", "acknowledged", "admitted", "avowed", "conceded", "confessed", "owned", "disinterred", "raked up", "smoked out", "unearthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaged", "disguised", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "clouded", "darkened", "eclipsed", "obscured", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded" ], "antonyms":[ "cloaked", "concealed", "covered (up)", "enshrouded", "hid", "masked", "shrouded", "veiled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "districts":{ "an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature":{ "examples":[ "Independence Hall in Philadelphia's historic district" ], "synonyms":[ "nabes", "neighborhoods", "quarters", "sections" ], "near synonyms":[ "belts", "zones", "departments", "divisions", "parts", "precincts", "wards", "areas", "backyards", "localities", "places", "regions", "barrios", "enclaves", "ghettos", "ghettoes", "hoods", "'hoods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discomforts":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distempers", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "as in distresses , disturbances":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitations", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomposures", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbances", "perturbations", "upsets", "abashments", "confusions", "discomfitures", "disconcertments", "embarrassments", "flusters", "mortifications", "disgraces", "ignominies", "shames", "debasements", "degradations", "humiliations", "humble pies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "assurances", "composures", "confidences", "equanimities", "poises", "self-confidences", "self-possessions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in inconveniences , annoyances":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annoyances", "inconveniences", "nuisances", "challenges", "complications", "difficulties", "griefs", "grievances", "hardships", "rigors", "acid tests", "litmus tests", "adversities", "afflictions", "asperities", "misadventures", "mischances", "misfortunes", "mishaps", "privations", "tragedies", "tribulations", "troubles", "vicissitudes", "woes", "baptisms", "initiations", "crosses", "crucibles", "fires", "gauntlets", "gantlets", "ordeals", "trials" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discourser":{ "as in converser":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "converser", "blatherer", "blatherskite", "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "babbler", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "blowhard", "cackler", "chatterbox", "chatterer", "conversationalist", "gabbler", "gasbag", "jabberer", "jay", "magpie", "motormouth", "prattler", "talker", "windbag" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrespectfulness":{ "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "she was now at an age when the disrespectfulness of young people really bothered her" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dismays":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started" ], "synonyms":[ "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "frustrates", "unmans", "unnerves" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeats", "bullies", "cows", "intimidates", "depresses", "saddens", "weighs", "afflicts", "tries", "dampens", "damps", "deadens", "distresses", "troubles", "bothers", "irks", "vexes", "worries", "debilitates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "frightens", "horrifies", "scares" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoys (up)", "cheers", "gladdens", "animates", "enlivens", "invigorates", "enforces", "fortifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "assures", "reassures", "boosts", "energizes", "excites", "galvanizes", "inspires", "lifts", "provokes", "quickens", "rallies", "stimulates", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "nerves", "steels" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disquiets", "distempers", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontinuances":{ "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "examples":[ "the possible discontinuance of one of the town's big holiday traditions" ], "synonyms":[ "arrestments", "arrests", "ceases", "cessations", "checks", "closedowns", "closes", "closures", "conclusions", "cutoffs", "discontinuations", "endings", "ends", "expirations", "finishes", "halts", "lapses", "offsets", "shutdowns", "shutoffs", "stays", "stoppages", "stops", "surceases", "terminations" ], "near synonyms":[ "mop-ups", "phaseouts", "abeyances", "breaks", "interruptions", "layoffs", "letups", "moratoriums", "moratoria", "pauses", "standstills", "suspensions" ], "near antonyms":[ "extensions", "persistences", "prolongations" ], "antonyms":[ "continuances", "continuations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disquisition":{ "a systematic search for the truth or facts about something":{ "examples":[ "Adam Smith's celebrated disquisition on the factors contributing to the wealth of nations" ], "synonyms":[ "delving", "examen", "examination", "exploration", "inquest", "inquiry", "inquisition", "investigation", "probation", "probe", "probing", "research", "study" ], "near synonyms":[ "quest", "audit", "check", "checkup", "diagnosis", "inspection", "hearing", "interrogation", "trial", "feeler", "query", "question", "poll", "questionary", "questionnaire", "survey", "challenge", "cross-examination", "going-over", "grilling", "quiz", "rehearing", "reinvestigation", "self-examination", "self-exploration", "self-questioning", "self-reflection", "self-scrutiny", "soul-searching" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distributary":{ "as in tributary , branch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affluent", "branch", "confluent", "influent", "tributary", "canal", "channel", "cut", "cutoff", "gut", "kill", "millrace", "millstream", "race", "watercourse", "waterway", "bayou", "coulee", "slough", "slew", "slue", "stream", "wash", "arroyo", "billabong", "fresh", "freshet", "runoff", "beck", "bourn", "bourne", "brook", "brooklet", "burn", "creek", "gill", "rill", "rivulet", "run", "runlet", "runnel", "streamlet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disencumber":{ "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night" ], "synonyms":[ "disburden", "discharge", "off-load", "unburden", "unlade", "unload", "unpack" ], "near synonyms":[ "free", "lighten", "relieve", "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "vacate", "void" ], "near antonyms":[ "charge", "cram", "fill", "heap", "jam", "jam-pack", "stuff" ], "antonyms":[ "load", "pack" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disburden", "divest", "free", "relieve", "rid", "unburden" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharge", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter", "bail (out)", "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate" ], "near antonyms":[ "bog (down)", "fetter", "hamper", "restrain", "shackle", "subject", "weigh down", "weight (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontented":{ "having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{ "examples":[ "he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "discontent", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent" ], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffected", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "aggrieved", "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "annoyed", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "depressed", "saddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "gladdened", "tickled", "calmed", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[ "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disclose (to)":{ "as in announce (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "announce (to)", "advertise", "alert", "notify", "assure", "certify", "convince", "reassure", "warrant", "acquaint", "advise", "apprise", "brief", "catch up", "clear", "clue (in)", "enlighten", "familiarize", "fill in", "hip", "inform", "instruct", "tell", "verse", "wise (up)", "educate", "lecture", "school", "teach", "tutor", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion", "undeceive" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinform", "mislead" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispossessions":{ "as in deprivations , privations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deprivations", "privations", "losses", "misplacements", "forfeits", "forfeitures", "penalties", "sacrifices", "bereavements", "absences", "lacks", "needs", "wants" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquisitions", "gains", "controls", "hands", "possessions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in ousters , ejections":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ejections", "ousters", "relocations", "resettlements", "extraditions", "banishments", "deportations", "displacements", "exiles", "expatriations", "expulsions", "ostracisms", "relegations", "evacuations", "exoduses", "emigrations", "migrations", "decampments", "departures", "exits", "farewells", "goings", "leaves", "leave-takings", "outgoes", "partings", "flights", "retirements", "retreats", "withdrawals", "diasporas", "dispersions", "scatterings", "embarkations", "embarkments" ], "near antonyms":[ "repatriations", "returns", "comings", "approaches", "entrances", "ingresses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disregarded":{ "to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{ "examples":[ "disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride" ], "synonyms":[ "despised", "flouted", "scorned" ], "near synonyms":[ "dismissed", "forgot", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slurred (over)", "belittled", "deprecated", "disparaged", "slighted" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "approved", "used" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway" ], "synonyms":[ "bypassed", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slighted", "slurred (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "failed", "missed", "omitted", "brushed (aside or off)", "rejected", "shrugged off", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "disdained", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scorned", "scanted", "skimped" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciated", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "cultivated", "fostered", "nursed", "nurtured", "pampered", "remembered", "listened (to)", "watched", "followed", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "remarked" ], "antonyms":[ "attended (to)", "heeded", "minded", "regarded", "tended (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "this essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors" ], "synonyms":[ "blinked (at)", "brushed (aside or off)", "condoned", "discounted", "excused", "forgave", "glossed (over)", "glozed (over)", "ignored", "overlooked", "overpassed", "papered over", "pardoned", "passed over", "remitted", "shrugged off", "whitewashed", "winked (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated", "waived", "waved (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeded", "marked", "minded", "noted", "objected (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "displays":{ "a public showing of objects of interest":{ "examples":[ "a display of paintings by masters of French Impressionism" ], "synonyms":[ "exhibitions", "exhibits", "expos", "expositions", "fairs", "shows" ], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrations", "performances", "presentations", "productions", "extravaganzas", "pageants", "spectacles", "auctions", "offerings", "presentments", "sales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect":{ "examples":[ "a display of sympathy that was totally phony" ], "synonyms":[ "demonstrations", "exhibitions", "shows" ], "near synonyms":[ "acts", "charades", "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "fronts", "guises", "pretenses", "pretences", "put-ons", "semblances", "simulations", "affectations", "poses", "shams", "betrayals", "disclosures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "display the best items at the front of the showcase" ], "synonyms":[ "disports", "exhibits", "exposes", "flashes", "flaunts", "lays out", "parades", "produces", "shows", "shows off", "sports", "struts", "unveils" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandishes", "flourishes", "waves", "advertises", "airs", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "heralds", "placards", "posts", "proclaims", "publicizes", "sounds", "trumpets", "divulges", "talks (about)", "tells (of)", "bares", "discovers", "reveals", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflages", "disguises", "masks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "obscures", "occludes", "occults", "shrouds", "veils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{ "examples":[ "an actress who can display a great range of emotion" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaks", "betrays", "communicates", "declares", "demonstrates", "evinces", "exposes", "gives away", "manifests", "reveals", "shows" ], "near synonyms":[ "bares", "discloses", "unbosoms", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "advertises", "airs", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "placards", "proclaims", "publicizes", "sounds", "trumpets", "projects" ], "near antonyms":[ "belies", "misrepresents", "distorts", "falsifies", "garbles", "twists", "camouflages", "disguises", "gilds", "glosses (over)", "varnishes", "whitewashes", "conceals", "counterfeits", "covers", "hides", "masks", "obscures", "occludes", "veils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discotheques":{ "as in discos , a-go-gos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "a-go-gos", "discos", "bistros", "bo\u00eetes", "cabarets", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "clubs", "nightclubs", "nightspots", "niteries", "roadhouses", "supper clubs", "barrooms", "public houses", "pubs", "saloons", "taverns", "clip joints", "dives", "honky-tonks", "key clubs", "speakeasies", "canteens", "watering holes", "watering places" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disconsolate":{ "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "examples":[ "spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ] }, "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "she was utterly disconsolate when her best friend moved away" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "distressed", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried", "despairing", "hopeless", "sunk", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "suicidal", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "plaintive", "tearful", "regretful", "rueful", "agonized", "anguished", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "funereal", "gray", "grey", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "near antonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "blithe", "blithesome", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "excited", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disfurnish":{ "as in strip":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "strip", "deforce", "evict", "bereave", "deprive", "disinherit", "dispossess", "divest", "expropriate", "oust", "annex", "appropriate", "commandeer", "impound", "seize", "take over", "usurp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbeliever":{ "a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something":{ "examples":[ "the usual disbelievers refused to accept the president's claim that he was acting only in the public interest" ], "synonyms":[ "doubter", "doubting Thomas", "questioner", "skeptic", "unbeliever" ], "near synonyms":[ "agnostic", "cynic", "misanthrope", "pessimist", "derider", "ridiculer", "scoffer" ], "near antonyms":[ "chump", "dupe", "gull", "pigeon", "sucker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distaste":{ "a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{ "examples":[ "usually views abstract paintings with distaste" ], "synonyms":[ "aversion", "disgust", "horror", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "allergy", "averseness", "disapproval", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "displeasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "appetite", "bent", "fancy", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "love", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "preference", "propensity", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discerns":{ "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "examples":[ "barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist" ], "synonyms":[ "beholds", "catches", "descries", "distinguishes", "espies", "eyes", "looks (at)", "notes", "notices", "observes", "perceives", "regards", "remarks", "sees", "sights", "spies", "spots", "views", "witnesses" ], "near synonyms":[ "identifies", "makes out", "picks out", "picks up", "attends (to)", "considers", "heeds", "marks", "minds", "studies", "watches", "examines", "inspects", "scans", "scrutinizes", "surveys", "glances (at)", "glimpses", "peers (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overpasses", "passes over", "misses", "overlooks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "too young to discern between right and wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "differences", "differentiates", "discriminates", "distinguishes", "secerns", "separates" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguishes", "comprehends", "grasps", "knows", "understands", "divides", "parts", "severs", "demarcates", "marks (off)", "sets off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounds", "lumps (together)", "mingles" ], "antonyms":[ "confuses", "mistakes", "mixes (up)" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciates", "apprehends", "assimilates", "beholds", "catches", "catches on (to)", "cognizes", "compasses", "comprehends", "conceives", "cottons (to or on to)", "deciphers", "decodes", "digs", "gets", "grasps", "groks", "intuits", "knows", "makes", "makes out", "perceives", "recognizes", "registers", "savvies", "sees", "seizes", "senses", "tumbles (to)", "twigs", "understands" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbs", "digests", "takes in", "realizes", "fathoms", "penetrates", "pierces" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehends", "misconceives", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misperceives", "misreads", "mistakes", "misunderstands" ], "antonyms":[ "misses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disgruntlements":{ "the loss of friendship or affection":{ "examples":[ "feelings of neglect that inevitably lead to disgruntlement among employees" ], "synonyms":[ "alienations", "disaffections", "estrangements" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonisms", "embitterments", "breaches", "breakups", "divorces", "rifts", "ruptures", "schisms", "separations", "splits", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "jaundices", "rancors", "aggravations", "furies", "furors", "indignations", "infuriations", "ires", "outrages", "rages", "spleens", "wraths", "disenchantments", "disillusionments" ], "near antonyms":[ "endearments", "ingratiations", "appeasements", "conciliations", "mollifications", "pacifications", "propitiations" ], "antonyms":[ "reconcilements", "reconciliations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discrete":{ "not physically attached to another unit":{ "examples":[ "several discrete sections to this vast medical complex, including a college of pharmacology and a research center" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "free", "freestanding", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ], "near synonyms":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dismaying":{ "as in disheartening , dispiriting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "reassuring", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started" ], "synonyms":[ "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "frustrating", "unmanning", "unnerving" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bullying", "cowing", "intimidating", "depressing", "saddening", "weighing", "afflicting", "trying", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "distressing", "troubling", "bothering", "irking", "vexing", "worrying", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoying (up)", "cheering", "gladdening", "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inspiring", "lifting", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "nerving", "steeling" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "distingu\u00e9":{ "having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner":{ "examples":[ "had the distingu\u00e9 air of a senior diplomat" ], "synonyms":[ "august", "dignified", "distinguished", "imposing", "portly", "solemn", "staid", "stately" ], "near synonyms":[ "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "grave", "grim", "po-faced", "sober", "somber", "sombre", "aristocratic", "elegant", "elevated", "handsome", "lordly", "magisterial", "majestic", "noble" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarse", "crass", "crude", "improper", "indecent", "uncouth", "unseemly", "vulgar" ], "antonyms":[ "flighty", "frivolous", "giddy", "goofy", "silly", "undignified" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disruptiveness":{ "as in disorderliness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disorderliness", "irregularity", "uncommonness", "unusualness", "disruption", "disturbance", "abnormality", "anomalousness", "deviance", "exceptionalness", "extraordinariness", "noteworthiness", "remarkableness", "unconventionality" ], "near antonyms":[ "normalcy", "normality", "status quo", "groove", "routine", "rut", "currency", "prevalence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distention":{ "as in inflation , amplification":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amplification", "inflation", "enlargement", "escalation", "expansion", "accretion", "accrual", "augmentation", "cumulation", "creep", "growth", "rise", "spread", "extension", "lengthening", "doubling", "quadrupling", "tripling", "boost", "gain", "hike", "increment", "rise", "accumulating", "accumulation", "addition", "increase", "multiplication", "mushrooming", "proliferation" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrease", "abatement", "compressing", "compression", "condensation", "condensing", "constricting", "constriction", "contracting", "contraction", "diminishing", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "shrinking", "retrenching", "retrenchment", "shortening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dislikable":{ "as in unpleasant , disagreeable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brackish", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "exceptionable", "objectionable", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hard", "hateful", "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "disgusting", "distasteful", "dreadful", "evil", "foul", "fulsome", "gross", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "noxious", "obnoxious", "obscene", "odious", "offensive", "rancid", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "scandalous", "shocking", "sickening", "ugly", "unhealthy", "unsavory", "unwholesome", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "atrocious", "frightful", "ghastly", "grim", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "heinous", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish", "sick", "sickish", "sickly", "terrible", "unspeakable", "vile", "off-putting", "undesirable", "unwanted", "unwelcome", "barbarous", "unchristian", "uncivilized", "ungodly", "unholy", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "innocuous", "inoffensive", "acceptable", "agreeable", "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "desirable", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "gratifying", "heavenly", "inviting", "likable", "likeable", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "welcome", "unexceptionable", "unobjectionable", "healthful", "healthy", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disaffiliation":{ "as in dissociation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissociation", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split", "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement" ], "near antonyms":[ "affiliation", "alliance", "association", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "hookup", "liaison", "linkup", "partnership", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union", "business", "dealings", "interaction", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disencumbers":{ "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdens", "discharges", "off-loads", "unburdens", "unlades", "unloads", "unpacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "frees", "lightens", "relieves", "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ], "near antonyms":[ "charges", "crams", "fills", "heaps", "jam-packs", "jams", "stuffs" ], "antonyms":[ "loads", "packs" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disburdens", "divests", "frees", "relieves", "rids", "unburdens" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharges", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters", "bails (out)", "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogs (down)", "fetters", "hampers", "restrains", "shackles", "subjects", "weighs down", "weights (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismember":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "break up", "bust", "disintegrate", "disrupt", "fracture", "fragment", "rive" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomize", "crush", "grind", "powder", "pulverize", "reduce", "blast", "blow up", "burst", "detonate", "explode", "crack", "pop", "shatter", "shiver", "smash", "chip", "sliver", "splinter", "split", "implode", "destroy", "ruin", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "heal", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismembered the stage settings after the last performance" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "demount", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismount", "knock down", "strike", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "break up", "disaggregate", "disarticulate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disorderedness":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the disarray in his car seemed to be a reflection of the general disorderedness of his life" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "dishevelment", "disorder", "disorderliness", "disorganization", "free-for-all", "havoc", "heck", "hell", "jumble", "mare's nest", "mess", "messiness", "misorder", "muddle", "muss", "shambles", "snake pit", "tumble", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchy", "lawlessness", "misrule", "riot", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "labyrinth", "maze", "web", "maelstrom", "storm", "bollix", "clutter", "litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disagreements":{ "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "there was some disagreement about what color the missing sweater actually was" ], "synonyms":[ "contestations", "controversies", "debates", "differences", "difficulties", "disputations", "disputes", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissensuses", "firestorms", "nonconcurrences" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "conflictions", "conflicts", "disaccords", "discords", "dissonances", "divarications", "divisions", "combats", "contentions", "strifes", "struggles", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "set-tos" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "compliances", "concords", "peaces" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "consensuses", "harmonies", "unanimities" ] }, "an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{ "examples":[ "a loud disagreement started as soon as we tried to order pizza for everyone" ], "synonyms":[ "altercations", "argle-bargles", "arguments", "argy-bargies", "battles royal", "battle royals", "battles royale", "battle royales", "bickers", "brawls", "contretemps", "controversies", "cross fires", "disputes", "donnybrooks", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "imbroglios", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "rhubarbs", "rows", "scraps", "set-tos", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "run-ins", "skirmishes", "tangles", "tussles", "logomachies", "feuds", "vendettas", "attacks", "contentions", "dissensions", "dissentions", "debates", "differences", "disputations", "fusses", "objections", "protestations", "protests", "affrays", "fisticuffs", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "free-for-alls", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "catfights" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissing":{ "as in disparagement , depreciation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belittlement", "deprecation", "depreciation", "disparagement", "abuse", "castigation", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "excoriation", "execration", "revilement", "berating", "chewing out", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reproof", "admonishment", "admonition", "lecture", "sermon", "assault", "attack", "broadside", "invective", "lambasting", "lashing", "tongue-lashing", "vituperation", "diatribe", "harangue", "jeremiad", "philippic", "rant", "tirade" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomium", "eulogy", "panegyric", "rhapsody", "tribute", "acclaim", "acclamation", "accolade", "citation", "homage", "honor", "praise", "approval", "blessing", "commendation", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "ovation", "plaudit", "rave" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dollars than they do" ], "synonyms":[ "contemning", "disdaining", "disrespecting", "high-hatting", "looking down (on or upon)", "scorning", "slighting", "sniffing (at)", "snooting", "snubbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouting", "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deploring", "deprecating", "disparaging", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disfavoring", "frowning (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "admiring", "esteeming", "lionizing", "hallowing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "accepting", "appreciating", "approving (of)", "caring (for)", "countenancing", "favoring", "OK'ing", "okaying", "subscribing (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honoring", "respecting" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "diminishing", "discounting", "dismissing", "disparaging", "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 cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "are you dissing me?" ], "synonyms":[ "affronting", "disrespecting", "insulting", "offending", "outraging", "slapping", "slighting", "wounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutting", "snubbing", "displeasing", "distressing", "disturbing", "hurting", "miffing", "paining", "troubling", "upsetting", "jeering", "mocking", "ridiculing", "sneering (at)", "taunting", "defaming", "disparaging", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "reviling", "slandering", "slurring", "smearing", "oppressing", "persecuting", "tormenting", "torturing" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "approving", "hailing", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing", "praising", "adulating", "flattering", "sweet-talking", "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one" ], "synonyms":[ "blaming", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "dispraising", "faulting", "knocking", "panning", "reprehending", "slagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewering", "tweaking", "assailing", "attacking", "blasting", "clobbering", "slamming", "slashing", "nicking (at)", "sniping (at)", "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "kicking", "kvetching", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "niggling", "quibbling", "whining", "admonishing", "chiding", "drubbing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "berating", "castigating", "crucifying", "excoriating", "flaying", "gibbeting", "hammering", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lashing", "pillorying", "scolding", "upbraiding", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "deriding", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "recommending", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[ "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discombobulation":{ "a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "in my discombobulation I mistook a bathroom door for an exit" ], "synonyms":[ "bafflement", "bamboozlement", "befuddlement", "bemusement", "bewilderedness", "bewilderment", "confusedness", "confusion", "distraction", "fog", "head-scratching", "maze", "muddle", "mystification", "perplexity", "puzzlement", "tangle", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashment", "discomfiture", "disconcertment", "embarrassment", "mortification", "agitation", "chagrin", "discomfort", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturbance", "perturbation", "upset", "bother", "commotion", "dither", "flurry", "fluster", "fuss", "stew", "turmoil" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurance", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "positiveness", "sureness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disarrayed":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "a disarrayed pile of rugs in the attic" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discord":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "the discord between two of the members threatened to tear our team of researchers apart" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs" ], "synonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict", "disaccord", "jar" ], "near synonyms":[ "battle", "combat", "engage", "fight", "war (against)", "chafe", "gall", "grate", "jangle", "differ", "disagree", "dissent" ], "near antonyms":[ "agree", "assent", "coincide", "concur", "correspond" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "blend", "conform (to or with)", "fit", "harmonize", "match" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dissembles":{ "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married\u2014to someone else" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "affects", "assumes", "bluffs", "counterfeits", "fakes", "feigns", "passes (for)", "pretends", "professes", "puts on", "shams", "simulates" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulates", "impersonates", "lets on", "masquerades", "playacts", "plays", "poses", "forges", "imitates", "camouflages", "conceals", "disguises", "masks", "feints", "malingers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{ "examples":[ "children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age" ], "synonyms":[ "dissimulates", "lets on", "makes out", "pretends" ], "near synonyms":[ "acts", "impersonates", "masquerades", "playacts", "plays", "poses", "affects", "assumes", "counterfeits", "fakes", "feigns", "professes", "puts on", "shams", "simulates", "camouflages", "conceals", "disguises", "masks", "bluffs", "feints" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discovering":{ "to come to an awareness of":{ "examples":[ "I was startled to discover that my keys were missing" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertaining", "catching on (to)", "finding out", "getting on (to)", "hearing", "learning", "realizing", "seeing", "wising (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hitting (on or upon)", "tumbling (to)", "descrying", "detecting", "encountering", "espying", "spotting", "calculating", "doping (out)", "figuring out", "finding", "puzzling (out)", "discerning", "minding", "noting", "observing", "perceiving", "divining" ], "near antonyms":[ "missing", "overlooking", "disregarding", "ignoring", "forgetting", "unlearning", "blanketing", "blotting out", "cloaking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "occulting", "screening", "shrouding", "veiling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertaining", "descrying", "detecting", "determining", "digging out", "digging up", "dredging (up)", "ferreting (out)", "finding", "finding out", "getting", "hitting (on or upon)", "hunting (down or up)", "learning", "locating", "nosing out", "rooting (out)", "routing (out)", "rummaging", "running down", "scaring up", "scouting (up)", "tracking (down)", "turning up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espying", "sighting", "spotting", "looking for", "searching (for or out)", "seeking" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing", "mislaying", "misplacing", "missetting", "mis-setting" ], "antonyms":[ "missing", "overlooking", "passing over" ] }, "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him" ], "synonyms":[ "baring", "disclosing", "divulging", "exposing", "letting on (about)", "revealing", "spilling", "telling", "unbosoming", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "unveiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "confiding", "sharing", "debunking", "showing up", "unclothing", "undraping", "advertising", "announcing", "blazing", "bringing out", "broadcasting", "declaring", "placarding", "posting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "publicizing", "publishing", "sounding", "betraying", "blabbing", "giving away", "leaking", "informing", "squealing", "talking", "communicating", "imparting", "relating", "acknowledging", "admitting", "avowing", "conceding", "confessing", "owning", "disinterring", "raking up", "smoking out", "unearthing" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaging", "disguising", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "clouding", "darkening", "eclipsing", "obscuring", "overcasting", "overshadowing", "shading" ], "antonyms":[ "cloaking", "concealing", "covering (up)", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "shrouding", "veiling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disdaining":{ "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "disdained the deserter as a coward" ], "synonyms":[ "contemning", "disrespecting", "dissing", "high-hatting", "looking down (on or upon)", "scorning", "slighting", "sniffing (at)", "snooting", "snubbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouting", "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deploring", "deprecating", "disparaging", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disfavoring", "frowning (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "admiring", "esteeming", "lionizing", "hallowing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "accepting", "appreciating", "approving (of)", "caring (for)", "countenancing", "favoring", "OK'ing", "okaying", "subscribing (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honoring", "respecting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dislimn":{ "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "examples":[ "the apparition hovered, became dislimned by the fog, then disappeared altogether" ], "synonyms":[ "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "blacken", "blear", "blur", "cloud", "darken", "dim", "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":[ "verb" ] }, "disjointedly":{ "as in intermittently , fitfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disconnectedly", "fitfully", "intermittently", "spottily", "unpredictably", "accidentally", "fortuitously", "inadvertently", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unwittingly", "higgledy-piggledy", "topsy-turvy", "arbitrarily", "capriciously", "carelessly", "casually", "indiscriminately", "informally", "offhand", "offhandedly", "promiscuously", "whimsically", "aimlessly", "anyhow", "anyway", "anywise", "desultorily", "erratically", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "helter-skelter", "hit or miss", "irregularly", "randomly", "willy-nilly" ], "near antonyms":[ "methodically", "systematically", "carefully", "formally", "gingerly", "meticulously", "orderly", "punctiliously", "deliberately", "intentionally", "purposefully", "purposely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disburdening":{ "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil" ], "synonyms":[ "discharging", "disencumbering", "off-loading", "unburdening", "unlading", "unloading", "unpacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "freeing", "lightening", "relieving", "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near antonyms":[ "charging", "cramming", "filling", "heaping", "jamming", "jam-packing", "stuffing" ], "antonyms":[ "loading", "packing" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disencumbering", "divesting", "freeing", "relieving", "ridding", "unburdening" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharging", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering", "bailing (out)", "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogging (down)", "fettering", "hampering", "restraining", "shackling", "subjecting", "weighing down", "weighting (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distained":{ "to make dirty":{ "examples":[ "weary soldiers with hands distained with blood" ], "synonyms":[ "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "daubed", "dirtied", "fouled", "gaumed", "grimed", "mired", "mucked", "muddied", "smirched", "smudged", "soiled", "stained", "sullied" ], "near synonyms":[ "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "discolored", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "draggled", "jumbled", "messed", "muddled", "collied", "crocked" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "disinfected", "sanitized", "brushed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mopped", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "swept", "washed", "wiped", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "renewed", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up)", "tidied (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "cleaned", "cleansed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dis":{ "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "examples":[ "don't take it wrong\u2014I don't mean it as a dis" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "barb", "brickbat", "cut", "dart", "dig", "epithet", "gird", "indignity", "insult", "name", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "personality", "poke", "put-down", "sarcasm", "slap", "slight", "slur" ], "near synonyms":[ "catcall", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "mock", "quip", "sneer", "taunt", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "disapproval", "opprobrium", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "attack", "criticism", "knock", "slam", "swipe", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolade", "commendation", "compliment", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "adulation", "flattery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "the refs can penalize a player for any dis on the field" ], "synonyms":[ "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dollars than they do" ], "synonyms":[ "contemn", "disdain", "disrespect", "high-hat", "look down (on or upon)", "scorn", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snoot", "snub" ], "near synonyms":[ "scout", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deplore", "deprecate", "disparage", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "esteem", "lionize", "hallow", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "accept", "appreciate", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honor", "respect" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "diminish", "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 cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "are you dissing me?" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "disrespect", "insult", "offend", "outrage", "slap", "slight", "wound" ], "near synonyms":[ "cut", "snub", "displease", "distress", "disturb", "hurt", "miff", "pain", "trouble", "upset", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "sneer (at)", "taunt", "defame", "disparage", "libel", "malign", "revile", "slander", "slur", "smear", "oppress", "persecute", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "approve", "hail", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "praise", "adulate", "flatter", "sweet-talk", "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "delight", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "dispraise", "fault", "knock", "pan", "reprehend", "slag" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewer", "tweak", "assail", "attack", "blast", "clobber", "slam", "slash", "nick (at)", "snipe (at)", "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "carp", "cavil", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "kick", "kvetch", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "niggle", "quibble", "whine", "admonish", "chide", "drub", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "berate", "castigate", "crucify", "excoriate", "flay", "gibbet", "hammer", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "pillory", "scold", "upbraid", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "deride", "discommend", "disparage", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "recommend", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[ "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disconcertments":{ "the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable":{ "examples":[ "his disconcertment over having to tell the landlord he'd lost his key for the third time" ], "synonyms":[ "abashments", "confusions", "discomfitures", "embarrassments", "flusters", "mortifications" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitations", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "discomposures", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbances", "perturbations", "upsets", "disgraces", "ignominies", "shames", "debasements", "degradations", "humiliations", "humble pies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "assurances", "composures", "confidences", "equanimities", "poises", "self-confidences", "self-possessions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disbenefits":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "the question whether allowing the big-box stores in would be a disbenefit to the community" ], "synonyms":[ "debits", "disadvantages", "downsides", "drawbacks", "handicaps", "incommodities", "liabilities", "minuses", "negatives", "strikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "albatrosses", "millstones", "strangleholds", "disabilities", "impairments", "failings", "shortcomings", "bars", "catches", "checks", "clogs", "crimps", "embarrassments", "hindrances", "hitches", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "rubs", "shackles", "stops", "trammels" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantages", "head starts", "jumps", "leads", "margins", "starts", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "betters", "commands", "controls", "drops", "masteries", "predominances", "superiorities", "supremacies", "transcendences", "upper hands", "prerogatives", "privileges", "breaks", "opportunities", "aids", "assistances", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantages", "assets", "edges", "pluses", "plusses" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dismount":{ "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "the coachman dismounted from his seat in order to assist the weary travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "alight", "descend", "disembark", "get down", "light" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplane", "detrain" ], "near antonyms":[ "board", "climb (aboard)", "get in", "mount", "enplane", "emplane", "entrain" ], "antonyms":[ "embark" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismount a revolver for cleaning" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "demount", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismember", "knock down", "strike", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "break up", "disaggregate", "disarticulate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discernibly":{ "as in perceptibly , clearly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clearly", "distinctly", "distinguishably", "perceptibly", "plainly", "verbally", "vocally", "blatantly", "bloody murder", "boisterously", "clamorously", "loudly", "lustily", "mightily", "noisily", "resonantly", "resoundingly", "stridently", "thunderously", "uproariously", "vociferously", "aloud", "audibly", "out", "out loud" ], "near antonyms":[ "inaudibly", "silently", "soundlessly", "voicelessly", "faintly", "feebly", "low", "noiselessly", "quietly", "softly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disapproving (of)":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "my sister disapproves of my smoking" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecating", "discountenancing", "disesteeming", "disfavoring", "disliking", "frowning (on or upon)", "misliking", "reproving", "tsk-tsking", "tutting (over or about)", "tut-tutting (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishing", "objecting (to)", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting", "reprehending", "reprobating", "scorning", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "discommending", "chiding", "rebuking", "reproaching", "scolding" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "supporting", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approving", "favoring", "liking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disordered":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "the doctor's disordered clothing was obviously thrown on in a hurry" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dissevering":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaffects":{ "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "examples":[ "the candidate tried to win over disaffected voters" ], "synonyms":[ "alienates", "aliens", "disgruntles", "estranges", "sours" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonizes", "embitters", "envenoms", "aggravates", "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "maddens", "outrages", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "breaks up", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "disappoints", "disenchants", "disillusions", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "exasperates", "galls", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "riles", "vexes" ], "near antonyms":[ "endears", "ingratiates", "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "reconciles" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty" ], "synonyms":[ "discontents", "disgruntles", "displeases", "dissatisfies" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienates", "estranges", "aggrieves", "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "perturbs", "upsets", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "depresses", "saddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "gladdens", "tickles", "calms", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[ "contents", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disentangles":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "it took forever to disentangle the knot" ], "synonyms":[ "ravels (out)", "unbraids", "unlays", "unravels", "unsnarls", "untangles", "untwines", "untwists", "unweaves" ], "near synonyms":[ "frays", "frets", "smooths", "smoothes", "straightens (out)", "uncoils", "undoes", "unknots", "unlaces", "unrolls", "unstrings", "unthreads", "unties", "unwinds" ], "near antonyms":[ "braids", "knots", "laces", "plaits", "plies", "splices", "ties", "winds" ], "antonyms":[ "entangles", "snarls", "tangles" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disembarrasses", "disengages", "extricates", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "untangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unravels", "unsnarls", "unties", "untwines" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "burdens", "encumbers", "loads", "weighs" ], "antonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disorderliness":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the studio had that studied disorderliness that appears to be de rigueur for bohemian artists" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "dishevelment", "disorder", "disorderedness", "disorganization", "free-for-all", "havoc", "heck", "hell", "jumble", "mare's nest", "mess", "messiness", "misorder", "muddle", "muss", "shambles", "snake pit", "tumble", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchy", "lawlessness", "misrule", "riot", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "labyrinth", "maze", "web", "maelstrom", "storm", "bollix", "clutter", "litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discuss":{ "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "argue", "bandy", "bat (around or back and forth)", "canvass", "canvas", "debate", "dispute", "hash (over or out)", "moot", "talk over" ], "near synonyms":[ "review", "speak (about)", "talk (about)", "broach", "introduce", "propound", "raise", "stir up", "forge", "hammer out", "talk out", "thrash (out)", "wrestle (with)", "chew over", "consider", "deliberate", "weigh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disheartenment":{ "the state of being discouraged":{ "examples":[ "our excusable disheartenment in the face of overwhelming odds against winning the game" ], "synonyms":[ "demoralization", "despair", "despondency", "discouragement", "dismay", "dispiritedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blues", "dejection", "depression", "dumps", "gloom", "melancholy", "mopes", "defeatism", "pessimism", "resignation" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimism", "sanguinity" ], "antonyms":[ "encouragement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disciplined":{ "as in controlled , restrained":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "controlled", "curbed", "inhibited", "restrained", "self-controlled", "self-denying", "self-disciplined", "moderate", "temperate", "calculated", "deliberate", "measured", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sensible", "average", "mediocre", "medium", "modest", "run-of-the-mill", "run-of-the-mine", "run-of-mine", "so-so", "normal", "ordinary", "regular", "routine", "typical", "usual" ], "near antonyms":[ "immoderate", "intemperate", "excessive", "extreme", "inordinate", "radical", "irrational", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "extremist", "fanatic", "fanatical", "rabid", "unbridled", "unchecked", "uncontrolled", "unrestrained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in manageable , governable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "governable", "manageable", "slavish", "subservient", "apathetic", "uncaring", "unresponsive", "amiable", "obliging", "obeisant", "submissive", "surrendering", "agreeable", "amenable", "compliant", "complying", "conformable", "conformist", "docile", "guidable", "law-abiding", "obedient", "pliable", "pliant", "subordinate", "tractable", "willing", "forbearing", "impassive", "long-suffering", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "uncomplaining", "acquiescent", "nonresistant", "passive", "resigned", "tolerant", "tolerating", "unresistant", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "protesting", "resistant", "resisting", "unyielding", "defiant", "contrary", "contumacious", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "insurgent", "intractable", "mutinous", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "balky", "perverse", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "headstrong", "willful", "wilful", "indomitable", "undisciplined", "unmanageable", "dissident", "nonconformist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as 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"compliant", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{ "examples":[ "the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt" ], "synonyms":[ "castigated", "chastened", "chastised", "corrected", "penalized", "punished" ], "near synonyms":[ "assessed", "charged", "docked", "fined", "imposed", "levied", "mulcted", "convicted", "sentenced", "condemned", "damned", "denounced", "criticized", "keelhauled", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproved", "wreaked" ], "near antonyms":[ "forfeited", "got off", "ransomed", "released", "commuted", "reprieved", "absolved", "acquitted", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated" ], "antonyms":[ "excused", "pardoned", "spared" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discords":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "the discord between two of the members threatened to tear our team of researchers apart" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs" ], "synonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts", "disaccords", "jars" ], "near synonyms":[ "battles", "combats", "engages", "fights", "wars (against)", "chafes", "galls", "grates", "jangles", "differs", "disagrees", "dissents" ], "near antonyms":[ "agrees", "assents", "coincides", "concurs", "corresponds" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "blends", "conforms (to or with)", "fits", "harmonizes", "matches" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disconnecting":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disconnected the two parts of the light fixture" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disagreeably":{ "as in unkindly , ungraciously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ill", "ungraciously", "unkindly", "balefully", "caddishly", "callously", "cruelly", "evil-mindedly", "felly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "kindlessly", "mercilessly", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "soullessly", "unfeelingly", "ill-naturedly", "inconsiderately", "insensitively", "thoughtlessly", "bitterly", "enviously", "jealously", "resentfully", "diabolically", "fiendishly", "acrimoniously", "antagonistically", "caustically", "envyingly", "hostilely", "invidiously", "obnoxiously", "rancorously", "venomously", "vindictively", "vituperatively", "misanthropically", "contemptuously", "deprecatingly", "disdainfully", "scornfully", "bitchily", "cattily", "despitefully", "hatefully", "malevolently", "maliciously", "malignantly", "meanly", "nastily", "spitefully", "viciously", "villainously", "virulently", "wickedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "good-heartedly", "kindheartedly", "kindly", "affably", "agreeably", "amiably", "cordially", "genially", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "nicely", "pleasantly", "altruistically", "humanely", "considerately", "feelingly", "lovingly", "mercifully", "sensitively", "softheartedly", "solicitously", "soulfully", "thoughtfully", "compassionately", "sympathetically", "angelically", "divinely", "gently", "sweetly", "tenderly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disharmonizes":{ "as in disrupts , disturbs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confuses", "disarrays", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "skews", "upsets", "alienates", "estranges" ], "near antonyms":[ "accommodates", "attunes", "conciliates", "conforms", "coordinates", "harmonizes", "keys", "reconciles", "adapts", "tunes", "blends", "combines", "connects", "correlates", "dovetails", "fits", "fuses", "integrates", "joins", "matches", "merges", "orchestrates", "pairs", "squares", "suits", "synchronizes", "synthesizes", "unifies", "unites" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dislikeable":{ "as in unpleasant , disagreeable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brackish", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "exceptionable", "objectionable", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hard", "hateful", "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "disgusting", "distasteful", "dreadful", "evil", "foul", "fulsome", "gross", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "noxious", "obnoxious", "obscene", "odious", "offensive", "rancid", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "scandalous", "shocking", "sickening", "ugly", "unhealthy", "unsavory", "unwholesome", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "atrocious", "frightful", "ghastly", "grim", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "heinous", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish", "sick", "sickish", "sickly", "terrible", "unspeakable", "vile", "off-putting", "undesirable", "unwanted", "unwelcome", "barbarous", "unchristian", "uncivilized", "ungodly", "unholy", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "innocuous", "inoffensive", "acceptable", "agreeable", "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "desirable", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "gratifying", "heavenly", "inviting", "likable", "likeable", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "welcome", "unexceptionable", "unobjectionable", "healthful", "healthy", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "distinguishability":{ "as in differentiability , discriminability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "differentiability", "discriminability", "deviance", "divergence", "change", "modification", "variation", "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity", "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discussing":{ "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "arguing", "bandying", "batting (around or back and forth)", "canvassing", "canvasing", "debating", "disputing", "hashing (over or out)", "mooting", "talking over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewing", "speaking (about)", "talking (about)", "broaching", "introducing", "propounding", "raising", "stirring up", "forging", "hammering out", "talking out", "thrashing (out)", "wrestling (with)", "chewing over", "considering", "deliberating", "weighing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomforting":{ "causing discomfort":{ "examples":[ "a discomforting perch on the thin balcony rail" ], "synonyms":[ "comfortless", "harsh", "uncomfortable" ], "near synonyms":[ "aching", "hurting", "miserable", "nasty", "painful", "sore", "agonizing", "excruciating", "torturous", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting", "awkward", "cumbersome", "inconvenient", "ungainly", "uneasy", "chafing", "cramping", "itching", "pinching", "pricking", "prickling", "smarting", "stinging" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "soothing", "cozy", "cushy", "snug", "soft", "easeful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful" ], "antonyms":[ "comfortable", "comfy" ] }, "causing worry or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "the layoff rumors created a discomforting situation for the workers who depend on the factory for a living" ], "synonyms":[ "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disinfects":{ "as in sanitizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sanitizes", "decontaminates", "purges", "purifies", "brushes", "combs", "dry-cleans", "dusts", "launders", "mops", "mucks (out)", "rinses", "scours", "scrubs", "shampoos", "sponges", "swabs", "sweeps", "vacuums", "washes", "wipes", "cleans", "cleanses", "deterges", "GIs", "turns out", "brightens", "deodorizes", "freshens", "spruces (up)", "sweetens", "picks up", "straightens (up)", "tidies", "unclutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "besmirches", "dirties", "fouls", "soils", "spots", "stains", "sullies", "begrimes", "muddies", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "blackens", "discolors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disburdens":{ "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil" ], "synonyms":[ "discharges", "disencumbers", "off-loads", "unburdens", "unlades", "unloads", "unpacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "frees", "lightens", "relieves", "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ], "near antonyms":[ "charges", "crams", "fills", "heaps", "jam-packs", "jams", "stuffs" ], "antonyms":[ "loads", "packs" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disencumbers", "divests", "frees", "relieves", "rids", "unburdens" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharges", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters", "bails (out)", "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogs (down)", "fetters", "hampers", "restrains", "shackles", "subjects", "weighs down", "weights (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disequilibrium":{ "as in imbalance , unbalance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disequilibration", "imbalance", "nonequilibrium", "unbalance", "changeability", "fluctuation", "inconstancy", "insecurity", "instability", "mutability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unsteadiness", "volatility" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "counterpoise", "equilibration", "equilibrium", "equipoise", "poise", "stasis", "counterbalance", "offset", "firmness", "fixedness", "security", "stability", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disinclination":{ "a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something":{ "examples":[ "it's an understatement to say that our dog shows a disinclination to get into the car to go to the vet" ], "synonyms":[ "hesitance", "hesitancy", "reluctance", "reticence", "unwillingness" ], "near synonyms":[ "faltering", "fence-sitting", "hesitation", "indecision", "irresolution", "shilly-shallying", "staggering", "vacillation", "wavering", "wobbling", "wabbling", "distrust", "distrustfulness", "doubt", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainness", "uncertainty" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurance", "assuredness", "certainty", "certitude", "conviction", "positiveness", "sureness", "surety" ], "antonyms":[ "inclination", "willingness" ] }, "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "a strong disinclination for Brussels sprouts since birth" ], "synonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "dislike", "disliking", "disrelish", "down", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "deprecation", "disapproval", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "jaundice" ], "near antonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "love", "passion", "bent", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "propensity", "tendency" ], "antonyms":[ "appetite", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disorderly house":{ "a building in which prostitutes are available":{ "examples":[ "the penalty for anyone convicted of running a disorderly house in the city" ], "synonyms":[ "bagnio", "bawdy house", "bordello", "brothel", "cathouse", "sporting house", "stew", "whorehouse" ], "near synonyms":[ "call house", "crib", "massage parlor", "harem", "seraglio" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discontentment":{ "the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation":{ "examples":[ "widespread discontentment with the way the club was being run" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "discontentedness", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "bitterness", "resentment", "aggrievement", "disquiet", "perturbation", "uneasiness", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "misery", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "lightheartedness", "elatedness", "exultation", "jubilation", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[ "contentedness", "contentment", "pleasure", "satisfaction" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distract":{ "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "examples":[ "we were distracted from our discussion by the noise outside" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "call off", "detract", "divert", "throw off" ], "near synonyms":[ "amuse", "beguile", "entertain", "stray", "wander" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrate", "focus" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "distracted by the looming tax deadline" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disparagingly":{ "as in disapprovingly , cynically":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "captiously", "critically", "cynically", "deprecatingly", "disapprovingly", "negatively", "reproachfully", "reproachingly", "reprovingly", "unfavorably", "charily", "guardedly", "warily", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "uncomfortably", "uneasily", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "incredulously", "questioningly", "quizzically", "unbelievingly", "askance", "askant", "distrustfully", "doubtfully", "doubtingly", "dubiously", "mistrustfully", "sideways", "skeptically", "suspiciously" ], "near antonyms":[ "trustfully", "trustingly", "approvingly", "favorably", "positively", "confidently", "sanguinely", "credulously", "uncritically", "unquestioningly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "discontinuation":{ "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "examples":[ "discontinuation of treatment would almost certainly result in a reappearance of the cancer" ], "synonyms":[ "arrest", "arrestment", "cease", "cessation", "check", "close", "closedown", "closure", "conclusion", "cutoff", "discontinuance", "end", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "offset", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stay", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ], "near synonyms":[ "mop-up", "phaseout", "abeyance", "break", "interruption", "layoff", "letup", "moratorium", "pause", "standstill", "suspension" ], "near antonyms":[ "extension", "persistence", "prolongation" ], "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disembogues":{ "as in issues , effuses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arises", "effuses", "emanates", "issues", "springs", "flows", "pours", "rolls", "runs", "streams", "courses", "races", "rushes", "fountains", "gushes", "spouts", "spurts", "deluges", "engulfs", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "overruns", "swamps", "cascades", "dribbles", "drips", "gutters", "riffles", "ripples", "sheets", "trickles", "flushes", "washes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "backs up", "clots", "coagulates", "congeals", "gels", "hardens", "sets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaffiliating":{ "as in disuniting , dissociating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detaching", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "fractionating", "isolating", "resolving", "uncoupling", "unyoking", "breaking up", "dissevering", "parting", "sectioning", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "unlinking", "disbanding", "dispersing", "scattering" ], "near antonyms":[ "associating", "coalescing", "combining", "conjoining", "conjugating", "connecting", "coupling", "fusing", "interfusing", "joining", "linking (up)", "marrying", "unifying", "uniting", "mating", "yoking", "allying", "confederating", "leaguing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispose":{ "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "examples":[ "looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack" ], "synonyms":[ "depose", "deposit", "emplace", "fix", "lay", "place", "position", "put", "set", "set up", "situate", "stick" ], "near synonyms":[ "move", "rearrange", "reorder", "shift", "orient", "establish", "locate", "plant", "settle", "clap", "flop", "plank", "plop", "plump", "plunk", "plonk", "plunk down", "slap", "ensconce", "niche", "assemble", "collect", "carry", "berth", "park", "affix", "anchor", "lock", "lodge", "wedge", "array", "lay out", "line up", "queue", "rank", "set down" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocate", "remove", "take", "banish", "dislodge", "displace", "replace", "supersede", "supplant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed" ], "synonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "classify", "codify", "draw up", "lay out", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ], "near synonyms":[ "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)", "unscramble", "align", "aline", "cue", "line", "line up", "queue", "alphabetize", "file", "hierarchize", "prioritize", "sequence", "emplace", "place", "set", "display", "map (out)", "set out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "disorder", "mess (up)", "muss (up)", "rumple", "upset" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disillusion":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life" ], "synonyms":[ "disabuse", "disenchant", "undeceive" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticate", "advise", "apprise", "clue (in)", "fill in", "wise (up)", "debunk", "expose", "refute", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "disclose", "divulge", "spill", "tell", "unveil" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguile", "bluff", "cozen", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "kid", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead", "misrepresent", "snow", "take in", "trick" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in disillusionment , disenchantment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disenchantment", "disillusionment", "distrustfulness", "doubt", "dubiety", "dubiousness", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrustfulness", "nonconfidence", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainness", "uncertainty", "disbelief", "incredulity", "unbelief", "distrust", "mistrust" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidence", "credence", "faith", "stock", "trust", "acceptance", "assurance", "assuredness", "certainty", "certitude", "conviction", "positiveness", "sureness", "surety", "credit", "dependence", "dependance", "hope", "reliance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dissociate":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispersion":{ "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "examples":[ "the dispersion of energy from a source" ], "synonyms":[ "disbandment", "dispersal", "dissipation", "scattering" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffusion", "dissemination", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "separation", "split" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembly", "collection", "concentration", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispensation":{ "the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group":{ "examples":[ "the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick" ], "synonyms":[ "admeasurement", "allocation", "allotment", "apportionment", "disbursement", "distribution", "division", "issuance" ], "near synonyms":[ "reallocation", "reapportionment", "redistribution", "redivision", "repartition", "partition", "separation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disturbances":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "went to investigate the disturbance outside" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "whirls", "williwaws", "zoos" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophonies", "clamors", "dins", "howls", "hue and cries", "noises", "outcries", "rackets", "roars", "disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed":{ "examples":[ "caused a disturbance in the carefully ordered proceedings" ], "synonyms":[ "derangements", "dislocations", "disruptions", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "convulsions", "revolutions", "unsettlements", "upheavals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{ "examples":[ "the assistant apologized for the disturbance and got straight to the point" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "annoyances", "bedevilments", "botherations", "harassments", "importunities", "vexations" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggros", "molestations", "offenses", "offences", "persecutions", "provocations", "torments", "tortures", "devilments", "devilries", "deviltries", "mischiefs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishonoring":{ "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "dishonored herself by fixing the results of her medical research" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "chastening", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "fouling", "humbling", "humiliating", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "smirching", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "belittling", "castigating", "criticizing", "crying down", "decrying", "depreciating", "detracting", "diminishing", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing", "putting down", "ridiculing", "writing off", "bad-mouthing", "defaming", "defiling", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "affronting", "insulting", "censuring", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "execrating", "reprehending", "reprobating" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "boasting", "celebrating", "cheering", "citing", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "decorating", "eulogizing", "extolling", "feting", "f\u00eating", "hailing", "honoring", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "touting", "acknowledging", "recognizing", "highlighting", "playing up", "spotlighting", "dignifying", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enskying", "enthroning", "glorifying", "magnifying", "advancing", "boosting", "lifting", "promoting", "raising", "upgrading", "uplifting", "idealizing", "romanticizing" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "canonizing", "deifying", "elevating", "exalting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disembarrass":{ "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate", "free", "liberate", "release", "untangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disburden", "disencumber", "unburden", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untie", "untwine" ], "near antonyms":[ "block", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "burden", "encumber", "load", "weigh" ], "antonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distances":{ "the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects":{ "examples":[ "the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles" ], "synonyms":[ "leads", "lengths", "removes", "spacings", "spreads", "stretches", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "altitudes", "areas", "breadths", "depths", "heights", "rises", "spaces", "volumes", "widths", "extensions", "extents", "casts", "ranges", "reaches", "scopes", "shots", "sweeps", "throws", "drops", "falls", "flights", "hauls", "berths", "clearances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a wide space or area":{ "examples":[ "a region marked by great, featureless distances" ], "synonyms":[ "breadths", "expanses", "expansions", "extents", "fields", "lengths", "plains", "reaches", "sheets", "spreads", "stretches", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "domains", "spheres", "territories", "compasses", "ranges", "scopes", "sweeps", "gamuts", "scales", "spectra", "spectrums", "depths", "voids", "extensions", "latitudes", "spans", "amplitudes", "immensities", "magnitudes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in retreats , recedes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "recedes", "retreats", "bestrews", "breaks up", "broadcasts", "clears out", "disbands", "dispels", "disperses", "dissipates", "distributes", "scatters", "sows", "branches (out)", "diverges", "divides", "forks", "parts", "separates", "spreads" ], "near antonyms":[ "converges", "joins", "assembles", "gathers", "meets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in leaves , escapes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discards", "ditches", "dumps", "flings", "jettisons", "junks", "scraps", "sheds", "shucks (off)", "throws away", "throws out", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "leaves", "maroons", "quits", "strands", "delivers", "gives up", "hands over", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "yields", "escapes", "retreats (from)", "takes off (from)", "vacates", "withdraws (from)", "abjures", "cuts off", "disowns", "rejects", "renounces", "repudiates", "separates (from)", "disregards", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "sacrifices" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaims", "harbors", "has", "holds", "keeps", "owns", "possesses", "reserves", "retains", "withholds", "redeems", "rescues", "saves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dismounting":{ "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "the coachman dismounted from his seat in order to assist the weary travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "alighting", "descending", "disembarking", "getting down", "lighting" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplaning", "detraining" ], "near antonyms":[ "boarding", "climbing (aboard)", "getting in", "mounting", "enplaning", "emplaning", "entraining" ], "antonyms":[ "embarking" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismount a revolver for cleaning" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "demounting", "disassembling", "dismantling", "dismembering", "knocking down", "striking", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "breaking up", "disaggregating", "disarticulating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "building", "erecting", "pitching", "combining", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[ "assembling", "constructing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disdainful":{ "feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern":{ "examples":[ "a disdainful attitude toward people who work as waiters and waitresses" ], "synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "contemptuous", "scornful" ], "near synonyms":[ "bold-faced", "brash", "brassy", "brazen", "cheeky", "cocky", "discourteous", "disrespectful", "fresh", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "sassy", "saucy", "arrogant", "cavalier", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-handed", "high-hat", "pretentious", "uppish", "uppity", "haughty", "lofty", "lordly", "prideful", "sniffish", "snobbish", "supercilious", "pompous", "self-important", "superior", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful" ], "near antonyms":[ "deferential", "regardful", "respectful", "accepting", "tolerant", "courteous", "polite" ], "antonyms":[ "admiring", "applauding", "appreciative", "approving" ] }, "having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself":{ "examples":[ "disdainful of manual labor of any kind" ], "synonyms":[ "haughty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "lofty", "lordly", "prideful", "proud", "superior" ], "near synonyms":[ "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "self-assertive", "self-conceited", "self-contented", "self-important", "self-satisfied", "smug", "uppity", "vain", "vainglorious", "arrogant", "pretentious", "sniffy", "snobbish", "stuck-up", "supercilious", "cavalier", "overbearing", "overweening", "peremptory", "swaggering", "high-sounding", "pompous", "condescending", "patronizing", "cocky", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "bloated", "boastful", "bombastic", "self-glorifying", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "cheeky", "cocksure", "forward", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "confident", "presuming", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "bossy", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "egocentric", "self-centered", "selfish", "dominating", "magisterial", "masterful" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "homely", "meek", "unassuming", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "bashful", "retiring", "shy", "timid", "diffident", "self-doubting", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "ingratiating", "resigned", "submissive", "unassertive", "yielding", "apologetic", "cowering", "cringing", "shrinking", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "subdued", "unobtrusive" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest" ] }, "intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value":{ "examples":[ "disdainful remarks regarding the cheap clothes that the local people were wearing" ], "synonyms":[ "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "demeaning", "denigrative", "denigratory", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disparaging", "pejorative", "scornful", "slighting", "uncomplimentary" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersing", "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "critical", "denunciative", "denunciatory", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "distinguished":{ "having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner":{ "examples":[ "heads turned as the well-dressed, distinguished couple strode through the hotel lobby" ], "synonyms":[ "august", "dignified", "distingu\u00e9", "imposing", "portly", "solemn", "staid", "stately" ], "near synonyms":[ "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "grave", "grim", "po-faced", "sober", "somber", "sombre", "aristocratic", "elegant", "elevated", "handsome", "lordly", "magisterial", "majestic", "noble" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarse", "crass", "crude", "improper", "indecent", "uncouth", "unseemly", "vulgar" ], "antonyms":[ "flighty", "frivolous", "giddy", "goofy", "silly", "undignified" ] }, "standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement":{ "examples":[ "a distinguished astronomer who is widely respected in the field" ], "synonyms":[ "astral", "bright", "eminent", "illustrious", "luminous", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "preeminent", "prestigious", "redoubtable", "signal", "star", "superior" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrated", "exalted", "famed", "famous", "glorious", "honored", "renowned", "reputable", "infamous", "notorious", "dominant", "paramount", "predominant" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificant", "minor", "unimportant", "average", "inferior", "mediocre", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unsung" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "even at such a young age, he could distinguish the calls of various birds" ], "synonyms":[ "differenced", "differentiated", "discerned", "discriminated", "secerned", "separated" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguished", "comprehended", "grasped", "knew", "understood", "divided", "parted", "severed", "demarcated", "marked (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounded", "lumped (together)", "mingled" ], "antonyms":[ "confused", "mistook", "mixed (up)" ] }, "to be an important feature of":{ "examples":[ "a collection of recipes distinguished by their ease and simplicity" ], "synonyms":[ "characterized", "marked" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiated", "customized", "individualized", "particularized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to find out or establish the identity of":{ "examples":[ "learned at an early age to distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra" ], "synonyms":[ "fingered", "ID'd", "IDed", "identified", "pinpointed", "singled (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "diagnosed", "determined", "found", "located", "picked out", "placed", "recognized", "spotted", "checked", "examined", "inspected", "investigated", "noticed", "observed", "scrutinized", "betrayed", "disclosed", "discovered", "revealed" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaged", "concealed", "disguised", "hid", "counterfeited", "feigned", "shammed", "simulated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "examples":[ "could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist" ], "synonyms":[ "beheld", "caught", "descried", "discerned", "espied", "eyed", "looked (at)", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "perceived", "regarded", "remarked", "saw", "sighted", "spied", "spotted", "viewed", "witnessed" ], "near synonyms":[ "identified", "made out", "picked out", "picked up", "attended (to)", "considered", "heeded", "marked", "minded", "studied", "watched", "examined", "inspected", "scanned", "scrutinized", "surveyed", "glanced (at)", "glimpsed", "peered (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overpassed", "passed over", "missed", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "on the exam we were asked to distinguish the specimens by acidity" ], "synonyms":[ "assorted", "broke down", "categorized", "classed", "classified", "codified", "compartmentalized", "compartmented", "digested", "distributed", "graded", "grouped", "pegged", "placed", "ranged", "ranked", "relegated", "separated", "sorted", "typed" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "systematized", "alphabetized", "cataloged", "catalogued", "filed", "indexed", "listed", "referred", "pigeonholed", "shelved", "identified", "recognized", "culled", "screened", "set", "sieved", "sifted", "winnowed", "clumped", "clustered", "colligated", "recategorized", "reclassified", "regrouped", "subcategorized" ], "near antonyms":[ "confused", "disarranged", "jumbled", "lumped", "mixed (up)", "scrambled", "misclassified", "missorted", "mis-sorted", "mistyped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disappointed":{ "as in frustrated , disillusioned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "aggrieved", "discontent", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of":{ "examples":[ "they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game" ], "synonyms":[ "cheated", "dissatisfied", "failed", "let down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bummed (out)", "chagrined", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "distressed", "upset", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "deceived", "deluded", "mocked" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfilled", "gladdened" ], "antonyms":[ "contented", "gratified", "satisfied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disguises":{ "clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else":{ "examples":[ "Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflages", "costumes", "guises" ], "near synonyms":[ "dominoes", "dominos", "masks", "veils", "visors", "vizors", "vizards", "costumeries", "dresses", "getups", "outfits", "rigs", "colorings", "cosmetics", "makeups", "paints" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{ "examples":[ "somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "airs", "charades", "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "fronts", "guises", "masquerades", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "put-ons", "semblances", "shows" ], "near synonyms":[ "impersonations", "performances", "portrayals", "images", "personae", "personas", "appearances", "colors", "glosses", "camouflages", "cloaks", "affectations", "deceits", "deceptions", "dissimulations", "double-dealings", "duplicities", "fakeries", "frauds", "guiles", "betrayals", "double crosses", "falsities", "infidelities", "perfidies", "treacheries", "treasons", "excuses", "pretexts" ], "near antonyms":[ "candors", "sincerities", "na\u00efvet\u00e9s", "naivetes", "naivet\u00e9s" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity":{ "examples":[ "the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflages", "cloaks", "dresses up", "masks" ], "near synonyms":[ "blankets", "blots out", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "obscures", "occults", "screens", "shrouds", "veils", "affects", "assumes", "counterfeits", "dissembles", "dissimulates", "feigns", "poses", "pretends", "shams", "simulates", "acts", "fakes", "impersonates", "masquerades", "plays", "cosmeticizes", "gilds", "glosses (over)", "varnishes", "whitewashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "displays", "exhibits", "exposes", "flaunts", "parades", "shows", "uncloaks", "unclothes", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils", "bares", "betrays", "discloses", "discovers", "divulges", "exposes", "reveals" ], "antonyms":[ "unmasks" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "examples":[ "that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person" ], "synonyms":[ "belies", "blankets", "blots out", "cloaks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "obscures", "occults", "papers over", "screens", "shrouds", "suppresses", "veils" ], "near synonyms":[ "buries", "camouflages", "covers (up)", "smothers", "gilds", "glosses (over)", "varnishes", "whitewashes", "beclouds", "bedims", "befogs", "blocks", "clouds", "darkens", "eclipses", "obstructs", "occludes", "overcasts", "overshadows", "shades" ], "near antonyms":[ "brings out", "presents", "clarifies", "illuminates", "advertises", "airs", "broadcasts", "gets out", "proclaims", "publicizes", "publishes", "spreads" ], "antonyms":[ "bares", "discloses", "displays", "divulges", "exposes", "reveals", "shows", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "unveils" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "distinctness":{ "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "the distinctness of Jane Austen's writing makes it easy to recognize on a test" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disgorging":{ "to violently throw out or off (something from within)":{ "examples":[ "the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show" ], "synonyms":[ "belching", "ejecting", "eructing", "erupting", "expelling", "jetting", "spewing", "spouting", "spurting" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "pouring", "squirting", "streaming", "surging", "emanating", "exhaling", "issuing", "releasing", "shooting", "spitting", "springing", "venting", "discharging", "emitting", "firing", "casting", "flinging", "heaving", "hurling", "launching", "pitching", "tossing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottling (up)", "containing", "restraining", "shutting (in or up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disembarking":{ "to go ashore from a ship":{ "examples":[ "the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami" ], "synonyms":[ "debarking", "landing" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaching", "anchoring", "docking", "putting in" ], "near antonyms":[ "boarding", "getting (on)", "weighing (anchor)" ], "antonyms":[ "embarking" ] }, "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "before you disembark , make sure you haven't left anything on your seat" ], "synonyms":[ "alighting", "descending", "dismounting", "getting down", "lighting" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplaning", "detraining" ], "near antonyms":[ "boarding", "climbing (aboard)", "getting in", "mounting", "enplaning", "emplaning", "entraining" ], "antonyms":[ "embarking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disorganizations":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "all of her notes were in a state of disorganization" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "dishevelments", "disorders", "free-for-alls", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "antonyms":[ "orders" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissentients":{ "a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "traditionalists who feared that their church was falling into the hands of dissentients and malcontents" ], "synonyms":[ "dissenters", "dissidents", "heresiarchs", "heretics", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostates", "defectors", "renegades", "schismatics", "sectarians", "separationists", "separatists", "disbelievers", "infidels", "misbelievers", "unbelievers", "bohemians", "individualists" ], "near antonyms":[ "believers" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discomfiture":{ "the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable":{ "examples":[ "blushed and lowered her eyes in evident discomfiture" ], "synonyms":[ "abashment", "confusion", "disconcertment", "embarrassment", "fluster", "mortification" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitation", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturbance", "perturbation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "disgrace", "ignominy", "shame", "debasement", "degradation", "humiliation", "humble pie" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "composure", "confidence", "coolness", "equanimity", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-possession" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discomfits":{ "to prevent from achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up" ], "synonyms":[ "baffles", "balks", "beats", "checkmates", "foils", "frustrates", "thwarts" ], "near synonyms":[ "bars", "blocks", "clogs", "encumbers", "fetters", "hampers", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "holds back", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "ties up", "trammels", "arrests", "checks", "halts", "sets back", "short-circuits", "stalls", "stops", "averts", "forestalls", "obviates", "precludes", "prevents", "negates", "neutralizes", "nullifies", "counteracts", "offsets", "conquers", "defeats", "overcomes" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "eases", "facilitates", "smooths", "smoothes" ], "antonyms":[ "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nurtures", "promotes" ] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one" ], "synonyms":[ "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitates", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "puts off", "puts out", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "humbles", "humiliates", "queers", "shames" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "comforts", "consoles", "relieves", "soothes", "buoys", "cheers", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "assures", "reassures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discommode":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "the breakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "disoblige", "disturb", "incommode", "inconvenience", "put out", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle", "weigh", "fetter", "hamper", "hamstring", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "irk", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex", "grate", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "agitate", "perturb", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "ease", "facilitate", "smooth", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodate", "favor", "oblige" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distrustful":{ "inclined to doubt or question claims":{ "examples":[ "she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelieving", "doubting", "incredulous", "mistrustful", "negativistic", "questioning", "show-me", "skeptical", "suspecting", "suspicious", "unbelieving" ], "near synonyms":[ "paranoid", "paranoidal", "critical", "puzzled", "quizzical", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "gun-shy", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "cynical", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "curious", "inquiring", "inquisitive", "nosy", "nosey", "snoopy", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "undetermined", "unsettled", "unsure", "hesitant" ], "near antonyms":[ "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simpleminded", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "certain", "confident", "positive", "sure", "callow", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "beguiled", "deceived", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary" ], "antonyms":[ "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "trustful", "trusting", "uncritical", "unquestioning" ] }, "not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "examples":[ "naturally distrustful of politicians who claim to have all the answers" ], "synonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "hinky", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "trustless", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "unsettled", "unsure" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambivalent", "conflicted", "equivocal", "diffident", "insecure", "halting", "hesitant", "indecisive", "irresolute", "vacillating", "wavering" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "confident", "sanguine", "self-assured", "decisive", "determined", "resolute" ], "antonyms":[ "certain", "convinced", "positive", "sure" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissentient":{ "deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices":{ "examples":[ "the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions" ], "synonyms":[ "dissenting", "dissident", "heretical", "heretic", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ], "near synonyms":[ "free-spirited", "freethinking", "nontraditional", "apostate", "defecting", "renegade", "schismatic", "schismatical", "sectarian", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ] }, "a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "traditionalists who feared that their church was falling into the hands of dissentients and malcontents" ], "synonyms":[ "dissenter", "dissident", "heresiarch", "heretic", "nonconformist" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostate", "defector", "renegade", "schismatic", "sectarian", "separationist", "separatist", "disbeliever", "infidel", "misbeliever", "unbeliever", "bohemian", "individualist" ], "near antonyms":[ "believer" ], "antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "disharmonized":{ "as in disrupted , disturbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confused", "disarrayed", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "skewed", "upset", "alienated", "estranged" ], "near antonyms":[ "accommodated", "attuned", "conciliated", "conformed", "coordinated", "harmonized", "keyed", "reconciled", "adapted", "tuned", "blended", "blent", "combined", "connected", "correlated", "dovetailed", "fitted", "fit", "fused", "integrated", "joined", "matched", "merged", "orchestrated", "paired", "squared", "suited", "synchronized", "synthesized", "unified", "united" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disable":{ "to cause severe or permanent injury to":{ "examples":[ "a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash" ], "synonyms":[ "cripple", "incapacitate", "lame", "maim", "mutilate" ], "near synonyms":[ "dismember", "hamstring", "hobble", "paralyze", "batter", "bruise", "bung up", "mangle", "maul", "rough (up)", "gore", "lacerate", "wing", "wound", "disfigure", "scar", "kneecap", "break", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "bash", "beat", "belt", "bludgeon", "buffet", "drub", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "paste", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "thump", "bang", "box", "hit", "punch", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "swat", "swipe", "thrash", "thwack", "whack", "flog", "lash", "wallop", "whip", "kill", "murder", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "cure", "heal", "rehabilitate", "remedy", "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rejuvenate", "renew", "repair", "restore" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move":{ "examples":[ "disabled the controls for unauthorized users" ], "synonyms":[ "cripple", "hamstring", "immobilize", "incapacitate", "paralyze", "prostrate" ], "near synonyms":[ "attenuate", "debilitate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "sap", "tire", "undercut", "undermine", "weaken", "hobble", "lame", "maim", "mutilate", "knock out" ], "near antonyms":[ "energize", "galvanize", "invigorate", "vitalize", "fortify", "strengthen", "empower", "freshen", "refresh", "refreshen", "regenerate", "rejuvenate", "restore", "revitalize", "revive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disposing of":{ "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "She took an afternoon to declutter and dispose of unwanted belongings." ], "synonyms":[ "cashiering", "casting (off)", "chucking", "deep-sixing", "discarding", "ditching", "dumping", "eighty-sixing", "86ing", "exorcising", "exorcizing", "flinging (off or away)", "jettisoning", "junking", "laying by", "losing", "pitching", "rejecting", "scrapping", "shedding", "shucking (off)", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "tossing", "unloading" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoning", "abdicating", "deserting", "forsaking", "dismissing", "kicking out", "abolishing", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "extirpating", "liquidating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "employing", "using", "utilizing", "holding", "holding back", "keeping", "retaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "The foreclosure forced them to dispose of all assets." ], "synonyms":[ "alienating", "aliening", "assigning", "ceding", "conveying", "deeding", "making over", "transferring" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeathing", "handing down", "leaving", "passing (down)", "willing", "bestowing", "commending", "committing", "conferring", "contributing", "delivering", "donating", "granting", "handing over", "moving", "passing", "presenting", "releasing", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "transmitting", "turning in", "turning over", "vesting", "yielding", "consigning", "entrusting", "intrusting", "trusting", "leasing", "lending", "letting", "loaning", "renting" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "They disposed of the problem to the satisfaction of both sides." ], "synonyms":[ "agreeing (on)", "arranging", "deciding", "fixing", "setting", "settling" ], "near synonyms":[ "contracting", "pledging", "promising", "blueprinting", "calculating", "charting", "concerting", "designing", "drafting", "framing", "hammering out", "intriguing", "laying out", "maneuvering", "mapping (out)", "planning", "programming", "programing", "schematizing", "scheming", "shaping", "squaring away", "working out", "choosing", "concluding", "determining", "figuring", "opting", "resolving", "affirming", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "confirming", "OK'ing", "okaying", "sanctioning", "warranting", "closing", "completing", "ending", "finalizing", "finishing", "rounding (off or out)", "winding up", "wrapping up", "bargaining", "chaffering", "dealing", "dickering", "haggling", "horse-trading", "negotiating" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recalling", "repealing", "rescinding", "revoking", "differing (over)", "disagreeing (with)", "countering", "debating", "objecting", "opposing", "protesting", "resisting", "contesting", "disputing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "discursive":{ "passing from one topic to another":{ "examples":[ "the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point" ], "synonyms":[ "desultory", "digressional", "digressionary", "digressive", "excursive", "leaping", "maundering", "meandering", "rambling", "wandering" ], "near synonyms":[ "circuitous", "deviating", "devious", "indirect", "roundabout" ], "near antonyms":[ "coherent", "consistent", "logical", "direct", "focused", "focussed", "straightforward", "undeviating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissidences":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "political dissidence had plagued the country for years" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice":{ "examples":[ "after abstract art became established, its proponents became just as intolerant of dissidence as earlier schools of art had been" ], "synonyms":[ "dissents", "heresies", "heterodoxies", "nonconformities" ], "near synonyms":[ "errors", "fallacies", "falsehoods", "misbeliefs", "misconceptions", "myths", "apostasies", "defections", "infidelities", "schisms", "scissions", "sectarianisms", "separatisms", "deviances", "deviations", "iconoclasms", "unconventionalities", "disagreements", "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreements", "conformations", "conventionalities" ], "antonyms":[ "conformities", "orthodoxies" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispraised":{ "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all" ], "synonyms":[ "blamed", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "dissed", "faulted", "knocked", "panned", "reprehended", "slagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewered", "tweaked", "assailed", "attacked", "blasted", "clobbered", "slammed", "slashed", "nicked (at)", "sniped (at)", "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "carped", "caviled", "cavilled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "kicked", "kvetched", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "niggled", "quibbled", "whined", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "drubbed", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "berated", "castigated", "crucified", "excoriated", "flayed", "gibbeted", "hammered", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lashed", "pilloried", "scolded", "upbraided", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "derided", "discommended", "disparaged", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "recommended", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenchantment":{ "as in disillusionment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disillusionment", "crestfallenness", "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "blues", "dejectedness", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "distress", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "gloom", "gloominess", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "disappointment", "dismay", "dissatisfaction", "frustration", "letdown", "chagrin", "discomfiture" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "gratification", "satisfaction", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disheartenments":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dismay", "dispirit", "frustrate", "unman", "unnerve" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "depress", "sadden", "weigh", "afflict", "try", "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "distress", "trouble", "bother", "irk", "vex", "worry", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "frighten", "horrify", "scare" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoy (up)", "cheer", "gladden", "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "inspire", "lift", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[ "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "nerve", "steel" ] }, "the state of being discouraged":{ "examples":[ "our excusable disheartenment in the face of overwhelming odds against winning the game" ], "synonyms":[ "demoralization", "despair", "despondency", "discouragement", "dismay", "dispiritedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blues", "dejection", "depression", "dumps", "gloom", "melancholy", "mopes", "defeatism", "pessimism", "resignation" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimism", "sanguinity" ], "antonyms":[ "encouragement" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disequilibrates":{ "as in imbalance , disequilibrium":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disequilibrium", "imbalance", "nonequilibrium", "unbalance", "changeability", "fluctuation", "inconstancy", "insecurity", "instability", "mutability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unsteadiness", "volatility" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "counterpoise", "equilibration", "equilibrium", "equipoise", "poise", "stasis", "counterbalance", "offset", "firmness", "fixedness", "security", "stability", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrespecting":{ "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their appearance" ], "synonyms":[ "affronting", "dissing", "insulting", "offending", "outraging", "slapping", "slighting", "wounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutting", "snubbing", "displeasing", "distressing", "disturbing", "hurting", "miffing", "paining", "troubling", "upsetting", "jeering", "mocking", "ridiculing", "sneering (at)", "taunting", "defaming", "disparaging", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "reviling", "slandering", "slurring", "smearing", "oppressing", "persecuting", "tormenting", "torturing" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "approving", "hailing", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing", "praising", "adulating", "flattering", "sweet-talking", "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs" ], "synonyms":[ "contemning", "disdaining", "dissing", "high-hatting", "looking down (on or upon)", "scorning", "slighting", "sniffing (at)", "snooting", "snubbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouting", "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deploring", "deprecating", "disparaging", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disfavoring", "frowning (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "admiring", "esteeming", "lionizing", "hallowing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "accepting", "appreciating", "approving (of)", "caring (for)", "countenancing", "favoring", "OK'ing", "okaying", "subscribing (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honoring", "respecting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disremembering":{ "to be unable to recall or think of":{ "examples":[ "with advancing age I seem to disremember quite a lot of things" ], "synonyms":[ "forgetting", "unlearning" ], "near synonyms":[ "losing", "missing", "blanking", "misremembering", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting", "slurring (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "reminding" ], "antonyms":[ "flashing back (to)", "harkening back (to)", "harking back (to)", "hearkening back (to)", "harkening back (to)", "minding", "recalling", "recollecting", "remembering", "reminiscing (about)", "thinking (of)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontinuous":{ "lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence":{ "examples":[ "the novel captures the discontinuous nature of a soldier's life: long stretches of boredom interrupted by flashes of action" ], "synonyms":[ "aperiodic", "casual", "catchy", "choppy", "episodic", "episodical", "erratic", "fitful", "intermittent", "irregular", "occasional", "spasmodic", "spastic", "sporadic", "spotty", "unsteady" ], "near synonyms":[ "convulsive", "sudden", "violent", "broken", "disconnected", "fragmentary", "interrupted", "aimless", "arbitrary", "desultory", "haphazard", "hit-and-miss", "hit-or-miss", "odd", "random", "scattered", "slapdash", "stray", "capricious", "changeful", "changing", "flickery", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "mutable", "temperamental", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "varying", "wavering", "changeable", "fickle", "variable", "volatile" ], "near antonyms":[ "changeless", "equable", "even", "stable", "stationary", "uniform", "unchanging", "unvarying", "unwavering", "methodical", "methodic", "orderly", "systematic", "unrelenting", "unremitting" ], "antonyms":[ "constant", "continuous", "habitual", "periodic", "regular", "repeated", "steady" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "distributor":{ "as in provider , supplier":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "provider", "provisioner", "purveyor", "supplier", "businessman", "enterpriser", "entrepreneur", "buyer", "marketer", "purchaser", "hawker", "huckster", "hustler", "peddler", "pedlar", "retailer", "seller", "shopkeeper", "storekeeper", "vendor", "vender", "engrosser", "monopolist", "jobber", "middleman", "wholesaler", "dealer", "merchandiser", "merchant", "trader", "tradesman", "trafficker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discommodes":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "the breakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "disobliges", "disturbs", "incommodes", "inconveniences", "puts out", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles", "weighs", "fetters", "hampers", "hamstrings", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "ties up", "trammels", "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "irks", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "riles", "vexes", "grates", "inflames", "enflames", "provokes", "agitates", "perturbs", "upsets" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "eases", "facilitates", "smooths", "smoothes", "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "comforts", "consoles", "contents" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodates", "favors", "obliges" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disassemblies":{ "as in decompositions , subdivisions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decompositions", "dismemberments", "segmentations", "subdivisions", "bifurcations", "breakups", "cleavages", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "fractionalizations", "fractionations", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "separations", "splits", "breaches", "ruptures", "divorces", "severances", "atomizations", "dichotomizations", "polarizations", "diffusions", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings", "administrations", "apportionments", "distributions", "isolations", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblages", "associations", "attachments", "conjunctions", "connections", "linkages", "links", "linkups", "aggregations", "combinations", "consolidations", "fusions", "unifications", "unions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disciple":{ "one who follows the opinions or teachings of another":{ "examples":[ "a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said" ], "synonyms":[ "acolyte", "adherent", "convert", "epigone", "follower", "liege man", "partisan", "partizan", "pupil", "votarist", "votary" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostle", "missionary", "proselytizer", "soldier", "faithful", "loyalist", "advocate", "backer", "champion", "supporter", "prot\u00e9g\u00e9", "scholar", "student", "ideologist", "ideologue", "idealogue", "sectarian", "admirer", "cultist", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "idolater", "idolator", "worshipper", "worshiper", "zealot", "apparatchik", "camp follower", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "hanger-on", "henchman", "lackey", "lickspittle", "minion", "myrmidon", "satellite", "stooge", "sycophant", "toady", "yes-man" ], "near antonyms":[ "apostate", "defector", "renegade", "traitor", "turncoat" ], "antonyms":[ "coryphaeus", "leader" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disabusing":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "let me disabuse you of your foolish notions" ], "synonyms":[ "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "undeceiving" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticating", "advising", "apprising", "clueing (in)", "cluing (in)", "filling in", "wising (up)", "debunking", "exposing", "refuting", "showing up", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "disclosing", "divulging", "spilling", "telling", "unveiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiling", "bluffing", "cozening", "deluding", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "kidding", "misguiding", "misinforming", "misleading", "misrepresenting", "snowing", "taking in", "tricking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismantled":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismantle the table for easier transport" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "demounted", "disassembled", "dismembered", "dismounted", "knocked down", "struck", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "broke up", "disaggregated", "disarticulated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispirits":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report" ], "synonyms":[ "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dismays", "frustrates", "unmans", "unnerves" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeats", "bullies", "cows", "intimidates", "depresses", "saddens", "weighs", "afflicts", "tries", "dampens", "damps", "deadens", "distresses", "troubles", "bothers", "irks", "vexes", "worries", "debilitates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "frightens", "horrifies", "scares" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoys (up)", "cheers", "gladdens", "animates", "enlivens", "invigorates", "enforces", "fortifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "assures", "reassures", "boosts", "energizes", "excites", "galvanizes", "inspires", "lifts", "provokes", "quickens", "rallies", "stimulates", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "nerves", "steels" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disowns":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "denies", "disaffirms", "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disconfirms", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverses", "challenges", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "disagrees (with)", "disputes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "avows", "concedes", "confirms", "owns" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son" ], "synonyms":[ "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicts", "disallows", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refuses", "rejects", "challenges", "confutes", "criticizes", "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes", "disputes", "questions", "abdicates", "abjures", "recants", "renounces", "retracts" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "admits", "concedes", "confesses", "grants", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "confirms", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "avows", "claims", "owns", "recognizes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discipliners":{ "as in sticklers , disciplinarians":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarians", "disciplinarians", "martinets", "sticklers", "micromanagers", "taskmasters", "taskmistresses", "perfectionists", "purists", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "criticizers", "disparagers", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "knockers", "nigglers", "nitpickers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disheartening":{ "as in daunting , disconcerting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "reassuring", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill" ], "synonyms":[ "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "frustrating", "unmanning", "unnerving" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bullying", "cowing", "intimidating", "depressing", "saddening", "weighing", "afflicting", "trying", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "distressing", "troubling", "bothering", "irking", "vexing", "worrying", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoying (up)", "cheering", "gladdening", "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inspiring", "lifting", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "nerving", "steeling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dispraises":{ "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all" ], "synonyms":[ "blames", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "disses", "faults", "knocks", "pans", "reprehends", "slags" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewers", "tweaks", "assails", "attacks", "blasts", "clobbers", "slams", "slashes", "nicks (at)", "snipes (at)", "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "carps", "cavils", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "kicks", "kvetches", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "niggles", "quibbles", "whines", "admonishes", "chides", "drubs", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproves", "berates", "castigates", "crucifies", "excoriates", "flays", "gibbets", "hammers", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "pillories", "scolds", "upbraids", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "derides", "discommends", "disparages", "puts down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "commends", "endorses", "indorses", "recommends", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[ "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ] }, "as in criticisms , condemnations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blames", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "opprobriums", "reprehensions", "reproaches", "reprobations", "rejections", "thumbs-downs", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "disrelishes", "distastes", "belittlements", "disparagements", "objections", "oppositions", "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "displeasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "approbations", "approvals", "favors", "acclaim", "commendations", "praises", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "thumbs-ups", "empathies", "sympathies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disassembled":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "demounted", "dismantled", "dismembered", "dismounted", "knocked down", "struck", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "broke up", "disaggregated", "disarticulated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed" ] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the class was slow to disassemble , many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions" ], "synonyms":[ "dispersed", "dissipated", "dissolved", "scattered" ], "near synonyms":[ "branched (out)", "broke up", "disbanded", "diverged", "divided", "forked", "separated", "spilled", "spilt", "cleared", "disappeared", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "melted", "went (away)" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregated", "gathered", "met" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disputation":{ "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "a heated disputation over the true authorship of the poem popularly known as \"The Night Before Christmas\"" ], "synonyms":[ "contestation", "controversy", "debate", "difference", "difficulty", "disagreement", "dispute", "dissension", "dissention", "dissensus", "firestorm", "nonconcurrence" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "conflict", "confliction", "disaccord", "discord", "dissonance", "apartness", "divarication", "division", "combat", "contention", "strife", "struggle", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "falling-out", "fight", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "set-to" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "compliance", "concord", "peace" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "consensus", "harmony", "unanimity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disillusioned":{ "as in frustrated , disappointed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "aggrieved", "discontent", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cynical , pessimistic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cynical", "misanthropic", "pessimistic", "bottom-line", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "tough-minded", "unromantic", "unsentimental", "distrustful", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "commonsensical", "grounded", "levelheaded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "reasonable", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "idealless", "philistine", "utilitarian", "down-to-earth", "earthy", "hardheaded", "matter-of-fact", "practical", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "realistic" ], "near antonyms":[ "blue-sky", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary", "fanciful", "fantastic", "fantastical", "imaginative", "romantic", "sentimental", "cheerful", "optimistic", "rose-colored", "trustful", "trusting", "unsuspicious", "half-baked", "illogical", "insane", "irrational", "unreasonable", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life" ], "synonyms":[ "disabused", "disenchanted", "undeceived" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticated", "advised", "apprised", "clued (in)", "filled in", "wised (up)", "debunked", "exposed", "refuted", "showed up", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "disclosed", "divulged", "spilled", "spilt", "told", "unveiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiled", "bluffed", "cozened", "deluded", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "hoaxed", "hoodwinked", "kidded", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "misrepresented", "snowed", "took in", "tricked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discouraging":{ "as in disheartening , daunting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "reassuring", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "I didn't let losing discourage me from trying again" ], "synonyms":[ "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "frustrating", "unmanning", "unnerving" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bullying", "cowing", "intimidating", "depressing", "saddening", "weighing", "afflicting", "trying", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "distressing", "troubling", "bothering", "irking", "vexing", "worrying", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoying (up)", "cheering", "gladdening", "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inspiring", "lifting", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "nerving", "steeling" ] }, "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "examples":[ "the higher fines may help discourage drivers from speeding on the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "deterring", "dissuading", "inhibiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "diverting", "unselling", "repelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "egging (on)", "exhorting", "goading", "prodding", "urging", "impelling", "inducing", "prompting" ], "antonyms":[ "encouraging", "persuading" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discoth\u00e9que":{ "as in disco , a-go-go":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "a-go-go", "disco", "bistro", "bo\u00eete", "cabaret", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "club", "nightclub", "nightspot", "nitery", "niterie", "roadhouse", "supper club", "barroom", "pub", "public house", "saloon", "tavern", "clip joint", "dive", "honky-tonk", "key club", "speakeasy", "canteen", "watering hole", "watering place" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disagrees (with)":{ "to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{ "examples":[ "she disagreed with me when I said that the jacket was dark blue" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "gainsays" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenges", "contests", "disputes", "questions", "confutes", "rebuts", "refutes", "crosses", "fights", "opposes", "resists" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirms", "corroborates", "substantiates", "verifies", "attests", "authenticates", "avouches", "certifies", "testifies (to)", "vouches (for)", "witnesses" ], "antonyms":[ "agrees (with)", "concurs (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disregarding":{ "as in oblivious , thoughtless":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inattentive", "oblivious", "thoughtless", "unheeding", "unmindful", "unthinking", "forgetful", "apathetic", "disinterested", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "unguarded", "unwary", "delinquent", "heedless", "incautious", "irresponsible", "reckless", "wild", "loose", "careless", "derelict", "disregardful", "lax", "lazy", "neglectful", "neglecting", "negligent", "remiss", "slack" ], "near antonyms":[ "attentive", "careful", "conscientious", "nonnegligent", "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "gingerly", "guarded", "alert", "heedful", "heeding", "mindful", "observant", "regardful", "regarding", "vigilant", "wary", "watchful", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "provident", "responsible", "thinking", "thoughtful", "concerned", "interested" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{ "examples":[ "disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride" ], "synonyms":[ "despising", "flouting", "scorning" ], "near synonyms":[ "dismissing", "forgetting", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slurring (over)", "belittling", "deprecating", "disparaging", "slighting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "approving", "using" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway" ], "synonyms":[ "bypassing", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting", "slurring (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "failing", "missing", "omitting", "brushing (aside or off)", "rejecting", "shrugging off", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "disdaining", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scorning", "scanting", "skimping" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "cultivating", "fostering", "nursing", "nurturing", "pampering", "remembering", "listening (to)", "watching", "following", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "observing", "remarking" ], "antonyms":[ "attending (to)", "heeding", "minding", "regarding", "tending (to)" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "this essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors" ], "synonyms":[ "blinking (at)", "brushing (aside or off)", "condoning", "discounting", "excusing", "forgiving", "glossing (over)", "glozing (over)", "ignoring", "overlooking", "overpassing", "papering over", "pardoning", "passing over", "remitting", "shrugging off", "whitewashing", "winking (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explaining", "justifying", "rationalizing", "absolving", "acquitting", "clearing", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating", "waiving", "waving (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeding", "marking", "minding", "noting", "objecting (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discrepancy":{ "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "the discrepancy of the calculations of my bill by the hotel and myself was a matter of concern" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distinctly":{ "as in clearly , obviously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clearly", "evidently", "manifestly", "obviously", "patently", "plainly", "self-evidently", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "palpably", "visibly", "apparently", "ostensibly", "ostensively", "presumably", "putatively", "seemingly", "supposedly", "externally", "outwardly", "believably", "credibly", "assuredly", "positively", "surely" ], "near antonyms":[ "furtively", "privately", "secretively", "secretly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disembarrassing":{ "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untangling" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "burdening", "encumbering", "loading", "weighing" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distemperatures":{ "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "ailments", "ails", "bugs", "complaints", "complications", "conditions", "diseases", "disorders", "distempers", "fevers", "illnesses", "ills", "infirmities", "maladies", "sicknesses", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagions", "contagious diseases", "contagia", "infections", "attacks", "bouts", "fits", "spells", "debilities", "decrepitudes", "weaknesses", "malaises", "matters", "pips", "epidemics", "pestilences", "pests", "plagues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dises":{ "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "examples":[ "don't take it wrong\u2014I don't mean it as a dis" ], "synonyms":[ "affronts", "barbs", "brickbats", "cuts", "darts", "digs", "epithets", "girds", "indignities", "insults", "names", "offenses", "offences", "outrages", "personalities", "pokes", "put-downs", "sarcasms", "slaps", "slights", "slurs" ], "near synonyms":[ "catcalls", "gibes", "jibes", "jeers", "mocks", "quips", "sneers", "taunts", "abuses", "invectives", "vituperations", "disapprovals", "opprobriums", "disgraces", "dishonors", "shames", "attacks", "criticisms", "knocks", "slams", "swipes", "torments", "tortures" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolades", "commendations", "compliments", "acclaim", "applauses", "praises", "adulations", "flatteries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrupting":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking up", "busting", "disintegrating", "dismembering", "fracturing", "fragmenting", "riving" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomizing", "crushing", "grinding", "powdering", "pulverizing", "reducing", "blasting", "blowing up", "bursting", "detonating", "exploding", "cracking", "popping", "shattering", "shivering", "smashing", "chipping", "slivering", "splintering", "splitting", "imploding", "destroying", "ruining", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "healing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissimulates":{ "to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{ "examples":[ "as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate , so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well" ], "synonyms":[ "dissembles", "lets on", "makes out", "pretends" ], "near synonyms":[ "acts", "impersonates", "masquerades", "playacts", "plays", "poses", "affects", "assumes", "counterfeits", "fakes", "feigns", "professes", "puts on", "shams", "simulates", "camouflages", "conceals", "disguises", "masks", "bluffs", "feints" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismemberments":{ "as in subdivisions , decompositions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decompositions", "disassemblies", "segmentations", "subdivisions", "bifurcations", "breakups", "cleavages", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "fractionalizations", "fractionations", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "separations", "splits", "breaches", "ruptures", "divorces", "severances", "atomizations", "dichotomizations", "polarizations", "diffusions", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings", "administrations", "apportionments", "distributions", "isolations", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblages", "associations", "attachments", "conjunctions", "connections", "linkages", "links", "linkups", "aggregations", "combinations", "consolidations", "fusions", "unifications", "unions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distends":{ "to make or become larger especially because of pressure from inside":{ "examples":[ "The illness can cause the stomach to distend ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blows up", "dilates", "inflates", "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "increases", "multiplies", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "supersizes", "swells", "ups", "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches", "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discrediting":{ "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "chastening", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "humbling", "humiliating", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "smirching", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "belittling", "castigating", "criticizing", "crying down", "decrying", "depreciating", "detracting", "diminishing", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing", "putting down", "ridiculing", "writing off", "bad-mouthing", "defaming", "defiling", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "affronting", "insulting", "censuring", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "execrating", "reprehending", "reprobating" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "boasting", "celebrating", "cheering", "citing", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "decorating", "eulogizing", "extolling", "feting", "f\u00eating", "hailing", "honoring", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "touting", "acknowledging", "recognizing", "highlighting", "playing up", "spotlighting", "dignifying", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enskying", "enthroning", "glorifying", "magnifying", "advancing", "boosting", "lifting", "promoting", "raising", "upgrading", "uplifting", "idealizing", "romanticizing" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "canonizing", "deifying", "elevating", "exalting" ] }, "to think not to be true or real":{ "examples":[ "I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelieving", "negating" ], "near synonyms":[ "denying", "rejecting", "repudiating", "distrusting", "doubting", "mistrusting", "suspecting", "debunking", "disproving", "refuting", "deriding", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scoffing (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "trusting" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "believing", "crediting", "swallowing" ] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited" ], "synonyms":[ "belying", "confounding", "confuting", "debunking", "disconfirming", "disproving", "falsifying", "rebutting", "refuting", "shooting down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrowing", "overturning", "challenging", "contesting", "querying", "questioning", "doubting", "mistrusting", "debating", "discussing", "hashing (over)", "mooting", "talking over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documenting", "evidencing", "evincing", "recording", "showing", "supporting", "witnessing", "backing (up)", "buttressing", "corroborating", "substantiating", "adducing", "attesting", "authenticating", "certifying", "identifying", "demonstrating", "displaying", "illustrating", "manifesting" ], "antonyms":[ "confirming", "establishing", "proving", "validating", "verifying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissatisfaction":{ "the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation":{ "examples":[ "a vague dissatisfaction with the state of their marriage, which seemed a little stale" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "bitterness", "resentment", "aggrievement", "disquiet", "perturbation", "uneasiness", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "misery", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "lightheartedness", "elatedness", "exultation", "jubilation", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[ "contentedness", "contentment", "pleasure", "satisfaction" ] }, "the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met":{ "examples":[ "she felt keen dissatisfaction at the hurried job the house painters had done" ], "synonyms":[ "disappointment", "dismay", "frustration", "letdown" ], "near synonyms":[ "crestfallenness", "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "disenchantment", "disillusionment", "blues", "dejectedness", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "distress", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "gloom", "gloominess", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "chagrin", "discomfiture" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "gratification", "satisfaction" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissimulations":{ "to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{ "examples":[ "as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate , so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well" ], "synonyms":[ "dissemble", "let on", "make out", "pretend" ], "near synonyms":[ "act", "impersonate", "masquerade", "play", "playact", "pose", "affect", "assume", "counterfeit", "fake", "feign", "profess", "put on", "sham", "simulate", "camouflage", "conceal", "disguise", "mask", "bluff", "feint" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "got whatever she wanted through shameless dissimulation" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have":{ "examples":[ "teenagers indulging in dissimulation simply in order to be one of the in crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "dissembling", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "piousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "double-dealing", "falsity", "perfidy", "two-facedness", "affectation", "affectedness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "sanctimoniousness", "self-righteousness", "self-satisfaction", "duplicity", "fakery", "falseness", "fraudulentness", "shamming", "artificiality", "glibness", "oiliness", "smoothness", "unctuousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "probity", "straightforwardness", "truthfulness", "artlessness", "guilelessness", "naturalness", "unaffectedness" ], "antonyms":[ "genuineness", "sincereness", "sincerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "distributaries":{ "as in tributaries , branches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affluents", "branches", "confluents", "influents", "tributaries", "canals", "channels", "cutoffs", "cuts", "guts", "kills", "millraces", "millstreams", "races", "watercourses", "waterways", "bayous", "coulees", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "streams", "washes", "arroyos", "billabongs", "freshes", "freshets", "runoffs", "becks", "bourns", "bournes", "brooklets", "brooks", "burns", "creeks", "gills", "rills", "rivulets", "runlets", "runnels", "runs", "streamlets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disembogued":{ "as in issued , effused":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arose", "effused", "emanated", "issued", "sprang", "sprung", "flowed", "poured", "ran", "run", "rolled", "streamed", "coursed", "raced", "rushed", "fountained", "gushed", "spouted", "spurted", "deluged", "engulfed", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "overran", "swamped", "cascaded", "dribbled", "dripped", "guttered", "riffled", "rippled", "sheeted", "trickled", "flushed", "washed out" ], "near antonyms":[ "backed up", "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "gelled", "hardened", "set" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disagreeable":{ "having or showing a habitually bad temper":{ "examples":[ "a disagreeable old grouch with no friends" ], "synonyms":[ "acid", "bearish", "bilious", "bloody-minded", "cantankerous", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "splenetic", "surly" ], "near synonyms":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "crotchety", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "querulous", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "peppery", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snippy", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "contentious", "contrary", "cussed", "angry", "exasperated", "indignant", "irate", "mad", "upset", "uptight", "depressed", "dour", "glum", "morose", "sullen", "anal", "old-maidish", "schoolmarmish" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "amicable", "congenial", "friendly", "pleasant", "benign", "gentle", "kind", "nice", "sweet", "bubbly", "cheerful", "cheery", "effervescent", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "joyful", "lighthearted", "lively", "vivacious", "content", "glad", "happy", "calm", "placid", "serene", "long-suffering", "patient", "tolerant" ], "antonyms":[ "amiable", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered" ] }, "not giving pleasure to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "a disagreeable smell coming from the closet" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bitter", "displeasing", "distasteful", "harsh", "icky", "nasty", "rotten", "sour", "uncongenial", "unlovely", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "unsavory", "unwelcome", "wicked", "yucky", "yukky" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "beastly", "bilious", "disgusting", "dreadful", "foul", "ghastly", "gnarly", "god-awful", "gross", "hateful", "hellish", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "invidious", "loathsome", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "odious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "scandalous", "seamy", "shocking", "sick", "sickening", "ugly", "unholy", "vile", "villainous", "aggravating", "annoying", "galling", "irritating", "vexing", "crappy", "cruddy", "crummy", "crumby", "lousy", "miserable", "sucky", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "felicitous", "amiable", "charming", "cheery", "friendly", "jolly", "kindly", "sweet" ], "antonyms":[ "agreeable", "congenial", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissatisfy":{ "to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of":{ "examples":[ "a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater" ], "synonyms":[ "cheat", "disappoint", "fail", "let down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum (out)", "chagrin", "discontent", "disgruntle", "displease", "distress", "upset", "disenchant", "disillusion", "deceive", "delude", "mock" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfill", "fulfil", "gladden" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "gratify", "satisfy" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffect", "discontent", "disgruntle", "displease" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienate", "estrange", "aggrieve", "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "perturb", "upset", "annoy", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "depress", "sadden" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "gladden", "tickle", "calm", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disproportions":{ "a state of being different in a way that is not fair, reasonable, or expected":{ "examples":[ "The author does not explain the disproportion between the value of the stones." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence", "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness", "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity", "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disequilibration":{ "as in imbalance , disequilibrium":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disequilibrium", "imbalance", "nonequilibrium", "unbalance", "changeability", "fluctuation", "inconstancy", "insecurity", "instability", "mutability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unsteadiness", "volatility" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "counterpoise", "equilibration", "equilibrium", "equipoise", "poise", "stasis", "counterbalance", "offset", "firmness", "fixedness", "security", "stability", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disaggregate":{ "as in divide , disunite":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "break up", "disarticulate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate", "detach", "disengage", "break down", "demount", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismember", "dismount", "knock down", "strike", "take down" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct", "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissent (to)":{ "as in oppose , protest":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "object (to)", "oppose", "protest", "decline", "deny", "disallow", "disapprove", "negative", "refuse", "reject", "spurn", "turn down", "veto", "hold off", "resist", "withstand", "combat", "contest", "fight" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "have", "take", "accede (to)", "assent (to)", "concede (to)", "confirm", "consent (to)", "OK", "okay", "ratify", "sanction", "warrant", "acquiesce (to)", "bow (to)", "capitulate (to)", "give in (to)", "submit (to)", "succumb (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discoverers":{ "as in adventurers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adventurers", "explorers", "pathfinders", "pioneers", "trailblazers", "journeyers", "travelers", "travellers", "voyagers", "forerunners", "precursors", "roamers", "rovers", "trekkers", "wanderers", "wayfarers", "bushrangers", "mountain men", "woodsmen", "colonials", "colonists", "colonizers", "frontiersmen", "homesteaders", "settlers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disentangle":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "it took forever to disentangle the knot" ], "synonyms":[ "ravel (out)", "unbraid", "unlay", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untangle", "untwine", "untwist", "unweave" ], "near synonyms":[ "fray", "fret", "smooth", "straighten (out)", "uncoil", "undo", "unknot", "unlace", "unroll", "unstring", "unthread", "untie", "unwind" ], "near antonyms":[ "braid", "knot", "lace", "plait", "ply", "splice", "tie", "wind" ], "antonyms":[ "entangle", "snarl", "tangle" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disembarrass", "disengage", "extricate", "free", "liberate", "release", "untangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disburden", "disencumber", "unburden", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untie", "untwine" ], "near antonyms":[ "block", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "burden", "encumber", "load", "weigh" ], "antonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disk jockeys":{ "as in DJs , shock jocks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "DJs", "shock jocks", "veejays", "VJs", "mistresses of ceremonies", "hucksters", "pitchmen", "announcers", "emcees", "hosts", "MCs", "anchormen", "anchorpeople", "anchors", "anchorwomen", "newscasters", "CBers", "hams", "radiomen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disgorges":{ "to violently throw out or off (something from within)":{ "examples":[ "the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show" ], "synonyms":[ "belches", "ejects", "eructs", "erupts", "expels", "jets", "spews", "spouts", "spurts" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushes", "pours", "squirts", "streams", "surges", "emanates", "exhales", "issues", "releases", "shoots", "spits", "springs", "vents", "discharges", "emits", "fires", "casts", "flings", "heaves", "hurls", "launches", "pitches", "tosses" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottles (up)", "contains", "restrains", "shuts (in or up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissed":{ "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dollars than they do" ], "synonyms":[ "contemned", "disdained", "disrespected", "high-hatted", "looked down (on or upon)", "scorned", "slighted", "sniffed (at)", "snooted", "snubbed" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouted", "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deplored", "deprecated", "disparaged", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "admired", "esteemed", "lionized", "hallowed", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "accepted", "appreciated", "approved (of)", "cared (for)", "countenanced", "favored", "OK'd", "okayed", "subscribed (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honored", "respected" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "diminished", "discounted", "dismissed", "disparaged", "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 cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "are you dissing me?" ], "synonyms":[ "affronted", "disrespected", "insulted", "offended", "outraged", "slapped", "slighted", "wounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "cut", "snubbed", "displeased", "distressed", "disturbed", "hurt", "miffed", "pained", "troubled", "upset", "jeered", "mocked", "ridiculed", "sneered (at)", "taunted", "defamed", "disparaged", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "reviled", "slandered", "slurred", "smeared", "oppressed", "persecuted", "tormented", "tortured" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "approved", "hailed", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized", "praised", "adulated", "flattered", "sweet-talked", "exalted", "glorified", "honored", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one" ], "synonyms":[ "blamed", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "dispraised", "faulted", "knocked", "panned", "reprehended", "slagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewered", "tweaked", "assailed", "attacked", "blasted", "clobbered", "slammed", "slashed", "nicked (at)", "sniped (at)", "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "carped", "caviled", "cavilled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "kicked", "kvetched", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "niggled", "quibbled", "whined", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "drubbed", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "berated", "castigated", "crucified", "excoriated", "flayed", "gibbeted", "hammered", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lashed", "pilloried", "scolded", "upbraided", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "derided", "discommended", "disparaged", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "recommended", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discount":{ "something that is or may be subtracted":{ "examples":[ "a discount of 20% from the original price" ], "synonyms":[ "abatement", "deduction", "reduction" ], "near synonyms":[ "giveback", "kickback", "rebate", "dent", "depreciation", "decline", "decrement", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop", "fall", "loss", "forfeit", "forfeiture", "penalty" ], "near antonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "augmentation", "boost", "gain", "increase", "increment", "raise", "rise", "appreciation" ], "antonyms":[ "accession", "addition" ] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "even while acknowledging the primacy of the director, we should not discount the contributions of all the others who worked on the film" ], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside or off)", "condone", "disregard", "excuse", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "paper over", "pardon", "pass over", "remit", "shrug off", "whitewash", "wink (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate", "waive", "wave (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heed", "mark", "mind", "note", "object (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "shouldn't discount their contributions to our fund-raising efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "diminish", "dis", "diss", "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" ] }, "as in low , cheap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bargain-basement", "budget", "cheap", "inexpensive", "low", "low-end", "rock-bottom", "accessible", "affordable", "popular", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "expensive", "high", "high-end", "upscale" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "discourteousness":{ "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "a campaign to try to remedy the increasing discourteousness of the state's drivers" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfranchised":{ "as in stopped , prevented":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "blocked", "constrained", "denied", "disallowed", "disbarred", "discouraged", "disenfranchised", "excluded", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "inhibited", "obstructed", "prevented", "shut out", "stopped", "disqualified", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "vetoed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accredited", "authorized", "certified", "chartered", "commissioned", "empowered", "enabled", "invested", "licensed", "licenced", "qualified", "vested", "warranted", "approved", "cleared", "credentialed", "credentialled", "endorsed", "indorsed", "OK'd", "okayed", "sanctioned", "affirmed", "confirmed", "validated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disreputableness":{ "as in corruption , disgracefulness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corruptibility", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "disgrace", "disgracefulness", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "profligacy", "shamelessness", "venality", "baseness", "dishonor", "lowness", "blameworthiness", "criminality", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "immorality", "unrighteousness", "unscrupulousness", "knavery", "rascality", "roguishness", "meanness", "reprehensibleness", "rottenness", "sinfulness", "vileness", "villainy", "wickedness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "righteousness", "uprightness", "blamelessness", "character", "conscientiousness", "decency", "fairness", "high-mindedness", "incorruptibility", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "justice", "morality", "nobility", "reputability", "respectability", "right-mindedness", "scrupulousness", "virtue", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discarnate":{ "as in disembodied , formless":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bodiless", "disembodied", "formless", "incorporeal", "unbodied", "immaterial", "nonmaterial", "nonphysical", "ethereal", "insubstantial", "unsubstantial", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "insensible", "intangible", "invisible", "unnoticeable", "airy", "diaphanous", "gossamery", "tenuous", "thin", "vaporous", "wispish", "metaphysical", "spiritual" ], "near antonyms":[ "concrete", "material", "physical", "substantial", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "corporeal", "embodied", "fleshly", "apparent", "appreciable", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "palpable", "perceptible", "seeable", "sensible", "tangible", "touchable", "visible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissever":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissipatedness":{ "a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{ "examples":[ "a novel chronicling the dissipatedness of a generation born to great wealth" ], "synonyms":[ "abjection", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "decadency", "degeneracy", "degenerateness", "degeneration", "degradation", "demoralization", "depravity", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "libertinage", "libertinism", "perversion", "pervertedness", "rakishness", "turpitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "evil", "immorality", "sinfulness", "villainy", "wickedness", "filth", "gangrene", "rot", "squalor" ], "near antonyms":[ "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissents (to)":{ "as in opposes , protests":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "objects (to)", "opposes", "protests", "declines", "denies", "disallows", "disapproves", "negatives", "refuses", "rejects", "spurns", "turns down", "vetoes", "holds off", "resists", "withstands", "combats", "contests", "fights" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "has", "takes", "accedes (to)", "assents (to)", "concedes (to)", "confirms", "consents (to)", "OKs", "okays", "ratifies", "sanctions", "warrants", "acquiesces (to)", "bows (to)", "capitulates (to)", "gives in (to)", "submits (to)", "succumbs (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disallowance":{ "an unwillingness to grant something asked for":{ "examples":[ "the taxpayer was notified of the disallowance of his claim for medical expenses" ], "synonyms":[ "declination", "denial", "nay", "no", "nonacceptance", "refusal", "rejection", "turndown" ], "near synonyms":[ "rebuff", "repudiation", "repulse", "spurn", "negative", "ban", "injunction", "veto", "deterrence", "discouragement", "repression", "suppression" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "accession", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "authorization", "clearance", "concurrence", "consent", "leave", "license", "licence", "permission", "sanction", "sufferance", "imprimatur", "seal", "signature", "stamp" ], "antonyms":[ "allowance", "approval", "grant", "OK", "okay" ] }, "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "a categorical disallowance of all charges" ], "synonyms":[ "contradiction", "denegation", "denial", "disavowal", "disclaimer", "disconfirmation", "negation", "rejection", "repudiation" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproof", "rebuttal", "refutation", "negative" ], "near antonyms":[ "concession", "confession", "affirmation", "assertion", "declaration", "attestation", "corroboration", "documentation", "substantiation", "testament", "testimony", "validation" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "admission", "avowal", "confirmation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disunited":{ "disagreeing with each other":{ "examples":[ "the disunited members of the committee couldn't accomplish anything" ], "synonyms":[ "divided", "split" ], "near synonyms":[ "balkanized", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "cohesionless", "factious" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "unanimous", "undivided", "united" ] }, "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "decoupled", "disassociated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "dissociated", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "decomposed", "disassembled", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "bifurcated", "bisected", "cleaved", "cleft", "dichotomized", "dissected", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "halved", "partitioned", "quartered", "segmented", "subdivided", "trisected", "fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discordancy":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "the discordancy between the film's flamboyant cinematography and its otherwise somber mood" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfigurement":{ "something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{ "examples":[ "a plastic surgeon who occasionally donates his services to treat the disfigurements of needy children" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "blight", "blotch", "defect", "deformity", "excrescence", "excrescency", "fault", "flaw", "imperfection", "mar", "mark", "pockmark", "scar" ], "near synonyms":[ "abnormality", "distortion", "irregularity", "malformation", "misshape", "bug", "glitch", "kink", "blot", "blur", "spot", "stain", "taint", "damage", "defacement", "impairment", "injury", "failing", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "adornment", "decoration", "embellishment", "enhancement", "ornament" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfurnishes":{ "as in strips":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "strips", "deforces", "evicts", "bereaves", "deprives", "disinherits", "dispossesses", "divests", "expropriates", "ousts", "annexes", "appropriates", "commandeers", "impounds", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distorts":{ "to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{ "examples":[ "the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible" ], "synonyms":[ "bends", "colors", "cooks", "falsifies", "fudges", "garbles", "misinterprets", "misrelates", "misrepresents", "misstates", "perverts", "slants", "twists", "warps" ], "near synonyms":[ "misdescribes", "misspeaks", "mistranslates", "belies", "camouflages", "disguises", "dissembles", "glosses (over)", "masks", "veils", "whitewashes", "bowdlerizes", "censors", "complicates", "confounds", "confuses", "mistakes", "mixes (up)", "mystifies", "obscures", "equivocates", "fibs", "lies", "palters", "prevaricates" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarifies", "clears (up)", "explains", "illuminates", "illustrates", "interprets", "spells out", "deciphers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position" ], "synonyms":[ "contorts", "deforms", "misshapes", "screws", "squinches", "tortures", "warps" ], "near synonyms":[ "defaces", "disfigures", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "coils", "curls", "loops", "spirals", "twines", "winds", "wreathes" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightens", "unbends", "uncurls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disabling":{ "to cause severe or permanent injury to":{ "examples":[ "a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash" ], "synonyms":[ "crippling", "incapacitating", "laming", "maiming", "mutilating" ], "near synonyms":[ "dismembering", "hamstringing", "hobbling", "paralyzing", "battering", "bruising", "bunging up", "mangling", "mauling", "roughing (up)", "goring", "lacerating", "winging", "wounding", "disfiguring", "scarring", "kneecapping", "breaking", "damaging", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "bashing", "beating", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "drubbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thumping", "banging", "boxing", "hitting", "punching", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thrashing", "thwacking", "whacking", "flogging", "lashing", "walloping", "whipping", "killing", "murdering", "tormenting", "torturing" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "repairing", "restoring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move":{ "examples":[ "disabled the controls for unauthorized users" ], "synonyms":[ "crippling", "hamstringing", "immobilizing", "incapacitating", "paralyzing", "prostrating" ], "near synonyms":[ "attenuating", "debilitating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "sapping", "tiring", "undercutting", "undermining", "weakening", "hobbling", "laming", "maiming", "mutilating", "knocking out" ], "near antonyms":[ "energizing", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "vitalizing", "fortifying", "strengthening", "empowering", "freshening", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "rejuvenating", "restoring", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispossessed":{ "as in disadvantaged , underprivileged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deprived", "disadvantaged", "unaffluent", "underprivileged", "beggared", "beggarly", "broke", "destitute", "dirt-poor", "down-and-out", "famished", "hard up", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "necessitous", "needful", "needy", "pauperized", "penniless", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken", "skint", "threadbare", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "bust", "busted", "insolvent", "possessionless", "ruined", "depressed", "distressed", "hand-to-mouth", "hardscrabble", "pinched", "poorish", "reduced", "straitened", "cash-strapped", "low", "short", "tapped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "comfortable", "prosperous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to end the occupancy or possession of":{ "examples":[ "opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes" ], "synonyms":[ "divested", "expropriated", "ousted" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforced", "evicted", "disfurnished", "stripped", "stript", "bereaved", "bereft", "deprived", "disinherited", "annexed", "appropriated", "commandeered", "impounded", "seized", "took over", "usurped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disserting":{ "as in expounding , pontificating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expounding", "pontificating", "sermonizing", "reciting", "soliloquizing", "mouthing", "spouting", "declaiming", "descanting", "discoursing", "expatiating", "haranguing", "lecturing", "orating", "speaking", "talking", "filibustering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distastefulness":{ "as in unpleasantness , obnoxiousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "obnoxiousness", "unpleasantness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "infamy", "loathsomeness", "offensiveness", "repellency", "repugnance", "repulsiveness", "abusiveness", "scurrilousness", "reprehensibility", "reprehensibleness", "exceptionability", "objectionableness", "unacceptability", "undesirability", "depravedness", "depravity", "kinkiness", "naughtiness", "perverseness", "perversion", "perversity", "pervertedness", "wickedness", "lechery", "immodesty", "indecorousness", "indelicacy", "indelicateness", "lowness", "unbecomingness", "broadness", "earthiness", "gaminess", "raciness", "saltiness", "suggestiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "priggery", "priggishness", "primness", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "seemliness", "appropriateness", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "perfection", "purity", "spotlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disaffirm":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "deny", "disallow", "disavow", "disclaim", "disconfirm", "disown", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refute", "reject", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverse", "challenge", "confute", "disprove", "rebut", "disagree (with)", "dispute" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "avow", "concede", "confirm", "own" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disclaim":{ "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank" ], "synonyms":[ "deny", "disavow", "disown", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradict", "disallow", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refuse", "reject", "challenge", "confute", "criticize", "disprove", "rebut", "refute", "dispute", "question", "abdicate", "abjure", "recant", "renounce", "retract" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "admit", "concede", "confess", "grant", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "confirm", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "avow", "claim", "own", "recognize" ] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "deny", "disaffirm", "disallow", "disavow", "disconfirm", "disown", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refute", "reject", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverse", "challenge", "confute", "disprove", "rebut", "disagree (with)", "dispute" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "avow", "concede", "confirm", "own" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discountenances":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "made known his long-standing discountenance of any form of religious belief" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "displeasures" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "distastes", "rejections", "thumbs-downs", "blames", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "dispraises", "opprobriums", "reprehensions", "reproaches", "reprobations", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "belittlements", "disparagements", "objections", "oppositions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendations", "praises", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "thumbs-ups", "empathies", "sympathies" ], "antonyms":[ "approbations", "approvals", "favors" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecates", "disapproves (of)", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "frowns (on or upon)", "mislikes", "reproves", "tsk-tsks", "tuts (over or about)", "tut-tuts (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "objects (to)", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "reprehends", "reprobates", "scorns", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "discommends", "chides", "rebukes", "reproaches", "scolds" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "supports", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approves", "favors", "likes" ] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members" ], "synonyms":[ "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitates", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "puts off", "puts out", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "humbles", "humiliates", "queers", "shames" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "comforts", "consoles", "relieves", "soothes", "buoys", "cheers", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "assures", "reassures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disbelievers":{ "a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something":{ "examples":[ "the usual disbelievers refused to accept the president's claim that he was acting only in the public interest" ], "synonyms":[ "doubters", "doubting Thomases", "questioners", "skeptics", "unbelievers" ], "near synonyms":[ "agnostics", "cynics", "misanthropes", "pessimists", "deriders", "ridiculers", "scoffers" ], "near antonyms":[ "chumps", "dupes", "gulls", "pigeons", "suckers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distend":{ "to make or become larger especially because of pressure from inside":{ "examples":[ "The illness can cause the stomach to distend ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blow up", "dilate", "inflate", "accelerate", "add (to)", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "build up", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "hype", "increase", "multiply", "pump up", "raise", "swell", "stoke", "supersize", "up", "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench", "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disobeys":{ "to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of":{ "examples":[ "students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class", "drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws" ], "synonyms":[ "defies", "mocks", "rebels (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobliges", "mutinies (against)", "revolts (against)", "disregards", "ignores", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "tunes out", "brushes (off)", "dismisses", "flouts", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "scoffs (at)", "scorns", "shrugs off", "winks (at)", "breaches", "breaks", "infringes", "transgresses", "violates", "bucks", "combats", "contests", "disputes", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "withstands" ], "near antonyms":[ "capitulates (to)", "concedes (to)", "defers (to)", "goose-steps (to)", "serves", "stoops (to)", "submits (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)", "cooperates (with)", "keeps", "observes", "accedes (to)", "acquiesces (to)", "agrees (to)", "assents (to)", "obliges", "attends", "hears", "heeds", "listens (to)", "marks", "notes", "notices", "regards", "watches" ], "antonyms":[ "complies (with)", "conforms (to)", "follows", "minds", "obeys" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discommoding":{ "causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance":{ "examples":[ "the thoroughly unpleasant and discommoding experience of changing a flat tire in the rain" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "disobliging", "incommoding", "inconvenient" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "burdensome", "onerous", "troublesome", "annoying", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nagging", "nettlesome", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "bearable", "endurable", "sufferable", "tolerable", "advantageous", "desirable", "good", "helpful" ], "antonyms":[ "convenient", "ultraconvenient" ] }, "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "the breakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "disobliging", "disturbing", "incommoding", "inconveniencing", "putting out", "troubling" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling", "weighing", "fettering", "hampering", "hamstringing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irking", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "riling", "vexing", "grating", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "agitating", "perturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing", "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodating", "favoring", "obliging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disconcerted":{ "as in confused , bewildered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bewildered", "confused", "fazed", "baffled", "confounded", "hard-pressed", "hard put", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "embarrassed", "flustered", "put out" ], "near antonyms":[ "undaunted", "unfazed", "composed", "untroubled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in anxious , apprehensive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitated", "anxious", "apprehensive", "disquieted", "disturbed", "funky", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "panicked", "panicky", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "skittish", "uneasy", "upset", "worried", "affrighted", "afraid", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "horror-struck", "hysterical", "hysteric", "scared", "scary", "shocked", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "chicken", "fainthearted", "fearsome", "shrinking", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "tremulant", "tremulous", "phobic", "appalled", "dismayed", "startled", "cowed", "daunted", "intimidated", "unnerved", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "gutless", "lily-livered", "pusillanimous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "wary" ], "near antonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daredevil", "daring", "dashing", "gutsy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "venturesome", "venturous", "brave", "courageous", "gallant", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous", "assured", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "sanguine", "sure", "unperturbed", "dauntless", "resolute", "undaunted", "fearless", "unafraid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program" ], "synonyms":[ "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "put off", "put out", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "humbled", "humiliated", "queered", "shamed" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "comforted", "consoled", "relieved", "soothed", "buoyed", "cheered", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "assured", "reassured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disk jockey":{ "as in DJ , shock jock":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "DJ", "shock jock", "veejay", "VJ", "mistress of ceremonies", "huckster", "pitchman", "announcer", "emcee", "host", "MC", "anchor", "anchorman", "anchorperson", "anchorwoman", "newscaster", "CBer", "ham", "radioman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dismounted":{ "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "the coachman dismounted from his seat in order to assist the weary travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "alighted", "alit", "descended", "disembarked", "got down", "lit", "lighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplaned", "detrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "boarded", "climbed (aboard)", "got in", "mounted", "enplaned", "emplaned", "entrained" ], "antonyms":[ "embarked" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismount a revolver for cleaning" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "demounted", "disassembled", "dismantled", "dismembered", "knocked down", "struck", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "broke up", "disaggregated", "disarticulated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distinctions":{ "a quality that gives something special worth":{ "examples":[ "has the distinction of being the oldest house in the city" ], "synonyms":[ "cardinal virtues", "excellences", "excellencies", "graces", "merits", "values", "virtues" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantages", "edges", "pluses", "plusses", "superiorities" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defects", "failings", "faults", "flaws", "drawbacks", "minuses", "negatives" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiencies", "demerits", "disvalues" ] }, "public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement":{ "examples":[ "I did all of the work, and the other guy got all the distinction" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolades", "applauses", "bays", "credits", "glories", "homages", "honors", "kudos", "lauds", "laurels", "props", "r\u00e9clames", "suns" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrities", "fames", "renowns", "reputes", "compliments", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "panegyrics", "toasts", "tributes", "acclamations", "ovations", "plaudits", "praises", "raves", "rhapsodies", "citations", "commendations", "kudos", "notes", "recommendations", "elevations", "enshrinements", "enthronements", "exaltations", "glorifications" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something given in recognition of achievement":{ "examples":[ "won a number of distinctions in her long career as an actress" ], "synonyms":[ "accolades", "awards", "blue ribbons", "decorations", "honors", "kudos", "plumes", "premiums", "prizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "badges", "crowns", "cups", "laurels", "medals", "orders", "plaques", "plates", "ribbons", "trophies", "applauses", "bravos", "bravoes", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "hallelujahs", "homages", "paeans", "panegyrics", "plaudits", "tributes", "citations", "commendations", "compliments", "honorable mentions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distrustfully":{ "with distrust":{ "examples":[ "to say that I read the stories in the tabloids distrustfully is putting it mildly" ], "synonyms":[ "askance", "askant", "doubtfully", "doubtingly", "dubiously", "mistrustfully", "sideways", "skeptically", "suspiciously" ], "near synonyms":[ "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "incredulously", "questioningly", "quizzically", "unbelievingly", "charily", "guardedly", "warily", "captiously", "critically", "cynically", "deprecatingly", "disapprovingly", "disparagingly", "negatively", "reproachfully", "reproachingly", "reprovingly", "unfavorably", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "uncomfortably", "uneasily" ], "near antonyms":[ "approvingly", "favorably", "positively", "confidently", "sanguinely", "credulously", "uncritically", "unquestioningly" ], "antonyms":[ "trustfully", "trustingly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disqualification":{ "as in inaptitude":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inaptitude", "impotence", "inability", "inadequacy", "incapability", "incapacity", "incompetence", "incompetency", "ineptitude", "insufficiency", "powerlessness", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficaciousness", "inefficacy", "inefficiency" ], "near antonyms":[ "ability", "adequacy", "capability", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "potency", "aptitude", "bent", "endowment", "flair", "genius", "gift", "knack", "talent", "effectiveness", "effectualness", "efficaciousness", "efficiency", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "potency", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "strength" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disbeliefs":{ "refusal to accept something as true":{ "examples":[ "their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief" ], "synonyms":[ "incredulities", "nonbeliefs" ], "near synonyms":[ "discredit", "distrust", "doubts", "mistrust", "skepticism", "suspicions", "uncertainties", "denials", "rejections", "repudiations", "unfaiths" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "convictions", "faiths", "trusts" ], "antonyms":[ "beliefs", "credences", "credits" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distended":{ "enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "bees with abdomens distended with honey are less apt to sting" ], "synonyms":[ "bloated", "blown", "overinflated", "puffed", "swollen", "tumescent", "tumid", "turgid", "varicose", "varicosed" ], "near synonyms":[ "ballooned", "blown up", "expanded", "bulging", "dilated", "protuberant", "ventricose", "ballooning", "dilating", "turgescent" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "deflated", "detumescent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make or become larger especially because of pressure from inside":{ "examples":[ "The illness can cause the stomach to distend ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blew up", "dilated", "inflated", "accelerated", "added (to)", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "built up", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "hyped", "increased", "multiplied", "pumped up", "raised", "stoked", "supersized", "swelled", "upped", "boomed", "jumped", "skyrocketed", "spiked", "bumped (up)", "ratcheted (up)", "racheted (up)", "drew out", "elongated", "fleshed (out)", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched", "developed", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "complemented", "supplemented", "beefed (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "maximized", "accumulated", "amassed", "collected", "followed up", "parlayed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "cut back", "retrenched", "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "minified", "reduced", "subtracted (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discriminates":{ "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color" ], "synonyms":[ "differences", "differentiates", "discerns", "distinguishes", "secerns", "separates" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguishes", "comprehends", "grasps", "knows", "understands", "divides", "parts", "severs", "demarcates", "marks (off)", "sets off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounds", "lumps (together)", "mingles" ], "antonyms":[ "confuses", "mistakes", "mixes (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discombobulated":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss" ], "synonyms":[ "addled", "baffled", "bamboozled", "beat", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "buffaloed", "confounded", "confused", "disoriented", "flummoxed", "foxed", "fuddled", "got", "graveled", "gravelled", "mazed", "muddied", "muddled", "mystified", "perplexed", "posed", "puzzled", "vexed", "vext" ], "near synonyms":[ "stuck", "stumped", "weirded out", "abashed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "stunned", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "beguiled", "cozened", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "hoaxed", "hoodwinked", "humbugged", "misguided", "misled", "snowed", "strung along", "took in", "tricked" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "reassured", "satisfied", "enlightened", "informed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissidents":{ "a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "the conference drew political dissidents of every ilk" ], "synonyms":[ "dissenters", "dissentients", "heresiarchs", "heretics", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostates", "defectors", "renegades", "schismatics", "sectarians", "separationists", "separatists", "disbelievers", "infidels", "misbelievers", "unbelievers", "bohemians", "individualists" ], "near antonyms":[ "believers" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissenter":{ "a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly" ], "synonyms":[ "dissentient", "dissident", "heresiarch", "heretic", "nonconformist" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostate", "defector", "renegade", "schismatic", "sectarian", "separationist", "separatist", "disbeliever", "infidel", "misbeliever", "unbeliever", "bohemian", "individualist" ], "near antonyms":[ "believer" ], "antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disks":{ "as in parts , portions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bits", "fragments", "particles", "parts", "portions", "scraps", "sections", "shards", "chips", "flakes", "slivers", "spalls", "splinters", "splints", "flinders", "shivers", "smithereens", "shreds", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shaves", "shavings", "snippets", "leaves", "leafs", "sheets", "slices" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disconnects":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disconnected the two parts of the light fixture" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discriminatory":{ "favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people":{ "examples":[ "a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women" ], "synonyms":[ "differential", "discriminating", "discriminational", "discriminative" ], "near synonyms":[ "biased", "inequitable", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "prejudicial", "unequal", "unfair", "unjust", "clubby", "elitist", "selective", "segregative" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "equitable", "fair", "just", "impartial", "neutral", "objective", "unbiased", "uncolored", "unprejudiced" ], "antonyms":[ "nondiscriminatory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissected":{ "to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{ "examples":[ "let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling" ], "synonyms":[ "analyzed", "anatomized", "assayed", "broke down", "cut", "deconstructed" ], "near synonyms":[ "assessed", "diagnosed", "evaluated", "examined", "inspected", "investigated", "scrutinized", "arranged", "assorted", "cataloged", "catalogued", "categorized", "classified", "codified", "diagrammed", "diagramed", "enumerated", "indexed", "ordered", "schematized", "sorted", "tabulated", "divided", "reduced", "segmented", "separated", "subdivided" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerated", "aggregated", "amalgamated", "assimilated", "coalesced", "conglomerated", "consolidated", "integrated", "synthesized", "unified" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissevered":{ "as in broken up , unyoked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broken up", "disjoined", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unyoked", "discontinuous", "noncontinuous", "away", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "farthest", "remote", "apart", "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free-standing", "isolate", "isolated", "removed", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "nonadjacent", "noncontiguous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "conterminous", "contiguous", "flanking", "flush", "fringing", "joining", "juxtaposed", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging", "approximate", "close", "closest", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "nearest", "next-door", "nigh", "attached", "communicating", "connected", "connecting", "interconnecting", "joined", "linked", "united" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "decoupled", "disassociated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "decomposed", "disassembled", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "bifurcated", "bisected", "cleaved", "cleft", "dichotomized", "dissected", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "halved", "partitioned", "quartered", "segmented", "subdivided", "trisected", "fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discordance":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "there was a real discordance between the tough guys that the actor played in the movies and the softy that he was in real life" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{ "examples":[ "the jarring discordance coming from the garage where the band was rehearsing" ], "synonyms":[ "babel", "blare", "bluster", "bowwow", "brawl", "bruit", "cacophony", "chatter", "clamor", "clangor", "decibel(s)", "din", "katzenjammer", "noise", "racket", "rattle", "roar" ], "near synonyms":[ "discord", "dissonance", "commotion", "furor", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "rumpus", "tumult", "uproar", "clatter", "jangle", "bang", "blast", "boom", "clap", "crack", "crash" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "lull", "quietude", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "antonyms":[ "quiet", "silence", "silentness", "still", "stillness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disclaimers":{ "a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege":{ "examples":[ "one brother filed a disclaimer , allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings" ], "synonyms":[ "quitclaims", "releases", "waivers" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispensations", "exemptions", "indemnities", "abdications", "relinquishments", "renouncements", "handovers", "renunciations", "surrenders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "the intelligence agency's pro forma disclaimer of any involvement in the assassination plot" ], "synonyms":[ "contradictions", "denegations", "denials", "disallowances", "disavowals", "disconfirmations", "negations", "rejections", "repudiations" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproofs", "rebuttals", "refutations", "negatives" ], "near antonyms":[ "concessions", "confessions", "affirmations", "assertions", "declarations", "attestations", "corroborations", "documentations", "substantiations", "testaments", "testimonies", "validations" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "admissions", "avowals", "confirmations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dismantle":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismantle the table for easier transport" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "demount", "disassemble", "dismember", "dismount", "knock down", "strike", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "break up", "disaggregate", "disarticulate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discounting":{ "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "even while acknowledging the primacy of the director, we should not discount the contributions of all the others who worked on the film" ], "synonyms":[ "blinking (at)", "brushing (aside or off)", "condoning", "disregarding", "excusing", "forgiving", "glossing (over)", "glozing (over)", "ignoring", "overlooking", "overpassing", "papering over", "pardoning", "passing over", "remitting", "shrugging off", "whitewashing", "winking (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explaining", "justifying", "rationalizing", "absolving", "acquitting", "clearing", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating", "waiving", "waving (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeding", "marking", "minding", "noting", "objecting (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "shouldn't discount their contributions to our fund-raising efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "diminishing", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispensable":{ "not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end":{ "examples":[ "a new invention that renders the old methods eminently dispensable" ], "synonyms":[ "gratuitous", "inessential", "needless", "nonessential", "uncalled-for", "unessential", "unnecessary", "unwarranted" ], "near synonyms":[ "discretionary", "elective", "optional", "extra", "extraneous", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "redundant", "superfluous" ], "near antonyms":[ "all-important", "crucial", "important", "vital", "imperative", "pressing", "urgent" ], "antonyms":[ "essential", "indispensable", "necessary", "needed", "needful", "required" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disposes of":{ "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "She took an afternoon to declutter and dispose of unwanted belongings." ], "synonyms":[ "cashiers", "casts (off)", "chucks", "deep-sixes", "discards", "ditches", "dumps", "eighty-sixes", "86es", "exorcises", "exorcizes", "flings (off or away)", "jettisons", "junks", "lays by", "loses", "pitches", "rejects", "scraps", "sheds", "shucks (off)", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "throws away", "throws out", "tosses", "unloads" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandons", "abdicates", "deserts", "forsakes", "dismisses", "kicks out", "abolishes", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "expunges", "exterminates", "extinguishes", "extirpates", "liquidates", "removes", "roots (out)", "stamps (out)", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "takes on", "employs", "uses", "utilizes", "holds", "holds back", "keeps", "retains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "The foreclosure forced them to dispose of all assets." ], "synonyms":[ "alienates", "aliens", "assigns", "cedes", "conveys", "deeds", "makes over", "transfers" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeaths", "hands down", "leaves", "passes (down)", "wills", "bestows", "commends", "commits", "confers", "contributes", "delivers", "donates", "grants", "hands over", "moves", "passes", "presents", "releases", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "transmits", "turns in", "turns over", "vests", "yields", "consigns", "entrusts", "intrusts", "trusts", "leases", "lends", "lets", "loans", "rents" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "They disposed of the problem to the satisfaction of both sides." ], "synonyms":[ "agrees (on)", "arranges", "decides", "fixes", "sets", "settles" ], "near synonyms":[ "contracts", "pledges", "promises", "blueprints", "calculates", "charts", "concerts", "designs", "drafts", "frames", "hammers out", "intrigues", "lays out", "maneuvers", "maps (out)", "plans", "programs", "programmes", "schematizes", "schemes", "shapes", "squares away", "works out", "chooses", "concludes", "determines", "figures", "opts", "resolves", "affirms", "approves", "authorizes", "clears", "confirms", "OKs", "okays", "sanctions", "warrants", "closes", "completes", "ends", "finalizes", "finishes", "rounds (off or out)", "winds up", "wraps up", "bargains", "chaffers", "deals", "dickers", "haggles", "horse-trades", "negotiates" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborts", "calls", "calls off", "drops", "recalls", "repeals", "rescinds", "revokes", "differs (over)", "disagrees (with)", "counters", "debates", "objects", "opposes", "protests", "resists", "contests", "disputes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "disaffections":{ "the loss of friendship or affection":{ "examples":[ "widespread disaffection with the governor's administration in its final year" ], "synonyms":[ "alienations", "disgruntlements", "estrangements" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonisms", "embitterments", "breaches", "breakups", "divorces", "rifts", "ruptures", "schisms", "separations", "splits", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "jaundices", "rancors", "aggravations", "furies", "furors", "indignations", "infuriations", "ires", "outrages", "rages", "spleens", "wraths", "disenchantments", "disillusionments" ], "near antonyms":[ "endearments", "ingratiations", "appeasements", "conciliations", "mollifications", "pacifications", "propitiations" ], "antonyms":[ "reconcilements", "reconciliations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dislodge":{ "to forcefully take (something or someone) away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.", "He kicked at the stone to dislodge it." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demount", "clear", "draw", "remove", "take out", "withdraw", "abstract", "cut", "draw off", "draw out", "extract", "pull", "budge", "dislocate", "displace", "disturb", "move", "shift", "transfer", "transpose", "fell", "knock down", "knock over" ], "near antonyms":[ "mount", "anchor", "clamp", "fix", "hitch", "moor", "secure", "set", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "root" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbursements":{ "a payment made in the course of achieving a result":{ "examples":[ "substantial disbursements for research and development" ], "synonyms":[ "charges", "costs", "expenditures", "expenses", "outgoes", "outlays" ], "near synonyms":[ "overheads", "outflows", "pocket moneys", "spending moneys", "prices", "rates", "tabs", "tariffs", "tolls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers" ], "synonyms":[ "compensations", "payments", "remitments", "remittances", "remunerations" ], "near synonyms":[ "renderings", "reimbursements", "repayments", "prepayments", "overpayments" ], "near antonyms":[ "underpayments" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpayments" ] }, "the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group":{ "examples":[ "the agency whose responsibilities included the disbursement of strains of the virus to medical research labs around the country" ], "synonyms":[ "admeasurements", "allocations", "allotments", "apportionments", "dispensations", "distributions", "divisions", "issuances" ], "near synonyms":[ "reallocations", "reapportionments", "redistributions", "redivisions", "repartitions", "partitions", "separations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispensary":{ "a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given":{ "examples":[ "a hospital dispensary" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sick bay", "apothecary", "drugstore", "pharmacy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discomposure":{ "as in discomfort , distress":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitation", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturbance", "perturbation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "abashment", "confusion", "discomfiture", "disconcertment", "embarrassment", "fluster", "mortification", "disgrace", "ignominy", "shame", "debasement", "degradation", "humiliation", "humble pie" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "composure", "confidence", "coolness", "equanimity", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-possession" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissenters":{ "a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly" ], "synonyms":[ "dissentients", "dissidents", "heresiarchs", "heretics", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostates", "defectors", "renegades", "schismatics", "sectarians", "separationists", "separatists", "disbelievers", "infidels", "misbelievers", "unbelievers", "bohemians", "individualists" ], "near antonyms":[ "believers" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfigure":{ "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "bloody", "break", "compromise", "crab", "cripple", "cross (up)", "damage", "deface", "endamage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "spoil", "vitiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "erode", "scour", "wash out", "wear (away)", "blight", "tarnish", "dent", "ding", "dint", "botch", "gum (up)", "queer", "lacerate", "wound", "disable", "hamstring", "lame", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate", "torment", "torture", "annihilate", "bang up", "bash", "batter", "clobber", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "scourge", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "cure", "heal", "help", "rectify", "rehabilitate", "remedy", "edit", "remodel", "revise", "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "refine" ], "antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discountenancing":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecating", "disapproving (of)", "disesteeming", "disfavoring", "disliking", "frowning (on or upon)", "misliking", "reproving", "tsk-tsking", "tutting (over or about)", "tut-tutting (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishing", "objecting (to)", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting", "reprehending", "reprobating", "scorning", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "discommending", "chiding", "rebuking", "reproaching", "scolding" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "supporting", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approving", "favoring", "liking" ] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members" ], "synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitating", "bothering", "chagrining", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "putting off", "putting out", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "queering", "shaming" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "relieving", "soothing", "buoying", "cheering", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "assuring", "reassuring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissonances":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "the dissonance between what we are told and what we see with our own eyes" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissimulators":{ "as in defrauders , frauds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "charlatans", "cheaters", "cheats", "counterfeiters", "cozeners", "deceivers", "defrauders", "dissemblers", "double-dealers", "frauds", "hustlers", "knaves", "mountebanks", "operators", "pretenders", "gossipers", "gossips", "talebearers", "equivocators", "palterers", "distorters", "falsifiers", "perjurers", "calumniators", "defamers", "libelers", "libelists", "slanderers", "exaggerators", "mythomaniacs", "fabricators", "fabulists", "fibbers", "liars", "prevaricators", "storytellers" ], "near antonyms":[ "square shooters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disgruntles":{ "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "examples":[ "an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS" ], "synonyms":[ "alienates", "aliens", "disaffects", "estranges", "sours" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonizes", "embitters", "envenoms", "aggravates", "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "maddens", "outrages", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "breaks up", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "disappoints", "disenchants", "disillusions", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "exasperates", "galls", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "riles", "vexes" ], "near antonyms":[ "endears", "ingratiates", "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "reconciles" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffects", "discontents", "displeases", "dissatisfies" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienates", "estranges", "aggrieves", "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "perturbs", "upsets", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "depresses", "saddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "gladdens", "tickles", "calms", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[ "contents", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discipleship":{ "as in audience , followership":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "audience", "cult", "followership", "following", "fandom" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disavow":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "deny", "disaffirm", "disallow", "disclaim", "disconfirm", "disown", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refute", "reject", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverse", "challenge", "confute", "disprove", "rebut", "disagree (with)", "dispute" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "avow", "concede", "confirm", "own" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission" ], "synonyms":[ "deny", "disclaim", "disown", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradict", "disallow", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refuse", "reject", "challenge", "confute", "criticize", "disprove", "rebut", "refute", "dispute", "question", "abdicate", "abjure", "recant", "renounce", "retract" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "admit", "concede", "confess", "grant", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "confirm", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "avow", "claim", "own", "recognize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discountenance":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "made known his long-standing discountenance of any form of religious belief" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "displeasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "distaste", "rejection", "thumbs-down", "blame", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "dispraise", "opprobrium", "reprehension", "reproach", "reprobation", "antagonism", "antipathy", "hostility", "belittlement", "disparagement", "objection", "opposition" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendation", "praise", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "thumbs-up", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[ "approbation", "approval", "favor" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecate", "disapprove (of)", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "frown (on or upon)", "mislike", "reprove", "tsk-tsk", "tut (over or about)", "tut-tut (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "object (to)", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "reprehend", "reprobate", "scorn", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "discommend", "chide", "rebuke", "reproach", "scold" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "support", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approve", "favor", "like" ] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members" ], "synonyms":[ "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitate", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "put off", "put out", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate", "queer", "shame" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "comfort", "console", "relieve", "soothe", "buoy", "cheer", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "assure", "reassure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disownments":{ "as in denials , disavowals":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denials", "disaffirmances", "disavowals", "recantations", "renunciations", "repudiations", "retractions", "bait and switches", "switcheroos", "reconsiderations", "retreats", "second thoughts", "about-faces", "about-turns", "flip-flops", "reversals", "turnabouts", "turnarounds", "U-turns", "volte-faces", "hesitations", "indecisions", "irresolutions", "vacillations", "wobblings", "wabblings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishonored":{ "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "dishonored herself by fixing the results of her medical research" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "chastened", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "discredited", "disgraced", "fouled", "humbled", "humiliated", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "shamed", "smirched", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "belittled", "castigated", "cried down", "criticized", "decried", "depreciated", "detracted", "diminished", "discounted", "disparaged", "minimized", "put down", "ridiculed", "wrote off", "bad-mouthed", "defamed", "defiled", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "affronted", "insulted", "censured", "condemned", "damned", "denounced", "execrated", "reprehended", "reprobated" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "boasted", "celebrated", "cheered", "cited", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "decorated", "eulogized", "extolled", "feted", "f\u00eated", "hailed", "honored", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted", "acknowledged", "recognized", "highlighted", "played up", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "dignified", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enskied", "enthroned", "glorified", "magnified", "advanced", "boosted", "lifted", "promoted", "raised", "upgraded", "uplifted", "idealized", "romanticized" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "canonized", "deified", "elevated", "exalted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distension":{ "as in inflation , amplification":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amplification", "inflation", "enlargement", "escalation", "expansion", "accretion", "accrual", "augmentation", "cumulation", "creep", "growth", "rise", "spread", "extension", "lengthening", "doubling", "quadrupling", "tripling", "boost", "gain", "hike", "increment", "rise", "accumulating", "accumulation", "addition", "increase", "multiplication", "mushrooming", "proliferation" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrease", "abatement", "compressing", "compression", "condensation", "condensing", "constricting", "constriction", "contracting", "contraction", "diminishing", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "shrinking", "retrenching", "retrenchment", "shortening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disciplining":{ "inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment":{ "examples":[ "disciplining actions taken in response to the rowdiness" ], "synonyms":[ "castigating", "chastening", "chastising", "correcting", "correctional", "corrective", "disciplinary", "penal", "penalizing", "punitive" ], "near synonyms":[ "retaliative", "retaliatory", "retributive", "retributory", "revengeful", "vengeful", "wrathful" ], "near antonyms":[ "compensatory", "acquitting", "exculpating", "exculpatory", "exonerating", "vindicating", "absolving", "condoning", "pardoning", "remitting", "commuting", "reprieving" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpunitive" ] }, "to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{ "examples":[ "the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt" ], "synonyms":[ "castigating", "chastening", "chastising", "correcting", "penalizing", "punishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "assessing", "charging", "docking", "fining", "imposing", "levying", "mulcting", "convicting", "sentencing", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "criticizing", "keelhauling", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproving", "wreaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "forfeiting", "getting off", "ransoming", "releasing", "commuting", "reprieving", "absolving", "acquitting", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating" ], "antonyms":[ "excusing", "pardoning", "sparing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disrating":{ "as in downgrade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "downgrade", "bump", "demotion", "reduction", "dismissal", "firing", "layoff", "sacking", "abasement", "debasement", "humiliation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "several noncommissioned officers had been disrated" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "busting", "degrading", "demoting", "downgrading", "reducing" ], "near synonyms":[ "canning", "cashiering", "dismissing", "downsizing", "firing", "laying off", "sacking", "abasing", "debasing", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "lowering" ], "near antonyms":[ "hiring" ], "antonyms":[ "advancing", "elevating", "promoting", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disgusting":{ "causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed" ], "synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "distasteful", "dreadful", "evil", "foul", "fulsome", "gross", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "noxious", "obnoxious", "obscene", "odious", "offensive", "rancid", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "scandalous", "shocking", "sickening", "ugly" ], "near synonyms":[ "exceptionable", "objectionable", "brackish", "disagreeable", "dislikable", "dislikeable", "unpleasant", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hard", "hateful", "unhealthy", "unsavory", "unwholesome", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "atrocious", "frightful", "ghastly", "grim", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "heinous", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish", "sick", "sickish", "sickly", "terrible", "unspeakable", "vile", "off-putting", "undesirable", "unwanted", "unwelcome", "barbarous", "unchristian", "uncivilized", "ungodly", "unholy", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "agreeable", "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "desirable", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "gratifying", "heavenly", "inviting", "likable", "likeable", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "welcome", "unexceptionable", "unobjectionable", "healthful", "healthy", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "innocuous", "inoffensive" ] }, "to cause to feel disgust":{ "examples":[ "the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us" ], "synonyms":[ "grossing out", "nauseating", "putting off", "repelling", "repulsing", "revolting", "sickening", "turning off" ], "near synonyms":[ "displeasing", "distressing", "appalling", "disquieting", "horrifying", "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "outraging", "shocking" ], "near antonyms":[ "alluring", "attracting", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "disarming", "drawing", "enchanting", "enticing", "fascinating", "luring", "pulling", "seducing", "tempting", "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "rejoicing", "tickling", "enrapturing", "enthralling", "entrancing", "appealing (to)", "interesting", "intriguing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disinterred":{ "to remove from place of burial":{ "examples":[ "the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred" ], "synonyms":[ "exhumed", "unearthed" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "buried", "entombed", "inhumed", "interred", "tombed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disentangled":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "it took forever to disentangle the knot" ], "synonyms":[ "raveled (out)", "ravelled (out)", "unbraided", "unlaid", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untangled", "untwined", "untwisted", "unwove" ], "near synonyms":[ "frayed", "fretted", "smoothed", "straightened (out)", "uncoiled", "undid", "unknotted", "unlaced", "unrolled", "unstrung", "unthreaded", "untied", "unwound" ], "near antonyms":[ "braided", "knotted", "laced", "plaited", "plied", "spliced", "tied", "wound", "winded" ], "antonyms":[ "entangled", "snarled", "tangled" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "disembarrassed", "disengaged", "extricated", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disburdened", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untied", "untwined" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocked", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "burdened", "encumbered", "loaded", "weighed" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disparagements":{ "the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant":{ "examples":[ "his predictable disparagement of the latest fashions among young people" ], "synonyms":[ "belittlements", "denigrations", "deprecations", "depreciations", "derogations", "detractions", "diminishments", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disproves":{ "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat" ], "synonyms":[ "belies", "confounds", "confutes", "debunks", "disconfirms", "discredits", "falsifies", "rebuts", "refutes", "shoots down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrows", "overturns", "challenges", "contests", "queries", "questions", "doubts", "mistrusts", "debates", "discusses", "hashes (over)", "moots", "talks over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documents", "evidences", "evinces", "records", "shows", "supports", "witnesses", "backs (up)", "buttresses", "corroborates", "substantiates", "adduces", "attests", "authenticates", "certifies", "identifies", "demonstrates", "displays", "illustrates", "manifests" ], "antonyms":[ "confirms", "establishes", "proves", "validates", "verifies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disillusions":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life" ], "synonyms":[ "disabuses", "disenchants", "undeceives" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticates", "advises", "apprises", "clues (in)", "fills in", "wises (up)", "debunks", "exposes", "refutes", "shows up", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "discloses", "divulges", "spills", "tells", "unveils" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiles", "bluffs", "cozens", "deludes", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "hoaxes", "hoodwinks", "kids", "misguides", "misinforms", "misleads", "misrepresents", "snows", "takes in", "tricks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenfranchised":{ "as in disabled , disempowered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disabled", "disempowered", "disqualified", "decertified", "disallowed", "forbade", "forbad", "proscribed", "delegitimized", "invalidated", "nullified" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorized", "entitled", "privileged", "qualified", "empowered", "enabled", "enfranchised", "licensed", "licenced", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disembowels":{ "to take the internal organs out of":{ "examples":[ "ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails" ], "synonyms":[ "cleans", "draws", "eviscerates", "guts" ], "near synonyms":[ "bones", "dresses", "cuts", "excises", "extracts", "removes", "withdraws", "yanks", "transplants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinterments":{ "as in exhumations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "exhumations", "cremations" ], "near antonyms":[ "burials", "entombments", "inhumations", "interments", "obsequies", "sepultures", "embalmments", "funerals", "immurements", "inurnments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissents (from)":{ "as in opposes , objects (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "objects (to)", "opposes", "detests", "hates", "loathes", "dislikes", "minds", "blacklists", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "damns", "denounces", "deprecates", "depreciates", "disparages", "reprehends", "reprobates", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disfavors", "frowns (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "approves (of)", "cares (for)", "countenances", "favors", "OKs", "okays", "subscribes (to)", "acclaims", "applauds", "lauds", "praises", "salutes", "backs (up)", "concurs (in)", "stands by", "supports", "sustains", "upholds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discrepant":{ "not being in agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "widely discrepant conclusions on the impact the real estate development would have on the local environment" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "conflicting", "disagreeing", "discordant", "incompatible", "incongruous", "inconsistent", "inconsonant", "inharmonious", "mutually exclusive", "repugnant" ], "near synonyms":[ "irreconcilable", "antagonistic", "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "opposing", "opposite" ], "near antonyms":[ "akin", "like", "similar" ], "antonyms":[ "accordant", "agreeing", "compatible", "concordant", "conformable (to)", "congruent", "congruous", "consistent", "consonant", "correspondent (with or to)", "harmonious", "nonconflicting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discriminable":{ "as in differentiable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "differentiable", "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar", "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disaffirmances":{ "as in denials , repudiations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denials", "disavowals", "disownments", "recantations", "renunciations", "repudiations", "retractions", "bait and switches", "switcheroos", "reconsiderations", "retreats", "second thoughts", "about-faces", "about-turns", "flip-flops", "reversals", "turnabouts", "turnarounds", "U-turns", "volte-faces", "hesitations", "indecisions", "irresolutions", "vacillations", "wobblings", "wabblings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disease":{ "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "ail", "ailment", "bug", "complaint", "complication", "condition", "disorder", "distemper", "distemperature", "fever", "ill", "illness", "infirmity", "malady", "sickness", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagion", "contagious disease", "contagium", "infection", "attack", "bout", "fit", "spell", "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "lameness", "sickliness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness", "unwellness", "weakness", "malaise", "matter", "pip", "epidemic", "pest", "pestilence", "plague" ], "near antonyms":[ "fitness", "healthiness", "heartiness", "robustness", "soundness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness", "fettle", "shape" ], "antonyms":[ "health", "wellness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distributions":{ "the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group":{ "examples":[ "aid workers oversaw the distribution of supplies to the flood victims" ], "synonyms":[ "admeasurements", "allocations", "allotments", "apportionments", "disbursements", "dispensations", "divisions", "issuances" ], "near synonyms":[ "reallocations", "reapportionments", "redistributions", "redivisions", "repartitions", "partitions", "separations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another":{ "examples":[ "the distribution of those stars has long suggested the form of a dipper" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangements", "arrays", "disposals", "dispositions", "orderings", "orders", "sequences", "setups" ], "near synonyms":[ "continuities", "precedences", "priorities", "chains", "processions", "progressions", "successions", "series", "alignments", "alinements", "designs", "layouts", "patterns", "structures", "systems" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusions", "disorders", "disorganizations", "disruptions", "upsets", "disconnections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disarticulated":{ "as in broke up , divided":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broke up", "disaggregated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated", "detached", "disengaged", "broke down", "demounted", "disassembled", "dismantled", "dismembered", "dismounted", "knocked down", "struck", "took down" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed", "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discovers":{ "to come to an awareness of":{ "examples":[ "I was startled to discover that my keys were missing" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertains", "catches on (to)", "finds out", "gets on (to)", "hears", "learns", "realizes", "sees", "wises (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hits (on or upon)", "tumbles (to)", "descries", "detects", "encounters", "espies", "spots", "calculates", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "finds", "puzzles (out)", "discerns", "minds", "notes", "observes", "perceives", "divines" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "disregards", "ignores", "forgets", "unlearns", "blankets", "blots out", "cloaks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "occults", "screens", "shrouds", "veils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertains", "descries", "detects", "determines", "digs out", "digs up", "dredges (up)", "ferrets (out)", "finds", "finds out", "gets", "hits (on or upon)", "hunts (down or up)", "learns", "locates", "noses out", "roots (out)", "routs (out)", "rummages", "runs down", "scares up", "scouts (up)", "tracks (down)", "turns up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espies", "sights", "spots", "looks for", "searches (for or out)", "seeks" ], "near antonyms":[ "loses", "mislays", "misplaces", "missets" ], "antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "passes over" ] }, "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him" ], "synonyms":[ "bares", "discloses", "divulges", "exposes", "lets on (about)", "reveals", "spills", "tells", "unbosoms", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "unveils" ], "near synonyms":[ "confides", "shares", "debunks", "shows up", "unclothes", "undrapes", "advertises", "announces", "blazes", "brings out", "broadcasts", "declares", "placards", "posts", "proclaims", "promulgates", "publicizes", "publishes", "sounds", "betrays", "blabs", "gives away", "leaks", "informs", "squeals", "talks", "communicates", "imparts", "relates", "acknowledges", "admits", "avows", "concedes", "confesses", "owns", "disinters", "rakes up", "smokes out", "unearths" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflages", "disguises", "gilds", "glosses (over)", "varnishes", "whitewashes", "beclouds", "bedims", "befogs", "clouds", "darkens", "eclipses", "obscures", "overcasts", "overshadows", "shades" ], "antonyms":[ "cloaks", "conceals", "covers (up)", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "shrouds", "veils" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbursement":{ "a payment made in the course of achieving a result":{ "examples":[ "substantial disbursements for research and development" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "cost", "expenditure", "expense", "outgo", "outlay" ], "near synonyms":[ "overhead", "outflow", "pocket money", "spending money", "price", "rate", "tab", "tariff", "toll" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers" ], "synonyms":[ "compensation", "giving", "paying", "payment", "remitment", "remittance", "remuneration" ], "near synonyms":[ "rendering", "tendering", "reimbursement", "repayment", "paying off", "paying up", "prepayment", "overpayment" ], "near antonyms":[ "underpayment" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpayment" ] }, "the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group":{ "examples":[ "the agency whose responsibilities included the disbursement of strains of the virus to medical research labs around the country" ], "synonyms":[ "admeasurement", "allocation", "allotment", "apportionment", "dispensation", "distribution", "division", "issuance" ], "near synonyms":[ "reallocation", "reapportionment", "redistribution", "redivision", "repartition", "partition", "separation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disco":{ "as in discotheque , a-go-go":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "a-go-go", "discotheque", "discoth\u00e9que", "bistro", "bo\u00eete", "cabaret", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "club", "nightclub", "nightspot", "nitery", "niterie", "roadhouse", "supper club", "barroom", "pub", "public house", "saloon", "tavern", "clip joint", "dive", "honky-tonk", "key club", "speakeasy", "canteen", "watering hole", "watering place" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disburdened":{ "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil" ], "synonyms":[ "discharged", "disencumbered", "off-loaded", "unburdened", "unladed", "unloaded", "unpacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "freed", "lightened", "relieved", "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ], "near antonyms":[ "charged", "crammed", "filled", "heaped", "jammed", "jam-packed", "stuffed" ], "antonyms":[ "loaded", "packed" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "disencumbered", "divested", "freed", "relieved", "rid", "ridded", "unburdened" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharged", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "released", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered", "bailed (out)", "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogged (down)", "fettered", "hampered", "restrained", "shackled", "subjected", "weighed down", "weighted (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "saddled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconfirming":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "denying", "disaffirming", "disallowing", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refuting", "rejecting", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversing", "challenging", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "disagreeing (with)", "disputing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "admitting", "allowing", "avowing", "conceding", "confirming", "owning" ] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God" ], "synonyms":[ "belying", "confounding", "confuting", "debunking", "discrediting", "disproving", "falsifying", "rebutting", "refuting", "shooting down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrowing", "overturning", "challenging", "contesting", "querying", "questioning", "doubting", "mistrusting", "debating", "discussing", "hashing (over)", "mooting", "talking over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documenting", "evidencing", "evincing", "recording", "showing", "supporting", "witnessing", "backing (up)", "buttressing", "corroborating", "substantiating", "adducing", "attesting", "authenticating", "certifying", "identifying", "demonstrating", "displaying", "illustrating", "manifesting" ], "antonyms":[ "confirming", "establishing", "proving", "validating", "verifying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diseconomy":{ "as in wastefulness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "wastefulness", "extravagance", "improvidence", "lavishness", "prodigality", "squandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "economy", "frugality", "husbandry", "parsimony", "penny-pinching", "providence", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrift", "conservation", "saving", "miserliness", "niggardliness", "stinginess" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissipated":{ "having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{ "examples":[ "the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county" ], "synonyms":[ "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissolute", "jackleg", "libertine", "loose", "perverse", "perverted", "rakehell", "rakehelly", "rakish", "reprobate", "sick", "unclean", "unwholesome", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "bent", "crooked", "cutthroat", "dishonest", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "contaminated", "spoiled", "tainted", "bad", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "nefarious", "sinful", "vicious", "wicked" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorruptible", "ethical", "honest", "principled", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "pure", "uncorrupt", "uncorrupted" ] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared out", "disbanded", "dispelled", "dispersed", "scattered", "squandered" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke up", "isolated", "parted", "segregated", "separated", "split (up)", "diffused", "disseminated", "diverged", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinated", "conglomerated", "unified", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "clustered", "collected", "concentrated", "congregated", "gathered", "ingathered" ] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "fiddled away", "frittered (away)", "lavished", "lost", "misspent", "ran through", "spent", "squandered", "threw away", "trifled (away)", "wasted" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurged", "consumed", "depleted", "exhausted", "impoverished", "overspent", "shot", "indulged", "overindulged", "disbursed", "expended", "laid out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economized", "scrimped", "skimped", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "hoarded", "laid up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserved" ] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembled", "dispersed", "dissolved", "scattered" ], "near synonyms":[ "branched (out)", "broke up", "disbanded", "diverged", "divided", "forked", "separated", "spilled", "spilt", "cleared", "disappeared", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "melted", "went (away)" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregated", "gathered", "met" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discarding":{ "the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{ "examples":[ "the daily discarding of all unwanted e-mail" ], "synonyms":[ "disposal", "disposition", "dumping", "jettison", "junking", "removal", "riddance", "scrapping", "throwing away" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearance", "clearing", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "destruction" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulation", "acquirement", "acquisition", "collection", "deposit", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "discard an old, torn sweater" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiering", "casting (off)", "chucking", "deep-sixing", "ditching", "dumping", "eighty-sixing", "86ing", "exorcising", "exorcizing", "flinging (off or away)", "jettisoning", "junking", "laying by", "losing", "pitching", "rejecting", "scrapping", "shedding", "shucking (off)", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "tossing", "unloading" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoning", "abdicating", "deserting", "forsaking", "dismissing", "kicking out", "abolishing", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "extirpating", "liquidating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "employing", "using", "utilizing", "holding", "holding back", "keeping", "retaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disquieted":{ "as in anxious , worried":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alarmed", "anxious", "disturbed", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrought (up)", "agitated", "delirious", "distracted", "distrait", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "affrighted", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "ballistic", "berserk", "crazed", "demented", "deranged", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "nuclear", "raging", "ranting", "raving" ], "near antonyms":[ "collected", "composed", "recollected", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "unhysterical", "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "cool", "coolheaded", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disservice":{ "unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this":{ "examples":[ "you do a great disservice to the professionals at the day-care center when you refer to them as \"babysitters\"" ], "synonyms":[ "inequity", "injury", "injustice", "raw deal", "shaft", "unfairness", "unjustness", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "affront", "indignity", "insult", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "put-down", "slight", "slur", "beef", "complaint", "grievance" ], "near antonyms":[ "cricket" ], "antonyms":[ "equitableness", "equity", "fairness", "justice" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrespected":{ "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their appearance" ], "synonyms":[ "affronted", "dissed", "insulted", "offended", "outraged", "slapped", "slighted", "wounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "cut", "snubbed", "displeased", "distressed", "disturbed", "hurt", "miffed", "pained", "troubled", "upset", "jeered", "mocked", "ridiculed", "sneered (at)", "taunted", "defamed", "disparaged", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "reviled", "slandered", "slurred", "smeared", "oppressed", "persecuted", "tormented", "tortured" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "approved", "hailed", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized", "praised", "adulated", "flattered", "sweet-talked", "exalted", "glorified", "honored", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs" ], "synonyms":[ "contemned", "disdained", "dissed", "high-hatted", "looked down (on or upon)", "scorned", "slighted", "sniffed (at)", "snooted", "snubbed" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouted", "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deplored", "deprecated", "disparaged", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "admired", "esteemed", "lionized", "hallowed", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "accepted", "appreciated", "approved (of)", "cared (for)", "countenanced", "favored", "OK'd", "okayed", "subscribed (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honored", "respected" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distilling":{ "to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{ "examples":[ "the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily" ], "synonyms":[ "dribbling", "dripping", "dropping", "trickling" ], "near synonyms":[ "drizzling", "sprinkling", "flowing", "pouring", "rolling", "running", "streaming", "cascading", "guttering", "riffling", "rippling", "bleeding", "exuding", "oozing", "seeping", "weeping", "discharging" ], "near antonyms":[ "gushing", "spouting", "spurting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifying", "clearing", "filtering", "fining", "garbling", "purifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "processing", "rectifying", "refining", "cleaning", "cleansing", "decontaminating", "elutriating", "purging", "washing", "extracting", "leaching", "bolting", "screening", "sieving", "sifting", "disinfecting", "sanitizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouding", "dulling", "muddying", "contaminating", "dirtying", "soiling", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "begriming", "besmirching", "fouling", "sullying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissembling":{ "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "a crafty child given to frequent dissembling to get what she wants" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have":{ "examples":[ "in the end the preacher's smarmy dissembling is discovered, and he is exposed as a fraud" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "dissimulation", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "piousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "double-dealing", "falsity", "perfidy", "two-facedness", "affectation", "affectedness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "sanctimoniousness", "self-righteousness", "self-satisfaction", "duplicity", "fakery", "falseness", "fraudulentness", "shamming", "artificiality", "glibness", "oiliness", "smoothness", "unctuousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "probity", "straightforwardness", "truthfulness", "artlessness", "guilelessness", "naturalness", "unaffectedness" ], "antonyms":[ "genuineness", "sincereness", "sincerity" ] }, "as in mendacious , dishonest":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambidextrous", "crooked", "defrauding", "dishonest", "double-dealing", "duplicitous", "faithless", "fast", "fraudulent", "knavish", "lying", "mendacious", "untrustworthy", "untruthful", "beguiling", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deceptive", "deluding", "delusive", "delusory", "fallacious", "false", "misleading", "specious", "artful", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "foxy", "guileful", "shady", "shifty", "slick", "sly", "sneaking", "sneaky", "subtile", "subtle", "trick", "trickish", "tricky", "underhand", "underhanded", "wily", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "wrong", "bewildering", "confounding", "distracting", "perplexing", "puzzling", "bogus", "counterfeit", "fake", "feigned", "forged", "jive", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "spurious", "insidious", "perfidious", "treacherous", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "artificial", "backhanded", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "two-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "clarifying", "elucidative", "explanatory", "illuminating", "revealing", "revelatory", "honest", "trustworthy", "truthful", "aboveboard", "forthright", "nondeceptive", "straightforward" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married\u2014to someone else" ], "synonyms":[ "acting", "affecting", "assuming", "bluffing", "counterfeiting", "faking", "feigning", "passing (for)", "pretending", "professing", "putting on", "shamming", "simulating" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulating", "impersonating", "letting on", "masquerading", "playacting", "playing", "posing", "forging", "imitating", "camouflaging", "concealing", "disguising", "masking", "feinting", "malingering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{ "examples":[ "children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age" ], "synonyms":[ "dissimulating", "letting on", "making out", "pretending" ], "near synonyms":[ "acting", "impersonating", "masquerading", "playacting", "playing", "posing", "affecting", "assuming", "counterfeiting", "faking", "feigning", "professing", "putting on", "shamming", "simulating", "camouflaging", "concealing", "disguising", "masking", "bluffing", "feinting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "disconcertment":{ "the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable":{ "examples":[ "his disconcertment over having to tell the landlord he'd lost his key for the third time" ], "synonyms":[ "abashment", "confusion", "discomfiture", "embarrassment", "fluster", "mortification" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitation", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturbance", "perturbation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "disgrace", "ignominy", "shame", "debasement", "degradation", "humiliation", "humble pie" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "composure", "confidence", "coolness", "equanimity", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-possession" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disallowances":{ "an unwillingness to grant something asked for":{ "examples":[ "the taxpayer was notified of the disallowance of his claim for medical expenses" ], "synonyms":[ "declinations", "denials", "nays", "noes", "nos", "nonacceptances", "refusals", "rejections", "turndowns" ], "near synonyms":[ "rebuffs", "repudiations", "repulses", "spurns", "negatives", "bans", "injunctions", "vetoes", "deterrences", "discouragements", "repressions", "suppressions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "accessions", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "authorizations", "clearances", "concurrences", "consents", "leaves", "licenses", "licences", "permissions", "sanctions", "sufferances", "imprimaturs", "seals", "signatures", "stamps" ], "antonyms":[ "allowances", "approvals", "grants", "OKs", "okays" ] }, "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "a categorical disallowance of all charges" ], "synonyms":[ "contradictions", "denegations", "denials", "disavowals", "disclaimers", "disconfirmations", "negations", "rejections", "repudiations" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproofs", "rebuttals", "refutations", "negatives" ], "near antonyms":[ "concessions", "confessions", "affirmations", "assertions", "declarations", "attestations", "corroborations", "documentations", "substantiations", "testaments", "testimonies", "validations" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "admissions", "avowals", "confirmations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disarrangement":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the disarrangement of the files makes it almost impossible to find anything" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "chaos", "confusion", "disarray", "dishevelment", "disorder", "disorderedness", "disorderliness", "disorganization", "free-for-all", "havoc", "heck", "hell", "jumble", "mare's nest", "mess", "messiness", "misorder", "muddle", "muss", "shambles", "snake pit", "tumble", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchy", "lawlessness", "misrule", "riot", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "labyrinth", "maze", "web", "maelstrom", "storm", "bollix", "clutter", "litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disparateness":{ "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "the disparateness of their notions of an ideal weekend may indicate that they would not make a compatible couple" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distorter":{ "as in falsifier":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "falsifier", "perjurer", "equivocator", "palterer", "calumniator", "defamer", "libeler", "libelist", "slanderer", "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "exaggerator", "mythomaniac", "charlatan", "cheat", "cheater", "counterfeiter", "cozener", "deceiver", "defrauder", "dissembler", "dissimulator", "double-dealer", "fraud", "hustler", "knave", "mountebank", "operator", "pretender", "fabricator", "fabulist", "fibber", "liar", "prevaricator", "storyteller" ], "near antonyms":[ "square shooter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfranchise":{ "as in stop , prevent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "block", "constrain", "deny", "disallow", "disbar", "discourage", "disenfranchise", "exclude", "hinder", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "obstruct", "prevent", "shut out", "stop", "disqualify", "enjoin", "forbid", "interdict", "outlaw", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto" ], "near antonyms":[ "accredit", "authorize", "certify", "charter", "commission", "empower", "enable", "invest", "license", "licence", "qualify", "vest", "warrant", "approve", "clear", "credential", "endorse", "indorse", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "affirm", "confirm", "validate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disgracefulness":{ "as in corruption , perversion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corruptibility", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "disgrace", "disreputableness", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "profligacy", "shamelessness", "venality", "baseness", "dishonor", "lowness", "blameworthiness", "criminality", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "immorality", "unrighteousness", "unscrupulousness", "knavery", "rascality", "roguishness", "meanness", "reprehensibleness", "rottenness", "sinfulness", "vileness", "villainy", "wickedness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "righteousness", "uprightness", "blamelessness", "character", "conscientiousness", "decency", "fairness", "high-mindedness", "incorruptibility", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "justice", "morality", "nobility", "reputability", "respectability", "right-mindedness", "scrupulousness", "virtue", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discharging":{ "to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force":{ "examples":[ "Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package" ], "synonyms":[ "blasting", "firing", "loosing", "shooting", "squeezing off" ], "near synonyms":[ "launching", "projecting", "blazing (at)", "sniping (at)", "casting", "catapulting", "flinging", "heaving", "hurling", "hurtling", "lobbing", "pelting", "pitching", "slinging", "throwing", "tossing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "docks for discharging containerships" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdening", "disencumbering", "off-loading", "unburdening", "unlading", "unloading", "unpacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "freeing", "lightening", "relieving", "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near antonyms":[ "charging", "cramming", "filling", "heaping", "jamming", "jam-packing", "stuffing" ], "antonyms":[ "loading", "packing" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "discharge a debt in full" ], "synonyms":[ "anteing (up)", "balancing", "clearing", "footing", "liquidating", "meeting", "paying", "paying off", "paying up", "ponying up", "quitting", "recompensing", "settling", "springing (for)", "standing" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiating" ] }, "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty" ], "synonyms":[ "disenthralling", "disenthraling", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "enlarging", "freeing", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering" ], "near synonyms":[ "bailing (out)", "delivering", "paroling", "ransoming", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disembarrassing", "disencumbering", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "unshackling" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "committing", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "locking (up)", "conquering", "enslaving", "subduing", "subjugating" ], "antonyms":[ "binding", "confining", "enchaining", "fettering", "restraining" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "emanating", "emitting", "evolving", "exhaling", "expelling", "expiring", "giving out", "irradiating", "issuing", "radiating", "releasing", "sending (out)", "shooting", "throwing out", "venting" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminating", "evacuating", "excreting", "exuding", "oozing", "secreting", "ejecting", "erupting", "gushing", "jetting", "outpouring", "pouring", "spewing", "spouting", "spraying", "spurting", "squirting" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbing", "inhaling", "soaking (up)", "sponging", "sucking (up)", "taking up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force":{ "examples":[ "felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged" ], "synonyms":[ "blasting", "firing", "shooting" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazing", "peppering", "plinking", "potshotting", "sniping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered" ], "synonyms":[ "axing", "bouncing", "canning", "cashiering", "dismissing", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating", "turning off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizing", "excessing", "furloughing", "laying off", "trimming", "booting (out)", "chucking (out)", "drumming (out)", "kicking out", "throwing out", "unseating", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "reemploying", "re-employing", "rehiring", "contracting", "subcontracting", "recruiting" ], "antonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenchanted":{ "as in frustrated , disappointed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "aggrieved", "discontent", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you" ], "synonyms":[ "disabused", "disillusioned", "undeceived" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticated", "advised", "apprised", "clued (in)", "filled in", "wised (up)", "debunked", "exposed", "refuted", "showed up", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "disclosed", "divulged", "spilled", "spilt", "told", "unveiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiled", "bluffed", "cozened", "deluded", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "hoaxed", "hoodwinked", "kidded", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "misrepresented", "snowed", "took in", "tricked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discommends":{ "as in criticizes , condemns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "disrelishes", "objects (to)", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "reprehends", "reprobates", "scorns", "chides", "rebukes", "reproaches", "scolds", "deprecates", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "frowns (on or upon)", "mislikes", "reproves", "tsk-tsks", "tuts (over or about)", "tut-tuts (over or about)" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "favors", "likes", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "supports", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "district":{ "an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature":{ "examples":[ "Independence Hall in Philadelphia's historic district" ], "synonyms":[ "nabe", "neighborhood", "quarter", "section" ], "near synonyms":[ "belt", "zone", "department", "division", "part", "precinct", "ward", "area", "backyard", "locality", "place", "region", "barrio", "enclave", "ghetto", "hood", "'hood" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disesteems":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "discountenances", "disfavors", "dislikes", "displeasures" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "distastes", "rejections", "thumbs-downs", "blames", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "dispraises", "opprobriums", "reprehensions", "reproaches", "reprobations", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "belittlements", "disparagements", "objections", "oppositions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendations", "praises", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "thumbs-ups", "empathies", "sympathies" ], "antonyms":[ "approbations", "approvals", "favors" ] }, "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "the medical researcher had fallen into great disesteem after having been caught faking her lab results" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disgraces", "dishonors", "disreputes", "ignominies", "infamies", "obloquies", "odiums", "opprobriums", "reproaches", "shames" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandals", "contempts", "despites", "disdains", "scorns", "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors", "abasements", "debasements", "degradations", "dust", "humiliations", "blots", "brands", "shadows", "slurs", "smirches", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "taints" ], "near antonyms":[ "admirations", "appreciations", "estimations", "regards", "awes", "fears", "reverences", "fames", "glories", "renowns", "reputes" ], "antonyms":[ "esteems", "honors", "respects" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecates", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disfavors", "dislikes", "frowns (on or upon)", "mislikes", "reproves", "tsk-tsks", "tuts (over or about)", "tut-tuts (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "objects (to)", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "reprehends", "reprobates", "scorns", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "discommends", "chides", "rebukes", "reproaches", "scolds" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "supports", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approves", "favors", "likes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disarticulate":{ "as in break up , divide":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "break up", "disaggregate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate", "detach", "disengage", "break down", "demount", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismember", "dismount", "knock down", "strike", "take down" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct", "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissimilarly":{ "as in variously , diversely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diversely", "variously", "differently", "else", "other (than)", "otherwise" ], "near antonyms":[ "likewise", "similarly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "discloser":{ "as in teller , gossiper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blabber", "gossip", "gossiper", "prattler", "quidnunc", "revealer", "teller", "gaper", "gawker", "gawper", "gazer", "peeper", "peeping Tom", "prier", "pryer", "rubberneck", "rubbernecker", "snoop", "snooper", "spy", "betrayer", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "telltale", "busybody", "buttinsky", "buttinski", "interferer", "interloper", "intermeddler", "intruder", "kibitzer", "kibbitzer", "meddler", "nosey parker", "snake", "sneak", "informant", "informer", "snitcher", "squealer", "stool pigeon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrelished":{ "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "I disrelish the thought of sitting through endless meetings on the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "disfavored", "disliked", "misliked" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "resented", "condemned", "despised", "scorned", "cringed (at)", "disapproved (of)", "frowned (on or upon)", "minded", "objected (to)", "shied (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admired", "appreciated", "cherished", "esteemed", "regarded", "respected", "adored", "deified", "idolized", "revered", "reverenced", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "drank (in)", "savored", "savoured", "doted (on)", "idolized", "favored", "preferred" ], "antonyms":[ "adored", "cottoned (to)", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "liked", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disjoint":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", 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"shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disadvantage":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court" ], "synonyms":[ "debit", "disbenefit", "downside", "drawback", "handicap", "incommodity", "liability", "minus", "negative", "strike" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "millstone", "stranglehold", "disability", "impairment", "failing", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantage", "head start", "jump", "lead", "margin", "start", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "better", "command", "control", "drop", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "upper hand", "prerogative", "privilege", "break", "opportunity", "aid", "assistance", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantage", "asset", "edge", "plus" ] }, "the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage" ], "synonyms":[ "despite", "detriment", "disfavor", "penalty" ], "near synonyms":[ "deficit", "deprivation", "expense", "loss", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "prejudice" ], "near antonyms":[ "gain" ], "antonyms":[ "advantage", "favor" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrobed":{ "lacking or shed of 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"covered", "decked", "dressed", "feathered", "garbed", "garmented", "invested", "rigged (out)", "vested", "cloaked", "mantled", "draped", "swaddled", "swathed", "accoutred", "accoutered", "equipped", "furnished", "outfitted" ], "antonyms":[ "dressed", "gowned", "robed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disfiguring":{ "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "bloodying", "breaking", "compromising", "crabbing", "crippling", "crossing (up)", "damaging", "defacing", "endamaging", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "spoiling", "vitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "eroding", "scouring", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "blighting", "tarnishing", "denting", "dinging", "dinting", "botching", "gumming (up)", "queering", "lacerating", "wounding", "disabling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "tormenting", "torturing", "annihilating", "banging up", "bashing", "battering", "clobbering", "crushing", "dashing", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruining", "scourging", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wiping out", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "helping", "rectifying", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "editing", "remodeling", "revising", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disastrous":{ "bringing about ruin or misfortune":{ "examples":[ "a split-second, disastrous decision that I would forever regret" ], "synonyms":[ "calamitous", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "catastrophic", "damning", "destructive", "fatal", "fateful", "ruinous", "unfortunate" ], "near synonyms":[ "apocalyptic", "apocalyptical", "hapless", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "luckless", "adverse", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial" ], "near antonyms":[ "fluky", "flukey", "fortuitous", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky", "providential", "auspicious", "bright", "encouraging", "fair", "golden", "heartening", "hopeful", "optimistic", "promising", "propitious", "rose-colored", "rosy", "upbeat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "causing or tending to cause destruction":{ "examples":[ "a disastrous fire from which the town never fully recovered" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilatory", "calamitous", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "destructive", "devastating", "devastative", "ruinous" ], "near synonyms":[ "antibiotic", "biocidal", "baleful", "deadly", "deathly", "fatal", "fell", "killer", "lethal", "mortal", "murderous", "pestilent", "poisonous", "virulent", "vital", "deleterious", "detrimental", "harmful", "pernicious" ], "near antonyms":[ "preservative", "protective", "constructive", "creative", "formative", "productive", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "ameliorative", "helpful", "useful", "healthful", "healthy", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "salubrious", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "nondestructive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dislimned":{ "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "examples":[ "the apparition hovered, became dislimned by the fog, then disappeared altogether" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "blackened", "bleared", "blurred", "clouded", "darkened", "dimmed", "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":[ "verb" ] }, "dishing out":{ "as in measuring (out) , sharing (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admeasuring", "allotting", "allowing", "appropriating", "assigning", "dividing", "divvying (up)", "dolloping (out)", "lotting", "measuring (out)", "parting", "proportioning", "rationing", "redistributing", "setting", "sharing (out)", "splitting", "administering", "allocating", "apportioning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "distributing", "doling out", "handing out", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "portioning", "prorating", "bestowing", "disbursing", "furnishing", "issuing", "providing", "sharing", "supplying", "circulating", "dispersing", "disseminating", "scattering", "spreading", "chipping in", "contributing", "donating", "pledging", "reallocating", "reapportioning" ], "near antonyms":[ "misallocating", "begrudging", "declining", "denying", "depriving (of)", "disallowing", "refusing", "rejecting", "withholding", "niggling (out)", "pinching", "skimping", "stinting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disk":{ "as in part , portion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bit", "fragment", "part", "particle", "portion", "scrap", "section", "shard", "chip", "flake", "sliver", "spall", "splint", "splinter", "flinders", "shiver", "smithereens", "shred", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shave", "shaving", "snippet", "leaf", "sheet", "slice" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distasteful":{ "disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "cod-liver oil is so distasteful that it's worse than anything it cures" ], "synonyms":[ "brackish", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ], "near synonyms":[ "abominable", "awful", "bad", "filthy", "foul", "horrible", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "shocking", "sickening", "bland", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "savorless", "tasteless" ], "near antonyms":[ "appealing", "attractive", "flavorful", "piquant", "rich" ], "antonyms":[ "appetizing", "delectable", "delicious", "delish", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "tasty", "toothsome", "yummy" ] }, "not giving pleasure to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "concerned mothers who find some recent musical trends distasteful" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bitter", "disagreeable", "displeasing", "harsh", "icky", "nasty", "rotten", "sour", "uncongenial", "unlovely", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "unsavory", "unwelcome", "wicked", "yucky", "yukky" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "beastly", "bilious", "disgusting", "dreadful", "foul", "ghastly", "gnarly", "god-awful", "gross", "hateful", "hellish", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "invidious", "loathsome", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "odious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "scandalous", "seamy", "shocking", "sick", "sickening", "ugly", "unholy", "vile", "villainous", "aggravating", "annoying", "galling", "irritating", "vexing", "crappy", "cruddy", "crummy", "crumby", "lousy", "miserable", "sucky", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "felicitous", "amiable", "charming", "cheery", "friendly", "jolly", "kindly", "sweet" ], "antonyms":[ "agreeable", "congenial", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome" ] }, "causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "the distasteful nature of his job as a bill collector" ], "synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "disgusting", "dreadful", "evil", "foul", "fulsome", "gross", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "noxious", "obnoxious", "obscene", "odious", "offensive", "rancid", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "scandalous", "shocking", "sickening", "ugly" ], "near synonyms":[ "exceptionable", "objectionable", "brackish", "disagreeable", "dislikable", "dislikeable", "unpleasant", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hard", "hateful", "unhealthy", "unsavory", "unwholesome", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "atrocious", "frightful", "ghastly", "grim", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "heinous", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish", "sick", "sickish", "sickly", "terrible", "unspeakable", "vile", "off-putting", "undesirable", "unwanted", "unwelcome", "barbarous", "unchristian", "uncivilized", "ungodly", "unholy", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "agreeable", "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "desirable", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "gratifying", "heavenly", "inviting", "likable", "likeable", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "welcome", "unexceptionable", "unobjectionable", "healthful", "healthy", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "innocuous", "inoffensive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discussed":{ "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "argued", "bandied", "batted (around or back and forth)", "canvassed", "canvased", "debated", "disputed", "hashed (over or out)", "mooted", "talked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewed", "spoke (about)", "talked (about)", "broached", "introduced", "propounded", "raised", "stirred up", "forged", "hammered out", "talked out", "thrashed (out)", "wrestled (with)", "chewed over", "considered", "deliberated", "weighed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distaff":{ "as in petticoat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "petticoat", "ladylike", "ultrafeminine", "effeminate", "effete", "epicene", "sissified", "sissy", "unmanly", "girlie", "girly", "girlish", "female", "feminine", "womanish", "womanlike", "womanly" ], "near antonyms":[ "unfeminine", "unwomanly", "boyish", "hoydenish", "tomboyish", "male", "manlike", "manly", "mannish", "masculine", "virile", "androgynous", "neuter", "Amazonian", "butch", "hairy-chested", "hypermasculine", "macho" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disequilibrated":{ "as in imbalance , disequilibrium":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disequilibrium", "imbalance", "nonequilibrium", "unbalance", "changeability", "fluctuation", "inconstancy", "insecurity", "instability", "mutability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unsteadiness", "volatility" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "counterpoise", "equilibration", "equilibrium", "equipoise", "poise", "stasis", "counterbalance", "offset", "firmness", "fixedness", "security", "stability", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disreputes":{ "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "a once proud name fallen into disrepute" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteems", "disgraces", "dishonors", "ignominies", "infamies", "obloquies", "odiums", "opprobriums", "reproaches", "shames" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandals", "contempts", "despites", "disdains", "scorns", "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors", "abasements", "debasements", "degradations", "dust", "humiliations", "blots", "brands", "shadows", "slurs", "smirches", "spots", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "taints" ], "near antonyms":[ "admirations", "appreciations", "estimations", "regards", "awes", "fears", "reverences", "fames", "glories", "renowns", "reputes" ], "antonyms":[ "esteems", "honors", "respects" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissimulator":{ "as in defrauder , fraud":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "charlatan", "cheat", "cheater", "counterfeiter", "cozener", "deceiver", "defrauder", "dissembler", "double-dealer", "fraud", "hustler", "knave", "mountebank", "operator", "pretender", "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "equivocator", "palterer", "distorter", "falsifier", "perjurer", "calumniator", "defamer", "libeler", "libelist", "slanderer", "exaggerator", "mythomaniac", "fabricator", "fabulist", "fibber", "liar", "prevaricator", "storyteller" ], "near antonyms":[ "square shooter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrupters":{ "as in nuisances , brats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brats", "misbehavers", "nuisances", "ragamuffins", "juvenile delinquents", "cutups", "larkers", "madcaps", "skylarkers", "gamines", "gamins", "devils", "hellions", "imps", "mischiefs", "monkeys", "rapscallions", "rascals", "rogues", "scamps", "urchins" ], "near antonyms":[ "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "curs", "heels", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkards", "stinkers", "knaves", "miscreants", "reprobates", "scalawags", "scallywags", "scapegraces", "scoundrels", "varlets", "villains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disbelief":{ "refusal to accept something as true":{ "examples":[ "their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief" ], "synonyms":[ "incredulity", "nonbelief", "unbelief" ], "near synonyms":[ "discredit", "distrust", "doubt", "mistrust", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty", "denial", "rejection", "repudiation", "unfaith" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "conviction", "faith", "trust" ], "antonyms":[ "belief", "credence", "credit" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disaffection":{ "the loss of friendship or affection":{ "examples":[ "widespread disaffection with the governor's administration in its final year" ], "synonyms":[ "alienation", "disgruntlement", "estrangement", "souring" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonism", "embitterment", "envenoming", "breach", "breakup", "divorce", "rift", "rupture", "schism", "separation", "split", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "aggravation", "furor", "fury", "incensing", "indignation", "infuriation", "ire", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "disenchantment", "disillusionment" ], "near antonyms":[ "endearment", "ingratiation", "appeasement", "conciliation", "mollification", "pacification", "propitiation" ], "antonyms":[ "reconcilement", "reconciliation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disapprobations":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "there was widespread disapprobation of the plan to combine the two school districts" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecations", "disapprovals", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "displeasures" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "distastes", "rejections", "thumbs-downs", "blames", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "dispraises", "opprobriums", "reprehensions", "reproaches", "reprobations", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "belittlements", "disparagements", "objections", "oppositions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendations", "praises", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "thumbs-ups", "empathies", "sympathies" ], "antonyms":[ "approbations", "approvals", "favors" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discouragements":{ "the state of being discouraged":{ "examples":[ "I tried desperately to avoid discouragement after failing the bar exam twice" ], "synonyms":[ "demoralization", "despair", "despondency", "disheartenment", "dismay", "dispiritedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blues", "dejection", "depression", "dumps", "gloom", "melancholy", "mopes", "defeatism", "pessimism", "resignation" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimism", "sanguinity" ], "antonyms":[ "encouragement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disordering":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disesteemed":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecated", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "disliked", "frowned (on or upon)", "misliked", "reproved", "tsk-tsked", "tutted (over or about)", "tut-tutted (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelished", "objected (to)", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected", "reprehended", "reprobated", "scorned", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "discommended", "chid", "chided", "rebuked", "reproached", "scolded" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "supported", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approved", "favored", "liked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontinuities":{ "an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{ "examples":[ "microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "breaks", "gaps", "gulfs", "hiatuses", "holes", "interstices", "intervals", "openings", "rents", "rifts", "separations", "voids" ], "near synonyms":[ "chinks", "clefts", "cracks", "crannies", "crevices", "fissures", "notches", "slits", "slots", "splits", "interspaces", "pores", "abysses", "apertures", "cavities", "chasms", "gapes", "orifices", "fractures", "ruptures", "severances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a break in 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"contradistinguished", "comprehended", "grasped", "knew", "understood", "divided", "parted", "severed", "demarcated", "marked (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounded", "lumped (together)", "mingled" ], "antonyms":[ "confused", "mistook", "mixed (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disallow":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "disallowing the philosophical concept of free will" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "deny", "disaffirm", "disavow", "disclaim", "disconfirm", "disown", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refute", "reject", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverse", "challenge", "confute", "disprove", "rebut", "disagree (with)", "dispute" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "avow", "concede", "confirm", "own" ] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial" ], "synonyms":[ "decline", "deny", "disapprove", "negative", "nix", "refuse", "reject", "reprobate", "withhold" ], "near synonyms":[ "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto", "rebuff", "repel", "spurn", "check", "constrain", "curb", "hold", "keep", "repress", "restrain", "restrict", "balk (at)", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct" ], "near antonyms":[ "afford", "furnish", "give", "provide", "supply", "authorize", "commission", "license", "licence", "accede (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (to)", "assent (to)", "consent (to)", "warrant", "accord", "sanction", "vouchsafe" ], "antonyms":[ "allow", "concede", "grant", "let", "OK", "okay", "permit" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenthralling":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society" ], "synonyms":[ "discharging", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "enlarging", "freeing", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering" ], "near synonyms":[ "bailing (out)", "delivering", "paroling", "ransoming", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disembarrassing", "disencumbering", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "unshackling" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "committing", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "locking (up)", "conquering", "enslaving", "subduing", "subjugating" ], "antonyms":[ "binding", "confining", "enchaining", "fettering", "restraining" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discoloration":{ "as in staining":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "staining", "blackness", "dinge", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "dustiness", "filthiness", "foulness", "griminess", "grubbiness", "nastiness", "smuttiness", "soilage", "sordidness", "squalidness", "uncleanliness", "uncleanness", "impureness", "impurity", "messiness", "mussiness", "sloppiness", "untidiness", "insanitation", "squalor", "muddiness", "sootiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanliness", "spotlessness", "purity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bruise , scratch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abrasion", "boo-boo", "bump", "lump", "scrape", "scratch", "bruise", "contusion", "black eye", "hickey" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disaggregating":{ "as in dividing , disuniting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaking up", "disarticulating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating", "detaching", "disengaging", "breaking down", "demounting", "disassembling", "dismantling", "dismembering", "dismounting", "knocking down", "striking", "taking down" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "constructing", "building", "erecting", "pitching", "combining", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disobey":{ "to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of":{ "examples":[ "students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class", "drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws" ], "synonyms":[ "defy", "mock", "rebel (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disoblige", "mutiny (against)", "revolt (against)", "disregard", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "tune out", "brush (off)", "dismiss", "flout", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "scoff (at)", "scorn", "shrug off", "wink (at)", "breach", "break", "infringe", "transgress", "violate", "buck", "combat", "contest", "dispute", "fight", "oppose", "resist", "withstand" ], "near antonyms":[ "capitulate (to)", "concede (to)", "defer (to)", "goose-step (to)", "serve", "stoop (to)", "submit (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)", "cooperate (with)", "keep", "observe", "accede (to)", "acquiesce (to)", "agree (to)", "assent (to)", "oblige", "attend", "hear", "heed", "listen (to)", "mark", "note", "notice", "regard", "watch" ], "antonyms":[ "comply (with)", "conform (to)", "follow", "mind", "obey" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discounters":{ "as in retailers , distributors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "distributors", "e-tailers", "exporters", "jobbers", "resellers", "retailers", "wholesalers", "brokers", "dealers", "merchandisers", "sellers", "vendors", "merchants", "traders", "tradesmen", "auctioneers", "concessionaires", "black marketers", "black marketeers", "bootleggers", "fencers", "fences", "hustlers", "scalpers", "smugglers", "traffickers", "chapmen", "hawkers", "hucksters", "peddlers", "pedlars", "salesclerks", "salesmen", "salespeople", "saleswomen", "shopgirls", "bargainers", "hagglers", "horse traders", "palterers" ], "near antonyms":[ "consumers", "end users", "users", "buyers", "purchasers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispenses":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "a conscientious pharmacist never dispenses pills to people without assurances that they understand the instructions" ], "synonyms":[ "administers", "allocates", "apportions", "deals (out)", "distributes", "doles out", "hands out", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "portions", "prorates" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasures", "allots", "allows", "appropriates", "assigns", "dishes out", "divides", "divvies (up)", "dollops (out)", "lots", "measures (out)", "parts", "proportions", "rations", "redistributes", "sets", "shares (out)", "splits", "bestows", "disburses", "furnishes", "issues", "provides", "shares", "supplies", "circulates", "disperses", "disseminates", "scatters", "spreads", "chips in", "contributes", "donates", "pledges", "reallocates", "reapportions" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudges", "declines", "denies", "deprives (of)", "disallows", "refuses", "rejects", "withholds", "niggles (out)", "pinches", "skimps", "stints" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disc":{ "as in part , portion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bit", "fragment", "part", "particle", "portion", "scrap", "section", "shard", "chip", "flake", "sliver", "spall", "splint", "splinter", "flinders", "shiver", "smithereens", "shred", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shave", "shaving", "snippet", "leaf", "sheet", "slice" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "displease":{ "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffect", "discontent", "disgruntle", "dissatisfy" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienate", "estrange", "aggrieve", "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "perturb", "upset", "annoy", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "depress", "sadden" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "gladden", "tickle", "calm", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distinction":{ "exceptionally high quality":{ "examples":[ "a shop selling native handicrafts of distinction" ], "synonyms":[ "choiceness", "excellence", "excellency", "first-rateness", "greatness", "perfection", "preeminence", "primeness", "superbness", "superiority", "supremacy" ], "near synonyms":[ "faultlessness", "flawlessness", "impeccability", "perfectness", "goodness", "value", "worth", "consequence", "importance", "notability" ], "near antonyms":[ "averageness", "badness", "crumminess", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "ordinariness", "worthlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a quality that gives something special worth":{ "examples":[ "has the distinction of being the oldest house in the city" ], "synonyms":[ "cardinal virtue", "excellence", "excellency", "grace", "merit", "value", "virtue" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantage", "edge", "plus", "superiority" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defect", "failing", "fault", "flaw", "drawback", "minus", "negative" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "demerit", "disvalue" ] }, "public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement":{ "examples":[ "I did all of the work, and the other guy got all the distinction" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "bay(s)", "credit", "glory", "homage", "honor", "kudos", "laud", "laurels", "props", "r\u00e9clame", "sun" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrity", "fame", "renown", "repute", "compliment", "encomium", "eulogy", "panegyric", "toast", "tribute", "acclamation", "ovation", "plaudit", "praise", "rave", "rhapsody", "citation", "commendation", "kudo", "note", "recommendation", "elevation", "enshrinement", "enthronement", "exaltation", "glorification" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance":{ "examples":[ "a number of physicians of national distinction serve on the staff of the teaching hospital" ], "synonyms":[ "dominance", "eminence", "noteworthiness", "paramountcy", "preeminence", "preponderance", "preponderancy", "prepotency", "prestigiousness", "primacy", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrity", "fame", "famousness", "glory", "honor", "kudos", "renown", "reputation", "repute", "megastardom", "stardom", "superstardom", "greatness", "illustriousness", "nobleness", "notableness", "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "authority", "domination", "dominion", "influence", "power", "prestige", "weight", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificance", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "obscureness", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something given in recognition of achievement":{ "examples":[ "won a number of distinctions in her long career as an actress" ], "synonyms":[ "accolade", "award", "blue ribbon", "decoration", "honor", "kudo", "plume", "premium", "prize" ], "near synonyms":[ "badge", "crown", "cup", "laurel", "medal", "order", "plaque", "plate", "ribbon", "trophy", "applause", "bravo", "encomium", "eulogy", "hallelujah", "homage", "paean", "panegyric", "plaudit", "tribute", "citation", "commendation", "compliment", "honorable mention" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "the distinction between the two photographic prints escapes me" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "the state of being kept distinct":{ "examples":[ "the distinction between liberty and license is often violated in today's freewheeling society" ], "synonyms":[ "demarcation", "discreteness", "discrimination", "separation" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiation", "isolation", "segregation" ], "near antonyms":[ "blurring", "confusion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissolve":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "as the mist dissolved in the morning sun" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialize", "disappear", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "fly", "melt", "sink", "vanish" ], "near synonyms":[ "blank (out)", "clear", "die (away or down or out)", "disperse", "dissipate", "dry up", "blur", "dim" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrive", "break out", "come out", "emerge", "issue", "loom", "show up" ], "antonyms":[ "appear", "materialize" ] }, "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "disband", "disperse" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilize" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporate", "consolidate", "hang together" ], "antonyms":[ "band", "join", "unite" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the king simply dissolved parliament" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "abolish", "abrogate", "annul", "avoid", "cancel", "disannul", "invalidate", "negate", "null", "nullify", "quash", "repeal", "rescind", "roll back", "strike down", "vacate", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermand", "override", "overrule", "overturn", "veto", "abort", "call", "call off", "drop", "recall", "retract", "reverse", "revoke", "suspend", "withdraw", "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "outlaw", "prohibit", "disallow", "dismiss", "reject", "annihilate", "break down", "eliminate", "eradicate", "erase", "liquidate", "remove", "throw out", "write off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enact", "lay down", "legislate", "establish", "found", "institute", "formalize", "legalize", "legitimate", "legitimize", "validate", "pass", "ratify", "allow", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "endorse", "indorse", "permit", "sanction", "warrant", "command", "decree", "mandate", "order", "prescribe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the clouds gradually dissolved , and the sun came out" ], "synonyms":[ "disassemble", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter" ], "near synonyms":[ "branch (out)", "break up", "disband", "diverge", "divide", "fork", "separate", "spill", "clear", "disappear", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "go (away)", "melt" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregate", "gather", "meet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disseminating":{ "to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{ "examples":[ "activists sent by the organization to disseminate their views" ], "synonyms":[ "broadcasting", "circulating", "propagating", "spreading" ], "near synonyms":[ "radiating", "sprawling", "diffusing", "dispensing", "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering", "sowing", "communicating", "conveying", "imparting", "passing (on)", "transmitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloaking", "concealing", "enshrouding", "hiding", "holding (in)", "masking", "obscuring", "secreting", "shrouding", "veiling", "containing", "limiting", "restricting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disheveling":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dishonesties":{ "the tendency to tell lies":{ "examples":[ "if you gain a reputation for dishonesty , no one will believe you even when you're telling the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "deceit", "deceitfulness", "falsehood", "mendaciousness", "mendacity", "untruthfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "artifice", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "cunning", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "guile", "guilefulness", "insincerity", "trickishness", "wiliness", "falseness", "hypocrisy" ], "near antonyms":[ "honor", "incorruptibility", "candidness", "candor", "frankness", "good faith", "plainspokenness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "trustworthiness", "accuracy", "objectivity", "authenticity", "correctness", "genuineness", "credibility" ], "antonyms":[ "honesty", "integrity", "probity", "truthfulness", "veraciousness", "veracity", "verity" ] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "a religious cult that recruits members through dishonesty and subterfuge" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discoloring":{ "as in blackening , polluting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "begriming", "besmearing", "besmirching", "blackening", "blurring", "clouding", "dirtying", "polluting", "smearing", "smirching", "smudging", "smutting", "soiling", "sullying", "tarring", "blemishing", "darkening", "marring", "poisoning", "spoiling", "staining", "tainting", "tarnishing", "touching", "vitiating", "abasing", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "bastardizing", "corrupting", "debauching", "demoralizing", "depraving", "perverting", "subverting", "coloring", "distorting", "twisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansing", "purifying", "dignifying", "elevating", "ennobling", "enshrining", "glorifying", "hallowing", "magnifying", "uplifting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distractions":{ "a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "in my distraction I forgot where I was" ], "synonyms":[ "bafflements", "bamboozlements", "befuddlements", "bemusements", "bewilderments", "confusions", "discombobulations", "fogs", "head-scratchings", "mazes", "muddles", "mystifications", "perplexities", "puzzlements", "tangles", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashments", "discomfitures", "disconcertments", "embarrassments", "mortifications", "agitations", "chagrins", "discomforts", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbances", "perturbations", "upsets", "bothers", "commotions", "dithers", "flurries", "flusters", "fusses", "stews", "turmoils" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurances", "certainties", "certitudes", "confidences", "convictions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public":{ "examples":[ "the founder of a recovery program who doesn't view gambling as a harmless distraction for people of modest means" ], "synonyms":[ "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "recreations" ], "near synonyms":[ "nightlifes", "nightlives", "delectations", "delights", "enjoyments", "joys", "mirths", "gratifications", "relaxations", "reliefs", "satisfactions", "exhibitions", "performances", "presentations", "presentments", "productions", "shows", "spectacles", "escapisms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment":{ "examples":[ "a harmless distraction for children at the playground" ], "synonyms":[ "delights", "diversions", "divertissements", "entertainments", "fun", "pleasures", "recreations" ], "near synonyms":[ "escapes", "pastimes", "time killers", "binges", "flings", "frolics", "gambols", "larks", "revels", "rollicks", "romps", "sprees", "convivialities", "festivities", "gaieties", "gayeties", "hilarities", "jollifications", "jollities", "merrymakings", "revelings", "revellings", "revelries", "whoopees", "picnics", "laughs", "riots", "screams", "activities", "games" ], "near antonyms":[ "killjoys", "party poopers" ], "antonyms":[ "bores", "bummers", "downers", "drags" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disorients":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans" ], "synonyms":[ "addles", "baffles", "bamboozles", "beats", "befogs", "befuddles", "bemuses", "bewilders", "buffaloes", "confounds", "confuses", "discombobulates", "flummoxes", "foxes", "fuddles", "gets", "gravels", "mazes", "muddies", "muddles", "mystifies", "perplexes", "poses", "puzzles", "vexes" ], "near synonyms":[ "sticks", "stumps", "weirds out", "abashes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "agitates", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "stuns", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "beguiles", "cozens", "deceives", "deludes", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "hoaxes", "hoodwinks", "humbugs", "misguides", "misleads", "snows", "strings along", "takes in", "tricks" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "reassures", "satisfies", "enlightens", "informs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "displanted":{ "to take the place of":{ "examples":[ "long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time" ], "synonyms":[ "cut out", "displaced", "relieved", "replaced", "substituted", "superseded", "supplanted" ], "near synonyms":[ "preempted", "usurped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distempering":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "despite his career success, he has been distempered by nagging feelings of inadequacy his whole life" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disesteeming":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecating", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disfavoring", "disliking", "frowning (on or upon)", "misliking", "reproving", "tsk-tsking", "tutting (over or about)", "tut-tutting (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishing", "objecting (to)", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting", "reprehending", "reprobating", "scorning", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "discommending", "chiding", "rebuking", "reproaching", "scolding" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "supporting", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approving", "favoring", "liking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discernible":{ "able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind":{ "examples":[ "discernible differences in the two authors' writing styles" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciable", "apprehensible", "detectable", "distinguishable", "palpable", "perceptible", "sensible" ], "near synonyms":[ "audible", "observable", "tangible", "visible", "clear", "conspicuous", "evident", "eye-catching", "manifest", "noticeable", "obvious", "plain", "ponderable", "prominent", "striking", "apparent", "distinct", "identifiable", "significant", "straightforward" ], "near antonyms":[ "inaudible", "intangible", "invisible", "inconspicuous", "indistinct", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "faint", "insignificant", "slight", "trivial", "buried", "concealed", "covert", "disguised", "hidden", "obscure", "shrouded", "vague" ], "antonyms":[ "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indistinguishable", "insensible", "undetectable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "distils":{ "to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{ "examples":[ "the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily" ], "synonyms":[ "dribbles", "drips", "drops", "trickles" ], "near synonyms":[ "drizzles", "sprinkles", "flows", "pours", "rolls", "runs", "streams", "cascades", "gutters", "riffles", "ripples", "bleeds", "exudes", "oozes", "seeps", "weeps", "discharges" ], "near antonyms":[ "gushes", "spouts", "spurts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifies", "clears", "filters", "fines", "garbles", "purifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "processes", "rectifies", "refines", "cleans", "cleanses", "decontaminates", "elutriates", "purges", "washes", "extracts", "leaches", "bolts", "screens", "sieves", "sifts", "disinfects", "sanitizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouds", "dulls", "muddies", "contaminates", "dirties", "soils", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "begrimes", "besmirches", "fouls", "sullies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disclaimed":{ "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank" ], "synonyms":[ "denied", "disavowed", "disowned", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicted", "disallowed", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refused", "rejected", "challenged", "confuted", "criticized", "disproved", "rebutted", "refuted", "disputed", "questioned", "abdicated", "abjured", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "admitted", "conceded", "confessed", "granted", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "confirmed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "avowed", "claimed", "owned", "recognized" ] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicted", "denied", "disaffirmed", "disallowed", "disavowed", "disconfirmed", "disowned", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "refuted", "rejected", "repudiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversed", "challenged", "confuted", "disproved", "rebutted", "disagreed (with)", "disputed" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "affirmed", "announced", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "maintained", "professed", "submitted", "authenticated", "corroborated", "substantiated", "validated", "verified" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "allowed", "avowed", "conceded", "confirmed", "owned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissipations":{ "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "examples":[ "the dissipation of the clouds by the early morning winds" ], "synonyms":[ "disbandments", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffusions", "disseminations", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "separations", "splits" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblies", "collections", "concentrations", "gatherings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disarrange":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the wind had hopelessly disarranged my hair" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distinguish":{ "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "even at such a young age, he could distinguish the calls of various birds" ], "synonyms":[ "difference", "differentiate", "discern", "discriminate", "secern", "separate" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguish", "comprehend", "grasp", "know", "understand", "divide", "part", "sever", "demarcate", "mark (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confound", "lump (together)", "mingle" ], "antonyms":[ "confuse", "mistake", "mix (up)" ] }, "to be an important feature of":{ "examples":[ "a collection of recipes distinguished by their ease and simplicity" ], "synonyms":[ "characterize", "mark" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiate", "customize", "individualize", "particularize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to find out or establish the identity of":{ "examples":[ "learned at an early age to distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra" ], "synonyms":[ "finger", "ID", "identify", "pinpoint", "single (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "diagnose", "determine", "find", "locate", "pick out", "place", "recognize", "spot", "check", "examine", "inspect", "investigate", "notice", "observe", "scrutinize", "betray", "disclose", "discover", "reveal" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "conceal", "disguise", "hide", "counterfeit", "feign", "sham", "simulate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "examples":[ "could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist" ], "synonyms":[ "behold", "catch", "descry", "discern", "espy", "eye", "look (at)", "note", "notice", "observe", "perceive", "regard", "remark", "see", "sight", "spot", "spy", "view", "witness" ], "near synonyms":[ "identify", "make out", "pick out", "pick up", "attend (to)", "consider", "heed", "mark", "mind", "study", "watch", "examine", "inspect", "scan", "scrutinize", "survey", "glance (at)", "glimpse", "peer (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overpass", "pass over", "miss", "overlook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "on the exam we were asked to distinguish the specimens by acidity" ], "synonyms":[ "assort", "break down", "categorize", "class", "classify", "codify", "compartment", "compartmentalize", "digest", "distribute", "grade", "group", "peg", "place", "range", "rank", "relegate", "separate", "sort", "type" ], "near synonyms":[ "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "systematize", "alphabetize", "catalog", "catalogue", "file", "index", "list", "refer", "pigeonhole", "shelve", "identify", "recognize", "cull", "screen", "set", "sieve", "sift", "winnow", "clump", "cluster", "colligate", "recategorize", "reclassify", "regroup", "subcategorize" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuse", "disarrange", "jumble", "lump", "mix (up)", "scramble", "misclassify", "missort", "mistype" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disfavors":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "made no attempt to hide his disfavor of his wife's relatives" ], "synonyms":[ "allergies", "aversions", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "disrelishes", "downs", "mislikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgusts", "distastes", "loathings", "nauseas", "repugnances", "repulsions", "revulsions", "abhorrences", "abominations", "antipathies", "detestations", "execrations", "hates", "hatreds", "deprecations", "disapprovals", "displeasures", "dissatisfactions", "jaundices" ], "near antonyms":[ "affections", "attachments", "devotions", "loves", "passions", "bents", "leanings", "penchants", "predilections", "propensities", "tendencies" ], "antonyms":[ "appetites", "favors", "likes", "likings", "partialities", "preferences", "relishes", "shines", "tastes", "uses" ] }, "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "their suggestion was met with disfavor by virtually all of the other club members" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "discountenances", "disesteems", "dislikes", "displeasures" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "distastes", "rejections", "thumbs-downs", "blames", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "dispraises", "opprobriums", "reprehensions", "reproaches", "reprobations", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "belittlements", "disparagements", "objections", "oppositions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendations", "praises", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "thumbs-ups", "empathies", "sympathies" ], "antonyms":[ "approbations", "approvals", "favors" ] }, "the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "the defendant certainly acted to his own disfavor with his frequent outbursts" ], "synonyms":[ "despites", "detriments", "disadvantages", "penalties" ], "near synonyms":[ "deficits", "deprivations", "expenses", "losses", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "injuries", "prejudices" ], "near antonyms":[ "gains" ], "antonyms":[ "advantages", "favors" ] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today" ], "synonyms":[ "dislikes", "disrelishes", "mislikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "resents", "condemns", "despises", "scorns", "cringes (at)", "disapproves (of)", "frowns (on or upon)", "minds", "objects (to)", "shies (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "esteems", "regards", "respects", "adores", "deifies", "idolizes", "reverences", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "drinks (in)", "savors", "savours", "dotes (on)", "idolizes", "favors", "prefers" ], "antonyms":[ "adores", "cottons (to)", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "likes", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "polls showing that this political candidate is highly disfavored by most voters" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecates", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disesteems", "dislikes", "frowns (on or upon)", "mislikes", "reproves", "tsk-tsks", "tuts (over or about)", "tut-tuts (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "objects (to)", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "reprehends", "reprobates", "scorns", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "discommends", "chides", "rebukes", "reproaches", "scolds" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "supports", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approves", "favors", "likes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disburse":{ "to hand over or use up in payment":{ "examples":[ "the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes" ], "synonyms":[ "drop", "expend", "fork (over, out, or up)", "give", "lay out", "outlay", "pay", "shell out", "spend" ], "near synonyms":[ "lavish", "rain", "blow", "dissipate", "fritter (away)", "run through", "squander", "throw away", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[ "cache", "hoard", "lay up", "save", "acquire", "earn", "gain", "garner", "make", "procure", "realize", "secure", "win" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disposition":{ "one's characteristic attitude or mood":{ "examples":[ "he has a cheerful disposition and is very rarely depressed" ], "synonyms":[ "grain", "nature", "temper", "temperament" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "frame", "habit", "humor", "inclination", "mode", "spirit", "angle", "attitude", "mind-set", "outlook", "perspective", "slant", "standpoint", "viewpoint", "emotion", "feeling", "heart", "passion", "sentiment", "strain", "belief", "conviction", "judgment", "judgement", "mind", "notion", "opinion", "persuasion", "view", "expression", "tone", "vein", "character", "identity", "individuality", "makeup", "mettle", "personality", "selfhood", "self-identity", "setup", "responsiveness", "sensibility", "sensitiveness", "sensitivity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{ "examples":[ "a woman with a disposition to fuss about trivial matters" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "affinity", "aptitude", "bent", "bias", "bone", "devices", "genius", "habitude", "impulse", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn" ], "near synonyms":[ "favor", "one-sidedness", "partisanship", "prejudice", "endowment", "faculty", "flair", "gift", "knack", "talent", "addiction", "appetite", "fancy", "fondness", "like", "liking", "preference", "taste", "forte", "speciality", "specialty", "convention", "custom", "habit", "pattern", "practice", "practise", "routine", "trick", "way", "wont", "eccentricity", "idiosyncrasy", "kink", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quirk", "singularity" ], "near antonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disrelish", "distaste", "detachment", "impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "apathy", "disinterestedness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{ "examples":[ "we'll have to find some means for the disposition of all of this junk" ], "synonyms":[ "discarding", "disposal", "dumping", "jettison", "junking", "removal", "riddance", "scrapping", "throwing away" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearance", "clearing", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "destruction" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulation", "acquirement", "acquisition", "collection", "deposit", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another":{ "examples":[ "planned the disposition of events at her wedding with a precision that military commanders would envy" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangement", "array", "disposal", "distribution", "order", "ordering", "sequence", "setup" ], "near synonyms":[ "continuity", "precedence", "priority", "chain", "procession", "progression", "succession", "series", "aligning", "alining", "alignment", "alinement", "lining up", "design", "layout", "pattern", "structure", "system" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusion", "disorder", "disorganization", "disruption", "upset", "disconnection", "disjointedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an arrangement about action to be taken":{ "examples":[ "all that remains is a disposition regarding the custody of the two children" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "bargain", "compact", "contract", "convention", "covenant", "deal", "pact", "settlement", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "charter", "treaty", "binder", "pledge", "promise", "alliance", "association", "entente", "entente cordiale", "league", "partnership", "acceptance", "approval", "assent", "concurrence", "consent", "OK", "okay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distribution":{ "the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group":{ "examples":[ "aid workers oversaw the distribution of supplies to the flood victims" ], "synonyms":[ "admeasurement", "allocation", "allotment", "apportionment", "disbursement", "dispensation", "division", "issuance" ], "near synonyms":[ "reallocation", "reapportionment", "redistribution", "redivision", "repartition", "partition", "separation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another":{ "examples":[ "the distribution of those stars has long suggested the form of a dipper" ], "synonyms":[ "arrangement", "array", "disposal", "disposition", "order", "ordering", "sequence", "setup" ], "near synonyms":[ "continuity", "precedence", "priority", "chain", "procession", "progression", "succession", "series", "aligning", "alining", "alignment", "alinement", "lining up", "design", "layout", "pattern", "structure", "system" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusion", "disorder", "disorganization", "disruption", "upset", "disconnection", "disjointedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disobeying":{ "to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of":{ "examples":[ "students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class", "drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws" ], "synonyms":[ "defying", "mocking", "rebelling (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobliging", "mutinying (against)", "revolting (against)", "disregarding", "ignoring", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "tuning out", "brushing (off)", "dismissing", "flouting", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting", "scoffing (at)", "scorning", "shrugging off", "winking (at)", "breaching", "breaking", "infringing", "transgressing", "violating", "bucking", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "disputing", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "withstanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "capitulating (to)", "conceding (to)", "deferring (to)", "goose-stepping (to)", "serving", "stooping (to)", "submitting (to)", "surrendering (to)", "yielding (to)", "cooperating (with)", "keeping", "observing", "acceding (to)", "acquiescing (to)", "agreeing (to)", "assenting (to)", "obliging", "attending", "hearing", "heeding", "listening (to)", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "regarding", "watching" ], "antonyms":[ "complying (with)", "conforming (to)", "following", "minding", "obeying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disannuls":{ "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "abolishes", "abrogates", "annuls", "avoids", "cancels", "dissolves", "invalidates", "negates", "nullifies", "nulls", "quashes", "repeals", "rescinds", "rolls back", "strikes down", "vacates", "voids" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermands", "overrides", "overrules", "overturns", "vetoes", "aborts", "calls", "calls off", "drops", "recalls", "retracts", "reverses", "revokes", "suspends", "withdraws", "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "outlaws", "prohibits", "disallows", "dismisses", "rejects", "annihilates", "breaks down", "eliminates", "eradicates", "erases", "liquidates", "removes", "throws out", "writes off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacts", "lays down", "legislates", "establishes", "founds", "institutes", "formalizes", "legalizes", "legitimates", "legitimizes", "validates", "passes", "ratifies", "allows", "approves", "authorizes", "clears", "endorses", "indorses", "permits", "sanctions", "warrants", "commands", "decrees", "mandates", "orders", "prescribes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disfigures":{ "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "bloodies", "breaks", "compromises", "crabs", "cripples", "crosses (up)", "damages", "defaces", "endamages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "spoils", "vitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "erodes", "scours", "washes out", "wears (away)", "blights", "tarnishes", "dents", "dings", "dints", "botches", "gums (up)", "queers", "lacerates", "wounds", "disables", "hamstrings", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "torments", "tortures", "annihilates", "bangs up", "bashes", "batters", "clobbers", "crushes", "dashes", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "does in", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruins", "scourges", "shatters", "smashes", "tears down", "totals", "wastes", "wipes out", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "helps", "rectifies", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "edits", "remodels", "revises", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discovery":{ "the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time":{ "examples":[ "the discovery of a new species of starfish" ], "synonyms":[ "detection", "finding", "spotting", "unearthing" ], "near synonyms":[ "awareness", "espial", "notice", "disclosure", "exposure", "revelation", "uncovering", "unveiling", "creation", "invention", "exploration", "rediscovery" ], "near antonyms":[ "disappearance", "loss", "concealment", "hiding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something discovered":{ "examples":[ "his many zoological discoveries include several species of birds" ], "synonyms":[ "find" ], "near synonyms":[ "pay dirt", "strike", "treasure trove", "breakthrough" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distributors":{ "as in providers , suppliers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "providers", "provisioners", "purveyors", "suppliers", "businessmen", "enterprisers", "entrepreneurs", "buyers", "marketers", "purchasers", "hawkers", "hucksters", "hustlers", "peddlers", "pedlars", "retailers", "sellers", "shopkeepers", "storekeepers", "vendors", "venders", "engrossers", "monopolists", "jobbers", "middlemen", "wholesalers", "dealers", "merchandisers", "merchants", "traders", "tradesmen", "traffickers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disenthrall":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society" ], "synonyms":[ "discharge", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "enlarge", "free", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bail (out)", "deliver", "parole", "ransom", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disembarrass", "disencumber", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate", "unshackle" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "commit", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "lock (up)", "conquer", "enslave", "subdue", "subjugate" ], "antonyms":[ "bind", "confine", "enchain", "fetter", "restrain" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissents":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "considerable dissent within the party's rank and file" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice":{ "examples":[ "the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents" ], "synonyms":[ "dissidences", "heresies", "heterodoxies", "nonconformities" ], "near synonyms":[ "errors", "fallacies", "falsehoods", "misbeliefs", "misconceptions", "myths", "apostasies", "defections", "infidelities", "schisms", "scissions", "sectarianisms", "separatisms", "deviances", "deviations", "iconoclasms", "unconventionalities", "disagreements", "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreements", "conformations", "conventionalities" ], "antonyms":[ "conformities", "orthodoxies" ] }, "to have a different opinion":{ "examples":[ "anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance" ], "synonyms":[ "differs", "disagrees", "nonconcurs" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts", "contrasts", "counters", "debates", "objects", "opposes", "protests", "resists", "contests", "disputes", "argues", "bickers", "falls out", "quarrels" ], "near antonyms":[ "accedes", "accepts", "acquiesces", "complies", "consents", "defers", "subscribes", "affiliates", "allies", "associates", "collaborates", "colludes", "comes round", "compromises", "cooperates", "gets along", "sides" ], "antonyms":[ "agrees", "assents", "concurs" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discards":{ "something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others":{ "examples":[ "toss all of your discards in the garbage" ], "synonyms":[ "culls", "rejections", "rejects", "seconds" ], "near synonyms":[ "castaways", "throwaways", "hand-me-downs", "white elephants", "rubbish", "scraps", "trash", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "discard an old, torn sweater" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiers", "casts (off)", "chucks", "deep-sixes", "ditches", "dumps", "eighty-sixes", "86es", "exorcises", "exorcizes", "flings (off or away)", "jettisons", "junks", "lays by", "loses", "pitches", "rejects", "scraps", "sheds", "shucks (off)", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "throws away", "throws out", "tosses", "unloads" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandons", "abdicates", "deserts", "forsakes", "dismisses", "kicks out", "abolishes", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "expunges", "exterminates", "extinguishes", "extirpates", "liquidates", "removes", "roots (out)", "stamps (out)", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "takes on", "employs", "uses", "utilizes", "holds", "holds back", "keeps", "retains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disorder":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the general disorder of the room after the guests finally left the party" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "dishevelment", "disorderedness", "disorderliness", "disorganization", "free-for-all", "havoc", "heck", "hell", "jumble", "mare's nest", "mess", "messiness", "misorder", "muddle", "muss", "shambles", "snake pit", "tumble", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchy", "lawlessness", "misrule", "riot", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "labyrinth", "maze", "web", "maelstrom", "storm", "bollix", "clutter", "litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "afflicted all her life with a nervous disorder" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "ail", "ailment", "bug", "complaint", "complication", "condition", "disease", "distemper", "distemperature", "fever", "ill", "illness", "infirmity", "malady", "sickness", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagion", "contagious disease", "contagium", "infection", "attack", "bout", "fit", "spell", "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "lameness", "sickliness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness", "unwellness", "weakness", "malaise", "matter", "pip", "epidemic", "pest", "pestilence", "plague" ], "near antonyms":[ "fitness", "healthiness", "heartiness", "robustness", "soundness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness", "fettle", "shape" ], "antonyms":[ "health", "wellness" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discerned":{ "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "examples":[ "barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist" ], "synonyms":[ "beheld", "caught", "descried", "distinguished", "espied", "eyed", "looked (at)", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "perceived", "regarded", "remarked", "saw", "sighted", "spied", "spotted", "viewed", "witnessed" ], "near synonyms":[ "identified", "made out", "picked out", "picked up", "attended (to)", "considered", "heeded", "marked", "minded", "studied", "watched", "examined", "inspected", "scanned", "scrutinized", "surveyed", "glanced (at)", "glimpsed", "peered (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overpassed", "passed over", "missed", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "too young to discern between right and wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "differenced", "differentiated", "discriminated", "distinguished", "secerned", "separated" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguished", "comprehended", "grasped", "knew", "understood", "divided", "parted", "severed", "demarcated", "marked (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounded", "lumped (together)", "mingled" ], "antonyms":[ "confused", "mistook", "mixed (up)" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciated", "apprehended", "assimilated", "beheld", "caught", "caught on (to)", "cognized", "compassed", "comprehended", "conceived", "cottoned (to or on to)", "deciphered", "decoded", "dug", "got", "grasped", "grokked", "intuited", "knew", "made", "made out", "perceived", "recognized", "registered", "savvied", "saw", "seized", "sensed", "tumbled (to)", "twigged", "understood" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbed", "digested", "took in", "realized", "fathomed", "penetrated", "pierced" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehended", "misconceived", "misconstrued", "misinterpreted", "misperceived", "misread", "mistook", "misunderstood" ], "antonyms":[ "missed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disvalue":{ "as in deficiency , demerit":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deficiency", "demerit", "blemish", "defect", "failing", "fault", "flaw", "drawback", "minus", "negative" ], "near antonyms":[ "cardinal virtue", "distinction", "excellence", "excellency", "grace", "merit", "value", "virtue", "advantage", "edge", "plus", "superiority" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in undervalue , bad-mouth":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "deprecate", "depreciate", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "put down", "write off", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "disdain", "high-hat", "scorn", "scout", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snub", "undervalue", "abandon", "forget", "neglect" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciate", "cherish", "love", "prize", "treasure", "value", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "relish", "revel (in)", "admire", "apprize", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "revere", "reverence", "venerate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disesteem":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "discountenance", "disfavor", "dislike", "displeasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "distaste", "rejection", "thumbs-down", "blame", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "dispraise", "opprobrium", "reprehension", "reproach", "reprobation", "antagonism", "antipathy", "hostility", "belittlement", "disparagement", "objection", "opposition" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendation", "praise", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "thumbs-up", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[ "approbation", "approval", "favor" ] }, "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "the medical researcher had fallen into great disesteem after having been caught faking her lab results" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "reproach", "shame" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandal", "contempt", "despite", "disdain", "scorn", "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disfavor", "abasement", "debasement", "debasing", "degradation", "dust", "humbling", "humiliation", "blot", "brand", "shadow", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiration", "appreciation", "estimation", "regard", "awe", "fear", "reverence", "fame", "glory", "renown", "repute" ], "antonyms":[ "esteem", "honor", "respect" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecate", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "dislike", "frown (on or upon)", "mislike", "reprove", "tsk-tsk", "tut (over or about)", "tut-tut (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "object (to)", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "reprehend", "reprobate", "scorn", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "discommend", "chide", "rebuke", "reproach", "scold" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "support", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approve", "favor", "like" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discarded":{ "as in junked , cast-off":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "castaway", "cast-off", "jettisoned", "junked", "refuse", "waste", "ignored", "neglected", "unattended", "untended", "godforsaken", "miserable", "shabby", "wretched", "abandoned", "derelict", "deserted", "desolate", "disused", "forgotten", "forsaken", "rejected", "vacant", "vacated", "void", "empty", "idle" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaimed", "recovered", "redeemed", "rescued", "retrieved", "salvaged", "saved", "reconditioned", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "restored", "repeopled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "discard an old, torn sweater" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiered", "cast (off)", "chucked", "deep-sixed", "ditched", "dumped", "eighty-sixed", "86'd", "exorcised", "exorcized", "flung (off or away)", "jettisoned", "junked", "laid by", "lost", "pitched", "rejected", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "tossed", "unloaded" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "abdicated", "deserted", "forsook", "dismissed", "kicked out", "abolished", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extinguished", "extirpated", "liquidated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "took on", "employed", "used", "utilized", "held", "held back", "kept", "retained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disturbers":{ "as in pests , bothers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bothers", "pests", "assailants", "attackers", "molesters", "victimizers", "accusers", "blamers", "troublemakers", "kidders", "lampooners", "satirists", "smart alecks", "smart alecs", "smarties", "smarty-pants", "wiseacres", "wise guys", "trash-talkers", "belittlers", "deriders", "detractors", "gibers", "jibers", "insulters", "jeerers", "scoffers", "scorners", "baiters", "harassers", "hecklers", "mockers", "needlers", "persecutors", "quizzers", "quizzes", "ridiculers", "taunters", "teasers", "teases", "tormentors", "tormenters", "torturers" ], "near antonyms":[ "defenders", "deliverers", "guards", "protectors", "rescuers", "saviors", "saviours", "comforters", "solaces", "soothers", "succorers", "bodyguards", "champions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disengagement":{ "as in disentanglement":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disentanglement", "flinch", "recoil", "revulsion", "shrinking", "rout", "pullback", "pullout", "recession", "retirement", "retreat", "withdrawal" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "advancement" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distinct":{ "being not of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "two distinct approaches to the same problem" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ] }, "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "examples":[ "a person with a distinct Scottish accent" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ] }, "of a particular or exact sort":{ "examples":[ "I left distinct instructions that my books were not to be touched" ], "synonyms":[ "concrete", "especial", "express", "peculiar", "precise", "set", "special", "specific" ], "near synonyms":[ "lone", "only", "separate", "single", "sole", "solitary", "distinctive", "exclusive", "individual", "unique", "limited", "restricted", "differentiated", "specialized", "given", "specified" ], "near antonyms":[ "general", "generalized", "generic", "nonexclusive", "universal" ], "antonyms":[ "nonspecific" ] }, "serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group":{ "examples":[ "one of the distinct traits of a preliterate society" ], "synonyms":[ "characteristic", "classic", "diagnostic", "diagnostical", "discriminating", "distinctive", "distinguishing", "identifying", "individual", "peculiar", "proper", "symptomatic", "typical" ], "near synonyms":[ "idiosyncratic", "identifiable", "pronounced", "unmistakable", "general", "generic", "common", "normal", "regular", "usual", "especial", "particular", "special", "specific", "archetypal", "archetypical", "model", "paradigmatic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "atypical", "nontypical", "uncharacteristic", "untypical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discontinues":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks off", "breaks up", "cans", "ceases", "cuts off", "cuts out", "desists (from)", "drops", "ends", "gives over", "halts", "knocks off", "lays off", "leaves off", "packs (up or in)", "quits", "shuts off", "stops" ], "near synonyms":[ "completes", "concludes", "finishes", "closes (down)", "deactivates", "blockades", "blocks", "dams", "delays", "detains", "hinders", "holds", "holds back", "impedes", "kiboshes", "obstructs", "stems", "calls", "suspends", "arrests", "brakes", "checks", "clamps down", "reins (in)", "squashes", "squelches", "stamps", "stanches", "staunches", "stunts", "suppresses", "turns back", "pauses", "stays", "suspends", "abolishes", "aborts", "annuls", "demolishes", "destroys", "dissolves", "kills", "ruins", "scuttles", "snuffs" ], "near antonyms":[ "carries on", "continues", "follows through (with)", "keeps up", "runs on", "advances", "proceeds", "progresses", "actuates", "drives", "impels", "propels", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop doing (something) permanently":{ "examples":[ "we have discontinued the manufacture of that item" ], "synonyms":[ "abandons", "drops", "gives up", "knocks off", "lays off (of)", "packs (up or in)", "quits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks off", "breaks up", "ceases", "closes", "concludes", "ends", "expires", "finishes", "halts", "leaves off", "shuts off", "pauses", "tapers off", "throws up", "rounds (off or out)", "terminates", "winds up", "wraps up" ], "near antonyms":[ "goes", "runs on", "hangs in", "hangs on", "holds on", "perseveres", "persists", "follows through (with)", "renews", "reopens", "restarts", "resumes", "preserves", "stays", "begins", "commences", "starts" ], "antonyms":[ "carries on", "continues", "keeps", "keeps up", "maintains" ] }, "to come to an end":{ "examples":[ "publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks off", "breaks up", "ceases", "closes", "concludes", "dead-ends", "determines", "dies", "elapses", "ends", "expires", "finishes", "goes", "halts", "lapses", "leaves off", "lets up", "passes", "quits", "stops", "terminates", "winds up", "winks (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "desists (from)", "lays off (of)", "refrains (from)", "gives over", "knocks off", "packs (up or in)", "breaks down", "conks (out)", "cuts out", "stalls", "pauses", "stays", "suspends", "abates", "peters (out)", "winds down" ], "near antonyms":[ "draws out", "extends", "prolongs", "protracts" ], "antonyms":[ "continues", "hangs on", "persists" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disdainfully":{ "as in contemptuously , scornfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "contemptuously", "deprecatingly", "scornfully", "bitchily", "cattily", "despitefully", "hatefully", "malevolently", "maliciously", "malignantly", "meanly", "nastily", "spitefully", "viciously", "villainously", "virulently", "wickedly", "acrimoniously", "antagonistically", "caustically", "envyingly", "hostilely", "invidiously", "obnoxiously", "rancorously", "venomously", "vindictively", "vituperatively", "bitterly", "enviously", "jealously", "resentfully", "balefully", "caddishly", "callously", "cruelly", "evil-mindedly", "felly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "kindlessly", "mercilessly", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "soullessly", "unfeelingly", "disagreeably", "ill", "ungraciously", "unkindly", "ill-naturedly", "inconsiderately", "insensitively", "thoughtlessly", "diabolically", "fiendishly", "misanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "good-heartedly", "kindheartedly", "kindly", "affably", "agreeably", "amiably", "cordially", "genially", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "nicely", "pleasantly", "altruistically", "humanely", "considerately", "feelingly", "lovingly", "mercifully", "sensitively", "softheartedly", "solicitously", "soulfully", "thoughtfully", "compassionately", "sympathetically", "angelically", "divinely", "gently", "sweetly", "tenderly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disencumbering":{ "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdening", "discharging", "off-loading", "unburdening", "unlading", "unloading", "unpacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "freeing", "lightening", "relieving", "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near antonyms":[ "charging", "cramming", "filling", "heaping", "jamming", "jam-packing", "stuffing" ], "antonyms":[ "loading", "packing" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disburdening", "divesting", "freeing", "relieving", "ridding", "unburdening" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharging", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering", "bailing (out)", "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogging (down)", "fettering", "hampering", "restraining", "shackling", "subjecting", "weighing down", "weighting (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenthrals":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society" ], "synonyms":[ "discharges", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "enlarges", "frees", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bails (out)", "delivers", "paroles", "ransoms", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disembarrasses", "disencumbers", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "unshackles" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "commits", "immures", "imprisons", "incarcerates", "interns", "jails", "locks (up)", "conquers", "enslaves", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "antonyms":[ "binds", "confines", "enchains", "fetters", "restrains" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disapprovals":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "thus far, every one of her choices for college has met with her parents' disapproval" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecations", "disapprobations", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "displeasures" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "distastes", "rejections", "thumbs-downs", "blames", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "dispraises", "opprobriums", "reprehensions", "reproaches", "reprobations", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "belittlements", "disparagements", "objections", "oppositions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendations", "praises", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "thumbs-ups", "empathies", "sympathies" ], "antonyms":[ "approbations", "approvals", "favors" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disbandments":{ "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "examples":[ "the disbandment of the crowd at the end of the outdoor rock concert" ], "synonyms":[ "dispersals", "dispersions", "dissipations", "scatterings" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffusions", "disseminations", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "separations", "splits" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblies", "collections", "concentrations", "gatherings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disendows":{ "as in defunds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defunds", "draws", "receives", "subsists" ], "near antonyms":[ "endows", "finances", "funds", "subsidizes", "establishes", "founds", "organizes", "bequeaths", "contributes", "donates", "subscribes", "supports", "underwrites" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disapprovingly":{ "as in disparagingly , reproachfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "captiously", "critically", "cynically", "deprecatingly", "disparagingly", "negatively", "reproachfully", "reproachingly", "reprovingly", "unfavorably", "charily", "guardedly", "warily", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "uncomfortably", "uneasily", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "incredulously", "questioningly", "quizzically", "unbelievingly", "askance", "askant", "distrustfully", "doubtfully", "doubtingly", "dubiously", "mistrustfully", "sideways", "skeptically", "suspiciously" ], "near antonyms":[ "trustfully", "trustingly", "approvingly", "favorably", "positively", "confidently", "sanguinely", "credulously", "uncritically", "unquestioningly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "discourtesies":{ "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "the courtiers shuddered at the discourtesy shown to the king" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissolute":{ "having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{ "examples":[ "literature dealing with the dissolute and degrading aspects of human experience" ], "synonyms":[ "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "jackleg", "libertine", "loose", "perverse", "perverted", "rakehell", "rakehelly", "rakish", "reprobate", "sick", "unclean", "unwholesome", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "bent", "crooked", "cutthroat", "dishonest", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "contaminated", "spoiled", "tainted", "bad", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "nefarious", "sinful", "vicious", "wicked" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorruptible", "ethical", "honest", "principled", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "pure", "uncorrupt", "uncorrupted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissolved":{ "as in melted , disappeared":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disappeared", "evanesced", "evaporated", "melted", "vanished", "vaporized", "invisible", "sightless", "viewless", "imperceptible", "indiscernible", "indistinct", "unnoticeable", "unobservable", "faint", "inconspicuous", "insignificant", "slight", "unobtrusive", "vague", "buried", "concealed", "covert", "disguised", "hidden", "latent", "obscure", "shrouded" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparent", "observable", "seeable", "visible", "visual", "viewable", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "perceptible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "as the mist dissolved in the morning sun" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialized", "disappeared", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "flew", "melted", "sank", "sunk", "vanished" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanked (out)", "cleared", "died (away or down or out)", "dispersed", "dissipated", "dried up", "blurred", "dimmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrived", "broke out", "came out", "emerged", "issued", "loomed", "showed up" ], "antonyms":[ "appeared", "materialized" ] }, "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilized" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporated", "consolidated", "hung together" ], "antonyms":[ "banded", "joined", "united" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the king simply dissolved parliament" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "abolished", "abrogated", "annulled", "avoided", "canceled", "cancelled", "disannulled", "invalidated", "negated", "nulled", "nullified", "quashed", "repealed", "rescinded", "rolled back", "struck down", "vacated", "voided" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanded", "overrode", "overruled", "overturned", "vetoed", "aborted", "called", "called off", "dropped", "recalled", "retracted", "reversed", "revoked", "suspended", "withdrew", "banned", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "outlawed", "prohibited", "disallowed", "dismissed", "rejected", "annihilated", "broke down", "eliminated", "eradicated", "erased", "liquidated", "removed", "threw out", "wrote off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacted", "laid down", "legislated", "established", "founded", "instituted", "formalized", "legalized", "legitimated", "legitimized", "validated", "passed", "ratified", "allowed", "approved", "authorized", "cleared", "endorsed", "indorsed", "permitted", "sanctioned", "warranted", "commanded", "decreed", "mandated", "ordered", "prescribed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the clouds gradually dissolved , and the sun came out" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembled", "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered" ], "near synonyms":[ "branched (out)", "broke up", "disbanded", "diverged", "divided", "forked", "separated", "spilled", "spilt", "cleared", "disappeared", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "melted", "went (away)" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregated", "gathered", "met" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disbenefit":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "the question whether allowing the big-box stores in would be a disbenefit to the community" ], "synonyms":[ "debit", "disadvantage", "downside", "drawback", "handicap", "incommodity", "liability", "minus", "negative", "strike" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "millstone", "stranglehold", "disability", "impairment", "failing", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantage", "head start", "jump", "lead", "margin", "start", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "better", "command", "control", "drop", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "upper hand", "prerogative", "privilege", "break", "opportunity", "aid", "assistance", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantage", "asset", "edge", "plus" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disquisitions":{ "a systematic search for the truth or facts about something":{ "examples":[ "Adam Smith's celebrated disquisition on the factors contributing to the wealth of nations" ], "synonyms":[ "examens", "examinations", "explorations", "inquests", "inquiries", "inquisitions", "investigations", "probations", "probes", "probings", "researches", "studies" ], "near synonyms":[ "quests", "audits", "checks", "checkups", "diagnoses", "inspections", "hearings", "interrogations", "trials", "feelers", "queries", "questions", "polls", "questionaries", "questionnaires", "surveys", "challenges", "cross-examinations", "goings-over", "quizzes", "rehearings", "reinvestigations", "self-examinations", "self-explorations", "self-questionings", "self-reflections", "self-scrutinies", "soul-searchings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disintegration":{ "as in breakdown , decay":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakdown", "decay", "decomposition", "dissolution", "attrition", "corrosion", "erosion", "undermining", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[ "buildup", "gain", "increase" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissects":{ "to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{ "examples":[ "let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling" ], "synonyms":[ "analyzes", "anatomizes", "assays", "breaks down", "cuts", "deconstructs" ], "near synonyms":[ "assesses", "diagnoses", "evaluates", "examines", "inspects", "investigates", "scrutinizes", "arranges", "assorts", "catalogs", "catalogues", "categorizes", "classifies", "codifies", "diagrams", "enumerates", "indexes", "orders", "schematizes", "sorts", "tabulates", "divides", "reduces", "segments", "separates", "subdivides" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerates", "aggregates", "amalgamates", "assimilates", "coalesces", "conglomerates", "consolidates", "integrates", "synthesizes", "unifies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disempowered":{ "as in disenfranchised , disabled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disabled", "disenfranchised", "disqualified", "decertified", "disallowed", "forbade", "forbad", "proscribed", "delegitimized", "invalidated", "nullified" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorized", "entitled", "privileged", "qualified", "empowered", "enabled", "enfranchised", "licensed", "licenced", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disobliged":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place" ], "synonyms":[ "discommoded", "disturbed", "incommoded", "inconvenienced", "put out", "troubled" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "saddled", "weighed", "fettered", "hampered", "hamstrung", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled", "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irked", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "grated", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "agitated", "perturbed", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodated", "favored", "obliged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomfiting":{ "causing embarrassment":{ "examples":[ "the discomfiting scrutiny of an audience of music critics" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "disconcerting", "disturbing", "embarrassing", "flustering", "uncomfortable" ], "near synonyms":[ "confusing", "difficult", "disagreeable", "impossible", "inconvenient", "intolerable", "troublesome", "unpleasant", "unwieldy", "unsettling", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "mortifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "comfortable", "convenient", "pleasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to prevent from achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up" ], "synonyms":[ "baffling", "balking", "beating", "checkmating", "foiling", "frustrating", "thwarting" ], "near synonyms":[ "barring", "blocking", "clogging", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "holding back", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "arresting", "checking", "halting", "setting back", "short-circuiting", "stalling", "stopping", "averting", "forestalling", "obviating", "precluding", "preventing", "negating", "neutralizing", "nullifying", "counteracting", "offsetting", "conquering", "defeating", "overcoming" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing" ], "antonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nurturing", "promoting" ] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one" ], "synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitating", "bothering", "chagrining", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "putting off", "putting out", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "queering", "shaming" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "relieving", "soothing", "buoying", "cheering", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "assuring", "reassuring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disremembered":{ "to be unable to recall or think of":{ "examples":[ "with advancing age I seem to disremember quite a lot of things" ], "synonyms":[ "forgot", "unlearned" ], "near synonyms":[ "lost", "missed", "blanked", "misremembered", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slighted", "slurred (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "reminded" ], "antonyms":[ "flashed back (to)", "harked back (to)", "harkened back (to)", "hearkened back (to)", "harkened back (to)", "minded", "recalled", "recollected", "remembered", "reminisced (about)", "thought (of)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discharges":{ "a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece":{ "examples":[ "the thunderous discharge of the cannons" ], "synonyms":[ "firings", "shots" ], "near synonyms":[ "potshots", "barrages", "blitzes", "blitzkriegs", "bombardments", "broadsides", "bursts", "cannonades", "drumfires", "fusillades", "hails", "salvos", "salvoes", "showers", "storms", "volleys" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a freeing from an obligation or responsibility":{ "examples":[ "a full discharge from responsibility for the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "deliveries", "quietuses", "quittances", "releases" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispensations", "exemptions", "immunities", "waivers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily":{ "examples":[ "she was resentful over what she felt was a wrongful discharge" ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "dismissals", "furloughs", "layoffs", "redundancies" ], "near synonyms":[ "pink slips", "birds", "boots", "bum's rushes", "firings", "heave-hos", "sacks", "closings", "shutdowns", "shakeouts", "shake-ups" ], "near antonyms":[ "callbacks", "recalls", "reemployments", "re-employments", "rehires" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the doing of an action":{ "examples":[ "aided in the discharge of his duties by a capable assistant" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "commissions", "enactments", "executions", "fulfillments", "fulfilments", "implementations", "performances", "perpetrations", "prosecutions", "pursuances" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispatches", "expeditions", "administrations", "directions", "handlings", "managements", "applications", "operations", "practices", "practises" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonfulfillments", "nonperformances" ] }, "to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force":{ "examples":[ "Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package" ], "synonyms":[ "blasts", "fires", "looses", "shoots", "squeezes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "launches", "projects", "blazes (at)", "snipes (at)", "casts", "catapults", "flings", "heaves", "hurls", "hurtles", "lobs", "pelts", "pitches", "slings", "throws", "tosses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "docks for discharging containerships" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdens", "disencumbers", "off-loads", "unburdens", "unlades", "unloads", "unpacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "frees", "lightens", "relieves", "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ], "near antonyms":[ "charges", "crams", "fills", "heaps", "jam-packs", "jams", "stuffs" ], "antonyms":[ "loads", "packs" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "discharge a debt in full" ], "synonyms":[ "antes (up)", "balances", "clears", "foots", "liquidates", "meets", "pays", "pays off", "pays up", "ponies up", "quits", "recompenses", "settles", "springs (for)", "stands" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiates" ] }, "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty" ], "synonyms":[ "disenthralls", "disenthrals", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "enlarges", "frees", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bails (out)", "delivers", "paroles", "ransoms", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disembarrasses", "disencumbers", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "unshackles" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "commits", "immures", "imprisons", "incarcerates", "interns", "jails", "locks (up)", "conquers", "enslaves", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "antonyms":[ "binds", "confines", "enchains", "fetters", "restrains" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "emanates", "emits", "evolves", "exhales", "expels", "expires", "gives out", "irradiates", "issues", "radiates", "releases", "sends (out)", "shoots", "throws out", "vents" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminates", "evacuates", "excretes", "exudes", "oozes", "secretes", "ejects", "erupts", "gushes", "jets", "outpours", "pours", "spews", "spouts", "sprays", "spurts", "squirts" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbs", "inhales", "soaks (up)", "sponges", "sucks (up)", "takes up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force":{ "examples":[ "felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged" ], "synonyms":[ "blasts", "fires", "shoots" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazes", "peppers", "plinks", "potshots", "snipes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered" ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "bounces", "cans", "cashiers", "dismisses", "fires", "musters out", "pink-slips", "releases", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "terminates", "turns off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizes", "excesses", "furloughs", "lays off", "trims", "boots (out)", "chucks (out)", "drums (out)", "kicks out", "throws out", "unseats", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeps", "reemploys", "rehires", "contracts", "subcontracts", "recruits" ], "antonyms":[ "employs", "engages", "hires", "retains", "signs (up or on)", "takes on" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disapprobation":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "there was widespread disapprobation of the plan to combine the two school districts" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecation", "disapproval", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "displeasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "distaste", "rejection", "thumbs-down", "blame", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "dispraise", "opprobrium", "reprehension", "reproach", "reprobation", "antagonism", "antipathy", "hostility", "belittlement", "disparagement", "objection", "opposition" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendation", "praise", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "thumbs-up", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[ "approbation", "approval", "favor" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishes out":{ "as in measures (out) , shares (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admeasures", "allots", "allows", "appropriates", "assigns", "divides", "divvies (up)", "dollops (out)", "lots", "measures (out)", "parts", "proportions", "rations", "redistributes", "sets", "shares (out)", "splits", "administers", "allocates", "apportions", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "distributes", "doles out", "hands out", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "portions", "prorates", "bestows", "disburses", "furnishes", "issues", "provides", "shares", "supplies", "circulates", "disperses", "disseminates", "scatters", "spreads", "chips in", "contributes", "donates", "pledges", "reallocates", "reapportions" ], "near antonyms":[ "misallocates", "begrudges", "declines", "denies", "deprives (of)", "disallows", "refuses", "rejects", "withholds", "niggles (out)", "pinches", "skimps", "stints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismalness":{ "as in drear , moroseness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drear", "morbidness", "moroseness", "morosity", "boredom", "ennui", "tedium", "regret", "rue", "despair", "desperation", "hopelessness", "self-despair", "moodiness", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "misery", "woe", "wretchedness", "agony", "distress", "pain", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "mourning", "somberness", "sorrow", "woefulness", "melancholia", "self-pity" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness", "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "satisfaction", "delight", "gratification" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discoursing":{ "to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{ "examples":[ "the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "declaiming", "descanting", "expatiating", "haranguing", "lecturing", "orating", "speaking", "talking" ], "near synonyms":[ "reciting", "soliloquizing", "disserting", "expounding", "pontificating", "sermonizing", "mouthing", "spouting", "filibustering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk as if giving an important and formal speech":{ "examples":[ "grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject" ], "synonyms":[ "declaiming", "haranguing", "mouthing (off)", "orating", "perorating" ], "near synonyms":[ "ranting", "raving", "bloviating", "blowing", "lecturing", "preaching", "sermonizing", "advertising", "announcing", "broadcasting", "declaring", "proclaiming", "pronouncing", "speaking", "speechifying", "talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disjointing":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconnectedness":{ "as in incompatibility , disjointedness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disjointedness", "incompatibility", "confusion", "disorganization", "dissonance", "disturbance", "tension", "irregularity", "unevenness", "asymmetry", "discordance", "disproportion", "disunity", "imbalance", "incoherence", "violence" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "coherence", "concinnity", "consonance", "consonancy", "harmony", "orchestration", "proportion", "symmetry", "symphony", "unity", "coordination", "correlation", "correspondence", "equalization", "equilibrium", "evenness", "order", "orderliness", "regularity", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distains":{ "to make dirty":{ "examples":[ "weary soldiers with hands distained with blood" ], "synonyms":[ "befouls", "begrimes", "bemires", "besmirches", "blackens", "daubs", "dirties", "fouls", "gaums", "grimes", "mires", "mucks", "muddies", "smirches", "smudges", "soils", "stains", "sullies" ], "near synonyms":[ "contaminates", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "discolors", "confuses", "disarranges", "disarrays", "dishevels", "disorders", "draggles", "jumbles", "messes", "muddles", "collies", "crocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminates", "purges", "purifies", "disinfects", "sanitizes", "brushes", "dry-cleans", "dusts", "launders", "mops", "rinses", "scours", "scrubs", "sweeps", "washes", "wipes", "brightens", "deodorizes", "freshens", "renews", "spruces (up)", "straightens (up)", "tidies (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "cleans", "cleanses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissent (from)":{ "as in oppose , object (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "object (to)", "oppose", "detest", "hate", "loathe", "dislike", "mind", "blacklist", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "damn", "denounce", "deprecate", "depreciate", "disparage", "reprehend", "reprobate", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)", "acclaim", "applaud", "laud", "praise", "salute", "back (up)", "concur (in)", "stand by", "support", "sustain", "uphold" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbursing":{ "to hand over or use up in payment":{ "examples":[ "the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes" ], "synonyms":[ "dropping", "expending", "forking (over, out, or up)", "giving", "laying out", "outlaying", "paying", "shelling out", "spending" ], "near synonyms":[ "lavishing", "raining", "blowing", "dissipating", "frittering (away)", "running through", "squandering", "throwing away", "wasting" ], "near antonyms":[ "caching", "hoarding", "laying up", "saving", "acquiring", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "making", "procuring", "realizing", "securing", "winning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discernment":{ "the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships":{ "examples":[ "the discernment to know when someone is a true friend" ], "synonyms":[ "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom" ], "near synonyms":[ "acuity", "acumen", "astuteness", "clear-sightedness", "keenness", "penetration", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sensitivity", "understanding", "appreciation", "apprehension", "comprehension", "grasp", "brain(s)", "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "canniness", "cleverness", "gray matter", "intellect", "intelligence", "judgment", "judgement", "mentality", "power", "reason", "sense", "smartness", "wit", "discrimination", "foresight", "foresightedness", "judiciousness", "prudence", "sanity", "logic", "rationality" ], "near antonyms":[ "density", "dullness", "dulness", "obtuseness", "brainlessness", "folly", "foolishness", "idiocy", "imbecility", "mindlessness", "silliness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "stupidity", "witlessness", "illogic", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "unsoundness", "craziness", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "preposterousness", "senselessness", "zaniness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disappoint":{ "to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of":{ "examples":[ "they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game" ], "synonyms":[ "cheat", "dissatisfy", "fail", "let down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum (out)", "chagrin", "discontent", "disgruntle", "displease", "distress", "upset", "disenchant", "disillusion", "deceive", "delude", "mock" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfill", "fulfil", "gladden" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "gratify", "satisfy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaffiliations":{ "as in dissociations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissociations", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "partings", "separations", "severances", "splits", "alienations", "divorces", "estrangements" ], "near antonyms":[ "affiliations", "alliances", "associations", "collaborations", "confederations", "connections", "cooperations", "hookups", "liaisons", "linkups", "partnerships", "relations", "relationships", "tie-ups", "unions", "businesses", "dealings", "interactions", "exchanges", "interconnections", "interrelations", "mutualisms", "reciprocities", "symbioses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispassionate":{ "marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias":{ "examples":[ "dispassionate refereeing is all that we ask" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "disinterested", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "indifferent", "just", "nonpartisan", "objective", "square", "unbiased", "unprejudiced" ], "near synonyms":[ "frank", "forthright", "open", "straight", "straightforward", "balanced", "rational", "reasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "arbitrary", "unconscionable", "unreasonable", "jaundiced", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "colored", "distorted", "warped" ], "antonyms":[ "biased", "ex parte", "inequitable", "nonobjective", "one-sided", "partial", "parti pris", "partisan", "prejudiced", "unjust" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disagreed (with)":{ "to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{ "examples":[ "she disagreed with me when I said that the jacket was dark blue" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicted", "gainsaid" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenged", "contested", "disputed", "questioned", "confuted", "rebutted", "refuted", "crossed", "fought", "opposed", "resisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirmed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "verified", "attested", "authenticated", "avouched", "certified", "testified (to)", "vouched (for)", "witnessed" ], "antonyms":[ "agreed (with)", "concurred (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disemboguing":{ "as in issuing , effusing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arising", "effusing", "emanating", "issuing", "springing", "flowing", "pouring", "rolling", "running", "streaming", "coursing", "racing", "rushing", "fountaining", "gushing", "spouting", "spurting", "deluging", "engulfing", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "overrunning", "swamping", "cascading", "dribbling", "dripping", "guttering", "riffling", "rippling", "sheeting", "trickling", "flushing", "washing out" ], "near antonyms":[ "backing up", "clotting", "coagulating", "congealing", "gelling", "hardening", "setting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distress":{ "a state of great suffering of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "the upcoming bar exam is causing us considerable distress", "the survivors were in extreme distress after having been stranded on the island for a week with no food" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "excruciation", "hurt", "misery", "pain", "rack", "strait(s)", "torment", "torture", "travail", "tribulation", "woe" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "cross", "crucible", "trial", "heartache", "heartbreak", "joylessness", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "emergency", "pinch", "asperity", "difficulty", "hardship", "rigor", "ache", "pang", "smarting", "soreness", "stitch", "throe", "twinge", "danger", "jeopardy", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "consolation", "solace", "alleviation", "assuagement", "ease", "relief", "peace", "security", "well-being" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil":{ "examples":[ "a ship in distress" ], "synonyms":[ "danger", "endangerment", "harm's way", "imperilment", "jeopardy", "peril", "risk", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "exposure", "liability", "openness", "vulnerability", "precariousness", "threat", "susceptibility", "susceptibleness", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "preservation", "salvation", "defense", "protection", "exemption", "immunity", "impunity", "inviolability", "invulnerability" ], "antonyms":[ "safeness", "safety", "secureness", "security" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't let all the bad news distress you" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disseminated":{ "to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{ "examples":[ "activists sent by the organization to disseminate their views" ], "synonyms":[ "broadcast", "broadcasted", "circulated", "propagated", "spread" ], "near synonyms":[ "radiated", "sprawled", "diffused", "dispensed", "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered", "sowed", "communicated", "conveyed", "imparted", "passed (on)", "transmitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloaked", "concealed", "enshrouded", "held (in)", "hid", "masked", "obscured", "secreted", "shrouded", "veiled", "contained", "limited", "restricted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disperse":{ "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the crowd dispersed once the show ended" ], "synonyms":[ "disassemble", "dissipate", "dissolve", "scatter" ], "near synonyms":[ "branch (out)", "break up", "disband", "diverge", "divide", "fork", "separate", "spill", "clear", "disappear", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "go (away)", "melt" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregate", "gather", "meet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park" ], "synonyms":[ "clear out", "disband", "dispel", "dissipate", "scatter", "squander" ], "near synonyms":[ "break up", "isolate", "part", "segregate", "separate", "split (up)", "diffuse", "disseminate", "diverge", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinate", "conglomerate", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "cluster", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "gather", "ingather" ] }, "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "disband", "dissolve" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilize" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporate", "consolidate", "hang together" ], "antonyms":[ "band", "join", "unite" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discombobulating":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss" ], "synonyms":[ "addling", "baffling", "bamboozling", "beating", "befogging", "befuddling", "bemusing", "bewildering", "buffaloing", "confounding", "confusing", "disorienting", "flummoxing", "foxing", "fuddling", "getting", "graveling", "gravelling", "mazing", "muddling", "muddying", "mystifying", "perplexing", "posing", "puzzling", "vexing" ], "near synonyms":[ "sticking", "stumping", "weirding out", "abashing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "agitating", "bothering", "chagrining", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "stunning", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "beguiling", "cozening", "deceiving", "deluding", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "humbugging", "misguiding", "misleading", "snowing", "stringing along", "taking in", "tricking" ], "near antonyms":[ "assuring", "reassuring", "satisfying", "enlightening", "informing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discommoded":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "the breakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "disobliged", "disturbed", "incommoded", "inconvenienced", "put out", "troubled" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "saddled", "weighed", "fettered", "hampered", "hamstrung", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled", "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irked", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "grated", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "agitated", "perturbed", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodated", "favored", "obliged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dishevelled":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "I got my suit pressed so I wouldn't look so disheveled for the wedding" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disarmaments":{ "to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of":{ "examples":[ "the defeated nation was disarmed so that it would never again be a threat to international order" ], "synonyms":[ "demilitarize" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilize", "denuclearize" ], "near antonyms":[ "equip", "reequip", "weapon", "embattle", "mechanize", "mobilize" ], "antonyms":[ "arm", "militarize" ] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "examples":[ "her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm" ], "synonyms":[ "appease", "assuage", "conciliate", "gentle", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "calm", "comfort", "console", "content", "hush", "quiet", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize", "endear (to)", "ingratiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "adulate", "blarney", "flatter", "overpraise", "soft-soap", "quench", "sate", "satiate", "satisfy", "cater (to)", "humor", "indulge", "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "sweet-talk", "wheedle", "baby", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil", "dulcify", "sweeten" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "antagonize", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "cross", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "put out", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "ruffle", "vex", "provoke", "rouse", "harass", "harry", "persecute", "pester", "agitate", "discomfort", "distress", "disturb", "fret", "perturb", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "offend", "slight" ], "antonyms":[ "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "ire", "madden", "outrage" ] }, "the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons":{ "examples":[ "the ambassador spoke at length about the possible unilateral disarmament of his country" ], "synonyms":[ "demilitarization" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilization", "denuclearization" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipment", "reequipment", "mechanization", "mobilization" ], "antonyms":[ "armament", "militarization" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dismay":{ "the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met":{ "examples":[ "filled with dismay at not making the finals" ], "synonyms":[ "disappointment", "dissatisfaction", "frustration", "letdown" ], "near synonyms":[ "crestfallenness", "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "disenchantment", "disillusionment", "blues", "dejectedness", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "distress", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "gloom", "gloominess", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "chagrin", "discomfiture" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "gratification", "satisfaction" ] }, "the state of being discouraged":{ "examples":[ "in my dismay I failed to realize that there would be other chances" ], "synonyms":[ "demoralization", "despair", "despondency", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "dispiritedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blues", "dejection", "depression", "dumps", "gloom", "melancholy", "mopes", "defeatism", "pessimism", "resignation" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimism", "sanguinity" ], "antonyms":[ "encouragement" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "frustrate", "unman", "unnerve" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "depress", "sadden", "weigh", "afflict", "try", "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "distress", "trouble", "bother", "irk", "vex", "worry", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "frighten", "horrify", "scare" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoy (up)", "cheer", "gladden", "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "inspire", "lift", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[ "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "nerve", "steel" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disfunctions":{ "impaired or abnormal functioning (as of a body part)":{ "examples":[ "She's suffered from minor brain dysfunction since the accident." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affliction", "ailment", "condition", "disease", "disorder", "malady", "trouble", "upset", "illness", "indisposition", "sickness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness", "malaise", "sickishness", "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "infirmity", "invalidism", "invalidity", "lameness", "sickliness", "weakliness", "weakness", "hypochondria" ], "near antonyms":[ "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "wellness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness", "fettle", "fitness", "shape", "hardiness", "heartiness", "lustiness", "robustness", "ruggedness", "stamina", "strength", "toughness", "vigor", "vigorousness", "vitality", "bloom", "flush", "flushness", "weal", "welfare", "well-being", "comeback", "convalescence", "healing", "mending", "rally", "recovery", "recuperation", "rehab", "rehabilitation", "snapback" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disproofs":{ "something (as an argument) that serves to disprove":{ "examples":[ "the DNA evidence was all the disproof needed to overturn the wrongful conviction" ], "synonyms":[ "confutations", "disconfirmations", "rebuttals", "refutations" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterarguments", "counter-arguments" ], "near antonyms":[ "attestations", "confirmations", "corroborations", "documentations", "evidences", "substantiations", "testaments", "testimonies", "validations", "witnesses", "authentications", "identifications", "manifestations", "verifications" ], "antonyms":[ "proofs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disarms":{ "to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of":{ "examples":[ "the defeated nation was disarmed so that it would never again be a threat to international order" ], "synonyms":[ "demilitarizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizes", "denuclearizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "equips", "reequips", "weapons", "embattles", "mechanizes", "mobilizes" ], "antonyms":[ "arms", "militarizes" ] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "examples":[ "her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm" ], "synonyms":[ "appeases", "assuages", "conciliates", "gentles", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "calms", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "hushes", "quiets", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes", "endears (to)", "ingratiates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "adulates", "blarneys", "flatters", "overpraises", "soft-soaps", "quenches", "sates", "satiates", "satisfies", "caters (to)", "humors", "indulges", "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "sweet-talks", "wheedles", "babies", "coddles", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils", "dulcifies", "sweetens" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "antagonizes", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "crosses", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "puts out", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "ruffles", "vexes", "provokes", "rouses", "harasses", "harries", "persecutes", "pesters", "agitates", "discomforts", "distresses", "disturbs", "frets", "perturbs", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries", "affronts", "insults", "offends", "slights" ], "antonyms":[ "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "ires", "maddens", "outrages" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinclined":{ "slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "disinclined to pay his friends a visit without calling first" ], "synonyms":[ "cagey", "cagy", "dubious", "hesitant", "indisposed", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant", "reticent" ], "near synonyms":[ "uneager", "unenthusiastic", "averse", "unwilling", "ambivalent", "conflicted", "doubtful", "faltering", "halting", "indecisive", "infirm", "irresolute", "questioning", "skeptical", "uncertain", "undecided", "unsure", "vacillating", "wobbly", "wabbly", "fainthearted", "shy", "timid" ], "near antonyms":[ "eager", "enthusiastic", "glad", "happy", "keen", "ready", "willing", "certain", "decided", "determined", "resolute", "sure", "unquestioning" ], "antonyms":[ "disposed", "inclined" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "distrusting":{ "to have no trust or confidence in":{ "examples":[ "we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car" ], "synonyms":[ "doubting", "misdoubting", "mistrusting", "questioning", "suspecting" ], "near synonyms":[ "disbelieving", "discounting", "discrediting", "negating" ], "near antonyms":[ "banking (on or upon)", "counting (on or upon)", "depending (on or upon)", "relying (on or upon)" ], "antonyms":[ "trusting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disputatious":{ "feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{ "examples":[ "a long history of little wars waged by the disputatious countries occupying that European peninsula" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "discordant", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "warlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonistic", "fierce", "hostile", "hot-tempered", "acidic", "bearish", "bilious", "bristly", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fractious", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "stroppy", "surly", "testy", "touchy", "ugly", "waspish", "savage", "vicious", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "near antonyms":[ "anti-imperialist", "antimilitarist", "unwarlike", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "complaisant", "conciliatory", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "kindhearted", "obliging", "pleasant", "sociable", "calm", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "benign", "gentle", "kindly", "mild" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggressive", "nonbelligerent", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "unbelligerent", "uncombative", "uncontentious" ] }, "given to arguing":{ "examples":[ "a disputatious professor who could give you an argument on just about anything" ], "synonyms":[ "argumentative", "contentious", "controversial", "polemical", "polemic", "quarrelsome", "scrappy" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggressive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "truculent", "warlike", "feisty", "fractious", "surly", "balky", "contrary", "ornery", "perverse", "restive", "wayward", "disobedient", "froward", "insubordinate", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "pigheaded", "resistant", "self-opinionated", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "uncooperative", "unreasonable", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful", "acidic", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "captious", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "splenetic", "testy", "touchy", "waspish", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "pleasant", "sociable", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "complying", "conciliatory", "cooperative", "obliging", "docile", "obedient", "submissive", "tractable", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "relating to or causing the 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"proliferations", "boosts", "gains", "hikes", "increments", "rises" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreases", "abatements", "compressions", "condensations", "constrictions", "contractions", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "drops", "falloffs", "falls", "reductions", "shrinkages", "retrenchments", "shortenings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disobeyed":{ "to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of":{ "examples":[ "students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class", "drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws" ], "synonyms":[ "defied", "mocked", "rebelled (against)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobliged", "mutinied (against)", "revolted (against)", "disregarded", "ignored", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "tuned out", "brushed (off)", "dismissed", "flouted", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected", "scoffed (at)", "scorned", "shrugged off", "winked (at)", "breached", "broke", "infringed", "transgressed", "violated", "bucked", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "disputed", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "withstood" ], "near antonyms":[ "capitulated (to)", "conceded (to)", "deferred (to)", "goose-stepped (to)", "served", "stooped (to)", "submitted (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)", "cooperated (with)", "kept", "observed", "acceded (to)", "acquiesced (to)", "agreed (to)", "assented (to)", "obliged", "attended", "heard", "heeded", "listened (to)", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "regarded", "watched" ], "antonyms":[ "complied (with)", "conformed (to)", "followed", "minded", "obeyed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discoursers":{ "as in conversers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conversers", "blatherers", "blatherskites", "gossipers", "gossips", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "babblers", "blabbermouths", "blabbers", "blowhards", "cacklers", "chatterboxes", "chatterers", "conversationalists", "gabblers", "gasbags", "jabberers", "jays", "magpies", "motormouths", "prattlers", "talkers", "windbags" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disablements":{ "as in disabilities , impairments":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defacements", "disabilities", "disfigurements", "impairments", "afflictions", "damages", "detriments", "harms", "hurts", "injuries", "lesions", "ruptures", "strains", "abrasions", "chafes", "scrapes", "scratches", "boo-boos", "bruises", "contusions", "swellings", "wounds", "bumps", "concussions", "cuts", "gashes", "lacerations", "burns", "scalds", "scars", "scathes", "sears" ], "near antonyms":[ "recoveries", "cures", "fixes", "remedies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discipliner":{ "as in stickler , disciplinarian":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "disciplinarian", "martinet", "stickler", "micromanager", "taskmaster", "taskmistress", "perfectionist", "purist", "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "criticizer", "disparager", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "knocker", "niggler", "nitpicker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrepair":{ "the state of being unattended to or not cared for":{ "examples":[ "the old house was in such disrepair that the roof had caved in" ], "synonyms":[ "desolation", "dilapidation", "neglect", "seediness" ], "near synonyms":[ "inattention", "negligence", "abandonment", "desertion", "decay", "decrepitude", "dereliction", "deterioration", "disintegration", "dumpiness", "ruin", "ruination" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservation", "preservation", "upkeep" ], "antonyms":[ "keeping", "repair" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disconsolateness":{ "a state or spell of low spirits":{ "examples":[ "his disconsolateness over the loss of his dog threatened to last forever" ], "synonyms":[ "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolation", "despond", "despondence", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "mopes", "mournfulness", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "melancholia", "self-pity", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "mourning", "somberness", "sorrow", "woefulness", "agony", "distress", "pain", "misery", "woe", "wretchedness", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "moodiness", "despair", "desperation", "hopelessness", "self-despair", "boredom", "ennui", "tedium", "dismalness", "drear", "morbidness", "moroseness", "morosity", "regret", "rue" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "satisfaction", "delight", "gratification" ], "antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disallows":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "disallowing the philosophical concept of free will" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "denies", "disaffirms", "disavows", "disclaims", "disconfirms", "disowns", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverses", "challenges", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "disagrees (with)", "disputes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "avows", "concedes", "confirms", "owns" ] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial" ], "synonyms":[ "declines", "denies", "disapproves", "negatives", "nixes", "refuses", "rejects", "reprobates", "withholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "prohibits", "proscribes", "vetoes", "rebuffs", "repels", "spurns", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "holds", "keeps", "represses", "restrains", "restricts", "balks (at)", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs" ], "near antonyms":[ "affords", "furnishes", "gives", "provides", "supplies", "authorizes", "commissions", "licenses", "licences", "accedes (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (to)", "assents (to)", "consents (to)", "warrants", "accords", "sanctions", "vouchsafes" ], "antonyms":[ "allows", "concedes", "grants", "lets", "OKs", "okays", "permits" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismisses":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies" ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "bounces", "cans", "cashiers", "discharges", "fires", "musters out", "pink-slips", "releases", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "terminates", "turns off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizes", "excesses", "furloughs", "lays off", "trims", "boots (out)", "chucks (out)", "drums (out)", "kicks out", "throws out", "unseats", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeps", "reemploys", "rehires", "contracts", "subcontracts", "recruits" ], "antonyms":[ "employs", "engages", "hires", "retains", "signs (up or on)", "takes on" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the sick boy's nurse dismissed the visitors so he could get some rest" ], "synonyms":[ "banishes", "boots (out)", "bounces", "casts out", "chases", "drums (out)", "ejects", "expels", "extrudes", "kicks out", "ousts", "outs", "routs", "runs off", "throws out", "turfs (out)", "turns out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforces", "deports", "displaces", "dispossesses", "evicts", "exiles", "expatriates", "ostracizes", "reads out", "shuts out", "axes", "cans", "cashiers", "defenestrates", "discharges", "fires", "musters out", "pink-slips", "releases", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "terminates" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "admits", "receives", "takes", "takes in", "welcomes", "entertains", "harbors", "houses", "lodges", "shelters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "critics dismissed his music as mere noise" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "diminishes", "discounts", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discountenanced":{ "as in embarrassed , self-conscious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abashed", "discomfited", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "inhibited", "reserved", "uneasy", "uptight", "backward", "bashful", "coy", "demure", "introverted", "recessive", "retiring", "self-effacing", "sheepish", "shy", "withdrawn", "unadventurous", "unenterprising", "diffident", "insecure", "meek", "modest", "self-doubting", "timid", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "awkward", "clumsy", "gauche", "graceless", "inelegant", "rough-hewn", "rustic", "rustical", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "ungraceful", "wooden", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "graceful", "suave", "urbane" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecated", "disapproved (of)", "disesteemed", "disfavored", "disliked", "frowned (on or upon)", "misliked", "reproved", "tsk-tsked", "tutted (over or about)", "tut-tutted (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelished", "objected (to)", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected", "reprehended", "reprobated", "scorned", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "discommended", "chid", "chided", "rebuked", "reproached", "scolded" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "supported", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approved", "favored", "liked" ] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members" ], "synonyms":[ "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "put off", "put out", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "humbled", "humiliated", "queered", "shamed" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "comforted", "consoled", "relieved", "soothed", "buoyed", "cheered", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "assured", "reassured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disputers":{ "a person who takes part in a dispute":{ "examples":[ "in debate she's a dogged disputer who never gives an inch" ], "synonyms":[ "arguers", "argufiers", "bickerers", "brawlers", "debaters", "disputants", "fighters", "quarrelers", "quarrellers", "scrappers", "squabblers", "wranglers" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocates", "codefendants", "co-defendants", "defendants", "plaintiffs", "pleaders", "challengers", "contenders", "contestants", "skirmishers", "fussers", "nitpickers", "pettifoggers", "quibblers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissatisfied":{ "having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{ "examples":[ "the store prides itself on never allowing a customer to walk away dissatisfied" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "discontent", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "malcontent" ], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of":{ "examples":[ "a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater" ], "synonyms":[ "cheated", "disappointed", "failed", "let down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bummed (out)", "chagrined", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "distressed", "upset", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "deceived", "deluded", "mocked" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfilled", "gladdened" ], "antonyms":[ "contented", "gratified", "satisfied" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffected", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "aggrieved", "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "annoyed", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "depressed", "saddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "gladdened", "tickled", "calmed", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[ "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disses":{ "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dollars than they do" ], "synonyms":[ "contemns", "disdains", "disrespects", "high-hats", "looks down (on or upon)", "scorns", "slights", "sniffs (at)", "snoots", "snubs" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouts", "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "belittles", "deplores", "deprecates", "disparages", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disfavors", "frowns (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "admires", "esteems", "lionizes", "hallows", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "accepts", "appreciates", "approves (of)", "cares (for)", "countenances", "favors", "OKs", "okays", "subscribes (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honors", "respects" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "diminishes", "discounts", "dismisses", "disparages", "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 cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "are you dissing me?" ], "synonyms":[ "affronts", "disrespects", "insults", "offends", "outrages", "slaps", "slights", "wounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "cuts", "snubs", "displeases", "distresses", "disturbs", "hurts", "miffs", "pains", "troubles", "upsets", "jeers", "mocks", "ridicules", "sneers (at)", "taunts", "defames", "disparages", "libels", "maligns", "reviles", "slanders", "slurs", "smears", "oppresses", "persecutes", "torments", "tortures" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "approves", "hails", "commends", "compliments", "eulogizes", "praises", "adulates", "flatters", "sweet-talks", "exalts", "glorifies", "honors", "delights", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one" ], "synonyms":[ "blames", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "dispraises", "faults", "knocks", "pans", "reprehends", "slags" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewers", "tweaks", "assails", "attacks", "blasts", "clobbers", "slams", "slashes", "nicks (at)", "snipes (at)", "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "carps", "cavils", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "kicks", "kvetches", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "niggles", "quibbles", "whines", "admonishes", "chides", "drubs", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproves", "berates", "castigates", "crucifies", "excoriates", "flays", "gibbets", "hammers", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "pillories", "scolds", "upbraids", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "derides", "discommends", "disparages", "puts down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "commends", "endorses", "indorses", "recommends", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[ "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disassociated":{ "as in isolated , cloistered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cloistered", "hermetic", "hermetical", "insulated", "isolate", "isolated", "remote", "retired", "secluded", "withdrawn", "forlorn", "friendless", "quarantined", "segregated", "separated", "sequestered", "unattended", "unchaperoned", "separate", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "alone", "lone", "lonely", "lonesome", "single", "solitary", "solo", "unaccompanied", "detached", "disconnected", "disjointed", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "fractionated", "abandoned", "adrift", "deserted", "desolate", "forgotten", "forsaken", "lorn", "neglected" ], "near antonyms":[ "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "escorted", "adjacent", "adjoining", "communicating", "contiguous", "neighboring", "next-door", "attached", "connected", "coupled", "linked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "decoupled", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "decomposed", "disassembled", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "bifurcated", "bisected", "cleaved", "cleft", "dichotomized", "dissected", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "halved", "partitioned", "quartered", "segmented", "subdivided", "trisected", "fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dislocated":{ "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "dislocated his shoulder in the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "budged", "displaced", "disturbed", "moved", "relocated", "removed", "repositioned", "shifted", "transferred", "transposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bore", "carried", "carted", "conveyed", "drove", "hauled", "lugged", "toted", "transmitted", "transplanted", "transported", "replaced", "superseded", "supplanted", "altered", "made over", "modified", "redid", "refashioned", "remade", "remodeled", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "varied" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchored", "fixed", "froze", "moored", "secured", "set", "stabilized", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disoblige":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place" ], "synonyms":[ "discommode", "disturb", "incommode", "inconvenience", "put out", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle", "weigh", "fetter", "hamper", "hamstring", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "irk", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex", "grate", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "agitate", "perturb", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "ease", "facilitate", "smooth", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodate", "favor", "oblige" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaccorded":{ "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "national security measures that disaccord with our cherished right to free expression" ], "synonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted", "discorded", "jarred" ], "near synonyms":[ "battled", "combated", "combatted", "engaged", "fought", "warred (against)", "chafed", "galled", "grated", "jangled", "differed", "disagreed", "dissented" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreed", "assented", "coincided", "concurred", "corresponded" ], "antonyms":[ "accorded", "blended", "blent", "conformed (to or with)", "fitted", "fit", "harmonized", "matched" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbursed":{ "to hand over or use up in payment":{ "examples":[ "the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes" ], "synonyms":[ "dropped", "expended", "forked (over, out, or up)", "gave", "laid out", "outlaid", "paid", "shelled out", "spent" ], "near synonyms":[ "lavished", "rained", "blew", "dissipated", "frittered (away)", "ran through", "squandered", "threw away", "wasted" ], "near antonyms":[ "cached", "hoarded", "laid up", "saved", "acquired", "earned", "gained", "garnered", "made", "procured", "realized", "secured", "won" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disasters":{ "a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction":{ "examples":[ "hurricanes are natural disasters" ], "synonyms":[ "apocalypses", "calamities", "cataclysms", "catastrophes", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "tragedies" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodbaths", "collapses", "crashes", "meltdowns", "Armageddons", "doomsdays", "end-times", "convulsions", "paroxysms", "upheavals", "accidents", "casualties", "fatalities", "misadventures", "mischances", "misfortunes", "mishaps", "blasts", "blows", "double whammies", "one-twos", "one-two punches" ], "near antonyms":[ "godsends", "mannas", "windfalls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that has failed":{ "examples":[ "an utter disaster , the play opened and closed on the same miserable night" ], "synonyms":[ "bombs", "bummers", "busts", "catastrophes", "clinkers", "clunkers", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "duds", "failures", "fiascoes", "fizzles", "flops", "frosts", "lemons", "losers", "misses", "shipwrecks", "turkeys", "washouts" ], "near synonyms":[ "also-rans", "disappointments", "dogs", "has-beens", "near misses", "botches", "hashes", "messes", "muddles", "shambles", "nonevents", "nonstarters" ], "near antonyms":[ "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dandies", "jim-dandies", "phenomena", "phenomenons" ], "antonyms":[ "blockbusters", "hits", "smashes", "successes", "winners" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "displant":{ "to take the place of":{ "examples":[ "long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time" ], "synonyms":[ "cut out", "displace", "relieve", "replace", "substitute", "supersede", "supplant" ], "near synonyms":[ "preempt", "usurp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disobedience":{ "refusal to obey":{ "examples":[ "they gave up on training the dog to fetch because of his constant disobedience" ], "synonyms":[ "balkiness", "contrariness", "contumacy", "defiance", "frowardness", "insubordination", "intractability", "obstreperousness", "rebellion", "rebelliousness", "recalcitrance", "refractoriness", "unruliness", "waywardness", "willfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "civil disobedience", "noncooperation", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "doggedness", "hardheadedness", "mulishness", "obduracy", "obdurateness", "obstinacy", "obstinateness", "peevishness", "pertinaciousness", "pertinacity", "perversity", "pigheadedness", "self-will", "stubbornness", "tenaciousness", "tenacity", "knavery", "mischievousness", "naughtiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeability", "amenability", "amiability", "slavishness", "submissiveness", "subservience", "subserviency", "trainability", "deference", "docility", "dutifulness" ], "antonyms":[ "compliance", "obedience", "submission", "subordinateness", "subordination", "tractability", "tractableness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disingenuous":{ "as in false , dishonest":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deceitful", "devious", "dishonest", "false", "untruthful", "affected", "assumed", "claptrap", "contrived", "forced", "mechanical", "put-on", "simulated", "strained", "unnatural", "bogus", "sham", "artificial", "backhanded", "counterfeit", "double", "double-dealing", "double-faced", "fake", "feigned", "hypocritical", "insincere", "Janus-faced", "jive", "left-handed", "lip", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "Pecksniffian", "phony", "phoney", "phony-baloney", "phoney-baloney", "pretended", "two-faced", "unctuous", "simple", "simplistic", "breezy", "casual", "inappropriate", "thoughtless", "empty", "hollow", "meaningless", "facile", "glib", "superficial" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "genuine", "heartfelt", "honest", "sincere", "undesigning", "unfeigned", "direct", "forthright", "frank", "heart-to-heart", "open", "plain", "straightforward", "true", "truthful", "intelligent", "profound", "thoughtful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "distracts":{ "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "examples":[ "we were distracted from our discussion by the noise outside" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracts", "calls off", "detracts", "diverts", "throws off" ], "near synonyms":[ "amuses", "beguiles", "entertains", "strays", "wanders" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrates", "focuses", "focusses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "distracted by the looming tax deadline" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distempers", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distressful":{ "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "the distressful period during which we waited to learn who had made the cut" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "fraught", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "tense", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "of a kind to cause great distress":{ "examples":[ "the distressful living conditions in the refugee camp" ], "synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressing", "grievous", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "lamentable", "regrettable", "tragic", "tragical", "unfortunate", "unlucky", "woeful" ], "near synonyms":[ "troublesome", "vexatious", "affecting", "doleful", "moving", "piteous", "poignant", "ruthful", "touching", "awful", "dire", "dreadful", "fearful", "severe", "terrible", "alarming", "disturbing", "perturbing", "traumatic", "unsettling", "crushing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "horrible", "horrifying", "intolerable", "overwhelming", "shocking", "sickening", "unbearable", "miserable", "pitiful", "sad", "wretched", "calamitous", "disastrous", "painful", "raging", "sharp" ], "near antonyms":[ "gratifying", "pleasing", "rewarding", "satisfying", "comforting", "encouraging", "heartening", "cheering", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discolorations":{ "as in bruises , scratches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abrasions", "boo-boos", "bumps", "lumps", "scrapes", "scratches", "bruises", "contusions", "black eyes", "hickeys" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disinherit":{ "as in deprive , bereave":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bereave", "deprive", "disfurnish", "strip", "annex", "appropriate", "commandeer", "impound", "seize", "take over", "usurp", "deforce", "evict", "dispossess", "divest", "expropriate", "oust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconsolately":{ "as in dejectedly , despondently":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disoriented":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans" ], "synonyms":[ "addled", "baffled", "bamboozled", "beat", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "buffaloed", "confounded", "confused", "discombobulated", "flummoxed", "foxed", "fuddled", "got", "graveled", "gravelled", "mazed", "muddied", "muddled", "mystified", "perplexed", "posed", "puzzled", "vexed", "vext" ], "near synonyms":[ "stuck", "stumped", "weirded out", "abashed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "stunned", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "beguiled", "cozened", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "hoaxed", "hoodwinked", "humbugged", "misguided", "misled", "snowed", "strung along", "took in", "tricked" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "reassured", "satisfied", "enlightened", "informed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispassionately":{ "as in calmly , impassively":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "favorably", "well", "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously" ], "near antonyms":[ "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly", "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disharmonies":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "a period of disharmony between the two groups" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispirited":{ "as in disappointed , disheartened":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abject", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "despairing", "desperate", "despondent", "forlorn", "hopeless", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "funereal", "cynical", "pessimistic", "accepting", "resigned" ], "near antonyms":[ "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "blithe", "blithesome", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "jaunty", "lively", "perky", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "blissful", "buoyant", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report" ], "synonyms":[ "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dismayed", "frustrated", "unmanned", "unnerved" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "depressed", "saddened", "weighed", "afflicted", "tried", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "distressed", "troubled", "bothered", "irked", "vexed", "vext", "worried", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "frightened", "horrified", "scared" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoyed (up)", "cheered", "gladdened", "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "inspired", "lifted", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "nerved", "steeled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disparities":{ "being not of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "disparate notions among adults and adolescents about when middle age begins" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ] }, "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "an enormous disparity in the lives of the rich and the poor in that country" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "disavowing":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "denying", "disaffirming", "disallowing", "disclaiming", "disconfirming", "disowning", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refuting", "rejecting", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversing", "challenging", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "disagreeing (with)", "disputing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "admitting", "allowing", "avowing", "conceding", "confirming", "owning" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission" ], "synonyms":[ "denying", "disclaiming", "disowning", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicting", "disallowing", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refusing", "rejecting", "challenging", "confuting", "criticizing", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting", "disputing", "questioning", "abdicating", "abjuring", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "admitting", "conceding", "confessing", "granting", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "confirming", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "avowing", "claiming", "owning", "recognizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dished out":{ "as in measured (out) , shared (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admeasured", "allotted", "allowed", "appropriated", "assigned", "divided", "divvied (up)", "dolloped (out)", "lotted", "measured (out)", "parted", "proportioned", "rationed", "redistributed", "set", "shared (out)", "split", "administered", "allocated", "apportioned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "distributed", "doled out", "handed out", "meted (out)", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "portioned", "prorated", "bestowed", "disbursed", "furnished", "issued", "provided", "shared", "supplied", "circulated", "dispersed", "disseminated", "scattered", "spread", "chipped in", "contributed", "donated", "pledged", "reallocated", "reapportioned" ], "near antonyms":[ "misallocated", "begrudged", "declined", "denied", "deprived (of)", "disallowed", "refused", "rejected", "withheld", "niggled (out)", "pinched", "skimped", "stinted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disencumbered":{ "no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful":{ "examples":[ "the paying off of my loan left me feeling delightfully disencumbered" ], "synonyms":[ "free", "quit", "shut (of)", "unburdened" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "freed", "liberated", "released", "unhampered", "unimpeded" ], "near antonyms":[ "encumbered", "handicapped", "hindered", "hobbled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdened", "discharged", "off-loaded", "unburdened", "unladed", "unloaded", "unpacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "freed", "lightened", "relieved", "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ], "near antonyms":[ "charged", "crammed", "filled", "heaped", "jammed", "jam-packed", "stuffed" ], "antonyms":[ "loaded", "packed" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "disburdened", "divested", "freed", "relieved", "rid", "ridded", "unburdened" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharged", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "released", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered", "bailed (out)", "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogged (down)", "fettered", "hampered", "restrained", "shackled", "subjected", "weighed down", "weighted (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "saddled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disobliges":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place" ], "synonyms":[ "discommodes", "disturbs", "incommodes", "inconveniences", "puts out", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles", "weighs", "fetters", "hampers", "hamstrings", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "ties up", "trammels", "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "irks", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "riles", "vexes", "grates", "inflames", "enflames", "provokes", "agitates", "perturbs", "upsets" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "eases", "facilitates", "smooths", "smoothes", "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "comforts", "consoles", "contents" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodates", "favors", "obliges" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispersals":{ "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "examples":[ "the dispersal of plant seeds in the forests through natural means" ], "synonyms":[ "disbandments", "dispersions", "dissipations", "scatterings" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffusions", "disseminations", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "separations", "splits" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblies", "collections", "concentrations", "gatherings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disappears":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializes", "dissolves", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "flees", "flies", "melts", "sinks", "vanishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanks (out)", "clears", "dies (away or down or out)", "disperses", "dissipates", "dries up", "blurs", "dims" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrives", "breaks out", "comes out", "emerges", "issues", "looms", "shows up" ], "antonyms":[ "appears", "materializes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissented":{ "to have a different opinion":{ "examples":[ "anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance" ], "synonyms":[ "differed", "disagreed", "nonconcurred" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted", "contrasted", "countered", "debated", "objected", "opposed", "protested", "resisted", "contested", "disputed", "argued", "bickered", "fell out", "quarreled", "quarrelled" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceded", "accepted", "acquiesced", "complied", "consented", "deferred", "subscribed", "affiliated", "allied", "associated", "came round", "collaborated", "colluded", "compromised", "cooperated", "got along", "sided" ], "antonyms":[ "agreed", "assented", "concurred" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disputant":{ "a person who takes part in a dispute":{ "examples":[ "there were only three disputants in the argument, but they made enough noise for a dozen" ], "synonyms":[ "arguer", "argufier", "bickerer", "brawler", "debater", "disputer", "fighter", "quarreler", "quarreller", "scrapper", "squabbler", "wrangler" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocate", "codefendant", "defendant", "plaintiff", "pleader", "challenger", "contender", "contestant", "skirmisher", "fusser", "nitpicker", "pettifogger", "quibbler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disenthraled":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society" ], "synonyms":[ "discharged", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "enlarged", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "released", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered" ], "near synonyms":[ "bailed (out)", "delivered", "paroled", "ransomed", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disembarrassed", "disencumbered", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated", "unshackled" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffed", "manacled", "shackled", "trammeled", "trammelled", "committed", "immured", "imprisoned", "incarcerated", "interned", "jailed", "locked (up)", "conquered", "enslaved", "subdued", "subjugated" ], "antonyms":[ "bound", "confined", "enchained", "fettered", "restrained" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disapprove (of)":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "my sister disapproves of my smoking" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecate", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "frown (on or upon)", "mislike", "reprove", "tsk-tsk", "tut (over or about)", "tut-tut (over or about)", "look down one's nose (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "object (to)", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "reprehend", "reprobate", "scorn", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "discommend", "chide", "rebuke", "reproach", "scold" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "support", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approve", "favor", "like" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disclosed (to)":{ "as in announced (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "announced (to)", "advertised", "alerted", "notified", "assured", "certified", "convinced", "reassured", "warranted", "acquainted", "advised", "apprised", "briefed", "caught up", "cleared", "clued (in)", "enlightened", "familiarized", "filled in", "hipped", "informed", "instructed", "told", "versed", "wised (up)", "educated", "lectured", "schooled", "taught", "tutored", "disabused", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "undeceived" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinformed", "misled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconnected":{ "not clearly or logically connected":{ "examples":[ "a disconnected narrative of her time in a mental hospital" ], "synonyms":[ "choppy", "disjointed", "incoherent", "unconnected" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confused", "confusing", "disordered", "disorderly", "disorganized", "muddled", "perplexing", "puzzling", "unorganized", "disconcerting", "frustrating", "fallacious", "illogical", "inconsistent", "invalid", "irrational", "unsound", "absurd", "asinine", "bizarre", "curious", "eccentric", "foolish", "odd", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "screwy", "strange", "unreasonable", "unusual", "weird", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "ridiculous", "senseless", "silly", "unconvincing", "inexplicable", "unaccountable", "unexplainable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "systematic", "systematized", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "sensible", "solid", "sound", "valid", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "clear", "clear-cut", "lucid", "perspicuous", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[ "coherent", "connected" ] }, "not physically attached to another unit":{ "examples":[ "a disconnected computer terminal" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "discrete", "free", "freestanding", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ], "near synonyms":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ] }, "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disconnected the two parts of the light fixture" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "decoupled", "disassociated", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "decomposed", "disassembled", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "bifurcated", "bisected", "cleaved", "cleft", "dichotomized", "dissected", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "halved", "partitioned", "quartered", "segmented", "subdivided", "trisected", "fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dissolving":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "as the mist dissolved in the morning sun" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializing", "disappearing", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "fleeing", "flying", "melting", "sinking", "vanishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanking (out)", "clearing", "dispersing", "dissipating", "drying up", "dying (away or down or out)", "blurring", "dimming" ], "near antonyms":[ "arriving", "breaking out", "coming out", "emerging", "issuing", "looming", "showing up" ], "antonyms":[ "appearing", "materializing" ] }, "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporating", "consolidating", "hanging together" ], "antonyms":[ "banding", "joining", "uniting" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the king simply dissolved parliament" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "abolishing", "abrogating", "annulling", "avoiding", "canceling", "cancelling", "disannulling", "invalidating", "negating", "nullifying", "nulling", "quashing", "repealing", "rescinding", "rolling back", "striking down", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanding", "overriding", "overruling", "overturning", "vetoing", "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recalling", "retracting", "reversing", "revoking", "suspending", "withdrawing", "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "disallowing", "dismissing", "rejecting", "annihilating", "breaking down", "eliminating", "eradicating", "erasing", "liquidating", "removing", "throwing out", "writing off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacting", "laying down", "legislating", "establishing", "founding", "instituting", "formalizing", "legalizing", "legitimating", "legitimizing", "validating", "passing", "ratifying", "allowing", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "permitting", "sanctioning", "warranting", "commanding", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescribing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the clouds gradually dissolved , and the sun came out" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembling", "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering" ], "near synonyms":[ "branching (out)", "breaking up", "disbanding", "diverging", "dividing", "forking", "separating", "spilling", "clearing", "disappearing", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "fleeing", "going (away)", "melting" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregating", "gathering", "meeting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distills":{ "to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{ "examples":[ "the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily" ], "synonyms":[ "dribbles", "drips", "drops", "trickles" ], "near synonyms":[ "drizzles", "sprinkles", "flows", "pours", "rolls", "runs", "streams", "cascades", "gutters", "riffles", "ripples", "bleeds", "exudes", "oozes", "seeps", "weeps", "discharges" ], "near antonyms":[ "gushes", "spouts", "spurts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifies", "clears", "filters", "fines", "garbles", "purifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "processes", "rectifies", "refines", "cleans", "cleanses", "decontaminates", "elutriates", "purges", "washes", "extracts", "leaches", "bolts", "screens", "sieves", "sifts", "disinfects", "sanitizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouds", "dulls", "muddies", "contaminates", "dirties", "soils", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "begrimes", "besmirches", "fouls", "sullies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discourages":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "I didn't let losing discourage me from trying again" ], "synonyms":[ "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "disheartens", "dismays", "dispirits", "frustrates", "unmans", "unnerves" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeats", "bullies", "cows", "intimidates", "depresses", "saddens", "weighs", "afflicts", "tries", "dampens", "damps", "deadens", "distresses", "troubles", "bothers", "irks", "vexes", "worries", "debilitates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "frightens", "horrifies", "scares" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoys (up)", "cheers", "gladdens", "animates", "enlivens", "invigorates", "enforces", "fortifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "assures", "reassures", "boosts", "energizes", "excites", "galvanizes", "inspires", "lifts", "provokes", "quickens", "rallies", "stimulates", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "nerves", "steels" ] }, "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "examples":[ "the higher fines may help discourage drivers from speeding on the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "deters", "dissuades", "inhibits" ], "near synonyms":[ "diverts", "unsells", "repels" ], "near antonyms":[ "eggs (on)", "exhorts", "goads", "prods", "urges", "impels", "induces", "prompts" ], "antonyms":[ "encourages", "persuades" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenfranchises":{ "as in disables , disempowers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disables", "disempowers", "disqualifies", "decertifies", "disallows", "forbids", "proscribes", "delegitimizes", "invalidates", "nullifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorizes", "entitles", "privileges", "qualifies", "empowers", "enables", "enfranchises", "licenses", "licences", "approves", "endorses", "indorses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenfranchisements":{ "as in disable , disempower":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disable", "disempower", "disqualify", "decertify", "disallow", "forbid", "proscribe", "delegitimize", "invalidate", "nullify" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorize", "entitle", "privilege", "qualify", "empower", "enable", "enfranchise", "license", "licence", "approve", "endorse", "indorse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disempowering":{ "as in disenfranchising , disabling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disabling", "disenfranchising", "disqualifying", "decertifying", "disallowing", "forbidding", "proscribing", "delegitimizing", "invalidating", "nullifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorizing", "entitling", "privileging", "qualifying", "empowering", "enabling", "enfranchising", "licensing", "licencing", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disgusted":{ "filled with disgust":{ "examples":[ "the disgusted diners left, vowing to report the restaurant to the board of health" ], "synonyms":[ "nauseated", "repelled", "repulsed", "revolted", "shocked", "sick", "sickened" ], "near synonyms":[ "fed up", "weary", "angered", "angry", "apoplectic", "cheesed off", "displeased", "enraged", "fuming", "furious", "horn-mad", "incensed", "indignant", "infuriated", "irate", "livid", "mad", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steaming", "teed off", "ticked", "upset", "worked up", "wrought (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "thankful", "thrilled", "tickled", "beguiled", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "enthralled", "entranced", "fascinated", "mesmerized", "spellbound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to feel disgust":{ "examples":[ "the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us" ], "synonyms":[ "grossed out", "nauseated", "put off", "repelled", "repulsed", "revolted", "sickened", "turned off" ], "near synonyms":[ "displeased", "distressed", "appalled", "disquieted", "horrified", "affronted", "insulted", "offended", "outraged", "shocked" ], "near antonyms":[ "allured", "attracted", "beguiled", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "disarmed", "drew", "enchanted", "enticed", "fascinated", "lured", "pulled", "seduced", "tempted", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "rejoiced", "tickled", "enraptured", "enthralled", "entranced", "appealed (to)", "interested", "intrigued" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disobedient":{ "given to resisting authority or another's control":{ "examples":[ "the disobedient child refused to eat his vegetables" ], "synonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "recusant", "refractory", "restive", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "near synonyms":[ "noncooperative", "uncooperative", "insurgent", "mutinous", "adamant", "adamantine", "dogged", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "mulish", "negativistic", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "peevish", "pertinacious", "pigheaded", "rigid", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "fractious", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "perverse", "resistant", "wrongheaded", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "monkeying", "monkeyish", "naughty", "undisciplined", "dissident", "nonconformist", "discourteous", "disrespectful", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "ill-natured", "impertinent", "impolite", "impudent", "inconsiderate", "insolent", "ornery", "rude", "uncivil", "uncouth", "ungracious", "unmannerly" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "cooperative", "deferential", "obliging", "yielding", "behaved", "disciplined", "well-bred", "courteous", "polite", "respectful", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient", "decorous", "mannerly", "orderly", "proper", "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "trainable" ], "antonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "docile", "obedient", "ruly", "submissive", "tractable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disappearances":{ "as in losses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "losses", "concealments" ], "near antonyms":[ "detections", "discoveries", "findings", "espials", "notices", "disclosures", "exposures", "revelations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in departures , farewells":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decampments", "departures", "exits", "farewells", "goings", "leave-takings", "partings", "dissipations", "dissolutions", "evaporations", "fadeaways", "passings", "egresses", "retirements", "retreats", "withdrawals", "emigrations", "evacuations", "exoduses" ], "near antonyms":[ "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "comings", "incomings", "approaches", "entrances", "ingresses", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "dawns", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "geneses", "inceptions", "mornings", "onsets", "starts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disputing":{ "to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{ "examples":[ "a whole slew of relatives eager to dispute his claim to being the sole heir" ], "synonyms":[ "challenging", "contesting", "impeaching", "oppugning", "querying", "questioning" ], "near synonyms":[ "doubting", "mistrusting", "kicking (about)", "objecting (to)", "protesting", "combating", "combatting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "backing", "defending", "supporting", "advocating", "championing", "promoting", "abiding", "enduring", "stomaching", "tolerating" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "believing", "embracing", "swallowing" ] }, "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "examples":[ "hometown fans disputing with visiting fans over which had the better team" ], "synonyms":[ "altercating", "argufying", "arguing", "bickering", "brabbling", "brawling", "controverting", "falling out", "fighting", "hassling", "jarring", "quarreling", "quarrelling", "quibbling", "rowing", "scrapping", "spatting", "squabbling", "tiffing", "wrangling" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenging", "daring", "defying", "clashing", "contending", "contesting", "tangling", "caviling", "cavilling", "fussing", "nitpicking", "considering", "debating", "discussing", "kicking", "objecting", "protesting" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexisting", "getting along", "accepting", "agreeing", "assenting", "concurring", "consenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "in an extended session the city council disputed the need for a new high school" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "arguing", "bandying", "batting (around or back and forth)", "canvassing", "canvasing", "debating", "discussing", "hashing (over or out)", "mooting", "talking over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewing", "speaking (about)", "talking (about)", "broaching", "introducing", "propounding", "raising", "stirring up", "forging", "hammering out", "talking out", "thrashing (out)", "wrestling (with)", "chewing over", "considering", "deliberating", "weighing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disagrees":{ "to have a different opinion":{ "examples":[ "the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed" ], "synonyms":[ "differs", "dissents", "nonconcurs" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts", "contrasts", "counters", "debates", "objects", "opposes", "protests", "resists", "contests", "disputes", "argues", "bickers", "falls out", "quarrels" ], "near antonyms":[ "accedes", "accepts", "acquiesces", "complies", "consents", "defers", "subscribes", "affiliates", "allies", "associates", "collaborates", "colludes", "comes round", "compromises", "cooperates", "gets along", "sides" ], "antonyms":[ "agrees", "assents", "concurs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disuses":{ "lack of use":{ "examples":[ "since the car has experienced years of disuse , starting it up won't be easy" ], "synonyms":[ "desuetudes", "inactivities" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandonments", "desertions", "neglects", "abeyances", "dormancies", "latencies", "quiescences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "uses" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfavored":{ "as in hated , despised":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "disdained", "disliked", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "unfavorite", "unbeloved", "abandoned", "forgotten", "ignored", "alienated", "estranged" ], "near antonyms":[ "beloved", "cherished", "darling", "dear", "fair-haired", "favored", "favorite", "fond", "loved", "pet", "precious", "special", "sweet", "white-headed", "admired", "adored", "appreciated", "esteemed", "relished", "revered", "prized", "treasured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today" ], "synonyms":[ "disliked", "disrelished", "misliked" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "resented", "condemned", "despised", "scorned", "cringed (at)", "disapproved (of)", "frowned (on or upon)", "minded", "objected (to)", "shied (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admired", "appreciated", "cherished", "esteemed", "regarded", "respected", "adored", "deified", "idolized", "revered", "reverenced", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "drank (in)", "savored", "savoured", "doted (on)", "idolized", "favored", "preferred" ], "antonyms":[ "adored", "cottoned (to)", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "liked", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "polls showing that this political candidate is highly disfavored by most voters" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecated", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disesteemed", "disliked", "frowned (on or upon)", "misliked", "reproved", "tsk-tsked", "tutted (over or about)", "tut-tutted (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelished", "objected (to)", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected", "reprehended", "reprobated", "scorned", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "discommended", "chid", "chided", "rebuked", "reproached", "scolded" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "supported", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approved", "favored", "liked" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disfurnishing":{ "as in stripping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stripping", "deforcing", "evicting", "bereaving", "depriving", "disinheriting", "dispossessing", "divesting", "expropriating", "ousting", "annexing", "appropriating", "commandeering", "impounding", "seizing", "taking over", "usurping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaccording":{ "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "national security measures that disaccord with our cherished right to free expression" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting", "discording", "jarring" ], "near synonyms":[ "battling", "combating", "combatting", "engaging", "fighting", "warring (against)", "chafing", "galling", "grating", "jangling", "differing", "disagreeing", "dissenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeing", "assenting", "coinciding", "concurring", "corresponding" ], "antonyms":[ "according", "blending", "conforming (to or with)", "fitting", "harmonizing", "matching" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disassembly":{ "as in decomposition , subdivision":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decomposition", "dismemberment", "segmentation", "subdivision", "bifurcation", "breakup", "cleavage", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "fractionalization", "fractionation", "partition", "schism", "scission", "separation", "split", "sundering", "breach", "rupture", "divorce", "severance", "atomization", "dichotomization", "polarization", "diffusion", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering", "administration", "apportionment", "distribution", "isolation", "seclusion", "segregation", "sequestration" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblage", "association", "attachment", "conjunction", "connection", "link", "linkage", "linkup", "aggregation", "combination", "consolidation", "fusion", "unification", "union" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissembler":{ "as in pretender , counterfeiter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bluffer", "counterfeiter", "feigner", "pretender", "sham", "charlatan", "deceiver", "double-dealer", "fake", "faker", "fraud", "hypocrite", "impostor", "imposter", "phony", "phoney", "fabricator", "fabulist", "fibber", "liar", "prevaricator", "storyteller" ], "near antonyms":[ "square shooter", "straight shooter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distilled":{ "to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{ "examples":[ "the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily" ], "synonyms":[ "dribbled", "dripped", "dropped", "trickled" ], "near synonyms":[ "drizzled", "sprinkled", "flowed", "poured", "ran", "run", "rolled", "streamed", "cascaded", "guttered", "riffled", "rippled", "bled", "exuded", "oozed", "seeped", "wept", "discharged" ], "near antonyms":[ "gushed", "spouted", "spurted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron" ], "synonyms":[ "clarified", "cleared", "filtered", "fined", "garbled", "purified" ], "near synonyms":[ "processed", "rectified", "refined", "cleaned", "cleansed", "decontaminated", "elutriated", "purged", "washed", "extracted", "leached", "bolted", "screened", "sieved", "sifted", "disinfected", "sanitized" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouded", "dulled", "muddied", "contaminated", "dirtied", "soiled", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "begrimed", "besmirched", "fouled", "sullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinfectants":{ "as in solvents , purifiers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "purifiers", "solvents", "cleaners", "cleansers", "detergents", "soaps", "scrubs", "shampoos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disservices":{ "unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this":{ "examples":[ "you do a great disservice to the professionals at the day-care center when you refer to them as \"babysitters\"" ], "synonyms":[ "inequities", "injuries", "injustices", "raw deals", "shafts", "wrongs" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronts", "indignities", "insults", "offenses", "offences", "outrages", "put-downs", "slights", "slurs", "beefs", "complaints", "grievances" ], "near antonyms":[ "crickets" ], "antonyms":[ "equities", "justices" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disagree":{ "to have a different opinion":{ "examples":[ "the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed" ], "synonyms":[ "differ", "dissent", "nonconcur" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict", "contrast", "counter", "debate", "object", "oppose", "protest", "resist", "contest", "dispute", "argue", "bicker", "fall out", "quarrel" ], "near antonyms":[ "accede", "accept", "acquiesce", "comply", "consent", "defer", "subscribe", "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "collaborate", "collude", "come round", "compromise", "cooperate", "get along", "side" ], "antonyms":[ "agree", "assent", "concur" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconfirmations":{ "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "an official disconfirmation of the rumors that the military was planning an invasion" ], "synonyms":[ "contradictions", "denegations", "denials", "disallowances", "disavowals", "disclaimers", "negations", "rejections", "repudiations" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproofs", "rebuttals", "refutations", "negatives" ], "near antonyms":[ "concessions", "confessions", "affirmations", "assertions", "declarations", "attestations", "corroborations", "documentations", "substantiations", "testaments", "testimonies", "validations" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "admissions", "avowals", "confirmations" ] }, "something (as an argument) that serves to disprove":{ "examples":[ "members of the sect refused to accept the scientific evidence as being in any way a disconfirmation of their deeply held religious beliefs" ], "synonyms":[ "confutations", "disproofs", "rebuttals", "refutations" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterarguments", "counter-arguments" ], "near antonyms":[ "attestations", "confirmations", "corroborations", "documentations", "evidences", "substantiations", "testaments", "testimonies", "validations", "witnesses", "authentications", "identifications", "manifestations", "verifications" ], "antonyms":[ "proofs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discreetness":{ "the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters":{ "examples":[ "I appreciated her discreetness in keeping quiet about my inability to pay for our date" ], "synonyms":[ "common sense", "discretion", "gumption", "horse sense", "levelheadedness", "nous", "policy", "prudence", "sense", "sensibleness", "wisdom", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "street smarts", "farsightedness", "forehandedness", "foresight", "foresightedness", "forethoughtfulness", "judgment", "judgement", "brains", "gray matter", "intelligence", "logicality", "logicalness", "practicality", "rationality", "rationalness", "discernment", "discrimination", "insight", "sagacity", "sapience", "acumen", "astuteness", "clearheadedness", "keenness", "penetration", "perspicacity", "shrewdness", "care", "caution", "circumspection", "precaution", "premeditation" ], "near antonyms":[ "shortsightedness", "brainlessness", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "idiocy", "senselessness", "stupidity", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "unreasonableness" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudence", "indiscretion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispute":{ "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "a dispute over the proper pronunciation of \"nuclear\"" ], "synonyms":[ "contestation", "controversy", "debate", "difference", "difficulty", "disagreement", "disputation", "dissension", "dissention", "dissensus", "firestorm", "nonconcurrence" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "conflict", "confliction", "disaccord", "discord", "dissonance", "apartness", "divarication", "division", "combat", "contention", "strife", "struggle", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "falling-out", "fight", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "set-to" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "compliance", "concord", "peace" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "consensus", "harmony", "unanimity" ] }, "an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{ "examples":[ "after much dispute , the school committee decided that all backpacks would have to be stored in lockers during class hours" ], "synonyms":[ "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "battle royal", "bicker", "brawl", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "donnybrook", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "imbroglio", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "rhubarb", "row", "scrap", "set-to", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "run-in", "skirmish", "tangle", "tussle", "logomachy", "feud", "vendetta", "attack", "contention", "dissension", "dissention", "debate", "difference", "disputation", "fuss", "objection", "protest", "protestation", "affray", "fisticuffs", "fracas", "fray", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "catfight" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{ "examples":[ "a whole slew of relatives eager to dispute his claim to being the sole heir" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "contest", "impeach", "oppugn", "query", "question" ], "near synonyms":[ "doubt", "mistrust", "kick (about)", "object (to)", "protest", "combat", "fight", "oppose", "resist" ], "near antonyms":[ "back", "defend", "support", "advocate", "champion", "promote", "abide", "endure", "stomach", "tolerate" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "believe", "embrace", "swallow" ] }, "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "examples":[ "hometown fans disputing with visiting fans over which had the better team" ], "synonyms":[ "altercate", "argue", "argufy", "bicker", "brabble", "brawl", "controvert", "fall out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "quarrel", "quibble", "row", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenge", "dare", "defy", "clash", "contend", "contest", "tangle", "cavil", "fuss", "nitpick", "consider", "debate", "discuss", "kick", "object", "protest" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexist", "get along", "accept", "agree", "assent", "concur", "consent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "in an extended session the city council disputed the need for a new high school" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "argue", "bandy", "bat (around or back and forth)", "canvass", "canvas", "debate", "discuss", "hash (over or out)", "moot", "talk over" ], "near synonyms":[ "review", "speak (about)", "talk (about)", "broach", "introduce", "propound", "raise", "stir up", "forge", "hammer out", "talk out", "thrash (out)", "wrestle (with)", "chew over", "consider", "deliberate", "weigh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disinherited":{ "as in deprived , bereaved":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bereaved", "bereft", "deprived", "disfurnished", "stripped", "stript", "annexed", "appropriated", "commandeered", "impounded", "seized", "took over", "usurped", "deforced", "evicted", "dispossessed", "divested", "expropriated", "ousted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispersions":{ "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "examples":[ "the dispersion of energy from a source" ], "synonyms":[ "disbandments", "dispersals", "dissipations", "scatterings" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffusions", "disseminations", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "separations", "splits" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblies", "collections", "concentrations", "gatherings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispossesses":{ "to end the occupancy or possession of":{ "examples":[ "opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes" ], "synonyms":[ "divests", "expropriates", "ousts" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforces", "evicts", "disfurnishes", "strips", "bereaves", "deprives", "disinherits", "annexes", "appropriates", "commandeers", "impounds", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenfranchise":{ "as in disable , disempower":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disable", "disempower", "disqualify", "decertify", "disallow", "forbid", "proscribe", "delegitimize", "invalidate", "nullify" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorize", "entitle", "privilege", "qualify", "empower", "enable", "enfranchise", "license", "licence", "approve", "endorse", "indorse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenfranchisement":{ "as in disable , disempower":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disable", "disempower", "disqualify", "decertify", "disallow", "forbid", "proscribe", "delegitimize", "invalidate", "nullify" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorize", "entitle", "privilege", "qualify", "empower", "enable", "enfranchise", "license", "licence", "approve", "endorse", "indorse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "displayed":{ "as in revealed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "revealed", "bald", "bare", "denuded", "exposed", "naked", "open", "peeled", "stripped", "uncovered", "hairless", "shaven", "disrobed", "unclad", "unclothed", "undressed", "furless", "skinned", "divested", "unprotected" ], "near antonyms":[ "covered", "mantled", "overgrown", "overrun", "overspread", "bearded", "hairy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "display the best items at the front of the showcase" ], "synonyms":[ "disported", "exhibited", "exposed", "flashed", "flaunted", "laid out", "paraded", "produced", "showed", "showed off", "sported", "strutted", "unveiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandished", "flourished", "waved", "advertised", "aired", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "heralded", "placarded", "posted", "proclaimed", "publicized", "sounded", "trumpeted", "divulged", "talked (about)", "told (of)", "bared", "discovered", "revealed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaged", "disguised", "masked", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "enshrouded", "hid", "obscured", "occluded", "occulted", "shrouded", "veiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{ "examples":[ "an actress who can display a great range of emotion" ], "synonyms":[ "bespoke", "betrayed", "communicated", "declared", "demonstrated", "evinced", "exposed", "gave away", "manifested", "revealed", "showed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "unbosomed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "advertised", "aired", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "placarded", "proclaimed", "publicized", "sounded", "trumpeted", "projected" ], "near antonyms":[ "belied", "misrepresented", "distorted", "falsified", "garbled", "twisted", "camouflaged", "disguised", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "concealed", "counterfeited", "covered", "hid", "masked", "obscured", "occluded", "veiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disaccustomed":{ "as in weaned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "weaned", "inexperienced", "new", "unseasoned", "averse", "disinclined", "opposed", "unapt", "unlikely", "unaccustomed", "unused", "unwonted" ], "near antonyms":[ "accustomed", "given", "habituated", "used", "wont", "apt", "inclined", "liable", "likely", "prone", "hardened", "inured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disembogue":{ "as in issue , effuse":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arise", "effuse", "emanate", "issue", "spring", "flow", "pour", "roll", "run", "stream", "course", "race", "rush", "fountain", "gush", "spout", "spurt", "deluge", "engulf", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "overrun", "swamp", "cascade", "dribble", "drip", "gutter", "riffle", "ripple", "sheet", "trickle", "flush", "wash out" ], "near antonyms":[ "back up", "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "harden", "set" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontinuously":{ "as in intermittently , interruptedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "intermittently", "interruptedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "back-to-back", "consecutively", "hand running", "running", "sequentially", "seriatim", "successionally", "successively", "together", "serially", "constantly", "continually", "continuingly", "continuously", "night and day", "repeatedly", "unceasingly", "uninterruptedly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disrobing":{ "to remove clothing from":{ "examples":[ "the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination" ], "synonyms":[ "stripping", "unclothing", "undressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "baring", "denuding", "divesting", "exposing", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling", "barking", "flaying", "peeling", "skinning" ], "near antonyms":[ "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "covering", "decking", "dressing", "feathering", "garbing", "garmenting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "vesting", "cloaking", "mantling", "draping", "swaddling", "swathing", "accoutring", "accoutering", "equipping", "furnishing", "outfitting" ], "antonyms":[ "dressing", "gowning", "robing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dislodged":{ "as in loosened , undone":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "freed", "loosened", "unattached", "unbound", "undone", "unfastened", "unsecured", "insecure", "loose", "movable", "moveable", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "fast", "firm", "frozen", "jammed", "lodged", "set", "snug", "stuck", "tight", "wedged", "bonded", "cemented", "glued", "anchored", "clamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to forcefully take (something or someone) away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.", "He kicked at the stone to dislodge it." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demounted", "cleared", "drew", "removed", "took out", "withdrew", "abstracted", "cut", "drew off", "drew out", "extracted", "pulled", "budged", "dislocated", "displaced", "disturbed", "moved", "shifted", "transferred", "transposed", "felled", "knocked down", "knocked over" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounted", "anchored", "clamped", "fixed", "hitched", "moored", "secured", "set", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discolor":{ "as in blacken , pollute":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "begrime", "besmear", "besmirch", "blacken", "blur", "cloud", "dirty", "pollute", "smear", "smirch", "smudge", "smut", "soil", "sully", "tar", "blemish", "darken", "mar", "poison", "spoil", "stain", "taint", "tarnish", "touch", "vitiate", "abase", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "lower", "shame", "sink", "bastardize", "corrupt", "debauch", "demoralize", "deprave", "pervert", "subvert", "color", "distort", "twist" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanse", "purify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "glorify", "hallow", "magnify", "uplift" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disremembers":{ "to be unable to recall or think of":{ "examples":[ "with advancing age I seem to disremember quite a lot of things" ], "synonyms":[ "forgets", "unlearns" ], "near synonyms":[ "loses", "misses", "blanks", "misremembers", "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "slights", "slurs (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "reminds" ], "antonyms":[ "flashes back (to)", "harkens back (to)", "harks back (to)", "hearkens back (to)", "harkens back (to)", "minds", "recalls", "recollects", "remembers", "reminisces (about)", "thinks (of)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disloyalty":{ "lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife":{ "examples":[ "she was greatly pained by her husband's disloyalty" ], "synonyms":[ "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "inconstancy", "infidelity", "perfidiousness", "perfidy", "unfaithfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "adultery", "betrayal", "double cross", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "deceit", "deception", "lying" ], "near antonyms":[ "staunchness", "steadfastness", "dependability", "reliability", "honesty", "trustworthiness" ], "antonyms":[ "allegiance", "constancy", "devotedness", "devotion", "faith", "faithfulness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty" ] }, "the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{ "examples":[ "His disloyalty to the company led to his dismissal." ], "synonyms":[ "backstabbing", "betrayal", "business", "double cross", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidy", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "two-timing", "unfaithfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandonment", "desertion", "deceit", "deception", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "guile", "two-facedness", "fraud", "informing", "lying", "snitching", "talebearing", "trickery" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependability", "reliability", "trustworthiness", "defense", "protection", "safeguard", "shield" ], "antonyms":[ "allegiance", "devotion", "faithfulness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty", "staunchness", "steadfastness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissatisfies":{ "to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of":{ "examples":[ "a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater" ], "synonyms":[ "cheats", "disappoints", "fails", "lets down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bums (out)", "chagrins", "discontents", "disgruntles", "displeases", "distresses", "upsets", "disenchants", "disillusions", "deceives", "deludes", "mocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfills", "fulfils", "gladdens" ], "antonyms":[ "contents", "gratifies", "satisfies" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffects", "discontents", "disgruntles", "displeases" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienates", "estranges", "aggrieves", "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "perturbs", "upsets", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "depresses", "saddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "gladdens", "tickles", "calms", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[ "contents", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distrust":{ "a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "examples":[ "the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn" ], "synonyms":[ "distrustfulness", "doubt", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty" ], "near synonyms":[ "disbelief", "incredulity", "unbelief", "anxiety", "concern", "paranoia", "wariness", "compunction", "niggle", "qualm", "scruple", "tremor" ], "near antonyms":[ "credence", "faith" ], "antonyms":[ "assurance", "belief", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "sureness", "surety", "trust" ] }, "to have no trust or confidence in":{ "examples":[ "we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car" ], "synonyms":[ "doubt", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "question", "suspect" ], "near synonyms":[ "disbelieve", "discount", "discredit", "negate" ], "near antonyms":[ "bank (on or upon)", "count (on or upon)", "depend (on or upon)", "rely (on or upon)" ], "antonyms":[ "trust" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disparages":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "disparaged polo as a sport for the idle rich" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "diminishes", "discounts", "dismisses", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disparate":{ "being not of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "disparate notions among adults and adolescents about when middle age begins" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disputants":{ "a person who takes part in a dispute":{ "examples":[ "there were only three disputants in the argument, but they made enough noise for a dozen" ], "synonyms":[ "arguers", "argufiers", "bickerers", "brawlers", "debaters", "disputers", "fighters", "quarrelers", "quarrellers", "scrappers", "squabblers", "wranglers" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocates", "codefendants", "co-defendants", "defendants", "plaintiffs", "pleaders", "challengers", "contenders", "contestants", "skirmishers", "fussers", "nitpickers", "pettifoggers", "quibblers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disqualifies":{ "as in decertifies , nullifies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decertifies", "delegitimizes", "invalidates", "nullifies", "disallows", "forbids", "proscribes", "disables", "disempowers", "disenfranchises" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorizes", "entitles", "privileges", "qualifies", "empowers", "enables", "enfranchises", "licenses", "licences", "approves", "endorses", "indorses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distortions":{ "the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision" ], "synonyms":[ "contortions", "deformations" ], "near synonyms":[ "defacements", "deformities", "disfigurements", "malformations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distort":{ "to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{ "examples":[ "the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible" ], "synonyms":[ "bend", "color", "cook", "falsify", "fudge", "garble", "misinterpret", "misrelate", "misrepresent", "misstate", "pervert", "slant", "twist", "warp" ], "near synonyms":[ "misdescribe", "misspeak", "mistranslate", "belie", "camouflage", "disguise", "dissemble", "gloss (over)", "mask", "veil", "whitewash", "bowdlerize", "censor", "complicate", "confound", "confuse", "mistake", "mix (up)", "mystify", "obscure", "equivocate", "fib", "lie", "palter", "prevaricate" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarify", "clear (up)", "explain", "illuminate", "illustrate", "interpret", "spell out", "decipher" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position" ], "synonyms":[ "contort", "deform", "misshape", "screw", "squinch", "torture", "warp" ], "near synonyms":[ "deface", "disfigure", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "coil", "curl", "loop", "spiral", "twine", "wind", "wreathe" ], "near antonyms":[ "straighten", "unbend", "uncurl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disown":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair" ], "synonyms":[ "contradict", "deny", "disaffirm", "disallow", "disavow", "disclaim", "disconfirm", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refute", "reject", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverse", "challenge", "confute", "disprove", "rebut", "disagree (with)", "dispute" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "avow", "concede", "confirm", "own" ] }, "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son" ], "synonyms":[ "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "repudiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradict", "disallow", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "refuse", "reject", "challenge", "confute", "criticize", "disprove", "rebut", "refute", "dispute", "question", "abdicate", "abjure", "recant", "renounce", "retract" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "admit", "concede", "confess", "grant", "affirm", "announce", "assert", "aver", "declare", "maintain", "profess", "submit", "authenticate", "confirm", "corroborate", "substantiate", "validate", "verify" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledge", "avow", "claim", "own", "recognize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissociated":{ "as in disconnected , divided":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "disjointed", "disunited", "divided", "fractionated", "separate", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "abandoned", "adrift", "deserted", "desolate", "forgotten", "forsaken", "lorn", "neglected", "quarantined", "segregated", "separated", "sequestered", "cloistered", "disassociated", "hermetic", "hermetical", "insulated", "isolate", "isolated", "remote", "retired", "secluded", "withdrawn", "forlorn", "friendless", "unattended", "unchaperoned", "alone", "lone", "lonely", "lonesome", "single", "solitary", "solo", "unaccompanied" ], "near antonyms":[ "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "escorted", "adjacent", "adjoining", "communicating", "contiguous", "neighboring", "next-door", "attached", "connected", "coupled", "linked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "decoupled", "disassociated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "decomposed", "disassembled", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "bifurcated", "bisected", "cleaved", "cleft", "dichotomized", "dissected", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "halved", "partitioned", "quartered", "segmented", "subdivided", "trisected", "fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disgorge":{ "to violently throw out or off (something from within)":{ "examples":[ "the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show" ], "synonyms":[ "belch", "eject", "eruct", "erupt", "expel", "jet", "spew", "spout", "spurt" ], "near synonyms":[ "gush", "pour", "squirt", "stream", "surge", "emanate", "exhale", "issue", "release", "shoot", "spit", "spring", "vent", "discharge", "emit", "fire", "cast", "fling", "heave", "hurl", "launch", "pitch", "toss" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottle (up)", "contain", "restrain", "shut (in or up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disquiets":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "distempers", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispraise":{ "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "fault", "knock", "pan", "reprehend", "slag" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewer", "tweak", "assail", "attack", "blast", "clobber", "slam", "slash", "nick (at)", "snipe (at)", "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "carp", "cavil", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "kick", "kvetch", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "niggle", "quibble", "whine", "admonish", "chide", "drub", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "berate", "castigate", "crucify", "excoriate", "flay", "gibbet", "hammer", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "pillory", "scold", "upbraid", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "deride", "discommend", "disparage", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "recommend", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[ "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ] }, "as in criticism , condemnation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "opprobrium", "reprehension", "reproach", "reprobation", "rejection", "thumbs-down", "antagonism", "antipathy", "hostility", "disrelish", "distaste", "belittlement", "disparagement", "objection", "opposition", "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "displeasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "approbation", "approval", "favor", "acclaim", "commendation", "praise", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "thumbs-up", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disturbingly":{ "as in alarmingly , unsettlingly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alarmingly", "perturbingly", "traumatically", "unsettlingly", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly", "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "alack", "alas", "ay", "wirra", "woe", "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly", "unhappily", "unluckily", "lamentably", "regrettably", "sadly", "tragically", "unfortunately" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "thankfully", "advantageously", "helpfully", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly", "finely", "grandly", "magnificently" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disinfecting":{ "as in sanitizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sanitizing", "decontaminating", "purging", "purifying", "brushing", "combing", "dry-cleaning", "dusting", "laundering", "mopping", "mucking (out)", "rinsing", "scouring", "scrubbing", "shampooing", "sponging", "swabbing", "sweeping", "vacuuming", "washing", "wiping", "cleaning", "cleansing", "deterging", "GI'ing", "turning out", "brightening", "deodorizing", "freshening", "sprucing (up)", "sweetening", "picking up", "straightening (up)", "tidying", "uncluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "besmirching", "dirtying", "fouling", "soiling", "spotting", "staining", "sullying", "begriming", "muddying", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "blackening", "discoloring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distemperature":{ "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "ail", "ailment", "bug", "complaint", "complication", "condition", "disease", "disorder", "distemper", "fever", "ill", "illness", "infirmity", "malady", "sickness", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagion", "contagious disease", "contagium", "infection", "attack", "bout", "fit", "spell", "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "lameness", "sickliness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness", "unwellness", "weakness", "malaise", "matter", "pip", "epidemic", "pest", "pestilence", "plague" ], "near antonyms":[ "fitness", "healthiness", "heartiness", "robustness", "soundness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness", "fettle", "shape" ], "antonyms":[ "health", "wellness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distain":{ "to make dirty":{ "examples":[ "weary soldiers with hands distained with blood" ], "synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "bemire", "besmirch", "blacken", "daub", "dirty", "foul", "gaum", "grime", "mire", "muck", "muddy", "smirch", "smudge", "soil", "stain", "sully" ], "near synonyms":[ "contaminate", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "discolor", "confuse", "disarrange", "disarray", "dishevel", "disorder", "draggle", "jumble", "mess", "muddle", "colly", "crock" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminate", "purge", "purify", "disinfect", "sanitize", "brush", "dry-clean", "dust", "launder", "mop", "rinse", "scour", "scrub", "sweep", "wash", "wipe", "brighten", "deodorize", "freshen", "renew", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanse" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disassociating":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "displacements":{ "the forced removal from a homeland":{ "examples":[ "the displacement of Jews from the land of their ancestors" ], "synonyms":[ "banishments", "deportations", "exiles", "expatriations", "expulsions", "relegations" ], "near synonyms":[ "ostracisms", "extraditions", "diasporas", "dispersions", "scatterings", "emigrations", "migrations", "evacuations", "ethnic cleansings", "transportations", "dispossessions", "ejections", "ousters" ], "near antonyms":[ "repatriations", "returns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discoverer":{ "as in adventurer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adventurer", "explorer", "pathfinder", "pioneer", "trailblazer", "journeyer", "traveler", "traveller", "voyager", "forerunner", "precursor", "roamer", "rover", "trekker", "wanderer", "wayfarer", "bushranger", "mountain man", "woodsman", "colonial", "colonist", "colonizer", "frontiersman", "homesteader", "settler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disallowing":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "disallowing the philosophical concept of free will" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "denying", "disaffirming", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disconfirming", "disowning", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refuting", "rejecting", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversing", "challenging", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "disagreeing (with)", "disputing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "admitting", "allowing", "avowing", "conceding", "confirming", "owning" ] }, "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial" ], "synonyms":[ "declining", "denying", "disapproving", "negativing", "nixing", "refusing", "rejecting", "reprobating", "withholding" ], "near synonyms":[ "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing", "rebuffing", "repelling", "spurning", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "holding", "keeping", "repressing", "restraining", "restricting", "balking (at)", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "affording", "furnishing", "giving", "providing", "supplying", "authorizing", "commissioning", "licensing", "licencing", "acceding (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (to)", "assenting (to)", "consenting (to)", "warranting", "according", "sanctioning", "vouchsafing" ], "antonyms":[ "allowing", "conceding", "granting", "letting", "OK'ing", "okaying", "permitting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaffected":{ "as in disgruntled , discontented":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discontented", "disgruntled", "malcontent", "acrid", "acrimonious", "bitter", "embittered", "hard", "rancorous", "resentful", "sore", "contemptuous", "cynical", "disdainful", "misanthropic", "scornful", "angry", "cruel", "harsh", "irritated", "mad", "rough", "savage", "vehement", "vicious", "virulent", "vitriolic", "acid", "caustic", "cutting", "mordant", "sarcastic", "trenchant", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbitter", "caring", "forgiving", "gentle", "kind", "kindhearted", "loving", "sweet", "sympathetic", "tender", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "examples":[ "the candidate tried to win over disaffected voters" ], "synonyms":[ "alienated", "aliened", "disgruntled", "estranged", "soured" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonized", "embittered", "envenomed", "aggravated", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "broke up", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked", "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "riled", "vexed", "vext" ], "near antonyms":[ "endeared", "ingratiated", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "reconciled" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty" ], "synonyms":[ "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "aggrieved", "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "annoyed", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "depressed", "saddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "gladdened", "tickled", "calmed", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[ "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dismissions":{ "as in firings , dismissals":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discharges", "dismissals", "expulsions", "firings", "blackballs", "rejections", "depositions", "dethronements", "ejections", "evictions", "ousters", "overthrows", "removals" ], "near antonyms":[ "appointments", "assignments", "commissions", "designations", "billets", "gigs", "jobs", "offices", "places", "positions", "situations", "spots", "stations", "authorizations", "delegations", "deputations", "emplacements", "placements", "rankings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disproportionate":{ "having or showing a difference that is not fair, reasonable, or expected; too large or too small in relation to something":{ "examples":[ "He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden.", "A disproportionate number of the students are poor." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "divergent", "unequal", "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike", "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform", "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "displeased":{ "having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{ "examples":[ "feeling vaguely displeased by the way his relationship with his girlfriend seemed to be going" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "discontent", "discontented", "disgruntled", "dissatisfied", "malcontent" ], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffected", "discontented", "disgruntled", "dissatisfied" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "aggrieved", "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "annoyed", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "depressed", "saddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "gladdened", "tickled", "calmed", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[ "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dissipates":{ "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire" ], "synonyms":[ "clears out", "disbands", "dispels", "disperses", "scatters", "squanders" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks up", "isolates", "parts", "segregates", "separates", "splits (up)", "diffuses", "disseminates", "diverges", "spreads" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinates", "conglomerates", "unifies", "unites" ], "antonyms":[ "assembles", "clusters", "collects", "concentrates", "congregates", "gathers", "ingathers" ] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "fiddles away", "fritters (away)", "lavishes", "loses", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "throws away", "trifles (away)", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurges", "consumes", "depletes", "exhausts", "impoverishes", "overspends", "shoots", "indulges", "overindulges", "disburses", "expends", "lays out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizes", "scrimps", "skimps", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "hoards", "lays up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserves" ] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembles", "disperses", "dissolves", "scatters" ], "near synonyms":[ "branches (out)", "breaks up", "disbands", "diverges", "divides", "forks", "separates", "spills", "clears", "disappears", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "flees", "goes (away)", "melts" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregates", "gathers", "meets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in spenders , profligates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fritterers", "high rollers", "prodigals", "profligates", "spenders", "spendthrifts", "squanderers", "wasters", "wastrels" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizers", "penny-pinchers", "cheapskates", "misers", "niggards", "pikers", "scrooges", "skinflints", "tightwads", "conservers", "savers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disempowers":{ "as in disenfranchises , disables":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disables", "disenfranchises", "disqualifies", "decertifies", "disallows", "forbids", "proscribes", "delegitimizes", "invalidates", "nullifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorizes", "entitles", "privileges", "qualifies", "empowers", "enables", "enfranchises", "licenses", "licences", "approves", "endorses", "indorses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispersed":{ "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the crowd dispersed once the show ended" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembled", "dissipated", "dissolved", "scattered" ], "near synonyms":[ "branched (out)", "broke up", "disbanded", "diverged", "divided", "forked", "separated", "spilled", "spilt", "cleared", "disappeared", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "melted", "went (away)" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregated", "gathered", "met" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared out", "disbanded", "dispelled", "dissipated", "scattered", "squandered" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke up", "isolated", "parted", "segregated", "separated", "split (up)", "diffused", "disseminated", "diverged", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinated", "conglomerated", "unified", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "clustered", "collected", "concentrated", "congregated", "gathered", "ingathered" ] }, "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "disbanded", "dissolved" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilized" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporated", "consolidated", "hung together" ], "antonyms":[ "banded", "joined", "united" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissensuses":{ "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "a democracy relies on dissensus as much as on consensus" ], "synonyms":[ "contestations", "controversies", "debates", "differences", "difficulties", "disagreements", "disputations", "disputes", "dissensions", "dissentions", "firestorms", "nonconcurrences" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "conflictions", "conflicts", "disaccords", "discords", "dissonances", "divarications", "divisions", "combats", "contentions", "strifes", "struggles", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "set-tos" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "compliances", "concords", "peaces" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "consensuses", "harmonies", "unanimities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disappearance":{ "as in loss":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "loss", "concealment", "hiding" ], "near antonyms":[ "detection", "discovery", "finding", "spotting", "unearthing", "awareness", "espial", "notice", "disclosure", "exposure", "revelation", "uncovering", "unveiling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in departure , exit":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave-taking", "parting", "quitting", "dissipation", "dissolution", "evaporation", "fadeaway", "fading", "melting", "passing", "vanishing", "clearing out", "egress", "leaving", "retirement", "retreat", "withdrawal", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus" ], "near antonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "coming", "incoming", "approach", "entrance", "ingress", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "dawning", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "genesis", "inception", "morning", "onset", "start" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disbandment":{ "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "examples":[ "the disbandment of the crowd at the end of the outdoor rock concert" ], "synonyms":[ "dispersal", "dispersion", "dissipation", "scattering" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffusion", "dissemination", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "separation", "split" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembly", "collection", "concentration", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disparager":{ "a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{ "examples":[ "those professional disparagers of the minister care nothing about all the good work that he has done" ], "synonyms":[ "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "critic", "criticizer", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "knocker", "niggler", "nitpicker" ], "near synonyms":[ "condemner", "condemnor", "denouncer", "belittler", "decrier", "denigrator", "derider", "detractor", "assailant", "attacker", "crucifier", "criticaster", "hairsplitter", "pettifogger", "quibbler", "admonisher", "haranguer", "railer", "ranter", "rebuker", "reproacher", "reprover", "scold", "upbraider", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crybaby", "fusser", "griper", "grouch", "grouser", "grumbler", "whiner" ], "near antonyms":[ "commender", "praiser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discant":{ "to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{ "examples":[ "an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare" ], "synonyms":[ "declaim", "discourse", "expatiate", "harangue", "lecture", "orate", "speak", "talk" ], "near synonyms":[ "recite", "soliloquize", "dissert", "expound", "pontificate", "sermonize", "mouth", "spout", "filibuster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce musical sounds with the voice":{ "examples":[ "the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line" ], "synonyms":[ "carol", "chant", "sing", "vocalize" ], "near synonyms":[ "belt", "croon", "harmonize", "hum", "lilt", "quaver", "scat", "sharp", "slur", "trill", "troll", "warble", "yodel", "serenade" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in chorus , croon":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aria", "art song", "barcarole", "barcarolle", "blues", "chanson", "chant", "chantey", "chanty", "shanty", "chorus", "croon", "folk song", "glee", "lullaby", "madrigal", "motet", "part-song", "pop", "rocker", "round", "roundelay", "serenade", "standard", "ballad", "ditty", "jingle", "lay", "lyric", "solo", "song", "vocal", "anthem", "cantata", "canticle", "carol", "chorale", "hymn", "noel", "psalm", "spiritual", "dirge", "lament", "requiem", "threnody", "hallelujah", "paean", "drinking song", "fight song", "torch song", "cover", "medley", "remix" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in note , remark":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "note", "observation", "remark", "annotation", "explication", "report", "review", "write-up", "analysis", "comment", "commentary", "exposition", "play-by-play" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dishevelments":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "given the degree of dishevelment in your workstation, it's a miracle that you can ever find anything" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "disorganizations", "free-for-alls", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "antonyms":[ "orders" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disorderly houses":{ "a building in which prostitutes are available":{ "examples":[ "the penalty for anyone convicted of running a disorderly house in the city" ], "synonyms":[ "bagnios", "bawdy houses", "bordellos", "brothels", "cathouses", "sporting houses", "stews", "whorehouses" ], "near synonyms":[ "call houses", "cribs", "massage parlors", "harems", "seraglios" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disaffirmance":{ "as in denial , repudiation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denial", "disavowal", "disownment", "recantation", "renunciation", "repudiation", "retraction", "bait and switch", "switcheroo", "reconsideration", "retreat", "second thought", "about-face", "about-turn", "flip-flop", "reversal", "turnabout", "turnaround", "U-turn", "volte-face", "hesitation", "indecision", "irresolution", "shilly-shallying", "vacillation", "wavering", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disinhibition":{ "as in incontinence , unconstraint":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incontinence", "unconstraint", "self-abandonment", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "gratification", "indulgence", "overindulgence", "self-indulgence", "bluntness", "candor", "frankness", "immoderacy", "intemperance" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "continence", "discipline", "discretion", "inhibition", "refrainment", "repression", "reserve", "restraint", "self-command", "self-control", "self-restraint", "suppression", "command", "control", "mastery", "possession", "self-censorship", "self-containment", "self-denial", "self-discipline", "self-government", "self-mastery", "will", "willpower" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disappointment":{ "the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met":{ "examples":[ "we felt keen disappointment when our offer on the house was rejected" ], "synonyms":[ "dismay", "dissatisfaction", "frustration", "letdown" ], "near synonyms":[ "crestfallenness", "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "disenchantment", "disillusionment", "blues", "dejectedness", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "distress", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "gloom", "gloominess", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "chagrin", "discomfiture" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "gratification", "satisfaction" ] }, "something that disappoints":{ "examples":[ "after all the publicity and high expectations, the sequel to the movie blockbuster was a huge disappointment" ], "synonyms":[ "bringdown", "bummer", "letdown" ], "near synonyms":[ "anticlimax", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "lemon", "loser" ], "near antonyms":[ "success", "winner", "relief" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discos":{ "as in discotheques , a-go-gos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "a-go-gos", "discotheques", "discoth\u00e9ques", "bistros", "bo\u00eetes", "cabarets", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "clubs", "nightclubs", "nightspots", "niteries", "roadhouses", "supper clubs", "barrooms", "public houses", "pubs", "saloons", "taverns", "clip joints", "dives", "honky-tonks", "key clubs", "speakeasies", "canteens", "watering holes", "watering places" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dislodges":{ "to forcefully take (something or someone) away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.", "He kicked at the stone to dislodge it." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demounts", "clears", "draws", "removes", "takes out", "withdraws", "abstracts", "cuts", "draws off", "draws out", "extracts", "pulls", "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "moves", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes", "fells", "knocks down", "knocks over" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounts", "anchors", "clamps", "fixes", "hitches", "moors", "secures", "sets", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disputatiousness":{ "an inclination to fight or quarrel":{ "examples":[ "the stubborn disputatiousness of the committee members kept them from getting much accomplished" ], "synonyms":[ "aggression", "aggressiveness", "assaultiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "defiance", "feistiness", "fight", "militance", "militancy", "militantness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonism", "fierceness", "hostility", "hyperaggressiveness", "unfriendliness", "imperialism", "jingoism", "militarism", "acidity", "biliousness", "captiousness", "crankiness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "fractiousness", "fretfulness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "orneriness", "peevishness", "pettishness", "petulance", "querulousness", "rudeness", "surliness", "testiness", "waspishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiaggression", "anti-imperialism", "antimilitarism", "affability", "amiability", "amicability", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "sociability", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness", "amenability", "complaisance", "placability" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggression", "pacifism" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disinters":{ "to remove from place of burial":{ "examples":[ "the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred" ], "synonyms":[ "exhumes", "unearths" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "buries", "entombs", "inhumes", "inters", "tombs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distracted":{ "feeling overwhelming fear or worry":{ "examples":[ "she's been distracted about her son ever since he left on that polar expedition" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "delirious", "distrait", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarmed", "anxious", "disquieted", "disturbed", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrought (up)", "affrighted", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "ballistic", "berserk", "crazed", "demented", "deranged", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "nuclear", "raging", "ranting", "raving" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "cool", "coolheaded", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[ "collected", "composed", "recollected", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "unhysterical" ] }, "lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions":{ "examples":[ "the distracted driver rear-ended the pickup truck that had stopped for the red light" ], "synonyms":[ "absent", "absentminded", "abstracted", "preoccupied" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbed", "daydreaming", "dreaming", "dreamy", "engrossed", "faraway", "intent", "pensive", "rapt", "heedless", "inattentive", "insensible", "oblivious", "unaware", "unconscious", "unheeding", "unknowing", "unmindful", "unperceptive", "unthinking", "unwary", "unwitting", "vacant", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "birdbrained", "clueless", "confused", "dazed", "flighty", "foggy", "forgetful", "forgetting", "hazy", "muddled", "scatterbrained", "unfocused", "unfocussed" ], "near antonyms":[ "alive", "attentive", "aware", "conscious", "engaged", "heads-up", "heedful", "mindful", "observant", "observing", "open-eyed", "sharp", "vigilant", "wary", "watchful", "wide-awake", "clearheaded" ], "antonyms":[ "alert" ] }, "suffering from mental confusion":{ "examples":[ "she's been chronically depressed and distracted since her husband's death" ], "synonyms":[ "addle", "addled", "addlepated", "bedeviled", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "bushed", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "dizzy", "dopey", "dopy", "fogged", "mixed-up", "muddleheaded", "muzzy", "pixilated", "pixillated", "punch-drunk", "punchy", "raddled", "shell-shocked", "silly", "slaphappy", "spaced-out", "spaced", "spacey", "spacy", "stunned", "stupefied", "zonked", "zonked-out" ], "near synonyms":[ "senseless", "unconscious" ], "near antonyms":[ "alert", "conscious" ], "antonyms":[ "clearheaded" ] }, "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "examples":[ "we were distracted from our discussion by the noise outside" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracted", "called off", "detracted", "diverted", "threw off" ], "near synonyms":[ "amused", "beguiled", "entertained", "strayed", "wandered" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrated", "focused", "focussed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "distracted by the looming tax deadline" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disannulled":{ "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "abolished", "abrogated", "annulled", "avoided", "canceled", "cancelled", "dissolved", "invalidated", "negated", "nulled", "nullified", "quashed", "repealed", "rescinded", "rolled back", "struck down", "vacated", "voided" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanded", "overrode", "overruled", "overturned", "vetoed", "aborted", "called", "called off", "dropped", "recalled", "retracted", "reversed", "revoked", "suspended", "withdrew", "banned", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "outlawed", "prohibited", "disallowed", "dismissed", "rejected", "annihilated", "broke down", "eliminated", "eradicated", "erased", "liquidated", "removed", "threw out", "wrote off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacted", "laid down", "legislated", "established", "founded", "instituted", "formalized", "legalized", "legitimated", "legitimized", "validated", "passed", "ratified", "allowed", "approved", "authorized", "cleared", "endorsed", "indorsed", "permitted", "sanctioned", "warranted", "commanded", "decreed", "mandated", "ordered", "prescribed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissoluteness":{ "a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{ "examples":[ "the growing dissoluteness of the Roman nobles as the empire declined" ], "synonyms":[ "abjection", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "decadency", "degeneracy", "degenerateness", "degeneration", "degradation", "demoralization", "depravity", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "libertinage", "libertinism", "perversion", "pervertedness", "rakishness", "turpitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "evil", "immorality", "sinfulness", "villainy", "wickedness", "filth", "gangrene", "rot", "squalor" ], "near antonyms":[ "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disreputable":{ "not respectable":{ "examples":[ "a disreputable Internet retailer that had a record of hundreds of complaints for shoddy merchandise and slow refunds" ], "synonyms":[ "discreditable", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "ignominious", "infamous", "louche", "notorious", "opprobrious", "shady", "shameful", "shoddy", "shy", "unrespectable" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "criminal", "immoral", "seamy", "sordid", "unethical", "unsavory", "wicked", "base", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "low", "mean", "miserable", "vile", "wretched", "evil", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "rotten", "sinful", "unrighteous", "vicious", "villainous", "wrong", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "inglorious", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "gamy", "gamey", "libertine", "loose", "perverted", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "just", "moral", "noble", "principled", "righteous", "upright", "upstanding", "esteemed", "prestigious", "reputed", "respected", "authorized", "legal", "licensed", "permissible", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "clean", "correct", "decorous", "exemplary", "proper", "seemly", "blameless", "commendable", "creditable", "guiltless" ], "antonyms":[ "honorable", "reputable", "respectable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discretionary":{ "subject to one's freedom of choice":{ "examples":[ "discretionary spending on luxuries dropped dramatically last year" ], "synonyms":[ "elective", "optional", "voluntary" ], "near synonyms":[ "alternate", "alternative", "chosen", "dispensable", "unnecessary", "unneeded", "unwanted" ], "near antonyms":[ "essential", "indispensable", "necessary", "requisite" ], "antonyms":[ "compulsory", "mandatory", "nonelective", "nonvoluntary", "obligatory", "required" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discants":{ "to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{ "examples":[ "an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare" ], "synonyms":[ "declaims", "discourses", "expatiates", "harangues", "lectures", "orates", "speaks", "talks" ], "near synonyms":[ "recites", "soliloquizes", "disserts", "expounds", "pontificates", "sermonizes", "mouths", "spouts", "filibusters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce musical sounds with the voice":{ "examples":[ "the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line" ], "synonyms":[ "carols", "chants", "sings", "vocalizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "belts", "croons", "harmonizes", "hums", "lilts", "quavers", "scats", "sharps", "slurs", "trills", "trolls", "warbles", "yodels", "serenades" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in choruses , croons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arias", "arie", "art songs", "barcaroles", "barcarolles", "blues", "chansons", "chanteys", "chanties", "shanties", "chants", "choruses", "croons", "folk songs", "glees", "lullabies", "madrigals", "motets", "part-songs", "pops", "rockers", "roundelays", "rounds", "serenades", "standards", "ballads", "ditties", "jingles", "lays", "lyrics", "solos", "songs", "vocals", "anthems", "cantatas", "canticles", "carols", "chorales", "hymns", "noels", "psalms", "spirituals", "dirges", "laments", "requiems", "threnodies", "hallelujahs", "paeans", "drinking songs", "fight songs", "torch songs", "covers", "medleys", "remixes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in notes , remarks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "notes", "observations", "remarks", "annotations", "explications", "reports", "reviews", "write-ups", "analyses", "commentaries", "comments", "expositions", "play-by-plays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disrupter":{ "as in nuisance , brat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brat", "misbehaver", "nuisance", "ragamuffin", "juvenile delinquent", "cutup", "larker", "madcap", "skylarker", "gamin", "gamine", "devil", "hellion", "imp", "mischief", "monkey", "rapscallion", "rascal", "rogue", "scamp", "urchin" ], "near antonyms":[ "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "cur", "heel", "joker", "louse", "lout", "skunk", "snake", "stinkard", "stinker", "knave", "miscreant", "reprobate", "scalawag", "scallywag", "scapegrace", "scoundrel", "varlet", "villain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disengaging":{ "as in separation , detaching":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detaching", "parting", "separation", "unbinding", "unfastening", "unfettering", "untying", "untieing", "emancipation", "freedom", "liberation", "release" ], "near antonyms":[ "bond", "cement", "cord", "knot", "ligature", "link", "tie", "attachment", "connection", "fastening", "hookup", "joint", "linkage", "linkup", "nexus", "tie-up", "union", "yoke", "affection", "fondness", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disembarrassing", "disentangling", "extricating", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untangling", "cutting loose" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "burdening", "encumbering", "loading", "weighing" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dislocations":{ "an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed":{ "examples":[ "the slightest dislocation in her daily routine bothered the elderly woman" ], "synonyms":[ "derangements", "disruptions", "disturbances", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "convulsions", "revolutions", "unsettlements", "upheavals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissuade":{ "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "examples":[ "tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college" ], "synonyms":[ "deter", "discourage", "inhibit" ], "near synonyms":[ "divert", "unsell", "repel" ], "near antonyms":[ "egg (on)", "exhort", "goad", "prod", "urge", "impel", "induce", "prompt" ], "antonyms":[ "encourage", "persuade" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discoidal":{ "as in circular , discoid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annular", "circular", "disciform", "discoid", "disklike", "hooplike", "ringlike", "global", "globular", "round", "spherical", "curved", "looped", "spiral", "balled", "bulbous", "rotund", "rounded", "roundish", "cylindrical", "cylindric", "elliptical", "elliptic", "oblong", "oval", "ovate", "ovoid", "ovoidal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discordancies":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "the discordancy between the film's flamboyant cinematography and its otherwise somber mood" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "displeasing":{ "not giving pleasure to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "the new hotel is a displeasing mix of architectural styles" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bitter", "disagreeable", "distasteful", "harsh", "icky", "nasty", "rotten", "sour", "uncongenial", "unlovely", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "unsavory", "unwelcome", "wicked", "yucky", "yukky" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "beastly", "bilious", "disgusting", "dreadful", "foul", "ghastly", "gnarly", "god-awful", "gross", "hateful", "hellish", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "invidious", "loathsome", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "odious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "scandalous", "seamy", "shocking", "sick", "sickening", "ugly", "unholy", "vile", "villainous", "aggravating", "annoying", "galling", "irritating", "vexing", "crappy", "cruddy", "crummy", "crumby", "lousy", "miserable", "sucky", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "felicitous", "amiable", "charming", "cheery", "friendly", "jolly", "kindly", "sweet" ], "antonyms":[ "agreeable", "congenial", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffecting", "discontenting", "disgruntling", "dissatisfying" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienating", "estranging", "aggrieving", "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting", "annoying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "depressing", "saddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighting", "gladdening", "tickling", "calming", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "contenting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discontinuance":{ "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "examples":[ "the possible discontinuance of one of the town's big holiday traditions" ], "synonyms":[ "arrest", "arrestment", "cease", "cessation", "check", "close", "closedown", "closure", "conclusion", "cutoff", "discontinuation", "end", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "offset", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stay", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ], "near synonyms":[ "mop-up", "phaseout", "abeyance", "break", "interruption", "layoff", "letup", "moratorium", "pause", "standstill", "suspension" ], "near antonyms":[ "extension", "persistence", "prolongation" ], "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disquieting":{ "causing worry or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "disquieting news of troubles downtown" ], "synonyms":[ "discomforting", "discomposing", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ] }, "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "with a disquieting voice she asked me to investigate the strange noise coming from the basement" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "distressful", "distressing", "disturbing", "fraught", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "tense", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disaffect":{ "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "examples":[ "the candidate tried to win over disaffected voters" ], "synonyms":[ "alien", "alienate", "disgruntle", "estrange", "sour" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonize", "embitter", "envenom", "aggravate", "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "break up", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "disappoint", "disenchant", "disillusion", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex" ], "near antonyms":[ "endear", "ingratiate", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "reconcile" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "disgruntle", "displease", "dissatisfy" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienate", "estrange", "aggrieve", "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "perturb", "upset", "annoy", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "depress", "sadden" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "gladden", "tickle", "calm", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dishevels":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discorded":{ "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs" ], "synonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted", "disaccorded", "jarred" ], "near synonyms":[ "battled", "combated", "combatted", "engaged", "fought", "warred (against)", "chafed", "galled", "grated", "jangled", "differed", "disagreed", "dissented" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreed", "assented", "coincided", "concurred", "corresponded" ], "antonyms":[ "accorded", "blended", "blent", "conformed (to or with)", "fitted", "fit", "harmonized", "matched" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismissals":{ "the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily":{ "examples":[ "numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump" ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "discharges", "furloughs", "layoffs", "redundancies" ], "near synonyms":[ "pink slips", "birds", "boots", "bum's rushes", "firings", "heave-hos", "sacks", "closings", "shutdowns", "shakeouts", "shake-ups" ], "near antonyms":[ "callbacks", "recalls", "reemployments", "re-employments", "rehires" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disparaging":{ "intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value":{ "examples":[ "disparaging comments about the lack of talent among the musical performers" ], "synonyms":[ "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "demeaning", "denigrative", "denigratory", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disdainful", "pejorative", "scornful", "slighting", "uncomplimentary" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersing", "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "critical", "denunciative", "denunciatory", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "disparaged polo as a sport for the idle rich" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "diminishing", "discounting", "dismissing", "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" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disconnection":{ "as in breakup , dissolution":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "partition", "schism", "scission", "split", "detachment", "divorcement", "separation", "severance" ], "near antonyms":[ "combination", "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "junction", "linking", "merger", "merging", "unification", "union", "agglomeration", "amalgamation", "blend", "coalescence", "commingling", "compounding", "fusion", "intermingling", "intermixture", "mingling", "mix", "mixture", "synthesis", "reunification", "reunion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in disjointedness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disjointedness", "confusion", "disorder", "disorganization", "disruption", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrangement", "array", "disposal", "disposition", "distribution", "order", "ordering", "sequence", "setup", "continuity", "precedence", "priority" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disregardful":{ "failing to give proper care and attention":{ "examples":[ "rebuked by the judge for being disregardful of their responsibilities as parents of two young children" ], "synonyms":[ "careless", "derelict", "lax", "lazy", "neglectful", "neglecting", "negligent", "remiss", "slack" ], "near synonyms":[ "heedless", "incautious", "irresponsible", "reckless", "wild", "unguarded", "unwary", "forgetful", "disregarding", "inattentive", "oblivious", "thoughtless", "unheeding", "unmindful", "unthinking", "apathetic", "disinterested", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "delinquent", "loose" ], "near antonyms":[ "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "gingerly", "guarded", "alert", "heedful", "heeding", "mindful", "observant", "regardful", "regarding", "vigilant", "wary", "watchful", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "provident", "responsible", "thinking", "thoughtful", "concerned", "interested" ], "antonyms":[ "attentive", "careful", "conscientious", "nonnegligent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disembarkation":{ "as in egress":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "egress", "embarkation", "embarkment", "abandonment", "forsaking", "relinquishment", "diaspora", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus", "flight", "retirement", "retreat", "running away", "withdrawal", "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave", "leave-taking", "lighting out", "outgo", "parting", "quitting", "walking out" ], "near antonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "coming", "approach", "entrance", "ingress" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disheveled":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "I got my suit pressed so I wouldn't look so disheveled for the wedding" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dislimning":{ "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "examples":[ "the apparition hovered, became dislimned by the fog, then disappeared altogether" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "blackening", "blearing", "blurring", "clouding", "darkening", "dimming", "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" ] }, "dissimulation":{ "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "got whatever she wanted through shameless dissimulation" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have":{ "examples":[ "teenagers indulging in dissimulation simply in order to be one of the in crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "dissembling", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "piousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "double-dealing", "falsity", "perfidy", "two-facedness", "affectation", "affectedness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "sanctimoniousness", "self-righteousness", "self-satisfaction", "duplicity", "fakery", "falseness", "fraudulentness", "shamming", "artificiality", "glibness", "oiliness", "smoothness", "unctuousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "probity", "straightforwardness", "truthfulness", "artlessness", "guilelessness", "naturalness", "unaffectedness" ], "antonyms":[ "genuineness", "sincereness", "sincerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disinfectant":{ "as in solvent , purifier":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "purifier", "solvent", "cleaner", "cleanser", "detergent", "soap", "scrub", "shampoo" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disgusts":{ "a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{ "examples":[ "we turned from the grisly scene with disgust" ], "synonyms":[ "aversions", "distastes", "horrors", "loathings", "nauseas", "repugnances", "repulsions", "revulsions" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrences", "abominations", "antipathies", "execrations", "hates", "hatreds", "allergies", "disapprovals", "disfavors", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "displeasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "appetites", "bents", "fancies", "favors", "likes", "likings", "loves", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "preferences", "propensities", "relishes", "shines", "tastes", "uses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to feel disgust":{ "examples":[ "the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us" ], "synonyms":[ "grosses out", "nauseates", "puts off", "repels", "repulses", "revolts", "sickens", "turns off" ], "near synonyms":[ "displeases", "distresses", "appalls", "appals", "disquiets", "horrifies", "affronts", "insults", "offends", "outrages", "shocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "allures", "attracts", "beguiles", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "disarms", "draws", "enchants", "entices", "fascinates", "lures", "pulls", "seduces", "tempts", "delights", "gratifies", "pleases", "rejoices", "tickles", "enraptures", "enthralls", "enthrals", "entrances", "appeals (to)", "interests", "intrigues" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dissect":{ "to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{ "examples":[ "let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling" ], "synonyms":[ "analyze", "anatomize", "assay", "break down", "cut", "deconstruct" ], "near synonyms":[ "assess", "diagnose", "evaluate", "examine", "inspect", "investigate", "scrutinize", "arrange", "assort", "catalog", "catalogue", "categorize", "classify", "codify", "diagram", "enumerate", "index", "order", "schematize", "sort", "tabulate", "divide", "reduce", "segment", "separate", "subdivide" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerate", "aggregate", "amalgamate", "assimilate", "coalesce", "conglomerate", "consolidate", "integrate", "synthesize", "unify" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinherits":{ "as in deprives , bereaves":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bereaves", "deprives", "disfurnishes", "strips", "annexes", "appropriates", "commandeers", "impounds", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps", "deforces", "evicts", "dispossesses", "divests", "expropriates", "ousts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disgruntlement":{ "the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation":{ "examples":[ "a survey showing the extent of people's satisfaction\u2014or disgruntlement \u2014with their marriages" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "bitterness", "resentment", "aggrievement", "disquiet", "perturbation", "uneasiness", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "misery", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "lightheartedness", "elatedness", "exultation", "jubilation", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[ "contentedness", "contentment", "pleasure", "satisfaction" ] }, "the loss of friendship or affection":{ "examples":[ "feelings of neglect that inevitably lead to disgruntlement among employees" ], "synonyms":[ "alienation", "disaffection", "estrangement", "souring" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonism", "embitterment", "envenoming", "breach", "breakup", "divorce", "rift", "rupture", "schism", "separation", "split", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "aggravation", "furor", "fury", "incensing", "indignation", "infuriation", "ire", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "disenchantment", "disillusionment" ], "near antonyms":[ "endearment", "ingratiation", "appeasement", "conciliation", "mollification", "pacification", "propitiation" ], "antonyms":[ "reconcilement", "reconciliation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distensions":{ "as in inflations , amplifications":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amplifications", "inflations", "enlargements", "escalations", "expansions", "accretions", "accruals", "augmentations", "cumulations", "creeps", "growths", "rises", "spreads", "extensions", "accumulations", "additions", "increases", "multiplications", "proliferations", "boosts", "gains", "hikes", "increments", "rises" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreases", "abatements", "compressions", "condensations", "constrictions", "contractions", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "drops", "falloffs", "falls", "reductions", "shrinkages", "retrenchments", "shortenings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discouraged":{ "as in prohibited , banned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "contraband", "criminalized", "disallowed", "forbidden", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "bootleg", "smuggled", "unapproved", "unauthorized", "unlicensed", "unsanctioned", "under-the-counter", "under-the-table", "criminal", "felonious", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "improper", "unlawful", "wrongful" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "authorized", "licensed", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "suggested", "supported", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "lawful", "legal", "legitimate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in disappointed , disheartened":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abject", "disappointed", "disheartened", "dispirited", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "despairing", "desperate", "despondent", "forlorn", "hopeless", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "funereal", "cynical", "pessimistic", "accepting", "resigned" ], "near antonyms":[ "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "blithe", "blithesome", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "jaunty", "lively", "perky", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "blissful", "buoyant", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "I didn't let losing discourage me from trying again" ], "synonyms":[ "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "disheartened", "dismayed", "dispirited", "frustrated", "unmanned", "unnerved" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "depressed", "saddened", "weighed", "afflicted", "tried", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "distressed", "troubled", "bothered", "irked", "vexed", "vext", "worried", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "frightened", "horrified", "scared" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoyed (up)", "cheered", "gladdened", "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "inspired", "lifted", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "nerved", "steeled" ] }, "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "examples":[ "the higher fines may help discourage drivers from speeding on the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "deterred", "dissuaded", "inhibited" ], "near synonyms":[ "diverted", "unsold", "repelled" ], "near antonyms":[ "egged (on)", "exhorted", "goaded", "prodded", "urged", "impelled", "induced", "prompted" ], "antonyms":[ "encouraged", "persuaded" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disharmonizing":{ "as in disrupting , disturbing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confusing", "disarraying", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "skewing", "upsetting", "alienating", "estranging" ], "near antonyms":[ "accommodating", "attuning", "conciliating", "conforming", "coordinating", "harmonizing", "keying", "reconciling", "adapting", "tuning", "blending", "combining", "connecting", "correlating", "dovetailing", "fitting", "fusing", "integrating", "joining", "matching", "merging", "orchestrating", "pairing", "squaring", "suiting", "synchronizing", "synthesizing", "unifying", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disclosing":{ "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "the informer disclosed all sorts of details about the secret organization" ], "synonyms":[ "baring", "discovering", "divulging", "exposing", "letting on (about)", "revealing", "spilling", "telling", "unbosoming", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "unveiling", "bringing to light", "going public (with)", "letting the cat out of the bag (about)", "spilling the beans (about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "confiding", "sharing", "debunking", "showing up", "unclothing", "undraping", "advertising", "announcing", "blazing", "bringing out", "broadcasting", "declaring", "placarding", "posting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "publicizing", "publishing", "sounding", "betraying", "blabbing", "giving away", "leaking", "informing", "squealing", "talking", "communicating", "imparting", "relating", "acknowledging", "admitting", "avowing", "conceding", "confessing", "owning", "disinterring", "raking up", "smoking out", "unearthing" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaging", "disguising", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "clouding", "darkening", "eclipsing", "obscuring", "overcasting", "overshadowing", "shading" ], "antonyms":[ "cloaking", "concealing", "covering (up)", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "shrouding", "veiling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disparity":{ "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "an enormous disparity in the lives of the rich and the poor in that country" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dislodging":{ "to forcefully take (something or someone) away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.", "He kicked at the stone to dislodge it." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demounting", "clearing", "drawing", "removing", "taking out", "withdrawing", "abstracting", "cutting", "drawing off", "drawing out", "extracting", "pulling", "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "moving", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing", "felling", "knocking down", "knocking over" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounting", "anchoring", "clamping", "fixing", "hitching", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disciplinarian":{ "a person who is very strict about punishing bad behavior; a person who uses discipline as a way of making sure that rules or orders are obeyed":{ "examples":[ "The school's principal is a strict disciplinarian ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discipliner", "enforcer", "martinet", "taskmaster", "caesar", "despot", "dictator", "f\u00fchrer", "fuehrer", "oppressor", "pharaoh", "strongman", "tyrannizer", "tyrant", "autarch", "autocrat", "monocrat", "authoritarian", "Big Brother", "paramount", "potentate", "totalitarian", "caudillo", "overlord", "warlord", "boss", "captain", "chief", "dominator", "kingpin", "leader", "master", "overlord", "ruler", "king", "lord", "monarch", "queen", "sovereign", "sovran", "baron", "baroness", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "czarina", "tsarina", "tzarina", "magnate", "mogul", "tycoon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disposes":{ "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "examples":[ "looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack" ], "synonyms":[ "deposes", "deposits", "emplaces", "fixes", "lays", "places", "positions", "puts", "sets", "sets up", "situates", "sticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "moves", "rearranges", "reorders", "shifts", "orients", "establishes", "locates", "plants", "settles", "claps", "flops", "planks", "plops", "plumps", "plunks", "plonks", "plunks down", "slaps", "ensconces", "niches", "assembles", "collects", "carries", "berths", "parks", "affixes", "anchors", "locks", "lodges", "wedges", "arrays", "lays out", "lines up", "queues", "ranks", "sets down" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocates", "removes", "takes", "banishes", "dislodges", "displaces", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed" ], "synonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "classifies", "codifies", "draws up", "lays out", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "systematizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "straightens (up)", "tidies (up)", "unscrambles", "aligns", "alines", "cues", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "alphabetizes", "files", "hierarchizes", "prioritizes", "sequences", "emplaces", "places", "sets", "displays", "maps (out)", "sets out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "disorders", "messes (up)", "musses (up)", "rumples", "upsets" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dislocates":{ "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "dislocated his shoulder in the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "budges", "displaces", "disturbs", "moves", "relocates", "removes", "repositions", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "drives", "hauls", "lugs", "totes", "transmits", "transplants", "transports", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants", "alters", "makes over", "modifies", "redoes", "refashions", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchors", "fixes", "freezes", "moors", "secures", "sets", "stabilizes", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissert":{ "as in expound , pontificate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expound", "pontificate", "sermonize", "recite", "soliloquize", "mouth", "spout", "declaim", "descant", "discourse", "expatiate", "harangue", "lecture", "orate", "speak", "talk", "filibuster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disadvantaged":{ "kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment":{ "examples":[ "disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code" ], "synonyms":[ "depressed", "deprived", "underprivileged" ], "near synonyms":[ "beggared", "broke", "destitute", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "needy", "penniless", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken", "unprivileged", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "insolvent", "pinched", "reduced", "straitened", "displaced", "dispossessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "fortunate", "lucky", "affluent", "flush", "loaded", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "coddled", "indulged", "pampered", "spoiled", "comfortable", "propertied", "prosperous", "successful", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "antonyms":[ "advantaged", "privileged" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disabuses":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "let me disabuse you of your foolish notions" ], "synonyms":[ "disenchants", "disillusions", "undeceives" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticates", "advises", "apprises", "clues (in)", "fills in", "wises (up)", "debunks", "exposes", "refutes", "shows up", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "discloses", "divulges", "spills", "tells", "unveils" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiles", "bluffs", "cozens", "deludes", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "hoaxes", "hoodwinks", "kids", "misguides", "misinforms", "misleads", "misrepresents", "snows", "takes in", "tricks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismission":{ "as in firing , dismissal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discharge", "dismissal", "expulsion", "firing", "blackball", "rejection", "deposition", "dethronement", "ejection", "eviction", "ouster", "overthrow", "removal" ], "near antonyms":[ "appointment", "assignment", "commission", "designation", "billet", "gig", "job", "office", "place", "position", "situation", "spot", "station", "authorization", "delegation", "deputation", "emplacement", "placement", "ranking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disdainfulness":{ "as in arrogance , superiority":{ 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"self-loathing", "altruism", "unselfishness", "bashfulness", "demureness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distractive":{ "as in worrisome , painful":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "worrisome", "brattish", "bratty", "mischievous", "offensive", "troublesome", "upsetting", "biting", "grating", "jangling", "jarring", "spiny", "thorny", "angering", "enraging", "infuriating", "burdensome", "discomforting", "displeasing", "disquieting", "distressing", "importunate", "importune", "inconveniencing", "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "carking", "chafing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "nettling", "peeving", "pesky", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "delightful", "pleasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dispossess":{ "to end the occupancy or possession of":{ "examples":[ "opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes" ], "synonyms":[ "divest", "expropriate", "oust" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforce", "evict", "disfurnish", "strip", "bereave", "deprive", "disinherit", "annex", "appropriate", "commandeer", "impound", "seize", "take over", "usurp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distastes":{ "a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{ "examples":[ "usually views abstract paintings with distaste" ], "synonyms":[ "aversions", "disgusts", "horrors", "loathings", "nauseas", "repugnances", "repulsions", "revulsions" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrences", "abominations", "antipathies", "execrations", "hates", "hatreds", "allergies", "disapprovals", "disfavors", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "displeasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "appetites", "bents", "fancies", "favors", "likes", "likings", "loves", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "preferences", "propensities", "relishes", "shines", "tastes", "uses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distrustfulness":{ "a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "examples":[ "one voter who usually listens to campaign promises with an air of distrustfulness" ], "synonyms":[ "distrust", "doubt", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty" ], "near synonyms":[ "disbelief", "incredulity", "unbelief", "anxiety", "concern", "paranoia", "wariness", "compunction", "niggle", "qualm", "scruple", "tremor" ], "near antonyms":[ "credence", "faith" ], "antonyms":[ "assurance", "belief", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "sureness", "surety", "trust" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disclose":{ "to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{ "examples":[ "the informer disclosed all sorts of details about the secret organization" ], "synonyms":[ "bare", "discover", "divulge", "expose", "let on (about)", "reveal", "spill", "tell", "unbosom", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil" ], "near synonyms":[ "confide", "share", "debunk", "show up", "unclothe", "undrape", "advertise", "announce", "blaze", "bring out", "broadcast", "declare", "placard", "post", "proclaim", "promulgate", "publicize", "publish", "sound", "betray", "blab", "give away", "leak", "inform", "squeal", "talk", "communicate", "impart", "relate", "acknowledge", "admit", "avow", "concede", "confess", "own", "disinter", "rake up", "smoke out", "unearth" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "disguise", "gild", "gloss (over)", "varnish", "whitewash", "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "cloud", "darken", "eclipse", "obscure", "overcast", "overshadow", "shade" ], "antonyms":[ "cloak", "conceal", "cover (up)", "enshroud", "hide", "mask", "shroud", "veil" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disarranges":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the wind had hopelessly disarranged my hair" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disuse":{ "lack of use":{ "examples":[ "since the car has experienced years of disuse , starting it up won't be easy" ], "synonyms":[ "desuetude", "idleness", "inactivity" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandonment", "desertion", "neglect", "abeyance", "dormancy", "latency", "quiescence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "use" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissentions":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "religious dissension threatened to split the colony" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing" ], "synonyms":[ "contestations", "controversies", "debates", "differences", "difficulties", "disagreements", "disputations", "disputes", "dissensuses", "firestorms", "nonconcurrences" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "conflictions", "conflicts", "disaccords", "discords", "dissonances", "divarications", "divisions", "combats", "contentions", "strifes", "struggles", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "set-tos" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "compliances", "concords", "peaces" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "consensuses", "harmonies", "unanimities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispensing":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "a conscientious pharmacist never dispenses pills to people without assurances that they understand the instructions" ], "synonyms":[ "administering", "allocating", "apportioning", "dealing (out)", "distributing", "doling out", "handing out", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "portioning", "prorating" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasuring", "allotting", "allowing", "appropriating", "assigning", "dishing out", "dividing", "divvying (up)", "dolloping (out)", "lotting", "measuring (out)", "parting", "proportioning", "rationing", "redistributing", "setting", "sharing (out)", "splitting", "bestowing", "disbursing", "furnishing", "issuing", "providing", "sharing", "supplying", "circulating", "dispersing", "disseminating", "scattering", "spreading", "chipping in", "contributing", "donating", "pledging", "reallocating", "reapportioning" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudging", "declining", "denying", "depriving (of)", "disallowing", "refusing", "rejecting", "withholding", "niggling (out)", "pinching", "skimping", "stinting" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenthral":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society" ], "synonyms":[ "discharge", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "enlarge", "free", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bail (out)", "deliver", "parole", "ransom", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disembarrass", "disencumber", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate", "unshackle" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "commit", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "lock (up)", "conquer", "enslave", "subdue", "subjugate" ], "antonyms":[ "bind", "confine", "enchain", "fetter", "restrain" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontents":{ "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffects", "disgruntles", "displeases", "dissatisfies" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienates", "estranges", "aggrieves", "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "perturbs", "upsets", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "depresses", "saddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "gladdens", "tickles", "calms", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[ "contents", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disproved":{ "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat" ], "synonyms":[ "belied", "confounded", "confuted", "debunked", "disconfirmed", "discredited", "falsified", "rebutted", "refuted", "shot down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrew", "overturned", "challenged", "contested", "queried", "questioned", "doubted", "mistrusted", "debated", "discussed", "hashed (over)", "mooted", "talked over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documented", "evidenced", "evinced", "recorded", "showed", "supported", "witnessed", "backed (up)", "buttressed", "corroborated", "substantiated", "adduced", "attested", "authenticated", "certified", "identified", "demonstrated", "displayed", "illustrated", "manifested" ], "antonyms":[ "confirmed", "established", "proved", "validated", "verified" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disentanglements":{ "as in disengagements":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disengagements", "flinches", "recoils", "revulsions", "routs", "pullbacks", "pullouts", "recessions", "retirements", "retreats", "withdrawals" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancements", "advances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in rationalizations , elucidations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clarifications", "constructions", "elucidations", "exegeses", "explanations", "explications", "expositions", "illuminations", "illustrations", "interpretations", "road maps", "justifications", "rationales", "rationalizations", "reasonings", "paraphrases", "restatements", "translations", "edifications", "enlightenments", "cautions", "caveats", "warnings", "annotations", "commentaries", "comments", "epexegeses", "glosses", "demonstrations", "enactments", "definitions", "meanings", "analyses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disguised":{ "as in masked , cloaked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cloaked", "concealed", "masked", "shrouded", "abstruse", "esoteric", "recondite", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "clouded", "cloudy", "dim", "faint", "foggy", "fuzzy", "hazy", "indistinct", "indistinguishable", "misty", "muddy", "obfuscatory", "obnubilated", "obscurant", "obscurantic", "shaded", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "sphinxlike", "ambiguous", "arcane", "cryptic", "dark", "deep", "Delphic", "double-edged", "elliptical", "elliptic", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "fuliginous", "inscrutable", "murky", "mysterious", "mystic", "nebulous", "obscure", "occult", "opaque", "indefinite", "inexact", "inexplicit", "noncommittal", "questionable", "uncertain", "unclear", "undefined", "undetermined", "vague", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "inexplicable", "eerie", "eery", "uncanny", "weird", "impalpable", "inappreciable", "intangible", "invisible", "unanswerable", "unknowable", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling", "unfathomable" ], "near antonyms":[ "accessible", "clear", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "plain", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "comprehensible", "fathomable", "intelligible", "knowable", "legible", "pellucid", "understandable", "bright", "distinct", "evident", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "certain", "firm", "strong", "sure", "defined", "determined", "direct", "straightforward", "definite", "exact", "explicit", "appreciable", "palpable", "tangible", "visible", "blatant", "patent", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity":{ "examples":[ "the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflaged", "cloaked", "dressed up", "masked" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanketed", "blotted out", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "enshrouded", "hid", "obscured", "occulted", "screened", "shrouded", "veiled", "affected", "assumed", "counterfeited", "dissembled", "dissimulated", "feigned", "posed", "pretended", "shammed", "simulated", "acted", "faked", "impersonated", "masqueraded", "played", "cosmeticized", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed" ], "near antonyms":[ "displayed", "exhibited", "exposed", "flaunted", "paraded", "showed", "uncloaked", "unclothed", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled", "bared", "betrayed", "disclosed", "discovered", "divulged", "exposed", "revealed" ], "antonyms":[ "unmasked" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "examples":[ "that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person" ], "synonyms":[ "belied", "blanketed", "blotted out", "cloaked", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "enshrouded", "hid", "masked", "obscured", "occulted", "papered over", "screened", "shrouded", "suppressed", "veiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "buried", "camouflaged", "covered (up)", "smothered", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "blocked", "clouded", "darkened", "eclipsed", "obstructed", "occluded", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "brought out", "presented", "clarified", "illuminated", "advertised", "aired", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "got out", "proclaimed", "publicized", "published", "spread" ], "antonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "displayed", "divulged", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disloyalties":{ "the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{ "examples":[ "His disloyalty to the company led to his dismissal." ], "synonyms":[ "backstabbings", "betrayals", "businesses", "double crosses", "falsities", "infidelities", "perfidies", "sellouts", "treacheries", "treasons" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandonments", "desertions", "deceits", "deceptions", "double-dealings", "duplicities", "guiles", "frauds", "talebearings", "trickeries" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependabilities", "reliabilities", "defenses", "protections", "safeguards", "shields" ], "antonyms":[ "allegiances", "devotions", "fealties", "fidelities", "loyalties" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discreditable":{ "not respectable":{ "examples":[ "the discreditable conduct of drunken college students celebrating a win by their team" ], "synonyms":[ "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "infamous", "louche", "notorious", "opprobrious", "shady", "shameful", "shoddy", "shy", "unrespectable" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "criminal", "immoral", "seamy", "sordid", "unethical", "unsavory", "wicked", "base", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "low", "mean", "miserable", "vile", "wretched", "evil", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "rotten", "sinful", "unrighteous", "vicious", "villainous", "wrong", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "inglorious", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "gamy", "gamey", "libertine", "loose", "perverted", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "just", "moral", "noble", "principled", "righteous", "upright", "upstanding", "esteemed", "prestigious", "reputed", "respected", "authorized", "legal", "licensed", "permissible", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "clean", "correct", "decorous", "exemplary", "proper", "seemly", "blameless", "commendable", "creditable", "guiltless" ], "antonyms":[ "honorable", "reputable", "respectable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dismissed":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies" ], "synonyms":[ "axed", "bounced", "canned", "cashiered", "discharged", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated", "turned off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsized", "excessed", "furloughed", "laid off", "trimmed", "booted (out)", "chucked (out)", "drummed (out)", "kicked out", "threw out", "unseated", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "kept", "reemployed", "re-employed", "rehired", "contracted", "subcontracted", "recruited" ], "antonyms":[ "employed", "engaged", "hired", "retained", "signed (up or on)", "took on" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the sick boy's nurse dismissed the visitors so he could get some rest" ], "synonyms":[ "banished", "booted (out)", "bounced", "cast out", "chased", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "extruded", "kicked out", "ousted", "outed", "ran off", "routed", "threw out", "turfed (out)", "turned out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforced", "deported", "displaced", "dispossessed", "evicted", "exiled", "expatriated", "ostracized", "read out", "shut out", "axed", "canned", "cashiered", "defenestrated", "discharged", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "admitted", "received", "took", "took in", "welcomed", "entertained", "harbored", "housed", "lodged", "sheltered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "critics dismissed his music as mere noise" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "diminished", "discounted", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distresses":{ "a state of great suffering of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "the upcoming bar exam is causing us considerable distress", "the survivors were in extreme distress after having been stranded on the island for a week with no food" ], "synonyms":[ "afflictions", "agonies", "anguishes", "excruciations", "hurts", "miseries", "pains", "racks", "straits", "torments", "tortures", "travails", "tribulations", "woes" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomforts", "crosses", "crucibles", "trials", "heartaches", "heartbreaks", "sorrows", "emergencies", "pinches", "asperities", "difficulties", "hardships", "rigors", "aches", "pangs", "stitches", "throes", "twinges", "dangers", "jeopardies", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[ "comforts", "consolations", "solaces", "alleviations", "assuagements", "eases", "reliefs", "peaces", "securities", "well-beings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't let all the bad news distress you" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distempers", "distracts", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dissolutions":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcations", "breakups", "cleavages", "disunions", "divisions", "fractionalizations", "fractionations", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "separations", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaches", "ruptures", "divorces", "severances", "decompositions", "disassemblies", "dismemberments", "segmentations", "subdivisions", "atomizations", "dichotomizations", "polarizations", "diffusions", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings", "administrations", "apportionments", "distributions", "isolations", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblages", "associations", "attachments", "conjunctions", "connections", "linkages", "links", "linkups", "aggregations", "combinations", "consolidations", "fusions" ], "antonyms":[ "unifications", "unions" ] }, "the doing away with something by formal action":{ "examples":[ "one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly" ], "synonyms":[ "abatements", "abolishments", "abolitions", "abrogations", "annulments", "avoidances", "cancellations", "cancelations", "defeasances", "invalidations", "negations", "nullifications", "repeals", "rescindments" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortions", "recalls", "countermands", "overrides", "overturns", "vetoes", "retractions", "reversals", "revocations", "suspensions", "withdrawals", "forbiddances", "prohibitions", "disallowances", "dismissals", "rejections", "eliminations", "eradications", "erasures", "liquidations", "removals" ], "near antonyms":[ "enactments", "legislations", "establishments", "institutions", "formalizations", "legalizations", "legitimations", "legitimizations", "validations", "passings", "ratifications", "approvals", "authorizations", "clearances", "endorsements", "indorsements", "permissions", "commandments", "orderings", "prescriptions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{ "examples":[ "she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "deaths", "deceases", "demises", "dooms", "ends", "exits", "expirations", "expiries", "fates", "graves", "great divides", "passages", "passings", "quietuses", "sleeps" ], "near synonyms":[ "casualties", "fatalities", "martyrdoms", "self-destructions", "self-murders", "self-slaughters", "suicides", "annihilations", "destructions", "endings", "exterminations", "ruins", "assassinations", "executions", "killings", "massacres", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[ "existences", "lives", "creations", "geneses", "originations", "rises" ], "antonyms":[ "births", "nativities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrobes":{ "to remove clothing from":{ "examples":[ "the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination" ], "synonyms":[ "strips", "unclothes", "undresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "bares", "denudes", "divests", "exposes", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils", "barks", "flays", "peels", "skins" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "covers", "decks", "dresses", "feathers", "garbs", "garments", "invests", "rigs (out)", "vests", "cloaks", "mantles", "drapes", "swaddles", "swathes", "accoutres", "accouters", "equips", "furnishes", "outfits" ], "antonyms":[ "dresses", "gowns", "robes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismembered":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "broke up", "busted", "bust", "disintegrated", "disrupted", "fractured", "fragmented", "rived" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomized", "crushed", "ground", "powdered", "pulverized", "reduced", "blasted", "blew up", "burst", "bursted", "detonated", "exploded", "cracked", "popped", "shattered", "shivered", "smashed", "chipped", "slivered", "splintered", "split", "imploded", "destroyed", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismembered the stage settings after the last performance" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "demounted", "disassembled", "dismantled", "dismounted", "knocked down", "struck", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "broke up", "disaggregated", "disarticulated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disguise":{ "clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else":{ "examples":[ "Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflage", "costume", "guise" ], "near synonyms":[ "domino", "mask", "veil", "visor", "vizor", "vizard", "costumery", "dress", "getup", "outfit", "rig", "coloring", "cosmetic", "makeup", "paint" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{ "examples":[ "somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "airs", "charade", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "front", "guise", "masquerade", "playacting", "pose", "pretense", "pretence", "put-on", "semblance", "show" ], "near synonyms":[ "impersonation", "performance", "portrayal", "image", "persona", "appearance", "color", "gloss", "camouflage", "cloak", "affectation", "deceit", "deception", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "fakery", "fraud", "guile", "betrayal", "double cross", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidy", "treachery", "treason", "unfaithfulness", "excuse", "pretext" ], "near antonyms":[ "bluntness", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "openheartedness", "outspokenness", "plainspokenness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "artlessness", "genuineness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity":{ "examples":[ "the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflage", "cloak", "dress up", "mask" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanket", "blot out", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "enshroud", "hide", "obscure", "occult", "screen", "shroud", "veil", "affect", "assume", "counterfeit", "dissemble", "dissimulate", "feign", "pose", "pretend", "sham", "simulate", "act", "fake", "impersonate", "masquerade", "play", "cosmeticize", "gild", "gloss (over)", "varnish", "whitewash" ], "near antonyms":[ "display", "exhibit", "expose", "flaunt", "parade", "show", "uncloak", "unclothe", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil", "bare", "betray", "disclose", "discover", "divulge", "expose", "reveal" ], "antonyms":[ "unmask" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "examples":[ "that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person" ], "synonyms":[ "belie", "blanket", "blot out", "cloak", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "enshroud", "hide", "mask", "obscure", "occult", "paper over", "screen", "shroud", "suppress", "veil" ], "near synonyms":[ "bury", "camouflage", "cover (up)", "smother", "gild", "gloss (over)", "varnish", "whitewash", "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "block", "cloud", "darken", "eclipse", "obstruct", "occlude", "overcast", "overshadow", "shade" ], "near antonyms":[ "bring out", "present", "clarify", "illuminate", "advertise", "air", "broadcast", "get out", "proclaim", "publicize", "publish", "spread" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "disclose", "display", "divulge", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discrimination":{ "the state of being kept distinct":{ "examples":[ "in her mind there did not exist a discrimination between the imaginary and the real" ], "synonyms":[ "demarcation", "discreteness", "distinction", "separation" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiation", "isolation", "segregation" ], "near antonyms":[ "blurring", "confusion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discoursed":{ "to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{ "examples":[ "the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "declaimed", "descanted", "expatiated", "harangued", "lectured", "orated", "spoke", "talked" ], "near synonyms":[ "recited", "soliloquized", "disserted", "expounded", "pontificated", "sermonized", "mouthed", "spouted", "filibustered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk as if giving an important and formal speech":{ "examples":[ "grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject" ], "synonyms":[ "declaimed", "harangued", "mouthed (off)", "orated", "perorated" ], "near synonyms":[ "ranted", "raved", "blew", "bloviated", "lectured", "preached", "sermonized", "advertised", "announced", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "declared", "proclaimed", "pronounced", "speechified", "spoke", "talked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontinue":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "break off", "break up", "can", "cease", "cut off", "cut out", "desist (from)", "drop", "end", "give over", "halt", "knock off", "lay off", "leave off", "pack (up or in)", "quit", "shut off", "stop" ], "near synonyms":[ "complete", "conclude", "finish", "close (down)", "deactivate", "block", "blockade", "dam", "delay", "detain", "hinder", "hold", "hold back", "impede", "kibosh", "obstruct", "stem", "call", "suspend", "arrest", "brake", "check", "clamp down", "rein (in)", "squash", "squelch", "stamp", "stanch", "staunch", "stunt", "suppress", "turn back", "pause", "stay", "suspend", "abolish", "abort", "annul", "demolish", "destroy", "dissolve", "kill", "ruin", "scuttle", "snuff" ], "near antonyms":[ "carry on", "continue", "follow through (with)", "keep up", "run on", "advance", "proceed", "progress", "actuate", "drive", "impel", "propel", "stir" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop doing (something) permanently":{ "examples":[ "we have discontinued the manufacture of that item" ], "synonyms":[ "abandon", "drop", "give up", "knock off", "lay off (of)", "pack (up or in)", "quit" ], "near synonyms":[ "break off", "break up", "cease", "close", "conclude", "end", "expire", "finish", "halt", "leave off", "shut off", "pause", "taper off", "throw up", "round (off or out)", "terminate", "wind up", "wrap up" ], "near antonyms":[ "go", "run on", "hang in", "hang on", "hold on", "persevere", "persist", "follow through (with)", "renew", "reopen", "restart", "resume", "preserve", "stay", "begin", "commence", "start" ], "antonyms":[ "carry on", "continue", "keep", "keep up", "maintain" ] }, "to come to an end":{ "examples":[ "publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year" ], "synonyms":[ "break off", "break up", "cease", "close", "conclude", "dead-end", "determine", "die", "elapse", "end", "expire", "finish", "go", "halt", "lapse", "leave off", "let up", "pass", "quit", "stop", "terminate", "wind up", "wink (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "desist (from)", "lay off (of)", "refrain (from)", "give over", "knock off", "pack (up or in)", "break down", "conk (out)", "cut out", "stall", "pause", "stay", "suspend", "abate", "peter (out)", "wind down" ], "near antonyms":[ "draw out", "extend", "prolong", "protract" ], "antonyms":[ "continue", "hang on", "persist" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disapproves (of)":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "my sister disapproves of my smoking" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecates", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "frowns (on or upon)", "mislikes", "reproves", "tsk-tsks", "tuts (over or about)", "tut-tuts (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "objects (to)", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "reprehends", "reprobates", "scorns", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "discommends", "chides", "rebukes", "reproaches", "scolds" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "supports", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approves", "favors", "likes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dishy":{ "having the style and content of everyday conversation":{ "examples":[ "twice a week he churns out a dishy column on the latest tidings from Tinseltown" ], "synonyms":[ "chattery", "chatty", "colloquial", "conversational", "gossipy", "newsy" ], "near synonyms":[ "casual", "familiar", "informal", "intimate", "tell-all", "digressive", "discursive", "rambling", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceremonious", "dignified", "elevated", "formal", "solemn", "stately" ], "antonyms":[ "bookish", "literary" ] }, "sexually attractive":{ "examples":[ "a dishy newcomer cast as the superhero" ], "synonyms":[ "bodacious", "desirable", "hot", "luscious", "sexy", "toothsome" ], "near synonyms":[ "foxy", "nubile", "hunky", "studly", "alluring", "seductive", "sultry", "vampish", "vampy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disarmed":{ "as in unarmed , passive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "passive", "resistless", "unarmed", "overcome", "preyed (on or upon)", "feeble", "frail", "weak", "uncovered", "unsafe", "abandoned", "high and dry", "marooned", "indefensible", "untenable", "defenseless", "exposed", "helpless", "susceptible", "undefended", "unguarded", "unprotected", "unresistant", "vulnerable" ], "near antonyms":[ "guarded", "invulnerable", "protected", "resistant", "shielded", "defensible", "covered", "fortified", "safe", "screened", "secure", "sheltered", "armed", "armored", "immune", "impenetrable", "impregnable", "invincible", "strong", "unassailable", "unbeatable", "unconquerable", "almighty", "omnipotent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of":{ "examples":[ "the defeated nation was disarmed so that it would never again be a threat to international order" ], "synonyms":[ "demilitarized" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilized", "denuclearized" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipped", "reequipped", "re-equipped", "weaponed", "embattled", "mechanized", "mobilized" ], "antonyms":[ "armed", "militarized" ] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "examples":[ "her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm" ], "synonyms":[ "appeased", "assuaged", "conciliated", "gentled", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "calmed", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "hushed", "quieted", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "endeared (to)", "ingratiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "adulated", "blarneyed", "flattered", "overpraised", "soft-soaped", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "satisfied", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "blandished", "cajoled", "coaxed", "sweet-talked", "wheedled", "babied", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt", "dulcified", "sweetened" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "antagonized", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "put out", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "provoked", "roused", "harassed", "harried", "persecuted", "pestered", "agitated", "discomforted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "perturbed", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "offended", "slighted" ], "antonyms":[ "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "ired", "maddened", "outraged" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disabuse":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "let me disabuse you of your foolish notions" ], "synonyms":[ "disenchant", "disillusion", "undeceive" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticate", "advise", "apprise", "clue (in)", "fill in", "wise (up)", "debunk", "expose", "refute", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "disclose", "divulge", "spill", "tell", "unveil" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguile", "bluff", "cozen", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "kid", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead", "misrepresent", "snow", "take in", "trick" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discordant":{ "marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds":{ "examples":[ "discordant tones coming from the poorly tuned instrument" ], "synonyms":[ "cacophonous", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "unmelodious", "unmusical", "unvocal" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaring", "clanging", "clangorous", "clashing", "clattering", "dinning", "grating", "harsh", "jangling", "jangly", "jarring", "metallic", "noisy", "raspy", "raucous", "scratching", "screeching", "shrill", "squeaky", "strident", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "atonal", "off-key", "tuneless", "resounding", "sonorous", "clamorous", "uproarious" ], "near antonyms":[ "dulcet", "euphonious", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "mellow", "melodic", "sweet", "tuneful", "resonant", "sonorous", "quavering", "trilling", "warbling", "agreeable", "appealing", "pleasant", "cadenced", "lilting", "lyric", "lyrical", "rhythmic", "rhythmical", "chordal", "harmonic", "homophonic", "orchestral", "polyphonic", "polyphonous", "symphonic", "symphonious", "tonal", "calm", "hushed", "noiseless", "quiet", "silent", "soundless", "still" ], "antonyms":[ "harmonious", "harmonizing", "melodious", "musical" ] }, "making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds":{ "examples":[ "the discordant cries of gulls fighting over the fishing boat's castoffs" ], "synonyms":[ "clangorous", "dinning", "noisy", "rackety" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophonous", "dissonant", "resounding", "sonorous", "clamorous", "uproarious", "blatant", "obstreperous", "strident", "vociferous", "blaring", "booming", "brassy", "brazen", "clanging", "earsplitting", "jangly" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hushed" ], "antonyms":[ "noiseless", "quiet", "silent", "soundless", "still" ] }, "feeling or displaying eagerness to 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"amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "complaisant", "conciliatory", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "kindhearted", "obliging", "pleasant", "sociable", "calm", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "benign", "gentle", "kindly", "mild" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggressive", "nonbelligerent", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "unbelligerent", "uncombative", "uncontentious" ] }, "not being in agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "his views on the proper role of diet in maintaining good health are certainly discordant with most contemporary opinions on the subject" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "conflicting", "disagreeing", "discrepant", "incompatible", "incongruous", "inconsistent", "inconsonant", "inharmonious", "mutually exclusive", "repugnant" ], "near synonyms":[ "irreconcilable", "antagonistic", "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "opposing", "opposite" ], "near antonyms":[ "akin", "like", "similar" ], "antonyms":[ "accordant", "agreeing", "compatible", "concordant", "conformable (to)", "congruent", "congruous", "consistent", "consonant", "correspondent (with or to)", "harmonious", "nonconflicting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discourage":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "I didn't let losing discourage me from trying again" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "dishearten", "dismay", "dispirit", "frustrate", "unman", "unnerve" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "depress", "sadden", "weigh", "afflict", "try", "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "distress", "trouble", "bother", "irk", "vex", "worry", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "frighten", "horrify", "scare" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoy (up)", "cheer", "gladden", "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "inspire", "lift", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[ "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "nerve", "steel" ] }, "to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{ "examples":[ "the higher fines may help discourage drivers from speeding on the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "deter", "dissuade", "inhibit" ], "near synonyms":[ "divert", "unsell", "repel" ], "near antonyms":[ "egg (on)", "exhort", "goad", "prod", "urge", "impel", "induce", "prompt" ], "antonyms":[ "encourage", "persuade" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disagreeing (with)":{ "to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{ "examples":[ "she disagreed with me when I said that the jacket was dark blue" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "gainsaying" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenging", "contesting", "disputing", "questioning", "confuting", "rebutting", "refuting", "crossing", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirming", "corroborating", "substantiating", "verifying", "attesting", "authenticating", "avouching", "certifying", "testifying (to)", "vouching (for)", "witnessing" ], "antonyms":[ "agreeing (with)", "concurring (with)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissection":{ "the separation and identification of the parts of a whole":{ "examples":[ "the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country" ], "synonyms":[ "analysis", "anatomizing", "anatomy", "assay", "breakdown", "deconstruction" ], "near synonyms":[ "assessment", "diagnosis", "evaluation", "examination", "inspection", "investigation", "muster", "scrutiny", "arrangement", "assortment", "cataloging", "cataloguing", "categorization", "classification", "codification", "indexing", "enumeration", "inventory", "itemization", "tabulation", "division", "reduction", "segmentation", "separation", "subdivision" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomeration", "aggregation", "amalgamation", "assimilation", "coalescence", "conglomeration", "consolidation", "integration", "synthesis", "unification" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disaffiliated":{ "as in disunited , dissociated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "fractionated", "isolated", "resolved", "uncoupled", "unyoked", "broke up", "dissevered", "parted", "sectioned", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "unlinked", "disbanded", "dispersed", "scattered" ], "near antonyms":[ "associated", "coalesced", "combined", "conjoined", "conjugated", "connected", "coupled", "fused", "interfused", "joined", "linked (up)", "married", "unified", "united", "mated", "yoked", "allied", "confederated", "leagued" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disclosure":{ "the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed":{ "examples":[ "he offered full disclosure of the government files on the assassination" ], "synonyms":[ "divulgence", "exposure", "revelation" ], "near synonyms":[ "bombshell", "kick", "kicker", "surprise", "surprize", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "admission", "avowal", "concession", "confession" ], "near antonyms":[ "concealment", "cover-up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disarming":{ "having qualities that tend to make one loved":{ "examples":[ "a thoroughly disarming little rascal who can talk his way out of any trouble" ], "synonyms":[ "adorable", "darling", "dear", "endearing", "lovable", "loveable", "lovesome", "precious", "sweet", "winning", "winsome" ], "near synonyms":[ "embraceable", "kissable", "beloved", "cherished", "favored", "favorite", "loved", "treasured", "attractive", "beautiful", "desirable", "lovely", "alluring", "appealing", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "engaging", "entrancing", "fascinating", "fetching", "admirable", "likable", "likeable", "reputable", "respectable", "affable", "agreeable", "cheerful", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "kind", "nice", "pleasant", "delightful", "pleasing", "well-disposed" ], "near antonyms":[ "unloved", "contemptible", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "heinous", "horrible", "lousy", "nasty", "offensive", "unlikable", "unpleasant", "wretched", "frightful", "grotesque", "hideous", "ill-favored", "monstrous", "ogreish", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "ugly", "unattractive", "unsightly", "vile", "appalling", "awful", "dreadful", "foul", "horrendous", "horrid", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "revolting", "scandalous", "shocking", "sickening" ], "antonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "detestable", "hateful", "loathsome", "odious", "unlovable" ] }, "likely or intended to win one's affection":{ "examples":[ "there's a disarming lack of pretension about the girl" ], "synonyms":[ "endearing", "ingratiating", "insinuating", "winning", "winsome" ], "near synonyms":[ "adorable", "charming", "likable", "likeable", "lovable", "loveable", "affecting", "poignant", "touching", "adulatory", "deferential", "effusive", "flattering", "fulsome", "groveling", "grovelling", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "sycophantic", "drooling", "oleaginous", "slavering", "slobbering", "saccharine", "soapy", "sugary", "unctuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienating", "disaffecting", "displeasing", "repugnant", "repulsive", "arrogant", "disdainful", "haughty", "insolent", "proud", "scornful" ], "antonyms":[ "unendearing", "uningratiating" ] }, "tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility":{ "examples":[ "the secretary's disarming smile made me forget why I was angry" ], "synonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "conciliatory", "mollifying", "pacific", "pacifying", "peacemaking", "placating", "placatory", "propitiatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "endearing", "ingratiating", "winning", "winsome", "peaceable", "peaceful", "nonbelligerent", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "calming", "comforting", "lulling", "quieting", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "obliging", "satisfying", "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "genial", "gentle", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "kindly", "passive", "submissive", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "chafing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "inflammatory", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nagging", "nettlesome", "nettling", "offensive", "provocative", "provoking", "rankling", "riling", "vexing", "engaging", "incensing", "infuriating", "maddening", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "martial", "militant", "militaristic", "military", "warlike" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonizing" ] }, "to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of":{ "examples":[ "the defeated nation was disarmed so that it would never again be a threat to international order" ], "synonyms":[ "demilitarizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizing", "denuclearizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipping", "reequipping", "re-equipping", "weaponing", "embattling", "mechanizing", "mobilizing" ], "antonyms":[ "arming", "militarizing" ] }, "to lessen the anger or agitation of":{ "examples":[ "her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm" ], "synonyms":[ "appeasing", "assuaging", "conciliating", "gentling", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "hushing", "quieting", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "endearing (to)", "ingratiating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "adulating", "blarneying", "flattering", "overpraising", "soft-soaping", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "satisfying", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "sweet-talking", "wheedling", "babying", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling", "dulcifying", "sweetening" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "antagonizing", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "crossing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "putting out", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "ruffling", "vexing", "provoking", "rousing", "harassing", "harrying", "persecuting", "pestering", "agitating", "discomforting", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "perturbing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying", "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "slighting" ], "antonyms":[ "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "iring", "maddening", "outraging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disillusionments":{ "as in disenchantments":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disenchantments", "aggravations", "furies", "furors", "indignations", "infuriations", "ires", "outrages", "rages", "spleens", "wraths", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "jaundices", "rancors", "breaches", "breakups", "divorces", "rifts", "ruptures", "schisms", "separations", "splits", "antagonisms", "embitterments", "alienations", "disaffections", "disgruntlements", "estrangements" ], "near antonyms":[ "reconcilements", "reconciliations", "endearments", "ingratiations", "appeasements", "conciliations", "mollifications", "pacifications", "propitiations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disclosers":{ "as in tellers , gossipers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blabbers", "gossipers", "gossips", "prattlers", "quidnuncs", "revealers", "tellers", "gapers", "gawkers", "gawpers", "gazers", "peepers", "peeping Toms", "priers", "pryers", "rubberneckers", "rubbernecks", "snoopers", "snoops", "spies", "betrayers", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "telltales", "busybodies", "buttinskies", "interferers", "interlopers", "intermeddlers", "intruders", "kibitzers", "kibbitzers", "meddlers", "nosey parkers", "snakes", "sneaks", "informants", "informers", "snitchers", "squealers", "stool pigeons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disciples":{ "one who follows the opinions or teachings of another":{ "examples":[ "a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said" ], "synonyms":[ "acolytes", "adherents", "converts", "epigones", "followers", "liege men", "partisans", "partizans", "pupils", "votaries", "votarists" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostles", "missionaries", "proselytizers", "soldiers", "faithfuls", "loyalists", "advocates", "backers", "champions", "supporters", "prot\u00e9g\u00e9s", "scholars", "students", "ideologists", "ideologues", "idealogues", "sectarians", "admirers", "cultists", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "idolaters", "idolators", "worshippers", "worshipers", "zealots", "apparatchiks", "apparatchiki", "camp followers", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "hangers-on", "henchmen", "lackeys", "lickspittles", "minions", "myrmidons", "satellites", "stooges", "sycophants", "toadies", "yes-men" ], "near antonyms":[ "apostates", "defectors", "renegades", "traitors", "turncoats" ], "antonyms":[ "coryphaei", "leaders" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disconfirms":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "denies", "disaffirms", "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverses", "challenges", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "disagrees (with)", "disputes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "avows", "concedes", "confirms", "owns" ] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God" ], "synonyms":[ "belies", "confounds", "confutes", "debunks", "discredits", "disproves", "falsifies", "rebuts", "refutes", "shoots down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrows", "overturns", "challenges", "contests", "queries", "questions", "doubts", "mistrusts", "debates", "discusses", "hashes (over)", "moots", "talks over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documents", "evidences", "evinces", "records", "shows", "supports", "witnesses", "backs (up)", "buttresses", "corroborates", "substantiates", "adduces", "attests", "authenticates", "certifies", "identifies", "demonstrates", "displays", "illustrates", "manifests" ], "antonyms":[ "confirms", "establishes", "proves", "validates", "verifies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disputes":{ "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "a dispute over the proper pronunciation of \"nuclear\"" ], "synonyms":[ "contestations", "controversies", "debates", "differences", "difficulties", "disagreements", "disputations", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissensuses", "firestorms", "nonconcurrences" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "conflictions", "conflicts", "disaccords", "discords", "dissonances", "divarications", "divisions", "combats", "contentions", "strifes", "struggles", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "set-tos" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "compliances", "concords", "peaces" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "consensuses", "harmonies", "unanimities" ] }, "an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{ "examples":[ "after much dispute , the school committee decided that all backpacks would have to be stored in lockers during class hours" ], "synonyms":[ "altercations", "argle-bargles", "arguments", "argy-bargies", "battles royal", "battle royals", "battles royale", "battle royales", "bickers", "brawls", "contretemps", "controversies", "cross fires", "disagreements", "donnybrooks", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "imbroglios", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "rhubarbs", "rows", "scraps", "set-tos", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "run-ins", "skirmishes", "tangles", "tussles", "logomachies", "feuds", "vendettas", "attacks", "contentions", "dissensions", "dissentions", "debates", "differences", "disputations", "fusses", "objections", "protestations", "protests", "affrays", "fisticuffs", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "free-for-alls", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "catfights" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{ "examples":[ "a whole slew of relatives eager to dispute his claim to being the sole heir" ], "synonyms":[ "challenges", "contests", "impeaches", "oppugns", "queries", "questions" ], "near synonyms":[ "doubts", "mistrusts", "kicks (about)", "objects (to)", "protests", "combats", "fights", "opposes", "resists" ], "near antonyms":[ "backs", "defends", "supports", "advocates", "champions", "promotes", "abides", "endures", "stomachs", "tolerates" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "believes", "embraces", "swallows" ] }, "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "examples":[ "hometown fans disputing with visiting fans over which had the better team" ], "synonyms":[ "altercates", "argues", "argufies", "bickers", "brabbles", "brawls", "controverts", "falls out", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "quarrels", "quibbles", "rows", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenges", "dares", "defies", "clashes", "contends", "contests", "tangles", "cavils", "fusses", "nitpicks", "considers", "debates", "discusses", "kicks", "objects", "protests" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexists", "gets along", "accepts", "agrees", "assents", "concurs", "consents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "in an extended session the city council disputed the need for a new high school" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "argues", "bandies", "bats (around or back and forth)", "canvasses", "canvases", "debates", "discusses", "hashes (over or out)", "moots", "talks over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviews", "speaks (about)", "talks (about)", "broaches", "introduces", "propounds", "raises", "stirs up", "forges", "hammers out", "talks out", "thrashes (out)", "wrestles (with)", "chews over", "considers", "deliberates", "weighs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disarticulating":{ "as in breaking up , dividing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaking up", "disaggregating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating", "detaching", "disengaging", "breaking down", "demounting", "disassembling", "dismantling", "dismembering", "dismounting", "knocking down", "striking", "taking down" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "constructing", "building", "erecting", "pitching", "combining", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disposed of":{ "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "She took an afternoon to declutter and dispose of unwanted belongings." ], "synonyms":[ "cashiered", "cast (off)", "chucked", "deep-sixed", "discarded", "ditched", "dumped", "eighty-sixed", "86'd", "exorcised", "exorcized", "flung (off or away)", "jettisoned", "junked", "laid by", "lost", "pitched", "rejected", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "tossed", "unloaded" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "abdicated", "deserted", "forsook", "dismissed", "kicked out", "abolished", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extinguished", "extirpated", "liquidated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "took on", "employed", "used", "utilized", "held", "held back", "kept", "retained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "The foreclosure forced them to dispose of all assets." ], "synonyms":[ "alienated", "aliened", "assigned", "ceded", "conveyed", "deeded", "made over", "transferred" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeathed", "handed down", "left", "passed (down)", "willed", "bestowed", "commended", "committed", "conferred", "contributed", "delivered", "donated", "granted", "handed over", "moved", "passed", "presented", "released", "relinquished", "surrendered", "transmitted", "turned in", "turned over", "vested", "yielded", "consigned", "entrusted", "intrusted", "trusted", "leased", "lent", "let", "loaned", "rented" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "They disposed of the problem to the satisfaction of both sides." ], "synonyms":[ "agreed (on)", "arranged", "decided", "fixed", "set", "settled" ], "near synonyms":[ "contracted", "pledged", "promised", "blueprinted", "calculated", "charted", "concerted", "designed", "drafted", "framed", "hammered out", "intrigued", "laid out", "maneuvered", "mapped (out)", "planned", "programmed", "programed", "schematized", "schemed", "shaped", "squared away", "worked out", "chose", "concluded", "determined", "figured", "opted", "resolved", "affirmed", "approved", "authorized", "cleared", "confirmed", "OK'd", "okayed", "sanctioned", "warranted", "closed", "completed", "ended", "finalized", "finished", "rounded (off or out)", "wound up", "winded up", "wrapped up", "bargained", "chaffered", "dealt", "dickered", "haggled", "horse-traded", "negotiated" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborted", "called", "called off", "dropped", "recalled", "repealed", "rescinded", "revoked", "differed (over)", "disagreed (with)", "countered", "debated", "objected", "opposed", "protested", "resisted", "contested", "disputed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "disburses":{ "to hand over or use up in payment":{ "examples":[ "the foundation disburses money to many worthy causes" ], "synonyms":[ "drops", "expends", "forks (over, out, or up)", "gives", "lays out", "outlays", "pays", "shells out", "spends" ], "near synonyms":[ "lavishes", "rains", "blows", "dissipates", "fritters (away)", "runs through", "squanders", "throws away", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[ "caches", "hoards", "lays up", "saves", "acquires", "earns", "gains", "garners", "makes", "procures", "realizes", "secures", "wins" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distemper":{ "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "contracted some tropical distemper while he was doing research in the jungles of Borneo" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "ail", "ailment", "bug", "complaint", "complication", "condition", "disease", "disorder", "distemperature", "fever", "ill", "illness", "infirmity", "malady", "sickness", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagion", "contagious disease", "contagium", "infection", "attack", "bout", "fit", "spell", "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "lameness", "sickliness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness", "unwellness", "weakness", "malaise", "matter", "pip", "epidemic", "pest", "pestilence", "plague" ], "near antonyms":[ "fitness", "healthiness", "heartiness", "robustness", "soundness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness", "fettle", "shape" ], "antonyms":[ "health", "wellness" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "despite his career success, he has been distempered by nagging feelings of inadequacy his whole life" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "displacement":{ "the forced removal from a homeland":{ "examples":[ "the displacement of Jews from the land of their ancestors" ], "synonyms":[ "banishment", "deportation", "exile", "expatriation", "expulsion", "relegation" ], "near synonyms":[ "ostracism", "extradition", "diaspora", "dispersion", "scattering", "emigration", "migration", "evacuation", "ethnic cleansing", "transportation", "dispossession", "ejection", "ouster" ], "near antonyms":[ "repatriation", "return" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissimilar":{ "being not of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "a place where people with dissimilar backgrounds can interact" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "disparate", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "divers", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "several", "sundry", "variant", "varied", "various", "differentiable", "discriminable", "alternate", "alternative", "individual", "particular", "peculiar", "single", "disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "displants":{ "to take the place of":{ "examples":[ "long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time" ], "synonyms":[ "cuts out", "displaces", "relieves", "replaces", "substitutes", "supersedes", "supplants" ], "near synonyms":[ "preempts", "usurps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disrespect":{ "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "treated the resort's service workers with haughty disrespect" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their appearance" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "dis", "diss", "insult", "offend", "outrage", "slap", "slight", "wound" ], "near synonyms":[ "cut", "snub", "displease", "distress", "disturb", "hurt", "miff", "pain", "trouble", "upset", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "sneer (at)", "taunt", "defame", "disparage", "libel", "malign", "revile", "slander", "slur", "smear", "oppress", "persecute", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "approve", "hail", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "praise", "adulate", "flatter", "sweet-talk", "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "delight", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs" ], "synonyms":[ "contemn", "dis", "diss", "disdain", "high-hat", "look down (on or upon)", "scorn", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snoot", "snub" ], "near synonyms":[ "scout", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deplore", "deprecate", "disparage", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "esteem", "lionize", "hallow", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "accept", "appreciate", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honor", "respect" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disarmament":{ "the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons":{ "examples":[ "the ambassador spoke at length about the possible unilateral disarmament of his country" ], "synonyms":[ "demilitarization" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilization", "denuclearization" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipment", "reequipment", "mechanization", "mobilization" ], "antonyms":[ "armament", "militarization" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distorters":{ "as in falsifiers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "falsifiers", "perjurers", "equivocators", "palterers", "calumniators", "defamers", "libelers", "libelists", "slanderers", "gossipers", "gossips", "talebearers", "exaggerators", "mythomaniacs", "charlatans", "cheaters", "cheats", "counterfeiters", "cozeners", "deceivers", "defrauders", "dissemblers", "dissimulators", "double-dealers", "frauds", "hustlers", "knaves", "mountebanks", "operators", "pretenders", "fabricators", "fabulists", "fibbers", "liars", "prevaricators", "storytellers" ], "near antonyms":[ "square shooters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disengagements":{ "as in disentanglements":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disentanglements", "flinches", "recoils", "revulsions", "routs", "pullbacks", "pullouts", "recessions", "retirements", "retreats", "withdrawals" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancements", "advances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disharmonize":{ "as in disrupt , disturb":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confuse", "disarray", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "skew", "upset", "alienate", "estrange" ], "near antonyms":[ "accommodate", "attune", "conciliate", "conform", "coordinate", "harmonize", "key", "reconcile", "adapt", "tune", "blend", "combine", "connect", "correlate", "dovetail", "fit", "fuse", "integrate", "join", "match", "merge", "orchestrate", "pair", "square", "suit", "synchronize", "synthesize", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disembarks":{ "to go ashore from a ship":{ "examples":[ "the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami" ], "synonyms":[ "debarks", "lands" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaches", "anchors", "docks", "puts in" ], "near antonyms":[ "boards", "gets (on)", "weighs (anchor)" ], "antonyms":[ "embarks" ] }, "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "before you disembark , make sure you haven't left anything on your seat" ], "synonyms":[ "alights", "descends", "dismounts", "gets down", "lights" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplanes", "detrains" ], "near antonyms":[ "boards", "climbs (aboard)", "gets in", "mounts", "enplanes", "emplanes", "entrains" ], "antonyms":[ "embarks" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disrespects":{ "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their appearance" ], "synonyms":[ "affronts", "disses", "insults", "offends", "outrages", "slaps", "slights", "wounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "cuts", "snubs", "displeases", "distresses", "disturbs", "hurts", "miffs", "pains", "troubles", "upsets", "jeers", "mocks", "ridicules", "sneers (at)", "taunts", "defames", "disparages", "libels", "maligns", "reviles", "slanders", "slurs", "smears", "oppresses", "persecutes", "torments", "tortures" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "approves", "hails", "commends", "compliments", "eulogizes", "praises", "adulates", "flatters", "sweet-talks", "exalts", "glorifies", "honors", "delights", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs" ], "synonyms":[ "contemns", "disdains", "disses", "high-hats", "looks down (on or upon)", "scorns", "slights", "sniffs (at)", "snoots", "snubs" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouts", "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "belittles", "deplores", "deprecates", "disparages", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disfavors", "frowns (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "admires", "esteems", "lionizes", "hallows", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "accepts", "appreciates", "approves (of)", "cares (for)", "countenances", "favors", "OKs", "okays", "subscribes (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honors", "respects" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispositive":{ "providing or controlling a final outcome":{ "examples":[ "The fact that she committed a crime is not dispositive of her claim that the police used excessive force in arresting her." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absolute", "clear", "conclusive", "deciding", "decisive", "definitive", "last", "determinate", "determinative", "hands-down", "inarguable", "incontestable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "irrefutable", "unanswerable", "undebatable", "undeniable", "undisputable", "unquestionable", "unchallenged", "uncontested", "undisputed", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "certain", "definite", "positive", "sure", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "persuasive", "telling" ], "near antonyms":[ "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "moot", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "refutable", "ambiguous", "equivocal", "controversial", "debated", "disputed", "inconclusive", "indecisive", "unclear" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disfurnished":{ "as in stripped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "stripped", "stript", "deforced", "evicted", "bereaved", "bereft", "deprived", "disinherited", "dispossessed", "divested", "expropriated", "ousted", "annexed", "appropriated", "commandeered", "impounded", "seized", "took over", "usurped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinformation":{ "as in propaganda":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "propaganda", "hint", "intimation", "rumbling", "urban legend", "urban myth", "tale", "whisper", "whispering", "dirt", "scandal", "buzz", "dish", "gossip", "hearsay", "noise", "report", "rumor", "scuttlebutt", "talk", "tattle", "word" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissension":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "religious dissension threatened to split the colony" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing" ], "synonyms":[ "contestation", "controversy", "debate", "difference", "difficulty", "disagreement", "disputation", "dispute", "dissensus", "firestorm", "nonconcurrence" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "conflict", "confliction", "disaccord", "discord", "dissonance", "apartness", "divarication", "division", "combat", "contention", "strife", "struggle", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "falling-out", "fight", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "set-to" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "compliance", "concord", "peace" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "consensus", "harmony", "unanimity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disheartened":{ "as in disappointed , discouraged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abject", "disappointed", "discouraged", "dispirited", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "despairing", "desperate", "despondent", "forlorn", "hopeless", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "funereal", "cynical", "pessimistic", "accepting", "resigned" ], "near antonyms":[ "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "blithe", "blithesome", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "jaunty", "lively", "perky", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "blissful", "buoyant", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill" ], "synonyms":[ "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "dismayed", "dispirited", "frustrated", "unmanned", "unnerved" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "depressed", "saddened", "weighed", "afflicted", "tried", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "distressed", "troubled", "bothered", "irked", "vexed", "vext", "worried", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "frightened", "horrified", "scared" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoyed (up)", "cheered", "gladdened", "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "inspired", "lifted", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "nerved", "steeled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disprovable":{ "as in debatable , refutable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debatable", "disputable", "refutable", "indemonstrable", "insupportable", "unprovable", "unsupportable", "unsustainable", "unverifiable" ], "near antonyms":[ "checkable", "confirmable", "demonstrable", "empirical", "empiric", "provable", "supportable", "sustainable", "verifiable", "certifiable", "documentable", "well-founded", "defensible", "excusable", "justifiable", "vindicable", "warrantable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disintegrating":{ "as in decaying , rotting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decaying", "decomposing", "mildewy", "moldering", "moldy", "putrefying", "putrescent", "rotting", "corroded", "crumbled", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "disintegrated", "gangrenous", "contaminated", "defiled", "fouled", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "curdled", "fermented", "off", "rancid", "rank", "sour", "soured", "sourish", "turned", "addled", "bad", "corrupted", "decayed", "decomposed", "putrefied", "putrid", "rotten", "spoiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "undecomposed", "fresh", "good", "sweet", "preserved", "pristine", "uncontaminated", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "unspoiled", "untainted", "untouched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "corrupting", "decaying", "decomposing", "festering", "fouling", "moldering", "molding", "perishing", "putrefying", "rotting", "spoiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "souring", "turning", "turning off", "contaminating", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "addling", "curdling", "fermenting", "mortifying", "rusting", "crumbling", "declining", "degenerating", "descending", "deteriorating", "dilapidating", "sinking", "withering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "developing", "growing", "maturing", "ripening", "refreshing", "renewing", "restoring", "cleansing", "purifying", "assembling", "composing", "integrating", "ameliorating", "bettering", "improving", "meliorating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce to fine particles":{ "examples":[ "modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes" ], "synonyms":[ "atomizing", "beating", "braying", "comminuting", "crushing", "grinding", "milling", "mulling", "pounding", "powdering", "pulverizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "grating", "kibbling", "crumbling", "crunching", "breaking", "busting", "dashing", "fracturing", "fragmenting", "shattering", "smashing", "splintering", "micronizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking up", "busting", "dismembering", "disrupting", "fracturing", "fragmenting", "riving" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomizing", "crushing", "grinding", "powdering", "pulverizing", "reducing", "blasting", "blowing up", "bursting", "detonating", "exploding", "cracking", "popping", "shattering", "shivering", "smashing", "chipping", "slivering", "splintering", "splitting", "imploding", "destroying", "ruining", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "healing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disequilibrating":{ "as in imbalance , disequilibrium":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disequilibrium", "imbalance", "nonequilibrium", "unbalance", "changeability", "fluctuation", "inconstancy", "insecurity", "instability", "mutability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unsteadiness", "volatility" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "counterpoise", "equilibration", "equilibrium", "equipoise", "poise", "stasis", "counterbalance", "offset", "firmness", "fixedness", "security", "stability", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dismemberment":{ "as in subdivision , decomposition":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decomposition", "disassembly", "segmentation", "subdivision", "bifurcation", "breakup", "cleavage", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "fractionalization", "fractionation", "partition", "schism", "scission", "separation", "split", "sundering", "breach", "rupture", "divorce", "severance", "atomization", "dichotomization", "polarization", "diffusion", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering", "administration", "apportionment", "distribution", "isolation", "seclusion", "segregation", "sequestration" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblage", "association", "attachment", "conjunction", "connection", "link", "linkage", "linkup", "aggregation", "combination", "consolidation", "fusion", "unification", "union" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dislimns":{ "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{ "examples":[ "the apparition hovered, became dislimned by the fog, then disappeared altogether" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouds", "bedims", "befogs", "blackens", "blears", "blurs", "clouds", "darkens", "dims", "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" ] }, "discombobulates":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss" ], "synonyms":[ "addles", "baffles", "bamboozles", "beats", "befogs", "befuddles", "bemuses", "bewilders", "buffaloes", "confounds", "confuses", "disorients", "flummoxes", "foxes", "fuddles", "gets", "gravels", "mazes", "muddies", "muddles", "mystifies", "perplexes", "poses", "puzzles", "vexes" ], "near synonyms":[ "sticks", "stumps", "weirds out", "abashes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "agitates", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "stuns", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "beguiles", "cozens", "deceives", "deludes", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "hoaxes", "hoodwinks", "humbugs", "misguides", "misleads", "snows", "strings along", "takes in", "tricks" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "reassures", "satisfies", "enlightens", "informs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "displace":{ "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage" ], "synonyms":[ "budge", "dislocate", "disturb", "move", "relocate", "remove", "reposition", "shift", "transfer", "transpose" ], "near synonyms":[ "bear", "carry", "cart", "convey", "drive", "haul", "lug", "tote", "transmit", "transplant", "transport", "replace", "supersede", "supplant", "alter", "make over", "modify", "redo", "refashion", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "vary" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchor", "fix", "freeze", "moor", "secure", "set", "stabilize", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "root" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to force to leave a country":{ "examples":[ "World War II displaced people all over Europe" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "deport", "exile", "expatriate", "relegate", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "cast out", "dismiss", "eject", "eliminate", "evict", "exclude", "expel", "expulse", "kick out", "oust", "run out", "throw out", "excommunicate", "ostracize", "reject", "repudiate", "spurn", "dispossess" ], "near antonyms":[ "naturalize", "repatriate", "accept", "admit", "receive", "take in", "entertain", "harbor", "house", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take the place of":{ "examples":[ "inefficient methods displaced by newer ones" ], "synonyms":[ "cut out", "displant", "relieve", "replace", "substitute", "supersede", "supplant" ], "near synonyms":[ "preempt", "usurp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{ "examples":[ "the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover" ], "synonyms":[ "defrock", "depose", "deprive", "dethrone", "oust", "uncrown", "unmake", "unseat", "unthrone" ], "near synonyms":[ "can", "cashier", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "muster out", "remove", "retire", "sack", "overthrow", "subvert", "supplant", "topple", "usurp", "banish", "boot (out)", "bounce", "cast out", "chase", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "extrude", "rout", "run off", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "baptize", "inaugurate", "induct", "initiate", "install", "instate", "invest", "appoint", "designate", "elect" ], "antonyms":[ "crown", "enthrone", "throne" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispensations":{ "the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group":{ "examples":[ "the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick" ], "synonyms":[ "admeasurements", "allocations", "allotments", "apportionments", "disbursements", "distributions", "divisions", "issuances" ], "near synonyms":[ "reallocations", "reapportionments", "redistributions", "redivisions", "repartitions", "partitions", "separations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disorders":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the general disorder of the room after the guests finally left the party" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "dishevelments", "disorganizations", "free-for-alls", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "antonyms":[ "orders" ] }, "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "afflicted all her life with a nervous disorder" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "ailments", "ails", "bugs", "complaints", "complications", "conditions", "diseases", "distemperatures", "distempers", "fevers", "illnesses", "ills", "infirmities", "maladies", "sicknesses", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagions", "contagious diseases", "contagia", "infections", "attacks", "bouts", "fits", "spells", "debilities", "decrepitudes", "weaknesses", "malaises", "matters", "pips", "epidemics", "pestilences", "pests", "plagues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disseminations":{ "as in diffusions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diffusions", "disbandments", "dispersals", "dispersions", "dissipations", "scatterings", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "separations", "splits" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblies", "collections", "concentrations", "gatherings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in distributions , circulations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "circulations", "distributions", "syndications", "propagations", "spreads", "transmissions", "manufactures", "printings", "productions", "advertisings", "announcements", "annunciations", "communications", "declarations", "enunciations", "notifications", "proclamations", "promotions", "promulgations", "propagandas", "publicities", "publications", "publishings", "releases", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "emergences" ], "near antonyms":[ "censorships", "suppressions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissented (to)":{ "as in opposed , protested":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "objected (to)", "opposed", "protested", "declined", "denied", "disallowed", "disapproved", "negatived", "refused", "rejected", "spurned", "turned down", "vetoed", "held off", "resisted", "withstood", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "fought" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "had", "took", "acceded (to)", "assented (to)", "conceded (to)", "confirmed", "consented (to)", "OK'd", "okayed", "ratified", "sanctioned", "warranted", "acquiesced (to)", "bowed (to)", "capitulated (to)", "gave in (to)", "submitted (to)", "succumbed (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontinued":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "broke off", "broke up", "canned", "ceased", "cut off", "cut out", "desisted (from)", "dropped", "ended", "gave over", "halted", "knocked off", "laid off", "left off", "packed (up or in)", "quit", "quitted", "shut off", "stopped" ], "near synonyms":[ "completed", "concluded", "finished", "closed (down)", "deactivated", "blockaded", "blocked", "dammed", "delayed", "detained", "held", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "kiboshed", "obstructed", "stemmed", "called", "suspended", "arrested", "braked", "checked", "clamped down", "reined (in)", "squashed", "squelched", "stamped", "stanched", "staunched", "stunted", "suppressed", "turned back", "paused", "stayed", "suspended", "abolished", "aborted", "annulled", "demolished", "destroyed", "dissolved", "killed", "ruined", "scuttled", "snuffed" ], "near antonyms":[ "carried on", "continued", "followed through (with)", "kept up", "ran on", "advanced", "proceeded", "progressed", "actuated", "drove", "impelled", "propelled", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop doing (something) permanently":{ "examples":[ "we have discontinued the manufacture of that item" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "dropped", "gave up", "knocked off", "laid off (of)", "packed (up or in)", "quit", "quitted" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke off", "broke up", "ceased", "closed", "concluded", "ended", "expired", "finished", "halted", "left off", "shut off", "paused", "tapered off", "threw up", "rounded (off or out)", "terminated", "wound up", "winded up", "wrapped up" ], "near antonyms":[ "ran on", "went", "held on", "hung in", "hung on", "persevered", "persisted", "followed through (with)", "renewed", "reopened", "restarted", "resumed", "preserved", "stayed", "began", "commenced", "started" ], "antonyms":[ "carried on", "continued", "kept", "kept up", "maintained" ] }, "to come to an end":{ "examples":[ "publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year" ], "synonyms":[ "broke off", "broke up", "ceased", "closed", "concluded", "dead-ended", "determined", "died", "elapsed", "ended", "expired", "finished", "halted", "lapsed", "left off", "let up", "passed", "quit", "quitted", "stopped", "terminated", "went", "winked (out)", "wound up", "winded up" ], "near synonyms":[ "desisted (from)", "laid off (of)", "refrained (from)", "gave over", "knocked off", "packed (up or in)", "broke down", "conked (out)", "cut out", "stalled", "paused", "stayed", "suspended", "abated", "petered (out)", "wound down", "winded down" ], "near antonyms":[ "drew out", "extended", "prolonged", "protracted" ], "antonyms":[ "continued", "hung on", "persisted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissipating":{ "as in wasteful , squandering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frittering", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "splurging", "squandering", "wasteful", "wasting", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "greathearted", "kindly", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "extravagant", "free", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "altruistic", "selfless", "unselfish", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheap", "chintzy", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "mingy", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "pinchpenny", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous", "careful", "chary", "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "saving", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "greedy", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "selfish", "shabby", "small", "sordid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in squandering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "squandering", "spendthrift", "extravagance", "improvidence", "lavishness", "prodigality", "wastefulness", "tribute", "gift", "gratuity", "lagniappe", "kindness", "beneficence", "charity", "kindliness", "selflessness", "bigheartedness", "bountifulness", "bounty", "generosity", "generousness", "largesse", "largess", "liberality", "munificence", "openhandedness", "openheartedness", "philanthropy", "unselfishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheapness", "closeness", "meanness", "miserliness", "parsimony", "penuriousness", "pinching", "selfishness", "stinginess", "tightness", "ungenerosity", "conserving", "economizing", "economy", "frugality", "husbandry", "providence", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrift", "conservation", "saving", "husbanding", "managing", "scraping", "cutting back" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing out", "disbanding", "dispelling", "dispersing", "scattering", "squandering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking up", "isolating", "parting", "segregating", "separating", "splitting (up)", "diffusing", "disseminating", "diverging", "spreading" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinating", "conglomerating", "unifying", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[ "assembling", "clustering", "collecting", "concentrating", "congregating", "gathering", "ingathering" ] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "fiddling away", "frittering (away)", "lavishing", "losing", "misspending", "running through", "spending", "squandering", "throwing away", "trifling (away)", "wasting" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurging", "consuming", "depleting", "exhausting", "impoverishing", "overspending", "shooting", "indulging", "overindulging", "disbursing", "expending", "laying out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizing", "scrimping", "skimping", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "hoarding", "laying up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserving" ] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembling", "dispersing", "dissolving", "scattering" ], "near synonyms":[ "branching (out)", "breaking up", "disbanding", "diverging", "dividing", "forking", "separating", "spilling", "clearing", "disappearing", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "fleeing", "going (away)", "melting" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregating", "gathering", "meeting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dissimulate":{ "to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{ "examples":[ "as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate , so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well" ], "synonyms":[ "dissemble", "let on", "make out", "pretend" ], "near synonyms":[ "act", "impersonate", "masquerade", "play", "playact", "pose", "affect", "assume", "counterfeit", "fake", "feign", "profess", "put on", "sham", "simulate", "camouflage", "conceal", "disguise", "mask", "bluff", "feint" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disposing":{ "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "examples":[ "looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack" ], "synonyms":[ "deposing", "depositing", "emplacing", "fixing", "laying", "placing", "positioning", "putting", "setting", "setting up", "situating", "sticking" ], "near synonyms":[ "moving", "rearranging", "reordering", "shifting", "orienting", "establishing", "locating", "planting", "settling", "clapping", "flopping", "planking", "plopping", "plumping", "plunking", "plonking", "plunking down", "plonking down", "slapping", "ensconcing", "niching", "assembling", "collecting", "carrying", "berthing", "parking", "affixing", "anchoring", "locking", "lodging", "wedging", "arraying", "laying out", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "ranking", "setting down" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocating", "removing", "taking", "banishing", "dislodging", "displacing", "replacing", "superseding", "supplanting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed" ], "synonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "classifying", "codifying", "drawing up", "laying out", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "systematizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up)", "tidying (up)", "unscrambling", "aligning", "alining", "cuing", "cueing", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "alphabetizing", "filing", "hierarchizing", "prioritizing", "sequencing", "emplacing", "placing", "setting", "displaying", "mapping (out)", "setting out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disordering", "messing (up)", "mussing (up)", "rumpling", "upsetting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "district attorney":{ "as in prosecutor , solicitor":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "prosecuting attorney", "prosecutor", "solicitor", "advocate", "attorney", "attorney-at-law", "counsel", "counselor", "counsellor", "counselor-at-law", "lawyer", "legal eagle", "cocounsel", "criminal lawyer", "mouthpiece", "public defender", "trial lawyer", "solicitor", "jurist", "lawgiver", "lawmaker", "legislator", "solon", "ambulance chaser", "pettifogger", "Philadelphia lawyer", "shyster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishonor":{ "the state of having lost the esteem of others":{ "examples":[ "a person of integrity who would prefer death to dishonor" ], "synonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteem", "disgrace", "disrepute", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "reproach", "shame" ], "near synonyms":[ "scandal", "contempt", "despite", "disdain", "scorn", "deprecation", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disfavor", "abasement", "debasement", "debasing", "degradation", "dust", "humbling", "humiliation", "blot", "brand", "shadow", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiration", "appreciation", "estimation", "regard", "awe", "fear", "reverence", "fame", "glory", "renown", "repute" ], "antonyms":[ "esteem", "honor", "respect" ] }, "a cause of shame":{ "examples":[ "your expulsion from the military academy for cheating is a dishonor to this family" ], "synonyms":[ "disgrace", "opprobrium", "reflection", "reproach", "scandal" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot", "brand", "slur", "smirch", "spot", "stain", "stigma", "taint" ], "near antonyms":[ "boast", "glory", "jewel", "pride", "treasure" ], "antonyms":[ "credit", "honor" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "dishonored herself by fixing the results of her medical research" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "chasten", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "foul", "humble", "humiliate", "lower", "shame", "sink", "smirch", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "belittle", "castigate", "criticize", "cry down", "decry", "depreciate", "detract", "diminish", "discount", "disparage", "minimize", "put down", "ridicule", "write off", "bad-mouth", "defame", "defile", "libel", "malign", "slander", "affront", "insult", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "execrate", "reprehend", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "boast", "celebrate", "cheer", "cite", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "decorate", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "fete", "f\u00eate", "hail", "honor", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout", "acknowledge", "recognize", "highlight", "play up", "spotlight", "dignify", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "glorify", "magnify", "advance", "boost", "lift", "promote", "raise", "upgrade", "uplift", "idealize", "romanticize" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "canonize", "deify", "elevate", "exalt" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "displeases":{ "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffects", "discontents", "disgruntles", "dissatisfies" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienates", "estranges", "aggrieves", "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "perturbs", "upsets", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "depresses", "saddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "gladdens", "tickles", "calms", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[ "contents", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissonant":{ "marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds":{ "examples":[ "a dissonant chorus of noises arose from the busy construction site" ], "synonyms":[ "cacophonous", "discordant", "inharmonious", "unmelodious", "unmusical", "unvocal" ], "near synonyms":[ "blaring", "clanging", "clangorous", "clashing", "clattering", "dinning", "grating", "harsh", "jangling", "jangly", "jarring", "metallic", "noisy", "raspy", "raucous", "scratching", "screeching", "shrill", "squeaky", "strident", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "atonal", "off-key", "tuneless", "resounding", "sonorous", "clamorous", "uproarious" ], "near antonyms":[ "dulcet", "euphonious", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "mellow", "melodic", "sweet", "tuneful", "resonant", "sonorous", "quavering", "trilling", "warbling", "agreeable", "appealing", "pleasant", "cadenced", "lilting", "lyric", "lyrical", "rhythmic", "rhythmical", "chordal", "harmonic", "homophonic", "orchestral", "polyphonic", "polyphonous", "symphonic", "symphonious", "tonal", "calm", "hushed", "noiseless", "quiet", "silent", "soundless", "still" ], "antonyms":[ "harmonious", "harmonizing", "melodious", "musical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissidence":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "political dissidence had plagued the country for years" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice":{ "examples":[ "after abstract art became established, its proponents became just as intolerant of dissidence as earlier schools of art had been" ], "synonyms":[ "dissent", "heresy", "heterodoxy", "nonconformity" ], "near synonyms":[ "error", "fallacy", "falsehood", "misbelief", "misconception", "myth", "apostasy", "defection", "infidelity", "schism", "scission", "sectarianism", "separatism", "deviance", "deviation", "iconoclasm", "unconventionality", "disagreement", "discord", "dissension", "dissention" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreement", "conformation", "conventionality" ], "antonyms":[ "conformity", "orthodoxy" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disadvantages":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court" ], "synonyms":[ "debits", "disbenefits", "downsides", "drawbacks", "handicaps", "incommodities", "liabilities", "minuses", "negatives", "strikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "albatrosses", "millstones", "strangleholds", "disabilities", "impairments", "failings", "shortcomings", "bars", "catches", "checks", "clogs", "crimps", "embarrassments", "hindrances", "hitches", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "rubs", "shackles", "stops", "trammels" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantages", "head starts", "jumps", "leads", "margins", "starts", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "betters", "commands", "controls", "drops", "masteries", "predominances", "superiorities", "supremacies", "transcendences", "upper hands", "prerogatives", "privileges", "breaks", "opportunities", "aids", "assistances", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantages", "assets", "edges", "pluses", "plusses" ] }, "the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage" ], "synonyms":[ "despites", "detriments", "disfavors", "penalties" ], "near synonyms":[ "deficits", "deprivations", "expenses", "losses", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "injuries", "prejudices" ], "near antonyms":[ "gains" ], "antonyms":[ "advantages", "favors" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disendowing":{ "as in defunding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defunding", "drawing", "receiving", "subsisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "endowing", "financing", "funding", "subsidizing", "establishing", "founding", "organizing", "bequeathing", "contributing", "donating", "subscribing", "supporting", "underwriting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispense":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "a conscientious pharmacist never dispenses pills to people without assurances that they understand the instructions" ], "synonyms":[ "administer", "allocate", "apportion", "deal (out)", "distribute", "dole out", "hand out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasure", "allot", "allow", "appropriate", "assign", "dish out", "divide", "divvy (up)", "dollop (out)", "lot", "measure (out)", "part", "proportion", "ration", "redistribute", "set", "share (out)", "split", "bestow", "disburse", "furnish", "issue", "provide", "share", "supply", "circulate", "disperse", "disseminate", "scatter", "spread", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "pledge", "reallocate", "reapportion" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudge", "decline", "deny", "deprive (of)", "disallow", "refuse", "reject", "withhold", "niggle (out)", "pinch", "skimp", "stint" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissertation":{ "a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an advanced degree at a university":{ "examples":[ "He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "thesis", "article", "composition", "essay", "paper", "theme", "causerie", "column", "commentary", "editorial", "feature", "report", "review", "write-up", "tract", "treatise", "discourse", "discussion", "exposition", "prolegomenon", "study" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissonance":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "the dissonance between what we are told and what we see with our own eyes" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distorted":{ "badly or imperfectly formed":{ "examples":[ "surgery to correct a distorted foot" ], "synonyms":[ "deformed", "malformed", "misshapen", "monstrous", "shapeless" ], "near synonyms":[ "defaced", "disfigured", "aberrant", "abnormal", "freakish", "mutant", "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "crooked", "disproportionate", "irregular", "lopsided", "nonsymmetrical", "overbalanced", "unbalanced", "unequal", "horrible", "horrific", "terrible", "ugly", "unattractive" ], "near antonyms":[ "shapely", "flawless", "perfect" ], "antonyms":[ "undeformed" ] }, "to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{ "examples":[ "the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible" ], "synonyms":[ "bent", "colored", "cooked", "falsified", "fudged", "garbled", "misinterpreted", "misrelated", "misrepresented", "misstated", "perverted", "slanted", "twisted", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "misdescribed", "misspoke", "mistranslated", "belied", "camouflaged", "disguised", "dissembled", "glossed (over)", "masked", "veiled", "whitewashed", "bowdlerized", "censored", "complicated", "confounded", "confused", "mistook", "mixed (up)", "mystified", "obscured", "equivocated", "fibbed", "lied", "paltered", "prevaricated" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarified", "cleared (up)", "explained", "illuminated", "illustrated", "interpreted", "spelled out", "deciphered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position" ], "synonyms":[ "contorted", "deformed", "misshaped", "screwed", "squinched", "tortured", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "defaced", "disfigured", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "coiled", "curled", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "twined", "wound", "winded", "wreathed" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discredits":{ "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "attempted to discredit her political opponents by deliberately spreading false rumors" ], "synonyms":[ "abases", "chastens", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "humbles", "humiliates", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "smirches", "takes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "belittles", "castigates", "cries down", "criticizes", "decries", "depreciates", "detracts", "diminishes", "discounts", "disparages", "minimizes", "puts down", "ridicules", "writes off", "bad-mouths", "defames", "defiles", "libels", "maligns", "slanders", "affronts", "insults", "censures", "condemns", "damns", "denounces", "execrates", "reprehends", "reprobates" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "boasts", "celebrates", "cheers", "cites", "commends", "compliments", "congratulates", "decorates", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "hails", "honors", "lauds", "praises", "salutes", "touts", "acknowledges", "recognizes", "highlights", "plays up", "spotlights", "dignifies", "ennobles", "enshrines", "enskies", "enthrones", "glorifies", "magnifies", "advances", "boosts", "lifts", "promotes", "raises", "upgrades", "uplifts", "idealizes", "romanticizes" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizes", "canonizes", "deifies", "elevates", "exalts" ] }, "to think not to be true or real":{ "examples":[ "I discredit the story that the old inn is haunted" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelieves", "negates" ], "near synonyms":[ "denies", "rejects", "repudiates", "distrusts", "doubts", "mistrusts", "suspects", "debunks", "disproves", "refutes", "derides", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scoffs (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "trusts" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "believes", "credits", "swallows" ] }, "to prove to be false":{ "examples":[ "the pseudoscience of phrenology has been thoroughly discredited" ], "synonyms":[ "belies", "confounds", "confutes", "debunks", "disconfirms", "disproves", "falsifies", "rebuts", "refutes", "shoots down" ], "near synonyms":[ "overthrows", "overturns", "challenges", "contests", "queries", "questions", "doubts", "mistrusts", "debates", "discusses", "hashes (over)", "moots", "talks over" ], "near antonyms":[ "documents", "evidences", "evinces", "records", "shows", "supports", "witnesses", "backs (up)", "buttresses", "corroborates", "substantiates", "adduces", "attests", "authenticates", "certifies", "identifies", "demonstrates", "displays", "illustrates", "manifests" ], "antonyms":[ "confirms", "establishes", "proves", "validates", "verifies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disembarrassed":{ "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disburdened", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untied", "untwined" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocked", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "burdened", "encumbered", "loaded", "weighed" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontinuity":{ "an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{ "examples":[ "microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "break", "gap", "gulf", "hiatus", "hole", "interstice", "interval", "opening", "rent", "rift", "separation", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "chink", "cleft", "crack", "cranny", "crevice", "fissure", "notch", "slit", "slot", "split", "interspace", "pore", "abyss", "aperture", "cavity", "chasm", "gape", "orifice", "fracture", "rupture", "severance", "sundering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a break in continuity":{ "examples":[ "a noticeable discontinuity in the flow of the story" ], "synonyms":[ "gap", "hiatus", "hiccup", "hiccough", "interim", "interlude", "intermission", "interregnum", "interruption", "interstice", "interval", "parenthesis" ], "near synonyms":[ "caesura", "comma", "interspace", "lag", "pause", "space", "time lag", "window", "entr'acte", "bumper", "adjournment", "discontinuance", "lapse", "suspension", "lull", "recess", "respite", "rest", "subinterval" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuum", "run", "stretch", "procession", "progression" ], "antonyms":[ "continuation", "continuity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distill":{ "to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{ "examples":[ "the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily" ], "synonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "drop", "trickle" ], "near synonyms":[ "drizzle", "sprinkle", "flow", "pour", "roll", "run", "stream", "cascade", "gutter", "riffle", "ripple", "bleed", "exude", "ooze", "seep", "weep", "discharge" ], "near antonyms":[ "gush", "spout", "spurt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "clear", "filter", "fine", "garble", "purify" ], "near synonyms":[ "process", "rectify", "refine", "clean", "cleanse", "decontaminate", "elutriate", "purge", "wash", "extract", "leach", "bolt", "screen", "sieve", "sift", "disinfect", "sanitize" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloud", "dull", "muddy", "contaminate", "dirty", "soil", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "begrime", "besmirch", "foul", "sully" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissipate":{ "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire" ], "synonyms":[ "clear out", "disband", "dispel", "disperse", "scatter", "squander" ], "near synonyms":[ "break up", "isolate", "part", "segregate", "separate", "split (up)", "diffuse", "disseminate", "diverge", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinate", "conglomerate", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "cluster", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "gather", "ingather" ] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "fiddle away", "fritter (away)", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "trifle (away)", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurge", "consume", "deplete", "exhaust", "impoverish", "overspend", "shoot", "indulge", "overindulge", "disburse", "expend", "lay out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economize", "scrimp", "skimp", "preserve", "protect", "save", "hoard", "lay up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserve" ] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force" ], "synonyms":[ "disassemble", "disperse", "dissolve", "scatter" ], "near synonyms":[ "branch (out)", "break up", "disband", "diverge", "divide", "fork", "separate", "spill", "clear", "disappear", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "go (away)", "melt" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregate", "gather", "meet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in spender , profligate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fritterer", "high roller", "prodigal", "profligate", "spender", "spendthrift", "squanderer", "waster", "wastrel" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizer", "penny-pincher", "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad", "conserver", "saver" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disinterring":{ "to remove from place of burial":{ "examples":[ "the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred" ], "synonyms":[ "exhuming", "unearthing" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "burying", "entombing", "inhuming", "interring", "tombing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disunites":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disapprove":{ "to be unwilling to grant":{ "examples":[ "the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "decline", "deny", "disallow", "negative", "nix", "refuse", "reject", "reprobate", "withhold" ], "near synonyms":[ "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto", "rebuff", "repel", "spurn", "check", "constrain", "curb", "hold", "keep", "repress", "restrain", "restrict", "balk (at)", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct" ], "near antonyms":[ "afford", "furnish", "give", "provide", "supply", "authorize", "commission", "license", "licence", "accede (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (to)", "assent (to)", "consent (to)", "warrant", "accord", "sanction", "vouchsafe" ], "antonyms":[ "allow", "concede", "grant", "let", "OK", "okay", "permit" ] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm" ], "synonyms":[ "balk (at)", "decline", "deselect", "negative", "nix", "pass", "pass up", "refuse", "reject", "reprobate", "repudiate", "spurn", "throw out", "throw over", "turn down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow off", "disdain", "rebuff", "scorn", "scout", "shoot down", "overrule", "veto", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "dismiss", "ignore", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "dispute", "gainsay", "stick", "abjure", "forswear", "foreswear", "recant", "renounce", "retract", "take back", "unsay", "withdraw", "avoid", "bypass", "detour", "contradict", "deny", "disown", "negate", "controvert", "disagree (with)", "disprove", "dispute", "rebut", "refute", "back down", "back off", "backtrack", "disallow", "recall", "renege", "revoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "condone", "countenance", "swallow", "tolerate", "adopt", "embrace", "receive", "take", "welcome", "accede", "acquiesce", "agree", "assent", "consent", "choose", "handpick", "select", "espouse", "support" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "agree (to)", "approve" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disrupts":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks up", "busts", "disintegrates", "dismembers", "fractures", "fragments", "rives" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomizes", "crushes", "grinds", "powders", "pulverizes", "reduces", "blasts", "blows up", "bursts", "detonates", "explodes", "cracks", "pops", "shatters", "shivers", "smashes", "chips", "slivers", "splinters", "splits", "implodes", "destroys", "ruins", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "heals", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine" ], "synonyms":[ "confuses", "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disjoints", "dislocates", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disturbs", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "agitates", "perturbs", "stirs (up)", "unsettles", "clutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligns", "alines", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "classifies", "codifies", "methodizes", "systematizes", "systemizes", "adjusts", "fixes", "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "unscrambles" ], "antonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "regulates", "straightens (up)", "tidies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disharmony":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "a period of disharmony between the two groups" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discombobulations":{ "a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "in my discombobulation I mistook a bathroom door for an exit" ], "synonyms":[ "bafflements", "bamboozlements", "befuddlements", "bemusements", "bewilderments", "confusions", "distractions", "fogs", "head-scratchings", "mazes", "muddles", "mystifications", "perplexities", "puzzlements", "tangles", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashments", "discomfitures", "disconcertments", "embarrassments", "mortifications", "agitations", "chagrins", "discomforts", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbances", "perturbations", "upsets", "bothers", "commotions", "dithers", "flurries", "flusters", "fusses", "stews", "turmoils" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurances", "certainties", "certitudes", "confidences", "convictions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disperses":{ "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the crowd dispersed once the show ended" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembles", "dissipates", "dissolves", "scatters" ], "near synonyms":[ "branches (out)", "breaks up", "disbands", "diverges", "divides", "forks", "separates", "spills", "clears", "disappears", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "flees", "goes (away)", "melts" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregates", "gathers", "meets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park" ], "synonyms":[ "clears out", "disbands", "dispels", "dissipates", "scatters", "squanders" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks up", "isolates", "parts", "segregates", "separates", "splits (up)", "diffuses", "disseminates", "diverges", "spreads" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinates", "conglomerates", "unifies", "unites" ], "antonyms":[ "assembles", "clusters", "collects", "concentrates", "congregates", "gathers", "ingathers" ] }, "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands", "dissolves" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporates", "consolidates", "hangs together" ], "antonyms":[ "bands", "joins", "unites" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discourteously":{ "as in thoughtlessly , inconsiderately":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inconsiderately", "thoughtlessly", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "disrespectfully", "impolitely", "rudely", "scornfully", "snootily", "cruelly", "heartlessly", "nastily", "viciously", "shabbily", "unfairly" ], "near antonyms":[ "considerately", "courteously", "graciously", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "thoughtfully", "well", "pleasantly", "excusably", "fairly", "justifiably", "validly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disgraceful":{ "not respectable":{ "examples":[ "disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies" ], "synonyms":[ "discreditable", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "infamous", "louche", "notorious", "opprobrious", "shady", "shameful", "shoddy", "shy", "unrespectable" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "criminal", "immoral", "seamy", "sordid", "unethical", "unsavory", "wicked", "base", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "low", "mean", "miserable", "vile", "wretched", "evil", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "rotten", "sinful", "unrighteous", "vicious", "villainous", "wrong", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "inglorious", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "gamy", "gamey", "libertine", "loose", "perverted", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "just", "moral", "noble", "principled", "righteous", "upright", "upstanding", "esteemed", "prestigious", "reputed", "respected", "authorized", "legal", "licensed", "permissible", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "clean", "correct", "decorous", "exemplary", "proper", "seemly", "blameless", "commendable", "creditable", "guiltless" ], "antonyms":[ "honorable", "reputable", "respectable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disklike":{ "as in circular , discoid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annular", "circular", "disciform", "discoid", "discoidal", "hooplike", "ringlike", "global", "globular", "round", "spherical", "curved", "looped", "spiral", "balled", "bulbous", "rotund", "rounded", "roundish", "cylindrical", "cylindric", "elliptical", "elliptic", "oblong", "oval", "ovate", "ovoid", "ovoidal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disbarring":{ "as in obstructing , impeding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banning", "barring", "blocking", "constraining", "denying", "disallowing", "discouraging", "disenfranchising", "disfranchising", "excluding", "hindering", "holding back", "impeding", "inhibiting", "obstructing", "preventing", "shutting out", "stopping", "disqualifying", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accrediting", "authorizing", "certifying", "chartering", "commissioning", "empowering", "enabling", "investing", "licensing", "licencing", "qualifying", "vesting", "warranting", "approving", "clearing", "credentialing", "credentialling", "endorsing", "indorsing", "OK'ing", "okaying", "sanctioning", "affirming", "confirming", "validating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discerning":{ "having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge":{ "examples":[ "a discerning critic of modern art" ], "synonyms":[ "insightful", "perceptive", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise" ], "near synonyms":[ "acute", "penetrating", "percipient", "perspicacious", "experienced", "discriminating", "discriminative", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "smart", "cerebral", "erudite", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "astute", "clearheaded", "piercing", "sharp", "shrewd", "contemplative", "reflective", "thoughtful" ], "near antonyms":[ "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "purblind", "woodenheaded", "brainless", "dumb", "feebleminded", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "moronic", "silly", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "stupid", "thoughtless", "unintelligent", "witless", "undiscriminating" ], "antonyms":[ "unperceptive", "unwise" ] }, "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "examples":[ "barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist" ], "synonyms":[ "beholding", "catching", "descrying", "distinguishing", "espying", "eyeing", "eying", "looking (at)", "noticing", "noting", "observing", "perceiving", "regarding", "remarking", "seeing", "sighting", "spotting", "spying", "viewing", "witnessing" ], "near synonyms":[ "identifying", "making out", "picking out", "picking up", "attending (to)", "considering", "heeding", "marking", "minding", "studying", "watching", "examining", "inspecting", "scanning", "scrutinizing", "surveying", "glancing (at)", "glimpsing", "peering (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overpassing", "passing over", "missing", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "too young to discern between right and wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "differencing", "differentiating", "discriminating", "distinguishing", "secerning", "separating" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguishing", "comprehending", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "dividing", "parting", "severing", "demarcating", "marking (off)", "setting off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounding", "lumping (together)", "mingling" ], "antonyms":[ "confusing", "mistaking", "mixing (up)" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciating", "apprehending", "assimilating", "beholding", "catching", "catching on (to)", "cognizing", "compassing", "comprehending", "conceiving", "cottoning (to or on to)", "deciphering", "decoding", "digging", "getting", "grasping", "grokking", "intuiting", "knowing", "making", "making out", "perceiving", "recognizing", "registering", "savvying", "seeing", "seizing", "sensing", "tumbling (to)", "twigging", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbing", "digesting", "taking in", "realizing", "fathoming", "penetrating", "piercing" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehending", "misconceiving", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misperceiving", "misreading", "mistaking", "misunderstanding" ], "antonyms":[ "missing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disembarrasses":{ "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "untangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unravels", "unsnarls", "unties", "untwines" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "burdens", "encumbers", "loads", "weighs" ], "antonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissemination":{ "as in diffusion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diffusion", "disbandment", "dispersal", "dispersion", "dissipation", "scattering", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "separation", "split" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembly", "collection", "concentration", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in distribution , circulation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broadcasting", "circulation", "distribution", "syndication", "propagation", "spread", "transmission", "manufacture", "printing", "production", "advertising", "announcement", "annunciation", "communication", "declaration", "enunciation", "notification", "proclamation", "promotion", "promulgation", "propaganda", "publicity", "coming out", "issuing", "publication", "publishing", "putting out", "release", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence" ], "near antonyms":[ "censorship", "suppression" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disharmonic":{ "as in incongruous , unbalanced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disharmonious", "incongruous", "inharmonic", "inharmonious", "unbalanced", "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "disordered", "irregular", "skewed", "unequal", "uneven", "unsymmetrical", "distasteful", "graceless", "inartistic", "inelegant", "tasteless", "unaesthetic", "unbecoming", "ungraceful", "unlovely", "disagreeable", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "infelicitous", "unfortunate", "unpleasant", "unsightly", "clashing", "conflicting", "disunited", "incompatible", "uncoordinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "congruous", "consonant", "eurythmic", "eurhythmic", "harmonic", "harmonious", "even", "proportioned", "regular", "symmetrical", "symmetric", "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "artistic", "becoming", "elegant", "graceful", "tasteful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disrepairs":{ "the state of being unattended to or not cared for":{ "examples":[ "the old house was in such disrepair that the roof had caved in" ], "synonyms":[ "desolations", "dilapidations", "neglects" ], "near synonyms":[ "inattentions", "negligences", "abandonments", "desertions", "decays", "decrepitudes", "derelictions", "deteriorations", "disintegrations", "ruinations", "ruins" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservations", "preservations", "upkeeps" ], "antonyms":[ "repair" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discretely":{ "for each person or thing":{ "examples":[ "The two problems should be addressed discretely , as one is unrelated to the other." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apart", "independently", "individually", "respectively", "separately", "singly", "all", "apiece", "each", "per", "per capita" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggregately", "altogether", "collectively", "together" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dismal":{ "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "examples":[ "a suitably dismal setting for a haunted house" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ] }, "causing unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "the dismal failure of our hopes for the championship" ], "synonyms":[ "depressing", "drear", "dreary", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "melancholy", "mournful", "pathetic", "sad", "saddening", "sorry", "tearful", "teary" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressful", "grievous", "lamentable", "unfortunate", "woeful", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "heartening", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "stimulating", "stirring", "uplifting", "agreeable", "delightful", "enjoyable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "exhilarating", "thrilling" ], "antonyms":[ "cheering", "cheery", "glad", "happy" ] }, "extremely unsatisfactory":{ "examples":[ "the quarterback's dismal performance suggested that he had not fully recovered from his recent injury" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "horrible", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "sucky", "terrible", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "deficient", "inferior", "off", "poor", "substandard", "wanting", "contemptible", "miserable", "shameful", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "low-grade", "mediocre", "reprehensible", "second-rate", "bum", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "abominable", "damnable", "fiendish", "odious", "vile" ], "near antonyms":[ "choice", "excellent", "exceptional", "first-class", "first-rate", "premium", "prime", "superior", "adequate", "sufficient", "acceptable", "satisfactory" ], "antonyms":[ "bitchin'", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "wonderful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discommended":{ "as in criticized , condemned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "disrelished", "objected (to)", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected", "reprehended", "reprobated", "scorned", "chid", "chided", "rebuked", "reproached", "scolded", "deprecated", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disesteemed", "disfavored", "disliked", "frowned (on or upon)", "misliked", "reproved", "tsk-tsked", "tutted (over or about)", "tut-tutted (over or about)" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "favored", "liked", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "supported", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disliking":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "I had taken an instant disliking to the new neighbors" ], "synonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disrelish", "down", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "deprecation", "disapproval", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "jaundice" ], "near antonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "love", "passion", "bent", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "propensity", "tendency" ], "antonyms":[ "appetite", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "the two dogs disliked each other the first time they met, and never did become friends" ], "synonyms":[ "disfavoring", "disrelishing", "misliking" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "resenting", "condemning", "despising", "scorning", "cringing (at)", "disapproving (of)", "frowning (on or upon)", "minding", "objecting (to)", "shying (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "esteeming", "regarding", "respecting", "adoring", "deifying", "idolizing", "reverencing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "drinking (in)", "savoring", "savouring", "doting (on)", "idolizing", "favoring", "preferring" ], "antonyms":[ "adoring", "cottoning (to)", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "dislike the governor's heavy-handed way of pushing his agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecating", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disesteeming", "disfavoring", "frowning (on or upon)", "misliking", "reproving", "tsk-tsking", "tutting (over or about)", "tut-tutting (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishing", "objecting (to)", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting", "reprehending", "reprobating", "scorning", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "discommending", "chiding", "rebuking", "reproaching", "scolding" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "supporting", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approving", "favoring", "liking" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disc jockey":{ "as in DJ , shock jock":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "DJ", "shock jock", "veejay", "VJ", "mistress of ceremonies", "huckster", "pitchman", "announcer", "emcee", "host", "MC", "anchor", "anchorman", "anchorperson", "anchorwoman", "newscaster", "CBer", "ham", "radioman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discard":{ "something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others":{ "examples":[ "toss all of your discards in the garbage" ], "synonyms":[ "cull", "reject", "rejection", "second" ], "near synonyms":[ "castaway", "throwaway", "hand-me-down", "white elephant", "rubbish", "scrap", "trash", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "discard an old, torn sweater" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disenchants":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you" ], "synonyms":[ "disabuses", "disillusions", "undeceives" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticates", "advises", "apprises", "clues (in)", "fills in", "wises (up)", "debunks", "exposes", "refutes", "shows up", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "discloses", "divulges", "spills", "tells", "unveils" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguiles", "bluffs", "cozens", "deludes", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "hoaxes", "hoodwinks", "kids", "misguides", "misinforms", "misleads", "misrepresents", "snows", "takes in", "tricks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispossessing":{ "to end the occupancy or possession of":{ "examples":[ "opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes" ], "synonyms":[ "divesting", "expropriating", "ousting" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforcing", "evicting", "disfurnishing", "stripping", "bereaving", "depriving", "disinheriting", "annexing", "appropriating", "commandeering", "impounding", "seizing", "taking over", "usurping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discompose":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discommending":{ "as in criticizing , condemning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "disrelishing", "objecting (to)", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting", "reprehending", "reprobating", "scorning", "chiding", "rebuking", "reproaching", "scolding", "deprecating", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disesteeming", "disfavoring", "disliking", "frowning (on or upon)", "misliking", "reproving", "tsk-tsking", "tutting (over or about)", "tut-tutting (over or about)" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "favoring", "liking", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "supporting", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbars":{ "as in obstructs , impedes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bans", "bars", "blocks", "constrains", "denies", "disallows", "discourages", "disenfranchises", "disfranchises", "excludes", "hinders", "holds back", "impedes", "inhibits", "obstructs", "prevents", "shuts out", "stops", "disqualifies", "enjoins", "forbids", "interdicts", "outlaws", "prohibits", "proscribes", "vetoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accredits", "authorizes", "certifies", "charters", "commissions", "empowers", "enables", "invests", "licenses", "licences", "qualifies", "vests", "warrants", "approves", "clears", "credentials", "endorses", "indorses", "OKs", "okays", "sanctions", "affirms", "confirms", "validates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissertations":{ "a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an advanced degree at a university":{ "examples":[ "He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "theses", "articles", "compositions", "essays", "papers", "themes", "causeries", "columns", "commentaries", "editorials", "features", "reports", "reviews", "write-ups", "tracts", "treatises", "discourses", "discussions", "expositions", "prolegomena", "studies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disgraced":{ "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "disgraced by the shameful actions of their leader" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "chastened", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "discredited", "dishonored", "fouled", "humbled", "humiliated", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "shamed", "smirched", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "belittled", "castigated", "cried down", "criticized", "decried", "depreciated", "detracted", "diminished", "discounted", "disparaged", "minimized", "put down", "ridiculed", "wrote off", "bad-mouthed", "defamed", "defiled", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "affronted", "insulted", "censured", "condemned", "damned", "denounced", "execrated", "reprehended", "reprobated" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "boasted", "celebrated", "cheered", "cited", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "decorated", "eulogized", "extolled", "feted", "f\u00eated", "hailed", "honored", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted", "acknowledged", "recognized", "highlighted", "played up", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "dignified", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enskied", "enthroned", "glorified", "magnified", "advanced", "boosted", "lifted", "promoted", "raised", "upgraded", "uplifted", "idealized", "romanticized" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "canonized", "deified", "elevated", "exalted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissented (from)":{ "as in opposed , objected (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "objected (to)", "opposed", "detested", "hated", "loathed", "disliked", "minded", "blacklisted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "damned", "denounced", "deprecated", "depreciated", "disparaged", "reprehended", "reprobated", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "approved (of)", "cared (for)", "countenanced", "favored", "OK'd", "okayed", "subscribed (to)", "acclaimed", "applauded", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "backed (up)", "concurred (in)", "stood by", "supported", "sustained", "upheld" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismantling":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismantle the table for easier transport" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "demounting", "disassembling", "dismembering", "dismounting", "knocking down", "striking", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "breaking up", "disaggregating", "disarticulating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "building", "erecting", "pitching", "combining", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[ "assembling", "constructing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discontent":{ "having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{ "examples":[ "a novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent" ], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation":{ "examples":[ "the rebels worked to stir up discontent among the citizens" ], "synonyms":[ "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "bitterness", "resentment", "aggrievement", "disquiet", "perturbation", "uneasiness", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "misery", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "lightheartedness", "elatedness", "exultation", "jubilation", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[ "contentedness", "contentment", "pleasure", "satisfaction" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffect", "disgruntle", "displease", "dissatisfy" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienate", "estrange", "aggrieve", "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "perturb", "upset", "annoy", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "depress", "sadden" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "gladden", "tickle", "calm", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "disfavoring":{ "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today" ], "synonyms":[ "disliking", "disrelishing", "misliking" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "resenting", "condemning", "despising", "scorning", "cringing (at)", "disapproving (of)", "frowning (on or upon)", "minding", "objecting (to)", "shying (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "esteeming", "regarding", "respecting", "adoring", "deifying", "idolizing", "reverencing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "drinking (in)", "savoring", "savouring", "doting (on)", "idolizing", "favoring", "preferring" ], "antonyms":[ "adoring", "cottoning (to)", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "polls showing that this political candidate is highly disfavored by most voters" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecating", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disesteeming", "disliking", "frowning (on or upon)", "misliking", "reproving", "tsk-tsking", "tutting (over or about)", "tut-tutting (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishing", "objecting (to)", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting", "reprehending", "reprobating", "scorning", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "discommending", "chiding", "rebuking", "reproaching", "scolding" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "supporting", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approving", "favoring", "liking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disables":{ "to cause severe or permanent injury to":{ "examples":[ "a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash" ], "synonyms":[ "cripples", "incapacitates", "lames", "maims", "mutilates" ], "near synonyms":[ "dismembers", "hamstrings", "hobbles", "paralyzes", "batters", "bruises", "bungs up", "mangles", "mauls", "roughs (up)", "gores", "lacerates", "wings", "wounds", "disfigures", "scars", "kneecaps", "breaks", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "bashes", "beats", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "drubs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "pastes", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "thumps", "bangs", "boxes", "hits", "punches", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thrashes", "thwacks", "whacks", "flogs", "lashes", "wallops", "whips", "kills", "murders", "torments", "tortures" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rejuvenates", "renews", "repairs", "restores" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move":{ "examples":[ "disabled the controls for unauthorized users" ], "synonyms":[ "cripples", "hamstrings", "immobilizes", "incapacitates", "paralyzes", "prostrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "attenuates", "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "saps", "tires", "undercuts", "undermines", "weakens", "hobbles", "lames", "maims", "mutilates", "knocks out" ], "near antonyms":[ "energizes", "galvanizes", "invigorates", "vitalizes", "fortifies", "strengthens", "empowers", "freshens", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disclosing (to)":{ "as in announcing (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "announcing (to)", "advertising", "alerting", "notifying", "assuring", "certifying", "convincing", "reassuring", "warranting", "acquainting", "advising", "apprising", "briefing", "catching up", "clearing", "clueing (in)", "cluing (in)", "enlightening", "familiarizing", "filling in", "hipping", "informing", "instructing", "telling", "versing", "wising (up)", "educating", "lecturing", "schooling", "teaching", "tutoring", "disabusing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "undeceiving" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinforming", "misleading" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discriminational":{ "favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people":{ "examples":[ "are you guilty of discriminational behavior toward people unlike yourself?" ], "synonyms":[ "differential", "discriminating", "discriminative", "discriminatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "biased", "inequitable", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "prejudicial", "unequal", "unfair", "unjust", "clubby", "elitist", "selective", "segregative" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "equitable", "fair", "just", "impartial", "neutral", "objective", "unbiased", "uncolored", "unprejudiced" ], "antonyms":[ "nondiscriminatory" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "distrait":{ "feeling overwhelming fear or worry":{ "examples":[ "he grew more and more distrait as hours passed without confirmation that there were survivors of the plane crash" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "delirious", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarmed", "anxious", "disquieted", "disturbed", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrought (up)", "affrighted", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "ballistic", "berserk", "crazed", "demented", "deranged", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "nuclear", "raging", "ranting", "raving" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "cool", "coolheaded", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[ "collected", "composed", "recollected", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "unhysterical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dispossession":{ "as in deprivation , privation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deprivation", "privation", "loss", "mislaying", "misplacement", "forfeit", "forfeiture", "penalty", "sacrifice", "bereavement", "absence", "lack", "need", "want" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquisition", "gain", "control", "hands", "having", "keeping", "possession" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in ouster , ejection":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ejection", "ouster", "relocation", "resettlement", "extradition", "banishment", "deportation", "displacement", "exile", "expatriation", "expulsion", "ostracism", "relegation", "evacuation", "exodus", "emigration", "migration", "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave", "leave-taking", "lighting out", "outgo", "parting", "quitting", "walking out", "flight", "retirement", "retreat", "running away", "withdrawal", "diaspora", "dispersion", "scattering", "embarkation", "embarkment" ], "near antonyms":[ "repatriation", "return", "coming", "approach", "entrance", "ingress" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishing":{ "to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming" ], "synonyms":[ "blabbing", "gossiping", "talking", "tattling", "wagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "bandying (about)", "circulating", "noising (about or abroad)", "rumoring", "blabbering", "disclosing", "divulging", "revealing", "telling", "hinting", "implying", "insinuating", "intimating", "letting on", "suggesting", "informing", "reporting", "snitching", "squealing", "tipping (off)", "babbling", "spilling", "confiding" ], "near antonyms":[ "clamming up", "shutting up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disincentives":{ "as in counterincentives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "counterincentives", "counter-incentives" ], "near antonyms":[ "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "impetuses", "impulses", "incentives", "incitations", "incitements", "instigations", "momenta", "momentums", "motivations", "provocations", "spurs", "stimulants", "stimuli", "yeasts", "inducements", "invitations", "antecedents", "causes", "considerations", "grounds", "motives", "occasions", "reasons" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discreteness":{ "the state of being kept distinct":{ "examples":[ "the discreteness of the sonnets is given visual emphasis by having each one on a separate page" ], "synonyms":[ "demarcation", "discrimination", "distinction", "separation" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiation", "isolation", "segregation" ], "near antonyms":[ "blurring", "confusion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distempers":{ "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "contracted some tropical distemper while he was doing research in the jungles of Borneo" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "ailments", "ails", "bugs", "complaints", "complications", "conditions", "diseases", "disorders", "distemperatures", "fevers", "illnesses", "ills", "infirmities", "maladies", "sicknesses", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagions", "contagious diseases", "contagia", "infections", "attacks", "bouts", "fits", "spells", "debilities", "decrepitudes", "weaknesses", "malaises", "matters", "pips", "epidemics", "pestilences", "pests", "plagues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "despite his career success, he has been distempered by nagging feelings of inadequacy his whole life" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disarticulates":{ "as in breaks up , divides":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaks up", "disaggregates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "divides", "separates", "detaches", "disengages", "breaks down", "demounts", "disassembles", "dismantles", "dismembers", "dismounts", "knocks down", "strikes", "takes down" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "constructs", "builds", "erects", "pitches", "combines", "unites" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distaining":{ "to make dirty":{ "examples":[ "weary soldiers with hands distained with blood" ], "synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "bemiring", "besmirching", "blackening", "daubing", "dirtying", "fouling", "gauming", "griming", "miring", "mucking", "muddying", "smirching", "smudging", "soiling", "staining", "sullying" ], "near synonyms":[ "contaminating", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "discoloring", "confusing", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disordering", "draggling", "jumbling", "messing", "muddling", "collying", "crocking" ], "near antonyms":[ "decontaminating", "purging", "purifying", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "brushing", "dry-cleaning", "dusting", "laundering", "mopping", "rinsing", "scouring", "scrubbing", "sweeping", "washing", "wiping", "brightening", "deodorizing", "freshening", "renewing", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up)", "tidying (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "cleaning", "cleansing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disqualify":{ "as in decertify , delegitimize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decertify", "delegitimize", "invalidate", "nullify", "disallow", "forbid", "proscribe", "disable", "disempower", "disenfranchise" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorize", "entitle", "privilege", "qualify", "empower", "enable", "enfranchise", "license", "licence", "approve", "endorse", "indorse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomfit":{ "to prevent from achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up" ], "synonyms":[ "baffle", "balk", "beat", "checkmate", "foil", "frustrate", "thwart" ], "near synonyms":[ "bar", "block", "clog", "encumber", "fetter", "hamper", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "arrest", "check", "halt", "set back", "short-circuit", "stall", "stop", "avert", "forestall", "obviate", "preclude", "prevent", "negate", "neutralize", "nullify", "counteract", "offset", "conquer", "defeat", "overcome" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "ease", "facilitate", "smooth" ], "antonyms":[ "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nurture", "promote" ] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one" ], "synonyms":[ "abash", "confound", "confuse", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitate", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "put off", "put out", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate", "queer", "shame" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "comfort", "console", "relieve", "soothe", "buoy", "cheer", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "assure", "reassure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discusses":{ "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "argues", "bandies", "bats (around or back and forth)", "canvasses", "canvases", "debates", "disputes", "hashes (over or out)", "moots", "talks over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviews", "speaks (about)", "talks (about)", "broaches", "introduces", "propounds", "raises", "stirs up", "forges", "hammers out", "talks out", "thrashes (out)", "wrestles (with)", "chews over", "considers", "deliberates", "weighs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disputable":{ "giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged":{ "examples":[ "a speech full of disputable generalizations about people" ], "synonyms":[ "debatable", "dodgy", "doubtable", "doubtful", "dubious", "dubitable", "equivocal", "fishy", "problematic", "problematical", "queer", "questionable", "shady", "shaky", "suspect", "suspicious" ], "near synonyms":[ "alleged", "so-called", "supposed", "moot", "ambiguous", "open", "unclear", "uncertain", "undecided", "undetermined", "far-fetched", "flimsy", "improbable", "unlikely", "weak" ], "near antonyms":[ "decisive", "definitive", "clear", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "positive" ], "antonyms":[ "certain", "hands-down", "incontestable", "indisputable", "indubitable", "questionless", "sure", "undeniable", "undoubted", "unproblematic", "unquestionable" ] }, "open to question or dispute":{ "examples":[ "all disputable claims must be referred to the committee" ], "synonyms":[ "arguable", "controvertible", "debatable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "issuable", "moot", "negotiable", "questionable" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradictable", "refutable", "controversial", "debated", "disputed", "dubious", "iffy", "inconclusive", "indecisive", "problematic", "problematical", "shaky", "uncertain", "academic", "academical", "hypothetical", "speculative", "theoretical", "theoretic", "ambiguous", "equivocal" ], "near antonyms":[ "irrefutable", "definite", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "absolute", "clear", "conclusive", "decisive", "uncontested", "undisputed" ], "antonyms":[ "accomplished", "certain", "hands-down", "inarguable", "incontestable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "irrefragable", "positive", "questionless", "settled", "sure", "unanswerable", "unarguable", "unchallengeable", "undebatable", "undeniable", "unquestionable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discordances":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "there was a real discordance between the tough guys that the actor played in the movies and the softy that he was in real life" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{ "examples":[ "the jarring discordance coming from the garage where the band was rehearsing" ], "synonyms":[ "babels", "blares", "bluster", "bowwows", "brawls", "bruits", "cacophonies", "chatters", "clamors", "clangors", "decibels", "dins", "katzenjammers", "noises", "rackets", "rattles", "roars" ], "near synonyms":[ "discords", "dissonances", "commotions", "furors", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurly-burlies", "rumpuses", "tumults", "uproars", "clatters", "jangles", "bangs", "blasts", "booms", "claps", "cracks", "crashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "lulls", "quietudes", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[ "quiets", "silences", "stills" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disagreeing":{ "not being in agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "their disagreeing accounts of what happened that night make me wonder if either is telling the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "conflicting", "discordant", "discrepant", "incompatible", "incongruous", "inconsistent", "inconsonant", "inharmonious", "mutually exclusive", "repugnant" ], "near synonyms":[ "irreconcilable", "antagonistic", "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "opposing", "opposite" ], "near antonyms":[ "akin", "like", "similar" ], "antonyms":[ "accordant", "agreeing", "compatible", "concordant", "conformable (to)", "congruent", "congruous", "consistent", "consonant", "correspondent (with or to)", "harmonious", "nonconflicting" ] }, "to have a different opinion":{ "examples":[ "the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed" ], "synonyms":[ "differing", "dissenting", "nonconcurring" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting", "contrasting", "countering", "debating", "objecting", "opposing", "protesting", "resisting", "contesting", "disputing", "arguing", "bickering", "falling out", "quarreling", "quarrelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceding", "accepting", "acquiescing", "complying", "consenting", "deferring", "subscribing", "affiliating", "allying", "associating", "collaborating", "colluding", "coming round", "compromising", "cooperating", "getting along", "siding" ], "antonyms":[ "agreeing", "assenting", "concurring" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disciplinarians":{ "a person who is very strict about punishing bad behavior; a person who uses discipline as a way of making sure that rules or orders are obeyed":{ "examples":[ "The school's principal is a strict disciplinarian ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discipliners", "enforcers", "martinets", "taskmasters", "caesars", "despots", "dictators", "f\u00fchrers", "fuehrers", "oppressors", "pharaohs", "strongmen", "tyrannizers", "tyrants", "autarchs", "autocrats", "monocrats", "authoritarians", "Big Brothers", "paramounts", "potentates", "totalitarians", "caudillos", "overlords", "warlords", "bosses", "captains", "chiefs", "dominators", "kingpins", "leaders", "masters", "overlords", "rulers", "kings", "lords", "monarchs", "queens", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "baronesses", "barons", "czarinas", "tsarinas", "tzarinas", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "magnates", "moguls", "tycoons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disassociates":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "decouples", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "displacing":{ "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage" ], "synonyms":[ "budging", "dislocating", "disturbing", "moving", "relocating", "removing", "repositioning", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "driving", "hauling", "lugging", "toting", "transmitting", "transplanting", "transporting", "replacing", "superseding", "supplanting", "altering", "making over", "modifying", "redoing", "refashioning", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchoring", "fixing", "freezing", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "stabilizing", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to force to leave a country":{ "examples":[ "World War II displaced people all over Europe" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "deporting", "exiling", "expatriating", "relegating", "transporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "casting out", "dismissing", "ejecting", "eliminating", "evicting", "excluding", "expelling", "expulsing", "kicking out", "ousting", "running out", "throwing out", "excommunicating", "ostracizing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "dispossessing" ], "near antonyms":[ "naturalizing", "repatriating", "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking in", "entertaining", "harboring", "housing", "sheltering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take the place of":{ "examples":[ "inefficient methods displaced by newer ones" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting out", "displanting", "relieving", "replacing", "substituting", "superseding", "supplanting" ], "near synonyms":[ "preempting", "usurping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{ "examples":[ "the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover" ], "synonyms":[ "defrocking", "deposing", "depriving", "dethroning", "ousting", "uncrowning", "unmaking", "unseating", "unthroning" ], "near synonyms":[ "canning", "cashiering", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "mustering out", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "overthrowing", "subverting", "supplanting", "toppling", "usurping", "banishing", "booting (out)", "bouncing", "casting out", "chasing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "extruding", "routing", "running off", "throwing out" ], "near antonyms":[ "baptizing", "baptising", "inaugurating", "inducting", "initiating", "installing", "instating", "investing", "appointing", "designating", "electing" ], "antonyms":[ "crowning", "enthroning", "throning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disproportion":{ "a state of being different in a way that is not fair, reasonable, or expected":{ "examples":[ "The author does not explain the disproportion between the value of the stones." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence", "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness", "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity", "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disappoints":{ "to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of":{ "examples":[ "they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game" ], "synonyms":[ "cheats", "dissatisfies", "fails", "lets down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bums (out)", "chagrins", "discontents", "disgruntles", "displeases", "distresses", "upsets", "disenchants", "disillusions", "deceives", "deludes", "mocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfills", "fulfils", "gladdens" ], "antonyms":[ "contents", "gratifies", "satisfies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disemboweling":{ "to take the internal organs out of":{ "examples":[ "ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaning", "drawing", "eviscerating", "gutting" ], "near synonyms":[ "boning", "dressing", "cutting", "excising", "extracting", "removing", "withdrawing", "yanking", "transplanting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disliked":{ "as in hated , despised":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "disdained", "disfavored", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "unfavorite", "unbeloved", "abandoned", "forgotten", "ignored", "alienated", "estranged" ], "near antonyms":[ "beloved", "cherished", "darling", "dear", "fair-haired", "favored", "favorite", "fond", "loved", "pet", "precious", "special", "sweet", "white-headed", "admired", "adored", "appreciated", "esteemed", "relished", "revered", "prized", "treasured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "the two dogs disliked each other the first time they met, and never did become friends" ], "synonyms":[ "disfavored", "disrelished", "misliked" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "resented", "condemned", "despised", "scorned", "cringed (at)", "disapproved (of)", "frowned (on or upon)", "minded", "objected (to)", "shied (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admired", "appreciated", "cherished", "esteemed", "regarded", "respected", "adored", "deified", "idolized", "revered", "reverenced", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "drank (in)", "savored", "savoured", "doted (on)", "idolized", "favored", "preferred" ], "antonyms":[ "adored", "cottoned (to)", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "liked", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "dislike the governor's heavy-handed way of pushing his agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecated", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disesteemed", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)", "misliked", "reproved", "tsk-tsked", "tutted (over or about)", "tut-tutted (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelished", "objected (to)", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected", "reprehended", "reprobated", "scorned", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "discommended", "chid", "chided", "rebuked", "reproached", "scolded" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "supported", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approved", "favored", "liked" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disjoining":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disjoined the two drinking glasses, which were stuck together, only with the greatest difficulty" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispelling":{ "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing out", "disbanding", "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering", "squandering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking up", "isolating", "parting", "segregating", "separating", "splitting (up)", "diffusing", "disseminating", "diverging", "spreading" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinating", "conglomerating", "unifying", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[ "assembling", "clustering", "collecting", "concentrating", "congregating", "gathering", "ingathering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disendowed":{ "as in defunded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defunded", "drew", "received", "subsisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "endowed", "financed", "funded", "subsidized", "established", "founded", "organized", "bequeathed", "contributed", "donated", "subscribed", "supported", "underwrote" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disremember":{ "to be unable to recall or think of":{ "examples":[ "with advancing age I seem to disremember quite a lot of things" ], "synonyms":[ "forget", "unlearn" ], "near synonyms":[ "lose", "miss", "blank", "misremember", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "slur (over)" ], "near antonyms":[ "remind" ], "antonyms":[ "flash back (to)", "hark back (to)", "harken back (to)", "hearken back (to)", "mind", "recall", "recollect", "remember", "reminisce (about)", "think (of)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismissing":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies" ], "synonyms":[ "axing", "bouncing", "canning", "cashiering", "discharging", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating", "turning off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizing", "excessing", "furloughing", "laying off", "trimming", "booting (out)", "chucking (out)", "drumming (out)", "kicking out", "throwing out", "unseating", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "reemploying", "re-employing", "rehiring", "contracting", "subcontracting", "recruiting" ], "antonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the sick boy's nurse dismissed the visitors so he could get some rest" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "booting (out)", "bouncing", "casting out", "chasing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "extruding", "kicking out", "ousting", "outing", "routing", "running off", "throwing out", "turfing (out)", "turning out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforcing", "deporting", "displacing", "dispossessing", "evicting", "exiling", "expatriating", "ostracizing", "reading out", "shutting out", "axing", "canning", "cashiering", "defenestrating", "discharging", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking", "taking in", "welcoming", "entertaining", "harboring", "housing", "lodging", "sheltering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "critics dismissed his music as mere noise" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "diminishing", "discounting", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diseases":{ "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{ "examples":[ "they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "ailments", "ails", "bugs", "complaints", "complications", "conditions", "disorders", "distemperatures", "distempers", "fevers", "illnesses", "ills", "infirmities", "maladies", "sicknesses", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagions", "contagious diseases", "contagia", "infections", "attacks", "bouts", "fits", "spells", "debilities", "decrepitudes", "weaknesses", "malaises", "matters", "pips", "epidemics", "pestilences", "pests", "plagues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disqualifying":{ "as in decertifying , delegitimizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decertifying", "delegitimizing", "invalidating", "nullifying", "disallowing", "forbidding", "proscribing", "disabling", "disempowering", "disenfranchising" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorizing", "entitling", "privileging", "qualifying", "empowering", "enabling", "enfranchising", "licensing", "licencing", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disc jockeys":{ "as in DJs , shock jocks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "DJs", "shock jocks", "veejays", "VJs", "mistresses of ceremonies", "hucksters", "pitchmen", "announcers", "emcees", "hosts", "MCs", "anchormen", "anchorpeople", "anchors", "anchorwomen", "newscasters", "CBers", "hams", "radiomen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disports":{ "to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{ "examples":[ "disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport" ], "synonyms":[ "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "regales", "solaces" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbs", "busies", "distracts", "engages", "engrosses", "immerses", "interests", "involves", "occupies", "beguiles", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "delights", "enchants", "enthralls", "enthrals", "fascinates", "grips", "hypnotizes", "intrigues", "mesmerizes", "coddles", "gratifies", "humors", "indulges", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "pleases", "pleasures", "spoils", "appeases", "comforts", "conciliates", "consoles", "contents", "mollifies", "obliges", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates", "soothes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bores", "jades", "drains", "enervates", "exhausts", "fatigues", "tires", "wearies", "wears", "wears out", "aggravates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "disturbs", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "nettles", "peeves", "perturbs", "pesters", "piques", "upsets", "vexes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities" ], "synonyms":[ "dallies", "frolics", "plays", "recreates", "rollicks", "skylarks", "sports", "toys" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorts", "frisks", "gambols", "romps", "dabbles", "trifles", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "delights", "pleases", "dabbles", "fiddles (around)", "messes around", "putters (around)", "bums (around)", "dawdles", "goldbricks", "hangs", "hangs about", "idles", "loafs", "lounges (around or about)", "relaxes", "rests", "screws around", "slacks (off)", "jests", "jokes", "teases" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "labors", "plods", "plugs (away)", "slaves", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "sweats", "toils", "works" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio" ], "synonyms":[ "capers", "cavorts", "frisks", "frolics", "gambols", "larks", "rollicks", "romps", "sports" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounds", "hops", "leaps", "lopes", "skips", "springs", "trips", "tumbles", "curvets", "dances", "prances", "carouses", "revels", "roisters", "carries on", "fools around", "horses around", "clowns", "cuts up", "joyrides", "roughhouses", "skylarks", "kites" ], "near antonyms":[ "mopes", "pouts", "stews", "sulks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices" ], "synonyms":[ "displays", "exhibits", "exposes", "flashes", "flaunts", "lays out", "parades", "produces", "shows", "shows off", "sports", "struts", "unveils" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandishes", "flourishes", "waves", "advertises", "airs", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "heralds", "placards", "posts", "proclaims", "publicizes", "sounds", "trumpets", "divulges", "talks (about)", "tells (of)", "bares", "discovers", "reveals", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflages", "disguises", "masks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "obscures", "occludes", "occults", "shrouds", "veils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenfranchising":{ "as in disabling , disempowering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disabling", "disempowering", "disqualifying", "decertifying", "disallowing", "forbidding", "proscribing", "delegitimizing", "invalidating", "nullifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "authorizing", "entitling", "privileging", "qualifying", "empowering", "enabling", "enfranchising", "licensing", "licencing", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discording":{ "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting", "disaccording", "jarring" ], "near synonyms":[ "battling", "combating", "combatting", "engaging", "fighting", "warring (against)", "chafing", "galling", "grating", "jangling", "differing", "disagreeing", "dissenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeing", "assenting", "coinciding", "concurring", "corresponding" ], "antonyms":[ "according", "blending", "conforming (to or with)", "fitting", "harmonizing", "matching" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dispels":{ "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers" ], "synonyms":[ "clears out", "disbands", "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters", "squanders" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks up", "isolates", "parts", "segregates", "separates", "splits (up)", "diffuses", "disseminates", "diverges", "spreads" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinates", "conglomerates", "unifies", "unites" ], "antonyms":[ "assembles", "clusters", "collects", "concentrates", "congregates", "gathers", "ingathers" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disendow":{ "as in defund":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defund", "draw", "receive", "subsist" ], "near antonyms":[ "endow", "finance", "fund", "subsidize", "establish", "found", "organize", "bequeath", "contribute", "donate", "subscribe", "support", "underwrite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissociable":{ "as in detachable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detachable", "divisible", "separable" ], "near antonyms":[ "indivisible", "inseparable", "combinable", "joinable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dissenting (to)":{ "as in opposing , protesting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "opposing", "protesting", "declining", "denying", "disallowing", "disapproving", "negativing", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning", "turning down", "vetoing", "holding off", "resisting", "withstanding", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "having", "taking", "acceding (to)", "assenting (to)", "conceding (to)", "confirming", "consenting (to)", "OK'ing", "okaying", "ratifying", "sanctioning", "warranting", "acquiescing (to)", "bowing (to)", "capitulating (to)", "giving in (to)", "submitting (to)", "succumbing (to)", "surrendering (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disintegrates":{ "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "corrupts", "decays", "decomposes", "festers", "fouls", "molders", "molds", "perishes", "putrefies", "rots", "spoils" ], "near synonyms":[ "sours", "turns", "turns off", "contaminates", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "addles", "curdles", "ferments", "mortifies", "rusts", "crumbles", "declines", "degenerates", "descends", "deteriorates", "dilapidates", "sinks", "withers" ], "near antonyms":[ "ages", "develops", "grows", "matures", "ripens", "refreshes", "renews", "restores", "cleanses", "purifies", "assembles", "composes", "integrates", "ameliorates", "betters", "improves", "meliorates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce to fine particles":{ "examples":[ "modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes" ], "synonyms":[ "atomizes", "beats", "brays", "comminutes", "crushes", "grinds", "mills", "mulls", "pounds", "powders", "pulverizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "grates", "kibbles", "crumbles", "crunches", "breaks", "busts", "dashes", "fractures", "fragments", "shatters", "smashes", "splinters", "micronizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks up", "busts", "dismembers", "disrupts", "fractures", "fragments", "rives" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomizes", "crushes", "grinds", "powders", "pulverizes", "reduces", "blasts", "blows up", "bursts", "detonates", "explodes", "cracks", "pops", "shatters", "shivers", "smashes", "chips", "slivers", "splinters", "splits", "implodes", "destroys", "ruins", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "heals", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discomfort":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "as in distress , uneasiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitation", "bother", "chagrin", "discomposure", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturbance", "perturbation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "abashment", "confusion", "discomfiture", "disconcertment", "embarrassment", "fluster", "mortification", "disgrace", "ignominy", "shame", "debasement", "degradation", "humiliation", "humble pie" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "composure", "confidence", "coolness", "equanimity", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-possession" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in inconvenience , annoyance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annoyance", "inconvenience", "nuisance", "challenge", "complication", "difficulty", "grief", "grievance", "hardship", "rigor", "acid test", "litmus test", "adversity", "affliction", "asperity", "misadventure", "mischance", "misfortune", "mishap", "privation", "tragedy", "tribulation", "trouble", "vicissitude", "woe", "baptism", "initiation", "cross", "crucible", "fire", "gauntlet", "gantlet", "ordeal", "trial" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "discoveries":{ "the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time":{ "examples":[ "the discovery of a new species of starfish" ], "synonyms":[ "detections", "findings" ], "near synonyms":[ "espials", "notices", "disclosures", "exposures", "revelations", "creations", "inventions", "explorations", "rediscoveries" ], "near antonyms":[ "disappearances", "losses", "concealments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something discovered":{ "examples":[ "his many zoological discoveries include several species of birds" ], "synonyms":[ "finds" ], "near synonyms":[ "pay dirts", "strikes", "treasure troves", "breakthroughs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disarranged":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "a disarranged collection of sports memorabilia scattered about the room" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the wind had hopelessly disarranged my hair" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disabilities":{ "a condition that interferes with someone's ability to engage in certain tasks":{ "examples":[ "The group provides one-on-one mentorship to students with various disabilities .", "The disability caused by the car crash prevented him from working." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disablements", "impairments", "afflictions", "damages", "detriments", "dysfunctions", "harms", "hurts", "injuries", "maladies", "incapabilities", "incapacities", "debilitations", "incapacitations", "failings", "faults", "weaknesses", "deficiencies", "deficits", "imperfections", "inabilities", "inadequacies", "insufficiences", "insufficiencies", "lacks", "needs", "shortcomings", "shortfalls", "wants", "debits", "disadvantages", "disbenefits", "downsides", "drawbacks", "handicaps", "incommodities", "liabilities", "minuses", "negatives", "strikes" ], "near antonyms":[ "abilities", "capabilities", "capacities", "competences", "competencies", "faculties" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disrespectfully":{ "as in rudely , contemptuously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "impolitely", "rudely", "scornfully", "snootily", "discourteously", "inconsiderately", "thoughtlessly", "cruelly", "heartlessly", "nastily", "viciously", "shabbily", "unfairly" ], "near antonyms":[ "considerately", "courteously", "graciously", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "thoughtfully", "well", "pleasantly", "excusably", "fairly", "justifiably", "validly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disorganize":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "those unexpected problems that can disorganize an entire plan" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissipation":{ "a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{ "examples":[ "the wasting of a once promising life in dissipation and drunkenness" ], "synonyms":[ "abjection", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "decadency", "degeneracy", "degenerateness", "degeneration", "degradation", "demoralization", "depravity", "dissipatedness", "dissoluteness", "libertinage", "libertinism", "perversion", "pervertedness", "rakishness", "turpitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "evil", "immorality", "sinfulness", "villainy", "wickedness", "filth", "gangrene", "rot", "squalor" ], "near antonyms":[ "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":{ "examples":[ "the dissipation of the clouds by the early morning winds" ], "synonyms":[ "disbandment", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffusion", "dissemination", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "separation", "split" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembly", "collection", "concentration", "gathering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disaggregates":{ "as in divides , disunites":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaks up", "disarticulates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "divides", "separates", "detaches", "disengages", "breaks down", "demounts", "disassembles", "dismantles", "dismembers", "dismounts", "knocks down", "strikes", "takes down" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "constructs", "builds", "erects", "pitches", "combines", "unites" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discolored":{ "as in stained , marked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dyed", "marked", "stained", "stippled", "flecked", "streaked", "dotted", "peppered", "sprinkled", "bespattered", "spattered", "colored", "colorful", "pigmented", "blotted", "brindled", "brindle", "calico", "specked", "speckled", "streaked", "checkered", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated", "shaded", "blotched", "blotchy", "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "mottled", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "splotched", "spotted" ], "near antonyms":[ "monochromatic", "monochrome", "monochromic", "solid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in blackened , polluted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "begrimed", "besmeared", "besmirched", "blackened", "blurred", "clouded", "dirtied", "polluted", "smeared", "smirched", "smudged", "smutted", "soiled", "sullied", "tarred", "blemished", "darkened", "marred", "poisoned", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tainted", "tarnished", "touched", "vitiated", "abased", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "fouled", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "shamed", "bastardized", "corrupted", "debauched", "demoralized", "depraved", "perverted", "subverted", "colored", "distorted", "twisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansed", "purified", "dignified", "elevated", "ennobled", "enshrined", "glorified", "hallowed", "magnified", "uplifted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disenthralls":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society" ], "synonyms":[ "discharges", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "enlarges", "frees", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bails (out)", "delivers", "paroles", "ransoms", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disembarrasses", "disencumbers", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "unshackles" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "commits", "immures", "imprisons", "incarcerates", "interns", "jails", "locks (up)", "conquers", "enslaves", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "antonyms":[ "binds", "confines", "enchains", "fetters", "restrains" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dishonestly":{ "as in falsely , deceitfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "artfully", "cannily", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "falsely", "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally", "archly", "calculatingly", "craftily", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slickly", "slyly", "slily", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessly", "guilelessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "naturally", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously", "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "freely", "openheartedly", "openly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disrespectful":{ "showing a lack of manners or consideration for others":{ "examples":[ "being four hours late is disrespectful of the people you promised to meet" ], "synonyms":[ "discourteous", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "thoughtless", "uncalled-for", "uncivil", "ungracious", "unhandsome", "unmannered", "unmannerly" ], "near synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassy", "brazen", "cheeky", "fresh", "impudent", "insolent", "lippy", "sassy", "saucy", "shameless", "boorish", "caddish", "churlish", "clownish", "loutish", "uncouth", "vulgar", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "snippety", "snippy", "antisocial", "crabbed", "cross", "disagreeable", "grumpy", "sullen", "surly", "improper", "incorrect", "indecent", "indecorous", "unseemly", "arrogant", "bumptious", "conceited", "haughty", "high-handed", "imperious", "peremptory", "pompous", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "supercilious", "superior" ], "near antonyms":[ "humble", "meek", "modest", "unassertive", "deferential", "dutiful", "respectful", "submissive", "yielding", "acceptable", "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "fit", "fitting", "good", "meet", "proper", "respectable", "right", "seemly", "suitable", "affable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "sociable", "felicitous", "graceful", "chivalrous", "courtly", "gallant", "ceremonious", "elegant", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "genteel", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "thoughtful", "well-bred" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disembowel":{ "to take the internal organs out of":{ "examples":[ "ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails" ], "synonyms":[ "clean", "draw", "eviscerate", "gut" ], "near synonyms":[ "bone", "dress", "cut", "excise", "extract", "remove", "withdraw", "yank", "transplant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaffirming":{ "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "denying", "disallowing", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disconfirming", "disowning", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refuting", "rejecting", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversing", "challenging", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "disagreeing (with)", "disputing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "admitting", "allowing", "avowing", "conceding", "confirming", "owning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disownment":{ "as in denial , disavowal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denial", "disaffirmance", "disavowal", "recantation", "renunciation", "repudiation", "retraction", "bait and switch", "switcheroo", "reconsideration", "retreat", "second thought", "about-face", "about-turn", "flip-flop", "reversal", "turnabout", "turnaround", "U-turn", "volte-face", "hesitation", "indecision", "irresolution", "shilly-shallying", "vacillation", "wavering", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disparagement":{ "the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant":{ "examples":[ "his predictable disparagement of the latest fashions among young people" ], "synonyms":[ "belittlement", "denigration", "deprecation", "depreciation", "derogation", "detraction", "diminishment", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dishes":{ "a usually circular utensil for holding something (as food)":{ "examples":[ "we threw all of the ingredients for the salsa into a dish and mixed them together" ], "synonyms":[ "vessels" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowls", "casseroles", "chargers", "cups", "plates", "platters", "salvers", "saucers", "servers", "trays", "waiters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "what a dish my blind date turned out to be!" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "cuties", "cuteys", "dolls", "dreamboats", "foxes", "fox", "glamour-pusses", "hotties", "knockouts", "lookers", "showstoppers", "tens" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauties", "eyefuls", "goddesses", "lovelies", "stunners", "beefcakes", "hunks", "studs", "superstuds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dogs" ] }, "to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming" ], "synonyms":[ "blabs", "gossips", "talks", "tattles", "wags" ], "near synonyms":[ "bandies (about)", "circulates", "noises (about or abroad)", "rumors", "blabbers", "discloses", "divulges", "reveals", "tells", "hints", "implies", "insinuates", "intimates", "lets on", "suggests", "informs", "reports", "snitches", "squeals", "tips (off)", "babbles", "spills", "confides" ], "near antonyms":[ "clams up", "shuts up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disclaiming":{ "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank" ], "synonyms":[ "denying", "disavowing", "disowning", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicting", "disallowing", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refusing", "rejecting", "challenging", "confuting", "criticizing", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting", "disputing", "questioning", "abdicating", "abjuring", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "admitting", "conceding", "confessing", "granting", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "confirming", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "avowing", "claiming", "owning", "recognizing" ] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicting", "denying", "disaffirming", "disallowing", "disavowing", "disconfirming", "disowning", "gainsaying", "negating", "negativing", "refuting", "rejecting", "repudiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "traversing", "challenging", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "disagreeing (with)", "disputing" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "affirming", "announcing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "maintaining", "professing", "submitting", "authenticating", "corroborating", "substantiating", "validating", "verifying" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledging", "admitting", "allowing", "avowing", "conceding", "confirming", "owning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconnections":{ "as in breakups , dissolutions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "partings", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "splits", "detachments", "divorcements", "separations", "severances" ], "near antonyms":[ "combinations", "connections", "consolidations", "couplings", "junctions", "mergers", "unifications", "unions", "agglomerations", "amalgamations", "blends", "coalescences", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mixes", "mixtures", "syntheses", "reunifications", "reunions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in disruptions , confusions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confusions", "disorders", "disorganizations", "disruptions", "upsets" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrangements", "arrays", "disposals", "dispositions", "distributions", "orderings", "orders", "sequences", "setups", "continuities", "precedences", "priorities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispensaries":{ "a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given":{ "examples":[ "a hospital dispensary" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sick bays", "apothecaries", "drugstores", "pharmacies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disgruntled":{ "having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{ "examples":[ "a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "discontent", "discontented", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent" ], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "examples":[ "an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS" ], "synonyms":[ "alienated", "aliened", "disaffected", "estranged", "soured" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonized", "embittered", "envenomed", "aggravated", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "broke up", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked", "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "riled", "vexed", "vext" ], "near antonyms":[ "endeared", "ingratiated", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "reconciled" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffected", "discontented", "displeased", "dissatisfied" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "aggrieved", "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "annoyed", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "depressed", "saddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "gladdened", "tickled", "calmed", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[ "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dismembers":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks up", "busts", "disintegrates", "disrupts", "fractures", "fragments", "rives" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomizes", "crushes", "grinds", "powders", "pulverizes", "reduces", "blasts", "blows up", "bursts", "detonates", "explodes", "cracks", "pops", "shatters", "shivers", "smashes", "chips", "slivers", "splinters", "splits", "implodes", "destroys", "ruins", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "heals", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismembered the stage settings after the last performance" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "demounts", "disassembles", "dismantles", "dismounts", "knocks down", "strikes", "takes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "breaks up", "disaggregates", "disarticulates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "divides", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "builds", "erects", "pitches", "combines", "unites" ], "antonyms":[ "assembles", "constructs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disgruntling":{ "as in disappointing , heartbreaking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheerless", "disappointing", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "saddening", "demoralizing", "depressing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "discomforting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting", "cold", "unfeeling", "unfriendly", "unkind", "unloving", "unpleasant" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheering", "comforting", "encouraging", "fulfilling", "gladdening", "gratifying", "heartening", "heartwarming", "rewarding", "satisfying", "affecting", "inspiring", "inspiriting", "moving", "poignant", "stirring", "touching", "edifying", "elevating", "uplifting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "examples":[ "an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS" ], "synonyms":[ "alienating", "aliening", "disaffecting", "estranging", "souring" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonizing", "embittering", "envenoming", "aggravating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "breaking up", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "disappointing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "exasperating", "galling", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "riling", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "endearing", "ingratiating", "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "reconciling" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore" ], "synonyms":[ "disaffecting", "discontenting", "displeasing", "dissatisfying" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienating", "estranging", "aggrieving", "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting", "annoying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "depressing", "saddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighting", "gladdening", "tickling", "calming", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "contenting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disrelishing":{ "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "I disrelish the thought of sitting through endless meetings on the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "disfavoring", "disliking", "misliking" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "resenting", "condemning", "despising", "scorning", "cringing (at)", "disapproving (of)", "frowning (on or upon)", "minding", "objecting (to)", "shying (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "esteeming", "regarding", "respecting", "adoring", "deifying", "idolizing", "reverencing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "drinking (in)", "savoring", "savouring", "doting (on)", "idolizing", "favoring", "preferring" ], "antonyms":[ "adoring", "cottoning (to)", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "displaceable":{ "as in portable , removable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "portable", "removable", "removeable", "transferable", "transferrable", "transportable", "adjustable", "flexible", "modular", "unbalanced", "unstable", "unsteady", "motile", "mobile", "movable", "moveable", "moving", "nonstationary" ], "near antonyms":[ "immobile", "nonmoving", "standing", "static", "stationary", "immotile", "immovable", "irremovable", "nonmotile", "unmovable", "frozen", "motionless", "moveless", "stagnant", "still" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disappear":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialize", "dissolve", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "fly", "melt", "sink", "vanish" ], "near synonyms":[ "blank (out)", "clear", "die (away or down or out)", "disperse", "dissipate", "dry up", "blur", "dim" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrive", "break out", "come out", "emerge", "issue", "loom", "show up" ], "antonyms":[ "appear", "materialize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discotheque":{ "as in disco , a-go-go":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "a-go-go", "disco", "bistro", "bo\u00eete", "cabaret", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "club", "nightclub", "nightspot", "nitery", "niterie", "roadhouse", "supper club", "barroom", "pub", "public house", "saloon", "tavern", "clip joint", "dive", "honky-tonk", "key club", "speakeasy", "canteen", "watering hole", "watering place" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disagreed":{ "to have a different opinion":{ "examples":[ "the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed" ], "synonyms":[ "differed", "dissented", "nonconcurred" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted", "contrasted", "countered", "debated", "objected", "opposed", "protested", "resisted", "contested", "disputed", "argued", "bickered", "fell out", "quarreled", "quarrelled" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceded", "accepted", "acquiesced", "complied", "consented", "deferred", "subscribed", "affiliated", "allied", "associated", "came round", "collaborated", "colluded", "compromised", "cooperated", "got along", "sided" ], "antonyms":[ "agreed", "assented", "concurred" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disbelieves":{ "to think not to be true or real":{ "examples":[ "many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead" ], "synonyms":[ "discredits", "negates" ], "near synonyms":[ "denies", "rejects", "repudiates", "distrusts", "doubts", "mistrusts", "suspects", "debunks", "disproves", "refutes", "derides", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scoffs (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "trusts" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "believes", "credits", "swallows" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disembarked":{ "to go ashore from a ship":{ "examples":[ "the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami" ], "synonyms":[ "debarked", "landed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beached", "anchored", "docked", "put in" ], "near antonyms":[ "boarded", "got (on)", "weighed (anchor)" ], "antonyms":[ "embarked" ] }, "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "before you disembark , make sure you haven't left anything on your seat" ], "synonyms":[ "alighted", "alit", "descended", "dismounted", "got down", "lit", "lighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplaned", "detrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "boarded", "climbed (aboard)", "got in", "mounted", "enplaned", "emplaned", "entrained" ], "antonyms":[ "embarked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disrated":{ "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "several noncommissioned officers had been disrated" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "busted", "bust", "degraded", "demoted", "downgraded", "reduced" ], "near synonyms":[ "canned", "cashiered", "dismissed", "downsized", "fired", "laid off", "sacked", "abased", "debased", "demeaned", "humbled", "humiliated", "lowered" ], "near antonyms":[ "hired" ], "antonyms":[ "advanced", "elevated", "promoted", "raised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dishevel":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dish":{ "a usually circular utensil for holding something (as food)":{ "examples":[ "we threw all of the ingredients for the salsa into a dish and mixed them together" ], "synonyms":[ "vessel" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowl", "casserole", "charger", "cup", "plate", "platter", "salver", "saucer", "server", "tray", "waiter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "what a dish my blind date turned out to be!" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "cutie", "cutey", "doll", "dreamboat", "fox", "glamour-puss", "hottie", "knockout", "looker", "showstopper", "ten" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauty", "eyeful", "goddess", "lovely", "stunner", "beefcake", "hunk", "stud", "superstud" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dog" ] }, "information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "regularly watches the entertainment news program for all the Hollywood dish" ], "synonyms":[ "buzz", "gossip", "hearsay", "noise", "report", "rumor", "scuttlebutt", "talk", "tattle", "word" ], "near synonyms":[ "tale", "whisper", "whispering", "hint", "intimation", "rumbling", "disinformation", "propaganda", "urban legend", "urban myth", "dirt", "scandal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{ "examples":[ "a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming" ], "synonyms":[ "blab", "gossip", "talk", "tattle", "wag" ], "near synonyms":[ "bandy (about)", "circulate", "noise (about or abroad)", "rumor", "blabber", "disclose", "divulge", "reveal", "tell", "hint", "imply", "insinuate", "intimate", "let on", "suggest", "inform", "report", "snitch", "squeal", "tip (off)", "babble", "spill", "confide" ], "near antonyms":[ "clam up", "shut up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "district attorneys":{ "as in prosecutors , solicitors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "prosecuting attorneys", "prosecutors", "solicitors", "advocates", "attorneys", "attorneys-at-law", "counselors", "counsellors", "counselors-at-law", "counsels", "lawyers", "legal eagles", "cocounsels", "co-counsels", "criminal lawyers", "mouthpieces", "public defenders", "trial lawyers", "solicitors", "jurists", "lawgivers", "lawmakers", "legislators", "solons", "ambulance chasers", "pettifoggers", "Philadelphia lawyers", "shysters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispatches":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "dispatched a messenger with urgent news" ], "synonyms":[ "consigns", "packs (off)", "sends", "ships", "shoots", "transfers", "transmits", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveys", "delivers", "hands over", "passes", "renders", "advances", "drops", "launches", "addresses", "forwards", "exports", "imports", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "presents", "resends", "returns" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquires", "draws", "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "obtains", "procures", "secures" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "receives" ] }, "to deprive of life":{ "examples":[ "the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency" ], "synonyms":[ "carries off", "claims", "croaks", "destroys", "does in", "fells", "kills", "slays", "takes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumps off", "butchers", "cuts down", "finishes", "gets", "ices", "knocks off", "murders", "neutralizes", "offs", "puts away", "rubs out", "scrags", "snuffs", "takes out", "wastes", "whacks", "annihilates", "blots out", "decimates", "kills off", "massacres", "mows", "slaughters", "smites", "assassinates", "executes", "martyrs", "terminates", "euthanizes", "euthanatizes", "puts down", "suicides" ], "near antonyms":[ "raises", "restores", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revives", "nurtures" ], "antonyms":[ "animates" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinates", "bumps off", "croaks", "does in", "executes", "gets", "ices", "knocks off", "liquidates", "murders", "neutralizes", "offs", "puts away", "rubs out", "slays", "snuffs", "takes out", "terminates", "whacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows away", "shoots", "shoots down", "blots out", "carries off", "claims", "cuts down", "destroys", "fells", "kills", "smites", "zaps", "butchers", "massacres", "mows (down)", "slaughters", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "exterminates", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animates", "raises", "restores", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bests", "conquers", "defeats", "does down", "gets", "gets around", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "skunks", "stops", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "trims", "triumphs (over)", "upends", "wins (against)", "worsts" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "annihilates", "blows away", "blows out", "bombs", "breaks", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "crushes", "drubs", "finishes", "flattens", "overwhelms", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "slaughters", "smokes", "snows under", "thrashes", "trounces", "upsets", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "subjugates", "unseats", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "excels", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends" ], "near antonyms":[ "falls", "gives up", "goes down", "goes under", "collapses", "fails", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "washes out" ], "antonyms":[ "loses (to)" ] }, "a message on paper from one person or group to another":{ "examples":[ "a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home" ], "synonyms":[ "epistles", "letters", "memorandums", "memoranda", "memos", "missives", "notes" ], "near synonyms":[ "billets-doux", "open letters", "airmails", "cards", "electronic mails", "e-mails", "junk mails", "mails", "postal cards", "postcards", "communications", "reports", "encyclicals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a piece of conveyed information":{ "examples":[ "a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans" ], "synonyms":[ "communications", "messages" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulletins", "communiqu\u00e9s", "expresses", "reports", "memorandums", "memoranda", "memos", "notices", "epistles", "letters", "missives", "notes", "electronic mails", "e-mails", "voice mails", "intelligence", "news", "tidings", "words", "commands", "directives", "instructions", "orders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dismembering":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking up", "busting", "disintegrating", "disrupting", "fracturing", "fragmenting", "riving" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomizing", "crushing", "grinding", "powdering", "pulverizing", "reducing", "blasting", "blowing up", "bursting", "detonating", "exploding", "cracking", "popping", "shattering", "shivering", "smashing", "chipping", "slivering", "splintering", "splitting", "imploding", "destroying", "ruining", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "healing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismembered the stage settings after the last performance" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "demounting", "disassembling", "dismantling", "dismounting", "knocking down", "striking", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "breaking up", "disaggregating", "disarticulating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "building", "erecting", "pitching", "combining", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[ "assembling", "constructing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distressingly":{ "as in darkly , dismally":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "disemboweled":{ "to take the internal organs out of":{ "examples":[ "ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaned", "drew", "eviscerated", "gutted" ], "near synonyms":[ "boned", "dressed", "cut", "excised", "extracted", "removed", "withdrew", "yanked", "transplanted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disciplines":{ "a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{ "examples":[ "you must choose a discipline to focus on in college" ], "synonyms":[ "areas", "arenas", "bailiwicks", "baronies", "businesses", "circles", "demesnes", "departments", "domains", "elements", "fiefdoms", "fiefs", "fields", "firmaments", "fronts", "games", "kingdoms", "lines", "precincts", "provinces", "realms", "specialties", "spheres", "terrains", "walks" ], "near synonyms":[ "frontiers", "studies", "subjects", "territories", "turfs", "turves", "occupations", "professions", "pursuits", "rackets", "vocations", "ambits", "amplitudes", "breadths", "compasses", "confines", "dimensions", "extents", "kens", "reaches", "scopes", "sweeps", "widths", "subfields", "subspecialties", "sub-specialties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{ "examples":[ "harsh discipline was imposed to keep order within the ranks" ], "synonyms":[ "castigations", "chastisements", "comeuppances", "corrections", "deserts", "nemeses", "penalties", "punishments", "wraths" ], "near synonyms":[ "reprisals", "retaliations", "retributions", "revenges", "vengeances", "assessments", "charges", "fines", "mulcts", "examples", "sentences", "confinements", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "condemnations", "damnations", "denouncements", "censures", "criticisms", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproofs" ], "near antonyms":[ "amnesties", "indemnities", "pardons", "paroles", "acquittals", "exculpations", "exonerations", "vindications", "exemptions", "immunities", "impunities", "releases", "commutations", "reprieves", "absolutions", "remissions", "remitments", "condonations", "disregards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{ "examples":[ "the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt" ], "synonyms":[ "castigates", "chastens", "chastises", "corrects", "penalizes", "punishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "assesses", "charges", "docks", "fines", "imposes", "levies", "mulcts", "convicts", "sentences", "condemns", "damns", "denounces", "criticizes", "keelhauls", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproves", "wreaks" ], "near antonyms":[ "forfeits", "gets off", "ransoms", "releases", "commutes", "reprieves", "absolves", "acquits", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates" ], "antonyms":[ "excuses", "pardons", "spares" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "distressfully":{ "as in darkly , glumly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "distinguishing":{ "serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group":{ "examples":[ "a novice birder still learning the distinguishing features of various finches" ], "synonyms":[ "characteristic", "classic", "diagnostic", "diagnostical", "discriminating", "distinct", "distinctive", "identifying", "individual", "peculiar", "proper", "symptomatic", "typical" ], "near synonyms":[ "idiosyncratic", "identifiable", "pronounced", "unmistakable", "general", "generic", "common", "normal", "regular", "usual", "especial", "particular", "special", "specific", "archetypal", "archetypical", "model", "paradigmatic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "atypical", "nontypical", "uncharacteristic", "untypical" ] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "even at such a young age, he could distinguish the calls of various birds" ], "synonyms":[ "differencing", "differentiating", "discerning", "discriminating", "secerning", "separating" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguishing", "comprehending", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "dividing", "parting", "severing", "demarcating", "marking (off)", "setting off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounding", "lumping (together)", "mingling" ], "antonyms":[ "confusing", "mistaking", "mixing (up)" ] }, "to be an important feature of":{ "examples":[ "a collection of recipes distinguished by their ease and simplicity" ], "synonyms":[ "characterizing", "marking" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiating", "customizing", "individualizing", "particularizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to find out or establish the identity of":{ "examples":[ "learned at an early age to distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra" ], "synonyms":[ "fingering", "identifying", "ID'ing", "IDing", "pinpointing", "singling (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "diagnosing", "determining", "finding", "locating", "picking out", "placing", "recognizing", "spotting", "checking", "examining", "inspecting", "investigating", "noticing", "observing", "scrutinizing", "betraying", "disclosing", "discovering", "revealing" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaging", "concealing", "disguising", "hiding", "counterfeiting", "feigning", "shamming", "simulating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "examples":[ "could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist" ], "synonyms":[ "beholding", "catching", "descrying", "discerning", "espying", "eyeing", "eying", "looking (at)", "noticing", "noting", "observing", "perceiving", "regarding", "remarking", "seeing", "sighting", "spotting", "spying", "viewing", "witnessing" ], "near synonyms":[ "identifying", "making out", "picking out", "picking up", "attending (to)", "considering", "heeding", "marking", "minding", "studying", "watching", "examining", "inspecting", "scanning", "scrutinizing", "surveying", "glancing (at)", "glimpsing", "peering (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overpassing", "passing over", "missing", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "on the exam we were asked to distinguish the specimens by acidity" ], "synonyms":[ "assorting", "breaking down", "categorizing", "classifying", "classing", "codifying", "compartmentalizing", "compartmenting", "digesting", "distributing", "grading", "grouping", "pegging", "placing", "ranging", "ranking", "relegating", "separating", "sorting", "typing" ], "near synonyms":[ "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "systematizing", "alphabetizing", "cataloging", "cataloguing", "filing", "indexing", "listing", "referring", "pigeonholing", "shelving", "identifying", "recognizing", "culling", "screening", "setting", "sieving", "sifting", "winnowing", "clumping", "clustering", "colligating", "recategorizing", "reclassifying", "regrouping", "subcategorizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusing", "disarranging", "jumbling", "lumping", "mixing (up)", "scrambling", "misclassifying", "missorting", "mis-sorting", "mistyping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disfunction":{ "impaired or abnormal functioning (as of a body part)":{ "examples":[ "She's suffered from minor brain dysfunction since the accident." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affliction", "ailment", "condition", "disease", "disorder", "malady", "trouble", "upset", "illness", "indisposition", "sickness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness", "malaise", "sickishness", "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "infirmity", "invalidism", "invalidity", "lameness", "sickliness", "weakliness", "weakness", "hypochondria" ], "near antonyms":[ "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "wellness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness", "fettle", "fitness", "shape", "hardiness", "heartiness", "lustiness", "robustness", "ruggedness", "stamina", "strength", "toughness", "vigor", "vigorousness", "vitality", "bloom", "flush", "flushness", "weal", "welfare", "well-being", "comeback", "convalescence", "healing", "mending", "rally", "recovery", "recuperation", "rehab", "rehabilitation", "snapback" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disarrangements":{ "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "the disarrangement of the files makes it almost impossible to find anything" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrays", "dishevelments", "disorders", "disorganizations", "free-for-alls", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "antonyms":[ "orders" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disequilibrate":{ "as in imbalance , disequilibrium":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disequilibrium", "imbalance", "nonequilibrium", "unbalance", "changeability", "fluctuation", "inconstancy", "insecurity", "instability", "mutability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unsteadiness", "volatility" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "counterpoise", "equilibration", "equilibrium", "equipoise", "poise", "stasis", "counterbalance", "offset", "firmness", "fixedness", "security", "stability", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfurnishments":{ "as in ejections , dispossessions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deforcements", "dispossessions", "ejections", "invasions", "occupancies", "occupations", "preoccupancies", "trespasses", "encroachments", "infringements", "piracies", "despoilments", "defalcations", "embezzlements", "misapplications", "misappropriations", "misuses", "peculations", "thefts", "annexations", "assumptions", "attachments", "confiscations", "grabs", "impoundments", "repossessions", "sequestrations", "appropriations", "arrogations", "detainers", "expropriations", "preemptions", "seizures", "takeovers", "usurpations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disincentive":{ "as in counterincentive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "counterincentive" ], "near antonyms":[ "boost", "encouragement", "goad", "impetus", "impulse", "incentive", "incitation", "incitement", "instigation", "momentum", "motivation", "provocation", "spur", "stimulant", "stimulus", "yeast", "inducement", "invitation", "antecedent", "cause", "consideration", "grounds", "motive", "occasion", "reason" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discreet":{ "having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech":{ "examples":[ "he was very discreet , only saying what was necessary" ], "synonyms":[ "intelligent", "judgmatic", "judgmatical", "judicious", "prudent" ], "near synonyms":[ "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "cozy", "forehanded", "foresighted", "foresightful", "forethoughtful", "discerning", "discriminating", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "senseful", "sensible", "wise", "canny", "provident", "astute", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "shrewd" ], "near antonyms":[ "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "rash", "improvident", "shortsighted", "foolish", "unwise" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudent", "indiscreet", "injudicious" ] }, "not readily seen or noticed":{ "examples":[ "with a discreet gesture, she signalled to her husband that she was ready to leave the party" ], "synonyms":[ "inconspicuous", "invisible", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive" ], "near synonyms":[ "unnoticed", "unremarked", "unseen", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indistinguishable", "insensible", "faint", "indistinct", "obscure", "concealed", "hidden" ], "near antonyms":[ "arresting", "eye-catching", "showy", "striking", "flashy", "loud", "noisy", "apparent", "clear", "discernible", "discernable", "distinct", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "patent", "plain", "prominent", "unmistakable", "blatant", "flagrant", "glaring", "gross", "screaming" ], "antonyms":[ "conspicuous", "noticeable", "visible" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "disfigured":{ "as in defaced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defaced", "deformed", "distorted", "malformed", "misshapen", "monstrous", "shapeless", "aberrant", "abnormal", "freakish", "mutant", "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "crooked", "disproportionate", "irregular", "lopsided", "nonsymmetrical", "overbalanced", "unbalanced", "unequal", "horrible", "horrific", "terrible", "ugly", "unattractive" ], "near antonyms":[ "undeformed", "shapely", "flawless", "perfect" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "bloodied", "broke", "compromised", "crabbed", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "damaged", "defaced", "endamaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "blighted", "tarnished", "dented", "dinged", "dinted", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "lacerated", "wounded", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disconcert":{ "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program" ], "synonyms":[ "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitate", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "put off", "put out", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate", "queer", "shame" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "comfort", "console", "relieve", "soothe", "buoy", "cheer", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "assure", "reassure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discoth\u00e9ques":{ "as in discos , a-go-gos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "a-go-gos", "discos", "bistros", "bo\u00eetes", "cabarets", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "clubs", "nightclubs", "nightspots", "niteries", "roadhouses", "supper clubs", "barrooms", "public houses", "pubs", "saloons", "taverns", "clip joints", "dives", "honky-tonks", "key clubs", "speakeasies", "canteens", "watering holes", "watering places" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disruptions":{ "an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed":{ "examples":[ "the flat tire resulted in an unfortunate disruption of the schedule for our road trip" ], "synonyms":[ "derangements", "dislocations", "disturbances", "upsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "convulsions", "revolutions", "unsettlements", "upheavals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disdain":{ "open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect":{ "examples":[ "showing undisguised disdain for the other employees" ], "synonyms":[ "contempt", "contemptuousness", "despisement", "despite", "despitefulness", "misprision", "scorn" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "lovelessness", "cattiness", "hatefulness", "invidiousness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "spite", "spitefulness", "aversion", "disgust", "distaste", "horror", "odium", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "enmity", "gall", "grudge", "hostility", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "bile", "jaundice", "rancor", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "virulence", "vitriol", "aspersion", "belittlement", "deprecation", "depreciation", "detraction", "diminishment", "disparagement", "derision", "mockery", "ridicule", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "tolerance", "adoration", "adulation", "deference", "deification", "glorification", "idolatry", "idolization", "lionization", "reverence", "veneration", "worship", "affection", "fancy", "fondness", "liking", "love" ], "antonyms":[ "admiration", "esteem", "estimation", "favor", "regard", "respect" ] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "disdained the deserter as a coward" ], "synonyms":[ "contemn", "dis", "diss", "disrespect", "high-hat", "look down (on or upon)", "scorn", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snoot", "snub" ], "near synonyms":[ "scout", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deplore", "deprecate", "disparage", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "esteem", "lionize", "hallow", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "accept", "appreciate", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honor", "respect" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disorient":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans" ], "synonyms":[ "addle", "baffle", "bamboozle", "beat", "befog", "befuddle", "bemuse", "bewilder", "buffalo", "confound", "confuse", "discombobulate", "flummox", "fox", "fuddle", "get", "gravel", "maze", "muddle", "muddy", "mystify", "perplex", "pose", "puzzle", "vex" ], "near synonyms":[ "stick", "stump", "weird out", "abash", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "agitate", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "stun", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "beguile", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "humbug", "misguide", "mislead", "snow", "string along", "take in", "trick" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "reassure", "satisfy", "enlighten", "inform" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discern":{ "to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{ "examples":[ "barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist" ], "synonyms":[ "behold", "catch", "descry", "distinguish", "espy", "eye", "look (at)", "note", "notice", "observe", "perceive", "regard", "remark", "see", "sight", "spot", "spy", "view", "witness" ], "near synonyms":[ "identify", "make out", "pick out", "pick up", "attend (to)", "consider", "heed", "mark", "mind", "study", "watch", "examine", "inspect", "scan", "scrutinize", "survey", "glance (at)", "glimpse", "peer (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overpass", "pass over", "miss", "overlook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "too young to discern between right and wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "difference", "differentiate", "discriminate", "distinguish", "secern", "separate" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguish", "comprehend", "grasp", "know", "understand", "divide", "part", "sever", "demarcate", "mark (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confound", "lump (together)", "mingle" ], "antonyms":[ "confuse", "mistake", "mix (up)" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciate", "apprehend", "assimilate", "behold", "catch", "catch on (to)", "cognize", "compass", "comprehend", "conceive", "cotton (to or on to)", "decipher", "decode", "dig", "get", "grasp", "grok", "intuit", "know", "make", "make out", "perceive", "recognize", "register", "savvy", "see", "seize", "sense", "tumble (to)", "twig", "understand" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorb", "digest", "take in", "realize", "fathom", "penetrate", "pierce" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehend", "misconceive", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misperceive", "misread", "mistake", "misunderstand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disentangling":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "it took forever to disentangle the knot" ], "synonyms":[ "raveling (out)", "ravelling (out)", "unbraiding", "unlaying", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "untwining", "untwisting", "unweaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "fraying", "fretting", "smoothing", "straightening (out)", "uncoiling", "undoing", "unknotting", "unlacing", "unrolling", "unstringing", "unthreading", "untying", "untieing", "unwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "braiding", "knotting", "lacing", "plaiting", "plying", "splicing", "tying", "tieing", "winding" ], "antonyms":[ "entangling", "snarling", "tangling" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disembarrassing", "disengaging", "extricating", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untangling" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "burdening", "encumbering", "loading", "weighing" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disvalues":{ "as in deficiencies , demerits":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deficiencies", "demerits", "blemishes", "defects", "failings", "faults", "flaws", "drawbacks", "minuses", "negatives" ], "near antonyms":[ "cardinal virtues", "distinctions", "excellences", "excellencies", "graces", "merits", "values", "virtues", "advantages", "edges", "pluses", "plusses", "superiorities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in undervalues , bad-mouths":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "deprecates", "depreciates", "disparages", "kisses off", "minimizes", "puts down", "writes off", "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "disdains", "high-hats", "scorns", "scouts", "slights", "sniffs (at)", "snubs", "undervalues", "abandons", "forgets", "neglects" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciates", "cherishes", "loves", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "likes", "relishes", "revels (in)", "admires", "apprizes", "esteems", "regards", "respects", "reverences", "reveres", "venerates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dislikes":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "we have a strong dislike for olives and wouldn't eat them even if we were paid" ], "synonyms":[ "allergies", "aversions", "disfavors", "disinclinations", "disrelishes", "downs", "mislikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgusts", "distastes", "loathings", "nauseas", "repugnances", "repulsions", "revulsions", "abhorrences", "abominations", "antipathies", "detestations", "execrations", "hates", "hatreds", "deprecations", "disapprovals", "displeasures", "dissatisfactions", "jaundices" ], "near antonyms":[ "affections", "attachments", "devotions", "loves", "passions", "bents", "leanings", "penchants", "predilections", "propensities", "tendencies" ], "antonyms":[ "appetites", "favors", "likes", "likings", "partialities", "preferences", "relishes", "shines", "tastes", "uses" ] }, "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "the public's general dislike of negative campaign ads" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "displeasures" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "distastes", "rejections", "thumbs-downs", "blames", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "dispraises", "opprobriums", "reprehensions", "reproaches", "reprobations", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "belittlements", "disparagements", "objections", "oppositions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendations", "praises", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "thumbs-ups", "empathies", "sympathies" ], "antonyms":[ "approbations", "approvals", "favors" ] }, "to feel dislike for":{ "examples":[ "the two dogs disliked each other the first time they met, and never did become friends" ], "synonyms":[ "disfavors", "disrelishes", "mislikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "resents", "condemns", "despises", "scorns", "cringes (at)", "disapproves (of)", "frowns (on or upon)", "minds", "objects (to)", "shies (from or away from)" ], "near antonyms":[ "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "esteems", "regards", "respects", "adores", "deifies", "idolizes", "reverences", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "drinks (in)", "savors", "savours", "dotes (on)", "idolizes", "favors", "prefers" ], "antonyms":[ "adores", "cottons (to)", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "likes", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ] }, "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "dislike the governor's heavy-handed way of pushing his agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecates", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "frowns (on or upon)", "mislikes", "reproves", "tsk-tsks", "tuts (over or about)", "tut-tuts (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "objects (to)", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "reprehends", "reprobates", "scorns", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "discommends", "chides", "rebukes", "reproaches", "scolds" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "supports", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approves", "favors", "likes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disaffecting":{ "as in alienating , displeasing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alienating", "displeasing", "unendearing", "uningratiating", "repugnant", "repulsive", "arrogant", "disdainful", "haughty", "insolent", "proud", "scornful" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarming", "endearing", "ingratiating", "insinuating", "winning", "winsome", "adorable", "charming", "likable", "likeable", "lovable", "loveable", "affecting", "poignant", "touching" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "examples":[ "the candidate tried to win over disaffected voters" ], "synonyms":[ "alienating", "aliening", "disgruntling", "estranging", "souring" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonizing", "embittering", "envenoming", "aggravating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "breaking up", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "disappointing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "exasperating", "galling", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "riling", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "endearing", "ingratiating", "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "reconciling" ] }, "to make discontented":{ "examples":[ "the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty" ], "synonyms":[ "discontenting", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "dissatisfying" ], "near synonyms":[ "alienating", "estranging", "aggrieving", "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting", "annoying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "depressing", "saddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighting", "gladdening", "tickling", "calming", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[ "contenting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disfurnishment":{ "as in ejection , deforcement":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deforcement", "dispossession", "ejection", "stripping", "invasion", "occupancy", "occupation", "preoccupancy", "trespass", "encroachment", "infringement", "piracy", "despoilment", "looting", "pillaging", "defalcation", "embezzlement", "misapplication", "misappropriation", "misuse", "peculation", "theft", "annexation", "assumption", "attachment", "confiscation", "grab", "impoundment", "repossession", "sequestration", "appropriation", "arrogation", "commandeering", "detainer", "expropriation", "preemption", "seizure", "takeover", "usurpation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disserted":{ "as in expounded , pontificated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expounded", "pontificated", "sermonized", "recited", "soliloquized", "mouthed", "spouted", "declaimed", "descanted", "discoursed", "expatiated", "harangued", "lectured", "orated", "spoke", "talked", "filibustered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disruption":{ "an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed":{ "examples":[ "the flat tire resulted in an unfortunate disruption of the schedule for our road trip" ], "synonyms":[ "derangement", "dislocation", "disturbance", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "convulsion", "revolution", "unsettledness", "unsettlement", "upheaval" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "displeasures":{ "refusal to accept as right or desirable":{ "examples":[ "fans showed their displeasure by loudly booing the umpire" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecations", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelishes", "distastes", "rejections", "thumbs-downs", "blames", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "dispraises", "opprobriums", "reprehensions", "reproaches", "reprobations", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "belittlements", "disparagements", "objections", "oppositions" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commendations", "praises", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "thumbs-ups", "empathies", "sympathies" ], "antonyms":[ "approbations", "approvals", "favors" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disquiet":{ "a disturbed or uneasy state":{ "examples":[ "a period of disquiet before the results of the close election were confirmed" ], "synonyms":[ "ferment", "fermentation", "restiveness", "restlessness", "Sturm und Drang", "turmoil", "uneasiness", "unquietness", "unrest" ], "near synonyms":[ "fidgets", "agitation", "commotion", "confusion", "excitement", "hubbub", "moil", "stir", "storm", "trouble", "tumult", "tumultuousness", "turbulence", "upheaval", "uproar", "unsettlement", "disruption", "perturbation", "agitation", "anxiety", "disquietude", "inquietude", "queasiness", "tension", "unease", "anarchy", "chaos", "disorder", "welter" ], "near antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "ease", "peace", "peacefulness", "quiet", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ] }, "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "was filled with disquiet as the hours passed without any sign of the missing children" ], "synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquietude", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "sweat", "unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stress", "tension", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "jitters", "jumpiness", "panic", "tremor", "angst", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "vexation", "cold feet", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty", "compunction", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "content", "contentment", "ease", "easiness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "placidness", "quiet", "quietude", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace" ], "antonyms":[ "unconcern" ] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dishevelling":{ "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discernments":{ "the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships":{ "examples":[ "the discernment to know when someone is a true friend" ], "synonyms":[ "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom" ], "near synonyms":[ "acuity", "acumen", "astuteness", "clear-sightedness", "keenness", "penetration", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sensitivity", "understanding", "appreciation", "apprehension", "comprehension", "grasp", "brain(s)", "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "canniness", "cleverness", "gray matter", "intellect", "intelligence", "judgment", "judgement", "mentality", "power", "reason", "sense", "smartness", "wit", "discrimination", "foresight", "foresightedness", "judiciousness", "prudence", "sanity", "logic", "rationality" ], "near antonyms":[ "density", "dullness", "dulness", "obtuseness", "brainlessness", "folly", "foolishness", "idiocy", "imbecility", "mindlessness", "silliness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "stupidity", "witlessness", "illogic", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "unsoundness", "craziness", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "preposterousness", "senselessness", "zaniness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disband":{ "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted", "the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "disperse", "dissolve" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilize" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporate", "consolidate", "hang together" ], "antonyms":[ "band", "join", "unite" ] }, "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "police disbanded the rioters with tear gas" ], "synonyms":[ "clear out", "dispel", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter", "squander" ], "near synonyms":[ "break up", "isolate", "part", "segregate", "separate", "split (up)", "diffuse", "disseminate", "diverge", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinate", "conglomerate", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "cluster", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "gather", "ingather" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "distorting":{ "to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{ "examples":[ "the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible" ], "synonyms":[ "bending", "coloring", "cooking", "falsifying", "fudging", "garbling", "misinterpreting", "misrelating", "misrepresenting", "misstating", "perverting", "slanting", "twisting", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "misdescribing", "misspeaking", "mistranslating", "belying", "camouflaging", "disguising", "dissembling", "glossing (over)", "masking", "veiling", "whitewashing", "bowdlerizing", "censoring", "complicating", "confounding", "confusing", "mistaking", "mixing (up)", "mystifying", "obscuring", "equivocating", "fibbing", "lying", "paltering", "prevaricating" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarifying", "clearing (up)", "explaining", "illuminating", "illustrating", "interpreting", "spelling out", "deciphering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{ "examples":[ "if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position" ], "synonyms":[ "contorting", "deforming", "misshaping", "screwing", "squinching", "torturing", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "defacing", "disfiguring", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "coiling", "curling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "twining", "winding", "wreathing" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disappointments":{ "something that disappoints":{ "examples":[ "after all the publicity and high expectations, the sequel to the movie blockbuster was a huge disappointment" ], "synonyms":[ "bringdowns", "bummers", "letdowns" ], "near synonyms":[ "anticlimaxes", "failures", "fiascoes", "fizzles", "lemons", "losers" ], "near antonyms":[ "successes", "winners", "reliefs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispiriting":{ "as in disheartening , daunting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "nagging", "nasty", "perturbing", "troublesome", "troubling", "troublous", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrisome", "chilling", "frightening", "scary", "harassing", "persecutive", "persecutory", "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "reassuring", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report" ], "synonyms":[ "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "frustrating", "unmanning", "unnerving" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bullying", "cowing", "intimidating", "depressing", "saddening", "weighing", "afflicting", "trying", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "distressing", "troubling", "bothering", "irking", "vexing", "worrying", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoying (up)", "cheering", "gladdening", "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inspiring", "lifting", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "nerving", "steeling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disrates":{ "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "several noncommissioned officers had been disrated" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "busts", "degrades", "demotes", "downgrades", "reduces" ], "near synonyms":[ "cans", "cashiers", "dismisses", "downsizes", "fires", "lays off", "sacks", "abases", "debases", "demeans", "humbles", "humiliates", "lowers" ], "near antonyms":[ "hires" ], "antonyms":[ "advances", "elevates", "promotes", "raises" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disloyal":{ "not true in one's allegiance to someone or something":{ "examples":[ "we sensed that he was disloyal and would eventually turn on us" ], "synonyms":[ "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue" ], "near synonyms":[ "irresponsible", "trustless", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "faltering", "hesitant", "vacillating", "wavering", "dubious", "irresolute", "uncertain", "apathetic", "dispassionate", "uninterested" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependable", "dutiful", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried", "tried-and-true", "trustable", "trustworthy", "trusty", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "determined", "intent", "resolute", "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "inveterate", "sworn", "ardent", "avid", "enthusiastic", "fervent", "fervid", "impassioned", "passionate" ], "antonyms":[ "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "down-the-line", "faithful", "fast", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discrepancies":{ "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "the discrepancy of the calculations of my bill by the hotel and myself was a matter of concern" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discombobulate":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss" ], "synonyms":[ "addle", "baffle", "bamboozle", "beat", "befog", "befuddle", "bemuse", "bewilder", "buffalo", "confound", "confuse", "disorient", "flummox", "fox", "fuddle", "get", "gravel", "maze", "muddle", "muddy", "mystify", "perplex", "pose", "puzzle", "vex" ], "near synonyms":[ "stick", "stump", "weird out", "abash", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "agitate", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "stun", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "beguile", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "humbug", "misguide", "mislead", "snow", "string along", "take in", "trick" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "reassure", "satisfy", "enlighten", "inform" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismantlement":{ "as in eradication , effacement":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "effacement", "eradication", "assassination", "execution", "killing", "massacre", "slaughter", "breakup", "collapse", "disintegration", "dissolution", "depredation", "despoilment", "despoliation", "annihilation", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "desolation", "destruction", "devastation", "extermination", "extinction", "havoc", "loss", "mincemeat", "obliteration", "ruin", "ruination", "wastage", "wreckage" ], "near antonyms":[ "building", "construction", "erection", "raising", "rescue", "salvage", "salvation", "saving", "conservation", "preservation", "protection", "reclamation", "reconstruction", "re-creation", "refurbishment", "regeneracy", "remodeling", "renovation", "restoration" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disfranchises":{ "as in stops , prevents":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bans", "bars", "blocks", "constrains", "denies", "disallows", "disbars", "discourages", "disenfranchises", "excludes", "hinders", "holds back", "impedes", "inhibits", "obstructs", "prevents", "shuts out", "stops", "disqualifies", "enjoins", "forbids", "interdicts", "outlaws", "prohibits", "proscribes", "vetoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accredits", "authorizes", "certifies", "charters", "commissions", "empowers", "enables", "invests", "licenses", "licences", "qualifies", "vests", "warrants", "approves", "clears", "credentials", "endorses", "indorses", "OKs", "okays", "sanctions", "affirms", "confirms", "validates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenthralled":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society" ], "synonyms":[ "discharged", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "enlarged", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "released", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered" ], "near synonyms":[ "bailed (out)", "delivered", "paroled", "ransomed", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disembarrassed", "disencumbered", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated", "unshackled" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffed", "manacled", "shackled", "trammeled", "trammelled", "committed", "immured", "imprisoned", "incarcerated", "interned", "jailed", "locked (up)", "conquered", "enslaved", "subdued", "subjugated" ], "antonyms":[ "bound", "confined", "enchained", "fettered", "restrained" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disenchant":{ "to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes":{ "examples":[ "if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you" ], "synonyms":[ "disabuse", "disillusion", "undeceive" ], "near synonyms":[ "sophisticate", "advise", "apprise", "clue (in)", "fill in", "wise (up)", "debunk", "expose", "refute", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "disclose", "divulge", "spill", "tell", "unveil" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguile", "bluff", "cozen", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "kid", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead", "misrepresent", "snow", "take in", "trick" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disassembling":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "demounting", "dismantling", "dismembering", "dismounting", "knocking down", "striking", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "breaking up", "disaggregating", "disarticulating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "building", "erecting", "pitching", "combining", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[ "assembling", "constructing" ] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the class was slow to disassemble , many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions" ], "synonyms":[ "dispersing", "dissipating", "dissolving", "scattering" ], "near synonyms":[ "branching (out)", "breaking up", "disbanding", "diverging", "dividing", "forking", "separating", "spilling", "clearing", "disappearing", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "fleeing", "going (away)", "melting" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregating", "gathering", "meeting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disjointed":{ "not clearly or logically connected":{ "examples":[ "a disjointed harangue about a hodgepodge of things that are supposedly wrong with our society" ], "synonyms":[ "choppy", "disconnected", "incoherent", "unconnected" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confused", "confusing", "disordered", "disorderly", "disorganized", "muddled", "perplexing", "puzzling", "unorganized", "disconcerting", "frustrating", "fallacious", "illogical", "inconsistent", "invalid", "irrational", "unsound", "absurd", "asinine", "bizarre", "curious", "eccentric", "foolish", "odd", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "screwy", "strange", "unreasonable", "unusual", "weird", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "ridiculous", "senseless", "silly", "unconvincing", "inexplicable", "unaccountable", "unexplainable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "systematic", "systematized", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "sensible", "solid", "sound", "valid", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "clear", "clear-cut", "lucid", "perspicuous", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[ "coherent", "connected" ] }, "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "decoupled", "disassociated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "decomposed", "disassembled", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "bifurcated", "bisected", "cleaved", "cleft", "dichotomized", "dissected", "fractionalized", "fractionated", "halved", "partitioned", "quartered", "segmented", "subdivided", "trisected", "fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "displanting":{ "to take the place of":{ "examples":[ "long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting out", "displacing", "relieving", "replacing", "substituting", "superseding", "supplanting" ], "near synonyms":[ "preempting", "usurping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disheartens":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill" ], "synonyms":[ "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "dismays", "dispirits", "frustrates", "unmans", "unnerves" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeats", "bullies", "cows", "intimidates", "depresses", "saddens", "weighs", "afflicts", "tries", "dampens", "damps", "deadens", "distresses", "troubles", "bothers", "irks", "vexes", "worries", "debilitates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "frightens", "horrifies", "scares" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoys (up)", "cheers", "gladdens", "animates", "enlivens", "invigorates", "enforces", "fortifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "assures", "reassures", "boosts", "energizes", "excites", "galvanizes", "inspires", "lifts", "provokes", "quickens", "rallies", "stimulates", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "nerves", "steels" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disinfected":{ "as in sanitized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sanitized", "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "brushed", "combed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mopped", "mucked (out)", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "shampooed", "sponged", "swabbed", "swept", "vacuumed", "washed", "wiped", "cleaned", "cleansed", "deterged", "GI'd", "turned out", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "spruced (up)", "sweetened", "picked up", "straightened (up)", "tidied", "uncluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "besmirched", "dirtied", "fouled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "begrimed", "muddied", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "blackened", "discolored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disappointing":{ "as in heartbreaking , saddening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheerless", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "saddening", "demoralizing", "depressing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "discomforting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting", "cold", "unfeeling", "unfriendly", "unkind", "unloving", "unpleasant" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheering", "comforting", "encouraging", "fulfilling", "gladdening", "gratifying", "heartening", "heartwarming", "rewarding", "satisfying", "affecting", "inspiring", "inspiriting", "moving", "poignant", "stirring", "touching", "edifying", "elevating", "uplifting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in inadequate , failed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deficient", "failed", "inadequate", "inferior", "atrocious", "execrable", "vile", "wretched", "average", "normal", "ordinary", "representative", "typical", "bad", "low-grade", "poor", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "near antonyms":[ "archetypal", "archetypical", "classic", "definitive", "exemplary", "imitable", "model", "paradigmatic", "quintessential", "textbook", "ideal", "nonpareil", "special", "unique", "absolute", "flawless", "impeccable", "perfect" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of":{ "examples":[ "they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game" ], "synonyms":[ "cheating", "dissatisfying", "failing", "letting down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumming (out)", "chagrining", "discontenting", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "distressing", "upsetting", "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "deceiving", "deluding", "mocking" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfilling", "gladdening" ], "antonyms":[ "contenting", "gratifying", "satisfying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disburden":{ "to empty or rid of cargo":{ "examples":[ "disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil" ], "synonyms":[ "discharge", "disencumber", "off-load", "unburden", "unlade", "unload", "unpack" ], "near synonyms":[ "free", "lighten", "relieve", "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "vacate", "void" ], "near antonyms":[ "charge", "cram", "fill", "heap", "jam", "jam-pack", "stuff" ], "antonyms":[ "load", "pack" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disencumber", "divest", "free", "relieve", "rid", "unburden" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharge", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter", "bail (out)", "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate" ], "near antonyms":[ "bog (down)", "fetter", "hamper", "restrain", "shackle", "subject", "weigh down", "weight (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissemble":{ "to present a false appearance of":{ "examples":[ "he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married\u2014to someone else" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "affect", "assume", "bluff", "counterfeit", "fake", "feign", "pass (for)", "pretend", "profess", "put on", "sham", "simulate" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissimulate", "impersonate", "let on", "masquerade", "play", "playact", "pose", "forge", "imitate", "camouflage", "conceal", "disguise", "mask", "feint", "malinger" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{ "examples":[ "children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age" ], "synonyms":[ "dissimulate", "let on", "make out", "pretend" ], "near synonyms":[ "act", "impersonate", "masquerade", "play", "playact", "pose", "affect", "assume", "counterfeit", "fake", "feign", "profess", "put on", "sham", "simulate", "camouflage", "conceal", "disguise", "mask", "bluff", "feint" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discourse":{ "talking or a talk between two or more people":{ "examples":[ "Thomas Jefferson is said to have been able to participate in knowledgeable discourse on a breathtaking array of subjects" ], "synonyms":[ "chat", "colloquy", "conversation", "converse", "dialogue", "dialog", "discussion", "exchange" ], "near synonyms":[ "banter", "chaff", "cross fire", "give-and-take", "persiflage", "raillery", "repartee", "conference", "parley", "babble", "chatter", "chin-wag", "chitchat", "confabulation", "gabfest", "gossip", "natter", "palaver", "prate", "prattle", "rap", "small talk", "table talk", "round-robin", "roundtable", "symposium", "debate", "deliberation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{ "examples":[ "the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "declaim", "descant", "expatiate", "harangue", "lecture", "orate", "speak", "talk" ], "near synonyms":[ "recite", "soliloquize", "dissert", "expound", "pontificate", "sermonize", "mouth", "spout", "filibuster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk as if giving an important and formal speech":{ "examples":[ "grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject" ], "synonyms":[ "declaim", "harangue", "mouth (off)", "orate", "perorate" ], "near synonyms":[ "rant", "rave", "bloviate", "blow", "lecture", "preach", "sermonize", "advertise", "announce", "broadcast", "declare", "proclaim", "pronounce", "speak", "speechify", "talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "disharmonious":{ "as in discordant , dissonant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blaring", "clashing", "discordant", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "jangling", "off-key", "ragged", "raspy", "raucous", "unmelodious", "unmusical", "disagreeable", "jolting", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "bizarre", "kinky", "odd", "outlandish", "shocking", "disgusting", "gross", "obscene", "repugnant", "repulsive", "ugly", "uncouth", "uncultured", "unrefined", "artless", "clumsy", "crude", "graceless", "inelegant", "rude", "inartistic", "unartistic", "tacky", "tasteless", "vulgar", "acid", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "tawdry", "grating", "grotesque", "harsh", "jarring", "unaesthetic" ], "near antonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "artful", "artistic", "attractive", "beautiful", "becoming", "comely", "agreeable", "appealing", "felicitous", "good", "harmonious", "harmonizing", "pleasing", "seemly", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "softened", "subdued", "cultured", "elegant", "graceful", "gracious", "polished", "refined", "tasteful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "discriminate":{ "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color" ], "synonyms":[ "difference", "differentiate", "discern", "distinguish", "secern", "separate" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguish", "comprehend", "grasp", "know", "understand", "divide", "part", "sever", "demarcate", "mark (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confound", "lump (together)", "mingle" ], "antonyms":[ "confuse", "mistake", "mix (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disagreement":{ "variance of opinion on a matter":{ "examples":[ "there was some disagreement about what color the missing sweater actually was" ], "synonyms":[ "contestation", "controversy", "debate", "difference", "difficulty", "disputation", "dispute", "dissension", "dissention", "dissensus", "firestorm", "nonconcurrence" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "conflict", "confliction", "disaccord", "discord", "dissonance", "apartness", "divarication", "division", "combat", "contention", "strife", "struggle", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "falling-out", "fight", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "set-to" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "compliance", "concord", "peace" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "consensus", "harmony", "unanimity" ] }, "an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{ "examples":[ "a loud disagreement started as soon as we tried to order pizza for everyone" ], "synonyms":[ "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "battle royal", "bicker", "brawl", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "dispute", "donnybrook", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "imbroglio", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "rhubarb", "row", "scrap", "set-to", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "run-in", "skirmish", "tangle", "tussle", "logomachy", "feud", "vendetta", "attack", "contention", "dissension", "dissention", "debate", "difference", "disputation", "fuss", "objection", "protest", "protestation", "affray", "fisticuffs", "fracas", "fray", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "catfight" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "there is some disagreement between the accounts on the sequence of events" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "discs":{ "as in parts , portions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bits", "fragments", "particles", "parts", "portions", "scraps", "sections", "shards", "chips", "flakes", "slivers", "spalls", "splinters", "splints", "flinders", "shivers", "smithereens", "shreds", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shaves", "shavings", "snippets", "leaves", "leafs", "sheets", "slices" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disaffiliates":{ "as in disunites , dissociates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detaches", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "fractionates", "isolates", "resolves", "uncouples", "unyokes", "breaks up", "dissevers", "parts", "sections", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "unlinks", "disbands", "disperses", "scatters" ], "near antonyms":[ "associates", "coalesces", "combines", "conjoins", "conjugates", "connects", "couples", "fuses", "interfuses", "joins", "links (up)", "marries", "unifies", "unites", "mates", "yokes", "allies", "confederates", "leagues" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disconcerts":{ "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program" ], "synonyms":[ "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitates", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "puts off", "puts out", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "humbles", "humiliates", "queers", "shames" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "comforts", "consoles", "relieves", "soothes", "buoys", "cheers", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "assures", "reassures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dissimilarity":{ "the quality or state of being different":{ "examples":[ "the effectiveness of a metaphor largely depends upon the superficial dissimilarity of the two things being compared" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dissociations":{ "as in disaffiliations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disaffiliations", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "partings", "separations", "severances", "splits", "alienations", "divorces", "estrangements" ], "near antonyms":[ "affiliations", "alliances", "associations", "collaborations", "confederations", "connections", "cooperations", "hookups", "liaisons", "linkups", "partnerships", "relations", "relationships", "tie-ups", "unions", "businesses", "dealings", "interactions", "exchanges", "interconnections", "interrelations", "mutualisms", "reciprocities", "symbioses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "distribute":{ "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "distribute the assignments according to seniority" ], "synonyms":[ "assort", "break down", "categorize", "class", "classify", "codify", "compartment", "compartmentalize", "digest", "distinguish", "grade", "group", "peg", "place", "range", "rank", "relegate", "separate", "sort", "type" ], "near synonyms":[ "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "systematize", "alphabetize", "catalog", "catalogue", "file", "index", "list", "refer", "pigeonhole", "shelve", "identify", "recognize", "cull", "screen", "set", "sieve", "sift", "winnow", "clump", "cluster", "colligate", "recategorize", "reclassify", "regroup", "subcategorize" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuse", "disarrange", "jumble", "lump", "mix (up)", "scramble", "misclassify", "missort", "mistype" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give as a share or portion":{ "examples":[ "committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students" ], "synonyms":[ "allocate", "allot", "allow", "apportion", "assign", "lot", "ration" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasure", "administer", "deal", "dispense", "divide", "dole out", "hand out", "measure", "mete (out)", "meter", "parcel (out)", "part", "portion", "prorate", "share (out)", "split", "accord", "award", "give", "grant", "earmark", "reserve", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "reallocate", "reapportion", "reassign", "redistribute" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudge", "deny", "deprive (of)", "keep", "retain", "stint", "withhold", "appropriate", "arrogate", "confiscate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "administer", "allocate", "apportion", "deal (out)", "dispense", "dole out", "hand out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasure", "allot", "allow", "appropriate", "assign", "dish out", "divide", "divvy (up)", "dollop (out)", "lot", "measure (out)", "part", "proportion", "ration", "redistribute", "set", "share (out)", "split", "bestow", "disburse", "furnish", "issue", "provide", "share", "supply", "circulate", "disperse", "disseminate", "scatter", "spread", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "pledge", "reallocate", "reapportion" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudge", "decline", "deny", "deprive (of)", "disallow", "refuse", "reject", "withhold", "niggle (out)", "pinch", "skimp", "stint" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disengage":{ "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disembarrass", "disentangle", "extricate", "free", "liberate", "release", "untangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disburden", "disencumber", "unburden", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untie", "untwine" ], "near antonyms":[ "block", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "burden", "encumber", "load", "weigh" ], "antonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disrupt":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "break up", "bust", "disintegrate", "dismember", "fracture", "fragment", "rive" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomize", "crush", "grind", "powder", "pulverize", "reduce", "blast", "blow up", "burst", "detonate", "explode", "crack", "pop", "shatter", "shiver", "smash", "chip", "sliver", "splinter", "split", "implode", "destroy", "ruin", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "heal", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disillusionment":{ "as in disenchantment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disenchantment", "crestfallenness", "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "blues", "dejectedness", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "distress", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "gloom", "gloominess", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "disappointment", "dismay", "dissatisfaction", "frustration", "letdown", "chagrin", "discomfiture" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "gratification", "satisfaction", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disapproved (of)":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "my sister disapproves of my smoking" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecated", "discountenanced", "disesteemed", "disfavored", "disliked", "frowned (on or upon)", "misliked", "reproved", "tsk-tsked", "tutted (over or about)", "tut-tutted (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelished", "objected (to)", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected", "reprehended", "reprobated", "scorned", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "discommended", "chid", "chided", "rebuked", "reproached", "scolded" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "supported", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approved", "favored", "liked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dislocating":{ "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "dislocated his shoulder in the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "budging", "displacing", "disturbing", "moving", "relocating", "removing", "repositioning", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "driving", "hauling", "lugging", "toting", "transmitting", "transplanting", "transporting", "replacing", "superseding", "supplanting", "altering", "making over", "modifying", "redoing", "refashioning", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchoring", "fixing", "freezing", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "stabilizing", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "examples":[ "the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disclaims":{ "to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank" ], "synonyms":[ "denies", "disavows", "disowns", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradicts", "disallows", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refuses", "rejects", "challenges", "confutes", "criticizes", "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes", "disputes", "questions", "abdicates", "abjures", "recants", "renounces", "retracts" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "admits", "concedes", "confesses", "grants", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "confirms", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "avows", "claims", "owns", "recognizes" ] }, "to declare not to be true":{ "examples":[ "her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press" ], "synonyms":[ "contradicts", "denies", "disaffirms", "disallows", "disavows", "disconfirms", "disowns", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "traverses", "challenges", "confutes", "disproves", "rebuts", "disagrees (with)", "disputes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "affirms", "announces", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "maintains", "professes", "submits", "authenticates", "corroborates", "substantiates", "validates", "verifies" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "avows", "concedes", "confirms", "owns" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disaccord":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "the perennial question of whether there's an irreconcilable disaccord between science and religion" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "national security measures that disaccord with our cherished right to free expression" ], "synonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict", "discord", "jar" ], "near synonyms":[ "battle", "combat", "engage", "fight", "war (against)", "chafe", "gall", "grate", "jangle", "differ", "disagree", "dissent" ], "near antonyms":[ "agree", "assent", "coincide", "concur", "correspond" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "blend", "conform (to or with)", "fit", "harmonize", "match" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dissolves":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "as the mist dissolved in the morning sun" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializes", "disappears", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "flees", "flies", "melts", "sinks", "vanishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanks (out)", "clears", "dies (away or down or out)", "disperses", "dissipates", "dries up", "blurs", "dims" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrives", "breaks out", "comes out", "emerges", "issues", "looms", "shows up" ], "antonyms":[ "appears", "materializes" ] }, "to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{ "examples":[ "the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorporates", "consolidates", "hangs together" ], "antonyms":[ "bands", "joins", "unites" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the king simply dissolved parliament" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "abolishes", "abrogates", "annuls", "avoids", "cancels", "disannuls", "invalidates", "negates", "nullifies", "nulls", "quashes", "repeals", "rescinds", "rolls back", "strikes down", "vacates", "voids" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermands", "overrides", "overrules", "overturns", "vetoes", "aborts", "calls", "calls off", "drops", "recalls", "retracts", "reverses", "revokes", "suspends", "withdraws", "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "outlaws", "prohibits", "disallows", "dismisses", "rejects", "annihilates", "breaks down", "eliminates", "eradicates", "erases", "liquidates", "removes", "throws out", "writes off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacts", "lays down", "legislates", "establishes", "founds", "institutes", "formalizes", "legalizes", "legitimates", "legitimizes", "validates", "passes", "ratifies", "allows", "approves", "authorizes", "clears", "endorses", "indorses", "permits", "sanctions", "warrants", "commands", "decrees", "mandates", "orders", "prescribes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole":{ "examples":[ "the clouds gradually dissolved , and the sun came out" ], "synonyms":[ "disassembles", "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters" ], "near synonyms":[ "branches (out)", "breaks up", "disbands", "diverges", "divides", "forks", "separates", "spills", "clears", "disappears", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "flees", "goes (away)", "melts" ], "near antonyms":[ "congregates", "gathers", "meets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dismounts":{ "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "the coachman dismounted from his seat in order to assist the weary travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "alights", "descends", "disembarks", "gets down", "lights" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplanes", "detrains" ], "near antonyms":[ "boards", "climbs (aboard)", "gets in", "mounts", "enplanes", "emplanes", "entrains" ], "antonyms":[ "embarks" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "dismount a revolver for cleaning" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "demounts", "disassembles", "dismantles", "dismembers", "knocks down", "strikes", "takes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "breaks up", "disaggregates", "disarticulates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "divides", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "builds", "erects", "pitches", "combines", "unites" ], "antonyms":[ "assembles", "constructs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "discouragement":{ "the state of being discouraged":{ "examples":[ "I tried desperately to avoid discouragement after failing the bar exam twice" ], "synonyms":[ "demoralization", "despair", "despondency", "disheartenment", "dismay", "dispiritedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blues", "dejection", "depression", "dumps", "gloom", "melancholy", "mopes", "defeatism", "pessimism", "resignation" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimism", "sanguinity" ], "antonyms":[ "encouragement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disorienting":{ "as in confusing , bewildering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling", "unanswerable", "unknowable", "ambiguous", "cryptic", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "darkling", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "inscrutable", "mysterious", "mystic", "mystical", "orphic", "uncanny", "complex", "complicated", "hard", "academic", "academical", "pedantic", "erudite", "learned", "scholarly", "abstruse", "arcane", "deep", "esoteric", "hermetic", "hermetical", "profound", "recondite" ], "near antonyms":[ "shallow", "superficial", "easy", "facile", "simple", "straightforward", "comprehensible", "fathomable", "intelligible", "understandable", "apparent", "clear", "clear-cut", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "manifest", "obvious", "perspicuous", "plain", "transparent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans" ], "synonyms":[ "addling", "baffling", "bamboozling", "beating", "befogging", "befuddling", "bemusing", "bewildering", "buffaloing", "confounding", "confusing", "discombobulating", "flummoxing", "foxing", "fuddling", "getting", "graveling", "gravelling", "mazing", "muddling", "muddying", "mystifying", "perplexing", "posing", "puzzling", "vexing" ], "near synonyms":[ "sticking", "stumping", "weirding out", "abashing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "agitating", "bothering", "chagrining", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "stunning", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "beguiling", "cozening", "deceiving", "deluding", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "humbugging", "misguiding", "misleading", "snowing", "stringing along", "taking in", "tricking" ], "near antonyms":[ "assuring", "reassuring", "satisfying", "enlightening", "informing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "discontinuations":{ "the stopping of a process or activity":{ "examples":[ "discontinuation of treatment would almost certainly result in a reappearance of the cancer" ], "synonyms":[ "arrestments", "arrests", "ceases", "cessations", "checks", "closedowns", "closes", "closures", "conclusions", "cutoffs", "discontinuances", "endings", "ends", "expirations", "finishes", "halts", "lapses", "offsets", "shutdowns", "shutoffs", "stays", "stoppages", "stops", "surceases", "terminations" ], "near synonyms":[ "mop-ups", "phaseouts", "abeyances", "breaks", "interruptions", "layoffs", "letups", "moratoriums", "moratoria", "pauses", "standstills", "suspensions" ], "near antonyms":[ "extensions", "persistences", "prolongations" ], "antonyms":[ "continuances", "continuations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disjointedness":{ "as in disconnection":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disconnection", "confusion", "disorder", "disorganization", "disruption", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrangement", "array", "disposal", "disposition", "distribution", "order", "ordering", "sequence", "setup", "continuity", "precedence", "priority" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in incoherence , dimness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dimness", "incoherence", "circuitousness", "deviousness", "indirectness", "indistinctness", "faintness", "fuzziness", "muddiness", "nebulousness", "vagueness", "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "incomprehensibleness", "unintelligibility", "unintelligibleness", "ambiguity", "ambiguousness", "equivocalness", "equivocation", "inscrutability", "inscrutableness", "obliqueness", "obliquity", "opacity", "opaqueness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "unclarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarity", "explicitness", "lucidity", "lucidness", "perspicuity", "perspicuousness", "simplicity", "incision", "incisiveness", "directness", "forthrightness", "openness", "straightforwardness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "disbelieving":{ "inclined to doubt or question claims":{ "examples":[ "the senator stated her case before a disbelieving press corps" ], "synonyms":[ "distrustful", "doubting", "incredulous", "mistrustful", "negativistic", "questioning", "show-me", "skeptical", "suspecting", "suspicious", "unbelieving" ], "near synonyms":[ "paranoid", "paranoidal", "critical", "puzzled", "quizzical", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "gun-shy", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "cynical", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "curious", "inquiring", "inquisitive", "nosy", "nosey", "snoopy", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "undetermined", "unsettled", "unsure", "hesitant" ], "near antonyms":[ "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simpleminded", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "certain", "confident", "positive", "sure", "callow", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "beguiled", "deceived", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary" ], "antonyms":[ "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "trustful", "trusting", "uncritical", "unquestioning" ] }, "to think not to be true or real":{ "examples":[ "many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead" ], "synonyms":[ "discrediting", "negating" ], "near synonyms":[ "denying", "rejecting", "repudiating", "distrusting", "doubting", "mistrusting", "suspecting", "debunking", "disproving", "refuting", "deriding", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scoffing (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "trusting" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "believing", "crediting", "swallowing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "disjoins":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "disjoined the two drinking glasses, which were stuck together, only with the greatest difficulty" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "disavowals":{ "a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{ "examples":[ "the mayor's disavowal of the rumor that a terrorist threat had been received put our minds at rest" ], "synonyms":[ "contradictions", "denegations", "denials", "disallowances", "disclaimers", "disconfirmations", "negations", "rejections", "repudiations" ], "near synonyms":[ "disproofs", "rebuttals", "refutations", "negatives" ], "near antonyms":[ "concessions", "confessions", "affirmations", "assertions", "declarations", "attestations", "corroborations", "documentations", "substantiations", "testaments", "testimonies", "validations" ], "antonyms":[ "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "admissions", "avowals", "confirmations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dispiritedness":{ "a state or spell of low spirits":{ "examples":[ "experienced a period of general dispiritedness following the birth of her first child" ], "synonyms":[ "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolation", "despond", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "mopes", "mournfulness", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "melancholia", "self-pity", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "mourning", "somberness", "sorrow", "woefulness", "agony", "distress", "pain", "misery", "woe", "wretchedness", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "moodiness", "despair", "desperation", "hopelessness", "self-despair", "boredom", "ennui", "tedium", "dismalness", "drear", "morbidness", "moroseness", "morosity", "regret", "rue" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "satisfaction", "delight", "gratification" ], "antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "the state of being discouraged":{ "examples":[ "the dispiritedness experienced by the losing team in the Super Bowl must be staggering" ], "synonyms":[ "demoralization", "despair", "despondency", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "dismay" ], "near synonyms":[ "blues", "dejection", "depression", "dumps", "gloom", "melancholy", "mopes", "defeatism", "pessimism", "resignation" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimism", "sanguinity" ], "antonyms":[ "encouragement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }