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"stock", "biped", "quadruped" ], "near antonyms":[ "invertebrate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "ferine":{ "having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal":{ "examples":[ "the boxer's ferine ferocity in the ring is legendary" ], "synonyms":[ "animalistic", "beastly", "bestial", "brutal", "brute", "brutish", "feral", "subhuman", "swinish" ], "near synonyms":[ "animal", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "corporeal", "fleshly", "physical", "sensual", "barbaric", "barbarous", "cruel", "heartless", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "vicious", "wanton", "coarse", "crass", "crude", "gross", "ill-bred", "lowbred", "rude", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unrefined", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "chivalrous", "elevated", "gallant", "great", "greathearted", "high", "high-minded", "lofty", "lordly", "magnanimous", "noble", "sublime", "angelic", "angelical", "spiritual", "beneficent", "benevolent", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "kind", 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"hunting", "stalking", "gunning (for)", "harpooning", "killing", "shooting", "poaching", "culling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferrotype":{ "as in daguerreotype , sepia":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daguerreotype", "monochrome", "sepia", "tintype", "photo", "photograph", "pic", "print", "shot", "snap", "snapshot", "blowup", "close-up", "enlargement", "still", "telephoto" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ferry":{ "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "carry", "cart", "convey", "haul", "lug", "pack", "tote", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "hand over", "transfer", "forward", "send", "ship", "transmit", "bring", "fetch", "take", "move", "remove", "shift" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel on water in a vessel":{ "examples":[ "we're planning to 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Leonardo da Vinci explored art, architecture, engineering, mathematics, and many other fields" ], "synonyms":[ "cornucopian", "fat", "fecund", "fructuous", "fruitful", "lush", "luxuriant", "productive", "prolific", "rich" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "generative", "producing", "yielding", "abounding", "abundant", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenitudinous", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "creative", "inventive", "original" ], "near antonyms":[ "meager", "meagre", "scant", "scanty", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "sparse" ], "antonyms":[ "barren", "dead", "infertile", "sterile", "unfertile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fertilizing":{ "as in larding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "larding", "enriching", "fortifying", "richening", "strengthening", "augmenting", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "supplementing", "decontaminating", "purifying", "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "distilling", "filtering", "flushing", "leaching", "pasteurizing", "purging", "refining", "bettering", "enhancing", "improving", "compacting", "concentrating", "condensing" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulterating", "cutting", "diluting", "extending", "lacing", "sophisticating", "thinning", "watering down", "weakening", "loading", "befouling", "contaminating", "corrupting", "defiling", "dirtying", "envenoming", "fouling", "infecting", "poisoning", "polluting", "soiling", "spoiling", "sullying", "tainting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fervency":{ "depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "the guest soloist was able to infuse the familiar hymn with a moving fervency" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervidness", "fervor", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cathexis", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fervid":{ "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passional", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ] }, "having a notably high temperature":{ "examples":[ "the fervid sands of the desert" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fertility":{ "as in productivity , fecundity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fecundity", "fruitfulness", "productiveness", "productivity", "prolificacy", "prolificity", "prolificness", "cleverness", "creativeness", "creativity", "imagination", "imaginativeness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "innovativeness", "invention", "inventiveness", "originality", "capableness", "resourcefulness", "genius", "giftedness", "talent", "fire", "inspiration", "muse" ], "near antonyms":[ "dryness", "dullness", "dulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fermented":{ "as in sour , curdled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curdled", "off", "rancid", "rank", "sour", "soured", "sourish", "turned", "addled", "bad", "corrupted", "decayed", "decomposed", "putrefied", "putrid", "rotten", "spoiled", "contaminated", "defiled", "fouled", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "corroded", "crumbled", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "disintegrated", "decaying", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "mildewy", "moldering", "moldy", "putrefying", "putrescent", "rotting", "gangrenous" ], "near antonyms":[ "undecomposed", "fresh", "good", "sweet", "preserved", "pristine", "uncontaminated", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "unspoiled", "untainted", "untouched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s" ], "synonyms":[ "abetted", "brewed", "fomented", "incited", "instigated", "picked", "provoked", "raised", "stirred (up)", "whipped (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "sowed", "stimulated", "detonated", "set", "set off", "triggered", "excited", "galvanized", "inflamed", "enflamed", "inspired", "motivated", "roused", "activated", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "discouraged", "held", "inhibited", "regulated", "reined (in)", "restrained", "tamed", "allayed", "calmed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fertilize":{ "as in lard":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lard", "enrich", "fortify", "richen", "strengthen", "augment", "reinforce", "reenforce", "supplement", "decontaminate", "purify", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "distill", "distil", "filter", "flush", "leach", "pasteurize", "purge", "refine", "better", "enhance", "improve", "compact", "concentrate", "condense" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulterate", "cut", "dilute", "extend", "lace", "sophisticate", "thin", "water down", "weaken", "load", "befoul", "contaminate", "corrupt", "defile", "dirty", "envenom", "foul", "infect", "poison", "pollute", "soil", "spoil", "sully", "taint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferrying":{ "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "hauling", "lugging", "packing", "toting", "transporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "handing over", "transferring", "forwarding", "sending", "shipping", "transmitting", "bringing", "fetching", "taking", "moving", "removing", "shifting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel on water in a vessel":{ "examples":[ "we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles" ], "synonyms":[ "boating", "cruising", "navigating", "sailing", "shipping (out)", "voyaging", "making sail", "taking ship" ], "near synonyms":[ "canoeing", "kayaking", "yachting", "coasting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferreting (out)":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "the reporter ferreted out massive 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"harpooned", "killed", "shot", "poached", "culled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferried":{ "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "carried", "carted", "conveyed", "hauled", "lugged", "packed", "toted", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "handed over", "transferred", "forwarded", "sent", "shipped", "transmitted", "brought", "fetched", "took", "moved", "removed", "shifted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel on water in a vessel":{ "examples":[ "we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles" ], "synonyms":[ "boated", "cruised", "navigated", "sailed", "shipped (out)", "voyaged" ], "near synonyms":[ "canoed", "kayaked", "yachted", "coasted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fermentation":{ "a disturbed or uneasy state":{ "examples":[ "a wave of change followed by a period of social fermentation" ], "synonyms":[ "disquiet", "ferment", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fervent":{ "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are different" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passional", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ] }, "having a notably high temperature":{ "examples":[ "in the thick, fervent air of a tropical afternoon, a languor set in" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ferryboat":{ "as in steamship , tanker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carrier", "argosy", "barge", "coaster", "collier", "containership", "corvette", "cruiser", "cutter", "destroyer", "flagship", "freighter", "icebreaker", "ironclad", "lightship", "liner", "man-of-war", "man-o'-war", "merchantman", "merchant ship", "motor ship", "packet", "steamer", "steamship", "superliner", "supertanker", "tanker", "trader", "tramp", "transport", "warship", "watercraft", "boat", "keel", "ship", "vessel", "bark", "barque", "brig", "brigantine", "caravel", "clipper", "junk", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "square-rigger", "tall ship", "windjammer", "xebec", "yacht" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ferrets":{ "as in dogs , hounds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dogs", "hawks", "hounds", "captures", "drags", "nets", "snares", "traps", "courses", "pursues", "runs", "runs down", "spoors", "tracks", "trails", "chases", "hunts", "stalks", "guns (for)", "harpoons", "kills", "shoots", "poaches", "culls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferrets 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"bursting", "flourishing", "swarming", "teeming" ], "near antonyms":[ "barren", "fruitless", "impotent", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "altered", "desexed", "neutered", "sterilized", "castrated", "emasculated", "gelded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in larded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "larded", "enriched", "fortified", "richened", "strengthened", "augmented", "reinforced", "reenforced", "supplemented", "decontaminated", "purified", "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "distilled", "filtered", "flushed", "leached", "pasteurized", "purged", "refined", "bettered", "enhanced", "improved", "compacted", "concentrated", "condensed" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulterated", "cut", "diluted", "extended", "laced", "sophisticated", "thinned", "watered down", "weakened", "loaded", "befouled", "contaminated", "corrupted", "defiled", "dirtied", "envenomed", "fouled", "infected", "poisoned", "polluted", "soiled", "spoiled", "spoilt", "sullied", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fervor":{ "depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "surprised by the fervor that her parents' old love letters contained when she discovered them in the attic" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervidness", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cathexis", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ferret (out)":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig out", "dig up", "discover", "dredge (up)", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferocious":{ "extreme in degree, power, or 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to destroy hundreds of homes in the scrubland" ], "synonyms":[ "bang-bang", "blood-and-guts", "convulsive", "cyclonic", "explosive", "fierce", "furious", "hammer-and-tongs", "hot", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "paroxysmal", "rabid", "rough", "stormy", "tempestuous", "tumultuous", "turbulent", "violent", "volcanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarous", "brutal", "savage", "vicious", "antagonistic", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "combustible", "volatile", "agitated", "frantic", "frenzied", "mad", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "destructive", "ruinous" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "halcyon", "pacific", "serene", "tranquil", "nonbelligerent", "unaggressive" ], "antonyms":[ "nonviolent", "peaceable", "peaceful" ] }, "violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition":{ "examples":[ "the animal is known as a ferocious predator" ], "synonyms":[ "fell", "fierce", "grim", "savage", "vicious" ], "near synonyms":[ "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "scrappy", "warlike", "bare-knuckle", "bare-knuckled", "bare-knuckles", "blood-and-guts", "in-your-face", "take-no-prisoners", "contentious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "menacing", "threatening", "bestial", "brute", "inhuman", "inhumane", "barbaric", "uncivilized", "wild", "heartless", "implacable", "merciless", "pitiless", "relentless", "ruthless", "unrelenting", "wanton", "bloodthirsty", "bloody", "homicidal", "murdering", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "rapacious", "ravenous", "voracious" ], "near antonyms":[ "amicable", "companionable", "comradely", "congenial", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hearty", "warm", "warmhearted", "compliant", "submissive", "tame", "benign", "compassionate", "kind", "merciful", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "amiable", "complaisant", "obliging", "human", "humane", "civilized", "cultured" ], "antonyms":[ "gentle", "mild", "unaggressive" ] }, "marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{ "examples":[ "after a day of ferocious up-and-down trading, the stock market ended up down 300 points" ], "synonyms":[ "delirious", "feverish", "fierce", "frantic", "frenetic", "frenzied", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "high-pressured", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "antonyms":[ "relaxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fertilizer":{ "as in dressing , plant food":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dressing", "plant food", "compost", "manure" ], "near antonyms":[ "fungicide", "germicide", "herbicide", "insecticide", "microbicide", "pesticide", "toxicant", "bane", "poison", "toxic", "toxin", "venom", "cancer", "contagion", "disease", "virus" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ferocity":{ "a very fierce or violent quality; the quality or state of being ferocious":{ "examples":[ "the ferocity of the attack", "The ferocity of the backlash took them by surprise." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fellness", "ferociousness", "fierceness", "grimness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "barbarity", "barbarousness", "brutality", "cruelness", "cruelty", "fiendishness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "sadism", "savageness", "savagery", "truculence", "viciousness", "wantonness", "hard-heartedness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "unfeelingness", "bloodlust", "bloodthirstiness", "murderousness", "sanguineness", "sanguinity", "cattiness", "despitefulness", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "maliciousness", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spitefulness", "hardhandedness", "harshness", "heavy-handedness", "oppressiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenderness", "warmheartedness", "warmness", "warmth", "charitableness", "clemency", "leniency", "mercifulness", "mercy", "pity", "benignity", "compassion", "good-heartedness", "humaneness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindness", "sympathy", "tenderheartedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ferociousness":{ "as in ferocity , fierceness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fellness", "ferocity", "fierceness", "grimness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "barbarity", "barbarousness", "brutality", "cruelness", "cruelty", "fiendishness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "sadism", "savageness", "savagery", "truculence", "viciousness", "wantonness", "hard-heartedness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "unfeelingness", "bloodlust", "bloodthirstiness", "murderousness", "sanguineness", "sanguinity", "cattiness", "despitefulness", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "maliciousness", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spitefulness", "hardhandedness", "harshness", "heavy-handedness", "oppressiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenderness", "warmheartedness", "warmness", "warmth", "charitableness", "clemency", "leniency", "mercifulness", "mercy", "pity", "benignity", "compassion", "good-heartedness", "humaneness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindness", "sympathy", "tenderheartedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ferries":{ "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "hauls", "lugs", "packs", "totes", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "hands over", "transfers", "forwards", "sends", "ships", "transmits", "brings", "fetches", "takes", "moves", "removes", "shifts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel on water in a vessel":{ "examples":[ "we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles" ], "synonyms":[ "boats", "cruises", "navigates", "sails", "ships (out)", "voyages" ], "near synonyms":[ "canoes", "kayaks", "yachts", "coasts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in taxis , gondolas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "trawlers", "whaleboats", "whalers", "workboats", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "cockleshells", "tubs", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "airboats", "air-cushion vehicles", "hovercrafts", "houseboats", "riverboats", "hydrofoils", "hydroplanes", "cruisers", "inboards", "motorboats", "outboards", "powerboats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ferret out":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig out", "dig up", "discover", "dredge (up)", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fertileness":{ "as in productivity , fertility":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fertility", "fruitfulness", "productivity", "richness", "nurturance", "maternity", "motherliness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fervidness":{ "depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "the fervidness that the actor brought to the part of Romeo made the play fresh all over again" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervor", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cathexis", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fer-de-lance":{ "as in diamondback rattlesnake , garter snake":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adder", "anaconda", "asp", "black racer", "blacksnake", "blue racer", "boa", "bull snake", "bushmaster", "chicken snake", "cobra", "constrictor", "copperhead", "coral snake", "cottonmouth moccasin", "diamondback rattlesnake", "garter snake", "gopher snake", "green snake", "hognose snake", "horned viper", "indigo snake", "king cobra", "king snake", "krait", "mamba", "milk snake", "moccasin", "pine snake", "pit viper", "puff adder", "python", "racer", "rat snake", "rattlesnake", "sea serpent", "sea snake", "sidewinder", "taipan", "water moccasin", "water snake", "worm snake", "serpent", "snake", "viper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fertilizes":{ "as in lards":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lards", "enriches", "fortifies", "richens", "strengthens", "augments", "reinforces", "reenforces", "supplements", "decontaminates", "purifies", "clarifies", "cleans", "cleanses", "distills", "distils", "filters", "flushes", "leaches", "pasteurizes", "purges", "refines", "betters", "enhances", "improves", "compacts", "concentrates", "condenses" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulterates", "cuts", "dilutes", "extends", "laces", "sophisticates", "thins", "waters down", "weakens", "loads", "befouls", "contaminates", "corrupts", "defiles", "dirties", "envenoms", "fouls", "infects", "poisons", "pollutes", "soils", "spoils", "sullies", "taints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferments":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s" ], "synonyms":[ "abets", "brews", "foments", "incites", "instigates", "picks", "provokes", "raises", "stirs (up)", "whips (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes", "sows", "stimulates", "detonates", "sets", "sets off", "triggers", "excites", "galvanizes", "inflames", "enflames", "inspires", "motivates", "rouses", "activates", "energizes", "enlivens", "fires", "invigorates", "jazzes (up)", "livens (up)", "peps (up)", "quickens", "stimulates", "vitalizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "discourages", "holds", "inhibits", "regulates", "reins (in)", "restrains", "tames", "allays", "calms", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "stills", "subdues", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferals":{ "as in animals , critters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "animals", "beasties", "beasts", "brutes", "creatures", "critters", "vertebrates", "carnivores", "herbivores", "insectivores", "blasties", "varmints", "vermin", "domestic animals", "pets", "livestocks", "stocks", "bipeds", "quadrupeds" ], "near antonyms":[ "invertebrates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fertilizers":{ "as in dressings , plant foods":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dressings", "plant foods", "composts", "manures" ], "near antonyms":[ "fungicides", "germicides", "herbicides", "insecticides", "microbicides", "pesticides", "toxicants", "banes", "poisons", "toxics", "toxins", "venoms", "cancers", "contagions", "diseases", "viruses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fermenting":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s" ], "synonyms":[ "abetting", "brewing", "fomenting", "inciting", "instigating", "picking", "provoking", "raising", "stirring (up)", "whipping (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting", "sowing", "stimulating", "detonating", "setting", "setting off", "triggering", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "inspiring", "motivating", "rousing", "activating", "energizing", "enlivening", "firing", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "stimulating", "vitalizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "discouraging", "holding", "inhibiting", "regulating", "reining (in)", "restraining", "taming", "allaying", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "stilling", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferret":{ "as in dog , hound":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dog", "hawk", "hound", "capture", "drag", "net", "snare", "trap", "course", "pursue", "run", "run down", "spoor", "track", "trail", "chase", "hunt", "stalk", "gun (for)", "harpoon", "kill", "shoot", "poach", "cull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ferrotypes":{ "as in daguerreotypes , sepias":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daguerreotypes", "monochromes", "sepias", "tintypes", "photographs", "photos", "pics", "pix", "prints", "shots", "snaps", "snapshots", "blowups", "close-ups", "enlargements", "stills", "telephotos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ferryboats":{ "as in steamships , tankers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carriers", "argosies", "barges", "coasters", "colliers", "containerships", "corvettes", "cruisers", "cutters", "destroyers", "flagships", "freighters", "icebreakers", "ironclads", "lightships", "liners", "men-of-war", "men-o'-war", "merchantmen", "merchant ships", "motor ships", "packets", "steamers", "steamships", "superliners", "supertankers", "tankers", "traders", "tramps", "transports", "warships", "watercrafts", "boats", "keels", "ships", "vessels", "barks", "barques", "brigantines", "brigs", "caravels", "clippers", "junk", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "square-riggers", "tall ships", "windjammers", "xebecs", "yachts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fervors":{ "depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "surprised by the fervor that her parents' old love letters contained when she discovered them in the attic" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervidness", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cathexis", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }