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"proudly", "scornfully", "self-importantly", "superciliously", "swaggeringly", "uppishly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "meekness":{ "the absence of any feelings of being better than others":{ "examples":[ "like most other things, meekness is best practiced in moderation" ], "synonyms":[ "demureness", "down-to-earthness", "humbleness", "humility", "lowliness", "modesty" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescence", "compliance", "deference", "passivity", "resignedness", "submission", "submissiveness", "ingenuousness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "directness", "plainness", "simpleness", "bashfulness", "diffidence", "mousiness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness", "retiringness", "sheepishness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggressiveness", "assertiveness", "attitude", "audaciousness", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "cheek", "cheekiness", "cockiness", "cocksureness", "forwardness", "overconfidence", "swagger", "swash", "temerity", "impertinence", "impudence", "insolence", "nerve", "sauciness", "boastfulness", "chest-thumping", "self-applause", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-glorification", "self-importance", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "vaingloriousness", "vanity", "condescension", "disdain", "scorn", "flamboyance", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "showiness" ], "antonyms":[ "arrogance", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "pride", "pridefulness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "meet and greet":{ "as in house party , cocktail party":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bake", "clambake", "cocktail party", "hen party", "house party", "housewarming", "icebreaker", "kaffeeklatsch", "kegger", "keg party", "klatch", "klatsch", "masquerade", "mixer", "salon", "shower", "social", "soiree", "soir\u00e9e", "stag", "supper", "symposium", "tea", "tea party", "affair", "bash", "binge", "blast", "blowout", "do", "event", "fete", "f\u00eate", "function", "get-together", "party", "reception", "shindig", "benefit", "fund-raiser", "ball", "dance", "formal", "prom", "celebration", "gala", "occasion", "bacchanal", "bacchanalia", "orgy", "saturnalia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "meetly":{ "in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose":{ "examples":[ "the governor meetly and rightly did his duty when he vetoed a bill that was clearly unconstitutional" ], "synonyms":[ "appositely", "appropriately", "congruously", "correctly", "duly", "fittingly", "happily", "properly", "right", "rightly", "suitably" ], "near synonyms":[ "well", "acceptably", "adequately", "passably", "satisfactorily", "tolerably", "decently", "decorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "inopportunely", "unfortunately", "unseasonably", "inappositely", "inaptly", "irrelevantly", "awkwardly", "ungracefully" ], "antonyms":[ "improperly", "inappropriately", "incongruously", "incorrectly", "unseemly", "unsuitably", "wrongly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "meets":{ "to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{ "examples":[ "we never once met another car on that lonely country road" ], "synonyms":[ "catches", "chances (upon)", "encounters", "happens (upon)", "stumbles (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "accosts", "confronts", "faces", "greets", "salutes", "collides (with)", "crashes (into)", "crisscrosses", "crosses", "passes", "hits (upon)", "lights (upon)", "tumbles (to)", "reencounters", "remeets" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "shakes", "shuns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come together into one body or place":{ "examples":[ "we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week" ], "synonyms":[ "assembles", "clusters", "collects", "concenters", "concentrates", "conglomerates", "congregates", "convenes", "converges", "forgathers", "foregathers", "gathers", "rendezvouses" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliates", "allies", "associates", "bands (together)", "caucuses", "clubs", "collaborates", "confederates", "conjoins", "consolidates", "consorts", "cooperates", "couples", "federates", "gangs up", "joins", "merges", "unites", "reassembles", "reconvenes", "regathers", "remeets" ], "near antonyms":[ "departs", "leaves", "takes off", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites" ], "antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)" ] }, "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "met her future husband at a party" ], "synonyms":[ "chances (upon)", "encounters", "finds", "happens (on or upon)", "hits (upon)", "lights (on or upon)", "pitches (upon)", "stumbles (on or onto)", "tumbles (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucks (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronts", "faces", "discovers", "strikes", "turns up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to do what is required by the terms of":{ "examples":[ "a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans" ], "synonyms":[ "answers", "completes", "complies (with)", "fills", "fulfills", "fulfils", "keeps", "redeems", "satisfies" ], "near synonyms":[ "concludes", "consummates", "finalizes", "finishes", "perfects", "accomplishes", "achieves", "brings about", "brings off", "carries out", "effects", "commits", "compasses", "discharges", "executes", "follows through (with)", "makes", "performs" ], "near antonyms":[ "defaults (on)", "disregards", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "slights" ], "antonyms":[ "breaches", "breaks", "transgresses", "violates" ] }, "to enter into contest or conflict with":{ "examples":[ "the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow" ], "synonyms":[ "battles", "encounters", "engages", "faces", "takes on" ], "near synonyms":[ "emulates", "rivals", "contends", "fights", "opposes" ], "near antonyms":[ "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "retreats" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{ "examples":[ "I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it" ], "synonyms":[ "equals", "matches", "ties" ], "near synonyms":[ "beats", "betters", "eclipses", "excels", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "amounts (to)", "approaches", "touches", "approximates", "keeps up", "measures up (to)", "parallels", "rivals", "stacks up (against or with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job" ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "absorbs", "accepts", "bears", "bides", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "goes", "hacks", "handles", "pockets", "stands", "sticks out", "stomachs", "supports", "sustains", "sweats out", "takes", "tolerates", "wears" ], "near synonyms":[ "allows", "permits", "suffers", "swallows", "reconciles (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (with or to)", "assents (to)", "capitulates", "consents (to)", "respects", "submits (to)", "yields (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges" ], "synonyms":[ "antes (up)", "balances", "clears", "discharges", "foots", "liquidates", "pays", "pays off", "pays up", "ponies up", "quits", "recompenses", "settles", "springs (for)", "stands" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiates" ] }, "a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{ "examples":[ "a swim meet" ], "synonyms":[ "bouts", "competitions", "contests", "events", "games", "matches", "matchups", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tournaments", "tourneys" ], "near synonyms":[ "athletics", "sports", "battles", "conflicts", "scrimmages", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tugs-of-war", "tussles", "championships", "nationals", "finals", "nightcaps", "play-offs", "semifinals", "derbies", "field days", "gymkhanas", "outings", "biathlons", "decathlons", "heptathlons", "pentathlons", "triathlons", "marathons", "races", "ultramarathons", "heats", "rounds", "runs", "sets", "rallies", "volleys", "round-robins", "rubbers", "runoffs", "sudden deaths", "dead heats", "photo finishes", "seesaws", "classics" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "meeting":{ "a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{ "examples":[ "there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair" ], "synonyms":[ "assembly", "congress", "convention", "convocation", "council", "gathering", "get-together", "huddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "clinic", "workshop", "cabinet", "caucus", "conclave", "synod", "demonstration", "rally", "confab", "conversation", "dialogue", "dialog", "discourse", "discussion", "palaver", "talk", "negotiation", "parley", "summit", "conference", "forum", "round-robin", "roundtable", "seminar", "symposium", "audience", "interview", "session" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a body of people come together in one place":{ "examples":[ "a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done" ], "synonyms":[ "assemblage", "assembly", "conference", "congregation", "convocation", "gathering", "ingathering", "muster" ], "near synonyms":[ "company", "consort", "coterie", "gang", "pack", "caucus", "forum", "market", "panel", "rally", "symposium", "synod", "audience", "gallery", "grandstand", "house", "crowd", "flock", "horde", "legion", "multitude", "press", "swarm", "throng", "crush", "mob", "rabble", "rabblement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the coming together of two or more things to the same point":{ "examples":[ "a meeting of two railroad lines" ], "synonyms":[ "confluence", "conjunction", "convergence", "convergency" ], "near synonyms":[ "combination", "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "joining", "junction", "juncture", "linking", "merging", "unification", "union" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "divergence" ] }, "to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{ "examples":[ "we never once met another car on that lonely country road" ], "synonyms":[ "catching", "chancing (upon)", "encountering", "happening (upon)", "stumbling (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "accosting", "confronting", "facing", "greeting", "saluting", "colliding (with)", "crashing (into)", "crisscrossing", "crossing", "passing", "hitting (upon)", "lighting (upon)", "tumbling (to)", "reencountering", "re-encountering", "remeeting" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "shaking", "shunning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come together into one body or place":{ "examples":[ "we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week" ], "synonyms":[ "assembling", "clustering", "collecting", "concentering", "concentrating", "conglomerating", "congregating", "convening", "converging", "forgathering", "foregathering", "gathering", "rendezvousing" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliating", "allying", "associating", "banding (together)", "caucusing", "clubbing", "collaborating", "confederating", "conjoining", "consolidating", "consorting", "cooperating", "coupling", "federating", "ganging up", "joining", "merging", "uniting", "reassembling", "reconvening", "regathering", "remeeting" ], "near antonyms":[ "departing", "leaving", "taking off", "disjoining", "dissociating", "disuniting" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)" ] }, "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "met her future husband at a party" ], "synonyms":[ "chancing (upon)", "encountering", "finding", "happening (on or upon)", "hitting (upon)", "lighting (on or upon)", "pitching (upon)", "stumbling (on or onto)", "tumbling (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucking (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronting", "facing", "discovering", "striking", "turning up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to do what is required by the terms of":{ "examples":[ "a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans" ], "synonyms":[ "answering", "completing", "complying (with)", "filling", "fulfilling", "keeping", "redeeming", "satisfying" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluding", "consummating", "finalizing", "finishing", "perfecting", "accomplishing", "achieving", "bringing about", "bringing off", "carrying out", "effecting", "committing", "compassing", "discharging", "executing", "following through (with)", "making", "performing" ], "near antonyms":[ "defaulting (on)", "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting" ], "antonyms":[ "breaching", "breaking", "transgressing", "violating" ] }, "to enter into contest or conflict with":{ "examples":[ "the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow" ], "synonyms":[ "battling", "encountering", "engaging", "facing", "taking on" ], "near synonyms":[ "emulating", "rivaling", "rivalling", "contending", "fighting", "opposing" ], "near antonyms":[ "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "retreating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{ "examples":[ "I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it" ], "synonyms":[ "equaling", "equalling", "matching", "tying", "tieing" ], "near synonyms":[ "beating", "bettering", "eclipsing", "excelling", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending", "amounting (to)", "approaching", "touching", "approximating", "keeping up", "measuring up (to)", "paralleling", "rivaling", "rivalling", "stacking up (against or with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "supporting", "sustaining", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "reconciling (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (with or to)", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges" ], "synonyms":[ "anteing (up)", "balancing", "clearing", "discharging", "footing", "liquidating", "paying", "paying off", "paying up", "ponying up", "quitting", "recompensing", "settling", "springing (for)", "standing" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiating" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "meek":{ "not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness":{ "examples":[ "a meek girl who quietly went along with whatever her circle of friends wanted" ], "synonyms":[ "demure", "down-to-earth", "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unassuming", "unpretentious" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "resigned", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "yielding", "cowering", "cringing", "shrinking", "ingenuous", "naive", "na\u00efve", "plain", "simple", "unaffected", "bashful", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring", "sheepish", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "unobtrusive", "aw-shucks", "self-deprecating", "self-deprecatory", "self-effacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggressive", "assertive", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "cheeky", "forward", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "cocksure", "cocky", "confident", "hubristic", "overconfident", "self-confident", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "narcissistic", "prideful", "self-affected", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-congratulatory", "self-contented", "self-engrossed", "self-important", "self-obsessed", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swelled-headed", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggy", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "condescending", "disdainful", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "overbearing", "patronizing", "pontificating", "flamboyant", "ostentatious", "showy", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unreserved" ], "antonyms":[ "arrogant", "bumptious", "chesty", "conceited", "egotistic", "egotistical", "fastuous", "haughty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "hoity-toity", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "lordly", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ] }, 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between the parties as to the terms of the contract." ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concurrences", "concurrencies", "consensuses", "unanimities", "unisons" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessions", "adhesions", "assentations", "assents", "consents", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "concessions", "embracements", "embraces", "approbations", "approvals", "favors", "alliances", "collaborations", "collusions", "complicities", "conspiracies", "compliances", "concerts", "concordances", "concords", "conformities", "consonances", "harmonies", "solidarities", "understandings", "unions", "empathies", "rapports", "sympathies" ], "near antonyms":[ "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "oppositions", "resistances", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors" ], "antonyms":[ "conflicts", "disagreements", "dissensuses" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "meet":{ "to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{ "examples":[ "we never once met another car on that lonely country road" ], "synonyms":[ "catch", "chance (upon)", "encounter", "happen (upon)", "stumble (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "accost", "confront", "face", "greet", "salute", "collide (with)", "crash (into)", "crisscross", "cross", "pass", "hit (upon)", "light (upon)", "tumble (to)", "reencounter", "remeet" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "dodge", "duck", "elude", "escape", "evade", "shake", "shun" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come together into one body or place":{ "examples":[ "we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week" ], "synonyms":[ "assemble", "cluster", "collect", "concenter", "concentrate", "conglomerate", "congregate", "convene", "converge", "forgather", "foregather", "gather", "rendezvous" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "band (together)", "caucus", "club", "collaborate", "confederate", "conjoin", "consolidate", "consort", "cooperate", "couple", "federate", "gang up", "join", "merge", "unite", "reassemble", "reconvene", "regather", "remeet" ], "near 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"round", "run", "set", "rally", "volley", "round-robin", "rubber", "runoff", "sudden death", "dead heat", "photo finish", "seesaw", "classic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation":{ "examples":[ "in this case, splitting the winnings of the contested lottery ticket seems like a meet solution" ], "synonyms":[ "applicable", "appropriate", "apt", "becoming", "befitting", "felicitous", "fit", "fitted", "fitting", "good", "happy", "pretty", "proper", "right", "suitable" ], "near synonyms":[ "condign", "deserved", "just", "justified", "needed", "required", "requisite", "able", "capable", "competent", "cut out", "qualified", "trained", "pitch-perfect", "acceptable", "adequate", "decent", "kosher", "satisfactory", "serviceable", "tolerable", "correct", "decorous", "respectable", "seemly", "balanced", "companionate", "congruous", "consonant", "harmonious", "rightful" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "inexpert", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful", "untrained", "inadequate", "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "graceless", "incorrect", "indecorous", "incompatible", "uncongenial" ], "antonyms":[ "improper", "inapplicable", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "incongruous", "indecent", "infelicitous", "malapropos", "misbecoming", "unapt", "unbecoming", "unbeseeming", "unfit", "unfitting", "unhappy", "unmeet", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "wrong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "meetings":{ "a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{ "examples":[ "there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair" ], "synonyms":[ "assemblies", "congresses", "conventions", "convocations", "councils", "gatherings", "get-togethers", "huddles" ], "near synonyms":[ "clinics", "workshops", "cabinets", "caucuses", "conclaves", "synods", "demonstrations", "rallies", "confabs", "conversations", "dialogues", "dialogs", "discourses", "discussions", "palavers", "talks", "negotiations", "parleys", "summits", "conferences", "forums", "fora", "round-robins", "roundtables", "round tables", "seminars", "symposia", "symposiums", "audiences", "interviews", "sessions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a body of people come together in one place":{ "examples":[ "a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done" ], "synonyms":[ "assemblages", "assemblies", "conferences", "congregations", "convocations", "gatherings", "ingatherings", "musters" ], "near synonyms":[ "companies", "consorts", "coteries", "gangs", "packs", "caucuses", "forums", "fora", "markets", "panels", "rallies", "symposia", "symposiums", "synods", "audiences", "galleries", "grandstands", "houses", "crowds", "flocks", "hordes", "legions", "multitudes", "presses", "swarms", "throngs", "crushes", "mobs", "rabblements", "rabbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the coming together of two or more things to the same point":{ "examples":[ "a meeting of two railroad lines" ], "synonyms":[ "confluences", "conjunctions", "convergences", "convergencies" ], "near synonyms":[ "combinations", "connections", "consolidations", "couplings", "joinings", "junctions", "junctures", "unifications", "unions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "divergences" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "meeting of minds":{ "the state of being of one opinion about something":{ "examples":[ "The judge determined that there was no meeting of minds between the parties as to the terms of the contract." ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concurrence", "concurrency", "consensus", "unanimity", "unison" ], "near synonyms":[ "accession", "adhesion", "assent", "assentation", "consent", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "concession", "embrace", "embracement", "approbation", "approval", "favor", "alliance", "collaboration", "collusion", "complicity", "conspiracy", "compliance", "concert", "concertedness", "concord", "concordance", "conformity", "consonance", "harmony", "oneness", "solidarity", "understanding", "union", "empathy", "rapport", "sympathy" ], "near antonyms":[ "discord", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "opposition", "resistance", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disfavor" ], "antonyms":[ "conflict", "disagreement", "dissensus" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "meetinghouse":{ "as in house , hall":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conventicle", "hall", "house", "camp", "headquarters", "den", "hangout", "haunt", "hideaway", "hideout", "lair", "club", "clubhouse", "lodge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in church , synagogue":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbey", "bethel", "cathedral", "chapel", "minster", "mission", "oratory", "sanctuary", "shrine", "church", "kirk", "tabernacle", "temple", "mosque", "pagoda", "shul", "synagogue", "synagog" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "meetinghouses":{ "as in houses , halls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conventicles", "halls", "houses", "camps", "headquarters", "dens", "hangouts", "haunts", "hideaways", "hideouts", "lairs", "clubhouses", "clubs", "lodges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in churches , synagogues":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbeys", "bethels", "cathedrals", "chapels", "minsters", "missions", "oratories", "sanctuaries", "shrines", "churches", "kirks", "tabernacles", "temples", "mosques", "pagodas", "shuls", "synagogues", "synagogs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }