{ "chic":{ "being in the latest or current fashion":{ "examples":[ "a chic new hairstyle that makes her look very sophisticated" ], "synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "au courant", "cool", "exclusive", "fashionable", "fresh", "happening", "hip", "in", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "supercool", "swell", "swish", "trendy", "voguish" ], "near synonyms":[ "downtown", "edgy", "funky", "dapper", "dashing", "dressy", "kicky", "natty", "rakish", "sassy", "saucy", "spiffy", "spruce", "chichi", "classy", "flossy", "haute", "haut", "nobby", "posh", "ritzy", "soign\u00e9", "soign\u00e9e", "swank", "swanky", "elegant", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "sophisticated", "stately", "tasteful", "understated", "doggish", "doggy", "flashy", "gallant", "dandyish", "dudish", "foppish", "ultrachic", "ultracool", "ultrahip", "ultraposh", "ultrasmart", "ultrasophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheesy", "tacky", "unattractive", "unbecoming", "graceless", "inelegant", "tasteless", "trashy", "unhandsome", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy" ], "antonyms":[ "dowdy", "out", "outmoded", "styleless", "unchic", "uncool", "unfashionable", "unmodish", "unstylish" ] }, "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "mockumentaries are the latest filmmaking chic" ], "synonyms":[ "buzz", "craze", "dernier cri", "enthusiasm", "fad", "fashion", "flavor", "go", "hot ticket", "last word", "latest", "mode", "rage", "sensation", "style", "ton", "trend", "vogue" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonder", "nine day wonder", "new wave", "crush", "infatuation", "fervor", "passion", "furor", "fuss", "hullabaloo", "to-do", "uproar", "bandwagon", "crusade", "cult", "movement", "novelty", "wrinkle", "caprice", "fancy", "whim" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "standard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "chiffon":{ "as in fine , delicate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "delicate", "fine", "slick", "creamy", "ultrasoft", "cottony", "downy", "satin", "satiny", "silken", "silklike", "silky", "soft", "velvetlike", "velvety" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarse", "harsh", "rough", "scratchy", "bumpy", "irregular", "jagged", "lumpy", "pebbly", "broken", "jagged", "ragged", "roughened", "rugged", "scraggy", "grainy", "granular", "gritty" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "childlike":{ "resembling or suggesting a child; like that of a child":{ "examples":[ "a childlike honesty", "He had a childlike innocence that others found endearing." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dewy-eyed", "gee-whiz", "impressionable", "inexperienced", "malleable", "persuadable", "persuasible", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "artless", "genuine", "guileless", "honest", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "simple", "sincere", "true", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unstudied", "candid", "direct", "frank", "free", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "plain", "plainspoken", "single-minded", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "trustful", "trusting", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "unwary" ], "near antonyms":[ "unchildlike", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "critical", "cynical", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "wary", "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "polished", "refined", "seasoned", "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", "affected", "artful", "artificial", "assuming", "dishonest", "dissembling", "dissimulating", "fake", "false", "guileful", "insincere", "phony", "phoney", "pretentious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chilly":{ "uncomfortably cool":{ "examples":[ "those chilly nights when a warm fire can be especially comforting" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "bleak", "chill", "chilling", "nipping", "nippy", "raw", "sharp" ], "near synonyms":[ "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "snappy", "arctic", "cold", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "wintry", "wintery", "subfreezing", "subzero", "frore", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "warm", "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "warmed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "a chilly glare directed at the person who tried to go to the head of the line" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "arctic", "brittle", "chill", "clammy", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cold-eyed", "coldish", "cool", "frigid", "frosty", "frozen", "gelid", "glacial", "hard-eyed", "icy", "uncordial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodless", "coldhearted", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "kindless", "pitiless", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "reserved", "soulless", "undemonstrative", "unemotional", "unresponsive", "apathetic", "indifferent", "unenthusiastic", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "offish", "standoffish", "antisocial", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionate", "kind", "kindhearted", "demonstrative", "emotional", "expressive", "eager", "enthusiastic", "passionate" ], "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ] }, "having a low or subnormal temperature":{ "examples":[ "a chilly spring morning" ], "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near synonyms":[ "cryogenic", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "chilled", "cooled", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "equatorial", "muggy", "steamy", "summery", "tropical" ], "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chime":{ "a series of short high ringing sounds":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the welcoming chimes on our doorbell" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "clatter", "jangle", "rattle", "chink", "clang", "clank", "clink", "ding-dong", "ping", "ring", "chirr", "ripple", "trill", "warble" ], "synonyms":[ "jingle", "tinkle", "tintinnabulation" ] }, "peaceful coexistence":{ "antonyms":[ "conflict", "discord", "dissension", "dissention", "variance" ], "examples":[ "firmly believes that science and religion can keep chime with one another" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonism", "antipathy", "enmity", "hatred", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "alienation", "breach", "divorce", "estrangement", "rupture", "schism", "scission", "severance", "dissent", "dissidence", "anarchy", "disorder", "disturbance", "strife", "turmoil" ], "related":[ "amity", "companionship", "compatibleness", "congeniality", "fellowship", "fraternization", "friendship", "collaboration", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "agreement", "consensus", "unanimity", "cohesion", "cohesiveness", "unity", "affinity", "connection", "empathy", "kinship", "oneness", "rapport", "solidarity", "sympathy", "understanding", "peacefulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "sweetness and light", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "synonyms":[ "comity", "compatibility", "concord", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "antonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict" ], "examples":[ "the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "contrast", "counter", "differ", "diverge", "jar", "cancel (out)", "counteract", "negate", "offset" ], "related":[ "balance", "correlate", "correspond", "dovetail", "hang together", "match", "meet", "parallel", "bond", "coalesce", "cohere", "conjoin", "fuse", "merge", "square", "tally" ], "synonyms":[ "agree", "assort", "blend", "chime in", "conform", "consort", "coordinate", "groove", "harmonize" ] }, "to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chink", "clang", "clank", "clash", "clink", "ding", "ding-dong", "gong", "jangle", "jingle", "ping", "plink", "plunk", "plonk", "tang", "tingle", "tinkle", "echo", "resonate", "resound", "reverberate" ], "synonyms":[ "bong", "knell", "peal", "ring", "toll" ] }, "to say or state again":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "paraphrase", "reword", "echo", "reecho", "mouth", "parrot", "abstract", "encapsulate", "epitomize", "outline", "recap", "recapitulate", "summarize", "sum up" ], "synonyms":[ "din", "iterate", "rehearse", "reiterate", "repeat" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chimed":{ "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed", "assorted", "blended", "blent", "chimed in", "conformed", "consorted", "coordinated", "grooved", "harmonized" ], "near synonyms":[ "balanced", "correlated", "corresponded", "dovetailed", "hung together", "matched", "met", "paralleled", "bonded", "coalesced", "cohered", "conjoined", "fused", "merged", "squared", "tallied" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicted", "contrasted", "countered", "differed", "diverged", "jarred", "canceled (out)", "cancelled (out)", "counteracted", "negated", "offset" ], "antonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted" ] }, "to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{ "examples":[ "the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat" ], "synonyms":[ "bonged", "knelled", "pealed", "rang", "tolled" ], "near synonyms":[ "chinked", "clanged", "clanked", "clashed", "clinked", "ding-donged", "dinged", "gonged", "jangled", "jingled", "pinged", "plinked", "plunked", "plonked", "tanged", "tingled", "tinkled", "echoed", "resonated", "resounded", "reverberated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to say or state again":{ "examples":[ "TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over" ], "synonyms":[ "dinned", "iterated", "rehearsed", "reiterated", "repeated" ], "near synonyms":[ "paraphrased", "reworded", "echoed", "reechoed", "mouthed", "parroted", "abstracted", "encapsulated", "epitomized", "outlined", "recapitulated", "recapped", "summarized", "summed up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chimes in":{ "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "examples":[ "\"I don't like that show at all,\" my friend chimed in" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks in", "chips in", "cuts in", "interposes", "interrupts", "intrudes" ], "near synonyms":[ "barges (in)", "bothers", "horns in", "adds", "contributes", "puts in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "agrees", "assorts", "blends", "chimes", "conforms", "consorts", "coordinates", "grooves", "harmonizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "balances", "correlates", "corresponds", "dovetails", "hangs together", "matches", "meets", "parallels", "bonds", "coalesces", "coheres", "conjoins", "fuses", "merges", "squares", "tallies" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicts", "contrasts", "counters", "differs", "diverges", "jars", "cancels (out)", "counteracts", "negates", "offsets" ], "antonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chiming in":{ "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "examples":[ "\"I don't like that show at all,\" my friend chimed in" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking in", "chipping in", "cutting in", "interposing", "interrupting", "intruding" ], "near synonyms":[ "barging (in)", "bothering", "horning in", "adding", "contributing", "putting in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeing", "assorting", "blending", "chiming", "conforming", "consorting", "coordinating", "grooving", "harmonizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "balancing", "correlating", "corresponding", "dovetailing", "hanging together", "matching", "meeting", "paralleling", "bonding", "coalescing", "cohering", "conjoining", "fusing", "merging", "squaring", "tallying" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicting", "contrasting", "countering", "differing", "diverging", "jarring", "canceling (out)", "cancelling (out)", "counteracting", "negating", "offsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chinchillas":{ "as in rabbit , otters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badgers", "beavers", "chamois", "chamoix", "ermines", "fishers", "foxes", "fox", "marten", "martens", "mink", "minks", "muskrat", "muskrats", "otters", "otter", "Persian lambs", "rabbit", "rabbits", "raccoon", "raccoons", "racoon", "racoons", "sables", "seals", "furs", "hides", "leathers", "pelts", "skins", "bearskins", "buckskins", "calfskins", "coonskins", "cowhides", "deerskins", "doeskins", "goatskins", "horsehides", "karakuls", "kidskins", "kolinskies", "lambskins", "pigskins", "rawhides", "sealskins", "sharkskins", "sheep", "sheepskins", "snakeskins", "fleeces", "moutons", "alligators", "crocodiles", "cordovans", "moroccos", "patent leathers", "suedes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chinned":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the kind of work environment in which staffers can knock off early on Friday and chin with the boss" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "blabbed", "cackled", "chaffered", "chatted", "chattered", "conversed", "gabbed", "gabbled", "gassed", "jabbered", "jawed", "kibitzed", "kibbitzed", "nattered", "palavered", "pattered", "prated", "prattled", "ran on", "rapped", "rattled", "schmoozed", "shmoozed", "talked", "twittered", "visited" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiped", "tattled", "descanted", "discussed", "expatiated", "yakked", "yacked", "yammered", "yapped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chip":{ "a small flat piece separated from a whole":{ "examples":[ "wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants" ], "synonyms":[ "flake", "sliver", "spall", "splint", "splinter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bit", "disk", "disc", "fragment", "part", "particle", "portion", "scrap", "section", "shard", "flinders", "shiver", "smithereens", "shred", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shave", "shaving", "snippet", "leaf", "sheet", "slice" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface":{ "examples":[ "watch out for the chip on the rim of that drinking glass" ], "synonyms":[ "hack", "indent", "indentation", "indenture", "kerf", "nick", "notch" ], "near synonyms":[ "joggle", "nock", "punch", "snip", "groove", "score", "undercut", "slit", "slot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{ "examples":[ "was in the chips after hitting it big in the lottery" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "coin", "currency", "dough", "gold", "green", "jack", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "pelf", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "tender", "wampum" ], "near synonyms":[ "coinage", "specie", "dead presidents", "folding money", "paper money", "scrip", "banknote", "cashier's check", "check", "draft", "money order", "note", "promissory note", "bill", "dollar", "greenback", "bankroll", "capital", "finances", "funds", "roll", "wad", "wallet", "chump change", "dibs", "dime", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "pot", "abundance", "means", "opulence", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "resources", "wherewithal", "mad money", "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in slice , grind":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grate", "grind", "kibble", "mash", "puree", "pur\u00e9e", "slice", "chop", "dice", "hash", "mince", "butcher", "carve", "dissect" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chipped in":{ "to make a donation as part of a group effort":{ "examples":[ "we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries" ], "synonyms":[ "contributed", "kicked in", "pitched in" ], "near synonyms":[ "bestowed", "donated", "gave", "presented", "awarded", "conferred", "doled (out)", "endowed", "afforded", "furnished", "provided" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "examples":[ "forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square" ], "synonyms":[ "broke in", "chimed in", "cut in", "interposed", "interrupted", "intruded" ], "near synonyms":[ "barged (in)", "bothered", "horned in", "added", "contributed", "put in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chipping in":{ "to make a donation as part of a group effort":{ "examples":[ "we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries" ], "synonyms":[ "contributing", "kicking in", "pitching in" ], "near synonyms":[ "bestowing", "donating", "giving", "presenting", "awarding", "conferring", "doling (out)", "endowing", "affording", "furnishing", "providing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "examples":[ "forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking in", "chiming in", "cutting in", "interposing", "interrupting", "intruding" ], "near synonyms":[ "barging (in)", "bothering", "horning in", "adding", "contributing", "putting in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirking (up)":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "antonyms":[ "daunting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "examples":[ "presented her with an inspirational book to chirk her up during her prolonged hospitalization" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizing", "depressing", "saddening", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "hamstringing", "undermining", "weakening", "intimidating", "psyching (out)" ], "related":[ "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing up", "bucking up", "buoying (up)", "cheering (up)", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "inspiriting", "steeling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirps":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeps", "chirrups", "chitters", "jargons", "peeps", "pipes", "pips", "tweets", "twitters" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackles", "chatters", "jabbers", "sings", "trills", "warbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in squawks , squeals":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barks", "bays", "bellows", "blats", "bleats", "brays", "cackles", "callings", "caterwauls", "caws", "cheeps", "clucks", "coos", "crakes", "croaks", "crows", "grunts", "honks", "hoots", "howls", "lows", "meows", "miaows", "mews", "moos", "neighs", "oinks", "peeps", "quacks", "roars", "screeches", "squalls", "squawks", "squeaks", "squeals", "trumpets", "tu-whit tu-whoos", "twitters", "whinnies", "yaps", "yelps", "yips", "yowls", "calls", "cries", "notes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chirr":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the chirr of dragonflies" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "howl", "roar", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squall", "squeal", "yelp", "yell" ], "related":[ "babble", "coo", "gasp", "gurgle", "hiss", "moan", "murmur", "rustle", "sigh", "suspiration", "susurration", "susurrus", "whisper", "whish", "zing", "zip" ], "synonyms":[ "burr", "buzz", "churr", "drone", "hum", "purr", "thrum", "whir", "whirr", "whiz", "whizz", "zoom" ] }, "as in churr":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chiseling":{ "as in cheating , swindling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheating", "defrauding", "skinning", "swindling", "extortion", "fleecing", "gouging", "highway robbery", "overcharging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chiseling (in)":{ "as in invading , infringing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chiselled":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "chisellers":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "the chiseler made off with nearly a million dollars before anyone realized what was going on" ], "synonyms":[ "bilkers", "bilks", "cheaters", "cheats", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "fraudsters", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "trickers", "tricksters" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "pranksters", "rascals", "rogues", "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicks", "slicksters", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chiselling":{ "as in cheating , swindling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheating", "defrauding", "skinning", "swindling", "extortion", "fleecing", "gouging", "highway robbery", "overcharging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chitchats":{ "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "examples":[ "a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causeries", "chats", "chatter", "chin music", "chin-wag", "confabs", "confabulations", "gab", "gabfests", "gossip", "jangle", "jaws", "natters", "palavers", "patter", "raps", "schmoozes", "small talk", "table talk", "talks", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquies", "conferences", "discourses", "parleys", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "dialogues", "dialogs", "exchanges", "give-and-takes", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chivvied":{ "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "bothered", "bugged", "disturbed", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chickens (out)":{ "as in wimps out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chivalrousness":{ "as in chivalry , knighthood":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chivalry", "courtliness", "gallantry", "gentlemanliness", "knighthood", "knightliness", "attentiveness", "consideration", "thoughtfulness", "ceremonialness", "ceremoniousness", "ceremony", "formality", "breeding", "manners", "civility", "courteousness", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "mannerliness", "politeness", "suaveness", "unctuousness", "urbanity", "elegance", "refinement", "deference", "respect", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "gentilesse", "polish", "politesse", "propriety", "respectability", "seemliness" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "rudeness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "delinquency", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "audaciousness", "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impudence", "insolence", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "casualness", "informality", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "thoughtlessness", "arrogance", "conceit", "presumption", "pretentiousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "childbirth":{ "the act or process of giving birth to children":{ "examples":[ "women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs" ], "synonyms":[ "accouchement", "childbearing", "delivery", "labor", "parturition", "travail" ], "near synonyms":[ "birth pang", "contraction", "pains", "pregnancy", "abortion", "miscarriage", "cesarean section", "caesarean section", "natural childbirth", "childbed", "confinement", "lying-in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chisel (in)":{ "as in invade , infringe":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirruped":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the kitten chirruped insistently for her dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeped", "chirped", "chittered", "jargoned", "peeped", "piped", "pipped", "tweeted", "twittered" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackled", "chattered", "jabbered", "sang", "sung", "trilled", "warbled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chimera":{ "a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{ "examples":[ "a monster in the closet would not have been the first chimera that the boy had seen in his mind's eye" ], "synonyms":[ "conceit", "daydream", "delusion", "dream", "fancy", "fantasy", "phantasy", "figment", "hallucination", "illusion", "nonentity", "phantasm", "fantasm", "pipe dream", "unreality", "vision" ], "near synonyms":[ "ignis fatuus", "mirage", "will-o'-the-wisp", "brainchild", "idea", "concoction", "fable", "fabrication", "fiction", "invention", "envisaging", "imaging", "visualization", "cloud-cuckoo-land", "cloudland", "Shangri-la", "utopia", "daymare", "nightmare" ], "near antonyms":[ "actuality", "fact", "reality" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chip in":{ "to make a donation as part of a group effort":{ "examples":[ "we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries" ], "synonyms":[ "contribute", "kick in", "pitch in" ], "near synonyms":[ "bestow", "donate", "give", "present", "award", "confer", "dole (out)", "endow", "afford", "furnish", "provide" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "examples":[ "forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square" ], "synonyms":[ "break in", "chime in", "cut in", "interpose", "interrupt", "intrude" ], "near synonyms":[ "barge (in)", "bother", "horn in", "add", "contribute", "put in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chintzy":{ "costing little":{ "examples":[ "for the party I want chintzy plates that we can throw away afterward" ], "synonyms":[ "affordable", "bargain-basement", "budget", "cheap", "cheapie", "cheapo", "cut-price", "cut-rate", "dime-store", "dirt cheap", "el cheapo", "inexpensive", "low", "low-end", "popular", "reasonable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheapish", "moderate", "discount", "discounted", "fire-sale", "lowered", "reduced", "wholesale", "valueless", "worthless", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "near antonyms":[ "increased", "inflated", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "prohibitory", "steep", "stiff", "superexpensive", "ultraexpensive", "unreasonable", "invaluable", "priceless", "luxurious" ], "antonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "deluxe", "expensive", "high", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "valuable" ] }, "giving or sharing as little as possible":{ "examples":[ "her husband can be pretty chintzy when it comes to buying gifts for others" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "mingy", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "pinchpenny", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ], "near synonyms":[ "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", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful", "inhospitable" ], "near antonyms":[ "altruistic", "selfless", "unselfish", "extravagant", "free", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "greathearted", "kindly", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "dissipating", "frittering", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "splurging", "squandering", "wasteful", "wasting" ], "antonyms":[ "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chicken feed":{ "a very small sum of money":{ "examples":[ "I'm sick of working for chicken feed \u2014I want a job where I can bring home some real dough" ], "synonyms":[ "chump change", "dime", "hay", "mite", "peanuts", "pin money", "pittance", "shoestring", "song", "two cents" ], "near synonyms":[ "petty cash", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "near antonyms":[ "bankroll", "capital", "funds", "means", "wherewithal", "opulence", "pelf", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "heap", "pile", "pot", "bonanza", "mine", "treasure trove", "treasury" ], "antonyms":[ "big buck(s)", "boodle", "bundle", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabuck(s)", "mint", "wad" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chinchilla":{ "as in rabbit , otter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badger", "beaver", "chamois", "ermine", "fisher", "fox", "marten", "mink", "muskrat", "otter", "Persian lamb", "rabbit", "raccoon", "racoon", "sable", "seal", "fur", "hide", "leather", "pelt", "skin", "bearskin", "buckskin", "calfskin", "coonskin", "cowhide", "deerskin", "doeskin", "goatskin", "horsehide", "karakul", "kidskin", "kolinsky", "lambskin", "pigskin", "rawhide", "sealskin", "sharkskin", "sheep", "sheepskin", "snakeskin", "fleece", "mouton", "alligator", "crocodile", "cordovan", "morocco", "patent leather", "suede" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chipped":{ "as in sliced , ground":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grated", "ground", "kibbled", "mashed", "pureed", "pur\u00e9ed", "sliced", "chopped", "diced", "hashed", "minced", "butchered", "carved", "dissected" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chilled":{ "as in nipped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nipped", "asleep", "benumbed", "dead", "insensitive", "numb", "numbed", "torpid", "unfeeling", "anesthetized", "cocainized", "deadened", "drugged", "stupefied", "blunted", "dulled", "obtunded", "insensible", "senseless", "unconscious", "inanimate", "insensate" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeling", "sensible", "sensitive", "awake" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in frozen , refrigerated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cooled", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "cryogenic", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot", "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "equatorial", "muggy", "steamy", "summery", "tropical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to lose heat":{ "examples":[ "chill the gelatin for two hours, until it sets" ], "synonyms":[ "cooled", "refrigerated" ], "near synonyms":[ "air-conditioned", "frosted", "froze", "iced", "quick-froze", "supercooled", "ventilated" ], "near antonyms":[ "baked", "boiled", "broiled", "steamed", "heat-treated", "tempered", "microwaved" ], "antonyms":[ "heated", "toasted", "warmed" ] }, "to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "you want to hang out with us and just chill this weekend?" ], "synonyms":[ "chilled out", "decompressed", "de-stressed", "loosened up", "mellowed (out)", "relaxed", "unwound", "wound down", "winded down" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbent", "basked", "kicked back", "lolled", "lounged", "reposed", "rested", "bummed", "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "droned", "footled", "goofed (off)", "hacked (around)", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "lazed", "loafed", "vegetated", "vegged out", "zoned out", "alleviated", "comforted", "eased", "relieved", "calmed", "composed", "cooled", "quieted", "settled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "tensed (up)" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "investors chilled by the floundering economy" ], "synonyms":[ "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "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 spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "instead of going out tonight, let's stay in and chill" ], "synonyms":[ "bummed", "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "droned", "footled", "goofed (off)", "hacked (around)", "hung about", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "kicked around", "kicked back", "lazed", "lazied", "loafed", "lolled", "lounged", "vegged out" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddled (around)", "fooled", "messed", "monkeyed", "mucked", "piddled", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled", "dozed", "estivated", "aestivated", "hibernated", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "relaxed", "rested", "tarried", "ambled", "moseyed", "sauntered", "strolled", "swanned", "furloughed", "goldbricked", "malingered", "truanted" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudged", "ground", "grubbed", "humped", "hustled", "labored", "moiled", "pegged", "plodded", "plowed", "plugged", "slaved", "sweat", "sweated", "toiled", "travailed", "worked", "wrought", "applied", "buckled (down)", "exerted", "put out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "chimes":{ "a series of short high ringing sounds":{ "examples":[ "the welcoming chimes on our doorbell" ], "synonyms":[ "jingle", "tinkle", "tintinnabulation" ], "near synonyms":[ "clatter", "jangle", "rattle", "chink", "clang", "clank", "clink", "ding-dong", "ping", "ring", "chirr", "ripple", "trill", "warble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine" ], "synonyms":[ "agrees", "assorts", "blends", "chimes in", "conforms", "consorts", "coordinates", "grooves", "harmonizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "balances", "correlates", "corresponds", "dovetails", "hangs together", "matches", "meets", "parallels", "bonds", "coalesces", "coheres", "conjoins", "fuses", "merges", "squares", "tallies" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicts", "contrasts", "counters", "differs", "diverges", "jars", "cancels (out)", "counteracts", "negates", "offsets" ], "antonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts" ] }, "to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{ "examples":[ "the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat" ], "synonyms":[ "bongs", "knells", "peals", "rings", "tolls" ], "near synonyms":[ "chinks", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "clinks", "ding-dongs", "dings", "gongs", "jangles", "jingles", "pings", "plinks", "plunks", "plonks", "tangs", "tingles", "tinkles", "echoes", "resonates", "resounds", "reverberates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to say or state again":{ "examples":[ "TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over" ], "synonyms":[ "dins", "iterates", "rehearses", "reiterates", "repeats" ], "near synonyms":[ "paraphrases", "rewords", "echoes", "reechos", "mouths", "parrots", "abstracts", "encapsulates", "epitomizes", "outlines", "recapitulates", "recaps", "summarizes", "sums up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chinking":{ "to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound":{ "examples":[ "in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole" ], "synonyms":[ "clinking", "jingling", "tingling", "tinkling" ], "near synonyms":[ "clanging", "clangoring", "clanking", "clashing", "crashing", "clacking", "clattering", "rattling", "chiming", "ding-donging", "dinging", "gonging", "jangling", "pinging", "plinking", "ringing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chips":{ "something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{ "examples":[ "was in the chips after hitting it big in the lottery" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "coin", "currency", "dough", "gold", "green", "jack", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "pelf", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "tender", "wampum" ], "near synonyms":[ "coinage", "specie", "dead presidents", "folding money", "paper money", "scrip", "banknote", "cashier's check", "check", "draft", "money order", "note", "promissory note", "bill", "dollar", "greenback", "bankroll", "capital", "finances", "funds", "roll", "wad", "wallet", "chump change", "dibs", "dime", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "pot", "abundance", "means", "opulence", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "resources", "wherewithal", "mad money", "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in slices , grinds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grates", "grinds", "kibbles", "mashes", "purees", "pur\u00e9es", "slices", "chops", "dices", "hashes", "minces", "butchers", "carves", "dissects" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chip on one's shoulder":{ "an inclination to fight or quarrel":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "aggression", "aggressiveness", "assaultiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "defiance", "disputatiousness", "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":[] }, "chin-wag":{ "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "examples":[ "a tireless practitioner of chin-wag , she makes every other talker seem a little taciturn" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causerie", "chat", "chatter", "chin music", "chitchat", "confab", "confabulation", "gab", "gabfest", "gossip", "jangle", "jaw", "natter", "palaver", "patter", "rap", "schmooze", "small talk", "table talk", "talk", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquy", "conference", "discourse", "parley", "symposium", "debate", "dialogue", "dialog", "exchange", "give-and-take", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yak", "yack", "yammer", "yap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chinks":{ "a vulnerable point":{ "examples":[ "before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game" ], "synonyms":[ "Achilles' heels", "backs", "jugulars", "soft spots", "underbellies" ], "near synonyms":[ "downfalls", "ruins", "undoings", "hamartias", "tragic flaws" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{ "examples":[ "plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar" ], "synonyms":[ "checks", "clefts", "cracks", "crannies", "crevices", "fissures", "rifts", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "crevasses", "crazes", "hairlines", "fractures", "ruptures", "breaches", "gaps", "openings", "cuts", "gashes", "incisions", "slits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound":{ "examples":[ "in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole" ], "synonyms":[ "clinks", "jingles", "tingles", "tinkles" ], "near synonyms":[ "clangors", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "crashes", "clacks", "clatters", "rattles", "chimes", "ding-dongs", "dings", "gongs", "jangles", "pings", "plinks", "rings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chivying":{ "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "bugging", "disturbing", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chitters":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the chittering birds outside were driving the cat crazy", "the cell phone chittered in his pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeps", "chirps", "chirrups", "jargons", "peeps", "pipes", "pips", "tweets", "twitters" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackles", "chatters", "jabbers", "sings", "trills", "warbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chicken snake":{ "as in garter snake , diamondback rattlesnake":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adder", "anaconda", "asp", "black racer", "blacksnake", "blue racer", "boa", "bull snake", "bushmaster", "cobra", "constrictor", "copperhead", "coral snake", "cottonmouth moccasin", "diamondback rattlesnake", "fer-de-lance", "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" ] }, "chits":{ "as in sisters , lasses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birds", "fillies", "lasses", "lassies", "sheilas", "sisters", "debs", "debutantes", "ingenues", "ing\u00e9nues", "colleens", "mademoiselles", "mesdemoiselles", "senhoritas", "senoritas", "se\u00f1oritas", "virgins", "damsels", "demoiselles", "girls", "maidens", "maids", "misses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "childhood":{ "the state or time of being a child":{ "examples":[ "enjoy your childhood \u2014it won't last forever" ], "synonyms":[ "nonage", "springtime", "youth" ], "near synonyms":[ "boyhood", "girlhood", "toddlerhood", "adolescence", "juvenescence", "minority", "immaturity", "juvenility", "babyhood", "infancy" ], "near antonyms":[ "majority", "middle age", "midlife", "senectitude", "sunset", "winter" ], "antonyms":[ "adulthood" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chippy":{ "feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{ "examples":[ "a chippy , defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "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" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "childbed":{ "as in confinement , lying-in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confinement", "lying-in", "cesarean section", "caesarean section", "natural childbirth", "abortion", "miscarriage", "pregnancy", "birth pang", "contraction", "pains", "accouchement", "childbearing", "childbirth", "delivery", "labor", "parturition", "travail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chins":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the kind of work environment in which staffers can knock off early on Friday and chin with the boss" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chatters", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "jaws", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "natters", "palavers", "patters", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "talks", "twitters", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chicken":{ "a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{ "examples":[ "a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it" ], "synonyms":[ "coward", "craven", "cur", "dastard", "funk", "poltroon", "recreant", "sissy" ], "near synonyms":[ "defeatist", "quitter", "cream puff", "milquetoast", "pushover", "pussy", "weakling", "wimp", "caitiff", "snake", "sneak", "ostrich", "scaramouch", "scaramouche" ], "near antonyms":[ "daredevil" ], "antonyms":[ "hero", "stalwart", "valiant" ] }, "having or showing a shameful lack of courage":{ "examples":[ "too chicken to go through with the stunt" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken-livered", "chickenhearted", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "recreant", "spineless", "unheroic", "yellow" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffident", "fainthearted", "fearful", "timid", "timorous", "afraid", "frightened", "scared", "careful", "cautious", "wary", "bashful", "coy", "shy", "feeble", "soft", "unmanly", "weak" ], "near antonyms":[ "audacious", "bold", "brazen", "cheeky", "nervy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "determined", "resolute" ], "antonyms":[ "brave", "courageous", "daring", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous" ] }, "so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{ "examples":[ "just concentrate on the important duties of the job and forget about the chicken stuff" ], "synonyms":[ "de minimis", "footling", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "measly", "Mickey Mouse", "minute", "negligible", "niggling", "no-account", "nominal", "paltry", "peanut", "petty", "picayune", "piddling", "piddly", "piffling", "pimping", "slight", "trifling", "trivial" ], "near synonyms":[ "inferior", "mean", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "little", "puny", "tiny", "hairsplitting", "nitpicking", "pettifogging", "quibbling", "one-horse", "small-fry", "two-bit" ], "near antonyms":[ "serious", "substantial", "weighty", "eventful", "momentous", "pivotal", "conspicuous", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "striking", "appreciable", "discernible", "discernable", "measurable" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "considerable", "important", "material", "significant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "chide":{ "to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{ "examples":[ "my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments" ], "synonyms":[ "admonish", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "tick off" ], "near synonyms":[ "berate", "castigate", "chew out", "dress down", "flay", "harangue", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rail (at or against)", "rate", "scold", "score", "upbraid", "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bad-mouth", "blame", "blast", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "crucify", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "excoriate", "fault", "knock", "lash", "pan", "reprehend", "slam", "belittle", "deprecate", "disparage", "minimize", "mock", "put down", "deride", "ridicule", "scoff", "scorn" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "applaud", "extol", "extoll", "hail", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chides":{ "to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{ "examples":[ "my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments" ], "synonyms":[ "admonishes", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproves", "ticks off" ], "near synonyms":[ "berates", "castigates", "chews out", "dresses down", "flays", "harangues", "jaws", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rails (at or against)", "rates", "scolds", "scores", "upbraids", "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bad-mouths", "blames", "blasts", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "crucifies", "denounces", "disses", "excoriates", "faults", "knocks", "lashes", "pans", "reprehends", "slams", "belittles", "deprecates", "disparages", "minimizes", "mocks", "puts down", "derides", "ridicules", "scoffs", "scorns" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "OKs", "okays", "sanctions", "applauds", "extols", "extolls", "hails", "lauds", "praises", "salutes", "touts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chis":{ "a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings":{ "examples":[ "the concept of chi is of central importance in acupuncture" ], "synonyms":[ "auras", "energies", "kis", "vibes", "vibrations" ], "near synonyms":[ "inner lights", "lights", "natures", "orgones", "souls", "spirits", "lifebloods", "lives", "Shaktis", "Saktis", "world souls", "karmas", "manas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chinas":{ "as in wares , potteries":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chinawares", "crockeries", "earthenwares", "porcelains", "potteries", "stonewares", "wares", "dinnerwares", "tablewares", "place settings", "settings", "setups", "crystals", "glasswares", "plates", "saucers", "cups", "demitasses", "glasses", "goblets", "mugs", "teacups", "bowls", "casseroles", "chargers", "platters", "tureens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chirped":{ "as in whispered , muttered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breathed", "drawled", "gasped", "intoned", "mouthed", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "purred", "shouted", "spluttered", "sputtered", "squeaked", "whispered", "articulated", "enunciated", "pronounced", "sonant", "oral", "spoken", "uttered", "vocal", "voiced" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonvocal", "inarticulate", "mute", "quiet", "silent", "unexpressed", "unsaid", "unspoken", "unuttered", "unvoiced", "surd", "voiceless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeped", "chirruped", "chittered", "jargoned", "peeped", "piped", "pipped", "tweeted", "twittered" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackled", "chattered", "jabbered", "sang", "sung", "trilled", "warbled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "chine":{ "a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal":{ "examples":[ "uncovered the chine of some animal while digging in the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "backbone", "spinal column", "spine", "vertebral column" ], "near synonyms":[ "back", "spinal cord", "vertebra" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chipping":{ "as in slicing , grinding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grating", "grinding", "kibbling", "mashing", "pureeing", "pur\u00e9eing", "slicing", "chopping", "dicing", "hashing", "mincing", "butchering", "carving", "dissecting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chink":{ "a vulnerable point":{ "examples":[ "before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game" ], "synonyms":[ "Achilles' heel", "back", "jugular", "soft spot", "underbelly" ], "near synonyms":[ "downfall", "ruin", "undoing", "hamartia", "tragic flaw" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{ "examples":[ "plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "cleft", "crack", "cranny", "crevice", "fissure", "rift", "split" ], "near synonyms":[ "crevasse", "craze", "hairline", "fracture", "rupture", "breach", "gap", "opening", "cut", "gash", "incision", "slit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound":{ "examples":[ "in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole" ], "synonyms":[ "clink", "jingle", "tingle", "tinkle" ], "near synonyms":[ "clang", "clangor", "clank", "clash", "crash", "clack", "clatter", "rattle", "chime", "ding", "ding-dong", "gong", "jangle", "ping", "plink", "ring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chirrs":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "the chirr of dragonflies" ], "synonyms":[ "burrs", "buzzes", "churrs", "drones", "hums", "purrs", "thrums", "whirs", "whirrs", "whizzes", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "babbles", "coos", "gasps", "gurgles", "hisses", "moans", "murmurs", "rustles", "sighs", "suspirations", "susurrations", "susurruses", "whispers", "whishes", "zings", "zips" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "howls", "roars", "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "squalls", "squeals", "yells", "yelps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in churrs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churrs", "bumbles", "burrs", "buzzes", "drones", "hums", "whirs", "whirrs", "whishes", "whizzes", "zips", "zooms", "thrums", "fizzes", "hisses", "murmurs", "purrs", "rustles", "sighs", "sizzles", "swishes", "whispers", "coos", "currs", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chiseled":{ "as in cut":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cut", "lean", "lithe", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "svelte", "sylphlike" ], "near antonyms":[ "beer-bellied", "paunchy", "potbellied", "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "fleshy", "full", "gross", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "podgy", "portly", "pudgy", "roly-poly", "rotund", "round", "tubby", "flabby", "soft" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "chimney stacks":{ "as in chimneys , flues":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chimneys", "flues", "smokestacks", "channels", "conduits", "ducts", "leaders", "lines", "penstocks", "pipes", "troughs", "tubes", "drainpipes", "drains", "funnels", "hydrants", "mains", "spouts", "standpipes", "stovepipes", "tiles", "waste pipes", "waterspouts", "pipages", "pipeages", "pipelines", "pipings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chill out":{ "to become still and orderly":{ "examples":[ "stop making that racket, and just chill out !" ], "synonyms":[ "calm (down)", "cool", "hush", "pipe down", "quiet", "settle (down)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dry up", "relax", "tranquilize", "tranquillize", "unwind", "zone out" ], "near antonyms":[ "clown (around)", "fool around", "horse around", "monkey (around)", "show off", "skylark" ], "antonyms":[ "act up", "carry on", "cut up" ] }, "to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "if you don't chill out , you're going to get an ulcer" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "de-stress", "decompress", "loosen up", "mellow (out)", "relax", "unwind", "wind down" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbend", "bask", "kick back", "loll", "lounge", "repose", "rest", "bum", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drone", "footle", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "laze", "loaf", "vegetate", "veg out", "zone out", "alleviate", "comfort", "ease", "relieve", "calm", "compose", "cool", "quiet", "settle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "tense (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chimerical":{ "not real and existing only in the imagination":{ "examples":[ "for the time being, interplanetary travel remains a chimerical feature of life in the 21st century" ], "synonyms":[ "fabulous", "fanciful", "fantasied", "fantastic", "fantastical", "fictional", "fictitious", "ideal", "imaginal", "imaginary", "imagined", "invented", "made-up", "make-believe", "mythical", "mythic", "notional", "phantasmal", "phantasmic", "phantom", "pretend", "unreal", "visionary" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabled", "legendary", "romantic", "abstract", "hypothetical", "theoretical", "theoretic", "unbelievable", "unconvincing", "unlikely", "conceived", "envisaged", "envisioned", "pictured", "visualized", "daydreamlike", "deceptive", "delusional", "delusive", "hallucinatory", "illusory", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical", "concocted", "fabricated", "feigned", "fictive", "inexistent", "nonexistent" ], "near antonyms":[ "authentic", "genuine", "true", "factual", "verifiable", "verified", "believable", "convincing", "realistic", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "solid", "substantial", "palpable", "tangible" ], "antonyms":[ "actual", "existent", "existing", "real" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chid":{ "to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{ "examples":[ "my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments" ], "synonyms":[ "admonished", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "ticked off" ], "near synonyms":[ "berated", "castigated", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "harangued", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "railed (at or against)", "rated", "scolded", "scored", "upbraided", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "knocked", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "slammed", "belittled", "deprecated", "disparaged", "minimized", "mocked", "put down", "derided", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "OK'd", "okayed", "sanctioned", "applauded", "extolled", "hailed", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "china closet":{ "as in taboret , chest":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bookcase", "breakfront", "chest", "credence", "credenza", "\u00e9tag\u00e8re", "etagere", "secretary", "showcase", "taboret", "tabouret", "vitrine", "buffet", "cabinet", "closet", "console", "cupboard", "hutch", "locker", "press", "sideboard", "cuddy", "dresser", "pie safe", "armoire", "clothespress", "garderobe", "wardrobe", "cabinetry", "shelving" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chin music":{ "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "examples":[ "after listening to chin music all afternoon, I was ready for the sounds of silence" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causerie", "chat", "chatter", "chin-wag", "chitchat", "confab", "confabulation", "gab", "gabfest", "gossip", "jangle", "jaw", "natter", "palaver", "patter", "rap", "schmooze", "small talk", "table talk", "talk", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquy", "conference", "discourse", "parley", "symposium", "debate", "dialogue", "dialog", "exchange", "give-and-take", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yak", "yack", "yammer", "yap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "child":{ "a young person who is between infancy and adulthood":{ "examples":[ "an imaginative animated film that appeals to adults as well as to children" ], "synonyms":[ "bairn", "bambino", "bud", "chap", "chick", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "sprat", "sprout", "squirt", "whelp", "youngling", "youngster", "youth" ], "near synonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "preschooler", "rug rat", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "schoolkid", "babe", "baby", "bantling", "infant", "neonate", "nestling", "newborn", "toddler", "tot", "tyke", "tike", "weanling", "devil", "hellion", "imp", "jackanapes", "mischief", "monkey", "rapscallion", "rascal", "rogue", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "cherub", "preteen", "preteen-ager", "subteen", "teen", "teenager", "teener", "teenybopper", "tween", "lad", "nipper", "shaver", "stripling", "tad", "bobby-soxer", "hoyden", "tomboy" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-ager", "ancient", "elder", "golden-ager", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up" ] }, "a recently born person":{ "examples":[ "wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "baby", "bambino", "infant", "neonate", "newborn" ], "near synonyms":[ "cherub", "foundling", "nursling", "suckling", "preemie", "premie", "bantling", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "toddler", "tot", "tyke", "tike", "boy", "nipper", "tad", "juvenile", "minor", "youngling", "youngster", "youth", "imp", "squirt", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "girl", "hoyden", "tomboy" ], "near antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "elder", "graybeard", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{ "examples":[ "widespread stress is the child of the frenetic pace of the modern world" ], "synonyms":[ "aftereffect", "aftermath", "backwash", "conclusion", "consequence", "corollary", "development", "effect", "fate", "fruit", "issue", "outcome", "outgrowth", "precipitate", "product", "result", "resultant", "sequel", "sequence", "upshot" ], "near synonyms":[ "ramification", "denouement", "d\u00e9nouement", "echo", "implication", "repercussion", "afterclap", "afterglow", "aftershock", "blowback", "by-product", "fallout", "offshoot", "ripple", "side effect", "side reaction", "spin-off" ], "near antonyms":[ "consideration", "determinant", "factor", "base", "basis", "foundation", "ground", "groundwork", "impetus", "incentive", "inspiration", "instigation", "stimulus", "mother", "origin", "root", "source", "spring" ], "antonyms":[ "antecedent", "causation", "cause", "occasion", "reason" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "childbeds":{ "as in confinements , lyings-in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confinements", "lyings-in", "lying-ins", "cesarean sections", "caesarean sections", "natural childbirths", "abortions", "miscarriages", "pregnancies", "birth pangs", "contractions", "pains", "accouchements", "childbearings", "childbirths", "deliveries", "labors", "parturitions", "travails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chimeric":{ "not real and existing only in the imagination":{ "examples":[ "for the time being, interplanetary travel remains a chimerical feature of life in the 21st century" ], "synonyms":[ "fabulous", "fanciful", "fantasied", "fantastic", "fantastical", "fictional", "fictitious", "ideal", "imaginal", "imaginary", "imagined", "invented", "made-up", "make-believe", "mythical", "mythic", "notional", "phantasmal", "phantasmic", "phantom", "pretend", "unreal", "visionary" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabled", "legendary", "romantic", "abstract", "hypothetical", "theoretical", "theoretic", "unbelievable", "unconvincing", "unlikely", "conceived", "envisaged", "envisioned", "pictured", "visualized", "daydreamlike", "deceptive", "delusional", "delusive", "hallucinatory", "illusory", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical", "concocted", "fabricated", "feigned", "fictive", "inexistent", "nonexistent" ], "near antonyms":[ "authentic", "genuine", "true", "factual", "verifiable", "verified", "believable", "convincing", "realistic", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "solid", "substantial", "palpable", "tangible" ], "antonyms":[ "actual", "existent", "existing", "real" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chinawares":{ "as in potteries , wares":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chinas", "crockeries", "earthenwares", "porcelains", "potteries", "stonewares", "wares", "dinnerwares", "tablewares", "place settings", "settings", "setups", "crystals", "glasswares", "plates", "saucers", "cups", "demitasses", "glasses", "goblets", "mugs", "teacups", "bowls", "casseroles", "chargers", "platters", "tureens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chichis":{ "as in fineries , froufrous":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chiseled (in)":{ "as in invaded , infringed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barged (in)", "encroached", "infringed", "invaded", "trespassed", "interceded", "interposed", "intervened", "fiddled", "fooled", "monkeyed", "played", "tampered", "butted in", "interfered", "interloped", "intermeddled", "intruded", "meddled", "messed", "mucked (about or around)", "nosed", "obtruded", "poked", "pried", "snooped" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "eschewed", "shunned", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirks (up)":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "presented her with an inspirational book to chirk her up during her prolonged hospitalization" ], "synonyms":[ "bears up", "bucks up", "buoys (up)", "cheers (up)", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "inspirits", "steels" ], "near synonyms":[ "animates", "enlivens", "invigorates", "enforces", "fortifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "assures", "reassures", "boosts", "energizes", "excites", "galvanizes", "provokes", "quickens", "rallies", "stimulates", "stirs" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizes", "depresses", "saddens", "debilitates", "enfeebles", "hamstrings", "undermines", "weakens", "intimidates", "psychs (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunts", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirping":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeping", "chirruping", "chittering", "jargoning", "peeping", "piping", "pipping", "tweeting", "twittering" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackling", "chattering", "jabbering", "singing", "trilling", "warbling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chief justice":{ "as in circuit judge , justice of the peace":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "circuit judge", "justice of the peace", "squire", "adjudicator", "beak", "bench", "court", "judge", "jurist", "justice", "magistrate", "auditor", "master", "jurisconsult", "jurisprudent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chiefs":{ "the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{ "examples":[ "the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son" ], "synonyms":[ "bodies", "brunts", "bulks", "cores", "generalities", "hefts", "mains", "masses", "staples", "weights" ], "near synonyms":[ "majorities", "aggregates", "amounts", "entireties", "quanta", "sums", "sum totals", "totalities", "totals", "wholes", "bottoms", "essences", "essentialities", "marrows", "meats", "natures", "piths", "quintessences", "roots", "souls", "stuff", "substances", "centers", "hearts", "hubs", "kernels", "middles", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "nuts", "seats", "affairs", "arguments", "burdens", "cruxes", "cruces", "foci", "focuses", "gists", "nubs", "pitches", "points", "purports", "matters", "motifs", "subjects", "texts", "themes", "topics" ], "near antonyms":[ "accessories", "accessaries", "adjuncts", "appendages", "extensions", "offshoots", "components", "constituents", "elements", "ingredients", "divisions", "parts", "pieces", "sections", "segments", "angles", "aspects", "facets", "features", "qualities", "sides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do":{ "examples":[ "our chief is out on a business trip right now" ], "synonyms":[ "bosses", "boss men", "captains", "foremen", "headmen", "heads", "helmsmen", "honchos", "jefes", "kingpins", "leaders", "masters", "taskmasters" ], "near synonyms":[ "directresses", "mistresses", "administrators", "commanders", "directors", "executives", "generals", "governors", "hierarchs", "higher-ups", "leadmen", "managers", "overseers", "principals", "skippers", "standard-bearers", "stewards", "straw bosses", "superintendents", "superiors", "supervisors", "dominators", "lords", "overlords", "potentates", "rulers", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "figureheads", "barons", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "magnates", "moguls", "presidents", "princes", "big cheeses", "big guns", "bigwigs", "top dogs", "top guns", "coheads", "co-heads", "coleaders", "co-leaders", "employers", "gaffers", "gangers", "micromanagers", "subchiefs", "sub-chiefs", "subdirectors", "sub-directors" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependents", "inferiors", "juniors", "secondaries", "subjects", "subordinates", "underlings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chichi":{ "as in extravagant , ostentatious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "extravagant", "exuberant", "fancified", "flamboyant", "frilly", "gimmicked (up)", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "overwrought", "showy", "souped-up", "elegant", "exquisite", "grand", "magnificent", "ornate", "splendid", "Byzantine", "convoluted", "involute", "involuted", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "complex", "complicated", "detailed", "elaborate", "fancy", "intricate", "involved", "sophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "no-frills", "simple", "unfancy", "unsophisticated", "modest", "plain", "plain-Jane", "plain-vanilla", "uncomplicated", "bald", "bare", "naked", "unadorned", "undecorated", "unvarnished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in finery , froufrou":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "chivied":{ "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "bothered", "bugged", "disturbed", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chillness":{ "as in chilliness , coldness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bite", "chill", "chilliness", "coldness", "frigidness", "nip", "wintriness", "frost", "cold front", "cold", "cold wave", "deep freeze", "freeze", "snap" ], "near antonyms":[ "heat", "heat wave", "dog days", "torridity", "torridness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chicaneries":{ "the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end":{ "examples":[ "that candidate only won the election through chicanery" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "chicane", "gamesmanship", "hanky-panky", "jiggery-pokery", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile" ], "near synonyms":[ "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "foxiness", "oiliness", "shadiness", "sharpness", "shiftiness", "shrewdness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "treachery", "underhandedness", "wiliness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "guile", "guilefulness", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "fakery", "humbuggery", "imposture", "quackery", "dirty pool", "dirty tricks", "design", "plotting", "scheming", "secrecy", "stealth" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chiselled (in)":{ "as in invaded , infringed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barged (in)", "encroached", "infringed", "invaded", "trespassed", "interceded", "interposed", "intervened", "fiddled", "fooled", "monkeyed", "played", "tampered", "butted in", "interfered", "interloped", "intermeddled", "intruded", "meddled", "messed", "mucked (about or around)", "nosed", "obtruded", "poked", "pried", "snooped" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "eschewed", "shunned", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chick":{ "a young person who is between infancy and adulthood":{ "examples":[ "those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them" ], "synonyms":[ "bairn", "bambino", "bud", "chap", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "sprat", "sprout", "squirt", "whelp", "youngling", "youngster", "youth" ], "near synonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "preschooler", "rug rat", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "schoolkid", "babe", "baby", "bantling", "infant", "neonate", "nestling", "newborn", "toddler", "tot", "tyke", "tike", "weanling", "devil", "hellion", "imp", "jackanapes", "mischief", "monkey", "rapscallion", "rascal", "rogue", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "cherub", "preteen", "preteen-ager", "subteen", "teen", "teenager", "teener", "teenybopper", "tween", "lad", "nipper", "shaver", "stripling", "tad", "bobby-soxer", "hoyden", "tomboy" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-ager", "ancient", "elder", "golden-ager", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chiefly":{ "for the most part":{ "examples":[ "our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies" ], "synonyms":[ "altogether", "basically", "by and large", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "primarily", "principally", "substantially" ], "near synonyms":[ "about", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "practically", "some", "virtually", "well-nigh", "approximately", "broadly", "plus or minus", "roughly", "commonly", "frequently", "normally", "ordinarily", "typically", "usually", "incompletely", "partially", "partly", "rather", "somewhat" ], "near antonyms":[ "completely", "entirely", "fully", "perfectly", "thoroughly", "totally", "wholly", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "absolutely", "categorically", "unqualifiedly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "chime in":{ "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "examples":[ "\"I don't like that show at all,\" my friend chimed in" ], "synonyms":[ "break in", "chip in", "cut in", "interpose", "interrupt", "intrude" ], "near synonyms":[ "barge (in)", "bother", "horn in", "add", "contribute", "put in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "agree", "assort", "blend", "chime", "conform", "consort", "coordinate", "groove", "harmonize" ], "near synonyms":[ "balance", "correlate", "correspond", "dovetail", "hang together", "match", "meet", "parallel", "bond", "coalesce", "cohere", "conjoin", "fuse", "merge", "square", "tally" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "contrast", "counter", "differ", "diverge", "jar", "cancel (out)", "counteract", "negate", "offset" ], "antonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chief":{ "coming before all others in importance":{ "examples":[ "our chief priority this year will be cutting the budget" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "highest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "near synonyms":[ "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prestigious", "signal", "star", "stellar", "superior", "high-level", "senior", "top", "important", "influential", "major", "mighty", "momentous", "significant", "incomparable", "matchless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "renowned" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "collateral", "inferior", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ] }, "highest in rank or authority":{ "examples":[ "the chief administrator will be retiring soon" ], "synonyms":[ "commanding", "first", "foremost", "head", "high", "lead", "leading", "preeminent", "premier", "presiding", "primary", "prime", "principal", "supereminent", "supreme", "top" ], "near synonyms":[ "high-level", "senior", "controlling", "directing", "managing", "officiating", "overseeing", "regnant", "reigning", "ruling", "supervisory", "main", "major", "paramount", "predominant", "predominate", "sovereign", "sovran", "ascendant", "ascendent", "dominant", "grand", "superior", "topmost", "upmost", "upper", "uppermost" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancillary", "inferior", "last", "less", "lesser", "lower", "lowly", "second", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary", "assistant", "assisting", "coadjutor", "deputy", "junior", "under" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{ "examples":[ "the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "brunt", "bulk", "core", "generality", "heft", "main", "mass", "staple", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "majority", "aggregate", "amount", "entirety", "quantum", "sum", "sum total", "total", "totality", "whole", "bottom", "essence", "essentiality", "marrow", "meat", "nature", "pith", "quintessence", "root", "soul", "stuff", "substance", "center", "heart", "hub", "kernel", "middle", "nucleus", "nut", "seat", "affair", "argument", "burden", "crux", "focus", "gist", "nub", "pitch", "point", "purport", "matter", "motif", "subject", "text", "theme", "topic" ], "near antonyms":[ "accessory", "accessary", "adjunct", "appendage", "extension", "offshoot", "component", "constituent", "element", "ingredient", "division", "part", "piece", "section", "segment", "angle", "aspect", "facet", "feature", "quality", "side" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do":{ "examples":[ "our chief is out on a business trip right now" ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "boss man", "captain", "foreman", "head", "headman", "helmsman", "honcho", "jefe", "kingpin", "leader", "master", "taskmaster" ], "near synonyms":[ "directress", "mistress", "administrator", "commander", "director", "executive", "general", "governor", "hierarch", "higher-up", "leadman", "manager", "overseer", "principal", "skipper", "standard-bearer", "steward", "straw boss", "superintendent", "superior", "supervisor", "dominator", "lord", "overlord", "potentate", "ruler", "sovereign", "sovran", "figurehead", "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "magnate", "mogul", "president", "prince", "big cheese", "big gun", "bigwig", "top dog", "top gun", "cohead", "coleader", "employer", "gaffer", "ganger", "micromanager", "subchief", "subdirector" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependent", "inferior", "junior", "secondary", "subject", "subordinate", "underling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "children":{ "a young person who is between infancy and adulthood":{ "examples":[ "an imaginative animated film that appeals to adults as well as to children" ], "synonyms":[ "bairns", "bambinos", "bambini", "buds", "chaps", "chicks", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kiddos", "kids", "moppets", "sprats", "sprat", "sprouts", "squirts", "whelps", "younglings", "youngsters", "youths" ], "near synonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "kindergartners", "kindergarteners", "preschoolers", "rug rats", "schoolboys", "schoolchildren", "schoolgirls", "schoolkids", "babes", "babies", "bantlings", "infants", "neonates", "nestlings", "newborn", "newborns", "toddlers", "tots", "tykes", "tikes", "weanlings", "devils", "hellions", "imps", "jackanapeses", "mischiefs", "monkeys", "rapscallions", "rascals", "rogues", "urchins", "whippersnappers", "cherubs", "cherubim", "preteen-agers", "preteens", "subteens", "teenagers", "teeners", "teens", "teenyboppers", "tweens", "lads", "nippers", "shavers", "striplings", "tads", "bobby-soxers", "hoydens", "tomboys" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-agers", "ancients", "elders", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "antonyms":[ "adults", "grown-ups" ] }, "a recently born person":{ "examples":[ "wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "babies", "bambinos", "bambini", "infants", "neonates", "newborn", "newborns" ], "near synonyms":[ "cherubs", "cherubim", "foundlings", "nurslings", "sucklings", "preemies", "premies", "bantlings", "kiddies", "kiddos", "kids", "moppets", "toddlers", "tots", "tykes", "tikes", "boys", "nippers", "tads", "juveniles", "minors", "younglings", "youngsters", "youths", "imps", "squirts", "urchins", "whippersnappers", "girls", "hoydens", "tomboys" ], "near antonyms":[ "adults", "grown-ups", "elders", "graybeards", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{ "examples":[ "widespread stress is the child of the frenetic pace of the modern world" ], "synonyms":[ "aftereffects", "aftermaths", "backwashes", "conclusions", "consequences", "corollaries", "developments", "effects", "fates", "fruits", "issues", "outcomes", "outgrowths", "precipitates", "products", "resultants", "results", "sequels", "sequences", "upshots" ], "near synonyms":[ "ramifications", "denouements", "d\u00e9nouements", "echoes", "echos", "implications", "repercussions", "afterclaps", "afterglows", "aftershocks", "blowbacks", "by-products", "byproducts", "fallouts", "offshoots", "ripples", "side effects", "side reactions", "spin-offs" ], "near antonyms":[ "considerations", "determinants", "factors", "bases", "bases", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "impetuses", "incentives", "inspirations", "instigations", "stimuli", "mothers", "origins", "roots", "sources", "springs" ], "antonyms":[ "antecedents", "causations", "causes", "occasions", "reasons" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chicane":{ "the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end":{ "examples":[ "most get-rich-quick schemes involve more than a smidgen of chicane" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "chicanery", "gamesmanship", "hanky-panky", "jiggery-pokery", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile" ], "near synonyms":[ "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "foxiness", "oiliness", "shadiness", "sharpness", "shiftiness", "shrewdness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "treachery", "underhandedness", "wiliness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "guile", "guilefulness", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "fakery", "humbuggery", "imposture", "quackery", "dirty pool", "dirty tricks", "design", "plotting", "scheming", "secrecy", "stealth" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal":{ "examples":[ "a lawyer who is so notorious for chicaning that the guilty invariably seek his services" ], "synonyms":[ "cheat", "finagle", "fudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "crib", "color", "distort", "falsify", "misinterpret", "misrepresent", "misstate", "pervert", "twist", "warp", "doctor", "fake", "tamper (with)", "elaborate", "embellish", "embroider", "exaggerate", "magnify", "pad", "stretch", "dodge", "evade", "hedge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chirrup":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the kitten chirruped insistently for her dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "cheep", "chirp", "chitter", "jargon", "peep", "pip", "pipe", "tweet", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackle", "chatter", "jabber", "sing", "trill", "warble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "childishness":{ "as in nonsense , silliness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clownishness", "foolishness", "funning", "jesting", "joking", "nonsense", "silliness", "waggery", "buffoonery", "clownery", "clowning", "foolery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "horsing around", "monkey business", "monkeying", "monkeyshine(s)", "roughhouse", "roughhousing", "shenanigan(s)", "skylarking", "slapstick", "tomfoolery", "boisterousness", "rambunctiousness", "rowdiness", "rowdyism", "rumbustiousness", "devilry", "deviltry", "impishness", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "prankishness", "rascality", "roguery", "roguishness", "trickery", "cavorting", "frivolity", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "merrymaking", "playfulness", "revelry", "roistering", "romping", "sporting", "sportiveness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in inexperience , rawness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "callowness", "coltishness", "inexperience", "rawness", "candor", "frankness", "genuineness", "honesty", "openness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "unaffectedness", "unpretentiousness", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism", "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "naturalness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "viridity", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "thoughtlessness", "ignorance", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "impressionability", "idealism", "impracticality", "optimism" ], "near antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness", "affectedness", "artificiality", "pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Chinese copies":{ "as in spitting images , carbon copies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alter egos", "carbon copies", "carbons", "clones", "counterparts", "doppelg\u00e4ngers", "doppelgangers", "doubles", "duplicates", "duplications", "facsimiles", "fetches", "images", "likenesses", "look-alikes", "matches", "mirror images", "pictures", "replicas", "ringers", "spits", "spitting images", "twins", "companions", "fellows", "mates", "equals", "equivalents", "effigies", "portraits", "portrayals", "analogues", "analogs", "parallels" ], "near antonyms":[ "antitheses", "converses", "opposites", "reverses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chills out":{ "to become still and orderly":{ "examples":[ "stop making that racket, and just chill out !" ], "synonyms":[ "calms (down)", "cools", "hushes", "pipes down", "quiets", "settles (down)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dries up", "relaxes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes", "unwinds", "zones out" ], "near antonyms":[ "clowns (around)", "fools around", "horses around", "monkeys (around)", "shows off", "skylarks" ], "antonyms":[ "acts up", "carries on", "cuts up" ] }, "to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "if you don't chill out , you're going to get an ulcer" ], "synonyms":[ "chills", "decompresses", "de-stresses", "loosens up", "mellows (out)", "relaxes", "unwinds", "winds down" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbends", "basks", "kicks back", "lolls", "lounges", "reposes", "rests", "bums", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drones", "footles", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "lazes", "loafs", "vegetates", "vegges out", "veges out", "zones out", "alleviates", "comforts", "eases", "relieves", "calms", "composes", "cools", "quiets", "settles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "tenses (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirring":{ "as in churring":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churring", "bumbling", "burring", "buzzing", "droning", "humming", "whirring", "whishing", "whizzing", "zipping", "zooming", "thrumming", "fizzing", "hissing", "murmuring", "purring", "rustling", "sighing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whispering", "cooing", "curring", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chiming":{ "as in flowing , mellifluous":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blending", "flowing", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "canorous", "euphonic", "euphonious", "harmonious", "harmonizing", "melodious", "musical", "symphonic", "symphonious", "tuneful", "dulcet", "mellow", "melodic", "sweet", "echoing", "resonant", "sonorous", "quavering", "trilling", "warbling", "agreeable", "appealing", "pleasant", "cadenced", "lilting", "lyric", "lyrical", "rhythmic", "rhythmical", "songful", "songlike", "chordal", "harmonic", "homophonic", "orchestral", "polyphonic", "polyphonous", "tonal" ], "near antonyms":[ "discordant", "disharmonious", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "tuneless", "unmelodious", "unmusical", "blaring", "clanging", "clashing", "clattering", "grating", "harsh", "jangling", "jarring", "metallic", "raspy", "raucous", "scratching", "screeching", "shrill", "squeaky", "strident", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "atonal", "off-key" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeing", "assorting", "blending", "chiming in", "conforming", "consorting", "coordinating", "grooving", "harmonizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "balancing", "correlating", "corresponding", "dovetailing", "hanging together", "matching", "meeting", "paralleling", "bonding", "coalescing", "cohering", "conjoining", "fusing", "merging", "squaring", "tallying" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicting", "contrasting", "countering", "differing", "diverging", "jarring", "canceling (out)", "cancelling (out)", "counteracting", "negating", "offsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting" ] }, "to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{ "examples":[ "the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat" ], "synonyms":[ "bonging", "knelling", "pealing", "ringing", "tolling" ], "near synonyms":[ "chinking", "clanging", "clanking", "clashing", "clinking", "ding-donging", "dinging", "gonging", "jangling", "jingling", "pinging", "plinking", "plunking", "plonking", "tanging", "tingling", "tinkling", "echoing", "resonating", "resounding", "reverberating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to say or state again":{ "examples":[ "TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over" ], "synonyms":[ "dinning", "iterating", "rehearsing", "reiterating", "repeating" ], "near synonyms":[ "paraphrasing", "rewording", "echoing", "reechoing", "mouthing", "parroting", "abstracting", "encapsulating", "epitomizing", "outlining", "recapitulating", "recapping", "summarizing", "summing up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "childish":{ "having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children":{ "examples":[ "you almost spoiled the ceremony for everyone with your childish giggling" ], "synonyms":[ "adolescent", "babyish", "immature", "infantile", "jejune", "juvenile", "kiddish", "puerile" ], "near synonyms":[ "boyish", "brattish", "bratty", "girlie", "girly", "girlish", "childlike", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simplistic", "unsophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "unchildlike", "cosmopolitan", "experienced", "knowing", "smart", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "mature" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chittered":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the chittering birds outside were driving the cat crazy", "the cell phone chittered in his pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeped", "chirped", "chirruped", "jargoned", "peeped", "piped", "pipped", "tweeted", "twittered" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackled", "chattered", "jabbered", "sang", "sung", "trilled", "warbled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chills":{ "to cause to lose heat":{ "examples":[ "chill the gelatin for two hours, until it sets" ], "synonyms":[ "cools", "refrigerates" ], "near synonyms":[ "air-conditions", "freezes", "frosts", "ices", "quick-freezes", "supercools", "ventilates" ], "near antonyms":[ "bakes", "boils", "broils", "steams", "heat-treats", "tempers", "microwaves" ], "antonyms":[ "heats", "toasts", "warms" ] }, "to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "you want to hang out with us and just chill this weekend?" ], "synonyms":[ "chills out", "decompresses", "de-stresses", "loosens up", "mellows (out)", "relaxes", "unwinds", "winds down" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbends", "basks", "kicks back", "lolls", "lounges", "reposes", "rests", "bums", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drones", "footles", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "lazes", "loafs", "vegetates", "vegges out", "veges out", "zones out", "alleviates", "comforts", "eases", "relieves", "calms", "composes", "cools", "quiets", "settles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "tenses (up)" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "investors chilled by the floundering economy" ], "synonyms":[ "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "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 spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "instead of going out tonight, let's stay in and chill" ], "synonyms":[ "bums", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drones", "footles", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs about", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "kicks around", "kicks back", "lazes", "lazies", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "vegges out", "veges out" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles (around)", "fools", "messes", "monkeys", "mucks", "piddles", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "dozes", "estivates", "aestivates", "hibernates", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "relaxes", "rests", "tarries", "ambles", "moseys", "saunters", "strolls", "swans", "furloughs", "goldbricks", "malingers", "truants" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "grinds", "grubs", "humps", "hustles", "labors", "moils", "pegs", "plods", "plows", "plugs", "slaves", "sweats", "toils", "travails", "works", "applies", "buckles (down)", "exerts", "puts out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chiseller":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "the chiseler made off with nearly a million dollars before anyone realized what was going on" ], "synonyms":[ "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker", "trickster" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chiselling (in)":{ "as in invading , infringing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barging (in)", "encroaching", "infringing", "invading", "trespassing", "interceding", "interposing", "intervening", "fiddling", "fooling", "monkeying", "playing", "tampering", "butting in", "interfering", "interloping", "intermeddling", "intruding", "meddling", "messing", "mucking (about or around)", "nosing", "obtruding", "poking", "prying", "snooping" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "eschewing", "shunning", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chilling":{ "uncomfortably cool":{ "examples":[ "a Southern visitor who was unused to the chilling air of a Northeast winter" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "bleak", "chill", "chilly", "nipping", "nippy", "raw", "sharp" ], "near synonyms":[ "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "snappy", "arctic", "cold", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "wintry", "wintery", "subfreezing", "subzero", "frore", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "warm", "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "warmed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to lose heat":{ "examples":[ "chill the gelatin for two hours, until it sets" ], "synonyms":[ "cooling", "refrigerating" ], "near synonyms":[ "air-conditioning", "freezing", "frosting", "icing", "quick-freezing", "supercooling", "ventilating" ], "near antonyms":[ "baking", "boiling", "broiling", "steaming", "heat-treating", "tempering", "microwaving" ], "antonyms":[ "heating", "toasting", "warming" ] }, "to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "you want to hang out with us and just chill this weekend?" ], "synonyms":[ "chilling out", "decompressing", "de-stressing", "loosening up", "mellowing (out)", "relaxing", "unwinding", "winding down" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbending", "basking", "kicking back", "lolling", "lounging", "reposing", "resting", "bumming", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "droning", "footling", "goofing (off)", "hacking (around)", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "lazing", "loafing", "vegetating", "vegging out", "zoning out", "alleviating", "comforting", "easing", "relieving", "calming", "composing", "cooling", "quieting", "settling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "tensing (up)" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "investors chilled by the floundering economy" ], "synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "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 spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "instead of going out tonight, let's stay in and chill" ], "synonyms":[ "bumming", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "droning", "footling", "goofing (off)", "hacking (around)", "hanging about", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "kicking around", "kicking back", "lazing", "lazying", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "vegging out" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling", "messing", "monkeying", "mucking", "piddling", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "dozing", "estivating", "aestivating", "hibernating", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "relaxing", "resting", "tarrying", "ambling", "moseying", "sauntering", "strolling", "swanning", "furloughing", "goldbricking", "malingering", "truanting" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudging", "grinding", "grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging", "plodding", "plowing", "plugging", "slaving", "sweating", "toiling", "travailing", "working", "applying", "buckling (down)", "exerting", "putting out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "chimed in":{ "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "examples":[ "\"I don't like that show at all,\" my friend chimed in" ], "synonyms":[ "broke in", "chipped in", "cut in", "interposed", "interrupted", "intruded" ], "near synonyms":[ "barged (in)", "bothered", "horned in", "added", "contributed", "put in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed", "assorted", "blended", "blent", "chimed", "conformed", "consorted", "coordinated", "grooved", "harmonized" ], "near synonyms":[ "balanced", "correlated", "corresponded", "dovetailed", "hung together", "matched", "met", "paralleled", "bonded", "coalesced", "cohered", "conjoined", "fused", "merged", "squared", "tallied" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicted", "contrasted", "countered", "differed", "diverged", "jarred", "canceled (out)", "cancelled (out)", "counteracted", "negated", "offset" ], "antonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "Chicken Little":{ "one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity":{ "examples":[ "some called him Chicken Little , but the climatologist had the data to back up his warning on global warming" ], "synonyms":[ "Cassandra", "doomsayer", "doomsdayer", "doomster" ], "near synonyms":[ "defeatist", "fatalist", "naysayer", "negativist", "pessimist", "handwringer", "worrier", "worrywart" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chitchat":{ "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "examples":[ "a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causerie", "chat", "chatter", "chin music", "chin-wag", "confab", "confabulation", "gab", "gabfest", "gossip", "jangle", "jaw", "natter", "palaver", "patter", "rap", "schmooze", "small talk", "table talk", "talk", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquy", "conference", "discourse", "parley", "symposium", "debate", "dialogue", "dialog", "exchange", "give-and-take", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yak", "yack", "yammer", "yap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chinaware":{ "as in pottery , ware":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "china", "crockery", "earthenware", "porcelain", "pottery", "stoneware", "ware", "dinnerware", "tableware", "place setting", "setting", "setup", "crystal", "glassware", "plate", "saucer", "cup", "demitasse", "glass", "goblet", "mug", "teacup", "bowl", "casserole", "charger", "platter", "tureen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chirrups":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the kitten chirruped insistently for her dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeps", "chirps", "chitters", "jargons", "peeps", "pipes", "pips", "tweets", "twitters" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackles", "chatters", "jabbers", "sings", "trills", "warbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirked (up)":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "presented her with an inspirational book to chirk her up during her prolonged hospitalization" ], "synonyms":[ "bore up", "bucked up", "buoyed (up)", "cheered (up)", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "inspired", "inspirited", "steeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralized", "depressed", "saddened", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "hamstrung", "undermined", "weakened", "intimidated", "psyched (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunted", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chided":{ "to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{ "examples":[ "my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments" ], "synonyms":[ "admonished", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "ticked off" ], "near synonyms":[ "berated", "castigated", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "harangued", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "railed (at or against)", "rated", "scolded", "scored", "upbraided", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "knocked", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "slammed", "belittled", "deprecated", "disparaged", "minimized", "mocked", "put down", "derided", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "OK'd", "okayed", "sanctioned", "applauded", "extolled", "hailed", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirp":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "cheep", "chirrup", "chitter", "jargon", "peep", "pip", "pipe", "tweet", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackle", "chatter", "jabber", "sing", "trill", "warble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in squawk , squeal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bark", "bay", "bellow", "blat", "bleat", "bray", "cackle", "calling", "caterwaul", "caw", "cheep", "cluck", "coo", "crake", "croak", "crow", "grunt", "honk", "hoot", "howl", "low", "meow", "miaow", "mew", "moo", "neigh", "oink", "peep", "quack", "roar", "screech", "squall", "squawk", "squeak", "squeal", "trumpet", "tu-whit tu-whoo", "twitter", "whinny", "yap", "yelp", "yip", "yowl", "call", "cry", "note" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "chicaned":{ "to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal":{ "examples":[ "a lawyer who is so notorious for chicaning that the guilty invariably seek his services" ], "synonyms":[ "cheated", "finagled", "fudged" ], "near synonyms":[ "cribbed", "colored", "distorted", "falsified", "misinterpreted", "misrepresented", "misstated", "perverted", "twisted", "warped", "doctored", "faked", "tampered (with)", "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "magnified", "padded", "stretched", "dodged", "evaded", "hedged" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chitter":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "the chittering birds outside were driving the cat crazy", "the cell phone chittered in his pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "cheep", "chirp", "chirrup", "jargon", "peep", "pip", "pipe", "tweet", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "cackle", "chatter", "jabber", "sing", "trill", "warble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chirrupy":{ "as in bright , cheerful":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "chirpy", "effervescent", "sparkly", "upbeat", "agile", "nimble", "spry", "eager", "enthusiastic", "keen", "agog", "alert", "awake", "open-eyed", "up", "wide-awake", "frolicsome", "impish", "pixieish", "playful", "dapper", "dashing", "spiffy", "boisterous", "bubbly", "ebullient", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "active", "airy", "animate", "animated", "bouncing", "brisk", "energetic", "frisky", "gay", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "lively", "mettlesome", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "pizzazzy", "pizazzy", "racy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "spirited", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "high-strung", "nervous", "skittish" ], "near antonyms":[ "dead", "inactive", "inanimate", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languishing", "languorous", "leaden", "lifeless", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "vapid", "indolent", "lazy", "unambitious", "inert", "lethargic", "sleepy", "sluggish", "tired", "torpid", "weary", "apathetic", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "boring", "dull", "irksome", "tedious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chit":{ "as in sister , lass":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bird", "filly", "lass", "lassie", "sheila", "sister", "deb", "debutante", "ingenue", "ing\u00e9nue", "colleen", "mademoiselle", "senhorita", "senorita", "se\u00f1orita", "virgin", "damsel", "demoiselle", "girl", "maid", "maiden", "miss" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chickenhearted":{ "having or showing a shameful lack of courage":{ "examples":[ "too chickenhearted to speak up, even though she knew a terrible injustice was being committed" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "chicken-livered", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "recreant", "spineless", "unheroic", "yellow" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffident", "fainthearted", "fearful", "timid", "timorous", "afraid", "frightened", "scared", "careful", "cautious", "wary", "bashful", "coy", "shy", "feeble", "soft", "unmanly", "weak" ], "near antonyms":[ "audacious", "bold", "brazen", "cheeky", "nervy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "determined", "resolute" ], "antonyms":[ "brave", "courageous", "daring", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chimney":{ "as in smokestack , flue":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chimney stack", "flue", "smokestack", "channel", "conduit", "duct", "leader", "line", "penstock", "pipe", "trough", "tube", "drain", "drainpipe", "funnel", "hydrant", "main", "spout", "standpipe", "stovepipe", "tile", "waste pipe", "waterspout", "pipage", "pipeage", "pipeline", "piping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "china closets":{ "as in taborets , chests":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bookcases", "breakfronts", "chests", "credences", "credenzas", "\u00e9tag\u00e8res", "etageres", "secretaries", "showcases", "taborets", "tabourets", "vitrines", "buffets", "cabinets", "closets", "consoles", "cupboards", "hutches", "lockers", "presses", "sideboards", "cuddies", "dressers", "pie safes", "armoires", "clothespresses", "garderobes", "wardrobes", "cabinetries", "shelvings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chipper":{ "having or showing a good mood or disposition":{ "examples":[ "you're awfully chipper this morning" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "bright", "buoyant", "canty", "cheerful", "cheery", "eupeptic", "gay", "gladsome", "lightsome", "sunny", "upbeat", "winsome" ], "near synonyms":[ "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "animated", "chirpy", "jaunty", "lilting", "lively", "perky", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned", "boon", "gleeful", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "mirthful", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "tickled", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unsatisfied", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "hangdog", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sorrowful" ], "antonyms":[ "dour", "gloomy", "glum", "morose", "saturnine", "sulky", "sullen" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "chimeras":{ "a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{ "examples":[ "a monster in the closet would not have been the first chimera that the boy had seen in his mind's eye" ], "synonyms":[ "conceits", "daydreams", "delusions", "dreams", "fancies", "fantasies", "phantasies", "figments", "hallucinations", "illusions", "nonentities", "phantasms", "fantasms", "pipe dreams", "unrealities", "visions" ], "near synonyms":[ "ignes fatui", "mirages", "will-o'-the-wisps", "brainchildren", "ideas", "concoctions", "fables", "fabrications", "fictions", "inventions", "visualizations", "cloud-cuckoo-lands", "cloudlands", "Shangri-las", "utopias", "daymares", "nightmares" ], "near antonyms":[ "actualities", "facts", "realities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chicken (out)":{ "as in wimp out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "wimp out", "back down", "back off", "back out", "cop out", "fink out", "renege", "backpedal", "backtrack", "abjure", "abnegate", "disavow", "forswear", "foreswear", "recall", "recant", "repudiate", "retract", "take back", "unsay", "withdraw", "beg off", "cry off" ], "near antonyms":[ "adhere (to)", "follow through (with)", "comply (with)", "fulfill", "fulfil", "honor", "keep", "satisfy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "Chinese copy":{ "as in spitting image , carbon copy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alter ego", "carbon", "carbon copy", "clone", "counterpart", "doppelg\u00e4nger", "doppelganger", "double", "duplicate", "duplication", "facsimile", "fetch", "image", "likeness", "look-alike", "match", "mirror image", "picture", "replica", "ringer", "spit", "spitting image", "twin", "companion", "fellow", "mate", "equal", "equivalent", "effigy", "portrait", "portrayal", "analogue", "analog", "parallel" ], "near antonyms":[ "antithesis", "converse", "opposite", "reverse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chitterlings":{ "as in giblet(s) , variety meat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "giblet(s)", "variety meat", "bowel(s)", "intestine(s)", "entrails", "gut", "innards", "inside(s)", "inwards", "viscera", "vitals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "chivvies":{ "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "bothers", "bugs", "disturbs", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chivalry":{ "speech or behavior that is honorable and polite":{ "examples":[ "Gentlemen who were lucky enough to gain invites to the state dinner are expected to act with the finest chivalry .", "In an act of rare chivalry , the driver allowed several cars stopped at a \"yield\" sign to go ahead." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chivalrousness", "courtliness", "gallantry", "gentlemanliness", "knighthood", "knightliness", "attentiveness", "consideration", "thoughtfulness", "ceremonialness", "ceremoniousness", "ceremony", "formality", "breeding", "manners", "civility", "courteousness", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "mannerliness", "suaveness", "unctuousness", "urbanity", "elegance", "refinement", "deference", "respect", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "gentilesse", "polish", "politesse", "propriety", "respectability", "seemliness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "sociability", "felicitousness", "gracefulness", "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "shyness" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "rudeness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "delinquency", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "audaciousness", "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impudence", "insolence", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "casualness", "informality", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "thoughtlessness", "arrogance", "conceit", "presumption", "pretentiousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chitlins":{ "as in giblet(s) , variety meat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "giblet(s)", "variety meat", "bowel(s)", "intestine(s)", "entrails", "gut", "innards", "inside(s)", "inwards", "viscera", "vitals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "Chicken Littles":{ "one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity":{ "examples":[ "some called him Chicken Little , but the climatologist had the data to back up his warning on global warming" ], "synonyms":[ "Cassandras", "doomsayers", "doomsdayers", "doomsters" ], "near synonyms":[ "defeatists", "fatalists", "naysayers", "negativists", "pessimists", "handwringers", "worriers", "worrywarts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "optimists", "Pollyannas" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chicken snakes":{ "as in garter snakes , diamondback rattlesnakes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adders", "anacondas", "asps", "black racers", "blacksnakes", "blue racers", "boas", "bull snakes", "bushmasters", "cobras", "constrictors", "copperheads", "coral snakes", "cottonmouth moccasins", "diamondback rattlesnakes", "fer-de-lance", "garter snakes", "gopher snakes", "green snakes", "hognose snakes", "horned vipers", "indigo snakes", "king cobras", "king snakes", "kraits", "mambas", "milk snakes", "moccasins", "pine snakes", "pit vipers", "puff adders", "pythons", "racers", "rat snakes", "rattlesnakes", "sea serpents", "sea snakes", "sidewinders", "taipans", "water moccasins", "water snakes", "worm snakes", "serpents", "snakes", "vipers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chignons":{ "as in buns , updos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beehives", "big hairs", "buns", "French twists", "pageboys", "pugs", "updos", "upsweeps", "Afros", "conks", "cornrows", "dreadlocks", "permanents", "perms", "bobs", "buzz cuts", "crew cuts", "crops", "fades", "Mohawk", "Mohawks", "shags", "shingles", "trims", "coiffures", "cuts", "dos", "do's", "haircuts", "hairdos", "hairstyles", "braids", "pigtails", "plaits", "ponytails", "queues", "comb-overs", "ducktails", "pompadours", "roaches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chilled out":{ "to become still and orderly":{ "examples":[ "stop making that racket, and just chill out !" ], "synonyms":[ "calmed (down)", "cooled", "hushed", "piped down", "quieted", "settled (down)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dried up", "relaxed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "unwound", "zoned out" ], "near antonyms":[ "clowned (around)", "fooled around", "horsed around", "monkeyed (around)", "showed off", "skylarked" ], "antonyms":[ "acted up", "carried on", "cut up" ] }, "to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "if you don't chill out , you're going to get an ulcer" ], "synonyms":[ "chilled", "decompressed", "de-stressed", "loosened up", "mellowed (out)", "relaxed", "unwound", "wound down", "winded down" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbent", "basked", "kicked back", "lolled", "lounged", "reposed", "rested", "bummed", "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "droned", "footled", "goofed (off)", "hacked (around)", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "lazed", "loafed", "vegetated", "vegged out", "zoned out", "alleviated", "comforted", "eased", "relieved", "calmed", "composed", "cooled", "quieted", "settled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "tensed (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chickens":{ "a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{ "examples":[ "a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it" ], "synonyms":[ "cowards", "cravens", "curs", "dastards", "funks", "poltroons", "recreants", "sissies" ], "near synonyms":[ "defeatists", "quitters", "cream puffs", "milquetoasts", "pushovers", "pussies", "weaklings", "wimps", "caitiffs", "snakes", "sneaks", "ostriches", "scaramouches" ], "near antonyms":[ "daredevils" ], "antonyms":[ "heroes", "stalwarts", "valiants" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chivy":{ "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "bother", "bug", "disturb", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chiropodists":{ "as in podiatrists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "podiatrists", "croakers", "docs", "doctors", "medicos", "medics", "physicians", "sawbones", "sawboneses", "anesthesiologists", "dermatologists", "gynecologists", "internists", "neurologists", "ob-gyns", "obstetricians", "ophthalmologists", "optometrists", "orthopedists", "pathologists", "pediatricians", "pediatrists", "physiatrists", "radiologists", "urologists", "family doctors", "family physicians", "family practitioners", "general practitioners", "attendings", "clinicians", "hospitalists", "specialists", "plastic surgeons", "surgeons", "interns", "internes", "residents", "aidmen", "nurse-practitioners", "nurses" ], "near antonyms":[ "nondoctors", "nonphysicians" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chilliness":{ "an uncomfortable degree of coolness":{ "examples":[ "the lingering chilliness in the church prompted everyone to put on jackets" ], "synonyms":[ "bite", "bitterness", "bleakness", "chill", "nip", "nippiness", "rawness", "sharpness" ], "near synonyms":[ "briskness", "crispness", "coldness", "frigidity", "frigidness", "frostiness", "gelidity", "iciness", "wintriness", "cold", "freeze", "snap" ], "near antonyms":[ "balminess", "warmness", "warmth", "heat", "hotness", "sultriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chivvying":{ "to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation":{ "examples":[ "a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing" ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "bugging", "disturbing", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chips in":{ "to make a donation as part of a group effort":{ "examples":[ "we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries" ], "synonyms":[ "contributes", "kicks in", "pitches in" ], "near synonyms":[ "bestows", "donates", "gives", "presents", "awards", "confers", "doles (out)", "endows", "affords", "furnishes", "provides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{ "examples":[ "forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks in", "chimes in", "cuts in", "interposes", "interrupts", "intrudes" ], "near synonyms":[ "barges (in)", "bothers", "horns in", "adds", "contributes", "puts in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chippies":{ "a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{ "examples":[ "detectives wanted to talk to the chippies who were regulars at the bar\u2014to learn if they had seen anything" ], "synonyms":[ "doxies", "fancy women", "floozies", "hoochies", "hussies", "Jezebels", "minxes", "queans", "tramps", "trollops", "wenches" ], "near synonyms":[ "sirens", "temptresses", "vamps", "grisettes", "prostitutes", "trulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chieftainship":{ "as in directorship , commandership":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commandership", "directorship", "chair", "driver's seat", "head", "headship", "helm", "rein(s)", "forefront", "lead", "vanguard", "captainship", "chairmanship", "deanship", "dictatorship", "generalship", "governorship", "kingship", "mastership", "mastery", "premiership", "presidency", "presidentship", "superintendency", "dominance", "dominion", "jurisdiction", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "sway", "upper hand", "eminence", "height", "pedestal", "pinnacle", "seat", "throne", "top" ], "near antonyms":[ "ranks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chickening (out)":{ "as in wimping out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "wimping out", "backing down", "backing off", "backing out", "copping out", "finking out", "reneging", "backpedaling", "backtracking", "abjuring", "abnegating", "disavowing", "forswearing", "foreswearing", "recalling", "recanting", "repudiating", "retracting", "taking back", "unsaying", "withdrawing", "begging off", "crying off" ], "near antonyms":[ "adhering (to)", "following through (with)", "complying (with)", "fulfilling", "honoring", "keeping", "satisfying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chinning":{ "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the kind of work environment in which staffers can knock off early on Friday and chin with the boss" ], "synonyms":[ "babbling", "blabbing", "cackling", "chaffering", "chattering", "chatting", "conversing", "gabbing", "gabbling", "gassing", "jabbering", "jawing", "kibitzing", "kibbitzing", "nattering", "palavering", "pattering", "prating", "prattling", "rapping", "rattling", "running on", "schmoozing", "shmoozing", "talking", "twittering", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiping", "tattling", "descanting", "discussing", "expatiating", "yakking", "yacking", "yammering", "yapping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "childbearings":{ "the act or process of giving birth to children":{ "examples":[ "in olden days many women died in childbearing" ], "synonyms":[ "accouchements", "childbirths", "deliveries", "labors", "parturitions", "travails" ], "near synonyms":[ "birth pangs", "contractions", "pains", "pregnancies", "abortions", "miscarriages", "cesarean sections", "caesarean sections", "natural childbirths", "childbeds", "confinements", "lyings-in", "lying-ins" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chisel":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "near synonyms":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chisels":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bilks", "bleeds", "cheats", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fiddles", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "screws", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "sticks", "stiffs", "stings", "suckers", "swindles", "thimblerigs", "victimizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "chicks":{ "a young person who is between infancy and adulthood":{ "examples":[ "those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them" ], "synonyms":[ "bairns", "bambinos", "bambini", "buds", "chaps", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kiddos", "kids", "moppets", "sprats", "sprat", "sprouts", "squirts", "whelps", "younglings", "youngsters", "youths" ], "near synonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "kindergartners", "kindergarteners", "preschoolers", "rug rats", "schoolboys", "schoolchildren", "schoolgirls", "schoolkids", "babes", "babies", "bantlings", "infants", "neonates", "nestlings", "newborn", "newborns", "toddlers", "tots", "tykes", "tikes", "weanlings", "devils", "hellions", "imps", "jackanapeses", "mischiefs", "monkeys", "rapscallions", "rascals", "rogues", "urchins", "whippersnappers", "cherubs", "cherubim", "preteen-agers", "preteens", "subteens", "teenagers", "teeners", "teens", "teenyboppers", "tweens", "lads", "nippers", "shavers", "striplings", "tads", "bobby-soxers", "hoydens", "tomboys" ], "near antonyms":[ "middle-agers", "ancients", "elders", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "antonyms":[ "adults", "grown-ups" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "chinked":{ "to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound":{ "examples":[ "in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole" ], "synonyms":[ "clinked", "jingled", "tingled", "tinkled" ], "near synonyms":[ "clanged", "clangored", "clanked", "clashed", "crashed", "clacked", "clattered", "rattled", "chimed", "ding-donged", "dinged", "gonged", "jangled", "pinged", "plinked", "rang" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }