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"institution", "origination", "cradle", "fountain", "fountainhead", "germ", "origin", "root", "seedbed", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring", "dawning", "opening", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence", "childhood", "infancy", "youth" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessation", "closing", "closure", "completion", "finale", "finish", "period", "stop", "termination", "windup" ], "antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega" ] }, "to come into existence":{ "examples":[ "a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke" ], "synonyms":[ "actualize", "appear", "arise", "begin", "break", "commence", "engender", "form", "materialize", "originate", "set in", "spring", "start" ], "near synonyms":[ "be", "breathe", "exist", "live", "subsist", "arrive", "come on", "emerge", "coalesce", "cohere", "shape (up)", "continue", "endure", "last", "persist", "survive" ], "near antonyms":[ "conclude", "desist", "discontinue", "finish", "halt", "quit", "terminate", "disappear", "dissolve", "evaporate", "vanish", "depart", "die", "expire", "pass away", "perish" ], "antonyms":[ "cease", "end", "stop" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dawned":{ "to come into existence":{ "antonyms":[ "ceased", "ended", "stopped" ], "examples":[ "a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke" ], "near antonyms":[ "concluded", "desisted", "discontinued", "finished", "halted", "quit", "quitted", "terminated", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evaporated", "vanished", "departed", "died", "expired", "passed away", "perished" ], "related":[ "breathed", "existed", "lived", "subsisted", "was", "arrived", "came on", "emerged", "coalesced", "cohered", "shaped (up)", "continued", "endured", "lasted", "persisted", "survived" ], "synonyms":[ "actualized", "appeared", "arose", "began", "broke", "commenced", "engendered", "formed", "materialized", "originated", "set in", "sprang", "sprung", "started" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dawdler":{ "someone who moves slowly or more slowly than 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"bummed", "chilled", "dallied", "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":[ "verb" ] }, "dawdles":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "if you continue to dawdle , we'll be late for sure" ], "synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "dallies", "delays", "diddles", "dillydallies", "drags", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "lollygags", "lallygags", "mopes", "pokes", "shilly-shallies", "tarries" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "ambles", "eases", "inches", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "staggers", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)", "filibusters", "procrastinates", "stalls", "temporizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "darts", "humps", "hurtles", "hustles", "scrambles", "stampedes", "gallops", "jogs", "runs", "sprints", "trots", "accelerates", "quickens", "speeds (up)", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes" ], "antonyms":[ "barrels", "bolts", "careers", "courses", "dashes", "flies", "hastens", "hotfoots (it)", "hurries", "races", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "scoots", "scuds", "scurries", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "whizzes", "zips" ] }, "to spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "accused the city council of dawdling even as the crime rate was spiraling out of control" ], "synonyms":[ "bums", "chills", "dallies", "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" ] }, "dawning":{ "the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance":{ "examples":[ "the cold, gray dawning of a wintry day" ], "synonyms":[ "aurora", "cockcrow", "dawn", "day", "daybreak", "daylight", "light", "morn", "morning", "sun", "sunrise", "sunup" ], "near synonyms":[ "daytime", "forenoon" ], "near antonyms":[ "dark", "darkness", "midnight", "night", "nighttime", "afternoon", "midday", "dusk", "evening", "eventide", "gloaming", "twilight" ], "antonyms":[ "nightfall", "sundown", "sunset" ] }, "to come into existence":{ "examples":[ "a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke" ], "synonyms":[ "actualizing", "appearing", "arising", "beginning", "breaking", "commencing", "engendering", "forming", "materializing", "originating", "setting in", "springing", "starting" ], "near synonyms":[ "being", "breathing", "existing", "living", "subsisting", "arriving", "coming on", "emerging", "coalescing", "cohering", "shaping (up)", "continuing", "enduring", "lasting", "persisting", "surviving" ], "near antonyms":[ "concluding", "desisting", "discontinuing", "finishing", "halting", "quitting", "terminating", "disappearing", "dissolving", "evaporating", "vanishing", "departing", "dying", "expiring", "passing away", "perishing" ], "antonyms":[ "ceasing", "ending", "stopping" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dawn (on)":{ "to enter the mind of":{ "examples":[ "it finally dawned on me that I had been going the wrong way" ], "synonyms":[ "come (to)", "cross", "occur (to)", "strike" ], "near synonyms":[ "recall", "recollect", "remember", "reminisce", "con", "learn", "memorize", "appear", "arrive", "emerge", "materialize" ], "near antonyms":[ "forget", "unlearn", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dawns (on)":{ "to enter the mind of":{ "examples":[ "it finally dawned on me that I had been going the wrong way" ], "synonyms":[ "comes (to)", "crosses", "occurs (to)", "strikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "recalls", "recollects", "remembers", "reminisces", "cons", "learns", "memorizes", "appears", "arrives", "emerges", "materializes" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgets", "unlearns", "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dawned (on)":{ "to enter the mind of":{ "examples":[ "it finally dawned on me that I had been going the wrong way" ], "synonyms":[ "came (to)", "crossed", "occurred (to)", "struck" ], "near synonyms":[ "recalled", "recollected", "remembered", "reminisced", "conned", "learned", "memorized", "appeared", "arrived", "emerged", "materialized" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgot", "unlearned", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dawdling":{ "moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{ "examples":[ "the dawdling pace of the movie was really making us restless" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snail-paced", "snaillike", "tardy", "unhurried" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliberate", "measured", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging", "lingering", "loitering", "tarrying", "ambling", "heavy-footed", "inching", "plodding", "shuffling", "slow-footed", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling" ], "near antonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "whisking", "zipping" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "if you continue to dawdle , we'll be late for sure" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "delaying", "diddling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "lollygagging", "lallygagging", "moping", "poking", "shilly-shallying", "tarrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "ambling", "easing", "inching", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "staggering", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling", "temporizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "darting", "humping", "hurtling", "hustling", "scrambling", "stampeding", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "sprinting", "trotting", "accelerating", "quickening", "speeding (up)", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "bolting", "careering", "coursing", "dashing", "flying", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "hurrying", "racing", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "to spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "accused the city council of dawdling even as the crime rate was spiraling out of control" ], "synonyms":[ "bumming", "chilling", "dallying", "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" ] }, "dawdle":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "if you continue to dawdle , we'll be late for sure" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "dally", "delay", "diddle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "lollygag", "lallygag", "mope", "poke", "shilly-shally", "tarry" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "amble", "ease", "inch", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stagger", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)", "filibuster", "procrastinate", "stall", "temporize" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "dart", "hump", "hurtle", "hustle", "scramble", "stampede", "gallop", "jog", "run", "sprint", "trot", "accelerate", "quicken", "speed (up)", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake" ], "antonyms":[ "barrel", "bolt", "career", "course", "dash", "fly", "hasten", "hotfoot (it)", "hurry", "race", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scud", "scurry", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ] }, "to spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "accused the city council of dawdling 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