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"deserted", "forsook", "dismissed", "kicked out", "abolished", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extinguished", "extirpated", "liquidated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "took on", "employed", "used", "utilized", "held", "held back", "kept", "retained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dithyrambs":{ "a formal expression of praise":{ "examples":[ "a tongue-in-cheek dithyramb in honor of the chocolate chip cookie" ], "synonyms":[ "accolades", "citations", "commendations", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogia", "eulogiums", "eulogies", "homages", "hymns", "paeans", "panegyrics", "salutations", "tributes" ], "near synonyms":[ "awards", "decorations", "dedications", "honors", "prizes", "acclaim", "acclamations", "laudations", "applauses", "plaudits", "bravos", "bravoes", "hallelujahs", "kudos", "approvals", "cachets", "compliments", "recommendations" ], "near antonyms":[ "censures", "condemnations", "denunciations", "indictments", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproofs", "admonitions", "corrections", "harangues", "lectures", "sermons" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dittoing":{ "to say after another":{ "examples":[ "since you've said what I wanted to say\u2014only better\u2014I will just ditto your comments in my final report" ], "synonyms":[ "echoing", "parroting", "quoting", "reechoing", "repeating" ], "near synonyms":[ "mouthing", "aping", "copycatting", "copying", "emulating", "imitating", "mimicking", "miming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dittos":{ "to say after another":{ "examples":[ "since you've said what I wanted to say\u2014only better\u2014I will just ditto your comments in my final report" ], "synonyms":[ "echoes", "parrots", "quotes", "reechos", "repeats" ], "near synonyms":[ "mouths", "apes", "copies", "copycats", "emulates", "imitates", "mimes", "mimics" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dither":{ "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "examples":[ "Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call" ], "synonyms":[ "fluster", "fret", "fuss", "huff", "lather", "pother", "stew", "sweat", "swelter", "swivet", "tizzy", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bother", "dudgeon", "pique", "alarm", "alarum", "hand-wringing", "panic", "ado", "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "furor", "hysteria", "uproar", "nervous breakdown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sense of panic or extreme nervousness":{ "examples":[ "we were all in a dither while we waited for the test results" ], "synonyms":[ "butterflies", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "nerves", "screaming meemies", "shakes", "shivers", "whim-whams", "willies" ], "near synonyms":[ "cold sweat", "creeps", "fidgets", "goose bumps", "agitation", "anxiety", "fear", "hysteria", "uneasiness", "frazzle", "nervous breakdown", "edginess", "jumpiness", "skittishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calm", "composure", "equanimity", "imperturbability", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{ "examples":[ "we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither" ], "synonyms":[ "balance", "falter", "halt", "hang back", "hesitate", "scruple", "shilly-shally", "stagger", "teeter", "vacillate", "waver", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near synonyms":[ "haw", "hem", "dally", "dawdle", "delay", "linger", "pause", "procrastinate", "wait", "back down", "chicken (out)", "consider", "debate", "deliberate", "ponder", "weigh", "oscillate", "sway", "equivocate", "hedge", "pussyfoot", "waffle" ], "near antonyms":[ "decide", "budge", "stir", "advance", "continue" ], "antonyms":[ "dive (in)", "plunge (in)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ditsy":{ "lacking in seriousness or maturity":{ "examples":[ "a ditzy comedy full of juvenile humor" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrained", "dizzy", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "frothy", "futile", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "light-minded", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "silly", "yeasty" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatuous", "foolish", "inane", "nonsensical", "thoughtless", "witless", "crazy", "daffy", "daft", "fruity", "exuberant", "flippant", "fluttery", "giggly", "happy", "light", "lighthearted", "playful", "sappy", "shallow", "superficial" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "melancholy", "somber", "sombre", "thoughtful", "dignified", "heavy", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "severe", "solemn", "staid" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "unfrivolous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ditch":{ "a long narrow channel dug in the earth":{ "examples":[ "after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch" ], "synonyms":[ "dike", "fosse", "foss", "gutter", "sheugh", "trench", "trough" ], "near synonyms":[ "acequia", "culvert", "drain", "draw", "gully", "gulley", "ravine", "drill", "furrow", "ha-ha", "moat", "stank", "sunk fence", "kennel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "examples":[ "ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior" ], "synonyms":[ "blow off", "break off (with)", "dump", "jilt", "kiss off", "leave" ], "near synonyms":[ "brush (aside or off)", "cold-shoulder", "cut", "high-hat", "slight", "snub", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "maroon", "quit" ], "near antonyms":[ "hook up (with)", "take", "befriend", "latch (on or onto)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "we ditched the old table at the town dump" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ditching":{ "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "examples":[ "ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing off", "breaking off (with)", "dumping", "jilting", "kissing off", "leaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushing (aside or off)", "cold-shouldering", "cutting", "high-hatting", "slighting", "snubbing", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "marooning", "quitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "hooking up (with)", "taking", "befriending", "latching (on or onto)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "we ditched the old table at the town dump" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiering", "casting (off)", "chucking", "deep-sixing", "discarding", "dumping", "eighty-sixing", "86ing", "exorcising", "exorcizing", "flinging (off or away)", "jettisoning", "junking", "laying by", "losing", "pitching", "rejecting", "scrapping", "shedding", "shucking (off)", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "tossing", "unloading" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoning", "abdicating", "deserting", "forsaking", "dismissing", "kicking out", "abolishing", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "extirpating", "liquidating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "employing", "using", "utilizing", "holding", "holding back", "keeping", "retaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ditty bags":{ "as in shopping bags , garment bags":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flight bags", "garment bags", "kit bags", "shopping bags", "work bags", "handbags", "pocketbooks", "purses", "tote bags", "backpacks", "barracks bags", "duffel bags", "haversacks", "knapsacks", "rucksacks", "satchels", "totes", "bundles", "packages", "packets", "packs", "parcels", "carryalls", "portmanteaus", "portmanteaux", "traveling bags", "wallets", "bags", "pokes", "pouches", "sacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ditto":{ "having qualities in common":{ "examples":[ "another mega mall filled with chain stores selling ditto merchandise" ], "synonyms":[ "akin", "alike", "analogous", "cognate", "comparable", "connate", "correspondent", "corresponding", "like", "matching", "parallel", "resemblant", "resembling", "similar", "such", "suchlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "commensurate", "proportionate", "tantamount", "virtual", "allied", "congeneric", "congenerous", "congenial", "connatural", "kin", "kindred", "relatable", "related", "approaching", "approximating", "close", "coextensive", "coincident", "conformable", "conforming", "consistent", "consonant", "duplicate", "equal", "equivalent", "fungible", "identical", "indistinguishable", "interchangeable", "me-too", "redundant", "same", "selfsame", "substitutable", "synonymous", "twin", "entire", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "unchanging", "uniform", "unvaried", "unvarying" ], "near antonyms":[ "disparate", "distinct", "distinguishable", "nonequivalent", "noninterchangeable", "variable", "varied", "various", "varying", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "inexact", "unconnected", "unrelated" ], "antonyms":[ "different", "dissimilar", "diverse", "unakin", "unlike" ] }, "in like manner":{ "examples":[ "Tuesday was spent working all day, and Wednesday was spent ditto" ], "synonyms":[ "alike", "also", "correspondingly", "likewise", "similarly", "so" ], "near synonyms":[ "equally", "equivalently", "identically" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrarily", "conversely", "inversely", "oppositely", "vice versa", "diversely", "unequally", "variously" ], "antonyms":[ "differently", "dissimilarly", "otherwise" ] }, "to say after another":{ "examples":[ "since you've said what I wanted to say\u2014only better\u2014I will just ditto your comments in my final report" ], "synonyms":[ "echo", "parrot", "quote", "reecho", "repeat" ], "near synonyms":[ "mouth", "ape", "copy", "copycat", "emulate", "imitate", "mime", "mimic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "verb" ] }, "ditty bag":{ "as in shopping bag , garment bag":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flight bag", "garment bag", "kit bag", "shopping bag", "work bag", "handbag", "pocketbook", "purse", "tote bag", "backpack", "barracks bag", "duffel bag", "haversack", "knapsack", "rucksack", "satchel", "tote", "bundle", "pack", "package", "packet", "parcel", "carryall", "portmanteau", "traveling bag", "wallet", "bag", "poke", "pouch", "sack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dithering":{ "to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{ "examples":[ "we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither" ], "synonyms":[ "balancing", "faltering", "halting", "hanging back", "hesitating", "scrupling", "shilly-shallying", "staggering", "teetering", "vacillating", "wavering", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "hawing", "hemming", "dallying", "dawdling", "delaying", "lingering", "pausing", "procrastinating", "waiting", "backing down", "chickening (out)", "considering", "debating", "deliberating", "pondering", "weighing", "oscillating", "swaying", "equivocating", "hedging", "pussyfooting", "waffling" ], "near antonyms":[ "deciding", "budging", "stirring", "advancing", "continuing" ], "antonyms":[ "diving (in)", "plunging (in)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ditty":{ "a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment":{ "examples":[ "sung a little ditty in a minor key" ], "synonyms":[ "ballad", "jingle", "lay", "lyric", "song", "vocal" ], "near synonyms":[ "anthem", "cantata", "canticle", "carol", "chorale", "hymn", "noel", "psalm", "spiritual", "dirge", "lament", "requiem", "threnody", "hallelujah", "paean", "aria", "art song", "barcarole", "barcarolle", "blues", "chanson", "chant", "chantey", "chanty", "shanty", "chorus", "croon", "descant", "discant", "folk song", "glee", "lullaby", "madrigal", "motet", "part-song", "pop", "rocker", "round", "roundelay", "serenade", "standard", "drinking song", "fight song", "torch song", "cover", "medley", "remix" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ditzes":{ "a silly flighty person":{ "examples":[ "I felt like a total ditz for forgetting about the appointment" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrains", "cuckoos", "featherbrains", "featherheads", "flibbertigibbets", "nitwits", "rattlebrains", "scatterbrains", "softheads" ], "near synonyms":[ "fools", "geese", "sillies", "simpletons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dithery":{ "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "an expectant father in a high state of dithery alarm" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }