{ "dreamlike":{ "seeming to exist in a dream; like a dream":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Her photographs have a dreamlike quality." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dreams":{ "a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{ "examples":[ "his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality" ], "synonyms":[ "chimeras", "conceits", "daydreams", "delusions", "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":[] }, "something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{ "examples":[ "my dream is to open my own restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "aims", "ambitions", "aspirations", "bournes", "bourns", "designs", "ends", "goals", "ideals", "ideas", "intentions", "intents", "marks", "meanings", "objectives", "objects", "plans", "points", "pretensions", "purposes", "targets", "things" ], "near synonyms":[ "grails", "holy grails", "plots", "projects", "schemes", "desires", "hopes", "minds", "wishes", "nirvanas", "destinations", "termini", "terminuses" ], "near antonyms":[ "means", "methods", "ways" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations\u2014it was a dream of a vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a mental picture of":{ "examples":[ "I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific" ], "synonyms":[ "conceits", "conceives", "conjures (up)", "envisages", "envisions", "fancies", "fantasies", "fantasizes", "features", "ideates", "images", "imagines", "pictures", "sees", "visions", "visualizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "daydreams", "stargazes", "hallucinates", "re-creates", "reflects", "relives", "reminisces", "contemplates", "meditates", "muses", "ponders", "ruminates", "concocts", "fabricates", "invents", "makes up", "manufactures", "plans", "projects", "foresees", "prefigures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dredge":{ "to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name" ], "near antonyms":[ "hide", "abandon", "lose", "ignore", "neglect" ], "related":[ "frisk", "pat down", "shake down", "audit", "check (out)", "examine", "inspect", "investigate", "review", "scan", "scrutinize", "survey", "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "discover", "ferret (out)", "find", "find out", "get", "hit (on or upon)", "learn", "locate", "run down", "scare up", "track (down)", "grub (about)", "poke (around)", "explore", "probe", "prospect", "skirmish", "snoop", "browse", "glance (over)", "look over", "peruse", "study" ], "synonyms":[ "comb", "dig (through)", "hunt (through)", "rake", "ransack", "rifle", "rummage", "scour", "search", "sort (through)", "troll" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dregs":{ "matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid":{ "examples":[ "poured the dregs into the sink" ], "synonyms":[ "deposit", "deposition", "grounds", "precipitate", "sediment", "settlings" ], "near synonyms":[ "lees", "ooze", "silt", "sludge", "dross", "slag", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "drek":{ "discarded or useless material":{ "examples":[ "he poured the dreck she called soup down the drain" ], "synonyms":[ "chaff", "deadwood", "debris", "dross", "dust", "effluvium", "effluvia", "garbage", "junk", "litter", "offal", "offscouring", "raffle", "refuse", "riffraff", "rubbish", "scrap", "spilth", "trash", "truck", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "crud", "sewage", "slop", "swill", "wash", "detritus", "remains", "rubble", "ruins", "dump", "scrap heap", "lumber", "odds and ends", "trumpery", "flotsam", "jetsam", "wreckage", "castoff", "cull", "discard", "hand-me-down", "reject", "throwaway", "nothing", "straw", "two bits" ], "near antonyms":[ "catch", "gem", "goody", "goodie", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "prize", "treasure", "treasure trove", "trove", "valuable", "booty", "find", "salvage" ], "antonyms":[] }, "that which is of low quality or worth":{ "examples":[ "can you believe that the gallery owner dares to call that dreck \"art\"?" ], "synonyms":[ "cheese", "crapola", "junk", "muck", "rubbish", "sleaze", "slop", "slush", "trash", "tripe" ], "near synonyms":[ "camp", "kitsch", "claptrap", "humbug", "nonsense", "bomb", "clinker", "clunker", "dud", "lemon", "stinker", "turkey", "mess", "muddle", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drenching":{ "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "bedraggling", "dousing", "dowsing", "drowning", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "sousing", "washing", "watering", "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "wetting", "wetting down" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersing", "bedewing", "dampening", "damping", "drizzling", "humidifying", "hydrating", "misting", "moistening", "moisturizing", "showering", "sprinkling", "deluging", "flooding", "hosing (down)", "inundating", "overflowing", "submerging", "swamping", "splashing", "impregnating", "saturating", "steeping", "flushing", "irrigating", "laving", "rinsing", "sloshing", "sluicing", "dipping", "ducking", "dunking", "rehydrating", "rewashing", "rewetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatering", "evaporating", "freeze-drying", "drip-drying", "wringing", "dehumidifying" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "scorching", "searing" ] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "examples":[ "when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet" ], "synonyms":[ "drowning", "impregnating", "macerating", "saturating", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "sousing", "steeping" ], "near synonyms":[ "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "marinating", "seething", "presoaking", "dipping", "immersing", "inundating", "submerging", "swamping", "bathing", "dousing", "dowsing", "hydrating", "swilling", "washing", "watering", "infiltrating", "penetrating", "permeating", "dampening", "damping", "humidifying", "moistening" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "searing", "draining", "emptying", "voiding", "dehumidifying" ], "antonyms":[ "wringing (out)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dressed down":{ "as in casual , everyday":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "casual", "everyday", "informal", "workaday", "shabby", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "d\u00e9gag\u00e9", "relaxed", "sporty" ], "near antonyms":[ "dressy", "formal", "noncasual", "best", "Sunday", "dressed up", "chic", "elegant", "fashionable", "smart", "stylish", "neat", "tidy", "trim", "semiformal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance" ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "ranted (at)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "tongue-lashed", "upbraided" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonished", "chid", "chided", "remonstrated (with)", "reproved", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "harangued", "knocked", "laced (into)", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "reviled", "scourged", "slammed", "vituperated", "belittled", "disparaged", "mocked", "put down", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dressing-downs":{ "as in tongue-lashings , scoldings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "businesses", "devils", "lashes", "lectures", "lessons", "raps", "scoldings", "talking-tos", "tongue-lashings", "admonishments", "admonitions", "castigations", "chastisements", "damnations", "punishments", "remonstrances", "belittlements", "criticisms", "deprecations", "depreciations", "disparagements", "pans", "censures", "comminations", "condemnations", "denunciations", "excoriations", "objurgations", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproofs", "riot acts", "strictures" ], "near antonyms":[ "citations", "commendations", "endorsements", "indorsements", "acclamations", "honors", "tributes", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "panegyrics", "plaudits", "praises", "approvals", "blessings", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drew on":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "near antonyms":[ "impeded", "limited", "restricted", "clamped down (on)", "cracked down (on)", "crushed", "dampened", "put down", "quashed", "quelled", "repressed", "smothered", "squashed", "squelched", "stifled", "subdued", "suppressed", "arrested", "checked", "controlled", "curbed", "inhibited", "reined (in)", "restrained", "retarded", "canned", "killed", "snuffed (out)", "stilled", "abolished", "demolished", "destroyed", "extinguished", "liquidated", "quenched" ], "related":[ "conduced (to)", "contributed (to)", "decided", "determined", "began", "established", "fathered", "founded", "inaugurated", "initiated", "innovated", "instituted", "introduced", "launched", "pioneered", "set", "set up", "started", "advanced", "cultivated", "developed", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "enacted", "rendered", "turned out" ], "synonyms":[ "begot", "begat", "bred", "brought", "brought about", "brought on", "catalyzed", "caused", "created", "did", "effected", "effectuated", "engendered", "generated", "induced", "invoked", "made", "occasioned", "produced", "prompted", "resulted (in)", "spawned", "translated (into)", "worked", "wrought", "yielded" ] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "antonyms":[ "backed (up or away)", "receded", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared out", "departed", "exited", "left", "lit", "lighted out", "pulled out", "quit", "quitted", "ran away", "removed", "shoved (off)", "took off", "walked out", "went" ], "related":[ "arrived", "attained", "came", "gained", "hit", "landed", "made", "reached", "showed up", "turned up", "waltzed (up)", "crept up", "sneaked up", "snuck up", "adjoined", "bordered", "touched", "verged" ], "synonyms":[ "approached", "bellied up", "came up", "closed", "closed in", "neared", "nighed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dreamy":{ "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "a beach resort that is a perfectly dreamy place to relax" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress":{ "examples":[ "the kind of dreamy music I want after a hard day at work" ], "synonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "quieting", "relaxing", "sedative", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hypnotic", "opiate", "analgesic", "anesthetic", "anodyne", "deadening", "depressant", "numbing", "antianxiety", "antidepressant", "antidepression", "antistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "unsettling", "worrisome", "energizing", "invigorating", "stimulant", "stimulating", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "grating", "harassing", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dresses down":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance" ], "synonyms":[ "bastes", "bawls out", "berates", "calls down", "castigates", "chastises", "chews out", "flays", "hammers", "jaws", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rags", "rails (at or against)", "rants (at)", "rates", "reams (out)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "scolds", "scores", "tongue-lashes", "upbraids" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishes", "chides", "remonstrates (with)", "reproves", "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bad-mouths", "blames", "blasts", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "crucifies", "denounces", "disses", "excoriates", "faults", "harangues", "knocks", "laces (into)", "lashes", "pans", "reprehends", "reviles", "scourges", "slams", "vituperates", "belittles", "disparages", "mocks", "puts down", "ridicules", "scoffs", "scorns" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dresses":{ "a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl":{ "examples":[ "what a lovely dress you're wearing today!" ], "synonyms":[ "frocks", "gowns" ], "near synonyms":[ "chemises", "coatdresses", "granny dresses", "housedresses", "jumpers", "kimonos", "kirtles", "minidresses", "Mother Hubbards", "muumuus", "overdresses", "sacks", "sheaths", "shifts", "shirtdresses", "shirtwaists", "sundresses", "sweaterdresses", "tea gowns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation":{ "examples":[ "a bagpiper in full Scottish Highlander dress" ], "synonyms":[ "costumes", "drags", "garbs", "getups", "guises", "outfits", "togs" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "attires", "clothes", "duds", "habiliments", "raiments", "fashions", "modes", "styles", "arrays", "caparisons", "vestments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality":{ "examples":[ "another version of the Cinderella story but in modern-romance dress" ], "synonyms":[ "appearances", "aspects", "figures", "garbs", "looks", "miens", "outsides", "presences", "regards" ], "near synonyms":[ "airs", "attitudes", "bearings", "behaviors", "comportments", "demeanors", "deportments", "manners", "poises", "poses", "carriages", "postures", "stances", "casts", "molds", "shapes", "turns", "colorings", "colors", "complexions", "countenances", "faces", "features", "habits", "habitus", "persons", "physiognomies", "superficies", "visages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a bandage":{ "examples":[ "first wash and then dress the wound" ], "synonyms":[ "bandages", "binds", "swathes" ], "near synonyms":[ "attends", "cares (for)", "doctors", "medicates", "ministers (to)", "nurses", "treats", "cures", "heals", "mends", "rehabilitates", "remedies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party" ], "synonyms":[ "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "drapes", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "festoons", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorizes", "dresses up", "traps", "tricks (out)", "brightens", "freshens", "smartens", "spruces (up)", "bosses", "chases", "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "filigrees", "fillets", "flounces", "frills", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "diamonds", "gems", "impearls", "jewels", "pearls", "redecorates", "redoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils" ] }, "to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure":{ "examples":[ "dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides" ], "synonyms":[ "buffs", "burnishes", "furbishes", "glosses", "grinds", "polishes", "rubs", "shines", "smoothens", "smooths", "smoothes" ], "near synonyms":[ "sleeks", "slicks", "coats", "glazes", "japans", "lacquers", "varnishes", "faces", "finishes", "veneers", "brightens", "files", "rasps", "sandblasts", "sandpapers", "sands", "scours", "scrapes", "scrubs", "bobs", "bones", "laps" ], "near antonyms":[ "roughens", "roughs (up)", "ruffles", "scuffs (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "dressed the young girl in satin and lace" ], "synonyms":[ "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks (out)", "does up", "dresses up", "enrobes", "garbs", "garments", "gets up", "gowns", "habits", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits", "togs (up or out)", "toilets", "vestures" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaks", "frocks", "jackets", "mantles", "vests", "drapes", "enswathes", "haps", "huddles", "swaddles", "swathes", "wraps", "accoutres", "accouters", "bedights", "equips", "furnishes", "habilitates", "outfits", "tailors", "uniforms", "dresses down", "underdresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "denudes", "divests", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils" ], "antonyms":[ "disarrays", "disrobes", "strips", "unclothes", "undresses", "untrusses" ] }, "to put on one's best or formal clothes":{ "examples":[ "we don't usually dress for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "dolls up", "dresses up" ], "near synonyms":[ "preens", "primps", "prinks", "smartens (up)", "accessorizes", "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "bedizens", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks", "dudes (up)", "garbs", "garments", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{ "examples":[ "dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week" ], "synonyms":[ "crops", "cultivates", "cultures", "grows", "promotes", "raises", "rears", "tends" ], "near synonyms":[ "breeds", "produces", "propagates", "plants", "sows", "gathers", "gleans", "harvests", "reaps", "germinates", "quickens", "ripens", "roots", "sprouts" ], "near antonyms":[ "kills", "digs", "extirpates", "picks", "plucks", "pulls (up)", "uproots", "cuts", "hays", "mows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dreadlock":{ "as in cornrow , pigtail":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cornrow", "pigtail", "queue", "rickrack", "ricrac", "stripe", "braiding", "braid", "lace", "lacing", "plait", "plat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drenches":{ "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "bathes", "bedraggles", "douses", "dowses", "drowns", "soaks", "soddens", "sops", "souses", "washes", "waterlogs", "waters", "water-soaks", "wets", "wets down" ], "near synonyms":[ "asperses", "bedews", "dampens", "damps", "drizzles", "humidifies", "hydrates", "mists", "moistens", "moisturizes", "showers", "sprinkles", "deluges", "floods", "hoses (down)", "inundates", "overflows", "submerges", "swamps", "splashes", "impregnates", "saturates", "steeps", "flushes", "irrigates", "laves", "rinses", "sloshes", "sluices", "dips", "ducks", "dunks", "rehydrates", "rewashes", "rewets" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewaters", "evaporates", "freeze-dries", "drip-dries", "wrings", "dehumidifies" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrates", "desiccates", "dries", "parches", "scorches", "sears" ] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ 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"goddess", "lovely", "stunner", "beefcake", "hunk", "stud", "superstud" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dog" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dressers":{ "as in cuddies , pie safes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cuddies", "pie safes", "bookcases", "breakfronts", "chests", "china closets", "credences", "credenzas", "\u00e9tag\u00e8res", "etageres", "secretaries", "showcases", "taborets", "tabourets", "vitrines", "armoires", "clothespresses", "garderobes", "wardrobes", "buffets", "cabinets", "closets", "consoles", "cupboards", "hutches", "lockers", "presses", "sideboards", "cabinetries", "shelvings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dreadlocks":{ "as in cornrow , perm":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "Afro", "conk", "cornrow", "perm", "permanent", "comb-over", "ducktail", "roach", "beehive", "big hair", "bun", "chignon", "French twist", "pageboy", "pug", "updo", "upsweep", "coiffure", "cut", "do", "haircut", "hairdo", "hairstyle", "bob", "buzz cut", "crew cut", "crop", "fade", "Mohawk", "shag", "shingle", "trim", "pompadour", "quiff", "braid", "pigtail", "plait", "ponytail", "queue" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "dreaminess":{ "as in surreality":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "surreality", "fancy", "fantasy", "phantasy", "fiction", "fictitiousness", "irreality", "unreality" ], "near antonyms":[ "actuality", "fact", "factuality", "materiality", "reality", "authenticity", "genuineness", "truth", "verity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dressing up":{ "to put on one's best or formal clothes":{ "examples":[ "we always like to dress up when going to parties" ], "synonyms":[ "dolling up", "dressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "preening", "primping", "prinking", "smartening (up)", "accessorizing", "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "bedizening", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking", "duding (up)", "garbing", "garmenting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "robing", "suiting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity":{ "examples":[ "the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflaging", "cloaking", "disguising", "masking" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanketing", "blotting out", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "obscuring", "occulting", "screening", "shrouding", "veiling", "affecting", "assuming", "counterfeiting", "dissembling", "dissimulating", "feigning", "posing", "pretending", "shamming", "simulating", "acting", "faking", "impersonating", "masquerading", "playing", "cosmeticizing", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing" ], "near antonyms":[ "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "flaunting", "parading", "showing", "uncloaking", "unclothing", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling", "baring", "betraying", "disclosing", "discovering", "divulging", "exposing", "revealing" ], "antonyms":[ "unmasking" ] }, "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market" ], "synonyms":[ "candying", "enhancing", "sweetening" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorating", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "embellishing", "souping up", "tricking", "cosmeticizing", "dolling up", "sprucing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans" ], "synonyms":[ "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking (out)", "doing up", "dressing", "enrobing", "garbing", "garmenting", "getting up", "gowning", "habiting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "robing", "suiting", "togging (up or out)", "toileting", "vesturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaking", "frocking", "jacketing", "mantling", "vesting", "draping", "enswathing", "happing", "huddling", "swaddling", "swathing", "wrapping", "accoutring", "accoutering", "bedighting", "equipping", "furnishing", "habilitating", "outfitting", "tailoring", "uniforming", "dressing down", "underdressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuding", "divesting", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling" ], "antonyms":[ "disarraying", "disrobing", "stripping", "unclothing", "undressing", "untrussing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dreaded":{ "as in feared , apprehended":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apprehended", "feared", "descried", "discerned", "perceived", "previewed", "alerted", "cautioned", "foretokened", "forewarned", "envisaged", "envisioned", "foreshadowed", "prefigured", "visualized", "augured", "forecast", "forecasted", "foretold", "predicted", "presaged", "prognosticated", "prophesied", "anticipated", "divined", "forefelt", "foreknew", "foresaw", "previsioned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dreamlands":{ "as in wonderlands , fairylands":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dreamworlds", "fairylands", "wonderlands", "Camelots", "Cockaignes", "Edens", "Elysiums", "Elysia", "empyreans", "fantasylands", "heavens", "lotuslands", "never-never lands", "New Jerusalems", "nirvanas", "paradises", "promised lands", "Shangri-las", "utopias", "Zions", "Sions", "arcadias", "blisses", "euphorias", "joys" ], "near antonyms":[ "fool's paradises", "anti-utopias", "dystopias", "hells" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dreamt":{ "to form a mental picture of":{ "examples":[ "I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific" ], "synonyms":[ "conceited", "conceived", "conjured (up)", "envisaged", "envisioned", "fancied", "fantasied", "fantasized", "featured", "ideated", "imaged", "imagined", "pictured", "saw", "visioned", "visualized" ], "near synonyms":[ "daydreamed", "stargazed", "hallucinated", "re-created", "recreated", "reflected", "relived", "reminisced", "contemplated", "meditated", "mused", "pondered", "ruminated", "concocted", "fabricated", "invented", "made up", "manufactured", "planned", "projected", "foresaw", "prefigured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drew out":{ "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "the actor refused to draw out the interview any further" ], "synonyms":[ "dragged (out)", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "outstretched", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplified", "enlarged", "expanded", "increased", "attenuated", "thinned" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "thickened" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "shortened" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drenched":{ "containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{ "examples":[ "the drenched tourists straggled into the visitors' center" ], "synonyms":[ "awash", "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "dripping", "logged", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "water-soaked", "watered", "waterlogged", "watery", "wet" ], "near synonyms":[ "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "hydrated", "dipped", "dunked", "splashed", "aqueous", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sluiced", "clammy", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "humid", "moist", "semimoist", "wettish", "boggy", "miry", "seepy", "sloppy", "squashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "unwatered", "waterless" ] }, "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drowned", "soaked", "soddened", "sopped", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "wet", "wetted", "wet down", "wetted down" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersed", "bedewed", "damped", "dampened", "drizzled", "humidified", "hydrated", "misted", "moistened", "moisturized", "showered", "sprinkled", "deluged", "flooded", "hosed (down)", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "splashed", "impregnated", "saturated", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sloshed", "sluiced", "dipped", "ducked", "dunked", "rehydrated", "rewashed", "rewet", "rewetted" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatered", "evaporated", "freeze-dried", "drip-dried", "wrung", "dehumidified" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "scorched", "seared" ] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "examples":[ "when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet" ], "synonyms":[ "drowned", "impregnated", "macerated", "saturated", "soaked", "soddened", "sopped", "soused", "steeped" ], "near synonyms":[ "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "marinated", "seethed", "presoaked", "dipped", "immersed", "inundated", "submerged", "swamped", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "hydrated", "swilled", "washed", "watered", "infiltrated", "penetrated", "permeated", "damped", "dampened", "humidified", "moistened" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "seared", "drained", "emptied", "voided", "dehumidified" ], "antonyms":[ "wrung (out)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dreg(s)":{ "matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid":{ "examples":[ "poured the dregs into the sink" ], "synonyms":[ "deposit", "deposition", "grounds", "precipitate", "sediment", "settlings" ], "near synonyms":[ "lees", "ooze", "silt", "sludge", "dross", "slag", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "dressing":{ "a medicated covering used to heal an injury":{ "examples":[ "nurses put a dressing over his cuts so they wouldn't get infected" ], "synonyms":[ "cataplasm", "plaster", "poultice" ], "near synonyms":[ "balm", "cream", "embrocation", "liniment", "lotion", "ointment", "salve", "unguent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a savory fluid food used as a topping or accompaniment to a main dish":{ "examples":[ "tangy salad dressing that wasn't overloaded with corn syrup" ], "synonyms":[ "gravy", "sauce" ], "near synonyms":[ "condiment", "relish", "seasoning", "fixing(s)", "garnish", "topping", "dip", "marinade" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a bandage":{ "examples":[ "first wash and then dress the wound" ], "synonyms":[ "bandaging", "binding", "swathing" ], "near synonyms":[ "attending", "caring (for)", "doctoring", "medicating", "ministering (to)", "nursing", "treating", "curing", "healing", "mending", "rehabilitating", "remedying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party" ], "synonyms":[ "adorning", "arraying", "beautifying", "bedecking", "bedizening", "blazoning", "caparisoning", "decking", "decorating", "doing", "doing up", "dolling up", "draping", "embellishing", "emblazing", "embossing", "enriching", "fancifying", "fancying up", "festooning", "garnishing", "glitzing (up)", "gracing", "gussying up", "ornamenting", "prettying (up)", "trimming" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorizing", "dressing up", "trapping", "tricking (out)", "brightening", "freshening", "smartening", "sprucing (up)", "bossing", "chasing", "braiding", "embroidering", "feathering", "figuring", "filigreeing", "filleting", "flouncing", "frilling", "fringing", "furbelowing", "garlanding", "hanging", "lacing", "ribboning", "swagging", "wreathing", "appliqu\u00e9ing", "gilding", "painting", "diamonding", "gemming", "impearling", "jeweling", "jewelling", "pearling", "redecorating", "redoing" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifying", "streamlining", "baring", "denuding", "dismantling", "displaying", "divesting", "exposing", "revealing", "stripping", "uncovering", "uglifying" ], "antonyms":[ "blemishing", "defacing", "disfiguring", "marring", "scarring", "spoiling" ] }, "to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure":{ "examples":[ "dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides" ], "synonyms":[ "buffing", "burnishing", "furbishing", "glossing", "grinding", "polishing", "rubbing", "shining", "smoothening", "smoothing" ], "near synonyms":[ "sleeking", "slicking", "coating", "glazing", "japanning", "lacquering", "varnishing", "facing", "finishing", "veneering", "brightening", "filing", "rasping", "sandblasting", "sanding", "sandpapering", "scouring", "scraping", "scrubbing", "bobbing", "boning", "lapping" ], "near antonyms":[ "roughening", "roughing (up)", "ruffling", "scuffing (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "dressed the young girl in satin and lace" ], "synonyms":[ "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking (out)", "doing up", "dressing up", "enrobing", "garbing", "garmenting", "getting up", "gowning", "habiting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "robing", "suiting", "togging (up or out)", "toileting", "vesturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaking", "frocking", "jacketing", "mantling", "vesting", "draping", "enswathing", "happing", "huddling", "swaddling", "swathing", "wrapping", "accoutring", "accoutering", "bedighting", "equipping", "furnishing", "habilitating", "outfitting", "tailoring", "uniforming", "dressing down", "underdressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuding", "divesting", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling" ], "antonyms":[ "disarraying", "disrobing", "stripping", "unclothing", "undressing", "untrussing" ] }, "to put on one's best or formal clothes":{ "examples":[ "we don't usually dress for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "dolling up", "dressing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "preening", "primping", "prinking", "smartening (up)", "accessorizing", "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "bedizening", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking", "duding (up)", "garbing", "garmenting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "robing", "suiting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{ "examples":[ "dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week" ], "synonyms":[ "cropping", "cultivating", "culturing", "growing", "promoting", "raising", "rearing", "tending" ], "near synonyms":[ "breeding", "producing", "propagating", "planting", "sowing", "gathering", "gleaning", "harvesting", "reaping", "germinating", "quickening", "ripening", "rooting", "sprouting" ], "near antonyms":[ "killing", "digging", "extirpating", "picking", "plucking", "pulling (up)", "uprooting", "cutting", "haying", "mowing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "drew upon":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "beget", "breed", "bring", "bring about", "bring on", "catalyze", "cause", "create", "do", "effect", "effectuate", "engender", "generate", "induce", "invoke", "make", "occasion", "produce", "prompt", "result (in)", "spawn", "translate (into)", "work", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduce (to)", "contribute (to)", "decide", "determine", "begin", "establish", "father", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "pioneer", "set", "set up", "start", "advance", "cultivate", "develop", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "enact", "render", "turn out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impede", "limit", "restrict", "clamp down (on)", "crack down (on)", "crush", "dampen", "put down", "quash", "quell", "repress", "smother", "squash", "squelch", "stifle", "subdue", "suppress", "arrest", "check", "control", "curb", "inhibit", "rein (in)", "restrain", "retard", "can", "kill", "snuff (out)", "still", "abolish", "demolish", "destroy", "extinguish", "liquidate", "quench" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "belly up", "close", "close in", "come up", "near", "nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrive", "attain", "come", "gain", "hit", "land", "make", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "waltz (up)", "creep up", "sneak up", "adjoin", "border", "touch", "verge" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear out", "depart", "exit", "go", "leave", "light out", "pull out", "quit", "remove", "run away", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out" ], "antonyms":[ "back (up or away)", "recede", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drench":{ "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "bathe", "bedraggle", "douse", "dowse", "drown", "soak", "sodden", "sop", "souse", "wash", "water", "water-soak", "waterlog", "wet", "wet down" ], "near synonyms":[ "asperse", "bedew", "damp", "dampen", "drizzle", "humidify", "hydrate", "mist", "moisten", "moisturize", "shower", "sprinkle", "deluge", "flood", "hose (down)", "inundate", "overflow", "submerge", "swamp", "splash", "impregnate", "saturate", "steep", "flush", "irrigate", "lave", "rinse", "slosh", "sluice", "dip", "duck", "dunk", "rehydrate", "rewash", "rewet" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewater", "evaporate", "freeze-dry", "drip-dry", "wring", "dehumidify" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "scorch", "sear" ] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "examples":[ "when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet" ], "synonyms":[ "drown", "impregnate", "macerate", "saturate", "soak", "sodden", "sop", "souse", "steep" ], "near synonyms":[ "waterlog", "water-soak", "marinate", "seethe", "presoak", "dip", "immerse", "inundate", "submerge", "swamp", "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "hydrate", "swill", "wash", "water", "infiltrate", "penetrate", "permeate", "damp", "dampen", "humidify", "moisten" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "sear", "drain", "empty", "void", "dehumidify" ], "antonyms":[ "wring (out)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drew down":{ "to make complete use of":{ "examples":[ "I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbed", "burned", "burnt", "consumed", "depleted", "devoured", "drained", "exhausted", "expended", "played out", "spent", "used up" ], "near synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "ate", "used", "bankrupted", "cleaned (out)", "impoverished", "crippled", "debilitated", "disabled", "enfeebled", "sapped", "undermined", "weakened", "dried up", "emptied", "blew", "dissipated", "frittered (away)", "guzzled", "lavished", "misspent", "ran through", "squandered", "threw away", "wasted" ], "near antonyms":[ "augmented", "enlarged", "increased", "bolstered", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "rebuilt", "repaired", "restored", "revived", "conserved", "preserved", "saved" ], "antonyms":[ "renewed", "replaced" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dream":{ "a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{ "examples":[ "his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality" ], "synonyms":[ "chimera", "conceit", "daydream", "delusion", "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":[] }, "something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{ "examples":[ "my dream is to open my own restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "ambition", "aspiration", "bourne", "bourn", "design", "end", "goal", "idea", "ideal", "intent", "intention", "mark", "meaning", "object", "objective", "plan", "point", "pretension", "purpose", "target", "thing" ], "near synonyms":[ "grail", "holy grail", "plot", "project", "scheme", "desire", "hope", "mind", "wish", "nirvana", "destination", "terminus" ], "near antonyms":[ "means", "method", "way" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations\u2014it was a dream of a vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a mental picture of":{ "examples":[ "I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific" ], "synonyms":[ "conceit", "conceive", "conjure (up)", "envisage", "envision", "fancy", "fantasize", "fantasy", "feature", "ideate", "image", "imagine", "picture", "see", "vision", "visualize" ], "near synonyms":[ "daydream", "stargaze", "hallucinate", "re-create", "reflect", "relive", "reminisce", "contemplate", "meditate", "muse", "ponder", "ruminate", "concoct", "fabricate", "invent", "make up", "manufacture", "plan", "project", "foresee", "prefigure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dreadfulness":{ "the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay":{ "examples":[ "the dreadfulness of an oncoming avalanche can scarcely be described" ], "synonyms":[ "atrociousness", "atrocity", "awfulness", "frightfulness", "ghastliness", "grisliness", "gruesomeness", "hideousness", "horridness", "horror", "monstrosity", "repulsiveness" ], "near synonyms":[ "badness", "baseness", "depravedness", "depravity", "diabolicalness", "evil", "evilness", "foulness", "heinousness", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "invidiousness", "sinfulness", "ungodliness", "viciousness", "vileness", "wickedness", "accursedness", "cursedness", "deplorableness", "despicableness", "detestableness", "execrableness", "hatefulness", "loathsomeness", "reprehensibleness", "creepiness", "eeriness", "fearfulness", "fearsomeness", "ghostliness", "ghoulishness", "scariness", "agony", "anguish", "hellishness", "misery", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeableness", "delightfulness", "pleasantness", "pleasurableness", "allurement", "appeal", "attraction", "attractiveness", "desirability", "desirableness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dresses up":{ "to put on one's best or formal clothes":{ "examples":[ "we always like to dress up when going to parties" ], "synonyms":[ "dolls up", "dresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "preens", "primps", "prinks", "smartens (up)", "accessorizes", "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "bedizens", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks", "dudes (up)", "garbs", "garments", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity":{ "examples":[ "the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflages", "cloaks", "disguises", "masks" ], "near synonyms":[ "blankets", "blots out", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "obscures", "occults", "screens", "shrouds", "veils", "affects", "assumes", "counterfeits", "dissembles", "dissimulates", "feigns", "poses", "pretends", "shams", "simulates", "acts", "fakes", "impersonates", "masquerades", "plays", "cosmeticizes", "gilds", "glosses (over)", "varnishes", "whitewashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "displays", "exhibits", "exposes", "flaunts", "parades", "shows", "uncloaks", "unclothes", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils", "bares", "betrays", "discloses", "discovers", "divulges", "exposes", "reveals" ], "antonyms":[ "unmasks" ] }, "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market" ], "synonyms":[ "candies", "enhances", "sweetens" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorates", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "embellishes", "soups up", "tricks", "cosmeticizes", "dolls up", "spruces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans" ], "synonyms":[ "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks (out)", "does up", "dresses", "enrobes", "garbs", "garments", "gets up", "gowns", "habits", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits", "togs (up or out)", "toilets", "vestures" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaks", "frocks", "jackets", "mantles", "vests", "drapes", "enswathes", "haps", "huddles", "swaddles", "swathes", "wraps", "accoutres", "accouters", "bedights", "equips", "furnishes", "habilitates", "outfits", "tailors", "uniforms", "dresses down", "underdresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "denudes", "divests", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils" ], "antonyms":[ "disarrays", "disrobes", "strips", "unclothes", "undresses", "untrusses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dreamboats":{ "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "cuties", "cuteys", "dishes", "dolls", "foxes", "fox", "glamour-pusses", "hotties", "knockouts", "lookers", "showstoppers", "tens" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauties", "eyefuls", "goddesses", "lovelies", "stunners", "beefcakes", "hunks", "studs", "superstuds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dogs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dreadfully":{ "as in terribly , horribly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abysmally", "atrociously", "awfully", "damnably", "deplorably", "detestably", "disastrously", "execrably", "horrendously", "horribly", "horrifically", "rottenly", "terribly", "bad", "badly", "deficiently", "inadequately", "lousily", "poorly", "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "wretchedly", "intolerably", "unbearably", "inappropriately", "incorrectly", "indecently", "reprehensibly", "unsuitably", "vulgarly", "naughtily", "egregiously", "flagrantly", "grossly", "miserably", "shoddily", "sleazily", "trashily", "unspeakably", "abominably", "odiously", "vilely", "inferiorly", "insufficiently", "meagerly", "meanly", "niggardly", "scantily", "scantly", "shabbily", "skimpily", "sparely", "stingily" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "adequately", "all right", "fine", "good", "nicely", "OK", "okay", "palatably", "passably", "satisfactorily", "so-so", "tolerably", "well", "appropriately", "congruously", "correctly", "decently", "decorously", "felicitously", "fittingly", "meetly", "rightly", "seemly", "suitably", "exactly", "faithfully", "ideally", "precisely", "respectably", "gratifyingly", "satisfyingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dredges (up)":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "I might be able to dredge up some old baby clothes to donate" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertains", "descries", "detects", "determines", "digs out", "digs up", "discovers", "ferrets (out)", "finds", "finds out", "gets", "hits (on or upon)", "hunts (down or up)", "learns", "locates", "noses out", "roots (out)", "routs (out)", "rummages", "runs down", "scares up", "scouts (up)", "tracks (down)", "turns up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espies", "sights", "spots", "looks for", "searches (for or out)", "seeks" ], "near antonyms":[ "loses", "mislays", "misplaces", "missets" ], "antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "passes over" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drear":{ "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "examples":[ "it was a drear morning in January when I went to take my driving test" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ] }, "causing unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "a barren and drear existence in a remote village" ], "synonyms":[ "depressing", "dismal", "dreary", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "melancholy", "mournful", "pathetic", "sad", "saddening", "sorry", "tearful", "teary" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressful", "grievous", "lamentable", "unfortunate", "woeful", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "heartening", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "stimulating", "stirring", "uplifting", "agreeable", "delightful", "enjoyable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "exhilarating", "thrilling" ], "antonyms":[ "cheering", "cheery", "glad", "happy" ] }, "as in morbidness , moroseness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dismalness", "morbidness", "moroseness", "morosity", "boredom", "ennui", "tedium", "regret", "rue", "despair", "desperation", "hopelessness", "self-despair", "moodiness", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "misery", "woe", "wretchedness", "agony", "distress", "pain", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "mourning", "somberness", "sorrow", "woefulness", "melancholia", "self-pity" ], "near antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness", "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "satisfaction", "delight", "gratification" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dress rehearsal":{ "as in preview":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "preview", "dry run", "practice", "practise", "rehearsal", "trial", "run-through", "walk-through", "drill", "exercise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dreamworlds":{ "as in wonderlands , dreamlands":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dreamlands", "fairylands", "wonderlands", "Camelots", "Cockaignes", "Edens", "Elysiums", "Elysia", "empyreans", "fantasylands", "heavens", "lotuslands", "never-never lands", "New Jerusalems", "nirvanas", "paradises", "promised lands", "Shangri-las", "utopias", "Zions", "Sions", "arcadias", "blisses", "euphorias", "joys" ], "near antonyms":[ "fool's paradises", "anti-utopias", "dystopias", "hells" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dresser":{ "as in cuddy , pie safe":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cuddy", "pie safe", "bookcase", "breakfront", "chest", "china closet", "credence", "credenza", "\u00e9tag\u00e8re", "etagere", "secretary", "showcase", "taboret", "tabouret", "vitrine", "armoire", "clothespress", "garderobe", "wardrobe", "buffet", "cabinet", "closet", "console", "cupboard", "hutch", "locker", "press", "sideboard", "cabinetry", "shelving" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drew off":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bled", "drafted", "drained", "pumped", "siphoned", "syphoned", "tapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "milked", "sucked", "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "exhausted", "vacated", "vacuated", "voided", "decanted", "effused", "depleted", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "soused", "washed", "watered", "wet", "wetted", "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped" ], "antonyms":[ "filled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dreary":{ "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "examples":[ "vowed that he would never take a desk job working in a dreary office" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ] }, "causing unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "decided to see a professional counselor in order to save their dreary marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "depressing", "dismal", "drear", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "melancholy", "mournful", "pathetic", "sad", "saddening", "sorry", "tearful", "teary" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressful", "grievous", "lamentable", "unfortunate", "woeful", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "heartening", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "stimulating", "stirring", "uplifting", "agreeable", "delightful", "enjoyable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "exhilarating", "thrilling" ], "antonyms":[ "cheering", "cheery", "glad", "happy" ] }, "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "another dreary social event to suffer through" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dreamily":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "our date at the restaurant went dreamily until the check arrived" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "drew a conclusion":{ "to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information":{ "examples":[ "You can draw a conclusion about what happened by looking at the clues." ], "synonyms":[ "concluded", "decided", "deduced", "derived", "extrapolated", "gathered", "inferred", "judged", "made out", "reasoned", "understood" ], "near synonyms":[ "assumed", "supposed", "conjectured", "guessed", "speculated", "surmised", "construed", "interpreted", "read", "contemplated", "philosophized", "rationalized", "thought", "ascertained", "doped (out)", "found out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "dredging":{ "to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something":{ "examples":[ "I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name" ], "synonyms":[ "combing", "digging (through)", "hunting (through)", "raking", "ransacking", "rifling", "rummaging", "scouring", "searching", "sorting (through)", "trolling" ], "near synonyms":[ "frisking", "patting down", "shaking down", "auditing", "checking (out)", "examining", "inspecting", "investigating", "reviewing", "scanning", "scrutinizing", "surveying", "ascertaining", "descrying", "detecting", "determining", "discovering", "ferreting (out)", "finding", "finding out", "getting", "hitting (on or upon)", "learning", "locating", "running down", "scaring up", "tracking (down)", "grubbing (about)", "poking (around)", "exploring", "probing", "prospecting", "skirmishing", "snooping", "browsing", "glancing (over)", "looking over", "perusing", "studying" ], "near antonyms":[ "hiding", "abandoning", "losing", "ignoring", "neglecting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dreamland":{ "as in wonderland , fairyland":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dreamworld", "fairyland", "wonderland", "Camelot", "Cockaigne", "Eden", "Elysium", "empyrean", "fantasyland", "heaven", "lotusland", "never-never land", "New Jerusalem", "nirvana", "paradise", "promised land", "Shangri-la", "utopia", "Zion", "Sion", "arcadia", "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "euphoria", "gladness", "joy" ], "near antonyms":[ "fool's paradise", "anti-utopia", "dystopia", "hell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dressing glasses":{ "as in pier glasses , cheval glasses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheval glasses", "hand glasses", "pier glasses", "pier mirrors", "glasses", "looking glasses", "mirrors", "reflectors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dreadnoughts":{ "something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{ "examples":[ "poor gas mileage did little to stem the popularity of that dreadnought of the roadways: the SUV" ], "synonyms":[ "behemoths", "blockbusters", "colossi", "dinosaurs", "elephants", "elephant", "giants", "Goliaths", "jumbos", "leviathans", "mammoths", "mastodons", "monsters", "titans", "whales", "whoppers" ], "near synonyms":[ "amazons", "giantesses", "bulks", "hulks", "heavyweights", "juggernauts", "steamrollers" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweights", "weaklings", "wimps", "wisps", "nonentities", "twerps", "whippersnappers" ], "antonyms":[ "diminutives", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "half-pints", "midgets", "mites", "peewees", "pygmies", "pigmies", "runts", "shrimp", "shrimps" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dress down":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance" ], "synonyms":[ "baste", "bawl out", "berate", "call down", "castigate", "chastise", "chew out", "flay", "hammer", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rag", "rail (at or against)", "rant (at)", "rate", "ream (out)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "scold", "score", "tongue-lash", "upbraid" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonish", "chide", "remonstrate (with)", "reprove", "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bad-mouth", "blame", "blast", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "crucify", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "excoriate", "fault", "harangue", "knock", "lace (into)", "lash", "pan", "reprehend", "revile", "scourge", "slam", "vituperate", "belittle", "disparage", "mock", "put down", "ridicule", "scoff", "scorn" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dreich":{ "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "examples":[ "historically regarded as a dreich corner of Britain, Scotland's very name comes from the Greek word for \"dark\"" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dressy":{ "relating to or suitable for wearing to an event requiring elegant dress and manners":{ "examples":[ "shopping for a dressy handbag for a New Year's Eve party" ], "synonyms":[ "dress", "formal" ], "near synonyms":[ "costume", "costumey", "chic", "dapper", "fashionable", "in", "modish", "natty", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "custom-made", "fitted", "tailored", "black-tie", "evening", "white-tie", "semiformal" ], "near antonyms":[ "street", "dowdy", "outmoded", "styleless", "unfashionable", "unstylish", "frowsy", "frowzy", "grungy", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled" ], "antonyms":[ "casual", "informal", "sportif", "sporty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dressing glass":{ "as in pier glass , cheval glass":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheval glass", "hand glass", "pier glass", "pier mirror", "glass", "looking glass", "mirror", "reflector" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dreadful":{ "causing fear":{ "examples":[ "a dreadful hurricane" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "startling", "threatening", "troubling", "trying", "unnerving", "bone-chilling", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "weird", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "inviting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "reassuring", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "a dreadful performance of a beautiful piece of music" ], "synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "disgusting", "distasteful", "evil", "foul", "fulsome", "gross", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "noxious", "obnoxious", "obscene", "odious", "offensive", "rancid", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "scandalous", "shocking", "sickening", "ugly" ], "near synonyms":[ "exceptionable", "objectionable", "brackish", "disagreeable", "dislikable", "dislikeable", "unpleasant", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hard", "hateful", "unhealthy", "unsavory", "unwholesome", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "atrocious", "frightful", "ghastly", "grim", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "heinous", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish", "sick", "sickish", "sickly", "terrible", "unspeakable", "vile", "off-putting", "undesirable", "unwanted", "unwelcome", "barbarous", "unchristian", "uncivilized", "ungodly", "unholy", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "agreeable", "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "desirable", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "gratifying", "heavenly", "inviting", "likable", "likeable", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "welcome", "unexceptionable", "unobjectionable", "healthful", "healthy", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "innocuous", "inoffensive" ] }, "extremely disturbing or repellent":{ "examples":[ "dreadful news of a crime wave in the neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "frightful", "ghastly", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmare", "nightmarish", "shocking", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarming", "bloodcurdling", "dire", "direful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "gut-wrenching", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "terrifying", "abhorrent", "deplorable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "offensive", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "abominable", "evil", "foul", "heinous", "noxious", "odious", "unspeakable", "vile", "grotesque", "ugly", "unsightly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "appealing", "attractive", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "enjoyable", "enticing", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "cheering", "comforting", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "extreme in degree, power, or effect":{ "examples":[ "the dreadful heat of the desert" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "near synonyms":[ "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "stressed", "exhaustive", "thorough", "harsh", "rigorous", "severe" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "weak", "shallow", "superficial", "moderated", "qualified", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "toned (down)", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ] }, "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "examples":[ "made a dreadful mess of his first marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ], "near synonyms":[ "authentic", "classic", "genuine", "real", "veritable", "constant", "endless", "eternal", "perpetual", "undying", "unremitting", "extreme", "unrestricted", "confirmed", "habitual", "hopeless", "inveterate", "extraordinary", "frightful", "horrible", "huge", "main", "superlative", "supreme", "surpassing", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "equivocal", "qualified", "questionable", "restricted", "uncertain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dreaming":{ "as in dreamy , daydreaming":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absorbed", "daydreaming", "dreamy", "engrossed", "faraway", "intent", "pensive", "rapt", "absent", "absentminded", "abstracted", "distracted", "preoccupied", "heedless", "inattentive", "insensible", "oblivious", "unaware", "unconscious", "unheeding", "unknowing", "unmindful", "unperceptive", "unthinking", "unwary", "unwitting", "vacant", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "birdbrained", "clueless", "confused", "dazed", "flighty", "foggy", "forgetful", "forgetting", "hazy", "muddled", "scatterbrained", "unfocused", "unfocussed" ], "near antonyms":[ "alert", "alive", "attentive", "aware", "conscious", "engaged", "heads-up", "heedful", "mindful", "observant", "observing", "open-eyed", "sharp", "vigilant", "wary", "watchful", "wide-awake", "clearheaded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in reposing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reposing", "drowsy", "nodding", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somnolent", "hypnotized", "mesmerized", "asleep", "dormant", "dozing", "napping", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering", "comatose", "semiconscious", "sleepwalking", "somnambulant" ], "near antonyms":[ "awake", "sleepless", "wakeful", "wide-awake", "aware", "conscious", "sleepless", "aroused", "astir", "awakened", "roused", "up", "wakened", "reawakened", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in rapid eye movement":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rapid eye movement", "oversleeping", "catnap", "doze", "drowse", "forty winks", "nap", "siesta", "snooze", "wink", "bed", "catnapping", "dozing", "napping", "repose", "rest", "resting", "shut-eye", "sleep", "slumber", "slumbering", "snoozing", "z's", "zs" ], "near antonyms":[ "consciousness", "wake", "wakefulness", "insomnia", "sleeplessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a mental picture of":{ "examples":[ "I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific" ], "synonyms":[ "conceiting", "conceiving", "conjuring (up)", "envisaging", "envisioning", "fancying", "fantasizing", "fantasying", "featuring", "ideating", "imaging", "imagining", "picturing", "seeing", "visioning", "visualizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "daydreaming", "stargazing", "hallucinating", "re-creating", "recreating", "reflecting", "reliving", "reminiscing", "contemplating", "meditating", "musing", "pondering", "ruminating", "concocting", "fabricating", "inventing", "making up", "manufacturing", "planning", "projecting", "foreseeing", "prefiguring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dreads":{ "something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason":{ "examples":[ "speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people" ], "synonyms":[ "b\u00eates noires", "black beasts", "bogeys", "bogies", "bugaboos", "bugbears", "hobgoblins", "ogres" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparitions", "ghosts", "phantasms", "fantasms", "phantoms", "poltergeists", "shades", "specters", "spectres", "spirits", "spooks", "wraiths", "banshees", "bogeymen", "bogymen", "demons", "daemons", "devils", "fiends", "ghouls", "imps", "incubi", "incubuses", "frights", "horribles", "horrors", "monsters", "monstrosities", "terrors", "banes", "curses", "enemies", "plagues", "scourges", "torments", "abominations", "anathemas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in fears , apprehends":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apprehends", "fears", "descries", "discerns", "perceives", "previews", "alerts", "cautions", "foretokens", "forewarns", "envisages", "envisions", "foreshadows", "prefigures", "visualizes", "augurs", "forecasts", "foretells", "predicts", "presages", "prognosticates", "prophesies", "anticipates", "divines", "forefeels", "foreknows", "foresees", "previsions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }