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"restrained", "deterred", "discouraged", "dissuaded", "blocked", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "banned", "barred", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowed", "let", "permitted", "suffered", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "authorized", "licensed", "licenced", "warranted", "abetted", "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "supported", "bade", "bid", "commanded", "ordered", "abided", "abode", "bore", "brooked", "countenanced", "endured", "tolerated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embarkation":{ "as in embarkment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "embarkment", "diaspora", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus", "disembarkation", "egress", "flight", "retirement", "retreat", "running away", "withdrawal", "abandonment", "forsaking", "relinquishment", "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave", "leave-taking", "lighting out", "outgo", "parting", "quitting", "walking out" ], "near antonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "coming", "approach", "entrance", "ingress" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embarkment":{ "as in embarkation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "embarkation", "diaspora", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus", "disembarkation", "egress", "flight", "retirement", "retreat", "running away", "withdrawal", "abandonment", "forsaking", "relinquishment", "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave", "leave-taking", "lighting out", "outgo", "parting", "quitting", "walking out" ], "near antonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "coming", "approach", "entrance", "ingress" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embarrasses":{ "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "the modest young soldiers were 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"upsets", "disgraces", "ignominies", "shames", "debasements", "degradations", "humiliations", "humble pies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "assurances", "composures", "confidences", "equanimities", "poises", "self-confidences", "self-possessions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "examples":[ "a big suitcase filled with clothes proved to be more an embarrassment than a convenience on my trip" ], "synonyms":[ "balks", "bars", "blocks", "chains", "clogs", "cramps", "crimps", "deterrents", "drags", "encumbrances", "fetters", "handicaps", "hindrances", "holdbacks", "hurdles", "impediments", "inhibitions", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "shackles", "stops", "stumbling blocks", "trammels" ], "near synonyms":[ "catches", "hitches", "rubs", "snags", "barriers", "blockades", "blockages", "brick walls", "stone walls", "arrests", "bits", "brakes", "checks", "constraints", "curbs", "hobbles", "reins", "restraints", "embargoes", "stoppages", "delays", "holdups", "stalls", "burdens", "cumbers", "loads", "dangers", "hazards", "perils", "reefs", "adversities", "difficulties", "disadvantages", "drawbacks", "hardships" ], "near antonyms":[ "catalysts", "goads", "impetuses", "incentives", "spurs", "stimulants", "stimuli", "advantages", "breaks", "edges", "aids", "assistances", "benefits", "boosts", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "help" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embattle":{ "as in mobilize , mechanize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mechanize", "mobilize", "equip", "reequip", "weapon", "arm", "militarize" ], "near antonyms":[ "demilitarize", "disarm", "demobilize", "denuclearize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embattling":{ "as in mobilizing , mechanizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mechanizing", "mobilizing", "equipping", "reequipping", "re-equipping", "weaponing", "arming", "militarizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "demilitarizing", "disarming", "demobilizing", "denuclearizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embayment":{ "a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline":{ "examples":[ "a fingerlike embayment of the Bay of Fundy", "a river embayment" ], "synonyms":[ "arm", "bay", "bight", "cove", "creek", "estuary", "firth", "fjord", "fiord", "gulf", "inlet", "loch" ], "near synonyms":[ "harbor", "port", "road(s)", "roadstead", "narrow", "sound", "strait", "bayou", "backwater", "slough", "slew", "slue" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embed":{ "to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{ "examples":[ "the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls" ], "synonyms":[ "bed", "enroot", "entrench", "intrench", "fix", "impact", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "root" ], "near synonyms":[ "imbue", "infuse", "instill", "beat (into)", "drive (into)", "establish", "place", "put", "settle", "stick" ], "near antonyms":[ "eliminate", "eradicate", "eject", "expel", "detach", "disconnect", "disengage", "remove" ], "antonyms":[ "dislodge", "root (out)", "uproot" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embellished":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to add to the interest of by including made-up details":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the story of the comic marriage proposal was embellished as it passed from one generation to the next in the family" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittled", "minimized", "played down", "understated" ], "related":[ "dressed up", "gussied up", "amplified", "enhanced", "enlarged (on or upon)", "expanded", "fleshed (out)", "fudged", "hedged", "overdid", "overdrew", "overemphasized", "overplayed", "overstated", "emphasized", "played up", "stressed", "caricatured", "satirized" ], "synonyms":[ "colored", "elaborated (on)", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "hyperbolized", "magnified", "padded", "stretched" ] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "antonyms":[ "blemished", "defaced", "disfigured", "marred", "scarred", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "examples":[ "the walls of the French restaurant are embellished with scenes of Parisian life" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined", "bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "related":[ "accessorized", "dressed up", "trapped", "tricked (out)", "brightened", "freshened", "smartened", "spruced (up)", "bossed", "chased", "braided", "embroidered", "feathered", "figured", "filigreed", "filleted", "flounced", "frilled", "fringed", "furbelowed", "garlanded", "hung", "hanged", "laced", "ribboned", "swagged", "wreathed", "appliqu\u00e9d", "gilded", "gilt", "painted", "diamonded", "gemmed", "impearled", "jeweled", "jewelled", "pearled", "redecorated", "redid" ], "synonyms":[ "adorned", "arrayed", "beautified", "bedecked", "bedizened", "blazoned", "caparisoned", "decked", "decorated", "did", "did up", "dolled up", "draped", "dressed", "emblazed", "embossed", "enriched", "fancied up", "fancified", "festooned", "garnished", "glitzed (up)", "graced", "gussied up", "ornamented", "prettied (up)", "trimmed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "embellishments":{ "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs" ], "synonyms":[ "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "decorations", "doodads", "embellishers", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts":{ "examples":[ "the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section" ], "synonyms":[ "caricatures", "colorings", "elaborations", "embroideries", "exaggerations", "hyperboles", "magnifications", "overstatements", "paddings" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplifications", "enhancements", "fabrications", "misrepresentations", "hypes", "pufferies", "superlatives" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittlements", "disparagements" ], "antonyms":[ "meioses", "understatements" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embezzlements":{ "as in misappropriations , grafts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grafts", "misapplications", "misappropriations", "peculations", "burglaries", "housebreakings", "petit larcenies", "petty larcenies", "larcenies", "robberies", "thefts", "thieveries", "pilferages", "abductions", "carjackings", "hijackings", "highjackings", "kidnappings", "kidnapings", "despoilments", "despoliations", "pillages", "rapines", "spoliations", "black marketeerings", "banditries", "piracies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embitterment":{ "as in antagonism , envenoming":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antagonism", "envenoming", "alienation", "disaffection", "disgruntlement", "estrangement", "souring", "breach", "breakup", "divorce", "rift", "rupture", "schism", "separation", "split", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "aggravation", "furor", "fury", "incensing", "indignation", "infuriation", "ire", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "disenchantment", "disillusionment" ], "near antonyms":[ "reconcilement", "reconciliation", "endearment", "ingratiation", "appeasement", "conciliation", "mollification", "pacification", "propitiation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "emblazon":{ "to proclaim the glory of":{ "examples":[ "colossal statues and other monumental constructions that were intended to emblazon his name for eons to come" ], "synonyms":[ "bless", "carol", "celebrate", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "hymn", "laud", "magnify", "praise", "resound" ], "near synonyms":[ "adore", "belaud", "deify", "idolize", "worship", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "compliment", "hail", "renown", "salute", "chant", "cheer", "eulogize", "rhapsodize", "cite", "flatter", "crack up", "recommend", "tout" ], "near antonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate", "criticize", "reprove", "admonish", "chide", "keelhaul", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "castigate", "lambaste", "lambast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "emblazonry":{ "as in blazonry , bells and whistles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "emboldened":{ "inclined or willing to take risks":{ "examples":[ "not too surprisingly, rock climbing tends to attract the more emboldened seekers of outdoor adventure" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "dashing", "enterprising", "free-swinging", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturesome", "venturous" ], "near synonyms":[ "brash", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "swashbuckling", "unafraid", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "gritty", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "scatterbrained", "silly", "wacky", "whacky", "witless", "unnecessary", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "stupid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "chickenhearted", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "milky", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "wary", "overcareful", "overcautious", "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fainthearted", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "calm", "cool", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sage", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "appalled", "concerned", "dismayed", "upset", "worried" ], "antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising" ] }, "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "his poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder" ], "synonyms":[ "bore up", "bucked up", "buoyed (up)", "cheered (up)", "chirked (up)", "encouraged", "heartened", "inspired", "inspirited", "steeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralized", "depressed", "saddened", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "hamstrung", "undermined", "weakened", "intimidated", "psyched (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunted", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "embosom":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "a villa that has been embosomed by the verdant hills of northern Italy for three centuries" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "bower", "circumfuse", "cocoon", "embower", "embrace", "enclose", "inclose", "encompass", "enfold", "enshroud", "enswathe", "envelop", "enwrap", "invest", "involve", "lap", "mantle", "muffle", "shroud", "swathe", "veil", "wrap" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtain", "drape", "embed", "imbed", "encase", "swaddle", "blanket", "overlay", "overspread", "camouflage", "cloak", "disguise", "mask", "circle", "encircle", "enlace", "enwind" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "denude", "expose", "strip" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embossment":{ "as in embroidery , appliqu\u00e9":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appliqu\u00e9", "embroidery", "fancywork", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "design", "figure", "pattern", "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings", "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "decoration", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embowers":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "over the years grapevines have completely embowered the summerhouse in the garden" ], "synonyms":[ "bosoms", "bowers", "circumfuses", "cocoons", "embosoms", "embraces", "encloses", "incloses", "encompasses", "enfolds", "enshrouds", "enswathes", "envelops", "enwraps", "invests", "involves", "laps", "mantles", "muffles", "shrouds", "swathes", "veils", "wraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtains", "drapes", "embeds", "imbeds", "encases", "swaddles", "blankets", "overlays", "overspreads", "camouflages", "cloaks", "disguises", "masks", "circles", "encircles", "enlaces", "enwinds" ], "near antonyms":[ "bares", "denudes", "exposes", "strips" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embracing":{ "as in surrounding , encircling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumjacent", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "fencing", "rimming", "surrounding", "attached", "communicating", "connected", "connecting", "interconnecting", "joined", "linked", "united", "marginal", "peripheral", "tangent", "tangential", "approximate", "close", "closest", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "nearest", "next-door", "nigh", "ambient", "encompassing", "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "conterminous", "contiguous", "flanking", "flush", "fringing", "joining", "juxtaposed", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonadjacent", "noncontiguous", "apart", "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free-standing", "isolate", "isolated", "removed", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "away", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "farthest", "remote", "discontinuous", "noncontinuous", "broken up", "disjoined", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unyoked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put one's arms around and press tightly":{ "examples":[ "upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son" ], "synonyms":[ "bear-hugging", "clasping", "crushing", "enclasping", "enfolding", "grasping", "hugging", "straining" ], "near synonyms":[ "clamping", "clinging", "cradling", "grabbing", "gripping", "holding", "bosoming", "embosoming", "encircling", "entwining", "enveloping", "enwinding", "folding", "locking", "twining", "wrapping", "cuddling", "fondling", "nestling", "nuzzling", "patting", "petting", "snuggling", "stroking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world" ], "synonyms":[ "bosoming", "bowering", "circumfusing", "cocooning", "embosoming", "embowering", "enclosing", "inclosing", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enshrouding", "enswathing", "enveloping", "enwrapping", "investing", "involving", "lapping", "mantling", "muffling", "shrouding", "swathing", "veiling", "wrapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtaining", "draping", "embedding", "imbedding", "encasing", "swaddling", "blanketing", "overlaying", "overspreading", "camouflaging", "cloaking", "disguising", "masking", "circling", "encircling", "enlacing", "enwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "baring", "denuding", "exposing", "stripping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{ "examples":[ "rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated" ], "synonyms":[ "adopting", "borrowing", "espousing", "taking on", "taking up" ], "near synonyms":[ "domesticating", "naturalizing", "appropriating", "arrogating", "taking over", "usurping", "absorbing", "assimilating", "incorporating", "quoting", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "cultivating", "following", "heeding", "honoring", "using", "utilizing", "bringing up", "fostering", "nurturing", "raising", "rearing", "affecting", "assuming", "copying", "imitating", "pretending", "putting on", "simulating" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "forsaking", "giving up", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "abjuring", "abnegating", "disowning", "rejecting", "renouncing", "repudiating", "spurning", "discarding", "jettisoning", "junking", "throwing away", "throwing out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive or accept gladly or readily":{ "examples":[ "the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community" ], "synonyms":[ "drinking (in)", "eating (up)", "lapping (up)", "welcoming" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopting", "espousing", "taking up", "greeting", "hailing", "enjoying", "liking", "preferring", "cherry-picking", "choosing", "culling", "deciding (on)", "electing", "handpicking", "naming", "opting (for)", "picking", "selecting", "singling (out)", "taking" ], "near antonyms":[ "balking (at)", "declining", "passing up", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning", "throwing over", "turning down", "demurring (to)", "objecting (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have as part of a whole":{ "examples":[ "a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics" ], "synonyms":[ "carrying", "comprehending", "containing", "encompassing", "entailing", "including", "involving", "numbering", "subsuming", "taking in" ], "near synonyms":[ "comprising", "consisting (of)", "bracketing", "having", "holding", "owning", "possessing", "admitting", "receiving", "composing", "constituting", "forming", "making", "assimilating", "embodying", "incorporating", "integrating" ], "near antonyms":[ "banning", "barring", "debarring", "precluding", "preventing", "prohibiting", "denying", "refusing", "rejecting", "eliminating", "excepting", "ruling out", "losing", "mislaying", "misplacing" ], "antonyms":[ "excluding", "leaving (out)", "missing out", "omitting" ] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "a sleepy village embraced by low hills" ], "synonyms":[ "circling", "compassing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "encompassing", "environing", "girding", "girdling", "ringing", "surrounding", "wreathing" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribing", "closing in", "cordoning (off)", "fencing (in)", "hemming (in)", "walling", "besetting", "besieging", "entrenching", "intrenching", "investing", "swarming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "embracive":{ "covering everything or all important points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "\"pickle\" is an embracive term for any kind of food preserved in brine or vinegar" ], "near antonyms":[ "circumscribed", "limited", "narrow", "restricted", "specialized", "exact", "precise", "individual", "singular", "specific", "incomplete", "patchy", "sketchy" ], "related":[ "broad", "catholic", "encyclical", "general", "inclusionary", "overall", "cosmic", "cosmical", "extensive", "far", "far-reaching", "grand", "large", "panoptic", "sweeping", "vast", "wide", "wide-ranging", "blanket", "indiscriminate", "unrestricted" ], "synonyms":[ "all-embracing", "all-in", "all-inclusive", "broad-gauge", "broad-gauged", "compendious", "complete", "comprehensive", "cover-all", "cyclopedic", "encyclopedic", "exhaustive", "full", "global", "in-depth", "inclusive", "omnibus", "panoramic", "thorough", "universal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "embrocation":{ "as in cream , lotion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "balm", "cream", "liniment", "lotion", "ointment", "salve", "unguent", "cataplasm", "dressing", "plaster", "poultice" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embellisher":{ "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "that simple dress is beautiful by itself and doesn't need any embellishers" ], "synonyms":[ "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "decoration", "doodad", "embellishment", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embroil":{ "to place in conflict or difficulties":{ "examples":[ "the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall" ], "synonyms":[ "bog (down)", "broil", "embrangle", "mire" ], "near synonyms":[ "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "ensnarl", "entangle", "entrap", "snare", "tangle", "trap" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "free", "liberate", "release" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "emblazonries":{ "as in blazonries , bells and whistles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embowered":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "over the years grapevines have completely embowered the summerhouse in the garden" ], "synonyms":[ "bosomed", "bowered", "circumfused", "cocooned", "embosomed", "embraced", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enshrouded", "enswathed", "enveloped", "enwrapped", "invested", "involved", "lapped", "mantled", "muffled", "shrouded", "swathed", "veiled", "wrapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtained", "draped", "embedded", "imbedded", "encased", "swaddled", "blanketed", "overlaid", "overspread", "camouflaged", "cloaked", "disguised", "masked", "circled", "encircled", "enlaced", "enwound" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "denuded", "exposed", "stripped", "stript" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embarrassment":{ "the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable":{ "examples":[ "experienced the great embarrassment of tripping while on stage" ], "synonyms":[ "abashment", "confusion", "discomfiture", "disconcertment", "fluster", "mortification" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitation", "bother", "chagrin", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturbance", "perturbation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "disgrace", "ignominy", "shame", "debasement", "degradation", "humiliation", "humble pie" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "composure", "confidence", "coolness", "equanimity", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-possession" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "examples":[ "a big suitcase filled with clothes proved to be more an embarrassment than a convenience on my trip" ], "synonyms":[ "balk", "bar", "block", "chain", "clog", "cramp", "crimp", "deterrent", "drag", "encumbrance", "fetter", "handicap", "hindrance", "holdback", "hurdle", "impediment", "inhibition", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "shackles", "stop", "stumbling block", "trammel" ], "near synonyms":[ "catch", "hitch", "rub", "snag", "barrier", "blockade", "blockage", "brick wall", "stone wall", "arrest", "bit", "brake", "check", "constraint", "curb", "hobble", "rein", "restraint", "embargo", "stoppage", "delay", "holdup", "stall", "burden", "cumber", "load", "danger", "hazard", "peril", "reef", "adversity", "difficulty", "disadvantage", "drawback", "hardship" ], "near antonyms":[ "catalyst", "goad", "impetus", "incentive", "spur", "stimulant", "stimulus", "advantage", "break", "edge", "aid", "assistance", "benefit", "boost", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "help" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embargoing":{ "as in excluding , ruling out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excluding", "ruling out", "shutting out", "halting", "precluding", "preventing", "stopping", "debarring", "depriving", "disallowing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "vetoing", "clamping down (on)", "cracking down (on)", "crushing", "putting down", "quashing", "quelling", "repressing", "silencing", "snuffing (out)", "squashing", "squelching", "subduing", "suppressing", "bridling", "checking", "curbing", "inhibiting", "reining (in)", "restraining", "deterring", "discouraging", "dissuading", "blocking", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "banning", "barring", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "proscribing" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowing", "letting", "permitting", "suffering", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "authorizing", "licensing", "licencing", "warranting", "abetting", "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting", "supporting", "bidding", "commanding", "ordering", "abiding", "bearing", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "tolerating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embroider":{ "to add to the interest of by including made-up details":{ "examples":[ "Dad likes to embroider his fishing stories" ], "synonyms":[ "color", "elaborate (on)", "embellish", "exaggerate", "hyperbolize", "magnify", "pad", "stretch" ], "near synonyms":[ "dress up", "gussy up", "amplify", "enhance", "enlarge (on or upon)", "expand", "flesh (out)", "fudge", "hedge", "overdo", "overdraw", "overemphasize", "overplay", "overstate", "emphasize", "play up", "stress", "caricature", "satirize" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "minimize", "play down", "understate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embalmment":{ "as in funeral":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "funeral", "burial", "burying", "entombing", "entombment", "inhumation", "interment", "interring", "obsequy", "obsequies", "sepulture", "immurement", "inurnment", "reburial", "reinterment" ], "near antonyms":[ "disinterment", "exhumation", "unearthing", "cremation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embezzlement":{ "as in misappropriation , embezzling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "embezzling", "graft", "misapplication", "misappropriation", "peculation", "larceny", "robbery", "stealing", "theft", "thievery", "burglary", "housebreaking", "petit larceny", "petty larceny", "filching", "pilferage", "pilfering", "purloining", "shoplifting", "abduction", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "despoilment", "despoliation", "looting", "pillage", "plundering", "rapine", "spoliation", "poaching", "rustling", "black marketeering", "smuggling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embarrassing":{ "causing embarrassment":{ "examples":[ "an embarrassing failure of memory inauspiciously marked my first appearance as an actor" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "disturbing", "flustering", "uncomfortable" ], "near synonyms":[ "confusing", "difficult", "disagreeable", "impossible", "inconvenient", "intolerable", "troublesome", "unpleasant", "unwieldy", "unsettling", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "mortifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "comfortable", "convenient", "pleasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{ "examples":[ "the modest young soldiers were embarrassed by the public praise for their heroism" ], "synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitating", "bothering", "chagrining", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "putting off", "putting out", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "queering", "shaming" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "relieving", "soothing", "buoying", "cheering", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "assuring", "reassuring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "a lot of this paperwork is unnecessary and just embarrasses the organization" ], "synonyms":[ "clogging", "cramping", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "handcuffing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "hog-tying", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "short-circuiting", "stymieing", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balking", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "reining", "restraining", "binding", "chaining", "haltering", "leashing", "tethering", "tying", "tieing", "arresting", "braking", "delaying", "retaining", "retarding", "barricading", "blockading", "blocking", "roadblocking", "bogging (down)", "miring", "choking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "suffocating", "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "stumping", "thwarting", "derailing", "disrupting", "sabotaging", "muzzling", "repressing", "suppressing", "confining", "hedging (in)", "hemming (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing", "making way", "opening", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untying", "untieing", "loosening", "smoothing", "encouraging", "furthering", "promoting" ], "antonyms":[ "aiding", "assisting", "facilitating", "helping" ] }, "to make complex or difficult":{ "examples":[ "claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "complexifying", "complexing", "complicating", "entangling", "perplexing", "sophisticating" ], "near synonyms":[ "developing", "elaborating", "expanding", "intensifying", "magnifying", "confounding", "confusing", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "snarling", "tangling" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "cutting", "shortening", "easing", "facilitating", "disentangling", "straightening (out)", "unraveling", "untangling", "oversimplifying" ], "antonyms":[ "simplifying", "streamlining" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "embalmer":{ "as in mortician , undertaker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "funeral director", "mortician", "undertaker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embarks (on or upon)":{ "to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "begins", "commences", "enters (into or upon)", "falls (to)", "gets off", "kicks off", "launches", "leads off", "opens", "starts", "strikes (into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "creates", "generates", "inaugurates", "initiates", "innovates", "invents", "originates", "adopts", "embraces", "takes on", "takes up", "establishes", "fathers", "founds", "institutes", "organizes", "pioneers", "sets up", "spawns", "gets around (to)", "gets down (to)", "gets round (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceases", "desists", "discontinues", "halts", "knocks off", "lays off", "quits", "stops", "closes", "completes", "abandons", "forsakes", "leaves", "abolishes", "demolishes", "destroys", "exterminates", "extinguishes", "phases out" ], "antonyms":[ "concludes", "ends", "finishes", "terminates" ] }, "type":[] }, "emboss":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship" ], "synonyms":[ "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "do up", "doll up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "boss", "chase", "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "fillet", "flounce", "frill", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "redecorate", "redo" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embodiment":{ "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{ "examples":[ "Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "avatar", "embodier", "epitome", "externalization", "genius", "icon", "ikon", "image", "incarnation", "incorporation", "instantiation", "manifestation", "objectification", "personification", "personifier" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualization", "concretization", "exemplification", "personalization", "realization", "substantiation", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "archetype", "exemplar", "model", "paradigm", "pattern", "reincarnation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "emblazons":{ "to proclaim the glory of":{ "examples":[ "colossal statues and other monumental constructions that were intended to emblazon his name for eons to come" ], "synonyms":[ "blesses", "carols", "celebrates", "exalts", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "hymns", "lauds", "magnifies", "praises", "resounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "adores", "belauds", "deifies", "idolizes", "worships", "acclaims", "applauds", "commends", "compliments", "hails", "renowns", "salutes", "chants", "cheers", "eulogizes", "rhapsodizes", "cites", "flatters", "cracks up", "recommends", "touts" ], "near antonyms":[ "blames", "censures", "reprehends", "reprobates", "criticizes", "reproves", "admonishes", "chides", "keelhauls", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "castigates", "lambastes", "lambasts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embryonic":{ "as in budding , infant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "budding", "germinal", "infant", "ancient", "early", "primal", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "aged", "age-old", "antediluvian", "antiquated", "antique", "dateless", "hoary", "old", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "obsolete", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9" ], "near antonyms":[ "late", "advanced", "complex", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "full-scale" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in emergent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "emergent", "ephebic", "minor", "preteen", "subadult", "teenage", "teenaged", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "puerile", "raw", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "young", "youngish", "youthful", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish", "undeveloped", "unfinished", "unfledged", "unformed", "unripe", "unripened", "blooming", "blossoming", "burgeoning", "flourishing", "flowering" ], "near antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "matured", "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "oldish", "senescent", "senior", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "golden", "mellow", "ripe", "ripened", "middle-aged", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "over-the-hill", "senile", "spavined", "tottery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "emblazing":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "the days when movies were shown in palaces that were lavishly emblazed to look like ancient Egypt or exotic Arabia" ], "synonyms":[ "adorning", "arraying", "beautifying", "bedecking", "bedizening", "blazoning", "caparisoning", "decking", "decorating", "doing", "doing up", "dolling up", "draping", "dressing", "embellishing", "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 supply with light":{ "examples":[ "a time when Broadway was emblazed by the lights of dozens of theaters" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "beaconing", "illuminating", "illuming", "illumining", "irradiating", "lightening", "lighting" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightening", "beaming", "beating (down)", "radiating", "shining", "enhaloing", "haloing", "floodlighting", "highlighting", "spotlighting", "blazing", "burning", "firing", "flaming", "glaring", "glowing", "igniting", "incinerating", "kindling", "bedazzling", "blinding", "dazing", "dazzling", "gleaming", "glistening", "glittering" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimming", "dulling", "obscuring", "covering", "shrouding", "veiling", "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "snuffing (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blackening", "darkening", "obfuscating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embracement":{ "as in acceptance , embrace":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceptance", "acquiescence", "concession", "embrace", "accession", "adhesion", "assent", "assentation", "consent", "approbation", "approval", "favor", "accord", "agreement", "concurrence", "concurrency", "consensus", "unanimity", "unison", "alliance", "collaboration", "collusion", "complicity", "conspiracy", "compliance", "concert", "concertedness", "concord", "concordance", "conformity", "consonance", "harmony", "oneness", "solidarity", "understanding", "union", "empathy", "rapport", "sympathy" ], 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"verb" ] }, "embraceable":{ "as in kissable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "kissable", "adorable", "darling", "dear", "disarming", "endearing", "lovable", "loveable", "lovesome", "precious", "sweet", "winning", "winsome", "beloved", "cherished", "favored", "favorite", "loved", "treasured", "attractive", "beautiful", "desirable", "lovely", "alluring", "appealing", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "engaging", "entrancing", "fascinating", "fetching", "admirable", "likable", "likeable", "reputable", "respectable", "affable", "agreeable", "cheerful", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "kind", "nice", "pleasant", "delightful", "pleasing", "well-disposed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "detestable", "hateful", "loathsome", "odious", "unlovable", "unloved", "contemptible", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "heinous", "horrible", "lousy", "nasty", "offensive", "unlikable", "unpleasant", "wretched", "frightful", "grotesque", "hideous", "ill-favored", "monstrous", "ogreish", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "ugly", "unattractive", "unsightly", "vile", "appalling", "awful", "dreadful", "foul", "horrendous", "horrid", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "revolting", "scandalous", "shocking", "sickening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "emboldens":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "his poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder" ], "synonyms":[ "bears up", "bucks up", "buoys (up)", "cheers (up)", "chirks (up)", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "inspirits", "steels" ], "near synonyms":[ "animates", "enlivens", "invigorates", "enforces", "fortifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "assures", "reassures", "boosts", "energizes", "excites", "galvanizes", "provokes", "quickens", "rallies", "stimulates", "stirs" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizes", "depresses", "saddens", "debilitates", "enfeebles", "hamstrings", "undermines", "weakens", "intimidates", "psychs (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunts", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embrowns":{ "as in darkens , tones (down)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "darkens", "tones (down)", "brightens", "lightens", "checkers", "dapples", "daubs", "flecks", "marbles", "mottles", "patterns", "polychromes", "speckles", "specks", "streaks", "striates", "stripes", "variegates", "bepaints", "colors", "dyes", "paints", "pigments", "stains", "tinctures", "tinges", "tints" ], "near antonyms":[ "decolorizes", "blanches", "bleaches", "whitens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embonpoint":{ "the condition of having an excess of body fat":{ "examples":[ "clothes for women who may be inclined to embonpoint but who still want to look stylish" ], "synonyms":[ "adiposity", "chubbiness", "corpulence", "corpulency", "fat", "fatness", "fattiness", "fleshiness", "grossness", "obesity", "plumpness", "portliness", "pudginess", "pursiness", "rotundity", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulkiness", "heaviness", "huskiness", "stoutness", "brawniness", "burliness", "endomorphy" ], "near antonyms":[ "fitness", "trimness", "gauntness", "scrawniness", "skinniness", "weediness" ], "antonyms":[ "leanness", "reediness", "slenderness", "slimness", "svelteness", "thinness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embankments":{ "a bank of earth constructed to control water":{ "examples":[ "the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge" ], "synonyms":[ "dams", "dikes", "heads", "levees" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakwaters", "jetties", "seawalls", "breastworks", "bulwarks", "earthworks", "ramparts", "canals", "channels", "ditches", "gutters", "troughs", "locks", "barricades", "barriers", "blocks", "floodgates", "sluices", "barrages", "milldams", "stanks", "weirs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embroils":{ "to place in conflict or difficulties":{ "examples":[ "the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall" ], "synonyms":[ "bogs (down)", "broils", "embrangles", "mires" ], "near synonyms":[ "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "ensnarls", "entangles", "entraps", "snares", "tangles", "traps" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipates", "frees", "liberates", "releases" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embattled":{ "as in mobilized , mechanized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mechanized", "mobilized", "equipped", "reequipped", "re-equipped", "weaponed", "armed", "militarized" ], "near antonyms":[ "demilitarized", "disarmed", "demobilized", "denuclearized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embarkations":{ "as in embarkments":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "embarkments", "diasporas", "emigrations", "evacuations", "exoduses", "disembarkations", "egresses", "flights", "retirements", "retreats", "withdrawals", "abandonments", "relinquishments", "decampments", "departures", "exits", "farewells", "goings", "leaves", "leave-takings", "outgoes", "partings" ], "near antonyms":[ "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "comings", "approaches", "entrances", "ingresses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embellishing":{ "serving to add beauty":{ "examples":[ "the chef tends to overuse sprigs of parsley and other embellishing garnishes on dishes that don't need them" ], "synonyms":[ "adorning", "beautifying", "cosmetic", "decorative", "ornamental" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "charming", "delightful", "glamorous", "glamourous", "pleasing", "prepossessing", "beauteous", "beautiful", "bonny", "bonnie", "comely", "fair", "gorgeous", "handsome", "lovely", "pretty", "stunning", "detailed", "elaborate", "fancy", "ornate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "functional", "utilitarian" ] }, "to add to the interest of by including made-up details":{ "examples":[ "the story 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"draping", "dressing", "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" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "embellishers":{ "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "that simple dress is beautiful by itself and doesn't need any embellishers" ], "synonyms":[ "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "decorations", "doodads", "embellishments", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embezzler":{ "as in grafter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grafter", "burglar", "cat burglar", "cracksman", "housebreaker", "picklock", "safecracker", "klepto", "kleptomaniac", "larcenist", "pincher", "purloiner", "robber", "stealer", "thief", "sneak thief", "cutpurse", "dip", "pickpocket", "pilferer", "shoplifter", "abductor", "carjacker", "hijacker", "kidnapper", "kidnaper", "skyjacker", "despoiler", "looter", "pillager", "plunderer", "ransacker", "ravisher", "poacher", "rustler", "smuggler", "bandit", "footpad", "highwayman", "pirate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embraced":{ "to put one's arms around and press tightly":{ "examples":[ "upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son" ], "synonyms":[ "bear-hugged", "clasped", "crushed", "enclasped", "enfolded", "grasped", "hugged", "strained" ], "near synonyms":[ "clamped", "clung", "cradled", "grabbed", "gripped", "held", "bosomed", "embosomed", "encircled", "entwined", "enveloped", "enwound", "folded", "locked", "twined", "wrapped", "cuddled", "fondled", "nestled", "nuzzled", "patted", "petted", "snuggled", "stroked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world" ], "synonyms":[ "bosomed", "bowered", "circumfused", "cocooned", "embosomed", "embowered", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enshrouded", "enswathed", "enveloped", "enwrapped", "invested", "involved", "lapped", "mantled", "muffled", "shrouded", "swathed", "veiled", "wrapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtained", "draped", "embedded", "imbedded", "encased", "swaddled", "blanketed", "overlaid", "overspread", "camouflaged", "cloaked", "disguised", "masked", "circled", "encircled", "enlaced", "enwound" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "denuded", "exposed", "stripped", "stript" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{ "examples":[ "rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated" ], "synonyms":[ "adopted", "borrowed", "espoused", "took on", "took up" ], "near synonyms":[ "domesticated", "naturalized", "appropriated", "arrogated", "took over", "usurped", "absorbed", "assimilated", "incorporated", "quoted", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "cultivated", "followed", "heeded", "honored", "used", "utilized", "brought up", "fostered", "nurtured", "raised", "reared", "affected", "assumed", "copied", "imitated", "pretended", "put on", "simulated" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "forsook", "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered", "abjured", "abnegated", "disowned", "rejected", "renounced", "repudiated", "spurned", "discarded", "jettisoned", "junked", "threw away", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive or accept gladly or readily":{ "examples":[ "the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community" ], "synonyms":[ "ate (up)", "drank (in)", "lapped (up)", "welcomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopted", "espoused", "took up", "greeted", "hailed", "enjoyed", "liked", "preferred", "cherry-picked", "chose", "culled", "decided (on)", "elected", "handpicked", "named", "opted (for)", "picked", "selected", "singled (out)", "took" ], "near antonyms":[ "balked (at)", "declined", "passed up", "refused", "rejected", "spurned", "threw over", "turned down", "demurred (to)", "objected (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have as part of a whole":{ "examples":[ "a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics" ], "synonyms":[ "carried", "comprehended", "contained", "encompassed", "entailed", "included", "involved", "numbered", "subsumed", "took in" ], "near synonyms":[ "comprised", "consisted (of)", "bracketed", "had", "held", "owned", "possessed", "admitted", "received", "composed", "constituted", "formed", "made", "assimilated", "embodied", "incorporated", "integrated" ], "near antonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "debarred", "precluded", "prevented", "prohibited", "denied", "refused", "rejected", "eliminated", "excepted", "ruled out", "lost", "mislaid", "misplaced" ], "antonyms":[ "excluded", "left (out)", "missed out", "omitted" ] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "a sleepy village embraced by low hills" ], "synonyms":[ "circled", "compassed", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "environed", "girded", "girt", "girdled", "ringed", "surrounded", "wreathed" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribed", "closed in", "cordoned (off)", "fenced (in)", "hemmed (in)", "walled", "beset", "besieged", "entrenched", "intrenched", "invested", "swarmed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embark":{ "as in launch , sail":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "launch", "sail" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchor", "dock", "land", "berth", "moor", "tie up", "beach", "ground" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in get (on) , board":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "board", "get (on)", "weigh (anchor)" ], "near antonyms":[ "debark", "disembark", "land", "beach", "anchor", "dock", "put in" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embassies":{ "as in missions , legations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "legations", "missions", "contingents", "delegacies", "delegations", "bands", "companies", "crews", "detachments", "gangs", "outfits", "parties", "squads", "teams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embrasure":{ "as in indentation , indent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dent", "indent", "indentation", "indenture", "cubicle", "ambry", "housing", "shrine", "corner", "cranny", "cubbyhole", "alcove", "niche", "nook", "recess" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embeds":{ "to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{ "examples":[ "the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls" ], "synonyms":[ "beds", "enroots", "entrenches", "intrenches", "fixes", "impacts", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "near synonyms":[ "imbues", "infuses", "instills", "beats (into)", "drives (into)", "establishes", "places", "puts", "settles", "sticks" ], "near antonyms":[ "eliminates", "eradicates", "ejects", "expels", "detaches", "disconnects", "disengages", "removes" ], "antonyms":[ "dislodges", "roots (out)", "uproots" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embrangled":{ "to place in conflict or difficulties":{ "examples":[ "it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him" ], "synonyms":[ "bogged (down)", "broiled", "embroiled", "mired" ], "near synonyms":[ "enmeshed", "immeshed", "ensnared", "ensnarled", "entangled", "entrapped", "snared", "tangled", "trapped" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "released" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embosoming":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "a villa that has been embosomed by the verdant hills of northern Italy for three centuries" ], "synonyms":[ "bosoming", "bowering", "circumfusing", "cocooning", "embowering", "embracing", "enclosing", "inclosing", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enshrouding", "enswathing", "enveloping", "enwrapping", "investing", "involving", "lapping", "mantling", "muffling", "shrouding", "swathing", "veiling", "wrapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtaining", "draping", "embedding", "imbedding", "encasing", "swaddling", "blanketing", "overlaying", "overspreading", "camouflaging", "cloaking", "disguising", "masking", "circling", "encircling", "enlacing", "enwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "baring", "denuding", "exposing", "stripping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embowering":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "over the years grapevines have completely embowered the summerhouse in the garden" ], "synonyms":[ "bosoming", "bowering", "circumfusing", "cocooning", "embosoming", "embracing", "enclosing", "inclosing", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enshrouding", "enswathing", "enveloping", "enwrapping", "investing", "involving", "lapping", "mantling", "muffling", "shrouding", "swathing", "veiling", "wrapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtaining", "draping", "embedding", "imbedding", "encasing", "swaddling", "blanketing", "overlaying", "overspreading", "camouflaging", "cloaking", "disguising", "masking", "circling", "encircling", "enlacing", "enwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "baring", "denuding", "exposing", "stripping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embodiments":{ "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{ "examples":[ "Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracts", "avatars", "embodiers", "epitomes", "externalizations", "geniuses", "genii", "icons", "ikons", "images", "incarnations", "incorporations", 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"roadblock", "bog (down)", "mire", "choke", "smother", "stifle", "strangle", "suffocate", "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "stump", "thwart", "derail", "disrupt", "sabotage", "muzzle", "repress", "suppress", "confine", "hedge (in)", "hem (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "make way", "open", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop", "free", "liberate", "release", "untie", "loosen", "smooth", "encourage", "further", "promote" ], "antonyms":[ "aid", "assist", "facilitate", "help" ] }, "to make complex or difficult":{ "examples":[ "claims that the new government regulations will needlessly embarrass the operations of small businesses in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "complex", "complexify", "complicate", "entangle", "perplex", "sophisticate" ], "near synonyms":[ "develop", "elaborate", "expand", "intensify", "magnify", "confound", "confuse", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "cut", "shorten", "ease", "facilitate", "disentangle", "straighten (out)", "unravel", "untangle", "oversimplify" ], "antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embark (on":{ "to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{ "examples":[ "he's eager to finish college and to embark upon a career in teaching" ], "synonyms":[ "begin", "commence", "enter (into or upon)", "fall (to)", "get off", "kick off", "launch", "lead off", "open", "start", "strike (into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "create", "generate", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "invent", "originate", "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "take up", "establish", "father", "found", "institute", "organize", "pioneer", "set up", "spawn", "get around (to)", "get down (to)", "get round (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cease", "desist", "discontinue", "halt", "knock off", "lay off", "quit", "stop", "close", "complete", "abandon", "forsake", "leave", "abolish", "demolish", "destroy", "exterminate", "extinguish", "phase out" ], "antonyms":[ "conclude", "end", "finish", "terminate" ] }, 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"embraces", "accessions", "adhesions", "assentations", "assents", "consents", "approbations", "approvals", "favors", "accords", "agreements", "concurrences", "concurrencies", "consensuses", "unanimities", "unisons", "alliances", "collaborations", "collusions", "complicities", "conspiracies", "compliances", "concerts", "concordances", "concords", "conformities", "consonances", "harmonies", "solidarities", "understandings", "unions", "empathies", "rapports", "sympathies" ], "near antonyms":[ "conflicts", "disagreements", "dissensuses", "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "oppositions", "resistances", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "emblazoning":{ "to proclaim the glory of":{ "examples":[ "colossal statues and other monumental constructions that were intended to emblazon his name for eons to come" ], "synonyms":[ "blessing", "caroling", "carolling", "celebrating", "exalting", "extolling", "glorifying", "hymning", "lauding", "magnifying", "praising", "resounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "adoring", "belauding", "deifying", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping", "acclaiming", "applauding", "commending", "complimenting", "hailing", "renowning", "saluting", "chanting", "cheering", "eulogizing", "rhapsodizing", "citing", "flattering", "cracking up", "recommending", "touting" ], "near antonyms":[ "blaming", "censuring", "reprehending", "reprobating", "criticizing", "reproving", "admonishing", "chiding", "keelhauling", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "castigating", "lambasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "emblaze":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "the days when movies were shown in palaces that were lavishly emblazed to look like ancient Egypt or exotic Arabia" ], "synonyms":[ "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "do up", "doll up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "boss", "chase", "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "fillet", "flounce", "frill", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "redecorate", "redo" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "examples":[ "a time when Broadway was emblazed by the lights of dozens of theaters" ], "synonyms":[ "bathe", "beacon", "illume", "illuminate", "illumine", "irradiate", "light", "lighten" ], "near synonyms":[ "brighten", "beam", "beat (down)", "radiate", "shine", "enhalo", "halo", "floodlight", "highlight", "spotlight", "blaze", "burn", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "ignite", "incinerate", "kindle", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle", "gleam", "glisten", "glitter" ], "near antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "obscure", "cover", "shroud", "veil", "douse", "dowse", "extinguish", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blacken", "darken", "obfuscate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "emblematizes":{ "to serve as a material counterpart of":{ "examples":[ "the burned-out church emblematizes how the religious strife has destroyed that nation" ], "synonyms":[ "represents", "symbolizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bodies", "embodies", "epitomizes", "incarnates", "manifests", "materializes", "objectifies", "personalizes", "personifies", "exemplifies", "illustrates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embitterments":{ "as in antagonisms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antagonisms", "alienations", "disaffections", "disgruntlements", "estrangements", "breaches", "breakups", "divorces", "rifts", "ruptures", "schisms", "separations", "splits", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "hostilities", "jaundices", "rancors", "aggravations", "furies", "furors", "indignations", "infuriations", "ires", "outrages", "rages", "spleens", "wraths", "disenchantments", "disillusionments" ], "near antonyms":[ "reconcilements", "reconciliations", "endearments", "ingratiations", "appeasements", "conciliations", "mollifications", "pacifications", "propitiations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embrocations":{ "as in creams , lotions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "balms", "creams", "liniments", "lotions", "ointments", "salves", "unguents", "cataplasms", "dressings", "plasters", "poultices" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embroidery":{ "decorative stitching done on cloth with the use of a needle":{ "examples":[ "she's been able to turn her skill at embroidery into a second business selling decorative items" ], "synonyms":[ "needlework" ], "near synonyms":[ "crewel", "cross-stitch", "needlepoint", "fagoting", "faggoting", "hemstitch", "smocking", "fancywork" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts":{ "examples":[ "it's doubtful that she ever told an anecdote without considerable embroidery" ], "synonyms":[ "caricature", "coloring", "elaboration", "embellishment", "embroidering", "exaggeration", "hyperbole", "magnification", "overstatement", "padding", "stretching" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplification", "enhancement", "fabrication", "misrepresentation", "fudging", "hedging", "hype", "puffery", "superlative" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittlement", "disparagement", "minimizing", "poor-mouthing" ], "antonyms":[ "meiosis", "understatement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embargo":{ "an order that 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"support", "compliance", "obedience", "submission", "accession", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent" ], "antonyms":[ "prescription" ] }, "as in exclude , rule out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "exclude", "rule out", "shut out", "halt", "preclude", "prevent", "stop", "debar", "deprive", "disallow", "reject", "repudiate", "veto", "clamp down (on)", "crack down (on)", "crush", "put down", "quash", "quell", "repress", "silence", "snuff (out)", "squash", "squelch", "subdue", "suppress", "bridle", "check", "curb", "inhibit", "rein (in)", "restrain", "deter", "discourage", "dissuade", "block", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "ban", "bar", "enjoin", "forbid", "interdict", "outlaw", "prohibit", "proscribe" ], "near antonyms":[ "allow", "let", "permit", "suffer", "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "authorize", "license", "licence", "warrant", "abet", "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "support", "bid", "command", "order", "abide", "bear", "brook", "countenance", "endure", "tolerate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "embarking (on or upon)":{ "to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "beginning", "commencing", "entering (into or upon)", "falling (to)", "getting off", "kicking off", "launching", "leading off", "opening", "starting", "striking (into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "creating", "generating", "inaugurating", "initiating", "innovating", "inventing", "originating", "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "taking up", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "pioneering", "setting up", "spawning", "getting around (to)", "getting down (to)", "getting round (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceasing", "desisting", "discontinuing", "halting", "knocking off", "laying off", "quitting", "stopping", "closing", "completing", "abandoning", "forsaking", "leaving", "abolishing", "demolishing", "destroying", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "phasing out" ], "antonyms":[ "concluding", "ending", "finishing", "terminating" ] }, "type":[] }, "embraces":{ "to put one's arms around and press tightly":{ "examples":[ "upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son" ], "synonyms":[ "bear-hugs", "clasps", "crushes", "enclasps", "enfolds", "grasps", "hugs", "strains" ], "near synonyms":[ "clamps", "clings", "cradles", "grabs", "grips", "holds", "bosoms", "embosoms", "encircles", "entwines", "envelops", "enwinds", "folds", "locks", "twines", "wraps", "cuddles", "fondles", "nestles", "nuzzles", "pats", "pets", "snuggles", "strokes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world" ], "synonyms":[ "bosoms", "bowers", "circumfuses", "cocoons", "embosoms", "embowers", "encloses", "incloses", "encompasses", "enfolds", "enshrouds", "enswathes", "envelops", "enwraps", "invests", "involves", "laps", "mantles", "muffles", "shrouds", "swathes", "veils", "wraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtains", "drapes", "embeds", "imbeds", "encases", "swaddles", "blankets", "overlays", "overspreads", "camouflages", "cloaks", "disguises", "masks", "circles", "encircles", "enlaces", "enwinds" ], "near antonyms":[ "bares", "denudes", "exposes", "strips" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{ "examples":[ "rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated" ], "synonyms":[ "adopts", "borrows", "espouses", "takes on", "takes up" ], "near synonyms":[ "domesticates", "naturalizes", "appropriates", "arrogates", "takes over", "usurps", "absorbs", "assimilates", "incorporates", "quotes", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "cultivates", "follows", "heeds", "honors", "uses", "utilizes", "brings up", "fosters", "nurtures", "raises", "rears", "affects", "assumes", "copies", "imitates", "pretends", "puts on", "simulates" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "forsakes", "gives up", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "abjures", "abnegates", "disowns", "rejects", "renounces", "repudiates", "spurns", "discards", "jettisons", "junks", "throws away", "throws out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive or accept gladly or readily":{ "examples":[ "the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community" ], "synonyms":[ "drinks (in)", "eats (up)", "laps (up)", "welcomes" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "espouses", "takes up", "greets", "hails", "enjoys", "likes", "prefers", "cherry-picks", "chooses", "culls", "decides (on)", "elects", "handpicks", "names", "opts (for)", "picks", "selects", "singles (out)", "takes" ], "near antonyms":[ "balks (at)", "declines", "passes up", "refuses", "rejects", "spurns", "throws over", "turns down", "demurs (to)", "objects (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have as part of a whole":{ 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"jeweled", "jewelled", "pearled", "redecorated", "redid" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined", "bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "antonyms":[ "blemished", "defaced", "disfigured", "marred", "scarred", "spoiled", "spoilt" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "embosomed":{ "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "a villa that has been embosomed by the verdant hills of northern Italy for three centuries" ], "synonyms":[ "bosomed", "bowered", "circumfused", "cocooned", "embowered", "embraced", "enclosed", "inclosed", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enshrouded", "enswathed", "enveloped", "enwrapped", "invested", "involved", "lapped", "mantled", "muffled", "shrouded", "swathed", "veiled", "wrapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtained", "draped", "embedded", "imbedded", "encased", "swaddled", "blanketed", "overlaid", "overspread", "camouflaged", "cloaked", "disguised", "masked", "circled", "encircled", "enlaced", "enwound" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "denuded", "exposed", "stripped", "stript" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embezzles":{ "to steal money that you have been trusted with":{ "examples":[ "He was caught embezzling money from his clients." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "misapplies", "misappropriates", "misuses", "peculates", "appropriates", "arrogates", "commandeers", "converts", "expropriates", "pirates", "preempts", "presses", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps", "annexes", "attaches", "claims", "confiscates", "impounds", "repossesses", "sequesters", "assumes", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "snatches", "steals", "wrenches", "wrests", "despoils", "loots", "pillages", "encroaches", "infringes", "invades", "occupies", "preoccupies", "trespasses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embark (on or upon)":{ "to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{ "examples":[ "he's eager to finish college and 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"envenoming" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "infuriating", "maddening", "alienating", "disaffecting", "disgruntling", "estranging", "setting (against)", "curdling", "souring" ], "near antonyms":[ "endearing", "ingratiating", "appeasing", "assuaging", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating", "sweetening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embarrassment of riches":{ "an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "abundance", "cornucopia", "feast", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "plethora", "superabundance", "wealth" ], "near synonyms":[ "adequacy", "competence", "competency", "sufficiency", "ampleness", "amplitude", "liberality", "excess", "overdose", "overflow", "overkill", "oversupply", "redundancy", "superfluity", "superfluousness", "surfeit", "surplus", "copiousness", "fecundity", "fertility", "fruitfulness", "opulence", "richness", "lavishness", "luxuriance" ], "near antonyms":[ "paucity", "poverty", "scarcity", "barrenness", "infertility", "sterility" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ] }, "type":[] }, "embezzling":{ "as in embezzlement , misappropriation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "embezzlement", "graft", "misapplication", "misappropriation", "peculation", "larceny", "robbery", "stealing", "theft", "thievery", "burglary", "housebreaking", "petit larceny", "petty larceny", "filching", "pilferage", "pilfering", "purloining", "shoplifting", "abduction", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "despoilment", "despoliation", "looting", "pillage", "plundering", "rapine", "spoliation", "poaching", "rustling", "black marketeering", "smuggling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to steal money that you have been trusted with":{ "examples":[ "He was caught embezzling money from his clients." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "misapplying", 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"type":[ "noun" ] }, "embalmments":{ "as in funerals":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "funerals", "burials", "entombments", "inhumations", "interments", "obsequies", "sepultures", "immurements", "inurnments", "reburials", "reinterments" ], "near antonyms":[ "disinterments", "exhumations", "cremations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embody":{ "to make a part of a body or system":{ "examples":[ "they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive" ], "synonyms":[ "absorb", "assimilate", "co-opt", "incorporate", "integrate" ], "near synonyms":[ "amalgamate", "blend", "combine", "commingle", "fuse", "intermingle", "merge", "mingle", "acculturate", "accustom", "condition", "enculturate", "habituate", "naturalize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to represent in visible form":{ "examples":[ "George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "epitomize", "express", "externalize", "incarnate", "incorporate", "instantiate", "manifest", "materialize", "personalize", "personify", "substantiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualize", "concretize", "realize", "exemplify", "illustrate", "image", "objectify", "symbolize", "typify" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embedded":{ "as in implanted , instilled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "implanted", "inculcated", "instilled", "firm", "fixed", "frozen", "hard", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "irradicable", "set", "unalterable", "unchangeable", "inborn", "inbred", "ingrained", "engrained", "inherent", "innate", "integral", "intrinsic", "natural", "bred-in-the-bone", "confirmed", "deep", "deep-rooted", "deep-seated", "entrenched", "intrenched", "hard-core", "inveterate", "rooted", "settled", "accustomed", "chronic", "customary", "habitual", "regular", "typical", "usual", "abiding", "enduring", "lifelong", "persistent", "persisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "brief", "ephemeral", "fleeting", "impermanent", "interim", "momentary", "provisional", "short-lived", "short-term", "temporary", "transient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{ "examples":[ "the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls" ], "synonyms":[ "bedded", "enrooted", "entrenched", "intrenched", "fixed", "impacted", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted" ], "near synonyms":[ "imbued", "infused", "instilled", "beat (into)", "drove (into)", "established", "placed", "put", "settled", "stuck" ], "near antonyms":[ "eliminated", "eradicated", "ejected", "expelled", "detached", "disconnected", "disengaged", "removed" ], "antonyms":[ "dislodged", "rooted (out)", "uprooted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "embargoes":{ "an order that something not be done or used":{ "examples":[ "there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house" ], "synonyms":[ "bans", "interdictions", "interdicts", "prohibitions", "proscriptions", "vetoes" ], "near synonyms":[ "no-no's", "no-nos", "taboos", "tabus", "constraints", "inhibitions", "limitations", "restraints", "restrictions", "deterrents", "discouragements", "repressions", "suppressions", "preventions", "denials", "disallowances", "negations", "refusals", "rejections", "objections", "protests", "caveats", "warnings", "commandments", "decrees", "dictates", "edicts", "injunctions", "mandates" ], "near antonyms":[ "sufferances", "tolerances", "tolerations", "allowances", "authorizations", "clearances", "consents", "leaves", "licenses", "licences", "permissions", "sanctions", "approbations", "approvals", "blessings", "endorsements", "indorsements", "imprimaturs", "OKs", "okays", "encouragements", "facilitations", "promotions", "supports", "compliances", "obediences", "submissions", "accessions", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents" ], "antonyms":[ "prescriptions" ] }, "as in excludes , rules out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ 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"snared", "tangled", "trapped" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "released" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embrangle":{ "to place in conflict or difficulties":{ "examples":[ "it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him" ], "synonyms":[ "bog (down)", "broil", "embroil", "mire" ], "near synonyms":[ "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "ensnarl", "entangle", "entrap", "snare", "tangle", "trap" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "free", "liberate", "release" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embassy":{ "as in mission , legation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "legation", "mission", "contingent", "delegacy", "delegation", "band", "company", "crew", "detachment", "gang", "outfit", "party", "squad", "team" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embossing":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship" ], "synonyms":[ "adorning", "arraying", "beautifying", "bedecking", "bedizening", "blazoning", "caparisoning", "decking", "decorating", "doing", "doing up", "dolling up", "draping", "dressing", "embellishing", "emblazing", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embanking":{ "as in collecting , gathering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accumulating", "amassing", "assembling", "collecting", "conglomerating", "gathering", "grouping", "bunching", "bundling", "clumping", "lumping", "massing", "wadding", "heaping", "piling", "pyramiding", "stacking", "banking", "hilling", "mounding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embattles":{ "as in mobilizes , mechanizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mechanizes", "mobilizes", "equips", "reequips", "weapons", "arms", "militarizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "demilitarizes", "disarms", "demobilizes", "denuclearizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embittered":{ "having or showing deep-seated resentment":{ "examples":[ "gradually the embittered woman realized that her lingering feelings of hatred were slowly destroying her" ], "synonyms":[ "acrid", "acrimonious", "bitter", "hard", "rancorous", "resentful", "sore" ], "near synonyms":[ "disaffected", "discontented", "disgruntled", "malcontent", "contemptuous", "cynical", "disdainful", "misanthropic", "scornful", "angry", "cruel", "harsh", "irritated", "mad", "rough", "savage", "vehement", "vicious", "virulent", "vitriolic", "acid", "caustic", "cutting", "mordant", "sarcastic", "trenchant", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out" ], "near antonyms":[ "caring", "forgiving", "gentle", "kind", "kindhearted", "loving", "sweet", "sympathetic", "tender", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "unbitter" ] }, "to implant bitter feelings in":{ "examples":[ "the family refused to let their devastating collision with a drunk driver permanently embitter them" ], "synonyms":[ "antagonized", "empoisoned", "envenomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "infuriated", "maddened", "alienated", "disaffected", "disgruntled", "estranged", "set (against)", "curdled", "soured" ], "near antonyms":[ "endeared", "ingratiated", "appeased", "assuaged", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "sweetened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "embrangles":{ "to place in conflict or difficulties":{ "examples":[ "it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him" ], "synonyms":[ "bogs (down)", "broils", "embroils", "mires" ], "near synonyms":[ "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "ensnarls", "entangles", "entraps", "snares", "tangles", "traps" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipates", "frees", "liberates", "releases" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embitter":{ "to implant bitter feelings in":{ "examples":[ "the family refused to let their devastating collision with a drunk driver permanently embitter them" ], "synonyms":[ "antagonize", "empoison", "envenom" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "enrage", "incense", "infuriate", "madden", "alienate", "disaffect", "disgruntle", "estrange", "set (against)", "curdle", "sour" ], "near antonyms":[ "endear", "ingratiate", "appease", "assuage", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "sweeten" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embolden":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "his poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder" ], "synonyms":[ "bear up", "buck up", "buoy (up)", "cheer (up)", "chirk (up)", "encourage", "hearten", "inspire", "inspirit", "steel" ], "near synonyms":[ "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralize", "depress", "sadden", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "hamstring", "undermine", "weaken", "intimidate", "psych (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunt", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "emblematize":{ "to serve as a material counterpart of":{ "examples":[ "the burned-out church emblematizes how the religious strife has destroyed that nation" ], "synonyms":[ "represent", "symbolize" ], "near synonyms":[ "body", "embody", "epitomize", "incarnate", "manifest", "materialize", "objectify", "personalize", "personify", "exemplify", "illustrate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embroiling":{ "to place in conflict or difficulties":{ "examples":[ "the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall" ], "synonyms":[ "bogging (down)", "broiling", "embrangling", "miring" ], "near synonyms":[ "enmeshing", "immeshing", "ensnaring", "ensnarling", "entangling", "entrapping", "snaring", "tangling", "trapping" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "embellishment":{ "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs" ], "synonyms":[ "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "decoration", "doodad", "embellisher", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts":{ "examples":[ "the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section" ], "synonyms":[ "caricature", "coloring", "elaboration", "embroidering", "embroidery", "exaggeration", "hyperbole", "magnification", "overstatement", "padding", "stretching" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplification", "enhancement", "fabrication", "misrepresentation", "fudging", "hedging", "hype", "puffery", "superlative" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittlement", "disparagement", "minimizing", "poor-mouthing" ], "antonyms":[ "meiosis", "understatement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "embarks":{ "as in launches , sails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "launches", "sails" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchors", "docks", "lands", "berths", "moors", "ties up", "beaches", "grounds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in gets (on) , boards":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boards", "gets (on)", "weighs (anchor)" ], "near antonyms":[ "debarks", "disembarks", "lands", "beaches", "anchors", "docks", "puts in" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }