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"thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flagellates":{ "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check" ], "synonyms":[ "birches", "cowhides", "flails", "flogs", "hides", "horsewhips", "lashes", "leathers", "rawhides", "scourges", "slashes", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "whales", "whips" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouts", "quirts", "straps", "cuts", "flicks", "touches up", "blackjacks", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "fustigates", "pistol-whips", "bangs", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "hits", "knocks", "lams", "pastes", "punches", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs", "drubs", "fibs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lathers", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "roughs", "slates", "slogs", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flagged":{ "to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{ "examples":[ "flowers flagging in the summer heat" ], "synonyms":[ "drooped", "hung", "hanged", "lolled", "sagged", "swagged", "wilted" ], "near synonyms":[ "slouched", "slumped", "caved (in)", "collapsed", "crumpled", "dropped", "fell", "sank", "sunk", "subsided", "yielded" ], "near antonyms":[ "distended", "stiffened", "rose", "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lose bodily strength or vigor":{ "examples":[ "we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail" ], "synonyms":[ "decayed", "drooped", "emaciated", "faded", "failed", "lagged", "languished", "sagged", "sank", "sunk", "wasted (away)", "weakened", "went", "wilted", "withered" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "wore out", "yielded", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "ran down", "rotted" ], "near antonyms":[ "convalesced", "rallied", "rebounded", "recovered", "recuperated", "gained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{ "examples":[ "flagged the cars into the other parking lot" ], "synonyms":[ "beckoned", "gestured", "motioned", "signaled", "signalled", "waved" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodded", "gesticulated", "mimed", "pantomimed", "signed", "signalized", "acquainted", "advised", "informed", "related", "told", "flourished", "shrugged" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flagrant":{ "very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad":{ "examples":[ "that was a flagrant violation of the rules" ], "synonyms":[ "blatant", "conspicuous", "egregious", "glaring", "gross", "obvious", "patent", "pronounced", "rank", "striking" ], "near synonyms":[ "arresting", "clear", "distinct", "dramatic", "emphatic", "evident", "eye-catching", "marked", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "plain", "prominent", "remarkable", "salient", "showy", "splashy", "absolute", "arrant", "downright", "out-and-out", "outright", "sheer", "stark", "utter", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "observable", "perceptible", "visible", "abominable", "atrocious", "awful", "deplorable", "execrable", "heinous", "lousy", "monstrous", "outrageous", "preposterous", "shameful", "shocking", "terrible", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "imperceptible", "inconspicuous", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "slight", "small", "trifling", "trivial", "concealed", "hidden", "invisible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flameouts":{ "a loss of status":{ "antonyms":[ "aggrandizements", "ascents", "exaltations", "rises", "ups" ], "examples":[ "before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars" ], "near antonyms":[ "advances", "headways", "progresses", "flowers", "heydays", "primes" ], "related":[ "breakdowns", "burnouts", "collapses", "crashes", "meltdowns", "ruins", "undoings", "defeats", "disappointments", "reversals", "setbacks", "bottoms", "nadirs", "abasements", "disgraces", "humiliations" ], "synonyms":[ "comedowns", "declines", "d\u00e9gringolades", "demises", "descents", "downfalls", "downs", "falls" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flames":{ "a person with whom one is in love":{ "examples":[ "decided to look up an old flame while she was in town" ], "synonyms":[ "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "honeys", "hons", "loves", "squeezes", "sweethearts", "sweetie pies", "sweeties", "sweets", "trueloves" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaux", "beaus", "boyfriends", "boys", "fellows", "men", "swains", "gals", "girlfriends", "girls", "inamoratas", "ladyloves", "lasses", "mistresses", "tootsies", "amours", "lovers", "paramours", "dolls", "ducks", "pets", "dates", "escorts", "steadies", "admirers", "gallants", "suitors", "wooers", "grooms", "husbands", "brides", "wives", "significant others", "fianc\u00e9s", "intendeds", "crushes", "heartthrobs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be on fire especially brightly":{ "examples":[ "guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace" ], "synonyms":[ "blazes", "burns", "combusts", "glows" ], "near synonyms":[ "catches", "enkindles", "deflagrates", "fires", "ignites", "kindles", "flares (up)", "lights (up)", "flickers", "gutters", "wavers", "bakes", "broils", "chars", "cooks", "melts", "roasts", "scorches", "swelters", "smolders", "smoulders", "sparks", "sputters", "beams", "brightens", "radiates", "beats (down)", "flashes", "glares", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glitters", "scintillates", "shimmers", "shines", "sparkles", "twinkles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to develop suddenly and violently":{ "examples":[ "my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up" ], "synonyms":[ "blazes (up)", "breaks out", "bursts (forth)", "erupts", "explodes", "flares (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rockets", "skyrockets", "balloons", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "mounts", "multiplies", "mushrooms", "proliferates", "snowballs", "swells", "waxes", "blows up", "detonates", "touches off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shine with a bright harsh light":{ "examples":[ "the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "blazes", "burns", "flares", "glares" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "glows", "radiates", "flashes", "glances", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "scintillates", "shimmers", "sparkles", "twinkles", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscates", "flashes", "glances", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "lusters", "lustres", "scintillates", "shimmers", "spangles", "sparkles", "twinkles", "winkles", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "radiates", "shines", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles", "blazes", "burns", "flares", "glares", "glows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flare":{ "a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{ "examples":[ "a flare in gift card sales around graduation time" ], "synonyms":[ "burst", "flare-up", "flash", "flicker", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "spurt" ], "near synonyms":[ "recrudescence", "recurrence", "renewal", "binge", "jag", "spree", "boost", "increase", "pickup", "upswing", "upturn", "epidemic", "eruption", "explosion", "paroxysm", "deluge", "flood", "rush", "spate", "surge", "volley", "commotion", "furor", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "doldrums", "slump" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "ended the quarrel with a stunning flare of swearwords" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "blaze", "burst", "ebullition", "eruption", "explosion", "fit", "flare-up", "flash", "flush", "gale", "gush", "gust", "outburst", "paroxysm", "spasm", "storm" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowup", "grouch", "rage", "tantrum", "ecstasy", "rapture", "transport", "delirium", "firestorm", "frenzy", "furor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{ "examples":[ "in the darkness the flare of a single match might be seen by enemy troops" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze", "fluorescence", "glare", "gleam", "glow", "illumination", "incandescence", "light", "luminescence", "radiance", "shine" ], "near synonyms":[ "flash", "glimmer", "glint", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle", "daylight", "moonlight", "sunlight", "sunshine", "afterglow", "aureole", "aureola", "aurora", "beam", "halo", "ray", "shaft", "streak", "stream", "sunbeam", "glisten", "gloss", "luster", "lustre", "polish", "reflection", "sheen" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dimness", "dusk", "duskiness", "gloom", "night", "shadow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to shine with a bright harsh light":{ "examples":[ "floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "blaze", "burn", "flame", "glare" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "glow", "radiate", "flash", "glance", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "scintillate", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flare (up)":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "naturally I flared up when he insulted me" ], "synonyms":[ "blow up", "flip (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "anger", "fulminate", "rage", "rant", "rave", "snap", "snarl", "sputter", "storm", "tee off", "vent", "vituperate", "bristle", "burn", "foam", "fume", "glare", "glower", "seethe", "sizzle", "smolder", "smoulder", "steam", "warm", "burst", "explode", "flare (out)", "flash", "inflame", "enflame", "madden" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill out", "cool (off or down)", "relax", "hush", "quiet (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calm (down)", "simmer down" ] }, "to develop suddenly and violently":{ "examples":[ "my allergies always flare up in the spring" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze (up)", "break out", "burst (forth)", "erupt", "explode", "flame" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocket", "skyrocket", "balloon", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "snowball", "swell", "wax", "blow up", "detonate", "touch off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{ "examples":[ "took medication to prevent a flare-up of her asthma" ], "synonyms":[ "burst", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "spurt" ], "near synonyms":[ "recrudescence", "recurrence", "renewal", "binge", "jag", "spree", "boost", "increase", "pickup", "upswing", "upturn", "epidemic", "eruption", "explosion", "paroxysm", "deluge", "flood", "rush", "spate", "surge", "volley", "commotion", "furor", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "doldrums", "slump" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "there's no need for an angry flare-up , as we'll take care of the problem immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "blaze", "burst", "ebullition", "eruption", "explosion", "fit", "flare", "flash", "flush", "gale", "gush", "gust", "outburst", "paroxysm", "spasm", "storm" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowup", "grouch", "rage", "tantrum", "ecstasy", "rapture", "transport", "delirium", "firestorm", "frenzy", "furor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flare-up":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "naturally I flared up when he insulted me" ], "synonyms":[ "blow up", "flip (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "anger", "fulminate", "rage", "rant", "rave", "snap", "snarl", "sputter", "storm", "tee off", "vent", "vituperate", "bristle", "burn", "foam", "fume", "glare", "glower", "seethe", "sizzle", "smolder", "smoulder", "steam", "warm", "burst", "explode", "flare (out)", "flash", "inflame", "enflame", "madden" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill out", "cool (off or down)", "relax", "hush", "quiet (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calm (down)", "simmer down" ] }, "to develop suddenly and violently":{ "examples":[ "my allergies always flare up in the spring" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze (up)", "break out", "burst (forth)", "erupt", "explode", "flame" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocket", "skyrocket", "balloon", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "snowball", "swell", "wax", "blow up", "detonate", "touch off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{ "examples":[ "took medication to prevent a flare-up of her asthma" ], "synonyms":[ "burst", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "spurt" ], "near synonyms":[ "recrudescence", "recurrence", "renewal", "binge", "jag", "spree", "boost", "increase", "pickup", "upswing", "upturn", "epidemic", "eruption", "explosion", "paroxysm", "deluge", "flood", "rush", "spate", "surge", "volley", "commotion", "furor", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "doldrums", "slump" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "there's no need for an angry flare-up , as we'll take care of the problem immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "blaze", "burst", "ebullition", "eruption", "explosion", "fit", "flare", "flash", "flush", "gale", "gush", "gust", "outburst", "paroxysm", "spasm", "storm" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowup", "grouch", "rage", "tantrum", "ecstasy", "rapture", "transport", "delirium", "firestorm", "frenzy", "furor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flaringly":{ "as in glaringly , blindingly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "flash point":{ "a potentially explosive place or situation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that troubled region remains one of the world's most dangerous flash points" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hot button", "third rail" ], "synonyms":[ "powder keg", "time bomb", "tinderbox", "volcano" ] }, "a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tensions between the two longtime adversaries were at a flash point" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "contingency", "possibility", "climax", "turning point", "happening", "landmark", "milestone", "condition", "pass", "situation", "strait", "deadlock", "impasse", "stalemate", "corner", "fix", "hole", "hot water", "jam", "last ditch", "pinch", "predicament", "scrape", "spot", "eleventh hour", "last minute" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling point", "breaking point", "clutch", "conjuncture", "crisis", "crossroad(s)", "crunch", "crunch time", "Dunkirk", "emergency", "exigency", "extremity", "head", "juncture", "tinderbox", "zero hour" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flash points":{ "a potentially explosive place or situation":{ "examples":[ "that troubled region remains one of the world's most dangerous flash points" ], "synonyms":[ "powder kegs", "time bombs", "tinderboxes", "volcanoes", "volcanos" ], "near synonyms":[ "hot buttons", "third rails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{ "examples":[ "tensions between the two longtime adversaries were at a flash point" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling points", "breaking points", "clutches", "conjunctures", "crises", "crossroads", "crunches", "crunch times", "Dunkirks", "emergencies", "exigencies", "extremities", "heads", "junctures", "tinderboxes", "zero hours" ], "near synonyms":[ "contingencies", "possibilities", "climaxes", "turning points", "happenings", "landmarks", "milestones", "conditions", "passes", "situations", "straits", "deadlocks", "impasses", "stalemates", "corners", "fixes", "holes", "hot waters", "jams", "last ditches", "pinches", "predicaments", "scrapes", "spots", "eleventh hours", "last minutes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flashbulb":{ "as in lighting , flashlight":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flashlights":{ "as in lightings , lanterns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candelabras", "candles", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "flares", "flashbulbs", "flashcubes", "flashes", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "girandoles", "headlights", "incandescent lamps", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lighthouses", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps", "beacons", "illuminants", "lamps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flat-footed":{ "as in unprepared , unready":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "half-baked", "half-cocked", "underprepared", "unprepared", "unready", "unqualified", "untrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "fit", "go", "prepared", "ready", "set", "conditioned", "primed", "ripe", "armed", "braced", "fortified", "steeled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flat-out":{ "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "examples":[ "regarded their son-in-law as a flat-out loser and let him know it" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "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":[] }, "as in completely , absolutely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "categorically", "cold", "hands down", "plain", "stone", "stone-cold", "unqualifiedly", "assuredly", "certainly", "indeed", "indisputably", "indubitably", "realistically", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably", "veritably", "admittedly", "forsooth", "frankly", "honestly", "really", "truly", "truthfully", "verily", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "more or less", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "predominately", "primarily", "principally", "substantially", "abundantly", "copiously", "generously", "greatly", "all", "all of", "all over", "clean", "dead", "enough", "entire", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "heartily", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "through and through", "well", "wide" ], "near antonyms":[ "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat", "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "flatline":{ "to stop living":{ "antonyms":[ "breathe", "live" ], "examples":[ "the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over" ], "near antonyms":[ "come to", "revive", "linger", "be", "exist", "subsist", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "related":[ "predecease", "consume", "disappear", "dry up", "fade", "fail" ], "synonyms":[ "check out", "conk (out)", "croak", "decease", "demise", "depart", "die", "drop", "end", "exit", "expire", "fall", "go", "kick in", "kick off", "part", "pass (on)", "pass away", "peg out", "perish", "pop off", "step out", "succumb" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flatter":{ "to praise too much":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "depreciate", "disparage", "put down" ], "related":[ "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "sweet-talk", "wheedle", "fawn", "kowtow", "suck (up to)", "toady", "idolize", "worship", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise", "applaud", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "felicitate", "drool", "gush", "slaver", "slobber", "endear", "ingratiate", "court", "romance", "woo" ], "synonyms":[ "adulate", "belaud", "blarney", "butter up", "hero-worship", "honey", "massage", "overpraise", "puff", "soft-soap", "stroke" ] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "boast", "brag", "crow", "gasconade", "swagger", "swank", "swash", "vapor", "vaunt", "congratulate", "felicitate" ], "synonyms":[ "pique", "plume", "pride" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flatteries":{ "excessive praise":{ "examples":[ "a talk show host who is known for charming her guests with disingenuous flattery" ], "synonyms":[ "adulation", "blarney", "butter", "flannel", "incense", "overpraise", "soft soap", "sweet talk", "taffy" ], "near synonyms":[ "allurements", "blandishments", "endearments", "caresses", "compliments", "congratulations", "felicitations", "greetings", "regards", "respects", "adoration", "idolatry", "worship", "fawning", "sycophancy", "toadying", "cajolement", "cajolery", "ingratiation", "smarm", "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "depreciation", "detraction", "disparagement", "put-down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flattering":{ "as in laudatory , hagiographic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "encomiastic", "eulogistic", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudative", "laudatory", "panegyrical", "praiseful", "admiring", "applauding", "appreciative", "approbatory", "approving", "commendatory", "complimentary", "favorable", "friendly", "good", "positive", "accepting", "warm", "respectful", "supportive", "sympathetic", "adoring", "adulatory", "idolizing", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "advisory", "recommendatory" ], "near antonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "censuring", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "belittling", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "disparaging", "scornful", "slighting", "adverse", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disapproving", "inappreciative", "negative", "unappreciative", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "unfriendly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in excessive , fulsome":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excessive", "fulsome", "affected", "bloated", "fancy-pants", "grandiose", "inflated", "pompous", "pretentious", "stilted", "boastful", "bombastic", "aureate", "florid", "flowery", "grandiloquent", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-flown", "high-sounding", "magnific", "ornate", "purple", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "elevated", "eloquent", "lofty", "bookish", "inkhorn", "learned" ], "near antonyms":[ "prosaic", "unpoetic", "bald", "direct", "lean", "matter-of-fact", "plain", "plainspoken", "simple", "spare", "stark", "straightforward", "unadorned", "natural", "unaffected", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity" ], "synonyms":[ "adulating", "belauding", "blarneying", "buttering up", "hero-worshipping", "hero-worshiping", "honeying", "massaging", "overpraising", "puffing", "soft-soaping", "stroking" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "sweet-talking", "wheedling", "fawning", "kowtowing", "sucking (up to)", "toadying", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping", "eulogizing", "extolling", "lauding", "praising", "applauding", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "felicitating", "drooling", "gushing", "slavering", "slobbering", "endearing", "ingratiating", "courting", "romancing", "wooing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "depreciating", "disparaging", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before" ], "synonyms":[ "piquing", "pluming", "priding" ], "near synonyms":[ "boasting", "bragging", "crowing", "gasconading", "swaggering", "swanking", "swashing", "vaporing", "vaunting", "congratulating", "felicitating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "flatters":{ "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity" ], "synonyms":[ "adulates", "belauds", "blarneys", "butters up", "hero-worships", "honeys", "massages", "overpraises", "puffs", "soft-soaps", "strokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "sweet-talks", "wheedles", "fawns", "kowtows", "sucks (up to)", "toadies", "idolizes", "worships", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises", "applauds", "commends", "compliments", "congratulates", "felicitates", "drools", "gushes", "slavers", "slobbers", "endears", "ingratiates", "courts", "romances", "woos" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "depreciates", "disparages", "puts down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before" ], "synonyms":[ "piques", "plumes", "prides" ], "near synonyms":[ "boasts", "brags", "crows", "gasconades", "swaggers", "swanks", "swashes", "vapors", "vaunts", "congratulates", "felicitates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flaunting":{ "an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect":{ "examples":[ "at first, her flaunting of her affection for her boyfriend was funny, but after a while it became tiresome" ], "synonyms":[ "demonstration", "display", "exhibition", "show" ], "near synonyms":[ "act", "charade", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "front", "guise", "pretense", "pretence", "put-on", "semblance", "simulation", "affectation", "pose", "sham", "betrayal", "disclosure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in flashy , flamboyant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flamboyant", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "showy", "splashy", "aggressive", "assertive", "audacious", "bold", "brassy", "cheeky", "cocky", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "rude", "boastful", "braggart", "bragging", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "cavalier", "disdainful", "haughty", "lordly", "snobbish", "snobby", "stuck-up", "supercilious", "superior", "self-aggrandizing", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "arrogant", "bumptious", "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "hoity-toity", "imperious", "important", "overweening", "presumptuous", "prideful", "proud", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-obsessed", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "uppity", "vain", "vainglorious", "airy", "grandiloquent", "high-flown", "high-sounding", "high-toned", "sententious", "affected", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-minded", "la-di-da", "la-de-da", "lah-de-dah", "lah-dee-dah", "lah-di-dah", "ostentatious", "pompous", "pretentious", "snippy" ], "near antonyms":[ "modest", "unpretentious", "demure", "down-to-earth", "homely", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "retiring", "unassertive", "unassuming", "bashful", "diffident", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "shy", "timid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "she playfully flaunted her engagement ring in all of her coworkers' faces" ], "synonyms":[ "displaying", "disporting", "exhibiting", "exposing", "flashing", "laying out", "parading", "producing", "showing", "showing off", "sporting", "strutting", "unveiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandishing", "flourishing", "waving", "advertising", "airing", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "heralding", "placarding", "posting", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "sounding", "trumpeting", "divulging", "talking (about)", "telling (of)", "baring", "discovering", "revealing", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaging", "disguising", "masking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "obscuring", "occluding", "occulting", "shrouding", "veiling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "flavorful":{ "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "makes a flavorful broth" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "appetizing", "dainty", "delectable", "delicious", "delish", "flavorsome", "luscious", "lush", "mouthwatering", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "scrumptious", "succulent", "tasteful", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy", "yummy" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestible", "eatable", "edible", "delightful", "heavenly", "pleasing", "agreeable", "gratifying", "pleasant", "satisfying", "choice", "delicate", "exquisite", "rare" ], "near antonyms":[ "banal", "boring", "commonplace", "tedious", "noisome", "smelly", "stinky", "noxious", "unwholesome", "miserable", "wretched", "abhorrent", "abominable", "awful", "detestable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "foul", "horrid", "nauseating", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "sickening", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "distasteful", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "stale", "tasteless", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flawed":{ "having a fault":{ "examples":[ "a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried" ], "synonyms":[ "amiss", "bad", "defective", "faulty", "imperfect" ], "near synonyms":[ "fallible", "blemished", "broken", "crippled", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "vitiated", "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "wanting" ], "near antonyms":[ "complete", "entire", "intact", "whole", "unblemished", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "unspoiled" ], "antonyms":[ "faultless", "flawless", "impeccable", "perfect" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "bloodied", "broke", "compromised", "crabbed", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "endamaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "blighted", "tarnished", "dented", "dinged", "dinted", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "lacerated", "wounded", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "flays":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping" ], "synonyms":[ "bastes", "bawls out", "berates", "calls down", "castigates", "chastises", "chews out", "dresses down", "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":[] }, "to remove the natural covering of":{ "examples":[ "flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home" ], "synonyms":[ "barks", "hulls", "husks", "peels", "shells", "shucks", "skins" ], "near synonyms":[ "bares", "denudes", "exposes", "scales", "strips", "pares" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flattered":{ "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity" ], "synonyms":[ "adulated", "belauded", "blarneyed", "buttered up", "hero-worshipped", "hero-worshiped", "honeyed", "honied", "massaged", "overpraised", "puffed", "soft-soaped", "stroked" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandished", "cajoled", "coaxed", "sweet-talked", "wheedled", "fawned", "kowtowed", "sucked (up to)", "toadied", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped", "eulogized", "extolled", "lauded", "praised", "applauded", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "felicitated", "drooled", "gushed", "slavered", "slobbered", "endeared", "ingratiated", "courted", "romanced", "wooed" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "depreciated", "disparaged", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before" ], "synonyms":[ "piqued", "plumed", "prided" ], "near synonyms":[ "boasted", "bragged", "crowed", "gasconaded", "swaggered", "swanked", "swashed", "vapored", "vaunted", "congratulated", "felicitated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flames out":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used" ], "synonyms":[ "bombs", "collapses", "craters", "fails", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "founders", "misses", "strikes out", "tanks", "washes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounders", "struggles", "declines", "sinks", "skids", "slips", "slumps", "wanes", "crashes", "crumbles", "miscarries", "misfires", "goes under", "implodes", "self-destructs" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooks", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives", "prevails", "triumphs", "wins" ], "antonyms":[ "clicks", "comes off", "delivers", "goes", "goes over", "pans out", "succeeds", "works out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flavor":{ "a special quality or impression associated with something":{ "examples":[ "a birthday party whose Caribbean decorations gave it a tropical flavor" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "ambience", "ambiance", "aroma", "atmosphere", "aura", "climate", "halo", "karma", "mood", "nimbus", "note", "odor", "patina", "smell", "temper", "vibration(s)" ], "related":[ "aureole", "aureola", "mystique", "romance", "genius loci", "feel", "feeling", "sensation", "sense", "spirit", "attribute", "character", "characteristic", "image", "mark", "notion", "peculiarity", "picture", "property", "trait", "color", "illusion", "overtone", "semblance", "suggestion", "tone" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something (as a spice or herb) that adds an agreeable or interesting taste to food":{ "examples":[ "a dish that incorporates most of the trademark flavors of southeast Asia" ], "synonyms":[ "flavoring", "seasoning", "spice" ], "related":[ "sauce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the property of a substance that can be identified by the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "loved the deep flavor of the native strawberries" ], "synonyms":[ "savor", "savour", "taste" ], "related":[ "relish", "smack", "tang", "savoriness", "tastiness", "aftertaste" ], "near antonyms":[ "tastelessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "it seems that short skirts are the new flavor of the month" ], "synonyms":[ "buzz", "chic", "craze", "dernier cri", "enthusiasm", "fad", "fashion", "go", "hot ticket", "last word", "latest", "mode", "rage", "sensation", "style", "ton", "trend", "vogue" ], "related":[ "nine days' wonder", "nine day wonder", "new wave", "crush", "infatuation", "fervor", "passion", "furor", "fuss", "hullabaloo", "to-do", "uproar", "bandwagon", "crusade", "cult", "movement", "novelty", "wrinkle", "caprice", "fancy", "whim" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "standard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored":{ "examples":[ "try flavoring the beans with salt and oregano" ], "synonyms":[ "lace", "savor", "savour", "season", "spice" ], "related":[ "enhance", "enrich", "sauce", "pepper", "salt", "aromatize", "perfume" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flare (out)":{ "to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{ "examples":[ "can we flare out the umbrella a little more so that more of the picnic table is sheltered" ], "synonyms":[ "expand", "extend", "fan (out)", "open", "outspread", "outstretch", "spread (out)", "stretch (out)", "unfold", "unfurl" ], "near synonyms":[ "overspread" ], "near antonyms":[ "compact", "compress", "condense", "reduce" ], "antonyms":[ "close", "contract", "fold" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flashed":{ "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscated", "flamed", "glanced", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "lustered", "lustred", "scintillated", "shimmered", "spangled", "sparkled", "twinkled", "winked", "winkled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beamed", "radiated", "shone", "shined", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled", "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "flared", "glared", "glowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "displayed", "disported", "exhibited", "exposed", "flaunted", "laid out", "paraded", "produced", "showed", "showed off", "sported", "strutted", "unveiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandished", "flourished", "waved", "advertised", "aired", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "heralded", "placarded", "posted", "proclaimed", "publicized", "sounded", "trumpeted", "divulged", "talked (about)", "told (of)", "bared", "discovered", "revealed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaged", "disguised", "masked", "concealed", "covered", "curtained", "enshrouded", "hid", "obscured", "occluded", "occulted", "shrouded", "veiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to shine with light at regular intervals":{ "examples":[ "the disco lights flashed , and the revelers danced" ], "synonyms":[ "blinked", "twinkled", "winked" ], "near synonyms":[ "coruscated", "flared", "flickered", "glanced", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "scintillated", "shimmered", "spangled", "sparked", "sparkled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known openly or publicly":{ "examples":[ "flashed the news of the royal birth around the world" ], "synonyms":[ "advertised", "announced", "annunciated", "blared", "blazed", "blazoned", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "declared", "enunciated", "gave out", "heralded", "placarded", "posted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "released", "sounded", "trumpeted" ], "near synonyms":[ "barked", "called (off or out)", "cried", "billboarded", "billed", "bulletined", "gazetted", "knelled", "rang", "tolled", "blurbed", "featured", "pitched", "plugged", "promoted", "puffed", "disseminated", "spread", "disclosed", "divulged", "introduced", "kithed", "kythed", "manifested", "reported", "revealed", "showed", "advised", "apprised", "handed down", "informed", "notified", "communicated", "imparted", "intimated" ], "near antonyms":[ "concealed", "hushed (up)", "silenced", "suppressed", "withheld", "recalled", "recanted", "retracted", "revoked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flashback":{ "as in memory , recollection":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anamnesis", "memory", "recall", "recollection", "remembrance", "reminiscence", "memento", "memorial", "reminder", "souvenir", "token", "association" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in history , past":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "auld lang syne", "history", "past", "yesterday", "yesteryear", "yore", "annals", "chronicle", "record", "antiquity", "long ago", "bygone", "memoir" ], "near antonyms":[ "by-and-by", "future", "futurity", "hereafter", "offing", "tomorrow", "moment", "now", "present", "today" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flattening":{ "to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{ "examples":[ "flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern" ], "synonyms":[ "evening", "leveling", "levelling", "planing", "smoothening", "smoothing" ], "near synonyms":[ "clipping", "cropping", "paring", "pruning", "shaving", "trimming", "laying", "pressing", "spreading", "carding", "combing", "raking", "surfacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsening", "rumpling", "wrinkling", "bending", "kinking", "denting", "pitting" ], "antonyms":[ "roughening", "roughing" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "blowing away", "bombing", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "drubbing", "dusting", "pasting", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "skunking", "smoking", "smothering", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trimming", "tromping", "trouncing", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "whomping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "upsetting", "beating", "besting", "conquering", "dispatching", "hurdling", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "throwing", "triumphing (over)", "winning (against)", "worsting", "crushing", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "upending", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "breaking", "destroying", "doing in", "finishing", "sinking", "slaughtering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flares (up)":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "naturally I flared up when he insulted me" ], "synonyms":[ "blows up", "flips (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angers", "fulminates", "rages", "rants", "raves", "snaps", "snarls", "sputters", "storms", "tees off", "vents", "vituperates", "bristles", "burns", "foams", "fumes", "glares", "glowers", "seethes", "sizzles", "smolders", "smoulders", "steams", "warms", "bursts", "explodes", "flares (out)", "flashes", "inflames", "enflames", "maddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "chills out", "cools (off or down)", "relaxes", "hushes", "quiets (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calms (down)", "simmers down" ] }, "to develop suddenly and violently":{ "examples":[ "my allergies always flare up in the spring" ], "synonyms":[ "blazes (up)", "breaks out", "bursts (forth)", "erupts", "explodes", "flames" ], "near synonyms":[ "rockets", "skyrockets", "balloons", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "mounts", "multiplies", "mushrooms", "proliferates", "snowballs", "swells", "waxes", "blows up", "detonates", "touches off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flawing":{ "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "bloodying", "breaking", "compromising", "crabbing", "crippling", "crossing (up)", "damaging", "defacing", "disfiguring", "endamaging", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "spoiling", "vitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "eroding", "scouring", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "blighting", "tarnishing", "denting", "dinging", "dinting", "botching", "gumming (up)", "queering", "lacerating", "wounding", "disabling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "tormenting", "torturing", "annihilating", "banging up", "bashing", "battering", "clobbering", "crushing", "dashing", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruining", "scourging", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wiping out", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "helping", "rectifying", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "editing", "remodeling", "revising", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flayed":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping" ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "dressed down", "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":[] }, "to remove the natural covering of":{ "examples":[ "flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home" ], "synonyms":[ "barked", "hulled", "husked", "peeled", "shelled", "shucked", "skinned" ], "near synonyms":[ "bared", "denuded", "exposed", "scaled", "stripped", "stript", "pared" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flamboyantly":{ "as in loudly , garishly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flashily", "garishly", "gaudily", "loud", "loudly", "ostentatiously", "bravely", "brightly", "brilliantly", "colorfully", "gaily", "gayly", "fancily", "ornately", "swankily", "gorgeously", "richly", "spectacularly", "splendidly", "strikingly", "dapperly", "dashingly", "gallantly", "jazzily", "nattily", "neatly", "pertly", "smartly", "snappily", "spiffily", "conspicuously", "luridly", "shockingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "boringly", "drably", "dully", "colorlessly", "inconspicuously", "unobtrusively", "unpretentiously", "chastely", "demurely", "modestly", "conservatively", "plainly", "quietly", "simply", "bleakly", "severely", "somberly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "flatlet":{ "as in duplex apartment , railroad flat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bed-sitter", "bedsit", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousing", "condo", "condominium", "duplex", "duplex apartment", "efficiency", "efficiency apartment", "floor-through", "garden apartment", "granny flat", "maisonette", "penthouse", "railroad flat", "salon", "saloon", "studio", "studio apartment", "triplex", "walk-up", "apartment", "diggings", "digs", "flat", "lodgings", "suite", "tenement", "gallery", "wing", "apartment building", "apartment house", "tenement house" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flavorless":{ "lacking in taste or flavor":{ "examples":[ "a flavorless fruitcake that must have been given as a gift many times over" ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "flat", "insipid", "savorless", "tasteless", "unsavory" ], "near synonyms":[ "bland", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak", "plain", "unflavored" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "sickening", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "cloying", "mawkish", "appetizing", "delectable", "delicious", "palatable", "toothsome", "keen", "piquant", "seasoned", "spicy", "flavored", "heavy", "rich" ], "antonyms":[ "flavorful", "flavorsome", "sapid", "savory", "savoury", "tasteful", "tasty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flavorsome":{ "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "a variety of apple that is visually appealing but not very flavorsome" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "appetizing", "dainty", "delectable", "delicious", "delish", "flavorful", "luscious", "lush", "mouthwatering", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "scrumptious", "succulent", "tasteful", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy", "yummy" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestible", "eatable", "edible", "delightful", "heavenly", "pleasing", "agreeable", "gratifying", "pleasant", "satisfying", "choice", "delicate", "exquisite", "rare" ], "near antonyms":[ "banal", "boring", "commonplace", "tedious", "noisome", "smelly", "stinky", "noxious", "unwholesome", "miserable", "wretched", "abhorrent", "abominable", "awful", "detestable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "foul", "horrid", "nauseating", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "sickening", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "distasteful", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "stale", "tasteless", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flammable":{ "capable of catching or being set on fire":{ "examples":[ "avoid wearing loose flammable clothing when using the blowtorch" ], "synonyms":[ "burnable", "combustible", "combustive", "fiery", "ignitable", "ignitible", "inflammable", "touchy" ], "near synonyms":[ "explosive", "incendiary" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonexplosive" ], "antonyms":[ "fireproof", "incombustible", "nonburnable", "noncombustible", "nonflammable", "noninflammable", "unburnable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flagship":{ "as in warship , tanker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carrier", "argosy", "barge", "coaster", "collier", "containership", "corvette", "cruiser", "cutter", "destroyer", "ferryboat", "freighter", "icebreaker", "ironclad", "lightship", "liner", "man-of-war", "man-o'-war", "merchantman", "merchant ship", "motor ship", "packet", "steamer", "steamship", "superliner", "supertanker", "tanker", "trader", "tramp", "transport", "warship", "watercraft", "boat", "keel", "ship", "vessel", "bark", "barque", "brig", "brigantine", "caravel", "clipper", "junk", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "square-rigger", "tall ship", "windjammer", "xebec", "yacht" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flair":{ "a special and usually inborn ability":{ "examples":[ "a person with a flair for making friends quickly" ], "synonyms":[ "aptitude", "bent", "endowment", "faculty", "genius", "gift", "head", "knack", "talent" ], "near synonyms":[ "affinity", "bias", "disposition", "habitude", "impulse", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn", "ear", "eye", "mind", "nose", "feel", "hang", "instinct", "touch", "way", "capability", "competence", "facility", "proficiency", "skill", "capacity", "potential", "power", "forte", "specialism", "speciality", "specialty" ], "near antonyms":[ "disability", "handicap", "inability", "incapacity", "shortcoming", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flat tax":{ "as in proportional tax":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "proportional tax", "death tax", "estate tax", "inheritance tax", "supertax", "surcharge", "surtax", "capitation", "custom(s)", "excise", "hidden tax", "income tax", "poll tax", "property tax", "sales tax", "single tax", "sin tax", "tariff", "toll", "tribute", "value-added tax", "withholding tax", "direct tax", "personal tax", "assessment", "duty", "imposition", "impost", "levy", "tax" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flamers":{ "as in igniters , kindlers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "igniters", "ignitors", "immolators", "inflamers", "kindlers", "pyromaniacs", "arsonists", "firebugs", "incendiaries", "torches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flag-wavers":{ "one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country":{ "examples":[ "a newspaper columnist who never manages to be anything other than a knee-jerk flag-waver" ], "synonyms":[ "chauvinists", "jingoes", "nationalists", "superpatriots" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalists", "patriots", "hawks", "warmongers", "nativists" ], "near antonyms":[ "internationalists", "neutralists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flatlets":{ "as in duplex apartments , railroad flats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bed-sitters", "bedsits", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousings", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "duplex apartments", "duplexes", "efficiencies", "efficiency apartments", "floor-throughs", "garden apartments", "granny flats", "maisonettes", "penthouses", "railroad flats", "salons", "saloons", "studio apartments", "studios", "triplexes", "walk-ups", "apartments", "diggings", "digs", "flats", "lodgings", "suites", "tenements", "galleries", "wings", "apartment buildings", "apartment houses", "tenement houses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flaunt":{ "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "she playfully flaunted her engagement ring in all of her coworkers' faces" ], "synonyms":[ "display", "disport", "exhibit", "expose", "flash", "lay out", "parade", "produce", "show", "show off", "sport", "strut", "unveil" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandish", "flourish", "wave", "advertise", "air", "announce", "blaze", "broadcast", "herald", "placard", "post", "proclaim", "publicize", "sound", "trumpet", "divulge", "talk (about)", "tell (of)", "bare", "discover", "reveal", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "disguise", "mask", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "enshroud", "hide", "obscure", "occlude", "occult", "shroud", "veil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flawless":{ "being entirely without fault or flaw":{ "examples":[ "a flawless performance of the piano concerto" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "faultless", "ideal", "immaculate", "impeccable", "indefectible", "irreproachable", "letter-perfect", "perfect", "picture-book", "picture-perfect", "seamless", "unblemished" ], "near synonyms":[ "consummate", "expert", "masterly", "classic", "dandy", "excellent", "fabulous", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "prime", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "terrific", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "completed", "finished", "perfected", "polished", "complete", "entire", "intact", "whole", "mint", "unbruised", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unspoiled", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "airtight", "bulletproof", "accurate", "correct", "exact", "precise", "inerrant", "infallible", "unerring", "unfailing" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "wanting", "unfinished", "unpolished", "fallible", "blemished", "blighted", "broken", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "impaired", "injured", "malformed", "marred", "misshapen", "spoiled", "vitiated", "atrocious", "execrable", "wretched", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "wrong" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "bad", "censurable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "imperfect", "reproachable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flashily":{ "as in gaudily , flamboyantly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flamboyantly", "garishly", "gaudily", "loud", "loudly", "ostentatiously", "bravely", "brightly", "brilliantly", "colorfully", "gaily", "gayly", "fancily", "ornately", "swankily", "gorgeously", "richly", "spectacularly", "splendidly", "strikingly", "dapperly", "dashingly", "gallantly", "jazzily", "nattily", "neatly", "pertly", "smartly", "snappily", "spiffily", "conspicuously", "luridly", "shockingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "boringly", "drably", "dully", "colorlessly", "inconspicuously", "unobtrusively", "unpretentiously", "chastely", "demurely", "modestly", "conservatively", "plainly", "quietly", "simply", "bleakly", "severely", "somberly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "flashy":{ "attractively eye-catching in style":{ "examples":[ "I bought a flashy new car as soon as I got my first paycheck" ], "synonyms":[ "jazzy", "pizzazzy", "pizazzy", "snazzy", "splashy" ], "near synonyms":[ "cool", "fresh", "hip", "neat", "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "chichi", "dapper", "dashing", "natty", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "spruce", "faddish", "fashionable", "happening", "in", "modish", "stylish", "swish", "trendy", "custom", "designer", "showy", "striking", "flamboyant", "garish", "gaudy", "glittery", "glitzy", "jaunty", "loud", "ostentatious", "raffish", "rakish", "swank", "swanky", "wild" ], "near antonyms":[ "modest", "plain", "quiet", "simple", "unadorned", "conservative", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "toned-down", "understated", "unpretentious", "styleless", "unfashionable", "unstylish", "d\u00e9mod\u00e9", "old-fashioned", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9" ], "antonyms":[] }, "excessively showy":{ "examples":[ "wore flashy rings on almost all the fingers of his left hand" ], "synonyms":[ "flamboyant", "flaring", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "loud", "noisy", "ostentatious", "razzle-dazzle", "splashy", "swank", "swanky" ], "near synonyms":[ "excessive", "extravagant", "fulsome", "hammy", "overdone", "over-the-top", "overwrought", "pretentious", "baroque", "bedizened", "ornate", "fancy", "snazzy", "zooty", "blaring", "bright", "florid", "glaring", "glittery", "overbright", "spectacular", "graceless", "inelegant", "lurid", "tacky", "tasteless", "tawdry", "tinselly", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "fitting", "proper", "inconspicuous", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "toned (down)", "unobtrusive", "elegant", "graceful", "tasteful", "modest", "plain", "simple", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[ "conservative", "quiet", "understated", "unflamboyant", "unflashy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flatfoot":{ "a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{ "examples":[ "a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion" ], "synonyms":[ "bobby", "bull", "constable", "cop", "copper", "fuzz", "gendarme", "lawman", "officer", "police officer", "policeman", "shamus" ], "near synonyms":[ "patrolman", "policewoman", "detective", "dick", "gumshoe", "hawkshaw", "inspector", "investigator", "plainclothesman", "sherlock", "sleuth", "sleuthhound", "marshal", "marshall", "sheriff", "trooper", "peace officer", "captain", "lieutenant", "sergeant", "constabulary", "heat", "man", "police", "police force", "operative", "private detective", "private eye", "private investigator" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilian" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flashbulbs":{ "as in lightings , flashlights":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candelabras", "candles", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "flares", "flashcubes", "flashes", "flashlights", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "girandoles", "headlights", "incandescent lamps", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lighthouses", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps", "beacons", "illuminants", "lamps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flame out":{ "a loss of status":{ "examples":[ "before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars" ], "synonyms":[ "comedown", "decline", "d\u00e9gringolade", "demise", "descent", "down", "downfall", "fall", "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakdown", "burnout", "collapse", "crash", "meltdown", "ruin", "undoing", "defeat", "disappointment", "reversal", "setback", "bottom", "nadir", "abasement", "disgrace", "humiliation" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "headway", "progress", "flower", "heyday", "prime" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizement", "ascent", "exaltation", "rise", "up" ] }, "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "crater", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "tank", "wash out" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crumble", "miscarry", "misfire", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "near antonyms":[ "cook", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "prevail", "triumph", "win" ], "antonyms":[ "click", "come off", "deliver", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed", "work out" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flapdoodle":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "a clear-eyed assessment of the problem minus the usual flapdoodle" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flashcubes":{ "as in arc lamps , light bulbs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candelabras", "candles", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "flares", "flashbulbs", "flashes", "flashlights", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "girandoles", "headlights", "incandescent lamps", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lighthouses", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps", "beacons", "illuminants", "lamps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flannel":{ "excessive praise":{ "examples":[ "the one cabinet minister who never resorts to flannel \u2014he always tells it like it is" ], "synonyms":[ "adulation", "blarney", "butter", "flattery", "incense", "overpraise", "soft soap", "sweet talk", "taffy" ], "near synonyms":[ "allurements", "blandishments", "endearments", "caresses", "compliments", "congratulations", "felicitations", "greetings", "regards", "respects", "adoration", "idolatry", "worship", "fawning", "sycophancy", "toadying", "cajolement", "cajolery", "ingratiation", "smarm", "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "depreciation", "detraction", "disparagement", "put-down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "the first serious book about the British royal family that wasn't just flannel" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flashing back (to)":{ "to bring back to mind":{ "examples":[ "the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners" ], "synonyms":[ "harkening back (to)", "harking back (to)", "hearkening back (to)", "harkening back (to)", "minding", "recalling", "recollecting", "remembering", "reminiscing (about)", "reproducing", "thinking (of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "recapturing", "recurring", "educing", "eliciting", "evoking", "extracting", "raising", "reminding", "reliving", "representing" ], "near antonyms":[ "misremembering", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "losing", "missing", "blanking (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "disremembering", "forgetting", "unlearning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flake":{ "a small flat piece separated from a whole":{ "examples":[ "sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes" ], "synonyms":[ "chip", "sliver", "spall", "splint", "splinter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bit", "disk", "disc", "fragment", "part", "particle", "portion", "scrap", "section", "shard", "flinders", "shiver", "smithereens", "shred", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shave", "shaving", "snippet", "leaf", "sheet", "slice" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crack", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "fruitcake", "head case", "kook", "nut", "nutcase", "nutter", "oddball", "oddity", "original", "quiz", "screwball", "weirdo", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "bohemian", "maverick", "nonconformist", "quixote", "coot", "geezer", "curio", "rarity", "freak", "fantast", "fantastico" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist", "follower", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in peel , scale":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "peel", "scale", "exfoliate", "molt", "shed", "slip", "slough", "sluff", "chuck", "discard", "ditch", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "scrap", "shuck (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "unload" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flasks":{ "as in bottles , cups":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bottles", "canteens", "cups", "fiascoes", "jorums", "mugs", "steins", "stoups", "tankards", "buckets", "pails", "pots", "kettles", "teakettles", "carafes", "decanters", "watering cans", "watering pots", "ewers", "flagons", "jugs", "pitchers", "beakers", "cruses", "vessels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flaring (out)":{ "to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{ "examples":[ "can we flare out the umbrella a little more so that more of the picnic table is sheltered" ], "synonyms":[ "expanding", "extending", "fanning (out)", "opening", "outspreading", "outstretching", "spreading (out)", "stretching (out)", "unfolding", "unfurling" ], "near synonyms":[ "overspreading" ], "near antonyms":[ "compacting", "compressing", "condensing", "reducing" ], "antonyms":[ "closing", "contracting", "folding" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flagrantly":{ "as in grossly , egregiously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "egregiously", "grossly", "naughtily", "miserably", "shoddily", "sleazily", "trashily", "unspeakably", "inappropriately", "incorrectly", "indecently", "reprehensibly", "unsuitably", "vulgarly", "abominably", "odiously", "vilely", "intolerably", "unbearably", "inferiorly", "insufficiently", "meagerly", "meanly", "niggardly", "scantily", "scantly", "shabbily", "skimpily", "sparely", "stingily", "abysmally", "atrociously", "awfully", "damnably", "deplorably", "detestably", "disastrously", "dreadfully", "execrably", "horrendously", "horribly", "horrifically", "rottenly", "terribly", "bad", "badly", "deficiently", "inadequately", "lousily", "poorly", "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "wretchedly" ], "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" ] }, "flameout":{ "a loss of status":{ "examples":[ "before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars" ], "synonyms":[ "comedown", "decline", "d\u00e9gringolade", "demise", "descent", "down", "downfall", "fall", "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakdown", "burnout", "collapse", "crash", "meltdown", "ruin", "undoing", "defeat", "disappointment", "reversal", "setback", "bottom", "nadir", "abasement", "disgrace", "humiliation" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "headway", "progress", "flower", "heyday", "prime" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizement", "ascent", "exaltation", "rise", "up" ] }, "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "crater", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "tank", "wash out" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crumble", "miscarry", "misfire", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "near antonyms":[ "cook", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "prevail", "triumph", "win" ], "antonyms":[ "click", "come off", "deliver", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed", "work out" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flattened":{ "as in flat , even":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "even", "flat", "level", "rounded", "smooth", "dullish", "blunt", "blunted", "dull", "dulled", "obtuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "cutting", "edged", "edgy", "ground", "honed", "keen", "pointed", "sharp", "sharpened", "whetted", "jagged", "needlelike", "prickly", "spiked", "spikelike", "spiky", "spikey", "spiny", "jabbing", "lacerating", "piercing", "scratching", "stabbing", "ultrasharp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{ "examples":[ "flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern" ], "synonyms":[ "evened", "leveled", "levelled", "planed", "smoothed", "smoothened" ], "near synonyms":[ "clipped", "cropped", "pared", "pruned", "shaved", "trimmed", "laid", "pressed", "spread", "carded", "combed", "raked", "surfaced" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "rumpled", "wrinkled", "bent", "kinked", "dented", "pitted" ], "antonyms":[ "roughed", "roughened" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "blew away", "bombed", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "drubbed", "dusted", "pasted", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "skunked", "smoked", "smothered", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trimmed", "tromped", "trounced", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "whomped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "upset", "beat", "bested", "conquered", "dispatched", "hurdled", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "subdued", "surmounted", "threw", "took", "triumphed (over)", "won (against)", "worsted", "crushed", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "overwhelmed", "subjugated", "upended", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "broke", "destroyed", "did in", "finished", "sank", "sunk", "slaughtered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "flatulent":{ "marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases":{ "examples":[ "on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications" ], "synonyms":[ "bombastic", "fustian", "gaseous", "gassy", "grandiloquent", "oratorical", "orotund", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "windy" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloated", "elevated", "florid", "flowery", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-flown", "high-sounding", "inflated", "lofty", "ornate", "pompous", "pontifical", "pretentious", "stilted", "tumid", "turgid", "overdone", "verbose", "wordy" ], "near antonyms":[ "eloquent", "well-spoken", "bald", "direct", "matter-of-fact", "plain", "plainspoken", "simple", "stark", "straightforward", "unadorned", "unaffected", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[ "unrhetorical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flash back (to)":{ "to bring back to mind":{ "examples":[ "the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners" ], "synonyms":[ "hark back (to)", "harken back (to)", "hearken back (to)", "mind", "recall", "recollect", "remember", "reminisce (about)", "reproduce", "think (of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "recapture", "recur", "educe", "elicit", "evoke", "extract", "raise", "remind", "relive", "represent" ], "near antonyms":[ "misremember", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "lose", "miss", "blank (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "disremember", "forget", "unlearn" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flakey":{ "having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure":{ "examples":[ "a tender but flaky crust on the pastry" ], "synonyms":[ "brickle", "brittle", "crisp", "crispy", "crumbly", "embrittled", "friable", "short" ], "near synonyms":[ "crackly", "crisped", "crispened", "crunchy", "crusty", "breakable", "delicate", "fragile" ], "near antonyms":[ "elastic", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "resilient", "strong", "sturdy", "tough" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flawlessness":{ "as in perfection , faultlessness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "faultlessness", "indefectibility", "perfection", "absoluteness", "completeness", "entireness", "entirety", "fullness", "perfectness", "wholeness", "all-inclusiveness", "comprehensiveness", "exhaustiveness", "extensiveness", "inclusiveness", "soundness", "thoroughness" ], "near antonyms":[ "imperfection", "imperfectness", "incompleteness", "unsoundness", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "limitedness", "narrowness", "patchiness", "sketchiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flaked":{ "as in peeled , scaled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "peeled", "scaled", "exfoliated", "molted", "shed", "slipped", "sloughed", "sluffed", "chucked", "discarded", "ditched", "flung (off or away)", "jettisoned", "junked", "scrapped", "shucked (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "unloaded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flat taxes":{ "as in proportional taxes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "proportional taxes", "death taxes", "estate taxes", "inheritance taxes", "supertaxes", "surcharges", "surtaxes", "capitations", "customs", "excises", "hidden taxes", "income taxes", "poll taxes", "property taxes", "sales taxes", "single taxes", "sin taxes", "tariffs", "tolls", "tributes", "value-added taxes", "withholding taxes", "direct taxes", "personal taxes", "assessments", "duties", "impositions", "imposts", "levies", "taxes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flats":{ "a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place":{ "examples":[ "had to take on a third roommate in order to afford the bigger flat" ], "synonyms":[ "apartments", "diggings", "digs", "lodgings", "suites", "tenements" ], "near synonyms":[ "bed-sitters", "bedsits", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousings", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "duplex apartments", "duplexes", "efficiencies", "efficiency apartments", "flatlets", "floor-throughs", "garden apartments", "granny flats", "maisonettes", "penthouses", "railroad flats", "salons", "saloons", "studio apartments", "studios", "triplexes", "walk-ups", "galleries", "wings", "apartment buildings", "apartment houses", "tenement houses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flagellating":{ "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flap":{ "a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{ "examples":[ "there was a major flap when area residents found out that the President would be visiting" ], "synonyms":[ "agitation", "deliriousness", "delirium", "distraction", "fever", "feverishness", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "uproar" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disorder", "havoc", "pandemonium", "turmoil", "bedlam", "bother", "brouhaha", "bustle", "clamor", "clatter", "commotion", "disturbance", "fuss", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tempest", "to-do", "tumult" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or 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"spectacular", "graceless", "inelegant", "lurid", "tacky", "tasteless", "tawdry", "tinselly", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "fitting", "proper", "inconspicuous", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "toned (down)", "unobtrusive", "elegant", "graceful", "tasteful", "modest", "plain", "simple", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[ "conservative", "quiet", "understated", "unflamboyant", "unflashy" ] }, "to shine with a bright harsh light":{ "examples":[ "floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "blazing", "burning", "flaming", "glaring" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaming", "glowing", "radiating", "flashing", "glancing", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillating", "shimmering", "sparkling", "twinkling", "bedazzling", "blinding", "dazing", "dazzling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "flatboats":{ "as in pirogues , rowboats":{ 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"misfired", "went under", "imploded", "self-destructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooked", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve", "prevailed", "triumphed", "won" ], "antonyms":[ "came off", "clicked", "delivered", "panned out", "succeeded", "went", "went over", "worked out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flashes":{ "a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{ "examples":[ "a flash of last-minute trips to the grocery store before the onset of the big snowstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "bursts", "flares", "flare-ups", "flickers", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "spurts" ], "near synonyms":[ "recrudescences", "recurrences", "renewals", "binges", "jags", "sprees", "boosts", "increases", "pickups", "upswings", "upturns", "epidemics", "eruptions", "explosions", "paroxysms", "deluges", "floods", "rushes", "spates", "surges", "volleys", "commotions", "furors", "uproars" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "doldrums", "slumps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of 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or surprising":{ "examples":[ "the new goalie for our hockey team was apparently quite a flash in his hometown" ], "synonyms":[ "cautions", "marvels", "miracles", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "portents", "prodigies", "sensations", "splendors", "wonders" ], "near synonyms":[ "curiosities", "sights", "spectacles", "beauties", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dandies", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "apparitions", "appearances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscates", "flames", "glances", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "lusters", "lustres", "scintillates", "shimmers", "spangles", "sparkles", "twinkles", "winkles", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "radiates", "shines", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles", "blazes", "burns", "flares", "glares", "glows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "displays", "disports", "exhibits", "exposes", "flaunts", "lays out", "parades", "produces", "shows", "shows off", "sports", "struts", "unveils" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandishes", "flourishes", "waves", "advertises", "airs", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "heralds", "placards", "posts", "proclaims", "publicizes", "sounds", "trumpets", "divulges", "talks (about)", "tells (of)", "bares", "discovers", "reveals", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflages", "disguises", "masks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "obscures", "occludes", "occults", "shrouds", "veils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to shine with light at regular intervals":{ "examples":[ "the disco lights flashed , and the revelers danced" ], "synonyms":[ "blinks", "twinkles", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "coruscates", "flares", "flickers", "glances", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "scintillates", "shimmers", "spangles", "sparkles", "sparks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known openly or publicly":{ "examples":[ "flashed the news of the royal birth around the world" ], "synonyms":[ "advertises", "announces", "annunciates", "blares", "blazes", "blazons", "broadcasts", "declares", "enunciates", "gives out", "heralds", "placards", "posts", "proclaims", "promulgates", "publicizes", "publishes", "releases", "sounds", "trumpets" ], "near synonyms":[ "barks", "calls (off or out)", "cries", "billboards", "bills", "bulletins", "gazettes", "knells", "rings", "tolls", "blurbs", "features", "pitches", "plugs", "promotes", "puffs", "disseminates", "spreads", "discloses", "divulges", "introduces", "kithes", "manifests", "reports", "reveals", "shows", "advises", "apprises", "hands down", "informs", "notifies", "communicates", "imparts", "intimates" ], "near antonyms":[ "conceals", "hushes (up)", "silences", "suppresses", "withholds", "recalls", "recants", "retracts", "revokes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flashcube":{ "as in arc lamp , light bulb":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flautist":{ "as in pianist , flutist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionist", "bassoonist", "clarinetist", "clarinettist", "cornetist", "cornettist", "drummer", "fiddler", "flutist", "guitarist", "harpist", "hornist", "keyboardist", "oboist", "organ-grinder", "organist", "percussionist", "pianist", "picker", "piper", "reedman", "saxophonist", "trombonist", "trumpeter", "violinist", "violist", "accompanist", "recitalist", "soloist", "symphonist", "maestro", "virtuoso", "artist", "performer", "minstrel", "instrumentalist", "musician", "player" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flanked":{ "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line" ], "synonyms":[ "abutted", "adjoined", "bordered (on)", "butted (on or against)", "fringed", "joined", "marched (with)", "neighbored", "skirted", "touched", "verged (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attached (to)", "communicated (with)", "connected (with)", "linked (with)", "bounded", "embraced", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "fenced", "lined", "margined", "rimmed", "surrounded", "contacted", "converged", "met" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flailing":{ "as in waving , flapping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flapping", "waving", "fiddling", "fidgeting", "squirm", "squirming", "twitching", "wriggling", "writhing", "locomotion", "mobility", "motility", "motivity", "dislocation", "migration", "relocation", "motion", "move", "movement", "shift", "shifting", "stir", "stirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "motionlessness", "immobility", "inertia", "inertness", "stillness", "cessation", "discontinuance", "ending", "expiration", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "pause", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "termination" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{ "examples":[ "started to flail his arms wildly when he spied a bat in the house" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "flapping", "flopping", "fluttering", "whipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "banging", "battering", "buffeting", "knocking", "pounding", "smacking", "spanking", "thumping", "flickering", "flicking", "flitting", "fanning", "oscillating", "swaying", "swinging", "undulating", "waving", "palpitating", "pulsing", "throbbing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailed" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flaps":{ "to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{ "examples":[ "the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "flails", "flops", "flutters", "whips" ], "near synonyms":[ "bangs", "batters", "buffets", "knocks", "pounds", "smacks", "spanks", "thumps", "flickers", "flicks", "flits", "fans", "oscillates", "sways", "swings", "undulates", "waves", "palpitates", "pulses", "throbs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flavors":{ "a special quality or impression associated with something":{ "examples":[ "a birthday party whose Caribbean decorations gave it a tropical flavor" ], "synonyms":[ "airs", "ambiences", "ambiances", "aromas", "atmospheres", "auras", "climates", "halos", "haloes", "karmas", "moods", "nimbi", "nimbuses", "notes", "odors", "patinas", "patinae", "smells", "tempers", "vibrations" ], "near synonyms":[ "aureoles", "aureolae", "mystiques", "romances", "genius locis", "feelings", "feels", "sensations", "senses", "spirits", "attributes", "characteristics", "characters", "images", "marks", "notions", "peculiarities", "pictures", "properties", "traits", "colors", "illusions", "overtones", "semblances", "suggestions", "tones" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something (as a spice or herb) that adds an agreeable or interesting taste to food":{ "examples":[ "a dish that incorporates most of the trademark flavors of southeast Asia" ], "synonyms":[ "flavorings", "seasonings", "spices" ], "near synonyms":[ "sauces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "it seems that short skirts are the new flavor of the month" ], "synonyms":[ "buzzes", "chics", "crazes", "dernier cris", "enthusiasms", "fads", "fashions", "hot tickets", "last words", "modes", "rages", "sensations", "styles", "tons", "trends", "vogues" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonders", "nine day wonders", "new waves", "crushes", "infatuations", "fervors", "passions", "furors", "fusses", "hullabaloos", "to-dos", "uproars", "bandwagons", "crusades", "cults", "movements", "novelties", "wrinkles", "caprices", "fancies", "whims" ], "near antonyms":[ "classics", "standards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored":{ "examples":[ "try flavoring the beans with salt and oregano" ], "synonyms":[ "laces", "savors", "savours", "seasons", "spices" ], "near synonyms":[ "enhances", "enriches", "sauces", "peppers", "salts", "aromatizes", "perfumes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flash":{ "a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{ "examples":[ "a flash of last-minute trips to the grocery store before the onset of the big snowstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "burst", "flare", "flare-up", "flicker", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "spurt" ], "near synonyms":[ "recrudescence", "recurrence", "renewal", "binge", "jag", "spree", "boost", "increase", "pickup", "upswing", "upturn", "epidemic", "eruption", "explosion", "paroxysm", "deluge", "flood", "rush", "spate", "surge", "volley", "commotion", "furor", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "doldrums", "slump" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "a much-needed flash of humor during the otherwise boring lecture" ], "synonyms":[ "agony", "blaze", "burst", "ebullition", "eruption", "explosion", "fit", "flare", "flare-up", "flush", "gale", "gush", "gust", "outburst", "paroxysm", "spasm", "storm" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowup", "grouch", "rage", "tantrum", "ecstasy", "rapture", "transport", "delirium", "firestorm", "frenzy", "furor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a very small space of time":{ "examples":[ "the shower will be over in a flash" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "eyeblink", "heartbeat", "instant", "jiff", "jiffy", "minute", "moment", "nanosecond", "New York minute", "second", "shake", "split second", "trice", "twinkle", "twinkling", "wink" ], "near synonyms":[ "microsecond", "snatch", "spurt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aeon", "eon", "age", "eternity", "forever", "infinity", "lifetime" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something extraordinary or surprising":{ "examples":[ "the new goalie for our hockey team was apparently quite a flash in his hometown" ], "synonyms":[ "caution", "marvel", "miracle", "phenomenon", "portent", "prodigy", "sensation", "splendor", "wonder" ], "near synonyms":[ "curiosity", "sight", "spectacle", "beauty", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dandy", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "apparition", "appearance" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "excessive or unnecessary display":{ "examples":[ "the expensive clothes, the luxury cars, and other apparent signs of success are all flash that belie the fact that the family is up to its ears in debt" ], "synonyms":[ "flamboyance", "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "glitz", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "pretentiousness", "showiness", "swank" ], "near synonyms":[ "pretense", "pretence", "\u00e9clat", "extravaganza", "mummery", "pageant", "parade", "show", "dazzle", "fanfare", "foofaraw", "pageantry", "pomp", "razzle-dazzle", "razzmatazz", "spectacle", "adornment", "decoration", "dressing", "embellishment", "garnishment", "ornamentation", "trimming", "extravagance", "fanciness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "magnificence", "opulence", "richness", "sumptuousness", "luridness", "meretriciousness", "tawdriness", "vulgarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservativeness", "moderation", "modesty", "restraint", "simplicity", "understatement", "elegance", "gracefulness", "tastefulness", "minimalism" ], "antonyms":[ "austerity", "plainness", "severity" ] }, "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscate", "flame", "glance", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "luster", "lustre", "scintillate", "shimmer", "spangle", "sparkle", "twinkle", "wink", "winkle" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "radiate", "shine", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle", "blaze", "burn", "flare", "glare", "glow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to present so as to invite notice or attention":{ "examples":[ "flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "display", "disport", "exhibit", "expose", "flaunt", "lay out", "parade", "produce", "show", "show off", "sport", "strut", "unveil" ], "near synonyms":[ "brandish", "flourish", "wave", "advertise", "air", "announce", "blaze", "broadcast", "herald", "placard", "post", "proclaim", "publicize", "sound", "trumpet", "divulge", "talk (about)", "tell (of)", "bare", "discover", "reveal", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "disguise", "mask", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "enshroud", "hide", "obscure", "occlude", "occult", "shroud", "veil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to shine with light at regular intervals":{ "examples":[ "the disco lights flashed , and the revelers danced" ], "synonyms":[ "blink", "twinkle", "wink" ], "near synonyms":[ "coruscate", "flare", "flicker", "glance", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "scintillate", "shimmer", "spangle", "spark", "sparkle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known openly or publicly":{ "examples":[ "flashed the news of the royal birth around the world" ], "synonyms":[ "advertise", "announce", "annunciate", "blare", "blaze", "blazon", "broadcast", "declare", "enunciate", "give out", "herald", "placard", "post", "proclaim", "promulgate", "publicize", "publish", "release", "sound", "trumpet" ], "near synonyms":[ "bark", "call (off or out)", "cry", "bill", "billboard", "bulletin", "gazette", "knell", "ring", "toll", "blurb", "feature", "pitch", "plug", "promote", "puff", "disseminate", "spread", "disclose", "divulge", "introduce", "kithe", "manifest", "report", "reveal", "show", "advise", "apprise", "hand down", "inform", "notify", "communicate", "impart", "intimate" ], "near antonyms":[ "conceal", "hush (up)", "silence", "suppress", "withhold", "recall", "recant", "retract", "revoke" ], "antonyms":[] }, "lasting only for a short time":{ "examples":[ "flash floods in the local area" ], "synonyms":[ "brief", "deciduous", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "fleeting", "fugacious", "fugitive", "impermanent", "momentary", "passing", "short-lived", "temporary", "transient", "transitory" ], "near synonyms":[ "little", "short", "shortish", "acting", "interim", "provisional", "short-term" ], "near antonyms":[ "lifelong", "continuing", "durable", "persistent", "imperishable", "indefectible", "indestructible" ], "antonyms":[ "ceaseless", "dateless", "deathless", "endless", "enduring", "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "lasting", "long-lived", "permanent", "perpetual", "timeless", "undying", "unending" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "flamed":{ "to be on fire especially brightly":{ "examples":[ "guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace" ], "synonyms":[ "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "combusted", "glowed" ], "near synonyms":[ "caught", "enkindled", "deflagrated", "fired", "ignited", "kindled", "flared (up)", "lit (up)", "lighted (up)", "flickered", "guttered", "wavered", "baked", "broiled", "charred", "cooked", "melted", "roasted", "scorched", "sweltered", "smoldered", "smouldered", "sparked", "sputtered", "beamed", "brightened", "radiated", "beat (down)", "flashed", "glared", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glittered", "scintillated", "shimmered", "shone", "shined", "sparkled", "twinkled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to develop suddenly and violently":{ "examples":[ "my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up" ], "synonyms":[ "blazed (up)", "broke out", "burst (forth)", "bursted (forth)", "erupted", "exploded", "flared (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocketed", "skyrocketed", "ballooned", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "mounted", "multiplied", "mushroomed", "proliferated", "snowballed", "swelled", "waxed", "blew up", "detonated", "touched off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shine with a bright harsh light":{ "examples":[ "the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "flared", "glared" ], "near synonyms":[ "beamed", "glowed", "radiated", "flashed", "glanced", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "scintillated", "shimmered", "sparkled", "twinkled", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscated", "flashed", "glanced", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "lustered", "lustred", "scintillated", "shimmered", "spangled", "sparkled", "twinkled", "winked", "winkled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beamed", "radiated", "shone", "shined", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled", "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "flared", "glared", "glowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flashed back (to)":{ "to bring back to mind":{ "examples":[ "the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners" ], "synonyms":[ "harked back (to)", "harkened back (to)", "hearkened back (to)", "harkened back (to)", "minded", "recalled", "recollected", "remembered", "reminisced (about)", "reproduced", "thought (of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "recaptured", "recurred", "educed", "elicited", "evoked", "extracted", "raised", "reminded", "relived", "represented" ], "near antonyms":[ "misremembered", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "lost", "missed", "blanked (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "disremembered", "forgot", "unlearned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flashiness":{ "excessive or unnecessary display":{ "examples":[ "his penchant for flashiness , as evidenced by his expensive, specially tailored suits" ], "synonyms":[ "flamboyance", "flash", "garishness", "gaudiness", "glitz", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "pretentiousness", "showiness", "swank" ], "near synonyms":[ "pretense", "pretence", "\u00e9clat", "extravaganza", "mummery", "pageant", "parade", "show", "dazzle", "fanfare", "foofaraw", "pageantry", "pomp", "razzle-dazzle", "razzmatazz", "spectacle", "adornment", "decoration", "dressing", "embellishment", "garnishment", "ornamentation", "trimming", "extravagance", "fanciness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "magnificence", "opulence", "richness", "sumptuousness", "luridness", "meretriciousness", "tawdriness", "vulgarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservativeness", "moderation", "modesty", "restraint", "simplicity", "understatement", "elegance", "gracefulness", "tastefulness", "minimalism" ], "antonyms":[ "austerity", "plainness", "severity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flagon":{ "a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout":{ "examples":[ "brought a flagon of wine to the table" ], "synonyms":[ "ewer", "jug", "pitcher" ], "near synonyms":[ "carafe", "decanter", "bucket", "pail", "pot", "bottle", "canteen", "cup", "fiasco", "flask", "jorum", "mug", "stein", "stoup", "tankard", "kettle", "teakettle", "watering can", "watering pot", "beaker", "cruse", "vessel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flashbacks":{ "as in memories , recollections":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anamneses", "memories", "recalls", "recollections", "remembrances", "reminiscences", "mementos", "mementoes", "memorials", "reminders", "souvenirs", "tokens", "associations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in histories , pasts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "auld lang synes", "histories", "pasts", "yesterdays", "yesteryears", "yores", "annals", "chronicles", "records", "antiquities", "long agos", "bygones", "memoirs" ], "near antonyms":[ "by-and-bys", "futures", "futurities", "hereafters", "offings", "tomorrows", "moments", "nows", "presents", "todays" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flaying":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping" ], "synonyms":[ "basting", "bawling out", "berating", "calling down", "castigating", "chastising", "chewing out", "dressing down", "hammering", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "ranting (at)", "rating", "reaming (out)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "scolding", "scoring", "tongue-lashing", "upbraiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishing", "chiding", "remonstrating (with)", "reproving", "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bad-mouthing", "blaming", "blasting", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "crucifying", "denouncing", "dissing", "excoriating", "faulting", "haranguing", "knocking", "lacing (into)", "lashing", "panning", "reprehending", "reviling", "scourging", "slamming", "vituperating", "belittling", "disparaging", "mocking", "putting down", "ridiculing", "scoffing", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove the natural covering of":{ "examples":[ "flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home" ], "synonyms":[ "barking", "hulling", "husking", "peeling", "shelling", "shucking", "skinning" ], "near synonyms":[ "baring", "denuding", "exposing", "scaling", "stripping", "paring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flare-ups":{ "a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{ "examples":[ "took medication to prevent a flare-up of her asthma" ], "synonyms":[ "bursts", "flares", "flashes", "flickers", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "spurts" ], "near synonyms":[ "recrudescences", "recurrences", "renewals", "binges", "jags", "sprees", "boosts", "increases", "pickups", "upswings", "upturns", "epidemics", "eruptions", "explosions", "paroxysms", "deluges", "floods", "rushes", "spates", "surges", "volleys", "commotions", "furors", "uproars" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "doldrums", "slumps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "there's no need for an angry flare-up , as we'll take care of the problem immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "agonies", "blazes", "bursts", "ebullitions", "eruptions", "explosions", "fits", "flares", "flashes", "flushes", "gales", "gushes", "gusts", "outbursts", "paroxysms", "spasms", "storms" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowups", "grouches", "rages", "tantrums", "ecstasies", "raptures", "transports", "deliriums", "firestorms", "frenzies", "furors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flamingly":{ "as in blazingly , burningly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blazingly", "burningly", "bright", "brightly", "brilliantly", "dazzlingly", "fulgently", "glowingly", "incandescently", "lambently", "luminously", "lustrously", "radiantly", "splendidly", "blindingly", "flaringly", "flickeringly", "glaringly", "glitteringly", "opalescently", "pellucidly" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimly", "dully", "darkly", "duskily", "gloomily", "murkily", "obscurely", "somberly", "cloudily", "shadily", "shadowily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "flaky":{ "having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure":{ "examples":[ "a tender but flaky crust on the pastry" ], "synonyms":[ "brickle", "brittle", "crisp", "crispy", "crumbly", "embrittled", "friable", "short" ], "near synonyms":[ "crackly", "crisped", "crispened", "crunchy", "crusty", "breakable", "delicate", "fragile" ], "near antonyms":[ "elastic", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "resilient", "strong", "sturdy", "tough" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flaming out":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used" ], "synonyms":[ "bombing", "collapsing", "cratering", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "foundering", "missing", "striking out", "tanking", "washing out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "crumbling", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "going under", "imploding", "self-destructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooking", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "prevailing", "triumphing", "winning" ], "antonyms":[ "clicking", "coming off", "delivering", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding", "working out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flagships":{ "as in warships , tankers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carriers", "argosies", "barges", "coasters", "colliers", "containerships", "corvettes", "cruisers", "cutters", "destroyers", "ferryboats", "freighters", "icebreakers", "ironclads", "lightships", "liners", "men-of-war", "men-o'-war", "merchantmen", "merchant ships", "motor ships", "packets", "steamers", "steamships", "superliners", "supertankers", "tankers", "traders", "tramps", "transports", "warships", "watercrafts", "boats", "keels", "ships", "vessels", "barks", "barques", "brigantines", "brigs", "caravels", "clippers", "junk", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "square-riggers", "tall ships", "windjammers", "xebecs", "yachts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flautists":{ "as in pianists , flutists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionists", "bassoonists", "clarinetists", "clarinettists", "cornetists", "cornettists", "drummers", "fiddlers", "flutists", "guitarists", "harpists", "hornists", "keyboardists", "oboists", "organ-grinders", "organists", "percussionists", "pianists", "pickers", "pipers", "reedmen", "saxophonists", "trombonists", "trumpeters", "violinists", "violists", "accompanists", "recitalists", "soloists", "symphonists", "maestros", "maestri", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "artists", "performers", "minstrels", "instrumentalists", "musicians", "players" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flanks":{ "a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line":{ "examples":[ "painted the name of the ship along its flank" ], "synonyms":[ "hands", "sides" ], "near synonyms":[ "outsides", "faces", "tops", "bottoms", "feet", "foot", "underbellies", "underbodies", "underparts", "undersides", "undersurfaces", "lees", "leewards", "windwards", "lefts", "rights" ], "near antonyms":[ "centers", "insides", "interiors", "middles", "midways" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line" ], "synonyms":[ "abuts", "adjoins", "borders (on)", "butts (on or against)", "fringes", "joins", "marches (with)", "neighbors", "skirts", "touches", "verges (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attaches (to)", "communicates (with)", "connects (with)", "links (with)", "bounds", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "fences", "lines", "margins", "rims", "surrounds", "contacts", "converges", "meets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flatlining":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over" ], "synonyms":[ "checking out", "conking (out)", "croaking", "deceasing", "demising", "departing", "dropping", "dying", "ending", "exiting", "expiring", "falling", "going", "kicking in", "kicking off", "parting", "passing away", "passing (on)", "pegging out", "perishing", "popping off", "stepping out", "succumbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceasing", "consuming", "disappearing", "drying up", "fading", "failing" ], "near antonyms":[ "coming to", "reviving", "lingering", "being", "existing", "subsisting", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "antonyms":[ "breathing", "living" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flattens":{ "to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{ "examples":[ "flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern" ], "synonyms":[ "evens", "levels", "planes", "smoothens", "smooths", "smoothes" ], "near synonyms":[ "clips", "crops", "pares", "prunes", "shaves", "trims", "lays", "presses", "spreads", "cards", "combs", "rakes", "surfaces" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsens", "rumples", "wrinkles", "bends", "kinks", "dents", "pits" ], "antonyms":[ "roughens", "roughs" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "blows away", "bombs", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "drubs", "dusts", "pastes", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "thrashes", "trims", "tromps", "trounces", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "whomps", "whops", "whaps", "whups" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "upsets", "beats", "bests", "conquers", "dispatches", "hurdles", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "throws", "triumphs (over)", "wins (against)", "worsts", "crushes", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flame":{ "a person with whom one is in love":{ "examples":[ "decided to look up an old flame while she was in town" ], "synonyms":[ "beloved", "darling", "dear", "hon", "honey", "love", "squeeze", "sweet", "sweetheart", "sweetie", "sweetie pie", "truelove" ], "near synonyms":[ "beau", "boy", "boyfriend", "fellow", "man", "swain", "gal", "girl", "girlfriend", "inamorata", "ladylove", "lass", "mistress", "tootsie", "amour", "lover", "paramour", "doll", "duck(s)", "pet", "date", "escort", "steady", "admirer", "gallant", "suitor", "wooer", "groom", "husband", "bride", "wife", "significant other", "fianc\u00e9", "intended", "crush", "heartthrob" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be on fire especially brightly":{ "examples":[ "guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze", "burn", "combust", "glow" ], "near synonyms":[ "catch", "enkindle", "deflagrate", "fire", "ignite", "kindle", "flare (up)", "light (up)", "flicker", "gutter", "waver", "bake", "broil", "char", "cook", "melt", "roast", "scorch", "swelter", "smolder", "smoulder", "spark", "sputter", "beam", "brighten", "radiate", "beat (down)", "flash", "glare", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillate", "shimmer", "shine", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to develop suddenly and violently":{ "examples":[ "my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze (up)", "break out", "burst (forth)", "erupt", "explode", "flare (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocket", "skyrocket", "balloon", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "snowball", "swell", "wax", "blow up", "detonate", "touch off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shine with a bright harsh light":{ "examples":[ "the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "blaze", "burn", "flare", "glare" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "glow", "radiate", "flash", "glance", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "scintillate", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "examples":[ "the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscate", "flash", "glance", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "luster", "lustre", "scintillate", "shimmer", "spangle", "sparkle", "twinkle", "wink", "winkle" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "radiate", "shine", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle", "blaze", "burn", "flare", "glare", "glow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flatten":{ "to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{ "examples":[ "flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern" ], "synonyms":[ "even", "level", "plane", "smooth", "smoothen" ], "near synonyms":[ "clip", "crop", "pare", "prune", "shave", "trim", "lay", "press", "spread", "card", "comb", "rake", "surface" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsen", "rumple", "wrinkle", "bend", "kink", "dent", "pit" ], "antonyms":[ "rough", "roughen" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "blow away", "bomb", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "drub", "dust", "paste", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "skunk", "smoke", "smother", "snow under", "thrash", "trim", "tromp", "trounce", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "whomp", "whop", "whap", "whup" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweep", "upset", "beat", "best", "conquer", "dispatch", "hurdle", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "throw", "triumph (over)", "win (against)", "worst", "crush", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "overwhelm", "subjugate", "upend", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "break", "destroy", "do in", "finish", "sink", "slaughter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flashes back (to)":{ "to bring back to mind":{ "examples":[ "the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners" ], "synonyms":[ "harkens back (to)", "harks back (to)", "hearkens back (to)", "harkens back (to)", "minds", "recalls", "recollects", "remembers", "reminisces (about)", "reproduces", "thinks (of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "recaptures", "recurs", "educes", "elicits", "evokes", "extracts", "raises", "reminds", "relives", "represents" ], "near antonyms":[ "misremembers", "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "loses", "misses", "blanks (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "disremembers", "forgets", "unlearns" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flank":{ "a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line":{ "examples":[ "painted the name of the ship along its flank" ], "synonyms":[ "hand", "side" ], "near synonyms":[ "outside", "face", "top", "bottom", "foot", "underbelly", "underbody", "underpart", "underside", "undersurface", "lee", "leeward", "windward", "left", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "inside", "interior", "middle", "midway" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line" ], "synonyms":[ "abut", "adjoin", "border (on)", "butt (on or against)", "fringe", "join", "march (with)", "neighbor", "skirt", "touch", "verge (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attach (to)", "communicate (with)", "connect (with)", "link (with)", "bound", "embrace", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "fence", "line", "margin", "rim", "surround", "contact", "converge", "meet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flail":{ "to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{ "examples":[ "started to flail his arms wildly when he spied a bat in the house" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "flap", "flop", "flutter", "whip" ], "near synonyms":[ "bang", "batter", "buffet", "knock", "pound", "smack", "spank", "thump", "flick", "flicker", "flit", "fan", "oscillate", "sway", "swing", "undulate", "wave", "palpitate", "pulse", "throb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailed" ], "synonyms":[ "birch", "cowhide", "flagellate", "flog", "hide", "horsewhip", "lash", "leather", "rawhide", "scourge", "slash", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "whale", "whip" ], "near synonyms":[ "knout", "quirt", "strap", "cut", "flick", "touch up", "blackjack", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "fustigate", "pistol-whip", "bang", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "hit", "knock", "lam", "paste", "punch", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "spank", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung", "drub", "fib", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lather", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "rough", "slate", "slog", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bludgeon , cudgel":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bastinado", "bastinade", "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "nightstick", "staff", "birch", "blacksnake", "bullwhip", "cat-o'-nine-tails", "cowhide", "crop", "hickory", "knout", "quirt", "rattan", "rawhide", "strap", "flogger", "lash", "scourge", "switch", "whip" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flatmates":{ "as in roommates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "roommates", "roomies", "cotenants", "co-tenants", "subtenants", "guests", "visitors", "boarders", "lessees", "lodgers", "renters", "roomers", "tenants", "occupants", "occupiers", "residents", "residers" ], "near antonyms":[ "landlords", "lessors", "letters", "lairds", "landholders", "landowners", "proprietors", "landladies", "slumlords", "hosts", "innkeepers", "proprietors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flawlessly":{ "without any flaws or errors":{ "examples":[ "flawlessly recited the first 100 digits of pi" ], "synonyms":[ "faultlessly", "ideally", "immaculately", "impeccably", "pat", "perfectly" ], "near synonyms":[ "excellently", "fabulously", "finely", "grandly", "greatly", "marvelously", "superbly", "superiorly", "superlatively", "terrifically", "exceptionally", "fancily", "specially" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "incompletely", "insufficiently", "fallibly", "atrociously", "execrably", "wretchedly" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "badly", "defectively", "faultily", "imperfectly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "flatlines":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over" ], "synonyms":[ "checks out", "conks (out)", "croaks", "deceases", "demises", "departs", "dies", "drops", "ends", "exits", "expires", "falls", "goes", "kicks in", "kicks off", "parts", "passes away", "passes (on)", "pegs out", "perishes", "pops off", "steps out", "succumbs" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceases", "consumes", "disappears", "dries up", "fades", "fails" ], "near antonyms":[ "comes to", "revives", "lingers", "exists", "is", "subsists", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives" ], "antonyms":[ "breathes", "lives" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flaxen":{ "of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color":{ "examples":[ "fields of flaxen wheat waving in the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "blond", "blonde", "fair", "golden", "sandy", "straw", "tawny" ], "near synonyms":[ "ocherous", "ochreous", "ash-blond", "ash-blonde", "blondish", "strawberry blonde", "strawberry blond", "towheaded", "gold", "light", "white" ], "near antonyms":[ "black-a-vised", "brown", "brunet", "brunette", "dark", "olive", "swart", "swarthy", "black", "ebony", "raven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flares":{ "a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{ "examples":[ "a flare in gift card sales around graduation time" ], "synonyms":[ "bursts", "flare-ups", "flashes", "flickers", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "spurts" ], "near synonyms":[ "recrudescences", "recurrences", "renewals", "binges", "jags", "sprees", "boosts", "increases", "pickups", "upswings", "upturns", "epidemics", "eruptions", "explosions", "paroxysms", "deluges", "floods", "rushes", "spates", "surges", "volleys", "commotions", "furors", "uproars" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "doldrums", "slumps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "ended the quarrel with a stunning flare of swearwords" ], "synonyms":[ "agonies", "blazes", "bursts", "ebullitions", "eruptions", "explosions", "fits", "flare-ups", "flashes", "flushes", "gales", "gushes", "gusts", "outbursts", "paroxysms", "spasms", "storms" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowups", "grouches", "rages", "tantrums", "ecstasies", "raptures", "transports", "deliriums", "firestorms", "frenzies", "furors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{ "examples":[ "in the darkness the flare of a single match might be seen by enemy troops" ], "synonyms":[ "blazes", "fluorescences", "glares", "gleams", "glows", "illuminations", "incandescences", "lights", "luminescences", "radiances", "shines" ], "near synonyms":[ "flashes", "glimmers", "glints", "glitters", "scintillations", "shimmers", "sparkles", "twinkles", "daylights", "moonlights", "sunlights", "sunshines", "afterglows", "aureoles", "aureolae", "auroras", "aurorae", "beams", "halos", "haloes", "rays", "shafts", "streaks", "streams", "sunbeams", "glistens", "glosses", "lusters", "lustres", "polishes", "reflections", "sheens" ], "near antonyms":[ "darks", "dusks", "glooms", "nights", "shadows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to shine with a bright harsh light":{ "examples":[ "floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "blazes", "burns", "flames", "glares" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "glows", "radiates", "flashes", "glances", "gleams", "glimmers", "glints", "glistens", "glisters", "glitters", "scintillates", "shimmers", "sparkles", "twinkles", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flagging":{ "as in sagging , drooping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drooping", "lolling", "sagging", "wilting", "dangling", "dependent", "hanging", "pendent", "pendant", "pendulous", "suspended" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in tired , exhausted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drained", "exhausted", "tired", "weary", "worn-out", "dizzy", "groggy", "rocky", "unsteady", "woozy", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "breakable", "flimsy", "fragile", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding", "impotent", "powerless", "broken-down", "decrepit", "paralyzed", "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "invalid", "asthenic", "debilitated", "delicate", "down-and-out", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ], "near antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong", "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "fit", "husky", "muscular", "sinewy", "strapping", "virile", "hard", "hardy", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in drooping , limping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drooping", "limping", "exhaustion", "regression", "relapse", "setback", "atrophy", "debilitation", "decay", "decaying", "declension", "decline", "degeneration", "descent", "deterioration", "ebbing", "enfeeblement", "weakening" ], "near antonyms":[ "comeback", "improvement", "rally", "recovery", "recuperation", "rehabilitation", "revitalization", "snapback", "invigoration", "strengthening", "progress", "rejuvenation", "rejuvenescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{ "examples":[ "flowers flagging in the summer heat" ], "synonyms":[ "drooping", "hanging", "lolling", "sagging", "swagging", "wilting" ], "near synonyms":[ "slouching", "slumping", "caving (in)", "collapsing", "crumpling", "dropping", "falling", "sinking", "subsiding", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "distending", "stiffening", "rising", "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lose bodily strength or vigor":{ "examples":[ "we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail" ], "synonyms":[ "decaying", "drooping", "emaciating", "fading", "failing", "going", "lagging", "languishing", "sagging", "sinking", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "wearing out", "yielding", "degenerating", "deteriorating", "rotting", "running down" ], "near antonyms":[ "convalescing", "rallying", "rebounding", "recovering", "recuperating", "gaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{ "examples":[ "flagged the cars into the other parking lot" ], "synonyms":[ "beckoning", "gesturing", "motioning", "signaling", "signalling", "waving" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodding", "gesticulating", "miming", "pantomiming", "signing", "signalizing", "acquainting", "advising", "informing", "relating", "telling", "flourishing", "shrugging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "flairs":{ "a special and usually inborn ability":{ "examples":[ "a person with a flair for making friends quickly" ], "synonyms":[ "aptitudes", "bents", "endowments", "faculties", "geniuses", "genii", "gifts", "heads", "knacks", "talents" ], "near synonyms":[ "affinities", "biases", "dispositions", "habitudes", "impulses", "inclinations", "leanings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "turns", "ears", "eyes", "minds", "noses", "feels", "hangs", "instincts", "touches", "ways", "capabilities", "competences", "facilities", "proficiencies", "skills", "capacities", "potentials", "powers", "fortes", "specialisms", "specialities", "specialties" ], "near antonyms":[ "disabilities", "handicaps", "inabilities", "incapacities", "shortcomings", "weaknesses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flamboyant":{ "likely to attract attention":{ "examples":[ "has a gallery of flamboyant gestures that makes him easy to imitate" ], "synonyms":[ "arresting", "bodacious", "bold", "brilliant", "catchy", "commanding", "conspicuous", "dramatic", "emphatic", "eye-catching", "grabby", "kenspeckle", "marked", "noisy", "noticeable", "prominent", "pronounced", "remarkable", "showy", "splashy", "striking" ], "near synonyms":[ "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "observable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "visible", "outstanding", "salient", "distinguished", "eminent", "impressive", "notable", "noteworthy", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "flagrant", "glaring", "howling", "screaming", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "jazzy", "loud", "meretricious", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "extravagant", "fancy", "florid", "glittery", "spectacular", "opulent", "ornate", "overdone", "overwrought", "absorbing", "engrossing", "enthralling", "fascinating", "interesting", "riveting" ], "near antonyms":[ "subtle", "concealed", "hidden", "shrouded", "dim", "faint", "obscure", "insignificant", "undistinguished", "unimportant", "modest", "unaffected", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "conservative", "plain", "quiet", "simple", "understated", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "subtle", "toned-down", "unflashy" ], "antonyms":[ "inconspicuous", "unemphatic", "unflamboyant", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "unremarkable", "unshowy" ] }, "excessively showy":{ "examples":[ "Las Vegas showgirls wearing flamboyant headdresses" ], "synonyms":[ "flaring", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "loud", "noisy", "ostentatious", "razzle-dazzle", "splashy", "swank", "swanky" ], "near synonyms":[ "excessive", "extravagant", "fulsome", "hammy", "overdone", "over-the-top", "overwrought", "pretentious", "baroque", "bedizened", "ornate", "fancy", "snazzy", "zooty", "blaring", "bright", "florid", "glaring", "glittery", "overbright", "spectacular", "graceless", "inelegant", "lurid", "tacky", "tasteless", "tawdry", "tinselly", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "fitting", "proper", "inconspicuous", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "toned (down)", "unobtrusive", "elegant", "graceful", "tasteful", "modest", "plain", "simple", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[ "conservative", "quiet", "understated", "unflamboyant", "unflashy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flanking":{ "having a border in common":{ "examples":[ "flanking farms that share the same water source" ], "synonyms":[ "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "conterminous", "contiguous", "flush", "fringing", "joining", "juxtaposed", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging" ], "near synonyms":[ "approximate", "close", "closest", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "nearest", "next-door", "nigh", "attached", "communicating", "connected", "connecting", "interconnecting", "joined", "linked", "united", "bounding", "circumjacent", "embracing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "fencing", "rimming", "surrounding", "marginal", "peripheral", "tangent", "tangential", "ambient", "encompassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "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":[ "nonadjacent", "noncontiguous" ] }, "as in envelopment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "envelopment", "sally", "sortie", "breakthrough", "foray", "incursion", "invasion", "counteraggression", "counterassault", "counterattack", "counteroffensive", "counterstrike", "pillage", "ravage", "sack", "ambuscade", "ambush", "air raid", "bombardment", "bombing", "aggression", "assault", "attack", "attempt", "blitz", "blitzkrieg", "charge", "coup de main", "descent", "offense", "offence", "offensive", "onset", "onslaught", "raid", "rush", "strike", "siege", "storm", "barrage", "cannonade", "fusillade", "hail", "salvo", "volley" ], "near antonyms":[ "defense", "defensive", "guard", "shield", "opposition", "resistance", "protection", "security", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line" ], "synonyms":[ "abutting", "adjoining", "bordering (on)", "butting (on or against)", "fringing", "joining", "marching (with)", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attaching (to)", "communicating (with)", "connecting (with)", "linking (with)", "bounding", "embracing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "fencing", "lining", "margining", "rimming", "surrounding", "contacting", "converging", "meeting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "flay":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping" ], "synonyms":[ "baste", "bawl out", "berate", "call down", "castigate", "chastise", "chew out", "dress down", "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":[] }, "to remove the natural covering of":{ "examples":[ "flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home" ], "synonyms":[ "bark", "hull", "husk", "peel", "shell", "shuck", "skin" ], "near synonyms":[ "bare", "denude", "expose", "scale", "strip", "pare" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }